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New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
DISAGREEMENT OVER OPIUM.
Vancouver Protests Against and Seattle Ap.
plauds Canadas Intention.
IRyr.Iezraph 70 The Tribune. I

TeleHraph Tribune I
Vancouver, p. c.. July 1a.-The intention Of tbs
Canadian government to abolish the opium trathc
and forbid the and Importation OF the drug
has reused a tremendous protest from this city
While the leading Chinese ready 10 condemn
the use Of drug the leading white people,
it intimated that IL the government puts into
effect it's intention In less than year 1t will meau
a loss OF hundreds of thousands to local Chinese.
a. we'll as many whites who interested With
the Chinese IN the opium business. With two ex~
cepticns is said all the opium importing houses
have white partners stockholders. and among
the latter are many prominent business men OF
Vancouver and other British Columbian cities. IT Is
suggested by many that if the government Is serf-
GUS in its intention the rule should be made that
all present stocks hand and route should %
used up. The importation could be stopped at once.
and then the opium on hand would last about two
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
MEXICAN HARD TIMES.
Financial Authority Blames Lack OF
Free Gold Coinage.

MexiCo CITY, July 1s-Customs receipts In some
Of the larger ports Of the republic have fallen on
moro than one-third during the last few months.
and the pinch Of hard times Is being keenly felt
in parts the republic. particularly the min
ing districts. This condition is attributed by
high authority on the financial Affairs OF the
country the failure OF the government to allow
the free coinage of gold.
THE Mexican government has only partially
carried out the recommendations of the monetary
commission. which appointed TO investigate
the question Of currency REFORM, he said In tho
general plan there are two points which were
recommended by the commission which the gov
ernment has not put into effect-the free coinage
OF gold and the issue Of silver dollar to cir
culate in lieu Of portion Of the Mexican dollars,
which for years have been sent to the Orient
Previous the passage OF the present Law
the miner could get his silver to the government
mints and realize on 1t at hxed price He took
the proceeds to his camps and scattered largo
portion Of It among the workmen and indirectly
diverted It into commercial channels. That silver
must now be thrown an irregular market. That
much foreseen by the commission, but a
partial remedy the free coinage Of gold was
strongly recommended This is the practice In
Japan. in the United States and In every European
country which coins its metal money 1t has been
the safeguard Of the American markets and pre-
vented much of the bullion from being shipped
abroad. always supplying the local markets with
an abundance Of gold coins. Mexico does not coin
her gold freely Most Of 1t is shipped out of the
country is done with the silver.
AN indication of the business condition in the
country may be found in the falling of Of re-
cepts Of the customs in the port Of Vera Cruz.
At that point the receipts for June. 1907. were
10000. Last month they reduced to
100. falling of of 5000 900. about IS
cent
rumor that Enrique Creel. the Mexican Ambas-
sador to the United States. to be re-
moved and sent to Japan study the monetary
situation there. nasrnuch as the currency regula-
ton laws of Mexico and Japan very similar,
denied
Another report that the government TO be
petitioned to abrosate the present currency law
and restore the free coinage of silver the ground
that the silver law was failure and killing the
mining business OF the country. also denied.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
WRIGHT TO REVIEW TROOPS.
Secretary of War and General Bell Will
Visit Camp Taft.

Chattanooga, Tenn. July la.-General Luke E.
Wright. Secretary of War; and General FRANKLIN
Bell. chief of staff. will arrive In this city TO-
morrow. and on Tuesday viii proceed TO Camp
Taft, where $500 state guards and regulars
encamped for manruvres-- On Tuesday after
noon the troops will be reviewed by the Secretary
OF War and General Bell
The nlanoeuvres at Camp Taft have oeeh IN
progress during the last week The troops have
been divided into two armie.-ths Blue and the
Brown. one is under command of Br'gadier GENERAL
Clifford l.. Ander son. of Georgia while Colonel d..
C,ornman of the Seventh Infantry, commands the
other.
Civic bodies in the city nave planned number
of entertainments for Generals Bell and Wright
during their stay.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
YOUNG LUNATIC ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Tries to Throw Himself in Front of Brook
lyn Cars and Fights Surgeons.

The police OF the Bedford avenue station try
ing to learn the identity of man apparently about
twenty-eisht years old. who became suddenly in
yesterday at Bedford avenue and South 4th
strete, Williamsburg. Tie mans actions attracted
a large crowd He tried several times throw
himself In front of cars, but dragged out of
danger each time.
Patrolman Royael. of the Bedford avenue station,
seized the The latter Immediately grabbed
the policeman by the throat. During the struggle
both rolled over In the street, and finally Royael
compelled to use his club. An ambulance from
the Eastern District Hospital took the man to the
station house. but the hard
tussle to keep him in the vehicle. Finally they
succeeded in binding him with ropes He was Pc
moved TO the observation ward of the Kings
County Hospital
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
BOARDER'S GUN LIVELY
Bullets Fly When Two Weeks Bill
-Ts Prescnted.

Th. n.x+ tim. Mrs Thomas Bird, who conducts
a theatrical boarding house at NO 2l3 west llctn
street. asks one Of her boarders for two weeks
back rent she will probably get military escort
That was what she said yesterday FREDERICK
Peters has been one of Mrs. Birds boarders for
the last two years. a real gentleman, paying
his rent regularly until two weeks ago, when sne
says he flatiy refused to come across.
About O'Clock yesterday affernoon MRS.
Bird, with fre in her eye. went to Peterss roofn'
on the second floor and announced that unless she
got her money there would be vacant chair at
her festive board. revolver was poKeo INTO her
face, and Mrs. Rtrd departed somewhat hurneoly.
Armando de Alcantara. young Peruvian STUDENT
also a boarder, to her assistance. put the
Peruvian forces were not prepared to face a re-
volver Running into the street Alcantara 1ouno
Patrolmen Birmingham and Boylan OF the west
25th street station The trio hurried to the house
to find Peters in command of the situation 'he
two minions OF the law drew their revolvers. but
Peters retreated to his room and slammed the
door. When the patromen attempted to enter Peters
shot few holes through the door His IRE was
returned. Then Peters took advantage Of a mo-
ment's lul in the gun play to put all OF his
available furniture against the door
The sound of the firing attracted much attention.
and soon the reserves of the 129th street station
were having their hands full keeping back the
crowds and assisting their brother officers. The
two ratrolmen out of ammunition. but Alc&n-
tara acted powder boy and kert them supplied
from his stores. When Peters heard the ar
rival of the reserves he decided that 1t was no
place for him. and he II mis- window and slid
down tree into the back yard. with the revolver
in his hand.
Making his way into 127th street he fed east
ward but Serseanrs Blohm and Hayden had fore
seen just such escape and were on hand to catch
him He snapped his revolver at them he
but the cartridge failed TO explode. and he was
caught in a hallway. BY this time he was in need
of medical attention for Blohn and Hayden are
real policemen of the old school, who believe in
hitting first and then asking him why he
shooting at them.
According TO Mrs. Bird. her boarder has always
been eccentric, and she thinks. he is temporarily
insane The physicians at Harlem Hospital will
decide this later. The police say than fifty
shots were fred. and they wonder that one
injured
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
DEATH INSTEAD OF COURTS DECREE.
As Wife Awaits Order for Support, Husban6
Dies at his Home.

Williams Never sortv-fve years old. Of No. ~
Dewey avenue jamaica shoTld have answere0
in the magistrates court at Far Rockaway. Queens,
Yesterday for having failed to support his vtfes
but instead while his wife waiting in courd
for him appear he diving ar home Dr.
Rohr of the Jamaica Hospital. VINO was cals0
when Never was discovered. thought death wae,
due to arsenic.
Never has been away from home ever since 70.
was in court Tuesday. He reached ~ again
Yesterday morning after his wife left it to-
20 70 Far Rockaway. and let himself In withoue
being by neighhors Mrs. Meyer FOUND MN
unconscious when she returned
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
AUTO PRISONER cHAsEs RUNAWAY,

Franklin e. Neebit. of No 81 Cathedral Park
way was held IN 800 bail for trial by Magistrate
xIou.e IN the Harlem Police Court yesterday, for
eneefa,nr his auto on Fifth avenue on Saturday
He said he could not furnish bail. but could get a
bondsman at a nearby garage. Bicycle Patrol
man Ajax" Whitman was instructed to take Mr..
Nesbit to tho garage
at No Nl West 115th street, Wormser's horse,
which was attached to q milk wagon. became
frightened and ran east in 115th street. Whitman
called ont TO Nesbit TO chase the animal and for
several blocks the car kept close 10 the wagon At
Seventh avenue and 1Mst street the horse fell and
,,esore II could regain Its feet Whitman jumped
from the auto and sat the animals head
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
SHIPPING MEN OUT OF KLONDIKE.
Not Work Enough to Go Around, and Pc
lice Stopping Immigrants.
rRy Telegraph 10 Th. Tribune J

Dawson Y. T. July 1a.-The Klondke country is
feeling the effects of employment bureau activi-
ties. Hundreds Of laborers are coming IN with
every boat looking for work. and as a result the
noIjce are compelled feed them. the work
does not materialize. There is no use in poor
man coming here unless he Is accustomed to hard
ships and knows mining All the mines. with few
small exceptions. now operated by corporations
lahorers.
The situation is bad that the police have issued
orders to stop every man coming over the White
Pass and unless he show money a real
prospect Of work in sight he will be turned back
The police have shipped out four hundred men al
ready and the year has been marked by the first
case of actual beggary in the history Of the gold
camp.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
CELEBRATES 81 YEARS AT BELLEVUE
Assistant Superintendent Entered the 1nsti'
tuition as Patient.

Michael j. Rickard, assistant superintendent OF
Bellevue Hospital celebrated yesterday the thirty
seventh anniversary of the beginning of his service
at that institution. He congratulated heart
ilv by all the doctors and nurses
Mr.. Rckard entered the big hospital July 10,
ISL as a patient. having lost his right leg in a
railroad accident He remained there en-
ploye and held various posts until he reached the
assistant superintendency in 1892.
He saved the lives of three children in the fire
in 1879 in which fifteen lives lost In 1885
he Jumped into the East River and saved the life
of q patient who had escaped from the psyche
patric ward and in 1890 during the epidemic of
typhoid. he took charge of typhoid camp.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
THE EXPLOSION ON THE ARROW.

Captain .. c. Packard of Edward F. Whitney's
yacht Arrow said yesterday that the statement in
OF the Saturday morning papers that the en-
sines OF the Arrow broke down following the blow
ing out of small tube in the boiler untrue
well the statement that two firemen were
dying.
Two hremen were burned, but he said. is
working again and the other is in hospital
severely, but not dangerously. injured. The yacht
wa. not damaged beyond having Its paint near the
arerpon burned.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
MEXICO FOR THE MEx1CANs.' ;,
Another Anti-Foreigr Outburst-"La Pa
tria's" TRADE Against the Yankees

Mexico City. July 1a.-The anti-foreisn fight in
Mexico is assuming large proportions. and bitter
controversy is being waged by the foreign and
native press
La Patria' yesterday printed an article in which
it proc1aims the time ripe for policy whose cry
shall be Mexico for the Mexicans.'' Most of the
TRADE is directed against the Yankees term of
contempt used by Mexican editors in designating
Americans. Among other things Ia Patria'' de-
clares that II Americans think the governments Of
Argentine. Chill Brazil enlightened than
that OF Mexico they should journey to those parts.
the sooner the better
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
PEARY ENTERS BELLE ISLE STRAITS.
Arctic Explorer Wires That All On Board
Roosevelt Are Well.

The Arctic bound steamer Roosevelt crossed the
Gulf of St Lawrence and entered the Straits of
Belle Isle at o'clock last night. This report was
contained in a message to The Associated Press.
from Commander Peary, which read:
Point Amour via Cape Ray n. F.. July 1a--
Arrived Point Amour Light at o'clock Sunday
night Fine weather. Good run across the Gulf
Prospects of clear night through the Straits
All we'll PEAR1
Point Amour upon which is located the light
house 70 which Commander Feary refers. is head
land on the southeast side of Porteau Bay. Labra-
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
PRESIDENT TO ATTEND eNcAMpMENr.

BY Telegraph to The Tribune
Boston July 19.-PreSideny Roosevelt is TO be the
guest OF honor at the national encampr,ent Of the
United Spanish War Veterans early in September.
Admiral Dewey. Rear Admiral Schley. Major Gens
eraI Wood and Richmond p Hohson Will also b
guests President Roosevelt will address the veters
at monster camp fire.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20

In trying catch a baseball yesterday Samuel
Halfon seventeen years old, of No. y East 9sth
street. walked backward into an auto of the New
York Taxicab Company. which crossing e9th
street at Fifth avenue. and was run over and
killed The accident occurred in front OF the
Mount Sinai Hospital. and the boy carried into
that institution. He dead before the surgeons
could do anything for him Henry Hirsch, Of No
1s1 East h3d street the chauffeur, held in g. 600
bail by Coroner Hamburger
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
POLICE RAID IN CHINATOWN.

The police of the Elizabeth street station raideo
an alleged gambling house in basement in Doyero
street last night and arrested Mon Pan. said TO -
the proprietor. and fifteen other Chinese who were
engaged In PLAYING games of chance
AT the police station of the Cinnamon denied
that they aad been gambling The police took two
sets of dice dorninos and a small basket Of buAp
TONS sed in Chinese games OF chance \
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
cYcLlsT COASTS DOWN HILL TO DEATH

fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Paterson, n. j., July 13.-Henry Vandenhergh.
thirty-hve years OLD, OF No. 10 East 18th street,
this city, riding down hill a bicycle here
tonight when the brake rod snapped. Unable TO
control the machine vandenbergh crashed into a
trolley car Belmont avenue. and crushed
10 death. the body being wedged under the
score Of women pleasure seekers their way
TO Belmont Park tainted and several of them ts-
hIes
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
TWO GO TO DEATH CHAIR TO-DAY.

Charles r. Rogers and Angelo Laudiero will be
executed this morning, unless something occurs 10
prevent, in the death chair at Sing Sing prison
I.audiero killed Michael de Ambro. OF No. 17s
Hester street, on December Il. 1906.
Rogers killed Willis and Fred Olney and Alice
Ingerick. nine years old. in Orange County on
October 6. 1895.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
CAT BITES TWO IN STREET.

Nriie standing in front of No. "a Manhattan ave-
rue late last night Mrs Matilda Miller Of No. So
-ashha-tan avenue, and Walter Pick of No. IS
.eshnattan avenue, were bitten on the legs and
Haaos by cat which is supposed TO have been
.asa Pick was taken TO J. Hood Wright Hospital
Ass Miller SITTER receiving medical treatment. went
hcns.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20

a ta1icab belonging TO the New York Taxicab
Company, driven by John Sheppard, and containing
four passensers turned into Broadway from 12d
street Yesterday morning at such speed that the
car butted into curb and overturned, spillins
Its occupants. Sheppard was arrested. charged
with reckless driving Magistrate Breen. in the
West Side Court discharged him with reprin,and-
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
MASON ENDS HIS LIFE.

Charles Burnham harness maker of No Ber-
gen street, Brooklyn committed suicide yesterday
by hanging himself TO the transom of his bed
room His family away at the time Mr..
Buruham q Mason.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20

Freeport. Long Island. July 1a.-Three arrests
for automobile speeding made here to-day.
Those arrested were all fined. They gave their
names as William Downey Of Bay Shore. fined
s,5: yohn Hutchines and Christopher Straub, both
Of Long Island City, each fined SO
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
HALT AUTO OF YANKEES OWNER.
Woman Gives Diamond Ring as Bail for
Chauffeur Nabbed for Speeding.

William Simmons. a chauffeur living at No.
422 West s7th street while driving automobile
between 3sth and 3sth streets in Madison avenue
exceeded the speed limit. according to Policeman
William Mosher. of the Tenderloin station. who
arrested him Simmons said the automobile be
longed to Frank Farrell, owner of the New York
American League Baseball team.
A woman in the automobile said she was Mrs.
Frances Potter, of No II East 9th street and she
gave dis raond ring valued at 800 for Simmons
bail and to insure his appearance in the Jeffer-
son Market Police Court this morning.
Seven alleged violators Of the automobile speed
law including woman, will be arraigned in
the 1rvnston On. -JD police court to-day to answer
charges that have been made against them The
woman is Mrs George NJ Buttle, Of Arlington.
N T. The others are Chester Rodgers. chauffeur
for John Taylor, of Millburn, n. j.: Charles E.
Liscornbe of Planfeld. n. ]; l.. e Rushing, of
Bereville n. j.. DR. Maurice Asher. Of Newark:
Henry Haycook of Jersey City. and Peter Stilwell,
of Bayonne.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-20

rx,M1NArTONS FOR pOCTORS-Th- largest
examination which has been held under the
ausnices Of the army medical department VIII take
,,,ce In New York and the other principal cities
Of the country August 3. There are nsariy sixty
,,scancies in the regular and medical corps. and IL
;s hoped to fIl least half Of these result of
the coming examination. There have been enough
ann,ications received to show that hundred and
Hfty candidates will be before the various ex-
an,,nine boards II was intended that applications
would not be considered after July !, but il has
nov been decided extend this time and receive
app,,cation. up to almost the date Of the sxamina
tion The increase of pay for medical officers and
the additional prospects of promotion which have
been given by recently enacted legislation reorgan-
izine the army medical department expected
to prove unusual inducements to those graduates
of the medical colleges who up TO the
ourements.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-08

Frank Cochrane very well known in Skakway having worked in the Board of Trade for ser years and employed year ago. His friends here all speak of him the highest terms of good habits and peaceful dis position. He amember of the lodge of Eks here in good standing
 Secretary M S. Whittier was in receipt of wire from the lodge at Seattle advising him of the death reported from San Francisco The Es here will probably look after the funeral The body may be brought to Seattle that lis the wife's wishes
 Pat Renwick was near friend of Cochrane's and was greatly shocked when appraised of the tragedy He bers when Cochane married and says the deceased very fond of his wife who very beautiful Cochrane above fifty years ofage and she considerably his junior Renwck says Cochrane from the Black Hills district He had been pretty much all the Alaskan Icoast
 Not much be learned locally about the capital. ist Bell There Frank Bell known to have gone in. the Kondike in 88 where he at first carried lon the creeks He subsequently, went to Fairbanks and made considerable money in trading there but he is not membered in connection with the Cochranes It di icult to absolutely identify the Frank Bell of the tragedy It is learned Mrs. Cochrane is left destitute.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-08
lie Fatally Wounds frank ReIl.--TrOuDle Results From Jealousy Caused by BeIPS Attentions to COChrane'S Wife, --COChraHG was Formerly Employed in SkagWay. .--B8Il is an Alaskan Supposed to be from Fairbanks
tunlted prooo TeIoqraph-cabIo sorvioo.)

San Francisco, Dec. 8,-Frank Cochrane one of the best known of the gambling fraternity that went to came out of Aaskaas shot to death ina duel here with Frank Bell, we'll known Alaskan capitalist The fight tock place the street. The trouble jealousy the part Cochrane by the marked attentions paid to the beautiful young wife by Bell Bell fataly wounded
 Cochrane married in Seward abOuItwo years ago, his wife having gone with her mother and father to that place from somewhere below Cochrane subsequently, went to Juneau and it was there Bell met her. When Cochrane went to Skagway Bell followed and remained there time. Subsequently he went inside and very success fu accumulating considerable sum in the mercantile business He met the Cochranes husband and wife, in Seattle few weeks ago when they all out about the time The Cochranes to San Francisco and Bell followed immediately Cochrane had had his suspicious aroused that all not right He warned Bell to effect and the shooting today was the result
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-08
SPOKANE ID BE
 BLUE INDEED
(Ry United Press.)

Spokane, Jan. The lid has been placed on tightly here. The red light distric is to be entirely cut out aud tho women who live there are to be com pelled to leave town.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-08
THREE JURORS
 SWORN IN
(sy United Prssu.)

New York, Dec. S-Tbe Thaw trial has been under way all day and three jurors have been sworn in finally. The examinations are contInueing day and night. ThAw wand bis wife were present in court appearing in the best of spirits.
 The story is in circulation that Chas. SehWab aud other milliousires will come to the assistance of Mrs, Thaw financially in the defense o' her son, 1t belpg known that the great ThSw for tune has melted away in making the fight thus far. The lawyers fees have been immense.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-08
TO MANAGE TAFT CAMPAIGN

State Commissioner of Insurance Ar thur I. vorys retired from office January l, and will devote him. self solely to the management of the Taft campaign, which he has conducted since It's inception last spring.
 Stories that the governor is dis pleased with Vory's course as manager of the Taft candidacy, aud for that req
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-08
(sy United Prsss.)

Washington, Jan. s-SenStor Al. drich has introduced bIll which has been approved by .he bankers and fnGnclers of the country as embOdyinG the beat plan to meet the demand for An elastic currency, as Illustrated d in the recent financial StrioEency. The bill provides for the issuance at the
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-08
WITH
 A SNUG SUM
(By United Press.)

City of Mexico. Jal. 8-A sub-direct- or of the bank of Yucatan of this city is missing and upon an examina- tion of the books there was found to be deficit Of seven hundred and forty thousand dollars.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-08
.ALDRICH FATHERS THE BILL
FOR M ELASTIC CURRENCY

discretion of the comptroller of the currency, notes to any amount not sx' ceeding two hundred and fifty millions collars, and for which state aud municipal paper will be accepted, also st the discretion of the controller, Thesa notes are to be taxed ln sufficient amounts 10 insure their return to the treasury as quickly as the necessity of their demand has passed.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-01-08
(By United Press.)

New York, Jan. S.-Augustus Heipze has been indicted by the grand jury sit ting here for overcertifying checks in the bank lately under his control. The amount involved exceeds four hun dred thousand dollars. The indict- ments were held out untI the last ses-