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New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
A CRISIS In JAPAN.
GOVERNMENT MAY FALL.
Efforts TO Fill Cabinet Fail-Issue
PureIg Financial.

-1io Ian I5-M Nakashoko vice-Minister
- communications. resigned to-day. He viii
10 succeeded by NJ. Muzuka- of the railroad bu-
reau
Accurate prediction of the life Of Marquis
saiori's Cabinet is impossible. The inability of
The government to avert climax and the resig
nations Of the Ministers OF Finance and Com
,r7,,ujcations have created situation approach
inr a political panic. The general opinion is to
The effect that the present Cabinet, either with
double portfolios possible additions. Will face
the new Diet which viii open on July %, after
the general elections IN the spring.
An effort is being made to-day to fill the va
csncies in the Cabinet, but difficulty is found
IN obtaining consent 10 accept the responsible
fly under existing circumstances.
The opposition and some of the friends Of the
government are apparently determined to, force
the government to appeal to the country With
IN unpopular budget. the Constitutionalists lack
nine votes of majority in the lower house.
Trust worthy authorities think the Constitution
slists will refuse to accept the government s
financial policy when the budget is presented.
II this happens the Cabinet will resign, the Diet
vIIl be dissolved and the former budget Will be
Continued until another Cabinet is formed and q
budget passed.
Bv such a method the Constitutionalists may
ne in a position 10 appeal TO the country. They
saw they are not responsible for Premier Sa1onJf
mistakes They can also point 10 the fact that
they repudiated q budget involving Increased
taxation. suspension Of public works and heavy
expenditures fer the army.
II is believed that in such position the Con-
stitutionaIists will have a majority at the gen.
eral elections and that the Cabinet VIII be
formed by Marquis kaSsura- former Premier, or
possibly by Admiral Baron Gombei YaTnamoto.
The latter choice however. is improbable
There is no reason 20 doubt that the present
situation is due entirely to the financial prop
lem The immigration question had nothing TO
do with fastening the climax Il is believed on
ali sides that the immigration questions winch
exist with America and Canada viii be settled
su7icshIy Since the present situation developed
the immigration question has been hardly men
toned
An interesting feature is the increasing infiu-
e1ce of the commercial classes in the politics Of
Jauan Yoshiro Sakatani, former Minister Of
Finance is the son-in-law OF Fiscount Shibu-
sava who bitterly opposed the proposal to in
crease taxation in common with other prorli
,7ent business men who were entagonistlc to the
continued heavy expenditures on the army.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
GENEROUS TO CHINA.
Senate TOtes to Remit about
S19, 900 900 of Borer Indemnity.
TFrorn The Tribune Bureau ]

Washington Jan 15-The most important work
done by the Senate to-day the passage of the
joint resolution introduced by Senator Lodge. pro-
viding for the remission Of practically half or
China's debt 70 the United States, growing out of
the Boxer uprising Mr.. Lodge explained the
measure briefly. saying that he asked the passage
of resolution authorizing the President TO consent
to the reduction of Chinas bond, fixed at s24,-
40 s 81 to s11 $50 g. the latter being ample
to all the injury done the United States by
the Boxer uprising.
Mr. Lodge explained that at the time the pro-
tocol fixing the total indemnity was agreed TO 1t
impossible to make anything approaching an
accurate estimate of the damages. although the
United States did all in it's power TO prevent an
excessive figure being fixed. Now however, all
claims had been paid more than six years, the
government had advertised extensively the fact
that It was prepared settle all claims, had ad-
Indicated all that presented, and had paid
them in full their aggregate being about s2.0oO.ooo
He said the United States had already received
from China s6,51S034 10, which was principally in
terest If the total Indebtedness were scaled to
the sum indicated. this country would be reim-
bursed for all possible injury and expense In
conclusion Mr.. Lodge said: Technically and
legally entitled every dollar of the bond.
but the broader principle Of Justice rising above
the technical right. think 1t is act which be-
comes United States to perform and in the gem
erous way proposed by the joint resolution
The resolution adopted by unanimous con-
sent
1t has been asserted that the most exorbitant
claims preferred by the missionaries who
constituted the chief sufferers from the Boxer up
rising. AS a member OF the Committee Foreign
Relations said: THE wardrobes OF the wives of
those missionaries must have far exceeded in value
those of the extravagant actress on the stage
to-day. Taking their claims at this face value,
their diamonds alone must have been worth as
much the entire stock of the largest diamond
dealer in New York City The State Department,
however, while dealing generously with all claim
ants, scaled down some of the claims. and when
all had been paid exceed s. 900 had been
expended The remainder of the 81, COO repre-
sents the expense to which the government was
put IN sending feet and troops TO China
The President promised the remittance OF part
of China's debt last summer to Sir Chentung
Lang -Cheng then minister TO the United States,
the promise being made, of course. contingent
the consent of Congress In his annual message
the President made earnest recommendation TO
Congress-. and the Of the Senate to-day is
| in accord with that recommendation.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
cRoATs sToNE NEW GOVERNOR,
The Ban Hooted and Attacked in Agram-
Police Restore Order.

Agram Croatia Jan. 15-The arrival here OF
Raron Rauch who recently appointed Ban
Of -Slavonia was made the occasion to-day
of hostile demonstrations against Hungary Thou
sands of Croatians gathered at the railroad sta
ttion and when the Ban appeared accompanied
by officials. he greeted with jeers and fus-
LADIES' of stones and eggs, which continued all the
way TO the palace.
The police with much show of force. tried TO
restore order in the city but succeeded only after
violent demonstrations had been held in different
sections.
The Croatians strongly opposed TO the Mag
var government believing that, despite the con-
cIusion of the Ausgleich, the right 10 use their
own language is threatened. Z
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
BILLS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS.
Senate Not TO Receive Them Unless Trans
mitted by the President.

Washington Jan 15-Ir accordance with yester-
dav's action OF the Committee Rules. Senator
Lodge to-day reported from, that committee res
olution which he said he would call up tomorrow
for action. providing that no communications from
heads Of departments commissioners chiefs OF bu-
reaus or other executive officers except when au-
thorzed required by law or when IN response 70
q resolution Of the Senate shall be received by the
Senate unless transmitted BY the President The
committee also reported back communications OF
the Secretary OF the Interior and the Acting Sec
retary of War. and recommended their reference
70 appropriate committee Mr.. Lodge added that
the Committee on Rules had introduced the bills
accompanying these communications, so that they
might come before the committees
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
SMITH AND wHYTE NEW SENATORS.
Election of Former Places Him at Head Of
Democratic Machine IN Maryland.
CBy Telegraph TO The Tribunal

Annapolis. Jan 15.-The General Assembly OF
MARYLAND in Joint convention to-day, elected John
Walter Smith United States Senator for tho full
term OF six years. beginning March 4, 1903. and
at the same time Senator William Ptnckney Whyts
was declared elected 10 I'll the unexpired term OF
the late Senator German The Republican minor
itv voted for General Felix Agnus, publishs2 OF
The Baltimore American" for the short te-n
and Judge John c. NOttsr, OF Frederick. for the
long
John Walter Smith now takes his place as leader
Of the Democratic machine in Maryland Singh
Iarly. Germans son. young Arthur 2. German.
State Senator. becomes head OF his party in ths
LEGISLATURE and chief lieutenant OF Smith He
thus takes another step toward the goal OF his
bition-to succeed his father in the party Leader
ship
Chairman Murray Vandivsr OF the Democratic
State Committee will direct the work OF the or
ganizatfon under Smith. he did for many
years under German Mr.. Vandiver was reelected
State Treasurer to-day.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16

forestaIIed this programme by demanding that an
other witness be heard and announcing that he
was about to go to Ohio and would be absent from
Washington for some time.
The report practically certain to show that all
the members OF the committee. with the excep-
ton OF Messrs. Foraker. Buckley and Scott. are
convinced OF the guilt Of the negroes. but x =
impossible to foreten how long the report viii
be delayed The indications strong that no
report will be made a least until after the hold
ing Of the Ohio primaries on February II. Mr.
Foraker will spend most If not all Of the time in
tervening in Ohio.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
FURTHER PROOF AGAINST NEGROES.
Senate Committee Renews Brownsville In
quiry-Report To Be Delayed
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

washington. Jan 15--The Senate Committee
Military Affairs held a protracted meeting this
afternoon, during which il examined General Gro
zier chief of ordnance. and officials OF the Union
Metallic Cartridge Company The testimony clear
Iy demonstrated not only that the bullets which
were In possession OF the 18th Infantry. some OF
whose members believed to have shot UP the
town OF Brownsville, contained antmony but fur
ther established the guilt OF the negroes by prov
ing that no others could have had IN their pos
session bullets which contained this alloy in pre-
ciseIy the proportion
II was the hope OF majority OF the members
of the committee that they could conclude the
hearings and begin the preparation OF the final
port with to-day's meeting but Senator Foraker
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
Worries LIBRARY BRINGS 5000.

From the three days sale OF the Worries library.
which ended yesterday al the Anderson Auction
Rooms the sum OF 5000 was realized Yesterdays
sale brought in about S1.5e0 Of which so was the
highest price paid This for Charterhouse
edition OF Thackeray numbering twenty-six vol
uuas. bound IN bUckram. with more than 100 tlEis-
tratlons by Cruikshank and others. and 600 plates
on japanese veIluu1 A copy OF the arst edition OF
the life OF Napoleon. hudinFastic poem in fifteen
canros. by DR.. SyntaX." brought SIS and S6 was
paid for Pepys's Diary in ten volumes transcribed
from the original shorthand manuscript by MINORS
Bright.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
FRENCH FINANCES STRONG.
NJ Caillaux Points Out Prosperity of Gov
ernment and Communes

Paris Jan. 15.-There has been made public an
interview with NJ CaiIlaux Minister OF Finance, in
which, contrasting the French financial situation
with that of other countries, he calls attention to
the enormous assets which the French government
and the communities hold against their liabilities.
within forty years. NJ. Caillaux says, there will
be increased by escheating the local authori-
ties Of valuable franchises, such lighting. etc.
and between 1850 and 1850 all the railroads will be-
come the property Of the nation
The Minister adds that the system of old age
pensions for workmen, which will cost $4,000 600.
cannot be realized for years to come.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
PAYNs ERRAND AT WHITE HOUSE.
Gets a Place on The Panama Canal for a.
Friend
[Frorn The Tribune Bursau.I

Washington, jan 15-The presence two days in
succession at the White House Of Lou Payn,
former Insurance Superintendent OF New York. has
caused some gossip IN the political camps In
spite Of Mr.. Payn's frequent assertions that he
was "out Of politics for good the belief prevailed
that he must be calling some political errand
OF he would not call at all When he visited the
Presidents Office yesterday he said he came to
pay his respects" but to-day admitted that he
came to get something and successful 1t
was learned later that Mr.. Pay1 spoke good
word for a friend, engineer, and succeeded IN
getting a place on the Panama Canal FOR him
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
GREAT GUsHER FOUND IN BAKU.
Well Giving 10000 Barrels Of Oil Day
Shares Rise in St Petersburg.

St. Petersburg, Jan 15--Ou producing firms here
to-day receited news from the Caucasus of the
oDeninE Of a mammoth gusher in the Bibi-Eybat
field al Baku, flowing at the rate OF 10000 barrels
2 day It far surpasses any other well IN the Baku
region and was discovered in an already exploited
field Oil shares jumped three points on the mar
l.e+ here to-day on account OF the discovery.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
a cERRo DE PAsco AGREEMENT.

Lima. Jan 15-The Cerro de Pasco Mining Com
many and the Cerro de Pasco Tunnel Company
have signed agreement regarding the remuhsld
tion of the tunnel company for the construction OF
a tunnel TO drain the mines. This question mas
been before the courts of Peru which decided that
the mining company should pay the tunnel com
pany % per cent of the value of the ores extracted
The state also benefits under the agreement OF the
les
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
RULER OPPOSES DEATH PENALTY

Munich Jan l5.-The Prince Regent of Bavaria
who recently pardoned two mnrderers sentenced TO
death announced to-day his intention not 10 sign
any more death warrants.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
GOING TO CALIFORNIA?

Before you should have copies OF our DooA
lets maps. hotel lists. etc - = -. =, -,
Ths electric lighted Los ANGELES LIMITED. Wa the
e-tji~ACO a NORTH WESTERN. UNION PACIFIC q
SALT LAKE ROUTE the electric lighted OVERLAND
INITTFD and the CHINA s. JAPAN FAST MAIL via
tbe CHICAGO. UNION PACIFIC NORTH W Nt%sTEftN
Tn nor5 the most complete transcontinental servics
exer known Tickets information request r. NJ.
tOFfNSON General Agent. c. n. w. BY. 46i Broad
xal New York
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
po1ro RIcAN LEGISLATURE MEETS.

San Juan. P. r, Jan 1.-the Legislature opened
TODAY Governor Posts message recommended the
establishment Of additional schools, land regstra-
+ior the extension of wards, increase in salaries
Of .I,dres and payment OF taxes on property to
municipalities. The message covered wide field
II was well received.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
VOYAGE OF FRENCH AIRsHIP.
The Vile de Paris Makes Trip from the
Cauital to Verdun.

Paris Jan 15-The military dirigible balloon 'ille
DO Paris sailed away from here at s45 this morn
ing arriving at verdun at o'clock tonight The
airship was greeted by cheering crowds The trip
from Paris was rnarred by slight mishap to the
machinery causing short stop at Valmy.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
kugAN RIVER FLOODS VILLAGES.

F7I,a+erinodar Jan. 15-An ice jam on the huban
ivar has resulted in the inundation of two villages
and the submergng of d large area Of land. II Is
feared that there been serious loss of life The
authorities have sent in detachment OF artiiiery
70 break the jam with cannon fire.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
VATICAN ORGAN PREDICTS A WAR.

oe +s7a Vatican IN an article the Japanese
American situation, says that war between these
TWO countries would fatal and is inevitable 1t
exoresses the opinion that the present moment Is
the most favorable for Japan
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
TROOPS ENTER R4B4T.
Bagddni Protects Emopeans-Tan-
gier Remains Quiet.

Rabat, Morocco, Jan. 15.-The army under
General Bagdani, commander in chief for the
Sultan Abd-el-Aziz, entered this city to-day.
The houses of the European residents being
guarded
The populace of Rabat is greatly excited over
the news that Mulai Hafg has been declared
Sultan and of a holy war. The members Of the
Governing Board Of Morocco are greatly per-
turbed, as they have been informed that unless
they declare allegiance to Mulai Hafg all
their property at Fez will be forfeited.
Tangier, jan 15.-The feast of Abd-ei-Kebir
to-day passed off quietly with the usual relig-
ious ceremonies. The government officials
feared that owing to the excitement among the
native population here over the news from
Fez the deposition Of Abd-el-Azz might also be
proclaimed at Tangier at the ceremonies at
tendant this feast
Paris Jan. 15.-The news that a German
fleet will cruise in the Mediterranean next
spring has created some anxiety in government
circles, where it is thought that the presence
of the warships may mean renewal Oh Ger
man meddling in Moroccan affairs
A dispatch received here by wireless from
Casa blanca says that the French troops nave
arrested three of the instigators OF the trounies
in that city on July 81 last, when three tribes
raided the town and killed several native guards
and Europeans. The men will be tried by
court martial.
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HannafOrd's Shack

Editor Hannaford, who has Just
moved his excellent Virginia Enter
prise into handsome new brick
block. laments little over the build.
ing that has housed him so long in
the following words:
"'rhe 'tar-paper shack which was
for many years the home Of the En-.
terprise, is this week being moved to
lot 9of block 46, where it will be re-
modelled into a comfortable cottage.
The taxpayer shack is historl.
cal building, the first nail driven in
Virginia after the fire which wiped
the city off the map on June IS, 1898,
being driven in this building by the
Enterprise scribe at time when if
our debts had been paid we would
still have owed some $4,7OO. But de-
spite the fact that our pocketbook
was not of so plethoric a nature at
that time as to permit US to buy and
pay for a shingle or tenpenny nail,
we have surmounted the seemingly
impossible obstacles which then
strewed our path until today we have
the finest plint-store in northern Min.
'nesota. But the old taxpayer shack
will ever hold warm spot in our
hearts"
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doubt upon our loyalty to tile laws
and institutions under which we
live"
Births and Deaths

DIR. III. M. Bracken Of the Minnesota
state board of health and vital sta
lists, has certified TO j. P. johnson.
clerk of the district court, the records
kept in st. Louis county last year by
the clerks and recorders of the cities,
villages aud townships, of the births
aud deaths in ST. Louis county in 1907.
The report shows that the deaths in
ST. Louis county last year totalled
l,7SS, while the births for the same
period totalled 1888. The birth
record in Duluth was l,7l9. as COM
pared with ,02l deaths. Hibbing was
second in the list with 306 births and
22l deaths. Some of the smaller
places had no births or deaths, while
Others had several births but no
deaths.
According to the report Ely is
credited with 22l births and 10 deaths.
Some of the other towns in our i'm
mediate neighborhood show up as fol-
I'm
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SOME GRAFT
Small Town Furnished Much
Money For Buyck

The town authorities Of the town of
Buyck, located about twenty miles
north of the Vermilion dam. in this
county, have entered suit in district
court against Charles Buyck the
treasurer and w. A. james the clerk
of the town for misrepresentation of
the funds of the town. The amounts
sued for are $4,000 from Buyck and
81, 800 from James.
The charges against the town Off
Gals are quite sensational in charac-
ter and are presumed to grow out of
the recent investigation of the town
affairs made by the state public ex-
aminer at the instance of the county
board.
LII the main the complaint against
Buyck charges him with being the
leading figure in a gigantic conspir
acy to defraud the town, while james
is claimed to be a willing tool of
Buyck.
1t is alleged that Buyck conceived
the idea of organizing the several un-
organized townships in the vicinity of
his residence in section 9-65-l7 into an
organized town and then bonding the
town and by taxation and other
methods raising large sums of money
which by proper manipulation he
could turn into his own packet.
The complaint alleged that Buyck
in furthering his plan got UP the Pc
titiOn for the town, the county board
organized it, attaching his name to
the town, and the voters took steps to
bond the town for $4,000 to raise
money to build a road from Vermil-
ion bridge to Pelican station.
1t is claimed that Buyck held the
Commercial Investment company up
for 1000 bonus when that company
took the bonds and that the concern
paid him Sab extra for some unlawful
purpose.
The town authorities claim Buyck
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So PER YEAR IN ADVANCE

gathered about him gang Of indolent
hangers on whom lie could work ac-
cording to his will. that he charged
eXh0rbitant prices for boarding the
men, ordered work done on the road
out Of season in order that the men
could get money TO spend over his Tar,
and that he bled the town treasury
generally.
Charges are made that Buyck had
himself appointed purchasing agent
for the town, that he charged 10 per
cent commission on the price Of all
goods bought, and charged ST per hun
dredweight for hauling the goods
from Vermilon dam, the town paying
freight charges on his own stuff as
well,
The town officials claim Buyck DOM
mated the town board, and that
things were made so hot for any op-
posing supervisor that the latter
would resign and the vacancy would
be filled by tool of Buyck.
When Buyck was on the town board,
it is alleged that his wife acted as
chairman in his absence, and that she
signed orders illegally TO the amour
of over $500.
1t is alleged that the road is of no
practical benefit, that it is incomplete
and impossible and was conceived for
the sole purpose of providing place
for the town to spend its money so
that Buyck would receive the whole
benefit.
The authorities claim that over
$1,000 of the township funds provided
for bonding have been diverted to
Buyck by reason of his alleged graft
and illegal methods, and that the
town had been saddled with a bonded
indebtedness that will entail it loss
of oyer $4,000 in interest and pay
ments.
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Excellent Events

The Ski races pulled off on the lake
Sunday were the source of much
amusement for large number of
spectators. The weather was some
what pleasant although light, raw
wind was blowing. The run was
about five miles, extending from near
the boat house and around the two
islands north several times and back
to the starting point. liver Walkamo
kept in the lead on the entire course,
followed by Otto Saari and Matt Kan
gasluOma in the order named. Last
year Auto, the champion ski runner
of the world was a resident here and
helped in the entertainment, but
since then Auto has gone back to the
old country.