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New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
SACKING TABRIZ HOUSES.
ReuOIutiOnists Gain Full Control of
TO1Cn.

Tabriz July 17.-The revolutionists have
routed Rachin Khan's horsemen, who out of
ammunition and have fed to the hills.
The fate of Rachn Khan. who in COM
mand Of the troops by the Shah's ORDERS is
unknown The revolutionists have gained full
control Of the town and are sacking the houses
of the officials
London July ia special dispatch to The
Times from Tabriz says that a sudden and
unexpected change took place in the barometer
last night The elders in all quarters of the
town, except one which is devoted to the Shah's
cause, agreed concerted action against the
government forces. and this morning. amid the
greatest excitement, great crowd of citizens
serged to Rachin Kahn's headquarters.
Without waiting to parley, Rachin Khan
withdrew his forces to the suburban plantations
which he occupied prior to entering the town,
five days ago. The crowd Immediately rushed
for the houses of the Shah's richest support
and completely looted six seven of these.
including the residence of the Minister of
Finance
Many of Rachin khan's horsemen were iso-
lated in the town and killed and the ma jority
of the Shahs infantry melted into civilians. I'm
less Rachin khan's move has Interior
motive it would appear that the Shah's
thority is completely at a discount and the
future a riddle.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
CRITICISM OF GOMPERS.
John MulhoUdnd Points Ont Disrup-
ton of knights of Labor.
[By Telegraph to TIE Tribune.l

Toledo Ohio, July 17.-"Gompers l believe
has acted hastily, if not unwisely, in support
ing Br.-.n,' said John Mulholland. former presi
dent of the International Allied Metal Mocha MICS
tonight. mo labor leader has the right or
power to commit labor to any political party
Gompers and his colleagues had an undisputed
right to act as a committee to present to all
political party conventions the different planks
demanded by labor and ask that they be in
corporated in the platforms of those parties
After all the parties had held their conventions
official reports should have been made to labor
setting forth the facts, then allowing the labor
organization to take such action they deem
advisa BILE in the matter"
"Gompers seems think he owns all labor
unions body and soul He will find he cannot
deliver the goods We have minds of our own
and will vote as please. 1t was the unwise
action of the leaders of the old Knights Of
Labor in their attempt to tie that movement
to political parties without their consent that
caused the disruption of that organization Let
us hope the Federation of Labor will escape
that fate.
"Gomperss attitude is only too we'll known
to laboring men, who remember the broken
promises of the Democratic party
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
.H4B4M4 TROOPS OUT.
GOrernor Sends Militia to Scene OF
Fatal Conflict zcith Strikers.

Birmingham. Ala. July 17.-Governor Conner.
alarmed by the developments in the mine
strike las ordered the military Of the district
TO sleep On their arms tonight and remain IN
readiness for an emergency call
Governor Conner. with Sheriff Higdon and
several deputies made an automobile tour or
the strike district to-day. So impressed was
the Governor with the seriousness OF the sftu-
alton tina. on returning to Birmingham three
local companies Of militia were ordered under
arms Al the present time. mixed company
numbering one hundred men. is en- route TO
AdamsvilIe where fight took place this after
noon between strike sympathizers and deputies
One deputy is reported dead, others are wound
ed. and many strike sympathizers have been
arrested.
The Governor addressed several thousand
miners at Henry Ellen and Republic, and told
them that the state would not countenance the
stopping Of trains. the shooting into trains nor
the assembling of armed bodies of men, He
said here that the miners appeared conserva-
tive calm and sober The Governor VIII re-
main here until Monday afternoon.
report was received at the Sherin's ONCE
tonight that a fight had taken place at Bloss-
burg and that many had been killed or
wounded State troops will soon be en- route to
that place and if the guards, as is reported are
in distress they will soon be relieved.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
SCHLIPPENB4CH RETURNS
Nesr Consul General to Investigate
RMssian Steamship 4gents.

Baron schppenbach. who arrived here yesterday
TO take up his work Imperial Russian Consul
General In New York City. successor to Nicholas
De Lodygensky, who has resigned. said that among
the flrst things he would do would be to look into
the conditions prevailing among the private bank
ers and ticket agents who handle the money Of
Russian immigrants the East Side.
The baron was vice-consul here in 1894, and since
that time has been consul In Chicago where his
attention to duty such that he has gone
for visit to his friends in Russia for four years
In talking of the protection of Russian imm-
grants from s.7indng ticket agents and self-pro-
fessed private bankers the consul general said:
1T is subject in which 1 am much interested
and to which have given good deal Of attention.
the first person to ask at the postal conven-
tion in Washington several years ago for inter
national postal money order system between this
country and Russia The suggestion was adopted.
glad to say, and ii has saved thousands of dol
lars that immigrants send home. especially at Eas
ter time i heard of the laws passed by the New
York Legislature last year regulate the pirate
bankers, and was much pleased with them
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
WOULD LYNCH PREACHER
Mob of 1000 Seeks Negro Who
Killed Former New Yorker.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Hot Springs, Ark, July 17--Albert Crawley,
a visitor. was shot and instantly killed this
afternoon by Clayton Jackson negro preacher
and hotel cook Jackson was arrested and is in
Jail. From papers found upon Crawley it ap-
pears he recently lived at No. $3.50 Park ave-
nue. New York City.
Evidence shows Crawley engaged to chop
wood at the hotel for meal and after doing
considerable work asked for dinner and was in
formed by the negro that there was nothing
left An argument ensued and the shooting
resulted The negro claims Crawley advanced
upon him with
A mob of one thousand white men assembled
at the Jail late tonight to lynch Jackson They
were told Jackson had been spirited away.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
GIRLS IN BOAT CRASH.
Launch on Lake HOpatcOng Cut IN
Tzco by another.
rBv Telegraph to The Tribune.1

Lake Hopatcong, N. j., July 17.-Five young
girls in a pleasure launch were rescued from
drowning here to-day when the launch Uncle
Dan owned by the Bertrand Island Transporta-
ton Company and in charge of Captain Ivan
King cur in two the motor boat Nell. amidships-
The fact that the awning frame of the wrecked
and sinking craft caught on the bowspr1t of the
Uncle Dan saved the beat from going down in
sixty feet of water and held the frightened oc-
cupants afioat until they could be taken on
The acc1dent happened at Nolan's Point
The girls managed to get to the canopy top
and hung to it until Captain King could drag
each across ii into his boat. H. McEroy, in
charge Of the wrecked boat swan to the Uncle
Dan and climbed in. Captain King then pushed
the wreck of the Nell into shallow water before
letting it get off the bow of his boat. Each
captain claims the captain of the other boat was
TO hlama
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
WARNING TO RAILROADS
SOUNDED BY CLEMENTS.
rommerce Com missioner Calls
Freight Rate Increase Illegal.
From The Tribune Bureau.

washington. July lin the opinion OF Jud-
80, c. Clements a member of the Interstate
.c,nrneree Commission, the proposed general
;rcrease Of freight rates discussed In New York
s,eraay by the presidents Of many OF the
s-s.arn railroads in the Trunk Line Association
.r,,,ld constitute a fragrant violation of the
e,,.rnau antitrust law and would render all
-. railroads concerned liable TO severe penal
.;.. Nr Clements explained that the Inter
,o.e Commerce Commission commission
&c not at ali interested in the Sherman anti
t,ust law, the execution Of which is intrusted TO
che Department Of Justice but he expressed his
o,in,on as a lawyer and cited recent instance
uhere the Supreme Court had SO decided.
II, is the province of the Interstate Com
,,,rce Commission" said Mr.. Clements. ito de-
freight rates, but it has no legal authority to
r-osecute under the antitrust law. Our duty
uou]d be simply to render decision TO the
cecessity for an increase of rates. and we would
not be called TO pass the methods by which
one road any number Of roads agreed to
make the increase. The latter question would
he decided by the Department OF Justice after
~e had submitted our records, and after that
Sens,tment had taken its own testimony How
.r.r. as a lawyer. / am willing to hazard the
onsnion that such an increase Of rates as was
contemplated by the Eastern railroads at their
meeting yesterday in New York would be In
direct violation OF the antitrust law
when practically ali the Eastern roads, and
for that matter the roads of the country, by
mutual agreement raise rates it is to my mind
procedure which brings them under that clause
Of the antitrust law which prevents .poolings'
snd Illegal combinations.
whether not there is any necessity now
for an increase Of rates i am not prepared to
cay II the increase should come the commits
sion Will have ample time TO decide that point.
] am convinced, however that the railroads will
give the antitrust law careful consideration
before they attempt general increase of rates.
"A similar came up in Georgia some time
ago during lumber hearings. Federal
Judge Spear decided that the railroads had
formed an illegal combination in increasing the
rates and the Supreme Court affirmed the de-
cision.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
LABOR MEN FOR TAFT.
Bitter Opposition in Chicago to Dictation by
Gompers.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l


Chicago July 1.-THE effort of Samuel Com
pers president of the American Federation OF
Labor TO turn the labor vote to Bryan is caus-
ing a bitter protest among C:icago LABOR leau-
ers TIE labor men here crticise Gompers from
two points of view First, they say ne mas no
right to attempt to dictate to the labor vote
Second they declare he. as well as MS COL
leagues should not travel over the country
speaking for Bryan when the labor men are
paving his travelling expenses.
Daniel ]. Keefe, president of the Longshore-
mems Union. is openly oxr for TAFT
Daniel Smith, president Of the switchneh
JJuion saws he Is for Taft. He says his polltical
views are his own, and that no labor leader can
dictate to him.
1t was suggested that Samuel Prince, organ
izer for the American Federation of Labor, VINO
is now in Detroit, agitatins against MI. Hoih-
pers because of his stand in favor or bryah'
probably would come to Chicago 1t Is nkeiy
that with Prince here the mutterlngs 'nst III
now being heard would become an open reVoi'
and that some official action might be taken
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
"ANYBODY BUT BRYAN"
Hope of Ex-senator Stezcart. Who
Voted for Him IN 1896.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington July 11-'You ask me VINO is go
ing TO be the next President of the United
States" said ex-senator William NJ Stewart, OF
Nevada to-day "and only answer that
hope it will be anybody except William Jennings
Bryan; but am out Of politics now
Did you not support Bryan in 1882? Senator
Stewart was asked
NO" he answered. Il supported the question
which he represented, reputation OF the go.d
standard. but the Bryan of 1896 is not the same
Bryan who is running now. and If he had been
seriously doubt whether I would have voted at
all that year Bryan was then young and am
bilious man; he is now ambitious poltlcal
acrobat Show me the political limb that he has
not lit on and then flown from at every adverse
wind
He declares in the most robust terms IN 1aVor
of states rights and against the interference OF
the federal government and in the next breath
says that a corporation created by sovereign
state must get license from the general gov
ernment before it 10 business
But his plank the judiciary Is the sreatest
curiosity in modern literature. i have read it
over and over again to ascertain its meaning
and have failed He evidently expects people 10
take his word for it that it means something
good but in my opinion few voters. laborers or
otherwise will be willing to trust to him after
the numerous mistakes he has made and the nu-
merous retreats he has beaten.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
HILL FOR RATE INCREASE.
President Hmahan Also Says Roads
Must Make More MOneu.

James J. F agrees with his old rival, r. H.
hartman. that railroad freight should be in
creased Mr.. Hill returned TO the financial district
Yesterday from weeks fishing trip in East
ern Canada He said:
Railroad rates must be advanced or the country
WIZ STOP II the railroads do not secure an ad-
vance In freight rates they will be unable expend
'e sS'.c""s or year for rolling stock
she facilities without which they must go behind.
ihe loss Of this $500. 10000 will he loss the
"an1fscturers The producer of material will
'ssi H. SO viii the farmer who supplies the food.
ae lunberman who supplies tbs lumber the me
'nshlc the laborer. II will be felt by the people
generally
ihls *oco.se Of direct expenditure by the rail-
fuaos liz enormous if followed In all its ramihca-
-'is compared TO it a moderate advance in rates
fne'e hsgatelle. The railroads have blazed the
10. ss o. development BY their large expenditures
es nave given business and prosperity 10 the
manufacturers and the people
ihe interests Of the railroads and the manu-
ae'ofers and people closely related. II the
Nroaos are to decay all else viii decay with them.
wages should not be cut. Efficient labor is
''npal 10 successful operation Railroad en-
s"!ss nave peculiar responsibilities They have 10
go hard test. They should get fair recompense
~ wages 10 per cent-the man who got sl5 last
sek gets sl3 30 this week is the difference be-
"ee' meat and no meat
Freight rates in this country low beyond
"larlson. Receiving only one-lalf and even one
- .l'a of the rate received In European countries
wages paid railroad employees here average 100
- oeht higher than those paid in Europe.
"e american railroad systems. created at
- u one-lalf 10 one-ffth as much as systems of
o., countries charge rates of one-half TO one
- at great, cary nearly double the business
=. ana pay tsic" the rate of wages.
S1sea oy results perhaps tie most conspicu-
H.. euoeess achieved in the development OF the
ssafes IS the American railway system, and
''s no other industry founded by American
piise can show comparative record which
-, - nle essentials practical value so distance
- Comparisons"
al = hafahan, president Of the Illinois Central,
,.., iifeo ~ town yesterday after two months
,en, "oioao He said he had not kept IN close
IN win affairs in this country and knew notf-
r. "a nle progress Of the freight rate agitation
h.. u VIVA. he had gathered from the papers.
saia railroad conditions here We're critical
.p " ufree things must happen he continued.
.r ;. VIII have 20 b. raised. wages reduced
volume Of business increased
IT, 'ouho mat Europe experiencing a reae-
=. h hade. although the duiness had not heen
@fy lex there ih the United States.
eouiitfg IL 4 Dis, factor III the foreign mar
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18

at IL: 20 O'Clock night L ne Jsihesto"H ie
lays will carry it to Erie, Penn.
Buffalo, July 17-Mayor McCielan's message
to Mayor Busse of Chicago reached the Central
Young Mems Christian Association in Buffalo
at 3:32 o'clock this morning. Brockway, one
of the Batavia runners. delivered the TUBE 10
Secretary Whiteford. Hecke the first runner
of the Buffalo team, darted away four minutes
later. The Buffalo team is made up of twenty
eight boys, who will carry the message as far as
Westfield n. Y, where jamestown supplies the
runners to Erie. Penn. While the message is
ahead of schedule time the Batavia runners lost
ground Coming the Clarence Hills OS-
borne petered out and had to walk to the end
of his relay A heavy rain fell on the runners
most of the time. The roads were fairly good
The relay racers were reported past Fredonia
Just before 9 o'clock tonight By an error no
relay was sent to meet Linneborn when he
reached Fredonia. The relay instead was wait
ing at Dunkirk. about three miles away An
automobile started from Dunkrk and met
Linneborn who still running fresh
Batavia, July 17-wills Bradstreet. of Ro-
chester, brought the Y. NJ. c. A. New York
Chicago message here at ills o'clock this
morning 1t was received by Mayor Johnson.
who at once turned it over to Malcolm Myer. the
first Batavia runner lad of ten years. who
probably is the smallest runner taking part in
the
Rochester July 17-At 1:25 o'clock this morn
ing the Young Mems Christian Association run
ners in the New York to Chicago relay race
rived In Rochester, just eight hours and fifteen
minutes ahead of the scheduled figured out
yesterday The silver tube reached Geneva at
2:14 a. m. and Canandaigua at 400 a. m.
The local runners were on duty at O'Clock
sharp when Canandaigua's tenth racer dashed
up to the Young Mems Christian Association
Building and handed the silver tube to HI. Hans
General Secretary Mckee. returning in his
automobile said the first eight of Rochester's s
runners made nine miles in forty minutes. The
Rochester relay esta bshed a record for the en-
tire trip, reaching Batavia at lis o'clock.
A 4 Jameson of the 23d street branch of the
Young Mems Christian Association, who was in
charge of the New York-Chcago race over the
division from this city to Buffalo, said tonight:
Favored by good weather. the boy runners were
able to make far better time than had been ex-
pected The massage, which left here WedneS-
day morning carried to Buffalo in fifty-three
hours and twenty-five minutes. nine hours and five
minutes ahead of schedule time; the average time
a mile being minutes SO 1-12th seconds, trifie
better than nine miles an hour
The from New York to Buffalo covered
490 miles of road It took 666 runners t. carry the
message from the City Hall ,here TO Buffalo Young
Mems Christian Association headquarters
Rain reported west of Buffalo. and IT is
probable that the racers over the western division
they will lose the time already gained by the
Eastern runners
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
FIREUEN NE1R DEATH.
almost Surrounded by Wall OF
Flames IN Name Woods.
Rv Telegraph to The rrIbune.l

Wells Me- July 17-Nearly blind from terrific
heat and smoke with their faces and bodies blis-
tered and burned after an awful fight against
flames twenty Dover firemen. who had been
eiyen up for dead. staggered into Wells to-day
with thrilling stories of their experiences in
veritable furnace in the midst OF the forest.
Their clothing was scorched into tatters and
their shoes had been literally burned from their
feet
In their all night fight against death they were
terribly scorched and cut. Some will be laid up
for weeks They had been working at the fire in
the midst of heavy growth and did not notice
that a wall of flame had nearly surrounded
them They had to follow the fire ahead of
them picking out every available opening until
they finally struck clearing.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
FRANK ZOTTI HARVESTED
BULGAR MAKES CHARGE.
accused of Witholding Money
Giren Him to Send abroad.

Charges made against Frank Zotti. the banker
and steamship agent. by the Croats and Bugars
in Pennsylvania, whose business he handled,
caused his arrest yesterday on charge of grand
larceny. Magistrate Corrigan held him in So
600 bail pending the further action OF the Dis
trct Attorneys Office. and he spent the rest OF
the day in the Tombs When Zotti's bank closed
and receiver appointed by Judge Hough
last Wednesday. charges were made that money
given to Zotti to be forwarded to relatives of
foreigners abroad never had been transmitted.
The charge of grand larceny rests on one of
these allegations.
According to the affidavit which he was
held, Mike Ferlan. Eulgar, working in the
Pennsylvania mines gave him S225 to forward
to his wife, Yelena in Croatia, April 16.
Soon after this Ferlan went home and found
that his wife had not received the money. He
visited the relatives OF friends living about his
home town, and after he got back heard Of so
many similar incidents that his affidavit says
that 'he has been given to understand that the
defendant had withheld other moneys amount
ing to more than 100000
II these charges are sustained it probably will
be found that even a greater amount than this
is involved
In addition to his banking business Zotti did
much as steamship agent, selling prepaid pas
SageS to immigrants who wanted to bring their
relatives to this country It has been common
practice for steamship agents of the unscrupu-
lous sort to accept payment for these tickets and
then to send worthless vouchers to the prospec-
tive immigrants. The Tribune exposed their
workings about year ago. although no COM
plant made against Zotti at that time.
Assistant District Attorney Appleton told
Magistrate Corrigan that he had received COM
plants from more than two hundred persons
who were willing to proceed against Zotti and
for this reason the magistrate. in the face OF
great objection from the prisoners counsel. fixed
the bail at S25, 600
Counsel for Zottf thought that 81 900 would be
mcre than ample. and denounced Mr.. Appletons
request for the heavier bond as an outrage. The
hearing Ferlan's charges will be held this
morning.
Zotti said in court and afterward that the pro-
ceedings against him part of big
spiracy to ruin him. He told the reporters that
last year he bought a steamship and intended to
go into the ocean freight business His enemies
-Pittsburg men. he says-bought his men and
induced them to commit barratry He went
to say that these men had caused the appoint
ment of a receiver for his bank by circulating
stories that it was not solvent and finally
brought about his arrest
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
WOMAN SHOT IN HOME.
Baby Plays zcith Revoluer Near HIS
Mothers Body.

The Brookvn police are investigating the
death of Mrs Samuel Friedland, wife Of a real
estate dealer living at No. 1865 Prospect Park.
ErookIvn who was found dead with pulet
wound in her right temple last night Her two
year-old son. Abraham. was found near her
body tightly clutching revolver Two theories
are advanced by the police for the tragedy-one
that the child in playing with the revolver snot
his mother and the other that Mrs Friediand
took her own life and the child. a1ter MS
mothers death, amused himself with the
weapon. Members Of the family DelleVe IN the
latter theory, Mrs Frlediand Gao oeen
morose recently and had threatened se'erai
times to take her own life
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
MOTHS LEAD BABY TO DEATH.

The host of white winged moths that again ap-
peared last evening caused the death of one child.
Frank Stevens, three years old, who lived with his
parents at No 413 IIenox The little boy stood
at one of the rear windows Of his parents home on
the top floor of the house. last night. and
i,,rnped up and down when he the little moths
futter past the window.
Finally the child, excited by the numbers Of the
moths that flew about the window, attracted by
the light within climbed up on the window SILL
and before his parents could him tumbed to
the ward beneath He was almost instantly killed.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
GoMpERs DENIES MESSAGE TO HEARST.
Says He Did Not Urge That the Indepen-
dence League Support Bryan.

Erie Penn. July Il. - Samuel Gon1pers presi
dent of the American Federation of Labor. denied
tonight that he had sent cable message TO VIII
lam R. Hearst urging the latter to have The lnde-
pendence League support Bryan for the Presidency.
Il read in the newspapers that am credited
with asking Mr. Hearst to support Bryan said
Mr. Gompers land that Mr.. Hearst has made reply
to me through the press Now, did nothing or the
kind 1 don't know where the message MI Hearst
claims to have received came from. l did not send
it or any other message to Mr. Hearst