davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
WEATHER DEMORALIZES TRAFFIC.
Much Damage in Western Pennsylvania
No River Communication in Louisville.

Pittsburg. Feb. 3.-Blizzardlike weather continued
in Western Pennsylvania to-day Losses due to
fire and wind heavy in all sections and traffic
is den1orazed. sThe Western New York Penn
sylvania Traction Company has been tied up be
tween Bradford. Penn, and Olean. N Y. since
Friday night. At Port Allegheny near Oean. a
serious fire started early to-day and several build
ings were destroyed before the fire got under
control
Louisville Feb. a-For the first time in three
years Louisville was cut off to-day from all river
communicable with other points a result of
floating ice. Since yesterday afternoon scores of
packets have been forced to tie up until there is
thaw. This condition it is said, prevails from
Pittsburg TO Cairo.
GaIlipolis Ohio Feb. 3--The heaviest foes of ice
that have passed here for years caught the
ferry steamer Francis to-day she leaving
the West Virginia shors and carried the boat and
passengers some distance down the stream, where
il wedged in the ice for several hours before
the succeeded in extricating il. and. driving
a fun head Of steam, reached the Ohio shore in
safety
River men expect gorges to form at Sliding Hill
Bend and Cheshire if moderating weather does not
in soon.- Zero weather prevails for the first
time for several years and the great kanawha
River is frozen over.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
FTNNS FEEL CARS HAND.
Dvcky's Military Funds Declared To
Be at His Sole Disposal

81 Petersburg. Feb. 3.-The Emperor TO-DAY y
resd sharp rebuke 20 the Finnish Diet which
lsst session passed appropriation Of 20 100000
marks az the grand duchys contribution TO the
military defence os the empire in lieu Of recruits
with a rider declaring that this was the final
Payment under the agreement of 1905 abolishing
military service in Finland.
The Emperor announces that the disposition
of the military funds of the Grand Duchy of
Finland ere exclusively mis- prerogativc and or
ders the money 10 be turned over 10 the State
Bank without reference 10 the action of the Diet
The imperial decision has important Consti-
tutional and political bearing. il is regarded
in well informed circles as the first step in the
campaign against Finland. This probably
will he Flowed by the retiremen; of Governor
General Gerhard, who during the recess of the
Dict vainly endeavored to induce the Emperor
tc overlook the Diets rupture Of the agreement
Recently the Russian forces in Finland have
been strengthened and a considerable force of
.-cssscks and infantry has been sent there as
precautionary measure against possible riot
ing following the announcement of the En-
peror's decision. II is thought here however,
that the Firms VIII conffne themselves to peace
<ul rsroteets
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
NEWSPAPER MAILERS CELEBRATE.

The mail rooms in many of the offices Of the
morning papers after midnight last night looked as
If the musical, dramatic and society department
stafs had been suddenly impressed into service and
We're getting the papers wrapped and labelled for
shipment. The reason for the influx of evening
dress into the regions hard by the press rooms was
that the Mailers' Union No gave its fifth annual
reception and ball in the Palm Garden 5Sth street
and Third avenue, last night.
II was big affair, and every newspaper In town
was represented, not 10 mention delegations from
richmond The Bronx and Queens John II. CLYDE
1r., the president hand. and so were the
presidents OF locals OF the Photo Engravers Press
men. Stereotypers' and Typogra phIcal unions not
forgetting joe Bannan, of the Mail Drivers
There was a vaudeville show first. and since this
promised TO last until nearly midnight small din
Ing room on the lower floor opened to give the
morning paper workers n chance to have a }eu
dances before they were called away. Most Of
them went directly to their work while the men
who fold and wrap the countless 'wuxtries" of the
afternoon papers were just getting started In the
social pleasures of the evening
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
FORT on PRIH1RI Law D..
Belieres in Direct VOte for National
Conrcution Delegates.
JBr Telegraph % Th. Tribune. J

7,or+on Fob 3-Governor Fort sent special
message to the Legislature tonight. in which
he calls for the appointment of commission by
the LEGISLATURE to investigate the election anu
urinary laws After calling attention to the
confused state of these laws he says:
Primary recount is unnecessary The extension oI
the urinary laws the election of delegates 20
conventions for the selection OF delegates 10 the
rational conventions for the great political paries
should be made For myself. ! prefer a o!reLl oe,
for delegates TO national convennot, nrees we
his choice President and Nice-Pres1dent OF tte
Republic his ballot. Under the eau OF tne ID &
tional Committee of the RepubEcan parry loI tr
convention be held in June, 1908 II is doupltut
the right to select delegates TO the Natlone
Convention by direct vote. The call issued oy tiLe
Democratic convention Is not before me. put pfoo-
ably il is Of the same nature
The state has control over the national con
ventions and the call for the Republican National
by direct vote for delegates TO states having snch
law the time of the issuance of the call But
whether this be so or not and without Gons1oeflng -
primary law for the selection of these delegates
should be made applicable 10 the election OF dele
gates to the district and state conventions
be left to political committees but should he care
fully guarded by law and conducted by the eiec-
or permissible, and the law in this respect should
be extended the selection of representatives IN
all local political committees. l believe that if
concurrent resolution should be passed at
commission should be appointed the present week
which could report satisfactory revision of the
primary laws forthwith, and of the election laws
later, so that both questions be settled.
The rest of the message is taken up in a re-
view of the work done to revise the statutes
and the Governor urges that a commission be
appointed which will devote its whole time to
the work at considerable saving to the state.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
GEORGE w. BERRY DEAD.

George ". Berry. Street and Water Commis-
sioner OF Jersey City who had been i'll for eight
months. succumbed yesterday to attack of grip.
He was born in Reading, Penn, forty years ago.
and educated In that city. Twenty years ago
he moved Jersey City and became salesrna n
for local clothing house.
Five years ago Mr.. Berry became identified with
a prominent retail clothing firm in Manhattan.
He had sought political office, although an
earnest Republican, and the nomination for the
Street and Water Board came 10 him a sur
prise. candidate needed in the lower sec
ton of the city and his name was mentioned. The
is Democratic. but the Republican local ticket
Was successful In 1895. and the solid Democratic
plalanx OF Ave in the Street and Water Board
br ken. and Berry and Andrew Knox became
troublesome minority and defeated many Demo
cratic plans. they upheld the vetoes Of exMayor
Pagan IL requires four votes TO override a veto
and the Democrats numbered three
The vacancy will be filed by Mayor Wittpann,
who will name Democrat, leaving Commissioner
Knox the lone Republican member until the close
OF the year. his term will expire December Il
Commissioner Berry was not married and lived
with his mother and brother He was a momher
of Hiram Lodgs F. and 4. NJ. and Jersey c,iy
Lodge of Llks.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
MILTOUKOV'S DENIAL.
Political Leader Replies TO 4sser-
fions in Russian Paper

St Petersburg, Feb. :--The visit to America
~ Paul Milyoukov. leader Of the Constitutional
Democrats and his speech in New York. which
aroused much irritation in conservative circles
owing to the demonstrative character Of his re-
ception. recently were subjects of article in
TIE semi-oflcial "Rossia. in which Ii was as
serted that President Roosevelts refusal to re-
ceive MIN was not due the intervention of
Baron Rosen. the Russian Ambassador at Wash
sngton. but the initiative came actually from
President Roosevelt himself who already had
determined that the recognition of NJ Milyoukov
would be too easily construed into expression
Of sympathy for the Constitutional Democrats.
The "Rossia" said that President Roosevelt
SO Informed Baron Rosen as well as others who
preached the subject Of an audience. and in this
case as we'll as the case Of the petition in be-
half Of Nicholas Tschaikovsky. showed that in
conformity with the custom in Europe these
things could be arranged only through the ac-
credited ambassador. The -'Rossia' further as
serted that Secretaries Taft and Root and As
sistant Secretary Bacon declined invitations to
the dinner NJ. Milyoukov at Washington for
the same reason.
In reply this statement NJ. Milyoukov. in an
article in the ''Rech.' expresses astonlshment at
such q statement IN a government organ. He
asserts that most of the facts directly con-
trary to the allegations i'm the "Rossia,'' and
points GU, that he visited America advo-
cate not Of terrorism revolution hut of con-
srirutionasm-
N. Nilyoukov probably will he called to task
by the Conservatives in the Douma for his trip.
There is some talk also about government
prosecution. but this is denied in official circles.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
HOME RULE POSTPONED
NO IRISH COUNCIL BILL.
Eorl of Dudley Opposes Coercion
Mr.. BirrcU's Policy.

Iondon. Feb s-H H. Asauith Chancellor o.
the Excheouer. announced to-day on behalf OF
.he Premier that the government had no inten-
zion of reintro6ueing the Irish Council bill.
The Earl Of Dudley. Conservative, who was
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in Mr.. Bafour S
ministry leoe-'o5. created sensation among
1rnionist members OF the House of Lords this
evening by dissociating himself entirely from
,be no,icv of coercion in Ireland as advocated
"a the opposition The leaders of the present
Liberal government the Earl of Dudley said
were not going far enough in their conciliatory
methods to please him. The policy of coercion
Gu, at the root of all true union between Eng
land and Ireland; it would mean war 10 the
knife and in the long ii would make the
government of Ireland impossible
The only real solution of the Irish question,
the speaker continued. was 10 be found in the
prompt and consistent remedying of admitted
grievances. and such policy would gain the
adherence and support of q majority of the peo-
rle Al the conclusion of his remarks the Earl
Of Dudley was cheered heartily by the support
ers OF the government
Referring 10 the same subject in the House Of
Commons Augustine Birrell, Grief Secretary for
ireland. refused definitely to put the crimes act
into operation He said he loathed boycotting.
hut believing the disturbances in ireland TO be
due 10 removable causes, the government pro-
posed 10 continue its present policy of trying TO
gain the good will Of the Irish people. The
cause Of the cattle raiding and other crimes was
disappointed hope. Mr.. BirTell said. and he eN-
pressed the opinion that there never would be
peace and oontentmen1 in Ireland until the un-
-enanted lands had been divided among the peo-
pie The government wanted compulsory pow
er. 20 break up the untenanted lands, and as a
matter Of fact the landlords were eager TO sell.
but were holding for unreasonably high
prices
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
BUTTE SUIT AGAINST HEINZE.
Receiver for Aetna Bank Directed to Prose
cute Case for Recovery of S97. 500.

Butte Mont. Feb. 3.-Judge Lynch issued an
order in the Stale District Court to-day directing
Robert NJ. Lyons. receiver In charge of the IStna
Bank. which failed in October. 1906, to bring suit
against F. Augustus Henze, former director and
a. B. Clements, former treasurer for s97 500, the
amount of cash due for stock held by Heinze in
the bank. and which, it has developed, Heinze
never paid for In the recent trial of Clements
here for false certifcation it developed that of
the s00 600 worth OF capital stock owned by Henze
only $500 paid for aud that Clements took it
himself and gave his note for it shortly after the
amount received.
Judge Lynch's order also directs that interest
from the time of the issue of the stock not paid
for be Included in the suit
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RETURNS BRIEF
Asserts that Defendants Have Failed to Show
That Damage Would Result

Chicago. Feb. 3.-J. NJ. Dickinson, counsel for the
Illinois Central Railroad Company, in reply brief
filed before Judge Ball to-day in the injunction suit
brought by Stuyvesant Fish 10 prevent the voting
Of Illinois Central stock held by the Union Pacific
Railroad Company asserts that the defendants
have failed TO show in their bill that damage will
result them unless the injunction is granted.
The dissolution Of the temporary injunction. Mr..
Dickinson declares. would be beneficial the rail-
road. on this point he SAYS:
The effect Of dssolving the injunction will be to
elect unnamed person and re-eect three di-
who have for years been identified with the
management of the company. and who have been
repeatedly indorsed by the stockholders thus hold
ing the present status of the company 1t ap-
pearing that any wrong had been done is about
be done the company its interests by the
directors.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
GERMANIA LIFE QUITS BAY STATE
Large Taxes and Decrease in Business Re
ported Causes of Action

Boston, Feb. 3.-The Germania Life Insurance
Company, of New York, has informed Insurance
Commissioner Hardison that II will not do any
further business in this state. 1t is understood
that the policies of the company now in force here
will be affected. but that the company will not
solicit any insurance here.
According 70 the last report filed with the State
Department the CieImana had d capital of s20o. o.0oo.
assets of 81, $50 81 and surplus of s2,50S624.
Hubert ellis, vice president of the Gernania
Life Insurance Company, said last night that the
company decided TO leave Massachusetts because
of the large taxes and the decrease in business.
there being a very small percentage OF Germans in
the state. An office win be maintained there to
continue to do business with policyholders already
obtained
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
BARON TAkAHIRe LEAVES ROME.

Rome. Feb. 3-Baron Bosoro Takahira Ambas-
sador OF Tsra1 the United States, left here to-
DAY for Washington by way of Paris He was ac-
,nTars MED 10 fhe railway station by the Foreign
Minister Signor Tittoni. almost all diploma tic
representatives Rome and the stans Of the Ian
snese and the American embassies Lloyd G Girls
com. the American Ambassador. absent from
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
THE RATE CONFERENCE IN LONDON

London. Feb. 3-The representatives IF the steam
ship lines. engaged in the transatlantic passenger
business stil holding conferences in this city
but definite conclusion has been reached. The
conferrees finding great difficulty in finding
fige apply the different classes Of steam
ers. but in spite of this some progress toward AN
nndersts no!ng has been made.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
PROFESSOR MOORE LOSES SIGHT

Professor John Bassett Moore, Assistant Secretary
State in the Cleveland administration has been
compelled 10 relnouish his duties professor of
international law at Columbia University owing o
he loss OF his sight A leave of absence for the
remainder of ,he academic year has been granite l..
and he will Florida IL is expected that The
with his sight His chair IS being filled
;ernrcrzriiy ~ George Winfield scott. Of Wash
szxse4 rerrerly the s'nivcrsity q Penns. wanna.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
ICE CUTTERS WIN IN COURT.
fBy Telegraph TO Tn. Trt

fBy Telegraph 20 Th. Tribune.l
Catskill y. Y. Feb 2-Judee Fits rendered IN
important decision in favor of ice cutters to-day.
He ruled that the Hudson River is public high
way and that heirs Of any one being drowned
in openings made by ice cutters cannot claim dam
ages. He aside a verdict Of sl.7oo against the
American Ice Company.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
PRINCE ERNST NEAR TO DEATH.

Berlin Feb 3.-PTince Ernst the rcigning Duk.
- Sachsen- -Alienburg. is gradually sinking II.
= suffering from asthma and complication o
0khsg diseases.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
ANN ARBoR & TOLEDO cuRTAILs

tBv Telegraph to The Tribune
Detroit. Feb. 3.-At Owosso Mich All the st,
ployes of the Ann Arbor & Toledo Railroad n,,n,
oering three hundred, who have been working four
hours day since October. have been laid OFF in
definitely. the offices have been closed and All rho
c,eras discharged. Section hands have been s..
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
fRv Telegraph 20 The Tribune !

Providence Feb. %--ReginnnG to-day. the Brown
& Sharpe Manufacturing Company. the largest
makers of certain kinds of machinery In the world
went on n forty-five hour week short time sched-
uls in place of It's lfty-iive hour week The re.
ductton iy due To poor busress. AboLt three thou.
sand six hundred employees affected.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04

charged by the score It is said that all engine
not capable of making ten thousand miles mont
have been consigned to the scrap heap. The roa
is controlled by Eugene Zimmerman.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
Elections.

4 NNUAL ELECTION OF THE AMERICAN INsTI
- Thursday. Feb 18th, 1905. 10 West 44h 81
Polls oren 10 A. NJ. to P. NJ.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04

Amesbury. Mass Feb. 3.-Notices posted at the
Hamilton mills to-day announced that February
10 q weeks shutdown would into effect In all
departments The mills turn out cotton print cloth
and employ seven hundred hands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
Rcbukcd by Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln could administer
singing rebuke when the necessity
demanded. as thus to General Blunt
for fostering Lynch law ''Judgi
Lynch sometimes takes jurisdiction OF
cases which prove too strong for tht
courts. but this is the first case within
ay knowledge wherein. the court be-
.ag able TO maintain jurisdiction
against Judge Lynch. the military has
come to the assistance of the latter"
He was rather milder with Carl
Schurz: 81 certainly know that if the
var fails the administration fails and
that will be blamed for It, whether
deserve it or not. and | ought to be
tlamed if could do better You think
could do better Therefore you
blame me already. ] think could not
do better. Therefore | blame you for
blaming me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10

would remain unchanged. In this con-
nection Colonel Scovel quotes Richard
Cobden's estimate of the great enamel
pator-that this century has produced
no man like him" And Mr.. Golden
added, "It is not strange that Queen
Victoria thoroughly understands and
highly esteems the president of the
United States"
For general view of Lincoln the
following by Senator Shelby NJ. Gull
lom of Illinois is perhaps as compre-
hensive as any:
1t has been my fortune to know Abra-
ham Lincoln in all the walks of life-as "A
private citizen, as a candidate for con-
gress, as a statesman-and heard a por-
ton of his great debate with Douglas,
which was the most noted discussion OF
political questions which ever occurred in
this country outside of the halls of con-
gress. 1 knew him as president, and I
was permitted to know him in the sacred
precincts OF his family at home. have
studied the lives of the great men of the
world, and now. after nearly fifty years
have passed away since his death. I do
not hesitate to give it as my opinion that
he was the peer in all that makes man
great. useful and noble of any man OF
OF the martyr presidents prophetic
| quality, the many times he seemed to
| feel presentiment that he would lose
his life in the struggle are familiar tc
| all. There is even a story. now little
| told, of vision he had in connection
| with mirror in his room which led
| him to feel that he would be assassi
mated.
! Perhaps Robert c. Ogden has given
this element of Lincoln's character Its
| final statement in the following words
recently addressed to a Bible class ir
New York city:
| l shall never forget the president as
saw him in church after the battle of An
| tietam. AS he came out the \expressior
| OF patient sadness on his face came as
near the Christ expression as I have evel
seen it in a human being.
J.. A EDGERTON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10

house of William Butler. close friend.
He was practically the same as one OF
the family. Sarah Richard was a
younger sister Of Mrs. Butler.
In the summer of 1910. when Lincoln
was thirty-one years Of age. he made
a proposal of marriage to Sarah. The
girl was then only sixteen. Years after
Lincoln's death this lady. long mar
ried and a resident of western state.
reluctantly admitted TO Mr.. Herndon
that Lincoln had proposed to her. add
ing that she could scarcely see what
good it could do history"
Being nearly twice as old as the girl.
no doubt Lincoln considered himself
quite an ancient person. At any rate.
he seems to have taken that view of
himself in talking to Sarah about mar
riage He recalled TO her the Bible
story of the marriage of the patriarch
Abraham to Sarah. This he urged as
an argument for another union of
Abraham and Sarah.
MY reason for declining his pro
posal," wrote the lady. was the wide
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10

great men have filed the worlds intel
lect and Imagination more than he. but
none in our day has been so loved. 1t
is the very humannesS of the man that
endears him to us For this reason we
treasure every scrap of personal testi-
mony concerning him.
And yet there is another side of Lin
coin that the touch with his homelv
human nature. however intimate, does
not reveal. 1t is misty. elusive
something. an undiscovered greatness,
q quality that cannot he weighed or
bounded or defined. He surprises us
with unexpected depths and beauties.
He reveals to us glimpseS of outloOks
over undiscovered countries Behind
his rough exterior We seem to sense the
soul of prophet. At distance he ap-
pears almost as one of those legendary
divine figures that we are told came to
guide men when the world was young
Surely if in our prosaic age any one
has been sent for a work and has been
guided in that work in ways we do not
see Abraham Lincoln was such a one.
And to this view even the personal i'm
pressions bear witness.
Horace Greeley in an tfndelivered lee
ture published in the Century many
years after his death has given many
glimpses of Lincoln. Probably none is
more interesting than his first impress
sion.
1t was of the time that Lincoln
served in congress and refutes the idea
that the future emancipation was home
ly, at least at the time in question.
Greeley said:
Lincoln was not quite forty years old.
He was genial. cheerful. rather comely,
noticeably tall and the only Wing from
Illinois-not remarkable otherwise. to the
best of my recollection. He was generally
liked on our side of the house. He made
twu'o three moderate speeches which at
traCted little attention. He voted gen.
orally to forbid the Introduction of slavery
into the territories. but he did not vote
for Mr.. Galts resolution looking to the
immediate abolition of slavery in the fed
eral district. There were men accounted
ADLER on our side of the house. yet judge
that no other was more generally liked
and esteemed than he. And yet had
each of US been required to name the man
among us who would first attain the
presidency 1 doubt whether five of us
would have designated Abraham Lincoln.
Daniel w. Voorhees, paid this tribute
to the courage Of the first martyr presi
dent:
= was in congress while Lincoln was in
the White House and saw a great deal OF
him. He was n man who knew nothing
of physical fear. and. while men about
him used to tell him stories of possible
sassination and the necessity of care
Lincoln never seemed to pay much heed
to them. He was often seen walking
about the streets or making frequent ex-
cursions to the forts and camps and other
points about Washington. l don't think
he was afraid of anything on earth.
Ex-Governor Alvin Saunders of Ne
braska when q boy saw much of Lin
coin and heard his stories. OF these he
said:
1t has always seemed to me. though Il