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New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
4NTT-DYER MEN -4BSENT.
officers Take Their Place
at 18th Regimfnt Rel1ezc.

The 18th Regiment. National Guard, held It's an
nual review in the armory, at Columbus avenue ana
61st street last evening The regiment was re
viewed by General George Moore Smith and staff
of the First Brigade. Among the visitors VINO oc-
cupied seats on The reviewing stand was breVet
Major General Robert Avery. I. s. A. retired.
General Avery is an old 18th Regiment man.
The regiment formed on the floor Of the drill hail
under command Of Colonel George r Dyer, but
leaves Of absence had been granted TO the anti
DYER officers and substitutes had charge Of bat
1alions and companies. Several OF the absent Off
GERS have presented their designations since the
vindcation of Colonel Dyer, and the others VIII
resign in the next week Their places will
he filed by the reelection of several eX-ofcers OF
companies and Cornelius Vanderbilt. captain OF
Company F. is mentioned a probable successor
TO one OF the majors who has resigned
Following the review the Riker Rifle trophy for
company craftsmanship was presented 10 Company
a by General Smith. and the Vanderbilt trophy
was presented Company H by General Avery
Several long service medals were also presented 10
individual members of the regiment At the con-
clusion of the presentations Colonel Dyer thanked
the men for the manner in which they had IN the
last six months been loyal 10 the organization. He
said: The eyes Of the whole state have been upon
you and will be upon you for a long time come.
Your officers have been more than pleased by the
loyalty you have shown"
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
BLACK HAND In CHURCH
Letter Threatening Pastor Placed
ON Communion Table.

The collection plate and the communion tanle
of The Congregational Church. of Orient, Long
Island were used on Sunday evening the
means of delivering Black Hand letter to the
nastor of the church. the Rev. DR.. John Alex
ander GRAY The letter placed upon the
communion table beneath the collection plate
Under the impression that it belated
church notice DR. Gray walked down the pulpit
stems and picked UP the letter, which read
1-2-3-4-5-e
Beware We are not through with you yet
Whiskev Beer. Rachel CRevenge).
A wear ago DR.. Gray and six young men, i'm
r,atrt at the failure of the officials TO stop the
ILLEGAL sale Of liquor in the town, undertook 70
srnr il themselves. They caused the conviction
If = wagon vendor. and soon after letter
sf7ned BLACK Hand" was received by the
clergyman informing him that his house would
he robbed a couple of nights later the house
was broken into and the clergyman's college
dirIorna was stolen. Another letter bearing the
same crude signature warned DR.. Gray that MS
house would be burned to the ground and his
child taken away. His house was burned short
" afterward-
I do not know, of course. what they mean 10
do this time" said Dr.. Gray last evening. But
/ think il is right 10 hurl at them this defiance:
That if they believe they can persecute me into
a abandoning my work they err greatly. Doubt
less the figures from one 10 six refer to the
men who helped me get evidence of Illegal sell
ing I only hope the Black Hand does not mean
10 persecute them, too"
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
GILLETTE TOLD OF ADVERSE DECISION

Au6uTn- Fe8 1a-N6ester liIlette the murderer
Of Grace Brown has been Informed Of the decision
of me Court Of Appeals affirming the verdict the
lower court Warden Benham has not been Off
cially Informed If the courts action but when he
received long telegram this morning for Chester
from his mother, he decided 20 inform the con
demned man al once The warden talked with
Gillette ia his cell.
The prisoner did not show he least emotion. nut
quietly asked 70 be allowed confer with mis- at
torHeys as soon as possible to arrange for SOM.
future action. The telegram from Mrs Gillette
was sent from Denver After expressing npath,-
she urged her son TO he brave and hopeful and not
To bee discouraged. as she had hopes OF taking rle
case 60 higher court This afternoon Gillette re
eelved d visit from mis- sister Hazel who lives in
III.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
PHILADELPHIA BROKERS ASSIGN.

Philadelphia Feb l9.-The firm OF A. n Chandler
& Co, bankers and bond brokers, OF this city. with
offices in New York, made assignment to-day
J. Hector McNeaI for the benefit Of creditors.
10 statement Of assets and liabilities made.
Sut the attorneys for Mr McNeaI said the amount
involved would he mora than 100000 In eXplana-
tion of the firms action the attorney issued state
in which ne said they unable To with
stand the shrinkage Of their securities ana the alb
sorpton Of capital IN then efforts to aid enter
prises in which clients interested L was fur
ther said that individuals would be affected by
the failure.
The company not d member of the Stock EX-
change and is principally engaged, according 10
financial men, in floating bonds and promoting en-
terprises g.
The firm is composed Of Alfred \. Chandler and
A. < Chandler. Alfred Chandler is well known as
d cubman, being member uf the New York Club
and similar organizations here He is also known
as an amateur aeronaut. and was for a time pres-
dent @ the Philat elphia Aero club.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
DOUBT DRUCE WITNESS INSANITY
United States Commissioner and British
Taurver Not Satisfied with Proceedings.

l. was evident that United States Commissioner
Alexander and MI Fox. counsel for the British
government in the case against Robert caldwell.
the Druce witness who is wanted in England on a
charge OF perjury looked with suspicion on the
alleged insanity Of Caldwell yesterday, when the
case came up before the commissioner. When the
hearing was over Mr. Alexander announced that
he would never again admit 10 ball a man arraisTed
before him for extraditton.
When the case was called w c Cobbeu. Ca!d-
wells attorney. announced that his client was in
an asylum and could not appear Mr- Fox objected
that he had not been informed that Caldwell had
been committed had a chance to appear before
Justice Clark VINO signed he papers Mr CohoeIl
said that he had explained all the facts TO Judge
Hough in a United States
Did you not come even before this man landed
in this country and ask about the federal pro-
eedure of committing insane PERSONS asked the
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
VIRGINIA HE4RING BEGUN
Charges of Relating 4 4gminst Roads
CcHtring an Richmond.

Richmond Va. Feb 19-In the investigation Of
the charges Of violating the Hepburn by giving
and receiving rebates brought against the railways
ceutring here. and which began before United
States Interstate Commerce Commissioner Lane TO-
day the case of the Chesapeake & Ohio first
taken Up. A number Of witnesses were examined
whose testimony tended 70 show the splitting Of
rates by recOnsignrnent without naming Richmond
the waybill, the shipper thus getting advantage
of the through rate and saving So car on grain
One witness. a chief clerk for a large wholesale
grain house said that three years ago he suggest
to Mr.. Gilbert. then assistant general freight
agent Of the Chesapeake & Ohio. proposition
saving three cents d hundred what IS called
valley" carriage. The witness said MI Gilbert
gave him authority instruct the billing clerk TO
bill out The cars he did il ny fictitious mum
be~s that never appeared in the company's files
The frrn paid the Chesapeake d Ohio TWO or three
thousand dollars month its business The
witness admitted that the Southern road was de
r-auded' out OF three cents d hundred. amounting
about Sl5 d car, his firm shipping twenty-five or
thirty cars "a month
Agents of the Chesapeake & Ohio freight depsrt-
rnent testified before Commissioner Lane this after
noon that orders 4. ?. Gilbert assistant
general freight agent. they delivered 10 the Sea
board AIT Line and Atlantic Coast Line shipments
of grain which originated here. but which were
billed in such way that connecting roads regarded
them as through shipments from the valley of Nir-
sinia- In this way the cars took part OF the
through and not The local rate. saving To the
shipper of f5 q Chief Clerk Campbell said
ne ordered correct the false billings and
issued corrected ones
The hearing will continue tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20

We suspect that number OF men
about town are watching for the sale
of suits at $3.50 which we sometimes
have about this season.
We regret to disappoint them. but
there will be no such sale this Winter.
The condition of our stock does not
warrant it.
We have. however, done the next
best thing in making a final general
price adjustment on suits-Wmter
mixtures, blue and black Winter
cheviots and a few Summer serges
and mixtures.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
STEEL BUSINESS IMPROVING.
United States Corporation Now Operating
Nearly Half of It's Mills and Furnaces

The United States Steel Corporation, according 90
well informed interests. is now operating about q
per cent oi its mills and furnaces compared with
Is per cent two weeks ago and only - per cent or
january T.. As manufacture said yesterday tina;
many Inquiries were being received from consumers
who had not been I'm the market for several
months. and that railroad and other corporations
were evidently preparing fair amount oi CON
struction work incident 10 the approach OF lha
spring season.
1t is understood that the january earnings of tlr
United States Steel Corporation approximately
s. Noa ooo AN increase OF about S150ug over the pre-
cedfnc uouth This compares with uet earnings al
AZ S5S 7rg for January 1907
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
DRUEN FROM HOME.
Black Hand Letters Responsible for
Disappearance of SparkW Couple.

Residents Of SparbiIl. near Nyack, \. y, are
excited over the mysterious disappearance Of
Wesley A. Kip. a business man. and his wife
Mr.. Kip received letters from the Black Hand
recently demanding money. He paid no atten-
ton 10 them, but the last, demanding that $500
he deposited in a certain spot by midnight on
Tuesday. upon penalty of death. alarmed him,
and early in the evening he and his wife left the
village.
George W. Schuster. Piermont baker, re
ceived similar letters demanding $500. and he is
in a state Of alarm. fearing that he viii be
harmed.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
STEEL BILLET POOL BROKEN.
Report in Pittsburg That Cut by Independ'
ents May Bring on War.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Pittsburg Feb. 19.-The steel billet pool has
been disrupted by the action of independents
selling below the agreed price Of SIS. Some
sales it is reported. have been made at ST. and
one order for five hundred tons sold at SO 70
The break has caused CONSERVATION in the
United States Steel Corporation The inde-
Tendents say they have only agreed TO pay
freight for their customers, but this is declared
to be an evasion. as the price for years has not
included this item.
1t is understood the corporation has taken the
matter UP, and war may be declared shortly
1t will either be war or surrender by the cor
poration
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
EXTENSION OF TIME FOR AHEARN.

Justice Fitzgerald. Of The Supreme Court. has
granted n Borough President Ahearn ter days
extension of time IN which 10 either file demurrer
answer 10 the civil action II quo Vrarra1to
oust him from Office brought by Attorney Cen
eral Jackson.
Martin " Lirtleton. Ahearn-s attorney. asked the
courr 70 grant twenty days extension. Deputy At
torney General Ioe Ford. who objected. declared
thai II the general plan Of the defendant 70
defeat the action by delay
The complaint IN the quo warranto action was
served on December 23 and there has been no
other action except the defendants motions for
delays The decision without opinion. simply
says Defendants time extended for zen DAYS
only"
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
KINGSTON NEWSPAPER SUPPRESSION

Kingston X y Feb. Is-The hearing on the
search warrant proceedings instituted tv STEPHEN
Il Abbey 10 recover possession % the edition af
The Ulster Square Dealer which the police
seized and suppressed last Saturday. was cor
-snued to-day little interest disclosed f,,-
the testimony Er- Hood. Chief Police was "a
witness and denied having stolen ssnbezzed'
The SUPPRESSED edition alleged by Abbey but
Sid that ae had taKen bv direction Of he police
commissioner. 1bbay. EiIo Is alleged. is editor
CT TIE Lister Square Dealer alEo witness.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
DIAMONDS IN ARKANSAS.
All Fine Stones, but They Are Not Found
in Large Quantities

The presence of diamonds in Arkansas was one
Of the things discussed yesterday at the meeting
of the American Institute of Mining Engineers,
when George F. Kunz and Henry 5. Washington
presented a Joint paper in which they told of in
vestigation they had recently made in Murfrees-
boro Pike County. Mr.. kunz said that up TO the
present lime 40 diamonds had been discovered
within the igneous area. all except two having
been on the surface of the ground.
From evidence that he has collected he believes
that the stones are derived from the peridotite
that prevails IT that section.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20

commissioner of Mr Cobbell The lawyer admitted
that he had asked such questions and added that
the witness vas still within the Jurisdiction Of the
commissioner The case was adjourned for TWO
weeks
Il was not informed. neither was the cOmmis-
sioner here said Mr. Bennett, the British Consul
General Il think il was very discourteoUs. TO say
the least To remove man under such conditions
would be contempt os court in England"
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
HE4TT SNOU UPSTATE.
4 Bi->ard at Saratoga Traffic
BadIy Ham pcrcd.

PlattshurE \. y. Feb, ia northeast storm Of
great severity Is tearing across Northern New
York tonight and rapidly adding TO the layer of
snow which covers the wlole Adirondack region.
The snowfall to-day ched several inches, and
tonight there was no sign of a let-up. The tenn
pe~ature continued low. Reports from Clinton
County as far west as Malone and south into
Essex County. tell Of heavy snowfalls and strong
winds which have made country roads in many
places impossible and delayed railway traffic On
the New York Central and the Delaware & Hudson
railroads snow pIoughs have been sent out.
Saratoga. \. Y, Feb l9.-The worst blizzard Of
the winter raging tonight. For fifty miles north
and south the snow has fallen steadily throughout
The day and late tonight the storm gave no indi-
cation Of ceasng. High drifts were being piled up
by a strong wind. All railroad trains into the town
were delayed. and interurban trolley traffic
practically al a standsJiu by evening
Hoosick Falls. \. Y. Feb 19.-The most severe
s1owstorrn of the season struck this section early
today and continued late tonight Toward even
ing the storm assumed blizzard proportions The
steam and trolley railway service is badly ham
pered and general traffic impeded In the country
districts the snow has drtfted the tops Of the
fences
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
T1Aw SEPARATION STORY DENIED

EVELYN Thuw denied yesterday thar she would
he divorced from Thaw that marriage would
he arulll]ed ON IN" ground that Tbaw was insane
when h. married her In Pittsburs. Harry Thew. aJ
AIatteitNau. made "a similar denial Nrs Thav ALSO
denied that she dined Monday night the CaIs
Boulevard vita r. Z Thomas
Mrs William Tnaw will visit her Matte
wan to-day. but hls wife VIII not see HIM before
Sunday
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
OKLAHOMA BANK LAW UPHELD.

Guthrie, Okla. Feb l9-Judge a. S. Houston. In
the District Court here, sustained to-day a de-
murrer fed by Attorney General West in an in
junction suit brought by the Noble State Bank
against the State Banking Board the Bank
Commissioners regarding the collection OF d state
bank tax on the ground that there was not stlf-
hcient in the petition constitute "a case Of
action This is the first the Oklahoma guar
antee deposit
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY.

Free admission 10 The Metropolitan Museum Of Art anu
lie American Museum az Natural History
Concert of Haarem Philharmonic society Waldorf
Astoria. i a
Concert for the benefit Of OrthopsdIc Hospital Wal
.ioTf Astoria y. m
Reception of the Daughters Empire State WaIdorf-As-
toria. =
Lecture Edward Bradford kitchener 'Psycnoogy,
Columbia University. 41o r. m.
Dinner of the Bergen County Bar Association.
Manhattan. $50 T.
Dinner Delta kappa Epsilon Fraternity New
York City Delmonco's. D.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
BLIZZARD KILLS TWO.
General Decentralization Of Traffic
Reported IN the II est.
TBv -eIez-aph % The Tribune ]

C1-5-sco Feb 7e-T7e blizzard ~ yesterday mod
Grated considerably in this city to-day nUt normal
conditions viii no1 he restored for several DAYS
Traffic was greatly i1npeded. and all through trains
from the West arrived many hours late Many
accidents 10 pedestrians reported and at least
-r-o deaths have resulted. John Johnson OF No
tss Troy street. was frozen 70 death IN snowoark
al $50 street and Sacramento avenue. and an un-
known man was struck by freight train and
killed while crossing the Chicago Northwestern
tracks. An abandoned automobile was found in a
snowdrIft az Stevarr avenue and 66rh street. The
license tag and headiaups were missing. and moth
5ns was found 70 show the identity Of The owner
From outside points reports show trains stalled
and general traffic Generalization a Joliet d
Southern Iuterlrhan car was reported 10 he stalled
in the snow near Painfeld with about twenty
hungry passengers on board. and a relief party
sent from Joliet
The storm continued practically undated in
Milwaukee and vicinity. with about a foot OF Snow
delaying al traffic and tying up interurban lines.
IN Michigan rhe snowfall varied from eight inches
II Detroit II eighteen inches in the southwestern
part OF The sraJe. The Lake Shore road practically
abandoned traffic The Kalamazoo branch and
other roads made pretence Of observing q
schedule The storm is reported less severe through
Canada The eastern END of the Grand Rapids.
Grand Haven x Muskeg0n Iuterurban was com
pler=lv tied Up. one was stalled al night west
~ Walker. and fifteen passengers. bound from
lfuszeEon 10 Grand Rapids spent the night there.
being brought 10 their destination to-day sleiEs
A Grand Rapids 4 Indiana passenger train from
the south stalled al night al Mon1eith and
reached Grand Rapids to-day
In s. Louis tie temperature dropped t0 . de
Erees above zero and q singing snowstorm pre-
vailed ali DAY. driven ny q hard northwest wind
blowing -vverry-six miles hour Traffic on The
Iowa Central Railroad was completely tied up
II rhe drifts near Clifford. Iowa. passenger train
VS. showed in. and the Chicago & Northwestern
trains. with TWO locomotives and double sections
for through trains. were from four 10 seven hours
late
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20

Indianapolis. Feb l9-The food situation in
Southern Indiana was more serious to-day Svvo-
len rivers rose and thousands o. additional acres
OF IoWiands Were submerged Rain and snow fell
during the night. followed to-day by a cold wind.
causing much suffering among those camped II
Temporary quarters T. the hills
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20

Letters from New Conaressman's Wife" viii
end IN next Sunday Tribune. The last is by no
means least of this clever series, and that is
sayAag 4 great deal.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20

Lincoln. Neb-. Fen. 1s.-A Vestbound continental
Limited express train on the Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific Railroad IS stalled tonight IN a snow
drift near Prairie Home where Il has been for
many hours aside from The enforced delay. the
passengers have not suffered any Inconvenience
The dining car is vel supplied and the coaches are
kept warm Tie train broke down in cut ana
c-ffred II before repairs could ne made
A focal passenger train which leer Beatrice last
night into huge snowd-ift three miles from
town, and remained there al night. The train
carried no dining car. bat the passengers satisfied
1heir hunger from the sample cases OF d grocery
salesman All other trains in Central Nebraska
Were delayed by snow and wind.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
Proposals.

TbROPOSALS FOR PIECE GOODS--DEPARTMENT OF
the Interior. once Indian Affairs Washington.
D c, February s. 1905. Sealed proposals. plainly marked
the outside Of the envelope Proposal for piece
goods. and addressed TO the "Commissoner Of Indian
Affairs. Washington, .. will be
Indian ONCE until O'Clock Of Tuesday: March B.
1905 then furnishing the Indian service
with cashmere.
be Government blanks SEIZED
giving all necessary information bidders VIII be
furnished application 10 the Indian ONCE, Washington
D. c.. the L s Indian Warehouses New York city.
Chicago, III. st Louis Mo and Omaha. Nebr- The De-
all bids.
any part Of any bid F LET-PP Commissioner
GOVERNORS ISLAND. y 7 H. FEBRUARY Is,
VI I9os.-SeaIed proposals In triplicate. viii be
ceived until A March ~ 1905 for printing
Department Headquarters ending
30 1909 Successful bidder viii be equred to fur
Tsh plant and material Work be Governor
Island in building [. :. free Right
reserved to reject ali bids. part
thereof Information application Envelopes contain
ing should marked Proposals for Printing
JNO W. PULLMAN. A Q NJ @.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20

David Graham Phillips author Of Jack
faudless's pull Z short story in Sundays
Magazine section OF The Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
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SUNDAY EyG. FEB - tPOF PRICES AT $50
GRAND SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT
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WEBER PIANO Used.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-20

The hearing before the joint legislative commit
tees on judiciary continued for several hours, the
seating capacity the Senate chamber being taxed
IA lie fullest capacity. The arguments prac-
ticallv the same as those which have been pre-
eenred for several years past The supporters Of
the bin argued in favor of giving the women d
voice in elections and abolishing taxation without
representation while those opposed contended
that there was no great demand for woman sut-
frage and that woman had sufficient duties already.
without burdening her with those Of politics.