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New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
FIRST TUNNEL DEATH.
Electrician KWed-Cdr Catches Fire
an BrOokIyn Subuay.

George Keyburn. an electrician, employed by
the Interborough Rapid Transit. the first
person to meet death in the Brooklyn tunnel
received a shock of II 900 volts and was killed
instantly.
Hepburn entered a room at the Brooklyn ter
minaI to connect wires with switchboard
there He was in the room perhaps two min
utes when the lights suddenly went out. fol-
lowed by a cry. Keyburn fell to the floor.
Many persons having passes to ride back and
forth under the river were waiting to be taken
to New York. They rushed into the room. Sew
eraI who tried to drag Keyburn from the room
received slight shocks. One of the guards who
had rubber gloves finally got him out. An
ambulance from the Brooklyn Hospital was
geon to do.
shut off, stopping a train which had started for
New York suddenly in the middle of the river.
Keyburn's body was removed to his home fol-
lowing an examination at the Adams street sta
ton house. He was forty-1ve years old and
lived at No III Chauncey street, Brooklyn.
At S o'clock, hour after the first accident.
another occurred. One of the trains caught fire
through the short circuiting of the wires. There
was a stampede the part of the motormen
tunnel Many of them who had heard of the
previous accident were ready to desert The
motorman and conductor of the train, however,
soon extinguished the flames by throwing sand
on them.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
NEW PLAN ON EMPLOYERS LIABILITY
Senator Knox Presents Bill Designed to Meet
Supreme Courts Ruling.

Washington Jan. 7.-Senator Knox: who has
taken much interest in the litigation growing out
Of the employers liability act, which was declared
to be unconstitutional in the Supreme Court OF the
United States yesterday, introduced bill to-day
which is intended 10 remedy the defects in the
present law.
The bill is so drawn to make IL applicable
only to corporations engaged IN such commerce
as Congress has the undoubted right to control
and to employees of such corporations
gagged exclusively in interstate commerce. The
existing law is broad to cover all trans
portation between states, but Mr. Knox's bill
modifies it as limit its operations to common
carriers which are operated by steam or similar
motive power
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
WOMAN KILLED BY. CAR
Her Baby ThrozCn Many Feet, and
Mau Not LiUe.

While crossing 135th street, at Fifth avenue.
ct o'clock last night Mrs. Marie Marino. of
No. Is East 134th street. was run down and
killed by eastbound crosstown car and her
year-old baby Michael thrown fifteen feet
and almost killed.
The was in charge of Edward Kilduf.
and. according to several of the passen-
gers, he made every possible effort to stop it,
but unable to do because of the wet
rails. The filled with homeward-bound
passengers. One woman rushed to the In
FAINT and. wrapping him in her coat. ran
to the Harlem Hospital. The child is in a
serious condition from shock and contusions
Mrs. Marino dragged almost fifty feet be-
fore Kilduff could stop the car After twenty
minutes work. her body was taken from be-
meath the car.
DIR. Ross. of Harlem Hospital, pronounced
her dead Bicycle Patrolman Brennan. of the
East 126th street station. arrested the motor
man on charge of homicide.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
MORPHINE, THEN PISTOL.
Suicide of Cleveland Man Ascribed to FL
nancial Loss
[By Telegraph to The Tribune J

.
Cleveland, Jan. "A bullet fired by himself
after a days constant of morphine tonight
ended the life of Harry Gordon, former presi-
dent of the Tippecanoe Club and agent for the
estate Of c. z. Bolton, running into the hun
dreds of thousands in value. Gordons act is
ascribed to dependency, friends saying he had
spoken to them recently in hopeless tone OF
his financial affairs.
A physician, called by Gordon himself. en-
tered the house after dinner this evening. Cor
don had Just confessed to his wife that he had
taken at least three and half grains of NOR
phine saying that he did not get the required
effect He complained of thirst the ply
sician entered His wife offered to get water,
but he went to the kitchen himself. The re-
port of a pistol heard, and when he was
reached he was dead.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
NEW R4CETR4CK BILLS.
for Sir Months the
Minimum Penalty for Betting.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Albany Jan. 7.-Unconditional Imprisonment
for not less than six months is the minimum
penalty provided in a drastic series of three
troduced in the Assembly tomorrow by Mr.
Hart, of Oneida County. They conform more
closely to the Governors recommendation on
this subject than the Agnew bills, which were
introduced in the Senate last night. One bill
amends the Percy Gray law by providing that
any person who places bet horse
racecourse shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
prsonment in the county Jail or penitentary for
a period of not less than six months more
than one year" The present law provides that
any person who places a bet shall forfeit the
value of any money or property so wagered, to
be recovered in a civil action
The Agnew bills or jerome" bills of last year.
repeal the section limiting prosecution to the
a penalty of not more than one years imprson
ment $500, both In addition to the bill
amending the Percy-Gray law. another amends
the Penal Code by repeating the proposed PEN
atty, and the third appropriates s250,000 for the
agricultural societies that receive state
support through racetracks. AS far the one
item of appropriation is concerned, the Agnew
and Hart bills are similar.
Assembyman Hart talked with Governor
Hughes to-day about his bills. He had told
friends previously that he would not handle this
legislation unless the bills met the Governors
approval.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
M4NY JAPANESE LOST.
Nine Steamers and Hundreds of
Wind Craft Wrecked an Gales.

Vancouver, B. c., Jan. News of storms in
the Far East in which many lives were lost was
brought here by the steamer fremont which
arrived here this morning Nine steamers
stranded on the Hokkaido coast and lost. The
Hashi went down with twenty men, but the
crews of the other vessels were saved. Forty
sailing craft were lost with many men. From
Sapporo news was received that SIS fishing
boats were wrecked and more than thousand
buildings were flooded. many persons being
drowned The American schooner Dolores from
Yokohama for Guaymas, with COAL foundered
in the storm, her crew being saved.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
CALLED FACULTY BUNCH OF ASSES.
Student Editor Expelled and Comrades
Strike Against All Athletic Activity.
IRx Telegraph 70 The Tribune. ]

IITD1Ic'J
ST Louis Jan. 1.-TWO hundred students OF
Washington University unanimously voted 10 DIS
continue all student activities to-day except ac-
,,oI Studies and recftatons Their action resulted
from the expulsion of j. Albert Stevens, editor OF
Student Life" for calling the faculty "a bunch
of asses" and accusing the teachers of not doing
their share to improve the athletic standing OF the
university Professor Hooker. instructor in civil
on.,naarine was referred to "the childish in
structor.'
The trouble really began with the recent expul-
sion of stratford Morton, because as alleged. he
threw bisuphide in the face OF Edward Nipher IN
a class fight.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
TOM JOHNSON LOSES COAL SUIT.
Must Pay Bill of Traction Company, Which
He Guaranteed.

Cincinnati Jan. tom Johnson Mayor Of
Cleveland must pay a 5000 coal bill to the
Charles D. Norton Company, coal dealers, of Phil
adelphia according TO a decision by the United
states Circuit Court of Appeals to-day. The COM
~, snpnlied the Philadelphia & Lehigh Valley
FRACTION Company with coal. and Johnson guaran-
teed the payment of the bills up to $4,000 The
rosd WAS later thrown into the hands OF re-
ceiver and the Norton coal company sued Johnson
for the 10000.
Iohrson objected claiming the neglect of the
MERTON company to collect the bill from the trac-
tton company released him from liability The fed
era1 court at Cleveland decided against him, and
he appealed.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
LOAN BROKER FAILS FOR A MILLION.
John Mulholland, Who Operated in Many
Cities, Files Voluntary Petition.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Danvile, Ill, JAN 7.-Scheduling assets of s5.-
o1a 5ss and liabilities of $3.50 1862. John Mulhoand.
money lender and broker, who gives Fairview.
H. as his place of residence, filed voluntary
petition in bankruptcy here to-day He admits
he has at least thousand creditors.
MulhoIIand operated a brokerage and loan bus-
ness in St Louis. Kansas City. Cincinnati. Detroit.
Cleveland, Buffalo, New York and other cities. In
many of these places he had handsomely furnished
offices and forces of clerks. He Incorporated and
bonded various enterprises. On the assets sched-
uled It is said. little be realized. His home
has been in New York.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
LONG CONCEALED GRAFT CHARGED.
St. Joseph Indictment Against Veteran City
Employe-0thers Involved.

St Joseph Mo. jan 7.-Walter G. Stewart, su-
DC -iutendent of the municipal lighting plant. with
which he has been connected twenty-one years. was
indicted to-day by the grand jury charged with OBJ
tanning money by false pretences and on false GER
tlficates The grand jury charges that men long
dead are still the payrols. and that the city has
been defrauded of thousands of dollars
There are two charges against Stewart, seven
against C. W. Walter, also old employe. who Is
in jan and seven against Ferdinand Mays. a
saIoonkeeper, who Is charged with forgery in
nectIon with cashing time slips.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
JAPAN SURE OF PEACE.
Count Hayash Foresees No Diff
cultu an NEGOTIATIONS.

Paris. JAN Sin reply to cable message
which the "Matn" sent to Count Hayashi. ask
ing the Japanese governments sentiments on
the Japanese-American situation the Japanese
Foreign Minister has sent the following state
ment:
Our negotiations with both the United States
and Canadian governments are characterized
by eminently cordial feelings There are no
insurmountable difficulties in the way. and We
have every reason TO believe that a satisfactory
settlement will soon be reached.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
URGES s55O,Ooo FOR ELLIS ISLAND.
Representative Bennett Introduces Bill for
Repairs to Aid Immigrants.
fFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, Jan. "A bill introduced in the
House to-day by Representative Bennett of New
York provides that S550.0oo be appropriated for
urgent repairs and construction at the immigration
station at Ellis Island. The bill suggests that the
appropriation come out of the emigrant fund
According TO Mr.. Bennett. Ellis Island accommoda-
tions have long been in need of extensive repairs
The bill provides $4,000 for refittng the plant
sie ooo for steam ferryboat S2o0o0 for completing
the wing to the hospital and sl5ooeo for the compile
tion Of the contagious disease hospital
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08

The Indictment of Mr.. Henze is the aftermath
Of the collapse of the Heinze pool in United
Copper which brought about the suspension q
the stock brokerage firm of Gross & KleeberR
and subsequently resulted in the resignation q
the indicted copper man from the presidency
and the retirement of the directors of the Mcr-
camille National Bank This followed an ex-
animation of the institution by the Clearing
House committee Mr. Heinze said at the time
that he had been betrayed by his friends In the
United Copper pool The date. October IA. when
the checks mentioned in the indictment were
drawn. was just before the smash in United
Copper
PUNISHMENT FOR THE CRIME
The Indictment specifically charges that Mr.
Heinze while president OF the Mercantile Ma
tionaI Bank overcertifed fifteen checks. That
Is that he guaranteed by the bank signature
that the sums Indicated in the checks were held
by the institution to the credit OF the drawer
To overcertify bank paper is. under the federal
statute. an offence punishable by imprisonment
Of NOT less than five years and not more than
ten wears One count is devoted to each OF the
checks involved. 1t is alleged that Mr. Heinze
knavv that Otto Heinze & Co. did not have TO
i,s credit the sums named in the various checks
The sixteenth count in the Indictment charges
that Mr. Heinze Intentionally applied the funds
of the bank, and Wltt1Out hAo"AONeO % NS
directorate. to the payments of the fifteen checks
.-a1-, bv Otto Heinze & Co.. and knowing that
the company did not have on deposit with the
hank a sum equal TO the amount named IN the
certified checks
Mr.. Iauterbach made this statement Tor Mf.
Heinze last evening:
THE Indictment is based upon eertiheaeioh oA
Afteen checks amounting TO something over
s4OoOOO drawn by Otto Heinze & Co. on Oeto-
her "a last. Before the certihcation was made r.
Augustus Heinze obtained the discount OF note
of SJeoOOO secured by abundant stock ex-
change collateral worth at the market rates or
that day more than $Sooo0o. and drew his
check for $4,000 TO the credit OF Otto Heinze
G Co. the amount of which should have been
nassed TO their credit, as think IL was There
certainly was no wilfuI intent within the statuts
70 overcertify any check. not even 10 the extent
that overcertihcation Is practised every day IN
Wall Street by al the banks as matter al
business necessity. On the contrary. as he~o
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
6ENDS COAL FOR FLEET.
Supplies for Honolulu and Manila If
VOyage Is Ertended.

Washington. jar. 7.-Sixty thousand tons OF
coal have been sent to Honolulu by the equip
ment bureau of the Navy Department and py
april / there are to be one hundred thousahd
tons at Manila. These shipments nave been
made in expectation Of the possibility OF the
battlesh:p feet returning the Atlantic coast
by way of the Asatic station. If it is not
needed for that purpose the coal VIII be used
f-ono time 70 ,i-ne by American men -of-war, as
occasion may require
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
PART OF VESUVIUS'S CONE FALLS.
Great Column of Smoke from Crater-New
Eruption Not Expected.

Naples, Jan. 7.-Following number of heavy
detonations to-day part of the cone OF Mount
Vesuvius sank into the crater, causing great ebul
litions. An enormous column of smoke from
the crater and spread out for miles. Professor
Matteucci, director of the observatory. said to-
night that there no danger of new eruption,
the sinking Of the cone being merely geological
phenomenon.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
CANDY BOX WAS INTERNAL MACHINE
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune

fBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Greensburg Penn. Jan. Two alleged Black
Hand members upon the protest OF John Rance that
he had no money TO give them. to-day handed him
little box with the remark that ii candy for his
children. Rance opened the box as the strangers
made a hurried exit. There was a terrific explo-
sion which tore of Ranco's right arm and wrecked
the house. Rance will probably die.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
#. A. HElNZE INDICTED.
BANK FRAUD THE CHARGE
Alleged That He Orercertifed
Checks amounting to ;s40O, 900.

F. Augustus Heinze. the copper man and ex-
president of the Mercantile National Bank. sur
rendered himself yesterday to Marshal Henkel
a result of indictment brought against
him by the federal grand jury. charging him
with the overcertifcation of fifteen checks On
October IA. drawn the Mercantile National
Bank. amounting TO about 100000. He was
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08

arragned before Commissioner Shields In the
Federal Building. who held him in $4,000 bail
for his appearance this morning before Judge
Chatfield for pleading. Mr.. Heinze pleaded not
guilty to the thirty counts contained In the In
dictment. The bond was furnished by the Ffdel-
ity and Deposit Company. OF Maryland
The checks which figure in the overcertifca-
ton charge were drawn by the firm OF Otto
Heinze & Co. A bench warrant was issued upon
the finding of the Indictment The latter.
voIuminous document. charged the former bank
president with violation of sections sos and
520s of the United States Revised Statutes and
Section 13 of the United States acts of July
IL. 1882, which provide penalty of not less
than five years more than ten years for a
wilful and intentional overcertifcation Of the
checks Of national banks. Edward Lsuterbach.
counsel for Mr. Heinze talked lightly Of the
charge against his client last night. and said
that it was based entirely on a technicality
which he doubted existed
HEINzE NOT WORRIED
Mr.. Heinze did not appear the least bit per-
turbed when he called. accompanied by his
counsel at the office OF Marshal Henkel United
States Attorney Stinson had announced that he
would demand a bail bond Of $4,000. and MIR
Lauterbach had previously arranged for the
surety. The proceedings before Commissioner
Shields were brief. and after the formalities
Mr. Henze was released until to-day,
when he will plead formally to the Indictment
The Indictment of Mr. Heinze was brought about
through an investigation made by United States
Attorney Stinlson In cooperation with a special
representative of the Controller OF the Currency
whom Controller RidgeIy sent here for that pur-
pose A dispatch from Washington last night
quoted the Controller as saying that while he
knew of no specific instances of fraud he would
not be surprised If other cases were brought to
light
LIST OF THE CHECKS.
The checks which according TO the indfct.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08

COLUm RIA, AIKEN, AUGUSTA SUMMER
VILE G. FLORIDA RESORTS via Southern Ry.,
Drawing Room Sleeping & Dining Car Service. n.
Y Oficss. 271 q 1900 way.--Advt
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
COMMANDER BOOTH HAS PNEUMONIA

Boston, Jan 7.-Commander Eva Booth of the
Salvation Army has been stricken with pneuEonia
here and 10 critically i'll
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08

eolaRclIFE MILk-Owing 10 increased
x,,Iniv additional orders can now be hlisd hlen
pure .Iilg from healthy Jerseys e7s Last 4eth
Ereet Phone ss1s-Ss.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
LIST OF THE CHECKS.

The checks which, according to the indict-
ments Mr. HeInze certified were follows:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-09
BOLTON.

Mrs. VIM. Suggett spent Tuesda!
with friends in Evans.
J. H. Anderson, of Ottumwa, was in
town Wednesday on business.
Homer Wilson, of Des Moines, was
business caller in town Tuesday.
Thomas McVeigh, of Rathbun,
started to work at the mines Friday,
The mines were idle Wednesday
and Thursday, owing to the holidays.
A. G. Boles took his position as
check-weighman at the mines Janu-
airy l.
Literary will start again Tuesday
night after the hustle and hustle of
the holidays.
The writer is informed that L. c.
Bolton and his father have disposed
of their interest in the mines here
and a Mr.. Johnson, farmer from
New Sharon, has their interest.
Grandma Canty kindly remembered
her son. G. w. Canty, of Florence,
Col, and her daughter at Rippey, Ia,
by sending them by express an old
time English pudding as her remem-
brance of them.
Mrs. Geo. Wilson returned home
Tuesday from Des Moines. where she
spent Christmas with her son, William
who recently graduated from Com
mercial College. He will continue
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-09

same to Thomas B. Morris. who sub.
sequently. by an unrecorded deed, con.
veyed the same to j. Fl. Hutchinson,
who on April 8, 1881, conveyed the
same to Willis Edwards. That on
August IL, 1873, said Samuel X. Nc,
Spadden conveyed lot four in said
block two to 7. p. Jacobs, who on
August /, 1878, conveyed the same to
F. A. Kilburn, who subsequently, by
an unrecorded deed, conveyed the
same to John Noodle and w. F. Noodle
who on April 10, 1876, conveyed the
same to Jacob G. Wymore, who on
May 7, 1873, conveyed the same to
Willis Edwards, and by mistake
wrote the name NV. A. Edwards.
That sometime subsequent to Septem
Der 22, 1868, said Samuel K McSpad
den, by an unrecorded deed, convey
ed lot five in said block two to Willis
Edwards. And that subsequent to the
conveyance of said premises to plain
tiff the said Willis Edwards died in,
testate and his heirs at law conveyed
all of said premises to Jane Tolles,
who conveyed the same to plaintiff
That plaintiff is credibly informed and
believes that said defendants and UNI
known claimants make some claim
adverse to him in and to said prem
ises, and alleging that the only claim
they, or either of them may have
therein, the same is junior and infer
Tor to his title thereto and is barred
and cut off by reason of the foregoing
facts. And praying judgment aud de-
cree confirming anu establishing the
title by which plaintiff holds said
premises, as against all of said de-
PENDANTS, known and unknown, and
said unknown claimants of said prem
ises. And that said defendants and
unknown claimants and the unknown
heirs at law, legatees, devisees, gran
tees, husbands and wives of all OF
said defendants and unknown claim
ants of said premises be barred and
forever estopped from having or claim
ing any right, title or interest in and
to said premises or any part thereof,
and for such other and further relief
as may be equitable in the premises.
And unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day
of the next term of said district court
of Mahaska county, Iowa, commenc-
ing on the 4th day of February, 1908,
default will be entered against you
and judgment and decree rendered
thereon as provided by law.
]. w. Carr,
22w4 Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-09
his course until some time in February
at which time he expects to graduate
III the shorthand department.

his course until some time in February
at which time he expects to graduate
III the shorthand department.
The writer has been taking in the
holidays with the rest of the boys
at Oliyet at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John Thompson. On New Years day
we shared the hospitality OF Mr.. and
Mrs. William Rogers at their magnifl-
cent home for supper and were roy
ally entertained there Mr.. Rogers in
forms us that they have overcome
their difficulty in the mines by going
into old works and are finding high
err and better coal, as they go east.
While at the mine we visited his Of.
fee and found the charter Of the
United Mine Workers 9 =. ssss. :.
it is here the local union Of the u. M.
w, of A. meet once week and dis
cuss matters pertaining to the Union,
and attention was called to the fol-
lowing well worded notice on the
wall:
In this little place we meet
And aim to keep it neat.
When you enter the door,
Please clean your feet"
The writer gracefully yields the
palm to the writer of those well writ
ten lines and gracefully complied
with them by seeing his feet well
cleaned.
Jan. 4. r. W.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-09
public Sale of Farm.

On Friday, January 81, 1908, at one
O'Clock p. M, will sell at public sale
my farm 31s miles northeast Of Rose
Hill and Ga miles northwest of Delta,
Iowa, consisting of 100 acres Of good
productive land. Good two-story
dwelling 22x34 with IL" 16x20 one
story; good brick cellar 1Sx22 and
good frame barn 30x4S with IL It.
posts. Hen house, ice house, hog
house. good cistern piped into house,
good well of water, and many other
convenienees. Rural mail at door.
close to school. This farm has an
incumbranee of s3,5OO.OO due March
26, 1911, at 6 per cent interest. Ball
ance will be cash. l. M. Reed, auc-
tioneer
24w4.pd Oscar Reed, Owner.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-09
THE BELL cows.
officers Are Elected For The Coming
Year

The election of officers for the
Bell Cows" for the year 1905 result
ed as follows:
Grand Chief Bull-Phillip Herbig.
Grand Vice Bull-Alfred Rhea.
Grand Scribe-Leonard Petit.
Grand Phophet-Elmer G. Waters.
Grand Medicine Man-E. A. Schmit.
Grand Chaplain-Spencer Springer.
Keeper of Finance-Geo. Heilman.
First Chef-Henry Dunlap.
Second Chef--Pierre Barquett.
Chief Field Marshall Edward F,
Whipple.
First Satellite-Ransom Hilleary.
Second Satellite-Harry Byers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-09

day, Dec. 80, in Wentworth addition.
Mrs. Gravitt was the mother of four.
teen children, ten of whom are still
livin. The surviving children are
Samuel Gravitt, Henry Gravitt, Miss
Belle Gravitt and lars. George Ashby
of this city, Mrs. Rosa Good and Mrs.
Mamie Stogdill, of Bloomfield, Mrs,
Sadie McClain, of Lancaster, Mo-, Mrs.
Anna Chandler, of Keosauqua, and
James Gravitt, of Oskaloosa.-Center.
vile Citizen.