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New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
QUEBEC TOWN BURNED
LOSS OVER Il MILLION.
almost Entire Business Section OF
Three Riuers Destroyed.

Three Rivers Quebec, June pa fire which
broke out shortly before noon to-day in stable
did not pause in its work of destruction until
the greater part of the lower town. containing
the business section of the city, had been con-
suned With the assistance of fremen sum-
rnoned by special trains from Montreal, Quebec,
Sherbrooke and Grand Mere it held in
check. Almost every building of any conse-
quence in that section of the city was de-
stroyed. including the postoff1ce, the City Hall,
all except one Of the leading hotels. the fine
building of the Hoohelaga Bank and almost
all the principal stores. over three hundred
buildings were burned
The narrow streets Of the town and the in
f1ammable nature of many of the buildings IN
the path of the fire rendered the task Of the
fremen an almost impossible one. Outside the
town is located the camp Of the 9th Military
District and soon after the fire started a thou
sand men were sent in to help fight the flames
The local brigade was entirely ineffective when
it came to coping with the conf1agration. The
soldiers rendered the best assistance they could,
but their bucket brigade was not equal to the
task It was not until nearly four hours after
the fire had assumed threatening dimensions
that organized effort by the fire fighters from
the other cities available.
Among the buildings burned are ST. James's
Anglican Church. the oldest Anglican church
building in Canada; the Roman Cathohc PARISH
Church. Drolet Lalonde & Co.'S department
store the Dufresne. Windsor, Dominion and
Richeieu hotels. the telegraph offices and the
Bell Telephone Company's exchange
The loss will be considerably over Sl.oooooo
and it is said that the insurance companies will
be hard hit, though none of them Will lose
great amount, as owing to the character OF
the buildings and the inefhciency of the fire
protection, they kept their risks well scattered
So far no loss of life has been reported but
woman and two children said to have been
badly burned.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23

New Haven. June 22.-Both President Roose-
welt and Secretary Taft will witness the Yale
Harvard boat race on the Thames at New Lon
don next Thursday. This fact. which developed
tonight. makes necessary a change in Secre-
tary Tafts plans for the latter part of the pres
ent week.
The Secretary had arranged tentatively with
the President to confer with him at Oyster Bay
Friday. He to be accompanied to
Oyster Bay by General Luke E. Wright, who is
TO succeed him as Secretary Of War. tele-
gram received by Mr.. Taft from the President
late this afternoon requested that change be
made, as he had decided himself to witness the
boat race on Thursday. He will arrive at New
London on the Sylph directly from Oyster Bay
and probably would not be able to get back to
his home at Sycamore Hill IN time for con-
ference on Friday.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
FOR OARSMEN
President Rebufed by DR.. Eliot
VIII See Race.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !

Boston, June 22.-Despte the appeals of
President Roosevelt and Assistant Secretary OF
State Robert Bacon, Fish and Morgan, the two
crew men suspended for violating the rule
against removing books from the Harvard ref
erence library. will not be permitted to row in
the Yae-Harvard boat President Roose-
Welt made personal appeal to President Eliot
by telegraph he heard of the sus-
pension, but he met with curt refusal from
the Harvard executive to make any change
in the ruling.
The full correspondence consists of two tee-
grams, from the President to President
Eliot. the other answer from President Eliot.
President Roosevelt's telegram read:
To President c. w Eliot Cambridge
Is ii not possible and would it not be more
fitting and just to substitute another punish
men for Fish and Morgan if. as is stated. they
merely took away book which they We're per-
mitted to in the library. 1t seems to us,
and. we feel sure. to the great body of gradu-
ates. that it is unfair and unnecessary TO make
others suffer for an offence of this kind for
found. THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
ROBERT BACON
President Elots reply follows:
To President Roosevelt, White House. Wash
ngton
Each man did a dishonorable thing One
violated in his private interest and in a crooked
way a rule made in the common interest while
the other gave a false name and did not take
subsequent opportunity to give his The
least possible punishment putting them
probation. but that drops them from the crews
A keen and sure sense of honor being the finest
result of college life, I think the college and
graduates should condemn effectively dishon-
orable conduct. The college should also teach
that must never do scurvy things in the
supposed interest or for the pleasure of others
CHARLES w. ELIOT.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
NINE NEGROES LYNCHED
Fire Hanged to One Limb after
Killing of T,co White Terans.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

lBy Telegraph TO The Tribunel
Houston, Tex, June 22--Nine negroes are
dead as result Of the recent killing of two
white in East Texas. They Jerry
Evans. Will johnson. Nose Spellman, Cleveland
Williams. William Manuel. Frank Williams.
Rabbit Bill" Mccoy and two unknown men. all
under thirty years.
Two weeks ago Hugh rAan and several other
white men attended a dance at a negro church
in Sabine County. during the course of which
there fight and Dean was killed. The
negroes made up a purse to enable the guilty
one to leave the county. Officers investigated
the affair. and six negroes were arrested and
Jailed at Hemphill-
There was much muttertng. but no further
violence until Saturday night. when Aaron NJ
Johnson. a we'll known white farmer of Sabine
County. shot through the window of his
home and killed while he was lying cot.
playing with his child State rangers made an
investigation and arrested Perry Price. a negro.
who had worked on Johnsons place Price con-
fessed that he had committed the crime and I'M
plicated Bob Wright, a brother-in-law of
Johnson.
When this became known Sunday night a
mob went to the Hemphill Jail and took the
six negroes out, five of them being hung to the
same limb of one tree. Frank Williams ran
and was shot There were hundred and
fifty men in the mob The jailer was over
powered and his keys were taken from him.
rabbit Bill Mccoy was shot and killed the
same night while standing at the gate of Aaron
Johnson's house A loaded pistol found by
his side. The bodies of two unknown negroes
were found In the creek bottom this morning
Wright. the brother-in-law Of Johnson, and
Price who confessed to Johnson's killing. were
taken to Beaumont under guard of the San
Augustine Rifles of the National Guard.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
UORK FOR THEODORE, JR.
Presidents Son To Be En- ployed by
United States Steel Corporation.

Theodore Roosevelt, jr., 1t is understood Will
have his first experience Of actual work thls
summer as distinguished from the labor IN
yolved in study, and will get that experience as
an employe of the United States steel Corpora-
ton.
Young Mr.. Roosevelt, who is member OF 'iie
4rnior class at Harvard, in the academic de-
nartnent. visited the ore holdings Of the steel
corporation last year
1ob, G Creenway, who was in the Rough
Rider regiment in the Spanish war. and for
,bor, the President holds hearty friendship
&c the s,perintendent Of the Western Mesaba de-
partment of the steel corporations ore proper
ties and 1t is under his direction. it is said that
the Younger Roosevelt will be employed.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
BURIED UNDER AUTOS.
-Four Hurt, One Seriously, an Crash
BetUeen Cars.

Two speeding automobiles came together at
the junction of AIberton and Roslyn roads yes
terday and overturned. pinning their occupants
underneath. When they were finally released
it was found that one chauffeur was seriously
hurt, while the other three were suffering from
minor injuries.
Welcome Prossen of Glen Cove, the worst
injured is In the Nassau Hospital with several
broken ribs, cuts and bruises and possible in
ternaI injuries.
Prossen was driving a car owned by John
" Stearns, of John n. Stearns & Co, silk deal
ers at No. 6S Greene street. and living at Glen
Cove Beside the chauffeur Mrs. Stearns.
The other car is owned by Edward Kemp. who
was in the car.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
4LFONSO,S SECOND SON.
4nother Child Born to the Spanish
SOUereignS.

Madrid June pa was born to King
Alfonso of Spain tonight
King Alfonso was radiant with joy when he
announced the birth of another to the few
persons waiting in the adjoining room Several
members of the royal family arrived half an
hour after the birth, and they fastened to con-
graduate the King.
King Alfonso, on learning that a criminal was
to be executed in the morning. Immediately
signed a pardon to mark the birth of the prince
and telegraphed to the warden OF the prison.
ordering hin, to stop the execution.
Queen Victoria, formerly Princess Ena OF Bat
teuberz and King Alfonso were married at
Madrid on May 81. 1906. Their first son was
born on May 10. 1907.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
THIEF MAY HAVE STOLEN DISEASES.
Two Garments Which He Took Full of Scar
let Fever and Diphtheria Germs.

South Orange. N J.. June q tSpeciaD--Unless
great medical precautions taken by the person
who stole two cloaks from the porch of Charles
Heyniger's house. in Academy street, yesterday
morning there is danger that he may be stricken
with scarlet fever and diphtheria in its most viru-
lent form. for the two garments worn by
the physician and while in the sickroom of
Mr. Heynigers who has both OF these dis
eases but is in much less danger than the
thief.
As the period OF incubation in scarlet fever is
about equal to prison term. the thief will
be prosecuted IL he returns the property.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
VIII! pEPoRT NEW ORLEANS ITALIANS
Federal Authorities Take Two Alleged
Black Hand Men from State Officers.
tBv Telegraph to The Tribune-l

New Orleans June 22-Charsed WIN pei"s
- -. IN. government and undesirable residents
% ,,orica stasilIo Ciopolla and Nincenzo chi
1T, italians who are alleged 10 have wrecked
tbe store of Joseph Serio with a dynamite noilp
recently. after Serio had ignored Black aanu
1e+ter demanding 5000. were taken from the s'a'e
authorities by Captain Peter Stret'oh' CiN'eN r1
,a.,o, i,snector to-day, and after formal
ling Tomorrow will he deported to italy.
II is said that evidence was obtained by Inc ieu-
oral authorities connecting the Italians WIN "
tIacL Hand organization that recently hourlsheo III
New York and with branches throughout '''
United States.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
ABD-EIc4ZIZ KILLED.
of ASSASSINATION Of the No
roccon Sultan.

Paris June CIT is persistently rumored in
the parliamentary lobbies that Abd-el-Az1z. the
Sultan of Morocco, has been assassinated at
Ra bat
There is no confirmation Of this runnor at the
Foreign Office and the Ministry of the Interior
believes the report to be false. Inquiries which
have been made by government officials have
failed to elicit anything TO justify the rumor.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
DIR. MEYER TO HEAD PsYCHIATRIc.
New Yorker Appointed to Johns Hopkins
Clinic and Chair Founded by Henry Phipps.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

IBy Telegraph TO The TrtbuneI
baltimore June 22.-The trustees of Johns Hop
kns University and Hospital announced to-day the
election of Dr. Adolph Meyer. of New York. to the
dictatorship of the recently founded psychiatr1c
clinic and to the professorship of psychiatry Dr.
Never has accented. Mr.. Phipps recently gave
.--o ono e. 1obns I5onkns for the establishment of
the chair and a hospital building.
Since 1902 DR.. Meyer has been director OF the
pathological institute the State Hospital of New
York on Wards Island. New York City and since
1904 professor Of psyschatry In the medicai Depart
ment of Cornell University He Is president OF
the New York Psychiatrical Society.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
Jesse GRANT AND THE PRESIDENCY
Son of the General Announces His Receptive
Candidacy in Denver
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Denver June 22-Jesse Grant, Of Los Angeles, a
son of the late President Grant, may be dark
l.sa m onnoee William Jennings Bryan for the
I,,,ooratic nomination for President. He arrived
IN Denver to-day TO look after his interests MT.
Grant. who was a caller on Sergeant-at-Arms Mar
a., today. said to a reporter that he is receptive
candidate and hoped to find many 1riends among
the delegates.
I,a declared positiveIy that he would not accept
49,, .oond place on the ticket. lie is said TO be the
orl, Democrat in the Grant family.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
POISON IN IMPROvIsED DIPPER.
Pov Dies After Drinking Water from Broken
Bottle He Finds.

,-incenzo Sacconann. Of Massenio Sacco-
nanni Of Croton. and another boy. about the same
age. went pick cherries yesterday AT harmon, ~
.s.',r5 ,bev went 10 a spring they knew Of IN
a., ,roods for a drink. There was no cup, so they
ade use of a portion OF broken bottle which they
found.
sacconanni drank first. Last night he was taken
violently iii. and after hours OF agony died Ihe
- hn, was slightly sick IL is thought the bottle
60 have contained poison, and had been thrown
away by some one
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
IN AEROPL4NE RECORD.
". Delagrange Corers II Miles an
1f 1-2 Minutes-4 Medal.

Milan June 22.-Leon Delagrange, the French
aeronaut this evening surpassed all previous
records by flying for sixteen minutes ana thlrty
seconds During that time his aeroplahe was
from, ten to eighteen feet above the ground NJ.
oe,aprsnee made nine rounds of measured
course in. a military field at a speed of about
,b,rtveieht miles an hour, covering in all about
eighteen Kilometres or little more than eleven
miles special gold medal will be struck IN
honor of NJ Delagrange's performance.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
MILE. FALLIEREs ENGAGED.

Paris June 2s-The Figaro announces the en-
gagement of Mile Anne FaIeres. daughter OF the
President to Jean Joseph Edmond Lanes. secretary
general to the President.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
MAKES PEACE WITH OIL TRUST.

lBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Independence Kan, June 22--It was announced
here to-day that the Standard oil Company had
reached an agreement with Governor Haskell. by
virtue of which the Standard will complete imme-
diatey its pipe lines in Oklahoma and begin the
construction of a line TO New Orleans through
Arkansas.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
BARNETT FOUND GUILTY.

Can Francisco, June 22--Walter j. Barnett. the
,arter charged with embezzltng securities from
the Cotton estate, was convicted tlis afternoon
the iurv being out less than an hour
a,att was charged in connection with the fall
- ~ the California Safe Deposit and Trust Com
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
MRS. BURT SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Wife of Local Theatrical Manager Thrown
from Automobile in Denver.
fRv telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Frank Burt. a New York theatrical manager
seriously injured to-day. trolley car running at
high speed smashing her electric automobile and
hurting her to the sidewalk Mr.. Burt in the
rear seat with child. They not badly hurt.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
-.eveo TO DEATH AS CANCER CURE.

,-bicapo June 22-Mrs. Louisa Thompson' Iorly
oars old of Zion City died to-day from starva-
tion after forty-day fast she Is sa'd 10 % ha,e
W. ..al,.r the ordeal in the belief that 1t would
- bar of cancer with which she was afflicted
cb. was member Of one of the numtrlrs cults
40. exist in Zion city
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
o,Is,aNA RACE BILL UP To-oAv.

Es.on Rouge Bs.. June Z-The Louisiana : i ie
legislature adjourned at CLOCK to-n'shI Nitilou'
ote op the Locke anti-racing bill. The
.oasrs will come up again when the body recon
.,as a. noon TO morrow.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
DAMAGE BY STORMS.
Minnesota Tozcns Lose $3.50, ,OOO-
Central Ohio SUept.

,or-s+onna Mimi June 22.-Clarks Grove and
Glendale which were in the pain OF SATURDAY
storro received second visitation to-day AT
,-1a,.l,,e Grove an elevator blown to pieces
ard twenty-seven barns were levelled- Many
c.,+1e and horses were killed The crops were
Melted down by the hail. and the property loss IN
- ,a,+ tho town is estimated at 100000 At
I,f1oas1a scarcely a frame building escaped The
,ror, loss In Steele County is $4,000
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23

Columbus. Ohio June 22.-One Of the worst
electrical storms in years passed over Cen'fal
otio carly to-day Much stock is reported to
- 80 liIled bv lightning and many farm
borees and outbuildings were burned A large
tank of refined oil hit by bolt at Finley ana
destroved Mrs Alice Boyd was severely IN
+ured at Urbana by lightning striking the gas
- in her home The gas exploded and the
eo burst into her room from the pipe
snringheld Dayton. Delaware, Coshocton' New
~, aod other towns report severe damage.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
KING TO OPEN OLYMPIC GAMES.

London. June 22.-King Edward has promised 10
omen the olympic games July a.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
AuAERE TO TAKE LUNG

nd drink the Highest Types Of American Wines
Adyt
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
al Anr,c CITY AND RErusM

$3.50 TO ATLANTIC CITY AND RETURN
sunday June IS, via Pennsylvania Railroad Special
ira lin leaves York 6:45 a m, stopping at New
ark Elizabeth and New Brunswick Returning At
A,ae p. m.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1908-06-23

THROUGH r. r. TICKETS bed " Y. and Albany
accepted the Hudson River DAY LINE-Adyt.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-05
INDICTMENTS. DISMISSED.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 4-The
prosecution this afternoon in the
Ruef trial dismissed the indictments
against w. /, Brobeck and G., H.
Umbsen, who with j E. Green were
jointly indicted with Ruef IA times
in the Parkside trolley franchise mat
ter, This followed an action by Heney
last Friday in dismissing the Green
indictments after the latter had re-
fused to testify because he was a CO.
defendant, Brobeck has already Civ
en- his testimony and Umbsen will
follow Green on the stand, testifying
for the state. Green again took the
stand and told of employing Ruef as
an attorney for a fee of $4,000 to
get the franchise from the board OF
supervisors after other means to get
the franchise had failed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-05
SUES FOR WAGES.

NEW YORK, May 4.--For three
hours tonight Judge Hough in the
United States district court listened
to arguments which involved the
question OF the right OF President
Roosevelt TO dismiss three companies
of negro soldiers Of the 2sth infantry
for connection with the Brownsville
affair Private Reid, the plaintiff, has
sued the government for $l22, his
wages from the time he was dis
charged to the expiration Of his term
Of enlistment. His attorney contend
ed that the enlisted men are protected
by constitutional rights which the
President is powerless to ignore even
las the commander of the army and
that the enlistment operated from
the legal view as civil contract be-
tween soldier and the government,
Judge Hough reserved his decision
but plainly told Reid's counsel that
he would require considerable proof
to convince that the relations Of the
enlisted soldier and the government
amount to civil contract,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-05
"DoRE THoRNE" COMING.

To those who have never read
Bertha NJ. Clay's famous novel, the
following synopsis of the story will
prove interesting, especially as
Dora Thorne" will appear in dra-
mtized form at the Astoria Theatre
one night only, May 10th, This play
and boks deals with beautiful love
story in a rural English home An
innocent girl daughter OF a lodge
keeper of an Englishman of high
birth. is loved by the son Of the lat
ter. The match meets with the dis
favor Of the young mans father, but
despite the fact that the father in
forms him eiher to give up the girl
or his home of luxury, he chooses
Dora Thorne" and marries her The
young girl, pure and honest crea-
ture, loves the young man quite as
we'll as he does her but through the
efforts of young sailor the young
sailor the young couple are separated
and made to believe later that each
had been unfaithful to the other.
This state comes about as the re-
suit of the efforts of Lady Chararis
and the father of the Earl, The
young sailor returns after two years
voyage to find that Dora's favor has
been transferred from him to the
young noble-man and several compli-
cations arise from this, which for
a while take on serious aspect,
The time arrives when honesty and
faithfulness triumph, and the closing
scenes find everything favorable for
the young folks.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-05

WASHINGTO, May 4.-An eight
inch stack of telegram from the
newspaper publishers throughout the
country, telling OF the increased cost
of print paper was submitted today
to special house committee which
is investigating that subject by John
Norris OF New York, who occupied
the witness stand the entire day
Amplifying these telegraphic state
ments Norris presented mass oi
facts and figures substantiative of the
charges brought against the Interna,
tional Paper Company by the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton. The committee has practically
decided to adjourn at noon mex
Friday and go to Palmer's Falls, New
York, to inspect the mills of tn,
Hudson River Paper Company anc
take testimony there relative to tn,
cost of production.
Forty-six newspapers publisher.
have telegraphed their willingness Il
come to Washington and testify
Chairman Mann requested that the,
be informed Of the adjournment OF
Friday noon SO as many Of them a
possible could come and testify be
fore them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-05
Brownsville Affair Championed
by Connecticut Senator
LAWLESS MExICANs BLAMED
Favors Foraker Bill Requiring Re-
Inlistment Of the Men Upon Their
Statements Of Innocence Import
ant Features Of His Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 4-senator

WASHINGTON, May 4-Senator
Bulkeley of Connecticut. a member
of the military affairs committee,
spoke at length in the senate today
on the Brownsville affair. Bulkeley
declared his belief in the innocence
of the negro soldiers and said that
the rioters Of the town in his judg-
ment were the lawless Mexicans from
an outside town, assisted by the law
less class in Brownsville. He insist
ed that in the absence of light in the
city on the night Of the raid was suf-
ficient to impeach the testimony of
witnesses who told Of seeing several
negro soldiers. Senator Borah inter-
.rupted to say that the night in ques-
tion was an ordinary starlight night
and that the theory Of darkness had
never been suggested except by men
who wanted it to be dark night
Fulton stated that while he was CON
yinced that the shooting up of
Brownsville was done by the negro
soldiers he favored Foraker's bill re-
quiring the re-enlistment of the men
upon their statements Of innocence,
Foraker added that the bill had an
important feature in its provision
that should at any time evidence Of
the guilt of the men be discovered
they would be tried by either the civil
or military authorities and BY having
them back in the army they could be
had at an time
Senate today passed . bill for
$25000O for the relief Of the tornado
sufferers in the south