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New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
TELLS OF PLAGUE CITY.
Consul at La GHaWa De-
scTibPs Conditions There.

Thomas p Moffat American Consr! at La
Guayra. the plague ridden seaport of Venezuelt,
rived here yesterday the Ward liner Seguranc
which he boarded at Santiago, but was unable
throw any light the actual mortality in the
city. He said he knew of eighteen deaths having
occurred shortly before he left La G'layra but
could give figures of the number of deaths
occurring daily the total number Of deaths
reported up to the time OF his departure. He
said information on mortality was hard to Obtain
The reports received recently by the Royal
Mail Steam Packet Company's agent at Trinidad
have placed the mortality at sixty-fve deaths a
day. Mr. Moffat had hard time keeping away
from the plague. lie said he remained for nine
days in the consulate and prepared his food
1T was difficult to get away rroT- the port"
he said. and the United States gunboat Paducah
had TO be sent for me She waited for me about
three miles off shore. and ] rowed out her
myself in a small boat l had get permission
from the Venezuelan government to leave l
leve there only two Americans left in
La Guayra. Everything in the port is a stand
still The quarantine necessarily prevented
steamers from coming into leaving port. and
there was a great scarcity Of meat.
The people, after being bitten by heas, would
wait anxiously 70 rthe elapse of seven days, only
be bitten again and to wait for another incuba-
1ion period After they had been bitten a number
of times they would wonder whether they were
immune from the disease whether the disease
was slow taking hold Of them. They were brave
though. and kept up their courage. While
in the city and deaths were frequently reported
was not alarmed 1t only after l had left
the city that / became uneasy. / think the dis
ease was brought TO La Guayra from Guayaquil
or other cities the west coast"
Ar. Moffat the only consul who refused to
sign the paper issued by the Venezuelan govern
rnent giving the city clean bill of health, and
ii is said that this refusal not helpful to him
during the last few Gays OF his stay in the city.
He was taken from the ilarbor OF La Guayra
TO Guantanamo, Cuba. where he was kept in quar-
antine for several days. lie then went TO Santi-
ago where he took the steamer Seguranca
Mr Moffat will remain few days in Brooklyn
and then 20 Washington.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
THE VENONA WINS RACE
4 FAST RUN TO BERMUDA.
The Mmchioness Second - Other
Entries Not an Sight.

r.;,+on Rarrnuda June with her star
board rail under water and driving uhder 'iiie0
lower sails in 20-knot breeze, the Eeii'
owned bv George E Bliss OF Boston, carrying
the flag of the Eastern Yacht Club, crossed the
finish line at 334 o'clock this afternoon winning
in Class c in the race from Marblehead 10 Hahn
iIton the start of which was made ABOUT IL
a. m last Wednesday. When the NehOh@
crossed no other contestant was in sight. The
elapsed time was 90 hours 81 minutes and 10
seconds, and her corrected time 80 HOURS l.
minutes and 10 seconds.
The venona is the smallest boat in the fleet
and CAPTAIN Bliss and his crew were delighted
with her victory They account for the fine run
by their keeping well to the eastward on Thurs
day and Friday. so that they picked up the
southeast gale last night and ran for the island
with Stacked sheets. The little yachts best run
was 1913 miles. from noon on Saturday to noon
on Sunday, and the only accident she had was
the carrying away of her maintopsail yester-
day
The yachts met heavy weather at the start.
They passed Highland Light on June 8 at
o'clock in the evening and were in the Gulf
Stream on the following day at IL o'clock in the
morning. The Venona lost sight of the
Marchioness. one of her rivals in Class c. owned
by John b. Crozier. of Philadelphia, late
Wednesday, and saw no other competitor after
that time The moderated after crossing the
Gulf Stream and an easterly gale set in about
noon on Saturday but Captain Bliss
abed to lay straight course for the finish. and
his little craft made grand run in the last
fifty miles. with beam The committee
boat barely reached the finish line in time to
the winner cross.
Soon after the Venona finished another yacht
appeared on the horizon. 1t proved to be the
sloop Marchioness- She was fully twenty miles
behind the winner. being we'll to the northwest
and had long beat to get to the waiting
boats at the finish. At dark tonight she still
had a good five miles to go. The Marchioness
when sighted carrying a double reefed
mansail and full jib. She wallowed badly the
heavy wind of the previous night having thrown
up q nasty cross sea. and she had hard beat
around the reefs north of the island.
There was great surprise here that the small
boats should beat the three large schooners At
dark nothing had been of the other yachts
The Venona arrived in Hamilton harbor at 6
O'Clock in the evening, and enthusiastically
welcomed by host of yachtsmen. She sailed in
with all flags flying Mrs. Bliss met the owner
of the yacht, who appeared to be we'll and in
excellent condition, despite the hard weather of
the last twenty-four hours.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
PRESIDENTS COMMISSION RETusS

James Bronson Reynolds, Sanuei -.
and Henry Beach Needham- VINO were 80 -.
canal zone by the President as a Spe'la- .,E.
sion 10 investigate labor and comhilSSAs = r-s,
tions arrived here yesterday on the Panama =. !,
Auianca from Colon and departed al 0A''
Washington to report TO the President .,s
Mr. Reynolds said the matter OF VASES = = ,ssr
employees would be thoroughly consldeleu ,,r5
report and that the commission prooaO' sst
recommend that no more married eoupl-S-.sr. u
to the canal zone at this time as the 441''
them were insufficient. -, a Cqr
The Alllanca brought 70 port lhe DoO-Is Is..,s
ford COggan. civil engineer anu - ,r MAJ
Roach a powder foreman. who were Aie~ ,~uDss
% when a Guantitv Of dynamite was s'pA''
prematurely by lightning.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
ANTI BRYAN MOVE IN NORTH CAROLINA
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.1

Asheville. N. c.. June There Is a strongly
supported movement In this state in opposition to-
iiisu uucths The delegates to the Democratic Ma
tionai convention for Mr.. Bryan. The Bryan men
not only fear that there will be no instructions but
'hat the opposition will be able to name delegates
opposed TO Bryan. and realize now that there has
peeh an active but quiet campaign for Governor
Johnson.
This opposition is supported by United States
senators simmons and Overman. who control the
state organization. and have as followers the men
M"o VIII PROBABLY be chosen delegates. The
herce contest for the Goyernorship nomination
monopoizes general interest and has made II easier
Tor the anti -Bryanites TO gain strength without
arousing antagonsm
peculiar situation exists in respect TO the ma
uohsi delegates from this state and a sharp con-
troversy is expected at the convention on June ?,
Inc state convention Swo years ago instructed for
hrSan' but selected no delegates and now Bryan
men say that. unless the coming convention re-
oNes 'his the delegates will SO to Denver pledged
TO Bryan
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
FINED FOR SPEEDING A MONTH AGO
Motorcyclist Caught When He Rolled Down
Hill in Climbing Contest

cyclIst of No 50 West 63d street to be arrested
yesterday for violating the speed law a month
ago and to be fined S1.
on May Bicycle Patrolman Martin says he saw
Wray pass him at I'D street and Riverside Drive.
going so fast that he hau to give up chasing him.
Martin present the annual hill climbing con-
test OF the New York Motorcycle Club at Fort
George on Saturday. and Wray competitor.
In the afternoon Wray's motorcycle. while going
up the steepest part OF the incline in Dyckman
street and st. Nicholas avenue. turned a somer-
sault and rolled two hundred feet down the hill
Martin the first at his side. and Immediately
recognized him. After his injuries had been dressed
he was placed under arrest John Doe warrant
Martin had obtained.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
ASKS UORK, NOT CHARITY
President Of c. f. L. Discusses
.StarratiOn Among School Pupils.

1T is necessary that should take measures
to find out the cause of this lack of food said
President McStay of the Central Federated
Union at the meeting yesterday, in discussing
the condition of East Side children. "An agi
tation has been started to provide soup kitchens
and to contribute money for providing food. but
we do not want charity for our workers. What
they want is work.
This giving of charity, it is called, is often
done for the purpose of notorety for individuals
who are seeking political other preferment. L
have no doubt that many people contribute in a
spirit true kindness, but, all the same some of
the people who contribute the largest sums are
members OF firms and corporations which keep
up the prices of the necessaries of life. We want
the necessaries of life at normal prices instead
of charity"
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
MISSING
POOR MANS SON STRANGELY NIs's~ y.

Mr. and Mrs Abraham Zarin. Of No "a
stree. az midnight. last night had io- "a,
trace Of their three-year-old son. JUi'-., .,,,-s
strayed away at o'clock on Satu'uay a., Al Ne
while his father was in a butcher s a ~,
Is Orchard street The father "n0 .-.,y,d n,
tailor. said last night that he haG .'V -.ss,n %
Black Hand letters. and that he hau ~
believe the boy had been kidnapped nv cnv
Il am a poor man said he. ana 'l'S -.,rs. n
child. No one would take him for a -, - tass
sure ! have been TO Police Heaa4u' 80, tuuri
and 10 the Gerry society. but they na. , ,at vhsa
him. He had on white SUIT anu . -a,,s Il sn5
l lost him. I think he could 'e" MS
one finds him..
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08

,, ,r,r fact that having restored
neace and order in that island, the Oii'eu "
Is now preparing to bring It's protecoo"'e "
end and remove the evidences OF i.s .on.
American management Of aHalrs OIL .he h'r
mines will be extolied; it VIII DE GU '
tbe Filipinos are prospering anu inpi
.',aou Tho nresent administration OF affairs, and
:. 1.i, r,rohab,v he set forth that to abandon
those islands until our work there Is hiiishe'
ona tho Pbilfppine people made ready Tor sell
or,,oept yvould be inhuman unWise ana IN
every way unjustifiable
rop PROTECTION OF THE NEGROES
,s,,a, tho nlatform will declare for the pro-
s.,o, of tho civil liberties of the negro race.
. sreciaI effort will be made to have this plank
con,prehensive and emphatic There VIII De
strong declaration In favor of the continued I'M
provement of the navy, including the cohS'ah.
increase of battleships. with the END IN we" VI
protecting American interests ABROAD hhaih'diii-
ine the country's standing among the nations
and supporting the Monroe Doctrine winch ooc-
trine will again receive unqualified lndorseinehi'
There will be a word in favor OF the Haihtehahce
of the army on its present basis, but no recon-
mendation for its enlargement The action OF
CONGRESS in increasing the pensions OF the
,;ao,s of soldiers will be commended. and
liberal peneion policy for the future Will be ad-
vocated.
Among other recommendations that VIII oe
made will be the following
For the admission at the next session or CON-
gress of Arizona and New Mexico as separate
states of the Unon for the protection OF Amer
loan citizens abroad: for the fostering of Amer1-
can commerce in the Orient: for the open door
in China; for the exclusion of cooie LABOR
whether Chinese or Japanese; strong commehoa-
ton of the present Civil Service policy; indorse-
ment of the plan to grant subsidy in the IN
terest of the ocean mails to South America ana
Australasia and for the encoura cement of Amer
lean shipping generally
There will be a demand for the continuation
of the policies of the present administration
toward corporations. Attention will be called
to the wisdom of carrying into effect all the rec
concentrations of the President and the neces-
sity for square DEAL all around for the en-
forcement of the law without regard TO persons
or places and for the equal protection of all
under the law will be emphasized.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08

ment on the ground that new facts had been
submitted.
This Judgment Of the Court Of Appeals adj
cally changed the aspect OF the entire lisara1
Under it the Corporation Counsel contends that
even if the courts in subsequent actions nod
that the city permitted a nuisance. the city aln
can prove that Mr.. Hearst furnished cOntibu-
ton to it. and therefore was responsible with
the city. if not individually, for resultant
damages
SUMMONSES IN EIGHTY ACTIONS
1t is this new string of affirmative actions, the
first of which has been brought by Assis'an1
Corporation Counsel Frank B. Pierce WnEa
will confront Mr.. Hearst on his return rlon
Europe. 1t is the intention OF the Law Depart
ment to summon Mr. Hearst in eaen Oh us
eighty actions as fast as they are brought
We haven't any personal animus against Nj
Hearst" said one of Mr. Pendletons stan "
terday we are here 20 fight the cltys oA1i''
to the best Of our ability. Eighty actOns az
pending against the city on account Of "
Madison Square disaster. involving eansa
damages in the sum of between SSo0o0~ al
100000 In the most recent case tha' ~en. !.
the Court of Appeals the city won 0l''D''
victory. practically making Mr.. Hears.
sponsibIe with us 1t is merely matter ol U--
when we shall serve him with the sunHl0l9'
He outwitted our process servers the iaS' "
in NAV. but we will be on hand when ne az
on his return from Europe in july anu az ,
that he will be compelled to appear In an =
the actions"
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
a. H. GARNER RENDERS ACCOUNTING.

Caracas June tvta Wiilemstad, June 7D.-The
nudge the Federal Court here announces that
Ambrose II Garner, the former receiver or the
New York and BermudeZ Asphalt Company has
rendered accounting OF the business OF the
company for the month of May, that this
will be examined by the court. The Venezuelan
government entered suit recently against Mr.
Garner to compel him TO render accounting of
his four years administration Of the property
His bond was fixed at 5000 900.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08

Caracas, June 3 (via Willemstad. June D.
Although the decree issued by President Castro
opening the port Of La Guayra to commerce on
May 30 has not yet been rescinded, La Guayra
is still shut off from communication with the
outer world because of the continuance of the
plague. There have been new cases almost
daily and the situation is desperate The funds
subscribed by the merchants exhausted and
there is no money for the destitute or the cam
paign against the plague.
The existence of the plague at Caracas has been
reported from various several times in the
last few months and later denied
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
ANOTHER AERoPLANE PRIZE.

Fsris June A prize Of $1,000 has been offered
b. Reae Qunton for the first aeroplane inventor
who succeeds in flying for five minutes, with the
,ro,or Of bis machine stopped, at height OF at
least NIFTY metres. NJ. Qunton believes that a
man car accomplish what is ACCOMPLISHED BY
birds j.! scaT:E..
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
PLAGUE IN CARACAS.
SereraI Cases Reported Great Suf-
fering IN La Gudyra.

Willemstad. June THE French steamer Mar
Unique which has arrived here reports several
cases of plague at Caracas. This news has been
confirmed by officers of the steamer Caracas
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
CITY TO SUE HEARST

Continued from first page.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08

PLANK IN AID OF RAILROADS.
The convention will place itself on record as
favorable to such an amendment of the Sher-
man antitrust law as will enable the railroads
to enter into reasonable traffic agreements with
out taking the risk of prosecution in the Grim
mai courts. Probably also there will be a dec
laration in favor of the registration of certain
corporations engaged in interstate commerce
having the to become mOnopoies, SO
as to give the national government such super
vision over them as Is exercised over trans
portation agencies. In connection with this
there will be q pronouncement in favor of ma
tiona control against national ownership.
Cognizance will be taken of the demands of
labor to the extent of recommending such legiS-
latiol will insure labor organizations against
snap judgment by the courts In the issuance of
intuuctions without due notice or necessary
hearing. A recommendation for the removal of
the triple penalty in conspiracy prosecutions
when such prosecutions are directed against
labor organizations } probable.
There will be a trust resolution along the lines
of that embraced in the platform of 1900, when
the necessity and propriety OF honest co-opera-
ton and combination we're recognized To meet
new conditions and extend American trade i'm
foreign countries, but when conspiracies which
create monopolies. limit production and control
prices were pointedly condemned.
Much attention will be given to the planks
dealing with the Philippines and Cuba. The
pacific attitude of this country toward cuba will
be held to have been demonstrated 10y the pres
snt reiationship OF the two countries and by the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-15
A HOLIDAY With Jov.

life isn't so full O. trouble but that
we kin sometimes steal away an spend
a holiday with JOY" said the old phi
losopher. But the minute Joy shakes
hands with us we 60 to celebratin', an
the next thing we know the town mar.
shall runs US in fer gittin' too happy on
the highway, an we git SO or thirty
days more'n we bargained fer! once
knowed ole brother who wuz one O.
the best fellers in the country when he
wuz in low grounds, but hist him to
the hilltop an he thought that the sun
wuz silver mine an he owned 1t, an
the moon wuz thirty dollar gold piece,
an the stars wuz small change an all
made fer him! Satan hisse'f would "a
been flynn roun' in glory to this day
but fer the fact that he couldn't stand
to be prosperous. Still, it's good idee
to risk day with Joy whenever posi-
BILE. Even eff we git into more trouble
by it our, consolation will be that we
had high ole time gittin' thar! Hu-
man natur' continues to be the most
curious contraption on the top side o.
the yearth!-Atlanta Constitution.
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Ensland's First Bank Note Foraer.

Whether the trick of forging notes
was INDUCED in within the limits Of
China, Venice, Spain and other coun-
tries where banks first had their exist
ence history does not record. But the
man who first forged a note of the
Bank Of England was thereby, to quote
phrase too often misapplied. damn
ed to everlasting fame" 1t was in
1853, sixty-four years after the Bank
Of England was founded, that Richard
William Waugh, linen draper. of Stat
ford was most unhappily led by min
gled vanity and affection into this
crime. He was then passionately in
love with young lady of his city.
who, however, would not listen to his
pleadings because. as she frankly told
him. his worldly wealth fell short of
her desires. He. therefore. forged a
number of bank notes, which he show
ed to her to prove that he was very
much richer than she had supposed.
Had he not allowed the avaricious
young lady to handle the notes all
might have been we'll. but she alb
stracted one of them and passed it,
with speedy calamitous results. Waugh
was arrested, his plea of his lack of
dishonest intent in making the notes
was not allowed, and he was con-
demned to death and hanged.
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The Penalty Of Curiosity.


Among the packets received ut the
Birmingham England postoffice one
day was one containing pair Of hand
cuffs, which were being sent from Der
by to manufacturer in Birmingham
to be fitted with key. The paper COW
ering Of the parcel had been torn dur
ing the transit, SO that the handouts
were exposed to view. They were an
object of curiosity to the clerks, and
presently one of the young men jocu-
larly clasped one of the cuffs around
his left wrist. It was then that he dis
covered that there was no key to un-
fasten 1t. The handcuff was on his
wrist Ito stay"
The young man went to the police
station, and an officer found key that
he thought would fit. but in turning ii
round he broke it off in the cuff. Now,
the broken key would have to be
drilled out or the handcuff filed
through before the clerk could get II
Oh. The day was Sunday, and all the
shops, including the manufacturer
place. were closed. The clerk returned
to the postoffice and explained his
plight to the superintendent. This Off.
cial ordered him to take the first train
for Derby the next morning, explain
the whole circumstance to the owner
OF the handouts, apologize to him and
then return to Birmingham and go to
the manufacturers and have the hand.
cuff filed of.
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HllYDll's UllliA Pl lllsE
The Composer Married NJ n srsiy @ |
ohliss Hsr, Father.

The Composer Married u iaefsly -
ohIiSs Her. rathsr. IL, s5s3 ssS1
Haydn married not the sgiri he Was
In love with. but her sister. Haydn.
you should take my oldest daughter" \
said Father Keller. the barber. und -
Keller had done q gool deal for Hasdn
the composer f.lt that he must sacri-
fee his affection on the altar Of duty
and oblige the old nun. at the time
Of the marriage, in 176O. Haydn was
twenty-nine, while his Anna Maria
was thirty-two. There does not appear
to have been much love ON either side
to start with. but Haydn declared that
he had really begun to like" his wife.
and would have come to entertain q
stronger feeling for her II she had be-
haved in u reasonable way. Unfortu-
nately Anna Maria had neither rhyme
nor reason IN her composition. The
entertaining Marville says that the ma
jority Of ladies married to men Of
genius are SO vain of the abilities Of
their husbands that they are frequent
ly insufferable. But Frau Haydn was
not a lady of that kind. The world
had emphat!cally proclaimed her hus-
band genius. but to Maria it was
quite immaterial whether he were
cobbler or an artist, Nay. she even
committed the Incredible crime of
using the composers manuscript scores
for curling paper. as underlays for
pastry and similar things! She was
CAV enough with 1t all too.
When Haydn went from home, she
would send him the most cheerful lit
tie notes. SHOULD you die today or to-
morrow" ran one of these missives.
"there is not enough money left In the
house to bury you" At another time
when Haydn was In London he received
letter in which Maria wrote that she
had just seen neat little house which
she liked very much and that he might
do himself the pleasure to send her
1000 gulden with which to buy it so
as to have in future widows
home" Pleasant reading this for the
genial composer! In the first case he
wrote without trace Of anger:
SHOULD this be so take my manu-
scripts to the music publisher. guar
antee you that they will be worth
money enough to defray my funeral
expenses" In the matter of the ovid
ow's home" he thought 1t would be
best to arrange things himself. Ulti-
mately he bought the house. and in
spite Of Maria's frequent suggestions
Of his coming dissolution he lived in it
for nine years after she had been dead.
Frau Haydn saw out her seventy
years, but some time before that the
pair had agreed to live apart as the
best way Of ending union which had
proved utterly unbearable to the COM
poser.
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Soft Hearted Bill!

"Ah. dearie me-" sighed the woman
when Mrs. Pipkins, the sympathetic
parishioner. called upon her. Eyes,
there was worse men than my poor
Bill, but there, 'e's took now-gone. e
'ad his good points, lad Bill"
II am indeed glad to hear it." said
Mrs. Pipkins.
"Poor Bill" went on the bereaved
woman. "'e-well. e weren't exactly
'andsome. but e were soft 'earted
enough to smoke like chimbly when.
ever e left the 'ouse."
"Indeedv' broke in the visitor. "But
l fail to see the connection between
smoking and"-
THAT'S becos you never seed my
poor Bill" put in the widow. "Bnl
weren't pretty, and e knowed it-but
there-sooner than scare hinnercent
little children into q fit Bill always I'D
that terrible mug o. is in a cloud O
smoke. Yes, e was soft 'earted and
thoughtful for others, was BILL
London Answers.