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The sun., 1908-02-04
LEOPARD KILLS TIGER IN ARENA.
FIGht TO the Death Between Animals Of
the wallace ShOw.

PERU. Ind. Feb. s.-Thers was Fight TO
the death between q tiger and a leopard
in the arena Of the winter quarters OF the
Wallace show this afternoon that animal
trainer GRrstang was forced to witness but
poweriess 70 prevent.
The tiger had been In q bad humor and
when turned loose in the arena attacked
the leopard, throwing IL high in the air
and slapping it sGvagely with his paws.
The leopard fought desperately. but ap-
peared to be no match for the tiger. Gar
stang tried to separate the aninalI. but
the tiger turned upon him and he had TO
dee for his life.
Finally the tiger got the leopard down
and was tugging at his throat when the
apparently exhausted animal turned upon
his back with the tiger directly over him.
With his hind paws he began tearing at
the tigers breast. In q few moments the
leopard's claws reached the vitalg OF the
tiger and he fell over dead. The smaller
animal got up and shook the blood OF the
tiger from himself The leopard Is badly
injured, but 1t is believed he will recover. =
The sun., 1908-02-04
SUES EQUITABLE FOR 100000.
Ex.GeueraI Agent Haynes Says lie Was
Improperly Dismissed.

A suit brought by Archibald o. Haynes
to recover $1,000 from the Equitable Life
Assurance Society came to trial yesterday
before Justice Hcndrick and jury in the
Supreme Court. Haynes was general agent
for the metropolitan district in 1906, but in
that year he advised his sub-agents to cut
out all loaded participating agreements
or deferred dividend policies on the ground
that such policies or agreements were
illegal.
A letter he Eeceived from Paul Nor
ton "a president OF the Equitable con-
fi1ning the above, Haynes said, seemed TO
him to have no Importance. as the COM
pany's agents stepped in and seized every
thing in his Office. Haynes objected stren-
uously and offered to show that no action
Of his had been illegal Nevertheless he
was removed, he says on July Q, 1905,
though his contract ran until December 30,
1905. The damages demanded are based
on the allegation that Haynes had failed
to perform his duties and had therefore
been discharged. regardless OF his contract.
Haynes says that he never failed in any
OF his duties and that the letter he sent
to his sub-agents advising them to drop
loaded participating agreements was in
spired solely by his instructions from Mr..
Morton. The trial continues to-day,
The sun., 1908-02-04
THE EARTH'S ROTATION PROVED.
FOucauIt's Experiment Tried ut Columbia
In the Chapel.

The scientists at Columbia University
yesterday afternoon performed Foucault's
experiment in st. PauIs Chapel and demon
strated that the earth rotates on it's axis.
Despite the fact that precautions had been
taken against possible error. several slight
imperfections in the suspension of the
pendulum caused il 20 oscillate in a slightly
elliptical path instead OF in straight line.
The performance Of the experiment oc-
cupied only about thirty-five minutes.
The errors caused we're not apparent at
first, but they gradually became more
noticeable.
The pendulum used was a cannon ball
fastened TO a specially made copper wire
which was suspended from the interior
Of the dome Of the chapel. The cannon ball
came from the Brooklyn navy yard and
weighed about one hundred and fifty
pounds. The suspension wire was ninety
feet long.
At , o'clock DR.. Forbes. curator in the
department OF physics. approached the
cannon ball. which was secured at the end
Of its swing by a long cord, with lighted
taper in his hand. II was explained that
the pendulum was to be released bv burn
ing the string in order that the possibility
of giving II a siOe swing or extra impetus
might be avoided. On the bottom Of the
ball was fastened a camel's hair brush
which passed over the surface of an ink
pad. marking plainly the course Of each
swing on a dial about eight feet in diameter
placed on the floor Of the chapel.
As the pendulum swung slowly back
and forth noticeable deviation could be
observed after few swings. The lecturer
explained that although the pendulum
seemed to be changing the direction Of its
swing. this was in reality caused by the
fact that the chapel floor and the earth
were gradually turning under il. At the
end Of the half hour that it was in motion
the ball registered a deviation Of about
five degrees.
The sun., 1908-02-04
ZERO RIDE on ENGINE PILOT.
Soldier Unconscious and Frozen After Half
Hours Trip at q Vile a Minute.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 1.--Shortly after mid
night, just about the time the Thermometer
was at its lowest and the wind was keenest.
James O'COnnor. private in the Twenty
sixth Coast Artillery. was flying through
space at the rate OF sixty miles an hour.
perched on the cowcatcher OF the engine
which drew the Baltimore and Ohio's mid
night express from Washington into Cam
den station early this morning
The air as the train Numbered along at
the rate Of mile minute pierced 0Con-
noT's body like a thousand needles. freez-
ing his hands and feet and finally rendering
him unc Jnscious
Upon recovering consciousness O'Connor
admitted that after drinking some last
night he had decided to come to Baltimore,
and being out Of funds swung to the pilo
of the express as IL drew out OF Washington
Il hadn't been there very long" said
O'Connor, before was cold all over. The
wind cut into my face and pulled the
cape of my overcoat up over my head 70
protect my ears. ! guess that is all that
saved them. For a while il was terrible
The train rocked and swayed. and as it
shot around the curves thought every
minute would be my last.
-In little while was so cold that ] lost
consciousness. and knew nothing more
until awOGe with a lot Of policemen
standing over me. How ever managed to
hold on TO my place can't imagine"
O'Connor's feet and hands are frozen
and his legs are numb TO the knees.
The sun., 1908-02-04
DYNAMITE IN NAVY COIL.
4 stick Uncovered while COaIInE the hat
tIeshIp Ohio At Trinidad,

WAsHINGToN, Feb. SA stick Of dyna-
mite about five inches in length was found
in coal which was being taken aboard the
battleship Ohio from the chartered collier
Fortuna at Port of Spain. Trinidad. several
weeks ago while the feet was coaling thcre.
4 mail report Of the incident was received
at the Navy Department to-day from Capt.
Charles W. Bartlett.
This is the second time that dynamite has
been found in the coaI furnished United
States men-of-war. Tbs previous case
occurred over year AGO and resulted at
the time in an order hein 1issued by Admiral
Evans enjOIning all oH7hers AMI men en-
gagged ia coahng ship to examine coal care
fully while being put aboard ship. The order
describes the general appearance OF dynA-
mite and gave certain necessary precautions
TO he observed.
This dynamite was evidently a stick used
in mining the coal aad escaped the observa-
ton Of the miners aid persons who subss-
quently handled the coal while loading It
into the collier.
The sun., 1908-02-04
LANTRY NOT ASKED TO RESIGN.
The Mayor Declines to Discuss His Own
Programme.

AhG NhhyDE LgEhAhACb W DhNguNo NAAo UNu
Programme.
IfFire Commissioner Francis J. Lantry has
any. intention Of resigning because Of the
findings Of the Mayors Commissioners OF
Accounts he has not notified the Mayor.
Mr.. Mcclellan said yesterday that he had
not asked for Lantry's resignation.
-Is there anything in the Commissioners
report" the Mayor was asked. which
makes it incumbent on you 10 act against
Commissioner Lantry or anybody else
connected with the Fire Department.
Am on the witness stand2' asked the
Mayor.
"No, not exactly; but we would like 10
find out II there are to be any removals.
said the newspaper men.
well, am afraid I'll have 70 be COM
mitted for contempt was the Mayors
reply.
The general opinion in political circles
seems to be that Lantry will have 70 quit
the Fire Department.
Gossip az the City Hall had II that LAntry
would be sent back to the Department OF
Correction and that John V. CogRey. the
present Commissioner OF Correction. would
get Lantry's job.
The committee on insurance and Ere
regulations Of the New York Board Of Trade
and Transportation sent TO the Mayor yes
terday a request that all the affairs relat-
ing to the Fire Department be thorou ghly
investigated.
The sun., 1908-02-04
CARS IDLE, 33S, 900.
some Improvement Noted Between January
q and January n.

According to a report Of the committee
on car efficiency Of the American Railway
Association the number OF idle freight
cars Of all kinds on the railroads OF this
country and Canada on January 20 was
sSs 800. This included II 900 surplus cars on
Canadian roads. The surplus on January
was 3a1 600.
The earliest Indications Of the surplus
were discovered in the Northwest. As
long ago as November l3. when all the
rest OF the country was still reporting large
shoFtageS OF AL classes oF equipment, the
roads in Iowa. Illinois. Wisconsin and the
DakOtas had on hand a large net surplus
OF box cars. The most severe effects Of the
falling of in business. according To the
committee. has been felt by the roads in
what are known as Groups 2 and ,. These
are in the Eastern and Middle States and
carry the highest proportion Of steel. iron
and coal.
According to Chairman Arthur Hale Of
the COMMITTEES an Improvement in the car
situation would seem 20 he quite natural
The Western roads have a great many cars
now in the East. and if there il an improve
ment in business conditions these will move
homeward
The sun., 1908-02-04
so THE WOMEN MAY SMOKE.
Mayor vetOes Little TIm's High er Law for
Restaurants.

Little Tins Sullivan'S frat effort at
public reform has been nullified by Mayor
MeClellan. The Mayor vetoed yesterday
the ordinance which Little Tim had passed
by the Aldermen imposing penalties on
owners Of restaurants and hotels who
permit smoking by women in the public
rooms Of their places, In disapproving
Of the ordinance Mr., McClellan said in his
memorandum:
Il know Of no provision Of law which
gives the Board Of Aldermen the power to
enact an ordinance OF this kind. While
the conduct Of individuals or Of the owners
Of private property can be regulated by
legislation TO certain extent. for the pro-
lection Of the public morals. health or
safety, ! do not belleye that this general
power. which Is technically known as the
police power Of a government. can be in
yoked to sustain an ordinance Of this kind"
The veto will be received by the board at
the weekly meeting to-day and although
the Mayors disapprOval could be oveTuled
by q two-thlrds majority. a majority that
Little Tim easily commands. IL Is under
stood that no attempt WIN be made 70 pass
the ordinance over the veto. Little Tim.
who is In Hot Spring. Ark. left orders that
the action Of the Mayor be accepted.
The sun., 1908-02-04
TRISTAN. BUT NO CLOTHES.
Only Violent Action saved Last Nights
Opera From Disaster.


An express wagon waiting at the stage
door Of the Metropolitan Opera House
during the performance Of Tristan und
Isolde" last night was the only outward
sign Of another managerial tragedy which
in the latter Fart Of the afternoon had
driven the business Office wild
sudden hOarseness by Herr Burgstaller.
who was cast to sing Tristan, develored.
When word came that Herr Burgstaller
would be unable to sing the management
turned to Herr Knote. who has completed
his engagement with the opera house for
the time being and is to sail this morning
on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. Herr
Knote was willing but what should he
do? His costumes were all packed and had
gone into the hold of the steamship. 4
hasty investigation proved - the salts
faction Of all that Herr Knote could never
go on in Herr Burgstaller's clothes.
Negotiations were opened with the steam
ship company, and the express wagon was
dispatched to the pier. IL was found that
Herr Knote's trunks were down in the very
bottom OF the luggage hold. A force OF
men burrOwed, dug and excavated until.
with half the luggage OF the ship unloaded
and much more in confusion on every hand.
Herr Knote's trunks were laid bare. The
precious article Of baggage contained the
desired garments was then tossed on the
express wagon and rushed uptown. where
it arrived just in time to allow Herr Knote
to dress for the performance.
The wagon ana It's men waited at the
stage door, and when, the performance over,
Herr KnOte doffed the trappings OF Tristan.
they were bundled back into the trunk
and the trunk was thrown back on the
express wagon and the express wagon was
rushed back 10 the pier
The sun., 1908-02-04
ROOSEVELT DEMOCRAT.
Mr.. Henry OT Texas Proposes Caucus 10
IndOrse the Presidents Policies.

Mr.. Henry Of Texas Proposes a Caucus 10
IDdOrse the Presidents Policies.
WASHINGTON. Feb. s-Mr. Henry Dem,
TeXas), who broached q proposition last
Friday to indorse President RooseveIts
recommendations contained in his special
message Of that day. thinks that his political
associates will adopt his plan in caucus
Wednesday or Thursday.
, my proposition he said to-day. lis
simply this: The President has sent to
Congress recommending certain principles
FOR which the Democrats have always
contended and still contend. believe the
Democrats should get together and indorss
those recommendations by caucus action
and then tender them 70 the Republicans
Here are the things we would say that
we have long stood for and for which some
% you stand. Your President says they
ought TO be enacted and we offer you the
united Democratic vote. We will move
to suspend the rules and they can DO passed
in thirty minutes. Il is not only good
politics but It IL right"
Have you got call out for the caueus?-
Not yet Mr.. Henry replied.
The sun., 1908-02-04
STEAMER BURNED, 10 DEAD.
the st. Cuthbert Destroyed or the Coast OF
NOVA scotia.

CAPE SABLE. N. B., Feb S.-The British
steamer St. Cuthbert has been destroyed
by fire 200 miles OF the coast OF Nova
Scotia.
Fifteen members Of the crew persisted.
The captain and thirty-six others were
saved. Many OF the rescued will die Of their
burns.
The ship left Antwerp on January 10
for New York. She is commanded by Capt.
Lewis and is Of S.iee tons register. The
steamer was due in New York to-day.
The fire was seen by the White star
steamship Cymric. which fastened to the
rescue.
The fire smoldered in the hold for several
days. As the vessel was on this place it
got beyond control and wrapped the ship
in flames.
Tho rescue was effected on Sunday.
The vessel will be total loss.
The Cylnric. which reports the disaster
by wireless, is bound from Queenstown
10 Boston.
Capt. Finch Of the Cymric came up along
siAp 40 thlo 1ts NuNlDeTb war Hrhuihk INC
teeth OF the wind TO keep the flames. which
had broken out asterD, from spreading.
Capt. Lewis told him it was impossible
to save the vessel, as the hold was furnace.
Then the Cymric, keeping TO the wind
ward, launched her lifebosts and the work
Of rescue began.
A tremendous sea was running and the
struggle was a long and desperate one.
The Cymrio's boat crews were exhausted
before the survivors were all taken from
the water, into which many Of them had
to drop TO escape the fire.
Several Of those lost were drowned.
The Cymric's surgeon dressed the burns
OF the rescued men and hopes TO save q
majority Of them.
The st. Cuthbert was one Of two boats
owned by Rankin. Gilmore 4 Co. Limited.
OF Liverpool. and running in the service Of
the Phoenix Line. which maintains q bi-
weekly freight service between Antwerp
and New York. She had cargo Of general
merchandise
The sun., 1908-02-04
BOMB WAKES UP 800 SOULS
IN ANOTHER OF SALVATORE
SOHIL ZZPS TENEMENTS.

snEashes wood, Plaster and Glas and
Cracks the WaIls-schIIIEh Has re
eeIved Many BIackmalI Letters and the
Police Haven't FOun IN, Criminals.
just after midnight this morning soma
one climbed up the high stOOp Of tho tene-
ment house at 4i0 East Twelfth street. 90
Cupisd almost entirely by Italian families.
and planted bomb in the vestibuls.
The man had barely time to run away
before the bomb went OF with such force
that much Of the woodwork Of the vestibuIe
was blown into the street, the side walls
Of the building we're cracked, the plastering
was torn out and the floor Of the two apart
ments facing on the stoop was ripped up.
Frank Spatalo occupies the west apart
ment with his family Of twelve. The only
one hurt there was his sister Rosa. who
was badly cut about the face by flying
glass. The others were fairly blown out
Of their beds by the conclusion
The east apartment was also badly
wrecked. but here the family Of Joseph
Kasta got on without injury.
Inc tenement mas tOur apartments on a
floor and some Of these apartments are
homes for two or three families. there being
a total Of sone 800 people in the building.
These men. women and children rushed and
tumbled down the stairs and piled out the
front door.
The stOop was well loaded down With
fallen plaster, bricks and mortar. and In
this mess the people piled in a struggling,
shrieking mass. whic disintegrated into
individual human beings and quieted
down only after it was certain that every
thing was over and nobody much hurt.
The tenement at al, next door, with
about the same number OF denizens, emp
tied them all onto the street to add to the
panic. No damage was done 10 this tene-
ment.
Ambulance calls brought two ambulances
from Bellevue Hospital and the reserves
from the Fifth street station were sent oGt
20 quiet the frightened peaple
The lessee OF both All and 4iO East Twelfth
is Salvatore Schilizzi. He also 10 the lessee
OF the tenement of $40 East thirteenth
street, where a similar bomb explosion
occurred some two weeks ago, partially
wrecking the front at the tenement and
the one across the street from t.
Schilizzi has received many Black Hand
letters since last fall. Joe Petrcsini's
Italian detectives have failed to locate
the band that has been threatening
SchiHzzi
The sun., 1908-02-04
JUDGES DAY IN WORKHOUSE
SEEKS AND GETS KNOWLEDGE OF
HOW IT GOES TO BE SENT UP.

Discovers That Cutting Ice Clad m Ken
tuclGy JeaRs and Hickory shirt 10 Really
Pmlshment-OecIares He was Never
So Sore or Tired In All HIS Life.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. s.-weary and sore
and hungry ~ bear Police Judge James
Austin. Jr., the Golden Rule Judge,
emerged from the workhOuse this evening
a sAdder but wiser man. With thou ght-
ful air he slowly said yea when asked
il he would ever send another man to the
workhOuse; then he continued. but II
was as hard days work as / ever did.
and want to say that a workhouse sentence
is not to be sneered at. don't know how
it is going to affect my dispensing OF justice,
but want to say that am mighty glad
that have had the experience myself.
III say something later as to my views on
the subject Of workhouses in general.
Ny but my back does ache and I'm chilled
10 the bone from cutting Ice
Judge Austin committed himself, Prose-
cutor Frank Doyer. Matron Ida Hilty and
two reporters to the workhouSe in keeping
with his statement OF a week ago that he
intended to see personally just what day
in the workhouse meant.
Every detail OF police court was adhered TO
by the Judge. An affidavit was sworn out
before Police Court Clerk Louis Kreiger
charging the Police Judge, the prosecutor,
and the others with disturbance"
The case was number four on the docket
Each OF the prisoners entered a plea of
guilty, and Judge Austin sentenced them
TO four hours in the workhouse.
Judge Austin then made the same entry
against Citizen James Austin, Jr. Deputy
Clerk Brampton Prios made out the COM
mitment papers. which were sent down to
Lieut.. James Smith. While Smith was
making the. necessary entries on the police
court blotter the prisoners were locked
up in the bull PEN They were ordered
sent to the works in the patrol wagon.
Patrolmen Walter, Streeter and Lang
hon bundled the party into the patrol
wagon shortly after II o'clock after hand
cutting the men. They got no favors and
had the same treatment as other prisoners.
The wagon reached the workhouse in
time for dinner Assistant Superintendent
John Doelker received the prisoners They
were docketed and q description taken.
They were then sent to the dining room.
where they ate the regular prison dinner
Of vegetable soup. meat and baked vege-
tables. After dinner the prisoners were
compelled TO take on their citizens clothes
and don the prison uniform Of Kentucky
jean trousers, hickory shirt, gray coat
and Government shoes. They were locked
up in their cells for thirty minutes while
the guards ate their dinners. The men OF
the party were then ordered out to cut ice.
The sun., 1908-02-04
ICE MATS MINNEAPOLIS.
u Was q Two Hours Job 10 Get Her Pas
senkers on at Her Pier.

The Atlantic Transport liner Minneapolis.
which came up the bay last night, had two
hour tussle with shore ice before she could
get near enough her pier at the foot Of West
Houston street to land her twenty-one
passengers.
When she was preparing to enter her
slip she made a wide swerve which carried
her within twenty feet Of Il. That twenty
feet was filed with thick ice which had
formed around the piles, and with six tugs
pushing on her she made no impression
on the Toe. Capt Gates backed her out
into the stream Ave times In an effort to
plough through but each time she glanced
away
Employees Of the line finally went to work
chopping away the ice between the steamer
and the pier and the Minneapolis eventually
got close enough to let down her gang
plank
The sun., 1908-02-04
SNOW UP STATE.
Ten Inch Fan Ties Up steam and Trolley
Lines &C Buffalo.

BUFFALO, ". T.. Feb. 3.--A 10 inch snow
which fell during the twenty-four hours
ended at 0o'Clock this morning has almost
blocked steam and trolley lines throughout
western New York and northern Pennsyl-
vaniS. In the last forty-eight hours %
inches OF snow has fallen in this vicinity
When the storm was at its worst this
morning train IO7 on the Erie crashed into
some stationary coaches in the East Buffalo
yards The coaches were wrecked and the
engine OF the train was badly broken up.
Frank Tuna. master mechanic for the Erie.
was injured but will recover.
Suburban trolley lines In tho vicinity Of
Buffalo are either tied up altogether or are
running far behind schedules Western
New York trains ara from one to three and
four hours late.
jamestown. oleau Dunkirk, Bath. N. Y.
and Cory. Pa, all report heavy snowialls
and serious impedimsnt to traffio
The sun., 1908-02-04
FIRST COUNTY FOR HUGHES.
Saratoga Follows Bracketts Lead and In
dOrses the Governor.

SARATOGA, Feb. S.---The Saratoga county
convention unanimously adopted q resolu-
ton to-day indorsing the candidacy Of
Gov Charles z. Hughes for the Presidency.
The resolution was introduced by ex-
Senator Edgar T. Brackett. chairman OF
the New York State Hughes League. who
in a speech urging its adoption commended
Gov Hughes. The convention selected
delegates TO the Senatorial, Congressional
and the two State conventions. They were
not instructed. George H. Whitney was
renominated for the Assembly.
The sun., 1908-02-04
PULLMAN co. PAYS FOR CIVILITY.
Sends an Extra Months Pay for Courteous
Conductors and POrters

CHICAGO. Feb. S.-The Pullman company
to-day mailed checks for sI7S.0O0 to en-
ployees as an expression OF gratitude for
courtesy to the travelling public in 1907.
The checks went to 1,lSS conductors and
2.el7 porters. one months pay to each man.
The Pullman company employs S36 con-
ductora and 1.7sS porters who got no checks.
Every man who receives an extra months 5
pay is on the roll Of honor The system
win be continued In 1908.