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New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
TO STOP BORDER FIGHTS.
Inability to Ertradite for Mef1can
Border Crimes Regretted.

washington. July 30-lna biiity 10 eHtTadlte olen1-
ers for so-called political offences. but which N
the orinion II the administration are really crimes
that should he extraditabe. is proving source Of
great irritation in the effort which the government
Of the United States making to break M revolu-
tionarv activity along the MeEioan-Texas boun-
dsrv. This coupled with the difficulty in detecting
and rroyins violations Of neutrality. makes it diff
cult TO convince the Nexicans Of the sincerity OF
this government in its expressed determination 10
punish the guilty. and this Notwithstanding that
every bit Of machinery At the disposal Of the gov
eminent is working 10 this end.
On his recent trip 10 Oyster Bay Ambassador
rreeI talked over the whole subject of the border
trouble with President Roosevelt, who manifested
2 lively interest and who is determined TO put an
end 10 the mischief making as far as lies IN the
governments power The President, II Is under-
stood favors Il necessary. the employment OF sISe
cial counsel. who may apply themselves TO the
question Of neutrality violations and eXtradlton SO
that the Law may be fully enforced.
o4cfsls contend there is no reason why persons
on this side of the border who foment revolution
.-z- movements and cross into Mexico engage in
raids and other operations of criminal character
,ry should have any exemption from eKtraditlon
IN the alleged ground that their acts were political
m, the contrary the official view is that they
sho7,ld he extraGited as felons The United States
and .I,e Aiexca governments. II officially SAID
o5ax are equally aroused in this matter, and the
FORMER will take drastic steps to end this species
Of pernicous activity so far as II Is incident 10
United States soil.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
NEW DENVER & RIO GRANDE co.
Articles of Incorporation Filed in Salt Lake
City-Capital, ssS.ooO0o0

Salt Lake City. July @.-The Denver & Rio
Grande Railway Company, the corporation
combining the Denver Il Rio Grande. the Rio
Grande Western and several subsidiary railway
companies which have been operated one system
for several years. filed its articles of incorporation
at the office of the County Clerk Of Salt Lake
County to-day The new company has a capital
stock Of SSs. s.oHnono which is divided into shares Of
the par value Of 500 each
The papers fled to-day give the following as
officers and directors of the Denver E Rio
Grande Company: +. T. Jeffery. of New York
president: =. II. Schlaacks. of Denver first vice
president: Stephen Little. of New York secretary;
J. ". GillUly of Denver. treasurer. and Joseph F.
Walls. of Denver general counsel Other directors
in the new company George J. Could. of Lake
wood. y. j: Winsiov s. Pierce. of New York;
Amos H. Caleg of New Jersey: Howard Gould. of
New York: Arthur Coppell. of New Jersey. and
Edwin Gould. of New York
Much of the old stock of the constituent com
panies will ne retired. OF the Rio Grande West
ern stock 90 a71 shares of common and 49, pre-
ferred are TO be called in and oO00 Of stock can
ceed The remainder is to be exchanged for stock
in the new company at the rate of two old shares
for one new. Shares of the Denver & Rio Crande
TO the number of S37 614 10 retired and the
rest will be placed share for share.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
SHOT CARS PAST FIRE
Blasing Manhole Mdkes 93d Street
Tracks Red Hot-Firemen Helpless.

Fire In the conduits of the 23d street cross
town line between Fifth and Sixth avenues
blocked that line for traffic at 10 O'Clock last
night A thousand persons watched the names
shoot from a manhole like blazing oil Wen
Members of Engine Company Il, in 18th street
were helpless, because it was combination OF a
leaking gas main and crossed electric wires
Chemicals were employed, but the fire hao
gained such headway that they were powerless
to cope with ii.
The nanhoIe is just outside the westbound car
track and for time the 23d street cars py
putting on full speed. dashed through the hre
but Superintendent McManus. of the car fme'
soon stopped this being too risky Soon the
fire 1ared up from the trolley slot the wnoie
length of the block. The fire heated up the
entire section of the street, and no one could
go near the tracks. Consolidated Gas Company
employees finally cut off the supply of gas ana
the blaze gradually died down. The cartracks
were red hot and were twisted out Of shape
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
TEAL POND MURDER INQUEST ENDED
No Important Facts Disclosed at Closing
Sessions at Troy.

Troy \ Ju1v 3o-The inquest into the death
of Hazel Drew. whose body was found in Teal
Pond on July H. was closed to-day al the court
house in this city. After Professor r. E Carey.
AZ whose house the girl had been employed. told
the circumstances of the girls leaving her place
on July g. the girls parents. Mr. and Mrs. John
Drew were placed the stand. They identlned
the clothing which the body as having
belonged to their daughter As she handled the
various articles of apparel the mother. who was
dressed in deep mourning. displayed no emotion
or sorrow hut smiled a number Of times as she
recognized the different pieces OF clothing ana
ieweIry
Minnie TAYLOR the aunt Of Hazel Drew, whose
attitude has greatly puzzled District Attorney
O'Bren. seemed less stern to-day than before hen
questioned about her niece. Mr. o'Brien was sharp
in cross-e1amination Of Miss TAYLOR, but she never
wavered from her original story.
The first new evidence Of the inquest was intro
6uced by Henry Kramroth. real estate dealer OF
Albany said TO be wealthy. Mr.. kramroth owns
? Camp at Alps. in the vicinity Of Teal Pond. and
II has been alleged by persons living near that
screams have been heard from the direction of the
cap,n on several occasions late at night. Mr.
Kran1roth was subpGnaed al his own request to
appear st the inquest. and said that he wanted
10 denv the published statements concerning the
renutation Of his camp. He asserted that moth
ing Of questionable character ever took place
+be-e and told crCun1stantial story of his where
ahouts on July and :, both day and night He
alleged that the stories have been circulated
through spite.
Christopher Grape proprietor of hotel near
Teal Pond again told his story OF the mysterious
midnight visit of an automobile 10 that locality
It was learned however, that the persons VINO
we're there that night had visited the District Al
..,- and given satisfactory explanation of their
actions.
The coroner will make public his findings to-
morrow which II is believed. will be the stereo-
tvped announcement that the girl came 10 her
death at the hands of a person or persons un-
known.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
GRAvEsEND Body IDENTIFIED.
sunerintendent of Box Factory in Beaver
Street.

The man whose body was found floating in
Cravesend Bay. off Bay oath street, Bath beach'
on Sunday afternoon, positively identlned yes
terdav as owen c. Mccarthy, superintendent OF a
box factory in Beaver street and boarding win
Mrs SiIas Reid, at No. l2s west lZth street Inc
Identification was first made by Mentor Edwards,
a reporter for a Manhattan newspaper. and later
verified by S. j. Reid in whose home the dead man
lived.
Mr. Reid said that Mccarthy had stayed with
him for four years and was a man or very qulet
habits He had few friends according 20 Reid and
received no letters So far he knew. he had no
enemies and the treatment of his men in the box
factory was always just. Reid says that McCar-
thy left home on Saturday afternoon for months
vacation in the country. He first visited friends
uptown whose names unknown 10 Reid. Nc
Carthy always carried from $50 to 5000 in his pock
cts but all that found in his clothes was a
5-cent postage stamp Coroner Brewer said yes
terday that the had been killed by a blow
on the head with axe, which had fractured the
skull and then the body thrown into the
water no clews to the nlrrderers have been found
by the police.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
POPE COMPANY REORGANIZED.
New Concern to Operate Factories in Hart
ford and Westfeld.

Hartford, Conn. July 3o.-A reorganization of the
Pope Manufacturing Company effected this
afternoon. The capitalization will he $500 oOo
of preferred stock and 100000 of common stock
The company will purchase the entire prop
erty and Will operate the factories here and at
Westfeld. Mass. The company went into receiv-
ers' hands on August 13. 1907
The reorganization is based upon an agreement
drawn up July Is. and which is now approved
by Harry Breener. Of Hallgarten & Co, bankers
of New York Frederick II. Ecker, treasurer of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. and August
Heckscher, of New York City. In the statement
issued is explained that the Indebtedness CT the
company estimated at about 81 $4,000 exclusive
of Indebtedness subsidiary companies all the
and exclusive also of dividends paid by the re-
ceiyers on account of claims. There are outstanf-
ing exclusive of treasury stock 81 391, 600 (face
valued of preferred stock, and ss.625100 (face
yalue) of second preferred stock The first pre-
ferred stock is entitled liquidation to accumu-
II is believed that the receivers of the company
will at the time of the sale OF the property have
in cash an amount sufficient, together with the
cash which II is contemplated shall be paid in
to nav all the creditors of the company in full
and an equitable part OF the expenses of the re-
rpitted TO the holders of the first preferred stock
and the holders second preferred stock of the
company.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
AUGUST EBERHARD INDICTED.
Man Accused of Staying Aunt in New Jersey
Pleads Not Guilty.

Fackensack July 9o-Aueust Eberhard was m
dcted by the Bergen County Grand Jury mere . 'i.9
afternoon for the murder of his aunt. Mrs O''iiie
Eberhard at Rochelle Park on July IS He was ar
raigned hv Prosecutor koester before Justice Par
Ier of the Supreme Court and entered plea OF
not guilty. The trial set for September a.
Fberhard said that he had no money. and the court
furnished counsel Eberhard will be represented by
ex-Prosecutor T ". Stagg and Police Justice
Thomas Hackett. of Englewood.
Eberhard has been in Jail here since he was
captured on the morning of July % He Is sad
to have confessed that he had lured his aunt ana
cousin who had Just arrived from Austria. to Ro-
cbeIle Park He killed his aunt. and after firing
several shots at his cousin, whom he was en-
ged TO marry he took g 800 belonging to his aunt
and fed. He said he far west as Chicago.
hut determined return to the of the crime.
He buried the money and several other things in
the woods and then shot himself in the knee He
era wled to a nearby house where he was captured
at daybreak At first he denied that he had COM
n1itt
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
LUMBER SUITS FILED.
Concerted Action against alleged
Trust by T7co States.
tBy Telegraph to. The Tribune

st. Louis July 90.-On evidence obtained here last
March by the Attorneys General of Missouri. Kan
sas Oklahoma and Texas, two suits attacking the
alleged yellow pine lumber trust were hied TO-
day by Attorney General Herbert S Hadley or MIS-
souri, One of these, brought before the Supreme
Court at jefferson City, is quo warrano proceed
ing The other asks the St Louis Circuit Court 10
restrain eleven corporations and twenty individuals
from entering into trust agreement IN restraint
of the trade yellow pine lumber Similar SUITS
were filed to-day in Topeka by the Attorney cen
eral of Kansas The intention was that similar
suits should also be fled in Guthrie Okla ana
Austin Tex but technical reasons prevented the
filings to-day.
The petition in the custer suit alleges that the
corporations named have formed a trust to NIX the
price of lumber be paid by retail lumber oealerS
and consumers to limit the output OF lumber ana
to limit competition in the manufacture ana SAFE o.
lumber.
Lumber manufacturers met here on July ana
Amounted committee of twent y-ive to canvass for
= 5000 900 900 combination of lumber manufacturers.
This committee gave out statement IN Ihlcaso q
week ago that it had decided combined action was
not feasible.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
TEA SINGHS LECTURE.
A Rerie5C of the Indian Mind from
the Fourteenth Century.

An orange t11rbaned little boy racing through N.
white Corridors Of Hamilton Hall. al Columbia
gave sufficient notice inquiring strangers Of ths
where bouts Of TeJa Singhs lecture room. Th,
little boy Is Mr.. Singhs son. and Is entranc-
ing child. No human eye can tell where that orangs
turban begins or ends. what mortal power could
twist 1t so cunningIy that It stays without pin
string or button. The little brown face under the
turban is picture IN its delicate modelling and
rich colorins. and the bare brown and stocinsiess
feet in their slippers are the very thinnest Ht1s
legs and feet imaginable.
Teja Singh the father is also fearfully and Won
derfulIy thin His tUrban is lofty and whts
though otherwise he dresses in Occidental fashion
He bears the degrees OF NJ A and LIZ D. and.
after two years at Cambridge University. England
IS taking a summer course at Columbia He took
exceptions 10 an Endorsement OF kiplings views OF
India by Professor MacMethan. an English Cana
dia1.. The result the lecture CT yesterday ar
ranged by the management The lecturer took tas
large subject Of The Evolution Of the Indian Mind
from the Fourteenth Century 10 the Present Day"
He was not able 70 cover present day conditions
which he will present at 40 o'clock to-day. but
he probab bly, said enough TO offend some OF those
violent pro-Indian apologsts found in this country
He condemned the whole caste system. the early
marriages. suttee and idol worship OF India in
qualified terms. None Of these. he declared. were
known in the great early epochs Of Indian ciyil-
cation All were fastened upon the country during
the dark ages and all were either instituted or
deepened and made fixed and rigid ny the Ma
hometan conquest. Infant marriage began then-'s
most evil custom said he. because the Moslsm
conquerors took all unmarried girls and sold them
for slaves
Caste is one Of the worst problems that lndlS
has to deal with" he continued; although under
the influence of the railroads and other English IL
novations its tyranny is now much abated- All
the great reformers Of all ages since the medizyal
have fought caste and the modern Indian reform
ers are doing the same to-day
The English abolished suttee. but Mr.. singh read
from the Sikh sacred writings passages condemn
ing s,Ittee as well as all caste centuries before the
English entered India Mr. Singh gave an n
4erestins account of the development Of the sikh
philosophy and religion after the Mshometan IN
I-asfon. creating eventually the Sikh kingdom Of
the PTniaub He read selections from the SAn
sacred writings which proclaimed the Iathernooa
of God and the brotherhood of man in way e4-
+rer7eIv familiar TO ears used 70 the scriptures
The Indian mind has not been IN IeJharsE-
=aid he the greatest minds of the country haVs
haan seeing all its mistakes and trying 10 remedy
them, and to-day many reform movements are ny
ine 70 cast off the iuCrustat1ons OF 'He 14'1u-7
Ages and establish higher soclai oIu7l-
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
TWENTY HURT IN WRECk.
Nesc York Woman Among Them
Eng;neer Killed.
tRy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Topeka, Kan, July 30.-Atchison Topeka q
Santa Fe train No. g. known as the California
Limited, was wrecked at noon to-day at wa
karusa, fifteen miles south OF Topeka IL .,
Rosetter the engineer, was killed Mrs Regina
Pardee, of New York her way to Oakland.
Cal; Mrs. Cora NJ. Nelles of Los Angeles X W.
Mcdonald. of Leavenworth. Kan; w. ]. Jones'
jr. of Pittsburg: six postal clerks. the fireman,
eight dining car employees and two Pullman con-
ductorS were injured.
Mrs. Pardee standing in the aisle of the
first sleeper when the wreck happened. She was
thrown against the seat arm rest striking
her in the abdomen She is internally injured
The train was running at fifty miles an hour,
its regular time through Wakarusa. 1t Is sup
posed that a defect in truck caused the engine
tender to jump the track. The tender ran along
the ties for eight hundred feet before 1t struck
a switch Striking the switch threw the engine
around at right angles to the track and dumped
the mail. baggage composite, dining and the
first sleeping car in a heap.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31

rvben the claim is made. but on every , payu@s
th.reafter until the empoye is able to return -
work. r .ho LOST
TIL. governments liability Law was one Oh 'le i.
,,,,,,ttted for the Presidents signature oy 'he r
-. ,s.sion Of Congress, and provides that 0i'S
nerson employed by the United States as iaoo
IN anv of its manufacturing establishments.
.enals navy yards river and harbor and ior'i'o
ton work. the Panama Canal or IN o'i'e. 80
s-so,s undertakings. who is injured in the H"e .
ATTY shall receive his usual wages for year o
until he has recovered In case OF oea'n '
YEARLY wage is to be paid to the widow ciiiu "
Under sixteen or dependent parents NO coinpeh
ton will be paid TO an employe Whose ~, .,,
6ue to negligence misconduct nor unless ~
disability shall continue for more thah Hl'ei
DAYS
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31

East waIlinSford. Vt, July 3o.-The bloodhounds
secured from Poughkeepsie, \. y, by the Rutland
County officials are TO be used In the search LOT
FIrov Kent who escaped from the State Insane
ASYLUM at Waterbury July II, and who is be-
lieved by the authorities to be responsible for the
murder of Miss Della B. Congdon, in East Walllns-
ford on July "a The search has been in progress
since the first of this week and the state mas OF
fered reward of $50 for the capture of Kent
State Attorney Robert A Lawrence and party
of deputies from Rutland arrived here to-day with
two of the bIoodhounds. which reached Rutland
early this morning. They started at once for the
little settlement Nneveh. in the town of Shre"s-
bury about ten miles from here where evidences Oh
Kent's presence were found on Tuesday night
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
4RREST JAP ON ROOF.
Police Say Cook Vas on Sacred
Heart 4cddemy.

A Japanese who said he was George hlnme'
q cook enn,oved bv Mr. Doug gherty of No.
145 Riverside Drive was discovered. the police
saw on the roof of the Academy of the sacred
Heart at Nos 16S and 10 West 18th street.
last night
Several of the Sisters heard some one walk
ing over their heads. Their cries OF alarm We're
heard by several men who board at NO loo
West 18th street, directly in the rear OF the
academy. They called the police. The prisoner
said he had been drinking, but had not tried 10
rob the academy.
He was held on the charge OF being a sus-
picous person
The prisoner was not known at the RlVerslde
address, and no person of the name OF Dough-
erty lives there the police say
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
GOVERNMENT INsURES employees.
Liability Law, Passed by Last Session OF
Congress. Effective Tomorrow.
lFrom TIE Tribune Bureau

Washington. July so.-Ne1t Saturday thoussncs
OF government employees will be insured sssinst
accidents incurred the line OF duty by the gov
eminent liability statuts, which viii into effect
on that day. Rules covering the operation Of that
Law have already been drawn up by the bureau OF
country.
There regulations determine the methods which
ere 10 be pursued by injured employees in seour
,rr their compensation Thsy provide that ali
blsnk forms for fling claims shall be bained
from the officers who have supervision over the
.ynr,ove that when. through an accidental IN
.,rv an s--1ssn or lsborer becomes entitled TO
eo-,o<asstiop under the acf he must rnake ont a
olasnr for compensation. accompanied by th- Ger
t.h-stss Of Only authorized physician and his su-
Y,ersor oecaI 1hs&e certificates rn1xt De faT~sro~o
40 .bx SsaratsxY cf CoYsuse-oe and Lziss bot only
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
PREPARE FOR MEXICAN OUTBREAK
Troops Sent to Border in Preparation for
Expected Violence on Independence Day.
lBv Telegraph 70 G-he Tribune J

II Paso Tex July 3o.-Oficial announcement
vas made in Ciudad Juarez to-day that thousand
extra troops lad been ordered from Mexico Cry
-, the border TO be judciously distributed between
now and September Is. Mexican Independence i)ay
on which day If the present revolution has any
f-+ber existence il is expected manifest itself
The Mexican government, therefore intends TO be
prepared.
one hundred additional rurales have been or
dered TO move at from Quaretaro to the Vi
,,,,, Of Casss Cirandes where the revolution first
r-oLe ont special to-day from Comstock says
TEXAS rangers have gone west along the interra-
,ionsI border 10 watch for revoutionists reported
% have c1asbed on Tuesday with Mexican troops
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
WRIGHT STARTS TO SEE PRESIDENT,
Will Reach Oyster Bay To-day for Confer
ence on Philippine Affairs

Washington. July 3o-W. Cameron Forbes. Vice
Governor of the Philippine Islands. who is in this
country on a six months leave Of absence, had an
extended conference to-day with Secretary Wright
concerning Philippine affairs, which Mr.. Wright
will take ND with President Roosevelt tomorrow.
Secretary Wright left here this evening for Phila-
de1pIlia Tomorrow he will visit the encampment
of the New Jersey National Guard at Sea "'rt'
After reviewing the troops he will go TO Oyster
Raw He will spend tomorrow night and part Of
Saturday with President Roosevelt.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
@F FtNrEREsr roWbMEN
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is connected by insulated wires with telephons r.
ceiver and battery on the fishing boat So long a,
the nicrophone hangs free in the water no sounds
are heard In khe telephone receiver; but when
school Of fish pass the constant tapping against ts
r1icrophone case produces sounds which betray ths
presence OF the fish. The inventor OF this device
SAYS that with II approximately the number and
kind of fish in It's vicinity can be recognized. Thus
herrinzz when they pass IN large numbers max.
a whstling noise. while the sound made by codasa
Is more like owing
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
FIGHT FOR GREAT NATIONAL FOREST
Renewed Efforts for Appalachian Reserve
Planned. Headed by D. A. Tompklns.

Washington July 9o-The board of directors anu anu
vice-presidents of the Appalachian National FOREST
Association at meeting held here to-day uhal'-
r1ousIy elected d. Tompkns. of Charlot'e' n -
president 80
Mr.. Tompkirs is connected with the COTTON i.i'i
industry of the South as well as with some OF Ii'e
leading ,sners of his state His election is said to
signify renewed efforts on the part of Southern
people to make great national forest OF the Appa
lachian and White mountains. Headquarters nave
been established in this city, and it is planned 10
carry on the campaign with energy.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
CHARGED WITH mANsLAUeHTER.

Dayton Ohio. July 3oA warrant charging man
slaughter was issued to-day for the arrest of Colo
mel Herbert G Catrow Colonel Catrow recently
struck Eugene Sullivan. aged laborer. while
running his automobile at high rate of speed, as
charged by the Coroner's verdict. He is million
aire resident Of Miamisburg and was Republican
candidate for Congress until about week after
the accident. when he withdrew from the race on
account of the notortety in which the incident in
voINed him
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
IRON MOUNTAIN ROAD FINED $4,000.

paton Rouge La. July ga 1000 fine was i'm
,osad on the St Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern
railroad by District Judge Brunot to-day for fail
urs 10 provide negro passengers accommodations
ss good as those furnished white persons The
matter was carried court by the State Railroad
Commission 10 sustain It's ruling that equal accom-
n1sdations must be furnished both races
New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
,NH,ImAN eAeeINe OF WOMAN.

Hot Springs. Ark. July 30-Mrs. \. Petit was
attacked yesterday by man, Who after beating
her almost insensible thrust rag saturated with
arsenic into her mouth, bound her to her bed with
miro and then tied a number of matches in her
r,ortb so that they would become ignited if she
moved her head. Two hours later her HUSBAND
returned from work and released her. She is in
urecarous condition.