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New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
LINE PASSES DITIDEND.
The Hambwg-4merican Places
EARNINGS in ReSerTe Fund.

Hamburg March s.-The board OF directors of
the Hamburg American Steamship Company voted
to-day to pass this years dividend. This is the
first year in which no dividend has been paid since
1894 Last year the dividend was per cerN. The
net earnings or the company last year amounted
10 about 100000. compared with $4,000 in 1901
After meeting the interest charges. the company
viii write of and carry to the reserves the re-
naming 81 90 nn0. In 19gt nearly S+5o01o was
absorbed IN this way The figures Of that year do
not include the $4,000 which the international
Mercantile Marine contracted to pay to the Ham
burg-Anercan company in case the dividend was
not earned.
The depreciation in the compsnys earnings. It IS
stated Is due 10 the depression in the ocean
carrying trade in all parts OF the world. and, in
addition, the company has been under heavy eN-
ronses for the last few years through the building
OF large steamers. Herr Ballin. chairman Of the
board said In an interview to-day that improve
ment could be observed lately IN all departments
OF the Company's business especially in the trans
portation Of emigrants to the United States.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
NO MUTINY IN OLD GUARD.
Major stadler Says Electioa Will Not Cause
Trouble in the Ranks.

Despite reports that the Old Guard Is in a state
of nutiny over it's coming election. there were no
;ndicat tions yesterday of any serious breach Of
civil or military discipline at the headquarters
No 229 West 5lst street. Major Charles h. Stadler
the present commandant Of the battalion. was sur
rounded in the upper paror by some of the old
comrades who expressed indignation over the ac-
counts that had been published.
Il am not a candidate for reelection" said he,
.and as for rnutiny in the ranks, that is all nom
sense The only candidates in the field are
T3rfgadier General A. l. Kline, who is on the reg
uIar ticket and ex-Major s Ellis Briggs, who was
nominated by the opposition. The election Will be
held on March II, and il will be the duty of all
hands TO stand by the who is elected
The ticket nominated under General Kline, for
comuandant is as follows: Company A-Captain,
Charles n Rockwell; first lieutenant, Joseph P.
Grismer; second lieutenant, Franklin Henshaw'
Company B-Captain George E Conley; first lieu
tenant ". a. Damer; second lieutenant, Henry
cole Smith. Company C-Captain, Henry SiefSe;
first lieutenant. a. P. Vredenburg; second lieu
tenant, NJ I. Fox; treasurer, F. B. Whitney; trus-
tee, c. A Stadler.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
sCHooLBoY's APPEAL TO KAISER.
Financial Aid for Youth Who Sent Respects
to .'the Other Hohenzonerns.

Berlin. Feb 27.-"My dear Kaiser: l have often
heard In school of your goodness and kindness,
and this gives courage TO write 70 you. I should
so like TO become a school teacher; but my mother
is widow. and has nine other children to rear
Three of them domestic servants. and they
are willing out of their wages to help me 10 con-
tinue my studies but the they give me
Is far from sufficient. l therefore ask you. dear
Mn Kaiser. TO assist me to carry out my wish 10
become a school teacher My respects 10 yourself
and to the other Hohenzollerns. Yours. r. R
This appeal was received by the Emperor re-
GENTLY from fourteen -year-old pupil in the village
school of Hochngen and II so touched his majesty
that he caused inquiries to he made. with the re
suit that he has forwarded $50 marks TO his youth
full petitioner, who is thus enabled TO go 10 the
,,nner school where the Emperor has directed that
osnecial attention be paid him by the professors
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
BOY DIES FROM RABIES.
Remarkable Battle for Life Ended
bu Lack of NOurishment.

Alfred Fenton. seven years old. died yester-
dav morning from rabies at the home OF MS
parents West I'D street and Surf avenue.
Conev Island He had been III eleven days. ana
from > o'clock Sunday afternoon until the tfine
Of his death, at g o'clock yesterday morning h5
had been in a state Of coma
The HOY. was bitten on January % He was
treated AZ the Pasteur Institute and removed TO
rie home fn. an improved condition Eleven days
before his death c6nvuIsiOns set in again Dr.
Philip Nash. his physician, continued the serum
treatment with good results until his Death
His failure AT the last was largely due to MS
inability 10 take noUrishnlent-
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
ALIENS MAY BUY CUBAN LANDS.
Bill Forbidding Purchase Defeated in the
House of Representatives.

purchase OF lands in Cuba by aliens defeated
I'm the House of Representatives to-day by vote
Of - TO H. Congressman Arteaga, the author Of
the measure, made no argument for its support
saving lie knew from the first that there was no
chance for the adoption Of the bill.
Congressman Viondi replying to the complaint
y. Congressman Garcia that Americans were rap
tdlv absorbing all the land in Cuba, said: i want
70 saw the Americans are our friends Inc world
has rnarveIIed at a people who twice have had our
,;,e-,,, IN their hands and permitted 10 become
free and independent. I, lover of my country
was as much concerned and jealous as any one on
,be two occasions the Americans occupied the
palace. but / have them CO. and feel that
they are our friends.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
FAST DOCKING RECORD.
iceland Passengers WaIk ashore 80
Minutes after LeaJing Quarantine.

The Red Star liner iceland which left Antwerp
February 2. came into port yesterday. and
after being passed by the health officer came up
10 her pier and made a record for fast docking.
She left Quarantine at 455 p NJ, and at 5S5 p m
the first passenger walked ashore
Several officials Of the Red Star Line who we're
on the pier congratulated Captain J 5 Ball on
breaking the record Captain Ball had favorable
tide conditions 10 help him in warping the big
steamer to her pier and he had a clear way on the
run up from Quarantine.
Among the passengers on the iceland vas Miss
Pauline Charpeuter OF orange y j. a cousin
of the composer OF the opera Louise Lore
Levin. Russian I'm the storage, became lil az
5 a. m on Sunday and died within four hours As
the mans Illness had puzzled the ships surgeon
the body was brought 10 port and taken on at
quarantine. where autopsy viii be performed
TO-DAY.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
CUBAN CRIMINALS FREE
Eight Hundred Prisoners Released
by amnesty 4Ct.

Havana March s.-The courts Of Havana, in
accordance with the provisions Of the general
amnesty bill recently signed by President
Gomez. issued orders to-day for the release Of
inward Of eight hundred prisoners These IN
cIuda Juan Masso PARA, sentenced 10 four years
for conspiracy against the provisional govern
r77ent. and the negro. Colonel Acea, said to be
the most desperate criminal in Cuba who was
serving a cumulative sentence OF ninety-eight
wears for homicide, robbery and frequent at
ternpts TO break jail. Several hundred other
prisoners were releaed from various parts Of the
island.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
LUMSDEN,S TRIAL ON.
ILLNESSES Examined in Case Of In
Tentor CHARGED zCith Murder.

The selection Of the twelfth Juror and the preseu-
tation Of large part OF the prosecutions testimony
Yesterday marked the course Of the trial OF John
C. I,umsden. the young inventor. who IS on trial
Tor murder. charged with shooting harry Suyoanl.
. ,+s,+ broker in the latter's ONCE, No 50 Broad
street. overlooking the curb market, on December
70 last
Assistant District Attorney Mott, in outlining the
prosecution. said he would show that the defend
ant vent to SlIydam's Office to obtain some money
and that 4rrfrr A quarrel that followed the defend
ant shot the broker twice Some OF the auesuons
asked Of the taIesrnen indicated that the prisoners
counsel would rely upon plea OF self-defence 1he
chief witnesses Yesterday we're Arthur Meyer. an
o45ca hoy IN the brokers' office; George A Downs.
a curb broker I'm the employ OF Mr. Suydanl. and
William He Collins. who occupied the office with
Nfr S1vdau all Of whom described the scens IN
the office az the time of the shooting
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
THE PRINCETON TROUBLE
Official Tersion Giren by President
Patton of SfminarU.

Princeton. y. J. March S--The controversy be
tween the faculty and students Of Princeton Theo-
logical seminary assumed new aspect to-day. both
students and faculty uniting IN denuncation OF
reports that the expulsion Of certain students
would follow as a result OF the dissension. Dr-
Francis L. Patton. president of the seminary. has
given out the following statement which IS the
first Official version Of the steps Leading up 70 the
present situation.
n the first place. the students demand the re-
risfon 0f certain courses This Is a matter for the
board directors, and II properly referred 20 the
will be fairly considered Secondly, the present
schedule Of studies works hardshtps on the SUI
dents because Of tne number Of consecutive hours
in the classroom This matter Of revising schedules
s-l, referred 10 them will also receive due COnsid-
Grafton There is feeling against the method or
delivering certain courses. evidently Que 70 lack
Of rreparation. They are apparently not receiving
what they wish to get from the lectures. the I'M
r0rtauce and value Of which they do not challenge
This phase Of the question has to do with the IN
di-idriaI professor and should I = referred 10 him
in each case. Had this course been followed az the
beginning instead Of referring the matter 20 d
board of directors, there would nave oeen no
trouble in satisfactorily settling the questions
asked
DIT Patton also added that there had been no
thought of expeIIing any students result Of
the affair.
Alexander Mackie of Philadelphia president Of
tho r,iddIa class who is the leader of the students
in their movement. said to-day
1T is unfortunate that the public has received
the idea that Princeton Seminary students are out
of sympathy with Princeton Seminary We are not
We are entirely accord with Prtncetous theOloEi-
cal r0stiOn and with its traditional policies No
threats have been made or expulsion anu lIe STU
dents are not planning TO leave.
4 mass meeting OF the students VIII he ne!d 20
morrow draw in proper form the reg requests Ior
n revision in the curriculum, "IlAH VIII O1 PA0
cd to faculty.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
MIR. TAFT's ATTITUDE TOWARD CUBA
Message to President Gomez Tells Of the
Fr;endship of the United States

Havana March s-President Gomez has received
the following message from President Taft IN
reply TO q congratulatory dispatch, which he sent
10 the American President On the occasion Of the
Iatter's Inauguration:
u have received with special qualification the
CONGRATULATIONS and good wishes which your
exceIlency has expressed in the, name Of the
Cuban people and your As friend and
well wisher Of Cuba. it will be my pleasure and
rriyilege 10 continue my distinguished predeces-
eo--s attitude of cordial friendship and good viii
toward Cuba. II is my earnest desire that the
Cuban people may enjoy uninterrupted peace. pros
rerity and domestic tranquility, and offer TO
them and 10 you my heartiest good WISHES
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
SAVES BOYS LIFE, LOSES HIS OWN.

To save the life of child. John Want truck
driver lost his yesterday afternoon HIS
horses were about to crush a six-year-old boy IN
front Of No 81 East I'D street when ne pulled
hard on the of rein The horses swerved ana
ossed nv the bov But the swerve threw Want
from, his high seat and he fell in front OF his
truck between the horses, and the front wheel
went over his chest. He died two hours later, IN
Bellevue Hospital. from internal hemorrhage
Want was twenty-five years Old ahd hved WIN m
,,; neither widow Mrs Emily Want at No. 29i
Ninth avenue He was employed by Thomas L.
garvey, boss truckman, at Esd street and the
North River He was driving two-horse truck
with a heavy load.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
SP4NT4RDS ACQUITTED.
Phase of SackriHe Case Decided in
Madrid Court.

Madrid March S.-The criminal action in con-
nectien with the claim Of Ernest Henri Batiste
West to the SackvilIe peerage and estates ended
to-day with the acquittal of Rolfr and Sanchez
who were accused of having altered the church
records Of the marriage Of Josephine Durand de
Ortega to a Spaniard named Olivia. This woman
was the mother of the present claimant, and
her alleged marriage TO Olivia was relied on to
bar this claim.
The judge charged the jury that the question
Of the rightful heir to the Sackville estates had
nothing to do with the case, and that II was 10
consider only whether Rolfr and Sanchez were
PIIiItN
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
UNION PACIFIC LAND SUIT SETTLED.
Railway Company Reconveys to GoVsrnmers
Coal Tracts Valued at s1.500,OOO.

washington March S.-A settlement has been
effected by the Secretary OF the Interior OF the suit
AGAINST the Union Pacific Railway involving coal
lands in Wyoming. estimated TO be worth a-SOo.oo
This land IS said have been acquired by ths
cornnanv through what are known as dummy
entries
This IS one OF the cases included N former SEC
retarv tfarhed's letter to Congress showing lands
worth over SC500OOGO under investigation or N
HtisatOn.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
TO DISMISS LIBEL JURY TO-DAY.

y was learned from an authoritative source yes
terdav that the federal grand jury. which found
indictments against caleb NJ. Van Hamm. man
aging editor of The World" and the Press Pub
fishing Company charging alleged criminal libel
in n,1hIishing articles about the purchase Of the
panama Canal will be dismissed to-day and will
not find other indictments in this case H l.
stirson United States Attorney. said last week
that the new grand jury might take up the IN
vestigaton.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
THREE HELD ON SMUGGLING CHARGES.

Charles Gregory. fourth engineer. and Edmond
4. Smith. second engineer. Of the steamship Tudor
Prince, now lying At dock in South Brooklyn,
were arrested last night by Inspectors Bradley and
Warner. charged with attempting smuEgle into
this country d quantity or chinaware, valued at
more than 80 The men were traced yesterday TO
the home % Joseph Dave. No 15s Dyckman
street. who was arrested with them. The three
we're he'd 70 await the action Of the federal grand
Jury.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
WANT MUNJI BEY OUSTED
Turkish Consul Here -1ccuScd By
COuntrym6H.

Washington. March S-Three hundred thousand
former Ottoman subjects now living in the United
States have pe;itOned Hussein kiazim Bey. Turk
ish Ambassador to the United States. to urge that
Muuji Bey. Turkish Consul at New York. be de-
posed for conduct which is termed by them graft
ing" in that they alege that Munji Bey has taken
advantage of ignorance Of the Syrians, Greeks and
Ar1nenaIls seeking passports to their native land,
by overcharging them for his official signature ana
the Turkish stamps essential to those documents
The ambassador declared that he would take
prompt action Il shall look into these grave
charges with diligence dispatch and care. ne SAID
7 shall send q representative TO New York within
three days TO investigate them Should they prove
true and well grounded shall deem it my duty TO
relieve the situation"
Leading members Of the Syrian colony IN this city
talked excitedly yesterday Of the alleged misde-
nDesnors OF NUM- Bey. Turkish Consul here Criu-
cisrn began at the Office hours OF the consul. which
some said were from 12 10 i O'Clock. with an hour
of for luncheon Others laid special stress upon
the alleged overbearng attitude Of the consul
Munji Bey when told OF the report from Wash
Ington, denied that three hundred thousand otto
man subjects had petirioned for his removal lie
said:
The leaders in the whole hing are i've or SIX
oersonal enemies, who are known 70 me There
Is no graft in this Office, fo- have 10 financial
dealings with the people outside Of passports. We
charge for them according tariff lists The
people who want me removed must take their
charges 70 the Constantinope government. How
ever 1 have Informed the ambassador at Wash
ington that can prove the fabrication Of the whole
matter"
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
FRENCH TARIFF CHANGE.
Deputies Nay Propose Substitute
for Present Measure.

Paris. March S-A group Of deputies. under
the conviction that the parliamentary tar1n
commissions proposed revfsions Of the scnedues
would unfavorably affect Frances foreign reia-
tons has given notice Of motion 70 postpone
the debate on this subject They VII request
~, .-o,-ernr7ant instead OF adopting the pro-
,ossd measure 10 introduce a bill safeguarding
frances economic and political rights abroad.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
MOROCCO TO BORROW s26,oOO,OOO
France Expected to Lend the Money, with
Customs as Security.

Tangier, March SIT is reported that Mohammed
sidi EI Mokhri former Minister Of Foreign Affairs
Of Morocco is going 10 Paris 10 arrange with the
r7re,c, government for loan of S26.o10O0N, TO
he secured bv the annual customs receipts rms
loan ii Is stated viii be applied TO the payment OF
claims.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
ROCKEFELLER BACKS LEFFINGWELL
With University of Chicago Finances Explorer
in New Arctic Expedition.

Pasadena. Cal, March s.-Ernest Lef1ngwell.
Arctic explorer, government photographer and
scientist of the University Of Chicago arrived in
Pasadena from the East yesterday. He comes here
20 organize another expedition TO the northern
coast of Alaska, financed by the University or Ch-
cago and John D. Rockefeller.
The Journey will begin with navigation in the
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
WILL NAME W4TCHORN
Senate Expected to Confirm Com
missioner This Time.

From The Tribune RuTeau
Washington. March Sit Is expected that the
nomination Of Robert Watchorn 10 succeed him
self as Commissioner Of immigration at the Port
Of New York will be 70 the Senate next week
bv President Taft. Members OF the Senate Com
,,,ttae q, immigration believe the nomination will
be confirmed without delay.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
KING EDWARD WILL AGAIN TAKE THE
CURE AT MARIENSAD.

,ss-,.nbsd March 7.-During his recent visit TO
tatriin King Edward said 10 the Austrian Amoas,,
sador I very much enjoy visiting Ausula' ana ana
r1v cure in delightful Marienbad is most
~ hsay1eScts1 10 my health Marenbad Is Austria
prettiest watering place. much fre0uentea % N'"i
leans.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-01

quantities, and at a cost much below
the prevailing market prices. As re-
suit Of his Investigations the Forest
Service has arranged to set aside GER
tain tracts in the Southwest this tall for
the purpose of cultivating and collect
ing Alfilerilla seed.
The seed thus secured will be used
to reseed overgrazed and otherwise de
pleted ranges within National Forests,
and it is planned to introduce the plant
upon many dry ranges to which it has
hitherto been a stranger. The success
of this movement means much to the
stockmen using National Forest ranges.
In the Southwest many stockowner
has been saved from heavy loss or even
absolute ruin by the Alflerilla that
covered his spring ranges at time
when other early feeds were lacking,
and sustained his cattle until the ad-
vance of the season produced other
sources of feed supply, and it is prob
able that the plant will be as valuable
in other portions of the country.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-01
UPPER VALLEY IMPROVING
Mayor 6elIatIy and Loan Man Made Trip to
Upper Wenatohee Valley

Mayor John A. Gellatly Of Wenat-
chez and c. F. Patullo, representing
a mortgage company, spent several
days in the upper Wenatchee Valley.
Mr.. Gellatly reports that this country
was a revelation to him. He had not
been there for almost two years and
sections which at that time had been
in sage brush and pine trees have been
cleared and are now in orchards. Dur
ing this time thousands of acres have
been planted, fine homes erected and
everywhere there were evidences Of
improvement. The section around
Dryden and Peshastin showed a special
evidence of improvement.-Wenat
World.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-01
RESEtD OvERGRAZED RANGES
United States Government Values Aifileriaa
as Forage Plant on Spring Ranges

Uncle Sam is now studying the dis
tribution and the habits Of Alflerilla,
one of the Vests best forage plants.
with view of determining the posi-
bility of growing it upon overgazed
ranges and introducing it upon Ma
tional Forest ranges where hitherto it
has been unknown or has occurred only
in limited quantities.
Alflerilla is valuable and hardy
forage plant, which constitutes one OF
the principal spring feeds upon many
Of the semiarid ranges of the South
west. Stock fattens rapidly upon it,
and the gain is good hard tallow not
easily lost through shipment.
Many stockmen have endeavored to
introduce it upon their ranges, and in
most instances their efforts have failed.
The cause of this failure is now found
to lie in the fact, proved by tests made
by the Bureau of Plant Industry, that
the seed sold by seed firms seldom has
over ten per cent germinative power,
and that nine-tenths of the seed sown
is worthless.
The United States Forest Service
has been in receipt of many requests
for the planting of Alflerilla upon
spring ranges within the National For
ests, and has decided to act upon
them. Tests having proved the i'm
possibility of securing satisfactory sup
plies OF the seed through the ordinary
channels, A. w. Sampson, plant ecolo-
gist, was detailed to the work of secur-
ing a supply that would meet all
requirements.
Beginning his investigations upon
the Sequoia Forest in California, he
discovered that by setting aside suitable
tracts upon which the plant was abund-
ant, and watching its growth, seed with
a germinative power in excess Of ninety
per cent could be secured in large
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-01

A petition is being circulated by the
Cashmere Horticultural Society among
the growers, asking them to furnish
apples for an exhibit at national apple
shows in Spokane and Chicago. 1t is the
intention of the committee to exhibit
the fruit as Cashmere product, and di-
vide among the donors all the receipts
from the sale of the apples after the
expenses OF the exhibition are paid.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-01

A gold medal was awarded to Kit
sap county for the game exhibit Of
said county in the Forestry building at
the ka-Yukon-Pacifc exposition.
Native birds and animals of the differ
ent varieties were grouped around a
small house of cedar bark all very
neatly arranged.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-01

One OF the greatest undertakings in
the Northwest being carried on at the
present time is the building by the
Washington Water Power Company OF
a dam at Little Falls, on the Spokane
river, fifteen miles north Of Reardan
and twenty-five miles west OF Spokane.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-01
NEWS OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Work on the new $4,000 Carnegie
library building in Snohomish is being
rapidly pushed and the contractors ex-
pect to have the concrete work finished
before the first of the month.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-01

The bitterest political fight in the
history of Colfax is in progress in con-
nection with the local option election
this month. Colfax Commercial Club
has entered the controversy in oppo-
sition to the Whitman County Civic
League, which is behind the move
ment to call the special election in the
various units in the county.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-01

These from Chelan county are on
the United States district court petit
jury panel: A. H. White, Southside;
H. A. Graham, ]. H. Culp, Wenatchee;
w. w. Thompson, Chiwaukum; Frank
Palmer, J. R. Hinton, Cashmere; w. S.
Van Slyke, Trinidad. The court will
convene in Spokane October 5.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-01

The Chelan Commercial Clubs ex-
hibit at the Spokane Interstate Fair this
year was awarded first prize on display
Of apples; first on peaches; second on
plums and prunes; largest apple at the
fair; best general display.