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New-York tribune., 1909-09-30
PANAMA CASES HURRIED
Federal Court Refuses Recontinu-
aRce of Indiana polls Libel Hearing.

Indianapolis. Sept. 2s.-Judge Anderson of the
United States District Court refused to-day an ap-
Phcauon by the Department OF Justice for a re-
continuance OF the preliminary hearing of Delavan
smith and Charles r. Williams prOprietors of 'rhe
indianapolis News" who under indictment by
the federal grand jury OF the District of Columbia
charged with having criminslly Hbelled Theodore
roosevelt. Douglas Robinson William Nelson
cromwell Charles P Taft and others by intimat-
ing In published articles that there was corruption
IN the purchase OF the Panama Canal Zone bv the
United States from the French companies
me nearing was continued last June until Octo-
Der IL Inc government asked to-day for a recon-
unuance until after the trial of the publishers OF
The New York World" on a similar charge
which trial is set for October % in New York city
The application made through Charles w Mil
Ter United States Attorney for this district At
torheys for Smith and Williams, who are opposing
lhelr removal 20 the District of Columbia for trial.
protested against further delay in the proceedings
and the court upheld them.
You may write 20 the Attorney General" said
'uose Anderson to Mr. Miller. that l will not ap-
prove further delay in this matter"
he added that he knew that Stuart McNamare
an attorney OF the Department of Justice specially
assigned to the Panama libel cases. could not be in
New York and Indianapolis at the same time bur
ne held that Mr. Mcnamara should have seen to
Il Hlat Inc New York World" trial was postponed
until after the Indianapolis case was finished
United States Attorney Miller told the court that
he had no advice that the case against THE ind
annapolis News" would be dismissed If THE New
YORK world" trial resulted in the acquittal of the
publishers OF that newspaper
Judge Anderson in his ruling said that if the gov
eminent were prepared TO prosecute The New
iork Norld' on October 20 It should be prepared
TO prosecute The Indianapolis News on October
u smith and Williams. he said. were in custody,
Oeing under bond. just II they were in jail The
court concluded:
NO" the court is asked indefinitely to postpone
'le case not 20 any particular time. but just to
put II on ana leave the defendants up in the air
until the government sees 1T to pull the string ana
let them down. I Will not grant further continu-
ance"
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30
THEATRICAL NOTES.

The Harvest Moon" play by Augustus
Thomas, will be produced at the Garrick Theatre
on October IS George Nash j. c. SavtIle Lionel
Adams. Thomas Russell Stanley Wright Jennie
Eustace. Adelaide Nowak Margaret Saver and
Helena DeKay will play in It,
Kyrle Bellew will appear tonight at the Ma
jestic Theatre Utica. in The Builder Of Bridges.
by Alfred SutrO.
Miss Maude Adams will begin her season at
Utica next Saturday in What Every Woman
Knows"
Your Humble Servant" a new comedy by Rooth
Harrington and Leon Wilson. will be played at
Rochester next week by Otis Skinner and a capa-
bic cast.
Francis Wilson will appear shortly at Atlantic
City in The Bachelors Baby"
Jan Rudanyi the vIolinist. will make his first
American appearance at Keith Proctor's Fifth
Avenue Theatre on Monday. October H. in a one
act sketch called The Power of Music"
Sara Biala and Irma Lerner have been selected
TO play the leading woman's part In "A Citizens
Home which will open at the Majestic next Mon
day night One OF these young women-each Of
whom is comparatively unknown-win play at mat
inees and the other in the evening performances
Adolphe Lestina. Thomas MacI.arnie. sheldon
Lewis and Bernard Mullen will take leading uen.s
parts.
Passing of the Third Floor Back" at Maxine FL
liOtts Theatre next Monday night, will arrive on
the Mauretanla to-day
Mary Mannering will play this season In
'Fiddie,' which Is described as a play of New
York life In four acts. IL was written by Rachel
Crothers, author OF THE Three of U.s.
Wednesday matinees at the Casino will be dis
continued during the present engagement Of Sam
Bernard in The Girl and the Wizard"
Lulu Glaser's play for this season is .'The Girl
from the States,'' new musical comedy Promi-
nent in the cast are Commit Edss. Jobyna Howland.
Nellie Follis Ida StanhOpe Alexander Clark
George J.. Moore, Roy AtwelI Arthur Donaldson.
Eugene Redding. Robert Broderick Horace i
Hahn, Frank Randall. Howard Stevens and Charles
Airing.
Edmund Breese will be the leading player in ''The
Earth" new play by James Bernard Pagan.
which will be produced in November
'The Intruder" playing at the Bijou. will
end its short New York season on Saturday even
ing. IL will be succeeded next Monday by ''Ihe
Master Key" new drama by Cosmo Hamilton
orrin Johnson and Frances Ring will take the
leading parts.
Admiral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour and the
officers of the flagship InfexibIe attended the per-
fOrmance OF THE Chocolate Soldier at the Lyric
Theatre last night. The boxes occupied by Mr.
Whtney's guests were hung with British flags and
Union Jacks and the audience rose and cheered
the officers they entered while the orchestra
played "God Save the King
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30

arisen between Commander Peary and Dr. Cook as
- "hich OF the two was the first to discover the
North Pole is unworthy OF serious consideration
FOR the Geographical Society OF France has as its
Piesioent no one else than Roland Bonaparte him
the issue.
Hoiahd mas no practical experience of polar ex-
pioration or Of Arctic conditions He owes his po-
suoh as president Of the society to his lavish gen.
erosity In furnishing funds for the frtherance OF
geography rather than TO any actual work of his
OWN IN that direction The money thus spent he
ueilVes from his part ownership OF the great pub
nc gambling establishment of Monte Carlo More
ei' ms very title of prince is open question in
with the grave doubts to the legit-
macy OF his birth, which his father the late
rrHnce Feter Bonaparte, declined to acknowledge
as long he lived
OHuer the circumstances Roland would scarce
- make satisfactory Judge. A question of such
"olo-"lue interest as the discovery of the pole
ot 100 great Importance to be treated as a stake
at the table OF the Casino and to be determined so
10 speak, by the spin of a wheel
MARQUIsE DE FONTENOY.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30
ACADEMY OPERA SHIFTS.
Ne1o Syndicate appears to Take the
Troubled Singers OUer.

1t was learned last night that negotiations are
IN progress between syndicate headed by Com
mendatore Celestino Piva and the board of direc-
tors of the Italian Grand Opera Company whereby
the syndicate will take the stock of the COM
pany and continue the season of opera at the
Academy of Music under entirely new manage
ment 1t Is understood that the syndicate in TAX
ing over the stock will assume obligations what
soever other than a promise reimburse the old
stockholders If the season proves successful The
total amount Of the stock at present is $4,000.
There was a meeting of the board of directors
last night at the Academy OF Music. and It is
derstood that a majority OF the stockholders were
willing to accept Mr.. Piva's offer. Mrs A. s.
Appleton was the only dissenter. Mrs. Appleton
stated that she would be willing to turn over her
stock 70 Mr. Pva If he the stockholders would
assume the obligations she had incurred to An
tonic Ferrara when she purchased his stock two
weeks age; MIR. Piva and the directors have SO
far refused to do this
The syndicate of which the head is will
ing TO take over the stock Of the old company"
said Mr.. Piva last night "but will undertake no
obligations whatever to the old stockholders other
than that IL there any profits after taking out
whatever money we may put in will pay the
old stockholders from what remains
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30
EX-GOVERNOR MILES 3. mswEgNgY.

Columbia, S. c.. Sept. 29.-EX-GOvernOr Miles B.
McSweeney Of South Carolina, who had been
under treatment at Mount Hope Retreat, a private
sanatorfum at Baltimore, for several months. died
there at 1870 o'clock this morning For the last
week It had been known here that the Ex-Governor
critically Ill. and his wife. accompanied by his
son. Eugene z. McSweeney. went to Baltimore TO
be with him. They were present at the time Of
his death. The body will be brought to his old
home at Hampton, S. c.. for burial
Ex-Governor McSweeney born in Charleston,
5. c.. April Is. 1855 His father having died when
he was four years old. the was obliged to earn
HIS own living soon he old enough to
work. At the age OF ten he was selling newspapers
and working a clerk in a bookstore that he
might get an education by attending night school
He afterward served apprenticeship as Job
printer. and while thus employed won scholarship
offered by the Charleston Typographical Union and
entered Washington and Lee University. at Lex
ington. Va Lack OF money to pay for board and
clothes forced him 20 leave the university in the
middle OF the term and he returned TO his trade.
he later moved to Ninety-six. S. c. and began
the publication OF THE Ninety-six Guardian
a capital Of SIS. In 1879 he began the publication
OF The Hampton Guardian" which afterward be-
came one of the most influential county papers in
South Carolina Mr. McSweeney was elected Lieu
tenant Governor In 1896 and succeeded Governor
Ellertee upon the death Of the latter. He was
elected Governor 1900.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30
COL. W. r.. MORRISON DEAD.
Once Widely KnOzcn as Horizontal
Bill"
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Waterloo, Ill. Sept 29.-COlonel William r. Nor
rison for many years leader in the Democratic
party and veteran of the Mexican and Civil
died at his home here tonight
His brother Charles Morrison, lawyer of this
city; his sister, Mrs. c. p. Stevens and other rela-
tives were at his bedside when he expired. The
last word he uttered Ella the name of his
wife, now dead. when he was conscious a short
time this evening. The funeral arrangements have
not been completed.
Colonel Morrison received many cOngratulatOry
messages when he celebrated his last birthday
anniversary two weeks ago.
William r. Morrison. Familiarity known as "HOri-
zOntal Bill.'' horn in Monroe County. ILL.,.
September A. 1925, and was educated in the pub
lie schools and at McKendree College He was OF
Irish ancestry, but several generations Of the
family had lived in the United States. His grand
father a merchant in Philadelphia When
the Mexican War began. in 1s46, young Morrison
enlisted and servec under Zachary Taylor and par
ticipated In the battle Of Buena Vista In 1919 he
caught the gold fever an1 went to California. He
was fairly successful. but the rude life palled
him and he returned to Illinois and elected
County Clerk. He took the stump for Douglas in
the Kansas-Nebraska squatter sovereignty fight,
and in 1854 was elected to the state Legislature.
serving until 1859. the last year Speaker.
At the outbreak of the Civil War he organized
the 18th Illinois Infantry and became its colonel,
serving in that capacity until December. 1863. when
he resigned to take his seat in the Ssth Congress,
TO which he had been elected in the preceding
year. He failed Of reelection. and practised law
from 1865 until 1873 when he again entered Con-
gress
In his career in Congress he was widely known
as an advocate of radical tariff reduction, but was
never able to obtain the support Of enough MEM
bers Of his party to assure the passage Of bills
which, chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means. he introduced in 1876 1884 AMI 1886. The
bill Of 1884 embodied the famous horizontal re-
ductiOn scheme, proposing straight reduction Of
20 per cent from the tariff of 1888. 1t was defeated
by slender majority. obtained through the OPpO-
sition of the prOtectOnist Democrats, led by sam
uel J. Randall
In 1885 Mr.. Morrison defeated for election
TO the Senate by John A. Logan, and in the fol-
lowing year failed of reelection to the House.
President Cleveland appointed him a member Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1887, and
he served until 1897. for the last six years being
chairman of the commission
Mr.. Morrison had been married twice. His second
wife died about three years ago, and since that
time he had been cared for by his niece at Waterloo
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30
what Good Reer Really n.

"Of course. differ good beer" said George
Ehret the founder of the Hell Gate Brewery.
well breWed beer beer that is properly prOpOrtOned.
beer that is eleany manufactured beer that prop
ery aged and casked and barreled.
The first law OF good brewing is clean brewing
thorough sanitation % make good beer
he continued. "and IL have had the
sible measure of IN business brewers.
II is because have established standard OF
brew the highest scientific plane and have
TO that standard
There has been much said the superiority OF
foreign beers American beer-it may be true OF
brews beer America have
access to- the gifts Of nature and husbandry
our forebears IN Germany. and beer Is A pa
with the best that Europe has ever produced"
Journal OF Commerce.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30

and South Atlantic coasts moderate variable: QUIZ
Coast. light variable the lower n1oderate
northwest the upper lakes moderate northery.
shifting 20 northeast Michigan and Superior
Forecast for Special LecaItes.-For Eastern Penn
sylvania. partly cloudy to-day. with showers and
cooler IN north Dortion Friday fair and cooler mod
crate southwest shifting TO northwest winds.
For New Jersey, partly cloudy today Friday. fair
and cooler moderate south. shifting 20 northwest.
winds
For New England and Eastern New York showers
to-day: Friday. fair and cooler; moderate south.
shifting to northwest. winds.
For Western Pennsylvania. partly cloudy to-day
Friday. fair moderate northwest winds becoming
variable
For Western New York, partly cloudy to-day. with
showers and cooler in eastern portion; Friday, fair
moderate northwest winds.
Local Official Record-The following Official record
from the Weather changes in the tenn
perature the twenty-four hours comparison
with the corresponding date OF last year:
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30
THE WEATHER REPORT.

onicai Record and Forecast.-Washingto Sept 20
With the exeeptiOno the Great Lake region. where
Is falling. fair weather now prevails in all dis
triets the Pacific Coast states. The disturb
in the lake region is moving eastward very slowly.
temperature has risen throughout the South. and
also the Atlantic States. with tho exception OF
Maine, New Hampshire and portion OF Vermont. On
the other hand tt has fallen again IN the Western
lake region and the Northwestern States.
Generally fair weather Will continue Thursday and
Friday IN all districts east OF the Rocky Mountains
except that showers Will Thursday In the east
region and North Atlantic States tenn
will rise still further N the South during
Thursday and cooler weather from the Northwest Will
reach the North Atlantic States during Friday.
Steamers departing Thursday for European ports
have moderate southerly. shifting northwest
with showers. followed by fair weather Grand
Banks.
The winds along the New England Coast will be
noGrate southeast shifting SOUTH Middle Atlantis
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30
w. A. HARTMAN AT YALE.
Elder Son of Late Financier Enters University
New Workers His Schoolmates.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

New Haven Sept 2O.-William Avere Hartman
elder son of the late Z. H. Hartman. to-day
enrolled as a member of the freshman class of the
academic department of Yale He received his pre-
paratory school education at the GrOton School,
where he passed his Yale entrance examination last
June He had been working of the Harri-
man railroads in the Northwest this summer. and
the report spread that he had started upon a rail-
road career. He has taken apartments at the Gar
lard a private dormtory where his roommate will
he F. IL Clark, OF Baltimore. GrotOn School
friend.
Two freshmen from New York who also came
from the Groton School and who have rooms at
the Garland are John Auchincloss. who has had
five brothers precede him at Yale, and Seward
webb son OF DR.. w Seward Webb. All the occu-
pants of the Garland freshmen.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30
THE ZURICH BALLOON CONTEST.

Zurich. Sept. 2s.-Most of the balloons which
entered for the Gordon Bennett international
cup with their pilots. are here. The international
contest will take place on October 3. The weather
prospects are excellent. Many foreigners are ar
rlvinE here.
Russia, Turkey and France. the three countries
where aerOnauts who make a landing are subject
ed to severe formaities. have issued instructions
10 their diplomatic representatives 10 request
Switzerland TO give each competitor special pass
port
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30

THE REV. JOHN ELLIS. for twenty-five years
pastor OF leading churches of Northern Illinois.
and whose widow. Ella Gary ElTs. is sister OF
Judge +. H. Gary. of New York. died at his home
in Chicago yesterday. aged sixty-six years.
PIERRE PURCELL, fOrty-six years Old editor
Of THE Rochester Daily Union and Advertiser -
died yesterday in the State Hospital at Middle
town. N Y, where he had been q patient for more
than a year.
CYRUS MCHESNEY. a retired sergeant Of the
Troy IN. " Police Department. died from pneu-
mona at Syracuse hospital yesterday. He was
sixty-hve years old. He was resident OF Water
vliet
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30
WILLIAM r.. PALMER.

Boston. Sept 29-William H. Palmer. head OF the
firm controlling the largest fleet OF coastng schoon-
ers in the world. died at his home in Roxbury to-
day Mr.. Palmer fifty years old A stroke Of
spoplexy caused his death a wife and two children
survive.
The Palmer feet OF vessels is known the length
OF the Atlantic seaDOard. not only because Of it's
aggregate size. but because OF the individual pro-
portions OF a number Of the vessels Five-masters
always appealed to Mr. Palmer as the best carriers
and this type he made prominent. The Elizabeth
Palmer. OF 500 tons. is the largest dve-masted
schooner In the world. and greater than many six
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30
SWEDEN FEARS NEW STRIKE.
Employers and Laborers Fail to Agree-Re-
quest for More Police.

Stockholm. Sept 29.-The arbitration undertaken
by the Swedish government TO settle the dispute
between the Employers Union and the Confedera-
tIon OF Labor has failed. chiefly account OF the
proposal to settle future disputes by arbitration
A renewal Of the general strike is consequently
feared. and the postpOnement of the resumption OF
work will entail great suffering the sixty thou
sand men still idle.
The chief Of police has asked for a large increase
in the police force the ground that there are
at present four hundred Russian anarchists I'm
Stockholm
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30

Carr. William Henry. PaiEaer Thomas =
ioSamT: AeSls eoIeeIia RhiiSoS; s5s5 Anna anna
1uIz. . Arthur Seaman. EDWARD A.
MeGirath, Thomas Williams. Katherine ".
McIasue. Daniel TsrneIl Thomas H.
Der % 1909 Julia Hawks wife Of Ei1in s Alien and
Oakley Fune ens sS1 f 4nd al bs a cs9qcb snq E p m s %
Communon Con- South Orange on saturday. October 2.
CARR-september 26 William Henry carr Services.
Tsg r505s 5Pera s,5g ,ShgEeh 10 2sl West 2ad st. aH
HACKETT-on september % Adele Hae<stt, aged IS
23d st. Drank E Campbell BuildinsJ.
wife Of the late william G. Tousmirs in her s7S yea
o5D psr ssrsi'es al nsr 4is residence No, Ss s.
19O9 al IL O'Clock.
LTNz- September 2s. Arthur Lunz the 10Th q
West 2sd st. Grank E. Campbell BuiIdinsS.
NGRATH-on September q 1so9 Thomas Mserz,s at
n.r @ and an ,6 sn n are Tsu RSss So 70 attend
5ssidsae No sI Isid ave- sSooyH
MGERs-Sqdde9ly at No 122 East ssth 81. New York
Myers eldest son o. the late James Myers IN sas Isth
d6ngs"ood 81 n j.. on THURSDAY afterRoon. ssptsHosr
s:25. Erie Railroad
oDoNoHUE-
of the ama6 ea66 %EET S5.S OF & sS Raa d G M Ne4se e y
New York held September %. 1sO9 the following
WhsTsas ne menb:Ts this Board have been
prlsed or the death Of their valued associate Thomas J.
mission the will the Almighty they desire place
record their profound and their testimony
onv bv tRer1 brr ~ TIE etzsTs ~ Srsz- yorI~ ' -
Resolved That in the death OF Thomas J. OQononus
this Board has been deprived OF OF the most faithful
energetic and capabe members has unselashly de
voted abilities the service
OF the orphans whom Providence has placed IN tho
care OF this Asylum. and whose gentle and kindly dis
whom he IN contact.
Resolved That the people OF this city have lost BY the
,i o. toas % =, 80 y Do - = p 5 s5 ~ SnS y +
and IN uphOding the the state and nation.
and who in as well private life was attended ~
the anectOn AID esteem which his many virtues deserved
Resolved That OF these resolutions signed BY
President and Secretary be transmitted to the family os
late associate and be published in the daily press
JOHN W. FARLEY. Archbishop President
FORBES ]. HESNESSEY. Secretary.
PALMEzR-On September q 190s Thomas Palmer. be-
loved husband OF Elmtna his 56th year, at
residence. 1S6 Van Buren ST. Brooklyn. Funeral
services residence Thursday evening at $50.
PHILCOX-On Tuesday September 2s. 1909. at
dence. No 362 Washington ave. Brooklyn, Anna L.
OF George T. PhilcOx- Services Thursday after
O'Clock
sCHENCK-On Wednesday. September %. 1909. at his
residence. John Cornell Schenck. q years. Rea
tves and friends invited attend the funeral
vices at his late residence. No 2O Barley ST. Brook
private.
SEAMAN-On Wednesday. September 20. 1909 after
short illness residence, 21I Skillran ST.
Brooklyn, Edward n Seaman. aged 80 beloved or
Laurence and Annie F. Seaman (nee Bagley).
WILLIAMSON September 2s. Katherine w Williams.
Services The Funeral Church. No 241 West sd ST.
Campbell Buildng) Thursday evening o'clock
YARNEIL--September 2s 1909. CAPTAIN Thomas II yar-
nell aged 81 Services az The Funeral Church.
No 2s1 West 23d ST.. Thursday 1880
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30
REPRESENTATIVE KINkEAp MARRIED

Representative Eugene F. Kinkead. OF the 10th
New Jersey District and Miss Anna O'NeH Of
Manhattan. were married yesterday in St Joseph' $
Roman Catholic Church in Baldwin avenue Jersey
City. by the Rev Michael p Knkead Of Youngs-
town. Ohio. uncle Of the bridegroom Because
OF the recent death OF Mr.. Kinkead's brother only
near relatives were present. Miss Sara c. Kin
kead. sister Of the bridegroom. was bridesmaid
and Mark J. Coad. OF Omaha Neb. the best man
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30

Auguste ChamOt came to the United States from
China in 1901. He became president OF the Peters
Machine Company, which failed for $1,000 in
1901 For some time he had been In poor circum-
stances. He went to Pekng when eighteen years
old, with only 40 cents In his possession He man
aged to get together enough money to build a
small hotel. which eventually grew into the Hotel
de Pekng. establishment OF four hundred
rooms
Before the siege of Peking by the Boxers in the
summer OF 1900 he had laId in a supply of rice
and other foodstuffs. and ii Is said that he saved
the lives of foreigners in the legation quarter by
furnishing food to four thousand two hundred per-
sons for seventy-elght days With the assistance
of his wife. 1t is said, that he killed more than
seven hundred Boxers. Both were wounded In the
siege, and the hotel burned. The French
government subsequently collected an indemnity
of $780, 600 for him from the Chinese government.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30
SUPERINTENDENT KNOLL RESIGNS.

The resignation OF Hyman A. Knoll as superin.
tendent Of the Hudson Street Hospital was ac
cepted by the board OF governors Of New York
Hospital yesterday. 10 take effect on April l. 1910
Superintendent Knoll gets six months leave OF
absence with pay. so that his connection with the
hospital ends on October l. Mr.. Knoll has been
superintendent of Hudson Street Hospital since
1895 Miss Susan v Clifford. at present matron of
the hospital. is TO succeed Mr.. Knoll as superin-
tendent.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-30
MONUMENT TO FRENCH AERoNAurs

Paris. Sept 2s-The Cabinet decided to-day 20
erect monument TO the memory of Captain
Marchal. Lieutenant Phaure and sub-I.ieutenants
VincenOt and Reux. the French army officers who
lost their lives September 26 when the dirigible
balloon Republlque was wrecked near Moulns
The shaft will be placed the scene OF the acci-