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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
MAYOR ASKS RIDDER.
Editor to Decide TO-mOrrO7C on
Park Preadency Offer.

Mayor Gaynor received Herman Rid
der by appointment after the reception
yesterday afternoon and offered him the
place of Commissioner of Parks for
Manhattan and Richmond and President
of the Park Board.
Mr.. Ridder. who is proprietor of the
''Staats-Zeitung," president of the News
paper Publishers Association and a di-
rector of the Associated Press. said he
was inclined to believe that these offices
might be Incompatible with holding pub
lie office. Mayor Gaynor urged him to
take the place, declaring that he wanted
men of his stamp in the new administra-
ton. Mr.. Ridder said he would take
the offer under advisement and give
Mayor Gaynor his decision tomorrow.
Mr.. Ridder is treasurer of the Demo-
cratic National Committee and was
mentioned in some circles as possible
Democratic candidate for Mayor last
fall.
1t had been understood that Mayor
Gaynor had a high opinion of the abili-
was thought that he might be reap
pointed, But his action, two days ago, in
abolishtng the office of Clinton H. Smith.
who had been in the department for
many years. apparently did not meet
with the approval of Mayor Gaynor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
LITTLE GIRL BURNED.
Nine-Year-OH Badly Hurt at
Christmas Tree Fire.

Little Julia KARL. who is nine years
old grew tired yesterday romping about
her parents apartment. at No. 4OS East
t;4th street, while waiting for her mother
TO get the New Years Day dinner. so
she decided that ii would be fun to light
up the Christmas tree in the front parlor
Unseen by her mother. she got hand
full of matches and then slipped into the
front room. The little girl lit two or
three of the lowest hanging candles and
reached up to light a candle high in the
branches. Her dress brushed against
one of the candles anG in moment she
was enveloped in flames.
Though frightened she rushed about
the room screaming Tor her mother. In
the kitchen with Mr.. and Mrs. KARL was
Edward Otto, a boardeI.
Otto rushed into the front room. peeled
off his coat and wrapped it around the
little girl He also tore off some of her
clothing. but before the flames had been
smothered the little child had been bad
ly burned.
While Otto was working ever the girl
the father rushed out and got a police
man, who called DR. Gramish, from
Flower Hospital. He took the child and
the boarder 10 the hospital. Julia was
put TO bed. and Otto's hands, badly
burned. We're dressed.
The child has chance of recovery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
TERR4PIN RACE.
King Leopold Wins by a Head
an Baltimore.

Baltimore, Jan. 1.-Baltimore, which
has furnished several novelties in unique
entertainments, has added to its laurels
with a terrapin race. The affairs was
run at the Baltimore Club last night
and will live in history with the wonder
full Pimlico meet of the seventies. to
attend which Congress adjourned.
From the Baltimore County Club and
the Maryland Club, so the story runs.
we're procured one each of the largest
and finest specimens of the diamond
backs those exclusive places had in
stock. One of the contestants, dubbed
King Leopold, had a few supporters will
ing to back him.
1t looked "cinch" for Otello until the
chalk line had been almost reached,
when Otello drew his head in and shut
himself up like clam, refusing to bulge.
King Leopold passed his rival and came
under the wire a winner by head Ohat
of OteIlo), enthusiastically acclaimed by
his few hackers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
STATION BLOWN UP.
Gas Explosion Under Plat
form Injuries Manu-.

Montreal Jan. 1.-Twenty-two per-
sons were injured in an explosion which
wrecked the train platform at Place
Figer station, at the east end of the city.
last night Nearly all the victims have
broken legs. Mrs. Charles Bruneau. of
Montreal, with one leg terribly shattered,
cannot live.
The explosion was caused by the igni-
tion of an accumulation of gas under the
long wooden platform paraIleling the
tracks of the Canadian Pacific Railway
at the station.
The midnight train for Quebec was
standing on the tracks adjoining the
platform and an unusually large number
of holiday travellers were bidding good
by to friends, when suddenly a score Of
them were hurled into the air as though
shot from a giant catapult. Some went
straight up twenty or thirty feet 9th
ers were sent hurtling over the top of the
train, and one man, with legs broken, was
found on the roof of one of the coaches.
Immediately the scene was changed
from that of a gay holiday throng to a
wildly excited mob. A large crowd from
the streets added to the confusion. Ru-
mors of a bomb outrage quickly spread.
and when several squads of police re-
serves arrived they had great difficulty
in controlling the frenZied people. Am
balances had been summoned from all
the hospitals. and the injured were car
ried through a gangway of officers. who
mad to fight back the crowd.
It was said by station employees that a
long pipe from which passenger coaches
drew a supply of gas ran beneath the full
length of the platform. Apparently gas
had accumulated under the ice covered
surface of the walk. A lighted cigar STUB
thrown to the ground is believed to have
been the cause of the explosion.
Little damage was done to the coaches
of the Quebec train which left the sta
tion twenty minutes later, showing no
marks. except a. few cracked windows. e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
APPEAL TO A. F. l.. MEMBERS.
Gompers Asks 10 Gents from Each to
Fight Steel Corporation.

An appeal was issued yesterday to all
the affiliated unions by President Samuel
Gompers and Secretary Frank Morrison of
the American Federation of Labor TO assess
each member 10 cents TO raise a fund to
fight the United States Steel Corporation
IN its alleged campaign against union labor.
This campaign of the Steel Trust against
union labor the appeal says. 'is but the
manifestation of one scheme in a series
against the American institutions of un-
restricted production. fair dividends. Just
legislation. an impartial judiciary, an un-
manipulated market and the highest estate
for labor that production justify
1t then attacks the alleged methods of the
Steel Corporation and charges IL with bold
and heartless enserfing of labor It's profit
sharing SYSTEM the appeal says. is a
transparent deceit" by which some are
induced to sweat the vast majority" TO
prevent the others from Joining the labor
organizations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
MRS. .STEELES DECREE
Husband Sues; Daughter of
Bret Harte Gets DiUOrce.

Boulder, Col, Jan. 1.-Jessamy Harte
Steele, daughter of Bret Harte, obtained
a divorce to-day from Henry Milford
Steele. formerly prominent in Denver
financial circles. She gets the right TO
resume her maiden name.
The suit for divorce was brought last
spring by Steele. He charged his wife
with desertion Counter accusations of
extreme cruelty were filed by Mrs.
Steele. and Judge Ingram sustained the
allegations of the cross complaint Mrs.
Steele's evidence was presented in
deposition made at Yonkers. N Y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
GREAT FLOOD IN BULGARIA.
Many Persons Reported Drowned and
Property Loss Is Heavy.

Philippopolis. Bulgaria, Jan. I-Eastern
Rumelia has been swept by the most disas-
trous flood in fifty years. and the whole
plain resembles a vast lake.
Many persons are reported drowned.
while the losses in crops and livestock will
be very heavy.
Soldiers on pontoons are busy rescuing
the peUplt cut off by the rising waters. The
lower quarters of Philippopolis have been
under water since yesterday. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
LILLEY FOUND IN CHICAGO.
Alleged Church Defaulter Said To Be
Department Store Employe.
IRu TeIegranh to The Trihune.

Pittsburg, Jan. William c. Lilley. al
legged defaulting treasurer of the Presby
teran Church and Synod of Pennsylvania
and an officer in the fashionable First
Presbyterian Church of Pittsburg, has
been found in Chicago. He is said to have
grown a full beard and to be working in
d department store under another name.
Lilley. who. it is said. is short s2l 900 in his
accounts with one church department alone
and whose alleged shortage may total $780,
900. is said to have defied those who found
him and to have asserted that the church
people of Pittsburg were afraid to cause
his arrest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
NO POLITICS, SAYS STEERS.
Brooklyn's Borough President in Line
with Gaynor's Action.

Borough President Steers. as guest of
honor yesterday afternoon at the New
Years Day celebration of the Bedford
branch OF the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation. declared that like Mayor Gaynor,
he would never permit politics 10 play any
part in his administration. He said that
the jealousy which. he thought. had in
recent city administrations caused public
needs and improvements to be disregarded
would have no place in the new municipal
government. Mr.. Steers said that he
would watch for any evidences of graft
notably in the Department of Supplies and
that he would try to make his Official per-
formances square with his prediction
promises.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
SIXTEEN BANANAS KILLED HIM
All He Could Eat for Five Cents Too
Much for Youth.

Bladen. Neb.. jan 1.-After eating sixteen
bananas John Ciaussen. nineteen years old.
died at his home here to-day.
With number of companions. Claussen
entered a restaurant For a cash payment
OF five cents the proprietor Offered the boys
all the bananas they could eat IL is saii
the fruit had been frozen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
AERO PRACTICE AT CAPE BRETON.

Baddeck, C. B., Jan. 1-Extensive aero
plane experiments will shortly be under
taken here and several scientists have
arranged 10 spend most OF the winter in
Baddeck to watch developments. Five
new machines have been Gpfhstructed for
McCurdy and Baldwin
Gardiner Green Hubbard, of New York.
10 having constructed a new monoplane
here which will be tested within a few
weeks. Although having single plane.
The machine will embody some of the
principles employed by McCardy and
faid,s,in in their biplanes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
TO KILL ESTR4D4.
-Four Costa Ricans Hired to
4ssdssindte Leader.
fBy Telegraph to The Tr,h,,.

New Orleans, Jan. -Four hired
agents from Costa Rica are on their way
to Bluetields to assassinate General Juan
Jose Estrada, the leader of the Mic
araguan revolution, according to cable
advices received to-day by DIR. Luis
Sequeira, the consul here of the provis-
ional government from his brother. Cap
tain Pedro Sequeira. who is fighting with
the revolutionary army.
All arrivals at Bluefields are closely
scrutinized by the iieutenants of Es-
trada. The Costa Rican agents, it is re-
lated, intend to apply for enlistment in
the Estrada army under the guise of re-
cruits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
MAYOR GAYNoR AND GEORGE B MCCLELLAN IN CITY HALL
BIG HOLIDAY GIFTS.
Ranchman Gires His Three
Children So, 900. 900 Each.

Fort Worth, Tex, JAM Thomas
Waggoner. of this city. has just given
each of his three children property val
ued at $2,OOOOOO as holiday gifts.
Waggoner is fifty-seven years old. a
Ianchman, banker and capitalist. One
hundred thousand acres of land. thirty
thousand head of cattle and one thou
sand horses are given to each child.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
SAVANNAH LINE

offers delightful trip to the South. Large
new ships sailing Tuesdays. Thursdays and
Saturdays. 1900 y. m, from Pier 80. North
River All outside staterooms. Those seek
ing health and rest should use this line.
Tel. 1886 Spring for tickets & reservations.
s-AdYt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
.new yoek AND FLORIDA SPECIAL, /,

via Penna. and Atlantic Coast Line-the
STANDARD Railway of the South-inaugurate
tts a9rd season Jan 3rd. Leaves w. 23d ST
Penna Ferry 1:25 p. N. Oftice. l2lS B'way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02

THROUGH CARS TO FLORIDA RESORTS
Seahoard Florida Ltd is the handsomest,
quickest and only club car train TO Florida
an9, ssaRoa<d Air Line. 1lSS RWay-AdYt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02

Dewexc Ciaret or Burgundy Wines
Taken with the meal enriches the blood.
H T Dewey & Sons Coz, I3s Fulton St., NY
s-AdYL
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-31

he lmped slowly down the corridor to-
ward the foot OF the companionway. The
heavy tread was already descending the
stairs.
He turned the corner. stopped short and
gasped. Ana that was all. There was no
time even for cry. He had caught one
glimpse OF n monstrous figure clad In
skins. huge in bulk, hairy-faced like a
gorilla.
And then. the man or beast had. with
beastlike quickness, lifted his arm and
struck. And Tom Fanshaw dropped down
at his feet, Senseless.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04

great grandfather speak OF the time
when the Fourth OF July was merely
local holiday to the United States
alone. II is now celebrated, of course,
by all nations. not for It's purpose in
American history alone, but because II
marked the dawn OF new political
epoch of freedom all over the world.
1T was in 1880. at the time of the
disarmament Of the nations that this
day came to have international sig
nificance.
The chairman of your reception
committee informs me that you are
planning tonight to release 13 sky
rockets from one OF your buildings
here. Let me leave as my parting
word to you the admonition that this
part OF the celebration be handled
with extreme caution. You should
realize that powder is very danger.
Gus thing, and these skyrockets should
not be harbored longer than neces-
sary, else they may turn vipers and
kill you ALL"
The president left at O'Clock
aboard the Sky-High airship for
Washington.
The firing Of the 13 skyrockets ex.
cited not a little interest in the city,
but no fatalities have been reported.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04
HEART WHISPERS.

oh heart. now let your feelings roll,
Like hearts OF dreamers past, sing out!
Your vision lies within your soul;
Thus peer beyond the mists OF doubt,
or pierce the walls OF Time unborn,
This great, fair morn.
Sing Quit Sing for the rambling winds
That blow across the butted plain,
Sing for the soaring bird that finds
in the storm and rain
Bold Is the life IL leads from birth,
Great Is its worth.
Sing en-! Sing for the girl who lives.
And hopes, and waits on Time and
me-
Her love, and every thought she gives.
Is all for me, who, not so free,
Broods in foreign, allen land,
North of the "Grande."
Sing on Sing for the Land OF Peace.
Where justice stands. with face un-
Where troubles and Affections cease,
Where graft and spite and hate are
A land OF mountains. plains and flowers
And sunny hours.
Sing on, sad heart! Above the trees
A lonely start broods in the sky,
Upon the pulsing lake the breeze
Expires In murmurs and a sigh;
Down by the brook a fullfrog chirps-
The robin sleeps.
G. IT, Meyers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04

teal history, who told me this morn.
ing before | left for London, that as
many as so and so innocent children
were annually killed by high ex-
plosives provided for that purpose by
their parents. Aside from this enor-
nous loss of life, injury to persons
was common. and children and older
persons as well carried to the grave
with them wounds from the Fourth Of
July celebration of that time.
Il have been at a loss In trying to
account for this lawful carnage, I'M
less II was inspired by a desire to re-
vive the distressing scenes attendant
upon the early revolutionary war.
However, we have cause for self-con-
graduation that we are living in a
progressive age when life and limb
are the objects OF respect.
King John XI and I were talking
of these things at luncheon today. He
told me that he could remember his
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04
From Another Point of View

pistol ought to regret TO report
what meant by the hre
This skyrockets
md rec
But then grinding day is ndepeu
In Reno
this
p-rnustco
he was q toy
Il looks exceeding
cartridge he
n
also, expodes
ourht TO contestants as fun O,
0xhfa sf the Sunday
Jnst
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04
The 4th of July In 211O

The 334th anniversary of the sign
ing of the Declaration of Independence
was celebrated in Detroit yesterday
by the reading of the famous histori-
cal document in a number OF public
places about the city.
In the morning there were several
historical pageants, portraying the de-
velopment OF the nation, socially and
industrially, from the first administra-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04

ThE NIGHT PARADE.
you have planned here today brings
TO mind rather forcibly the plan OF
celebration which prevailed in various
parts OF our country in less en-
lightened day.
1T refer especially to the former
practice OF parents in arming small
children with dynamite and gun.
powder with which TO blow themselves
to smithereens.
THAT parents could have been
heartless enough to sacrifice their
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04

ton of Washington to the present adj
ministration of President Ichabod
Jones, and up through the administra-
ton of Roosevelt. and president Tim
othy Skibacker, when universal peace
was declared. -
To lend a touch of historical color
ing to the celebration here, Is sky
rockets. typimying the original 13 col
onies, were fired from the balcony Of
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04

the 74th story OF the Detroit Times.
The celebration ended at 8 o'clock
with an Illuminated airship procession
over John-R-st.
His excellency, the president, who
spoke in London at 1 o'clock in the
afternoon, arrived here at 3 o'clock on
the international airship Skyterrier.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04
9a~>>'1dSAerr~e@&a~~~v
NO HEROINE TO BUTT IN.

ns cried the rushing
linden hall signing OF declaration.
very wel the old his hands and
this so easy
a matter"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04
The colonists by the way, were REFoRMERs.

The colonists by the way, REFoRMERs
refor one who refuses to live entirely present
On the other willing take the time to THINK
FOR apply the conditions Of the present
to the standpoint their possible
The owman keeps eyes less likely the point
aen the rock with the furrow he has left
behind and thoughless possibilities farther down the field
The average citizen in this day quite satisfied with what the
cconi did for him. time himself devote to those
who o hundred years from now
Nor has he any too much whose spirit the
game as which inspired the forefathers
Refore the citizen will tell in this
wear Of our Lord-they disturb business
And he add, LET well enough alone"
y. doesn't care to have the fly
exactly good thing business when the colonist decided
that they would oppression of George III
II was not good thing JUST AT THAT TIME but
spssnt long before its feet again
Business is pretty good today few
To sure rapidly being gobb into the hands Of the few
INIT the little fellows don't refome
and don't any made about until they have been
swallowed possibly then until the digestion under
Som. Of the reforms of the present day-some
ut Of the conswoud public utilities taken by
and controlled by the people,
which suggestion cry generally from oceholders
and politicians at would disturb things So"
mayor afraid of municipal ownership because would
be likely to lawsuit
afraid OF lawsuit than one OF the colonlsts
o. q
He thinks that municipal ownership all right but not at this time
mot during this administration.
Had the put which they deemed to insure
liberty rights instead of listening the Fourth of July
celebrating freedom there left we'd be bowling
and scraping and saaaming to some king.
municipal ownership good thing and the only barrier law
nit why not start things humming Bunker Hill RIGHT NOW
fighting spirit the face Of
sion threatening future the country that Of George III
ever vast
Where children and the children Of chill
dren which stands forcy Declaration Of Independence
having actuated the forefathersi
But there again
Municipal ownership a reform
II Is most fitting celebrate the Fourth of July
II il most fitting should orators little oratory
that day
II fitting orators for the most part should be those
IN public places duty the principles which
this government is founded
uplifting inspiring hear them refer to Valley Forge to the
party Washington and Jefferson to Old Glory and the Stars
snd Stripes forever.
the citizens wildly cheer and throw their hats in
tho air up my Country IT'S of Thee"
bring regret that the sessions Of law
making with reading Of the Declaration Of indie
election doesn't the Fourth July
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04
And inst to Think,
Those ColOnists Back in
Ths7o's We're 'Reformersl'
The Revolutionary War Was Bad
For Business, But We Are a
Mighty Glad People Today
That II Was Fought


That this fought bed for by the ehers as SOL
dicn in the revolutionary
The object July identical with that OF the picture
in history showing Washington crossing the
and reflect upon the cost Oh
the freedom promised Declaration Of ndependenceupon
M habus and the uvaton which the willing endure
and they willing make for those Of us who live In
this day
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04

The object Of celebrating the
fourth day Of July is to call to mind
the fact that once upon time there
was drawn up and signed a docu-
ment called the Declaration OF In
dependence.
(Lest we forget.
II is to remind the American eiti-
zen that upon this day in the year
177e his country was born into
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04
IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

don't observe Independence
Native (yawnins: All. no. senofhere are too OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04

so Ethel and Jack have made up
their quarrel, have they?"
only temporarily. They are go
ing 10 be married soon"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04
SUMMERTIME PERPLExITY

We have no wish to criticise or find
fault, but does 1t not seem to be a
curious provision on the part OF nature
that when you need ice the most II
melts the fastest?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04

and spoke at the Detroit Printers
club.
In part President Jones said:
THE very modest celebration that