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New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
ESTRADA MEN SPLIT
1CTITE VAR FACTION.
NesC Peace Enuoy May only
Represent Liberals.

Managia, Nicaragua, Jan. 9.-Pres1dent
Madriz is greatly cast down by the death
of General Fornos Diaz, who was drowned
while on his way to Managua to discuss
peace settlement with the President, Gen
eral Diaz warm friend of Madrtz,
and it would have been possible for the
President and the representative of the pro-
visonal government to go over the whole
situation with some expectation of an
amicable agreement
DR.. Madriz is hopeful of the early ap-
pointment of a delegate to take the place
of General Diaz, but he fears that the new
peace envoy will represent only the Liberal
element of the revolutionists Word has
come to him that the Conservatives, led by
General Chamorro, mean to continue fight-
ing, and he has been warned that Chamorro
and his army are advancing through the
Department of Chontales toward Managua.
The government. however is ready to op-
pose the advance at La Mango.
According TO the advices received here,
split has occurred in the ranks of the revo-
lutionists, and it is believed that one fac
ten will reject all overtures of peace.
President Madriz has ordered court pro-
ceedings TO be instituted for the purpose Of
Furnishing whoever was responsible for the
execution of the Americans, Groce and Can
non. AS eX-President Zalaya does not ap-
pear officially in the records of the court
martial. the responsibility cannot be fixed
on him. But possibly some official will be
found guilty, probably Salomon Selva. the
prosecuting attorney who officiated at the
trial. He may. however. produce iristruc-
tions from Zelaya, i'll which case Congress
might then order the trial of Zelaya.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
BOSTON'iS PRODIGIES.
-Four Children Who Fill "The
Hub" zcith Pride.

Boston, Jan. 9.-Present day child prodi-
Sles. as represented in group of four
students at Harvard University whose ages
range from eleven to fifteen years, promise
to maintain greater Boston's appellation of
The Hub" of the intellectual universe
Included in the number are the youngest
known persons to attain the degree of Bach
elor of Arts. Norbert Weiner, aged fourteen
years, a graduate of Tufts College. and at
present student in the Harvard Graduate
School: and the youngest and most intel
lectual first year student in the history of
Harvard University, William j. Sidis. of
Brookline, eleven years old, a precocious
student in the most advanced mathematical
problems.
The two other remarkable children are
less widely known They are a brother and
a sister-Lina w. Berie, fifteen years and
Adolph A. Berle, fourteen years old, MEM
bers of the freshman classes at Radcliffe
and Harvard colleges respectively, They
are children of the Rev. A A. Berle. pastor
of the Shawmut Congregational Church. of
this city
They have spent little of their time in
the public schools. Their father early
taught them several languages, reversing
the usual order of instruction and teaching
them mathematics later. Less than q
month after entering Harvard Young BerIe
had an article accepted by "rhe Iampcon."
a college magazine, In which he considered
the president of the college from pby
siological, geological and English stand
point in most interesting manner
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
WANT ROCKEFELLER TO RUN.
Bible Glass Associates of John D., Jr..
Talk of Him for Congress-

John d. Rockefeller, jr foreman of the
special grand jury which is investigating
the alleged white slave traffic, was
warmly commended by the members OF his
Bible class at the Fifth Avenue Baptist
Church yesterday morning. After the ses-
sion nearly every one of the 125 men who
attended the meeting shook hands with Mr.
Rockefeller and congratulated him on his
public spirit in prosecuting the inquiry with
such energy and enthusiasm.
close personal friend of Mr. Rockefeller
said yesterday that some of the young
mans friends had been trying for several
years TO persuade him TO take some sort of
public Office.
Five years ago." said this man to a
Tribune reporter, Mr. Rockefeller was
much opposed TO being in the public eve
and secuted the idea of Rockefeller run
ming for public office. But now that he has
seen how cordially the public has indorsed
the great work which he has under
taken, 1t would not surprise me at all if he
were to change his mind about the impos-
sibllity or a Rockefeller running for office"
The Rev. DR.. Addison Moore. the new as
sociate pastor of the Fifth Avenue Baptist
Church, addressed the Bible class vester-
day. He urged upon his audience tho i'm
portdnce CT young men attending 10 their
civic duties and being willing to sacrifice
themselves for the public good
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
DU1L CUP CONTEST.
France Seeks Acropldne and
BALLOON Prizes.

Paris, Jan. 9.-The Aero Club of
France has decided to issue a formal
challenge 10 the Aero Club of America
for both the balloon and aeroplane inter-
national cups.
The French Wright Company has
ada pied a tail to the Wright aeroplanes
and the trials have proved highly salts
factory. Both Wilbur and Orville Wright
have always been opposed to such appli-
ances for their machines.
The international cup of aviation, known
also as the James Gordon Bennett trophy
was won by Glenn IT, Curtiss at the
Betheny aviation field Rheims, on August
%, 1909 His flight was the fastest aerial
journey of twenty kilometers (242 miIes)
ever made. His time was Is minutes and
SO 3-5 seconds. Any challenge for the in
ternational cup must be made before
March l3 each year If the cup is won
three times In succession by any club 1t
becomes the property OF that club
The international balloon trophy also
offered by James Gordon Bennett. was
won on October s. 1909, by T. w. Mix. rep
resenting the Aero Club of America Mix
ascended from Zurich with sixteen other
starters ana flew $50 miles, bringing the
cup to America for the second time.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
ELECTION FORECASTS.
English Prophets Vary Widely
IN Predactins.

London Jan. 9.-The Conservative week
ly, "The Observer" prints forecasts of the
result of the elections by experts on both
sides, showing remarkable differences OF
opinion. One of the Conservatives predicts
Conservative majority of go and another
40 Another says that the government will
have majority of 16
One Radical forecast gives the govern
ment majority of 200: another Radical
places it at 110: while still a third believes
that the Conservatives will win by s.
THE Observer points out that these
estimates show the strongest conflict in
expectations ever known on the eve of an
election in Great Britain.
An interview with the ex-American con-
sui general at London, Robert J. Wynne has
prominent place in Unionist newspaper
While declining to express any opinion on
the English elections, he commented upon
the more favorable condition of the AnIeri-
can working classes as compared with the
British. He declared that there was no
serious unemployment in the United States.
ON the contrary, work was waiting for all
men willing and able TO work This he at
tributed TO the protectonist policy, which
had advanced American prosperity by A
hundred years.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
RECORDS MISSING.
San Francisco Prosecutor En-
bdrrassed an Calhoun Case.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

BY Telegraph to The Tribune1
San Francisco, Jan. 9.-District Attor-
ney Charles NJ. Fickert learned to-day
that the records of the grand jury evil
dence in the Calhoun and other trolley
cases were missing. Although the stat
utes call for the filing of such evidence
by the District Attorney, Heney and
Lapgdon. the former prosecutors, have
apparently removed it. Mr.. Fickert said
to-day:
There is nothing for my guidance in
the Calhoun case except seventeen books
of four hundred pages each of trans
cripts of testimony. 1t would take
man about month to read and digest
this mass Of seven thousand pages. This
means much work which could have been
obviated by q record of the grand jury
proceedings, such as the law stipulates
shall be kept on file in all such cases
There is also no record here of work
done by Detective Burns and his twenty
five assistants for more than two years,
for which the city paid several hundred
thousand dollars
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
AFTER CHICAGO VICE.
Women Plan to March on the
CitY Hall.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

tby Telegraph to The Tribune
Chicago, Jan. 9.-Ten thousand women
VIII make demonstration at the City
Hall against the segregation OF vice if
the suggestion of Mrs. Emily Hill, presi-
oent of the county organization of the
Womens Christian Temperance Union.
meets with approval at a meeting of
women to be held in the First Methodist
Church Tomorrow.
The idea was first broached at re-
cent meeting of the officers of the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union, and it
was decided to ask the support of all the
religious organizations I'm the city. Mrs.
Hill said day that she would bring the
question up tomorrow afternoon. The
parade is planned to be exclusively of
women and to be headed by committee
which it is intended shall march into the
City Hall and to the offices of Mayor
Busse and Chief of Police Stewart.
Mrs. Hill, the originator of the idea,
was also the first person to suggest
temperance parade in Chicago. The last
parade, held on September Is, in which
General Grant took part, had nearly fifty
thousand persons in line.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
Plan GREAT DAM.
Ncsc Yori; and Boston Capital
JFM Harness Mississipm.

Keokuk, Iowa. Jan. e.-It is announced
here that a syndicate of New York and
Boston capitalists have undertaken to
finance the erection of the second largest
dam in the world, which will span the
Mississippi River at this point.
Contracts have been taken by three
ST. Louis concerns to furnish power from
the dam TO nearby cities and the work
Of building 4Ae dam is to begin imme-
diately under the supervision of the War
Department The estimated cost is S1o,-
100000. and one thousand men will be
employed The structure will be rein
forced concrete, $500 feet long and 81
feet high. 1t will be built seven feet
deep into the solid rock of the river bot
tom.
The power plant to be erected on the
Iowa side Of the river will generate 200.-
zoo horsepower. and the dam will create
e lake extending for thirty miles up the
Mississippi. Present guard locks and
er3'doeks of the government at this point
viii be abandoned.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
COTTON CHIEFS HERE.
Ne1c Orleans Men ETpect Rise
IN the Commodity.

Frank b. Hayne, one of the prominent
figures in the cotton world, and W. P
Brown, a pronounced bull leader, both OF
New Orleans. are in the city, and will
appear to-day on the floor Of the Cotton
Exchange. 1t had been heralded that
they had in mind a campaign for 20-cent
cotton, but Mr.. Hayne would not confirm
this at the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday
L do expect TO see cotton go up,
though he said, and il may reach a
Sully price. OF course, you never can
tell what cotton will do. Everything
and anything affects it-political condi-
iions, the weather. Wall Street, and so
on. But natural conditions should run
up the price this year. There is no ques-
ZION but that the crop is more deficient
this year than in any year since the war
period
The ginning figures to be made public
to-day Mr.. Hayne estimated at 6. 100000
and he thinks the entire commercial crop
will start with the figure g." As the
crop last year was about 13,S00,O00, the
difference is enormous, and far greater
than in any other two succeeding years
Various things have brought about this
result
We appear only as members of the.
exchange" said Mr.. Hayne, 'and our
only interest is TO find out the cause of
the recent fluctuations. There must be
some reason for them, and it must be
manipulation. If cotton was not in
irinsically worth its former price 1t
would not have recovered from the de-
cline and gone back again.
Asked whether he thought Southern
and Northern cotton mills were inter
es'ed In forcing down the price, Mr..
Hsyne said:
il is 10 the interest of the mills to
Keep the price up. This keeps up the
value of their cloth. l do not think the
mills are active against the price 1t is
more the work of manipulators.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
-FOUR NE4R DEATH.
1uto Crashes Into Tree and
TMo1cs Occupants Ont.

Four men had a remarkable escape
from mutilation and death yesterday
when large touring car in which the
four were riding skidded on the icy
street at Broadway and Goth street,
smashed into tree beside the road and,
throwing out the occupants. finally land
ed at the bottom of a ten-foot embank-
ment bottom side up. The men in the
car gave their names as James S. Ken
nedy, owner and driver of the machine.
an architect. of No. 1903 Fourth avenue
Athletic Club. Bay Ridge; William B.
Scarborough, paper manufacturer, OF
No. 400 Pacific street, Brooklyn. and
Howard Is. Smithers. banker, of No
2211 Broadway. Manhattan.
The men were on their way to Yon-
kers. At 20Ith street there is a sharp
turn in the road, and the surface was
covered with a coating of ice and snow.
AS the heavy machine took the curve
the tires failed to grip the ice and the
car began to skid and careen tow
ard the left side of the road. Wall
yanked the steering wheel about with all
his strength, but was powerless to pre-
vent the crash. The car catapulted
against a stout tree and then went over
the steep embankment
The force of the impact against the
tree lifted the men clear of the car and
threw them with great force to the
frozen ground Had it not been for this
they probably would have been crushed.
for the ponderous machine came tum-
bling through the underbrush directly
behind them. They had just time TO
leap aside before the mass of wood and
steel imbedded itself in the earth at their
feet. ripping off two wheels i'm its de-
scent. None OF the men was injured,
Out the car was completely wrecked.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
KILLS THREE; THEN HIMSELF
Farmer Ends Life Of Wife and Two
Little Children.

Ballinser. Tex. Jan. e.-F. E Kinnhlsr.
a prominent farmer living near here. killed
his wife and two young children. seriousIy
wounded his niece. aged twenty, and ended
his own life by cutting his throat with
pocketknife. at daylight this morning.
hinhier had been in bad health for
couple OF months. He was assistinS his
Wife in making the fires when he stepped
out and got a hatchet. Returning 10 the
room. he split his wife's head with one blow
OF the hatchet. Going over TO the bed
where the children were asleep. he battered
their brains out. and, going TO his niecss
room. he struck her several blows on the
head and arms
BY this time a nephew OF KImbIer vas
aroused. and he and the badly wounded
young woman made their escape Return
Ing To the room where his wife lay uncon-
scious on the floor. Kimhler used a pocket
Knife to end his own life. Mrs. Kimblsr
and the baby lived for five or six hours. but
the sIN-year-old boy was instantly killed
The niece will probably die.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
NO FAVORS FOR ZELAYA.
Mexican Ambassador Says He Will Be
Treated Like ANY One Else.

Washington, Jan. 9-Ex-President zelaya
Of Nicaragua, If his extradition from Mex
leo is asked for. will be treated any
other foreign citizen in the latter republic.
existing treaties between Mexico and Mica
ragua and the Mexican laws on the subject
being taken into careful consideration
This was the declaration of Senior De La
Barra, Ambassador from Mexico to the
United States. who arrived here to-day on
his return from his country
Absolutely no change in the friendly feel
ing which existed between Mexico and the
United States previous to the flight of
President Zelaya from Nicaragua has taken
place, according 10 Senor De La Barra.
The Ambassador will pay his respects to
Secretary Knox tomorrow. and possibly
arrange a date for a conference regarding
the future joint action of his country and
the United States in dealing with the res
toration of peace in Nicaragua.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
Guardian
Trust Company
Of New York
ITO Broadway
Capital 4 Surplus $1,000. 900
ENDS SEGAL CASE
Philadelphia Court Ratlfes
Sugar Trusts Offer.

The case of the Pennsylvania Sugar Re
fining Company against the American Sugar
Refining Company, the trial of which was
abruptly terminated by the offer of settle
nlent made by the latter corporation. was
wound up on Saturday. when the Court or
Common Pleas of Philadelphia gave its
formal ratification to the recommendation
OF acceptance of the settlement made by
Receiver George H. Earle. of the Pennsyl-
vania company.
The last obstruction was swept away
when counsel for Mr.. Earle, and George
Gordon Battle and H. Snowden Marshall.
of the firm of Snowden & Marshall, and ex
Governor Frank S. Black, who were the
attorneys for the Pennsylvania company in
the litigation, came to an agreement in this
city as to the compensation to be paid the
lawyers for their work.
At no time was there any objection on
the part of the Pennsylvania company's
the settlement made by the American Sugar
Refining Company There was a differences
OF opinion, however, as to whether the
United States Circuit Court in this city,
before which the case was tried should de-
termine the compensation OF the lawyers.
whether the Philadelphia court, which
appointed Mr.. Earle receiver, should settle
the matter.
The disposition of the proceeds of the set
tlement among the bondholders and stock
holders of the Pennsylvania Company has
been amicably adjudicated. At first there
was some dissatisfaction among some bond
holders of the Pennsylvania over the size
of the settlement, and objections were
raised as to the method of division OF the
proceeds from the settlement
The settlement, by the terms of which
the American Company agreed to pay $780,
note for $l,25O.00O, together with the col
lateral therefor, which is estimated 10 be
worth at least that amount, was not en-
tirely pleasing 10 some of the bondholders.
who brought a proceeding to prevent its
acceptance. but that also was settled
Oliver Splitter, the foreman of the Have
meyer & Elder docks at Williamsburg, in
whose behalf delegation of his neighbors
pleaded with Judge Martin for leniency yes
terday. will go to hospital probably in
Manhattan to-day 70 undergo an operation
for the removal of hemorrhoids.
Jean Foelker, one of the checkers, who
vas indicted with Splitter, but whose trial
was postponed on account of illness, IS said
10 have practically recovered. His condi-
tion is such that it is hoped he will be able
TO leave the French Hospital in a few
days. If the government counsel are as
sured that voelker is in condition to stand
tl!e strain, it is probable they will ask that
he be tried at the earliest possible date.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
SNE4D DISAPPE4RS.
Husband of Bathtub Victim
LeaUes st. GATHERINGS.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune /,

tBy Telegraph to The Tribune
st. GATHERINGS, Ont, Jan. 9-Without
leaving even note TO say where he had
gone, Fletcher W. Snead, husband of the
East Orange bathtub victim, has disap-
peared from the New Murray Hotel here,
where he was employed under the name
of John Lucas as second cook since his
disappearance from New York in March
of last year. Nothing of his present where
abouts is known.
1t is believed by the local police that
Snead has returned to New York or COM
mitted suicide. They incline TO the lat
ter theory, believing that his wifes death
preyed SC upon his mind that he became
insane
That he was missing was discovered
when a porter went to his room early yes
terday morning TO call him. All his be-
lonSings were gone Snead has not left
the city by trains or trolley, and he did
not hire a horse from the local stables.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
WHOLESALE PERIL BY GAS.
Twelve Boarders Unconscious When
Danger Was Discovered.

Twelve men were succumbing to leaking
gas in a boarding house at No. 1Ol Free
man street, Williamsburg. early yesterday
morning. when Henry Van Nostrand. a
milkman, reached the house in the course
of his route, and, detecting the odor. gave
the alarm which saved their lives
Sergeant Goode and Patrolman Farley.
of the Greenpoint avenue police station.
responded 10 his summons and quickly
we're in the house. Finding many of the
boarders insensible in their beds. one of
them rushed out TO send hurry call Ia
st. Catharii e's Hospital for an ambulance,
ana tneh poih pohcemen applied them
selves to keeping the men alive. live wera
revived IN the yard. where they had been
carried, but seven remained insensibJe
They were Mark LuZon, Louis PatriIslr
stephen :. Chrystal. John Pollack, George
Bremef. anton Leblnsky and Philip Rhode
toned were revived. and they we're re-
moved to ihe hospital. whe. il was said
caused b! broken fixture ""S
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10

would get the Ta,nniany nomination. MIR.
Murphy IL member OF the National
Arts Club. the Municipal Arts Society
ard is writer and lecturer on economic
and civic topics He is the author OF
Wisdom of Ben Franklin" which Mayor
Gsynor was found reading after his first
day as Mayor.
Mr. Murphy said last night: Il enter
the Tenement House Department with
out prejudice against or partiality for its
policy or its personnel. / fully apprcci-
ate the inevitable friction which arises
when public officials attempt to regulate
the use of private property for the COM
mon good, and il Will be my effort to
deal with such conflicts In the spirit of
common sense within the law, and to
give all well founded complaints the
largest possible measure of my personal
attention"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
MOTHER SAVES BOY FROM FIRE
Lad Overcome While Bringing Water
to Fight the Blaze.

After vainly trying with pals of water TO
confine q fire which started in the basement
OF her home. Mrs. Leon &. Bonnard. of No
oee Lin~ood street. Brooklyn. whose bus-
band is employed by A. Iselin & Co. OF No
20 Wall street. turned rescuer and carried
cut her two small sons. One of them, Leon
aged thirteen years. inhaled smoke while
1etung water for his mother. and was in
faintiDE condition when she got him out.
Ncfshbors who heard Mrs. Bonnard's
crles turned in an alarm of fire. and also
lent aid in irving TO eXtinguish the blaze
The IRE had got we'll up through the hufId-
ing. q two story and basement structure
before the hremen arrived The cause
OF the fire could not be determined. AL
though Marshal Brophy foand turpentine
used IN mixing paints, in a closet. Mrs
Bonnard did not consider the blaze of a
suspicious nature.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
THE STAGE ACCUSED
ST. Louis Preachers Not a
Unit, HOzccUer.

st. Louis Jan. 9.-Twelve leading preach
ers of all denominations to-day united in
general attack on the stage When the
attack was over the stage stood accused
of immortality and degradation" of ''plac-
ing nakedness and nudity as the chief
drawing cards. and of beng "the source
of the divorce evil and all forms of de-
generacy.' Singing condemnation of the
stage and its people We're delivered from
each pulpit in furthering demand by St
Louis churches for municipal law TO bar
duc:ions
The one Earring note in the attack was
the stand taken by the Rev. III. Lichlicter
d Methodist pastor. He defended the stage
as modern institution, ana denounced a.
"muckrakorS who seek notorietY the
preachers who have united In the wholesaio
condemnation of everything relating to the
stage
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
GORE ON LINCOLN AND TAFT
declares That Wide Gulf Senaratss
Them

'sehsonS Mich, Jan. s-Near,v eight hun
% u'eu persons attended the fortv-sIxtb ,,,
"ai n oinner of the Andrew jackson soe,s,,.
n ne'o Yesterday. Senator Gore OF or,a
mou.a' urged Democrats to Support ,nSnr
n an' republicans in districts whera a..
threatened by tho regulars.
n,,s,, eulos'zed the early works or tha p.
'.'ns oan party. but asserted that -.
nou, sefafsted Lincoln and Tart ue
.eu ,r,r.., The ship subsidy bin OF the 80 ue
pen'o" as "barefaced graft" and au,,.an, unsa,
an ,..as az or this Congress district 10 mas