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New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
POST ORDERS AN AERoPLlANE
Has Been in the Air Many Times, usu-
ally in a Balloon.

augustus Post announced last night tha1
he had decided TO take up the sport of
aeropIaning in earnest, and has arranged
with Glenn II. Curtiss for the early de-
livery of a biplane. He has made arrange
nnents 80 begin practice flights at once, He
intends 70 enter some of the larger con
tests scheduled in this country, and IL espe-
ciaIly anxious TO take part III some Of the
'cross-eountry flights.
Mr.. Post will have the use of the bi-
plane formerly flown by Charles Willard,
and he expects to begin his training within
has not Vet been decided on, but Mr.. Post
saws he will make his first flights near
New York City Willard will act as his in
structor.
MT. Post made the first balloon ascension
under the auspices Of the Aero Club OF
America. accompanying Count de Ia VauIx
and Allan r. FTaWley in the balloon Cen
taur on a flight from Pittsfield. Mass In
1907 Mr. Post represented America as aid
to Allan r Hawley in the balloon St Louis
in the second international race for the
Gordon Bennett cup. The balloon in this
fight few from St. Louis TO a point near
Baltimore, a distance of rs miles, in thirty
ave hours
Il made few flights last winter over the
ice at Haumondsport in e Curtiss ma
chine" said Mr. Post last night, so I am
sure I can handle one
New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
SEYMOUR BRAVES THE WIND
Aviator Has Some Close Calls in Flight
at Garden City.

Garden City, Long Island. July Il (Spe-
ciaD.-AIthough the wind blew at twenty
miles an hour this morning Joe Sey-
mour made a successful fight of eleven
miles After making one circuit of the
course he rose 10 sixty feet, and kept al
that height throughout his flight on his
third round a strong gust of wind hit his
hiplane and II keeIed to ar alarming angle.
Seymour kept his nerve. however, and
jammed his eIevating plane forward. The
machine responded like a bird and sailed
away again on an even keel
The most dangerous part of the flight oe-
CURED in the last lap, The bipIane was
going away with the wind. when squaU
struck her and she shot sideways and
down. Again the aviator braced himself
and managed TO get the hiplane in position
again. At the end of this round he came
down fer the day.
II was glad I was so close To the ground, -
he said on alighting. 'as that last gust was
a little too much for me- but I had figured
would tall only about twenty feet"
Clifford B. Harmon tried his new Gnome
engine tonight with the biplane tied TO a
fence, and it worked Ike charm. with
never miss. He will probably ffy to-
morrow night
New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
THE BLUEFlELDS BLOCKADE
Norway Has Probably Obtained
Wrong IMPRESSION OF Conditions.

washington Tuiy I--Announcement Of
the attitude OF this government toward the
recognition ry Norway Of the Msdrlz
blockade a. Blue6eIds. Nicaragua. may be
made a the State Department late to-day
a telegram IN answer 70 protests from
New Orleans against the Norwegian action
i= being prepared by 4r. Wilson. acting
Secretary ef state.
TTt2ited States Consul Moffart. Of Blue
feds. to-day threw some light on the situ-
stior. r appears in Nj Moffatt's dis
patch to Washington that Michael J. Clan
cF. for some time the American Tice-Con-
sal Al BluefeI6s. also rad been acting ir Z
similar capacity for Norway Clancy s
report ef the situation al Bluehelds 70 the
Norwegian Consulate a. Havana is said al
the State Department TO have been de-
claTed ny Mofatr as misleading and inn
proper. A. & result II is stated al the
departrne that Norway doubtless OBJ
Taiued = wrong impression Of conditions.
II also iurimated that Mr.. Clancy viii not
long continue a. American Tice-Consul al
BlBe6eiGs.
Teo 1aHtaETICai 10 inquire about" is the
manner N which the department treated
the report that Naariz Lad ordered ali
revoiutionists. including William Pittman
and ether Americans. 10 be shot
Denial also was made that DR.. Luis F.
Csrea. tHe representative OF Madriz, who
Jeff Washington recently fer Nicaragua.
Lad made q proposition for mediation pre-
vioUs 10 leaving.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
DISCOUNTS AERIAL CRAFT
Admiral Markham Doesn't Think
They VIII Be Useful.

Admiral Sir Albert Markham, Z. n ire
tired. arrived here yesterday. accompanied
by Lady Markham and their daughter Miss
Joy Markham. Sir Albert, who is an ex-
plorer, naval expert and an author.
comes here to visit friends in this country
and in Canada. He came here four years
ago. shortly after his retirement from the
British navy. He did not hold out any
great hopes yesterday for the dirigible or
the aeroplane as an agent of warfare on
the sea
Il think the aeToplane is being taken too
seriously" ne said ''as a factor in the
game OF war believe the aeroplane
might be valuable for scout duty, but that
is all The airshtp would have to go too
high to be of use for accurate work in
dropping explosives on the deck Of bat
tleship. If It cid happen TO land one on a
war vessel it would be mere chance
Il may not be right but it is my opinion
that the limit of battleships has been
reached in the 22,d00-ton type of ship. The
tendency in these days IS for peace, and [
hope we will never be able to test in actual
warfare the utility of oisness IN cur bat
tIeships
There is no telling how far the mer-
chantmen may go i'm size. I once told LORD
Inverclyde when he showed me the plans
of two new ships, that they were too Dig
for handling These two ships were The
Iucania and the Campania. of the Cunard
Line. One can see how small the Cam
mania is now in comparison with the Lusl-
tania"
Sir Albert and his family will be the
guests OF DR.. and Mrs. Frederick ". Pier
sen. of Great Darlington, before they go
New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
COTTON HEADS ARRESTED
Echo of Knight Yancey Failure
IN Alabama.

Birmingham Ala. July 2L--J T. No
Knight was arrested in birmingham to
night by United States deputy marshals
and later released on Sl5,eG0 bond. At the
same time John H. Miller was arrested in
Decatur and taken to Huntsville to give
bend. Both We're members OF the Steele
Miller Company. the bankrupt cotton firm
of Csrinth. Miss. They are charged with
sending forged bills OF sding through the
mails. Warrants are also out for L. 9.
Steele and Gustave Linde the other men,
bers of the firm.
The Stseie-Afilier Company failed soon
after the Knight, Yancey a Co failure,
the firms having had close business rela-
tens The combined amount involved in
the failures was nearly $SO0G.01a-
II X alleged IN the warrant against mem
hers of the Steeje-Miller Company that
forged bills OF lading or fraudulent drafts
we're mailed te F. Van Griper & Co. Of
New York
The witnesses summoned by the govern
aent II the present cases are T. Van Grip
er. Of New York: Bernard Ehrhart OF
Bremen, Germany; z, S Elliott, of Mem
phis. and ". e. Watson. a postoffice in
specTer.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
QUAKER CITY RECORDS GO
Balloon Philadelphia Il Breaks
Those for Distance and Time.

Pascoag. r. l., July 21.-The balloon Phll-
adelphia II. rising from the Quaker CitF al
10 O'Clock last night. picked out the httie
state of Rhode Island for its landing place
and after passing over six states during the
night and journeying nearly three hundreo
miles. came down this morning on a farrn
two miles south of Paseoag, 30 miles IN an
airline from Philadelphia.
The balloon was piloted by br. Thomas r.
EIdridge, president OF the Philadelphia
AeronauticaI Reerea ton Society, who was
making his nineteenth ascension The pas
sengers, also of Philadelphia, were Fred e
UnderhiH and Andrew B. underhllL ms
seventeen-year-oid son.
In distance and duration Of time-2 hours
Is ninutes-the Trip broke two Philadelphia
records The highest altitude reached was
1a.55e feet. or only ten feet less than two
miles This record stands second for PhIfa-
delphia balloons the best previous eteva-
tion mark being 1850 feet. made By DR.. Ell
bridge last June
New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
FIGHT FOR RUBENs's FORTUNE
New York Diamond Dealers Nephew
Contest VIII in French Courts.

Paris. july zl.-Tne Appellate Court to-
day reversed the decision of the lower
court which mad declared itself incoTnpe-
tent 10 distribute the fortune OF Charles
Woog. ~.he al one time lived In New York
under the name of Charles Rubens, but
subsequently resided in this city. where
he died in 1895, leaving al estate Of
So. 0o0o00
Rubens left will in which he claimed
doulicile IN New York City. and beaueathed
his fortune 20 cwo friends. Henry r. IclIei-
heirner and Julia Heidelbach, Of the Ameri-
can metropolis The courts Of New York
have affirmed ms residence there. Nephews
OF Rubens contested the viii on the ground
that the maker was Frenchman, and seek
10 have his estate distributed IL accord
ance with the FrencT law
Under the decision rendered by the AU-
RELATE Court to-day the Will case viii ne
tried III Paris. Rubens made Il fortune in
diamonds while residing in New York
New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
AEROPLANE LITIGATION.
Lawyers Who Have Specialized in the
Law Of the Air VIII Be Required

Washington, July 2l.-In the development
Of the professions marching on with the
progress Of invention. the aeropiane lawyer
is about TO appear.
Men seeking mastery Of the air are in
vading the United States Patent Office, and.
at the present rate OF productivity In aero
nautic ideas. il is predicted that the volume
Of litigation which viii soot. follow will be
incalculable. There are now more than two
hundred and nifty applications for PATENTS
relating to the single point OF automatic
balance for air craft In addition, there are
hundreds OF applications for patents FOR
motors. plans, propellers. skias and other
essentials IN air navigation.
From the present outlook, said pat
ent lawyer to-day. we viii soon have In
this country a new crop Of aeroplane law
yers. men VINO have specialized in the law
Of the sir and who keep track or the nun
dreds of aeroplane patents that probably
will be granted"
New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
MADRIz'S NEW CABINET
All Buf One ot the Members Were
Stanch Zelava Adherents.
HOSTILE TO UNITED STATES
War Minister L Bitterly Anti
Observation-Disclosures Peace
Commissioners Coming.

Tl-asAlz-ton. July IA new Cabinet mas
beer formed N Nicaragua. according 70
cable adyiors received here to-day from
Consul O8isares. q: AIanagGa- Its person
.scI consists. witt a single exception. OF al
ferents Of Zelaya and men who were on
Sials az the former Presidents government
sosssai OIivares strongly Intinlates that the
ne. ministry is likely 20 BE- unfriendly 10
-Ge United States
Tll, personnel OF the new ministry. which
Us formed following the resignation of
Minister General Chico Bacs, IS as follows;
Minister ~ Government Macmillan Mo
rales. Of Grenada, sub-tTeasury of govern
ment under zeiays-
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Public
Observation-Disclosures F.adilla. Of Rivas.
formerly & minister OF finance, but not IN
der ZeIaya-
Minister OF Finance and Public Credit
Francisco Medina. OF Leon, collector OF Gus
toms al Corinto under Zeiaya. and recently
his personal representative in Paris.
Minister OF Wcrks-Leon Arragon. once
eub-sscFetary Of Buhiic instruction, and
later Mayer Of NfaRagUa under Zelaya-
Slb-SecretaFy Of War-Benjanin Zeledon,
Charge d'Afaires OF Nicaragua in Guate-
nsla under Zelaya and more recently sec
retary q Julian Irias. commissioner Of the
Nadriz government. with plenary powers
over the western half Of Nicaragua, now
ia command of the gunboat Venus.
Zsiedou's appointment seems 10 he the
most significant in & Cabinet Of Zelaya sup
T'aTters. Mr. OIivsreS advised that the new
War Minister Is bitterly anti-Americsn and
Is tbs author of a number Of incendlary
articles against the government of the
United States ard American interests in
general. whicH have been published recently
- the censored press Al ManagUa-
Rr Louis T C0rea. representative Of
Nad-iz here has arrived al Managua. the
consul reports b1t any confirmation of the
story that he left peace proposition in be
half of Madriz al Washington Is as uncon-
s7--ned from the report as it Il from inves-
ziEatioD here.
Modesto Barrios and Sebastian Salinas.
the commissioners VINO have been sent 10
this government bearing what Is reputed 10
Eaesa proposition for peace IN Nicaragua,
were due iu Washington TO-DAY, according
to an unofficial schedule They had not been
received nor mad they appeared when NJ
Wilson Acting Secretary Of State, leit me
rieparfraent. No official knowledge of their
coming is in possession Of the department
and no arrangements have been made 10
receive them
II can he said. however. that should tney
come 10 washington they can have an audi
once such as the state Department has
rrsurad representatives Of both Estrada
and -R7ad-iz for several months
Nanzgua. Nicaragua July 2l--ln the mrs.
,-anlniete Cabinet formed during the admin
fst-ation of President Madriz, which was
announced to-day, It is notable that the Hp-
continents we're made from the civil rather
tl1an The military element with she eN-
,aofien o. Leon Arragon. the Secretary Of
T37lblfc Works. the secretaries are lawyers
New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
BIG ASSESSMENTS UPHELD
Report on Those Against Central
TotaIIing S95, ,651, ,000.

Albany, JULY 2f-Atto-nev Genera
C-lIaIIev has been uotifed By Refersa
James .. Graham that he has sustained IN
full with equalization the special franchise
assessments against the New York Central
& Hudson River Railroad Company. IN
Park avenue. New York, which we're trisd
before him
These assessments cover a period Of nine
years as follows 1900. s10,192, GOO, 1901.
s1o,O50600; 1902 s1O.05o. GOO 1903. $40
05o.0o0: 1904 o.009. 600 1905 $4,000
600 1895. s11 zoe Gee 1907. sf1.500. COO 4.
1aoS s12.2e9. 400: total ss5. .65I goo.
The company C0utended that steam reaI
reads we're net within the provisions OF the
special franchise tax Iav, but Referee Csrs.-
ham followed the recent decision OF Su-
prsme Court Justice Chester at Albany. iu-
voIving similar questions in Buffalo cases
Vice President Harris Of the New YORK
Central said Yesterday with respect to the
Albany announcement. that the assessments
referred TO had been reduced from time -
time TO conform with adjacent property in
Park avenue He added that in ant5cfp7-
ton of the company bei1g required TO pay
the assessments in part or even in full. the
directors some time ago set up fund for
the purpose, which had been increased by
Subsequent appropriations by the board
and that the financial status OF the New
York Central would not be disturbed If IT
were called on to pay the assessments IN
fun 1t Is understood that the litigation
win be carried further by the company.
Corporation Counsel Watson wrote 10
Mayor Gaynor yesterday to say that none
of the contentious of the company in trying
to evade payment of the taxes had been
upheld by the referee. The most novel
contention was that as the corlpauv mad
occupied the present site of Park avenue
since 1881 by the purchase OF private right
OF way 1t had not occupied space under
the street. which was cut through by the
city in 1867, by special franchise. but under
private easement
New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
HALTS RAISING OF AA|N
Typographical Error May Hold
UIp Work for a Year.
rFrom The Tribuns Bureau !

washington. July zf-It is possible a..
t,.nagrah heal error may delay Tor ana,s-
ear the raising of the battIssafo ~
from, the mud Of Havana har5or. r. -
a DELAY occurs II = more than Ilksgv s.-
Rsnresentatfve sulzer. Of New York -
conclude that the fates are against -
For Years Mr. Sulzsr has Kept alive !.
agitation for raising the wrecked vessel -
delivered many eloquent speeches on bass,-
og this cause. and at the last ssszs.. :,
Congress his efforts met with success =
an,roBrfation % $4,000 being aufRa-s,.s
rFhis approgristion vas made in I've =
aFate bills
The first act which was approved an ~,
a. carried an appropriation % Eoeoes -
yrovided that ''the Secretary Or War 49,
the chief Of engineers are hereby su,.a.
ized and directed 10 provide with An -
venient speed for the raising or rsHavas !,
the wreck of the battleship Maine from -
harber Of Havana, Cuba. and for the prs,.-
iHserment sf the bodies therein n Arl,nr
ton Cemetery
Shortly after fts passage the arn1~ -
rtneers reported that Sieeoso was Har -
eient with which 20 make proper zs.-.
and an item OF s2000o0 was inserted sr -
urgent Eerctenct DA4A- IAlc ELdl5e Hu4rs--
provision for this appropriation ser qa-4s
that it should be expended for -aizinz !
removing the wreck OF the Maine IN A.
cordance frith the provisions o. the aes a.
proved MAY 10. 1910"
The act referred TO was approved sn. M.
.. and not Ma 10 y was clearly taa 4.
tent of Congress 70 refer 10 the act o. ~
9. but the War Department officials ba-.
decided that nothing can be done g-sr
the Attorney General officially sets fs-r,
whether or not the S70.efe shah Sc sssrs
cred as applying TO the $4,000 already a.
p-opriated by the act OF May O. 4 pain
BILE typographical error has been made -.
the War Department wants an estrls,
on IL
There is still another slight technical penn.
which the Attorney General has also 90,
asked 20 decide The ofHcfsls want to !ns-
whether. under the terms Of the act. tH,~
are merely 70 provide" for the raising ~
the wreck and then TepeFJ 70 Congress IA
plans decided upon and await further a.
thorizatIoB before beginning the work A.
whether the act authorizes them 10 "a
ahead with the work
New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
TIE REPUBLIC OF ANDoBRA.

Andorra and it's history have al'l
much attention from students OF govern
mental institutions. II is one OF the sii'e-'i
est republics in the world having P"po-
lat,op Of only s.Oeo and lies in the Fyrs''eeS
between Ariege. a department q
and Lerida. province Of Spain Ihs .1
riterv covered is about 173 sduaFe fliis7
cattle raising and mining are the chiet n
dustries. -.
CbaFlamazne made IL an ;hdepsii'o
state in reward for services FendeFeu nm
bv it's fnha bftants when ne vas ma O''' >
AGAINST the Moers- The republic - soF
erred BY sovereign council o. twenty 'S-'os''
elected FOR four years by the heads oi t'ie
communities. and presided over nS ."0
svnaics. chosen by the council, one TOT 'i-7
and one for four years There are
Judges. alte F'reaehInan app"'htSu "
France and the other native named DS
the Bishop OF Urgei There Is also eiF''
nudge appointed by France and the Blsno9
stIteruateIv civil cases can 1e &pP1aie,. ~
40 the Court OF Cessation. at Pdfls, .I % -
the episcopal college at UTsei- II efiiii4i'''4
rsses there is no appeal
New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
CHINA ON MANCH(jRIA
Makes Public Her Reply to
RusSo-Iapanese Convention.
FOLLOWS AMERICAN POLICY
Lays Special Emphasis Upon
Guarantees of the Ports
mouth Treaty.

Peking. July 21.-China's reply TO the
announcement of the recently concluded
Russo-Japanese convention was delivered al
the legations of these two countries to-day.
As had been expected the Peking gov
eminent does not fail 10 point out its salts
faction at the expressed purpose upon tne
part of Russia End Japan TO adhere TO tie
terms OF the Portsmouth treaty and over
the mutual pledge fer the maintenance In
Manchuria of the status quo and the pFin-
cipIe of the open door for commercial de-
velopment. In this connection China lays
special emphasis upon Article III Of the
Portsmouth Treaty, which reads as follows
Japan and Russia mutually engage: ~
To evacuate completely ana simultaneously
Manchuria. except the territory affected
by the lease Of the Liau-Tung Peninsula
in conformity with the provisions of addf-
Ttouai Article l annexed 70 this treaty;
and % TO restore entirely and completely J
70 the exclusive administration OF China at
portions of ManchuFia now in the occupa-
ton of or under he control of the japanese
or Russian troops with the exception of
the territory above mentioned, The govern
ment of Russia declare thai they have not
in ManChurIa any territorial advantages or
preferential or exclusive concessions IN I'M
pairment of Chinese sovereignty or tncon-
sistent with the principle Of equal opPor-
tuuity.
After noting that the Russo-Japanese
convention engages TO maintain the pre-
vieus agreements regarding Manehuria. in
eiuding it's ultimate Fetrocession to China.
the reply states that China VIII act in ac-
cordanee with the Portsmouth treaty and
the agreement with Japan of 1868. which
confirmed the transfer and assignments
made in the Russo-J apanese treaty and
regulating the commercial and railway in
terests in Manchuria 1t adds that China
will continue her policy, maintaining with
increased efforts in matters arising. TO ex-
ercise her rights Of sovereignty and the
principle of equal opportunity in the deveI-
opuent Of the commercial and industrial
prosperity of the three Msnchurian prov
inces with view 10 the promotion Of the
best interests of all parties"
Copies Of the Chinese reply were deliv-
cred at all the legations and to the press
simultaneously The Chinese government,
fearing that the Russo-Japsnese accord
may precouFse an aggression in Mapchuria
and Mongolia, against which it cannot make
a successful resistance. seeks in self-de-
fence to give the widest publicity to the
earlier pledges of Russia and Japan II is
generally recognized here that the clauses
drafted in accordance with the policy of
the United States, 10 which China looks
for 2 hacking
In accepting the Chinese note II. Tjuin,
Japanese Minister TO China. assured the
Chinese representatives that Japan did not
contemplate any manner of aggression, and
added that time would prove that Japan
was the true friend of China
New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
CASH IN WEDDING CONTRACT
Bride To-Be s Father Must Pay Back
$500 Fiance S Uncle Put DIP.

East Orange \ J. july q tSpeciaU--A
verdict Of s5o0 the fun amount OF the de-
n2and, was rendered TINS afternoon IN the
East Orange District Court for the plain
III in a suit which Judge Mountain de-
clared 10 reveal the most vicious contract
sfaf had ever come before him The COM
part between Antonio MorongeIls.
father Of Marie Moronselli OF MoHfcIair.
and EarrE SiiversteIn. of New York uncle
of HARRY NoEei. who was to have married
Miss Morengeili- Silpsrste3u had posted a
forfeit OF $3.50 which was 10 lecome the
rroBertg of MoronEeiu Il has daughter's s
husband forced her 10 i've Z life Of shame.
Sifverstein brought the suiI un the ground
1nst Aoroaeeih h1a failed 10 deposit the
money ID grus. - l8e haa agreed 70. but
lad diserree i IL h-s yGs. uses The court
sustained SIikersteIr-
agreement. declares tee Judge.
vas -oJhins bu1 q wager OF the part Of
TIE faaa- -haI Eia daughter would 90
Vrons- t3e vas f1 profit bg tie sum named
& Sis - .tel 20 ise 'tle az chastity. The
"LoIe 1Aing --sscks of lHe days Of bar
Sar4sEz.
Iae Ee-llnS never teoa place
New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
LONDON ASKS GUARANTEES
American Cotton Bills of Lading
Must Have Bank Endorsement.

London. July 21.-At d meeting Of the
bankers of London to-day a resolution
was adopted and cabled to the leading
American bankers TO tie effect that, be-
ginning in November, American cotton
bills Of lading shall be negotiated only
when they are guaranteed by an Ameri-
can banking institution.
The meeting followed the report Of d
committee recently appointed to inquire
into the cotton trade situation The
committee made its investigation as j
result of the discovery at Liverpool last
April Of irregularities in the bills of
Iading on American cotton
New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
RULING ON CANADIAN LUMHu
After July 50 Only Commercial De-
scrlption. Etc, VIII Be Reauirsd-

" Washington. July 21.-FollewiHz esHsss-
eHees with Canadian officials hy an sxpsF-
sent from the Treasury "a Torrents. sss-
ing Secretary Andrew to-day ordered tas
removal OF imnracticabIe restrictions o.
lumber imported into the United States N
railway ears from Canada.
Beginning July 80 next, the eustarns ss-
GERS viii discontinue requiring tally saesEs
OF specifications Of the number Of Bfssss
OF each s1ze and length or lumber laden e1
each railway car 10 be filed on snIrT- r
was found virtually Impossible 70 furnisa
sucn tally sheets. and hereafter the siS-
toms offsreFs viii insist on only ths ceH-
merclat description and kind OF lurnhsT.
uUFHoer dr DIeces ana aggregate nuH1asF q
feet IN escf car.