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New-York tribune., 1911-01-08
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Governor Dix will meet representatives
from every national guard and naval mi
litis organization in New York next Thurs
Cav night. IN Albany, at the dinner 10 be
styen in his honor at the Hotel Ten Eyck
bv the National Guard Association OF New
york The Governor, who will be accom-
panied by his staff, will make an address to
the association The convention Of Of
hcers will begin next Wednesday and end
on the afternoon OF Thursday. The place
~ holding the convention will be the Com
mon Council chamber at the City Hall.
question which is interesting members
Of the 7th Regiment is that relating TO the
erection of a country clubhouse in some
handy section near the water. After the
h,g house warming at the armory on jan
uarv 2s is over, some definite action may
he determined upon one way or the other.
member OF the regiment who has an
,,,u.ual record Of faithful service TO his
c,edi, is Private A. w. Stout. OF Company
NJ u,bo for twenty-five consecutive wears
has nerformed 100 per cent Of duty. The
.o,,narv I'm recognition OF this record has
r,a.an,ed 10 Private Stout a gold cross OF
horor with the figure '7' set in briIliants
s.rgeant NJ. :. Parker also OF Company
" has received a gold cross from the com
nanv for twenty years faithful service.
Colonel Bates Of the list Regiment has
.snaed for the several battalions OF his
corrand 10 hold reviews as follows: lst
1a,,aIIon March l6; I'd Battalion. March
q, and Sd Battalion March %. The resi-
m.nt will parade for review by Major Gen
sraI Charles F. Roe next Friday night
Company II is in mourning for First Ser
ssant Charles w Withers, who died few
dsvs ago from pneumonia and was buried
With military honors at stapleton. Staten
New-York tribune., 1911-01-08

southern Pacific train No /, the Over
land Ligited. westbound. was held up by
two masked bandits at Reese, Utah. nine
miles west OF Ogden. William Davis
negro Pullman porter. was shot and In
stantly killed. and A. W. Taylor. another
regro porter, was wounded. Several pas
seneers were injured. The robbers did not
attempt TO enter the express car. but de-
voted most Of their attention to the Pull
mans where they made a rich haul among
the California bound passengers, delaying
thsstrain for more than an hour. No pas
s,nger escaped the robbers, and the train
u,en also lost their money and jewelry.
There were twenty-seven passengers on
the train. and all we're searched. The loot
IS placed at s2.240, not including watches
and jewelry.
-'Dr. Theodore c. Janeway who has been
visiting physician Of the City Hospital on
Kackwells Island for eight years, and who
has been a member of its board Of direc-
tors for three years. resigned from the hos
pital and issued a statement that Char
tiles Commissioner Michael Drummond
since he took Office had adopted decided
ly unsympathetic attitude toward the scien-
tific work which had been conducted with
the cooperation OF the Russell Sage Foun-
da,ion in the City Hospital. DR.. Janeway
also accused Commissioner Drummond OF
Paving filled an important position on the
hcspital staff, overriding the express rec
or,mendation OF the medical board II
urs also charged in DR.. Jsneways state
nent that Commissioner Drummond and
clioue on the hospitals board were trying
~ gain control Of the hospital by political
methods
ION behalf OF the department, It's chair
man. John T. Dooling, retorted that Mr..
Fosdick was an intermedder; that the
Msyor was another. and that both could
be doubly assured that he personally would
sue them for libel for every unfavorable
word about him in their illegal and unsu-
thorized investigation into matter which
was none of their business
There was violent earthquake at vari-
Gus points Of Russian Turkestan. Many
buildings we're destroyed and there were
large number of fatalities.
THE five academies which make UP the
Institut de France met In joint session In
Paris TO discuss the question Of the elisi-
biIIty Of women for membership. which had
been raised as a result of the strongly sup
rorted candidacy of Nine. Curie for the
Academy Of Sciences. After long and
animated debate a resolution was adopted,
by a vote of SIS TO 50, to the effect that the
election of women was contrary 70 immuts-
bic tradition, which II would be wisest 10
New-York tribune., 1911-01-08
AEN OA, + eas;s s:s'P'si ~.
nEDEN PALACE. I"

coIsva in washington Immediately afer
the execution OF the two Americans, Groce
and Cannon. This resumption OF friendly
roIations was in the form OF message or
oongratulation and New Years greetings
from President TAFT 10 President Estrada'
ubo has lust been elected by the Near
aguan Assembly.
Two hundred and ftty copies OF Sci
sncs ana Health written by Mrs. Eddy.
and The Bible OF Christian Science have
been purchased by the Navy Department.
for the libraries on naval vessels thus
waving a long standing rule against the
purchase for these Libraries OF any work
Of denominational character.
'John 2. Moisant and Arch Hoxsey two
Of the worlds most daring avistors, were
killed on the same day. Both fell out OF
treachercus air currents with their ma
chines-neither from a great height. Mol
SAINT met death at New Orleans, Hoxssy az
Los Angeles Moisant left about sl2S,o'o.
This will be held in trus, for his son, now
in school in Hotchkiss. Cal.
"Captain Frank Cody head of the bal
looming department OF the British war Oi'
fee. won the British Michelin Cup for du-
ration and distance for 1910 by flying iso
miles in four hours and fifty minutes Tns
fight ended when Codys aeroplane scci-
dentally touched the ground.
1.-TWO desperadoes, suspected OF being
anarchist murderers Of certain London po-
Ecemen. were trapped in the upper stories
cs a house in the Whitechapel district. ana
were besieged hour after hour by a large
boov of police reinforced by detachment
OF the Scots Guards from the Tower OF
London. until the house took fire and the
roof OF the burning structure fell In and
they perished in the flames. The alleged
anarchists opened fire on the policemen
WREN the house was entered and their bed
room invaded. and the policemen retired
and the reserves were called UP, until the
hiding place was surrounded by 1900 men
an6 a firing squad OF sixty soldiers with
rlnchine gun The besiegers fired volleys
from the back yard and street and random
shots from the roofs and windows. and the
operations were watched by large crowds
from daylight until afternoon. The alleged
anarchists occasionally returned the shots.
and were photographed by camera men
from the newspapers when they appeared
al the windows"
where was the navy?" grunted Busy
Man. "Why didn't they call on Dread
nought or two 10 drop 12-inch shells into
the bandits om?-eh-er-fortress.
should say
New-York tribune., 1911-01-08
MAYORS AssAILANT TRIED.

James ]. Gallagher was tried, adjudged
guilty and sentenced 10 twelve years, the
limit Of the Imprisonment, In the Court or
Oyer and Ternainer at Jersey City, on tha
indictment for assault with intent 10 kill
William II. Edwards. Street Cleaning Com
missioner of New York. II was not the
extreme penalty, however. for the court
could have added a fine Of $4,000, but II is
considered equivalent to life imprison-
rnent for the prisoner. despie the commuta-
ton Of fve days a month for good behav-
icr There was no testimony offered for
the defence The indictment for shooting
Mayor Gaynor will rest in abeyance until
after August 10 Of next year, year and
day from the date Of the assault on the
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse at
Ifoboken. II the Mayor should die before
the expiration of the year and the day and
his death be caused by the pistol shot
wounds. Gallagher will be indic1d and
tried for murder.
"A move TO extend the scope OF the
Young Mems Christian Association TO ne
eroes was begun in Chicago with an OFFER
by Julius Rosenwald, a merchant and
prominent Jew, 10 give S25,0 900 TO csery
city that shall raise $4,000 10 be spent
for a Young Mems Christian Association
building for negroes. The offer Is good
for five years.
"A new gun. whose use In the United
States army, II is said, may mean the revo-
lutionizng Of even the most modern meth
ods of war on land. ana which for light
ness, power and general effectiveness Is
said 10 be the most terribly destructive
t, hai,
manufactured in the Springfield srmory
for Uncle Sans use. This gun, weighing
less than twenty pounds and manipulated
efter the fashion OF an ordinary fowling
uiece. pours out a stream Of bullets when
in action at the rate OF four hundred shots
a minute The new frearm Is called the
Reret- -Mercier, and Is a French Invention.
II has a stock that is placed against the
shoulder, and in action the soldier lies on
the ground resting the gun on two sup
New-York tribune., 1911-01-08

cations for restoration to citizenship Dur
ing the four years of Governor Hughes's
administration he acted favorably on sixty
three such applications. Among those
whom Governor White restored 10 citizen
ship we're Bob Ammon. OF New York.
who was a partner Of so Per Cent Mil
ler.' and Billy Moore, sentenced TO twenty
years for being an active participant in
the Faync Moore badger game In New
York.
Declaring that New York's District At
tcrney. Charles s Whitman, practises the
unequal enforcement Of the laws and fur
theruore farms out his right to use Ju-
diCiai discretion, not TO speak OF gross
neglect Of duty on the part Of the District
Attorney. Sidney J. Cowen. a former cor
poration counsel, filed with Governor Dix
a retition asking for Mr. Whtmans re-
moval from office
in the report of his investigation Of the
Board of Elections, which he declared could
be only preliminary on account OF the
shortness Of time at his disposal Raymond
2. Fosdick. Commissioners OF Accounts.
found that important administrative duties
have been ignored by the board. The par
usdH thdI dC'SI VI 'I4o S'a4N ''A' '-O'' ~
dominant even in the exercise Of its ju-
dIcial functions, and has produced an ad-
mristration in the interest Of the two
leading political party organizations as
distinguished from the voting public
Charles +. Johnson, Of Waterville Ne,
Democratic candidate for Governor Of that
state in 1892. and again in 1894 was nom
mated on the first ballot at the Democratic
caucus 10 succeed United States Senator
Eugene Hale at the expiration Of the lat
ters term on March next AS the Maine
Legislature is safely Democratic his nom
nation is regarded as equivalent TO an cleo
ton. He will be the first Democrat 10 rep
resent Maine In the Senate since 1853. when
James ". Bradbury retired.
"In his inaugural address Governor
New-York tribune., 1911-01-08
Musical Notes and Comment

negie Hall next Tuesday evening and Fri
day afternoon as solost at the two Phil
harmonic concerts in an all-Wagner pro-
gramme, under Gustav Mailer. Nine. Cad
ski began the season with series Of con-
certs on the Pacific Coast and in the Mid
die West, followed by several opera ap-
pearances in Chicago. About the middle OF
February she will begin a series OF Metro
politan Opera engagements.
At these Philharmonic concerts Nine.
Gadsk will sing four OF the songs Of which
Nine. Wesendonck wrote the words and
the final scene from Tristan and Isolde"
Other features of the all-Wagner pro-
grarnme will be the Zine Faust Ouver-
ture." the overture to THE Flying Dutch
man." "segfried Idyl" and the prelude to
New-York tribune., 1911-01-08
At MUSIC STUDIOS.

Three new plano compositions by Hans
r seifert have just been published en-
titled 'Intermezzo Scherzando.' swedish
Folklore CIm Volkston'D and 'Poema oil
Amore." They are soon to be followed by
others. also by several songs. Mr.. SenerI
who has become we'll known as piano
pedagogue through the numerous In
structiye works he has edited, has many
professional pupils studying win MIN a.
his studios, No. As East 10Th street
Jean Paul Kursteiner, composer ano
teacher has lust finished and is about 10
publish FIVE songs for tenor or soprano
Morning" Awake, My Love-; HIS LUZ
Isby." "O'er a. the ART the Winds Can
Blow" and The BetrothaL" They VIII DC
sung nv Leon Rice, the tenor, In his Vari-
ous recjtaIs Mr. Kurstener's studio Is IN
the Hotel Clendening. ioSd street anu
Broadway.
Frederick Weld. basso soloist and
teacher Of Carnegie Hall, last IuesoAy
afternoon had only thirty-hve minutes
notice to prepare 10 sing the pass s0iOs
the performance Of THE MESSIAH
IN Carnegie Hall by the New ioiA 20
torio Society The singer engaged " S
at the concert became i'll. and at 'i,e '"s'
moment the society found II possioie u
secure Mr Weld
An opportunity for singers to learn opei~
repertory is afforded by Zhpha pa'-,1
Wood in her operate class "nion -,
heretofore met on Wednesday evenings o1'
viii hereafter be held on Tuesday eVehinss
at her studio. No. s27 Carnegie Han any
singers wishing TO take advsntase
opportunity are cordially invited 70 cur
Tuesday evening
Oscar F.. Peltier teacher OF piano pisy jay
ing, mas opened a private studio at NO --
Broadway where he will accept a i
pupils. Mr. Peltier is connected WIN
faculty OF the New York College Oh "NS'N'
DR.. Frank c. Dessert. the voice te@.
Of Paris. who is teaching at Carnegie fA
this season, has just received woro tha' Us 49,
Communion Service" will be proouceD -
Vienna at St. Stephens Cathedral noH
Easter. with full orchestra. At this eho'en
the religious works Of Mozart, HAyon "''@
Beethoven we're first produced.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-08

Island. He enlisted in the regiment in
March. 1875. and was the Oldest man in the
regiment In point OF enlistment.
In the rife shooting matches in the ar
mory range Lieutenant Downs has won
tho expert match. with a score Of 1876 out
Of 40 points. and Captain Wells has won
the sharpshooters match. with l35 points.
The novice match was won by Lieutenant
Thompson, with i33 points. The prizes were
silver cups Company ID has presented TO
Major Flack. former captain OF the COM
pany. service revolver and a pair OF field
glasses as a token Of esteem and In recoS-
milton OF his ten years service.
Members OF the Sd Company OF the 18th
Regiment have unanimously elected Second
Lieutenant Joseph G.. Ten Eyck first lieu
tenant. Post Quartermaster Sergeant
Frank A. Morris has received from the
Mont n-Comismsioned Officers Association a
handsome diamond studded watch fob in
recognition OF his hard work in connection
with the annual full dress reception for a
number Of years.
SQUADRON will attend church this year
on sunday. April o. Major Bridgman gives
early notice so that members may not
make any other engagement for this date.
An interesting event 10 those VINO follow
signal work will be the review or the lst
Company OF the Signal Corps. In It's quar-
ters. I'm the list Regiment Armory, next
Wednesday night by Lieutenant Colonel
Frederick T. Leigh. chief signal ofiicer on
the stan of Major General Charles F. Roe.
An exhibition Of setting up a wireless sta
ton will be given. a dance In the COM
psny quarters will follow the military
work.
National guard organizations OF New
New-York tribune., 1911-01-08

vacancy which had been caused by the
death of Justice Charles w. Dayton. died at
his country residence IN Cornwall. Conn, Of
pneumonia. William Thomas Wardwell,
former treasurer Of the Standard Oil Com
yauy and n prominent figure in the Pro-
Ebition party. died suddenly from angina
pectoris at the Hotel Latham. Commodore
Alexander McCracken, L. S. y. Cretfred). &.
died i'm san Francisco. Senator James 3.
Mullen. Of Bangor. leader Of the ma jority
party in the Maine Senate. died sudden
Is in Augusta, Of heart disease. Sayid
Abdul Ahad the Emir OF Bokhara,
died in his capital The Right Hon. Sir
Richard Hem Collins. Lord Collins. who
was created a life peer in 1907. died in
London. He acted as arbitrator on the
Venezuela boundary question in 1897. The
landscape painter Francois la Moriniere,
many of whose pictures are owned by
American collectors. died in Antwerp. The
Rev. Or. Daniel Worcester Faunce died in
Providence. He was the father of Presi-
cent w. H. p Faunce OF Brown University.
Frederick Bonner. formerly proprietor and
editor OF The New York Ledger died IN
his apartments at the Hotel Grosvenor
He was the son Of Robert Bonner. founder
OF the paper. Professor Joseph Uphuees,
the sculptor, died in Berlin General John
Corson Smith died in Chicago. He had
hter among the most active members OF
the Masonic order in the United States for
many years, had held many honorary Of
fees in the order and was the author OF
several books on Masonic history. Gus
tayus Charles Henning one Of the foremost
experts in the testing OF steel. an inventor
Of testing apparatus and member OF
many scientific societies in this country
ana Europe. died in this city. at the age
OF fifty-hve years. James Jackson Higgin-
sen, one of the original members Of the
Stock Exchange died OF pneumonia at his
home No Is East 41st street Mrs. Anna
Maria Druce, the original claimant in the
New-York tribune., 1911-01-08
THE DEATH ROLL.

ANY persons Of Importance die?" asked
Busy Man.
Senator stephen B. Elkins. Of West Vir-
ginia. died In Washington after a lingering
Illness. from blood poisoning. Justice Ed
ward Baldwin Whitney, appointed By Gov
ernor White on December "a 10 the Su-
prone Court bench Of New York 10 All the
New-York tribune., 1911-01-08
c2Ke cPac4hzc c71zo7t@

we're dismissed The company claimed 10
was not a railroad and could not be taxed
as railroads are The new law induced the
company to pay it's delinquent taxes.
The New York experiment Of free lectures
in public school auditoriums was begun
here this week with a talk by Lieutenant
OF the army on aviation. There was q good
attendance. and lectures will be delivered
in various schools every week.
The San Francisco Savings Union Bank
opened its new building. at Grant avenue
and O'FarrelI street. this week Tho bufld-
ing faces Market street and is one OF the
most imposing OF the business structures
erected since the fire. It's height is that OF
an ordinary seven story building and II Is
occupied wholly by the bank A feature or
the building Is that all the materials are
OF state production and that California
artists assisted California architects In de-
signing and making II beautiful. IL was
the first savings bank 10 be established
west Of Chicago and was founded in 1857.
Four local real estate companies have
OF San Miguel Rancho extending from the
almshouse tract 10 Ocean avenue. and viii
lay II out and divide 1t into building lots-
This tract lies south OF Golden Gate Park
and commands fine view of the CHI
House, Ocean Beach and ell the western
end OF the city. The plan is to lay II oot
like a grest park. with winding streets,
which will conform to the natural contour
OF the LAND, and with many small parks
at the intersection OF streets. About u.se.
900 was paid for the trsc..
A japanese capitalist named shima. who
is the largest potato grower In the STATE
has secured control OF most OF the svai:a'
BILE supply of potatoes. and now prsdicts
that potatoes before spring will sell for -
q 100 pound sack. shima rents hundreds of
acres OF rich land in the Sacramento and
San Joaquin valleys, on which he srowa
potatoes. He hires newly arrived Jap
anese wao speak no English. At low waSsa
and thus Is able 70 market hts produet fos
less than his white rivals. He hes nine
hundred thousand pounds IN storsSA 80
which - capects TO Set over S,EAeoa
New-York tribune., 1911-01-08
NEW DEMOCRATIC LEADERS.

Edgar Truman Bracket OF Saratoga,
vas selected by the Republican Senate eau
Gus as minority leader. The Democrats
selected Robert F. Wagner for Senate lead
er end Daniel d. Frisbie for Speaker The
Republican Assembly caucus chose Edwin
A. Merritt. jr.. old guard Republican. for
minority leader.
Governor White during his three months
In Office broke all records by granting one
full pardon. eleven combinations Of SEN
tence, including seven convicted Of murder
or manslaughter, and seventy-fve appli-
New-York tribune., 1911-01-08
This Feature Especially for the Busy Man

notorious case in connection with the es-
tates of the Duke OF Portland, died in Lon
dcn. Alfred Mills Judson. head OF the
brokerage firm Of Judson & Judson, No. 25
Broad street, which was recently forced
into bankruptcy. and one Of the oldest and
best known members OF the Stock Ex-
change, committed suicide by shooting him.
self In the J. Hood Wright Hospital.
Sir John Aird, builder OF the famous As
souan dam across the Nile, died in Lon
dom
What else happened that I ought to re-
member" asked Busy Man.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-08
GREETINGS FOR NICARAGUA.

"Oficial diplomatic relations with the
government OF Nicaragua were resumed by
the United States for the first time since
December l, 1909, when the Secretary of
State handed his now famous note 10 Fe-
lpe Rodriguez charge d'affaires OF Near
aqua, the last representative OF President
New-York tribune., 1911-01-08
Continued from second page.

Children's Orchestra, to take place next
Tuesday afternoon in the ballroom OF the
Plaza Hotel. 5sth street and Fifth avenue.
The programme will consist Of an original
phantasy by Grace Dothea Fisher, rendered
bv the Children's Players. in which little
girls pets and toys prepare for her
Christmas surprise: also a yuletide dance,
with snowhakes. wind sprites and sun
beams. which will he followed by musical
numbers by Miss wagner's Children's Or
rbestra and a violin solo by a little artist.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-08
CONGRESS AT WORK AGAIN.

Congress met TO begin the really serious
work Of the short session, and Representa-
tive Longworth introduced In the House his
permanent tariff commission bill, which
r7y the cordial support Of the President
ent TO which Chairman Payne and Senator
Ardrich are committed in principle. Mr..
New-York tribune., 1911-01-08

York City will parade in their respective
armories for annual inspection for the
War Department and state on the follow
ing dates: 18th Regiment, January 20: 23d
Regiment. January q: field hospital. Janu-
airy 30; 9th Regiment. February 3: lst Bat
terry. February 6; I'd Battery. February :.
90 Battery. February S. 22d Regiment,
February 10; l4th Regiment, February "A;
18th Regiment, February IS: seth Regiment.
February 21; 7th Regiment. February %.
sth Regiment. March 2: list Regiment.
March I; 9th Regiment, March 10; lst Com
pany. Signal Corps. March %: I'd COMPANY
Signal Corps. March a. Squadron A, April
l. and Squadron c. April 5.
The new Company NJ OF the 18th Regi-
ment. now In process OF organization bv
Lieutenant Wentworth Tucker Of Com
pany 3, is expected TO be ready for muster
in soon. Lieutenant Tucker has obtained
the services OF a capable former non-com.
missioned officer OF the regular army as a
first sergeant, man who has had a great
deal Of experience. Young men desiring 10
Join first class company may address
Lieutenant Tucker at the armory There
Is nc cost for uniform, etc
a billiard room Is 20 be provided for ths
enlisted men OF the 2Sd Regiment in the
armory. Six tables will be installed. and
this. It is expected, will be quite an added
attraction. Company A has obtained a
soldier who was not long since lighting In
the revolution In Honduras. His name Is
Fernando Vera. He has declared his I'm.
teption of becoming a citizen.
The "a Battery has not yet received It's
furniture. etc. for it's new armory, ana
consequently Is unable to give any review
there for the present