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LIBERIA's BOtNDAR, DISPUTES
Those With France and Great Rrita,n
Finally settled

WASHINGTON. Jan cs The ratification
by the Liberian Legislature of the Kamre-
Lahun treatywith Great Britain. which was
reported from Monrovia yesterday. set
ties the last of Liberals boundary CON
troversies with her neighbors France and
Great Britain. The other difficulty. that
with France over the boundary between
Liberia and the French Ivory Coast
was settled several weeks ago bv the
acceptance by Liberia OF the report OF
the Franco-I.iberian demarcation com
mission, which was construed in accord =
ance with the te rms of the treaty Of 1897
between France and Liberia
These troubles have been pending for
many years and were one Of the chief
reasons for sending the American COM
mission to Liberia in 1909 The report
of that commission put the State De-
partment for the first time in possession
OF all the facts concerning the true condi-
ton of aHairs and as n result this Govern
ment was able when It's good offices We're
invoked by France and Great Britain
in the last few months thoroughly TO
understand the situation and bv It's
friendly counsel secure promp, and
definite sett'ement OF both questions
The definite settlement of these bound
aries removes tn" only difficulty which
stood IN the way of the cordial approval
by France and Great Britain of the Amer
!can proposals for financial reform in
Liberia. involving incidentally II. or
garization of "A frontier police force and
the appointment of an agricultural ex-
pert, The Liberian Legislature has al
ready passed an act authorizing the
President to do what il necessary TO carry
ouu the American proposals and Roland
y. falhner IN" financial representative
OF Liberia, who has been in Monrovia for
some time. sailed tor Europe on Janu-
AIRY >, 10 bring the egoti6:ion- to a clos.
Germany l. IN" only other Powcr really
Interested IN Liberia which has not finally
conCurrcd IN the American propoSalS
but IT Is Understood that no serious nhjec-
fio1s have been raised by her and i; j.
probable that on account of her com
mercial interests in Liberia she will accept
the invitation of the United States To
part icipate
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.tIiNk tDtI It\D>.
Hill Authorizing Their Lease to BE Re.
ported to the senate.

WASHINGTON. Jan - \ hIll was or
dered reported from the senate Pubic
Lands Committee to-day authorizing the
leasing Of coal lands III Alaska in areas Of
not less than > $40 acres to one lessee TO
be subject TO the authority Of the Inter
etate Commerce Commission to intervene
upon complaint apd establish inst and
reasonable rates for transportation and
reasonable prices for coal
Licenses to prospectors for a period of
Two years are authorized at the rate Of ~,
cents per acre for the first vea~ aud 30
cents for the second year. with the privi-
Iege OF leasing for thirty years AZ The rate
OF cents ton il lease is executed within
ten years from the passage of the proposed
act. II mahe after ten years the pric.
ohall be not less than a nor more than 10
cents ton.
Thescale OF rentals in addition il. Fl yed a :
follows. Fifty cents per acre of he leased
premises for the first year, 81 per acre
for the second year; 81 per acre for the
third year. and 81 per acre for each and
every year thereafter during the con-
tinuance of the lease Such rental for any
year shall be credited upon the royalty ac-
oriing during that year Every such lease
granted under the provisions of this act
shall he upon the conditions that the
lessee will not monopolize or attempt
10 monopolize in whole or in part the
trade in coal
Transportation companies in Alaska
are expressly excluded from The privilege
OF leasing coal lands
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Cemetery. Saratoga Springs. on Wednes-
day afternoon.
col =. l.. Russell vice;presiden, and gen
oral manager OF the Mobile and OHIO Ram. ".
the South. died last night. OF pneumonia al
the Raleigh Hotel in Washington. col
Rus.el arrived in Washington ,,,o ,Mo days ago az,
southern Railway. Of which the Mobile and
Ohio is n subsidiary line He was STRICKEN
with what VAS thought 70 be an acute case
though he had the hest PHYSICIANS OF Balti.
more and Washington with him he passed
away last night AZ o'clock His daughter
and members of his family were summoned
from Mobile and reached his bedside about
half an hour before he died col Russell.
who was about 90 years OF age, had been
prominent in tho railway development OF
me south for quarter Of century. Tie
took Keen interest in the politics of Ala
bama having been prominent as con
lestanf Tor seat IN the Senate from that
State Col Russell entered the railroad
world after he was mustered ont OF the Con-
federate army.
died on Friday morning AZ the home OF hi.
daughter, Mrs q. Il. Bull, AT 2tsa Sedgwick
avenue The BronN, IN his eighty, fourth
ns,y oT;% Rear admiral served r 'he
hassee in is?, and spent his boyhood on his
ia,her planta,ionS in the Everglades and
in IN rsNas ,ds b. 4, NE close Of the Me xican war
Gothic. ono. and in 1870 was appointed
from Pennsylvania as third assistant enei
neer in the naval service. lie was chief
engineer on the ironciads Nahant and
tanonicus OF the James River fleet and
the North Atlantic blockadins squadron in
isS3-6j in the battles along the lanes River,
and was present at the reduction OF Fort
Fisher and the evacuation Of charleston.
He was retired IN 1852 with the rank Of Com
modore. Admiral Macomb s survived by
his wife and two daughters.
DR.. stephen Taber Brdsali, 50 wears old
native Of Newburah. died Friday night
in Glens Fa He had pract sed for twenty
years IN Brooklvn. going TO Glens Falls
twenty-five wears ago. Ne was active in
Republican politics and had held several
local Offices. Dr Blrdsall was prominent
IN the Friends church A. home and through
out the State.
Peter Egan. father of the Rev Andrew
" Eyan, pastor OF 81 Mary's Roman Catho
lie church Bavonne. and one OF the most
prominent priests in the Newark diocese
died yesterday al the church rectory. aged
SO years. He was born in Ireland and for
many years was in the tailoring business in
Newark.
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BATTLESHIP CONSTRUCTION.
New York Delegation Oppose Repeating
Provision for Building One In Navy Yard.

WASHINGTON, Jan 2s Members of the
New York delegation will oppose the
provision in the naval supply bill which
was reported to the House to-day repeal
ing the authorization in last years naval
act which directs the Secretary Of the
Navy to build one Of the battleships in a
Government yard The committee points
out that the battleship Florida. now in
process of building at the New York yard.
cannot he completed within the limit of
cost Attention is directed to the fact that
the sister ship has been let by private
contract for a sum well within the limit
Of cost set by law" II will cost the Gov
"rnmrnt 81 800, 900 more to build the
Florida than it will to build the sister ship
For this reason the committee recon-
m-uds that the policy of allotting such
work To Government yards be abandoned
4 II was largely as result OF the activities
| Of members Of the New York delegation
notably thos" from Brooklyn, that Con-
gr"hN adopted the PROVISION requiring
certain proportion Of hattleship work
to b" don" ~ Government Yards
IN" report accompanying the naval
hill also recommends the repeal of the
provision II last yea S budget whereby
III" contracts for the construction of naval
vessels authorized shall contain a stipula-
tion requiring such vessel to be built
on basls OF an eight hour day The com
mittee points out that the two colliers
provided for last year under the restric
tions Of the eight hour law has result ed
| IN no bids being submitted for the work
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COL LDBERG'S SCHEME NABDED.
Sent Bits Of Biils for Redemption He Had
Taken From Governments waste Paper.

WASHINGTON. Jan 2s The experts
| in the redemption division Of the Treasury
Department. who often resurrect thou
sands Of dollars from what looks like
a mere pile Of ashes TO the average man
and perform other wonderful feats with
partially destroyed and mutiated money
added another triumph to their long list
to-day when secret service men, working
in conjunction with that division. arrested
Jacob Goldberg in Baltimore. Goldberg
was charged with making false aff1davit
in support Of a fraudulent claim for S25
worth of mutilated money According "a
advices received by acting Chief Moran
Of the secret service. Goldberg was held
in g.. 600 bond
Months ago officers OF the Department
thought that il cost too much money "a
transport bills to Washington for re-
demption and decided that hereafter
they would 80 mutilate money before
shipment from other cities that il would
be useless. Pupcturing machines which
make cross shaped perforations were
purchased and put in use. Money so
punctnred was accepted for transpor-
.ation Al waste paper rates and the
Government saved "A considerable amount
A few davs ago Goldberg's claim came
in He swore that he had left one ten
dollar gold certificate. two Ave dollar
silver certificates and five one dollar
certificates in a pocket Hia small daueh-
ter he said. had found the money and with
IA pair Of scissors had cut il to bits He
inclosed the bits
The redemption experts spotted them
at once They found after careful in
vestigation that Goldberg had sent for
redemption parts of twelve one dollar
certificates. parts Of one ten dollar GER
titicate. parts Of three five dollar bills
and parts of one two dollar bill The
difference in the tally brought in the
secret service men Banks which per
forate bills about to be sent to Washington
for redemption ususally dump the small
waste pieces falling from the perforat ing
machines into baskets which later find
their way TO the waste paper piles Gold
berg. the Treasury officials alleEe. found
"A quantity Of these small bits of bills
and conceived the entirely original idea
Of redeeming Them
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PATENT ON SESQt Isl LPHIDE.
Diamond Watch COMPANY Dcdicates the
In, ention to the american Pubi,c.

WAsHrNGroN Jan IS 1t became
known here TO-DAY that the Diamond
Match Company has rehnquished to the
Government for cancellation its patent
on sesqui- -sulphide. a substitute for white
phosphorus used i'll the manufacture
of matches II "dedicates the invention
TO the public Of the United States and
apparently has been actuated by desire
to safeguard the health and lives of Ameri-
can laborers from disease contracted in
the handling of white phosphorus
The relinquishment Of this patent by
the Diamond Match Company came
about as result Of d controversy pro-
voked in connection with the Esch bill.
which was indorsrd by President Taft
in his annual message to Congress. II
proposes proh,bltiv. tax on the manu-
facture of white phosphorus matches
the claim being made that the substance
is poisonous and deletsrious TO the health
of the laborers engaged in handling it
Complaint was made hy independent
manufacturers that the passage Of the
Esch bill would practically give the Dia-
mond Match Company monopoly Of the
business. as that concern holds the Ameri-
can rights 10 use sesQiii-sulphide which.
II was alleged, Is the only known substi-
tute ioc white phosphorus, so far as
match manufacture is concerned
In letter addressed to Presi dent
TAFT on January ~ X. Seligman
VI RGlston and G. = Neill. who were
named as trustees of the patent by the
Diamond Match Company informed the
President that the charge that seslui-
sulphlde II the only substitute Tor white
phosphorus was groundi"ss and tha,
IN any event. as the patent of the Dia-
mond Match Company would expire in
1919, the duration of any monopoly under
II could last only a few years The trus-
tees then Informed the President of the
action Of the Diamond Match Company
III reInquishng the patent and of their
acceptance OF the trIStecship OF /, The
trustees at the request of the Diamond
Match Company formally abandon and
dedicat" tho invention to the public of
tho nited States of America forever
Inc President replied to the trustees
My great anxiety TO see American
labor protected from the ravages Of a
wholly unnecessary and loathsome dis
ease to the same extent that foreign
countries. including Great Britain. have
protected their working people in match
factories prompts me to believe that
everybody would Of course he glad to
see the owner of the patent and it's H.
censees take the public spirited action
Of cancelling the patent for tho use of
-es -ulphlde in order that this harm
loss substitute may be Gratuit ousiy used
by all other American match manufac-
rurers. for II ought TO have the effect Of
dtspelllng any fear that the enactment
OF this legislation would result IN q mo-
nopolN III tha match industry
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M'CAFFERTY FtNERH rIt\S
Commissioner CrSpScy and Nan> f the
Police win Attend u.

The funeral Of Police Inspector James
McCafferty will be held at the Church Of
81 Ignatius Loyola a. Park avenue
and Eighty fourth street at $40 O'Clock
Monday morning Many New York po-
licemen, including Commissioner Cropsey
and his deputies. will attend in a body.
From the McCafery home s2s Park
avenue, the body will be carried north TO
Eighty-hfth stree, and then to the church
for the requiem mass, Outside the
church the procession will form and
march to Fifth avenue. then south TO
Fifty eighth street, then east to Second
avenue and over the Queensboro Bridge
to Calvary Cemetery The police band
will lead, followed by a company of pa
trolmeu under Capt +. T Creamer and
a troop of mounted men under Lieut.
Martin Corbett The police chaplain
will precede the flower carriages. hearse
and pallbearers The latter are to he
inspectors John DAILY. Thomas j Kelley,
James H; Hussey, Dennis Sweeney.
stephen 'Bren and Patrick j Harkins
The inspectors and captains OF the
department met AT Police Headquarters
Yesterday afternoon with Chief Inspector
Schmittberger presiding and passed reso-
lutions OF sympathy and coincidence,
a copy OF which was sent to Inspector
McC Caferty's family Inspector Titus and
Capts Martens and Hughes were ap-
pointed "a a committee to take charge
OF the police ARA gnements al the funeral
and to procure floral emblem This.
il is underst ood, is to be a huge urn of
blossoms
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FORfEITS mar PAY.
Col. George r. Cookies sentence OF Dis.
missai C0mmuted ny the President.

WASHINGTON. Jan. IS President Taft
has commuted the sentence of dismissal
imposed by court-ma-tial upon Col
George F. Cooke. L. S. A, retired to a
forfeiture for period OF ten years of one
half Of his pay as Colonel on the retired list
Col. Cooke receives $3.50 year Under
the decision Of the President he will
forfeit 81 ,s75 of this sum each year. The
total amount forfeited will be SIS, $50
He was recently found guilty on charges
Of causing the loss of Government funds
through his alleged neglect and care
lessness, unlawfully using Government
transportation in Alaska for his personal
h"neht and borrowing money from en-
listed men and others and failing 10 repay
~" came
'"l Cooke first entered the military
s"T,i'" ~ second lieutenant, 18th In
iaii'IE. ~ OCtohe., 1878 He reached
tht graz" ~ first Lieutenant in November
Is'oi 'ar'an IN October 1893 major in
renruary lnoi Lieutenant colonel in july
i~' ana colonel N February ~ 1910 He
Wasfetli"d from active service ON Narch
-; lol"' on ms own application after
thirty yeas s'"vl"" H",- II ra.ir.n, ~
san Francs"p ~
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DEMAND UPON TURKEY.
Punishment Of Turkish Soldiers for
Fight on an American Steamship.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2s.- Secretary of
State Knox has sent instructions TO. John
X. Carter. American Minister at Con
stantinope. TO insist upon the punish
ment Of the Turkish soldiers responsible
for the mutiny several days ago on board
the steamship New Jersey Of the Amer
ican Archipelago line. A report on the
incident was received at the State De.
partment to-day.
Some Turkish officers and soldiers
who were on board the steamship while
at the port of Alexandretfa insisted that
the vessel should proceed TO Smyrna az
once without discharging her cargo
The captain Of the vessel declined TO
comply and was supported by John T.
Peristianv. American consular agent there
A fight followed between the soldiers
and the crew, in which several persons.
including the consular agent. were in
jured The Department has instructed
Mr. Carter TO lodge an emphatic protest
with the Ottoman Government and 10
demand adequate punishment of the
guilty. persons
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BENNET FORGOT THE DATE.
Found He Vas Nearly . Year Out Of the
way When He Called at the white House

WARRINGTON. Jan. 2s.-Representative e
William s. Bennett Of New York went TO
the White House to-day to vindicate
himself Several days ago on the floor
OF the House Mr. Bennett said that he had
sent to President Taft a letter charging
that the Commissioners of the District Of
Columbia had fav ored the wealthy al the
expense Of the poor residents of Wash
ington in the matter of assessments MIR.
Bennet said he sent the letter about two
months ago.
The White House looked in vain for
this spistle. MIR Bennett went up
himself this morning A little later it
was announced that il had been found.
1t was dated March. 1910. nearly a year
ago. but MIR. Bennet explained that a
statesman had 30 much to think of that
he could hardly be expected to remainder
the exact dates of his letters. The White
House refused TO make the letter public
but later summoned Commissioners Ru-
dolph and Judson. The President was
closeted with them for some time. but the
result Of the conference was not given
out
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DIED.,

| BACON At Irving ton. Ind on January g W.
John l.. Bacon, mosher OF Mrs. Howard {,
Warren. Princeton. y. J.
| No flowers.
RENRDlCT.--On Saturday, January "a iai! =.
pneumonia Jane McAlpin. widow OF Charl''
Willlston Benedict. In the Ssth year ~ h.r
Relatives of the family are invited TO attend tss
funeral services at her late residence, We"
I'D ST, on Monday, January 30. az ! o CLOCK
n ERG AT Orange. y. j.. January IS. 1911 anrs
Janet only daughter of Charles and Lucy
Miller Berg, are II years months u days
Funeral services will he held AT their re siden-e.
cij Highland av.. Monday evening. Jsnus-v
10, at O'Clock. lnterment at convenience
of the family.
CLEMENT.-Suddenly on Saturday. Janusry :,
at her residence. eol West if2th st. julia Y,
beloved wife OF Henry steiner Clement
Funeral service, private, at the residence, on
Tuesday, January n, at ! p. NJ. lntesmen,
a. Saratoga Springs. Y, T.. on Wednesday
afternoon. February I.
DlCkINSoN.-Iuc Dickinson. aged IS yeArs.
Funeral at '~THE FuNKRAL CHuRcn." ?t:H
West I'D ST. ,FRAsK r. CAMPBELL BbDG
EDISON. ON.-Thursday. January -. ie1l. AZ his red.
dencc, Jarvis Homestead Edson, beloved hus
band OF Eliza Ward Edison and san o! the .'s
Marmont y. Edison
Funeral service private
cs Peter Egan. father OF the Rev. \. N Egan.
Funcra! from 81, Mary Church. Rayorne. j..
al 10 \. NJ, Monday. January ~. 1n'er,rent
in the Cemetery of the Holy Serulchre New
ARK. y. J.
G GARRETSON On Friday. January -. ,s! N
New Hyde Park, l., l.. Charlotte c. Henderson
daughter OF the late George II. and Chariot.
Kelsey and widow OF Charles II. Garetson.
Funeral services at her late residence Now
hyde Park. l.. l.. on Monday. January ~
At li:3O 4. NJ. lnterment Zion Churchyasd
Little Neck, l.. l., at convenience OF isn,k
Carriages will meet train arriving 81 Se~
Hyde Park ii:lS 4, 81.
| GoRHAM On SATURDAY. January Is Frsnei,
&. Gorham
Notice of funeral later Phiiadeiph.. psen
please copy.
HII.L,--on Friday January 81, William II. Hnl
late OF Hnl Bros.
Funeral services Monday. January 70 st-rM
at ioa Franklin ar,. near Gates av,. RrcohPu
NFWCOMB. On saturday. January 2s =; h.r
residence, 80 81. Marks av. Brook,yn. hl'er
Crandall, wife Of the late Thomas Nevcor,h
Funeral private
WELLS, On Saturda y, January IS at th- hor'
of her daughter. Mrs, Fredrk Fischer Me'e
South Orange. y. j, Emma Runams BrovN
OF Hackcn>ack, y. j. widow NJ Joseph Y
Wells, In her I'D year.
Services Old Dutch Church Sleepy Hollow
Tarrytown, Monday, January 10, on srr's
iiio train from Grand Central
WlLLlS.-M Morrlstown, y. j.. Mary RaNs
Haydock, wife Of Grinncll VIII. and danrN'"
Of the late Robert and Hannah Whhins
haydock, In the SD year Of her age.
Funeral services at ST, Peters Church, Morris
town on Monday, January 10 al $40 VI
lntermcnt at the cony cn'cnce Of the 'ar'y
Kindly omit flowers
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HEAD or MARINE CORPS.
President Taft VIII Soon Take In the
Question OF Appointing . Comm andant.

WASHINGTON. Jan IS President Taft
soon will take up the question OF appoint
ing a commandant of the Marine Corps
This post has been vacant since Novern-
ber 30, when Major-Gen. George I. Eli
oft was placed on the retired list for age
Secretary Of the Navy Meyer has been
urging the enactment of legislation linn
ting the tenure Of Office Of commandant
10 four years and has allowed the post
OF commandant TO remain vacant pending
action by Congress Mr. Meyer has,
however, been informed by members
OF the House Committee on Naval Affairs
that no action will be taken on such a
hill AZ the present session In view OF
this fact II is likely that the President
VIII soon select new commandant for the
corps
There are three candidates for the
post, Col. William p Biddle, Col Little
ton W, T Waller and Col George Barnett
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Of a barge in the North River. and night
before last I vas lyinp I'D against another
barge heard girl crying and naturally
| looked about TO see what was going on
The girl saw through cabin window
hooked so much like the girl YOU have lost
that I'll bet my license she's the one
| believe she's being held a prisoner
Mr. Armstrong found out whore the
barge skipper had taken this observation
ana then called W private d't'','Ve
agency that has done work on me case
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Maiby's Long Sauit development RiIl
Ordered Reported.

WARRINGTON. Jan. 2s.-The Malby bill
authorizing the Long Sauit Development
Company, corporation organized under
the laws Of the State of New York. to con-
struct locks. dams. canals and other
appurtenant structures in the St Law
renee River, near Long Sault Island, St.
Lawrence county. New York, Mas ordered
favorably reported to-day by the House
Committee on Rivers and Harbors. The
grant Of authority to build the works men
toned is to cover period of ninety nine
years, The company is directed to put
up bond in the sum of $3.50 900 to reim-
burse persons along the river whose prop
erty may be damaged by overflow Incl
dent to the building and opera ton of the
proposed power plant.
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 2s.-The ganboat
vicksbTg has arrived at Amapala. the
collier Mars at Hampton Roads. the col
lier Prometheus at Mare Island. the cruiser
Tacoma at Livingston. the battleship
Delaware at Sewalls Point, the gunboat
Dubuque and tug Patapsco at Norfolk,
tho destroyer PauldinG at Key West
cah at Guantanamo and the cruisers
West Virginia and Maryland at Santa
Barbara.
The gunboat Princeton has sailed from
Amapala for Panama. the colliers Vulcan
and Hector from Guantanamo for Hamp-
ton Roads, the tug Rocket from Indian
Head for Norfolk, the cruiser Baltimore
from Philadelphia for Charleston and
the cruiser New York and gunboats
Albany and New Orleans from Manila
for cruise to southern Philippines.