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THE MOBNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, .TANUABY 30, 1901.
WHOSE FIGHT IS IT?
Struggle for Grade Between
Vancouver and Kalama
INDICATES IMPORTANT MOVES
Condemnation Proceedings Supposed
to Be for."Pnrpoe of iBmbarrBii-
Ine the Columbia Valley Road
on Its "Way to the Sea.
A good deal of mystery surrounds the
proceedings begun in Clark and Cowlitz
Counties, "Washington, for right of way
for a railroad between Portland and Seat
tle. This mystery comes through the fact
that the Identity of affiliations of the
"Washington & Oregon Railway Company
does not appear in any proceedings that
have yet been taken. It was organized
but a few weeks ago, and Edmund Rice
is the moving spirit. He has been con
nected with both the Great Northern and
the Northern Pacific He figured last
year in connection with an ambitious
project to build a line between Portland
end Seattle, getting valuable franchises
In the Puget Sound city conditioned up
on the completion of the line within 18
months. He Is now supposed to be acting
In the interest of the Northern Pacific.
On this hypothesis, the move to condemn
the old right of way of the Portland &
Puget Sound Company Is unfriendly, and
It is construed as a move to block the
route to some other builder.
Tho Portland & Puget Sound Company,
which built many miles of grade and
spent a good deal of money toward build
ing a bridge across the Columbia at "Van
couver in 18S9 and 1S90, was owned by
the Great Northern and Union Pacific
Companies, each holding half the stock.
"When the construction was stopped and
financial difficulties beset the Union Pa
cific and broke up the system, the road
to Puget Sound was practically aban
doned, and It is understood that the
Union Pacific's Interest was disposed of
to the Northern Pacific. This would make
the Northern Pacific and the Great North
ern equal owners In the old grade, and
neither would be able to do anything with
It in the face of opposition from the
other.
The Columbia Valley Railroad Com
pany, the affiliations of which are hazy
also, which was Incorporated to build
down the north bank of the Columlba
from a point opposite "Wallula to the
ocean, and which has had surveyors in
the field for many months, Is supposed
to have been contemplating a move
against the old Portland & Puget Sound
grade between Vancouver and Kalama. L.
Gerllnger, of the Portland, Vancouver &
Yakima Railroad, appears to be the active
agent of the Columbia Valley Railroad
Company. The new move of the new
"Washington & Oregon Company is sup
posed to be aimed at the Columbia Val
ley project, and a big legal fight is ex
pected to ensue.
The real parties to this controversy are
the "Washington & Oregon and the Port
land & Puget Sound Companies, the Title
Guarantee & Trust Company, George "W.
Lintisiey and wife, J. T. Garretson and
the Balfour-Guthrie Investment Company,
who Joined as. defendants, are merely the
holders of mortgage or other equities In
some of the properties affected.
COLUMBIA SOUTHERX SUED.
Case In United States Court to Wind
Up the Company.
Suit was begun In the United States Cir
cuit Court yesterday to wind up the af
fairs of the Columbia Southern Railroad.
so far as concerned the company and the
stockholders, and to distribute its assets
among the stockholders. Charles Altschul,
of San Francisco, owner of the land grant
of the "Willamette Valley & Cascade
Mountain Military "Wagon Road, and
Thomas D. Rambaut, of New York, are
the complainants. They set up that they
are the owners of 50 shares of stock,
which they bought from Drake C. O'Reil
ly, one of the organizers of the road, and
until a few months ago actively identl
lied with Its interests. They allege that L.
E. Lytle Is attempting to nreck the com
pany. They sk for permission to exam
ine the company a books, for the recovery
of amounts misappropriated and for in
junction against furtbf extension of the
line, and payment ot a larger salary thau
?350 a month to President Lytle.
One of the allegations of the complain
ants is that the O. R. & N. Co. would
be glad at any time, by proper means, to
become the exclusive owner of the Colum
bia Southern, and that it is now the own
er of all outstanding bonds of the com
pany. Practically the same allegations are
made by Altschul and Rambaut that are
to be found In complaints against the
Columbia Southern In suits that have
heretofore been filed. The filing of a
case in the United States Court white an
other is pending in the State Circuit
Court would seem to Indicate pro'onged
litigation. "What the people living along
the line of the Columbia Southern and its
Proposed extension southward from Shan
iko desire is leds law and more construc
tion. It is reasonably certain that were
the road out of court work wculd be be
gun and a rich country tepped. It wat
predicted, whsn the Columbia Southern
road was built that it would not pay in
terest on its bonds, but it has done a
bislness far oeond the expectations of
Itfc projectors.
THAT DEAL WITH ST. PAUL.
Will Require a Little Time to Com
plete It Fully.
NEW YORK. Jan. 29. James J. Hill left
here tonight for St. Paul. The Press,
commenting upon Mr. Hill's departure,
will say tomorrow:
"The completion of the railroad deal,
whereby the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul would pass to the control of the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific, has
been postponed. The plans have not been
abandoned, but the Interests are so many
that time Is required to carry the negotia
tions to a successful conclusion. The
stumbling blocks in the way of an Imme
diate consummation of the sale of the St.
Paul Mne to its connections In the "West
have been legal aspects of the transfer
and the persistence of some large holders
to exact a prohibited price for their
holdings. Persons intimate with the plans
of the Morgan-Hill clique say that the
public has expected results too quickly.
Thej point out that It takes time to per
fect jswy great deal, and that the one
In regard t. the St. Paul will be no ex
ception. Yet none assert that it will not
be aoeamjflllshed probably when unex
pected. SUES FOR GREAT NORTHERN COAL.
Incidentally, a New Geological The
ory Is Involved.
DULUTH, Minn., Jan. 29. Papers were
filed at St. Paul today in a suit of the
utmost importance, not alone on account
of the amount of money involved, but
because of some scientific revelations that
will be made when it comes to trial. The
suit Is brought by H. "W. Pearson, of this
city, againBt J. J. Hill and the Great
Northern to recover 1,500,000. The coal
lands in Montana involved are alleged to
be worth 514,000.000. They are held by Hill
Interests, and, it Is alleged, were taken
after discover by Pearson, under a con
tract" by which Pearson was to have a
shire Ja tha prcrtlts.
But it is the elucidation of a new geo
logical theory which overturns previous
theories that gives the sultits chief im
portance. Pearson, after 20 years' study,
evolved the fioodwood theory of the form
ation of coal beds. He has tested this
theory all over the world, and, while
keeping it secret, has by its use discov
ered new coal areas, notably the Stock
ett mines in Montana, and also on the
Pacific Coast. He asserts that the Hill
Interests secured thousands of acres under
his direction, and are now mining 1600
tons daily. For a share of this profit he
now sues.
CALL FOR A PRESnJENTS MEETING
Conference in Ne-tv Yorlc February
15 All Invited.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 30. The
Times this morning says:
The financial heads of the big railroads
of the "West have caused to be addressed
to every railroad president throughout the
country a circular letter calling for a con
ference in New York February 15. The
circulars bear the Vanderbilt, Gould, Mor
gan and Harriman signatures. Copies of
it have been received by the presidents
of all Northwestern railroads, including
the Minneapolis-Chicago lines and the big
transcontinental systems.
As far as can be learned, the call does
not tell the object In view, but there is
high authority for stating that national
legislation bearing directly upon the rail
road interests of the country will bo one
of the main topics discussed. But no less
Important will be the consideration of any
possible closer working of the "communi
ty of Interest" principle. This, however,
is, in a sense, speculation, as even the
presidents do not know what matters may
come up. In discussing the meeting and
the circular In question, an official who
saw a copy said the names attached rep
resented in working capital something
over ?2,000,000,000.
UNION PACIFIC'S PROSPERITY.
Increased Earnings, but No Change
in Dividends Yet.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29. President Burt,
of the Union Pacific, has arrived in the
city to attend the meeting of Union Pa
cific directors, which is expected to be
held on Thursday, to take action on the
common stock dividend. There has been
some speculation os to the possibility of
the common share dividend, now 4 per
cent a year, being increased, but this Idea,
the Evening Post says, has been encour
aged by New York directors of the com
pany. Improvements now under way are on
as extensive a scale as at any time under
the reorganization. The company's large
surplus, reported on June 30 last, has been
Increased by current earnings the gain
in six menths to December 31, according
to the statement issued today, Is $2,472,000
in gross receipts, and $843,970 in net on 100
additional miles of road but with the 4
per cent established only last October, an
other change ik not considered likely at
this meeting.
BUYS NORTHERN PACDFIC.
Mnnitoba Takes in Part of System In
That Province.
"WINND7-EG, Man., Jan. 29. The Manito
ba Government has purchased the lines
of the Northern Pacific Railroad In this
province. Such was the brief announce
ment made today by Premier Roblln.
There is no doubt of the deal, but the
details remain secret. It Is said that the
price paid is about $6,000,000, and that the
lines will be leased to Mann & McKenzie
for a term of years for a return of lower
freight rates and other concessions.
Northern Pacific Telegraph Lines.
ST. PAUL, Minn., aJn. 29. The "Western
Union Telegraph Company and the North
western Telegraph Company filed their
joint answer today in the case of the
United States against themselves and tho
Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
which was filed in the United States Cir
cuit Court some time ago. The plaintiff
sought to have the defendant, the North
ern Pacific Company, conduct a public
line of telegraph along the line of its road,
in conformity with the Federal laws. The
answer of the telegraph companies Is, in
effect, that the Northern Pacific Company,
upon the reorganization, changed Its
status, and that, as a railway company.
It Is carrying on a separate and distinct
telegraph business from that of the de
fendant company.
Southern and Santa Fc.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29. There was a
meeting last night at the Palace Hotel of
prominent Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
officials. Including President Charles M.
Hays and Vice-President J. C. 'Stubbs, of
the Southern Pacific, and President E. P.
Ripley, Vice-President J. M. Barr and
Land Agent Chambers, of the Santa Fe.
After the conference President Hays said:
"The meeting was for the purpose of
talking over a number of matters in
which both roads have a common inter
est. The two roads are thrown more or
less together ever' year in one way or
another, and wo simply discussed plans
by which these relations might be con
tinued to the advantage of both roads."
George Lane Goes to Los Angeles.
George Lang, who was city ticket agent
of the Union Pacific in Portland until the
office was closed January 1, has taken
the general agency of the company at Los
Angeles. Until now the road has been
represented there by an agent of the
freight department, and an agent of the
passenger, department. Now the general
agent to have the supervision of both
branches of the traffic is added. Mr.
Lang has been spending three weeks visit
ing in the East, and passed through Port
land last Saturday on the way to Los An
geles. Severnl Flat Cars Smashed.
Saturday noon the men who are em
ployed by the Southern Pacific loading
cars with dirt at the Edwards hill, above
Springfield, left several loaded cars on the
track, without placing a signal to warn
the work train, which had gone to Na
tron. Returning, the train, with 20 cars
ahead of the engine, made the usual swift
run as It neared the hill to get up the
steep grade at the base of the excavation.
The consequence was that several flat
cars were badly smashed.
St. Paul's Proceedings a Secret..
NEW YORK, Jan. 29. The Mall and Ex
press says:
None of those who were at the St. Paul
meeting, yesterday afternoon, would talk
on financial matters supposed to have
been discussed there. Whatever proposi
tion may have been submitted at that
time Is still a secret. There Is to be a
meeting of the St Paul directors Thurs
day. The general view in Wall street is
that negotiations between them and the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific offi
cials will extend over a considerable time.
Extension of the Ilvraco Road.
ASTORIA, Jan. 29. That the O. R. &
N. Co. contemplates the extension of its
Ilwaco road from the present terminus to
deep water at Frankfort or Harrington
Point in the near future now appears cer
tain. The company has recently applied
to the Government for a right of way
across the grounds of the quarantine sta
tion. It has also acquired a right of way
through the property of the Columbia
mills, at Knappton.
Los Angeles Terminal Merged.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 29. The board
of directors of the Terminal Railway
Company met today and took action by
which the road virtually lost Its Identity.
It was merged into the San Pedro, Los
Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, by a reso
lution presented by Vice-President T. E.
Gibbon.
Daily Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Today's state,
ment of the Treasury balances shows:
Available cash balance ?141,045(7S4
Gold 77,999,611
DEATH REVEALED HER SEX
MURRAY HALL MASttUERADED ALL
HER LD7E AS A MAN.
She Made a Fortune as a Profes
sional Bondsman and Politician,
and Was Widely Known.
There was born in the lower West Side
of the city, about 42 years ago, a child
whose surname was Hall, says the New
York Tribune. The little one was a
girl. Whether or not the parents chris
tened her Mary Hall or Elizabeth Hall
is not known by any living person now,
so far as could be learned last night.
When the child grew to womanhood she
had a hard time to eke out a scanty
livelihood, so she decided to wear men's
clothes, and to make the public believe
that she was really a man. She took the
name of Murray Hall.
That was many years agOr-at least 15,
if not more than 20, years. She died
yesterday at No. 145 Sixth avenue, where
she is slid to have managed an employ
ment agency. She was not only well
MURRAY
known In the street In which she lived
and died, but she had a large number of
political friends. She was a familiar fig
ure In the Jefferson Market Police
Court, as she almost dally appeared in
court to furnish bonds for prisoners
there. She was known as a professional
bondsman, and this fact alone gained for
her considerable notoriety.
She had great political influence in the
district in which she lived, but it could
not be learned last night If she had ever
cast a vote for any candidate for public
office. Though she moved about freely
In the society of men, she disguised her
self so well that none of her scores of
friends and acquaintances suspected that
she was a woman. By masquerading as
a man she succeeded In obtaining the
ambition of her life money. She is said
to have left an estate valued at thou
sands of dollars. Her death was due to
a cancer.
The death of Murray Hall was re
ported to the Coroner's office by Dr.
William C. Gallagher, of No. 302 West
Twelfth street. He told the Coroner that
the dead person was a woman.
Some friends of Murray Hall spoke
freely last night to a Tribune reporter
about the life of the dead person. One
of them said that Hall had been twice
married, and that her first wife died about
seven years ago. The home of the first
wife was said to have been in Connecti
cut. When she died her body was sent
to that state for burial. According to
another person, who said he had known
Hall for many years. Hall's second wife
died about two years ago. This same
person said that Hall had an adopted
daughter. It was also learned that Mur
ray Hall lived for many years In Six
teenth street, between Seventh and
Eighth avenues, in which street she had
a store and employed a number of men
as helpers.
The house No. 145 Sixth avenue Is a
three-story brick building, occupied
mostly by offices. A woman, who said
she was Mrs. Esther Reynolds, when
asked about the death of Murray Hall
said she knew the "whole family." She
said she could not understand why so
many people should make inquiries about
the death of "Mr." Hall. She refused
to say anything about the person. So
far as she knew "Mr." Hall was a man.
Dr. Gallagher was seen at 'his home
last night, but he declined to say any
thing about Murray Hall. He added that
whatever statement he had to make
would be made to the proper authori
ties. Soon after the notice of the death of
Murray Hall was received at the Cor
oner's office, Coroner Zucca was seen
at the Colonial Hotel, at Eighth avenue
and One Hundred and Twenty-fifth
street, and said:
" 'Murray Hall was a woman about 42
years old, and had dressed as a male In
order to help her business along."
Murray Hall was about five feet tall.
She was smooth shaven. She was al
ways neatly dressed. A person In speak
ing about Hall last night said:
"Hall and I were very well acquainted.
He came into my place often to, read
novels."
Another person, who said he had known
Murray Hall for a long time, said: "This
man Hall lost his wife by death about
two years ago last July, and since then
Mr. Hall had been complaining of his grief
in the saloons. I have known him for
about 10 years, and know of no reason
why I should question his sex."
This same person also said that Hall
was arrested about a year ago for de
faulting on some bonds. On the build
ing No. 145 Sixth avenue is a sign, with
the Inscription, "Mrs. Hall's Employment
Agency."
MURRAY HALL'S WILL TANGLE.
It Will Be a Puzzling and Unique
Case for Lawyers.
New York Evening Post.
With the Issue today of subpoenas to
witnesses called for the Inquest Inxo the
cause of the death of Murray Hall, the
Tammany politician who conceals-! her
sex for many years and masqueraded as
a man, there is likely to come ui a -very-puzzling
will case for the lawyers to
wrangle over.
In the first place, the Inquest will offi
cially aettle the Jactthat Murray Hall,
the" political worker, the husband cf a
woman and thb foster father of Imelda
Hall, was a woman. The real difficulty
will come, however, when an attempt is
made -to dispone legally, of the. property
she left behind not very much, but
enough to cause a contest, no doubt. The
woman who may enter a protest Is a sis
ter of Murray Hall's wife, who died and
left her property to Murray Hall as her
"husband." Another complication Is due
to the fact that some years ago Murray
Hall and his wife adopted a young girl
as their daughter, and to the latter Mrs
Hall left the bulk of her property, as
"next of kin."
The whole case, so far as renown. Is
unique, and lawyers are not anxious to
discuss a question in the abstract, or
without some previous decisions on which
to base their Judgments. Several attor
neys of many years' practice said this
morning that they had never hard of a
similar case in all their experience, though
they were not sure, without an exhaustive
search of records, that it was absolutely
unique in legal annals.
Daniel J. Holden, who Is In the office of
Coudert Bros., and who is regarded as an
authority on wills, said thit he was in
clined to think that In the mat'.er of Mur
ray Hall's wife leaving money to Murray
Hall as "my husband," the court would
probably take the Intention of the testa
tor Into consideration, Ignoring the fact
of any casual misdescription of the bene
ficiary. With regard to the adoption of the child
HALL.
there was another point at is3iie. In such
cases legal papers are made out, and It
might have been possible, another lawyer'
said, that Murray Hall In that case de
scribed herself as a. man and thus de
ceived the court. This might .nvalldate
the adoption, and consequently that
clause of the will of Mrs. Murray Hall
leaving money to her adopted daughter;
but it would not affect that part of the
will referring to her husband.
REFUSED A MEDAL.
Mrs. Nntlon Declined to Be Honored
in That Way.
TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 29. Mrs. Carrie
Nation has been busy today along the
lines of moral persuasion and has pur
sued nothing in the way of forcible tac
tics. She called upon the Sheriff, City At
torney and Probate Judge, urging each to
enforce the law against the illegal sale of
liquor. She visited the county jail and
furnished a hunhci of apples and a large
bunch of bananas to the Inmates. She
addressed the piisoners, asking them how
many were In Jail by reason of whisky,
and ascertained that all but two of the 27
Inmates attributed their arrests to liquor.
In the cfllce of the Police Court Mrs.
Nation observed some calendars contain
ing pictures which she resrarded as of an
objectionable nature. At her request tho
Judge took down the pictures from the
wall.
A resolution was introduced In the
House inviting Mrs. Nation to address that
body, and naming an hour for her to
rpeak. The resolution was laid on the
table
The" Kansas State Temperance Union,
which Is coining Its annual convention
here, today subscribed over $100 to pur
chase a gold medal for Mrs. Nation. Mrs.
Hutchinson, piesident of the state W. C.
T. U., was made chairman of a committee
to design and pui chase the medal. When
. Mrs. Nation htard what had been done
she cried h lltr'e. and then began to scold
' those who had planned the surprise. She
: said she wculd take the money and turn
ii over ti the fund to a:d her work, but
that she would have no medal. Later
I Mrs. Nation responded to- an Invitation
to address the convention, and her re
marks were vigorously applauded.
Yesterday when Mrs. Nation called on
him. County Attorney Nichols, had told
her that he believed in resubmission, and
today she said that hefcre he pushed re
submission on the wecple sht would throw
her hatchet at his head. Mrs. Nation
said rhe would remain d Topeka until
I every one of the 130 sciccns are closed.
I "I will petition the Governor every da,"
' she said. "I will see the Legislature:
will talk and talk and talk. I will use all
the influence I can, and if this does not
suffice well, there are other means."
Mrs. Nation, Mrs. Eva Marshal Shontz,
of Chicago, and A. C. Rankin made stir
ring sreeches at the closing meeting of the
state temperance convention tonight. They
heartily condemned all the National and
state officers, and advocated force as the
best means for closing the saloons.
Mrs. Nation will remain In the city for
several days yet, but she has not yet di
vulged her probable plan of action.
A special from Harper, Kan., says that
all the joints are closed there as a result
of a report that a visit from Mrs. Nation
would be expected soon.
Mrs. Nation's Worlc Commended.
EMPORIA, Kan., Jan. 29. The Met
thonian Society, of the College of Em
poria, passed a resolution today heartily
commending the work of Mrs. Nation.
The resolution was signed by every mem
ber of the society and three members of
the faculty.
Carnegie's Gift to Maine City
LEWISTON, Me., Jan. 29. The City
Council has voted unanimously to accept
the offer of Andrew Carnegie to give
for a free public library 10 times the
amount the city would appropriate annu
ally for Its support. Mr. Carnegie will
be called upon for $50,000, the council .vot
ing $5000 annually. The offer from
Mr. Carnegie was the . result of
a letter written by , one of the
women of Mary Dillingham "Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution,
which a short time agdtestabllshed. a" tiny
J library.
OLD PAVILION MUST GO
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ORDERS
REMOVAL OF FIRE TRAP.
Improvements on Fourteen Streets
and Sewers In ThreeNo New
Electric Lights.
Portland will soon see the last of Me
chanics' Pavilion, the scene of its first big
industrial fair. The old frame firetrap
must go. Yesterday, the Board of Public
Works directed Auditor Devlin to adver
tise for bids for the sale of the building
and to have it removed from the block on
which It stands. The pavilion Is a menace
to surrounding property. Having been
used for years as a storehouse for ma
chinery and electric cars, the interior of
the lower part Is all oil and grease. In
surance rates on the pavilion and on
neighboring buildings are high.
Fourteen ordinances for street improve
ments and three for sewers were returned
to the board- with the approval of City
Attorney Long, and Auditor Devlin wa3
directed to advertise for bids. The streets
to be Improved are:
East Eleventh, from Belmont to East
GUsan.
East Couch, from East Third to East
Sixteenth.
East Oak from East Fifteenth to East
Sixteenth.
Hancock, from East Fifteenth to East
Seventeenth.
East Thirty-third, from Belmont to East
Salmon.
Tillamook, from East Twenty-fourth to
East Twenty-seventh.
Fourteenth, from Burnside to Davis.
Davis, from Tenth to Twelfth.
Couch, from Thirteenth to Fifteenth.
Eleventh, from Hall to College.
College, from Tenth to Twelfth.
Kearney, from Fifteen to Sixteenth.
Eleventh, from Couch to Everett.
East Thirty-fifth, from Hawthorne ave
nue to Eaut Stark.
Streets in which sewers are to be laid
are:
East Salmon, from East Thirty-fifth to
East Thirty-sixth.
East Salmon, from ISO feet east of East
Thirty-fourth to East Thirty-fourth.
Sellwood, from Mississippi avenue to 160
feet east.
The City Attorney returned without his
approval the ordinances for the improve
ment of East Pine, from East Twelfth
to East Sixteenth, Twenty-fourth from
Gllsan to Flanders, and East Oak from
East Twelfth to East Fifteenth. Recom
mendation was withheld for the reason
that the proposed Improvements might In
volve the city in litigation.
Tho ordinance for the Improvement of
Second street from Madison to Morrison
was returned to the Council with the sug
gestion that a new ordinance, better pro
tecting the interests of the city, be draft
ed. A number of petitions for electric lights
were laid on the table. It is useless for
any one to ask for lights in the present
condition of city finances. There will be
no Increase in the light service under any
circumstances. The board is considering
a proposal to decrease the number of
lights to cut down expenses.
The request of the Sons of the American
Revolution for quarters in the City Hall
was takeir under consideration.
G. W. Kendall submitted a plan to
change the method of .heating the quar
ters of the water committee in the City
Hall.
NEELY'S BOND.
Fidelity Company May Contest
Liability.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29. A special to the
Times from Baltimore says:
President Edwin Warfield, of the Fidel
ity & Deposit Company, of Baltimore, has
gone to New York to . consult Frank H.
Plyatt, vice-president of the company
concernlng the $30,000 bond of Charles F.
W. Neely, ex-director of finance of the
Cuban postal service. Demand has also
been made upon the company for the $10,
000 bond of Estes G. Rathbone.
President Warfield says that the com
pany has neither admitted nor denied lia
bility in these cases, nor will It do so
until fully satisfied that the claims are
just. Mr. Warfield further says that be
fore a settlement Is made the charges
made by Neely will have to be satisfac
torily explained away. It was further
stated that the company does not pro
pose to settle, except at the end of a law
suit. The effect of a suit by the Gov
ernment to collect the amount of Neely's
bond will be to throw the merits of the
whole case before an American Jury, and
it appears that one of the grounds on
which the company will contend against
paying will be that Neely's guilt has not
been established.
A point which the company may raise
is this: On Neely's preliminary hearing
in New York, Captain George E. Burton,
who first made the charges against him,
testified that as far back as January, 1900,
he had known of irregularities in the ac
counts of the director of finance of the
postal establishment. In all fidelity com
pany bonds for the form issued in Neely's
case there is contained a clause which
reads like this:
"This bond will become void as to any
claim for which the company is respon
sible hereunder to the employer, if the
employer shall fall to notify the com
pany of the occurrence of such act Imme
diately after It shall have come to the
knowledge 6f the employer."
It Is said that if Burton actually knew
of the Irregularities In January preceding
Neely's arrest, this clause of Neely's bond
becomes operative, because the company
was not Immediately notified.
While the letter to the company mak
ing the claim for Rathbone's bond does
not allege any criminality against Rath
bone, It asserts that the Government was
a loser through him to the extent of $60,
000 In "unauthorized payments," which
had been disallowed In settling his ac
counts. Sports at Buffalo Exposition.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29. It is expected
that the athletic contests at the Pan
American exposition will be second to
none ever held in America or Europe.
They are to continue for six months and
will be open to the world and will be held
In one of the most spacious and magnifi
cent stadia ever erected. A feature of
the contest will be the Irish sports, sched
uled for August 2S, 29, 30 and 3L Ever'
city of Importance in America will send
delegates. The following programme has
been arranged:
First day One-hundred-yard run, put
ting 42-pound stone, running, two hops
and jump, 440-yard hurdle race, Irish jig
competition, hurdling match.
Second day Two hundred and twenty
yard run, three standing jumps, throwing
14-pound winding weight, half-mile run,
Irish hornpipe competition, Gaelic football
match.
Third day One-mile run, running high
jump, putting 16-pound shot, throwing
56-pound weight, unlimited run and fol
low, rising and striking hurling ball,
hurling match.
Fourth day One hundred and twenty
yard hurdle race, running long jump,
throwing 16-pound hammer, unlimited run
and follow, medley footrace, throwing
56-pound weight for height over bar,
Gaelic football match.
Two Conventions of Cyclists.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29. Two conventions
of wheelmen, will be held within a fort
night. One week from today the annual
meeting of the National Cycling Associa
tion will be held In this city, and one week
later the annual meeting of the League of
American wheelmen will be called to or
der In Philadelphia. At the N. C. A.
meeting It is believed there will be no
change In policy and few If any changes
In the officers.
At the L. A. W. meeting the report of
the committee appointed one year ago to
revise the constitution and by-laws will
be submitted. It Is understood that this
report will recommend the centralization
of league work In one office, which would
practically do away with state divisions, i
This measure will be vigorously opposed !
by the delegates from this state, who hold
that divisions only can do effective work
in the various sections of the country.
As to the L. A. W. presidency, since
the definite refusal of M. M. Belding, Jr.,
and other local favorites, to accept the
nomination. H. S. Earle, of Michigan, has
grown in favor with leaders In this state.
At the L. A. W. headquarters In this city
yesterday it was said that Earle might
receive the vote of, the solid New York
delegation.
THE MUTER'S CONVENTION.
Constitution of the Union Was Rad
icaUy Changed.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 29. By the
action of the delegates to the miners' con
vention today, the constitution of the or
ganization was radically changed. The
change was made in the executive board.
At present this board Is composed of
eight members, elected at the National
conventions by a ballot vote. President
Mitchell recommended that the board be
Increased to 10 members, and that the two
additional members come from the an
thracite districts. The committee on con
stitution in its report recommended that
the officers of the organization consist of
one president, one vice-president, a secretary-treasurer,
an executive board of
13 members, three of whom shall be the
president, vice-president and secretary
treasurer. On the report of the commit
tee, Vice-President Lewis moved to amend
by striking out all after the words "secretary-treasurer"
and inserting "an ex
ecutive board to be composed of one mem
ber from each district, such member to
be elected by the district from which he
comes, the president, vice-president and
secretary-treasurer to be members of the
board." Many speeches were made for
and against the amendment. The vote
showed 257 in favor and 212 against the
Lewis amendment. The section as amend
ed was then adopted with but few dis
senting votes.
Hereafter the Mlneworkers' Journal will
be printed entirely in the English lan
guage. This afternoon the convention con
tinued consideration of tho constitution
committee's report. It Is thought prob
able the report will be finished some time
tomorrow.
The constitutional amendment providing
an increase in the salaries of the National
officers provoked a long argument at the
afternoon session, and resulted In the
salaries remaining as they were last year.
President Mitchell favored this action.
The power to order a general strike or
suspension of labor in the mines was
taken out of the hands of the National
officers, who heretofore have had absolute
control in ths particular. An amendment
to the conrtilutlcn makes It necessary to
call together the district presidents to
take action upon general strikes.
The Tammany Police Investigation.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2). No evidence
against police officials submitted to the
District Attorney by the Tammany com
mittee of five will be given to the Jan
uary Grand Jury by District Attorney
Phllbin. The Grand Jury will end Its sit
tings Thursday, and the February Grand
Jury will not be sworn In until Mon
day, February 4. The committee of five's
evidence will not be placed before the
present Grand Jury.
Regarding the original evidence submit
ted, the District Attorney says that, while
he believes Chairman Nixon Is entirely
sincere In his endeavors to accomplish
definite results, much matter not legally
strong was accepted by him and given a
much higher value than It really deserves.
It Is the public prosecutor's Intention to
have the evidence In such shape, and so
surely In conformity with the statutes
bearing upon it, that the Grand Jury will
be able to dispose of It In a few hours,
with the result that those persons men
tioned In the evidence will be Indicted.
The Emperor's Loan.
BERLIN, Jan. 29. The Vorwaerts (soc
ialist organ) today printed a remarkable
story to the effect that Emperor William's
sudden departure for England was not
only due to a desire to bid farewell to his
dying grandmother, but still more to the
Prince of Wales' urgent wish to settle a
private debt affair to the Emperor before
ascending the throne. This debt, the
Vorwaerts asserted, amounted to 24,000,
000 marks which Emperor Frederick, im
mediately after beginning his reign lent
the Prince of Wales In order to place the
latter in a position to pay accumulated
debts to the amount of 24,000,000 marks.
The money, It was further assert
ed, was part of the savings, amounting
to 56,000,000 marks, left by Emperor William
L Count von Stelberg, then minister of
the Imperial Household, the Vorwaerts
also says, vainly opposed the paying out
of the 24,000,000 marks and thereupon re
signed. In official circles here the Vor
waerts' story is characterized as a gi
gantic hoax.
Starving on Navassa.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29. The Tribune
says:
While John B. H. Jefferson, of Balti
more, and Captain Wyatt Owen, of the
same city, aro disputing about the right
of Jefferson to send relief to them. James
H. Woodward, William A. Humphrey,
John Hill and John A. Bell are said to
be starving on Navassa Island, In the
Caribbean Sea. Jefferson and Owen, up
to December 18 last were partners In the
ownership of a guano concession on the
island, and tho men were sent there by
them. December 18 the partnership wa3
dissolved, and the control of the guano
concession was given to Owen. Since then
Jefferson has been trying to send for the
men, but Owen seems to be unwilling that
they shall be brought back. The island
Is said to be destitute of anything eat
able, and the men are entirely dependent
for food on what is sent them by sea.
Want Cheaper Armor.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29. A special to the
Herald from Washington says: It is the
expectation of well-informed naval .offi
cials that Europe will demand the manu
facturers supply them with armor at the
same price as the Carnegie and Bethle
hem companies are delivering it to the
United States.
Under the contract now in force between
those companies and the Government the
price, including royalties. Is $445 a ton
for Krupp and $411 for Harveylzed armor.
Great Britain, France, Germany, Rus
sia and Italy have been paying more than
$500 a ton, and Japan more than $700.
No limit was placed by the House
upon the price to be paid for armor for
the battle-ship and armored cruisers au
thorized in the pending appropriation bill.
and it Is apparent that the arrangement
made by Secretary Long with the armor
companies Is acceptable to Congress.
Judgment Against Letter.
CHICAGO, Jan. 29. A decision remin
iscent of the Lelter deal in 1S98, was ren
dered In the Appellate Court her today,
the court affirming the judgment of $17,
512 against Joseph Leiter In favor of Mur
ray, Nelson & Co., and denying an at
tachment on the property of the former
"wheat king." Murray, Nelson & Co.
were creditors of Lelter when the crash
of his wheat deal came, June 13, 189$.
Miss As tor's Engagement.
LONDON, Jan. 29. No confirmation can
be obtained here of the reported engage
ment of Miss Pauline Astor, daughter of
William Waldorf, Astor, to the Duke of
Roxburgh, which has been rumored here
for some time past. Both parties have
refused to discuss the matter.
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In Introducing these interesting mem
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sition so familiar to the editor of these
pages, of listening to a delightful flow
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finally answered, I have never done It
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and these delightful reminiscences of
60 years of the American stage are the
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Russia of Today.
"Mr. Henry Norman is revealing Rus
sia as few writers have done," says the
Chicago Advance. The fourth of his
notable Russian articles describes the
romantic region of Turkestan, going
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his own photographs.
The Amateur
Cracksman.
Raffles reappears in a new and ingen
ious enterprise, this time invading the
halls of the British Museum Itself.
"Shrewd as Sherlock Holmes," the inex
haustible Raffles has been pronounced
by many of the readers of his earlier
adventures, and his new enterprises, as
described by Mr. E. W. Hornung In
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prise. The stories are fully illustrated
by F. C. Yohn.
firs. Edith Wharton
Has a new story, entitled "The Angel
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story which no. reader of her former
works can afford to miss.
Mr. Arthur Colton
In "The Place of the Abandoned Gods"
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charming romance written from the
standpoint of the young, the chief act
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cut town.
Punishment and Revenge
in China.
Thomas F. Millard, the war corre
spondent, sends from China a remarka
ble summary of the International coridl
tions prevailing there at present, and a
very shrewd analysis of the part played
by the various armies and the repre
sentatives of their governments.
riodern Athens
The description of Modern Athens Is
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streets and cafes. It is fully illustrated
with paintings by Corwin Knapp Lin
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of picturesque sketches made from old
French architecture this time in the
towns of Carcassonne and Albi. He
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