UOVIM THI MOHNINQ FIILO ON Trft LOWI OOLUMBIA.
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VOLUME LXI iNO. 253
PROBLEM OF
EDUCATION
100,000 Children Without
Schools in Gotham.
SERIOUS SITUATION
Schools are Totally Unable to
Keep Pace With Growth
in Population.
TENEMENTS ON EAST SIDE
Children Become Self-Supporting Al
moat at Soon aa They Can Walk
Pitiful Talea of the Eaat
Side.
NEW YORK, fVpt. 22.-(Special.)-
Nnw that the school year i well un
iur way In New York, It hat become
apparent that there are atmoil 100,000
superfluous children In the metropolis
for within a few thousand of that num
ber have heim unable to term full
school accommodation and are forced
Into half time clause. In other word
, they get only half an- education. It
probably seem very odd and something
of shame, to the stranger, that the
rithent rity In the world should 1 un
able to furninh educational aeeonitnoda
tion for a ixth of it total public
school population of 000,000 mind him
gry Itoy and girl. How to bnlhl
enough school to keep up with the
growing school population h long
been a creat problem in New York. In
the memory of the preent generation
there have never been enough schools.
Tammany Hall alway makei great
Tileik-en. about school buildinir III it
party platform, but there ! little
profit fop the politician in thin aort of
activity, and they prefer to apend the
city' money along other line. Even
New York'a owulonnl "reform'' mayor
have never aueeeeded In aolving the
school nuzzle. Mayor M"Clcllan was
w
elected on a "seat In school for every
child" platform, but 100,000 children
are evidence today that that aort of
profession la not of a serious charac
ter. Probably there will always be
half-time puplla In New York' aehool,
aa there will alway be traphanger on
her street railway.
Tales of the Eaat Side, i
On the East Side the ehildlcas home
la an object of mockery and acorn. In
New York' Ghetto each new child la
tnnkeil nnnn a a financial asset, o
much more earning power in the fam
llv. The children become self-support
lno- almost at won a they can walk.
Up In the lxticth streets on the East
Side in a aolld block of tall tenement
Inhabited by Bohemian, and called ''The
Block of Many Children," Iiceause ot
the irreat number of swarthy young
atom warmliiff over it. For a married
pair to remain childless In that block
1
thnt thev would be a prey to
the rude jibe of the warmlng neigh
borhood. The Bajzeks, Stepan and Ma
rlo, had no ohildren. Stepan was a
vonnir watchmaker from a Bohemian
village near Prague, and Marie was one
of the deftest of cigarette roller. When
the pair married, Marie was hailed a
the prettiest bride of the Block. But
no children came of the union, and at
the end of two years the neighbor
would point the pair out jeerlngly to
newcomer on the Block. "The saints
hate them j they have no ohildren," de
clared the Block. Then Stepan and
Marie adopted a baby from a foundling
asylum. At first the Block jeered, but
gradually forgot, and Marie and Ste
pan were happy until a few days ago,
when some gossip discovered that the
A
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child of their adoption had negro blood
In It vein. Then the leer were re
newed and grew In volume until few
morning ago, whcn Stepan and Ma
rl were found dead In ttii'r room In
which the gas had been turned on, Tim
Coroner brought In verdict of accl
dental asphyxiation, hut the Block
know better, Also come of the flaunt'
fng neighbor are ashamed.
"ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
(1IICAOO. Kent. 22.-A dispatch
to
the Tribune from Memphis, Tenn., ayi
Announcement ha lccn received of
the engagement of Mis Gertrude Hill
of St. Paul, Minn., daughter of J. .1.
Hill, president of the (ireat Northern
Railroad, to Machiel Covin II., of Mem
phi. The date for the wedding is not
jet fixed, but It probably will lie cel
ebrated Just before the Christina hol
iday at the Cathollo church of St.
Paul. It I expected that Archbishop
Ireland will officiate,
Onvin I the son of Late M. Gavin
one of the wealthiest wholesale gro
eer of Memphis, who was owner of
large plantation near Gavin, Ark
Young Gavin I a Yale graduate. While
in college he was a warm friend of Will
Hill, son of the railroad magnate
Throuifh this friendship Gavin met
Mi. Hill.
Mi IIIII I 22 year old and a grad
uate of the convent of the Visitation at
St. Paul. She made her debut lat sea
son.
For the lat year op two Gavin ha
been residing In New York, where he
practlclnjf law.
DIAZ IS
F've Towns in Mexico '.Revolt
Against Him.
FEDERAL TROOPS SYMPATHIZE
Di Ptch Received at El Paso States
Gringoe Have Revolted Against
President Diat and Troops Join
Them.
Eli PASO, Texas, Sept. 22. The La
Ueforma-Socail, a Spanish paper pub
Ilshed here by Laure Aguirre, repreen
tative of the Mexican Junta of St
1.0111, today received the following di
patch from Coatxacolcos, Mexico:
"The people of Minatilian, Sucliil.
Sanjuan, Exquimula and San Geronimo.
have risen against Dial. The garrison
of federal troop ha joined them and
the uprising will at once spread to Vera
Cruii, Tabasco and Chnpas."
THEY WON'T HAVE UNION.
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 22.-The Texas
State Synod of the Cumlierlond Presby
terian Church today paused a resolu
tion repudiating the action of the Gen
eral Assembly Church, in session at
Decatur last May, which they declared
a union of the Cumberland Presbyterian
with the Presbyterian Church of the
United States of America. Another
resolution was passed Indorsing- the ac
tion of the 100 loyal commissioners at
this meeting In voting against the condi
tion. OVER-SEAS MAIL AHEAD OF TIME.
QUEBEC, Sept. 22. ThcCanadian Pa
cific "over-seas" mail train arrived here
yesterday two hours ahead of sched
ule time. The mailbags were at once
placed on the steamer Empress of Bri
tain and an hour later started across
the Atlantic. The mails left Hongkong
August 30 and are due In London with
in 30 days of that date.
HAS WHOOPING COUGH.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22. Presi
dent A. J. Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania
Tinilionit enmnanv. is confined to his
Iioiua nt Havreford. a suburb of this
city, suffering from whooping cough
DISLIKED
Astoria, oregon, Sunday. September 13, J906
TAFT SEES
SOLUTION
Ie Hopes Soon to Solve
tbe Cuban Puzzle.
HAS TANGIBLE PLAN
Will Endeavor to Induce Both
Insurgents and Govern
ment to Yield.
AMERICAN MARINES PREPARED
Four Thousand Men Could Be Landed
at Once cn Cuban Soil Should Oc
casion Arise Warship in the
Harbor.
HAVANA. Sent. 22. Fifteen hundred
marine and sailors am preparing to
land In Havana tonight for transfer
to Camp Columbia. The object of the
landing U said to be one of prepared
ne for any emergency.
HAVANA, Sept. 22. The indications
tonight are thnt the end to the Cuban
war I near and that peaet will be at
raTircTlfIthoiirn.e intervention of the
United States. ;
HAVANA Sept. 22.-Seeretary of
War Taft sees a way tonight of saving
the sovereignty of the Cuban republic.
He admits he has a tangible plan, but
will not disclose It exact character. It
I not a virion- for either political
party, but contemplate radical conce
sions by both. The Secretary's program
depend upon blie patriotism of the
moderate and literal leaders, both of
whom have shown confidence In the me
diator by naming delegate, with defi
nite power of attorney to treat for
their respective parties.. Negotiations on
a new basi will open immediately and
it is believed eventually, the opposing
delegates will be brought together at
United States Minister Morgan' villa
with Roosevelt's mediators as referees.
Captain Albert R. Couden, comman
der of the battleship Louisiana, and
Senior Naval officer here, said today
that while the American warships now
In the harbor could land 4,000 men, he
did not believe more than 2,400 would
be necessary in case a landing had to
be effected. The force here includes
special brigades of a thousand marines.
Landing drill were held on all the
oliina nilnv. The eommsnilers of the
I -
warships say the landing of a fully
equipped force could ge accomplished in
fifteen minutes.
The impression is that the sugges
tions of the Commissioner will include
the retention of President Palnm and
perhaps Senor Sterling, secretary of the
treasury, with Manuel Dcspoigne, the
administrator of the customs, in his
nreint nnsition or in the cabinet. The
I - r
program of the Commissioners will prob
ablv Include new general elections, al
though there may be an arrangement
for electing member to the cabinet, the
present congress to continue until next
yeor'g congressional election.
TO DRAFT VOTERS.
PENDLETON, Or., Sept. 22.-The city
of Pendleton is considering a plan to
draft all able-bodied voter in order
to secure laborer for work in repairing
the levee on the Umatilla River, which
wos swept away in many places by the
.liaaafrnna freshet which flooded the
town a few months ago. This action has
been bronchi about by the fact that
thnrn are no bidders for a contract
to renalr the breaks and it is impossi
ble for the city to And voluntary
workmen; 5
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Carpenter Falls Four Stories and Es
capes Unhurt,
NEW YORK, Sept. 22a-A dispatch
to the World from Waterbury, Conn,
says thst John Brennison, a carpenter,
while at work yestenlay on the top
of a four-story building, slipped and
fell to the ground. He landed squarely
on his feet, picked up his cap and
started back for the roof. Horrified
fellow workmen who believed the man
mut be Injured internally, restrained
him, and sent for a doctor.
"You can't do anything for me but of
fer congratulations," said Brennison,
when the physician insisted upon mak
ing an examination. Brennison pushed
him aside, "I don't mimf a little tum
ble, but I am afruid of a sawbones,"
he explained. Then Brennison resumed
work.
MINERS' UNION DEFEATED.
SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Sept. 22. Joseph
Leiter, owner of coal mines in Zeigler,
is victor over the miners union in a
contest which ha waged for nearly two
years in the United States Court for
the Southern district of Illinois, over
the question whether the miners' union
and Hs ollirer should be perpetually
enjoined from interfering with the op
eration of the mines at Zeigler. Walter
McClcllan Allen, master in chancery,
has found a number of union officials
guilty of violation of the injunction of
Judge Humphrey arid the injunction
against them is made perpetual.
TRACY WINS RACE
Leads in Elimination Vanderbilt
Cup Race.
FINISH STOPPED BY CROWD
Tracy, Leblon, Harding, Little and Chris
tie, the Five Who Will Compete
Number of Cars Break
Down.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22. A vast throng
which rushed upon the course today,
prevented the completion of the elim
ination race to select five American
racing automobiles to take part in the
race for the Vanderbilt cup, after three
of the cars had completed the race. Jo
seph Tracy, who won the race, Herbert
Lebion, Becond, and H. N. Harding,
third, were the only racers who were
allowed to cover the entire course
They thus qualified their machines for
the cup races, and the judges selected
machines driven by Herbert B. JLytle,
anil Walter Christie as the other two
toi represent American ' manufacturers
in the big race.
When Tracy crossed the finish line of
the 29 7miles journey, after a sensa
tional race in which he made one cir
cuit of the course at a rate of a mile
minute, including nine turns, the
great crowd of spectators which greeted
him with a roar of cheers, thronged
down upon the course and engaged in a
scramble to see and congratulate the
winner. Leblon and Harding, who were
on the tenth and last lap, had to drive
their cars almost into the throng in
order to get across the finish line, but
the other three racers, who were far
behind, were unable to force their way
through.
Perceiving that the action of the
crowd would prevent a fair finish of
the remaining two qualifiers, William
K. Vanderbilt, Jr., the donor of the
cup, and the judges ordered the race
stopped and held a meeting to select
the other two cars to qualify. Lytle
and Christie were chosen because they
were in fourth and fifth positions when
the course was blocked. Lawell'"was
pressing Christie closely for thefifth
position.
Tracy's time for the entire course was
5 house, 27 minutes, and 43 seconds,
that of Leblon, 5 hours, 51 minutes and
25 second and of Harding 0 houtji, 25
minutes and 39 seconds.
race war
IN ATLANTA
Negro Assaults On White
Women Cause Riots.
MILITIA CALLED OUT
Angry Mobs Attack Negroes on
Streets and Fifteen Are
Killed.
SITUATION GROWS SERIOUS
Negro Men and Women Ruthlessly Torn
From Street Cars and Attacked
Dead Bodies Lie on the
Pavement
FIGHTING STILL CONTINUES.
.
ATLANTA, Sept. 23.-(Sun-
day, 1 a. m.) The militia seems
4 very slow in mobilizing. At 4
4 present there is little excitement
in the center of the city. Fight- 4
ing is reported on Peters street 4
4 , near tha terminal station.. .From. 4
4 the Associated Press office' shots 4
4 are heard frequently. The "Con- 4
4 stitution" i authority for the 4
statement that 15 negroes have 4
4 been killed. One negro is lying 4
dead less than a block from the
Associated Press officesce on
Forsythe street. 4
ATLANTA, Sunday, 2 a. m.) At this
hour the down town district is quiet.
AH reserve of the police are on duty
and patrolling the streets armed with
rifles and one hundred militiamen are
on guard in the center of the city. A
tiPAvir ruin ha beinin and this has
w o
cleared the streets.
ATLANTA, Sept. 23. (Sunday, 1:30
a. m.) Reports are received irom tne
outskirts of the town of rioting and of
negroes being killed and driven from
their homes. Rumors have it that at
least 25 or 30 or more negroes have
been killed here tonight, but it is im
possible at this time to confirm these
reports. All is quiet in the central por
tion of the city at present, but knots
of people are standing on the corners,
apparently awaiting developments. Oc
casionallv a member of the militia
passe and is jeered and hooted by the
mob. The possibility of retaliation by
the negroes is among the serious things
discussed in the streets and newspapers
ATLANTA, Sept. 22. Four attempts
at assault on white women by negroes
within or near the limits of the city
today, wrought the white citizen here
to a high pitch of excitement tonight
The assaults of the day followed two
others of a similar nature within a
week and at least half a dozen others
within the last two months brought
the climax tonight. At midnight Gov
ernor Teel issued an order calling out
eight companies of the Fifth infantry
and one battery of light artillery. Ihis
order was not issued until after three
negroes had been killed and fifteen taken
to hospitals, five of whom will prob
ably die. These include only those cases
of which the police have omciai Knowi
edge. Newspapermen say the number
of dead is larger. The mob began its
work early in the evening, pulling ne
groes from street cars, beating them
with clubs, bricks and stones. Negro
men .and women riding to their homes
after the day's work, were ruthlessly
torn from the cars or attacked on the
streets. In a few cases the negroes
PRICE FIVE CENTS
retaliated during the early part of tha
night, but after 10 o'clock they were
scarce in public places.- The Are de
partment was called out to disperse a
mob in Decatur street, street most
frequented by negroes, and for a time
it seemed to hold the crowd at bay.
Police reserves were called out and will
hold tbe situation until the troops can
be mobilized. Tbe mob seemed to. lack
leadership and this doubtless prevented
great slaughter.
FOUR DAYS ON RAFT."
NORFOLK, Va N-pt. 22. John
Kooerber and Karsten Bernsten, sea
men of the schooner Nelson C. New
bury, of New York, wrecked off Charles
ton last Monday during a hurricane,
arrived here today on the steamer Edna,
which rescued them from a raft, after
they had gone from Monday morning
until Thursday evening with neither
food nor drink. When the Nelson was
wrecked Kooerber and Bernsten with
four others of the crew, were swept
overboard. The two men swam for
hours when they succeeded in gaining -the
cabin roof. The four others, the.
survivor are confident, were drowned.
BEVEREDGE OPENS CAMPAIGN.
CHICAGO, Sept. 22. Senator Albert
J. Beveredge of Indiana tonight opened
the Republican congressional campaign
in the middle west, delivering an ad
dress in the Auditorium, under the aus
pices of the Hamilton club of this city.
The audience was large and enthusias
tic.
SENTENCED TO DIE
Grand Dukes Niholaievitch, and
Vladimir Under Baa
DEATH MESSAGES ON TABLES
Servants at Peterhof Are Members of
the Revolutionary Society At
tempts to Kill Dignitaries Are
Constantly Made.
VIENNA, Sept. 22. Two men belong
ing to a Russian revolutionary commit
tee escaping from St. Petersburg, ar
rived here Wednesday. They declare
that it is not true that the plot dis
covered at Peterhof was planned against
Emperor Nicholas or his immediate
family, and say that it was directly
against Grand Duke Nicholas Nichola-
ievitch. who now holds all the threads
of power, and Grand Duke Vladimir,
who ha returned to Russia under the
strictest incognito.
Grand Duke Nicholas informed Gen.
Debulin, the commandant of the palace,
who is his personal appointee, that ne
is firmly persuaded that revolutionists .
or allies of the revolutionary commit
tee, existed at Peterhof, for twice he
had found death sentences on his writ
ing table. Grand Duke Vladimir re
ceived a similar missive the morning af
ter his arrival, causing great surprise,
as his return here was accomplished
with the utmost secrecy. General De
bulin instituted a close search, examing
all the officials and every apartment.
While thus engaged he saw a group
in the garden house who fled at his
approach. Guards pursued and arrest
ed three men, two of whom were foot
men in the service of Grand Duke Nich
olas and the other a palace gardener.
One of the footmen had in his posses
sion a complete plan of the Peterhof
palace, with the doors and gates care
fully marked. The three men were
taken to the fortress of St. Peter and
St. Paul, f
SEACOCK OPEN.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 22. A special
dispatch from Nieuwediep declares that
the Netherlands coast defense ironclad
Piet Hein is sinking because of the
opening of a seacock, which it is im
possible to close. The boilers of the
vessel are already submerged.