The evening world. Newspaper, February 14, 1903, Page 1

ATHER—Fatr; Rain or snow {BRACING # SPORTS GENERAL SPORTING NEWS at ON PAGE| 6. PRICE ONE CENT. Gp “ Circulation Books Open to All.’’ IGHT | EDITION PRICE ONE bemeii PEACE CALLS yy MARK END OF fm. BLOCKADE. Wanezuel’s Repre Representative in Washington Pays His 4 Respects to Allies’ Am- . bassadors After Terms Are Signed. GREAT VICTORY FOR BOWEN. A ermany, Great Britain ately Resumed. ASHINGTON, Feb. 14. the allied Germany and Britain, powers and of q Italy, wd'Affaires, addressed an ‘end later called at German embassies. ~ Mr, Bowen as soon as he had cleared (up some details with the British Am- bassador paid a farewell cali upon Sec- the State Department tnd reported the signing of the peace protocols. The two were in conference ‘for some time and the Secretary con- upon which weonsidered a great diplomatic victory. retary Hay at pratulated Mr. Bowen the success of his mission, heartily Payments Begin April 1. Yentions signed last night. and German protocols, whil date. tithe Venezuelan blockade. el] of the negotiators to-day: Guayra and Pu March, 1903, and continue 1908. “HERBERT W. BOWDEN, “MICHAEL H, HERBER! “E. “H, STERNBURG," the blockade hleyed one Rocols and raising ‘United States has history ts the belief in Washington, ence of the <i consequi } President Castro must within flve months. Terms of the Protoco ‘The terms of the protocols are aa been stated with the single excep- regarding to each of England is to receive her payment at once, Germany in thirty change £5,500 on of a minor @ payment of _ the allies. days and Italy in sixty days. allies agree \hat the other claimant na- tions may join with Venezuela in refer- ing the question of preferential treat- ment to The Hague. ‘I matum a feiss as Italy had Tone Bai yment of the ERMANY EXPLAINS. previously’ Feb. instructions BPRLIN, telegraphed to-day Wa coast immediately. ‘metrow or Monday, especial! ‘thelr prompt transmission. 7 Poreign Secretary and Italy Order Warships to Free South American Ports, and i Commerce Will Be Immedi- In view of ‘restoration of peace between Venezu- Great Senor Augusto Pulido, the Venezuelan Charge appropriate note to the British Ambassador to-day the Italian amd ‘With the consent of the British Am- bassador, Mr. Bowen to-day made pub- Uc the full text of the British protocol, which was the first of the three con- ‘The Italian different ogy, contain the same pro- Miwions; with one or two exceptions. / Where the British protocol stipulates that the $27,500 shall be paid in cash "‘ upon the signing of the agreement the German and Italian protocols provide for the payment of this sum In thirty ‘and sixty days respectively from that “The British Ambassador this after- moon sent a note to Mr. Bowen, advis- " him that he had received a cable- “ram from London to the effect that orders had been issued to at once raise In further explanation of the articles ef the protocols signed last night by Mr. Bowen and the representatives of @ allies here the following adden- ‘dum was prepared and duly signed by ~ “Our interpretation of the protoco!s cwas and is that the 90 per cent. of the total income of custome receipts of La © Cabello shall begin to ‘be wet apart on the first day of to be set Apart through the said month, and that ‘the first payment will be due not the first of March, but the first of April, MAYOR DES PLANCHES. By the signing of the Venezuelan pro- { | Wiltam Jennings Bryan, who came to New York to-day to attend a Press Club dinner, declares in an interview that he was not a candidate for the Presidency and under no ciroumstances would he consent to have his name come before the convention next year. To a question on this point Mr. Bryan replied: “I have said on many occasions that I am not and will not be again a candi- | date for renomination, and you cannot make that statement too emphatic. Under no consideration would I again go into the fleld, aid T say this now for the benofit of my ¢riends in the East. I am a plain worker in the Democratic and am content to remain as “That being the case,” he was asked, “what tn your opinion ought to be the real Imsucs of the next national cam- paign on the Democratic side?” “Events make issues,’ answered the former candidate, “but the trust ques- tion and the question of Imperialism are just now necessary Issues. The tariff question and the money question are also very necessary issues, and there are many others, But those I have mentioned are now actively before the country and before Congress.” Has No Choice. “Now as to probable candidates, elim- inating yourself from among the list of possibilities 2” “T make {t a rule not to discuss that subject,” replied tine former candidate, “I notice, however, that I am credited with having suggested the name of Gov. Garvin, of Rhode Island, as an available candidate. ‘That 1s an erroneous impros- sion. I read his annual message to the Legislature and I found it to be a purely Democratic document. “For that reason I suggested that it might be wise to consider men of his ‘possibilities. But it BRYAN DECLARES HE WILL NOT BE INTHERACEAGAIN Says that Anti-Trust Legislation Thus Far Pro- posed !s aSham and a Fraud and Even the Elkins Bill Makes Friends of Trusts Smile. seems that the men who have the mak- ing of Presidential candidates nowadays do not want to find truly democratic men to represent them.” “What do you think of Judge Parker, of the Court of Appeals, from this State?" “I don't know that I have the ac- qualntance of Judge Parker, although it feems to me that I know him," respond- ed Mr. Bryan, “However, as I have sat I don't care at this time to enter Inti a discussion of possible candidate, Trast Legisiation a Farce. On the subject of trusts Mr. Bryan had this to say: “The Elkins bill seems to be #0 harm- less that the Standard Oil attorney favored it. And the Neison amendment 1s 80 weak and inefficient that Repre- sentative Littlefeld, who has been re- wspected as the leader of the antl-Trust movement in the House. voted against it. "If they stop there, even Attorney- General Knox will be able to say that the measures are not ‘drastic’ enough, that, I believe, being the phrase which he used in describing the bill firat sub- mitted to him by the Republicans of the House Committee. “In other words, the legislation ao far ip @ farce and a fraud, and there ts abundant reason for believing that it was intended to be such, The quicker the reading public ts brought to a real- Ization of this truth the better it will be for all concerned.” “How about the Kansas City plat- form? Do you believe that the next Democratic National Convention should indorse it?” With marked decisiveness Col. Bryan replied: “The principles of the Kansas City platform are as sound to-day as when they were first adopted, and that point cannot be made too emphatic.” JURY SAYS DAVIS CHUSED WRECK Dead oe epee of the Philadel- phia Flyer Held Responsible for the Disaster at Westfield, , Which Cost 23 Lives. (Special to The Evening World.) PUAINFTELD, N. J, Feb, 14.—Cor- oner P. Dubois Bunting this afternoon received and signed the verdict of the jury in the Westfield wreck inquest. The verdict exonerates the Central Railroad of New Jersey from all respon- sibility for the horror that cost twenty- three lives, All the blame is placed upon the dead engineer of the Philadelphia flyer, James Davis, who ran his train into the Easton local. The jury in its report says: “From the evidence brought out at) the inquest, we believe that this coll the greatest diplomatic successes in ite agreement reached the Monroe Doctrine {s upheld, and all trouble at Venesuela is over. pay $100,00) Italy asked that the demand for more $600,000 in cash made in her ulti- paid in monthly instalments Pet the German claims for $340,000 are Mr. Bowen refused and it was not rman clalme, THE PROTOCOLS, U.—The Government raising the blockade of the Venezuelan ‘These instructions may not reach all the blockading ves to-Gay, but it is expected that the de will be fully raised by to- alnce ‘Commodore Scheder has been expecting “much ingtructions and had arranged tor Von Richthofen pent @ special monsage to Ambassador lon was caused by the fallure of the en- gineer, James N. Davja, of engine No. 27, the Jersey Central. Railroad, ope- rated by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, drawing train No, 621, to ob- serve the following signals placed to warn him of approaching danger. Signals Overlooked. “Firet—The red lamp eet on the ground at Cranford notified to stop for orders. “Second—The distance or cautionary block signal, a green light just west of the Westfield station, which gave wern- ig that the ‘look ahead was Somuelee., I-A red lantern ewung beck forth acrona the track by the Hagmait ut ed lantern swung by the No. 13, and the evidence we can- not find the railroad company "Or any of the officials can be held Sminally sponsible, there are certain mitigating circumstances in regard to the aotion ft weer which should be taken from a local milk train. this engine appeared to g00d condition on Jan, 27, 4 Ination of the work book’ of th pany shows that it was tv the *' tween Jan. 7 and 17, 1903, ‘tor fhe repel of a crack In the steam ‘ches Critioines ¢) Read. orilolses Be nadie f ir Th eatin, re pod wee “A ‘of the Paes Bae qu bi otra ee, thi opel 9 je of this railroad greater! than can ren eately hundied. ‘conslder the very revet of sereice Required; go, what is the rem- Should not all stoves be prohibited and all Li jer care be heated by Ould Rot it m ts on engines be electrte or omen il nie wafer than a eh uid railroads be eta TWO DUELS INA DAY HIS RECORD. Max Regis, French Editor, in a Rage Crosses Swords and Then Uses Pistols with Ad- versary. PARIS, Feb. 14.—Max Regis, the former Mayor of Algiers, and anti-Ge- mite leader, took part in two duels to- day, and will figure in two more. The first was fought with swords, and his adversary was M. La Basdemque, It grew out of a private controversy. In the second encounter pistols were used and M. Regis exchanged shots with Jacquez Landau. Newspaper criticisms were responsible for this quarrel, ‘The meetings occurred in the suburbs and were witnessed by a large crowd of peonle, including a number of women, Before the first encounter M. Regis shouted insulting deflance at his adversary. The former was sligatly wounded in the right arm in the second bout and the affair was stopped. M. Regis again insulted M. La Basderque, who named this seconds for another en- counter, this time to the death, La Beaderque was perfectly calm, but the excitable Regis could hardly be re- strained from actually attempting to maim his opponent, During the course of the fight he Wasted considerable breath by calling down ail kinds of curses on his op- Ponent, whom he called a police hire- ling. In the first round L Basderque was Wounded in the arm, and in the second Regis received 8, otrmtlar arilat Their apres far veo award resul if ected came enraged at t el the seconds to duels ae chase Fy later, apglogtecd. La Basderque evidently had not had eneuat either, for he immediately ehal- lJenged the ex-Mayor to another duel "to the death. MISS COCKRELL A BRIDE. dent Reosevelt at Weddin, of Senator's Daughter, WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—Miss Marion Cockrell, eldest daughter of Senator Cockrell, of Missour!, was married at noon to-day to Edson Feasenden Gal- laudet, son of the President of the Co- jumbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. Rey. Dr. T. 8, Hamlin, of the Church of the Covenant, officiated. A reception followed ceremony, Preakent. ang M sevelt and « notable party of o jeate were Dres- ent, The bridal ‘ooupte’ wil reside at Dayton, O. WEATHER FORECAST. cast for the thirt, ending at 6 P. M. Sunday, Now York Olty vielaity: @eneraliy inir to-night, tol- lewed by snew in the early WAGs FOR SONG OF SENATORS. Dan Hanna and WA Clark, Jr., Charged with | Beating West Virginia! Legislator in a Street! Brawl. THEY ESCAPED ON A TRAIN. Representative Caldwell, Who Was Attacked in a Cab, Will Lose an Eye—Acoused Men All Deny Having Been in Fight or Having Any Knowl- edge of It. CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 14.— John Winders, general manager of the Kanawha and Hocking Coal Company; Dan Hanna, son of Senator Mark Hanna; W. A. Clark, jr, son of the Senator from Montana, and others are charged with assaulting .W. G. Cald- well, a member of the Legislature from Onto County here, early to-day while the latter was going home from the legislative ball In a cab. The other men had deun at a club dur. ing the night, so it is charged. They were on thelr way to ihe Kanawha and Michigan depot and wanted a hack. They hailed the hack im which Repre- sentative Caliwell was riding and at- tempted to enter it Caldwell proceeted and said the aack was his. Widener, Clark and Hanne are asid to have entered rhe hack, and it is charged that Widener deait Caldwell a lard blow in the faces, rendering aim un-on- actous, Representative Caidweil, it is cla was thrown “it uf the vehic! “l others took charye cf it. Caldwell was picked up by friends and taken to the hotel in a secio1s condition. Widener, Hanna, Clark and others are gaid to have left on an early morning Kanawha and Michigan train for Co- lumbus, 0. Warrants for their arrest were sworn out by Caldwell and telegraphed to Point Pleasant, W. Va., but there had ‘been no response up-to thls afternoon, and it is thought the men got across into Ohio from Point Pleasant without ‘veing apprehended, The affair has caused a sensation hero and it Is sald that a requisition wili be made on other States for the return of all the parties implicated Representative aldwell ts resting well under the care of physicians, He was badly hurt and may lose one eye. It 1s announced that the friends of John H. Winder, tn the coal business here, secured the countermanding of the mesages for the arrest of the parties and that their private car wept over the Ohio River bridge at Point Pleasant Ww. Va., unmolested, The warrants were sworn out by Capt. J. B. White. Winder! represents the inierests of J. P, Morgan, In Ohio and Weat Virgir and all the coal operators here plead to have the order of arrest rescinded, Winder is here frequently on busines, ‘but It was the first visit of Hanna, Clark and the others. It is wwte® that Caldweil’s ifriends will offer a resolulon in the Houm: of Delegates inquiring into the reasons for the Kanawha County officials counter- mending ‘the order for service of the warrants, COLUMBUS, 0., Feb. 14.—Monsrs. Winders, Hanna and Clark arrived here over the ‘Toledo and Ohio Central at 2.45 P. M. Mr. Winders was shown the As- sociated Press telegram and denied the story In toto, He said that he had not been to a banquet in Charleston and had not seen the man alleged to have been assaulted. MEETING OF IRISHMEN. kh Dev! M. Pa an Address, A meeting under the auspices of the west side branches of the United Irish League of America above Forty-second street will be held in Holy Oross Bohool Hall in West Forty-third street, next Monday evening Will Make Hey Charles McCready, D. D,, rector of Holy Cross Churoh,’ will ‘preside dcecph, Devlin, M. P.. envoy from tre, land; John J.’ Del John Pur- WM alone! wi deliver addromes, usd there will be @ yocal instrumenta} al entertainment during the evening. PRINCE LINE’S NEW STEAMER Prince Arrives Maiden Voyage. Tudor on which arrived to-day on her maiden voyage from Sunderland, is the latest addition to the Prince line feet, Bhe was built by the Bunderiang Ship- building Company, is 30 feet long, has <== | HE MOTHER OF THESE CHILDREN 7S OPPOSED TO RACE SUICIDE. SHE WADED OUTINO RACE SUICIDE TO DROWN SELF/FOR THIS MOTHER: Unidentified Woman, After Sev-; Though of Poor Station, She Is jmoney to the firm for speculation and received no returns, She ‘Phe new steel steamer Tudor Prince, |* eral Trials, Finally Mustered Courage to Take Her Life at Fort Hamilton. Have More, ‘The declaration of President Roose- It that there is an American tendency to commtt race suicide has been listened A well-dressed woman, about forty years old, committed sulcide to-day at the foot of Ninety-f{th street and Fort Hamilton by drowning herself. She walked out into the icy water and sat down when she had reached the depth of her waist. The woman was first seen walking along the Shore road trom Fort Ham-|ing Wy at there ts Ii ilton by several boys. They said she ap-| her class, al peared to be excited and was talking to rinte injunction t6 ine herself, When she got to the corner of ro the Mditor of The Evening World: Ninety-seventh street se turned into al | “Au 1 read. your paper. I became small path leading down to the water- ented in tiie detter of Mr. Rooee- % faroilies criminals. several minutes faced about and walked] that the poor, honest mothers and up the hill about fifty feet. ‘Then she} Wivea fre inotuded in tt ae and stopped and turned again and returned| would explain to you a little of my to the water. She did this three times,| feelin finally attracting the attention of Mrs. Gholleiche Mother of Three, James Btillwell, who lives in a little house at the foot of Ninety-fifth street. thearthsides of the very poor. One the support of her children, shows In neglect e and mul- “Iam the mother of three lovely children. I am now twenty-six ‘The third time, acording to Mrs. Still-| years old. [ inclose their pictures, well, the woman walked «up the hill| If will kindly put it in your until she reached @ little clump of bushes by the road, Then she took off her fur colurette, jacket, hat and gloves and deposited them in a heap, She walked rapidly to the water this time, and, without hesitating, continued out about sixty feet, (hen she sat down think, as I am a poor Jaborer's wife, 1 have more reason to be proud Of may fine children than the societ women I see in yi wit thelr Tat dogs, und receiving medals for them. wish that my husband was able to spend on me and my vblidren the amount those women spend during the year for thelr dogs. and the waves rolled over her head. HIN REA tor Hanre peoBla tomes Mrs. Stillwell's brother, who was with} along these a and -aupport. end her, had watched the woman's sirange heh als Daler eae en NereD actions, He hurried to a boat when he} fa prouder in bringing up children saw her wade out from the shore, but} than J should bo In raising dogs. and the boat had no oars, Before he could] 1 hope to have plenty more calldren, More Hope thin im Dogs, “I find more pleasure in the pres- ent and hope for the future In having tem than 1 could in having any Munberof prize dome “What is the idea of those women bringing un dogs? Will they be good citizens or cood soldiers thelr country in war time get another boat the woman's body came to the surface. ‘The woman atill showed signa of life, but an attempt to resuscitate her tailed and she died before. physician could be summoned he wes taken to the Morgue. ‘The only mark of !dentifoation found on the body was a wedding ring, en: Graved "J. H, W. to A Jai we not be better if they sh And some way of imyrovi dition of the poor wy Willing to Tule big” families *Belleve me, 1 had to SENATE PASSES ELKINS BILL. | weoSiite’ rn’ iinh nidiel’ spt. buy coal, and [am not a bit sorry for It when 1 100k at my children as ey grow up in ood health. Anti-Rebate Measure Now Goes to fb ay ae ip. tn ge a neal. es the Presiden: riches and It pleasures. And every woman and mother should feel proud in, having ohildren. “Respectfully you “MO! WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.~The Senate to-day agreed to the House amendments to the Elkins Anti-Rebate bill, The bill now goes (0 the President East 1 WOMAN CAUSED RAID ON GET-RICH-QUICK TIPSTERS, One of the complaints which led to the raid on the “get-rich+ quick” race tipsters this afternoon was made by Mrs. Gilroy, of Montclair, N. J. She wrote the police that she had sent said she did not even get a reply to numerous letters of inquiry. At Police Headquarters Cartwright, one of the prisoners, said his firm had stopped handling accounts a month ago, He gave the names of Eddie Burke, So! Lichtenstein and Harry Al- exander ag the bookmakers with whom he placed the money entrusted to the firm and said his brokers were Bernstein & Co, pe a tes beculls dolerite LATE eat AT NEW ORLEANS. rth Ri Soorpio 2, Royal Deceiver 1) Tin Way 2, stn bat ip Proud that She Has Three Fine Children, and Hopes to to with the keenest interest at the | tectives, laborer's wife, who feels no burden in the following letter written to The Even- ing World that there Js little fear that ‘GET-AlGH-QUICK RAGE TIPGTERG” CAUGHT IN AIDS, “Single Wire” Office of Cartwright & Treadwell in the Bennett Building, and Crawford & Co. at 17 Nassau Street, Closed by the Police. One Firm Offered Sure Things on the Races and the Other Advertised Fortunes in Wheat—Three Men and Three Wo Caught, but Women Are Set Free. - The first blow at the local “get-rich-quick” swindling: concerns was struck to-day. Detectives McConville and Peabody, of the Central Office, raided the offices of Cra ford & Co., at No. 117 Nassau street, and (Cartwright @ Treadwell, sure thing “one” and “three wire” rac2 tipsters, in the Bennett Bnilding. They got six prisoners, three of whom were women, and confiscated six bags full of mail. {1 waa a sensational rald, occurring at a time when Nassau street Park Row were crowded with persons from the offices in the neighbo! Two patrol wagons were used by the detectives, They were secured the Oak Street and Church Street Stations. Neither precinct Captain anything about the contemplated arrests. BIG CROWD SAW RAID. ‘The loading of the prisoners and the mail bags into the patrol attracted a tremendous crowd. When it became known that a quick” concern had been swooped down upon the crowd cheered the d ea The prisoners were Henry G. Cartwright, alias Charles Crawford, head of the concern, who lives at No. 826 Union street, Brooklyn; Treadwell, alias George F. Stone, of No. 1221 Fortieth street, Brooklyn, Charles E. Goodrich, of No. 182 West Tenth street. The three women not held, as they were merely clerks in the two offices. Inspector Brooks ordered the raids. For some time there have complaints about the operations of the concern from all over the U States. In one day victims wrote from Berwick, Me., Dayton, 0., la., and Montclair, N. J. The charge against the prisoners is vio section 1,617 of chapter 5,480 of the United States Postal laws, This tion deals with the use of the mails with intent to defraud. A PAPER TO HELP THE GAME. & In the language of the world of graft Crawford “got them coming ai going.” He ran a paper called The Financial Outlook, which purported . give inside information of the stock market and especially on the wh ont. market. Persons writing to Crawford were referred to George F. re Charles E. Goodrich, both of whom were working for Cart business was dull in the way of getting investors in “‘sure things” on ti tl stock market Cartwright was not averse to handling commissions to be! on the races. a The three men were iaken direct to Police Hearquarters, where were questioned by Capt. Langan. They were detained as suspicious sons to allow of further legal steps, RN Crawford & Co, dealt in “sure-thing” wheat deals. All you had to de: was send your moncy tu them and you couldn't lose. The head ot t concern was formerly tipster on the races. His present business } been in operation about a year and a half. He advertised all be country and bis returns were enormous. The firm in the Bennett Building was known as “The Reliable formation Bureau.” Cartwright and Treadwell advertised for subscribers & 4 “Single-Horse Wire’ and “Three-Horse Wire” on the races, In g tuey agreed for $100 to return $67.50 in seven weeks, net, ST. LOUIS TURF FRAUD MAY. SMIRCH WELL-KNOWN M gti ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb, 4.—The Grand | from Easterners, who were indi 4 Jury's mvestigation into the turf in-| put their cash Into the “ture inve vestment companies was resumed to-| ments." day. Neither B, J. Arnold nor his maw | Charles R. Kerr and Luther ager, 1. A. Gill, has yet been found by | Adams Basin, and Miss Carrie the Sheriff, For evidence in respect to| Albany, are New Yorkers wi cations for stock at $100 a share in the late mail just before che tives made their raid, Many letters were confiscated Police showing that ‘Investors’? cently been clamoring to get) mopey back, Long lists of found showing prospective dm In the office of Brolaskl & Co, | were found showing that the had received cheks yesterday, | wating $3,500, from men and wi side of Chicago, S 1t developed to-day that Co. were about to police officials are aa cE: the methods of the Arnold company the Grand Jury ts depending on the books and papers of the concern and phe testimony of some of its employees, Interesting developments as to the identity of some of the investors, who are shown to be prominent in 8t. Louie life, are expected, From the correspondence and litera- ture of the firm seized as evidence by the Grand Jury it develops that Post- Office Inepector George Dice recommend- da fraud onder against this concern after his Investigation, Instead of the order, it ts stated, Ar- nold & Co. recelved a letter from an in- fluential postal oMcial, which they used as an advertisement. The writing of this jetter and the reasons for over- ruling (he recommendation of Inspector Dice wiil be made the subject of a eweeping investigation. CHICAGO, 4.—The jet-rich- quick" men arrested yesterday by the police for runving alleged freuduleat | Met" race-track achemes, are accused of hav- img duped the pubilo throughout te United States out of milttons of deters, Much of the money te eet to have come ¢ mity of she qransastions Laborer Onts ie Alfonse Ranosus, Sith’? one at si