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$ |cAll the News. RTS ER RR She “ Circulation Books Open to All.’ PRICE ONE CENT, FAIRBANKS TO BE ASKED TO END STRIKE Chicago Federation of Labor Will Appeal to Vice- President. SITUATION VERY GRAVE. Senator Platt, Speaking for Ex- press Companies, Says There Will Be No Backdown. (Bpectal to The Brentng word.) CHICAGO, May %.—Charles M. Dodd, President of the Chicago Federation ef Iabor, announced this afternoon that « committee representing his or @anizatlon would be appointed to call en Vice-President Fairbanks and ask im to use his good offices to end the atréke, The Vice-President, who t# on his way ‘toPortinnd. Ore,, ho open tit Lewis and Clark Expostiion, is stop: ping for a day or tevo in this olty, ‘The strike spread rapidly to-day ‘among the lumber toamaters, hitting the Chicago Hardwood Exchange and tying up many firma It ran through the humber district, inotting riots there ang in other parte of the city and causing a critical situation. Despite the prospects of securing 1,000 mew policemen and 200 deputy sheriffs, Qin authorities were staggered at the eutlook, They confessed themselves rerieas to afford any further protec- tion to life and property, and admitted that murder, fire and mob law will pre- vail unleas prevented by the State tno ops, ‘Three riots occurred before noon, in @Adition to countless smaller affrays, Policemen were rushed to the lumber yards, but their forces were insufliclent, Volunteer Police Appear. Following a conference with his cab: Inet, the Mayor late last night sent out @ call for 1,000 volunteer policemen, Sub sequent action depends upon the number of responses. The Mayor hopes patriotic men will answer the call In numbers, Vietor W. Bincere, of the Employers’ ‘assootatton, called on Chief O'Neill ‘early to-day and complained that prow tection had grown entirely Inadequate ince the lumber yards had become atrike bound, He told of cases of vio. Jenoe which the authorities had not evon ed. Governor Awaits Call. Gor, Deneen will remain in his oMce fawatting a call from the Sheriff for roops, Mr, Sincere told Chief O'Nelll he beleved the pride of the local au- @horities was standing In the way of @n order for troops. NO COMPROMISE, SAYS SENATOR PLATT ‘That the express companies will not recede from the position they have taken in the teamsters’ strike In Chi- cago was the statement made to-day by United Blates Senator Thomas QO, Plott, President of the United States Express Company. The Senator ex- plained at length the attitude of the affected companies, gave hie views of the reasons for and the righteousness of that attitude and concluded with the positive statement that the striking rivers in Chicago would not be re-em- ployed, “The wagonmen in Chic express companies’ service at th mand of the Teamsters’ Union, the Senator, “and in so doing they not only violated the unton contract with the exp company, but what Is of more ‘mportance, they violated their signed agreements with the express company to obey tts rules and regula- tions, Their action materially affected the ability of the express company to Glacharge its public duties and caused sertous loss and damage. Such men cannot, in the very nature of thing: be taken back Into the express com- panies’ vervice, nor is it at all possible for the express companies to discharge thetr public duties by employing any man in thelr places who would act In the same manner. Must Have Reliable Men. “Manifestly, the express company ¢annot intrust its business to men who are Mable at the demand of a union to break their agreements with the oxpress company and refuse to discharge their duties, Any such condition of affairs would simply produce chaos, ‘The public character of the express company cannut bo ignored or set aside by specious arguments and predudice, now {8 dt possible to agonmen upon ine, The express compantes cannot, y virtue ef thelr public chatacter, take In disagreements in other lines o} jabor any more than the police force o} city or the firemen of a city or the noldiors the United States Army could take part or be Influenced by quarrels or disagreements in the Inbor World. Tho expross companies must daily purely neutral snttitude in and diroharge Miibtie dutles without fear Or tavast —_—— DEATH FOLLOWS OPERATION. Ampatating Boy's Arm Did Not Save Victim of Nunting Accident, Wille tuck hunting with bo: Paniona two works ago, Graham “Bele lown, fourteen” yeara, old, of Good Around, 1 WAR aopiden o ve My IMRS. With Jury in the Box Ready to Hear Evi- dence, Lawyers on Both Sides Tell the Judge a Compromise Is Under Way Outside of Court. $10,000 FOR THE $20,000 FOR THE WIDOW Neither the Rich Clubman Nor the in Court — Reported Long Ago that Young Brokaw W fh A notoriety of o public trial, When the oase was ended with such singular abruptneas in the Supreme Court the lawyers who have played prominent parts in the litigation re- fised to make any further statement than that the relatives and friends of plaintiff and defendant had urged an ad- Justment. The Court was asked to sus- pend the trim to the June call calendar in order that thie adjustment might be made, No Money Paid Yet. Later, after the fact that a settlement was reached on the basis of 830,000 was learned, John F. McIntyre, Me, Brokaw's lawyer, was asked to con- firm it. “IT have only this to say,” remarked Mr. Mcintyre, “that mot a cent hes been paid over yet.” “WU you deny,” wae seked, ‘that the case has been settled by the de- Dost in cwarow of $90,0007"" "I will say nothing farthe: re- sponded Mr, McIntyre, ‘‘than that no final agreement has been made and no money has been paid over. I am not at Iiberty to make any statements In the case. You must see Hugene L. Bush, who |e (@insel af tecord for Mr, Brokaw." Mr, Bush, however, was equally re- tleent, saying that he was bound not to make any further declaration than the one he had made tm court, ‘That there had been negotiations ever night that put an end to the then famoue suit was borne out, however, by the attitude of ¢he lawyers én court WEAVER MAY BE IMPEACHED BY GAS RING Excitement Follows Report and There May Be War in Philadelphia, (Hpectal to The Evening World.) PHILADELPHIA, May %.—Itvtense' excitement was aroused this afternoon by the semi-official announcement that the Republican gae ring leaders intend to Impeach Mayor Weaver, The report spread Mike wildfire, and {t was freely predicted that should the gan, there will be -w The programme, @ special meeting of select councils for to-morrow afternoon, In event of the impeachment of the Mayor, President of Select CounciHat Harry C, Raneley, who {9 the ‘organisation’ ‘candidate for Sheriff, will act as Mayor for sixty days. Meanwhile a special election will be held and a new mayor chosen for the regular four year term, Charges Three Veare Old, Malfeasonce tn office J» the ground, upon which tho Impeachment procees- ings will be bawed, It 1x alleged that! ; when Mayor Weaver was Distriot-At- | torney three years ago he did not con-) duct the trial of Samuel Loeter prop-| erly, Locter was adgultted of fraud at the general election, and It was clalmed at the timo that some of the biggest machine n in this city were involved in the of $50,000, but He Denied It. The Pofllon-Brokaw $250,000 breach of promise suft was brought to an abrupt close to-day, with the jury in the box and Justice Victor J.) Dowling ready on the bench of Part XI., of the Supreme Court, to try! ttlement was made outelde of court on a basis of $30,000 cash, The authoritative statement wae made to an Evening World roporter | thie afternoon by # lawyer connected with the case that W. Gould Brokaw, | the young nifllionaire clabman, under pressure from his family and | friends, decided last night to pay $80,000 rather than suffer the unenviable This sum, by arrangement between counsel and parties to the action, was deposited by Mr. Brokaw in escrow } the beautiful young widow's lawyers when the final terms of settlement are agreed on and signed, She will receive 720,000 of the sum, $10,000 going to her lawyers, Black, Olcott, Grubor & Bonynge. LAWYERS: Plaintiff as Willing to Pay it night, It will be pad over to and Mr. Bush's announcement that an adjurtment was being considered. Mre. Poillon Held Baok, The lawyer who revealed the terms of the settlement sald that at first Mrs. Potllon hung back, for not long after the ult was begun she was offered a check for $18,000 to withdraw the ection, ‘This money was lald on a table before her, but she refused to accept it, $2,000 more than that sum, One report was that Mr. Brokaw had offered the woman $60,000 to settle the case. He denied this vigorously, There were ot) rominent men involved in Ui lt sae ere Hate, Bg FOU on the young vrfiilanalrs to wilenoe the ugly riety, fen the case seemed well under way nde y je. fain besought . Brokaw and his lawyers fe put ao end fo the litigation oul of ‘cgurt, | His ea estations end, at seventh “hour they bore Jam about the Chal” Baton swore, proven But hut ater, were jeay jul wet as the jurors had taken their seats and the court had opened the prooeedin: Mr Bush, John F, Mcintyre and W. M. K. Ol6ott, course! for the plaintift, hurried to the benoh and held a whis: pered consultation, with, Justice Dow a vhen ny ‘had finds! Mr. Bush said publicly: waeine: Asked a Postponement, “Friends of the plaintift de- fendant in this action have radstek: Gestions looking toward an adjustment fused, but under threats of arrest the handed over, of twenty reputable citizens to impeach the Mafor, and these will probably be obtained this afternoon, Councils then will act on the application, and both of thene bodies are in control of the machine, Mayor Weaver has taken forcible pos- aeration of the oMoes of Director of Pub- He Safety Bmyth and Director ot Public ‘Works Costello, Neither offered serious resistance. Four detectives were put on guard at the offices. Accompanied by this counsel and four detectives’ Mayor Weaver first ‘went to ‘the office of Director of Public Safety Gmyth. Me informed that oMfclal that he had been diemissed and that his Presence in the office was treapass. Di- reotor Smyth withdrew from the office, The Mayor placed two detectives in charge and then wem to the oMce of Director of Public Works Costetlo, where the same ceremony was repeat- ed, Mr, Costello also quit his office end detectives were placed in charge. ‘The situation ts momentarily becoming nore tense and strained, and the police in and about the City Hall are exercls- ing the greatest possible vigilance. Mayor Scores a Point. A writ. of special supersedens was granted to-day by Chief Justice Mitchell and Justice Potter, of the Supreme Court, to former Judge Gordon, counsel! for Mayor Weaver, In the injunction proceedings brought, before Judge alo- ton, In the Court of Common Pleas, to restrain tho Mayor ‘from removing Di- rectors Smyth and Costello, The writ removes the Injunction granted by Judge Ralston yeaterday and allows the Mayor's now sppointees, Co, oPtter and A. Linooln Acker, to apmume thelr duties as Director of Pub- Ho Safety amd Director of Pubilc Worke, heapectivgly, Meantime tho Su- preme Court will investigate the mut- ter, Acting on the writ of aupersedeas, the new directors at once assumed charge Theso facts were brought to light Now she will receive only finally gave in, and the doouments were | ‘GREAT BATTLE It $n necessary to have the signatures! NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1905, OILLON’S SUIT AGAINST BROKAW SETTLED OUT OF | COURT FOR $30,00 7 ANAM JU a Sain 2 oy iS [“ Cirewlation Books Open to AIL” cAll the News. PRICE ONE CENTS WIDOW SETTLE BROKAW SUIT, and in order that some agreement may be consummated I request Your Honor to put the case over to the June call calendar," Mr, Olcott sald that he consented to the defendant's suggestion, whereupon Justice Dowling ordered the clerk of the court to set the case over to the June call calendar, When asked for explana- tions of the sudden halt in the case the lawyers refused to give any beyond that contained in Mr, Bush's statement, The fact that the trial never reached | the acutal stage of calling witnesses dia not come as a surprise to those who | were intimately acquainted with the case. Mr, MoIntyre sald to an Evening World reporter early this week: ‘This case will never ba tried, Tho plaintiff! will not undertake to enter the bull ring, as we are armed on all sides | with sufficient evidence to knook the | foundations from under the filmay | structure contained the complaint. | We may get to the selection of a jury | but not any further. in AT SEA SOUGHT BY RUSSIANS Rojestvensky Hurries North for Decisive Struggle with Togo. ®@T. PHTMRSBURG, May % (after- noon).—-Admiral Avellan, head of the Russian Admiralty Department, oon- firms the Associated Pross dospatches, saying Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky |8 meaming north to give battle to Ad- miral Togo. He considers {t possible that news to the effect that the two fleets have met may be recelved any day. In an interesting interview Admiral Avellan reaffirms the official denial of the reports that Rojostvensky has broken down and asked to be relleved, Avellan saya Rojestvensky sent de tailed reports of the condition of his ships, The constant tension and hard work of the past months have been a Great strain on the Admiral’s health “Even before he left," said Avellan, “Rojestvensky was a sufferer from kid- ney trouble, but his health is no worse, His reports breathe a spirit of strength, resolution and confidence und other & ports show he has inspired his crows with the confidence of their commander, Must Fight Soon, "Do you anticipate a sea fight soon?" the Admiral was asked, He replied: "Certainly, ‘The Japanese cannot af- ford to allow Rojeatvensky to hn Vladivostok \ without an engagement, “I personally expect It to take place in the near future, though I admit the Admiral! we nothing of Rojestven- ok on plang, the him complete freedom mperor | HORSE DROPS DEAD CHASING PARK RUNAWAY Policeman McDonald, ‘Old Brave’s’’ Master, Weeps When His Pet Dies. OM Brave," one of the best-known horses of the Central Park mounted squad, lost his life to-day in pursuing a runaway. While he was carrying Po- | lcoman James F. MeDonald in a flerce sprint after a frightened horse mounted by James A, Hearn, of No, 1% West Sixtleth atreet, he suddenly collapsed, | throwing MeDonald high into the air and stunning him, When the officer regained his senscs lie found old “Bravo” dead. Far along the west bridle path, near Eighty: ninth street, he eaw the runaway, with {James Mills, an attache of Durland's Riving Academy, giving pursult, finally overtook the horse and Heern’s ilte, Crowds of women and children, who were in the park at the time, Witnessed the runaway, the death of "Bravo" and | the rescue, After It was all over they | gathered sympathetically around Me- Donald and the old police horse, The) Dluecoat sobbed like a child when li Jrealized that his fatthful companion | was dead, | | Hearn was riding with half a dozen | other equestrians in) the west bridle path when his horse took fright near ghty-sixth street and started north saved MeDonald, mounted on olt “Bray was staloned at Bighty-sixth street. | As soon as he saw the (rouble he gave “Brave” a sharp pat on the neck, his signel for a quick start, The old horse responded with the speed of an arrow Mille | ff but, before It had forty Rotten into its wirido It suddenly lunged forward and HUMMEL SAYS THE GRAND JURY OPPRESSED HIM Appears in Court and Asks) that the Indictment Be Quashed. | NICOLL MAKES HIS PLEA, Declares that the Lawyer Was Forced to Testify in the Dodge-Morse Case. Another twist was given the Morse- Dodge tangle to-day when argument to dismiss and quash the indictment for conspiracy and swbornation of perjury against Lawyer Abraliam H, Hummel was heard bofore Justice Davy in the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court, Nicoll, Anable & Lindsay appeared for Mr. Hummel, De Lancey Nicoll making the argument, the burden which was that the accused lawyer conetitutional rights had been invaded when he was haled before the Grand Jury and forced to give testimony against himeelf, Another feature of the ‘gument was the assertion of Mr. Nio- MN that the present attempted oriminal proceedings are a prelude simply to an ffort later to be made to successfully natitute disbarment action against the defendant lawyer before the Bar Asso- ciation, Make Pubile Jerome's Letter, Not the loast interesting develov- ment of to-day's proceedings was the taking public of a letter of District \ttorney Jerome to the Committee on ‘ices of the Rar Association ur ‘e- ing the disbarment of the lawyer, oles ' againat Mt, Huramel were sent to the Bar Ags Clation on Oct. 3, 1904 They accuar Mr Hummel of “fraud, decelt and Kross professional inisconduot." The charges state that on Oct, 2% 190%, Mr, Tummel, as attorney for Charles &, Dodye obtained an order from Justice McCall to ehow cause why We divorce granted Mrs. Dodge from her husband should not be sot amide Tho appliaation for this order was backed up, writes Mr. Jerome, with an aifdauvit by Mr, Dodge in which he rays that Daniel Roundtree, a lawyor, of Atlanta, Ga, called on him in that city and tokl him that Lawyer Sweet sor, of this city, had written that Mm, Dodge wanted ‘to get a divorcee ana would ike to have Dodge furnish the eviden Mr, Nicoll, in his argument, declared that Lawyer Hummel had been wrong- fully summoned before the Grand Jury, “My client protesied aguinat testity- ing before the Grand Jury," said Mr, Nicoll, "but he was commanded to ‘take the Bible.’ My client again protested against the Invasion of his constitu: tional privileges, and demanded to know the subject of the Inquiry, There- upon Mr. Rand, who was in the Grand Jury room, Informed the foreman that no” witness summoned before the Grand Jury has a right to know the ni ture of the Inquiry, and Inaisted th Mr. Hummel he sworn,” Jerom prised of' the character of th And wae then fot Wie Ara time. g ightened as to the situati expected to meet." Bes Questions?’ Did he answer asked Justice Davy, Hummel Answered Questions. should say he did," sal Nicoll, “and that ho was forces o Diatvict-Attomey to answer by threar of preventing fim to the Court, Ih fact, the District-Attorney had already started to dlotate a presontment againat Mr. Hummel when the latter yielded Hie then admitted that he wus counse: jor Charles F. Morse, that he had been wld money hy Mr, Morse and that he ept books of aconunt and diaries “Rut we find that Mr, Hummel. in refusing ty» answer a certain questi’ on the ground that tt would inoriminate him, was again threitened with fentment io the Court for contempt. A fine spoctacle, that! Dragged before the Grand Jury and threatened with preventment for contempt for declining to answer @ question on the grounc that it would Jncriminate him, Mr. Humniel was a defendant when he was summoned to that a jury Toon. and was made a yietim of an. in qusition—compelled testify agains. Nimeelf and threatened with contempt proceedings tor refusal to answer ques. any tt Mistriot-Attorney Jerome, in his are munttNebatended that the “motion dismiss, was made on ‘light ground. He said that none of the three statu- tory grounds applicable In an action for dismissal could be advanoed con- sistently in the present cage, ‘The con- Stitutional right of the defendant, it Violated, he sald, should receive redress and it. remained only for the Court to decide whether the constitutional right had been invaded, The contention that the Grand Jury ‘had no inquisitorial power was 80 Absurd as not to require nny great consideration, Umbrellas The handles are regularly valued from three to five dollars. Sterling Silver and Gold P ated Sterling Silver Knobs on long pearl handles for women, Mounsed on Slik Taffeta with selvage edge. ON SALE To-morrow, $2.50 i it | wre pre | MILLION DOLLAR FAILURE IN BOSTON Firm Bough Up Street Railways in Populated Sections and Then Failed to Get an Open- ing—Went Into Bankruptcy. (Bpecial te The Bvening World.) BOSTON, May 2%.—Arohle 8, Burnett and Charles §, Cummings to-day failed tor $1,714,000, They bought strest railways tn thinly populated districts and could not get an entrance into Boston, ‘Mhis oaused no return on thalr invest- ment, hence the failure, < ‘To-day agtor counsel for the oom: pany notified creditors that bankruptes proceedings were being prepared an vol- untary petition was Med in the United tates District Court, of street railways, @ stocks of the Lowell Concord and Boston County Street Rall- railways wore in the bands of ra last ati vat einoe that tine Ip undwetted shat). the underst: that ¢ compeny redwtved a blow when the umo- Trust 12h gbPHingteld, . It was stated olroles to-day that the rus- y, the also oelyer over a in bankin ei generally known about the way in whioh the company's investments had turned out. ‘The statement filed with the coun ahows that many banks In thio State aro among he creditors of the com: pany, ‘Tho largeat claim of this kind Ia that of the Worcester Ive Cent: Ravings Bank, of Worcester, for $60,- 600. All are secured, —————— WILL FIGHT “SKEETERS.” Doty Appointed to Conduct Oampaticn on Staten Island, It was announced at the Health De- partment to-day that Commissioner Darlington had appointed Dr. A. H. Doty, Health Officer for the Port cf New York, to direct the work of at- tempting to exterminate mosquitoes in Staten Island, for which the Board of Estimate gave the Health Commissioner $1,000 Lwo weeks ago. 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Ha had no sooner crossed the threshhold than two vicious mastiffa threow them- selves on him and bit him about the logs and body, He fought them off with a chair, Kill+ ing one and stunning the other, The} he got the key and turned in an alarnt In apite of all this herolsm, the houso burned to the ground, Mr, Magario and his family Jeaping from the second~ story window and brulsing themselvew seriously, Sturm will attend the Pass teur Institute for treatment, AN AWFUL SKIN DISEASE Sores Covered Neck and Cheeks— Itched Day and Night — Noth- ing Did Me Any Good —Was Growing Worse, CURED BY CUTICURA AT COST OF $4.50 —s Mies Nellie Vander Wiele, of lakes aide, N. Y., writing under date of April 18, eet says: ‘'I do wish you would publish thie letter in the news. apere, 80 that othere suffering as I ave tay sce it and be helped, I suf. fered for many months with an awful okin disease, sores covering my ears, neck, and cheeks. Scabs would form and they would swell, and itch da: and night. 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