The evening world. Newspaper, January 21, 1907, Page 1

pzerce ONBICENT. ti Circulation Books Open to All.’’ ‘SWETTENHAM'S SNUB ~ T0 ADMIRAL DAVIS Roosevelt Holds White House Con-; ference and Announcement Is — Made that British Government ACT IS THAT OF MAN WHOIS _ UNFRIENDLY TO AMERICANS. "Pca Londo, “Aston ished “by Pais “Gov=| —ernor ’s Refusal of Aid for Earthquake Suf-_ ferers, Demands Explanation—U. S. Warships Return to Guantanamo. i WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—From official sources {t Is learned that | no atiention will be paid by this Government to the action of Gov; Swet-+ tenham, of Jamaica, in asking Admiral Davis to- withdraw his forces “ trom Kingston. It is held here that the act of the Governor is that of a single in- | Wividual, for®—ich the Brilish Government is in-no manner to be held responsible. "Neither the State nor the Navy Departments have any official:ad- Hivices on the abrupt departure from Kingston of Admiral Davis, and his “telief squadron, whith returned to Guantanamo yesterday) In official]: peircles the episode forms the-main topic of conversation. Acting: Secre- tary of State Bacon was at the White-House-earty,-and-had a confer- fence with the President. Secretary of War Taft, who just arrived from Bouth Carolina, went immediately to the White House and also -saw -President._It was after this conference that the announcement was rn that-no-action would-be-taken-on Swettenham’s course, a3 ‘As showing the attitude of the British Government toward the | ‘UnitedStates, attention is_called_to_the_promptness_of their officials. in! fwending thanks for the aid given. bit It is known in official circles that for some time the Governor. of \}Btates, ‘This has taken the form of opposition to the coustruction by this | Government-of the-Panama-Canal——___— __It is said he has written letters on the subject to other West Indian | Governors, has been unfriendly in his attitude toward American citizens | SD! and has even sought to_prevent the emigration of Jamaican.negroes to aes 4 work. on the canal. LONDON, Jan. 21—5.32 P. M—Shortly after 5 o’clock this after- “Loon the Colonial Office received a dispatch from Gov. Swettenham } esking the British Government to convey to the Government of the United States the thanks: of Jamaica for the American assistance rendered ‘The telegram contains no mention of the incident: involving the de- fure_of the American warships, regarding which the British-Goyem-| tis still awaiting direct information. == The dispatch of Gay. 0. convey to the Government of the United States the. thanks of J for the assistance rendered by Admiral Davis, has been has of fm State Department at Washington, with the addition-of-the-thanks-of the: “| Government - of Great: Britain=f After conferences to-day between of- hee: of the Foreign Office and. offi- ‘clays of the Colonial Office, the latter ibléd to Gov. Bwettenhary, 6f Jamaica, ing hind for his version of the situa. Aish Witgh= H6d--to--the —withdrawel—oet | Rear-Admiral Davis's warshisis Kingston on Saturday. o--persone —were--inore—murprised = of Gov. Swettenham than the Tew emit ef the Forcits Gfice sin} rom cE oe ere the first particulars through | in the ‘press. In the absence of Foreign | fee panies cenne recs: memehe ak: Becretary Grey, the sontor accretary of (Continued on Second Page.) the Forelgn Office the: Colonia! -Otioe and eeeeenees | the propriety of securing the Gov. i erhor's ‘atatement without delay, pAt cbc wma £61 What the tadident | Ot /mtRht cauxe irreparable injury to| M| the friendly relations between the two Bovernme: TxD fined, Riel World Wants Grow in All Weathers! 25,488: a 98 MORE than in the « same week of last year! The New York Herald, the only other New York morning newspaper printing paid wants, lost 115 advertisements from last year, and printed 3816 less than The World. “+ | | =| s Separate advert In columns pte WORDT gained 573(, The Herald 2434. BV Ve eee The World Is the First New York Hon Yorn | IGNORED BY U.S. "Is Not Held Responsible. | HIGGINS NEAR has—not—hesitatedte~show his unfriendliness to the—United| Mr. limina: remains In @ comatose t = if not promptly | & long conference with tind ho. belle. DEATH: NO HOPE SAY DOCTORS. Relatives Gather at—ex- _Governor’s Bedside to Await the End. OLEAN, N. ¥., Jan. 2—There ts rearcely a possiblilty that former Gov- ernor Higgins will. survive the lost ground during the night. Dr. Dever liibbard, the family physician, jbas-toxt-hope-and—the—conmulting—Goc— jtors agree. that-thelr patient may away at any moment. He ts being kept allve by stimulants, lcondition, He ts unable to take nour- hment, Because of his very serious ndition the usual morning bulletin if the physician wus withheld to-day. The ex-Governor’s sister, Mrs. Frank utttvan-Smith, and Mr.—Smith arrtved to-day from New -Yo: Hé Mra. Hig- gina's sister, Mrs. Caineron, and her daughter Charlotte, @ favorite niece of the ex-Gorernot's, from Indian ‘Terri; tory, Mrs. igwing “has advised 0, T. Higgins, tho eldest son, who ts In Call- fornia and who ts not Very rugged, not 10 tr¥St0 o-his father’s bedaide. He left here a fow weeks ago, after | spending tho Seelnollsae aan with his parents, ART T.NOW BACKS. = a = a a Match Whil ‘While Gearah: ae -Leak Is Being Made-Causes- ExX- -plosion in: “DoW; ACCEPTS. * “A SUBWAY LOOP President WinterandSen- ator McGarren Give As- _surances to Mayor, Benator "Pat"! McCarren and Prest- dent Winter, of the Brooklyn Rapld Transit Railroad Company, to-day had ‘or Moclel- Toop con= { Jan on the proposed aut necting the Brooklyn bridgeu. They backed down completely from | the position, so often announced, that the B, R. T. would never consent un- der any condiiien to run {te ox) through’ a subway Joop. President’ Winter expressed tis willingness to dis- cues terms upon which the B. RT, may be allowed to use the tunnel, “T qume along,"’ said Senator MoUar- ten, “to seo {1 could help Mr. divtz to got these railroad together, at ism A Nent be Thters tween borvuga. twa ought to busnp. helen Rether—and the head of the Transit Commission, too—until they lan sald he thought the Bo RoE. to operate care ¢ tion of ita aimtiontty, His not a que: wanting to get fan.’ ould the Mity isu Guestion of relloving tho bridge congestion, and anes the B, R. cars are rin to Manhattan and” tho passengers “dis~ iributed here the subway loop would eto transfer, the Gonseation ta] b G 4 st the que liqjused who. ere taken to St . Hel \/ PERSONS I INJURED Seven persong were injured and the three-story dowste: far house. ‘Alabama avenue, Brooklyn, was Seettid Jomolished to-day by “Wh” explovion cal kae-that shook the Peighborhood Uke «iv earthquake and broke windows in neigh= boring bulléitias for-blocks-around=-The: Mary's Hospital, are: GALL, DAVID, verin avertue, GREENWICH, MRS, SARA, of No. if Alabama avenue, APLAN: DANIEL, of No.2 vama avenue. BOYTEN, ELMS, a 294 Georgia avenue, COHEN, -MAX, painter, Tmifeh street, Manhattan. ORELISKY, SAMUBL,, three yeara 4, of No. 34 Alabama avenue. STERN, JOSEPH, 17 years old, of No: M2 Ajabama avenue. Caused by, Leaking. The. wrecked buildin; 1s one of a row of Afteen. built by Mr, Gall and only ecently completed. They are biillt of Mra, Greenwich occupjed on the second floor, -Bhe that the. gua was leaking badly and went out.to consult with Mr, Gall. |, She’ took. him up to her. apartment and together. they abarched for the leak. Going into the bathroom, Mrs. Green- wich lighted a match! Instantly there 1a terrific explosion tat shat~ artitions, blew. out windows akd showers of debris out into the ot No. 3a Ponnsyl- Ala- painter, of No. of No. 2h Greenwich and the builder were It fre. plown insite corona the. apartment. and under a they were buried whieli pile of debris, trom chance {or i ho“all ina symp thee mood, the bridge crush: may. ba tai fe VaseEnBiny, lone cpeminteted 0. 26k.” ES taken , |The two painters were. hit by unconscious, fying glass and loose ends of: tim! ‘The reat of the injured me alde- walk) in frat of th ry wifueds “by pilea “MONDAY, _ Lawyers on = Defense Hangs Hope Of Young Thaw to Escape Penalty of His Cad JANUARY 21, 1907. RICH BROKER A DOWN AND KILLED BY CAR William C. Ashwell Victim of Fatal Accident on Columbus Avenue. William Anhwell, sixty-six years old, died in Roosevelt Hospital to-day -| from Injuries gecetved from a_south- bound Columbun avenues cart at Seyen- ty-fitth street. Mr. Ashwell was a _mem- ber ofthe stock brokerage firm of Ash- well_& Co.at No. Broud atreet, and Mved at No. 40 West Seventy-nrth street. 4] Mr.! Ashwell was crostang Columbus t] avenue and had passed over the north- bound tracks when a southbound car hit him fracturink his skull. Mrs. Ashwell was’ sumoned and accompan- fed her husband to tie Hospital, Mr. Ashwell was born in thia city, but when quite young went to London, r- maining there a number of years. 1 accompaninl-by-hie brother Thomad he} Wont to. South Africu..on a hunting ‘ex- peditton, He was in South Africa wien the | Kimberley mines wero tirat ‘discovered Hand hurred otha piace, He became associated with the late Cecil Rhodes {n the diamond industry and was prom- iment in framing the laws that gov- |erned Kimberley. Mt Ashwell and Me | | Rrra were“ blsliivws associates eral years, mad then the former pald a—tetemnat tg ais Biodss, {— In IST) Mr, Ashwell returned-to-t: countEs=amt interents Tan GURNCS,—He Femail t | a ‘fow years, then went abroad—agatn + and returned to"New York in 1807, be- coming aasociated with E, D. Morgan ‘Waterman, forming tho-Arm or Abhiwell & Con This fem continued in business UAT Joty_of taat yaar whey MT, Water man retired, his placo bing taken by cel Tike ‘Brooklyn, | # Circulation Books Open to Au. 2 | ‘Millionaire Slayer Crosses Bridge of |UNWRITTEN. LAW. PLEA IS “Then he went downstaiis into the jury roont to confer sith oneof his for] EDITION ~ ORE CENT. — UT 48 5 Sighs Only to Have Case Put Over: . Till Wednesday—Saved Ordeal of Facing Seas Crowd. GIVEN UP BY THE DEFENSE, Will-Assert-that- Jealousy— of Stanford. White's. Fondness for His Chorus- Girl Wife Fes. tered in Mind Until He Became a Temporary Madman. Harry Thaw was spared one ordeal to-day that he would have un- dergone had he been a prisoner of lesser degree. He was brought hand- — cuffed across the Bridge of Sighs from his cell in the“Fombs-to—the- Criminal Court Building because this is the date that had been set for calling him to the bar for the murder of Stanford White, but he did not enter Justice Fitzgerald's Criminal Branch to be stared at by the crowd — that filled the chamber. He was allowed to remain in the jury room at the rear, out-of -sight- of the. curious, -while_thetawyers—forthe-Stafe— ‘went through the formalities attendant upon the reassignment of the. trial for Wednesday. fie Two hundred specially assigned policenten held the crowd about thé court-housein—check._None_of ‘Thaw’s women relatives was present since to-day's- proceedings- were-purely perfunctory. GUARDED BY Ny) DERUTIES: - and “then Deputy Delehanty fell in on the other side of the taanacley soe Thaw wore a long gray ulster, a black derby hat set well forward on his head, garnet tie, low collar and a dark blue suit.” He had the free hand shoved into the side pocket of his ulster. * e The deputies led him’ first to the ‘prison pen on the second floor, — where they "freed: him-of the-wristlet and let. hin slip-out-of-his. ulster: yao WELLS- FARGO. © CASH HELD AS EMBEZZLER deny; Suse rdy one, Of counsel were present it Wi-Hertriter, John B Gleason — jand Daniel O'Reilly, Mr. O'Relllyy In 4 whispered conversation with Clerk Wikam Penny, red leave for the seat cof Thaw in the jury room He—tmad—pre= ter Mr. Jeromo ent-looking men of mid- ‘en —were very young” and fewer still were old men, ‘ Many -Taleamen Fined. Zimmer, Whose Accounts Are-Said—toBe-Short jand-the Justice prompuy” Aned Adjoining ‘Mat houses were s0 “badly thom $10, The delinquent fol: ahalken ‘fiat they wilt have to be shored| Herbert BE.’ Knox, che latte acting as HAO Surrenders penta race ea els thenfiteck: Bxchi amber, . 2 sb Se Hows: per Sted ODO. Tr! : | William Warner. Samuel Parker, Walla “Badly Cracked. He waa. & member ol! the Unfon ¥ L “ Ro T Ame, Léague UIGb and the Metropolitan “-Mil- ‘aoum —ot— Natural __liistory,—A— widow, threo unmarrted daughters and-one gon, ie rid rear ot thad the _explosfon—oc- ave U0, e pulled Was Tis wale ba Te building in which shaken that Mey own. The entre pelghborho: thrown Into @ panic and pollcw serves | Thomas, survive, ere called out from tivo, nearby sta- Hone to—handio the crowd iat “naan a meet ee bu lockda the street. ‘Two ambulances | “we conn Bt SRS a Mowpttaty “Ty E end several {rips were made. with tne injure Mr, Gall’s skull was fractured and he wil probably de. None of the o:herm was Bo badly hurt. People who were in cho strest- when the explosion occurred aay that. james t out of the windoWs of the second story, Pieces of thnber and stone wore atiot into the windows of bouses on the loposite side of the streot-and t@oks from the cracked walls were also biown acrosa the street. FOUR: WERE KILLED IN BUFFALO STORM} BUFFALO, N. ¥., Jan. 21.—Up to thle afternoon, four deaths haye been re- ported as tho result of storm—Mrs, Honrietta Sota: SNUBS COMMITTEE New York’s Cable Offéred to Send Relief, but He Did Not Answer. The New York Rellef Committro for the ald of the Kingston earthquake vic. tims announced, this that Swettenham, of Jamatea, snubbed afternoon, Gow. falling ris; an eleven-year-oll | the committee. ‘Tha comm! é the ec ec f tlee nent a pdrowned. och’ at dunkirk; Mre.} canlegram to the Governor last Wed Gurifson, decapiinied by falling dulll-| nesday, offering, >. dispatch fond, tng, at Farnham, and Mes. Levina Gor- rison, struck by a falling out-bullding, at Irving, ONE KILLED; MANY HURT IN LAKE SHORE WRECK. ADRIAN, Mich,, Jan, 21.—The South- bound Lake Shore passenger train medicine ‘an dothet mipplies for tite ferera if he tyished ‘them to do. 9, os rao of the committee ta J. P; Yor, Eoneral manager for Now ship Company. «Mr, Meyer’ lamued the following statement toxday from the hs now applied which left here at 945 last night is reported Wrecked at Riga, with four ~coaches off the track.’ It {9 rejiorted that one XiNeA and @ number infur tes, through the British! Conaul-Gener, Sir oProy Sanderson, | at Ni future action of tho committee will de- upon tha miply recelved from the reba Aes Ficttdan authorictes,”* fa Tnasind. stolen, $14.00 -0rfom the York of the Hamburg-Amertcan Bteant: |6 Water -~Cheriee—Zimmer,—cashier jn the bank : of Welln Pango &-Co., at-No. 61 Broad-— away, walked into th eofllce of Assintant Distri@t-Attotney Smythe this afternoon Tel ace “hmsetf—w—on the —oharge oF pany The warrant that Was issucd when he disappeared two was served on him by Detect! A Flood and he was txken to the Centre Street’ Court where “he “was held in/- $6,000 ball for examination on Wein . Ransom” Simpson, Jo- rangland and Dr_iiigert the Savelyoeratold, Visine on, had unpacked a long Toodun Zimmot/te only} thirty: box which bore a resemblance to x by aol aidet soo ae He beran as | Cofln, and from it had tken various COMPANY me ee ee youre ago, after | extublts In his case—old braces’ and / office boy; and tore edo caghter, He {shoes for, cripples, and even a dried j Re eee RTitenplovera but when |RUMan foot, Theso things he spread / Te called fto:veorie’ tol teh office | two | ut Ubon the) counsel, tale, weoks ago-{t was discovered his books Taken Back to Tombs. Were short $14,000. Investigation, It ts] Mtr, Jerome arose and explained he tald, showed ho had loat heavily tn | pad got the congont of the defense In stove specilations and had for | tho ‘Thaw trial tia@@o’ excusing of one known lng lot the talesmenst Sheppard, ' ving: by the death of a kinam wanted-to-sall-for-t ‘alled ther that the present “poate until mbers of xcused until Q 4 of his ‘own Ace nord, tor: sudbmi tte) to arrest. fe Would. not discunu the | © os egainst him. VAremer ia & dapper Uitle man about feet 2 inches tall and an immaculate | reasor, He js a bachelor and has | apartments at No. 86 East. Ono. Hua~ | 1" dred and, Borty-fifth atrcet, The oe NEW ORLEANS RESULTS. FIRST RACE.—Bogerrian (10 to 1 and -4 to 1) 1, Odd Trick (8 to 5 for place) 2 Impertinenco 3. At onop , ahd his two keepers the ‘Tombs by the «ame ~ ered $n coming, ‘Re~ upper corrtlors clear and the crowd down be | bande } led t worves I {atone ui mth hed wa (Continued on Third P; a i wo tein) teat ——