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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1908
Page
1
In Lisbon on April 6 soldiers fired on crowds after voting closed, killing seven and wounding about one hundred. The unrest stemmed from a clash between Republicans and Monarchists at St Dominique's Church as guards and infantry battled rioters amid shattered order and chaos.
Zebulon Mo Hewitt, 29, a clerk at American Express on Madison Avenue, was arrested on charges of obtaining 1.44 dollars and appropriating it. He confessed to embezzling from seven years of service, including travellers drafts and checks, with a recent 1000 dollars taken last Tuesday to cover shortages. His sister and mother visited him at Police Headquarters.
Washington April 6 Thomas McCreery a New York horseman accidentally shot by Congressman Heflin of Alabama is in serious condition. He underwent an operation for lodged jaw at George Washington University Hospital this afternoon as the only hope of saving his life.
Two miners John Tokesh and John Waeshinick remain entombed in the Highland mine of G. E. Markie & Co. near Hazieton Penn after a Saturday clay jet flooded the workings. Rescue teams have worked nonstop since the incident. their fate remains uncertain and may be fatal.
Rome April 6 The Duke of the Abruzzi after meeting King Victor Emmanuel will confer with the King again in a family council including the Count of Turin and the Duke of Aosta regarding a marriage engagement with Miss Katherine Elkins The mood suggests the King’s consent may be forthcoming.
Joseph Lasalla, jailed for highway robbery for an eleven year term, vanished from Sing Sing early yesterday. Warden Frost ordered a prison-wide search as guards note he may still be hidden inside or have escaped over the north wall amid footprints and a missing instructor’s clothing.
Columbia University received gifts totaling 132 600 to establish the Orlando Harriman Fund for an English chair now held by Professor George Rice Carpenter. The gifts included 100 000 from Harriman heirs, 30 000 from an anonymous donor, 2 500 from Clarence H Mackay, and 100 from James Speyer and Professor John Dynely Prince for archaeology school subscription support.
The balance of costs in the Li cent gas law case has climbed toward $100,000 for the city and the Consolidated Gas Company. Experts, counsel like Ex Judge Alton B. Parker and Edward B. Whitney, and extensive printing and stenographers’ bills push totals higher. If the U S Supreme Court requires full record printing, city costs could rise by tens of thousands, with final allocations between state and city pending court outcome.
Governor Magoon accepted resignations from all provincial governors in Cuba and named new appointees: Captain Dougherty to Santiago, Major Wallace Clark to Camaguey, Captain Edwin Wittenmeyer to Matanzas, Major F. J. Foltz to Havana, Captain G. W. Read to Pinar del Rio. Silva of Camaguey resisted, claiming dismissal by order. Appointees to assume office tomorrow.
A controversy in Boston questions who discovered the Baldwin apple. The Baldwin monument credits Samuel Thompson with finding the variety on a wild tree, but critics claim William Buter was the true discoverer.
London reports indicate H H Asquith is poised to become prime minister after Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's resignation. The change sparks talk of a broad cabinet reconstruction, possible by election risks, and debates over Irish policy and domestic reforms as Parliament adjourns to Easter recess.
The Dominion Line steamer Turcoman rescued thirty-five fishermen from the sinking barkentine Bearn et Bretagne of St Servan France on March 27 amid a gale. The Turcoman arrived in Portland, Maine, five days late from Bristol bringing the rescued crew and confirming the harrowing voyage with multiple boat transfers.
Boston April 6. Emma Marnitz a Radcliffe student and Major Albert Barnitz’s daughter vanished from a hotel in Brain tree after leaving her room last night. About five hundred townspeople searched woods and meadows today but found no trace of the 25 year old violinist and writer who recently graduated from Radcliffe. Her parents fear mental distress. London April 7. The King awards the Garter to the Earl of Crewe and the Thistle to Lord Tweedmouth as Premier Campbell Bannerman winds down his tenure. The Daily Chronicle notes possible ministerial changes and questions the King’s absence amid a critical period.
Buffalo telegram reports Walter G Smith a former captain adjutant of the 74th N G N Y and Marie Antoinette Hotel accountant found dead with a bullet wound near the ear in the Susquehanna River near Waverly. Theories cite murder or self inflicted death. Smith disappeared from New York two months ago and served in the 262d Regiment during the Spanish American War. he earlier partnered with Aaron Fybush in the city.
Selig Cohen or Silverstein, who tossed a bomb in Union Square a week earlier, says he built another device from a brass bedstead top with nails, nitroglycerine, and gunpowder. He described lighting the fuse with a cigarette and claimed familiarity with Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman.
The Cameron report on charges against Caleb Cameron inspector of masonry will be resubmitted at tomorrow's Board meeting after being thrown out on March 25. The by-laws committee weighed the evidence and Abraham Stern signaled support for the report if unchanged, with other members likely aligned. Cameron faced accusations of accepting and paying for second hand pianos at public school prices, while his defense denied pecuniary gain.
The Chinese Forel Board rejected Japan’s bid for a reciprocal postal arrangement in Manchuria as violating China’s sovereignty. Japan sought recognition of telegraph stations outside railway zones in postal routes. The 1903 China Japan convention would limit to Chinese mails on Chinese imperial railways. Sir Robert Hart advised continuing Japanese postal privileges on the Chinese Northern Railway, but negotiations effectively end.
Canton April 6 Mass meetings urge a full boycott of Japanese goods amid Sino Japanese tensions over the release of the Tatsu. Despite rain, over a thousand women in white mourning attire attended a rally denouncing Japan with speeches stressing broader action.
Canadian Pacific decides to construct a second line through the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast. Land secured at Hardy Bay in northern Vancouver for a terminus. The new road will connect with the line running from here to Edmonton.
Health Officer Dr Travers R Maxfield said Brooklyn sees more measles cases than in any winter since 189. He reported about three thousand children under quarantine amid the outbreak.
Governor Charles E. Hughes condemned the Percy Gray law and racetrack gambling during a Brooklyn League dinner at the Clarendon Hotel. He charged the law conceals vice profits and urged constitutional enforcement against pool selling and bookmaking, praising Assembly and Senate stands while denouncing vested rights in gambling profits.
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