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31. Perhaps you need BINGHAMTON PRESS Fair tonight and Tuesday; The year 1908 will soon be past history, There is much to be done AND LEADER ONLY EVENING NEWSPAPER IN BINGHAMTON A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It Will Soon Be Gone THE WEATHER VOL. 31. NO. 213.

LAST EDITION MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1908. SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE ONE CENT PRESIDENT CASTRO IS BUYING ARMS WAR LAWS FOR NAVIES BEING FRAMED Views of Delegates of Ten Great Powers Printed in Big Book London, Dec. views of the 10 powers whose delegates are here to frame laws for the International Prize Court provided for at the last Hague conference make a huge volume. Some powers, like Japan, have submitted their propositions in the briefest form, notably Great Britain, present arguments and references to decisions in historic naval cases. The United States, too, has gone into detail on certain subjects she thinks should receive consideration, while Germany has submitted a draft code of laws.

America, Britain, Japan Agree. The United 1 States, Great Britain and Japan are agreed on the majority of points. The American views are in line with the code adopted by the War College and include the following suggestions: A neutral ship found within the limits of a belligerent power may be seized, destroyed or used for warlike purposes, but the owners must be indemnifed. In cases where the enemy has not observed the usages of war and the delinquent cannot be captured, there may be recourse to reprisals, but always in accordance with the dictates of humanity. The reprisals should not exceed in severity the offense committed and should not be repeated after reparation has been made for the injury complained of.

All ships in the public service of the enemy are subject to capture except those employed in purely charitable or scientific work, voyages of discovery and as hospital ships. Private Ships May Be Taken. All private vessels belonging to the enemy, except bona fide coastal fishing boats, are subject to capture unless exempt under treaty. In case of military or other necessity the enemy's private ships can be destroyed or retained for service of the government. When ships, arms, munitions of war and other objects captured are destroyed or employed in the service of the United States before being confided to the care of a prize court they should be valued and inventoried by competent impartial persons and such inventories and valuations sent to the prize court before which the case is hearable.

Neutral ships employed in naval or military service of the enemy, or placed under control of the enemy for naval or military service, are subject to capture and destruction. Warships of the United States of America can seek asylum during war in a neutral port, subject to the limitations prescribed by the port authorities and the relative number of belligerent warships admissable to the port at any given moment. This relief can be used to escape from the enemy: to escape storm, to procure provisions or to refit ship so she can continue her voyage in safety to the nearest port of her own country. Such ships must conform to the regulations of the port authorities rewarding, observed length of before stay going and to sea interval in pursuit of an enemy or after departure of enemy's ship. Mails Are Sacred.

A neutral ship carrying an enemy's despatches is subject to seizure when acting as courier in the service of the enemy. Mail steamers under a neutral flag carrying said despatches, whether as part of general mail or separately for convenient reasons and without special contention of. renumeration. are not subject to seizure and should not be detained unless there is a well-grounded cause to suspect a violation of the laws of war relative to contraband, blockade or service contrary to neutrality. In such case sacks and despatches should be forwarded without breaking seals.

In the action relating to the emption from capture of hospital ships it is suggested that such ships should give succor and assistance to the wounded, sick and shipwrecked of the belligerents without distinction of nationality. Belligerents should have the right to control the movements and visit hospital ships. They could refuse their help, order them away in any direction wished, put commissioner aboard and even detain the ships if the gravity of the situation required it. The American views also contain propositions as to contraband and the methods of blockading similar to those put forward by Great Britain. Worshippers in a Panic Milwaukee, Dec.

a heavy wooden cross and gesticulating wildly, an unidentified nan yesterday threw worshippers in ITO Roman Catholic Churches into a panic while he struggled to break through the communion railing to roach the priests who were officiating a1 early mass. In both places the isailant escaped before the police arted. description is said to tally chsely with that of Gustav Wirth, a fanatic, who shot and killed Sister Tieresa at a hospital here last year. STEAMSHIP ARRIVAL. New York, Dec.

21. Arrived Stamer Baltic, Liverpool; St. Paul, Suthampton. GERMAN FIRM GIVEN ORDER FOR RIFLES Negotiations Now Pending for Two Battleships, Four Fast Cruisers and a Supply of Artillery SUPREME a -From the New York Herald. ERUPTIONS, EXCEPT POSSIBLE MUD SHOWERS, ARE BELIEVED TO BE AT AN END ANDREW CARNEGIE TESTIFIES BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE Former Steel- Proves to Be a Merry Fellow, Full of Laugh-Provoking Quips and Jests Washington, Dec.

negie, whose published views on the tariff question caused considerable comment, took the stand this forenoon before the House ways and means committee. "The Laird of Skibo" testified in support of the statement that he made in his magazine article declaring that the steel industry needs no protection, interspersing his testimony with humorous remarks. Mr. Carnegie suggested that Congress should extend a vote of thanks to Mr. Schwab for his work in improving the methods of steel making.

"I never met his equal," said Mr. Carnegie, "and when we were partners we were a great team." "That is ry apparent," remarked Chairman ne. Gary Speaking before tithe committee, testimony of Mr. Judge Car- negie said: "You should not place any real on the testimony of interested parties. Judge Gary said that the States Steel Corporation could stand for a reduction in the tariff on steel, but that the smaller steel manufacturers could not survive with lowered duties.

That is like one of Aesop's fables. Judge Gary is like the monkey who desired the chestnuts, but wanted the cat to pull them out of the fire." The room frequently. rang with laughter at the quips of Mr. Carnegie. At one point Mr.

Payne leaned over whispered to Mr. Dalzell. wish the chairman would tell me what he said to Mr. Dalzell. I think I ought to know," Mr.

Carnegie pro-' tested. There was a roar of laughter, but, Mr. Payne made no reply. Leaning over, with his hand to his ear and his head cocked to one side, in imitation of the attitude assumed by Mr. Payne in whispering to Mr.

Dalzell, air. Carnegie said: "I should that your words were 'the jig is say, Mr. Carnegie was not willing to deal in figures. He said: "The more BLUE LAWS REVIVED AT NIAGARA FALLS Niagara Falls, Dec. Falls, usually so lenient toward the tourist on the Sabbath, was quieter yesterday than any day in its history.

Pursuant to an order from Mayor all saloons, bazaars, Douglass and other places of business shops, were tightly closed. A recent agitation by the Common Council against is said to have caused a gambling of the blue laws for the time revival being at least. ONLY THREE BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. REMEMBER THE GLERKS IN THE STORES AND DO YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING EARLY London, Dee. Berlin cor-, respondent of the Standard says that Castro has ordered 50,000 Mauser rifles from the Loew Company of Berlin and is negotiating with three German builders for two battleships and tour fast cruisers but the terms have not yet been arranged.

Castro offered haif payment In advance and the remainder upon the delivery of the vessels, but the shipbuilders, in view of the unsettled conditions in Venezuela, insist upon additional security for the remaining halt. Castro, still according to the correspondent, also contemplates ordering artillery from the Krupps. He has asked the permission of the government to engage German military and naval officers to reorganize the Venezuelan army and establish a navy. It is understood that the government will grant the required permission. GERMANS ASKED TO QUIT RIDICULING CASTRO.

Berlin, Dec. Castro has to undergo the regime at Dr. Israel's hospital. He went there yesterday, accompanted by wife and sister and followed by his suite, making a procession of ten automobiles. His first dinner consisted of limited servings of pea soup, chicken, potatoes, prunes and mineral water.

This is typical of the sort of fare for which he tem- BRIDGE WILL BE LONGEST IN WORLD Pennsylvania Railroad to Build It Over Hell Gate Channel New York, Dec. of the Pennsylvania railroad have made public plans for the construction of the largest bridge in the world. It will connect the mainland of New York with Long Island, and with its approaches will be three miles long. The points to be connected are Port Morris and the Long Island shore at Woodside. The greatest span, over Hell Gate channel, will be 1,000 feet long.

It will be 140 feet over the water, permitting the passage of the tallest vessels. The structure will connect with the New Haven tracks at Port Morris, and with the Pennsylvania tracks in Queens county and the connecting railroad that encircles Brooklyn. Work is to be begun as soon as the Pennsylvania terminal in this city is completed. When the bridge and its connections are made through trains will be run from New England points to the south by using it and the Long Island tunnel and the Hudson river tube. At present only a few passenger trains are run from Boston to the South.

They are carried around the city from the New Haven yard at One Hundred and Thirtieth street to the Pennsylvania station in Jersey City upon a car float. Daring Engineering Feat. The bridge, as planned, in many respects, is one of the most daring and remarkable engineering structures ever proposed. The entire structure, except the piers for the arch, of steel, having an estimated weight of 80,000 tons. The novel feature of the plans is that the train floor of the bridge, instead of resting on the crown of the arch, is hung from it.

The crown is 300 feet above the water, and the floor about half that distance. The main arch is to be flanked by piers from which will rise double towers 200 feet high. The towers will be of massive proportions, with the lower portion of granite and the upper of concrete. Original plans for the bridge were drawn by former Commissioner of Bridges Gustave Lindenthal. He submitted them to the Municipal Art Commission, and after months of consideration they were approved.

It is estimated to cost between $15,000,000 and $20,000,000. MRS. MANN, AGED TWIN, DEAD IN PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, Dec. Margaret Knox Mann, one of the oldest twins in the United States, is dead at her home in this city. She was in her 88th year.

Her twin sister, Mrs. Hannah J. Potts, is still living. Mrs. Mann was the widow of Colonel William B.

Mann, a former district attorney of Philadelphia. She was active as a woman manager of the Centennial Exposition in 1876. porarily abandons 15 course dinners and rich The Neueste Nachrichlen, which is known have with the Governemnt, prints a noteworthy appeal to the German press to be more circumspect in its criticisms of President Castro. It repudiates the suggestion made in some quarters that Castro has been virtually deposed and banished. It ascribes the reports on which this assumption is 'based to interested American and British sources.

"It is well known," the paper says, Castro is very friendly terms, with the Americans. It is also known that we are waging in South America a quiet but serious war with the North American Union for economic supremacy." British hostility is attributed by the Nachrichten to anger at Castro going to Germany to buy what the British would have liked him of them. The article says that Castro, in pursuance of his intention to reorganize his army and equip it on modern lines, intends to place big orders in Europe. Germany is to benefit by these orders, while from political and economic standpoints German influence in South America can gain a permanent point d'appul in Venezuela. The Nachrichten assures its readers that Castro's position in Venezuela is safe.

The so-called revolution is merely a series of street rows such as occurred even recently in Berlin. It appeals to Germans, apart from I courtesy, to consider business interests and quit ridiculing Castro. BIG SCANDAL LISBON'S ACCOUNTS MR. DARRIN IS ANGERED AT COMMENT. And Prepared to Withdraw from Hains Trial- -Witness Roberts Testifies Flushing, Dec.

sensation was caused in court when it became known that District Attorney today, Darrin, angered at the comment made on the conduct of the case, prepared to withdraw from the trial and tender his resignation from office last Saturday. He was dissuaded by his friends, and his resignation was torn up. Mr. Darrin said: "I wanted to withdraw summarily from the case because of the comments made by court, press public on the way I have handled this case, but I have been persuaded to continue the prosecution, and not resign from office as I intended." Mrs. Claudia Hains will not be called as a witness for the prosecution.

She has no knowledge of any material facts in the case, and there never has been any intention of calling her. Mrs. Hains is at her father's home in Winthrop. I have had communicaher and I am sure of this." Charles H. Roberts, a member of the Bayside Yacht Club, took the stand this morning.

He said he went to the club with Mrs. Annis in the stage on the afternoon of the tragedy. Roberts said: "Annis' boat was coming alongside the dock when I heard a shot and Mrs. Annis screamed, 'Look out, started across the float toward Captain Hains, who was in a crouching position. It was then that Thornton Hains stepped in between pointing a revolver in my face, said: 'Keep off-keep off--or I will kill stopped when Hains pointed the gun in my face, and saw Annis stagger and fall into the water.

I pulled him, "After out of the the first water. shot I started across dock, and the pistol was then pointed in my face and it WA8 held there until the firing was over." After the shooting, the witness stated, the Hains brothers stood near the gangway. Roberts continued: "I picked up Captain Hains' revolver and Mr. Downs put his hand on the defendant's shoulder and said: can't allow a stranger here with a loaded Captain Hains broke in and said: 'Give it and the defendant broke his revolver, remarking: 'You see none of the cartridges were Tonning was standing near Captain Hains." Evidence that Hains had expressed regret for the act of Captain Hains in shooting William E. Annis and that he had been endeavoring for some time to prevent the killing, was drawn from Charles Roberts, a member of the Bayside Yacht Club.

"No one is more sorry than I am. I have been trying to prevent this thing for some was the statement developed from Mr. Roberts. Roberts said that Thornton Hains had pointed his revolver at him while the shooting was in progress, and threatened his life. SAYS ROOSEVELT PUTS THE PARTY BEFORE RELIGION Dayton, 0., Dec.

answer to accusations of "slander and bigotry" made against him by President Roosevelt during the correspondence concerning the religious belief of William H. Taft, J. C. Martin despatched yesterday another letter to Mr. Roosevelt.

It deals with the reply bearing date of Nov. 6, sent by Mr. Roosevelt through Secretary, Loeb to Mr. Martin, and in which the statement is made that many letters had been received expressing dissatisfaction with Mr. Taft on religious grounds.

Mr. Martin addresses President Roosevelt as follows: "You say you selected my letter because it contained objections that Taft is a Unitarian and in sympathy with the Catholics. By referring to my letter you will find that the word Unitarian does not appear in it. I have no objections to your singling it out and using it as a sort of clearing house for all letters on the subject, but I do object to your misquoting it. Where I say 'It is being circulated and constantly urged as the reason for not voting for Taft that he is an after the word infidel you choose to supply the word Unitarian parentheses, which makes it in opposition with the word infidel (meaning the same thing).

It is misleading to the general public and misrepresenting what I actually wrote. It is quite an easy thing to take part of a letter and change its wording and thus place one in a false light. If you chose to quote from my letter it was not so long but what you could have taken time and space for the entire letter. I do not want the general public to believe that I brand a Unitarian as an infidel. "Now.

Mr. President, you say I foully slander my fellow countrymen and that I am guilty of narrow bigotry when I say the mass of the voters who are not Catholics will not support a man for any office, especially for President of the United States, who is a I Roman Catholic. I repeat, I believe nine-tenths of the voters of the United States, including all religious beliefs, will say I state a fact, and in your own heart after due thought you will agree with me. "Another matter I would like to know about: How did Cardinal Gibbons know about your second letter to me previous to its coming out? Did you, the President of the Unite States, have a conference with the Cardinal previous to its appearance? "This Republic may or may not exist for centuries, but so long as it does exist it should be a God-fearing, a God-loving nation, with a President in the chair who is an humble Christian and not ashamed of Jesus. Now, Mr.

President, in closing I have this to say: I believe my fellow countrymen will join me in expressing to you my sincere regret that in your letter to me of Nov. 6, you, the President of the United States, took the stand which justifies the inference that duty to party and its principles stand paramount to allegiance to God and His teachings." KING EDWARD WELL AGAIN. London, Dec. Edward has almost entirely recovered from his recent indisposition. His Majesty returns from Brighton today to sign the prorogation speech, and will go to Sandringham Castle for Christmas.

CHILIAN MINISTRY RESIGNS. Santiago, Chile, Dee. Chilian ministry. of which Senor Sotomayor was premier and minister of the interjor, resigned yesterday. Lisbon, Dec.

newly elected municipal council has unearthed a big scandal in the city's accounts. Over $7,000,000 has disappeared. The former monarchial councilors admit the irregularities, but lay the blame upon the government, which they say illegally took the city's money. ITALY PREPARES GREAT WELCOME FOR THE FLEET figures you get the more you will be befogged. I don't the figures given by interested parties." He said at another point in his testimony: "I judge by results." The former steel magnate said that Judge Gary has issued annual statement showing that the United States Steel Corporation had made a profit of $158.000,000, which, he said, equalled a profit of $15.50 a ton on all steel products.

Mr. Carnegie avoided direct replies to questions as to whether the cost of producing steel at the present time, as given by Judge Gary and Mr. Schwab, was corect. "Mr. Schwab's estimate of the present cost is based on entirely different ideas from his estimate on the cost in 1899." was all that Mr.

Carnegie would Replying, to a Carnegie question declared from that Mr. the removal of the duty on steel would not necessarily reduce the price, because Europe could not successfully compete with the American products. He said also that if the figures given by former witnesses were absolutely correct, steel stock would be selling far below par. Mr. Carnegie asserted that, at the rate at which ores are ed in 40 based his tracted, the supply, would be exhaustment on the best expert opinion he could obtain, he said.

He also said that England would be in the same condition in seven years. The duty on steel could be taken off, as far as the corporation is concerned, Mr. Carnegie said, and this proposition should be accepted by the committee. "Judge has summarized the facts for said Mr. Carnegie, Gory, "and I should depend them.

He has told you that they don't the duty. If the cost of steel rails has increased abroad as it has increased here you will find Judge Gary's ment quite true, and that he could stand free Mr. Carnegie was questioned at length regarding the cost of producing steel, but the witness declared the honest men easily could differ on that question. REJECTED SUITOR SHOOTS HIMSELF: Dallas, Dec. the ence of the young women who had just refused to marry him, Rev.

W. Woodfolk, aged 22, last night shot himself through the heart. Woodfolk called upon the young woman at the home of C. M. Nevitt, his cousin.

Mrs. Nevitt had just left the room, and Woodfolk renewed his suit, having been rejected previously. Again refused, he drew the weapon and fired, his body falling at the feet of the girl. Rome, Dec. is already preparing a great welcome for the American fleet, which is expected toward the middle of February for a stay of about a fortnight.

According to information published here, the flagship, and four other vessels of the squadron will proceed to Naples, whilst of the remaining larger warships, three will be stationed at Genoa, two at Spezia, two at Livorne and two at Gaota. Present arrangements are that an Italian squadron shall proceed to sea in order to greet of Spartivento. Admirthe raisitorcape they round the "toe al Sperry and his staff officers will come to Rome, and will be received by King Victor and the Pope. The King, it is stated, will give a great fete at the Quirinal in honor of the American tars. Rumor has it that the honorary rank of Admiral in the United States fleet may be conferred at Naples on the Duke of Genoa, who commands Italy's navy.

PRINCE RANJITSINHJI BUYING MANY JEWELS Calcutta, Dec. to private information received here, the Jam of Nawanagar, formerly Prince Ranjitsinhji of cricket fame, is setting himself to eclipse the traditional records of Indian potentates in the display of wealth. His Highness is expected back from England in the course of a few days, and rumor has it that during his stay in London he has acquired jewels to the and $5,000,000. The brace" jewels of Nawanagar it is stated, rank considerably beyond of many more important native states. BROKER KILLED BY INVENTOR LUMSDEN New York, Dec.

B. Suydam, the curb broker who was shot in his Broad street office last Saturday, by John C. Lumsden, an inventor, died in the Hudson street hospital toLumsden is arrest. The shooting is said to been the outHinder growth of a dispute over payment for stock in a company which was organto handle one of Lumsden's inventions. EARTHQUAKE IN FRANCE.

Notre Dame, France, Dec. 21-An earthquake yesterday threw the population into a panic, but it did no material damage..