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CORXELI/rOHOLDHKKMIIY
THE ACCUSED POLICE CAPTAIN WILL
HAVE to r« kxish *.vk> hail.
swglstalte CarasH aannnarril yesterday thnt he
would hold Police Captsta Herllhy In $300 ball for
trial In the Court of Soschd Sessions, on the charge
of neglect of duty In Calling to suppress den« ol
vice In the district esst of the Bowry Ust year,
when he wa» In oammaad of the police there.
There hat been .-, long hearing of «he charges be
fore the magistrate. The rharge- are made, by
Jamot B. Reynolds, the head worker of the 1 nl
verslty Bctttement In Bldridge-sC. and are sub
stantlallr the same •" thoso on which Her»liy
was tried by tbe Pollc* C>mmlsfU.ners seVera
months ago. on the complain! of the R^ «° 7
L. Paddock, of the Pro-Cathedral, in f'" n {""_ r t :
At the request of AwUtant DUtrlct Attorney
•Gans yesterday tho nr.zi adjudication of thp c*se
before the magistrate was adjourned until njwci
Tuendav, so that The District Attorney * <"™ r '
can examine ihe papers. Oi Twasjkaj tfte <PaP«™
win be made out. and Captain Herlihy will 1"
obliged to give bail to appear for trial.
"HAXDBOOKSr CHIRP* MIRI'IIY.
NO POOLROOM RAID AT NO. M BEAVER-ST..
HE INNOCENTLY DECLARES.
"Rai(V" said Police Coinmipslor.gr Murphy r<*
tprdav when he wtm asked what he thought of tho
raid on the poolroom at No. 26 Beaver-st.. by Jus
tice Jerome and Bwteerii of th» Boetety for tho
Prevention of Crime on Friday afternoon. 'Why.
there was no poolroom raid. Those people were
simply BMktng handbooks."
N.-> matter bow much evidence of poo^selltr.g Jus
ti< Jerome may find in a raid. Commissioner
Murphy declares tbat only handbooks are being
m*<le. nnd that Ihe nolioe c^rnot interfere with
the gambling.
"Why." the Commissioner continued yesterday.
"my own men were wateafag th.it place in Beaver
i=t.. an-5 had been watching it for some time. I
have ¦ recort bout it. There is not a regular
poolroom In N-v.-York. We rion't ai?ow them to
operate."
Ti.- roprr- made to Commissioner Murphy by one
Cf his HMI II yesterday WSS in par: as ro]!™s:
I visited No-. S« Be*ver-st on Thursday after
noon t wen op. nn-1 a man stopped me »t tn
door, at th- sw tim« ptllllnK ¦ st--tr.fr. w.ilch ap
peared to mo to run u;»<=(iiir.-. Th« m*n saia
to riK :
"You are not known here, and can t k<-> dj».
Anil althoueh I snw F everal nersons golnaj «m,
coming. 1 eoulj not effect an entrance.
Police Captain CreameT of 1h- Old BHp ststl n
raid after th" raid "r» Fridny. that h« iHd not
know 'her- wss a poolroom «t No. X Beaver-st..
n'.thr.iph tho pl« • wns i^ his nrecinctl and not far
from his station. c-,mrr.:ss!oner Murphy wan
asked yesterday If Captain Creamer was a brother-
In-law Frank Farrell, the poolseller, and be re.
piied:
"Cuppeec ho should be? Because a man m>rri»?
another man's sister ther* is r.o rejection on him.
Frank Moss the former Police c.imrmsslonor.
who took part in tho raid On Friday said yester
day that the raid demonstrated the fad that the
police wer«* allowing poolreous to run again. Toe
evidence obtained at tho poolroom, he s.iM aid not
point to the Identity of the mysterious "John Doe
¦who rrcetves money for protection.
DEFENDS COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN.
MAGISTRATE BRANN DISCHARGES TWO
MEN ALLEGED TO HAVB BEEN
DISORDERLY IN A HOTEL.
John R. Ransom, address r.ot elver, ar.d Richard
Janfen. who gave Ms name ns lehason. were ar
raigned b»fcre V:igl«*rn'e Pmnn in th<? Jefferson
Market court yesterday morning on a eh*r*;e cf
disorderly conduct rn.Tr> by Alexandpr Burke, head
waiter stid nlcht manager In O'Xell's Hotel. Th
ty-flfth-st. and Broadway. Burke swore that the
two men entered the hotel at 3 s. m. yesterday
ar.<l toil everybody present that they were out for
a good time. The bar was closed, buj they or Ur< I
drinks, and when they did not get them, the hoad
vatter ssyp they -n-rench^^ the knob off the door
to the barroom.
Mr. Lower.steln appeared for th? defendants, and
said that his cliems had gone into the hotol nno.
>SaM thst his clients bad gone into the hotel and.
Bfflm; other j '--sons driakinp. had Ordered SrlnkS
for themselves. Th*' h^a-i welter, said the attor
ney had probably mistaken th» two men for
ro^mtwrs of the cemmittee nf Fifteen, and tnoro
fore refused to serv them. Th» mißistrate re
proved the attorney for referring to the <'„mtnitteo
of Fifteen.
"There shall be no disrespect showr to the Com
rnlttec of Fifteen In my court." said the magis
trate, "nor will l -permit any Insinuations ng^lnst
the members of It."
M;.ci!=trnte P>r;inn discharged the prisoners. Both
hfd said that they were real estate dealers.
Burke said that Rsiifnm h«d teld him that b«
was the son of ex-Surrogate Ransom, and that he
had a "pulL"
DEVERY AND M'CLUSKY HOBNORBINO.
Officials at Police Headquarters were astonished
yesterday by ¦ manifestation of friendship b*twe< n
Deputy Commissioner Devery and Captain sfc
duSST. !t is not lone since Devery transferred
aToClusky from the Dot^ctlve Rureau, hr-ci:t'i>e. as
h« said. McClusky was "too chesty." McClusky
went to Police Headquarter* yesterda; and had a
friendly talk v. ifV> Devery. Thon the two men left
the building. got Into nn op«-n carriage, and were
driven away tosreth^r. Policeman who saw them
opened thoii mouth? in amazement.
MURPHY AXD THREE PLATOON PLAN.
Police Commissioner Murphy has denied that he
exnre.sa»-,1 apposition to the three platoon system
late in March, whr-n the amendment to the char
ter providing for such a system had been intro
duced in the legislature. "The Times" on March
3» quoted Commissioner Murphy as sayinsr of the
f.ropo«ed three platoon amendment:
In a Keneral »vay 1 .-im Battened that i? would
add several millions to the cost of the department.
On the sarr.r <!nfe "The Herald" reported Com
missioner Murphy as follows:
All I can say now. in the absence of official ln
formntlon. Is that If such a provision becomes a
law it will increase by several millions of dollars
the yearly expenses of The Police Department. It
means, Bimply. that we will be compelled to In
crease the prtseat force by at least one-third.
WANTS POLICE •'SCHOOLS" SUPPRESSED.
Some of the schools at which candidates for ap
pointment .-,s policemen are taught how to pass the
Civil Service examination are in Police Commis
sioner Murphy's black books, and yesterday ho
v.rote a letter to President Knox of the civil Ser
vice Commission, laying:
No man Is safe while schools of this character
make representations to unfortunate men who are
inveigled into theli clutches with the hop. thnt
they will obtain a life position In either department
throueh the ajrency of the.* sharks. Can you In
form me of any way by which law can be brought
to bear on these people and have these schools
suppressed?
MURPHY ACCUSED OF BAD FAITH.
fha Sabbath Committee has accused Police Cotn
miseioner Murphy of bad faith in renewing the
»cen«e for the Dewey Theatre. in which State
Senator "Dry Dollar" Sullivan ha.« an Interest,
wlthowt waltin.T for an opinion of the Corporation
Counsel, as he promised. John N. Perry, counsel
for the committee, *ald yesterday that members
of the committee called upon Commlfsioner Murpliv
SaraK BernKardt
The great French Actress and woman, is so
pleased with the delicate bouquet and flavor of
lk Pni n CCA I" America's Best
UUIU OtML CHAMPAGNE
that she wrote to a friend:
"I find the Urban* Wine Co.'s Gold Seal
Champagne excellent, in fact equal to many
French Champagnes. It swprises me that such
d fine 'wine can be produced in America. ' '
NetiJ York, c^pril 7, I*ol.
mn. nej»sn\Rr, r
lOi.n Seal •¦' -"•" ib "«• ¦-¦-¦ «m it.;** d.. . M «*, „„.„„. „ „.„ ,„ „ „ ¦
URDANA WINE CO.. Urbana .NY SI M a h er9
and protested against the renewal of the Dewey
Thentrr'* license, because the license had been re
vrked by a decree of the Pur.reme Court, and the
proprietors of the th-atr?. th.-refote, had been
r«noVred Ineligible for a renewal.
•¦:-¦.! >n<-i Murphy told us" Mr. Parry b*M. "that
n- would hnvo the Drwrv Theatre and the Bon
Ton Music Hall Investigated, nnrt P ro . m 1 to r.-.e
•„ the Corporation Counsel the le*al points raised
In th- case of the Dewey Theatre H^ told u
he r Id* not art until Mr. Whale ri • opMoa ihad
l «>a received sr>d he had ndvlsed ub of its nature.
v , fir b -V word wan received fiom Commissioner
M»r£.y. ihe lawyer said, until the as*. , of both
place* had been renewed. r>nd Inquiry ha* Bhown
thai the Corporation Counecl has not given an opin
ion in the ra« of the Dewey Theatre.
A HEX* LONG JOIRXEY.
IT TRAVELLED FOR TWENTY DAYS IN A
BEALRD CARLOAD OF HAY FROM
MICHIOAN— LAID EGGS IN*
THK MEAN TIME. $
Buokhout si Co.. of Tarrytown. received a car
load of hay yesterday from Michigan. When
Station Agent John H. See broke the seal on the
car It* was greatly surprised to hear the cack
ling of a hen inside. The Mea of such a thing
seemed absurd, but investigation proved' that
t' : c car had a passenger. A large white horn
hen was found strutting up and down on top of
th? hay. In one corner of the car s ne?t con
talntng ; ix eggs was Found. The car was sealed
up In Michigan twenty days ago, and the hen
lived in it all that time without any food or
water. How the fowl got In the car is a mys
tery, for it is loaded with heavy bales of hay.
Tho hfn war- In a healthy condition after its
thousand mile trip, nnd Mr. Pee turned it over
to oi ¦¦ of his men, who will now care for it. As
the age of the eggs was a question. Mr. Pee dis
posed of them.
GAYXOR To (SO TO s'rR EVE COVRT
HE AND OTHER DEFENDANTS WERE SUR
RENDERED AND AGAIN RELEASED
AFTER A HABEAS CORPI'S WRIT
[IAD BEEN REFUSED.
AVr.iTi J. Rofo. courpol for Captain Benjamin D
Greene at 1 (; John X.. William T. and Edward H
Gnypor. in nrder t.> bring the ouestlon of the
validity of the Indictment of the defendant* iiefon?
th.- i'; it- •] States Supreme Court, yesterday, in
behalf of the bondsnv n. surronderort the four men
They nn.-i been held l>v Judge Addlson Brown. ¦¦''
the United States D:?trlrt Court, for tholr npponr
anc» to stand trial in Savannah, Ga.. on the charge
of conspiring with i aptain Obf-rlln M. Carter
to dofr.iud th» povernnn it In harbor Iraprovetneni
v.ork in Southern harbors.
The men were surrendered to I'nlted States Mar
shal Herikt-'. A few minuter if.tor they were taken
for* .lud*;.- La com be on an application for a writ
of habeas corpus Th ¦ application was denied by
the judge, nn'l Mr Rose St once took an appeal
from this decision.
The bonds of the four defendant*. $25,000 in the
ciises of Captain Oreene mil! John F. Gaypor, anil
BOMH each In th» cas«-> of William T and Edward
H. Giiyr.or. «•¦•• tlni renewed before [,'nlted Stati i
Commissionor Shields, and the defendants Were at
once released Tl t'.T^o will now he take . tWore
the T'r.it.-d States Supreme Court, but it i innot i..
aratuod hrfiro ih<- fall The questions at Issuo are
Th<? \;:!idity of the lndiotm' > nt of the <!cfcn'lanrs by
tiie United State* Qrand Jury at Bavannsh, th •
drawing of thai grand Jury nn<l |url?cllctlor
sr/T OVER TAXES OS CRAXSTOS'S.
SISTERS WANT BCHOOti ITOARD TO REFUND PATi
MFNT ON PROPEMT.
Wen Point. N. V. .Tun" R.— The Missionary Bis
ters of the Third Ord< ¦ uf. St. Francis hay« i-ogun
suit to recov*?r WO from thl« school dlstrici About
llfteen or.onths ago tiiis order, which is n. branch
of the Peekskill Yoursc; Ladles' Academy, pur
chased the Cranston Hotel property, which lias
since been named Ledycllff ar.d Is lovote«3 to etV.i
eattonsl purposes. The property '.- one of tho
most picturesque along the Hudson River, and a
few yp,ir« ngr» carried an assessed valuation of
JUO.OOO. On March 13 the Sisters demanded fr m
lha school t!-iist».o= thai tho a>3o school tax the;
had paid he refunded, claiming thai their property
was exempt from taxation unaer tha Ptati law of
1848 relating fn benevolent, charitable, pcicntlflc
and minionary sorirtio?.-. Tho boord rrf\i-.-i to
grant tho demand. Papers have be».-n ser Mini
monlng tho board to answer the complaint within
twenty daj - The board h;is i raployed counsel and
will resist the action. Th.- cas< is a test one.
yOTJCE TO HOLDERS.
William R. Martin. Henry F. Dawes and Albert
R. Oallatin. .is a committee, have sen' o il an on
nouncement to holders of committee rrrtlticHtop «s
follows: "The Supreme Court havlnp decided that
f-ecuritv musi be given to the Moekhol'Ws of tho
Cincinnati, faefcson and Mackinaw Railway <"om
pany who have participated tr tho proceedings, th*
underflimed have ee.!i«ente.] to ad aa a committee
for securing tha distribution of the net* -"t.rk pro
vlded In the plan of reorpanlzntHn. Th«*ro are n<.
bend« outstanding on the main lines, and tiie last
reported nei earnings from operation are Bufflcieni
to pay 4 per cent on the authorised Issue of pr«
ferr*-d stock. The amount of now common Stock
toe distribution Is limited to about $2.i.W'io. Cer
tificates should be clt-postted with Bchmidt ft Gal
latin, No. 45 Broadway, New-York City, In 'x
chango for this committee's receipts, on i r before
June 18. 1501."
l-nr.U 17 A Ulins Fl \SRAL.
The funeral services of the infant son of Mr and
Mrs. Andrew Macrery w«re hei(i last evening ..t
their home. No y.s Washington Park, Brooklyn.
The Rev. Spencer S. Roche, pastor <>f st. Mark*
church, and the Rev I>r. David CJr<-fcr\ r'^sior >>f
the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, >>fH
clate,;. Th» following poem, "The Discoverer,"
by Edarand C. Stedman. wa« read by the Rev. Mr.
Roche:
I bave ¦ little kinsman
Whose earthly summers are but two,
And yet a voyager Is ne
Greater than Drake or FVobisher,
Than all their peers together!
He In a brave discoverer.
And. Car beyond ilk- tether
of th«>rn who seek tij.- frosen pf>:-\p f >:-\
Has sailed where the noiseless surges roll.
Ay, he has travelled whither
A winger] pilot steered his imrk
Through the portals of the dark.
Past hoary Mlmir's well and tree,
Acro>;-. the unknown sea.
Suddenly, iji his fair young hour,
Came one who bore a flower.
And laid it on his dimpled band
With this command:
"Henceforth UtOU art a rover!
Thou must make .1 voyage 1 far,
Sail beneath the evening star.
And » WOndrOUS land discover."
With his sv-rct smile innocent
Our little kinsman wont.
Since that, time no word
From the absent has been hrani
Who can t-11
How ho fare*, or answer wel!
What the little one hi's found
Since he left US, outward bound?
Would that he might return.
Then we. should learn.
NKtV-YOBK DAlXif TRIBUNE. BUNDAY, JUNK 0. 1901.
bids roii piers Wanted.
COMMISSIONER. BHEA PREFARINO FOR
THK WORK ON BRIDGE NO. 4
OVER THK KAST RIVER.
Bridge Commissioner Bhea yesterday advertised
for bids for the construction of the fix piers in the
boroughs of Manhattan and Queens for Bridge No.
4, over the East River. The biu« m««t be In by
Thursday. Juno 2*\ and the estimates must In
clude tho furnishing of all labor, materials and
plant. The amount of security required of the
bidders Is 800,800, and a certified check for $15,oin>
mvsl accompany each bid.
Among master masonfl and contractors it is ex
pected that there will be lively and close bidding
for the work. The Court of Appeals recently de
clared unconstitutional certain features of the
law rrfjuiring contractors to bave all stone used on
public buildings In this city cut and dressed insld-
the city limits by laborers paid at the prevailing
rate of wages, or, In other words, the union scnlo.
Contractors , owning tholr quarries will have the
privilege, it is understood, of dre«sing th<- stone
at their quarries, and this Is likely to cheapen
the to<t of the piers materially.
The work advertised is for the construction of
piers of masonry and concrete, located as follows:
On t!ii» t»li»n,l nf Manhattan, llnrnuxh of Manhattan —
tVFKt anchor pier. on blorh 1) .-.:n !by Aventte A. Kir t -
p«ve., Klrty-nliUh hii.l Sl-;!i»th sta. : pter N'>. 1. on Mock
boun<!ed i>y Avenue A. Flfty-nlnth-«., s*ixtloth-Kt. un.l
the Bast River.
on Bl.ickneirs Island. Bon n«h of Mnnlwit.-Mi -Pier No.
2. iifHr the «rc«t bulkhead liru. of Ulackwell'a inland;
j>|er No. S, n^ar the east bulkhead \\n^ r,{ Blackwell's
bland.
In th« norough of Qr.eenn — l'i»r No. 4. Jiim north of
Cnarles-sL an', between Vernon-ave. nn-1 the hulkhe.l.l
Hn-: M«t nnch'-.r pier. Jn«t east of Venin nve. nn.l
nnrth of th.> .-n.l of ChariM
Tho depths of foundations will vary from about
29 feet below mem high WSter to about SO feet
above mean high water. The heights of the piers
Will vary from about M feet to about 125 feet above
mean i.lsh water. There will be approximately the
following quantities embraced In the entire con
tract:
Cubic varrls.
'.nh Mteavatlon 12.200
Pock 'T'-avntlon '-•«•"
rv>ncr»t? Nicking 15.700
Umecl n» kli>s 10..Vrt
Granite ractns sim
Po'jn'is.
su ••: 800.0UU
Tho rew hri'l;.-. la to cost about BMW.ttt.
COLLEGE COMMEN( EMEXTB.
.TI7NIOK ORATORY CONTEST AT PRINCE
TON- i;i.KK CLUB CONCERT,
Princeton. N. J., June s (Special). The first *-x
frcis" of commencement proper was the |uator
oratorical contest held In Alexander Hnll this
morning. The judges f.>r the jMnior orator medals
were 11. E. Pails. A. P. Dennis nr.d A. W. I^ong.
r.nd f"r the Maclean prlre Wilson Ferrand. .1. C.
Moor* and T. W. Hunt They awarded the me«'»<-!ls
in the following order to Bond Houser, R. T
Mount. K. H. Kellogg nnrt R. T Parrott, and the
Maclean prize to Bond Hauser.
The closing exercise of the day was the concert
given in the evening In Alexander Hall hj the uni
versity cl<-.-. mandolin an«l banjo lubs Aloxnndor
Hn!l was crowded with enthusiastic llstenors. The
town Is filled to overflowing with guests, nn<l more
are ntill pouring in on every train
COLrMBIA'B ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT.
INTERESTING EXERCISES THIB WEEK AT
THE LOCAL CNIVERSITY.
Between ( *°'' "fi'l i" 1 young men .-iml women wfH
i,o sor.t out Into the world on Wednesday, when
Columbia Cnlverslty hoMs its 147 th annual eon
mencement exercises In tho gymnasium. Th*r«»
will be conferred the usual d cjreefl Among tho«e
who will receive honnrnry legroes will b» Helnrlrh
Conried. director of tho Irving Place Tl^ermo, who
will receive th«t r,f m.ntrr of ar«s.
a feature of the commoncTr.i'nt will h« the sing
ing by a selected ohnlr of rn<» hundred voices under
the direction of William Henrs W.irrer.
An Innovation this '-.¦tr will >..• the public exer
ciPfs of the Phi Bel Kappa fraternity on Tuesday
afternooi Tli;> chapter will meet In tlaVenYeyer
Kail. Blisa rry, Bdltoi ¦ t Tl ¦• Atlantic
Monthly," will lio tho iker, n:id Joel EIUI9
Splngarn, tuio- la comparative !irer;.u:r«>. win roj.i
¦ PO4 m.
Directly nftor th<- commeirom^nt the re;v alumni
morjiorlal dlnin.'T room In I'tilvrslty Hall -vill ba
dedicated. Th< room will l>e decorated w'th fes
toons of blue and white, nnd wli h trojihlc of fioid
and '•¦ ¦•" In mMitlon. then will l>o an exhi
bition of many photographs of th«- old ilt# nf ih»
university In Forty nil
The nenlpi cla-s will hold i # « final dinner the
evening of commencement An\- it the Hnllnn<!
House.
This afternoon the Hey. Dr William P. Knlns
lonl will Osilver till hnocalauroaf- sermon h.>for»
tho graduating classes in the Kymnu«lutn
CLOSING EXERCISES AT I'.KYN MAWR.
Bryn Mawr, Perm., June s Sixty-two Bryn
Ifawn -•¦ nlor* wont out of the rolleice bachelors of
art last Thursday That was exhlMtlon .lny. when
f-imllj. nnd friends gatheri 1 In the chapel to :< ••
'• •¦ ;i<-i!or* f---i\. the reward of their four >f;,rs'
worh Tl exercise were s«-t for 11 o'clock, but
»>y l<v?,<) the rampua was thronged with young
women in cnr>"> nnd gown i Th«- exercise* began
with the sinsrinic of "America," after which the
pr Btdent. Miss Thom;is. eemgrsl ilated th. college
on Its situation, Its butMlnas, Its faculty and its
student*. Degrees wer mferred. and crs'luni»
and undergraduate scholarships, fellowship* and
prises werf announced. Th»»n Hampton L. Cason
of Philadelphia, explained why .-very Bryn Mawi
Ki»i should study law. It wns valuable, he said, ati
a means of mental training, and women were as
capable of pr<.f\tintr by It aa men.
The exerclsefl wen- closed with the slnrinß of th«
oolite hymn.
Tlie class "f V.« i held its nupp?r. fi« usual, plnnteii
its class tre.-, and ssnsj Its song.
Tuesday whs devoted tn Informal meetings and
reunions, and on Wednesday a garden party wns
Riven.
CLASS DAY AT TEACHERS COLLEOE.
Tlio foHowlnfl srrangementt have ii-<n made for
Tf-achers Collage class day to-morrow: Cla« lunch
eon al 1 o'clock with tiie following toasts, "Th<»
Faculty," Miss Carbart; "The Class," Mtas Btali
'/Positions,*' Mr. Snedden; Education," Miv- Poi
lock, and "The College." Miss McLean. After
the lunrh'on the class history will be read l>y I.
A. Bacon; th ¦ prophecy, by Ml«s At wood; the
V?. rm 'c»JP r MbMjParsons. an-l the valedictory by
Miss Sklnn"-. The ci.i!«s will hold a recent lon from
t.. to 7 o'clock at which Dean an<] Mri. 1 „¦ •". 1
Miss Orace Dodge and Miss Daniel! will receive!
HORACE /'. PELVR HOhY HERE.
THE FTNKUAI. WILL TAKE PLACE AT
THK "LCTTLB CIiUBCH AKOUKD THE
COKKKSt" TUTS AFTERNOON.
The body of Horace Porter P«n. the young actor
who killed htnwlf in Cleveland Inst Thursday,
reached the Oraad Oeatral Btatien yesterday morn
mg Ht x o'clock, it was atteaded by Stephen and B.
Oag 1 Pell, two brothers <>t Horace Pell, and was
taken to the undertaking establishment •.;¦ William
T. Minor, at No. W Thlr.l-nve.
The funeral wit] be this afternoon at I'M o'clock
at the "Little church Around the Corner." The
body will be taken to New-Rochellc on the 1
O'clock train for burial.
CMICAOO rnoutoou toixtt oi>n\.
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TWKNTY IIVK mtm AniIESTED AND PARAPHER
NALIA SEIZED.^
Chicago. June ?.— In a room at the r..ir of ¦
¦Inim In Cottaße Grove-aye.. fitted with a mazt>
of. wires, telegraph lastraaMata and all the para
phernalia atesssary to a well aojalaaed poolroom
Chief of Police O'Neill and feveral detectives
from the Ontral Station arrested tweaty-ave men
last night, and unearthed wli.it they say was the
headquarters for a p.u,*; of tho mort noted con
lldenco ni<?n In the country.
Thoso arrt-sted WON all taken to the police sta
tion, where they were booked on charge* of . on
¦piracy to defraud. The complainant who will
appear against them Ih 8. L. Seabrook, a travelling
man, who alleges h.- came near being the victim
of n swlndlo involving several thousand dollars.
S«.- brook hlmsMf assisted the police in mnklric
tho raid. It was only a short time after the men
reached Police Head-iuartern before many of the
prisoners w«re recognized, and the eoauasadtag
oillccrs realized the Importance of the arreati
Amon« those arrested in the raid were Frnnk
Dubols, Edward Dunne and Archl« Donaldson
Horn the appearance of tne place th poolroom
was in full blllßt - The names of horses runnlntr
at the different racetracks, with their odds, were
o<i«isi»tcuoM?l.v p.--sted on the v.alls, tl« kei machines
wore bPinc: operated, and the continuoui click of
; '"l'h instruments was drownsd.by tho c llinc
of the prosressof the different races by the on.
cial announcer. " ....¦* .•*..-¦._*" •.. *»
took /. P. more, i v rnrcK bl lIfJM
PRINTER'S EMPLOYE USED THKM IN PAY
ING FOR A riANO.
James Van Buren, who was arrested in Fhlla
delphia last Friday on the complaint of Walter
Holmes, a dealer in pianos in Montgomery-st., near
Warren-st.. Jersey Oily, has lived at No. 212 War
rcn-st. His true name is Yordelmnn. He Is n Pole,
and has adopted the name of Van nuren without
legal : ermlssion. He was employed by Borehers &
Wefer. printers. In this city, and stole the check
blanks printed for J. Plerpont Morgan & Co.. which
h.' used in m.iklnc part payment for a piano. He
received $3'> In change from Holm»s.
".JOE" XOT YET WITH Ills MOTHER.
PROTECTORY BOARD WILL ACT WHEN SHB
APPI.IKS TO IT— HER RBLJBASat
Although Mrs. Phillips has been released f:.>m
th.. Wcrk!'ous»- she hns not yet been reunited with
her sor. "Joo." vho^e care of his two Httle sisters
aroused much public Interest. The mother was
taken to ¦ hotH when she was brought over from
the Inland.
"Mrs. Phillip* has r>ot yet, so far as I im aware,
made formal application to the. authorities of the
Catholic Protectory for the custody .>f her boy."
¦aid John R. Rodrisjae, actuary of the institution.
"Wlieii she does the matter will have to go before
the Beard of Manasera at the next meeting, which
occurs some time next week. She will then hay»:
to produce evMeace tendlnyj to show that she is a
fit nnd propor person to have tho control of the
b..y. .i:-..i the board will then deride whether or
not It is advisable to turn him over to her. Natur
ally the is the guardian of the lad, but the court
in sendiag him to the Protectory has abridged,
oven though it has not wiped out. her rights In tho
premises. 1 have no doubt thai the board Will do
what ii deem* advisable for the boy's Interests,
but what that action will he i cannot rr\\ .
"There will tx no special meeting of the board
to consider tbe matter, sad it will have to await
tho regular meeting lor disposition. Just wi>.it
date thai will be held Is something which I can
not pay. Tho hoy li eertniniv -. brave, generous
youngster, deserving of the irr^-iiest success, but
su.-h case* as his are by no menu* uncommon. We
have dozens of similar ones .very year, the *jly
difference being that it Is generally a pirl. Instead
of a boy, who makes such a h»roi. effort to sup
port n family of fatherless and moiherlsss little
children. The task hi general!] too great a one,
however, and the poor Httle ones are finally
brought to the notice "f the authorities .md placed
in the protei tina care of thin or some other insti
tution.
GEXERAL TRACY I'/t/V OX TIIF BTAXD
Hi: SATS THK HF.t.ATInX <".F COfNBEL NEVER EX
IBTED BETWEEN HIMSELF. AND ANYBODY
REOAROIKa TftF HOlffDfJltAl
ENTERPRISE.
A hearing was given yestarday afternoon in th«
oin>o of Charles L. Corbln, in Jersey City, In tht
s\ijt brought hy t'n>- Hoadurai Company In th"
United Staten cirfilt Court to compel the Hon
darss Syndicate to surrender concessioaa obtained
by it from the Government of Honduras. Urneial
Benjamin F. Tracy was examined by Joseph F.
Shipberd. the promoter of the original Honduras
Company.
In answer to question.*, Gfner.il Tracy said thn*
he hid never actrd r.n the assumption that the
Honduras Coinpeny had been lacorporsted before
h^ hml lieird of It. He said he. aad been Informed
that Mr. Bbipberd bad dropped out of th« enterpria*.
bul that was no reason why he or others shoul 1
drop ovt. Mr. Bhlpherd had ptomlsed to see him.
but failed to do »o. Suddenly he wan confronted
with the Merlin* of the pflpurs. He tnoneht th.v
Mr Shlph rd would prefer to have him on th*» In
slde. He told his associate* in tho enterprise that
Mr. Phlpherd tnust 1./> well treated, hut he thought
ih' compensation of f.V>.i»Vi given to Mr. Bhlpherd
was f\;riivnK.int
Oem i Tra< r said the relitlon of counsel never
esi«t"! between himself .in:i anybod] hi connection
wltn the projected Hondtiran enterprise. The he.ir
ing was a-ljourn«>d until next Saturday.
SEW ni 11.1>l\<, FOR TEACHERS COLLEGE.
a STni'-Ti-irv T" uy EItKrTKD TO rtK PEVOTBn
TO mi INTFHFi'TS* or cmtDßn
The T«-ncliers <"o!logo hns botJßht two lot« on
th«« »outh nM»» of Iviwrrnce-st., nhout tWO h'ln.lre.i
fr-t wrs! «f • • • lam-sve. This property was
bough) aa •¦ s!t* for the new experimental scho I of
tho rtltution
The bailding to be erected on tho site will enn
tain rooms for the Instruction of nfty children in
a kindergarten and for 2i<> children In eight eli»
mentary grades. Ther* will sise be rooms for
• •'.ofhos in rooking, ewtns, music and manual
training, for clubs. ev.-nltiß classes and for I >¦ -i.il
trntherlngrt of th*- peopla of the neighborhood The
building will cont.iln. mor»ovr. a gymnasium,
h.i'h^. r«a<lltis rcoms and a library.
roTAOERU hit os tiif. nrrnY.
HIM NANNIE I.ANHHOnN WINS THE CAMPANIA
pool "N mv niTNKvs MOH<E.
Th" passengers on the stenmer Campania, which
arrived her« from Livpert ' yesterday, took much
Interest In the resnll of the KngUsh Derby, which
was run while they were «t sea. They made n
pi .1. which was won by M<ss Nannie Langhorn,
who paid £36 for W. C. Whitney's horse Volodyov
pt!d. She et red fix*. The t«.»?Henc»-r.«i learned th«
r<*Milt of the race from th«> pilot when be boarded
the Kteamer.
Among the passengen was I'r. A. Donaldson
Smith, the Afrksaa explorer, >»h<> went to England
11 Bhorl time ago to attend the annual meeting of
the Royal Geographical Society on May 2i>. and to
r. .-. |\.- a aSld medal Which the society had voted
i. | .in In recognition of his wort In Africa.
Another pessengef wss th-- Rev. Canon Hobson,
founder of the Policeman's Christian Association,
which ha- now one hundred thousand members In
Its one hundred and fifty branches. He has come
t<» this country to visit a I ler In Pulton, N V.
Whon a?ked If be would attempt .1 work of ref
ormation in the Police Department of New-York
while lure, h' s.isi thai he had not come to do any
work of thai sort .-.nd knew not Mix of the condi
tlona here.
Three newspaper men. K. Taberaaele, of "The
London Advertiser"; Oenrge Hughes, of ¦The Lon
don Dully i^x;ir>:-^." mil Roberi Curphy, of "The
Isle of Man Times," who are to write .1 series
•if article* for their respective journals on the ad
vantages of Canada, with the idee of drvertmg n
part of th- stream of Immigrants now moving tow
iird the United states Into the Dominion, were on
th<" Campania.
Other passengers were John S. Kennedy, the Hey.
Dr. l'auiiM Moore, the colored missionary to Li
beria. Africa, who has returned because of ill
health, and Mlks Marie George, the actress.
ItAXKRUPT s\Ys DOG ATE ACCOUXTS.
iiNK OF SIX POOKS. a UaWHOti ("ONTAINEn I.V)
PAOBO
A collie doR ste or destroyed six account books.
tnciudiiiß a ledger of IT.o pag»s, according
to tho explanation offered by Louis Peters, a
licorice manufacturer of Jer?cy City, for not pro
ducing his books IS court. lie made application in
bankruptcy, and hlr schedule showed llabtllties of
J^.OfO tnd assets of 11.200. The machinery, valued
at $MX)O, he tayi his \vif.» owns. Judge Klrk
patrick, of the. l'nit.-d States District Courl re
tVrred the rnni' to Mr. Lewis, of Hoboken. Peterß
wrtH Instructed to produce his hooks, but only Hiih
mltted accounts from January 1 last. When ashed
for the accounts prior to that date he asserted that
the pel <'.og had destroyed th»-m.
PROUOTIOXB l\ Tilt: FIltF. DEPARTJUEXT.
The following promotions, made from the Civil
Servl<-e eli|rlb!«' Ust, were announced In the Fire
Department yesterdny:
Patrick J. Oraham. assUtnnt foreman of Hook
and iJidder Company No. 7. to be foreman of Hook
and Ladder Compnny No. 25.
J. P. Doonan. um*lfttMnt foreman of Engine Com-
PHny No. 11. to be PsreaMM of Engine Company
* P. Hanbury, assistant f'.remaii of riook nnd Lad
,l, r Company No. 13, to be foreman of Hook and
Ladder Ompsny No. l«. uml
James Flaherty, assistant hraman cf Knglne
Company No. 17. tt- be foreman of Engine Company
No. 21.
William B. Klrschner. assistant forem.in of Fn
gine Comiv.ry No. IS (Henn-tt medal man), to be
foreman of l-."i?ln^ < •nipitiy No. J.V
SCHEDULES OF CHARLES! r: 61CKEL8.
Th" schedules in the assignment of Charles R
Slckels. the well kriown stock broker, of \-,, , j,
Wall-st.. who assigned about four weeks ago to
Philip Carpenter, of No. 3S Park Row. were filed
yesterday. Thov r.how the followina totals Lia
bilities, $173,440; nominal aastis. l-i.-«. and actual
assets. BtLMB,
nww in E / \ CO. i or mr twelfth
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CAPT \TN P.ADOKG
AND SOME OF THE ENLISTED MEN.
There is esasMsrakai speculation In the 12th Regi
ment over the outcome of the differences between
Ccptain T. M. T. Raborg. of Company I, and a
number of the rnllsted men. There have been
many eaassJM of late among the r.on-rnmmis
sioned offl< er md much talk has resulted from
them. «'.-ipt«in Raborg was ele. tsd captain only ¦
few weeks ago. Jtnd the comr-.iny expected that
Second Lieutenant George W. Preeco '\>ild take
the first utcn.incy. left vacant by tae promettaa
of Captain Raborg, but th« nier-.i).-:.-; af tho com
pany were surprised when they learned thit }.¦ u
tenant Pleeie was dl?«atisfl"d with the Raborgr
regime, and had '.>epn rr»nsf.-rr'-.l ••> 'he sjuartef
master's department, where be la now doing duty.
Sergvant Hsrssos Wolfman. sac of Ika oldest
sergeants in the company, has left the company,
and declares that he WSS forc»-d out by Captain
Rriborg. Wolfman was seen sterdsy and saM:
"I found it was impo?:;ible to do rr.v proper duty
i-nder Captain Raborg, and asked for my aterbarsjs.
There are others in th> company wno arc dm
satlsfled with their treatment by the captain-, and
who nre ready to get out a*. soon aa they set a
chance."
The StWßjeaal took a list out of his pocket and
continued:
"Here are fifteen names of men who wish to b«
transferred to another company. I sot them at
one maetllin of the company, and they comprise
all who were present. I can easily double the
number when I enn Fee the men. Sergeant nri
ton's ca«e has caused special fneliner in the com
pany. He Is one of the bvt niul most popular
'non-coms' In thr regiment. Pressure was brought
to bear on him and he was dropped. He even had
to turn in his uniform. Then he took the case to
Colonel Dyer, and the upshot 1= thnt F.r-Mon is
hack In the company and the men are going to
stand by him as against the captain, even If they
have to nsk for a transfer in a body to another
I'otnpnny."
Sergeant Rreton is not th^ only member to go
over til* captain's head to the colonel. Private
Kie.rnan also took his case to regimental headrt'iur
ters. This Is the way Klernan Spoke of his east
yesterday:
"Captain Rahortt tried to railroad me out un
justly. I appealed to Colonel Dyer in the presence
of Captain Raborg last Monday night, md defied
the captain to show anything against my record.
The colonel, after hearing my case, told r.n? to re
port for duty again."
«*olon»l Dyer when seen yesterday said: "I know
nothing of the trouble officially. Captain Kabora:
emphatically d-nies the truth of any trouble In hl
eompany."
Next to the leaving of Lieutenant Pr^e^e the men
regret most the departure of Serseant J. Hoag,
who has gorto on the non-com-misslonP'l staff after
being twenty years In th« company and enjoying a
popularity second to none.
MIXER TRIES TO TAKE His. LIFE.
INJURIKS BVH) IN GOLD FIELDS AF
FECTED HIS MIND-WAS ON
HIS WAY TO ITALY.
Airlr» BertoHl, thirty-five year.-- old. attempted
suicide hy shooting himself In the mouth with a
revolver yesterday morning al the Hotel Orutli.
No. a Greonwlch-st. Bertolti wns on his way back
to Italy from San Francisco. wher« he had gone
for medical treatment after workdaa for eight
years in the gold mines aboni Reno, Nov.
Ir JMrl- will h neltoltl received In the goM fields
affected his health nnd finally his mini Tn Pan
Francisco he consulted an iasanNy specmlmt, who
advised BertoHl to return to Italy Ha thought
the change of scene and. a visit with his parents
would rsatore th»> satner'a health
With him BertoHl hrousht A. Pisettl as a cons
panjon. In ease he should be affected with In
sanity on tho journey. The two men arrived In
N'ow-York on May 30. PJertoTti had engaged pas
sage on the Potsdam. s»iimc yesterday. Piasttl
stayed with him until Thursday, when he returned
to California. In the mean tlm> Bertoltl h.id con
sulted with Dr. A. Plsani. of NY. 3* New-Bowery,
who nlso recommended 'lie trip to Italy.
Bertoltl had plenty of money. Lutge Romano, a
barber .it No. n Qreenwich-st.. ssld that Pl
sotti had told him that Rertolti disliked to leave
his work rv«*n for n nhori time, and that the con
sul al Ban Francisco had bad trouble persuading
him to visit Italy.
A hitol porter went to Bertoltl's room to call
him nt 7:30 a. m. yesterday. The door was forced
and Bertoltl was found on tho floor, moaning No
one had henri tho ¦': ¦ harga of the revolver. At
the Hudson Street Hospital the wound was pro
nounced dangerous, but not fntnl.
EDI SOS TfWEL L\f Xi'HED.
IT Ifl a I'F.KT LONG AND WEIGHS \.?t\ TONS.
EHaahethport, N. J.. June i.~ A sterl and concrete
tunnel, whtck ii« Intended for th< Edison Com
paay's powerhouse at Thlrty-nlnth-st. and Bast
Hlver. New-York, WSS launched at the Crescent
Shipyards nt 1 'clock to-aay. The tunnel, which
Ik one of Ili» first of Its kii:'l ever constructed on
land, was designed by Knight * Lande. who are
the Inveatori ar.d I ntees Frederick M. Lande,
¦uperintendi the building and launching. It is
Z-. f. et ii.nK. l.'» fe*t in diameter and weighs 1.300
tons. it la constructed uf an exterior end an tn
terior sbell ol quarter-inch thick riveted steel. Be
tween the two »hens Is fifteen inches of concrete,
ill of which wns in p! ii ¦•< wh.-. the structure eras
launched. Th» tunnel Ik rltndrieal in shape, and
when It rested In the water It looked Hhe sari of ¦
sea rpent. It has two manholes on the t"p part.
snd draws Bye feel ol water whea afloat.
The tunnel will be towed to ihe new powerhouse
on the Bssi FJlvrr. where it will resj on a founda
tion of piles ani rlpran built twenty-three feel un
der water. it i« expected t.i have the tunnel firmly
r»':<!ln« on the foundation nnd this part of th»
wrrk all completed In Shoul three weeks T'ne cost
.- f tii. tunm i wan 173 '•»»
.Mr. Lande said Lhal the expeiimeni of htilldin?
tunnels of Ihii kind "ii shore Instead of iti the
wiiter. aiu! ifterw-rd layine fin m in place, was a
new departure. He expect< It would have Impor
tant results.
M.nW) TUOUBLES SETTLED.
TRACTION EMPLOYEI ANNOUNCE THAT PlT
ncui/risa havi blesn rsjiovbd.
Albany, June ¦* (Bpeclal) Then was general rr
Jolclni smong the residents of \!i'.M\ u> >'..:•. whea
they rc:»il in the • nteg sewspapera ->( the city
th.it the langov of 1 tln-r strike of the sniplojres
of the United Traction Company had been averted.
All the (liffcreu. .s betwc n the caapsny and it-=
employe:; were ami^ally sttUsd at I meeting Is the
oJßce ol the company to-day, whtea was attended
)>> mool of the members of Its executive com
mittre nrid I coi.inilttce Mpreseattag the ARtan]
and Troy associations of employes, The .-,>!
began at d o'ctoch, and two hours later it
resentatlves ol Ibi employ sb same < •- it of the
building nnd stated thai every cause .>f dtSerenee
had bees settled to ih-ir satisfaction, ami there
would be ao MrUH or boj cott.
The employes weti represeatsd bj la men ?.J.
¦neeaaa, sf the Albany DtvMsa, :mi Frank Van
Allen, of the Troy Division. William !•". Stephens,
one of the conductors who was suspended was
also present. It wss agreed thai Stephens shmil.l
l>e reinstated and shoukl k»»e onlj one day's pay
Another conductor lospended for "ue day will re
cent pay f->r that day, if the statements ma le *r«
verified by the general manager. There wis tdk
about th»- removal of inspectors Coroett, Diamond
and Collins, and the company said It w.mld retain
Coliini as i conductor. Corbetl and Diamond also
may be retained Th*re would also be an Investi
gation, it was stated, of th.- complaint thai help
ers In the Troy barns of thr company vv -re not
paid the (lxed r.ite.
117/./. \<) LOSHSM UYM WITH MRS. XATIOX.
HI HUSBAND WIT.I, IIERKAFTEn MAKK HIS
HOM WITH HIS DAII'.HTEn.
Richmond, Ind.. .lun. I (Special). N> xt Mondny
the mambsre of David Nation's family, with tin*
exception of his wife. Carrie, the ssJooo smasher
of Kansas, will QSsiafalS his sr-venty-tlilrd birth
day anniversary i.t the h"mr of hti daughter. Mrs.
William Riddle, of Iberia. Ohio. Mr. Nation for
merly lived in Indiana. While living her. years
nco. Mr. Nation wns n practising attorney. H,<
BBaTer* from ¦> disease cor tr.-.ctrd while serving .is
eaptaln of Company n, «>th fnmane Infantry. tn
the Civil War.
Mr Nation Intends to make his home hereafter
with his daughter at Iberia. He has had a stormy
¦MWmatie since his wife went on the warpath
nsalnst snloonkeepers. nnd the little town of ltwria
w . m i, \° Mm a haven of rest. Captain Nation
himself is man of cult " r « and abllliv. and the
k lV^L.f\.i Or ..J ho .-' - VMr has ige-1 him and m 
{Jittered his lite Hi* letter) .-.re emphatic, although
V «J?*« n<« rompUiln. Even . if his *econd wif«
ii h ,"5 arrl* Nation of hatchet fan had not been
adjudged Insan Captain Nation would probably
never have lived with her ,*.- - lln In a letter writ
on.nM,^w "V, 1 ! r h^"^-i that h, .....,ij never
11 '"m tn i\.i:. „ ,i;.,| |i| s wife.
financial.
The Fin .incur World.
Yesterday's bank statement when It came out
knocked the market silly Neither was there
as much recovery as there should have been,
ivhen the hasty Inquiries which the unexpected
figures started, brought out explanations which
showed that the -1 million increase in loans and
the nearly 10 million decrease in the reserve, was
due to a temporary shifting of accounts. The
fact is. the market is not exactly as robust as
it was before it got that knock down in th»
Northern Pacific corner. It takes fright easily,
and recovers slowly. So when the statement
threaded Its way along the. tap?, there -was a
rush of the traders to get out of stocks which
dropped quotations all along the line. Had the
rank and tile been as • confident as they were
recently, all the statement would have done
would have been to dull the trading while ex
planations were sought.
It is quite clear that the Street had forgotten
about the subscriptions to the new issue of
Pennsylvania stock, otherwise a statement such
as appeared would have been certainly looked
for. It was in March that the Pennsylvania
Company authorized an issue of new stock
equal to one third of the amount then out
standing—l."l millions. Subscriptions were to
be made between the Ist ard the l.'.th of this
month, and UM money is now being paid in
Here it will be seen Is a trifling sum of fifty to
sixty millions to be accounted for. On the top
of this, the financing of the new tobacco com
l>a:.y has called for lIW Ratherins together of.
twenty to thirty millions more. The two opera
tior.s together make a shiftins: around ol some
eighty millions of dollars— a sum quite enough
to disturb any bank statement. Furthermore, tt
Is asserted by those who are most intimately
acquainted with these operations, that they will
probal ¦!>• make next weeks bank statement
look worse than this one. After that, things
will straighten themselves out.
It should be noted that however alarming the
statement appeared in figures, there was no
disturbance of the money market. Raf^s all
the week averaged about 3 per cent. Probably
thi.s fact tended to intensify the surprise the
statement caused, because usually some stiff»n
ing of rates and scratching for money precedes
the appearance of a bank statement showing a
heavy decrease in the reserve. In this case
there was none; but perhaps there may be the
comins week.
If there is, the stock market will very likeTy
be irregular. It will not be so easy to pick out
the particular stocks which ar» going up. But
th*» husiness which makes the prices is all right.
There hi no trouble there. The earnings of th
roads continue; on an unprecedented scale: and
the bank clearings, which indicate th'- activity
of general trade, beat all records. They do this
even when the totals for this city, which of
course are swelled by stock speculation, are
eliminated from the tables. We thought th
showings of the roads for Ayril were phenom
enally large; the railroad men say those for .Mi
will beat them. In the case o| the Atchison. it
Is claimed that the May earnings will put ttv>s«
of April quite in the sjHMl*; and those were far
and away the largest the road ever had.
Of instanc the' Southern Pacific. Some
months ago. the managers claimed that the road
Would earn this fiscal year, fully 7«> millions.
The purchase of the stock was advised on this
Haim It looks now as if th* year's earnings
would total in excess of 18 millions— indeed i*
the months of May and June are as large as
May. the aggregate will be over TS millions.
In connection with these roads, the oil dis
coveries in Texas are of great importance. Ol
course the oil industry itself is a great thm^.
but as anal ¦ th'ns: for the Beothcra Pacttlc is
the use of oil for fuel in place of coal. The fuel
cost to every railroad system in the count.y
varies with the location of the system. Th<
Pennsylvania has the cheapest; the Southern
Pacific the highest. Coal is an expensive article
on Its lines. r«v using ol] fuel, th* cost can b*
bronchi down ao thai lh« annual fuel bill will
be h-sser.ed by a couple of millions. The Atchi
son can also save, though not nearly to the sanv
extent. It can us--" the oil fuel profitably on th^>
Pacmv coast end of its system. The Texas
Pacific is another road which will derive gre.it
benefli from th» oil discoveries. Precisely how
much these roa-?s can save in cost of operation,
and how much they will gain in freight. cammt
of course be ligui. I en •' this time. Qcac
estimates only are aoasiMc but the most con
servative estimates show very large aecawjlowi
to Rros-s and n«t earnings. It may be added
also, that the Mexican roads will derive substan-
Hal b.Tießt from the use of < ii fuel.
Presumably, we shall not have ¦ great while
?r> rail bow before the Missouri Pacific com
bination will be in shape to announce to the
public; unless the Rockefeller^Gould people think
It well to defer bringing the thing out till the
Fall. The movements of Missouri Pacific in the
market make it plain enough thai the stoi is
held in block, and Texas Pacific also. The
Wabash end of th^ coatbiaatioa would appear le
have been the subject of negotiation between
the great railroad aawera. in coanoctioa with
the proposed eateaakw into Pittsburg. It is
Intimated, however, that an arrangement has
been arrived at with the Pennsylvania.
Theiv was* considerable activity tn the Read
ing an- Erie laawts in the early part of the weah,
with improvement in price*. R->th IBOWM will
eoatinae to be popular trading Btochs, is th y
are tow priced and have r» promising future. The
condition of the anthracite trade eacoui the
hope of higher prices for them. The anthracite
productloa for May was 1.474.000 toaa, as
against 3,537,000 tons for the corresponding
month last year. While the common and second
preferrt .1 stocks are naturally m.-st favored by
the specaJatora, the first preferred at goin?
prices auaead themselves to the investor.
Some .tuite extravagant predictions lie occa
atowally heard as to the price at which Readtaw,
first wllj sell
LoaisviOe a Nashville has been having ¦ little
hull nviverrer.t all to itself, and it is hinted that
when the next dividend comes, there will boewl
per eawi e\rra attached to it. Southern Rail
road preferred is a good purchase whenever It
gres off. 't will pay its full 5 per cent in ¦¦ ¦
great while. The common, of course. |f raeca
latlre.
Not a great deal ha* been doing in the trac
tion.-. Brooklyn had a sudden dip on the fire
in its great power boast; but it went baefe again
quickly enough when the trifling character of
the- lose was known. With regard to Metropoli
tan, the big speculative element in that lies In
the . aaactedj results from the change te elec
tricity in its traction system. If these results
ar»- aaywasve near what it is claimed they will
be* namely, in great reduction in cost cf opera
tion, the stcck will assuredly go to 200. the fls
ure its friends name for it.
One of the things to be looked out for now i 3 the
annual crop* scare. We got a touch cf it the
past weak, when the Kansas and Northern Texas
wheat crops were reported to be in bad shape.
This pointed to the Atchison. Latest reports tell
of rains all over Kansas. There is no doubt.
however, original heavy estimates of the crop
lhi»r»» will have to be cut down. The wheat crop
0| the whole country will undoubtedly be a fu'l
average; It is sectional loss we have t> watch.
This hit 3 seme Important railroad system.
Indications ar» that the market will be lrraf
ular the comins week.
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