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GAVE OFFICIALS STOCK
SATS HATES IMPROVED.
"Cod' Man Tells of Relations Kith
. . ■ 'P. !i. I?.— Favoritism Shoun. '
Philadelphia, May 16.— Revelations of an un
■ usual character were made to-day In the In
vestigation of the Interstate Commerce Comrals
eton into th« alleged «llscrlminaUoa by railroad
companies In the distribution of cars to coal
companies in the bituminous region. Three
Important witnesses were heard— George W.
Crelgbton. general superintendent of the Penn
sylvania division of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company; Robert X. Cassatt. son of President
Caasatt of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Bast
ern manager of the Keystone Coal and Cok«
Company, and John M. Jamison, of Greensburg,
Perm.. president of the Jamison Coal and Coke
' Company-
Mr. Crelghton Bald that he held stock In sev
eral coal companies and that the stock had been
presented to him. Mr. Jamison testified that his
company had given Pennsylvania Railroad offi
cials stock in his company with the object of
obtaining better treatment and facilities from
the corporation. He also said that Robert Pit
cairn now assistant to President Cassatt. had
declined a proffer of stock, saying that he pre
ferred the money. Mr. Jamison bought the stocK
back from him for $5,000.
R. K. Cassatt told the commission that at a
time when the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
was suffering from a scarcity of coal cars It
had relinquished It. claim to 500 cars ordered
from the Pressed Steel Car Company and that
the cars had been purchased by the Keystone
Coal and Coke Company.
Another witness was George W. Clark. Penn
sylvania Railroad car distributer at Altoona,
who told of having received monthly a check for
150 from Captain Alfred Hicks, a mine operator,
and said that he did not know why the money
was sent to him.*':^- \L
Mr. Clark was the first witness, and besides
telling of receiving the 550 checks said that
occasionally he had received orders for special
assignments of cars to certain companies.
MR. CASSATT EXAMINED.
R. K. Cassatt was then called and asked If
the Keystone company had ever received any
•pedal assignment of cars from the Pennsyl
vania Railroad. He replied in the negative.
The examination continued:
Q.-Durln* 1902 and 1903 were not frequent orders
«eni from tne Pennsylvania Railroad office to fur
nish your company with special cars? A.— J«o. i*ut
In ISO 2we secured five hundred new cars from the
Pressed Steel Car Company. the equipment of
q _. \\>re those cars taken from the equipment of
the Pennsylvania Railroad? A .-No. the J»en n syl
rar.i^ Railroad had placed an order with th«
Pressed Steel Car Company for space for five nun
flred cars. The Keystone company was in need of
»rs and the Pennsylvania Railroad reHnoutahed
thi 6?are and we made a contract with the Pressed
Steel Car Company for the cars. *•_,„•»
q._ Was there a scarcity of cars at that time?
A 1 Th I en why did the Pennsylvania Railroad re
linquish Its claim for those cars In order to give
them to you? A We are one of the largest.snip
pers of coat and we had a number of "'««"£ con-
Irarts. The cars were not taken from the Pennsyl- '■
vania's equipment. They were not under construe-
Son until after the signing of the contract between
the Keystone company and the Pressed Steel car
Company.
Mr. Cassatt was asked to enumerate the vari
ous coal companies In which he was interested,
and he did so. saying that the management of
each company was practically the same. In the
ease of the 8. Latrobe-Connellsvllle Company, he
raid William A- Patten, J. H. Purviance. Robert
Pitcairn. jr.. and others, either now or at one
time connected with the Pennsylvania Railroad,
were interested In the company.
STOCK IN MAN'T MIXES.
George W. Crelghton, general superintendent
of the Pennsylvania division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, was examined about the distribution of
cars. He said that for a number of years the
ratings and percentages of the various coal com
panies were regarded as confidential, and a coal
company had no way of determining ■whether It
was receiving its proper percentage. Mr.
Creighton said he owned stock In several coal
companies, the shares having been given to him
while he was In charge of the distribution of
cars over the division on which the mines are.
Among these companies were the following:
Mitchell. Watson & Co.. 667 shares; Cochran
Coal Company, 250 shares; Cabot Creek Coal
Company, 50 shares; Commercial Coal Com
pany. 23 shares;. Big Bend Coal Company. 17
hares: Monterey Coal Company, 40 shares. In
addition he held 200 shares of the Saltsburg Coal
Company stock, which he purchased, according
to his statement, at half par value.
Mr. Creighton. in regard to the freight con
gestion In 1903, following the settlement of the
strike in the anthracite region, said he found ii
necessary practically to abandon the percentage
basis and distribute the cars among about thirty
or forty companies which had large contracts to
fill. The Berwlnd-White company, the Key
atone company and the Jamison company were
among the companies thus favored. Asked why
this was done. Mr. Creighton said that a few of
the bigger concerns had first choice because they
supplied the more Important consumers.
STOCK GIVEN; RATES IMPROVED.
John M. Jamison, of the Jamison Coal and
Coke Company, said that through J. R. McGin
ley. of Pittsburg. five hundred shares of the
stock of the Jamison company had been offered
to Robert Pltcalrn. now assistant to the presi
dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, who was
formerly connected with the Pittsburg division.
Mr. Pitcatrn did not want the stock, however,
and the witness said he bought it back from
him for $5,000. According to Mr. Jamison, he
was told by Mr. McGinley that Mr. Pltcalrn
eaid he preferred the money to the stock.
"Why was this stock offered to Mr. Pitcairn?"
the witness was asked.
"I believe Mr. McGinley considered him a good
man to have In the company because of his
railroad connections," replied Mr. Jamison-.
The witness was asked if he held any stock
In trust. He replied that there were four hun
dred shares In his name which belonged equally
to Edward Pitcairn, trainmaster of the Pitts
burg division, and R. L. O'Donnel, general su
perintendent of the Buffalo & Allegheny Valley
division. The stock was given to the men
named. Asked if there were any other railroad
officials who held stock In the company. Mr.
Jamison said George W. Clark, car distributer
at Altoona, Perm., held a hundred shares, and
Joseph Boyer, employed la the offlse of A. W.
Glbbs, superintendent of motive power of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, two hundred.
Commissioner Clements asked the witness If
tats motive in giving the stock away was that of
obtaining better treatment and facilities from
Che railroad. Mr. Jamison said that was the
object.
"What were the obstacles In your way?" said
the commissioner.
. "We had no cars, and the freight rates were
Irksome.**
"Have the rates improved since?"
"They have."
After further examination the witness said
that la the early part of 1003 there had been
:nuch general complaint among the coal com
panies of favoritism on the part of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, by which the Berwlnd-White
company, the Keystone Coal and Coke"VsonT
leay. the Huron company, and the Alexandria
crops*/ were said , to neve benefited.
An order dated February ft. 1003, and Issued
by Superintendent Creighton was placed lii evi
denoe. It directed that the equivalent of 500
cars daily be placed at th* disposal of the B*r
wind-Wblte company and that special cars bo
.-sent to the Perm Gas mines of the United Gas
Improvement Company, the Westmoreland Coal
Company and the Loyal Haasa Coal and Goto
Stem. JBFofflieiPS
direct attention to their facilities for tha
Cold Storage of
Furs, Fur Lined Garments,
Orkrrl£] Rugs, Draperies and 'Hangings
WITH FULL INSURANCE AGAINST DAMAGE BY MOTHS AND FIRE AT - ;
VERY MODERATE CHARGES.
. Alterations and Repairs
MADE DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER AT MUCH LESS THAN
REGULAR RATES. ESTIMATES SUBMITTED AND ARTICLES CALLED
FOR-spN REQUEST.
LACE CURTAINS CLEANED AND STORED DURING THE SUMMER.
NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR STORAGE.
West Twenty •third Street
Company, after which distribution was to be
made in accordance with the instructions of the
general manager of January 31.
CASSATT RETIREMENT REPORT
President of P. R R. Said to Have Been De
ceived by Subordinate Officials.
Philadelphia, May 16.— "The North American**
to-morrow will say:
Circumstantial reports that Alexander J. Cas
satt has determined to resign the presidency of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in conse
quence of the startling disclosures In the rail
road coal investigation yestertiay reached the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
It is said that before leaving for Europe last
week Mr. Cassatt told some of his closest per
sonal friends that he had been grossly deceived
by his subordinate officers of the Pennsylvania
railroad concerning the actual facts and condi
tions in the management of the company.
These intimate friends were assured by Mr.
Cassatt that he had relied upon statements
made to him which, in the light of recent devel
opments, have proved false.
According to the reports, Mr. Cassatt will re
tain his position until the investigation is con
cluded, so that no one may say that he retired
under fire.
TELLS OF BRIBE OFFER.
Insurance Commissioner Tempted
with Campaign Contribution.
Milwaukee. May 16.— Before the special in
surance investigating committee of the Wiscon
sin Legislature this afternoon Insurance Com
missioner Host testified that on June 16, 1903,
the date on which the hearing in the case of the
State of Wisconsin agt. the Equitable Life As
surance Society of the United States for a
compulsory distribution of the surplus of that
company to Wisconsin policyholders was to be
held by him. Secretary of State Walter I*
Houser entered the Insurance Commissioner's
office and said that if Mr. Host would render a
decision in accordance with a slip handed by
Mr. Houser to Mr. Host, which would have been
a decision favorable to the Equitable company,
that the Equitable Life Assurance Society would
give $2,000 toward a campaign fund for a re
nomination of the state officers in the next cam
paign.
The slip which Insurance Commissioner Host
testified Secretary of State Houser handed to
him was presented to the commission and con
tained on it these words:
"Petition is denied and same is dismissed for
the reason that a determination of the subject
thereof requires the exercise of judicial function
that cannot be exercised by the defendant.
"It is further announced as a rule of this de
partment that no similar proceedings be enter
tained until a final adjudication of the same Is
had in the courts of the state."
Mr. Host testified that he told Mr. Houser that
he would think the matter over. His decision
was against the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety, which afterward took the case into the
courts and there obtained a rule adverse to Mr.
Host's order for a compulsory distribution of
the suprlus on deferred dividend policies at least
once in five years.
Insurance Commissioner Host further testified
that Robert Lußcombe, who has for years rep
resented insurance companies before various
..legislatures, telephoned to him three times from
Chicago between June 16 and July 31. 1903, the
latter having been the day on which Mr. Host
rendered his decision, and asked Mr. Host to
come to Chicago, saying he thought he had an
argument which would convince Mr. Host that
the statute in question was not compulsory.
Secretary of State Houser took the stand in
his own defence and admitted that he and Lus
combe were friends, and declared that Luscombe
had handed him the written slip of paper which
he had handed to Mr. Host and requested that
he give it to the Insurance Commissioner. Mr.
Houser. however, emphatically denied that any
mention was made of a campaign fund contri
bution at the time of his handing the slip of
paper on which the Equitable decision was
written to the Insurance Commissioner.
Correspondence was read showing that Mr.
Host had informed Attorney General O'Connor,
who is hiu private attorney, of this Houser in
cident many months ago, and that Mr. O'Connor
had brought Mr. Host before the committee to
testify in the case.
OPERATORS GET GUARDS.
Will Open Mines with Pinkerton
Men to Prevent Trouble.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. 1
Wheeling. W. Va.. May 16. — Operators of three of
the biggest coal companies in Eastern Ohio who
attended the "stand pat" conference at Columbus
last Friday have determined to open mines with
non-union men, and as a result Pinkerton men
from Cleveland are arriving at the mines of the
United States Coal Company and the Bradley
Coal Company, near Smithneld. Ohio. Ten of
them passed through Steubenvllle this afternoon
and said that more would follow In the morning.
Operators in the big districts traversed by
the Wheeling A Lake Erie and the Cleveland
A Pittsburg say that they realise they will have
stiff opposition, but developments of the last
three days make them confident that they will
be able to open their plants.
MINERS AGAIN REFUSE ARBITRATION.
Mitchell Telegraphs to Winder, Quoting Pre
vious Objections to Proposition.
Indianapolis. May 16.— The following telegram was
sent to John H* Winder. Columbus. Ohio, to-day, by
President John Mitchell of the United Mine work
ers, In response to a communication. in which Mr.
Winder, as chairman of the "stand pat" operators,
of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, again proposed to sub
1 mit all differences between . the operators and
miners to a board of arbitration:
«^t^i rt h5 to yo . ur favor of Mr V 11 and resolution
Uil^inL r o .P er a to f« of the atates of Ohio. Indiana
n2tir»ni!iK-«£. cg .i 10 *«y« y l at complete vote of Inter-
Amert?! *£**«•«{*« Board" UnlteS Mine Workers of
America. ls n against accepting the proposition ofler
wfen ?n^h* tO ?rWtratlon differences affecting
yo^;prS^in cl th .d r n'n^? of Joint confer
|w^JEre»^^
• n^ n Ev a £?.n <l V On lhat wouW «hA«»K* differentials
w^fld L, J£w£L a £3' mm * nn L ln competitive district.
XEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUXE. THURSDAY. MAY' 17. 190C>.
ULYPHANT TO TJ-^TII Y.
Mutual Official Coming Home at
Jerome's Request.
Robert Olyphant. a trustee of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company and former chairman of its
committee on expenditures, sailed from Europe
yesterday, and will be in this city in time to
appear as a witness before the special grand
Jury the latter part of next week. His return is
in obedience to a request of District Attorney
Jerome conveyed through Bowers & Sands,
and is in keeping with a promise he made be
fore his departure that he would come back If
Mr. Jerome wanted him.
H. P. Velte, counsel for Andrew C. Fields, yes
terday contradicted a report that Fields had
been In conference with Mr. Jerome and had
made a full confession, agreeing to be a volun
tary witness regarding the disposal of a fund of
$100,000 a year at Albany. Fields is still at
Ocean Grove, and is said to be too ill to come
to this city, but Mr. Velte says he will come as
soon as his health permits.
Three witnesses were before the special grand
Jury in the Mutual investigation. They were
Emory McClintock. vice-president of the Mutual;
Charles A. Preller. its auditor, and C. Clifford
Gretsinger, assistant auditor. Mr. McCHntock,
who was the company's actuary In the scandal
period, never had anything to do with the "yel
low dog" transactions. The other two witnesses,
it is said, were able to give information as to
the passage of the vouchers for "yellow dog"
payments through the hands of various officials,
but knew nothing about the purposes of the pay
ments.
President Peabody of the Mutual yesterday
said it was apparent that the leaders of the
"twisting" movement by which Mutual policy
holders in Great Britain are going over to the
North British and Mercantile were inflating the
amount of the policies involved. He added:
The cable messages assert that the Duchess of
Marlborough had J260.000 insurance In our com
pany. As a matter of fact she had only be
tween $90,000 and $100,000. W. W. Rutherford.
Member of Parliament for the West Derby Divi
sion. Is represented as having transferred for
himself and others $500,000 of our policies to the
North British company. Mr. Rutherford only
had between $9,000 and $10,000 of Insurance in
our company. It is true that Lord Whamcllffo
had $50,000, and that J. M. Walker had between
$100,000 and $110,000. These figures only go to
show that much of the information which is
being sent over here from Great Britain is un
true.
W. A. Day. controller of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, announced that he had ap
pointed Gerald R. Brown, who had been in
charge of the real estate operation, as deputy
controller. H. R. Winthrop, the Equitable'a
treasurer, announced that he had appointed
Michael Murray, one of the cashiers, an as
sistant treasurer, and also had reappointed W.
B. Bremner as assistant treasurer.
It was announced that Michael Coleman, an
appraiser for the Mutual Life, had resigned, and
had moved his office to the Equltable's real
estate department. It was said that no succes
sor to Mr. Coleman had been appointed by the
Mutual.
BITTER FEELING ABROAD.
Untermyer Says Foreign Policy
holders Doubt Insurance Reform.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.)
Providence, May 1G. — Samuel Untermyer, of
New York, who was here to-day as counsel for
George B. Robinson in relation to the Gorham
Company merger, gave an expression of opinion
on the recent taking over ty the North British
and Mercantile Company of $45,000,000 of poli
cies held by English subjects in the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York. He Is counsel
for the international policyholders" association,
and cabled to Londbn advising the policyholders
not to surrender their policies.
Mr. Untermyer said that there was widespread
dissatisfaction throughout Europe with both the
Mutual and the New York Life Insurance com
panies, due, he said, to the revelations of cor
ruption that were constantly increasing. The
attitude of the present management was re
garded as distinctly hostile to the interests of
the policyholders. The management's profes
sions of reform were ridiculed, he said, and they
were looked upon as mero stalking horses for
the discredited and deposed officials. The suits
thus far begun were believed to be mere shields
to protect the powerful financial interests that
should have been proceeded against.
Foreigners have settled down to the convic
tion, he believed, that there can be no general
reform or restitution until the present regime
is expelled.
ARRESTED FOR WEARING ELK PIN.
Member of Unrecognized Negro Lodge Ac
cused by Exalted Ruler.*
(By Telegraph to he Tribune.]
Rochester, May — H. D. Murray, a negro,
was arrested this afternoon by Dr. Richard
J. Decker, Exalted Ruler of Rochester Lodge.
No. 24, B. P. O. E.. on a charge of wearing
a pin pf the order. The charge is under a
section of the State Penal Cole that prohibits
the wearing of the emblem of any order that
has been In existence for more than ten years
by one not entitled to wear it. The offence is a
misdemeanor. '
A negro lodge of Elks was formed here about
a month ago. It has been closely watched by
members of . Rochester Lodge, which does not
recognize the negro association. \ Murray is a
member of the negro lodge.
CHICAGO OFFICES FOR STEEL TOWN.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.]
Chicago. May 16.— Executive offices for the new
town of Gary, Ind.. owned by the United States
Steel Corporation, will be in the new Commercial
National Bank Building, now being finished here.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC
SunrtM «:«4|Bunaet 7:«|Mooo rises 2:l3|Mooa' as* It
HJOH WATER. ~ "
A.M.— flandy Hook 8:11 JGov. Island S:«4iHall G*t» *.»
P.M.— Hook 8:flB[O. t. UlsnS «:2|aaU OatS cIS
j INCOMING STEAMERS.
• TO-PAT.
I Vessel. AauJTSay §.....,. '.' •.„'«
1 •tfocrtiaaa Antwfp, i&r 5..... J ....... R i> tl E '^,
'Bay by the Mark; ,
Others do ; 'why not you ? '
EARL £• WILSON.
Cellars Shirts.
•Mararal Grenada. Mar 10. Trtnlda4
•Seguranca Vera Crus. May 1© Wsrd
•Senses Tampico. Mar 10 Ward
•New York Turk* Island, May 12 Clyd*
El Mar Galveston. May 11 Morsan
Concho Galveston. May 0
City of Memphis Savannah. May 14 Savannab
FRIDAY. MAY 18.
•Colon Colon. May 13 Panama
•Alene Inagua. May IS Htmb-Am
•Ponce Pore*. May 12 NY *P
EieterClty Swansea. May B iPJ"* 01
San Marcos Galveeton. May 12 Mallory
SATURDAY. MAY 19?
•Campania Liverpool. May 12 Cunard
•New York Southampton. May 12 American
•La Sa vole Havre. May 12 French
•Kalserln Au«. Vic. Harrburs;. May 10 Himb-Ara
Chalmette. New Orleans. May 14 Morgan
El Norte Galveston. May 14 Morgan
Sabtne Mobile, May 14 Mallory
City of Colutnbur Savannah. May 16 Savannah
SUNDAY. MAT 20.
•Furnessla Glasgow May 12 Anchor
Pannonia Naples, May 7 Cunard
•Brings mall.
OUTGOING STEAMERS
TO-DAY.
Vessel
Vessel. For. lane. Mall closes. sails.
La Touralne. Havre. French 7:ooam 10:0O am
C F Tletgen. Copenhagen, Scand-Am. . 9:00 a m 11:00 am
BlUcher. Hamburg. Hamb-Am 10:03 am I:3opm
Pretoria. Bermuda, Quebec 8:00 am 10:00 am
Monterey. Havana. Ward 9:00 a m 12:00 m
TJomo. Canopeche. 12:00 m 3:00 p m
El Sud. Galveston. Morgan % 3:00 p m
Hamilton. Norfolk. Old Dominion 3:0) pro
FRIDAY. MAY 18.
Yucatan. Tamplco. Ward 12:00 m S-COsm
Camaguey. Santiago. Ward 12:00 m 300 m
Colorado. Bruni.wick. Mallory *j^™ 300 Dm
Princess Anne. Norfolk, Old Dominion. 3:00 Dm
Apache. Jacksonville. Clyde sioOpm
-. SATURDAY. MAY 18.
?- t ™£ a Ji! < ?««M»arnpton. American «:00am 9:30 am
\^t^H V \' rr I)oofI )oof - CUnard 8:30 am 12:00 m
/eeland. Antwrrp. Red Star 12:O» m 2:00 p m
Maracalbo Curacoa. Red D 8:30 am 12:00 m
£?, " nn a a .- £?n? n 'MS"' Xy * PR »:00am 12:u> in
«" e . r^ St Kltti '- Mr & Dem 9:00 am 12:00
M-rlda. Havana. Ward l»:0Oam l:Wpm
Finance. Colon. Panama 11:30 am 3:oUp<n
Alleghany. Jamaica, Hamb-Am 11:30 am 2:00
Orinoco Colon. R M S P 12:30 am 3:Mpm
La Bretagn*. Ha\Te. French 8 00 p m
Graf WaWersee, Hamburg. Hamb-Am. 1:00
Mesaba, London. Atlantic Trans o : 0O a m
Columbia. Glangiw. Anchor 8 : 0ODm
El Slglo. Galveston. Morgan ..."" S : 00 P
El Paso. New Orleans, Morgan >„ 300 p £
Concho. Ga veston. Mallorj* 8 : 0O Dm 1
Huron. Jacksonville. Clyde %$ d m
City of Memphis. Savannah. Savannah. 3 : 00» m
Jefferson. Norfolk. Old Dominion....?: 1:00pm
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS.
Destination and steamer. Close In V V
Tahiti and Marquesas Islands — Mariposa * " *
(via San Francisco) May 13. 12-80 am
Australia (except West). FIJI Islands and •"•m
New Caledonia' — Maheno (via Van- ' •
couver and Victoria. B. c. ) May 20. 6.00 d m
Guam and Philippine Islands— U. g. " yJI * "^Pm
Transport Logan (via San Francisco). May 21. 12:30 am
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Wednesday, May 16, 1906
ARRIVED.
Steamer Oceanic (Br). Cameron, Liverpool May 9 and
SiTVmT- 10 ' tO the Whlte Btar Line, with 340 cabin
aJ'lhl'g.rlris^rnr 11 * 6™6 ™- mIUIS and mdS *- A " lv
Steamer Caronla tßr). Barr. Liverpool May 8 and
Queenstown 9. to the CUnard SSS S Co. Lt^wlth 387 eabhl
Ba? it'?!o3 p*m*** paßlensers and mdse. Arrived at th«
Steamer • Wella City (Br>. King. Bristol April 24 and
It W ?hT B a : rr S.S '.t t0 9: JJ 2 olro I rm Artlell^ ™ md » e &&
rJS!r am < " Brilliant (Ger). Bchroeder. Hull May 1 to
Philip Riiprecht. in ballast. Arrived at the Bar a? 7a m
Steamer Curitjba (Cuban). Wright. Glbara May 5 Nlpi
«i I 6^ nd Nuev " a » "• to W D Munson. with 88 paneS!
gers and mdse. Arrived at the Bar at 430 a m v " WBa^
Steamer Parlma <Br). Carey. Demerara May 8 Barbados
rJ*** ll^? & Dominica 8. AntUua ». St Kltuf 10 st
Crolx and St Thomas 11. to A E Outerbrtde & Co with
9^0 PP a MM m CnB ' r " > m * "nd m<1 '" s - Arrived at th. Bar .t
-iTKS^'ffvan^^
A^raTtnt & S^~^^&Sr2£i
aS-ft^ «& & >HS. *\£ «
to^ R°u^e n ch« h) ba,S:r ArrtvXa^C *
pp P«P «v a "£![ Ma *? a u &- fennel!. San Juan May 10. to th«
Bar at *STp m Company - wkh md «- Arrived 'at thi
Stean-cr KiJnisin Luise (Ger). Volger Genoa. Xl» v 1
at^e BBaVafTI:SoTT8 B aVafTl:soTT PaSSenßerS and "*- drivel
Steamer Winder. Dow. Jobos April 29. San Juan Miv
ship Company, with sugar. Arrived at toe SS? ft B^o
Steamer Kong Frode (Nor), riansen. Port Antonin iifnw
« 7:Va e m. attagUo **"" Comi ' an > r - *Kuh, air
Ftrr.mer Simon Dumols (Nor), Llndoe Port l«i» . n T «
r^t »=s. I s£/ss!-*&
Steamer Bodo (Nor). Larsen. Montego Bay May 1O to
Steamer » Alba. Quick. Galveston « days to th.
B Va"T lard °" Companj - with S!.'^? t &&„'?,;• :?
&:'ll£Hf?3'«' saw arss
Htmimer Ilhmllton. Boaz. Newnort v«, «_j ». _, V^
to th- Old Dominion Ss Co. with Dassen^er^. ? OT *, oXit
Left Quarantine at 3:SO p ni Passengers and mdse.
Pteamer Northtown. Van Gllrter n,™,.., _» .
2%7»f IWrtl & C °- ln tanasj^ n U n rant,no
S Steamer Benefactor. Bwnln. Phtladelnhia th - ™-•
Ss Co. with mJse Off Highlands "a? S >K lpm ° ly<le
Steamer Blueneldn. Hasting? Baltimore t^H n »•
with mdse. Left Quarantine at 64" a m^ ' Foster.
b Sandy Hook. NJ. May * 0:30 > m— tttn* west. •. v
breeze; cloudy and hazy. P m— wind west, light
SAILED.
Steamers Santurce. Ponce. Arroyo etc- «,_,. ,r. »
Grenada and Trldldad; Valdlvia «Ger) Caw Havt? r)>
Port-au-Prince, etc; Monroe. Norfolk and NewDori *& „.'
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Public 'Notices, c
>OUPEBSIB COURT," APrKLI.ATF-: DIVISION
*7 First Department— the matttr of th« SMHcstOas)
of th* Board of Rapid Transit Railroad cosisilssloe-h
for th* City ot Now York for th* appointment of thrw
commissioners to determlno and report whether a rapid
transit railway or railways, for tho eoareyance and tran».
porUtlon of persona and property, as determined by tv»
Board, ought to be constructed and operated. ■ Jerons 9
Avenue Bub-:;y. PubUc notice Is hereby give* that. pur
soant to th* provisions of Charter « of th« Laws o-jujj.
as amended, th* undersigned Board of R*P«* ThwU
Railroad Commissioners wIU apply to th* Appellat*
Division of the supreme Court of th* Stats of N*w , or
for tho First Judicial Department, at a term thjjjof^to
be held at th* Appellate Division Court Hous* IMkM
Avetiu* and 2Bth Street. Borough of ,M, M « nl> * tt ff B;.jS!?.B ;.jS!?. 2
New York, on th* »th day of May. 100^ •**•'**£,£
th* afternoon of that day. or as soon thereafter ascoun
•el can be heard, for the appointment of WMCcnitfs
•loners In th* •■ above entitled - matter to **«£**»•'£*
report, after due hearing, whether . , raUwsy « «« l
In tald city for th* tra«ai»oitstton of P^ n> "i™ 'J25.
,iT. no.iiinn «i' >h« 1.1 d Board datea tne loin cay o.
ADrll^lOt°° and tbV aadavlta and papers accompanyla*
15 u^i Anoeiiate Division on or about the 20th dajr of
Am^lMsTuS T»^iddltio. thereto such otheroap*™ as
Xmii 'ti.\«iMnttd to th* court by the said Board.
A dSeSpoS^* JhVVout* »nd spiral P
«^ AfihVuld nUwn or raßways forms part of tho
££ers Al*d M afore«ald wltß th* aatd Clerk of tho
sX™ate Division. The following is a brief and sub
stantial synopsis of the said route In th* County ,t New
Y^ TbV fine here proposed consists of a four track
subway runn rig through jSrome Avenue from about :l6lth
Street near Its southerly end. to the Junction with Wood
te"n'noad opposite Woodlawa Cemetery. From th*
southerly *nd of thla Una two connections are provided
with railways In Manhattan. Tin first Is a three track
SSiectlon lading to the bridge over th« > Harlem River
belonging to the Putnam Division of the New York Cen
tral A Hudson River Rallrosd Company. Jhe other .^twa
track subway caning und>r the Harlem River to a point
» Eighth Avenue near 13«h Street, so as to «*««»«*"*
a subway to be hereafter constructed under that ayenu*
A third spur Is planned to connect with ISM 9»»e«t near
Cromwell Avenue, so as to afford / weans of Junction
with the proposed Lexington Avenue subway ••»;«>«»•»*
by this BoardLThe object of th* afore»ald applicatlr.ns U
fo T obtain the appointment of *^S^SSZ I'nWeSjd
HH?l^,r,4oU?r r V,ih c 7*55 f
iIvSTi n>i inn which report. If In favor of the construction
Court be taken In lieu or the consent of th* property
owners alon« the line of said railway or railways.
BOAXD A Of" RAPID* TRANSIT RAILROAn commis-
DION L. BURROWS. Secretary.
(SUPREME COURT. APPELLATE DIVISION.
J"IRST DEPARTMENT.— In the matter of the appli
cation of the Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commis
sioners for the City of New Tor* for the appointment of
three Commissioners to determine and report whether »
rapid transit railway or railways for the conveyance and
transportation of persons and property, as determined by
the Board, ought to be constructed and operated.
WHITE PLAINS ROAD ROUTE.
Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to the pr^-
Tia«ons of Chapt-r 4 of the Usl of 1«01. as amended,
the undersigned Board of Rapid' Transit Railroad Com
missioners will apply to the Appellate Division of th«
Supreme Court of th« Stat« of New York for the First
Judicial Department, at a term thereof to be held at th«
ADDellate Division Court H"u«<\ Madison avenue and
Sth street Borpujfh of Manhattan. Cliy of New -York, on
the 25th day of May. 1006. at 1 o'clock In the afternoon
of that day. or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard,
for the appointment of three, commissioners In the abore
entitled matter to determine and report after due hearing
whether a railway or railways in said city for the trans
portation of persons and property ought to be constructed
and operated. The papers upon which the aforesaid ap
plication will be made are the petition of tile said Board
dated the 16th day of April. 1906. and the aflMarJts and
papers accompanying the same, all of which were filed
In the office of the Clerk of sail Appellate Division on or
about the 20th day of April. 1906. and In addition thereto
such other papers as shall be presented to th* Court by the
said Board.
A description of the rout* and general plan of con
struction of the said railway or railways forma part of
the papers filed as aforesaid with th* said Clark oflth*
Appellate Division. The following Is a brief and sub
stantial synopsis of the said route In the County of New
York: This route Is practically an extension of the present
rapid transit elevated viaduct. It Is to begin at 177 th
street and West Farms Road, near the Bronx Park, and
thence a three track elevated structure Is planned to run
along West Farms Road. Morris Park avenue and Whit»
Plains Road, to Its Intersection with East Mist street.
The object of the aforesaid application is to obtain th*
appointment of commissioners who shall determine after
public hearing of all parties Interested whether such
railway or railways ought to be constructs and operated,
and shall report the evidence taken to said Appellate Di
vision, together with a report of their determination,
which report. If In favor of the. construction and opera
tion of such railway or railways (as this Board will ask
that It shall be), shall, when confirmed by said Court. b«
taken In lieu of the consent of th* property owners alone
the line of said railway or railways.
. Dated. New York. April 25. 1006.
BOARD OF RAPID TRANSIT RAILROAD COMMIS
EIONEBS FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK
By ALEXANDER E. ORR.
President.
BION L. BURROWS.
Secretary.
Proposals.
PROPOSALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS RAIL
WAY AND STATIONFJIY SLTPLIES.— OffIce of As
sistant Purchasing Agent. Panama Rail Road Company.
24 State Str^t. New York. May 17th. 190* Sealed pro
ponals will be received at the office of the Assistant Pur
chasing Agent. Panama Rail Boad Company. 24 Stats
Street. New York, until 2 P M . May 24th. 19rt* for fur
nishing th« above mentioned articles. Blanks and fuU
Information may be obtained at this offlca. ALFRED
ANDERSON. Assistant Purchasing Agent.
PROPOSALS FOR FILLING POXDS.—OF
fIea of Constructing Quartermaster. Fort H. O. Wright.
jj V Sealed proposals. In triplicate, will be received
here until 3 p. m.. June 11. 1006. and then opened, for
furnishing labor, tools and material and filling p->nds on
thle reservation. Information furnished on application.
Envelopes containing proposals should b* marked: '•Pro-.
posals for Filling Ponds, to be opened June- 11. 1906."
and addressed. Constructing Quartermaster. Fort H. O.
Wright. N. V.. via New London^Con.
The Turf.
RACING AT
BELMONT PARK
MAY 10 TO I*. MAY S3 TO JOE 8.
Trains leave foot East Mth St. (11:20). 11:40). (12:01).
12™ (12 20) 12:3 O. 12:40. U2:50). 12:55. 1:00. 1:1©. 1:20;
I:3ft (1-40) 1-50 2:35. Leave Flatbush Aye. (12:00) 12:10.
(12:15) 12:30. 12:43. 1:00. 1:15. 1:30.
Trains in brackets run on opening day. Saturdays and
DD VV C arTo t rOßca?ror OB ca?ron t y 12:00 and 1:00 tral-, from East
84th St. reserved for members of the Turf ana Field
Club and annual subscribers. _._.,_ .
Boxes on sale at Waldorf-Astoria and Fifth Avenue
HoteU "Stih* £SU A ND MOTOR CABS
• TO THE TRACK.
Electric Vehicle ChaiKin*; Station on the grounds. k
i New York Transportation Co.. m^-
Bth Aye. and 4»th St. Telephone Columbus.
Nine Bay via Banes; Baker (Ger). Port Antonio. Port
Maria etc: Pokonoket (Pr). Norfolk: Dominic (Brt. Par*
and Manao*: Joseph W Fordney. Baltimore; Comus. New
Orleans; Evelyn. Norfolk.
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.
Oneenstown May 16. 7:55 a Arrived, steamer Car-
Q mlnil <Br). Pritchard. New York for Liverpool (and
London^'s^ay^e— Sailed, steamer Hlmera (Br). Pye. New
Dove i r° r May 10— Passed, steamer Idaho (Br). Loveriage.
Ar twerp 'May 8 "'"•• • a m— Arrived, steamer VaderUnd
<Bels>. EhofT. New York for Dover,
renoa. May 13— Sailed. steamers Sapecga (Ital>. Gustav
lno New York; 14. Llirurla (Ital). Dodero. New York.
i>».-.t»- Head May Itf— Paaned. steamer Calderon (Belg).
Kussell. ' New York for Manchester.
1-it.rauiir May 10— Passed, steamer In.irapura (Br).
Home New York for Singapore. Manila, etc.
Montevideo. April 20— Arrived, steamer Orizaba. Byrne.
New York and Baltimore for San Francisco and S*
uioJo May lfi — Arrived previously, steamer Wray Castle
»Br). McDowell. New York via Singapore. Hong Kong,
etc
Ponta Fcrraria. May — Passed, steamer Celtic (Br>.
Kelk. New York for Pot ta Delgada. Gibraltar. Naples
.mool May I«— Sailed, steamer Teutonic (Br). Tnomp
i% son. New York via Queenstown.
Proposals. } yi.':l\j£s
i»i:«»L(.SAL« . FOR FURNISHLn" "S3
* - bltcainous bunker coat— ©Ste» «• I—mi ,' nS
chasing Agent. Panama Rail Boas) "siisj ji f£t r ~
Street. New York. J!m 10. lOOd aSkJos* T^' I "**
received at this oAc* until 2 P. M-VjunoTlSS \Z *}?
nlshlng Beml-blfjmlnou« Bunker coal. •ssjabSw^L!?'
era of th. Panama Ball Road Cn—jsnr.' toTmLSS^l
on* year from Jon* 1 l»oa Blank* and fall I->AiiS!, e;
can ho had at this office. ALFRED ANDERS
stotant Purchasing >g.inl *"^*ua. *»-
TREASURY DEPARIHENT.— OFFICE tm
th* SupervUlng Architect. Wasaic«toa. D r 2?
10. 19WI. —SEALED PROPOSALS wiUtMTraeMvea I
office until 3 o dock P. M. on tb* 13th day of J«L M |l>
and then opened, for the InstallaUoa of a r"^-, •'"•
Sunser freight elevator la th* V. 8. Post Offle« mltV 9 '
ous* building at Now York. N. Y-. la acoardlZL 01 **
th* speculation, copies of which may be obtains*?.*!?
office at the discretion of th* SvpcrvMn. tl-V, U; '
JAMES KNOX TAYLOR. SipeAts^TArchiSct^"* l1 '*
POINT. N. T.. MAT l^l^T
Boated proposals In dupllcat* will bo iimi_i ■
until 12 o'clock, noon. Jane 13. IMS, fwrßaS^S 55»
termls. Plumbing Materials. Gas and Steam rif~ *
Hardware. Tools. Paints. Glass, and other s£e.ti.:S>
store* specified in schedule* t-» be bad upon a "**• -
The right in reserved to reject any » all imTiimmi **•
any part thereof. Enclose proposal* in -n-SnUZ^*- **
"Proposals for Military Supplies.'" aad •MimaZ^Sr*
termaater. westw est Point. N. X. "■* *••
QFFICE OF CONSTRUCTING QUAE .
master. Fort Terry. N. T.. May IS. lisa i "
proposals. la triplicate, will be received l atth-/**'" 1
until 12 o-clot* M. Tuesday. Jun* i, lm «JN
opened, for the construction of a brick st'.rWoM. «Js*»
brick workshop at Fort Terry. N. T. Plans aSS^SSi 1 -
catlcns may be se«n and Information obtained bvaS
to this office. The United States reaervea tS 522 1"*1 "*
accept or reject any or all proposal* or any DartVJ-L?
Blank forms for making proposals will be fuS«S?^
tending bidders upon application to this office irX?L«*
contalninz proposals must be marked "ProoosalafraT?? 99 * 1
structlon. and addressed to Li<>ut*nant UlaSLil*
Quartermaster. V. S. A.. Fort Terry. N. X. *""•*
grRINGFIELD ARMORY. MASS.. llIFl?
190 C —Sealed proposals. In duplicate, win t* J*
.eived here until 2 P. M.. June 14. ICOB. for^ieilA
Winchester Repeating Rifle*. Cat. 30. Model Miil!
pattern, with bayonets, bayonet scabbards, mln' £2?
spare parts, etc. Information furnl»»ie.i uoon *r**EsP*
to COLONEL FRANK H. PHIPPS. Ord. &mt. fwf*
__ Amusements. t
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s it.>»nosf * »c3»>r» mmtctm
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tub nnurr of ecßon ■**»*
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WATER COLOR „
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