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RUEF ARRESTED.
Taken at — Attorney Sen
tenced to Jail for Contempt.
Ran Francisco, March Abraham Rue? was
arrested to-night at a suburban resort by State
Senator V. J. Hlr;t.. who Was piloted to the
pimce by Detective Burns. Sheriff O*N>!l and
Coroner Walsh bavins admitted their inability
t-> find Rui'f. who bad beon declared by Judge
Dunne to be a fupitlvo from justice. Senator
Blggy was appointed ettaer to-day.
Samuel Shortridge. attorney of record for
Ruef. incurred a severe rebuke from Judge
Dunne to-day during r<n examination by As
sistant District Attorney Heney into the alleged
Inc.ompftrr.cy of Coroner Walsh, appointed by
the court as substitute for the disqualified Sheriff
O'Noll, to arrest Ruef.
Bfaortrfdgv persisted In an effort to enter ob
jection to a question put by H^ney. and would
tint he :.«r] by the court, which finally ad-
Judged ):j;» ; gui'.ty of contempt and sentenced
him to twenty-four hours" imprisonment In the
county jail.
Shortridpe escaped immediate incarceration
by applying to the District Court of Appeals for
a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that no
contempt had been committed. The controversy
will be argued Monday morning. In the mean
time Shortridge Is at liberty on his own recog
nizance.
MONITOR FLORIDA INJURED.
Damage to Pilot House and Superstructure
May Have Been Due to Gun Test.
I By MtgBBSSj to Th» Trlbur.*. ]
Norfolk. Va., March With the glass in the
pilot house smashed and with her superstruct
ure shaken the monitor Florida has returned to
the navy yard. The monitor went to sea last
Tuesday with the Naval Board to test a 12-inch
gun. What effect the firing had on the turret
cannot be learned officially here, but It Is said
that the test was not satisfactory. It is said
' the gun will bo arranged differently before
further tests are made.
The Florida was in the storm of last Wednes
day off the Virginian capes, and the damage to
the vessel may have been inflicted by the storm.
LEFT HUSBAND OUT OF WILL.
Former Brooklyn Woman Said He Wasted
Honey in Speculation.
ITiy Telegraph to The Tribune.]
La Porte, Ind., March 8. — That her husband
might be prevented from speculating with her
wealth. Mrs. Stowe D. Boles, whose will was
probated to-day at Goshen. cut him off •without
• cent, stipulating that her $150,000 estate shall
be held in trust. The legatees ' sharing equally
are two minor son."? and a stepson.
Mrs. Boles, who died January 20, was one
of seven heirs to the Matheson estate of Penn
sylvania. she came to Indiana last summer
from Brooklyn. S. V.. she said, to escape her
husband, who. she further alleged, had spent
much of her estate.
ALLEGES STANDARD COMPANY PLAN.
Michigan Representative Says Oil Interests
Are Behind Bill.
Lansing. Mich.. M.arch 8. — Representative W.
6. Galbraith, of Calumet, who was absent yes
terday when the House of Representatives
passed the Senate- bill which is designed to pre
vent the acquirement by the Calumet and Hecla
Mining Company of the Osceola, Allouez and
Centennial copper mines, mad a desperate ef
. fort to-day to have the House recall the bill from
I the Governor. His motion to this effect, how
' ever, was tabled. In a strong- denunciation of
the bill and its provisions Representative Gal
braith asserted that it was a plan of the Stand
ard Oil Interests, who are opposed to the Calu
met and Eteda Mining Company, to block the
latter company. He alleged that the Osceola
Copper Mining Company stockholders had
chosen by an avalanche of. proxies to go under
the Calumet and Beds management instead of
that of the Standard Oil Company, and declared
that if the bill was not Beaded it -.vould be re
ported In >."(.\v rot* that Standard Oil had
"gobbled up the Michigan legislature."
BLOCK ISLAND UFESAVING CENTRE.
Proposed in Bill Before Rhode Island Legis
—Action by Congress Urged.
Providence. March B.— Plans for making Block
Island the centre for extensive lifesaving
operations are embodied in a bill whi<-h has been
drawn for the consideration of the Rhode Island
l*gi»lature and urges the action of Congress In
•»»• matter. At present the island has two lifesav-
IhY station*, with the usual equipment, but the new
plans propose adding: a stout steamer to the service
which would be .1! Ie to CO promptly to scenes of
accident or collision far off in the Sound, such as
occurred in the pinking of the steamer Larchmont
by th«- schooner Harry Knowlton. on February 11
With a terribie loss of life.. To make such a project
effective th« plans call for the fitting of all vessels
cf considerable Me* with wireless telegraph out
fits and the establishment of a wireless station on
the island. '
From Point Judith to Cape Cod is one of the most
dangerous portions of the Atlantic seaboard and
one of the most travelled. Transatlantic liners pass
to the socttl of Block Island, too far away to be
elded in case of trouble under the present condi
tions, but with the help of wireless telegraphy and
the pro]>oS4«d government steamer Invaluable aid
might be rendered in tune of n«ed.
SEPARATED COUPLE DIE IN SAME HOUR.
Trenton. X. J.. March B.— Frederick Mull was
found dead in the bathtub of his home. In West
Hanover street, to-day. Apoplexy was found to
nave caused his death. Shortly after Mulls
death was reported to the police there was re
ported the sudden death of a woman In Pashley
o. venue. Later she was identified as Mull's wife.
The couple had not lived together for several
years. Both died from natural causes within a
few minutes of each other, and neither, of
course, knew of the other's death. .
VERDICT ON MONTREAL SCHOOL FIRE.
Montreal. March 6.— The verdict rendered to-day
in the accident at the Hochelaga Protestant School,
where seventeen children and a teacher lost their
...-es. <-i a f.re. holds no one criminally responsible.
It says, however, that the caretaker was to blame
In not closing certain doors, and thus preventing
the smoke from getting upstairs; that the Prot
estant school commissioners were to blame for not
holding fire drills oftener, and for the absence of
outride* fire apparatus; that the teacher. Miss Max
well, who lost her life trying to save the children
on the upper floor, was to blame in wasting too
much time before telling the children there of
their danger, and, in conclusion, recommends that
a fire marshal be appointed at each school.
FOR ADDITION TO BAY STATE CAPITOL.
Boston, Marc.i B.— A measure providing for the
erection of an eight story addition to the State
House on lsnd directly In the rear of the Capitol
has been favorably voted on by a committee of the
legislature which has had the matter under con
sideration. The addition would call for an ex
penditure of $1,250,000. according to the present
plans, and the building would face on Derne street
and would take in Temple an 4 Hancock streets.
Here it Is planned to place a!, the state depart
ments which at present are quartered in other
buildings throughout the city, and it would also
provide room for the Btate Supreme Court, which
at present ,1s in the lVmbertun Square courthouse.
This would help meet the problem of additional
room .'it tho courthouse. it is said.
THAW CAUSES LOSS TO FISHERMEN.
(By TVe«raph to The Tribune.]
East port, Long Island, March B.— The wanner
weather of the last few days, which baa caused
the Ice to break up. Is resulting In serious loss
to the fishermen in Gardiner's Bay and adjacent
v.-atnra on the east end of twang Island. 1 Thou
rands of dollars' worth of fykers have bean de
stroyed or are menaced by the floating Ice. The
tremors are endeavoring to save their outfits,
Ml with small aye-ream
XO BREAK IN DEADLOCK.
Rhode Island Republicans Consider
Getting Together — No Action.
fRy Telegraph to The Tribune.]
ProvMence. March I— To-day marked the close
of the eighth week of the three-cornered fight for
the United States ■enatorsbip In tola state, and
the thirty-fourth ballot disci tied no • significant
weakening In the ranks of -any of the candidates,
although the absence of four members of the Gen
eral Assembly caused ■ (ailing off of two votes in
the Colt column and one each from Mr. WTetmore's
and Colonel Goddard*s tally. The Republican leg
islators discussed quietly among themselves to-day
the proposition to get together early next week for
an Informal caucus, but no ' definite action was
taken.
Those under the Colt standard prefer to await
the return of their candidate from New York,
where, it is believed, he bad been in conference
with Senator Nelson W. Aldrich before the latter* s
departure for Europe for ■ three months' tour
abroad. Both, the W'.-tmore and Colt forces con
tinue to express their steadfast determination to
remain firm in the support of their respective can
didates.
CAR WHEELS SMOTHER PRATERS.
Congregation Wants Railroad to Stop Run
ning Trains in Church Hours.
(Uy Telegraph to The Trlbonc. 1
Winsted. Conn , March Jv— The numbers of
the North Congregational Church in New Hart
ford, which is close to the tracks of the Cen
tral Mem England Railway, a great fntght
carrying road, are objecting to the noise of Sub
bath trafllc. The church in a special meeting
has appointed a committee of thr«'e to ask the
officials af the railroad company to comply srftfc
a state law which forbids the running of trains
on the Sabbath between 10 a. m. and '-1 p. m.
"Shrill locomotive toots and grinding car
wheels will not permit our prayers to be heard, to
cay nothing of being answered." said one church
member to-day. The church has Ju«t called a
new pastor, the Rev. Edward D. Orlabrook, of
Poquonock, who. it is understood, has consented
to accept provided the Sunday train nuisance
is atH.li*hed.
DIRECTED CUTTING OFF HIS LEO.
Injured Miner Operated on with Penknife
by Fellow Miner — Life Not Saved.
[ By TVl*irra.r'h to Th» Trlbuti*. 1
Plttsbiirg. March fi.— When his left leg waa
caught and badly mangled in a cutting ma
chine which he was operating far down in the
mine of the Vesta Coal Company, at California,
Perm., Mattl Pulkklnen. twenty-three years old,
a Finn, commanded the motor foreman. David
Davis, to cut away the Injured member with a
penknife. Under the direction of Pulkklnen,
Pavls amputated the leg. It being feared that
Pulkklnen would die before a physician could
reach him. The injured man was then taken
out of the mine and conveyed to the "West Perm
Hospital here to-day, where he later died from
loss of blood and shock.
WOMAN AGAIN SUES FOR DIVORCE.
Mrs. Elmer B. Thomas, of Peabody. Mass.,
Brings Action After Reconciliation.
[By Tel^Rrar-h to The Tribunal
Lynn. Mass., March 8. — A sensation was
launched. along the North Shore to-day when It
became known that Mrs*. Elisabeth R.. wife of
Elmer Burrows Thomas, of Peabody. had filed
a suit for divorce against her husband at the
office of the clerk of courts in Salem yesterday.
In her suit Mrs. Thomas alleges cruel and abu
sive treatment on the part of her husband.
A similar suit was filed in Ealem on January
18. 190 C, and on May 24 of the- same year it
was dismissed by agreement of both parties.
After the reconciliation was effected the family
went to Europe and were away several weeks.
Returning, they went to their summer home in
Ponomah.
HOOK AND LADDER TRUCK SMASHED.
Men and Horses Have Narrow Escape in
Collision While Rounding Corner.
While going to a small fire at No. It* Booth
street, early last Bight, Hook wn.l Ladder 1.
driven by William Becker, hit a big truck at
New Chambers and Roosevelt streets. The col
lision broke off tli.- tail of one of the heavy
ladder*. One of the rear wheels of the big (Ire
truck also was damaged, and repairs were nec
essary before it could be returned to the quar
ters, in Duane street.
The truck was going west in New Chambers
street. Jus? as the fir.' truck swung around to
leave the car tracks sit the corner of Roosevelt
street. Patrolman Clinton, who saw the colli
sion thought that both drivers would be thrown
off and killed, but only the wagon pole waa
broken, and driver, crew nor horses were not in
jured.
GIRL WITH SAD TALE A THIEF.
Visits Schools to Find Boy who Struck
Brother — Makes a Good Haul.
A girl about seventeen years old. with light hair
and blue eyes and dressed in a three-quarter
length blue overcoat, appeared for a few momenta
at Public School 13f». at Fourth avenue and 40th
Btre<t, Brooklyn. yesterday, and then disappeared,
together with diamond rings belonging to Miss Ihes
Jones, the bead of the primary department, and an
armful of pocketbooks. the property of principals,
teachers and about everybody else In the school
old enough to carry such things. She made good
her escape.
She was first noticed by Mies Mabel Crabbe. one
of the primary school teachers, who found her In
her school room all alone during the noon recesa.
When Miss Crabbe asked her what she wanted
there at that time the girl replied that she was In
search of the boy who had struck her little brother.
Her brother, she Bald, with an emotional display,
was at that time in a dying condition at her home
as a result of the blow he had received from one
of the school pupils, whom she wished to have
arrested.
Miss Crabbe was moved by the tale and thought
that perhaps the girl's grief had driven her to
looking for the youthful assailant Inside th» desks
and under the empty seats of the empty school
room. She took her to the office of the principal,
Charles O. Dewey, and left her outside the office
door while she went Into acquaint him with the sad
affair. When she stepped out to summon her to
tell her story the girl had disappeared. "
School 136 Is the sixth in the school district, the
37th. which Includes Bath Beach. Bay Ridge and
Fort Hamilton, to be visited by this singular thief,
who In each case has ' succeeded In stripping th«
schoolrooms bare of everything negotiable, from a
pocket book to a fur coat. James M. Ebsail, the
district superintendent, has Issued a warning to all
the schools of the city and has told the police.
UPHOLDS M'GARREN COMPLAINT.
Mrs. Hester McGarren. who says she is the widow
of Alexander McOarren. learned yesterday from
her lawyers that the Appellate Division had af
firmed the order made by Justice Davis denying the
application made by the heirs at law of her hus
band to set aside her complaint in her case, which
Is now pending In tho- Supreme Court, to recover
the whole of the estate left by Alexander McGar
ren. amounting in real estate and personalty to
the ' -Hi of $675,000. . .
BIGAMIST SUES FOR DIVORCE.
Confessing himself a bigamist and with his two
wives in court with him. Frederick E. Bonn, of No.
£35 Lorimer street. Brooklyn, brought action for
the annulment of his second marriage In the Su
preme Court at Brooklyn yesterday. Justice Crone
was disinclined to try the case at first, but counsel
for the plaintiff argued that Section 1.745 of the
Penal Code gave him the right to bring such an
action, and the Justice took the papers in the case.
Bonn married Mary Mats without securing 7 a legal
separation fiom his first wife. Loretta. On the
stand he. testified that he was subject to mild at
tacks of Insanity, and during one uf these hud be
come a bigamist. His wives will not brio* action
acalnat bin.
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY. MARCH 9. 1007.
CORONER SUSPICIOUS.
Autopsy on L. M. Preston's Body
Shows Traces of Poison.
Considerable mystery surrounds the death of
Leonldns M. Preston, who. as reported in yester
day's Mbnne, dropped dead in his apartments at
the Hotel Cumberland on Thursday morning a
moment after talking to rome of his business as-
Bodates over the telephone. Coroner Harburger
was r.ot satisfied with the perfunctory examination
and report made early on Thursday moralng. and
ordered an autopsy, with the result that Dr.
O'Hanlon found Indications of poisoning. The offi
cial report said that Mr. Preston had died from
hydrocyanic poisoning, and not from spinal me - n
taritis, as Dr. George H. Mallett, of No. 1« West
Tlst street, had reported,
Coroner Harburger viewed tli^ evidence of sus
picion in such a light that he sub <tr laed Mrs.
Preston and all other persons In the apartment at
the time or Mr. Preston's death. Several bottles of
medicine were found In the apartment, and are
being examined. Professor John H. T.nrkln, of
Columbia University, will make h chemical anal
ysis of the stomach of the dead man. The Inquest
has been pt-t for March 2t>.
Dr. O'Hanlon said lnst night that it was a re
markably strange case. I>r. Mallett paid that he
had only seen Mr Preston two or threp times, but
that he had never had any suspicion Of anything
wrong. He said Mr. Preston tiad no constitutional
disease. Coroner Hurhurger Informed the police of
the tlndinps of his physician.
Mr. Preston, who was a powerfully built man,
had recently returned from the South, and was be
lieved tt> be recovering from an attack of the grip.
He had been warned, it was said, against leaving
his bed until lie- had recovered, but he answered a
call on the telephone in bis apartments Thursday
morning- He was found dead by bis wife, Mrs.
anna Preston. At the time of his death three
friends and business associates Edward R. Hew
ett. of No. C East 31st Street: William Timken. of
No. 219 West #>th street, and Leonard Gray, of the
enm^ address were waiting In the lobby of the
hotel to see Preston and had been directed to come
to his apartments. They then learned of his sud
den death.
Mr Preston was the New York manner of the
Timken Axle and Wheel Company, at No. 219 West
Mth street He w^ said to i.c wealthy, and it was
stated that he was interested in a financial deal
involving $2,000,090 at the time of his death. He
was a native of Dallas. Tex., and was said to
have been a cowboy In ills early days.
RACING FIRE ENGINES IN CRASH.
Desire to Reach Blaze First Causes Bad
Spill in Spring Street.
Fire Engines 19 and SO. long time rival? for
the precedence of arriving at fires first In their
respective districts, hud a lively rac in getting
to :i Bra yesterday afternoon at No. -"* Spring
street, about midway between their stations.
opposite the firebox al Spring and Sullivan
streets, from which the alarm had l n sent,
th. two engines run Into each other. Engine 90,
which should get to the hydrant In second place.
the men of Engine 13 say. was trying to get In
ah .1 oi the "-her. The poles of Engine 30 hit
Engine 13 near tier boiler, and one of tho poles
snapped sharp off. The horses of Engine 30
went to their knees, hut tho big machines,
weighing Bye tons apiece and worth each $6,000.
were scarcely scratched. Engine 30 was th« win
ner.
The first engine to a Ore "takes the pump '
The captain ••: the first company to the "pump"
assumes command over the other companies
until the arrival of the battalion chief.
COLER AND METZ AT IT AGAIN.
Borough President Objects Because Con
troller Raised Salaries of His Employes.
President Coler submitted yesterday at the meet
ing of the Board of Estimate a long list of names
of employes in the Finance Department and said:
••l want to call attention to the fact that the Con
troller has Increased the salaries of 334 men in his
office which totals EX5.040."
"I have done so." replied Mr. Mets, "and I haw
no apology to make U>v It All the men deserved
■
"Well, i don't i • tocree •• the salaries
of your men and refuse to give Increases to any
. ••" said Mr. c oier.
"You only asked for one Increase and you got
it." :• | ... I Mr Met*.
A motion to postpone the matter was loft on a
At the suggestion of the Mayor ths vote
was reconsidered and It wai decided to refer ths
mattei ■ ;.<; meeting Of the board next
Wednesday ;>?:•■: ■
FATAL MENINGITIS CASE IN YONKERS.
After an lUnesa of little more than two days Jo
seph Mott, a restaurant keeper, of Tonkers, died
yesterday of oerebro spinal meningitis. This i» the
MrHt death this year in Yonkers fri m this disease,
igb two years ago an epidemic swept the
city and more than one hundred deaths resulted,
Mr. Mott was visiting a friend on Tuesday night,
when he fell unconscious. He recoiered conscious
ness in Kt. John's Hospital, Tonkers,
convulsions, when he seemed to b« recovering. Ills
family !!'«• in Denmark.
BANK GIVES UP NATIONAL CHARTER.
At :i special meeting yesterday th« stockholders
of the Northern N.atwnal Bans of New York, at
No. we Broadway, ratified the resolution of the.
board of din- -tors, which relinquishes the bank's
national chart) r and reorganises it under th« st.v.!
Banking act, The denationalization ol the bunk
will become effective on Tuesday. The organisation
then will be catted the Northern Bank of New
York. The capitalisation will be retained at its
and there will '■ • no changei In
the officers. The reason assigned for the relinquish
ing of t!i<- federal charter waa that tlie controlling
Interest in the Northern National Hank purposes
to absorb other banks and also to establish branches
hi various parts of the city.
WALKER NOW CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
Hartford, Conn., March b. -It X now charged
that William V. Walker, the defaulting trensurnr
of the Savings Hank of New Britain, Is also a
forger to the extent of several thousand dollaru,
and the grand jury will consider tbt* charge at its
session on Tuesday^ The state attorney says be Is
in possession of evidence tending to show that
"Walker forged notes payable to himself ait tre;u*
urer of the Connecticut HuptiHt Convention, and by
m doing had )•• en able to cover uj» h:s stealings for
several years.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Colonel Edwin R. Fox. a bond broker, of Los
Angeles, who was arrested on the complaint of
Dr. Mac Donald Peggs. of No. 117 West 64th street.
charged with being the author of a libellous
pamphlet, was arraigned again yesterday In the
West Side court ami his bail was. reduced from
$.-,,,.m>i to $3,000. The examination was Bet for
Wednesday.
The. department of public lectures of the Board
of Kducation announces that arrangements have
bee!, completed for s lecture nt the Hoard of Edu
cation Building, Park avenue and C9th street, this
evening by Professor Earl Barnes on "The Care
of Our Defectives; or. The Idiot in Mind and
Morals."
The Saddle and Bridle Club will give to-night Its
fifth annual exhibition, consisting of rough riding,
a music ride and various hippodrome events, at
the Central Park Riding Academy, 59th street and
Seventh avenue.
Mrs. Ida Hughes and Edward Dark, both Ne
groes, who are implicated, the police say, in the
killing of David Hughes, the woman's husband,
were remanded by Magistrate Breen In the Went
Side court yesterday to the custody of the coroner.
Mr«=. L,oretta M. Donahue, the wife of the late
Thomas Pnnahue, a newspajx r man, theatrical
manager and Tammany politician, recovered tn
the Supreme Court yesterday damages of $io.noo
from the proprietor of the Knickerbocker Hotel
for the death of her husband, who broke his neck
in a fall down an elevator *haft In that hostlery.
A man who said he was Thomas McGatin and
lived at No. 2V, West 144 th street was locked up
in the 12.'th street police station last night on a
charge of malicious mischief, the complainant
l>»!ns Joseph Kirnchbaum. a floor walker in :i de
partment store in li!f>th street, near Seventh avenue.
McGann threw a stone through the store window.
Asked at the police station why he threw the
stone, he replied "It's done; that's all."
A charity euchre will be held In the Colonial
room of the Hotel Astor on March IS. A large
committee has the affair In charge. Mrs. Oeorge
F. C. IJooss Is lta treasurer and Miss Anna J.
Canny its secretary. Tickets may be had upon
application to Mrs. George «'. C. Sooss, No. 300
P ATRIA CLUB'S OFFICERS.
J. J. Murphy Gives Statistic* on
City's Railroads.
A 'Symposium of Metropolitan Topics'* was the
secondary attraction of the fourth regular season
meeting of the Patrla Club, held last night at the
Hotel Savoy, the major renson for the meeting Le
inK the annual election of officers. The following
wt . r( . elected: President. Edwin A. Jones; first vice
president, Herbert Hartwell Gibbs; second vice
president. Newton M. Curtis; third vice-president.
Mrs. Ralph L.. Siialnwald; members of the execu
tive committee to serve until April. 1910, George T.
Stevens, Charles H. Dsnison and Warren Hlgley;
to jr.,,-v e until April. 190$. to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Jacob F. Miller, A. Walker Otis;
secretary, <Jeorsre W. Hayes. Jr.; treasurer. George
Clinton Bateheller.
Tho symposium consisted of three addresses, as
follows: "'Beauty as a Civic Asset," Frederick B.
Lasmb; "Civic Importance of E-irly Right Training
in lilian of Beauty." Paul K. M. Thomas, and
••city Transportation." J. J. Murphy.
"The •Various railroads in the city," said Mr.
Murphy "carried ever one hundred million more
persons on their several lines during the last year
than tho total estlmnted population of the world,
or more than l.f/0.D00.000 passengers In one year.
These paas^njfers paid into the railroads' coffers
over *70 <XW CiOO. and yet of the thirty-nine railroads
in New York City only four paid dividends during
the last year. Why. they'll be taxing the stock
holders next so us to keep the roads running."
C. W. HORSE ON CUBAN SITUATION.
Denies He Has Awarded Contracts for Tur
bine Steamers Between N. T. and Havana.
Charles W. Morse, who. Just after his purchase
of the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Com
pany (the Ward Line), about three weeks ago
sailed with a party of business associates on an In
spection trip to Havana and Southern ports, has
retirne<l to this city. Mr. Morse said yesterday
that conditions in Cuba were excellent. The sugar
and* tobacco Industries on the island were pros
pering and business was on a sound basis. The
political situation seemed to be satisfactory, and
Governor Magoon had assured him that property
Interests In Cuba were as secure as In any part of
the United States.
Business between New York and Cuban ports
was steadily Increasing in volume, Mr. Morse con
tinued, and the present facilities had become In
adequate lor moving the traffic. The Ward line
was undoubtedly doing what It could to take care
of this business, but a better service was clearly
necessary. The report from Havana that he had
decided to Install a service of turbine steamers be
tween New York and Havana, however. Mr. Morse
said, was an exaggeration. He had awarded no
contracts for new turbine boats, he said In answer
to a further question, and plans for Improvement
of the service had not been matured.
In the party with Mr. Morse were Alfred H. Cur
tis president of the National Bank of North Amer
trn- Cnlvln Austin, president of the Consolidated
Steamship Company; Robert I* Fowler and Thomas
Stursls.
OAS DEPOSIT HELD TO BE LEGAL.
Appellate Division Decides That Company's
Requirement Is Reasonable.
The Appellate Division unanimously rf«versed
yesterday an order of Justice Davis at Special
T. rin in the case of George S. Polllts against th«
Consolidated Gas Company of New York. Justice
Davis had enjoined tho company from discontinu
ing, cutting off or refusing to • ontlnun to supply
the pluintlff with gas during the pendency of the
action.
Justice Clarke wro^p the opinion. He states that
Section 66 of the Transportation Corporation law
provides that a gas company may require the de
posit of a reasonable sum of money to Insure the
payment for gas bills for two months and that In
the present case 13 was required. The Court holds
that this sum was reasonable, saying:
The defendant, by reason of the plaintiff's re
fuanl to make the deposit required, lias an abso
lute right to cut off th« gas. The ord»r appealed
from restrains the exercise of that right. Upon
the statement of facts the Judicial discretion of th«
learned Special Term was Improperly exercised.
The plaintiff is In no position to ask the Interven
tion of the court in his behalf until he shall have
first himself complied with the reasonable and
legal tUniand of the defendant.
TWO TRUST COMPANIES MERGE.
Atlas and Irving Concerns to Form Large
Institution with New Name.
In a circular Issued yesterday, signed by the
organtiilng committees of the Atlas Trust Company
and the Irvi ig Trust Company, the announcement
was made that these two new companies would
he. merged Into one large Institution, with offices
at Hudson and Chambers streets. The name "Irv
ing" and the name "Atlas" will be dropped, and
the consolidated institution will be known by an
other name. The capital of the merged company
will be ms.NI, and Its surplus will be $750,000.
Samuel S. Conover will be the president of the
consolidated Institution, with William 11. Barnard
an vice-president.
The Irving Trust Company has been organized by
some of the old Interests in the Irving National
Bank which in January was absorbed by the New
York National Exchange Bank, the consolidated
Institution now being known as the Irving National
Exchange Hank. Interests Identified with the Irv
ing National Exchange Hank thereupon organized
tne Atlas Trust Company. •
REPORT OF THE DEUTBCHE BANK.
Berlin, March I— The annual report of the
Deutsche Rank shows a total turnover of $21,147.-
KOOOOO an Increase of 52.096.2a).00»>. The net profits
tor the year were J7.535.000. an Increase over last
year of J4i»i.s<». The dividend remains unchanged
ut 12 per cent.
AUCTION OF PAINTINGS AND CURIOS.
An exhibition begins to-day at the American Art
Galleries, No. 8 East ttd street, of a collection of
paintings and water colors belonging to Judge Sam
uel L. Bronsbn. Julius O. Frank and Theodore
Marburg, and also a collection of Chinese art ob
jects belonging to August© F. Chamot. who was In
Peking during the Boxer uprising. The paintings
will be sold at Mendelssohn Hall next Friday and
the Chinese collection on the afternoon of March 18
at the art galleries. In the latter collection are
porcelain* Jades, enamels, bronzes, imperial neck
laces and a throne chair of Emperor Ch'len Lung
and a Jewelled headdress of the Empress Dowager.
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THE NEW P. R. R. LAKE GRAIN RATES.
Philadelphia. March S.— Announcement was made
to-day by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company of
the new rates on lake grain Shipments, which will
become effective with the opening of navigation, on
April 15. It Is also announced that with the going
Into eflfect of the new rates, which are slightly
higher than those which prevailed when lake nav
igation closed, the outturn weights will no longer
be guaranteed at the Atlantic seaboard.
The trunk line traffic officials have not arranged
the commodity freight rates. but tho rates on man
ufactured iron have been ln<-»ea«ed about SO cents
a ton. The minimum rate on classified freight. It
is announced, will be changed SO as to Increase the
weight of carloads from 30,000 to 40,000 pounds'.
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ARREST MAID WHO ACCUSED EMPLOYER.
Mtneola, Long Island. March B.— LJllle Nyberg
was arrested to-day on a perjury charge at the
home of H. W. Hoe, at No. 72 West 73d strevt. New
York, by whom she was employed as a servant.
She was locked up in tho county tall In default of
ball to answer an Indictment found by tho recently
adjourned grand Jury. The case In which the
younir woman figures attracted considerable atten
tion last summer and fall, when she made charges
against Mr. lioe. now said to have beea false.
ENGINEER'B JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.
The Appellate Division has affirmed the verdict
for {18,000 obtained In the lower court by John Bo
gart against the New York & Long Island Railroad
for services rendered as consulting engineer be
tween October, 1901. and November, 1902. Ptirjng
those thirteen months Hogart prepared plans for
tunnels under the North and East rivers, and for
subway connections between the New York & Long
Island Railroad and the railroads i.Hng the Grand
Central Station, and a «jnem* for depressing the
tracks of the New York Central leading Into the
Grand Central Station.
OFFICERB OF YORKVILLE HOSPITAL.
At the annual meeting of the corporation of the
Yorkvllle Hospital, formerly known as the Metro
politan Hospital and Dispensary, held last night
at No. 246 East S2d street, the following officers
were elected: President. William H. Davidcw:
vice-president, Simon Vhlfelder. secretary. Dr. Her
man B. Sheffield, and treasurer. Charles Helborn
It was announced that during the last year the
hospital treated more than six thousand patients
ucquiicd property adjoining the present site for
enlargement, and added ta its list more than two
Store Closes at 5.\W P. M.
The Stewart Building
Is the Woman s Store
Rejuvenated and transformed, this fine old building, at Broad
way and Tenth street, has been dowered with modern facilities and
is now filling with lavish stocks presenting the authoritative Spring
styles in Fashions for Women. The Jewelry Store, too, is here, and
is unfolding its wealth of Easter wedding gifts. The Book Store
is also commanding attention by its annual offering of Publishers'
Overstocks of new and standard Books.
The whole store is most interesting because of the "first peeps of
fashion" now presented:
Separate Skirts for Women at $5
New skirts made of excellent materials, cut on smart lines, and well
tailored. The fabrics are fine chiffon Panama cloth, mohair, cloth and chev
iot in blue and black, and suitings in checks and stripes. They are gored,
some side and box-plaited; others are finished in clusters or forming plaits
below hips ; some are finished with tailor strapping. $5 each.
Complete Assortment of Stylish Separate Skirts
Our regular stack of Separate Skirts is unrivaled in completeness and
variety, the newest fabrics and latest modes being represented.
Skirts of line chiffon Panama cloth. In blue, black and brown: made In a number of
plaited styles: one style fitting plain over the hips, forming a box-plaited flare, finished
with silk ornaments. Others finished with two- Inch bias folds, or embroidered. At $9.
17.10, $8.50. $9. up to $14.50.
Smart Walking Skirts of worsteds, mixtures, small and large checks, plaids, and In
visible plaids, also stripes: made In the best platted models; some trimmed with bias
strapping or panels of materials. At $4.50. $6, $6.50. 17.50. up to $13.75.
Skirts of white serge and Panama cloth; side and box-plaited; box plaits with cluster*
of plaits, at $6. $».75. $10 and $10.50.
Skirts of unllned voile. In plaited models, at »10.
Skirts of sllk-ltned voiles, box or *lde-plalted. trimmed with Insertions of lace. foMs
of Mrtin-strlped taffeta, embroidery, or finished with deep folds of material. At $18,
$19.50, $20.50. up to $34.
Skirts of taffeta silk. In dressy plaited models, at $9. $12. $15. to 123.59.
Third floor. Stewart Building.
Women's $3 Semi-Trimmed Hats at $2
Roses, Three in a Bunch, at 35c y worth 50c
Beautiful Foliage, 75c, 20c and 25c a Bunch
These are amazingly good values. We show the hats in ten of the best
models and in various colors. One hat is a particularly good adaptation
of the mushroom shape. The hats may be worn as they are. but if you want
a dash of color, here are lovely roses and soft-toned foliage to give it. The
roses are in various colors, jacqueminot, old rose. pink, brown, light blue,
green, white and Copenhagen blue — all beautifully shaded.
Main floor. Fourth are., Stewart Building.
The Vogue in BELTS
Illustrated by Our Superb Assortments
NOWHERE will you find a gTeater diversity of smart, new styles, more
effective devices to give shapeliness and beauty, more unique designs
in buckles, more reasonable prices. Steel-studded belts of silk elastic ; belts
of soft glove kid, morocco, seal, calfskin, sharkskin, and other leathers : belts
of flowered tinsel, and of various silks. Mostly all colors are shown Prices
range from 50c to $50.
B»lts of black silk elastic, steel-studded, at $1 JO, worth $2.
Belts of black elastic, steel -studded, at $2.25, worth $3.
Belts of two-Inch silk elastic, studded with steel nail heads. In allover design, with
steel buckle, at $3.50. worth $4.50.
Pelts of elastic, studded with jet heads, at $1. worth $1.50.
Silk Elastic Belts, many set with Imitation jewels, at 60c to $5.
Belts of flowered tinsel, gold cloth, woven braids, at $1 to $5.
Fabric Belts. In colors, with gold and silver threads, at $2.
Main floor. Stewart Building.
Superb Display
Of Imported Novelty Dress Goods
They represent the best productions of the French looms, they are as
beautiful in designs as Parisian artists can make them, they are shown today
in a great variety of colors and exquisite color-combinations; some of the
stuffs are marvels of fineness. Among the fabrics a.c Marquisettes. Voiles,
Chiffons. Eoliennes and Bareges.
Silk Eollenn«9. In plain colors, with satin
stripes of some other color and hairline
strip" of black, $2.75 a yard.
Fancy self-colored Striped Voiles, at $2.50
a yard.
Colored Silk Marquisettes. In checks and
self-colored figures. $2.75 a yard.
Novelty Striped Silk Grenadine. In colors,
.at $2.50 a yard.
Sllk-ind-wool Voiles. In checks and
■tripes of blue, green and black. $1.75 a yard.
Fancy Colored Chiffon Voiles. $1.75 a yard.
Silk-striped Voiles. In suiting styles, with
New Shoes for Women
Four very handsome styles in Women's Oxfords and Pumps are newly
shown at $3.90 a pair. They are just such footwear as well-dressed women
will require for the first bright days of Spring.
Tan Russian calf ribbon tied Bluchcr Oxfords, welted soles, Cuban heels.
Gun-metal caM Christie Ties; plain toes, welted soles. Cuban heels.
Gun-metal calf English Pumps; perforated vamps; welted soles, small
English heels.
All at $3.90 a Pair
Many new styles are also shown in attractive Shoes for Ctirls. including
high quartered button shoes, with patent coltskin vamp and tips, welted soles
of meditnn weight
Also high quartered lace shoes, made with vamp and tip of gun-metal
finish calfskin with dull kid tops and welted soles.
Sizes 8 4 to 10 v,. at SC.r.O. S'«*s Uto2. at $3.
Btaw 2'j to 5. at $3.50 a pair. Main floor. Stewart Building.
New Waist Models
In a Variety of Styles and Silks
The five smart blouses mentioned below are representative of a splendid
assortment of separate waists to be seen in our large Waist Store on the
Fourth tloor of the Stewart Building.
They are made of soft, pliable silks, are trimmed with lace and batiste
insertions, and show the best lines and a careiul attention to every detail.
All have short sleeves.
At $s— Of Messallne silk, trimmed 'with lace or French knots.
At $6.50 — Of Messallne silk, with yoke of Valenciennes insertion, and trimmed with
medallions.
At $B— Of radia silk, with Ince. forming V yoke, front lace-trlmmed.
At $10.50— 0f rmlla silk, trimmed with batiste Insertion.
At $12 Of Loulslne silk, with square yoke of Valenciennes lacet. finished with Imita
tion of baby Irish lace.
Fourth floor. Broadway. Stewart Building.
Fringed Damask Doilies
Little More Than Half Price. About three hundred dozen Irish Linen
damask Doilies, some with plain fringe, others with tied fringe. In various
beautiful deispns.
Pi»e 13 x 13 Inches', regularly S2 to $8. now $1.15 tp $4.80 a dozen.
Size 15 x 15 Inches, regularly |3.25 to 19.75. now $1.7S to $s£o a dozen.
Linen Store, Second tloor, Stewart Building.
When Good Books Cost little
The Annual Sale of Publishers' Overstocks
Thousands of books at a small fraction of their former prices.
Standard authors in sets.
Miscellaneous books", 18c to $3.so— formerly 75c to $14.
Novels at 25c — nearly a hundred kinds — formerly 75c to $1.08.
Rooks for young people, 20c to 45c — seventy-five titles — former prices.
75c to $1.50.
Note these specially good sets:
The Far East and the New America.
China. Japan. Hawaii. Philippines. Porto
Riro — with nearly 120!> Illustrations, many
t>t them In colon, 6 vols. Half morocco.
$31. now $8; full morocco. $46, now $12.
James Whitcomb Riley's Poems, the
Greenfield edition, revised and enlarged. 11
vols., $13.50; now $5.
Book Store. Ninth street,
Stewart Building:.
JOHN ANA MAKER
Formerly A. T. Stewart «£- Co..
Broadway, Fourth Arena-, Eighth to Tenth Strt-t.
navy blue and bTack-and-white stripes, at
II. ?5 a yard.
Voiles in Pompadour style or checks and
Pekin stripes, at $1.75 a yard.
Also English Striped and Checked Butt
ings, for tailored gowns, at $1. $1.25. $1.50
and 12 a yard.
Plain Voiles, of all-silk and sllk-and-wool,
tn all the new Spring shades, at $1.50. $1.75
and $2 a yard.
Plain All-wool Voiles. In all colors, at 73e
to $1.50 a yard.
Second floor. Stewart Building.
Honore de Balzac's Novels and Tales) »
four d? Prance edition, numbered rnntas.
42 vols. SM7: now $40.
Honor* de Balzac's Novels and Tales—
Handy Library edition. 39 vols., 939: now
Scott's Waverley Novels— Standard edi
tion, with 75 Illustrations. 25 vols.. half calt
$50; now $20