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WM ARE HOMELESS
MUBAT SI 'FFKKIXG I>l E TO FLOODS
REPORTED FROM TOWNS ON
GI TAX RIVER
END THOUGHT TO BE IN SIGHT
Cold Weather riiroanh-wil the Ohio
Valley May Have the Effect of
Cutting Off What Would Have
Been Ihe Maximum Flood at Cin
cinnati Snow Storms ln the
W(t< Kl.ic-knde Railroads.
CINCINNATI. March 7.— The end of
the I>U flood hero is in sight, thanks
to *'••.. i old weather prevailing through
cut the Ohi . valley. It has cut off from
half to two fret of what wculd hive
been tbe maximum flood at Cincinnati
bad the weather continued warm.
At 9 o'clock tonight the mark was
fifty-six fjet and eight inches, rising at
the rate of one inch and a quarter
hourly. At all points above Marietta
tonight the river ia falling. Between
Marietta and Point Pleasant it is ris
ing. From Point Pleasant to Cincin
nati it is falling at Intermediate
points, except at Manchester , sixty
miles above here, where it is rising
slowly. The swell between Marietta
and Point Pleasant is from ths outpour
of the Monongahela at Pittsburg. Un
less th. weather changes, that rise will
never catch the flood at this point. On
the same condition the river here will
reach its maximum of about ST 1 /* feet.
All points heard from below Cincin
nati report the river rising. From
Huntington, WT Va., up stream, at
nearly all points on the river, snow,
with brisk winds and low temperature,
ls reported.
Navigation, which was for a while
Interrupted, was resumed on the Mo
nongahela today. Elsewhere naviga
tion has not at all been interrupted,
though at some points impeded by high
winds.
At Portsmouth the Cincinnati, Ports
mouth & Virginia railway trains have
been stopped by floods on the track
and washouts. Suffering by people
driven from their homes in that city
continues. Several small dwellings in
the water-soaked districts on East
Front street have been lifted off their
foundations by the winds.
MANY MADE HOMELESS.
Huntington, WT Va., reports great
Buffering on (luian river by people liv
ing in the lowlands, who were driven
from their homes. A steamboat load
ed with provisions left Huntington for
the relief of those people today.
Central City, a small place above
Huntington, is a great sufferer from
the flood.
At Newport, Ky., opposite here, one
street car line has been flooded so as
to stop the running of cars. Fifty
families have been driven from their
homes and have taken refuge in pub
lic buildings or with their friends, and
should tho river rise tp 57^ feet twen
ty-five more families would be driven
out of their homes. No business hous
es in Newport have been affected. Cov
ington is more fortunate and has es
caped almost entirely.
In Cincinnati all business affected by
flooding of cellars has been amply pro
tected from any probable future dan
ger. Dwellings, except the low tene
ments in Rat row and Sausage row,
have not been touched. There is prac
tically no interruption to railroad traf
fic of any sort in Cincinnati. No
trains, however, can now enter the
Grand Central depot. All these trains,
including the Big Four, the Baltimore
& Ohio and the Cincinnati Southern.
receive passengers and freight at their
Eighth street depot, situated a little
further west and clear above danger.
A few gardens in Mill creek valley
have been flooded, but most of them
are so much further up stream than
formerly as to be clear out of danger.
Mo nn In Georgia.
ATLANTA, (la., March 7.— The heavy rain
or' S&tunHsv and cold wave of Sunday were
followed by hiirh winds and snow ln many
parts of the State.
At Monroe the depot was unroofed and
quantities of goods folown away. The roofing
on the buildings of the Monroe Oil r-ompanj
was torn off, damaging the machinery. A
number of smaller dwelling houses were
*b!owii down.
Gloomy Night in Charleston.
CHARLESTON. W. Va., March 7.-The
night wai one of discomfort and actual suf
fering. The snow falling, added to low tem
perature, made the situation a gloomy one.
Many business men were compelled to use
boats to seek provisions and fuel. Even the
SEVENTH AND CEDAR STS.
Tel. T.'taJ. Meat Market, 782.
39 con' 9
For ten pound pails best round shore Her
ring.
39 cents
For ten pourd palls of Family White Fish.
8 cents
Per pound for just made Pretzels.
10, 127 and 15 cents
Per dozen for a very fancy lot of Port Limon
Bananas. They are the finest lot of Ripe Ba
nanas in this city.
1 1 cants
A pound for very fancy Limburger Cheese
at our Butter Department.
Oysters, S^SS^ 30c
Gr§Sn r@3S| Standar^'packed. .. 7S
Raspberries, SSuKS: I2ic
Edam Cheeses, a^vX.° r 79e
Mackerel, %£. wMte . on ! 9 ' loc
flalAS *ew Persians, C-
UllleS; perpound gQ
Cranberries, ggl£E 3k
R-SSne Now hand-picked i%^
BVStIIS, ones, per pound ££
Mince Msat, lili^Li? ce ™ n :ic
FiAlir Yerxas Extra Brand, «A ip
riUUlf there is no tetter.per sack.#£ , |Q
Peaches, iT^^r-.r^:... 9c
Rsspberrtes, 1^5&£8.... 5s
Graham Flour, ete^*^
own mill, warranted
perfect. »111~
perbag ftUG
Baked Beans, 3C5.... 7c
CIGARS.
Corona 10c Cigars 4 for 25c
Corona loc Cigars 3 for 25c
12 Bars
Good Laundry Soap for twenty-five cents.
Some very fancy Florida Pineapples in to
day. They are extra large.
3 cents
each for small but heavy, solid Holland Cab
bages.
MGDEL HEAT KfiRKET.
Fresh Pork Sausages, per lb g c
Bologna Sausage, fresh smoked, per ib 7c
Fresh Blood Sausage, per lb 7 7c
Fresh Head Sausage, per lb 7 C
Fresh Liver Sausage, per lb '.'/. » c
Fresh Vienna Sausage, per ib 7loc
governor waa forcatJ to use a boat to go from 1
the executive mansion to his offlce in the
•state house. Drunkenness and disorder pre
vailed.
interestingTt home.
Nii i loan I Capital Chat of Local Bear
ing—Mr. Merriam Buy.
WASHINGTON, March 7.— Mr. Mer
riam and Senator Nelson called upon
President McKinley this morning. The
new director of the census called pri
marily to pay his respects to the presi
dent and to thank him for the honor
conferred. Mr. Merriam stated after
his interview that he would not do
much toward organizing the census
bureau for several weeks. He intends
to return to Minnesota within a few
days to settle up some matters of busi
ness before devoting his entire atten
tion to the twelfth census.
• * •
Gen. Muehlberg now believes that
he will be able to secure in cash $130,000
from the United States treasury to re
imburse the state of Minnesota for ex
penses attending the raising and equip
ing of troops. A deduction from the
claim of the state will be made by the
government on account of ordnance
stores which will be returned to the
state.
• • •
It is said that Senator Kyle will
shortly make another move to have
Agent Johnson, at Sisseton, S. D., either
removed or transferred to another
place. It is said, further, that Senator
Hanna will back Mr. Kyle in the ef
fort and that he is confident of car
rying his point. Mr. Kyle is now in
New York, but he will see the presi
dent in reference to the matter when
he returns.
* * *
According to the provisions of the
army reorganization bill, each senator
will have the privilege of naming a
lieutenant in the regular srniv, orovid
ed, of course, such candidate can suc
cessfully pass the. mental and physical
examination. Lieut. Eliiott, now with
the Fifteen Minnesota, a resident of
St. Paul, is seeking a position in the
regular establishment, and it is said
Senator Davis has indorsed him Sen
ator Nelson stated today that he had
a number of applications from Minne
sotans who desired to enter the reg
ular army, but that he had not and
would not at present make any recom
mendations.
* * »
Representatives Tawney and Heat
wole left for Minnesota today. They
are the first of the delegation to leave
having completed all department busi
president_will rest.
Is Going South as the Guest of Sen
ator Hanna.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-The presi
dent tcday definitely decided to take a
short trio South for rest, his desti
nation being Thomasvllle, Ga.. where
he will be the guest of Senator Hanna
The president will be accompanied by
Mrs. McKinley and some other reln
ihYVh^ u re at P rese "t stopping at
the VV hite house. It is the purpose of
the President to make this trlr, one
exclusively for rest, so he will "make
no speeches, and hopes to be relieved
of public attentions as much as pos
?^ « "J 8 posslble th at if the weather
favors the presidential party will g 0
to Savannah from Thomasvllle and go
ing aboard the Dolphin make a short
voyage in the warm waters of Florida
anu Georgia.
stupendous^ task.
Cabinet Ukimn the Proposed Xlc
ara^uan Canal Survey.
WASHINGTON. March 7.-The presi
dent brought to the attention of the
cabinet at today's session, the provi
sion of the river and harbor act rela
tive to the construction of an isthmia 9
canal. The purpose was to decide upon
the measures to be adopted to carry
out the Direction of congress to make
a thorough examination of the various
routes Mearaguan and Panama and
report the lesult to the next session of
congress. " ■
It was realized that the task set was
well .nigh impossible of compliance on
account of the enormous amount of
work involved In a thorough examina
tion ot even one route, as was shown
bj the fact that the Walker commis
sion, under the admiral's energetic di
rection, was not able to present more
than a mere outline of the survey made
last summer of the Nicaraguan routes
No decision was reached today as
to the detail, but it is believed that the
president will have recourse to the
plan ot appointing one or two addi
tional members to the Walker commis
sion, and extending the functions of
that body to cover the whole field in
Columbia as well as in Nicaragua and
Costa Kica.
CHINESE MINISTER PLEASED.
Gratified at Attitude of America
Towards His Country.
WASHINGTON. March 7.-Th e Chi
nese minister. Mr. Wu Tang expresses
himself as highly gratified at the defin
ite determination of the United States
to keep hands off China, and to resist
the intimations of other powers that
the time is ripe for the country to
take for itself a part of the coast line
of China, as made known by an au
thorized statement given out yester-
Q3.y.
"I am sure the Chinese people and
government will not fail to observe
this strong evidence of good will," said
Mr. Wu today. "It is not only anoth
er bond between the two countries, but
s a special significance just now
V\ hile the old world powers seem mov
ed by rapacity, the United States takes
that lofty position of equity, justice
and humanity, which has characteriz
ed her dealings with other interna
tional questions of late and instead of
joining In encroachments on China as
sumes an attitude of strict neutral
ity."
The minister had a long conference
yesterday with Secretary Hay as to
the situation in China. While he will
not discuss the conference he undoubt
edly learned in an official way what
was made known to the public later
in the day. and communicated the in
formation to Pekin. It Is said that the
position of the United States in refus
ing to seize territory will have an im
portant influence on affairs in China
strengthening the hands of those in
authority.
MRS. CODY TESTIFIES.
Endeavors to Show She Acted In
Good Fulth.
ALBANY, N. V.. March 7.— Mrs.
Cody, on trail for attemptiing to black
mail the heirs of Jay Gould, was on the
witness stand today. A number of
letters were introduced to show that
she had not instigated the suit against
the Gould estate, but that she took
charge of the claim of Mrs. Angell In
good faith, believing in its Justice
The prosecution offered as evidence
letters written by Mrs. Cody relative to
the testimony to be given by her wit
nesses, and the defendant endeavored
to explain the leters consistently with
her line of defense that she had been
led into the case by lawyers.
Mrs. Cody's examination was not
finished today. Mrs. Angell, the alleg
ed wife of Jay Gou+d, probably will be
the next witness. During Mrs. Cody's
testimony Mrs. Angell audibly express
ed disavowal of certain statements.
Twisted hy the AVI ml.
Trees on Massachusetts avenue, Cam
bridge, between Grand Junction a»enue and
Charles river, are so beaten and twisted by
the wind sweeping across the common that
they do not grow.
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE — WEDNESDAY MARCH 8, 1839.
TRUST TOTAL CLIMBS
OVER A BILLION ADDED TO AG
GREGATED CAPITAL 1$ TWO
MOiMTHS
RECORD-BREAKING FIGURES
Mark of the Previous Twelve
Months Eclipsed ln the Portiou
of the Present Year Which Has
Already Elapsed Brick Trust
Organized Plumbers' Supplies
Pool Nearly Oru-anl-ted.
CHICAGO, March 7.— The Record
says: The movement toward indus
trial combinations is well known to be
Progressing- at a phenomenal rate. Tt
is probable, however, that the magni
tude of the aggregate capitalization of
such concerns, especially since the flrst
of the year, is not generally appreciat
ed. A conservative table has been pre
pared by a financial authority which
shows that forty -three trusts which
were formed in January and February
of this year had an authorized capital
stock amounting .to $1,048,800,000 and
bonds amounting to $57,500,000, a total
of $1,106,300,000.
The movement is progressing, there
fore, at the rate of more than $6,000,000,
--000 a year. The combinations of 189S
aggregated about $916,000,000.
CANDY COMBINE.
Move on Foot to Unite the Manu
facturer* of Sweet*.
MINNEAPOLIS, Marsh 7.^-Manufac
turers of confections throughout the
country are considering a project to
form a trust.
A gentleman of Chicago, whose name
is not yet common property, is the
originator of the plan, the object of
which is to unite all the large factories
cf the country into a trust, on lines
similar to those of the National Biscuit
company and other combinations.
What may prove a vital obstacle to
the trust scheme is the fact that the
National Biscuit company manages
a confectionery department in conneo
tion with their other business. Should
this company refuse to let go of this
end of Its business, it would probably
be a fatal blow to the proposed candy
trust.
There are now about 200 large man
ufacturers of confections in the United
States. Should these be drawn into the
trust, it would insure a practically
complete control of the candy busi
ness of the country, with the possible
exception of the National Biscuit com
pany.
BIG COAL COMBINE.
J. Plcrpont Morgan Said to Have
Perfected It.
NEW TORK, March 8.-J. Pierpont
Morgan returned yesterday (Tuesday)
on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse.
He went abroad two months ago to
secure assent of the Reading's English
stockholders to a plan that the Van
derbilts, the Pennsylvania Railway
company; Maxwell, of the New Jersey
Central, and W. H. Tmesdale. of the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
had formed for a consolidation of ali
the great Eastern coal Interests under
one management.
Mr. Morgan, when seen soon after his
arrival, was very reticent regarding
his work in London. It is understood
that his efforts have been successful
From men with whom he has talked
and who have been in cable touch with
him during his absence, a general ex
planation of the plan was learned.
Hundreds of millions of dollars have
been brought into the combination A
pro rata division of the coal output
and of the profits have been outlined,
though months will be required to fin
ally adjust all the details. It is esti
mated that fully $3,000,000 will be saved
annually in operating expenses.
BRICKMAKERS UNITE.
Ten Million Dollars the Capital of
the New Concern.
NEW YORK, March 7.-The Amer
ican Brick empany has been incorpor
ated in Trenton, N. J., the incorpora
tors being Oakleigh Thome, of Mill
brook, N. T.; Edward Thorne. of
Brooklyn; Raymond C. Knox, Fred M.
Saunders and Charles Hansel, of this
city; Edward Moss, of Irvington, and
John M. Ferry, of Bayonne, N. J.
While the object of the trust Is to
deal ln every kind of brick, stone,
building material and supplies, only
firms making what is known as hard
North River bricks are in the combina
tion. The company is capitalized at
$10,000,000, of which $6,000,000 is in 7
per cent preferred non-cumulative
stock and the remaining $4,000,000 in
common stock.
The organizers say no effort will be
made to market the stock in Wall
street, as the combination was not ef
fected for speculative purposes, and
that the capitalization Is close to the
actual aggregate value of the plants
absorbed.
BIG BRITISH TRUST.
American Enterprise Is Behind a
Pool of Oil Mills.
LIVERPOOL. March 7— The biggest
British trust yet attempted is of Amer
ican concocting, and its promoters ex
pect to see it in control within three
months.
Six months ago the British agent of
the American oil trust opened negotia
tions for a pool of the oil mills of Lon
don. Hull and Liverpool to check the
fall in prices caused by the American
attempt to crush English and Euro
pean competition and to secure a work
ing arrangement for the foreign trade.
Now the Liverpool representatives of
the American oil mill combination syn
dicate are confident that the scheme
will carry. The trust will have a cap
ital of £15,000,000 ($75,000,000).
NEW $60,000,000 TRUST.
Plumbing Supply Houses to Cnlte In
One Big Corporation.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 7.—Accord
ing to Alex Euston, who is engineer
ing the big "plumbing supplies" trust,
the deal ls accomplished. Mr. Euston
has returned from New York, where
the scheme is to be underwritten. Op
tions are taken on the St. Louis con
cerns, and it is expected that in sixty
days the new company will control
forty-five of the manufacturing plumb
ers' supply plants in the country.
Thirty-eight have already submitted
reports of the amount of business for
three years past, amount of profit and
the value of the plants. These reports
have been accepted and the bankers
have announced a willingness to un
derwrite the stock for $60,000,000.
Soap Trust Is Next.
CHICAGO, March 7.— Plans for tho forma
tion oif a mammoth soap trust were discussed
today -at a meeting of Chicago soap manu
facturers- called for the purpose of taking
seme action in regard to the prices of soap
which lt ls claimed are ruinously low.
Cement Trust Formed.
TRENTON, N. J., March 7.— Articles of Inc
orporation were filed with the secretary of
state today of the Continental Cement com
pany with an authorized capital of $10 000 000
$6,000,000 of which le preferred and will bear 7
per cent non-eumulatlve dividends.
To Beautify White Bear.
The owner* of White Bear property will
hold a meeting Friday evening, in the Com
mercial club, to discuss tho advlss/Mltty of
asking the legislature to authorize an Issue
of bonds, the proceeds to bo used in beau
tifying and preserving White Bear lake.
ATTACKS~ON THE BIBLE.
Methodist Clergymen of Gotham Ap
plaud Dlftpate of Infallibility.
NEW YOftiK^ March 7— Rev. S. P.
Cadman, pastor of the Metropolitan
temple, read a paper today at the regu
lar weekly meeting of the Methodist
ministers of the city, in which he bold
ly attacked "the Infallibility of the
Bible.
Four luuitli-ed tpf the leading minis
ters of New York and its vicinity, in
cluding Bishop Edward G. Andrews,
were presentVhen Mr. Cadman's paper
w^s read. He was applauded when he
rose to read and was applauded again
when he had gotten through.
In taking up his subject the preacher
stated the proposition which he would
prove: "That the Inerrancy and Infal
libility of the Bible are no longer possi
ble of belief 4lnong reasoning men."
This bold, portentous utterance — In
volving the most radical departure
from accepted tenets of the Methodist
church since its very foundation— was
made from the most representative
body of Methodist clergy in America.
It is the first announcement of an im
pending controversy, which may shake
the Methodist church to its very foun
dation stones.
The speaker said that the trend of
thought ln the Methodist church during
the last fifty years had been toward a
better knowledge and a newer view of
Christ himself, rather than of the Bible.
He regarded as inevitable a restate
ment and a rejudgment of the church
upon the infallibility and inerrancy of
the Bible.
The Bible, he said, was compiled
much as any other bcok. It was writ
ten from the records and witnesses of
the time. It had been Impossible to
determine the authorship of much of
the Old Testament. Half of its pages,
said Mr. Cadman, were of unknown
authorship. The same was ln a meas
ure true of the New Testament.
FOR AN ELEVATOR AT DULITH
MEMBERS OF THE GRAIX GROW
ERS' ASSOCIATION MOATO IN
THAT DIRECTION
A riiriiicis' 101 c vat or Association to
Be Formed, With H. E. Bocn
President Business Transacted
at the Preliminary Meeting.
The executiye cqmmlttee and a dozen
or more members of the Grain Growers'
association met yesterday at the state
house and took preliminary steps to
ward the erection of a small terminal
elevator at D;uluth.
The executive was In
structed to go before the legislature
and ask that the original site for a
state farmers'. elevatoi be turned over
to the association, and that the $60,000
which has been laying idle in the treas
ury as the original appropriation for
the proposed ■ state elevator also be
given the association for elevator pur
poses.
There was considerable difference of
opinion as to the best method of fur
thering the projects of the Grain Grow
ers' association. It was finally decided
to organize another association, to be
known as the Farmers' Elevator asso
ciation, which will file articles of in
corporation within a few days. The
officers for the first year were named
as follows: H, E. Boen, Fergus Falls,
president; CH. Hopkins, Fairfax, vice
president, and A. F. Borchert, Bird
Island, secretary. The local elevator
associations all over the state are to
have, according to the plan, shares in
the terminal elevator. The shares will
be sold at $25 each and no one associ
ation will be permitted to own more
than forty shares. -
With this beginning the association
hopes to do bigger things in the future.
However, the proposed league elevator
at Duluth Is contingent upon the action
of the legislature, as it would be
scarcely possible to carry out the plan
without the aid of the state in this
respect.
Mr. Boen ln his address after the re
port of the committee had been accept
ed said that if the farmers' elevators
would co-operate and build a terminal
elevator it would be possible to freeze
out the big line elevators. It would
result in establishment of better grades
and less hardship from dockage. He
explained that where a farmers' asso
ciation was organized the elevator
margin was decreased and the grade
raised. The line elevator would reduce
the margin to such a figure that it
would be unprofitable for the farmers'
elevator to compete, but at the same
time the farmers would be getting the
benefit of several 'cents per bushel on
all of their product. As a general thing
the line elevators could not afford to
cut the life out of the margin, but
through a syndicate of elevators where
there was a Joss at one point it was
made up at another.
VERDICT WAS TOO LARGE.
Judge Brill Grants a Sew Trial in a
Damage Suit.
Judge Brill yesterday filed an order In the
district court granting the motion of the de
fendant for a new trial, in the case of Elsie
EdlUTid against the St. Paul City Rjilway
company, and setting aside the verdict as
excessive. Miss' Edlund sued to recover $10,
--000 for injuries alleged to have been received
in two street car accidents on July 28, 1893,
and was given $5,000 by the Jury.
In a memorandum accompanying the order
the Judge says: "The verdict is set aside ln
this case bemuse it is grossly in excess of
what it ought to have been upon any fair and
reasonable consideration of the evidence; in
other words, the damages are excessive, ap
pearing to have been given under the in
fluence of passion or prejudice."
Xew Bank Policy.
The Chicago banks have recently adopted
the policy of charging $1 a month to cus
tomers to keep a running deposit account of
not more than $300. The small accounts are
said to be unprofitable to banks as a rule,
but the new Chicago policy of imposing a
tax on them is exceptional.
Xervousness Expelled.
It is averred by a famous Chinese doctor
that nervousness is kept out of the Celestial
empire by the use of soft-soled shoes. The
hard soles worn by the Anglo-Saxon race
are said to be the cause of their extreme
nervous temperament.
Vienna's Bicycle Paths.
Vienna has made a beginning of construc
tion of bicycle paths through ita streets.
Ground has be&n conceded for the construc
tion of a new street on condition that a strip
be prepared for -the use of bicyclists.
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Women Letter Carriers.
Women are employed as letter carriers in
several districts of .Prance.
Only Women Employe*.
A silk factory fia Which only women are em
ployed has been^ opened in a suburb of Lon
don. 7 " '
Income of fhe Prince of Wales.
The Prince ot Wale* is patron of twenty
two livings worth £7,636, and his total income
ls f174,203 a year- 81
Over 40.00J0 Passenger Trains.
During 1898 4Q.093f 'passenger trains were
handled into anjj out, of the union depot at
St. Paul. Of this riiimber of trains a very
large proportion were those of C, M. & St.
P. That road C3rries a much larger passen
ger travel to and from the Northwest than
any other. It runs five solid and finely
equipped trains to Chicago alone during every
business day from St. Paul and Minneapolis.
All electric lighted and eteam heated. It is
the only . Chicago road equipped with the
block signal system. Its Pioneer Limited is
the only perfect train in the world. The»
berths in the sleeping cars on this train are
wider, higher and longer than those of any
other sleepers In America.
WAR CLOUD LIFTED
FRANCE] AND ENGLAND NOW HEM
THE 'WAY TO PEACEABLE! BBT
TLBMBNT OF DIFFERENCES
FASHODA INCIDENT ENDED
Great Britain Conerdei That France
Ia Entitled toi a Commercial Out
let on the Nil* Significant
Speech of the French Ambassador
to Great Britain, M. Cambon—
Spirit of Conciliation Shown.
PARIS, March 7.— The following
semi-official note was Issued this after
noon:
"A satisfactory settlement between
France and Great Britain of the ques
tions arising out of the Fashoda Inci
dent may be expected within a fort
night. The delimitation of the respec
tive territories has so far advanced
that the starting points and general
direction of the frontier have already
been arranged; and Great Britain has
admitted that France is entitled to a
commercial outlet on the Nile."
LONDON, March 7.— Paul Cambon,
French ambassador to Great Britain,
was the principal guest this evening at
the banquet of the London chamber of
commerce.
In reply to a toast the French am
bassador said that peace and war no
longer rested with governments, but
with the people. He noted with great
pleasure the determination of promot
ers of commerce In Great Britain and
France tc augment the cordiality of
the relations between the two nations,
and to foster that "real spirit of con
ciliation by which all differences can
be readily settled."
These utterances bt M. Oambon are
particularly notable as reflecting the
progress of the negotiations between
London and Paris.
WAS GRACIOUSLY TREATED.
All Ambassador Clioute Wonld Say
of His Visit to the Queen.
LONDON, March 7.— The United
States ambassador, Joseph H. Choate,
returned from Windsor at noon today,
after having been formally presented
to Queen Victoria and having passed
the night at the castle. While the am
bassador declines to give details of the
ceremony or discuss his visit to the
queen, he told a representative of the
Associated Press that he was much
gratified at the cordiality and gracious
ness of his reception. He said lt was
not true he carried a special autograph
letter from President McKinley to her
majesty. He carried only the usual
letter of credence.
TOKEN OF FRIENDSHIP.
Emperor William's Message of Sym
pathy to Mrs. Kipling.
BERLIN, March 7.— Emperor Wil
liam's message to Mrs. Rudyard Kip
ling occasioned by her husband's ser
ious Illness, ls commented upon by tha
press here today. The Vossische Zeit
ung says:
"This new manifestation of the em
peror's and the recent ones by the
German ministers, form a pleasant
contrast to the erroneus statements
that Germany is about to declare war
on the United States.
The semi-official post says:
"The great cordiality with which our
monarch honors Mr. Kipling ought to
be calculated to remind Americans,
after a period of artificial estangement,
which we trust is past, that they will
nowhere find a readier or more joyful
recognition of the brilliant features of
their character from the cousins here
and firstly from their imperial leader."
EXPLOSION VICTIMS.
Funeral Was* Attended by Govern
ment and»City Officials.
TOULON, March 7.— The funeral of
the victims of the explosion on Sunday
morning last, of a powder magazine,
which was situated between this place
and La Seyne, took place today, and
was attended by enormous crowds of
people, the funeral procession extend
ing two kilometers. A dozen cars car
ried the fifty-one coffins.
The minister of marine, M. Lockroy,
and many government and local officers
followed the remains to the cemetery.
Her Vocal Style.
Hlggins — They say Smith's daughter can't
sing! Why. she sings like — like a teakettle.
Wiggins— Through the nose?— Boston Tran
script^
"Oat of Sight
Oat of Mind."
In other months we forget
the harsh winds of Spring.
But they have their use, as
some say, to blow out the
bad air accumulated after
Winter storms and Spring
thaws. There is a far more
important accumulation of
badness in the veins and ar
teries of humanity, which
needs Hood's Sarsaparitla.
This great Spring Medicine clari
fies the blood as not king else can. It
cures scrofula, kidney disease, liver
troubles, rheumatism and kindred
ailments. Thus it gives perfect
health, strength and appetite for
months to come.
Eczema — "My daughter had eczema and
lt affected her eyes. The doctor said It was
Incurable. Her skin is now smooth and
white and all on account of Hood's Sarsa
parllla. I have taken it for weakness and
can now walk three or four miles easily."
Mrs. B. A. Hendry, Sauk Centre, Minn.
Gastritis — "Nervousness caused by a
fright made my wife suffer intensely from
gastritis. Morphine was necessary to relieve
the suffering. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's
Pills were tried after all else failed and ln
four days she improved and in 1-4 days she
was cured." C. W. T. Schmidt, Normal
Street, Cedar Falls, lowa.
Grip — "Sixteen weeks of grip made me
weak, but after all else failed Hood's Sarsa
parilla cured me. Later I overworked, and
dyspepsia and canker ln mouth and stomach
bothered me. I took the Sarsaparilla again,
and it completely restored me." M.-s. Eliza
beth Foman, Exeter, N. H.
Malaria — "I was a soldier, and after
typhoid fever I had fever and ague, rheu
matism and nervous prostration so that I
could not work. Nothing helped until
Hood's Sarsaparllla cured me completely, so
that I lose no time now." J. H. Stlllman,
Cheltenham, Pa.
Catarrh — "Disagreeable catarrhal drop
pings ln my throat made me nervous and
dizzy. My liver was torpid. Hood's Sarsa
parilla corrected both troubles. My health
is very good." Mrs. EJlvtra J. Smiley, 292
Main St., Auburn. Maine.
Hood's PllU cure liTer Ills; the non-irritating snd
only cathartic to tats with Hood's Bsnapsrills.
Thin. Weak People
derive immediate benefit from the use of Johann
Hoff's Malt Extract. It builds them right up.
Johann Hoff 's Malt Extract makes flesh and blood.
Johann Hoffs
is the original malt extract—has been sold since
1847. Beware of substitutes. Johann Hoff:
New York, Berlin, Vienna, Paris.
MOTHER OF TRUSTS |
IaIBERAL LAWS OP THE STATE
MAKE IT FAVORABLE TO
CORPORATIONS
STATUTES DATE BACK YEARS
No Chanu-es Have Been Made ln Its
Laws Regulating Combination*
of Capital for a Quarter of a
Century Stockholders Are Not
Liable State Has Ten Thousand
Corporations on Its Rolls.
TRENTON, N. J., March 7.— New
Jersey has been advertised far and near
as the cradle of trusts, but in one sense
at least this cannot be said to be true,
as very few of the great combinations
of business interests incorporated .here
have their inception in this state, nor.
except in few instances, have they their
place of business in any of the cities.
The actual primary reason for their
coming to this state is the fact that
the laws under which they are incorpo
rated are more liberal In certain ways
than the laws of any other common
wealth in the Union.
A company or syndicate of any char
acter, outside of an avowed gambling
scheme, of course, has but to send a
certificate to the secretary of state's
office, with the offlclal fee, and if there
is no other Jersey corporation bearing
a similar name, or very nearly similar,
the new concern is given a legal exist
ence at once. There ls no limit as to
the amount of capital stock or the ex
tent of powers. A corporation to carry
on the tobacco business may have in
serted in Its charter a clause empower
ing it to construct docks, erect bridges,
deal in real estate or do almost any
thing else under the sun. All the state
asks 13 that the filing: fee be paid and,
trust or no trust, it goes.
The fees for filing a certificate of in
corporation ln New Jersey are much
more moderate than ln most other
states. The fee in New Jersey on all
corporations with an authorized capital
stock of more than $125,000 Is 20 cents
on the $1,000, or $200 on $1,000,000. In
New Tork state the fee amounts to
$1,250 on the $1,000,000.
It is in New Tork that most of the
trusts are born, and for many years
past the legislature of that state has
been making changes of one kind or
another ln Its corporation laws. As a
result the lawyers doing this character
of business fif?ht shy of the Empire
state. On the other hand, the corpora
tion laws of New Jersey have not been
of business fight shy of the .empire
materially changed since 1875, so that
the state's position regarding corpora
tion legislation has come to be regarded
as permanent. For the last fiscal year
the state received in fees for filing cer
tificates of incorporation the sum of
$163,000.
NOT INTERFERED WITH.
After paying its filing fee a corpora
tion is not interfered with by the state,
so long as lt makes a return to the
state beard of assessors of the amount
of its paid up capital stock. The state
exercises no supervision whatever over
its corporations, the companies being
required simply to make the return
mentioned above and to furnish an
nually the names of the officers and the
board of directors elected. On the re
turn made to the state board of asses
sors the franchise tax is levied. Tha
tax is one-tenth of 1 per cent on the is
sued capital slock, up to and includ
ing $3,000,000, and one twentieth of 1
per cent on the capital stock between
$3,000,000 and $5,000,000, and $50 per an
num per $1,000,000 on all is excess of
$5,000,000. This franchise tax ls levied
against all companies incorporated un
der the laws of the state with the ex
ception of telegraph, telephone, cable,
express, gas, electric light, parlor, pal
ace or sleeping car, life, fire, marine,
live stock, casualty or accident insur
ance, oil or pipe line companies, rail
way, canal or banking corporations,
savings banks, cemeteries or religious
corporations, purely charitable or edu
cational associations, or to mining or
manufacturing companies, at least 50
per cent of whose capital stock is in
vested in mining or manufacturing
within the state. No statement of re
ceipts or disbursements is required to
be filed. In many of the states the cor
poration laws require the filing of such
statements.
Another feature of the corporation
laws of New Jersey that appeals to In
vestors in corporations is that stock
holders are not liable for the debts of
the corporation beyond the amount of.
the subscribed capital stock. In some
states stockholders are liable for doubie
the amount subscribed, the same as the
law regulating the liability of the
stockholders in national banks. There
are only a few states that have anti
trust laws.
PASSED A NEW i,AW.
A law was passed last year that was
proclaimed by the enemies of corpora
tions to be In favor of the multiplica
tion of trusts and combinations of all
kinds, and it was predicted that as a
result every corporation of any magni
tude in the country would hasten to
New Jersey to file its papers. But the
law did not go as far as it was claimed.
One provision, to be sure, rather justi
fied the charges made. Other states
cannot now get at New Jersey corpor
ations for taxing purposes, but corpor
ations filing- papers here must main
tain an offlce in the state. In order
to make obedience to this new law
as economical as possible great corpor
ations have combined In renting an
office, where a small force of clerks Is
kept so that whatever business the re
quirement makes necessary may be
promptly transacted. Thia new provi
sion is a great advantage to the state
beard of assessors and the comptroller.
Before the passage of the law much
difficulty was experienced in locating
companies for the assessment and col
lection of taxeSx The law provides that
every corporation "must keep at its
office the transfer books in which the
transfer of stocks shall be registered,
and the stock books, which shall con
tain the name and address of the
stockholders, the number of shares held
by them respectively, which shall at all
times during the usual hours of busi
ness be open to the examination of ev
ery stockholder."
THE STATE HAS 10,000.
It Is estimated that there are upward
of 10,000 New Jersey corporations. Each
year the governor, by proclamation,
wipes out from 300 to 600 because of
their failure to pay taxes. Last year
575 failed to pay, and forfeited their
charters under the governor's procla
mation. Of the 10,000 corporations only
about one-half are subject to the state
tax, the others being nonassessable be
cause they have 50 per cent of their
stock employed ln the state in mining
or manufacturing. Last year the total
number of miscellaneous corporations
assessed waa 5,188, and the aggregate
capitalization of these assessable cor
porations r.'aU over $1,570,000,000.
The companies exempt here are chief
ly the smaller ones, having an author
ized capital stock of $200,000. more or
less. None of the big trusts incorporat
ed under the ljiws of the state has ever
come to New Jersey and put up large
works here, although a few have ab
sorbed plants already in existence. The
American Cotton Oil company, with a
capital stock of $30,000,000, has less than
$400,000 invested ln New Jersey. The
book trust, incorporated as the Amer
ican Book company, with a capital
stock of $5,000,000, has not a penny in
vested here. The same is true of the
American Malting company, with a.
capital of $26,000,000.
NO MONET INVESTED THERE.
Neither has the American Tobacco
company, with a capital stock of $29,
-535.00; the Glucose Sugar company, re
fining, capital $40,000,000; the National
Lead company, capital $30,000,000; the
Standard Distilling and Distributing
company, which recently absorbed the
Western whisky trust and now sub
stantially controls all the distilleries in
the United States, with a caoital of
$24,000,000; the Standard Rope & Twine
company, capital $12,000,000; the United
States Leather company, with a capital
of $125,051,800; the Union Typewriter
company, capital $18,015,000; the Amer
ican Tin Plate company, with a capi
tal of $200,000,000; the American Thread
company, capital $12,000,000; American
Linseed Oil company, capital $33,500,
--000; International Silverware company
capital $20,000,000; National Biscuit
company, capital $55,000,000; Otis Eleva
tor company, with a capital of $11,000,
--000; ' the United Breweries company
capital $5,600,000; Continental Tobacco
company, with a capital of $75,000,000;
the American Indies company, with a
capital of $18,000,000; Anderson Safe
Float company, capital stock $15,000,
--000; Atlantic Snuff company, capital
etock $10,000,000; the American Fish- -
cries company, with a capital stock of
$10,00,000; American Steel & Wire com
pany, capital $90,000,000. and the Press
ed Steel Car company, with a capital
stock of $25,000,<jp0.
SOME OTHER TRUSTS.
These trusts have nothing whatever
invested ln the state. Then there are
such trusts as the Trenton Potteries
company, with a capital of $27,000,000;
the electric light trust, known as the
Electric Company of America, with a
capital of $25,000,000; the United Heat
ing and Lighting company, the trust to
control oil lamps, capital $12,000,000. all
of which have some capital invested In
the state. The American Sugar Re
fining company, with a capital stock
of $72,506,400, has considerable property
along the Hudson, and is said to con
trol a large refinery at Camden, in
this state. Less than 50 per cent of its
capital, however, is Invested in New
Jersey. The United States Rubber com
pany has a capital stock of $39,338,500.
but has only $253,000 invested in the
state.
There are also many concerns which
are trusts in their way. Incorporated
under the laws of the state, having
nothing invested her*-. such as the
American Soda Fountain company,
capital $3,750,000; American Steel Cast
ing company. $4,000,000; H. B. Claflin
company, $9,000,000; Hecker-Jones Mill
ing company, Jewell. $5,000,000; Her
ring-Hall-Marvin company, capital, $3,
--300,000; Hey wood Bros. & Wakefield.
$6,000,000; National Tube Works, $11,^
311,900; United States Playing Card
company, $3,001,000. There are about
seventy-five companies In the state In
the miscellaneous corporations class,
having a capital stock of over $3,000,
--000, and about 40 per cent of all cor
porations have a capital stock of more
than $1,000,000.
THE STANDARD OIL COMPANT.
The Standard Oil company, existing
under the New Jersey laws, Is not the
large trust, but only one of its links.
It was originally known as the Stand
ard Oil Company of New Jersey, and
had a capital stock of $10,000,000. In
1892 the "New Jersey" was dropped
from the corporate title. The oil com
pany's pipe line is incorporated under
another name, bein***; known as the New
York Transit company, and pays tax
on its gross receipts without regard to
its capitalization. The New Jersey
Standard Oil company has issued its
$10,000,000 of capital stock and of this
amount $7,634,000 is invested in Its plant
at Bayonne, Communipaw and Jersey
City.
The other day in New York state, at
the meeting of the State Bar associa
tion at Albany, a paper was read by
Charles F. Bostwick calling attention
to the fact that that state is losing the
benefit of the many associations of
capital for industrial purposes, at least
so far as the incorporation of com
panies was concerned. He looked at
the question in a legal light altogether,
showing that by the failure of the statj
to provide liberal corporation laws and
lowering the fees to a reasonable figure
the lawyers of the state lose enormous
ly In business now secured by outsid
ers. It is believed that the present leg
islature of New York will devise some
means of correcting the corporation
laws so that capital secured ln that
state for Industrial purposes may re
main there for legal protection In Its
Investments.
A Toreador's Record.
During the la9t season a popular toreador
in Spain took part ln slxty-flva lights and
killed 133 bulls. His net profit was $60,C00.
and the only Injuries he sustained was a
bruise en his foot aiid a rather bad wound in
the leg. The risks are, of course, great; but
the men are so extraordinarily agile that
grave accidents seldom occur. Sometimes one
will be badly gored, but a week or two of
hospital will generally set him on his legs
again. These men, cften uneducated and
proceeding from the lower classes, are courted
and feared, and even the larger newspapers
of Madrid are careful to give nothing but
praise, to them, for fear of incurring their
enmity. "
They Settled the Bet.
The "gangs" 'hat use<l to make life burden
some in New York have been to a large ex
tent exterminated, and such as are left oper
ate in a small way. The German grocer is
easy prey. Three pals entered a store tho
other day to settle a bet. It took only a few
moments to explain that one had lost a wager
and was now about to pay. The penalty was
that he should take home his derby hat full
of molasses, and the German grlnnlngly pro
ceeded to measure out the sticky treacle. It
was about the funniest Joke he had ever
heard of. His fat sides shook with internal
laughter as he handed the hat to the victim.
The latter quickly jammed it down upon the
grocer's head, the molasses flooding hair, face,
neck and body. It blinded him. He spluttered
and yelled. But ln the meantime the pals
had gone through the cash drawer and helped
themselves to Ita contents, some $235.
German .Tusttee.
Justice aso discriminating as that of Solo
man was meted out by a Frankfort court
the other day. A merchant who had gained
from a young woman's parents permission
to marry her sued the father for 3.0C0 marks
($714) damages for forbidding the marriage,
en the ground of ill health and Insufficient in
come. As it was proved that his health was
indeed bad the court ordered that only 500
marks should be the penalty for the gift's
failure to marry within four weeks.