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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22
INCORPORATED II WEST rTRGINIA

Charleston W. Va. Dec q (SpecisD.-The Sec
Rotary Of State here has granted the following
charters to New-York companies;
Western Prospecting and Mining Company. OF
New-York City; for the purpose OF doing genera
mining business In the Western States Capital
subscribed so with the privilege Of increasing
the same 10000 in all The shares are $40 each
and are held by David Jankover Frank N. Kelly;
William r. Weeks O. g. Kunze and ". Raymond
Fry all Of New-Yor; City
Joshua Brown & Co Of New-York City: for the
purpose Of doing general banking and brokerage
business In the United States and foreign coun-
tries CAPITAL subscribed. 1870, with the privilege
OF increasing the same 10 S250Gh. The shares are
800 each and held by J. Grant Lyman joshua
Brown q. o. Williams. John Hodges. NJ w. Gels
niger all of New-York City.
The International Smoke and Napor Condenser
Company. Of Jersey city. y. J.: for the purpose
Of manufacturing and selling machinery for the
consumption Of smoke. gases fumes. etc. Capital
subscribed SO C0' with the privilege OF increasing
the same to s. 10000 The shares are kln 'ach, ana
are held by David Crear. Warren Colnns. r.
Sechow. Henry Marley and f. A Fairbanks All OF
New York CITY.
Santa Rosa Mining Company. Of New-York CITY
for the purpose Of doing general mining business
in the Republic Of Ecuador. Capital subscribed
$50 with the privilege Of increasing The same 70
s3fr M In al The shares are 500 each ana ar
held by Ernest Atkinson Albert Fairfax. r ".
Van Gelde- Edward T Rice. j.. ana Jonn FRENCH
all of New-York City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22

of the Standard oil Company. and had taken them
n the compapy's furnaces where they were
burned
At,orney-'ieneral Monet secured the residence
and name Of OF the drivers. and when con-
stable went subpoena him to-day the man ex-
claimed. My job ,s gone II have 70 testify
Another Of the 'ears.e-. e. no Standard OIL
Company. when Informed that he would probably
he called on n testify is reported 10 have SAID:
They can't catch me. What We took were boxes
and can't tell what they contained
Rabbi Darmstetter, when placed on the witness
s,and was unwilling 10 testify. saying that II he
did 90 IL would injure the members OF his con-
creation many OF whom were employees OF the
Standard Oil Company. The deposi'ions or hVe
other witnesses taken to-day. put nothing
ir,nortant was brought out. An erort was made 70
subpoena Pollock the saloonkeeper To-Day but ne
as said 10 be out Of the city or al least could not
be found. -. - :,
Frank Rockefeller l. II Severance and +. B.
Squire have been subp9naed as witnesses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22
PETITIONS N RTP7CT.

Jarmuowsky Bros. composed o, Meyer ard Elias
Jarmulowsky. importers ~ dress trimmings Of
Nos 72j and ~ Broadway. fled a voluntary pc
ti'lon in bankruptcy YESTERDAY The abllitie. are
consisting Of stock 1881 and accounts s5ii3. They
started in business in Grand-st. in 1856 with S!,
the present address in February last.
Louis Aarons ~ No. I2o East Seventy sixth-st
fled voluntary petition in bankruptcy yesterday
through his attorneys. Einstein & Townsend. with
liabilities s2sl42 due 10 $50 creditors. and no avail
able assets. Mr Aarons formerly ~ the firm
Of strausky.. Reiman & Aarons. drygoods dealers
in One cumberland twenty nfth.st.. near miro.
e said they have paid on $50 900 o. liabilities.
and Yesterday Enstein & Townsend fled IN me
ments aggregating s27 90 which had been obtained
by creditors Of strausky. Reiman & Aarons
Robert L. Boyd Of No. o. warren-s,.. fled pc
ttion in bankruptcy yesterday. showing liabilities
800 1872 and no avsils BILE He has income
from trust fund Of sl3.s5o by the Will OF Sarah
Boyd which contends ia exempt He has one
share Of stock in the Boyd & Abbott Company,
dealer IN stationery specialties. OF which he has
been secTstary @nd ovd put 1 IL.
creditor 81 5O5 being due 10 him or the liabilities
Aims but 81 vf Pratt f9aG CO. and wrath
The Metropoiitan National Bank is creditor for
ss5.S3s
Louis sternberger Of No $50 Broadway. fled a
petition in bankruptcy yesterday. with liaoihties
So 52 and no availa BILE assets. He has only three
creditors Solomon Stein. for $500. on note; Ken
nett Hopkins & Co. $50 for balance due on
grain operations. and Birdie Stein stenberger.
81 s6a on a Judgment obtained against him on
February u.s. 1897 for costs. He has an interest in
the estate Of Simon Stornberger. but ne contends
that 4. Is Of no value for the creditors, as II s
charged with money advanced to him which Is
much more than his share
Trusten p Edwards. OF No. 20ss Seventh-ave'
filed petition in bankruptcy yesterday. with liao-
tiles 1888 and assets. He was formerly
wholesale dealer in millinery goods and made an
assignment on December s. 1894. The assets then
realized s. 6si which divided among the credit
ors the dividend being about - per cent
Michael Cohen Of No. 81 West One hundred-and-
,wentie,h-st. filed petition In bankruptcy yes
terday with liabilities S4s3 and no assets The
abilities are principally TO shoe manufacturers In
Boston. Lynn and Haverhin. Mass
Louis Levy Of No. li2 East One-hundred-and-
twefth-st. fled a petition IN bankruptcy yester-
day with liabilities s23,7s6 and 40 assets. He is in
no business now.
Aaron Loeb. OF No. l23 East One-hundred-and-
ffth-st.. filed a petition in bankruptcy yesterday
with liabilities 1851 and assets He is in no
business now.
A meeting OF creditors Of Mattison q Jacobson.
manufacturers Of trousers al No. q Walker-st..
was held yesterday before Referee Morris S. Wise.
al No 81 Exchange Place. Seven creditors proved
their claims Edward Phillips was elected trustee
of the estate OF the bankrupts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22
LEAK ~ THE STAMP SUPPLT.
OLD PROPRIETARY STAMPS ASp SOLD
THE NFW ONTS

Collector Treat. ~ fhe Second In;erra' Revenue
District and colonel Williams. chief Of the Inter-
nal Revenue Inspectors once. have discovered
another leak in the supply NJ revenue stamps For
time /; has been noticed ny brokers' In Wal
Street ihs, many messenger boys have had more
money tnan usual and investigation has brought
out tho tact that many II these boys have been
selling documentary stamps alta discount Of from
- 70 per c.n nj It was learned by the inspectors
out by tie Government. officials that the boys
obtained tho stamps they sold by holding back the
stamps siven 10 them by brokers 10 place on sales
tickets and substituting in place NJ them stamps
which had formerly been used or sales tickets and
cancelled These cancelled stamps could be again
used in this way. because. according TO the ru1nS
~ Commissioner Scott. in canCellng the stamps II
was not necessary to put the day 81 the month IN
the cancelns mark
Some Of the boys engaged in the business have
confessed. They said .ha; they had made az much
500 in one day by this plan Reputable brok-
Of the fraud and aided them in securing svidenoe
against the offenders. say that the pan could not
have been successful had not the hoys found
ready market for all the stamps they could as
pose Of and mad they not been encouraged by me
purchas bring them more stamps. Collector
Treat and Colonel Williams are sui investigating
and may possibly proceed against some OF the men
who purchased the stamps at such discount
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22

Jersey city at 800 o'clock. and will appear before
the House Committee Rivers and Harbors to-
day. The purpose is to urge Congress 10 enlarge
the East Channel Sandy Hook. so that 1t Will
10 At least forty feet deep at low tide and TWO
thousand feet wide. thereby making II the main
ship channel. Other improvements Of this haroor
will be recommended. including the widening ana
deepening nj The Bay Ridge and Red Hook cnan-
nels to permit The passage Of the deepest draugh'
s.agoing vessels.
ExMayor William l.. Strong. tho chairman OF
the delegation. did not accompany his colleagues.
Those who were in the company and the associ-
aiions represented were. Merchants Association
William F. King W. Ravard cutting. John w
Ambrose W r. Corwine and s G Mead cham
her OF Commerce. 4. Foster Higgins. Vernon H.
Brown and Samuel r.. Covkendall. Produce FIX,
change. Thomas a. Mcintyre Gustave Heye ana
Evan Thomas. steamship companies. Gustav H.
Schwab. Clement A. Griscom. IT.. oswald Sander
son. Emil l.. Boas and Captain a H Bohrne:
Board of Marine Underwriters. clifford A. Hand
and Walter r. !. Jones
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22
RAILROAD NOTES.

Chicago. Dec EFT r. Blackstone presiden. Of
The Chicago and Alton Ral,soad. to-day denied any
knowledge OF the reported sale q TIE Alton Raj
roae 70 ne Union Pacinc. Ass pLrl Pacific and Bal
tnore and Ohio interests
Chicago Dec. 2l.-On account ~ constantly In
creased traffic the Chicago Great Western has
placed ~ order with the Baldwin Locomotive
Works FOR ten large ten-wheel engines The order
probably will followed nv another for Eve or ten
esore engines Of the same large capaclty, TIC nc
seven hundred new boxcars.
Philadelphia. Dec. 2i-CSaries Hartshorne has
Resigned the position of frs, vce-presidont Of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. to take effect
December 81. He will hover. retain his mem,
Ia, IN y GsTro,, the second v,ce.president
~ll be promoted 20 the first vice presidency. and
abolished
Chicago Dec. 21-A special meeting Of the
Western Passenger Association Will he held
January 10 20 consider the draft OF a new associa-
ron agreement This has been prepared by a spe
cial committee consisting Of the passenger trafnc
MANAGE MI Nicholson. Of he Santa re and the
Nlws ukee and s.. Paul. and Mr. Sebastian Of the
Book Island. The new agreement f. understood -
o. drawn upon stronger lines Than the present one
IRE fold
- Louis. Dec. 81 THE management Of the MS
furl Pacific and Iron Mountain railways saws the
company has sent out the following circular. "on
mo afier January J. lS" the salaTlfs OF p"SS'"S'
trsn conductors this company's lines VIII he al
The following raies When the train mileage -
iour thousand miles and not over I'VE thousstnu
miles o. cents train mile When the train mile
age Is less than four thousand miles. rates ~ pay
70 remain at present. When the IRAN ihi.eAte
exceeds FIVE thousand miles. si2j n month AZ
present the maximum compensation for conductors
800 month
Chicago Dec 9i-"The Tribune saws that all
DOUBTS regarding the Illinois Centrais entrance
INTO Omaha have been removed by recent real es-
u'e Transactions in that city. The company mas
obtained op;Ion considerable hlocK 81
ground IN South Omaha east Of the present 'iio'
FsGic tracks running IN an 'ssterly direction rom
summit 70 ne Union Stock Yards. \ contra mae
aready been signed hy the Illinois Certral 10 u
me new passenger station being erected y SSo,sc
scnon Parnc. and the of the iInloh ...r
terminals 10 South Omaha is accepted as mat'er
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22
NFW CORPORATIONS N THIS STATE.

Albany Dec. 2l-These companies were Incor-
nora,ad with the Secretary Of State to-day:
,ar,mro and sell ladies' wearing apparel: capital.
.qo o.1 directors 8 H. Caney ana J.. =. Can@y OF
SSev-York civ and a. w. Caney. Of Batavia
The Russell Clothing .Company; Of Broo l :, cap
Worris Solomon and Albert NJ Fragne. OF Brooklyn
Adams Brothers COMPANY Of Trogps55uTg sleu-
~ Cornty. TO deal in all kinds OF FOOD proc pcts
nsni,ai sid OoO. directors. Anderson POWER y Al
tars Adams Robert a. Adams ano Cnaries r.
V.ckers Of New-York
Mclean Elgn Creamery comps5nEy o, McLea Y
IoHlph."Sr = Fits n W ROwley G. A. Hart.
aii,,r Howard George Fits and Milton Webster ~
Mclean. -
p,,uer,hal Saxonia Worsted Mills. ~ New-York
Cd 70 manufacture fancy knit goods capital VIC
mn. d,rec,ors Ida Drohnfski and William proonit-
wv va -. ,.u ana solomon BiumenthaI OF New
York
uFPcHANTS start FOR WASHINGTON.
The delegation Of Ncw-York business men which
.. 60 urqc National Ierisa lion for the improvement,
-, VIE va,ervavs left this city for Wash
,nr,on Yesterday afternoon. The delegation Ielt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22
STANDARD OIL Under FIRE.
ACCUSED IN OHIO OF BURNING IT'S BOOKS
AND OTHER EVIDENCE

Cleveland Dee Acknowledgements ~ a sensational
nature in tho Standard oil investigation came 70
light to-day when Attorney General Monett began
asking dispositions for the purpose Of proving that
the Standard oil Company. just previous % the
issuance Of recent order by the Supreme Court
that the books Of the company he produced in evil
dence had destroyed large number ~ It's hooks.
on the strength OF information received ny the At
tornev-C;ene,al from trustworthy business mer and
attorneys that II could he proved The Standard
oil Company had burned 10, Of It's books journals.
ledgers and valuable documents. the State served
notice upon the Standard oil Company that de-
nositions would 10 taken before notary in the law
once Of Harry c. Mason in this city to-day.
In the investigation OF the Standard oil Trust be-
fore Commissioner Brnsmade few weeks ago the
conopany refused 20 produce lis books in evidence
The matter was taken 10 the Supreme Court. and
IN December that court ordered the Standard OIL
companv 20 produce its books covering the period
from, 1892 TO 1897 show whether the Standard had
maid dividends In that time 10 the holders OF the
trust certificates. Previous 20 the decision OF the
sunreme Court; Virgil r. Kline. attorney for the
Standard Company spent several days Al Columbus.
a,d Z, - alleged that ne received Information be-
,orehana in regard 10 the courts decision and at
o,ce Informed the officials OF the Standard OIL
l-ou,,nv Attorney General Monet expects TO he
all. 70 nrove that the officials OF the Standard
connany destroyed their books three four nights
before the Supreme Court ordered F. 3 Squire.
rotary of the company 10 produce the company
hooks I'm evidence
The taking Of dispositions TO prove Attorney
General Mone,t's allegations begun before
Harry G. Mason to-day. The most important wit
ness produced was John Darmstetter OF No. -
Centre Court a rabbi OF Bohemian church.
Rabbi Darmstetter testified that evening
three or four weeks ago he went into the saloon
OF f. n Pollock. at No. l31 Croton-st.. 10 see Pol
lock who is an official OF his church. He said that
at the time Pollock was waiting upon several
bohemian laborers. who were employees OF the
Standard OIL Company and he sat down until the
saloonkeeper got through with his customers
parmstetter said that one Of the men In the
saloon was quite hilarious and was asked: why
- ca, fellows doing 40 much treating" Two Of
tho men then engaged in conversation ana. nash
ing a roll Of bills said that they had got some
good stuff working overtime. one OF them
,eamster said that he and another teamster had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22
HEATT LOSS By FIRE IN MONTREAL.

Montreal Dec 2.-The Greenshelds block. when
was burned last night. was one or the nnes' III INC
Dominion II was six stories high and built OF stone
C;reenshields & Co carried heavy stock ~ dry
goods and their loss will probably reach 100000.
fully covered by insurance. The building Of Dun
can Mcintyre e. Sons. wholesale dryeoods was I'VE
stories high AID valued az sHe'l They car
r!ed a stock valued AZ about s2o'"' renewed 10 nN
-,au oo,arec hv Insurance. Both buildings with
tbei- contents were totally DESTROYED the boot
ana shoe store and S'ocF Of James L"gEet n son
a. Va ~ mayed principally by water ~ the extent
n, s20pI There were many miraculous escapes.
especially by hremen. but 50 var as known no PEI
son was seriously injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22
cHJLD.sHoOrING CASE Not FATAL.

Harold Frederick the siX-year-old boy. OF No 10
West Twenfy-frfh-st.. who shot willie collins
four and ono-ha.f wears old. ~ No As Grand-st IN
tho home Of H'tle Harold. on Tuesday. was ar
r,fe,sd before Naristrate Crane In the Jefferson
,torko, Police Court Yesterday The boy was too
s,,,u 70 look over tho bench before the Masis-
80 Magistrate Crane at once expressed me
U.i,io, fhaf tho case could not be cons .der"d py
Ia iav ANYTHING but ACCIDENT Harold. iot We
nreseni however will he technically IN the CUSTODY
- he Gerry society. though IN realty ne VIII w
~ 'aaroie n tho custody 81 his father.
Y, vas said A. Reli@vue Hospital yesterdAy ma,
10 rart n willie ColinSs mouth or throat
no od hra, IN jurad and that hc would recover
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22
RTPVED TO DEATH N ELECTRIC WIRES.

Chicago Dec 2i-Among A network 81 wires
twenty feet above tho ground Roderick Chisholm
an electrician. slowly burned 10 death In sight
Of several hundred spectators at Fifty-nfth ana
STATE SITS For nearly ten minutes workmen were
engaged IN efforts 10 release their comrade from
among the wires. Chisholm was employed by the
Commonwealth Electric Company, and with num-
her Of other men stringing electric wires along
safest While at the top OF one os the poles u 10
.,,roosss thar ne grasped a live lie was seen
In fail hack among the wires apparently lfeless
Ladders were secured. and after considerable OH
CHS aolnn's body was lowered to the street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22

Pittsburg. Dec. 21.-The work ~ completing the
combination Of the pottery companies Of the United
States to he known as the American Pottery Com
pany with a capital Of s27 900. is expected 10 he
finished in New-York within the next ten days
Colonel Taylor ~ East Liverpool. Ohio. Will prob
ably be the president Of the new combination and
the central office Will be in NeW-York. with
branches In Trenton. East Liverpool and P!ttsburg.
IL is said that prices will not be advanced. as pres
emf prices perfectly satisfactory but greater
nrofis can he secured by concentration ~ EFFORT
and cutting down the cost ot manufacture and dis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22
RAILROAD BUILDING IN THIS COUNTRY.

An INCREASE ~ -,Nt' MILES N lssS MORE THAN
ONE THIRD SUPPLIED Ry NINE ROADS
Preliminary estimates made hy Tho Railroad
Gazette show increase n cSS miles during 1895
:, the railroads of the United States This IS tho
largest increase reported since lSae when 4ta
MILES were added. or this increase This YEAR more
Than one-third was supplied BY nine roads among
which tho Great Northern with ls5 mics: the
s, Louis and San Francisco lio: the Mobile and
Ohio i2s tho Washington County a nev road in
Maine rs: tho Pecos Valley and Northeastern. los
and the Fl Paso and Northeastern 100 miles. In
me distribution Of the nsw mileage by states. Min
,Asofa takes tho lead With - miles. then follow
T..se with rs Louisiana. III Alabama. isi Okla
ho-pa 49,. Arkansas ~. Maine -. alf0-nia liz.
Missouri IT. Michigan ana Georgia. each l'f. -Four
=. these states have more than ne-ouarier % the
rev mileage. while Il required thrtv-threc States
snd Territories 70 make mp another fourth Of the
Increase One-haif n the total mileage ~ the year
wes IN nine States and Territories.
Ter roads in Canada have QUILT AS miles which
&c more ~ iftv-throe miles than that repcr'
a. last ves- Of this mileage more than one-halr
~ miles IS credited 20 the Canadian Pacific. Ton
roads n Mexico have built 40 miles which Is nearly
q hundred mics moro than the totals OF last year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22
NEGOTIATIONS IN HIS HANDS.


2. was c-edihly reported yesterday that the chi
esro and Alton road which ruInor has had sold 70
three or four different railway companies within
a., many weeks. would in fact he purchased by a
svnaca,e Of railroads embracing the Union Pacific.
the Missouri Pacific and the Illinois Central r n
hartman with whom President J. J. Mitchell IT
the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. representing
lsrge interests ~ the Alton. was IN conference in
this city last week said Yesterday regarding the
disposition Of that road: You may say that the
negotiations are in my hands. but that nothing has
vet been closed
Mr Hartman Is prominent member ~ the
Executive committee ~ the Union Pacific Railroad
Corranv IN which tho \snd,rhilts are largely in
teres;ed and IS also In Close relations with the
Coulds whose Missouri Pacific road is mentioned
understood that the Nanderhilts and the Goulds
were in substantial accord regarding the Alton. and
:. s4ar,s likely that its purchase by tho syndicate
referred to and its operation In the common inter
est Of the roads COMPOSING the syndicate. would he
a, advantage 20 both the Vanderbilt and Gould
~.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22
IN FOPrCIOSE on CH4NLER PROPERTY.

The Fqui;ablc Life Assurance Society ~ the
United states has brought suit in the supreme
Court against John Armstrong Chaner mo fo'-
NOR husband NJ Amele Rivcs. the autnoress. now
Princess Trouoetzkoy. to foreclose two mortgages
One Is for $50 On and one for 5000 on property at
NO 29S Broadway. II is alleged that Nj Chanler
has defaulted IN interest payments Inc soclely
asks for the appointment % receiver ''' the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22
GRAND TRUNK TELEGRAPHERs
THEIR DISPUTE WITH THE COMPANY ASSUMES
THREATENING ASPECT

Montreal Dec 21.-The situation between the
Grand Trunk telegraphers and the company has
again assumed threatening aspect. When Gen
era Manager Hays agreed 10 recognize the com
Ynl,tee as representing the men. it thought
that great step had been taken toward an
smcable settlement OF the existing difficulties The
committee has had several conferences with Super
,ntendent Michigan. but they have been fruit
less In fact Grand Chief Powell says that Mr.
McCugan has distinctly declined to consider any
proposition looking to an increased rate OF pay and
reduction Of the working hours. AS the whole
csse Of the men is principally based on these two
demands. the committee has no further hopes OF
erecting anything through Mr.. Michigan. and 4:
MADE Anal appeal 10 Mr.. Hays, who consented TO
confer with them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22
THOMAS S. CLARKsOyS WILL FILED.

The will OF Thomas Stratfofd Garrison was fled
for probate yesterday in the Surrogases ONCE.
lie leaves an estate. valued In the papers a, $75-
COO 10 his widow. Mrs. Mary Garrison. and his nvs
children David Augustus. Clermont Livingston.
Margaret. Edith and Helen Clarkson. To his
widow he leaves the entire estate. both real and
personal with the condition that AZ her death or
marriage the property Is TO go to the children Ia
one-hfth shares. The sons are named as executors
OF the will.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22
LOGAN BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.

Justice Smvth OF the Supreme Court has sp-
pointed James ] Neslis receiver for A. :. Baker
q Co corporation. publishers and export agents.
with an Office in the Produce Exchange building.
on the application Of Benjamin Cochran judg-
nent creditor for 81 67 The company was incor-
porated in April $50. with capital stock Of $@eo
published " fhe Spanish American Buyers and
also acted a. export agents in the Spanish Amerl-
can business That line was demoraliZed II Is
said. by he with Spain. The la abilities are
about 600 due fifty creditors, and the asse;
nominaly 500 In outstanding accounts OF which
q 600 he Collect ed