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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19
SCARCITY OF STEEL N PITTSBURG.

Pittsburg. Aug IS (speciaD.-The scarcity Of
structural iron and steel is causing number Of
large manufacturing interests considerable trouble,
ana the outlook is not encouraging al present Tor
IFS betterment The demand Is active the high prices
not restricting consumption to any notlceaoie eS-
tent The scarcity OF this materia! u sdl1 70 pe
due 70 several reasons, but the most correct one
appears 10 be due to the fact that tne mills are
overcrowded with orders. -,,,. ala
member Of the Arm of Jones Laushtn sac 5ig
,o-nfght that the scarcity was OWING 70 tle pIs
demand made for this class Of material N ths
spring and that the manufacturers were oe E
~ their orders He said this was true OF the al
neeie interests as Of other firms Until the MINIS
caught up with their present orcers the scaIcily
The general shortage Of the supply OF iron and
steei il more pronounced in the requirements OF
sbipbuilding because this industry Is on me N,
lease The demand for ship plates ana Shapes -
Ia 70 he heavy and with the mills congested
with business buyers hnd II almost lmpcesoie 20
a, daI,veries and IN several cases have oifered g.
sSsed prices 10 facilitate quick delivery II Is stated
80 ne American buyer may be forced 70 20 70
Ipeland for this class Of material before the scar
citv is over The mills are filed up so iaT aHeso
,bst a good deal OF the work VIII possloy nave
- yo over into next year this account
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19
STAMP on TAK CERTIFICATES.

The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue has mace
q ruling which the Treasury Department Will soon
proru.gate. that when the proper ENDORSEMENT Il
used transferring shares OF stock In corporations
REPRESENTED by stock certificates the cents stamp
tax heretofore required under the construction tha'
s1ch Endorsements were powers Of attorney Is
not needed. the only stamp requisite oelns the
regular two-cent one for each share OF STOCK
whether its face value be 500 less thus trans
ferreC
The following is the exact form which the Coih-
Missioner mas ruled as exempt from the power
Of attorney" 25 cents stamp tax. ana when, TtTH
Used ~ the transfer Of stock certihcate VIII III
pose other tax upon the latter thfn the
TWO cents IN stamps for each 500 worth ol e'''"
DGr value or fraction thereof transferred
For value received. hereby sell, transfer and
assign 70 John Doe the shares OF STOCK "Itn i
mentioned and authorize the treasurer 70 mar
me necessary transfer the books or the CON- .
gany Witness my hand and seal ms Iztn gay u
June lsg9 ROBERT ROE.
In presence OF John Brown
THIS information is furnished by J b: McC9 9p3
nlck Editor OF The Copper SITUATION No 20
EroadWay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19

The firm OF promoters which Is SAID 10 De llNa'i'is
-. ,-i-clnals Of Barrow Wade. Guthrie Co Just
= ,r tne- efforts to combine the Fall River
ILLS IS credited with having the more extensive
-1ars ~ the two. In its scheme the Fail River
Ills form only an item though big one, OF course.
N a combination which proposes TO be a National
srai- covering the majority OF all the print cloth
Hills IN the United States including especially the
largest ones IN the South. in Rhode Island ana IN
pos-on IS be capitalized al Sl3o,s1vy, II -
SAD The promoters OF this larger combination
have far succeeded in Keeping thelr lu5nIty
concealed from the general pubic 80 quletIy. IN
fact Is the whole thing being conducted that
Trfbfine reporter not able 10 md a single man
N the wholesale drysOOds district yesterday VINO
arvrhirs more about them than has appeared IN
IRE newspapers VI. c. .. Borden, than whom no
mar IT. this city generally knows more about the
Tau River mills and the entire print cloth market
declared that ne knew nothing at all about the
present efforts 20 com bine the manufacturers
In some quarters the opinion prevails that the
ananc!ers behind the movement are those who are
Identified with the New-E gland Cotton Yarn CON-
pany and the American Thread Company. No one
would De surprised i: one syndicate should nnally
cOntro the thread yarn and cotton cloth industries
OF New England No confirmation OF TINS report
could be obtained however
The general feeling in the trade seems 70 be that
the smaller q the two proposed combinations that
confined 10 the Fall River mills alone, mas good
chance o. going through. This Is based partly on
the tact that much mill stock has changed hands
recently AZ figures which are not warranted on any
other supposLOn. for successful combination
would effect a saving OF FULLY $1,000 900 year in
by putting them al under one general management
A. the pffice OF Barrow, Wade Guthrie Co IL
was sait yesterday that In the absence Of Mr..
Anyon nothing could be said about the rumored
ally did not even know whether or not the firm
was interested in the matter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19
CLERKS CAUGHT ROBBING MAIL.
TWO EMPLOYEES OF SPORTING GOODS
FIRM OPENED LETTERS ON THE
JERSEY MEADOWS

The Jersey meadows near Communipaw. were
selected by two employees OF the sporting goods
firm OF Robert H Ingersoll & Bro, OF No I"
Cortlandt-st in which 10 open a big batch OF mail
matter which had been kept back from the firm
by the men. Who were intrusted to carry it from
the Postofice 10 the store. The spot was found
Uttered with envelopes and letters adressed TO the
firm and money orders were found as far on as
Suydam-ave two miles away. in Jersey City.
The employees who were locked up in the Church
police station by Detectives Mooney and Con-
nors last night are Simon Coleman, twenty-siZ
years old. OF No. To West End-ave.. Manhattan
and Harry Hammond. fourteen years old. who lives
with mis- father, an engineer the Brooklyn e!e-
waited railway. at No. 1875 Ralph-ave. Brooklyn.
Coleman received a salary OF 50 week, While
Hammond's pay was 50 80 weekly.
The firm receives about LOO letters every Day
and the prisoners were intrusted 10 carry the mali
from the Postofce to the store II was particularly
heavy last Monday but TO all Appearances Cole
man and Hammond delivered II safely. They were
sent out on a errand AZ noon At $3.50 o'clock they
returned and said that they had carried out their
orders but II has been learned that they did not
The Arm believes that Coleman and Hammond
instead took a quantity OF the mall they had Kept
and going 10 Jersey, opened II and rtfied the con-
tents OF everything they could use. On Wednesday
boy named Harry Hobson who lives at No. 2SS
Cirand-ave. Jersey City. and who works in Jer-
sey City shoe store. 70 New-Hork, ana golhB
TO see Mr. Ingersoll, told him that on MONDAY ne
had been fishing for kiilies on the meadows win
a lot OF other boys. when they came upon man
and a boy. who were opening letters, and after
taking out the contents. throwing away the letters
- s7,.-eIoDas When The two saw that their ac-
lions were discovered they moved further away
but the BOYS soon had gathered up quanIy OIL
the evidence and HcbsOu, learning the address,
brought over a lot with him. ,s
rafectiye Mooney was sent for, ana ne iearneu
from Hobson that ne could take him 10 another
boy who could also recognize the thieves ms o0y
"a na
~ No * Chestnut-ave Jersey city. and ne an
Hobson were brought over yesterday afternoon ana
faioned in the Ingersoll store near the door ney
were told 10 point out the man and boy they
thought they had seen should they come IN. After
a hundred employees had passed and repassed, oolh
bovs picked out Coleman and Hammond wnom
thew positively Identified.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19
AMERICAN TRADE ~ CHINA.
SIGNIFICANT FACTS GIVEN BIZ THE UNITED
STATES consul. AT CHE-Foo.

SIGNIFICANT FACTS GIVEN By THE UNITED
STATES CONSUL AT cHE-Foo.
Washington Aug. 1s-The State Department has
received a valuable report from the United States
Consul al Che-Foo. showing the great strides made
by American trade throughout China. It IS in line
with the views expressed by President Schurman
since he returned from the Far East and gives
much additional information as 10 how this Amer
lean trade be directed II II hopes 70 continue
in control OF the markets OF China, as against
Germany, Russia and japan. Summing UP from
numerous tables. the consul says:
1t will not be long at this rate before the
United States ard Japan will supply the market
entirely. unless We are shut out when Germany and
Russia get their ports in order"
He shows that American trade in China increased
throughout the list OF articles. except kerosene
Japan's trade also showed marvellous strides and
Japan now sells considerably more than one-thlri
OF the entire foreign imports and over $500 600 N
gold more than the United States The consul
says that this should give food for thought, as
Japan s beginning TO be A formidable competitor
not only OF the United States but OF all Europe
and of Great Britain
Mr. Foster brings out the fact that the Russian
authorities have now practically taken possession
Of the territory back OF Port Arthur The consul
also shows the manner in which Russia Is develop
ing the steamship service between Port Arthur
and European md Asiatc Russia. He speaks also
OF the gradual control which the Germans are oo-
tanning OF the whole province PACK or Che-Foo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19
TRUCE RATIFIED BY DIRECTORS.
WATER COUNTRY FOR SIX MONTHS


The directors Of the Oregon Railroad and Navi-
CATION Company on Thursday ratified the truce
Gently concluded by E. H. Hartman. representing
the interests Of that company and President Melen
OF the Northern Pacific Railway Company. where
by railroad construction IN the Clearwater country
has been suspended for six months. Mr.. Hartman
said on Tuesday. the day which he reached
home from his trip to Alaska and the Northwest,
that there basis for rumors that any agree
trackage rights or on any other point
had been arranged. the sole agreement being that
the controversy between the two roads was 70 he
in allegiance for the next six months. President
Mellen. the other hand was quoted yesterday
as saying: We have doue more than agree on
truce for six months. We have even begun 70
reach a basis OF settlement. We are working
plans for a settlement right along. and there will
be no fight In the Clearwater country. always
insisted there would be We would have had
far less trouble had the newspapers not made so
much OF the trouble. which was bad enough as II
was There are many details 10 he worked out and
il may be time before 4 final settlement IL
accomplished" In answer 10 a question regarding
Portland. Mr.. Mellen said. quoted: Should
have mad build that line We would have had
easy grades most OF the vav. contrary 10 general
impression. We would have built along the south
side Of the Columbia River 70 Ainswurth, there
crossed million dollar bridge. and then built 70
Portland along the north side. But that line viii
never be built because there Will be no necessity
for it, At least. that is the way Il appears now
Union Pacific has facilitated settlement good
deal because Union Pacific. being a very large cor
poratiOn, with many diversified interests, has more
al stake In bringing about a settlement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19
INTEREST IN ZIONIST MOVEMENT.

CHICAGO HEBREWS HAVE ALREADY TAKEN F"o
THOUSAND SHARES IN THE COLONIAL TRUST
Chicago Aug IS (speciaD-The Hebrews OF Chl-
cago are taking much interest In the zionist move
ment the object Of which is the purchase OF ,ne
Holy Land In this city are twelve Gates OF tle
Knights OF Zion with total membership OF I'-V'
The subscriptions 10 the Jewish Colonial trust, the
society which is TO manage the financial END OF the
plan already secured here amount to 70" shares
representing 10 600 par value. The total estnaeo
purchase price OF the territory 70 De acquired Is
so 90 0o0 ,., ..,A. 81 =.
Chicago Knights OF Zion mention Win pr u "
fact that the only American delegate 10 the MoIi-
Congress OF knights Of Zion. now IN SESSION 9aio a
Basic Switzerland Is a Chicago man. Leon Loiot,
kof the grand recorder OF the order MI. Doio'Aot
left the city for Basic three weeks ago. ,,.,. -,
The financial recorder, Hyman > Mot E .d y or
The Daily Jewish Courier IL enthusiasm ~ "
the work and the interest which the people % ih
In this part OF the country are taklng IN ele
scheme. He has no doubt mat muen VIII r 9s s Is
complished through the Worlds Congress. 4 ne e.
adjustment OF strong colony IN Paestihe'r NE ne
thinks, Is a matter OF time. but sure 10 come Inc
idea OF reestablishns the oppressed OF me rae
living In countries like Russia, In the FORMER hotir
Of Israel appeals powerfully. ne says 20 az w n4
have been driven across the sea by tyranny ana
Chicago has a large settlement made up from that
class The reports in his possession from other
cities are also encouraging.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
REORGANIZATION OF THE GULF ROAD.
OUTLINE OF THE PLAN WHICH IT Is STATED THE
PHILADELPHIA COMMITTEE Will
= CARRY OUT

Chicago, Aug ia local financial news bureau
says that II is stated with good deal OF posi-
uveness that the Philadelphia committee has Sc
cured control Of the reorganization Of the Kansas
City, Pittsburg and Gulf road and is ready 10 pro-
mulgate and proceed to the execution OF It's plan.
The plan as outlined to-day in a formal announce
ment from the Reorganization Committee. provides
for the formation OF a new company which is TO
acquire all the property OF the existing company.
together with at least controlling interest in the
Kansas City Suburban Belt and the Port Arthur
Channel and Dock companies. thus bringing the
whole system under one ownership and manage
ment The new company will issue $50 1900 OF
nifty year per cent gold bonds. secured by a mort
gage OF all the property OF the above companies
100000 of per cent non-cumulstive preferred
stock and $50 900 OF common stock. making a
total capitalization OF sso.cooOoo. Present holders
OF Kansas City. Pttsburg and Gulf bonds will re-
ceive Is per cent OF the face value OF their holdings
IN new bonds and ~ per cent in preferred stock
The stockholders are 10 be assessed so share.
against which there is to De issued and distributed
pro rata 81 400 600 preferred and s24 COO 600 common
stock OF the bonds IS 0000O0 OF which has been
underwritten at So. will be sold for cash require
ments OF the new company and sl.lS7 900 the
common stock will be paid out for the acquisition
o. the capital stock of the Kansas City Suburban
Belt Company at 25 per cent Of its value. There
has been reserved FOR the future requirements OF
the company 100000 OF bonds a. 49, 500 preferred
stock and ASl2.5o0 common stock A voting trust.
TO continue five years, is provided for. The com
mittee has arranged for the control OF the Port
tended 10 retire the bonds OF this corporation by
the issue OF Si2 per cent terminal bonds secured
upon the terminals and guaranteed II found desirable
based upon and restricted TO the earnings OF the
terminal properties. Deposits OF securities under
this plan may be made at any time prior TO Sep
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19
FALL RIVER MILL DEAL.
FOCAL WHOLESALE DRYGooDs MEN
DEEPLY INTERESTED.
.,p.RENr RIVALRY BETWEEN TWO sYNDIcATEs.
ONE OF WHICH SEEKS 10 FORM A TRUST
ON A NATIONAL SCALE.

,,.slv interest was manifested in the whole
y drvgoods district OF this city yesterday over
~. ,anort OF another attempt 10 combine the
-,,, cloth mills OF Fall River Various promoters
-. ,snea IN the undertaking before now and no
- wul be surprised should the present effort
~, - the ground. The chances OF failure are in
.ses BY the fact that two syndicates are now
ra,sa 70 be after the mills at the same time.
80 will have the usual tendency OF causing the
IN owners 20 place high valuations their prop
- and be stiff about accepting eny reductions.
according to one print cloth merchant seen by a
~..nune reporter yesterday, the following prices
80 been offered by Barrow. Wade. Guthrie Il
. the chartered accountants OF No. q Pine-st.,
49, o,-tons on a controlling interest in the stock
:, various mills these options to extend up TO
c.osroher next: Cornell, 1885, Weetamore 70;
p,cnard Borden, 40: Tecumseh, III; Davol lis;
nranite. lbs; King Philip, las; Wampanoag, ZIG;
,,.,on 90. Stafford. 120; Shove. III; Seaconett.
- sycamore 10; Pocassett. I3o Osborn. p0. Mar
-arsnsett. Us: Metacomet. As: Merchants. I2;
Mechanics. lC2: Laurel Lake 40; Flint u5; Fall
DE- lle: Chace 1871; Border City, $50; Barnard
- A-kwright 100; American Linen. III
Tha following is said TO be an accurate list OF
80 mills which have been associated recently In
= aro-t 10 maintain uniform prices. all OF which
= rerorted 10 be anxious TO form themselves
-, one company II satisfactory basis Of valua-
,,,n can De arranged:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19
TRUNK LINES AND TROLLEYs.
GREAT RAILROAD COMPANIES MAKING USE OF
ELECTRICITY.

GREAT RAILROAD COMPANIES MAKING USE OF
ELECTRICITY.
Off1cials OF the New-York Central said yesterday
in commenting upon the report that the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad would in the future parallel
parts OF its track with trolley lines for the carry
ing OF short haul traffic that such arrangement
10 come in the end nearly all the big
short distances, It pointed out is much less
than getting up heavy trains and running them
frequently, Already at Niagara Falls and on one
or two branches the New-York Central has substi-
tuted electric motor for steam trains, and the
experiment has been satisfactory. OF course. it is
not expected that trolleys will ever sUpplant the
big, heavy. through trains. II is believed, however
by many railroad officials that some time in the
future the railroad will its steam trains largely
for long haul passengers and freight, and make
use OF troeys for short rides between intermediate
stations and the moving Of freight which is not TO
go far.
Overhead trolley lines do not require the ex-
pensive grading. the solid roadbed and the heavy
rolling stock necessary for steam road while in
open stretches of country their make al
good time as the average railway way
train" AS a result, the construction OF low fare
steam railway lines has made such progress that
and serious problem now confronts the latter
Certain railroad say that the solution OF this
problem would 70 he indicated by the reported
action OF the Pennsylvania and by similar action
already taken by other steam railways, which have
either absorbed the trolley roads parallelng them
or have themselves entered upon the construction
OF such lines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19
GAS STOCKS STRONG.

The gas stocks were strong yesterday, although.
according 20 Russell Sage. VINO is president Of the
Standard Gas Light Company. there is no change
In the gas war situation. Mr.. SAGE added that he
had had no part in instituting ne New Amster-
dam company litigation. although he had known
that an action was 10 be begun.
There were unconhrmed rumors yesterday OF re-
cent conferences between Mr. Sage and repre-
sentative Of Rockefeller interests. with view 70
reaching an understanding on local gas matters
Consolidated Gas made a net advance yesterday
OF = per cent. The New Amsterdam issues were
noticeaoly stronger. the common closing al 34H bid.
344. asked, compared with 322 bid, - asked. on
Thursday and the closing quotation fOr the pre-
ferred being 59i4 bid e4 asked. against 81: bid.
50 asked az the close or Thursday. Mutual closed
al 265 bid 20 asked against 265 bid. - asked on
the previous day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19
AvATErR EDITORIAL CONVENTION.
AWARDS MADE IN THE LAUREArEsHIP CON
TESLA BANQUET TONIGHT

AWARDS MADE IN THE LAUREATEsHiP CON-
TESLA BANQUET TONIGHT.
-,ba ,b,rd annual convention Of the United ANA
tour Press Association began Yesterday mo.""s
g. pravoort Hall. No l54 East Fifty-fourth-st''
win about forty young men Interested IN amateur
rublications in attendance. The convention was
called 10 order by the president James g brssna-
han The awards In the laureateshp contests were
a. ,oilous. Poet laureateship. Dwight AhneiS'''
C-1o,,atarA. honorary mention. William n Green
field pbUaAelphia. story aureatsship. William H.
r-aap6old PHILADELPHIA: honorary mention ChaF4es
A ua,rs Network. and Franklin c. Wedge OF
To,rinpton Conn essay laureateshp, william n
Greenfield. Philadelphia honorary mention CIAuu0
T Reno Allentown Penn; editorial iaureeteshp'
William n Greenfield Philadelphia; honorary men
,io, F,ankln G Wedge ~ Torrngton. Conn.
Aro,g the nap4rs represented al the convention
are The American Gem" OF e.. Louis; The con-
spectus" NJ Jersey city. The Pioneer OF FnilS :,
6elnhia. The Bomb" Of Newark; The surprise
az PHILADELPHIA: The Pub.ico." Of Philadelphia
"ThA Quaker City Amateur. ~ Phadeipmd
The BOYS Monthly" OF Springfield the PUTNAM
Gem" OF Brooklyn. American Amateur Oh poS-
The Youthful editors. for few of thefn arr 49, d
twenty have visited the Bowery, ChIhatto"" a. a.
the rev,snapar Offices Last evening, they went
10 Manhattan Beach and Coney lsland ne III N
Hotel Iogeilrg on Sunday the delegates VIII t I
trip up the Hudson and visit Mest T nb which
reception committee OF the New tpIh OF - J.
Is entertaining the visitors II COMPOSER al Clarkin
Harry VI. konwiser, X H. preeo'S' w. ~ ''
field and T A. Atkinson
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19
REAL ESTATE.
SALE OF FIVE STORY BUSINESS BUILD
ING IN CANAL-ST

The official records yesterday showed the trans
fer by Max Hart 10 Myer Hellmsnn Of the FIVE
story and basement business building No. 1872
Cansl-st and Nos 30 and Il Lispenard-s... fronting
% feet in Canal-st and 80 feet in Lspenard-st.
Hall J. How n Co. have sold for the Stewart
estate the plot OF lots at the northeast corner
Of First-ave and Ninety nrst-st. 50xs4. vacant
Ronald II. Macdonald has sold for Eliot Gorton
No go West Thirty eighth-st.. four story dwell
ing house. lot lssxss9. for about sl60oo.
Joseph L. Buttenwieser has sold the four story
and basement hrownstone house No 200 Second
ave. and the new six story and basement tenement
house No. So Chrystie-st.. &Z00. He has bought
for Improvement Nos. Eos and 80 Ninth-ave.. be-
tween Thirty-eighth and Thirty ninth SITS. e.4xiOo.
and No 30 Ninth-sve. between Twenty-fourth
and Twenty SITS. 24sxloO.
Mandelbaum & Levine have sold the four story
fathouse, 20x7oxlco No. ia East Ninety third-st.
Thomas Graham is the buyer Of the southeast
corner Of Msdison-ave. and Nnety-ninth-s,.. the
sale and resale Of which mad been reported pre-
viously. The buyer, who also owns the adjoining
northeast corner OF Msdison-ave. and Ninety
eighth-st.. will improve the entire plot 2ol l0xl00
with four six story apartment houses costing
about $4,000.
Al the New-York Real Estate Salesroom yester-
day. Peter F. Meyer & Co. sold In foreclosure the
FIVE story brick tenement house on lot 24l0xioa >
No $40 East Eighty-third-st., to the PLAINTIFF for
So, 20; also the three story stone front house on
lot l6sx0O No 346 East One-hundrei sixteenth
St. to the plaintiff for $3.50 and the vacant plot.
l0l0x95 az the northwest corner OF Washington
ave and one cumberland to the
plaintiff for $3.50
Plans were filed in the Department OF Buildings
yesterday for six story brick hospital 1o0x7s4. TO
be erected at the northwest corner of Cherry and
Jefferson SITS At a cost OF 800 100. The enterprise
will be undertaken by Beth Israel Hospital No.
POS East Broadway. Fleming Koehler are the
architects
Plans were also submitted 20 Commissioner Brady
by James & Leo architects. for a four story brit k
and limestone club and institute building 70 be
erected at 40. 3ls East Eighty -secondst., i2x1N,
for the Emanu-El Slsterhood. The estimated cost
OF the building is $4,000