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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-07
VEHICLE CONSOLIDATION STORY DENIED

WHITNEY SYNDICATE WOULD NOT GAIN ANY
THING 1T IS SAID. BY THE TRANSACTION.
Wall Street was interested yesterday IN pup
lIshed story 10 the effect that negotiation were
practically completed for the consolidation Oh tne
Electric Vehicle Company. the lnternationai AT
Power Company (Mr Crokers autotruck COM
peny) the General Carriage Company ana Varieus
cah and carriage companies now operating IN the
lar0er cities OF the United States into one glgahuc
cornoration which would be controlled by Wiiham
G whitney; and a director OF the General Carriage
Company was quoted saying that that concern
would have between three hundred and -FOUR nun
dred "a bs and carriages in service In this city De-
fore January l. although II had not yet placed any
orders for either vehicles horses. A representa-
tive OF Mr. whitney yesterday afternoon charac-
terized the whole story being without 1ounda ,
lion adding that the acquisition OF the geneIa
carriage companies would give the automope c9 oh
panies controlled by whitney interests "o ~
The Electric Vehicle Company mas TOT soou
while been controlled by Whitney syndicate l nt,
ests and IL the parent concern OF eiecrlc F t
ira nsnortation companies which have been lncor-
porated in many States; Inc American All -, vi
COMPANY IS controlled by the same interests anu
its president Is H. H. Vreeland. who Is also presl-
dent of the Metropolitan Street Railway COMPANY
NJ this cIty The General Carriage Company III III
cornorated In this State last spring with sVV'vVs,
canitaI and in New-Jersey with capltal OF
2OOOO go several months ago purchased tro 1 t ne
New-York Autotruck Company the rights or me
latter corporation for passenger vehicies III tnis
oitv and Subsequently Il Is said conveyed 10 the
aufotruck company its own trucking privileges
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-07
WE'LL KNoWN MEN GET LICENSES.
PERMITS ISSUED PERMITTING THEM TO OPERATE
IoCOMOBILEs

PERMITS ISSUED PERMITTING THEM TO OPERATE
LOCOMOTIVES.
Several well known New-York men nave
csIved engineers licenses from the Police pepai'
ment In order to operate locomotives WITHIN 80"
york The Police Board few weeks ago uee'oeu
that under the law no locomobile could pe ope'
ated in this city unless the boilers are mrs.
and the persons operating them examiner as W
,heir capabillty Of running them. Inc Ia" r.
tive 70 this Is contained in Section 32 Chap'er o'''
lava Of 1897 Under this section the Ponce DE-
nartment has Jurisdiction over all Dohers ioi
steam and engineers In the city. Inc iocV"o
biIes being operated by steam boilers come "''''
this law. - In
Within the last month many prominent nv" ~
this city have purchased have ordered iocoi'o
biles for their private use They all come WIN,
the scope OF the law mentioned. Inc Dols . ~
their carriages must be tested ~ the ~. pnuce
the steam boiler inspection bureau OF t ,, ,hem
Department and all the persons op3ra'"s '"''
must be licensed ,oou In tho
The steam boiler inspectors bureau III he
charge OF Sergeant Frank Mangn, jr; IS on "
second floor Of Police Head quarters, ter, men
I'm n couple OF weeks. several wen klown ,hair
have been examined for licenses TO optIa.ee W.
carriages Up to the present time sergeant Maiio
gIn has issued eight certificates. Amone u 5nVoo
who have been examined and licensed by the Ponce
hoard to operate locomobiles are AlteH U..octnr
derbilt Harry Payne Whitney, CharIeS r.
A p Shattlick A. l.. Barber and r.; H. lyon
rhev we're examined as to their kno"iedBe OF
the construction, care ana operatloh VI "o W
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-07
WATER COMPANY ATTACKED.
PRESIDENT HAFFEN OF THE bhoNA W
POSES PURCHASE OF THE WEST
CHESTER PLANT.

rouis + HafYen. President OF the Borough ol hns
uronx at a meeting OF the Taxpayers Alliance u
rbird-ave and One-hundred-and-s
last night made some sensational chalses Ses'
tho New-York and Westchester water COMPANY
,,,oh 10 irving TO sell its plant 10 TINS CITY
Tho Taxpavers' Alliance ~ made up OF oeiesA'S
,or, thirty or more improvement companies oSn'
, many thousands Of dollars worth OF property
rSa Rronx Joseph A. Goulden presided al tns
meeting ,., j.. -.
Tho Water Committee offered a resolution 10 'ns
eject that the Alliance petition the Mayor 70 Iooh
into the purchase OF the Westchester water Con'
pany's plant to the end that the residents OF 'ns
upper part of The Bronx may have an aoecuas
water supply II was said that such.residen" now
have little or no water. The resolution orousn'
President HafYen TO his feet. He said
7 obiect to the adoption Of any such resolution
II ia true that many of our citizens In the uppef
mart OF The Bronx are In need OF pettsI wei ~
riIittes but am unalterably and eternaiy oPposea
10 the purchase Of the plant OF the Westcns s
over that company is bankrupt. want 70 say
that the Westminster Water Company u even nov
getting a large part of its water supply from tns
Sitv az New-York and is retailing that wafer 70
customers at an advance OF ny per cent, unni,ss
in the municipal ownership OF our water supplies"
I don't want any opening wedges That VIII too us
OF such ownership. Our people need water. out le.
the city supply IL to them at cost. was eiect1,
on a platform pledgfng municfpai owhersnip anu
believe In keeping my pledges with the people
Mr.. Hafrens remarks were loudly applauded. rt
when he got through with the resolution there was
not enough of Il left to put before the house. The
proposition was tabled with roar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-07
DUST N THE STREETS INCREASES.
STREET CLEANING OFFICIALS SAY 1T IS DUE TO
THE CESSATION OF sPRINKLING

STREET CLEANING OFFICIALS SAY 1T Is DUE TO
THE CESSATION OF sPRINKLING
MANY complaints have been made recently that
the vigilance OF the Street Cleaning Department
has become lax and that Broadway, Ftfth-ave' ana
especially Sxth-ave., in the shopping dstrict are
far dIrtier not only than they should be. but than
they were before the Street Cleaning Commissioner
lanes Mccartney, became ILL., The dust now lies
I'm actual windows I'm Sixth-ave. In many places
and the brisk breezes this filth into the eyes
noses ears and hair OF pedestrians In most OMEN
s!ve manner.
A Tribune reporter who called at the head once
of the Street Cleaning Department In the PARK
Row Building yesterday was told that these COM
nla,nts must be unfounded because the depart
inent was IN almost daily receipt or letters rom
delighted citizens saying that the streets were
never SO clean as The officials said that the
fact that the sprinkng OF the streets ceased on
december added naturally to the amount or DUST
living in the air bus the Street Cleaning Depart
nient they maintained was not TO blame Tor tnat
They denied that Commissioner Mccartney
absence had had the effect OF relaxing the dis
cIplne of the department. and said that Mr.. NC
CARNEY was 80 far restored to health that they
expected to see him at his desk again before this
week was out . 49,.
Nevertheless the streets mentioned are dirty and
dusty 10 a shameful degree, when the hugeness Or
the appropriation which the street Cleaning De-
partment spends somehow is considered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-07
STATE CANALS CLOSE.
EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE BUSINESS HANDL ED
BY BOATMEN-IMPROvEME
OF THE SYSTEM.

Albany, Dec s OSpeciaD.-The State canals have
tust closed Colonel John ". Partridge. superin.
tendent OF Public Works, stated to-day that the
canal boat men this year have done an exceptionally
large amount OF business but that nevertheless the
canal commerce has not improved at pace with
other branches Of commerce Nor did he think tire
business done was up to the capacity Of the canals
The Canal Advisory Board. which was appointed
by Governor Roosevelt TO outline a future canal
policy for the State IL busily engaged 10 putting
the results OF its Investigations into report which
# IL expected will be submitted 20 the Governor
next month. and will be MADE the subject Of I
eneclaI message What the Board will recommend
none OF the members will say, but II IL not likely
I'm view OF this years business. that " VIII recon
mend the abandonment OF the canals, but rather
their further Improvement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-07
INDIANS RIGHTS CONSIDERED.

Trenton n. j., Dec. tSpectaD.-The annual meet
ing OF the Woman's Indian Association was oesua
here to-day. Mrs. w. r. Brooks OF Morrstov'
made the address OF welcome. which was resporc'
ed to by Mrs II. s. Gordon. OF New-York. There
were about fifty members present. The report Of
the treasurer showed n5,S4 in receipts, and NsS
in disbursements. The following officers were
elected: President. Mrs. Amelia s. Quinton OF Phil
adelph,a: Observation-Disclosures, Mrs. Walter
Brooks OF Morristown: treasurer. Miss Anna Ben
nett. OF Philadelphia; honorary vice -presdents
Mrs Grover Cleveland. Mrs WASHINGTON Bu'Ins.'
Mrs Joshua r. Jones Mrs. c. c. Bishop M
William f. Dodge Mrs Elliot F: Shepard Mn
John Rockefeller and Mrs. Herrtck Johnson
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-07
THE GOVERNORS VISIT.

Although Governor Roosevelt Ia expected 70 ~
rive in this city from Albany early this evening.
,ho-e nrobablv will be no conference OF the Re
D,,bl,can leaders on coming legislation until Sat
urday morning, when the Governor ana senator
plat have breakfast together. Il. H. Odeil IT,
chairman OF the Republican State COMMITTEE
expected to return 10 the city this evening he
NAV meet the Governor tomorrow and make prep
arations for the conference with senator Pian
1t is expected that the appointment OF mar n
H. .ssemhlv Committee cities will be
sattled upon at this conference. ana tnat LnsIe WI
he decision 10 abandon the eons' s QUA QUA
,nrrou; I'm a discussion OF canal questpns, VIE
members OF the Canal Advisory CoIIt sra',Ss s
The counsel who investigated the c'haI ""'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-07

steel pontoons. the FIRST OF the kind enc ~ \,
the Merritt Chapman Company These pontonr.
were sunk and placed on the deck and were th..
filled with air and operated in much the ,.n.
way as Hobson's bags. When the Chicago hsd
been successfully fosted. she was. with the az
OF four tugs taken up the Jersey shore TO a po,r,
opposlte One hundred d-tenth-st., where a..
was grounded. and as the tide went down the
chains were Stacked so that when the tide corr ~.
IN again she will float or higher in the wass,
This operation will be repeated until she 10 hsh
enough out of the water TO be taken to drydors
Owing 10 her beam and depth In the sllnss M
drydock except the one at the Navy Yard vii
he big or deep enough to hold her. The Pennsyl
yania Railroad has obtained from the Governmen,
the use Of this dock and she will be taken there
as soon possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-07
THE CHICAGO FLOATED.

The Merritt Chapman Wrecking Company,
which has been at work on the ferryboat
Chicago ever since she was sunk by the City OF
Augusta succeeded yesterday In raising her. The
company finished the work Of getting the chains
under the wrecked boat and the pontoons In place
on Tuesday. They worked all night, and at low
tide succeeded In lacking the wreck up so that
when high tide came she lifted off the bottom.
Ten heavy iron chains were placed under the huii'
the wreckers being obliged to blow the sdewheels
off with dynamite to get them under. SIX pom
toons were then put In play, two being submerged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-07
VIEWS OF GOVERNOR JONES OF ARKANSAS
HE ADVOCATES EXPANSION AS THE BEST Ma
TIoNAL PoIICY-BBLIEvEs IT WILL PRO
NOTE FREE TRADE DISCOURAGE
TRUSTS AND RESTORE Sill
YER CURRENCY


TRUSTS AND RESTORE Sill
YER CURRENCY.
Little Rock. Ark, Dec (SpeciaD.-Great interest
has been shown to-day In the expansion sentiments
EXPRESSED last night at the railroad banquet by
Governor ID. +. Jones' in view OF the fact that he
has hitherto been considered opponent Of the
policy In order that his views may be more thor
oughly understood the following statement was OBJ
tained from him to-day:
have been investigating the question for my
own satisfaction. and have formed decided views
quisltion OF the Philippine Islands to be most
fortunate for the reason that II furnishes us
permanent foothOld near the Asiatic Coast, which
will protect our commerce with Asia l believe that
the only salvation for the Southern States Is In the
expansion OF our commerce by the opening OF new
markets in Asia for our products and in order to
maintain and protect such commerce we must have
the Philippine Islands for reasons perfectly obvious.
with the construction OF the Nicaragua Canal we
win be as close to Asia as we are nov to Europe
us because Of the nature Of the country and It's
necessity for cotton goods especially
four great Powers of Europe at no distant day.
T sY Se ana with IL Rs be
ing to us. We can demand and obtain our share OF
that commerce upon equal ,, terms with those Pow
| believe. moreover that by this means can
accomplish three OF the principal objects for
which the Democratic party has always con-
tended 10 wilt Abolition Of a protective tariff
destruction Of trusts and expansion OF our
orally conceded. the trade with Asia will neces-
sarily be an open door. and we cannot maintain
tarin policy with the OF the world. with the
abolition OF the protective tariff trusts cannot
ton such open door policy would establish
With the immense Increase in our commerce. a
rency is absolutely necessary In such event. sill
yer must be restored to the currency OF the coun.
Try .pSs ea St anaPe S 3. ESa or else some bet
DO not believe In imperialism or . colonial pol.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-07
wEsrcHEsTER WATER CO. HEARING ENDS.

The final hearing on the application made by
Dave H. Morris, a creditor to have the New-York
and westchester Water Company declared 10 &c
an involuntary bankrupt concern took place yester-
day before Judge Brown in the United states Dis
trict Court. The decision will not be given until
after december 90 until which time Messrs. McCul-
loh and Choate have TO file briefs covering their
views OF the bankruptcy proceedings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-07

lev nor do see any necessary cSnnes saSocate.
tween them and the expansion wnion az territories
Just as Alaska H. and as to the GssSn TO o. our
consent Of the governed oe, ha phnpInss. Porto
Rico or Hawaii they have - ots ss e. sG p1r
hnso Florida or the Western states when W." WI
nucornorated into the Union by DeinocIrauc .onie
ministrstions without ASKING ""' VI
then COMPOSING them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-07
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS TO BOSTON.

Liverpool. Dec. Son account OF the Withdrawal
the regular Transatlantic service Of the White
Star Line steamer Majestic. which has been char
tered by the British Admiralty 10 convey troops to
South Africa, to-days American malls will 20 by
the Dominion Line steamer New England. sailing
from this port for Boston.
Evening journal., 1899-02-27
SUIT AGAINST RAILROAD
CASE OF AlAUIJL VS.. THE QUEEN
AlNNB RIAGLRClAiD HEARD BY SU-
PElRTCR COURT.

CASE or AlAUIJL VS.. IlIiE QUEEN
AlNNlB RlAILRCLAiD HEARD BY SU-
PERTCR COURT.
lAt The opening Of this mornings ses-
sion Of Superior Court a jury was
drawn IN the case olf Jaimes b. Manll
vs.. the Queen Anne aRi5road Company
lin an action for damages for Inquiries
received by plaintiff while in the com
pany's empl-y.
The first witness ca..ed was the
plaintiff, who stated that on january
Z, 1897, he was employed as brake
man on the Queen Anne railroad, and
on that date was enga ged in stalking
cars out from side trassk on The com
pany's line. The pole us,sd was a green
lsapJng, eight fest Gong, aving a diam-
eter OF five inuhes at fts largest end
and three inches at the smE1lest. There
were no supports or rings OF any kind
upon Uhe pole, which broke under the
strain. facturlng Maulls night leg be
low the knee.
He was laid up I'M the ho'pltal foI
some time after the accident. and has
had pain in the limb at tinws evel
since.
Charles f. Sweeney, a freight con
ductor of thirteen yeans' experience
and Nathaniel Henderson, an engines
OF the p, w & B. railroad, testbhe'
that the push pole used by the railroal
company in question was not tn
proper kind with which to do takin1
work.
DR. James H. Morgan. of HlIis city
gave evidence relative to Maull's in
, jury, and stated that he would a9way
have pain at intervals from the wouDi
The physician exhibited a chart CT th
injured limb and stated chat Maui
lwcu,d be an invalid for life.
Hartman & Knowles represented tn
p.aint.ff, while Charles Nv. Cullen al
peared for THE railroad company.
Evening journal., 1899-02-27
LOCAL EEWS NOTES

Letters and petitions have been
sent to Dover to Representative Rob-
ertson in regar1 to the good roads bill.
General Isaac T. Parker made an
address at the Y. NJ. c. A. meeting yes
terdAy afternoon.
Farmers are using the railroads to
bring their produce to town.
AN interesting book social was
given in Unitarian Church on Friday
evening.
The Pusey and Jones Company has
made a large shipment Of machinery to
Sweden.
For about an hour last night the
wind blew a regular gale.
A number Of quail has been pur-
chased and liberated in Sussex county
by p. ]. Hart, of Georgetown.
Professor Weygandt, Of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, will deliver a
lecture tonight on The Pre-Raphael.
ties" before the Primary Teachers AS
sociatiOn.
For the week ending Saturday al
noon the local bank clearings amount
ed TO 1868, 1876, against S6S5,4S3 for th'
same period Of last year.
Extensive Improvements are to b,
made to the First NJ. p Church. Sew
enth and Walnut streets, by Easter.
Mrs. Susanna Jennings was buries
in LOmbardy Cemetery at > o'clocl
this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1899-02-27

SPECIAL SERVICES AT HANOVER.
Arrangements are being made for a
series OF special services at Hanover
Presbyterian Church, to begin next
Sunday and continue for two weeks,
The ministers who viii conduct SER
vices next week are Monday evening.
Rev. George H. Trull, Of East Lake
Church; Tuesday, Rev. Albert de. Stew
art, Of Oak Lane, Pa. "wednesday, Rev.
F. Corrwell Jennings; Thursday, Rev,
Char,es Schall, Of Easton, Pa; Friday
Rev. ]. B. Randall, Of Chrstiana, Pa.
On Saturday afternoon Rev. w. a.
Spooner, Of Camden, N. j., will con-
duct the special meeting fer children
and in the evening and every might
Of the following week DR.. Spooner will
hold special meetings.
Evening journal., 1899-02-27
ONE CENT.
IN FAVOR OF EXPANSION

REV. RICHARD b. COOK KPREAC1TEs
AN INTERESTING SERMON ON
THE ADMINISTRATIONS POLICY.
Rev. Richard B. Cook, d. d., the
we.l-bmown preacher, OF this city, re.
newed his connection with Calvary
Baptist Church by preaching a strong
sermon on expansion before large
audience yesterday morning.
Dr. Cooks text was from Exodus,
xiv, 10: Go forward" He said in
part:
"Our conquests bring new obMga-
tions, and we should gather the fruits
OF victory. We are bound to extend
our principles, not SO far as to over.
throw thrones IKE that Of Spain, nor
TO establish premature republics like
the military despOtism OF France, but
we shouid use every right means to en-
Tighten and free nations. We have NO
right to strike the fetters from the
hands Of a people. nor to throw them
on TO foreign spoilation.
True It is that we owe an obnga-
ton to the inferior races One OF the
greatest movements In the world ia
that OF the civilized nations to conquer
the semt-civllized. This is not greed of
emc.re. The time has come for the
civilization OF all nations. They musa
yiCfd to progress or perish.
Some oppose expansion, but shall
we cease to grow? England became
great by colonization, as did ancient
Greece. Senator Hoar, to be consist
ent should offer a resolution degrad-
ing Dewey, repudiating our conQuests
aud warning the navy never to do il
again. Il is strange how some good
men orp-ae progress. Some OF the
people OF Illinois objected to the first
railroad out OF Chicago because It was
un-democratic and un-American. Jo-
slab Quincy opposed the purchase OF
Louisiana, seeing in It the disruption
81 the Union. while many others OBJ
jected to acquiring territory from
Mexico fer like reasons, but who now
FOR millions more that IL cost, would
surrender that territory? Who In
Louisiana, where In 1903. the people
denounced America. and declared that
they were bought and sod would re-
turn 10 what they termed the 'mdlu
riie OF spain?'
Expansion belongs to Christ. He Is
Lord OF Lords. King Of Kings. II Is
He who would command il. Let uH
obey"
Evening journal., 1899-02-27
PASTOR JENNTNGs, SERMoN

Rev. F. Cornwel jennings, pastor
OF Hanover Presbyterian Church,
preached an interesting and eloquent
sermon on ''Zacheus, the Little Man
of the Bible" He spoke of the Clie OF
the publican, telling how he was
cespised by PhariseIes, and how ne was
called a sinner yet an the time he was
living a moral Gife, higher than most
Of those who vilifedI him.
Evening journal., 1899-02-27
nur rwo cAsEs HnARp.

AT this mornings session OF Mu-
nicipal Court an hour and a half was
taken up in hearing two cases. Will
liam Stafford and John Furman, charg-
ed with disorderly conduct, were fined
$40 and costs each. George w. Pierce,
Of No. 1911 Clayton street, was fined
So and COSTS for harboring an unregis-
tered iog
Az yesterdays session Of court Rob.
eTt Carberry. coiored, was fined $40
and costs Tor disorderay conduct
James Plcken. colored, was fined IS
and costs for acting ddsorderly, and
Andrew Dousherty was fined 81 and
ccs.s for drunkenness.
Evening journal., 1899-02-27
Mr. KELLEY'S PRESENT

CARLOAD OF COAL UNCDREMON-
TOUsI.Y DUMPED IN THE LOGAN
HOUSE YARD.
John ID. Kelley, proprietor Of the
Logan House, was unexpectedlypresont-
Cd with ten tons OF coal early this
morning
While a freight train on the Balti-
more and OoGo railroad was pulling out
of the Gang near Mr. Kelley's resi-
dence. at Delaware avenue ald Outpost
streets. one Of the cars lo2dci with coal
LETT the tiack and fen into his yard.
The back porch was knocked down
and the bowling alley considerably
damaged.
The brennan was thrown from the
engine ard Slightly injured