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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
RELIEVE ADVANCE WILL LAST TO Sff>l4.'
VIRUS Of PHILADELPHIA DEALERs-lN' FL
DEMAND FOR WESTERN STOCK
c,r.sF RISE


,o - (SpeciaD-The gradual rise
rh''u, iia nrice OF meat has affected the
.,,.. and an additional advance IN the RED"
-, so,, ono m five cents a pound has gone mo
erec, on. OF the largest retail ou'cherS i. ~
Terminal Market said to-day that peer was = -,
oa,t higher AZ present at wholesale thaH "o man
- sbi,ners asserting that II costs them more 10
Get their product 10 market rise IN tne p,'
:, w. and feed s an important factor In the sellihs
.-,.o ~ "stau<ed' cattle. but In the rangers INC
81 called Texas and Cherokee breeds "h'ch are
grazad on tho prairies. the Eastern HeisH'
have more than anything else TO 90 win co','J'
I've market nrces For the last three months "ho'e
- ,-as have been gradually going up. 30 that
=. ,r.sor, rates there is proht In retail safes
and no new trade will he accepted To make mat
tiers worse there is no concerted action on inc pa,
Of retailers in this city, as there Is IN New
and uhiIe 4 few men have taken the lead IN audp.-
-rq prices 70 conditions. others have nung PACK
80, ~ bone ~ gaining customers dissatisfied with
,ba rice All classes Of people. the very poor az
well as the very rich will feel the full force OF the
advance next winter
sneak,rg az the advance both wholesale and
retail Thomas Bradley said: While believe there
will not be a meat famine this year. think that
the nrice OF meat especially beef and pork VIII
continue as high it Is now till next spring Inc
cause OF the rise In price is the lncreaseu oehdhu
for Western stock For the last fifteen years cattle
breeders in the West have not only supplied the
wants OF the United states, but nave hlied the
European markets with exported beef Unti this
year the supply. as rule. mas been equal 10 tne
demand BJt now demand has increased ahu
the supply decreased About as many cattle are
exoorfed al pre- sent In former years, Dut tne
aT'o,,nt ~ meat which is consumed In the United
States is vastly greater owing 70 me mortailiy
among cattle last year breeders raised less STOCK
The same Is true OF hogs and sheep. But nov that
the price OF corn and grain IS low there VIII De
great deal OF breeding that next spring there
viii he enough beef mutton and pork 10 supply
both American and European demands $50.
When asked whether the meat trust nad caused
the advance Mr. Bradley replied: NO, ] think me
trust or BIG -Four. has had nothing 10 DO Win
,be h,gb nr.res The beef dealers IN the West have
EXPERIENCED great difficulty in procuring suf1clent
meat 10 supply their daily demands s..oA
Tho retail price of pork has also advanced. A
member OF the hrm OF Gottlieb F Ptund a. = co
The sed cost beef Is great. while the sup
Div is small. Prices accordingly have advanced
Pork is now from to three cents pound more
az retail than il was this time last year.
Mutton and lamb. IL is predicted. Will likewise
feel the effect Of the general advance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
NEW REVOLT THREATENS AlCAhd'CA A.
GENERAL, ESTRADA. FRIEND TO AMERICANS.
MAY HEAD THE OUTBREAK

GENERAL, ESTRADA. FRIEND TO AMERICANS
MAY HEAD THE OUTBREAK
Nev-Orleans. Aug 16 SpecialJ.-According TO
nous that has Just reached this port from Blue
fields. Nicaragua that republic is again threat
ened with revolution. the movement this time 10
no headed by General Estrada, a man OF anil
,tv strong personality and with large personal
following in Nicaragua. General Estrada was
Governor General Of the Mosquito Coast during
tho Reeves revolution. and at all times. Wnile
faithful IN Zelaya he showed great friendll-
moss m the Americans and was broad minded In
all his dealings When Colonel Torres was SEM
by Zelaya 10 Bluefelds as a special representa-
tive the action was considered an anront 10
Estrada who was TOrres's superior in military
ro,var as we'll as in all personal attributes
Estrada finally. through the Influence OF MS
family and patient friends. succeeded In having
rorres recalled and was in fair way toward
haaIinu the strife between the natives and the
American merchants Torres. however, having
returned 10 Managua. secured his former innu-
ance over the President, and few days ago
Estrada was asked to resign.
transformation reigned in Bluehelds among the
MERCHANTS when their only friend was taken
from them. II, ,.,
II fs reported that Estrada will go quietly 70
Managua and. in conjunction with the Leonlsts
ard other disatTected elements. Will openly re-
volt against Zelaya's arbitrary rule.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
POOR HURT BY NEAT RISE.
SUFFERING ON THE EAST s1DE-cHEAP
RESTAURANTS AFFECTED.

The great restaurants and hotels are for the
present not greatly affected by the recent rise
in the prices OF meat. This is their dull season.
and besides that the wholesaler has not as yet
advanced the price to them. The richer classes
are largely away from the city ana
Fifth Avenue probably does not know
OF the rise. and cares not whit
II II does. But in Mulberry Bend ana
on the far East Side which are both centres Tor
the poorer classes curses not loud but deep
have greeted the upward move which is pres
ent and pressing misfortune to the inhaonah's
Of those neighborhoods. 1t brings great anxiety
also to the keepers Of the cheap restaurants'
places where la carte one can get shce OF
roast beef for II cents; where an entire
dinner il served for a quarter table n?te'
These restaurants are at present In quandary'
II they raise the prices and their competitors 90
not they lose their trade II they don't make an
advance and the wholesalers continue 70 SKY
rocket" the price them II spells ruin In the
near future. And so. for the present. they are
waiting with one eye wary on their rivals and
the other agonzedly on the daily meat quota
tions. AS one of them put It yesterday:
Thank heaven. I've contract for my ice and
know where I am there for the present. Last
week they Jumped butter on me three cents
and now they've done me two cents pOunu on
meat and as a consolation tell me that in
month I'll think the present price cheap. l paw
13 cents pound for beef and retail II for
- cents a pound. How many portions IN
a pound? Say. young fellow. that's trade
secret but I'll tell you this much. there are
more than there last week. I always bug
good beef II pays Poor meat shrnks up and
you can't cut II into so many portions, and, or
course. 1t isn't so satisfactory 10 your patrons
We can tell better in month how this rise viii
affect For the present generally wait
ing 10 see what the next man will do. One or
two restaurants have advanced the price five
cents portion all round. but they've lost all
their trade by doing IT,"
A tour OF the butcher shops OF the poorer East
Side districts everywhere told the same story
There is much distress at the rise. and it really
is genuine hardship TO many.
The present situation OF the poor is: Ice up
butter UP, meat up. and likely 10 go higher, and
one poor fellow said yesterday, Il suppose
they'll raise the price OF air next"
William Ziegler. financial secretary Of the Re
tail Butchers Association. is reported as MAX
ing the following statement. which is certainly
strong presentation Of the retail butchers po-
sition:
AT present we are paying nine cents pound
for cattle; that means II a butcher buys steer
weighing 700 pounds IL will cost him S63. | VIII
give a detailed statement showing that at such
a rate 1t Will be impossibility for a retail
butcher 10 exist. BY the time you get the steer
home and pay carriage and shrinkage It will cost
-.1N1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
PEOPLE BUY CHEAPER GRADES.
EFFECT OF THE INCREASE OF THE PRICE OF
BEEF IN NEWARK.

The advance in the price OF meat has been
tonic OF discussion for several days In Centre Mar
ket Newark where the principal retail outchers
do business and there have been many conuoNer-
sizes with customers who find their meat oills sud-
denly enlarged Many customers refuse 70 oeheVe
that the wholesale prices have advanced and name
the increase on the retailers Others change their
orders and buy cheaper grades OF meat than they
had formerly been getting.
One ~ the leading butchers said 70 The tribune
ranor-er Yesterday that butchers had been mahlne
q hare profit all summer. Said he: We have had
70 nav bout 81 more a hundredweight than We d'u
last sprng while retail prices remained the SAM
and could not be increased. because Of competi'ion
with butchers outside the market the case nas
beer somewhat different. as they can psL.el -,
70 charge higher prices as they nave no
ue,i,ior in their localities When the wholesaIeI
Its IN the tariff on us we must increase % -
pourresnordjngly as there is margin OF proht 10
allow for the advance , ,.. ,ha -anorter was
assured that there had been no c0ncetL,eu nCted
ment for an increase Of prices W. ns catfla in
he We~- is the cause and that Is suHcleIt, attIe
~ nerking houses have pay more TOT caT ~
~ Course thew must charge more 70 M -. 10 ve
~ goes without saying The retailer no" Pe'
% "a ebnndredweight which Is about a Cent -
pound more than he paid a week All e.
I'd a half more than he paid last sprlne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
n. V. SLATER'S FUNERAL.

Webster Mass. AUG. s.-The funeral services q
tbe late Horatio Nelson Slater the wealthy manu.
facturer who died Saturday at Msgnois, was
held at the Episcopal Church here this afternoon
The Rev n Z Mott pastor OF the church. On
ciated All business suspended in Webster
during the funeral. and the attendance AZ me
church was so large that many were obliged 20 re-
main outside during the services
The will OF the late Horatio y. Slater, OF this
town. was read by ". s B Hopkins the family
attorney OF Worcester. in the presence Of the i'm
mediate relatives. after the funeral service this
afternoon. The contents OF the instrument viii
not be made definitely known 10 the public until II
IS offered for probate in Worcester within rev
days Colonel Hopkins stated. however that tners
are no provisions OF public or charitable nature.
and that Mr.. Saiers large mill interests mere
and elsewhere would not be interrupted ~ ~
death The Slater Woollen Company mill VIII run
as usual as II is incorporated The a. ~ s,a.sr
cambric works. at East Webster. ana me sia.s s,
Manufacturing Company al North webster, WIZ
be provided FOR by trusts or In some other way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
MEAT TRUST FEARED IN PITTSBURG.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE ARMoURs SAY WORK

PittsNurg. Aug 1s (speciaD.-Tt is asserted by the
Armour representa- yes in this city that the in
crease in prices is explained by the large con-
sumption of the article by the working classes all
over the country. They say that In good times
people consume more Of the product than when
times bad and work scarce. The price, they
say II not high II three years ago.
when there a shortage Of cattle and that II
IS only a little higher than last year.
The increased co sumption OF meat is said 20
he general all the country. All the Armour
houses are doing a larger business than for sew
eral years pas: The increase Of business started
In the latter part OF last year. and is stu grow
ing. While this is the only explanation obtainabI
far. as the representatives. Of the big packing
houses are concerned. the presumption that
a merging OF interests. actual or contemplated mas
a bearing on the advance in prices Is generally
entertained. None Of the agents In Pittshurg VIII
discuss this phase Of the matter. and their IN
usual reserve strengthens the belief as 10 the eX-
stence II a meat trust
There Is much plausibIlity in the official explana-
ton that good times have increased the purchasing
power OF the working people for times were never
better especially IN this the heart Of the indus
trial section but times have been good Tor year
or more while the upward tendency or meat values
is OF recent occurrence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
BOSTON DEALERS INDIGNANT.
SAY THE TRUST HAS PUT Up THE PRICE PURELY
TO MAKE ADDITIONAL PROFIT.

Boston. Aug IL (speciaD-'T understand that the
Beef Trust is planning push the price up till they
can sell the whole for 80 hundred and
not let II 90 down again" a Boston beef dealer
said to-day. Tile Chicago Big Four have Boston
and New England at their mercy. We cannot raise
cattle We need all for milk 80
Boston consumes a million pounds OF beef week.
and the rise price will loss 10 Boston OF
10000 a week which Boston dealers assert is a net
profit N the trust they deny the Chicago excuse
OF a scarcity Of cattle Western papers quote
"grsssers' lower in price than usual Instead
OF higher. th@y would he II there was a scarcity
OF prime beeves Quincy Market dealer said to-
day that the quality Of beef he receiving from
Chicago had decreased OF late Much Of II was
grassy" and looked like "Coloradoes" There is
great Indignation the part Of the beef dealers
here they claim they being unjustly USED
getting an Inferior beef increased price.
They admit they powerless. however. and say
they will have 10 stand II. The people. however,
will buy beef In smaller quantities OF grade lower
than they have been N the habit OF eating.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
VICTIMS OF THE STORM.
THE NUMBER OF KILLED IN PORTO
RICO WILL REACH TWO THOUSAND.
1sLAND-Two-rHIRDs OF THE DISTRICTS
STILL CIT DEE FROM cnMMIrN1cA-

DISTRESSING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE
IsLANp-Two-THIRDs OF THE DISTRICTS
STILL CUT OFF FROM coMMUNIcA-
TIoN-RELIEF MEASURES
Washington Aug. 16.-The appalling con-
ditions existing in Porto Rico were made
more fully known TO the War Department by
General Davis in a dispatch which says that
the deaths outright in the island will reach
1000 while many dying daily from in
jures and privations. General Davis adds:
Dry split peas very acceptable. Canned peas
involve too much transportation in proportion
70 nutriment, but can he used near seacoast. AL
though there is much restitution In the in
terror and deaths occurring from lack Of
food will not be possible TO reach those points
with packs before next week for in many cases
the roads and trails are destroyed that only
men on foot can get TO and from those dis
tricts.
The stores coming on Mcpherson Will be IN
time. for l am supplying most pressing needs at
all accessible points with stores now on hand.
So great is destruction OF roads that there is
no communication yet with one-third OF island.
The commanding officer ar each OF the twelve
posts is inspector OF relief for his district and
he has details in every municipality collecting
furnished each inspector with similar funds and
given authority TO issue food from army sup
plies.
One soldier died OF injuries; other injured Will
recover a great many wagons overturned and
broken. but all being repaired. Many thousands
Of private cattle and horses drowned. Larger
part of deaths natives from drowning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
A CONSOLIDATED ICE STOCK SALE

There was considerable comment in Wall Street
yesterday over a Stock Exchange transaction IN
Consolidated Ice. 1c shares having been sold at
90 although a sale had been made a few minutes
previously at 90 and another sale was made sunsN-
quentiy az g. The stock closed on Tuesday at 81
and the first sale yesterday. 100 shares. was MADE
a TIE same figure The next transaction. an hour
or 80 later was at 81 100 shares being sold A
few minutes afterward G. VI. Dodge, acting. as ne
explained subsequently. under instructions from an
out Of town customer who had become alarmed al
the previous drop from 80 10 % and had teIegraphed
him 10 close out at the best price he coud get me
lo0 shares hold by him asked W. T Lawrence the
was on this stock Mr. Lawrence answered mat
20 was asked but that there were no bids Ihen
Mr. Dodge tried get bids from other oroKerS
h1l. without SUI cess a11 finally MI Lawrence saln
"I'lI give you ~ for it. Mr.. Dodge communicated
. i'm his customer. he says. and then came peck 10
the Board room and sold the 100 shares 10 M.
L. wrence at he latter's figure. Fntten mlhu'ss
later Mr. Lawrence sold the stock al 81 70 ). ..
Bacha & Co who It is rumored. represented tne
G. influential Ice Company. This was the las'
transaction Of he day in he stock.
The Consolidated Ice Company Is one OF, tn@ 50
eral concerns which have been ABSORBED py tne
nawlv orcanized American Ice Company. majority
~ the stockholders having assented 70 tne pan
r. consolidation The stock paid four quarterly
d.v,dends OF | per cent last year, ana mus lar
,cte ,esr has paid three quarterly dividends OF th0
sine amount the last being paid last Tuesday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
TROLLEY CAR DEMOLIsHEs A COACH.
CRASHES INTO THE VEHICLE AND INJURIES THE

DRIVER AND FOOTMAN.
northbound electric car crashed into coach
last night al Sxth-ave and Fifty-eighthst, demol-
fishing the latter and seriously injurng the driver
and footnan. The coach belonged 70 the Waldorf
Stable Company al Nos. SOS and $50 seventh-ave
II was on its way the Plaza Hotel 20 answer
call and was in charge Of John Halpin thirty
years old, driver OF No 200 West Fifty-Arst-st
and Charles Wade fifty years old, footman. OF NO
900 West Fifty-thrd-st The car was operated ny
John Hines twenty-one years old. OF NO. 25s East
Twenty-ffth-st and was filled with passengers
Hines appeared 10 lose his presence Of mind as he
approached the coach. which attempted 70 cross
in front OF the car Passengers on the car say
he had ample time to stop his car. but that ne
made absolutely no attempt 10 do so until within
FIVE feet Of the coach
The driver and footman were thrown into the
street and both were unconscious when found
There was little left Of the coach except the run
ming gear One OF the horses broke loose ana
bolted A citizen stopped the runaway at Fifth-ave.
and Fifty-eghth-st
The passengers indignant at the motor
mans work that several of them jumped from
their seats and seized him. and 1t looked for a Few
moments as II he about 70 receive Dedtlns.
Cooler counsel prevailed. however. ana ne was
turned over 70 a policeman VINO TOOK MN 70 IL
station in response 70 the demands Of the angry
passengers. Hines remained stohdy mute ard
would give no EXPLANATION The man seemed udzeu.
Some 81 The passengers turned their attention
TO the injured footman and driver and saw mem
removed 10 the Flower Hospital in an amouial'C -,
They were sufficiently recovered in rev hours 10
The police Of the East Fifty station com
accidents recently on the Sixth-ave. line They say
the company is breaking in great many new mn
and charge that these men are oiten & ss q
and receive to operate betore thtY ar leo'is
capabe This the officials at the barns deny
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
SUBSCRIPTIONS POURING IN.
AID FOR THE PORTO RICAN SUFFERERS
RFING RECEIVED ON EVERY HAND.

Colonel Jones al the Army Building announced
yesterday morning that by order Of the Secretary
OF War the following subsistence stores no" at
Savannah Atlanta ST Louis, Chicago ana New
York will be concentrated IN New-York with
view 10 shipment to Porto Rico for the relief OF the
inhabitants:
Peas ass 4sI pounds; hard bread $4,000 pounds
-four. 37ss pounds; rice, 2s6G4 pounos' canned
oo-rad bAer as44 one-pound cans 5000 two-pound
cans: canned roast beef 12s5 two-pound cans; beef
tongue $40 two-pound cans; 1900 pounds OF oat-
meal.
Colonel Jones has acknowledged the following
subscriptions
clothing: Mrs and Miss Ames Of Providence, r. /.
1900 pounds Of women's and childrens clothing;
Western Steel Company, carload Of corrugated
building material These and other receipts VIII be
sent 10 Ponce tomorrow on the Evelyn
The following subscriptions for the rehef OF the
inhabitants Of Porto Rico were announced yester-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
ices now and a year ago:
lis almost impossible" So.

TITS almost impossible said one butcher. Ito get
choice cuts. Farmers saving up their good
beeves 10 fatten them with new corn. Only what
packers term Gamers 70 be had now Al reason
able figures. These Gamers are lean tough. sinewy
ca title. tougher than horse The prime beef
is and getting higher. We have not ad-
vanced the prices much will have 10 II
the packers keep up their advances
Ferdinand SulZberger. president Of the wholesale
firm Of The Schwarzschild- SulzberEer Co. said:
The present scarcity OF good cattle is remarkable
and this naturally In time affect the price OF
beef. From wholesale point Of view know We
have been conducting business at dead loss for
some time. the advance In beef having by no means
equalled the advance in the price Of cattle: The
rise Is due TO purely natural causes. and will con-
tinue until the supply Of cattle is improved This
will think. be in about two months"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among the passengers on the White Star Line
steamer Majestic. which reached here Yesterday
At noon were Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Ballantine. the
Misses Bsnantine Mr.. and Mrs. r Blood Lewis
Butterheld Or. r Ripley Alison. A. b. Archer.
Mr. and Mrs ogden Mills. Mr. aid Mrs. 4. G..
Roch the Misses Clement. W Broderick Cloete.
E NJ Van Cortland. Colonel ]. Lee. Bishop
Whitrnee r. F Yee and l. Sackville West
The North German Lloyd steamer Bremen which
sails to-day for Southampton and Bremen VIII
have among her passengers Joseph & brlsht
Louis 2 Bach. George W. Gednev, Bernard Gus Gus
tafson. Charles F. Leege. u Neuoerssr, tne N nr
T)r Henry Mottet Or. Charles A: Plamn ~.
Joseph Rolling August Roesler. n Wen ana
Jacques B. Schlosser.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
NEGRO ATTACKS FIVE WOMEN.
SUCCESSION OF ASSAULTS IN LITTLE ROOKIE
r-u.r SAME MAN COMMITTED ALL.

SUCCESSION OF ASSAULTS IN LITTLE RocK-BF~
LIEF THAT SANE MAN COMMITTED ALL
,,.a pock Ark Aug 1s-Five brutal assaults
bv q negro man on white women have occurred in
LITTLE Rock in the last twenty-four hours II Is
generally believed that all these crimes were com
n1tted by the same negro, but three suspects nave
been arrested and II the right man can he posi-
lively identified he may receive summary PUNISH
ment The victims Of the assaults are all hlghly
respected white women Of this city.
All the assaults occurred IN the suburbs. The
first was that on Mrs. Belle Aiken. which occurred
yesterday afternoon. As Mrs. Aiken was passing
by Twenty-frst and High SITS. the negro seized her
and dragged her the woods. She resisted and
cried for help. A passerby frightened the negro
away after he had severely beaten his victim
officers at once began search for the assaiIant
but failed 10 ind him.
scene OF the first crime. Mrs. Milton Young vas
assaulted in almost The sane f6nSd that RIB
DroKeiI IL cboked and beat her about the head and
on the side INJECTING serious injuries. The negro
Snally seized her purse and disappeared in the
woous rinns condition from her wounds and the
shock Her clothing was torn almost entirely on
An hour later Mrs Kennedy was attacked at
her home near West End Park She was knocked
down beaten and choked, Her child ran for as
sistancc and the negro fed. Mrs. Kennedy's in
About Il O'Clock Emma Longcoy. the eleven year
old daughter OF grocer. Was attacked and beaten
ny half dozen BLOCKS from NeSt tn1
PARK She escaped from her assailant city and
county officers together with a large number OF
cI,izens bv time securing the vicinity for
he negro. The greatest excitement prevailed and
The anger OF the citizens in the neighborhood was
thoroughly aroused.
The NTH assault occurred early this morning on
a Young woman AZ Twentieth and Cross She
VAS tiEeVise Knocked down and badly beaten.
These outrages were brought 10 the attention OF
Governor Jones. and he az once offered reward Of
sjO0 each for the arrest and conviction Of the guilty
narties Judging from the temper OF public senti-
mont the officers will find II dfhcult 10 protect
tbeir prisoner should the right man be captured