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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
THE FIFTH AVENUE STAGE LINE RESOLO.

GENERAL CARRIAGE COMPANY or cRoKER's
AUTOMOBILE CONCERN MAY BE THE BUYER.
The Fifth Avenue Stage Line. now known az the
Fifth Avenue Coach Company. which was started
by the late Colonel Elliott +. Shepard and his as
soclates. and which was bought few months ago
by interests identified with the Third Avenue Rail-
road Company, has again changed hands. The con-
held by Henry Hart, OF the Third Avenue COM
pany, who has sold his entire holdings or the
stock OF the former corporation
report that Mr. Hart had disposed Of his stage COM
pany stock. said that he did not know who me
purchaser was. and Strong Sturgis Co, the
bankers, through whom the purchase was erected
decline 10 disclose the identity OF their principal
IL was reported downtown yesterday afternoon tnat
the new owner OF the stage line might be found 10
he the General Carriage Company, winch was or
York LEGISLATURE giving It unusually broad powers.
among them the right to run In any street OF tno
city vehicles drawn propelled BY horse or other
power" and to increase its 100000 capital stock
OF the stockholders present al any meeting caLed
for the purpose may desire. The present trahcnle
of the Fifth Avenue Stage Line, Il Is understood
permits the running az stages northwaro III fhth-
ave to only about Elghty-eighth-et
IL was also rumored yesterday that the purcliasc,
might be the automobile company In Which Hlcnaru
Croker is interested and which II was reported q
few days ago was interested also In the General
The stage line has been operated recently as
mart OF the Third Avenue system, transfers peing
given at Forty secondst 1t is SAD that tnere arr
now building forty-four automobile stages, Witil
seating capacity for thirty passengers eacn wn,s s
are 10 replace the horse-drawn stages now IN use
in Fifth-ave and Il Is supposed That these vehlcleS
poration or individuals to whom Mr. Hart has so'd
he control OF the stage company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
AnIrLrERATED FOOD IMPORTS.

Chicago May s.--Further testimony that the
United States at present is being used by other
countries az a dumping ground for adulterated prod
ucts OF food and drink was given to-day before
the Senate Pure Food Investigation Committee by
Graeme Stuart. Of the W. NJ. Hoyt Company. OF
this city. Mr. Stuart suggested to the committee
that n National food law was necessary In this
country protect honest merchants as wei as the
consumer from the 5duiterated foods or foreign
COUNT ies He illustrated the fact that Germany,
Brazil and other countries were continually ana az
a profit exporting to the United states goods that
nv special laws were barred from sale in the couh-
try where produced. According TO the witness, the
grades OF coffee which received from Germany
In large quantities and which are known as
blackjack are nothing more than a mixture OF
dead and green berries, both OF which are unit
for consumption. The method used in Brazil. ne
declared was picking over coffee beans. Keeping
the best for home use and shipping TO America the
grades which were inferior
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
CONFERENCE ON TRUSTS.
CIVIC FEDERATION OF CHICAGO PREPARING TO
CALL A MEETING.

CIVIC FEDERATION OF CHICAGO PREPARING TO
CALL MEETING.
Chicago. May S-Ralph NJ Easley secretary Of
the Chicago Civic Federation. has given out the
following:
The Civic Federation Of Chicago. the organiza-
ton which called the Saratoga conference on
foreign policy last August. and also organized the
National conference primary election reform
held In New-York in January. 1898, and the con-
ference arbitration held in Chicago after the
great strike Of 1894. is preparing call for a Ma
tional conference combinations and trusts to be
held in Chicago. indianapolis some other CEN
trail point.
THE intention is TO hold four-days' conference,
one day being devoted 10 railroad combinations one
TO labor organizations one 10 industrial combines
and one 10 remedies and methods of procedure
The Governors and Attorney Generals Of the
different States. lawyers who have made a special
study OF the subject, heads OF political economy
departments OF colleges and representatives. OF la
Dor. commercial and agricultural bodies will be In
vited TO participate.
The Interstate Commerce Commission, the In
dustrial Commission various Attorney Generals
and presidents Of some Of the leading CONNER
cial and labor bodies of the United States have
been sounded on the matter during the last three
weeks, and all have heartily approved Of tho idea
and promised support.
THE call. giving the place and time OF holding
the conference will be issued in few days"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
OIL TRADE IN EAST FALLING OFF.

Philadelphia. May s-The exports from this city
Of petroleum 20 foreign ports for the first three
months OF this year show falling off OF 22 900
gallons In the shipments for a corresponding period
OF last year. This fact coupled with the shipments
for 1885, which showed falling off Of 100000
gallons compared with 1897. has caused some alarm
In shipping circles and expression is given to the
belief that Borneo oil is being brought into direct
competition in the Far East with the products OF
the domestic market. The statement is made
among oil men that until 1898. when the Borneo oil
fields were extensively developed the export trade
of this city for a quarter of century showed
rapid gains. Comment Is also made upon the fact
that large number Of tank steamships have been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
THE WINDOW-GLASS TRUST.
EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN FL"
DAYS - CONFLICTING STORIES RE-
GARDING ITS SIZE.

MuncIe Ind May S.-The statement IL now posi-
lively made that the great window-glass COMBINE
will DO completed in the next few days ana detaiis
of the scheme hitherto kept from the puohc nave
been Brought to light. Glass men now regard II
as settled that the American Window Glass As
ISOLATION which goes out Of existence on May ="
will be superseded by the American Glass COM
pany II will be capitalized at s3O,0DOOo ana VIII
control IL is said than 80 per cent OF the
country's window-glass production. Many officers
of the new organization will be the same as those
who held the rens In the old combine James A.
Chambers will be the nominal head OF the concern
while Thomas +. Hart, OF this city, and r. H.
Phillips of Newcastle. Penn will have the contro-
ing interest. Besides those whose names have been
given ~ X. Mullen stock broker OF Pittsourg;
Thomas Given a Pittsburg banker. and Arthur ~
Brady. a Muncie lawyer will hold prominent places
singular thing In connection with the lorna
ton OF the combine is the persistence with whlcH
the independent plants have refused 10 give options
Joined; one the Union of Anderson ten-pot plant
and the other the Hurrle factory, at Haruora
City, with "a tweve-pot capacity. An lndepenae,n'
plant at Lancaster Is the only one IN ONO 10 Jol,
There are those who deny that the trus1. wiz
control 90 per OF all window glass plants
out Of the 1854 window glass pots In operation ms
would be trife under 20 per cent me ne liu nd
pendent plants now II operation have 5OO polS, anu
i50 more are in process of construction i rh
latter are pledged 10 operate Independently, Inef
are being put up near HaZlehurst, Penn IN ad-
diton II Is said there will be put up In the gas
belt OF Indiana factories with e capacity OF I'D
pots that will operate Independently.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
coyrEsrIyG DIR. RoBERTsoNs WILL
CONTRAST BETWEEN COLONEL INoERsoLLs
FUNERAL oRAToRY AND HIS &C
TON AS COUNSEL.


The contest over the will OF DIR. Thomas Seton
Robertson was begun yesterday before Surrogate
Fitzgerald The will was executed in 1898. at wncn
time DR.. Robertson had suit pending against ms
wife Maria w. Robertson. In which he charged
her with abandonment and asked for a separation
lie alleged that she had left his home against MS
WILL and he cut her or In his viii.
Colonel Robert G.. lngersoll was Dr. robertson
particular friend and adviser He died on sep
TENDER g. 1898. and euogy prepared by Colonel
Ingersoll was read by A. III. Hummel VINO was
also friend OF the doctors. he being prevented
by Illness from attending.
Dr. Robertson bequeathed some valuable books
and autograph letters of Robert Burns SNAKE
speare and Scott to Colonel Ingersoil. He divided
his jewelry among several other intimate friends;
one OF whom was A II. HummeL The residue OF OF
the medical department OF the University OF YER
mont The VII %as ed for ProSae on when
Colonel Ingerso as attorney Tor Mrs. nooe,.s0n;
contained the following passages:
"He was honest generous and courageous These
seadfSst friend, seeing only the goodness Of those
he loved. And we who knew and loved
least that friendship can suggest Will keep MS
Robertson treated his wife upjustly. and that he
OF unsound mind when he executed his VIII
Mr. Hummel who represents the benenclarie es
under tie will claimed that DR. Robertson its TSs 81
ingersoil occupied a paradoxical position ~
David May, a lawyer, was the hrst witness. he
testified that he had known Dr. Robertson Tor many
years He said that he had been a patient OF thee
doctors and that the doctor had been client or
the firm OF lawyers with which he was associated.
Mr. May testified that he had drawn the VIII IN
In the opinion of the, witness. Dr. Robertson was
OF sound mind when the will was executed.
Mr. NAV was succeeded on the stand by Dr.. IT,;
Deios Ayres lie said that he had been assoeat tea
many years and believed him sane when the VIII
was executed. An adjournment was taken until
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
STEEL AND IRON AMALGAMATIoN.

While there Is still no reason to doubt that prac-
tically all the steel and iron interests Of the coun
try will ultimately be consolidated into one vast
corporation the impression gained ground that II
will be a considerable time before the amalgama-
ton will be effected. 1t is understood that pubic
announcement OF the details of the uniflcation OF
the Carnegie interests will be made within the next
two weeks. According to a special dispatch from
Harrisburg the new Carnegie Steel Company Is to
be capitalized at 5000. 900 900.
The report contained in "A dispatch from Youngs-
town. Ohio that August Belmont Is to be the presi-
dent of the new Republic Iron and Steel Company
il denied by member Of the law firm OF Simpson,
Thatcher & Barnum. who are counsel TO that cor
poration
The work of absorbing the many constituent COM
panies Is still in progress, and Will not be COM
pleted for several days. In all probability perma-
nent directors and officers will be elected on Thurs
day of this week. About forty companies have thus
far been admitted to the consolidated company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
THE TIDE OF PROSPERITY.
IRON FIRMS TAXED TO THEIR UTMOST
CAPACITY.
LARGE FOREIGN CONTRACTs-FACToKihs
UNABLE TO FILL ORDERs-FARMERs

YARcr FOREIGN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
UNABLE TO FILL oRDERs-FARMERs
LACK LABOR AT GOOD WAGES.
Reading. Penn. May 8 (specaD.-The deciara-
ton was made to-day by conservative n'""
in the iron industry that. although every en-
thracite hlast-furnace in Eastern fehhs!i'a"'"
"a being pushed to its fullest capacity the own
ers could sell every pound OF iron II they pio-
duced twice as much. There are furnaces
which are twenty thousand tons behind their
orders, and there Is such demand Tor pig-Hoh
that they are unable TO catch up One OF the
causes is the foreign outlet found for American
products and to-day there are at least a dozen
large firms in this city. Lebanon. Norristown'
Pottstown, Phenixviue and other places which
are making large and increasing shipments 10
foreign countries This week the Phoenix
Bridge Company Of PhnniXville Will begin
work on the structural material Of its CONTRACT
TO build twelve steel bridges for the RUSSIAN
Government, to be used for the Eastern Chhese
railroad the southeastern extension OF Inc lrais-
Siberian line. II is all to be delivered oefore
next fall. and in consequence the worKs a'
Phonxve among the busiest In the Schuyi-
kill Valley. NJ. Teperischoff. an engineer OF 81
Petersburg has arrived there 10 supervise the
work for the Russian Government The award
to the Pennsylvania Steel Company near steer
ton, of a contract to build great vaduct In
Burmah will take five thousand tons of mate
rial The vaduct will be 2.260 feet long and $40
feet high. and Will practically span two noun
tans The contract figure is over S6oO,0OO
The Reading Iron Company is making Dig
shipments OF pipe to the Russian oil fields
The good times have produced a scarcity or
ordinary labor in this section. In consequence
there has been advance in wages. The re-
sumption OF anthracite bast-furnaces has set
the idle limestone quarries going. In the last
few months over five hundred men have Sc
cured employment in these. The wages were
so cents a day. Then they were raised TO 81.
To-day some OF the quarries began work short
handed, being unable to get all the men they
wanted at 81 % day The prospects are that
the farmers will be unable TO get one-half the
labor they want 10 harvest their crops, although
they are willing to pay an advance. In the
East Penn Valley Ore mines, fifteen miles
from this city, the wages OF the men in the
time of Mr.. Cleveland's Administration were as
low as 60 cents day. These laborers resumed
work last month a; 81, and many are now get
ting 81 10 a day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
TO TEST MARCONFS SYSTEM.

The Lighthouse Board announced yesterday that
experiments would be undertaken in a few days at
the headquarters at Tompkinsville to test the
Marconi system of wireless teegraphy It. was
thought yesterday that the apparatus would be in
readiness by the end Of the week The test VIII be
made between the Tompkinsville central station
and one Of the lightshipS.
For many years the officers OF the Lighthouse
Board have been DESTROYS of getting some means
OF communication between the various llghtships
and the central station TO take the place OF the
present system which Is felt 10 be inadequate and
the recent developments In England and elsewhere
have led them TO look into Marconis system.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
EMPLOYMENT FOR MANY MEN.
COLLINS FORGE AND CARNEGIE ORE MINES
PURCHASED.

Bellesontc. Penn. May S-An extensive deal in
the iron industry has been practically closed here
by which a syndicate OF Eastern capitalists will
become owners OF the Collins furnace. the 15O-ton
plant built here by Collins Brothers In 1887. and
which has been idle since 1890 The new company
to-day also purchased the extensive ore mines OF
the Carnegie Company at Scotia. sixteen miles
west Of here, as we'll as the rights on hun
dreds OF acres OF land The price paid could not
be learned, but II is known 10 be large. j. w. Gep-
hart. OF Belefonte. general superintendent OF the
Central Railroad Of Pennsylvania, negotiated the
deal and will be president and general manager
of the company. 1t is the intention TO have the
furnace in blast by July ]. Operations Will be
sumed within ten days at the ore mines which
have been idle for six months. Work will be given
TO over Ave hundred men, The new company will
be known as the Bellefonte Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
END OF TIE OYSTER WAR.

TROUBLES BETWEEN VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR ARREST.
Baltimore. May S (specaD.-The clash between
Maryland and Virginia over the seizure Of Mary
land oyster vessels. which nearly precpitated hos
tilities between Maryland oystermen and the Old
Dominion police navy, has been settled Governor
Lowndes has received letter from Governor
Tyler OF Virginia announcing his readiness to de-
liver the oyster-boats Water Lily and Minnie Estell
seized by the Virginia police-b boats for alleged vo-
laton Of the Virginia oyster laws. Governor Tyler
sent acquisitions for the arrest Of Jesse Marsh
"Archie" Marsh and Peter Marshall. charged with
violating the Virginia oyster laws. Governor
Lowndes issued his mandate for the arrest OF the
offenders and for sending them to John H. Wise. Of
Virginia. and has dispatched the police steamer
McLane. Captain Bull, for the two boats.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
sToCK EXCHANGE ELECTION.

TIL, REGULAR TICKET CHOSEN WITHOUT oP-
POSITION.
The annual election Of officers Of the New-fork
Stock Exchange held yesterday. There was
no opposition TO the regular ticket. whch was '"o
same az last years, except for few changes III
the Governing Committee the following men being
elected: President. Rudolph Keppier; secretary
George w Ely; treasurer. Franklin W. 'iiey'
chairman, william Mcclure; members OF tne Do.-
erning Committee-to serve four years waiter ~
Bass. George H. Bend. Charles $. Bryan Clarenoe
G DAY W NJ Donald J. Il. Dumont, Ernest
Sroasbeck Henry G Lawrence, Walter r. Law
renee and A. Cford Tower; TO serve tnree ysa be-
Veeu: trustees Of the Gratuty Fund-to serve nne
years. William Bull and 70 serT COMMITTEES for
1900. Walter Bovine II. J., Judson, a. r. hehe''
w n Sancton and ID. b. Van Emburgn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
RAILWAY Gate COMPANY oRGANIzED.

Charleston. W. Va. May tSpeciaD.--The secre-
tary OF State has issued a charter 10 the Auto
matte Railway Company. which has for its object
the manufacture. erection and maintenance OF
automatic railway gates in the United States and
Canada. The subscribed capital IS $4,000 with the
privilege OF increasing IL 10 10000. The ipcor-
porators Thomas II. Ballick Harry b. Day.
John r. Il. Hawthorne Brady Grier and David Z.
Breckenridge all of New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
ADVANCE IN WORKERS WAGES

Chattanooga. Tenn. May (SpeciaD.-To-day the
American Pipe and Foundry Company. the T. A.
Snow Company. stove manufacturers; the Fort
Wayne Foundry and Pipe Works. the Chattanooga
Stove Company and several other manufactures
OF iron announced increase Of 10 per cent in the
wages OF all employees. Business is a big boom
with all these concerns. and wages have been re-
stored TO where they were five years ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
BUFFALO HELD BY THE FOG
MANY PEOPLE VISIT THE CRUISER AT
QUARANTINE.
SHE Is EXPECTED At THE NAVY YARD TO-DAY
A SMALL MENAGERIE OF MAscoTs ON
BoARp-How THEY ENJOY THE
WELCOME HOME.

WELCOME HOME.
Owing TO the fog which hung over the harbor.
and 10 delays which will sometimes occur even
in the Navy, the United States cruiser Buffalo did
not come up to the Navy Yard yesterday morning.
as had been expected. but remained at anchor OH
Staten Island all day She will probably De ~
the Navy Yard this morning. There were hu-
nerouJ Incidents TO enven the interval or WAITING
During the afternoon Captain Sigsbee, OF the
Texas paid an official visit to Commander Hemp
hill The call was also OF personal nature ior
CAPTAIN SIgsbee and Commander Hemphill were
classmates at Annapolis. They had not met Tor
almost year.
Although It was n two-mile trip from Tompkins-
Vile in a rowboat there were scores or patriouc
and curious persons who visited the cruiser yester-
day Tradespeope also present Tailors'
shoemakers and hatters focRed TO the vessei IN
great numbers and were allowed to go Ireey
about the ship endeavoring 10 coax dollar or SO
from the sailors. A German cobbler won the au-
rnlration OF everybody board by his heroic
efforts to sell to Ling Ching one OF the Chinese
wardroom boys a pair OF shoes. He stuck his
head into the galley. where Ling was carrying on
a gesticulative conversation with the colored cook,
and said:
You want OF shoes bair, yes?'
ME no tnk" replied Ling with emphasis.
You'd you walk tho city OF New-York through
NIT dose tings your foots?"
Ling looked at the slippers of hts native land. in
which his feet were incased. cast an angry glance
at the cobber and broke out into perfect torrent
of Chinese. $780, 49,.
dot is a pretty song" said the German, put
Will YOU bease whistle 'em. so de words may hear
maybe. On de German ships we have OF singing
lust how the controversy might have terminated
is not known. The cobbler was persistent ana tne
lam the goat appeared at this juncture and made
felnt a the tradesman which On aroye eo nm , 20
cigars and a pocket handkerchief. which he had APP
propriated from tailor who was tra i1s
hot pursuit but when he witnessed the cobbiers
discontinue and noted the warlike spirit OF the
goat he retired to the gundeck, leaving William in
1ndIsp,,ted possession of the ill-gotten rations
probably the most interesting INCIDENT or the day
was a fight between Ropie. the Manila dog. and
Tom and Jerry, two bellicose American cats. Hopie
was nicked up In the streets Of Manila by one OF
The crew who brought him on board for mas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
LOCOMOTIVES FOR SWEDEN.

Newport News. Va May (SpeciaD.-The Rich
nond Locomotive Works. which has a contract for
twelve large railway engines for the Swedish Gov
eminent. to-day the first locomotive completed
TO this city a trial trip. The test satisfac-
tory and in a few days the engine will be shipped
TO Sweden from this port. The locomotive looks
Ike freak beside American engine having no
bel and no pilot these being unnecessary in
Sweden. all railroads are protected by fences
The engineer site the left of the cab instead OF
the right and there many other departures
from the American locomotive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
STATE TAX COMMISSIONERS HERE.

The Board OF State Tax Commissioners. consist.
ing OF Martin Hermance. Of Poughkeepsie; j. Edgar
Ieaycraft OF New York City, and George 4. Priest
Of Ithaca held conference yesterday at the Once
of Commissioner Leaycraft preparatory to their
official visit to-day to the City Tax Commission OF
which Mr. Feitner is president They will then
inquire into aud determine the rate OF assessed
valuation as to actual valuation OF the realty Of
the boroughs OF New-York City. After determn-
ing TO their own satisfaction the percentage at
which the boroughs OF this city are assessing real
estate the State Commission will extend It's official
visitation into Queens. Richmond. Suffolk and
Rockland counties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
MATCH coNsoLIDArIoN REPORT.

Edwin Gould president of the Continental Match
Company said yesterday In reference 10 the reports
OF an impending consolidation Of match companies:
Il have noticed kilograms purportng 10 come from
Chicago saying that there is an arrangement for
the consolidation OF the Diamond Match Company,
the Continental Match Company and other match
companies. hope this report will not be accepted
literally es there IL no arrangement between the
companies. Our business is running In a thorough
ly satisfactory manner. although prices have never
been lower and / am entirely satisfied with the
progress / have made in securing large proper
ton Of the trade"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
BUYING and Selling Shoes

THIS is on shoe in general and our shoe matters in
particular.
The shoe store here is marked example of the good
that comes out of bgness The may not always be to
the wfal the expert opinions generally lean that way
there is no question that in mercantile affairs the best
is to the biggest.
Ours one of the very largest businesses America and getting bigger
day. There obbng houses that sell shoes than retail be-
stores consequently be made approach and often
to be made lest than obba's
be considered the same
selections the best Our very best SHOES
the world shoes Our lowest pns nave no | h @
best want IT, OUT he
of those two,the best cheapest
ST. In other words complete @ store
There nothing babies children men that worm hang
that haveno And cheapest