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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
". C. THITNEY'S VIEW RACING Plant.
Tho Former Secretary of the Navy Buys a
Tract of 75 Acres on Long Island.

Tho Former secretary or the Navy Buys
Tract of rs Acres on Long Island.
A real estate deal was consummated yester-
day that points pretty plainly to the establish
ment OF racing stables and q private racetrack
by the former Secretary OF the Navy. William
c. Whitney. At tho offloe OF McNuty 4 Fitz-
gerald. 1917 Montague street. Brooklyn. the
negotiations which have been pending for
some time were concluded. and Mr. Whitney is
now the owner OF tract OF seventy-fve acres
OF land on Garritsen's Creek. at Avenue U In
the Thirty second ward. midway on the belt
line OF the Brooklyn Heights Railroad. connect
ing Bergen Beach and Bensonhurst. The
ground was purchased from syndicate COM
held. W. F Schmidt Of the AnGlo-gwiss Milk
Company and others, The price paid approxi-
mates $l3O.O0O.
The property fronts on Garritsens Creek,
which $50 years ago was n busy mart and
prosperous Dutch landing and mill settlement.
The old mill and dock built at that time are
Standing I'd Thf Eras Of II the
Won Kleeck speaks OF II In his message OF that
year. The land has remained In the possession
Of the descendants OF the old Dutch proprietor
ever since and around It recently has gathered
tho greatest interest In outlying real estate
transact Ions
There appears to be little doubt that Mr.
Whitney intends to use tho property in con
noctiOn with his racing interests and II is said
that he has in view the equipment Of the land
with racing stables that will compare tavora-
Fast The ground is convenient TO most ofthe
racetracks on Long Island. and IL admirably
suited In avery particular for the stabIing and
training OF thorouEhhreds.
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r. e. KENYON ARRESTED.
The PRthologist Of tho Agricultural Depart
ment Accused of Disorderly Conduct.

The PNthologist OF tho Agricultural Depart
ment Accused of Disorderly Conduct.
WASHINGTON. June l4.-Frederick G. Ken
yon. patholoEist and chronological OF the Agri-
cultural Department was arrested last night
and lodged In the police station OF the Fourth
precinct. The charge against him Ia al sordery
conduct. and collateral for his release was re-
fused. About year ago Kenyon conduct in
the Agricultural department became extremely
eccentric He gave orders to his superiors
was violently irrltated over small matters and
was inSuhordinatc, rh" executive officers Of
tho department, including Secretary Wilson
recognized his brilliant attainments and his
value to the service and were reluctant to dis
pense with his services, He was diAmissed
last February. however, hut ho refused to leave
tho department, and until yesterday has per-
formed his duties daily at his desk. Mean
while. however, he terrorized nearly every
body associated with him, and when remon-
stratedwit by Secretary Wilson laughed in
that of1iciaPs face. Yesterday Secretary VIII
son, being convinced that Kenyon'S mind was
unbalanced, ordered his forcib!e removal from
the department. Kenyon will he examined as
70 his sanity. He if young man. has a bril-
Cosmos Club.
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LTNCHED 4 sex SRGRO.
Held Blameleas for n Robbery, but Certain
Men Wanted to XIII Him.

NEW ORLEANS. June 14-Edward Gray. .
young negro. 20 years old. from New Orleans.
was lynched to-day at Reserve plantation.
forty miles above the city. Gray for some time
had been living in 1t. John parish He was ar
rested there seven months ago. charged with
robbery In the LacasseRu store and was con-
flned in the parish Jail. Charles Mocedele.
who was arrested at the same time az Gray.
was lynched by a mob. but as there was little
evidence against Gray the mob allowed his
case to 90 to trial.
When the case came up the District Attorney.
finding that there was no evidence against
Gray. released him. The Sheriff was unwilling
to lot Gray go. as he was very sick. and proposed
to keep him In Jail until he could be sent TO the
Charity Hospital in New Orleans for treatment
Gray wanted TO go home. declaring that he had
friends at st. Peter. not far off, who would nurse
and care for him, and he left the prison yester-
day to 60 to st. Peter by easy stages. He slept
last night. the first outside OF prison for
months. on an open gallery at the Thibodaux
plantation. Some mon passing recogn tied him
as the negro chargedlwith attempted robbery.
dragged him from the gallery. and. tying him
to pecan tree near by. shot him.
MOB TOOK THE NEGRO AWAY.
BEAUFORT. n. c.. June IA white saloon
keeper was murdered on June = here. Detec-
tives arrested negro named Lewis Patrick in
New Bern and found in his possession articles
belonging to the m ordered man. He was tax on
to Beaufort and placed in Jail. but last night
was taken out Of the prison by an armed mob
who made of with him. The Sheriff imme-
diately organized a posse. but returned to-
night without having found the mob or trace
OF Patrick
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MYSTERY As DEEP As EYER.
Two Identihcations Turn Out to BE Fakes
Police Discouraged.

Two Identiications Turn Out to BE Fakes
Police Discouraged.
The Brooklyn police were discouraged last
night at their failure in securing correct
Identification ofthe mutilated body the parts Of
which were found in the bay on Saturday and
Monday. Two alleged identifloations were
made during the day. Both of them turn ed out
to be fakes. The FIRST of these identiica-
tions was made by John wadde and
James Haworth. sailors from the ship Othelo
now lying at Pier IL. East River. They
were absolutely positive that the body was
that OF Joe johnson. a Russian Finn. who
had been sailor on the Othelo 1t was as
certained lafterward that johnson was alive
and that he had been seen on board tho Othelo
Yesterday by the Captain. two mates and three
sailors.
The SECOND alleged Identification was made
by Mrs; E. C. Smith Of 1878 Second avenue.
the dead man Was Franz Peterson SONY Who had had
been BEEN, ship .p!ts OF her husband The
800 Third Avenue corroborated the WOO o.
asn Of Sox h. E snS b.d sn son to
noon and aftsryerd to consy Island. w T
fsisna and rotarned 10 70 New york. t t
s 2s 9nsy By f tRt his h
tsnder: p va East TSen.y"iou IT street
Some OF the Headquarters men subsequently,
learned that Peterson had shipped on an ocean
going tug on Monday at shipping office at BS
West street. Manhattan.
All day long there was q procession OF identi-
fers passing through the Morgue. Those OF
them who were not sure that the dead man
was Peterson were positive that he was john
son.
The Brooklyn police got a postal card last
night which had been received at the Coroners'
once In Manhattan. 1t was anonymous and
read as follows:
In the case OF the man that was found float
ing at Bay Ridge. l will say that am at Balti-
more. but Il Was done In selt-defence and am
eorry for IT, Don't arrest ANYBODY"
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CLEARFIELD con STRIKE SPREADS.
The Miners Gain 1000 Recruits In Their
Agitation for Higher Wages.

ALTOONA. Pa. June 1.-THE coal strike in
the bituminous region spread o-day involving
tho mines at Crenshaw. Bagus Toby. Brock
and Shawmut This gives the strikers a rein
forcement Of 1000 men The Pittsburg and
Erie railroad to- day laid of all its coal crews
throwing 400 men into idleness. Tho strikers
have abandoned marching with bands and are
bending all their energies to the task OF closing
the CleHriiNld field.
Two corporations. the Berwind- White Com
pany aud the Ciearileld & Jefferson Company
are standing out alone against the miners.
National Organizer W b. Wilson made the
following statement to-day:
The oTer Of the operators at the Claarad
conference to pay % cents ton for nick min
ing and - cents a ton for maching mining
was accepted under protest. hut the entire
power Of the national orGanization will now be
put to work on tho Berwnd Com panys ma
chine operators and the ClearHeld and Jefier-
sop Coal Companys mines to force higher
price for machin mining. The strongest men
death for miners living wages"
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WASN'T S4vED BIZ ms DOG.
Boys Pet simply Howled When He Fell in
tn. River-OthorA Pulled Him Out.

Boys Pet simply HowIed When He Fell in
tn. River-OthorS Pulled Him Out.
Isaac Hopper. IA years old OF 4OS East Six
teenth street. while rompnG with his big black
dog on the recreation pier at the foot Of East
Twenty fourth street Yesterday morning.
tumbled into the river Every one on tho pier
expected TO see the dog leap into the water and
save his young master. Instead OF doing that
the brute squatted on the floor and howled
All the women and children on the pier yelled
for the police
Henry Manisof. who keeps reireshment
stand on the pier. didn't wait for policeman.
He jumped into the river and succeeded in
getting hold OF the boy. but the younRster struR-
Rled 80 hard that Manisof was unable to bring
him ia the pier He was still struggling des-
perately with the boy when the terryboat Ne
vada came along and added 10 his difficulty.
Tho boat entered the slip at Twenty-t third
street and the strong swell she caused sent
MAnisof aud the boy among the pilinG.
Both were in grave danger when Con >"
Brown. a hig IriShman who was on board the
Nevada. pulled on his coat and jumped In tho
river TO help. He SWAN to whore MAnisof and
Hopper were hounderlnR about In the water
and took the boy TO The pier In safety Manisof
GwRm out alone. Isaac was sent home. not
much the worse for his experience,
The Kidneys, Liver and Stomach cleAnsed and
strengthened by Kutnows Ensryescsnt Powder
Refreshing, effective. Sold BY al draSGistA.-Adv.
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NORDEN WANTS 4 WIFE.
Came All the Way from Montana to Get
Ons-He Receives Many Letters.

Came All the Way from Montana to Get
One-He Receives Many Letters.
In the morning mail received at the Hoboken
Post ONCE rday were over fifty letters ad-
dressed to John Norden at the Amstel Hotel
3l4 Hudson street. As Norden was not known
TO the postal authorities. Postmaster Leonard
Schroeder ordered that his business be inves-
tgated. The investigation revealed the fact
that Norden had advertised for wife. He is a
ranchman from Billings. Fergus county. Mon.
and is reputed to be wealthy lie arrived in
Hoboken Saturday. and SAYS that the sole OBJ
Ject OF his trip Fast is to get wife
One OF the letters. which was written by
sey city, requested NOrden 10 send $40. as tho
writer Is in need Of new hat Another was
from a widow in Brooklyn with eight small
children.
Mamma thinks that would be acceptable"
wrote q girl in Secaucus. y j., because Jane,
my sister. has treckles and red hair"
Norden got almost as many moro letters in
the noon mail. lie spent the day looking them
over. but said he had made no selection,
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Demurrer Alleging That tho Statute Is
Unconstitutional.

COLUMBUS. o.. June 1.-THE constitution
ality Of the Ohio antitrust law is to be tested
in the Federal courts. The question has boon
raised in demurrer in the case brought by
Acknowledgement Monnett against the Cleve-
land and Sandusky Brewing Company. with
headquarters at Cleveland. Mr.. Monnett is
seeking TO enforce a forfeiture OF charter for
alleged violation of the antitrust law
The demurrer sets up the claim that the law
contravenes the tonstitution Of the United
States in five particulars
First, II makeG criminal all association Of
oitizens for business purposes; second. II
denies citizens the right Of ordinary business
possbs rbS piosto onr thu o as the
transaction Of business by any association OF
two or more individuals; fourth. il deprives
citizens Of the right OF contract. which la be-
yond the power OF tho Legislature. as it con
tTavencs the Fourteenth Amendment; NTH;
therefore in violation Of section 10. Article | i,
Of the United STATES Constitution.
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JENELLERs SAFE LEFT OPEN.
Engineer Found II and the Police Too
Care OF tho Contents.

Engineer Found II and the Police Took
Care of tho Contents.
While Engineer Murphy OF the building at 10
Park place was making a tour OF inspection
last evening he found that the safe OF the Co
operative Watch and Jewelry Company. on the
top floor. had been left open. Murphy tried to
close 1t but couldn't. He knew that there was
q large sum OF money and much valuable Jew
elry In tho safe, SO no called In Policeman
Dyer
Dyer couldn't close tho safe either and Po-
liceman Edgerton. whom he summoned was
equally poWerless Giving up The attempt,
they gathered up the contents OF the sate-an
srmful for each man-and carried them TO the
police station,
sergt. OMcara found that there was
SBa3 in money and Jewelry tn the value OF
81 800. He detailed three policemen to guard
the booty md then notihed.Jsm DelWoli the
p AnAGSE OF the company. who came down
fr0n 18th street aAd claimed TIE prOVsEty.
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Bridegroom, "a; Bride, 80.

PHILADELPHIA. June 14.-At noon to-day. in
ST. Stephens Church. the rector. the Rev. Dr.
Elwood Worcester. united In marriage Prof
Alfred Stille OF this city and Miss Katherine
Blakison of Cumberland. Md. The united
ages OF the bride and groom amount to 143
years. Dr. Stille Ia ~ and his bride SO DR.
Stille for many years has been prominent here
as physician and writer for the magazines on
m edical SUBJECTS. and NJ IS Blakison during
Coniederacy. and since has written numerous
magazine articles Only a few relatives OF the
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ARREST OF C. II. FORBES LINDSAY.
In Custody ut Londonderry on Charge of
EmbexHlement in PHILADELPHIA.

SPECIAL Cdb', DeSp1tch 10 THE Sun.
LONDONDERRY, June &c. II. Forbes Lind
say was arrested here to-day on board the
steamship city OF Rome. which sailed from
New York June 3 for Glasgow He ia charged
with EN- bezzlement in Philadelphia.
HARRISBURG. Pa. June 14.-Having secured
n requisition from the Governor. Detective
Tate OF Philadelphia left tonight for Washing
ton to secure the necessary papers from Secre-
tary OF State Hay for the extraditon OF Charles
II. Forbes Lindsay. who Is under arrest in Eng
land On a charge Of embezzing S14 100 as the
ance Comp any OF New York. On Saturday De-
tective Tate will sail for England on the Bel
Renland
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HOUSE VAIL Falls INTO 4 HOLE
Crash Turned Two Families Out of Their
Homes. but Hurt Nobody.

A part Of the side wall OF the three story
brick house at 63 Market street fell into the
cellar which is being dug for a new building
next door at IL O'Clock last night. Max Field
man. his wife and four children. and Mr. and
Mrs Isaac Kantrowitz and their six children
occupy the two upper floors and an undertake
er's rooms are below. Nearly all the tenants
were in the building when the crash came
They al rushed to the street. No one was
injured
was detailed in front OF the house to keep any
one from going near it after the crash last
night and some m EN- bers OF the two families
cut of from their homes had to walk the
streets.
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Was Last Seen OH Saturday Hight-Tattoo
Marks on His Arm.

The police OF the Eldrdge street station were
asked last night to look for Albert Dreyer. who
has been missing from John MaRels hotel. at
269 Broome street. for four days. Dreyer was
fireman on the American liner Paris until
she was wrecked. He had pay due to him
from the Government for services in the war
and it is supposed collected this money some
time last week
As Dreyer was described as a man about 40
years old. with an anchor tattooed on his left
arm. the police Jumped to the conclusion that
the mutilated body picked up in the Narrows
might be that OF Dreyer They. learned. how
ever that Dreyer was seen at Magel hotel on
Saturday night last.
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Weather Has Improved and Another SAL
wage steamer Is at Work on tho Liner.
Special Gable D,spatch to THE Sun.
LONDON. Juno 14.-Improved weather and
the arrival Of n third salvage steamer greatly
increase the hopes OF saving the American line
steamer Paris. which is stranded on Lowland
Point on the Cornish coast
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stopped Drinking whisLsy and Died.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. June 4.-Marion Smith
died here to-day ofthe effects Of stopping whis-
key drinking. Smith had been addicted to the
habit fer many years, contracting II In the Con-
federate Army. On sunday night he confessed
religion at a revival meeting. and laid a bottle
OF religion. His system could not Withstand
the shock OF going without drink.
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OUR FORCES IN BACOOR.
REBELS RETREAT TO JMUS, WHICH rs
STRONGLY INTRENCHED.

1.., n,i, u.... 49,.
s' ~ ieh hi'ied ana FortJ wounded
-Forty-eiRht Fiiipinos Buried at the
Bridge-Sixty-Hve Prisoners Were Taken,
s..,., c.,,.
AH a June ~. 40 r. m'-den Lawton,
wiz" o'e"arts cavalry rode TO Bacoor this
u'orninR' TIC iouhd thet the insurgents had
S'acua'eo ths pace ana moved toward linus.
tesF,ns Two vneaVy smoothoore cannon be-
ninu 'nem mo Day 'front.' OF the church re-
zen oaes pepper po& as the result OF the ter
r,he nre OF the war vessels large quantity
oI am muhtioh was found by the Americans
@"' uco'ipSed' n oattaIlon OF inc Nlnth In
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SENATOR HANNA SANS.

Says That the Men on His Railroad In
Cleveland Have No Cause to Strike.
Senator Marcus A. Hanna with his wife and
his daughter. Miss Ruth Hanna. sailed for
Europe yesterday on the American liner st.
Louis Among his fellow passengers was ex-
Lieut.. Gov William F. Sheehan.
Senator Hanna said In regard to the rumor OF
strike on the Cleveland City Railroad. OF
which he ia President:
know nothing Of the details OF the trouble
Our employees have no cause for striking so
far az their own treatment Is concerned IL
there 10 a strike 1t will be a sympathetic one.
! hope the differences will be speedily ad-
iuated"
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POINCARE TRIES TO FORM 4 CABINET
Consults with His Friends and Then Asks
President Lombet for More Time.

Special Gable D1patch TO THE suS.
PARIS. June 14.-President Loubet asked NJ.
Poincare at $3.50 o'clock this morning to form
= Cabinet NJ Poincare asked for time to con-
suit his friends
He then visited NJ. Krantz. Minister OF War;
and conferred with him for two hours high
parsonage was present at the interview. Sub
sequently he saw NJ, Peytral, Minister OF
Finance. who refused to participate in the for
nation Of a Poincare Cabinet. He then held
consultation with NJ Brisson and later visited
NJ. Delcasse proceeding anerward to the
Elysee to request the President to grant him
further time At midday NJ. Poincare declared
that he would 20 home at O'Clock and would
receive no one after that hour
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CHICAGO June IA murder mystery that
has puzzled the police OF Vienna Austria. had
Its sequel in Chicago to-day when detectives
apprehended Bartholomaus Host. aged ~
years. n cabinotmaker. for whom the police OF
two continents have searched. The crime OF
which kOst Is accused was the murder OF Marie
Nodick. 1t is alleged that he married. or In
tended to marry, Miss Vodick; that he muir
father as wedding present. and threw hNr
body into the Elbe
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
CITY EMPLOYEES ORGANIZE.
Will Demand Graded Salaries and "a Pei
sion After Twenty Years Service.

Will Demand Graded Salaries and "a PEN
sion After Twenty Years Service.
The city EN- ployees OF the borough OF Brook
Ign held a secret meeting recently and decided
to form permanent organization. One OF the
objects OF it is to secure legislation that will
enable city employees to retire on pension at
the end OF twenty years service. The follow
ing Is copy Of the call that will be sent out to-
morrow:
civil EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
NEW YORK. June Is
You are earnestly reIuested to be present
June %. at o'clock In the Common Coun-
ell Chamber City Hall, Brooklyn. for the pur-
pose Of assisting in organizing an association
OF civil employees OF the city OF New York and
yarioWs county governments In tho municipal
ity. and to take measures to properly place be-
fore, the next Legislature q bill advocating
graded salaries and pensions aftsr twenty
years service. Please do not fail to he present"
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Cuban and Filipino Penal Colony on Fer
nando Pc Almost Exterminnted.

Special Cable Dopatch TO THE Sun.
LIVERPOOL. June 1.-THE steamer Niger,
which has just arrived here from the west
coast Of Africa. reports that only 1--WE OF several
hundred Cuban and Filipino political prison.
ers who wore confined in the Spanish penal
colony on the island Of Fernando Pc are alive
now.
The prisoners were treated with incredible
ferocity. They were herded like sheep. and
were mercilessly thrashed with hippopotamus
hide whips for trivial offences. Disease killed
dozens daily.
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zonA Woy'r LECTURE on DRErFrs.
Has Received Many Offers, Some from the
United states.
Special Cable D,ips.eh to THE Sun.

Special Cable Dtspa.eh 10 THE Sun.
LONDON. June 15.-The Paris correspondent
Of the Daily Ners says that NJ lola is over
whelmed by applications for articles and lee
lures on the Dreyfus case. Many OF the appli-
cations come from the United States.
Large remuneration is offered to n. lola. but
he refuses to write or say word on the sub
ject He says he has not made a centime out
OF the Dreyfus affair. and he never will.
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ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE

The Proposed Modus Vivsndi Has Not Yet
Been Signed in London.
WASHINGTON. June IA telegram concern
ing the Alaska boundary negotiations was re-
ceived at the State Department late this after
noon from Mr. Choate. tho United States Am
bassador in London. Information as to its
contents was not obtainable tonight. but it
was ascertained that the modIs rirpndi for the
establishment OF provisional boundary line
had not been signed. 4 report was In circua-
ton this evening that the British Government
will submit some more propositions In regard
to the n,odus. but this could not be verified.
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GEN. WOOD LEAVES SANTIAGO.
Sailed for Boston YesterdRV-Garrison Es-
tablished at Eel Can-y.

tablished at El Canry.
Special Gable D.Ipdfch 10 THr SIM
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. June IA garrison
consisting Of company Of the Fifth Infantry
commanded by Capt LiRGett. was established
at FL Caney to-day. There have been no
troops or police at the place since last August
and lawlessncss was becoming prevalent
The picturesque ruins Of the blockhouSe and
the church have heen badly damaged by curo
hunters, hut further depredations Of this sort
will now be stopped 1t Ia tho intention OF the
authorities to make extensive improvements
at Fl Cancy
Major Gen Leonard Wood. Military Governor
OF the province, sailed to-day for Boston on the
steamer Admiral Dewey. All the civil and
military authorities were present to bid him
farewell. A large crowd OF civilians gathered
at the wharf to witness his departure and no
was heartily cheered. Mrs. Wood accompanies
her husband
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A Policeman ovsrcom. by tn. Heat.

Policeman John Flood of tho EdridGe street
station was overcome by tho heat last night
while on post at Grand and Essex streets Ne
fell. cutting his head slightly on the Gu bstone
An ambulance from Gouverneur Hospital at
tended him and Flood returned to his post
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Combine of ChAirmaksrs.

The American Chair Company. whose organ
ization is now being completed. will represent
a com bination Of seventy five factories and
will have a capital stock OF about $40 900 900
Charles X. Flint has been active in promoting
the COMPANY.