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New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
TRADE WITH THE ORIENT.
INCREASE FOR THE EIGHT MONTHS OF THIS
YEAR IN EXPORTS TO ASIA AND oCEANIA.


Washington. Sept 2S (SpeciaD.--August exports
20 Asia and Oceania show falling of of nearly
So O0O0OO, as compared with August Of last year.
There are two reasons for this-frst, the war in
China second the refusal of exporters the
Pacific Coast to furnish statements Of the value
of their exports TO the Hawaiian Islands. which
they contend are longer foreign territory, and
therefore the Bureau OF Statistics has authority
10 require a statement OF the quantity and value
Of merchandise passing between those islands
and the United States The reduction in exports to
China is from 81 25 in August, 1899, to $2l6390
in August 1900 due of course, TO the existence of
hostilties in that country. The apparent reduction
in exports to Hawaii is from sl,0g7,41 in August,
1899 nothing in 1900. though it is probable that II
the facts known the exports to the Hawaiian
Islands in August 1900. would show a much larger
sum than in August. 1899.
Notwithstanding these adverse conditions one
of which is real and the other apparent. American
exports to Asia and Oceania will show during the
eight months ending with August increase of
than 20 per cent those of the correspond
ing months of last year against an increase of
per cent in exports the South American countries
and II per cent IN exports TO Europe.
In other part of the world do American
ports show as rapid an increase in Asia and
Oceania- To Japan the exports during the eight
months ending with August amount to more than
s2 10000 as against $12cOO0O in the corresponding
months Of last year; China the exports in the
seven months ending with July, up TO which time
the disturbances had seriously affected the
n Tnontbs of 1893 and 1895: to Hong-Kons he eX
900 600 against trife than $5000000 in the
corresponding months Of last year and to the
Philppines the total exports for the eight months
amount 81 lS26,0O0 against 1856 in the
spending months of last year.
Of the grand divisions OF the world during the eight
months Of 1900, compared with the corresponding
period Of 1899
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
THE TRADERS FIRE CASE.
MIR. sTIMsON SAYS THE DIRECTORS ARE
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSSES.

Contrary to expectation meeting Of the stock
holders and directors Of the Traders Fire Insur-
ance Company was held yesterday. Frederick ].
stmson. OF No. 65 Liberty-st., the counsel for
several Of the directors IN the afternoon that
no such meeting necessary. inasmuch as in
his opinion the stockholders and directors were not
responsible either Jointly individually for the
losses the company had sustained.
Mr.. StmsOn somewhat severely criticised the ac-
ton OF L. D. Garrett who bought up 65 per cent
of the stock OF the company, for which he paid 25
cents on the dollar, and who makes charges
against of the directors. Mr. Stimson said
that Mr.. Garrett we'll satisfied with the
transaction when he first entered into it that he
urged that the experts who were examining the
books should be taken off and that he was content
TO pay 25 cents the dollar.
"Mr. Garrett, I told" Mr.. Stmson added
expected to make profit of from $4,000 to 100000
and when he found he could not realize this he
began to cry fraud"
When Mr.. Garrett informed of what Mr.
Stimson had said. he issued a statement in which
he said:
matter is wholly unnecessary and uncalled for,
e be 1e o Of no e than to distract
BY the Insurance Department, that the Traders
that false statements were sworn to by its ON:
GERS which one Of these officers says were certlned
rectors the members Of which auditing commit
Stmson. 49,
Our. Our troubles with certain individuals who
ance Company have nothing whatever to do with
the action which has been taken by the Insurance
department and the District Attorney. Their ac-
tion was not taken at our instigation, nor for
protection. We have been swinded but we are
abundanty able 10 protect ourselves.
w. Pierrepont Williams. of the law firm oe Slim
son Williams. counsel for some of the stock
holders OF the Traders Fire Insurance Company
visited the Criminal Courts Building yesterday and
had long consultation with Assistant District At
torney Unger relative TO the He declined to
discuss the case at that time. bur said his firm
would give statement some future time Dur
ing the conference Detective Sergeant McNaught
was called into the room for a few minutes The
understanding was reached that at any time tho
District Attorneys office should want any of the
men who have been interested in the COMPANY
they would be produced when their at
tendance was asked for by the District Attorney.
.. w. McMurran said yesterday that he
not IN the employ or any paper or corporation.
he added that he occasionally sent Items 70 a
newspaper through friends on that paper but re-
ceved no compensation.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
INSPECTORS AFTER CIGAR MEN
INTERNAL REVENUE DEPARTMENT 1NvEsr,-
GATES CHARGES OF REFILL1NG OF BOXES

INTERNAL REVENUE DEPARTMENT INvEsr1-
GATES CHARGES OF REF1II.1Nci OF. Poxrs
Deputy Internal Revenue inspectors have been
quietly at work in this city for the last two vyees
investigating alleged frauds IN connection with the
rehling OF cigar boxes. The case was brought 10
the attention Of the Government by several largo
manufacturers, who discovered that inferior goods
were being put on the market in the boxes used For
their high grade cigars 1t is said that the investt
cation has resulted in the accumulation Of q rnass
q evidence against small manufacturers and MANY
retailers and that arrests will be made soon
one OF the officers who has been working on +ba
case said yesterday 10 Tribune reporter that tho
investigation was about ended. He could NOT rnaka
puohc the names OF any of the firms implIcated
unui arrests had been made. He said that ona
factory had supply OF boxes bearing the numbers
ana BRANDS OF at least dozen different rnar,,
factories OF standing. A cheap imitation of the
original cigar was packed in the old boxes ana
they were sold 10 the retailer al a great disoo,,r,
New revenue stamps were affixed in every casa
and the boxes carefully re-fastened as 10 arnear
genuine The tobacco tax law covers the second
use OF cigar boxes even though new STAMPS are
oso ana the big manufacturers ready 10 prose
c1le ohenders TO the fullest extent Of the law
Even the manufacturers OF little cigars which
nave attained popularity being imposed upon 10
some extent, they say, by having the pasteboar I'd
DoAes IN which their goods packed reflled VIII
-L.stlor limitations Several manufacturers are
1stng sub-oivlsion package which is filled by
again. 20 "9so
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29

The most united of families
must part when Fashion calls
the mother to Paris, the father
to London, the little boy to ST.
Petersburg.
Why boys to St. Petersburg?
Because Russia has turned out
the prettiest, dantiest suits little
boys can Wear-Several shapes,
many colors, various designs, all
under the one name of Russian
blouse.
Here they are, for boys of 3 to
boys of s.
Dainty hats made for and
bought just for these Russian
blouses. Reds, grays and mouse
COlor-the rakish scratch felt
among them.
Everything boys wear-under-
wear, outerwear, neCkwear, foot
wear.
ROGERS, PEET & COMPANY.
25s Broadway Warren.
and and Warren St.
569 Broadway, Prince We MI orders
1860 Broadway, cor 32d by mail.
ana 64 west s8d St.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
NEw-ROCHELLE.

The assessors have received from the State Tax
Commission the amounts levied against the vari-
Gus corporations doing business In New-Rochelle
under the Ford law taxing special franchises. The
aggregate assessment is $4s5 OOO distributed fol-
lows: Commercial Gable and Telegraph Company.
1850; East Chester Electric Light Company, a2,
40; Larchmont Electric Light Company. $780,
New-YorlI, New-Haven and Hartford Railroad
Company, $1,000; New -RochelIs Water Company,
AO5OOO New Rochelle and West Chester Telephone
Company, $50 900; New-York Suburban Gas Com
pany, $il2 900: New-York Suburban Water Com
pany, 5000; New-YOrk Telephone Company. $5S.OO
New-York, Westchester and Connecticut Traction
Company, S3O00 Westchester Electric Railway
(Third Avenue Company. lesseel A42 400 western
River and Port Chester Railroad Company $11,000.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
1F UNITED STATES BY GRAND DIVISIONS
MANY INQUIRIES FOR STEEL RAILS.
NO LARGE ORDERS FROM TRUNK LINES Ex-
PECTED WITHIN TEN DAYS

Inquiry among the steel companies yesterday
failed to confirm the report that any large railroad
company had yet placed an important order for
steel rails for 1901. Stephen w. Baldwin of the
Pennsylvania Steel Company expressed the general
view when he said to a Tribune reporter:
We are receiving many Inquiries for steel rails for
next year. but we do not look for any large orders
to be placed by trunk lines within the next ten
days. No. there seems to be no disposition TO OBJ
ject 20 the fairness of the price Of S26 a ton
but the railroad companies naturally anxious
to know whether or not that IS to be stable
We have even been asked by one inquirer to give
an assurance that the rate will not be cut This
we declined to 90, but see no reason to believe
that the price will be lowered; nor does II appear
nkey that any Of the large railroad companies will
seek to curtai their orders for rails for the coming
year, they did this year TO some extent IN
many cases the roads had contracted at the old
price of SIS for supplies in OF their require
ments, so that their purchases at that figure and
their purchases at this years price of S35 brought
the average price paid for them for their rails sed
this year TO about S2s ton. It may be noted that
the English roads pay about s. a more for their
rails than our companies would have to pay at the
price S26 ton - - ~
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
MOUNT VERNON.

The ten companies composing the Mount Vernon
Volunteer Fire Department gave parade on
Thursday night. AS the fremen passed through
the streets with their horses and apparatus and
bands of music they received enthusiastic re-
ception. The Relief Engine Company, of New
Rochelle, marched in the parade a guest of the
Mount Vernon Department The Reliefs were led
ny a band, at the head of which marched Major
Hughes, the man who led the Dewey parade in
New-York and was for twenty-five years a drum
major In the United States Army. After the
parade the visitors were guests at a dinner given
in their honor at the City Club by the Mount
Vernon Steamer Company. The Hudson Hose
Company Of Yonkers, entertained by Columbia
Hose Company. of Mount Vernon.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
TAXPAYER SUES MAYOR INQUIRE.
CHARGED WITH EXCEEDING THE TAX LIMIT
IN SYRACUSE BY 100000.

Committee. yesterday served with the papers
in suit brought by taxpayer of Syracuse
against him Mayor of that city in which he
is charged with violating the law in the tax
budget of that city by exceeding the tax limit by
$4,000 The complaint also charges extravagant
expenditure OF appropriations. The papers were
served by Walter f. Wood. of No. 81 Wall-st., this
city. Mayor Mcguire said regarding this suit:
This has been brought partly from political and
partly from sincere motives. They $4OO. 900
from me. don't know whether to draw my check
for II or not. Now, l claim that we did right in
makng this budget Under the White charter. in
Syracuse we had the right to exceed the tax
limit placed by prior laws The White charter
superseded and abrOgated all other laws when it
went into effect on January 1 last. I have twenty
days in which to answer this complaint. l have
been talking the matter with Senator Hill this
afternoon, but have not retained Senator Hill as
counsel"
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
EXPLOSION OFNAPH7HA TANK
THE BURNING LIQUID SETS FIRE TO
CENTRAL GAS LIGHT COMPANY'S
ENGINE ROOM

naphtha tank exploded at 145 o'clock this
morning in the Central Gas Light Company
works at East dred-andthirty- -eighth-st
and the East River. The explosion heard for
miles around and broke all the windows in the
neighborhood The burning naphtha flowed down
the street and into the engine room of the gas
company. setting 1t afire.
Two alarms of fire turned in and the fire
boat summoned. The flames at times shot seventy
feet up in the air. The fire is still burning hercely
and the firemen fighting desperately to prevent
the flames from spreading to the gas holders'
which are near the scene OF the explosion. There
has been no loss of life.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29

PHYSICIAN SAYS HE MET REvERsEs on THE
PRODUCE EXCHANGE LAST YEAR

PRODUCE EXCHANGE LAST YEAR
Policeman Carey. Of the Central Park Squad yes
terday found the body Of a man about
hfty-liVe years old lying on the grass in Central
Park. near Terrace Bridge. The man was well
dressed IN a dark suit On the grass by his side
a bottle that contained about an ounce Of
carbolic acid. In the mans right hand was
small glass that would contain about two ounces
Of liquid
In the pockets Of the clothing found num-
Der OF letters and papers that bore the name Of
e Cottrell." but gave address The papers
were sent 70 the Coroner's office under the new
law, and the contents not made public.
In the waistcoat a gold watch worth the
police say, about 500. Attached 10 It was a gold
chain, on which was locket containing the pict-
ures OF girl and boy, about three and five years
The directory gives the address Of an ''E. Cot
trell as No. 24l West y-fouTth-st, but II was
DR.. Calvin May. living in the Osborne ana rtuent
house, at Fifty-seYenth-st. and Seventh-ave told
the police last night that from the description Of
the man. he one ot his patients. He said Mr.
CottTeA was hfty-eight' years old and e Produce
1Hchange broker, dealing in grains and stocks He
had a wife and three children who were somewhere
IN New-Jersey. Mr. COttrell was once a wealthy
man, but, according 10 Dr. May, met with reverses
last December which caused him to become de-
pressed and melancholy. He then became one Of
Or. Mays patients
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
HOME NEWS.
pRoMINENr ARR1vA1s Ar LEE HOTELS.

PROMINENT AMI Ills N IIII1 ~ I'
ALBEMARLE-W. T. Tanner. u 3. A NSIOtt-
state senator Henry J. Coggeshal of Weterville,
and Lieutenant-Commander b. w. Hodges, u 3
N FIFTH AVENUE-Judge Alfred Hand, OF
Scranton Penn; F. w. Huber, of ST. Petersburg
Professor F. T. S barley, Of Philadelphia; Bishop
Whipple of Minnesota and Lieutenant Commander
S A. Staunton, L. S. N GRAND-Dr' 1 Walter
Reed u S A. and General William D. McCook
u s. A. HOLLAND-Dr. II. NJ Richardson or
Boston. IMPERIAI-N. r. Usher, u. ). A; eX-
Mayor D. G Robinson Of Elmira, Judge s. H.
Moor of Duluth; eX-State Senator Myer Nussoaum
of Albany. and f. S. Miles, of South Bethlehem
Penn. MANHATTAN-Allan H. Reed, OF Phla-
delphia MURRAY HILL-John Stevenson, of
Glasgow. NETHERLAND-Clinton f. Worden, or
San Francisco; Colonel A. H. Belo wife ana son.
of Dallas, Tex, and Mrs St John Boyle and son,
of Louisville SAVOY-Justice Martin l.. StoYer,
of the New-York State Supreme Court. VICTORlA
Phil DAILY, jr., of Long Branch. WALDORF
Colonel w. o. Skelton of Richmond, and Captain
Colby NJ. Chester, L. S. n.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
ANTIPODEANS CONTEST 4 WILL
NINE CONNELY'S ALLEGED HEIRS BORROW
MONEY TO COME ON FROM AUSTRALIA.

MMkl CONN ELH.S ALLEGED HEIRS BORROW
MONEY TO COME ON FROM AUSTRALIA
A mortgage to secure loan of 600 filed in
the Registers office yesterday. 1t made by the
Assets Realization and General Finance Company
of Sydney. New South Wales. to Thomas Hodnett
a stock dealer, of sydney and his brother, Richard
Hodnett, a grazier, of Bourke, New South Wales
The Hodnetts believe that they beneficiares
under the will of Mrs Mary Fitzgerald (NIme
Connely, the dressmaker) who died in this city in
November 1899. and have secured the loan TO en-
able them to this city and contest the will
The mortgage agrees that May ILL., 1901 the
Hodnetts will pay the sum of f400 to the company
They secure the loan by assignment of all lega-
cies, shares and interest they may derive under
the will Of Mrs Fitzgerald.
member of the law firm of Garter, Hughes &
Dwight No Sc Broadway. the lawyers who filed
the will said Mrs. Fitzgerald had amassed fortune
and at her death thought to be worth several
hundred thousand dollars Her brothers, the law
yer said. elderly men Of good family. There
was nothing unusual in the clause of the mortgage
by which they make assignment of their entire
share of the fortune left by Mrs Fitzgerald for the
loan of f4O0. The lawyer said 1t a usual for
maiity in the case of mortgages 10 pledge much
larger amount than the debt incurred. but that
only the real amount of the debt is recovered.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Fall games of New-York Athletic Club. Travers
Island, 2:90 p. m.
Gaynor case before Commissioner Shields.
Wholesale Drygoods Republican Club Broadway
and Leonard-st., noon.
Commercial Travellers Mckinley and Roosevelt
Club. No 737 Broadway noon.
Republican mass meeting. No 1872 Bowery, even
ing
Racing at Gravesend. 2I5 p. m.
Westchester Horse Show, Westchester County
Fair
Staten Island Historical Society meeting, Stony
Brook, Staten Island, $50 p m.
ernan-Amerfcan Mckinley and Roosevelt
League, Colonial Hall, p. m.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
WOMAN DISTURBS 4 RECTORY.
PRIESTS CALL IN THE POLICE AND SHE IS
TAKEN AWAY WITH DIFFICULTY.

fashionably dressed woman forced her way
into the rectOry of the Church the Sacred Heart
in West Fifty-frst-st., yesterday afternoon, and
rushed through the house wringing her hands and
crying wildly for Father BrOphy. Several of the
clergymen rushed from their and attempted
to calm the woman. She fought desperately. and
Father Smith and Vicar-General Mooney, though
powerful men, were unable TO cope with her Sew
eral policemen were called in, but the officers too
were unable 10 handle the demented woman. Ali
the while she cried that she wanted to see Father
Brophy and would not go away until she did. The
patrol wagon finally arrived, and the half dozen
officers who had gathered succeeded in getting her
10 the West Forty-seventh-st. station. Father
Brophy was the former rector of the church, and
died about years ago.
Michael Victory, the sexton. said that he had
seen the woman about the church for the last tw
weeks. Her actions while worshipping frequently
We're commented upon by other members of the
church She also paid the sexton visit every
morning before going to church TO inquire If he
had received package of beads which were sent
10 her from the Holy Land Mr. Victory says he
believes the woman comes from Stamford. Conn,
and is visiting relatives in the parish. The woman
bit of the policemen in the hand while being
carried out to the patrol wagon.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
NEW-YORK CITY.

The Rev. DR.. Henry van Dyke will preach to-
morrow at both services in the Fifth Avenue Col
legiate Church, FNorty-eighth-st. DR.. Mackay, who
has returned from Europe expects TO resume duty
on October Z, preaching at both services.
At the annual meeting Of the Hawthorne Society
of Harlem held at the Elerslie Thursday even
ing September 20 the following officers were
elected for the season of 190O-'01: John Holler'
president (re-elected); Chales Brenneman vice
president; J. Henry Samuelson secretary (re-
elected and Edward F. Seitz, treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.

Otto Ieyd importer of dress goods at No. 60
Mercer-st who made an assignment on Septem-
Der TO- filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy
yesterday with liabilities of S1O97l0 and assets of
$50 295 consisting of merchandise 26206; accounts
$32 2S6 note, $2}l; office fixtures, $3.50, and cash,
S222 He has also a claim against Franz List, for
merlv his partner for $29 000 OF the liabilities 1884
are for salaries employees. S7236 secured and
IIra6
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
RECEIVER FOR A CONTRACT COMPANY.
ENGINEERING CONCERN WITH WIDELY D1srR1p
UTED BUSINESS NEEDS READY CASH.

ENGINEERING CONCERN WITH WIDELY DIsTRIB-
UTED BUSINESS NEEDS READY CASH.
Justice Andrews, Of the Supreme Court has an
pointed Stephen 6. Williams receiver of the nron-
erty IN this State of the Engineering Contract Com
pany' OF No. 4 broadway, on the application or
Joseph Carson, a stockholder. for 10000 Mr. Will
lams has also been appointed receiver in Navv-
Jersey, me corporation having been organized in
mat state. It was Incorporated on April l. 1893
with capital stock OF 100000. to take over the
oio established business Of Sooysmith & Co TO
pullo bridges. foundations and TO do general con-
tract work. Charles II. Deans the president re-
signed recently account of I'll health Edwin,
S. jarrett Is the vice-president
Ihe company has offices in Chicago and Toronto
ana is al work on contracts in Missouri Wisconsin,
ChanoleTe' quebec; Cornwall Ontario and Sbu
oeHdtdule, Nova Scotia. Notes are coming dua
ahc Inc company has no money 10 meet them the
cash IN bank being only 81 800. OF the assets rot
more than 10000 are IN the United States and
q that amount $1,000 is pledged The total Iiabi
ales are $lS5,6l4, and nominal assets of 500 o66
me pant ana machinery amount 10 s44 600: due
e On contracts, 81 $50 part Of which has been as
sgIseo, and unfinished contracts S45 OO0 Tber. Ts
st'0OO owing for wages at Chandiere "
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
YONKERS.

Plans have been perfected for fair to be given
by the women of ST. Mary's Church to raise funds
for the erection of a house for the Christian
Brothers connected with the church. The site will
be IN St Mary s-st, adjoining the Lyceum.
Ihlrty-flve Republicans have Joined the Mckinley
and Roosevelt Rough Riders. The members will be
mounted and will wear the Rough Rider uniform.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
ATTACHMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES.

Deputy Sheriff Murray has received attach
ment against the Arizona. Eastern and Montana
Smelling Ore Purchasing and Development Com
pany for S21 757 in favor OF Logan, Demond &
Harby for legal services and expenditures from
April 10. 1899. to April 13 1900. The Sheriff took
ST and locked IL up.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
TARRYTOWN

The fall rally OF the mems Bible class of the
Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church will be held
in that church at noon tomorrow. Addresses Will
be made by John D. Rockefeller, jr.. teacher of the
Bible class of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church,
New-York. and John S. Huyer
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

Sunrise $3.50 Sunset Moon 9:O6 Moons age
HIGH WATER.
AM-Sandy Hook 1929 Gov. Island 1l01 He'll Gate -
M-Sandy 1899 Gov Island IL IL He'll Gate 1850
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
Announcements

f. e. w. DRESS SHIRTS. E. & w.
Correct in fit.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-29

Steamers Vera CBr). Newport News: TaIisman
CNor) Demerara. 81 Germain CFr>. Havre;
(Frl, bordeaux: Princess Anne Norfolk and Newport
Cirande. Brunswick Exeter City (3rl
Daggry (or. Progreso Colorado tr), Hull: Comanche
Charleston and Jacksonville.
United States transport Crook, Havana.