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New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
REPORT OF READING COMPANIES.

REPORT OF READING COMPANIES.
Philadelphia, Oct. THE Reading Company to-
night made public in advance its annual report
which will be submitted to the coming annual
meeting of stockholders The report covers not
only the affairs of the Reading Company, but also
those of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Company and the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Company. OF these corporations substan-
TALLY all the stock is owned by the Reading Com
pany.
The report covers the year ended June 80 last
and shows that the three companies covered all
expenses interest and other charges, expenditures
for betterments and maintenance of equipment, and
in addition left surplus of 193S.OO0 The gross re-
ceipts $55 1884, the expenses $44 S5 $3.50 and
in addition left surplus Of ST. Co., The gross re-
ceipts, compared with the previous year, increased
50 O62,926, the expenses increased $S,2l35H. the
charges increased $76691 and the surplus increased
$T2.792. The anthracite coal tonnage Of the year
1O672,556 TONS increase of LBS S68 TONS and
the btuminous tonnage 4599719, increase of $685.,
O97 The merchandise tonnage was IA 1872, ,Ol9.
a gain OF 2.SO6,O91 tons. The from coal in
creased 1877 per cent from merchandise a. per cent
and from passengers 1O6 per cent. The earnings
the largest for six years.
In the year the expenses were $797520 for new
signals, etc lof which S2s4 554 was in the last year,
N @ me year $2 2% Tor bridge renewals ana o saSe @
For the $623, ,S66 contributed by the Read
the sale of securities The recently added equip
ment is being paid for in instalments of $751;
ni-annually with interest at pen cent annually,
until the whole amount of s4OOO0OO is paid. One
half Of this equipment delivered in the fiscal
year and represents the 81 299 937 above mentioned
as provided by car trusts There was $l65Sl7 eX-
| pended in the year in equipping locomotives and
cars with automatic couplers and air Arakes.
The company mined 764 tons OF coal in the
| year, increase of 1036,120 tons, and 1t bought
112567 tons, decrease of 69,914 tons. The cost to
rs cents ton over the previous year. The funded
| debt of the Coal and Iron Company was reduced
| Sl,374O00 in the year.
The Reading general mortgage bond issue is
$64 S94, ,0o0 having been increased 24S40O0 in the
| year. When the dividend made in March last
OF ~ per cent the first preferred stock, there
| were, under the terms of the mortgage five cents
a ton on coal mined paid on account Of the mort
being $685.. .525 and with this $43S,0OO
| eraI mortgage bonds were bought and cancelled
This sum, with the dividend. amounted to $T5S,260
! and there remained in the companyS surplus fund
on June 80. S2253.49S of which the report says:
| When it is considered that the average monthly
| working expenses of these companies in the last
fiscal year So 1854 37s this sum, which is about
| two-thirdS of months expenses, will seem
sufficiently small reserve fund
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08

he had no knowledge of the contents of the will
Short said he saw Mr. Rice frequently in a
business way, and described him as a man of
stern character and arbitrary manner"
Captain McClusky said that Mr.. Kinsley the
handwriting expert, had asked to be supplied
with more specimens of Joness writing before
he could form his opinion upon the alleged for
geries
One of the developments in the case yesterday
the fact that Jones early in the summer
took lessons in hypnotsm at the American
School of Hypnosis, at No. 251 Fffth-ave. Dr.
s. @. Ferris, who conducts this school when
seen at his house, No. 1877 West Eighty second
St. said last night:
when I saw the picture of Jones in the
newspapers the other day I concluded that he
had been a pupil at my school. l was away on
my vacation early last summer when a man
named Jones applied for admission as a pupil
My assistants questioned him because he said
he wanted to complete the as soon as
possible. He explained that the family for whom
he worked We're going to Europe and he feared
he would not be able to attend all the lessons
He took the therapeutical side Of the science ard
seemed interested in that which treats
of personal suggestion. On my return to New
York asked Jones for a reference but he said
ployers opposed to hypnotism and would
discharge him if they knew. / that mis-
take had been made in admitting him, but con-
cluded to let him finish the He took
five Of the six weeks of the course. I was not
positive about him at first. but I now. l am as
certain as l want to be that the Jones
charged with forgery is the Jones who our
pupil. would not swear. however, until 1 saw
him in the Tombs. 1t occurred to me in this
sign the checks through the power of personal
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
TAunANY DELEGATES WORK FAILS.

For a number of weeks the Tammany Hall dele
gates Of the Central Federated Union have been
endeavoring to make political capital out of false
reports Of the treatment of organized labor in
Porto Rico by the Federal authorities and stories
have been spread broadcast alleging wholesale
rest Of labor leaders the island by order of
Attorney-General Russell. So persistent the
interested parties in circulating these reports that
the Central Federated Union finally instructed Sec
retary Bohm to write to Washington complaining
Of the alleged abuses.
At the meeting of the union. in University Set
uement Hall, yesterday letter read from a.
A Adee, Acting Secretary of State, in reply to
Bohm's communication Mr. Adee inclosed a copy
OF letter from Attorney-General Russell to Presi-
dent Mckinley as a reply TO the charges In this
letter Mr.. Russell declared that the statements
that ne had ordered any without
Ioundatlon, and that whatever arrests were made
were at the instance of the municipal authorities.
Continuing. he said:
mo such orders for arrests as were charged
were gwen since / came here, and I have no
knowledge or any having been given before came"
No sooner were the Porto Rico stories relegated
70 oDscurlty than another yarn let loose
the meeting, charging that bribery had been
sorted TO Tor the killing Of resolutions inimical TO
the RepuDncan State administration at the recent
convention IN Utica Of the Workingmen's State
Federation This, too was denounced as false
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
OBITUARY.
GEORGE sEwELL GORDON.

George Seweu Gordon died at his home. No 7d2
John-st, Peekskill yesterday afternoon. from
heart disease He was born arch Il, 1912, at New
Preston. Conn. He was the son of the Rev. George
S. Gordon an episcopal clergyman. who for eight
wears was rector Of ST. Peters Church. this VII
lage For many years he was superintendent of
the Star Foundry Company. Later he held a re-
sponsibe place with iron company in this city.
Mr.. Gordon mustered into Company A, 9Th
New-York Heavy Artillery, September 2 1862. He
was mustered out IN 1865 He member and
past commander Of Abraham Vosbqrg Post, No;
95 Grand Army Of the Republic of PeekskiH, and
Of Cryptic Lodge. Independent Order of odd Eel
lows. His widow, a and daughter survive;
He was a Republican The funeral will be held
Wednesday at st. Peters Episcopal Church.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
TEWKESBURY RE-ENTERg COLLEGE.

Philadelphia, Oct. CSpeciaD.-J. w. Tewkesbury.
the intercollegiate and worlds champion sprinter.
has again entered the University OF Pennsylvania.
As Tewkesbury has only represented Pennsylvania
three years at the Mott Haven games, he will be
eligible for the Quaker track team again this year.
Tewkesbury member Of the Pennsylvania
team which went abroad this summer, and in the
Olympic games at Paris established a new worlds
record Of 81 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles.
Baxter, who won the pole vault and high jump at
these same games has also entered the university
and viii DO eligible tor the Pennsylvania team
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
THINK FIRE DEPARTMENT BEST AS IT IS.
DOUBLE PLATOON SYSTEM NOT IN FAVOR W.T.
MERCHANTS AND UNDERWRITERS.

DOUBLE PLATOON SYSTEM NOT IN FAVOR WITH
MERCHANTS AND UNDERWRITERS.
The recent trial of Captain James D. Clifford of
Hook and Ladder Company No. IS on charges of
insubordination and engaging in politics and the
repeated efforts of the Firemen's Mutual Benevo-
lent Association to get the double platoon system
adopted by the Fire Department have attracted the
attention Of merchants and the Board Of Fire
Underwriters. They fear that should the efforts of
the association be successful, not only would the
efficiency of the force be impaired but that nearly
900 annually will be added to the tax rolls of
the city. The force numbers nearly two thou
sand men, but the system would necessitate
the employment Of a duplicate force of men.
Chief Croker yesterday said:
The agitation is confined a small percentage
Of the men, and most OF them are satisfied with
the present conditions Their duties are not so
arduous as the public think. They are well paid
have abundance Of time-three days leaves of
absence of twenty-four hours each. and three
leaves for meals three times each day, and vaca-
four days each year, which this contemplated
legislation will deprive them Of During the last
two years Commissioner ScanneH has given all
the men two days extra making the vacation
period this year and last twelve days instead of
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08

Morristown. y. J. (SpeciaD-Dr. Charles Y. Swan.
formerly a practising physician Of NewYork City
who has resided here for number of years, died
at his home at Egbert Hill this morning. from
heart failure. Or. Swan enthusiastic Re
publican. He had served the Board of Aldermen
and was a member Of the Township Committee Of
Norris Township. He was manager of the Morris
County Savings Bank, which place he had held for
several years He in his siXty-ffth year. He
leaves a widow and four children. The funeral will
be held at the Church of the Redeemer, in this
city at 2 O'clock Tuesday afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
BELATED ANNOUNoEMENr oF MARRLAGE

St. Paul. Oct. Tt has just been made known
that Mrs Grace Farrell. a young widow, who has
recently made her home in this city, married
on September 26 10 the Hon. z. J. Mackenzie,
Of the late Lord Mackenzie of Edinburgh,
Scotland. While Mrs. Farrel was spending the
winter on the Pacific she met Mr. Mackenzie at the
house OF mutual friends, and IN a time a formal
engagement ensued eliminating in the marriage,
which occurred At All Saints Church. in Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie are now on the way to
New-York city to sail on Wednesday for Europe
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
JvvtGR4NT SAYS HE Is A CITIZEN

In the steerage Of La Touraine, which arrived
here yesterday from Havre, was Robert Bulleau'
who saws he is an American citizen, but has lost
his naturalization papers. He fought with the
Beers for three months and captured by the
British The authorities there released him ana
allowed him to leave the country. He detained
at the Barge Oflce for the Special Board OF In
Quiry.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
30 PENsroN EMpInYEs

Pfttsburg, Oct IA pension for old employees, sim
liar to the adopted last January by the Penn
sylvania Railroad east Of Pittsburg, will go into
effect the Pennsylvania west of Pittsburg on
January l, 1901
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
THE ETRURIA DELAYED BY FOG.

The Cunard liner Htruria, which arrived here
yesterday, was yelled in fog from o'clock on
Saturday morning until her arrival at her pier at
10 a. m yesterday At $50 o'clock Saturday
night she took pilot on board while off the light
ship. and at 6:49, off Sandy Hook. she became en-
Veloped in such dense fog that she was unapIe
TO proceed and to anchor.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08

Toledo, Oct THE Rev. DR.. S, G. Anderson.
pastor Of the Westminster Presbyterian Church.
and one of the most gifted ministers of Ohio. died
trouble
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
FOG DELAYS MANY BIG STEAMERS
THE CAMPAN1A AND OTHERS OBLIGED TO AN
CHOIR SATURDAY NIGHT.

The big transatlantic steamers Campania, Penn
sylvania. Ethiopia and Ems, and half dozen other
steamers which left their piers Saturday were
compelled by the heavy fog to anchor in the Lower
Bay on Saturday night. They all passed out
early yesterday. but there still much fog,
making it necessary for them proceed with cau-
ton. No collisions have been reported on account
of the dense fog which has prevailed since Satur-
day afternoon over the Lower Bay
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
Antumu Resorts
NEW JERSEY.

NEW JERSEY.
HOTEL TPAYMORE
ATLANTIC CITY. N J.
Remains oDsn throughout the entire wear
Dining room enclosed in glass C,v.- 49, --.-,..
- tS S..~cned 70 suites Salt and water baths
N Sls mousse Every modern luxury ana aopoinrn,eus
D. s. WHITE. Jr..
Owner and
u'5 PsNNdUIsST. Michigan-ave second house mon,
S,aceI Open entire year Elevator street level
mailed. - 80 "--'7E s1eson- Eoo<4et
JAMES HOOD.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
SAY THEY SAW MIR. RICE SIGN.

Captain McClusky. in admitting that he had
lnterrOgated Short and Meyers at great length,
said that the two men had apparently nothing to
conceal. Tney asserted that they had seen Mr..
Rice sign the so-called second will. "They said
they called at Mr. Rices house." the Captain
continued, TO fulfil an engagement to sign Ger
tain papers. After they had executed the papers
tney say Rice said to them, Wait a moment; 1
nave something else want you to execute and
ditef going out of the room brought back the
second VIII and asked them TO witness It. They
old so. Short SAID, so far as he was concerned
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
MALLORY STEAMSHIP LINES.

~ From New York Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays.
FOR TEXAS. GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
STRAIGHT and ROUND TRIP Tickets issued al;
points Texas. Colorado Arizona California Mexico
&C. Georgia Florida SC Delightful Excursions
Write 6O-page Pocket Guide (uailed frsel
c. II. MALLORY & CO. Gen. AKts. Pier %. E. r.. n. Y
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08

TyRENCH LINE.
Il CONPAG1SIE GENERAI.E TRANSATI.ANTTor-r
DIRECT LINE To HAVRE-PARIS tFrancel
Sailing every Thursday 10 A. NJ
From Pier No A. North River. foot Morton St
Ia Tourain Oct. n L. Aquitaine NOV, I
"a Lorraine. Oct. Is la Touraine- Nov 3
"a "a Ciascogne-
First class upwards. Second clasS
10 Havra $3.50 and upwards
General Agency 81 Broadway, New York
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08

PED ID LINE
For La Guayra. Puerto Cabello. Curacao and Mara
caibO. via CUracao-Caliing also at Puerto Rico
From Roberts Pier. Brooklyn
5. 5. PHILADELPHIA Saturday Oct. 2n noon
s 8 CARACAS Saturday. Nov s.
These vessels have superior accommodations pas
BOULTON. BLISS DAILETT
General Managers. lS5 Front Sc
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08

SNACRED HEART ACADEMY.
= SELECT CATHOLIC BOARDING SCHOOL.
Thorough academic and commercial courses; location
IN slrpa.ssed. military drill: terms moderate
Address Brother AUGUST. West Chester " Y.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-12-06

them To the proper hardness and TO
cause them to pass muster In the way
of width aud thickness to the breadth
OF hair.
After the plancheis are cut the
metal begins To lock like coin. The
round pieces drop from this marvel
ous machine ut the rate OF $50 n
minute. though when pressed n
speed of 2sD can he attained. The
perforated strips go back To the cruel
bile. while the pianchets 20 TO the
eoinlng.room. Here they are carefully
sorted by girls who are wonderfully
expert In detecting those that are un.
der or over weight The perfect plan.
ehets then 20 to the adjusting roam.
where they are further serutinized.
1hea they vlsit the milling machine.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-12-06

Mexico. An officer in battle Is always
expected to carry his sword in one
hand and if his horse is at all frac.
tious or hard to guide he has very lit.
tie opportunity to defend himself with
his pistol, and there has been in.
stances when if a revolver was within
easy reach an officer could have saved
his life instead of watching an enemy
aim his gun and fire before the doomed
man could reach the pistol. The ad-
vantage of this combination weapon
will therefore be easily understood, as
the officer could easily swing the point
of the sword toward the enemy in q
shorter time than a gun could be
raised and fired. The arrangement of
the two weapons is such that the trig.
ger can be easily manipulated while
the hand is closed over the sword grip.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-12-06

one-hundredth of an ounce. The sys-
TEN of weighing and recording begun
here is carried out with every transfer
coin to the cashier.
After leaving the weighing room
the silver or gold, as the case may be,
is sent to the melting room, where it
is dumped into the huge plumbago
crucibles. After melting, the coin ma
terial is cast into bars, and when cold
fragment is cut from each, which is
sent to the assay Office. The assayer
ascertains the proportion of pure
metal in the bar and amount Of alloy
needed to bring it to the required
standard. The bars are again melted,
the alloy doled in, and the metal then
cools in bars about a foot in length.
half an inch in thickness and regu.
lated in width according to the size of
the coin to be manufactured.
In the melting room for gold and in
many other departments of the mints
the floors are overlaid with hexagon
latticed iron plates, through which fall
the Snall particles OF SOlu lnat au-
here to the shoes of the operators.
The sweeplngs of the floors are even
saved and treated for the gold and
silver dust. Director Roberts is au.
thority for the statement that more
than $4,000 is thus saved annually.
The rolling room next receives the
metal, which is passed between power
full circular crushers at the rate of
200 bars an hour. The bars come out
as ribbons the proper thickness for
strips from which to cut the "plan-
chefs" These last named are coins
in the plain before they receive the
stamp or are milled. Before the plan
chefs are cut, however the ribbons
pass through several presses to bring
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-12-06

sounding of the bell warning is Sc
cured without any dependence upon
the action of the waters. as is the case
with the old-fashioned bell buoys
The advantages of these buoys can
be easily understood. for they not oply
furnish fixed or flashing light. that
can be seen distance of between six
and eight miles. but operate in combi-
nation, and most successfully, bell.
thus affording a double protection to
mariners. These buoys will burn con-
tinuously day and night, from three
months to one year. with one charge
Of gas. and may be rented for about
fifty cents day, including the cost of
gas. Buoys of this type without the
bell attachment are used very largely
by all the civilized nations of the
world, and are officially recommended.
England has 23G in service, France
223. the United States 13i Germany
9S. Holland 60. Denmark Il. Egypt
112. Canada 40 and Italy 15.-Ncw
York Herald.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-12-06

The planchet leaves this operation
with its edges turned up to protect
the device which is stamped ON later.
Many persons call the fiuting or freed.
ing" on the coins the "milled edge"
This Is an error.
Before the final stroke is given the
coin that will make it an obligation OF
the United States Government 1t goes
to the cleaning room, for. after it has
passed through SO many processes 1t
is black, greasy and anything but sill
very or golden. They are heated to a
dull red Snd dipped into boiling acid.
which very quickly removes every
trace of CRIME or grease. The plan
chefs are dried after their acid bath
in revolving cylinders filed with saw
dust. They come out bright and shin
ing, and are finally hustled into the
coining-room, whence they become
full-fledged pieces of money.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-12-06
FOR FOG AND NIGHT SIGNALS.
Gas and Bell Buoy, Which Burns Three
Months and is Seen Six Miles.

Gas and Bell Buoy, Which Burns Three
Months and is Seen Six Miles.
Remarkably effective as an aid to
navigation is gas buoy which at the
same time is bell buoy. 1t is likely
to play an important part in the pro-
lection Of the shipping of this port,
as well as being a most important fac
tor in increasing and developing the
commerce of New York. This is so
because through the proper use of
these buoys this harbor could be made
navigable at any hour, at low tide as
well as when the tide is full, while
fogs and thick and stormy weather
would no longer be bar to the free
and expeditions entry OF ships of all
tonnage.
The height of the buoy over all is
to the focal plane it measures ten feet
six inches, and the diameter of the
body of the buoy is seven feet, the
total weight being 6S60 pounds. The
body of the buoy forms the receiver
for the compressed gas, and is of suffi-
cient size to give buoyancy for flota-
tion and of adequate strength to safe
ly hold a pressure of $50 to $50 pounds
per square inch.
On top of the body is wrought iron
tower about six feet high. surmount-
ing which is lantern. Surrounding
the lantern is cage for protecting it.
and the tower is provided with a
platform on which to stand to light or
adjust the flame.
Just below the platform is suspend
ed bell weighing 1S5 pounds. This
bell is sounded automatically every
twenty or thirty seconds, or indeed
at regular intervals of any duration.
all of which may be predetermined.
The flow of the gas from the receiver
to the lartern furnishes the means of
operating the bell. Thus reliable
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-12-06
SPANISH GUNS TRAINED ON THE WHITE HOUSE.

of the cannon captured by Dewey Manila May 1898
Washington
toward the White House called the Belcosa
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-12-06

Wea.On For UNfrcrs' Use.
Here we illustrate a combination
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-12-06
Curious Method
Of Making Wax.


The white wax exported from China
is made by the curious method of u.s.
ing minute insects in it's production.
These insects are found in brown, pea.
shaped excresccnces or gals attached
to an evergreen tree called the "insect
tree" The gals are gathered in May
and carried in headlong flight to the
market towns by bearers, who travel
at night so that the heat may not force
the insects to emerge during the jour
ney.
They are then placed on the "wax
tree" which is a stump varying from
three to twelve feet in height, with
numerous branches rising from the top
similar to the pollard willow.
The wax insects are made into small
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-12-06

A journalist who has often been
called upon 10 make u stenographle
report OF speech by Emperor Wlll-
lam declares that the Kaiser speaks
slowly at first. but gradually gets fast.
or aud faster. until II Is impossible Ia
follow him verbatim. The reporters.
he says, generally wri'- down what
they can. and. by comparing noies af.
tsrward. eoneoet toierably accurate
report VI what he said
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-12-06
Kidding Havana of Dogs.

Havana used TO be ovcrrun by own.
erless dogs almost as badly as Con
stantinople. The NANCY ours were
everywhere about the streets. Since
the American occupation the work oi
clearing Havana of these nuIsances
has been going on and now the streets
are comparatively free. In the last
year nearly 5000 dogs have been cap.
iured In the streets aud killed by the
municipal dog catehers.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-12-06

packets of twenty or thirty gals,
which are inclosed in leaf of the
wood oil tree fastened together with
rice straw. These packets are sus-
pended close to the branches. under
which they hang. On emerging from
the calls the insects creep rapidly up
the branches to which they attach
themselves. and begin forming coat
ing of wax that in about three
months attains n thickness OF almost
quarter of an inch.
The branches are then cut off. and
after removing as much of the wax
as possible by hand they are put in n
kettle of hot water. when the remain.
ing wax floats on the surface and
the insects finish their term of use
fulness by gcing 10 the bottom.