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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-26
NEWS OF EXPLORER PEARY
FIRST DIE ECT INFOR NJ ALTON FIR OM
HIMSINCE AUG. "S, 1899.
Extracts of Letters to HIS Wife Given
Out by Secretary Bridgman, of the
Peary Arctic CIub-Arrtved at Fort
Conger March rs, 19o0-intendea 10
Push on at Once.

|
New York, Nov. 25.-Herbert L..
Bridgman, secretary of the Peary Arc
tic club, tonight gave out extracts
from letters received by Mrs. Peary
from her husband, Lieutenant Peary,
the Arctic explorer. Mr.. Bridgman
says:
"The accompanying extracts from
letters of Lieutenant Peary directed by
him to his wife at her family residence
in Washington contain the first direct
information from Peary, the Arctic
explorer since August 2S, 1899.
Mrs Peary left Sydney, G. B., on
July % with her daughter to join her
husband at Etah Greenland, on the
Windward, Captain Samuel Bartlett.
The vessel was last reported at Disco,
Greenland, on August 20 last.
"It is an interesting fact to note that
the lieutenant has not the slightest
knowledge that his wife and daughter
are on their way to meet him. And on
the other hand none of Mrs. Peary's
friends can even hazard a guess as to
her exact whereabouts in the ice re-
gions"
Following are the letter extracts furn-
ished by Mr.. Bridgman:
'Fort Conger, Lady Franklin Bay,
March 81. 1900.
1T arrived here at midnight of the
2Sth, twenty-four days from 'Etah. Six
and one-half days of this we were held
in camp by heavy windstorms. The
doctor and Henson each left Etah with
natives before we arrived here. The
G1I
the storms, but not an uncomfortable
one for me. A number of the dogs
died on the way, but I had an ample
number for the work ahead. Twenty
one musk oxen were killed the day be-
fore L arrived. We had an abundant
supply of fresh meat.
"After resting few days longer 7
shall go ON with Mott and the best Els
kimos, up the North Greenland coast.
The doctor and the other Eskimos will
remain at the fort hunting. I am in
good condition. If do my work this
spring I shall come back and hasten
down to meet the ship and turn back
with her"
The second extract follows:
''Cape Durville, Grinnell Land,
March II, 1900
1T write this note on the chance of
Stein and DIR. Kahn reaching Upusauk
by way of Melville bay. The fall and
winter passed comfortably at Etah,
without even a days indisposltion on
my part. My feet have given me very
little trouble.
81 am now at the Windward's winter |
quarters with the rear division. Mott |
and the doctor are ahead with two |
other divisions all on the way to Con- |
ger. All but a few of the natives will |
return at once from there. leaving a
few with me. I shall push on from
Conger without delay, perhaps by way |
IF the Greenland coast"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-26

Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 25--The Vene-
zuelan government has received from Ger
many 10000 Mauser rifles and 3,OOO,OO car.
tridges.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
MOUNT VERNON.

Gibbs. Brewer Co. of No. $50 Nassau-st''
New-York. have made proposition to Mayor FisKe
to establish in Mount Vernon factory employing
go men, on condition that the city furnishes the
land and buildings. the deed to be in escrow TOT
five years.
The Young Mems Congress will hold its hrst
dinner on Monday evening. Lincoln's Brthday IN
the Young Mems Christian Association bulIGIlns'
Among the guests will be Frank Moss, of New
York; the Rev; o. r. Lovejoy, and W. Z. hlalnS;;
attorney for the Christian Endeavor movement
against excise law viOlatOrs in this city. -, /,
A meeting of the Citizens Union Will be heid II IN
Wizards Hall this evening with President Mark ~;
Stiles presiding Il is reported that an eff0rt VIII
be made at the meeting to condemn the Dill re-
Gently prepared by ex-Mayor Brush and other Wen
known Republicans. which provides Tor holulns
future city elections IN the fall
Prepare tons are being made by the Mount Eer-
non Musical Society for its second SUBSCRIPTION
concert which is to be held in the First Prespy-
terrain Church on Friday evening FEBRUARY To-
when the society will produce MendelsSohns ora
toro Saint Paul" The soloists will be Mrs:
Josephine Jennings Percy. soprano; Mrs Adelss
Baldwin contractor George Leon MOORE TENOR anu
Robert Hosea, baSSO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
NETWORK CITY.

Countess Adeline Shmmelrann. Of Denmark, will
speak in the Marble Collegiate Church Monday
at $50 p
The Manhattan Republican Club. of Harlem, Will
have concert and reception Monday night at
Huber's Casino, Jerome-ave and One-hundred-and-
sixty-second-st
The annual dinner of the Harvard Club will take
place on February q at the Waldorf-Astor1a at Z
p. m, punctualy. A punctual public dinner is I'M
usual. but this is TO be exception, 1T is an
nounced
At the Patria Club meeting at the Hotel Savoy
SIS o'clock tonight the subject will be Trusts "
and the speakers will be Colonel c. H. Denison.
Adelbert H Steele, DR.. J. Winthrop Hegeman and
A. Walker Otis
At the dinner OF the Methodist Social Union at
the Aldine Club, Constable Building on Monday,
Henry K. Carroll will speak Our National Re
sponsibilities in Puerto Rico and General James
F. Rushing on Abraham Lincoln and His Re
ligous Faith"
The annual convention Of District Grand Lodge
No !, Independent Order Free Sons of Israel, will
be held on Sunday next in the Lexington Opera
House. in East Ffty-eghth-st. The convention
will be called to order at a m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
CONSOLIDATION RUMoR REVIVED.

Rumors are again heard in Wall Street that the
National Steel Company, the American Tin Plate
Company and the American Steel Hoop Company
to be consolidated. The fact that
Judge William H. Moore who mainly instru-
mental in the organization of these companies, has
lately taken up mis- residence in New-York City,
and that the three corporations, which heretofore
have had their headquarters In Chicago, have re-
Gently leased offices in the new Battery Park Build
ing here probably had much TO do with the revival
of these reports. The companies have close bust
ness relations and are all controlled by the same
interests and is said good authority that they
but there seems little present likelihood of an
actnal consolidation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
AMERICAN APPLES IN ENGLAND.
A BRITISH TRADER TELLS WHY A HIGHER
PRICE IS PAID FOR THOSE FROM
TASMANIA.

The fourth annual meeting of the Eastern New
York horticultural Society was continued yester-
day at the American Institute. No. 10 West Forty
fourth-st. Professor NJ. V. Slingerand. of Cornell
University read a paper New Injurious Insects
and Remedies" He said that the life pre-
pared by the Federal authorities to show the dis
trbuton of insect life, were probably incorrect as
regards this State.
resolution was passed inviting the American
Pathological Society to hold its next biennial meet
ing at Buffalo in 1901. A committee was also APP
pointed to urge the Legislature to appropriate 10000
with which to prepare exhibit of the fruits Of
the State at the Pan-American Exhibition in
Buffalo next year. The committee is composed of
Edward Van AIstyne, Of Undertook; George T.
Powell of Client, and Walter F. Taber. of Pough-
keepsie.
James Wood Of Mount Kisco, reelected
president of the society, and Mr.. Taber was re-
elected vice-president Charles II. Royce of Rhine
cliff. made secretary-trea surer. He succeeds
Edwin c. Powell, of Client. who declined a re-elec-
ton.
A S. Baker. managing director of the southamp-
ton Cold Storage and LaiIage Company. which has
of the largest cold in the world. in an ad
dress said that Americans received the lowest
prices for their products of any people in the world
Tasmanian shippers sent apples TO England IN
fifty-six-pound boxes, packed that the air could
circulate freely and received often 10 shings Tor
a box that held only third of barrel, while the
American apples fetched only from II to 10 shlinsS
for a whole barrel The Tasmanan saved ~ per
cent in freight charges by using boxes instead ol
barrels. The American barrels made cold storage
difficult as degree of cold necessary to reach me
centre of the barrel would chill the frult on ne
outside Some American farmers. too. were III tit ne
habt of putting two layers OF GOOD aPPiGs Te
the ends of barrels The result was that Iney 49,
wasted the contents were poured Out on nm iD
and the bidder paid only the price of the GuIs b M
side II was similar with butter AuStraLaan p HII+
ter sold for 112 shillings a hundredWTteIgn'' ou'
American butter got above % shlIneSS
4 great deal of interest was shown in MI baheL
I9eestions and several members of the society
,ressed their intention of sending experimental
shipment of apples to England next season, pre-
7a red as he suggested The society then ADJOURNED
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
AMERICAN INSTITUTE ELECTS oFF1cEPs.

The annual election of officers was held last night
by the American Institute at the rooms of the In
stitute. Nos. 10 and p West Forty-fourth-st. II
resulted follows:
President, DR. p. II. Murphy: vice-presdent, Will
lam E GaHt; secretary, William T. Peoples; treas
urer James Y. Watkins trustees. Charles H. Pat.
rick. Alfred T. Ackert. John A Eagleson ]. Rock
well Fay, DR.. Whitman V. White Charles Andrus
Elwood Smith. Thomas J. Fitch and DR.. A. L.
Northrup; managers. A. NJ. Eageson, John B.
Dr. ] w Bartlett Wager J. Huh. James HameI.
Or. George n Rich, Francis H. Evans, Oscar @.
BroekT TaS John Tgy and Lyman N. Jones;
E R McCarty; inspectors OF election William A
Eagleson. Joseph E. Durham and Thomas B.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
MAMARONECK.

1t is understood that agreement is to be maze
between the village officers and the Union Railway
nv which the latter will be permitted to complete
its tracks from Mamaroneck to the Larchmont
line on the Boston Post Road. The firm of Hoad-
w. Laucrbach & Johnson. representing the Union
of the court proceedings against the trolley EN-
ployes who were arrested on January WhlIe Try
ing 10 huiId the line after the work had oeen lot
hidden by the village authorities; and also TO des
nosit Certified check for s. 800 be forfeited II
The linz is not properly constructed and in opera
ton by June of this year The night with ni me the
COMPANY $4,000 special meeting Will be held
to-nigh to consider the proposition OF HoadIy'
IaIlteroaCh & Johnson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
STILES AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
ALLEGED EMBEzzLER BROUGHT TO THIS CITY
FROM SOUTH BEND AND LOCKED UP.

ALLEGED EMBEzzLER BROUGHT TO THIS CITY
FROM SOUTH BEND AND LOCKED UP.
w NJ. Hathaway Stiles. alias William Hathaway
who was extradited Wednesday from South
Bend Ind. charged with embezzlement, and
brought to this city, has long been hunted for by
the police and District Attorneys office of New
York He was taken to Police Headquarters last
night by Detective Mcknight and locked up.
About fifteen years ago his employer, Samuel Hal
stead died and made him and his own daughter,
Mrs Esther Thomas, the executors of his estate,
Mrs Thomas also being the residuary legatee. She
left all the business to Stiles, with control over
moneys real estate, bonds etc. From an affidavit
made by Mrs Carrie II. Ames, of No. 253 West
Ninety frst-st, daughter of Mrs. Thomas and
granddaughter and beneficiary OF Samuel Halstead,
which she placed in the hands Of Captain Nc
Clusky. IL appears that Stiles hypothecated part
taken for his use between $4,000 and $4,000
of the funds of the estate. She went TO South
Bend and identified him.
In 1887 Stiles was charged at the Surrogates
he holding In trust He then adPitted,, II Is
said that he had not been careful In his accounts
July of that year he was accused Of making per-
sonaI of collections of $3.50 in cash and $3.50 in
the form of check, and October II. 1887, he was
indicted for larceny of this amount. This is the
charge made against him in the papers just issued
For the last three years Stiles has been success
full in escaping arrest In November 1887 ne was
located in Chicago. but before the police could
means of finding him this last time, and Detective
Mcknight went 10 South Bend last Sunday
night with the papers for his arrest MT HaIstead
handsome home at Mamaroneck. Stiles is an old
man, about seVenty-fVe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
PORT OF NETWORK. THURSDAY. FEB. $ 1901

PORT OF NETWORK. THURSDAY FEB S. 1900
ARRIVED.
United States transport Mcclellan Nye San Juan Jan
uary 81 and Santiago February 8. with mdse ana S6
United States QUartermasters Department
Arrived at the Bar at S:15
Steamer Taurtc tBr), Clarke. Liverpool January 2S
with mdse to the White Line Arrived at the Bar
$50 a
Steamer DAM. Nelson, Copenhagen January 10
and Granton II. with mdse to Furness Witty & Co
Arrived at the Ear at 1890
steamer Orange tNorl. Dannevig. Havana February g.
in ballast to Funch. Edge & Co. Arrived at the Bar at
Steamer Hildur CNor) Nusans Curacao January 81 and
Maracaoo 80 with mdse to Boulton, Bliss Dallet
Steamer George w Clyde, Chichester Jacksonv1le
FEBRUARY and Charleston ;. with mdse passengers
to William 2 Clyde Co.
Steamer City OF Augusta. Daggett Savannah February
o. with mdse and passengers Ocean SIS Co.
steamer Chattahoochee Lewis. Boston to Ocean So Co
Is bound Savannah
Sandy Hook. ]. Feb s $50 D u-wind east light:
dense fog
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
FOREIGN PORTS.
Queenstown Feb $ 1918 a m-Sailed steamer Oceanic
fTl, Cameron drom Liverpool New-York.
bremen Feb S-Arriyed steamer Gera Ger. volger,
Rotterdam. Feb s. p m-sailed steamer spaarndarn
Dutch. Stenger New-York.
Mt trieste Feb 4-Arvived steamer Picaua CBr) Brown
Gibraltar. Feb S-Passed. steamers Kuvachee Csr,
IIAdde, Calcutta etc for New-York F1owergate (Frl
Barnard; Palermo, etc. for New-York.
Port said, Feb S-Auived steamer Indra (Tlr, P,rkau
% RE Janeiro Feb s-Saied bark Cad Tidings KIages
st Michses Feb 6-salled steamer PAX Ling CRr,
Eyt MS ttrom Caicutta) New-York.
barbados, Feb 6-Sailcd Horatio CSr) TD,nuA
Vroin New-fork. etc). Para.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
THE INCREASE N FIRE LOSSES.

The recent growth of fire losses is troubling the
Insurance companies. They attributed by some
10 the increasing of electricity In shop and
factory, well as homes, and also partly to the
general prosperity of the country, which causes
such rush of business that more rubbish gets
piled up in places where IT is in danger of being
gnited, and the attention of employees Is too much
absorbed in buying and selling and shipping TO
keep close watch where matches and cigar
stumps are dropped or oil leaks or paint or tar
Is spilled William N kremer. president of the
German American Insurance Company adduces a
third cause for the increase in fire losses. He is
quoted saying:
II seems paradoxical to say that legislation per-
HltnS our companies to combine for uniform ra tes
would reduce the number of fires But such * me
case. Where we combine each company can re-
Iuse 70 insure property that is properly sa fe-
guarded against fire. Where we cannot combine
one, company may refuse such a haphazard risk
ana another company would step I'm and take Ar
STATISTICS show that fires are most numerous in
states Where legislatures prevent us from uniting
et a general agreement of this nature. The bin
introduced IN congress by Senator Platt OF Con-
hecueut would help US greatly and reduce the IRE
surance under Federal control - e -"
Many prominent insurance men indorse this view
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
CANAL BILL TO BE INTRODUCED
STATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE COM
MENDS ROOSEVELTS PLAN AND oO->-
DENNIS THE MCCLELLAN BILL

A meeting of the Executive Committee OF the
State Committee on Commerce, appointed by lhe
Utica State Commerce Convention. was helu SV9
+erdav afternoon in the of the Board Oh
Trade and Transportation, and II was ueclueu ~
have a committee go to Albany to dralt anu nav
introduced a bill to carry out the recohlIheNua
tIons of the Governors Canal Committee Johh -
Herman of Utica, presided at the meeting. Inc
committee appointed to draft the bill and introduce
it consists of John D. Herman, of Utica, FORMER
chairman of the New-York State Railway COM
mission: Charles A Warde, of Catskill; g. +. Ray
mond Of the Buffalo Merchants Exchange ana
Frank S Gardner secretary of the YORK
Board of Trade and Transportation. The commit
tee II was announced yesterday afternoon desires
to have the benefit of the opinions and experiences
of all citizens interested in this important meas
ure and will be glad to receive promptly any sug-
gestions offered as the features of the bill and
requests that such communications be addressed to
Frank S Gardner, secretary, No. 2o3 Broadway
New-YOrk.
The committee at its session also passed the fol-
lowing resolutions condemnatory of the Mcclellan
bill IN Congress tor ship canal across New-fork:
Resolved That the Executive Committee of the
sac SolIIlIIelNe
posed to and protests against the bill introduced IN
the House Of Representatives by Congressman NC
of the New-York State canals by the General Gov
feriai interests Of the state Of NewYoF the
n tho 6goas sttemps made bv the
enemies Of the canals to becoud the question and
prevent proper consideration of the subject of the
necessary canal Improvement by the people and the
Legislature of the State The continued commercial
supremacy Of the State of New-York depends upon
the maintenance and improvement of its canals,
which have built the State and have returned TO
of construction, Improvement and maintenance,
and leaves the State to-day in the possession of
property the realty of which alone has actual
value of hundreds of millions of dollars.
In the Introduction Of this bill Mr. Mcclellan does
not represent the people nor any mercantile or
ganiZatiOn within the State. The proposed ship
canal would take years to build and when com
peted could not move traffic quickly
Cheaply will be possible under the LOCO ton barge
canal recommended by the Governors State Canal
Committee, which plan has the approval of the
leading commercial organizations of the State of
New-YOrk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
THE THIRD AVENUES DEBT.

The agreement for the financing of the Third Ave
nue. Railroad Company's floating debt has not yet
been signed by the representatives of the railroad
company, and the syndicate organized by Kuhn,
Loeb & Co, although IT announced two or three
days ago that the Third Avenues Board of Di-
rectors had approved the proposition submitted by
the syndicate; and the delay has given rise to a
rumor-whCh, however was denied yesterday-that
Third Avenue stock declined AZ points yesterday.
selling at 10l at the Close.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
POLICEMAN HURT IN STREETCAR CRASH

A northbound Columbus-ave. cable car and a
Sixth-ave. trolley car, southbound crashed into
each other at Columbus-ave. and Fifty -ninth-st
yesterday afternoon. The Columbus-ave. car was
standing the crossing unloading passengers
when the trolley car, which turning into Fifty
ninth-st., dashed into II.
Two women VINO standing the rear plat
form Of the Columbus-ave. were thrown to the
pavement, but escaped injury Policeman Haughey
OF the West ty-eighth-st. station was standing
near the women and was thrown forward. His
right hand went through glass window. and his
head was dashed against the side OF the door. in
ficting wound on the temple. The passengers in
both cars jumped TO their feet when the crash oc-
made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
TRUST COMPANY RUnOR DENIED.

1t rumored again yesterday in the financial
district that the Century Trust Company and the
international Banking and Trust Company, the
union of which is practically assured might.
absorbed by the North American Trust Company.
The report said by interests identified with
two of these companies to have little basis al
though it was added that there had been some dis
cusslon OF such plan by certain directors as In
dividuals 1t can be said that the report that Amzi
L. Barber will be president of the consolidated Cen
ury-InternatiOnal COMPANY Is incorrect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
Many prominent Insurance men indorss this vie
GILSEY HOUSE DISTURBER FINED

Frank L Saxby an insurance agent NJ TROY,
fresh from the island where he had spent a r,ontb
was IN Jefferson Market Court yesterday charged
with creating disturbance at the Gisev House
he was released from the island on Wednesday
"here ne was sent for thirty days for an assault
cofhitted on George Moore the clerk OF the Cilssy
House, on New Years Day. saxby Mt that time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09

The Art Students League will give its usual mid
winter dance February IA. The dance will be
as last year. fancy dress BALL
The exhibitions in the rooms of the league No
2l5 West Fifty-seventh-st., viii be follows for
February: To-day 10 the l2th pictures and studies
by Alexander Wyant. lent by Mrs. Wyant Feb
ruary p to 2 bookbnding by Miss NJ. S. Prat and
leather work by Miss NJ. r. Pratt, and February
"a and 20 work By the students OF the league.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY

Molineux trial before Recorder Golf.
Special Grand Jury investigation
Assembly Committee on Election Contests, Hotel
Cadillac, p. m
Genealogical and Biographical Society $50 p. m.
American Chemical Society, No. 10s West Fifty
fifth-st, SIS p
Newark Academy Alumni Association dinner,
Newark, Z p. m.
Arion Society ball, Madison Square Garden.
Patria Club, Hotel Savoy, SI5 p. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
PLAN TO COMBINE STREET RAILWAYS.

Buffalo n Y, Feb. s-"The News" this afternoon
says THAT street railway deal, entsiling the
ganization and rehnancing Of the Rochester street
railway system. the construction of a trolley line
CONNECTING hochester and Buffalo, and virtually the
consodd,Il2on OF an me street railway systems OF
Western New-York is under way and is approach
ing consunnmau2h Backing up the deal is the Guy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
4 BIG LIE INSURANCE BUSINESS.

this paper which shows that the Prudential In
slEance Company Of America Is building up for
itself enviable business. At the close of 1899
that company had in force life insurance aggre-
eating over one-half billion OF dollars, and in a
recent statement made by its president. John F.
Dryden he declares that there only four com
panies in America that have an equal amount Of
insurance in force. and that there Is only one out
side Of America which has large amount
Furthermore, he says, there has been no com
pany which at the age Of the Prudential twenty
four years had anything like that amount of In
in force, whether II did business I'm Amer
lea all the world.
This company wrote SOB SEQ 900 of insurance in
1889 and In the period increased its assets to
over $3390000 It's surplus Sc 900 600 its in
come TO over $20,5S0ooo and its paid policy holders
to S42 100000 Here are some of It's assets