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New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
WESTERN RAILROAD MEETING
MANY OFFICERS IN TOWN TO DISCUSS
RATES AND OTHER MATTERS

The conference which opens to-day in this city
of the presidents and executive officers Of the
Western railroads operating in the territory west
OF St Paul. Chicago and the Mississippi River
promises to be fully attended. An unusually large
number of Western railroad men reached town
yesterday Among the number Vice-Presi-
dent Warner. Of the Missouri Pacific; Vice
President Miller. of the Great Northern Vice
President Hannaford, OF the Northern Pacific;
President Burt of the Union Pacific President Fal-
ton OF the Chicago and Alton. President Marvin
Hughtt Of the Chicago and Northwestern, Pres-
dent z. P. Ripley OF the Atchson. President Ros-
we'll Miller Of the Chicago. Milwaukee and St
Paul. Vice President H. f. Huntington. OF the
Southern Pacific. and President Henry c. Rouse Of
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas.
Many important subjects are to be considered at
the conference. An attempt will be made TO
stralghten the unsatisfactory traffic conditions
which still exist in the Western territory The
meeting will also devote its attention to the prac
tical failure of the plans which were set on foot
at the June conference to regulate rates These
plans were, first the formation of district or ter
rtorial committees at important centres like Kan
sas City, Omaha. st. Louis, ST. Paul and Miuneapo
lis and. second, the organization of a new trans
continental passenger association. The opposition
OF the Atchison road was one of the principal
causes which went to block the carrying into ef-
feet of these plans.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
THE NEW GERMAN LOAN.
KUHN. LOEB & co. AND THE NATIONAL
CITY BANK TO RECEIVE SUB
sCRIPTIONS TO-DAY

Kuhn, Loeb & Co and the National City Bank
will to-day offer the German Government loan for
public subscription. Circulars have been prepared
setting forth the particulars OF the loan and the
conditions under which it will be issued This
circular which will be published to-day states
that the loan which will amount to s0.0000o0
marks equal to s20OCOOOO. approximately. will be
of four series of 2o0OOOOO marks Of per cent
Treasury notes, payable April l. 1874: July l. 1904;
April 1905 and July L 1905. upon which interest
will be paid semi annually. in January and July
and April and October, respectively. In full the cir
cular will state.
Messrs. Kuhn, Loeb & Co and the National City
Rank Of New York York With the apP5ova! Of the I'm
oank) are prepared to receive applications for the
above described per cent treasury notes OF 1900
The principal Of the notes natures one-fourth
each April 1901 July J. 1904: April / 1906 and July
cent per annum from July and October / 1900 re-
specuvely. with haf-yearly coupons attached
the accrued interest to date of payment and until
the actual notes are ready for delivery: interim
certificates to bearer will be issued by the under
signed, exchangeable for the definitive notes when
have to be made is a512 cents per four marks pay
lows: One-half October l and One-half October Is
AllOtments upon applications will be made in the
order these are received the right being reserved
OF re)ectin& any applications or reducing any
amount applied for.
Check equal TO per cent of amount applied for
returned upon payment for amount allotted
That the loan will be success is already appar-
ent Yesterday subscriptions to the amount of over
81 OO0OC0 were received despite the fact that no
uon lists will he kept open for several days in or
der give an opportunity to Western investors 70.
make application for the bonds Milwaukee and ~
other Western points where the German population
is large expected send in generous siIbscrn-
tons. The statement is repeated however that
the entire offering, if necessary ear be fioated by
sistance 'S
New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
H4CKENSACK RE4L ESTATE som

The auction sale of the finest residential property
OF the Hackcnsack Land Company in Prospect ana
Summit aves., and directly in front of the Golf
club grounds, took place last Saturday under n
large tent Fifty-three lots We're sold each meas
OF $2l.iO5 The terms the same as in prevt-
Gus sales, so per lot down and $40 per month. and
. per cent OFF for cash. with very reasouabla re-
strictons Previous 10 the sale John G. Stead the
aucUOneer, announced that the property was all
improved which included maCadam streets sewer
and gas mains, electric lighting curbs and flag
ging. The only thing left for the purchaser 10 do
was the putting up of II house The following is a
summary Of the lots Sold
LOIS Nos 9ol and aO2. on summit ave. 10 L. C
Lots Nos 5OT sos seq and $40 on summit, ,ys 80 -"
w & huileC, OF HackenSaeR y. J............. I sS,
L"2ss Nos. 49, and t52. corner Summt-ave and
l|1ts Nos N1s. $40 and AL, on summit ave 10 George W
Nos. AL 422 42a aai and ,as on sur,r, '4'
rdf. to & Nh II 5as GTs' ,S q H@ssksnsaes @ ESQ
ot. 70 Ms Ms Msy s 6 Van Worst 2t IIacEenseE $50
1o. TO Mrs Mrs G c smith OF NswYork s4O
Lam ana BE bsTrcst ,. % Mrs travis New YORK i7sO
ana Berry st, 10 ;. F. Buttleworth of TIacken-
Lou NOs ass aSs 4s7 ass on summt-sv: 10 ''''
I1s Nos 4Se 4ec .al ana 4sa on summit ave 70 ''9'
h NJ Cough. OF Jersey CITY ..... I 44o
Lots Nos 526 s27. S2s s2e on Prospect Place
20 y r. Long. Of New-York. -, 1 con
Lots Nos $50. k3l ana so. on Prcspect place 70 49,
ro'. Sos Jones s,s % Haessnsssk *, 1lsS
Ia barSott Of Jersey C1ty........,.,....,.., T7O
New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
PARLIAMFNT's CLOSING.
Continued from hrst page.

there Is a strong feeling in certain quarters that
it would he undesirable to establish a seat %
government whore British influence Is so strong
", dominant. The discussion has led 70 the
general understanding among officials that Tien-
Tsin offers the greatest advantages outside o.
Peking for purposes Of negotiation. and Il "a
likely 70 he the military and diplomatic head
quarters Of the foreign establishments not main
tanned AT Peki1g.
The State Department has received dispatch
from tho Consul at Foo-Chow. transmitting
copy OF an agreement entered into between The
viCeroy and Tartar General Of Fun Kien prov
ibce and the foreign consuls at Foo-Chow. which
provides that in his absence Chinese authorities
will do everything in their power 70 protect the
lives and property Of foreign officers. merchants
and missionaries resident In Fun Kien and AZ
Annoy; that Central and Southern China shan
not he attacked by the foreign Powers 50 long
as the local authorities maintain order. and that
the admirals Of the several nations will be IN
formed that II is not advisable that a number
Of naval vessels should visit Foo-ChovV, lest The
people he alarmed. The agreement "a signed
by the Russian. United States, japanese. Brit
ish and French cOnsUls. and BY Viceroy Hsu
Wing Kuef and General Shanlien-
New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
COTTON MILLS IN A QUAyDARY.
PROFITS FOR THE SOUTHERN
GROWERS.

Conditions that have compelled twenty % n.
largest cotton mills IN the Piedmont district q
South Carolina TO run on half time are interest
ing mill owners in the North. for. 20 a serious
degree. it is said they are felt here AIrsady
the manufacturers in this part OF the country
have come the point. they say where. unless
the or cotton il reduced. they must either
add to the price OF the goods or stop their mills
Mills have ordered their agents go slow in sell
ing goods st present prices Printing cloths have
advanced from = cent TO 1 cent a yard. and ths
Fall River syndicate Is now quoting them a.
cents yard All other kinds Of cotton goods are
soon expected TO rise in price Mills VIII longer
make contracts for future delivery. because they
do not have any idea what that future Is Hksly
to be. Buyers did not desire 70 buy spot goods
a few weeks ago. but they are anxious 70 S.
cure them. but cannot do So for they withheld
from sale.
OF cotton mill owners IN the United States spoke
OF the cotton situation in tne East yesterday a.
his office IN Duane-st- He said:
Cotton manufacturing in the South Is di9srsnt
goods mostly and the largest share OF the product
70 let them have that part of the b1sasss % wis Ws
We took up almost exclusively the manufacturing
selling at now Is based on the cost Of raw cotton
when it was eight cents pound OF course n mills
stay Where II is no9Ifron 1eis cents 10 i csnts-
are not rich ike some Of our Eastern mills. sn3
cannot store up great amount Of goods. Then,
goods. and they have nothing 70 do but shut down
or greatly reduce their output
Our company and companies Ike ours VIII not
stop manufacturing cloth We rich One OF
mills for instance. has a surplus OF q 90 rfl
and capital of s3O0O8O0. Such concerns car iar
up goods and wait. All through the hard times .:
1893 we kept on running. But II present conditions
continue all Of viii have to make a change We
are selling our goods basis OF eight cent coz
ton, for we have a little old cotton TO draw on
That means that we are selling spring hosiery a,
rates lower than IL could possibly be bought for e
We were on the basis Of the present OF cotton
To-day print cloths went up from % cents 70 8
cents bid. but 3ls cents was asked. That amounts
to an addition Of three-eghths OF a cent which h
added 70 the price Of cotton cloth at ~ cenz
would bring IL up ~ cents.
i predicted high price for cotton some time zg1
Personally believe this IS going continue II
not that the crop is short the world is COnsuuirS
more than ever. Ten million bales will no oagsT
supply the demand For the last thres veal r re
world has used u, 500, ,000 bales
Another manufacturer said that the high price q
cotton was affecting the North. though not -
seriously as the South He admitted that fer
MIL owners had much cotton on hand. and said
that II present conditions should keep control N
the situation manufacturers would have 10 -afss
the price Or their product shut down their mills
New-York tribune., 1900-09-18

| pounds is misnomer: It is simply unit OF meas
/, by any other name, and is the quantity of actual
e p&s SSpe of saS c ana certain ofeT is
under the agreed scale Of wages 1t was pI0UutoiiS tiS
the amount Of crude material from which ton Of
prepared coal could he expected nu1 're Mines and
from the same mine at the hands of different "orN-
The price charged for powder is an apparent a nut nut
not real grievance In some reslonsb = of ttSeif
should be suficient evidence that the compensation
powder. net return for day iaoor Stnor ISs o
essentially the same in neighboring nelGs S
To illustrates If a is employed for special
piece of work in which p9wdgr must 70 of tbe sont
which he should with industry ana WIN u csLe
powder required in a days work is added TO the
intended daily wage. and the sum ot sne 3 two rl =
in question. Thus. If man were valued at 8 50
at poGdeT valued at 50 7 In five days the days
consumption of powder 65 cents would be ad1eS % f T.
q day and charged with powder used at the price
agreed upon.
REDUCTION OF POWDER REJECTED.
The same method is adopted in fixing the price Of
the price of powder does not create an injury TO
subject was agitated some time ago. one of the
larger companies offered TO reduce the charge for
would consent to such revision OF their wages es
would continue the same dsr LoE ths
agreement which was then operat Inis was
pTOuintlN relecteo, showing l9al lnclL purpose
10 effect increase Of wages. and that IT TINS
could not he obtained they preferred to maintain
the apparent grievance which could be and has
been from that time to this used as Il ground or
complaint OF unfair treatment
u IS we'll that the public should understand tnat
there would he occasion for the price OF powder
enter the pay of the miners we're II not that
safety of pnrson and property absolutely requires
that the ouerator should keep firm hand upon
roth the quality and quantity OF powder taken into
the mines.
Eliminating the foregoing alleged grievances from
the list formulated by the United Mine Workers;
nothing whatever remains but a general demand
FOR increased pay and recognition Of the order as
the agency through which differences should be ad-
justed. That the methods Of the order are aroi-
trary and unjust Is evidenced by the inclusion IN
the list Of grievances OF matters which are purely
local and apply sew indeed of 'hc authracte
employees. while they put before the pubic ms
general grievances for whiah the operators as a
body responsible. and which they nave the
power 10 correct: also. by their determination TO
provoke of thousands OF men 10 strike VINO
neither have nor profess 20 have any grievance
whatever against their employers nder such
circumstances 4 IS to he wondered at that en-
plovers should resist the interference and condemn
such an agency MS one utterly unworthy of use In
the adjustment OF differences between themselves
and their employers.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
DOCK BOARD AWARDS CoyrR4crS

The Board Of Dock Commissioners Ns15 . SD.-
ci"i meeting at the offices OF the Board on Pier
yesterday to award contracts for the erection o.
new piers at East Twenty-hrst-st and West fry
hinth sts.. and for dredging in the North River
81 and in the Harlem and Fas rivers rs Ausrlst
NatSh. whose bid was S5,Soo. was awarded the
TIShIt8St IOr the F1fty-ninth-st pier William r.
JehkS 20 received the contract for the. COnsrruc
Lon OF the pier in the East River their bid being
Sg4.tW' ne contract for dredging In the Hudson
ItiVSr was given 70 Henry Du BOiS. Sons Co.
at = cents a cubic yard The VViiiiarr ~ rsar6
LTedSluS company. whose bic was = 9-I0 cents a
GHoic yard got the contract FOR dredging IN the
. IIS.etu ''ili East rivers Besides awarding ire
contracts, the Commissioners granted permission
10 the United States Weather Bureau 10 erect a
slsu3l tower IN Matn-st, City Island and gave per
mission for the removal or the Markets. pubic
bath 10 the foot Of Plke-st
New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
FOUND DEAD: FOUL Ply SUSPECTED

Mrs Sarah McCrinlisk who lived on the third
moor or No. 80 Goerck-st.. found dead I'm bed
early yesterday morning by her son. Albert Kene-
frick The son went to the home of Coroner
Bausch. in Grand-st. end told him that he thought
there v<s foul play. there We're black and blue
marks on his mothers neck, If she had been
throtued and there was a cut her right arm
coroner Bausch Informed the Delancey-st poIIcs
and Detectives Nesbitt and Monahan were de-,
tailed the case w
5 Martin Tin McCrnisk husband of the dead woman
said that he spent Sunday night at tho housa In
Goerck-st. but not with his family He slant On
a lower floor. He said the first thing he knew Of
the d"ath was when hts stepson. Albert told him
The marks on the dead woman's arm were ex-
plained by McCrnlsk ae being caused by an acct
GENITAL blow with hammer which his wife re-
ceiyed fe" days ago while breaking open
New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
ACTRESS SIZES FOR DTT0RCE.
MRS. LOUISE WILLIS HEPNER BRINGS ACTION
AGAINST WILLIAM HEPNrR


AGAINST WILLIAM HEPNER
Justice Bischoff IN the Supreme Court yesterday
reserved decision applica ton for aHmony and
counsel fees made by A H Humrnsl on behalf o.
Mrs. Louise Willis Hepner an actress pending the
trial OF an action for absolute divorce she has
brought against William Hepner. the Broadway
Theatre wigmaker and in which she has named
two actresses, Minnie Russell and Florence Leigh
as correspondents, Hepner in his answer denies
the charges OF improper conduct and makes auega-
uons against his wife. naming George " Leslie.
VINO was a member Of the Princess Chic com
pany 70 which Mrs Hepner also belonged. The
troQoIeS between Hepner and his wife were made
public last January, when Mrs Hepner wrote 70
her husband from Toronto asking him 70 give her
her freedom
Emanuel VI. Friend. counsel FOR 9epner. said Mss
Leigh absolutely denied the allegations made win
regard 10 her. and that the statements with refer
ehce 10 Miss Russell would also be proved 10 -
untrue counsel said Hepner was makiug only 81
week now, his business having gone down sfncs
ms VIE abandonment OF him. and he received
only SO week out Of his Chicago estabIshms1r
Tor the use OF his name. and had to pawn his wsth
ana other 1ewelry to make ends meet
Mr- Hummel said Mrs. Hepner was worse e.
ana Ihat there were two occasions on which re
man SWore MS income differed When he went CT
the oall bond OF a friend he represented himself
CToesus, but when asked to support his WITS Be
readily swore he was worth nothing
New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
BIG COAL STRIKE BRGr n.
Continued from frst page.

tho effect that the entire wyoming and Lacka-
wanna regions are tied up completely. with the ex-
coption of one small colliery employing about two
hundred aud fftv men He took a rosy view Of
the situation In that district National Organizer
Harris also here to-day from Shamokin and
made what President Mitchell designated as an
equally satisfac ctory report for the Schuylki region
Public meetings were held tonight at Jeddo
West IIa7letou. Harwood and McAdoo. President
Mitchell addressed the West Hazleton and McAdoo
gathe rings. while Organizer Courtwright spoke at
the Harwood meeting.
In speaking Of the charge that politics might
something TO do with the present strike Pres-
dent Mitchell to-day said
Politics will not. cannot and must not enter into
the strike. Personally approach the contest as a
mother would her babe in It's first Illness Inc
sole object of that mother is restoration OF her
babys health. The men who are called leaders
i'm this strike are animated with the same consd-
era tion. There cannot he and shall not be any
contention in a political sense as the declaration
of the strike The leaders feel and they want
their men feel. they want the pubic 70
know that this is a fight for human liberty II
would be nonsenscal. II would he cruel Tor any
to inject politics.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
UNION AND NoN-UNIoN MEN MAY CONFLICT

Harrisburg. Penn, Sept. 1.-THE striking miners
at I.ykens and Wiconisco are bringing strong
pressure TO bear upon the men at Williamstowl
TO ioin them and thereby suspend the operation OF
every colIiery in the Lykens Valley region. Lykens
and Wiconsco refused to support the Williamstown
miners when they struck in 1886 against reduction
of wages and the latter refuse yield to
the demands OF the former to quit work. Every
precaution is being taken by the authorities 10
prevent a clash between the union and non-union
men Sheriff Reiff lives Lykens, and he is pre-
pared for AIRY outbreak which may occur.
The breaker at the Lykens colliery operated
to-day with n small force OF boys. About twelve
hundred men and bows at Lykens and Wiconisco
are affected by the strike. OF these about six
dred belong to the United Mine Workers There
are eleven hundred mine employees at Williams
town and only about fifty of these members of
the union These cOieries have been running full
time for many years. and IL is claimed the men are
bet paid than in other in the anthracite
coal fields Fifty per cent Of the their
own homes and only one-half OF per cent of all
the mine employees in the region not natu-
razed These collieTies are controlled by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
no HELp FROM SOFT CoAI, MEN

Altoona. Penn. Sept. 17.-Inquiry by telephone
among the nearby hituminus coal towns to-day de-
veloped the fact that the anthracite coal strikers
will receive little. II any. help from the region
north ana west OF Altoona. While II is reported
that representatives OF the hard coal men have
been In this region agitsting a sympathetic strike
there il evidence OF the fact in this Vicinity
Messages this morning deny that any such EFFORT
is making In these towns. The hituminous miners
at each place say they will even cnntributa
money 10 help the Eastern men. they did not
receive cent from them In the hitumlnous wage
troubles OF recent years.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
NO WHISTLES BLOWN AT MANY MINES.
ALL SAVE A FEW MEN OUT IN WYOMING
DISTRICT

Wikesharre, Penn, Sept. II (SpecaD.-The WV
oming district this morning added TO the number
Of strikers of the United Mine Workers hfty-one
thousand out of its flfy-two thousand workers and
in all its length and breadth only one collery re-
mained at work. Aside from this one the tie up is
complete Attempts by the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre Coal Company in this city and vicinity and
the Pennsylvania Company, at Pittston, to work
their coleries were futile. and although they kept
up brave show all day long there really no
coal mined, and the effort n failure
II is expected that tomorrow work viii be
done except at the West End mine, Mocanaqua
This is operated by Conyngham & Co. of this city
employs about four hundred and nifty men and
hve thousand a year Peculiarly enough. it
was not expected TO strike, although in region
where the union has made the best showing. II is
quite distinct from other mining towns in the re-
sion. nesting In a hollow in the hills along the
river, where the workmen live quite apart from
other mining communities They refuse to he
organized. and promise 70 work az long they are
protected
30 certain were many of the mine owners In
this region that their men would strike that at
many or the mines the starting whistle was not
blown and neither the Lshigh Valley, Delaware.
Laekawanna and Western. Delaware and Hudson
susquehanna, Kingston Harris Alden or any OF
the Individual companies made any effort TO start
work. Few men reported at each OF the mines
not more than dozen So bur they we're sent
nome again. the operators deciding II would be
useless to attempt operations with few. desiring
New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
LOCAL BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS

Deputy Sheriff Radey received all execution yes
terday for $5,5SS against Myer Rodstein dealer IN
clothing, NJ No. 76 Canal-st- in favor Of PeIlman
Brothers on two notes made by him on April . and
% payable three months later. The Sheriff took
possession OF all the stock I'm the store which was
estimated TO be worth $500 10 5000 and ater
IN The day removed II to 4 storage warehouse
New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
READING COMPANY PROTECTING ITS GOA

READING COMPANY PROTECTING ITS COAL
Philadelphia Sept. 1.-THE Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company to-day issued
notice to agents of the line and the city trade that
no further orders for shipments of anthracite coal
are to be taken except with the understanding that
they are subject to approval by the company be
fore acceptance. The order took effect immedt-
ateIy This action is outcome Of the great
rush of orders that has been coming In upon the
company since it became evident that there would
he \ strike in the upper coal fields and that in
all likelihood it would not cripple the Schuylktll
district in which nearly all the Reading coieries
are located Vce-Presdent Henderson of the
Reading estimated to-day that the volume of these
orders has been twice great in the last few days
as in the corresponding period of last year He
said;
The notice means that we have been flooded with
orders and that are not going to let other
neoDle speculate on the company. II the strike in
The upper region is general we naturally do not
want All our coal taken up at the lower prices.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
TENNESSEE CAMPAIGN OPENED

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. II (SpeciaD.-John e
Mccall Republican candidate for Governor, opened
MS campaign to-day at Huntington. Carroll County
sD6sk king to twelve hundred persons He Uas in
troduced by Ex-Governor Hawkins and his ad
cfess was mainly devoted 10 State matters