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The people of Puerto Rico must and
shall be free. Therefore it is your duty
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missioner cf the - ward
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-30

The ministers, as well as the pa ty
workers, are agreed that politics is ~
place for a 'growler.'' But he gets hro
just the same.
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ST. PAUL.

RIVER AT s A. NJ.
Danger Gauge Change in
Station. Line. Reading. "a Hours.
St, Paul .,..,......14 9.S 90
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OCEAN LINERS.

.Washington time q p. m. St. PauD.
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WEATHER FOR TODAY.

Minnesota, North and South Dakota
Fair and warmer Monday; Tuesday fair;
brisk nOrthwesterly winds, becoming
variable.
Wisconsin-Fair Monday with cooler in
northern and eastern portions; Tuesday
fair and warmer; brisk nOrthwesterly
winds.
Iowa-Fair Monday, with cooler in east
ern portion; Tuesday fair and warmer;
northWesterly winds.
Montana-Fair Monday and Tuesday;
variable winds.
ST. PAUL.
Yesterdays observa tions, taken by the
United States weather bureau. st. Paul,
P. F. Lyons observer, for the twenty
four hours ended at O'Clock last night.
barometer corrected for temperature
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
REVIEW OF MARKETS.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Stocks. Honey, Exchange, Bonds. GrlIl.
Cotton, Provisions, Eto.
These Are Closing Sales
Each Day,

New York. Sept. ls.-so far as the
y remains punged IN profoun ae doaht
and uncertainty. The few stocks In
which any appreciable movement oc-
extent as to detract from the Significance
OF the changes. The coalers showed some
ahnrp declines. Laekawanna losing "a
points, while Reading, first preferred.
and Jersey Central were down at one
time about point, but partly recovered.
eign exchanges, London showing uneasi-
ness over the likelihood of a railroad
st; strike Ike The leading incident Of the day
the private discount rate in London In
response to the large additional recuper-
The. sterling exchange rate fell sharply
IN New York. Paris and Berlin as. a con-
sequences. an advance In the Berlin dis
count rate helping the movement. The
London money market was apparently
undisturhed by the stock exchange set
falling due tomorrow on subscriptions
to the British exchequer bond Issue. This
leaves half of the subscription yet to be
met. The general admission that Ger
man loan to the extent of sos coo, 900 is to
be placed In New York gives additional
stallments to be paid by American sub
scribers to the British loan. 1t is a safe
assumption that liberal proportion of
gold exports. the need of gold being tho
evident motive of the German govern
Aloilt III seeking TO pace the loan Ill INeW
York. The Berlin Bank, which Is usually
foremost in government financial opera
York the bank which holds over $4,000.
900 Of surplus. reserves, compared with
the total surplus of s26, 600 for all OF
the sixty-three clearing house banks
Fully. 81 per cent. of this banks reserves
are In gold. With the growing move
ment OF currency to the interior and the
cessation of money supply on sub-treas-
ury operations the future demands thus
indicated on the money market may we'll
have something to do with the determin-
ed apathy of stock market speculation.
It IS not Improbable that the SYNDICATE
ment of the British loan may make
further gold shipments to meet later in
stallments on the loan.
The bond market continued devoid of
interest except for a drop OF Ia points In
st. Louis Southwestern Eds. Total sales
par value. $4,000.
y. 8. SIS declined Is per cent In the bid
price.
The total sales of stocks to-day were
New York, Sept 1s.-standard OIL, SIS
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
AUCTION .AL.s raIs pAr.


TT n PuR!S;uANCE OF, THE TERMS OF;
OF Norfolk County, Va, In the cause OF
Laura Y. Knox Us. g. q. Knox ct ct sis:.s
pronounced on the 18th. day, OF March.
auction, on FRIDAY. the 18th. day Of
Of the Norfolk County Court-Hcuso
d9of, t he AfSliow sI4S property to.Sit
hi ssaSi sitnsteS in PieaSsnt Grove Mag
RneWn as the Taasi sad
bounded on the South. and West by the
lands formerly owned by w. w. Narden,s
and on the North and East by the
lands of John Ansell. Containing So
end. THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF
LAND in said Magisterial District. and
being a part of what Is known as
the, "gsrtss Tract. and ,adtoIning the
and a deep swamp belonging to L. j.
Browns Estate. Containing ia acres
Being. the same that was assigned to-
Josephus Ansell as one of the heirs at
law of his father John Ansell.
TERMS-one third cash, one, third on
q credit of six months and the residue
on a credit OF one year. the credit In
stallments to. bear interest from the day
Of sale. purchaser to, give bonds for de-
tanned until the further order Of Court.
anticipate the deferred payments. b
GEORGE G. MARTIN,
Special Commissioner.
The bond required by the above referred
to decree has been duly given.
se4-tds l.. M. SILVERTER,s G. G.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool. Sept. 13.-The excitement in
the cotton market here continues. The
situation has been intensified by Neil
the biggest settling day on record passed
successfully. The only. failure announc-
ed was that of q small firm, the losses
on the recent rises in the price Of cotton
having fallen on the Weather houses.
Liverpool. Sept. l3.-The. failure Of s.
Hills was announced on the cotton ex-
change to-day. The suspension had no
effect on business. as the firm is a small
one.
Liverpool Sept 10. 4 p. m..cotton-
small business; prices higher; American
middling, 7%d. The sales of tho day
We're 1000 bales. Of which 300, were for
American. Receipts, 1000 bales, includ-
ing 900 American Futures opened ex-
cited and closed barely steady American
middling: September 1884 value; Sep
Der and November. o b5@5s-e4 sellers;
November and December, 45G46-64 SELL
ers; December and January. 1854 buy
ers; February and March, s s293a-64 buy
ers: March and April. 5 SoI31-6i sellers;
April and May, 1854 buyers; May and
June. 1854 sellers; June and July 6 22sg,
27-6i sellers; July and August, 25-6a
buyers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
Converted Steamer sunk.

The four masted iron sailing ship
May Flint collided in San Francisco
bay on Saturday night, split open and
went down. The Flint was bound from
Seattle with 5000 tons of coal, and
when off the mail dock at San Fran
cisco coIlided with the bark Vldette.
After the collision she drifted down in
to the bows of the United States bat
tleship Iowa. at anchor. After bump
ing the Iowa she split open. filled and
sank.
She was formerly the British steam
err Persian Monarch and the change
was one of the first made to convert a
steamer into satin. ship. The work
was done at Newport News. The
Flint was owned by Flint &; Co.. of
New York, but was recently sold to a
syndicate on the Pacific coast. She
has had many mishaps.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
NEW YORK. PRODUCE MARKET.

New York, Sept 13.-Fiour market was
considerably stronger and more active.
buyers finding encouragement In the de-
steady. Corn meal firm. Rye quiet.
Barley steady. Wheat-Spot. nrmer; No.
1850. Oats-Spot, steady; No. ., CSC,
Beef steady Cut meats steady. Lard
.steady; Western steamed, 1928: Septem-
Coffee-Rio quiet; most invoice. Sssc:
mild, dull; Cordova. 9AGl4c. Sugar
Raw, strong; fair refining, aMo; centrifu-
fined, firm.
Butter steady: creamery. 16ls921c:
State dairy, 15IaQp20c. Cheese firm; large
white. 10hc.; small white. 10kGl0ssc.
Peanuts firm; fancy handpicked, 414tac.:
other domestic. 21aQ4c.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

The Norfolk branch of the Hydro
graphic office favors the Virginian-
Pilot with the following notice from
the U. s. Lighthouse Board dated
Washington, September 10. 1900:
GALVESTON NORTH JETTY
LIGHT-Notice is hereby given that
on September 8. 1900 storm destroy
ed the red square, wooden, pyramidal
structure, covered with horizontal Stats
from which fixed white lantern light
was exhibited.
The structure will be rebuilt, and the
light re-estabished as soon as practi-
cable, Of which due notice will be
given.
BY order of the Light House Board:
FRANCIS ]. IIIGGINSON,
-Rear-AdMtTNt, Q. s. n, Chairman.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
FOREIGN PORTS.

Aberdeen. Sept. 1S-Arrived, stmr.
Lingheld, from Mobile via Norfolk.
Amsterdam. Sept ARRIVED, stmr.
Ievlotdaie. from Newport News.
Lugano. from Pensacola via Newport
News.
Isle of Wight, Sept. 12.-Passed.
stinr. Grangewood, from Savannah via
Newport News for Hamburg.
Prawie Point, Sept. 12-Passed, stmrs.
barcelona, from Newport News for
Hamburg; Wildcroft, from Ship Island
via Norfolk for Rotterdam.
Rotterdam, Sept. 12.-Arrived, stmr.
Westgate. from Galveston via Norfolk.
Sicily. Sept. 12.-Passed, stmr. Nu-
miola, from New Orleans via Newport
News for Hamburg.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
LAUNCHED FULLY RIGcDD.

The four-mssted schooner Geneva,
building at Rockland. Me-. for John s.
Emery & Co., of Boston, was launched
yesterday. She went into the water
fully rugged and metaled and practi-
cally ready for sea. TlE, dimensions
of the new vessel are: Length, 1870
feet Inches; breadth of beam, 81 feet
inches, and depth OF hold, IL feet .
inches. Her net tonnage is TIC; gross
tonnage. S74. and her capacity will be
about 1900 tons of COAL She will be
commanded by Captain Bjorklund of
East Boston. formerly master of the
bark Shetland. The Geneva has been
Charter to load n cargo of coal at
Baltimore for Pernambuco, Brazil.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
FOR DAMARAnA AND TRINIDAD

The American schooner Jennie Hall,
Captain Lamson. master, cleared yes
terday with full cargo of white oak
slaves and heading. The invoice is
as follows:
For Damarara-6s.ooO Nos. and 2
whiteoak slaves. and 1880 Nos. 1 and
hogshead heading, the total valued
at s5.125.
For Trinidad-9o. 900 No. I whiteoak
slaves and 22.500 No. 1 hogshead head
Ing. total valued at $685..
The total value of the cargo is in
voiced at S13470.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
BOND MARKET.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

New York, Sept l3.-Close: Money on
call steady at 11a per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper, 4@5A per cent Sterling
exchange weak. with actual business in
bankers bills at 4.S61a for demand and at
4S4GlS4a and 4.S71aGli.SS. Commercial
bills, 4.S2ls@4.sS. Silver certificates, G2la@-
63l5. Bar silver, 62N. Mexican dollars.
49N. Government bonds easier; State
bonds Inactive; railroad bonds irregular.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14

armer ut the advance: syrup. good to
choice. 2392ic.; lower grade syrup, I5D2oc
molasses. Porto Rico. 22ISoc.
PROVISIONS.
RIJI,K MEATS-Market higher: rih
sides. 81 so; bellies, Western heavy, sss5.
bellies. Western lightweight, $500.
bellies. Western lightweight, sS.25.
HAMS-Sugar cured. l2Ac.
DRY SALTED JOWiS-s6.0o.
PORK PLATES-S2o.
HAM PORK-New,. Sl475.
MESS PORK-S14.oo.
I,ARD-Pure butchers. IN tierces. sc
compound, tierces. as to brand, sac: 50.
lb tpeS apS wash ains 5c Ae bn mSse
less: washed wool. 2Sc.: black. 12iAc. TO Ice
UIDES-G- s., 7Is; green. GX: dry nint
II: dry salt. liie;. DAMAGED. q
FRESH FISH.
Spots, per pound. &C.; croakers, per
pound. 4c.: taylors. per pound, lH5c. !;
shad, &c; trout. Sc; sheephead, per
pound &c.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
COUNTRY PRODUCE.

PoULTRY-Liye. steady: chickens. old.
fat 2T@acc.; spring. 14Q25c.; ducks. mud.
20c.
EGGs--steady at 1sc; per dozen.
BUTTER-Good country. 12p16c
COUNTRY HA, lds,s sm1aithdfleld.
E sanGyN asia' caroi g'a ic sSHsy
NORTHERN .2541.50 per
barrel.
OTATOES-Northern. s175 per bag.
APPLES-virginia apples. sl.oo915o per
LSMoNs-s4.6oa5.oo per box.
LIMEsas1oo per basket.
pINEAPPL ES-e9Sc.
BANANAS-Per bunch. 60c. 1S150
cALIFonNiA oRANGiES- ' " MessIna,
si.0o; seedlings. s3.ooG36o; naveis. Ss5Og
GROCERIES.
wheat, patent, $3.50; winter wheat, patent
40; winter wheat. half patent, sf.10: win.
ter Whea5 Snosss wnser Wheat Wntsr
good grades OF extra. s3.70qSS0; winter
Wheat, super. SSSo.
o' CsSSiFfFSEs FEE Java. 2s@soc.; La.
snnyra sd ,a lSf sh9f fair hi DO 'i5aNsSse
p' Rfuo.AsTED CoFFEE-Ariosa, e ioo.ii,
cases. $3.50: Ariosa. Cobb. cases, siS So.
Ariosa, 36-lb. cases, $3.50; Lion, i0O-ib.
These New York (. o. b. prices subjeet
to delivery conditions.
CHEESE-Small full cream, &c.
SUGARS-All sugars having ndyancaa
ten points, the following are the prices
including this advance, Cubes or pressed
blocks. loose in barrels, $50; Powdered,
rels. additional per lco-lbs., l9c. Cram.
lated standard, loose in barrels, $50:
GranuIated Fine Loose loose In b., barrels. SO;
GO: Granuiated Glib. and Bib. sacks
packed in barrels. ESQ., GRADUATED. 2-ib..
Yellow No S, very bright. $40: Yellow
No. 0, nearly as bright. 5.65; Yellow No.
10, very good bright. 5.6o; yellow No IL
good bright. 5.6S: Yellow No. l2. fairly
sYRuiPs AND MoLAssEs : Marke,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
NAvAL STORES.

. Wilmington. n G.. Sept. is. Spirits
rsTSlars arm for rssuaP5s mgsn
Savannah, Sept. 1S.-Spirits turpentine
firm at 35Mc. Rosin firm and unchanged.
s Charleston. 8. c., Sept. 13.-Turpentine,2
nothing doing. Rosin quiet, unchanged.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
DOMESTIC PoRrs

Petersburg. Sept. 11.-Arrived schr,
Bill Nye. Woolford, and Hester a. 4
waters, Bowen, from Baltimore.
schr. John Mc@inis. from Severn river.
sailed 18th. schr. Standard. for East
Newport News, Va. Sept 12-Ar-
rived. U. S. transport Sedgwick. from
New York.
,s Sailed 18th. stmr. Hector (Br.). for
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
CHICAGO MARKE T.
Wheat Corn, Oats, Provisions
Lard. Short Ribs, &c.

Chicago, Sept. 13-Hlgher Liverpool
cables. small Northwest receipts and a
vance in wheat to-day. October closing
I%c. higher. Corn closed &c. and oats
1s0Dkc. improved Provisions closed 2is@-
&c. lower.
The lending futures ranged as follows:
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
The Cotton Markets.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

XNIS w ). 4 OItIA wi AOAN ni<AShIAtSAs
New, York. Sept. 13,.-Except for a show
Of animation during the early session
and several violent price changes before
midday the cotton market was compare;
ruling of affairs in general in speculative
CIRCLES was regarded by some traders as
market opened Irregular with prices i to
II points higher In sympathy with an UNI
expected bull turn OF the Liverpool mar
suited from a number Of causes. the
matt s. Es 81 XhsS 80 he gSssa5 s the
000 as a more probable figure, however
The trade here was slow to respond to
the sa Ia arket rpepdy aa easeS
about last nights final bids. In keeping
with our reaction Liverpool also declin-
easier turn Of. the English market was
New Orleans Later in the morning, the
onstration of inherent strength by adj
yancing "a points on. rush of shorts to
Goyer and q squirt Of investment buying.
seemed to exhaust their energies, as dur
ing the rest of the session the market
taking and dee an absence Of bufi backing
Prospects OF continued light receipts and
reports that q storm Of considerabie Vio-
increased the reluctance of the trade to
take the short side for the time being
Near the close the market became weak
under a hurried scramble for profits by
insiders and tho wire element The mar
ket. closed weak and irregular. points
Rev York, Sept. l3,ECotton futures
opened irregular; September. 10.55; Octo-
Der, 1880; November, 1918; December
March. 1909; April. 1908; May, 1000; June,
99S; July, 1000.
Cotton futres closed weak and irregu-
lar: September, 1890; October. 1921; No
vember. 1908; December, 9.96; January.
9.93; February, -9.91; March, 9g; April,
9.92; May. 9.94; June. 9.95; July, $50.
middling. 11c.; middling gulf. Ike; sales,
81 bales.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
New Orleans. Sept 13.-Cotton futures
irregular: September, 10.65: October.
Der, s79dss0: January, 9fsas.SO; Feb
ruary, 9.7949s0: March, 9.SlG9S3; April,
9SiG9.S3; May. 9s2a9.s4
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
TRUCK MRKKEr.

New York. Sept. 1s.-Potatoes quiet:
Long island sI5ddi75 Jersey sy0V sweets'
$2.5092.75.
Cabbage quiet; Long Island. per 100,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
CoTroN SEEp on

New York. Sept. 13.--Cotton seed oil
was quiet but steady; prime summer yell
95kc.; prime winter yellow 4eT+lc. prime
white, 3914Oc.; prime meal, $4,000.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
COTTON RECEIPTS.
NORFOLK MARKETS.
GRAIN. HAY AND RICE.

CoRN-white ccrn. &c.; mixed corn.
oATs-Mixed oats. soc; white oats. &c.,;
ship stuff, $500; briar oats, $500.
HAY-No. Timothy hay, per carload
dollar less than No. Timothy: mixed
hay. ono dollar less than No. l Timothy.
MILLED RICE-As to grades. 5ts(D6%c.
ROUGH RICE-None on tho market.
PEANUTS AND PEAS.
PEANUTs-Market firm; fancy. csc;
strictly prime. 21sc: prime, 2is92Hc: COM
mon. 1H@2c: Spanish, 81 per bushel.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In market; black.
none.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
SHIPPING REPORT
Foreign and coastuiss.
/, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1900.
ARRIVED.

a.
schr. Florence & Lillian. IIertzog.
James river, light.
schr Marie Palmer. Williams. Bos-
ton. light.
CLEARED.
Amer. schr. Jennie Hall, Lamsen.
Damerara and Trinidad. 5taves and
heading. 80 "
schr. Edward Smith. Sears, New
York. wood.
Barge Henry A. Litchaeld, piling,
New York. -
SAILED.
Br. stmp. Llangorse. Dalton, Rotter-
dam. coaled.
sohr: Samuel L. Russell. Hammond,
New York, lumber.
Tug Reliance, Baltimore. towing.
lumber. - -
Barge VIM. r. Mccabe, Philadelphia,
lumber.
Barge Marlin, Philadelphia. lumber.
ALBEMARLE AND CHEsAPEAKE
CANAL. ARRIVALS.
NoRTHBOUND.
stmr. Comet, merchandise. from
North Carolina to Norfolk.
Stmr. Alton. merchandise from North
Carolina to Norfolk
Stmr. Chowan. merchandise, from
North Carolina to Norfolk
Schr. T. S. Johnson. lumber, from
North Carolina to Norfolk.
schr. Enterprise. lumber, from North
Carolina to Norfolk.
Schr. Ariel, lumber, from North Cor.
DINA to Norfolk.
schr. e. Payne. shingles, from North
Stmr. Alton. shingles. from North
Carolina to Norfolk
NORTHBoUND.
Stmr. Spring Garden. towing, from
Norfolk to North Carolina. -
stmr. Maid of the Mist, general cargo.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
FOR rem r.

s1s and s24 Butte ST., Oct. list 1900. $500
ll3 Willoughby, rooms and BATH. 1900
$50 S. Kelly rooms and bath ....... $500
80 York Place s rooms and bath..... 5000
1909 York street S rooms and bath.... $500
800 Willoughby, rooms and bath. 22.50
is Falkland St, rooms and bnth.... 1900
il5 s. Park avenue Observation-Disclosures. 1900
132 Chanel street Observation-Disclosures. 10. 90
5Ol w. Highland ave, Q rooms $500. 400
1903 Church street. rooms ........... $500
FLATS.
33s Chapel ST., rooms ................ 500
$50 Water ST.. 4 rooms Furnished. 24.00
GA Chapel street. rooms MINIMUM. TOO
STORES.
w Cnurcn street ...........s s....s'... 4U.Uv
50 Bank street .............. lo.O
522 and 524 Water street ............... 500
The evening times., 1900-02-27
New York Cotton Market.
DISCUSSING THE WAR.
An Animated Talk Between "a China
man and a Dago.
From the Salt Lake Hersld)


The other night a Dago and Chinaman
were holding a heated discussion on the
corner of Second South and State Streets.
For a time it was difficult TO tell what the
subject in dispute was. At last il dawned
upon the group surrounding them that the
South african war was being discussed in
a manner never before heard.
Il telle Bulle never glet over the liver,
allie same Boer shoot like helle,' said the
Chinaman, who was championing the
Beers. "Old Paule gilt out on hill; big
gun shoot acclos ocean, knock Lady
smlithe down. Bulle lun. You bet"
big guna. BAH" retorted the Dago.
'Boers has no guna, English has thou
sands. Lots O. mans, twelve million.
General Bulla wo downa river up Pot
gizer's drift. General Otis and Farm
strom coma up with million man, Jubbit
run all over de HILL
"Lun," yelled the Mongolian, him not
muchee, Men gilt behind loks, kill fifty,
Bullee kill one. English no good China
man make Englishman lun, you bet"
General Otis" began the Dago.
General Otis no good. too,' interposed
the Chinaman. Fight Chinaman by
Hongkong Otis luns, too. Can't see him. :"
We'll, Farnstrom. started the Dago.
'Farnstrom lun, too, you bet; Paule
shoot all to pieces"
Here the distinguished Mongolian start
ed on trot from Plum Alley,
The evening times., 1900-02-27
FORMING ANOTHER TRUST
Greedy Maguates Seeking Control
of the Retail Coal Trade.
Mine Operators and Railways Plan
to Further Squeeze the Small Con-
sumers I'm New York-The Scheme
to stiAe Opposition and Manipulate
the Local Market-ThOse Interested

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Not satisfied with
controlling the mines and the railway
companies which transport anthracite coal
to the great consuming centres, the coal
barons are reaching out for the control of
the local retail Dealers in order TO still
further increase their hold upon the Iubiic.
Steps are now being taken for the forma-
ton Of a company which will secure the
possession OF many of the biggest oil the
local retail coal dealers.
Negotiations with this object in view
have been in progress for several weeks.
The idea was conceived by the coal barons.
many OF the meetings between the concerns
to be consolidated having been held in the
offices of the general agents OF the anthra-
cite roads. The latest meeting was held
yesterday in the Office of Williams &
Peters. the general agents OF the Erie Rail-
way.
H. o. Havemeyer, President of the Sugar
Trust. was formerly member OF this firm,
bGL recently retired frora actual parucipa-
ton in the business. although still infiu-
ential IN framing the buainess OF the con-
cerG. AS the control of the Erie Railway
is held by j. Pierpont Morgan. his infiu-
ence was naturally brought TO bear In fur
theTing the present scheme.
The proposed coEsoliGat Will be car
ried out on much the same iidts IS ha. re-
Gently been made operative IA yston IN
fact. Attorney HELLER. of B ston, Was
SO successful in forming combination oi
the retail coal dealers tleTe, has been
.l-,- 70 tnya md
was present at YESTERDAY 5 cCDfs. eSce.
III the local organization / i. und rst7od
:hat the first concerns to be consolidated
are the Moquin, Oferinan {. Hei senbutta
CCal Company, Curtis & Baisdell. Ii. l.
ierLut d Co, and Burns & Co. Tjese con
Germs have the cream Of tie -oc Goa
business, particularly CT the .'oMestie sizes
II is not intended that the opo ed c IA
binatinn shall take il deaess Nho-e prin-
clpai business is in the so-aa..ed ste IN
sizes, which are used large by manufac-
turing concerns and the big oiice bui d.
iugs. Ii is at the small consumer that thi
retail trust proposes TO aim its shafts, tat
desire being TO control as nearly as pos
sitle the big firms engaged In the sale o
coal TO households.
Overtures have been made TO 10 ell NJ
Palmer. who owns large coal pockets il
Brooklyn. to enter the combine, but thu.
far without success.
1t seems TO be the object OF the interest!
at work on the deal to secure the cooper
alton OF all OF the retailers having 10 k
cts fronting on the water. In this wa,
opposition could be stifed, dock property
being difficult TO obtain and as most o.
the coal consumed in Greater New Yori
reaches the city in barces fio:n Jersey Cit!
and Perth Amboy, barrier At the watel
front would be most effective.