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p. o. pox 495.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
TO MAKE BEET SUGAR IN THIS STATE
THE EMPIRE STATE SUGAR COMPANY TO BE IN
CORPoRATED TO-DAY. WITH s., 100000
CAPITAL.

Orlando F. Thomas. of Thomas e. Post, bankers
and brokers at No Il Broadway. confirmed yester-
day the report that in connection with Seymour
Scott. Of the American Mailing Company, and Will
lam Buchheit. both of this city. he had decided to
form company, TO be incorporated in New-York
for the manufacture of beet sugar.
1T will be called the Empire State Sugar Com
pany' he said. ''and the factory will be situated
at or near Lyons. Wayne County. n. Y. The mes
senger will TO Albany tonight with the papers
OF Incorporation, and tomorrow shall award
the contract for the building of the factory APP
plianCes. The corporatOrs Mr.. Scott Mr. Buch-
heit and myself. and the company will be capital
lied for A,OO0O0O. l may say that
hdently anticipate success. The farmers of Wayne
County have been raising beets for two years with
the object OF ascertaining whether they could be
so raised to be suitable for conversion into
sugar. and their suitability has been fully proved
Not only that. but these New York beets have been
found TO yield at least 10 of sugar whereas
the best they can do out in Michigan and In other
parts or the country where beet sugar has been
made successfully is 12 per cent. We expect to
build plant with a daily capacity of 500 tons, and
5000 acres OF ground have already been pledged for
the raising OF the beets. l took trip through the
West short time ago to inspect the raising of
beet sugar and am convinced that this industry
has great future before IT in the United States'
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

e6th ST. 5. 1t1 IT e OF Coumbus-ave. 2fxiOaiI;
Eugene II Pomeroy, referee. Mary Myer.
llsth-st =. 307 II ave lsxlGO IL;
Daniel oConnell. referee. etc. to Michael
ll9th ST, $. $50 It W Of LAnox-ave. Isx1OOII:
ll2ths $50 II OF sth- ave. J0xlOo IL Fred
erck w Meyer 20 James Cassidy ............ 90 80
52d-st. :. 215 IT OF l0th-a 25xlOO5. John
Jones. executor and trustee and another 10
lleth-st. = 90 II Of Madison-ave. l2OxlOOIl:
Charles d DAWSON referee. Isaac NJ BERN
-0eb
Eldr,dge-st, 1O3 II 3 @ RivngtOn-st 23x
4 block: Charles Hartmann and another.
uOrs and trustee Joseph Postein ........ TqO OOO
Tinton-ave. 5. I47.9 II n OF l6Sth-st Is4xliO:
Matilda White executrix. 10 Robert W
Todd ............... 5000
Central Park West n 6Tth- ST. 2l.5xlOO:
Russell Sage to Joseph Hamershlag 1000
lS2d-st, No 2l1 West, 1G.sx991I Christian
Schm TO the Church OF ST Aloysius. 1900
l32d-st, No 2l3 West. 16sx99-11; Kuhue
70 same 1880
ct al 70 same. 11sOo
l?2d-st, No 2t7 West 16.sx9e. II: Herman Just
20, to same 90 1850
to same 1175o
Katharine FarreIly and another ZOO
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
RESOLUTIONS OF THE ALDERMEN.
A PARK IN SOUTH, BROOKLYN. THE BLACK
WELLS ISLAND BRIDGE AND OTHER
MATTERS CONSIDERED.

At the meeting Of the Board of Aldermen yes
terday afternoon resolution offered by Alder
Wafer requesting the municipal authorities to
acquire lands in South Brooklyn for n small park
and recreation pier. The proposed site is bounded
by Columbia-st., Harrson-st., Baltic-st and the
East River, and the assessed value OF the land IS
s2s5,5o0 The resolution referred to the Com
mlttee Parks.
A resolution passed calling for the appoint
ment of committees of five by both branches of
the Municipal Assembly tc confer with the Mayor
and Rapid Transit Commissioners, with the object
of providing for suitable ceremonies to mark the
commencement of work on the proposed under
ground tunnel Messrs. Marks. Gaffney, Muh,
Murphy and Holler appointed as the Alder
manic Committee ,
letting OF contracts for the proposed BackweIls
Island Bridge from Manhattan TO Queens 1t was
referred to the Committee on Bridges and tunnels
A hearing will be given by the joint committees on
Friday afternoon, to which property owners are
invited. ,
The Aldermen passed a resolution changing the
of Elm-st. to Lafayette-ave. 1t was at
first proposed change the name to Dewey-ave,
but that proposition had been abandoned.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
MAzET coUYsELs FEEs

Frank Moss. of counsel for the Mazet Investi-
eating Committee. yesterday declined to make any
comments upon report from Albany that the
Legislature would be asked TO appropriate addi-
tonal sum Of $4,000 for payment of the counsel II
was stated in the report that Mr.. Moss probably
would receive $1,000, that John Proctor Clarke
would receive the same amount and that Francis
z Lairnbeer would receive 5000. Mr. Moss Il was
stated, had asked for $4,000 Robert Mazet chair
man OF the committee said he would not talk
about counsel fees, IL for the Legislature to
determine the amounts TO be paid counsel their
services.
1T has been understood that Mr.. Moss made no
application to the committee for any particular
sum but stated his belief that counsel ought to be
treated literally the counsel for the
Lexow Committee. Recorder Gon, who was the
enlsf counsel Tor that committee. received 10000
ceived $1,000 each. and William A. Sutherland re-
eetYeo 1850 and his assistants S251C.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
LONG ISLAND WATER SUPPLY TAKEN UP.
THE COUNCIL CONSIDERS A RESOLUTION DE
MANDING THAT POSSESSION BE TAKEN.

THE COUNCIL CONSIDERS A RESOLUTION DE-
MANDING THAT POSSESSION BE TAKEN.
At the meeting OF the Council yesterday Mr..
LEIGH introduced resolution calling upon the Con-
troler and the Corporation Counsel 20 inform the
Municipal Assembly why the city had not entered
into possession of the plant OF the Long Island
Water Supply Company. The Municipal Assembly
ordered by Judge McAdam to issue $4,000 in
bonds to buy the plant. and the Controller sold
them October 3.
Since then, the resolution says nothing has been
done toward taking possession OF the plant and
the company has been left in peaceful possession of
IT, entitled collect water from citizens of
the Twenty-sX Ward of the Borough of Brook
lyn, while the city of New-York is paying interest
the bonds issued for the purpose of acquiring the
plant.
Councilman Cassidy tried to have the resolution
sent the Committee Water Supply. This
defeated, but when ii the question of
adopting Mr.. Leichs resolution one vote was lack
ing. and the resolution laid over
Lafayetteave. was offered, but only got II votes 1t
laid over.
A communication was read from President Gug
genheimer OF the Council calling attention to the
neglect in establishing ferry between Whitehai-st
and Communipaw for the of the Jersey Central
Railroad. The company is at present running a
ferry without a franchise. and Mr.. Guggenhemer
said he understood the company willing TO pay
back charges to the city. letter was also read
from Robert w. De Forest, representing the COM
pany asking the Municipal Assembly to grant "A
franchise. Both communications referred to
the Committee Docks and Ferries.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
REPORT OF COLOMBIAN REBEL GAINS.

In a letter under date Of December 10 General
Benjamin Herrera, chief of the Colombian revolu-
tion gives the first details of the battle fought on
the and 17t ult, which IN point OF men killed
and wounded is the worst that has yet taken place.
There were, according the letter, ten thousand
men engaged on the Government side while the in
surgents had six thousand, but despite these odds
the rebels victory. General Herrera, who
was wounded in the engagement. admits the loss OF
75e men in killed and wounded and he places the
Government losses at l,7Oo killed and wounded.
among them being five generals and four colonels.
Besides this number, he says that the rebels capt
ured 900 prisoners and a thousand rifles, and that
General Carlos Cuervo Marcos, who commanded the
Government forces, fed after the battle TO Venez
uela. General Marcos Is Minister of War of CO.
lombia and brother OF Sehor Luiz Marcos Seere-
tary Of the Colombian Legation In Washington
General Herrera expresses the hope Of early rebel
victory, and says the insurgents now marching
latter part of April.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
extending to the Bronx River.

y Boulevard extending to the Bronx River. was re-
The Church of st. Aloysius, yesterday took
title to the property No. &9 to 21 West
One -hundred-and- thirty seconds. from Chris
tian Schmidt and others. The consideration for the
five lots averaged about $4,000 lot. The church
obtained a mortgage from the Mutual Life In
surance Company for $4,000 on the property, paya-
BILE in year.
John J. keosan has transferred title to the plot
Observation-Disclosures of ST.
NichOlas-ave, 34x3O 2X49.Sx2511 to the Catholic
Church Of St. Thomas for nominal consideration.
The offerings at the New York Real Estate
salesr2om yesterday were disposed of as follows;
BY Peter +. Meyer & Conc. 10 lie Roy-st..
north side about S25 feet west of Bleecker-st 25x
sO hve-story brick tenement house, with three
story brick tenement house foreclosure, to
Wallace Brewster for s1,G00 No. 80 to 81 East One
hundred-a eght+enth-St.. north side, 80 feet
east of Madison-ave. l2Ox1OO1 four ve-story brick
hathouses: foreclosure, the plaintiff for $4S,
625 No % East Observation-Disclosures ty-nnth st.
south side. $40 feet east of Fifth-ave, 25X99.u.
three-story frame dwelling house; foreclosure, to
the plaintiff for $l0.375
BY James l. Wells-No. 1852 Vanderbt-ave.. on
map No; 800 east side $50 feet south of One-hun-
dred-and-s d-se%enty- -fEst-st.. new line, 15xlJO.5,
three-Story frame fiat house; foreclosure. to j. G.
Barr for $500. No. 3.76O Vanderbilt-ave map
No. 3I5S, east side 295 feet south of One-hundrei
and-SeNenty- -trst-st.. line. 20NlJ).6X 1X 5O.5,
three-story frame fat house; foreclosure. to J. c.
Barr. for $500.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
ALLEGED CHICAGO MERCHANT HELD
HE ACCUSES A TENDERLoIN WOMAN OF ROB-
Berry AND is DETAINED AS A WITNESS.

HE ACCUSES A TENDERLoIN WOMAN OF ROB-
Berry AND is DETAINED AS A WITNESS.
The new rule issued by Chief Devery providing
for the OBTAINING of all complainants against
women who were arrested for badgering thiev-
ing in the Tenderloin district and who would not
promise TO appear in court the next morning was
put into operation last night for the first time
The complainant detained James F. kersey
who says he is a merchant living in Chicago and
stopping at the Hoffman House in this city. The
woman was Lille Howard. of No. 364 West Forty
third-st.
Kersey told Policeman ShibIes that the woman
had relieved him of two $50 bills in Mindens Care
Sixth-ave. and Thirtieth-st He said he had met
the woman in the avenue and that they hdu
entered the place to have a drink.
When the woman arraigned before Sergeant
Thompson in the West Thirtieth-st station. Ker-
sew was asked if he would appear in the Jefferson
Market Court at o'clock this morning. .
II don't know. l don't think So" he replied:
Policeman Shibles said: Sergeant. if you let
this man go this woman will be set free in court
on Kersey's refusal to promise to be in court ne
When searched two 81 bills found on the
woman At the Hoffman House nothing is known
Of
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
PRESS CLUB swINDLERs AT LARGE.

TWO MEN CALL ON POSTMASTER WILSON AND
sI.As B. BUTCHER OF BROOKLYN.
Two men who pretend TO represent the New-York
Press Club are at work in New-York and Brooklyn
attempting they say to raise fund Of $4,000 for
the uurpose of furnishing a downtown clubhouse
They exhibit subscription blanks filed with the
names of Levi p. Morton. $500; Timothy L. Wood
run 81 50O and Chauncey NJ. Depew. $500 Other
alleged subscriptions make a total sum of 5000.
They recently called upon Postmaster William l..
Wilson and SSlas b. butcher, Of Brooklyn.
The swindlers are said be between thirty and
thirty-hve years old. They dress we'll One is
almost six feet in height He has mustache and
hair tinged with gray The other is short, shaves
smoothly and is bald prematurely.
Robert b. Mcintyre. treasurer OF the New York
Press Club. said last night that the i'm
posters. He warns all friends OF the club against
ham
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
CAN'T GET ENOUGH sALEsMEN.
THE AMERICAN WooLLEN COMPANY SELL
ING ITS OUTPUT SIX MONTHS
IN ADVANCE.

The American Woollen Company opened on Mon
day the of its heavy goods to be delivered next
fall and winter. 1t is estimated that slO.0o0.O00
worth of cloth sold on the first day. Early
YESTERDAY afternoon the company had closed out
the product of the next six months-up to August
1-of six of its twenty-seven mills.
At the company'S offices in this city, NO. Al
Worth-st it was said that for twelve years sea-
son has even closely approached this in the volume
or value of business Probably never before in
the world the same authority added. have con-
ditions been so favorable. We cannot get enough
statesmen to show goods. Buyers from all over
the country here representing big clothiers
of whom will purchase from S5000OO to
s. 600 600 worth of cloth. On account of size
we are able TO fix arbitrary date on which to
start the buying of next falls goods. a week ago
we advertised that on the 22d should start the
sale of product for the next six months. The
result that the Lake Shore railroad had to put
an extra train last Saturday night to take care
of the many buyers route from Chicago"
The company explains the situation in this way:
There is actually a larger demand for woollen
ppospery after Years. Of fnanciai distressDyou
know we have Just 4 increased the wages of our EN-,
buying clothes Up to this time many have been
Dngey tariff has shut out the last bit of foreign
competition: OF course the price OF Wool has
Sne of u e SO per 5S is hheF S
the m of Tom h0me ar6ad @ad @
have the further chance for profit In taking the
profits enormous. We making, net, 100000
a week or $5Oo00OO year The mi mills turn urn. out
c6 6 or SEQ N e 6oI 10 had or THe Years
of depression and trouble, but this is not one of
them
The five floors OF the company's NewYork office
crowded with buyers from all parts of the
e aS @'m n 6e s y2d of the Se
for the next six months shall have been sold;
At the rate OF present sales that time VIII not be
long in coming.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
NEW FIRE ALARM TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
BATTALION CHIEFS ABLE TO TALK TO HEAD
QUARTERS FROM FIRE ALARM BOXES.

QUARTERS FROM FIRE ALARM BOXES
Telephone connection between the Fire Depart
ments central office and the fire alarm signal boxes
is being rapidly established. and fire alarm
telephone system will be in operation in conjunc-
tion with the telegraph bureau, which will greatly
facilitate the work Of all chief officers of the de-
partment at large fires. Battalion chiefs are re-
quired TO report the size, extent and progress of
all fires by telephone Immediately upon their ar
rival. and much valuable time is frequently lost
in the search for public telephones often some dis
tance away.
BY means of small pocket telephone, the IN
vention of Superintendent Henry F. Blackwell jrr
Of the fire alarm telegraph bureau which is
easily attached TO fire alarm boxes officers will
be enabled to make any communication TO Fire
Headquarters without delay directly from the fire
alarm box.
An officer TO talk to the central office hangs the
telephone the door of the fire alarm box by
means of a wire bail attached and inserts the plug
in taperng hole in brass block within the box
which connects with the wires of the circuit. the
officer signals headquarters with the telegraph key
and is answered over the telephone. In the central
office terminal, which IS only about square foot
In size there Is duplex telephone set of the SWed-
tsh style. the earpiece and mouthpiece being on one
gutta percha rod about eight inches long. Conver-
sation is easily Ineligible the telephone cir
cult and greatly smplifies the work of battalion
signal boxes only by the telegraph key within the
box
The fire alarm boxes in the downtown district are
being fitted out with the connections first, and af
terWard the more remote stations Will be connect
ed the entire number of boxes in the greater city
eventually being supplied.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
PIG IRON PRODUCTTON IN 1899
GREAT INCREASE OVER THAT OF THE. PREVIOUS
YEAR


YEAR.
Philadelphia, JAN 23-The American Iron and
Steel Association has received from the manu-
facturers complete statistics OF the production of
all kinds of pig iron in the United States In 1Ss9
also complete statistics of the stocks of pig iron
which were hand and for sale on December 81 .
1899. Twenty-one States made pig iron in 1S99
against nineteen in 1887 and 1898. Minnesota and
North Carolina again entering the list.
The total production of pig iron in 1899 620
7O3 gross TONS against 1773934 In 1885, an In
crease of 1S46.769 tons
The production in the second half of 1899 was
more than million tons greater than in the first
half. being 6,2s9167 in the first half and 1884,
536 tons in the second half.
The production of Bessemer pig iron S202, 77S
tons. against 7337,3s4 in 1885. Basic pig ron
es 3S tons against 7s5 44 in 1898 Spiegelesen
and ferroma ganese 219 6S against 213 1863
in 1898 Charcoal pig iron, 2S 766 TONS against 29
80 tons in 1898.
The stocks of pig iron which were unsold in the
hands of manufacturers their agents De-
cember 81 1899 amounted to S3i2 tons, against 81
of furnaces in blast December 81. 1899 2s9
against 2ao on June 80, 1899, and 202 December
81 1898.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
BOILER BURSTS IN FRONT ST.

A large upright boiler the second floor of the
five story building No 5s Front-st exploded with
terrific force yesterday morning, breaking nearly
all the windows in the building tearing a large
hole in the floor. letting down the fragments OF the
boiler and inJuring Charles Williams the engineer
ffty-two years old, of No. st Edwards-st BROOK
lyn. Williams was taken to the Hudson Street Hos
ptai Several other Injured NV hying
fragments OF glass and iron The building is occu-
pied by Henry Adams, dealer in moIssees and
syrups. The explosion was Downward rearing a
gaping hole In the floor. letting down the debris
which landed lot OF hcgsheads Of moIasses
The damage estimated TO be about 81 ooo 10 the
stock and s. 600 TO the building. sA''' ~ ~
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
HOTEL THIEF CAUGHT AT WORK.

Felix De Forest. colored. valet in the Broad
way Apartment Hotel, at Broadway and Fortieth-
st. was caught in a trap that had been set for
him yesterday, after he had been suspected OF
stealing from guests for some time. Charles l..
Jones left a wallet containing ST in bills on
table while he went TO take bath. George L.
Andrews took a position In hiding end watched
the wallet, and in a short. time De Forest came
and emptied 1t and left it bn the table. He
arrested Immediately and the money recov-
cred Magistrate Hogan, in the jefferson Market
Court held De Forest in 81 600 bail for trial.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
RECORDED MORTGAGES

?o7 # Of Iepox $4,000
% 2ss IT W Of Lenoxcaye 3 Years 14oOo
Nv West S2d-st years $4,000
ton, n Y, st Ann's-ave. n w corner 14sth-s;.
Cassidy, James H. to Frederick Meyer ii2th- -''''
ssa. !, 5SS # ss SS?PsSy S9sF issS
nSsrnsiis wiam f to Washington life insar 1880
9nee COMPANY No 29s West 72d 81 years.: 6OOOO
wallace Robert to John Daer trustee etc iOsd $4,000
SAME TO same ans Of Vest a 3 sr, End 2Ooo
ave years ;.,:.::.. %, $50
same sIs to Ic F9Pce G3saqe' ana SnoiheE trustees
yeors 22OoO
sa@S 0S It sasP9 9f w-i P EHanee n's ss
same e 2 S'sF Of H3 Wss na2e Fl e 2 rse qsTs lod ST.
100 q of West End ave, months. Y. 10000
2I5 W OF 10Th ave. 1900
Central Park West, $, sos # n of dath-s
Real Corporation Of city to Mary 1'''0
Boulevard extends Bronx River etc years 4a5 600
West: corner G7h-st years, ..........., 10000
RoSertson, John and william Gammie to Frank i'''V
p@St e ,ornar q"iT Ritter Places 2sS7 @ f0 to
Essers. George W. to julius wolr. s5th-st $ lSo'o
2949 r OF 5th-ave; also 35th-st. 5o5.s II
Church OF St Aloyalus city OF New-York to -OO'O
219 West 1s2dst. ! year ..........,..... $4,000
So ss Eas S%f & ip Ma5y need guardian etc
Hererman, James j.. to Elizabeth L Fowler No -'''O
i2o West 64th-st years. ;......:........ $4,000
rs ,s@s ss5'as;:' sSSS
go +, n Of iss5h-s, @ years 10000
n s si4+ 4 Of Boulevard years. 14Ooo
Reichner, executor etc c..-................. $4,000
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
MEETING OF ST. GEORGES SOCIETY.

The annual meeting Of st. Georges Society
held at Delmonico's on Monday night. officers for
the year were elected follows: President. George
Gray Ward (re-eected); yice-presidents, George
Coppell and Edward Litchheid; treasurer Robert H.
Turtle: secretaries. E. X. Beddall and L. B. Sander
son. Executive Committee Ito serve three years..
Harry Hooper George K Kirkham and William A.
John Gault and Henry A. Murray: delegates TO
Board of Management OF St iuke's Hospital, F. w.
] Hurst and e. F. Beddall; cha plains the Rev DR..
2: Parker Morgan and the Rev. DR.. E. wepole
Warren; physicians, DR.. r. W. Taylor and DR..
Luis p. Walton.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
INSURANCE CompANYs GOOD YEA r

Increases all along the line IS the story told by
the annual statement OF the Manhattan Life In
curance Company, Henry b. Stokes, president.
There were increases In reserve, in surplus in
SETS in insurance in force. in payments TO policy
holders and In new insurance written. The income
last year S2707,43S ST. of which $l,9529I5 %
etc The dsbursements were s., 2,36S2 2aS 32 OF which
81 ,122 0S went to policy holders; The assets
81 671 25 Since it's organization the company
paid to policy holders over $4520O,0OO.