New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-13
MAY NOT MEET CROKER.
crTsHFNEN BOOKED TO SAIL FOR
EUROPE TO-DAY.

AK wYcKs VISIT 10 ICE TRUST HEAD
QUARTERS LOOKED UPON AS ANOTHER
NAIL IN HIS POLITICAL. COFFIN"
one OF the most prominent figures in the Ice
---1,st scandal will sail for Europe to-day II the
,,ublished passenger list of the steamer oceanic
IS not misleading. On that list w H Gelshe-
men president Of the Garfield National Bank
is booked for a trip to Europe with Mrs Gel
shenen land family" Not the slightest detail OF
information about the trip would be given out
at Mr Gelshenen's house last night-not even
a confirmation Of the proposed journey or a
denial IL is pretty evident that Mr. Gelshenen
has had more notortety recently than he de-
sires. and is not counting any more.
The bank president, if he sails to-day will not
be here 10 greet Richard Croker on his return
near the end OF this month. But perhaps Mr.
Gelshenen Will not regret that glad meeting as
much as might be supposed. That Mayor Van
Wyck and John F. Carroll ere looking forward
10 that Homecoming with little less than dread
is pretty generally understood in Tammany cir
cles and II is said that IN order to present Mr.
CAROLS side OF this scandal and Mr. Van
wyck's side also in favorable a light as
possible TO Mr.. Croker before he lands here
trusted messenger was sent across the ocean
some time ago in time to meet the Boss be-
fore he sails June Is, and to accompany him
back using the leisure hours Of the ocean voy-
age 10 full advantage in trying to persuade the
Tammany leader that the case does not call for
such drastic measures as the newspapers make
out
MANY SIGNATURES SECURED.
No matter to what extent the reported trusted
messenger may belittIe the strength of the pop
ular Indignation which has been aroused against
Tamuany Hall by the action Of its deputy
leader and the city's chief executive, the petit
tons which are being circulated in the city call
ing on Governor Roosevelt to depose the Mayor
from Office received many signatures yesterday,
and the action Of Justice Chester in Albany to-
day Will be watched with keen interest by hun
dreds Of thousands OF voters.
The ice hearing scheduled for yesterday morn
ing before the referee Myer Nussbaum, at No.
30 Liberty-st.. not held. At the last hear
ing. Monday OF last week. counsel for the
defendants served stay the referee and
Deputy Attorney-General, which had been OBJ
tanned from Justice Smyth. The stay was an
order to show why the hearings should
not be abolished. It returnable on last
Saturday st Albany before Justice Chester, but
was adjourned until to-day the same place
and before the same Judge Owing to that fact
no hearing could be held yesterday, the stay
was still IN power. Should the stay be vacated
to-day notice will be given when the next hear
ing will be held. Should the stay be allowed,
the hearings will be considered finished far
as the present proceedings are concerned.
Considerable wonder was expressed yesterday
that Mayor Van Wyck should display so poor
judgment to call openly upon the president
OF the Ice Trust at the headquarters of the
American Ice Company. as he did on Monday,
and confer with the chief representative Of that
eItOrtlOuate n 1riK off u-hil
at the time refusing to take into his con-
hdence the people who elected him to the high
office which he holds. To many such a disre-
gard for the public feeling which has been
aroused over the whole Ubiquitous Ice Trust
business seems no less foolish than the Mayors
recent trip to Maine. in company with Mr.
Morse and Mr.. Carroll. for the purpose of feast
ing their eyes upon the vast stock Of ice which
they had cornered and gloating over the i'm
mense profits which they proposed to wiring
from helpless population.
Just 1t has proved useless for the Mayor to
deny that he went TO Maine for any such pur-
pose, so he probably will never be able to coun-
teract the bad effect of his visit to the Ice
Trusts Office, and in spite Of denials the people
Will persist in thinking that he went TO transact
some business which it would not be wise to set
down in a letter, even to trust to the tele-
phone.
Meanwhile indications are not lacking that the
trust is preparing for possible dissolution. A
new corporation is being quietly organized. 1t is
said, with a capital of $12.000OOO. TO be called
the Manhattan Ice Company. Ostensibly it is
being organized independent concern and
a rival TO the trust. but friends of Mr.. Morse
are said to be its most ardent promoters, and it
Is surnised that the company will stand ready to
purchase the assets Of the American Ice Com
pany II ii should be restrained from doing bust
ness in this State. BY this means the business
Of the Ice Trust could be carried right along for
the benefit Of the inner ring of manipulators. AS
the American Ice Company's stock Is S60.O00,00O
and the new company's only S12,000.000. IL is
stockholders in the present trust would be
squeezed out in the deal.
President Morse declared yesterday that he
knew nothing about this company, but then he
also denied that an official reduction TO 40 cents
had been made the general price Of ice. In
the face Of this denial the fact remains that the
price OF trust ice has been put at 40 to all
who refuse to pay more, and some trust wagons
are selling it low % cents a hundred
pounds where the competition of independent
rlNals has forced it to that figure in order TO
keep its customers. many OF whom are willing
70 pay 10 cents hundred more to the indepen-
cent men than to the trust.
NOT UNTIL MONDAY.
District Attorney Gardiner and Mr.. Shearn
Of Einstein &, Townsend, counsel for The Jour
nal" had a conference yesterday afternoon
relative TO the cases of the officers of the Ameri
can Ice Company held by Magistrate zeller for
the Grand Jury, and sent by District Attorney
Gardiner to Special Sessions Court 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Shearn wanted the cases sent to
the Grand Jury. No agreement was reached