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New-York tribune., 1901-04-16
GIGANTIC DEAL IN COPPER.
AMALGAMATED MAY GET THE BUTTE
AND BOSTON AND THE BOSTON
AND MONTANA MINES.

It can be announced the best of authority
that all the preliminary arrangements have
been made for the acquisition of the stock of
the Boston and Montana Copper and Silver
Company and the Butte and Boston Mining
Company by the Amalgamated Copper Com
pany. Rumors of the impending deal have filled
the air of Wall Street for several days. and
since March 80 Amalgamated stock has ad-
vanced from par TO 124&i at the close yesterday.
but it was not until late last evening that the
details of the project became known.
The proposition now made is that stockhoId-
ers of the Butte and Boston deposit with the
standing 2o0o0o shares. These shares of
the par value of $40. and will be exchanged for
Amalgamated stock paid for in cash at S92 20
if the deal goes through Ten days from April
- will be allowed in which TO carry out the
plan.
In the of the Boston and Montana de-
post of 100000 shares is required out of total
of 10000 outstanding of par value of So
each. These shares to be exchanged for
Amalgamated shares or for SS15 in cash if the
deal is accomplished within days.
1t is reported from Boston that the directors
of the Boston and Montana had intended to de-
clare a dividend of SD share. believing that
as a merger was to be made with the Amalga-
ceive at once dividend of part of the treas
ury cash. 1t is said, however. that pressure
was brought bear from Amalgamated sources
and that dividend of only SO last Saturday
the result.
There is a general belief among those we'll in
formed the copper situation that the fore
going plans only preliminary TO a much
larger expansion of the Amalgamated COM
pany. which aims to take in, eventually, the rich
mines of Northern Michigan and Arizona.
we'll as those of Montana. This would give the
company d practical control of the copper situa-
.ton in this country. with the exception of the
Heinze holdings in Butte. Senator w. A. Clark
and his sons are believed TO be part of the new
deal
Amagamated Copper was the feature of the
stock market yesterday. 1t opened wide with
sales of 1880 shares. all the way from III to
120. Thereafter it ruled fairly steady, selling at
11S&l at noon and at 1875 at = o'clock In the
last half hour a sharp advance occurred, the
stock rising rapidly on heavy buying to 124%4
and closing at the top. net gain for the day of
So points.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-16
TO SWELL THE pIRCHOW FUND.
BRATING PSYCHOLOGISTS EIGHTIETH
ANNIVERSARY.

committee OF prominent physicians in this
country has been organized for the purpose of
collecting money add the Vrchow fund
This fund was tablished in honor Of DIR. Ru-
dolf Virchow the famous pathologst. who since
1856 has been the director Of the Pathological
Institute Of Berlin. The fund was founded in
1891 when he completed his SEVENTEEN year. to
enable him to facilitate scientific research by
establishing scholarships and by encoura ging
special medical and biological Investigations.
Contributions to the fund have been received
from all parts Of the world.
On October 13 DR.. Virchow will be eighty
years old and steps have already been taken in
nearly every part of the world to honor him on
that occasion by swelling the fund which bears
his name. The principal committee of the fund
is in Berlin. The recently formed in this
country has been designated a subcommittee.
One Of the members of the committee here is
Academy of Medicine. and another is DR.. Abra-
ham jacob. who, April D. celebrated his
fiftieth anniversary a physician. This
mittee has issued open letter to the physi
clans Of this country asking for contributions to
the fund.
Dr. VirchoW was born in Pomerania in 1921.
He educated in Berlin. From 1919 to 1896
he was a professor at the University of WurZ-
burg. Since 1862 he has been a member of the
Prussian House of Deputies. He was a member
of the Reichstag from 1880 to 1888. He has
been president of the AnthropoiogiCal Sociecy
for long time
New-York tribune., 1901-04-16
STEAMER SPRINGS A LEAK.
pr-Ts INTO CITY ISLAND IN BTTRRY
WHILE WATER POURS IN-WOMEN
IN MYSTERIES

The Sound steamer Rosedale. of the Bridge
,orr Line. which left Pier No. 81 East River.
This city, yesterday at , .. m. for Bridgeport
End other Sound cities, sprang a leak off Fort
Schuyler. She turned about and put in at City
Island The passengers, numbering about one
hundred. we're landed City Island and most
NJ them continued their journey by train on the
New York. New-Haven and Hartford road
There is only one conveyance from City ISL
and 10 the Barlow Railroad station. II is q
small car. which carries about a dozen pas
sengers. and is drawn by team of mules
Many Of the passengers, including women. had
70 walk from the landing place TO the railroad
station. nearly three miles A drizzlfng rain
rss falling and 2 high gale took some Of tho
vonnen off their feet.
The women We're mostly shonpers who had
come from Connecticut towns To spend the
dav in the city Some of then, had mysteries
when they learned that the steamer had sprung
Leak and others became i'll because Of the toss
ing OF the boat A few Of them were so i'll
that they stayed At City Island all night
The Rosedale. after leaving her pier. had an
extremely rough trip. The waves were so high
that they washed the lower decks Nearly
everybody kept 10 the cabins and staterooms
Among the passengers were forty members Of
Ceres Lodge No. 225. I. O. O F. Of BROOKLYN
who We're going TO Bridgeport to visit Samuel
Harris Lodge They Gid not reach that CITY It'll
II p m. Some Of the lodge members discov-
cred the long leak the port side of the hull
The leak vas seen by the captain about the
same time He rushed 10 the speaking tube
and shouted TO the engineer: IF you don't
get to City Island quick she'll turn turtle
At this the engines began to pound. The cap
tain and crew rushed among the passengers and
assured them there no danger but nearly
every one was frightened. There was rush TO
take baggage on deck. and great confusion
Al were greatly relieved when the steamer drew
up to the pier and the gangplanks were let
down. The steamer had partly filed with wa
fsr when she reached City Island. but the cap
tain declared that there was no danger of her
sinking ar the pier. and she was tied up for the
night
Some of the passengers say that the aptain
Tut them off without refunding their money or
giving them sufficient money to reach Bridge
ct, Brooklyn, and julius Ruger a member of
the 22d Regiment, declared to Tribune re-
porter that no transportation money was sup
Piled 10 them They added that several women
hed 10 be supplied with money by fellow pas
sengers. woman passenger from Bridgeport
upheld the captain and crew She said thew
conducted themselves bravely. After the danger
was over she declared the captain went among
me passengers and gave those whose tickets had
pseh taken up enough money to carry them
nome He told those who still held their tick
ets mat as soon as the leak patched they
could come aboard for the night and that the
steamer would resume her journey in the morn
ing when the gale had quieted down Only a
lew passengers accepted the invitation.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-16
DOUBLE LNCOllE BY ITEDDLNG
: coDicIL THOUGHT TO ENCOURAGE UNION
OF MISS MrCOMB AND MR. HERZoG.

coD1cIL THOUGHT TO ENCOURAGE UNION
OF MISS MCOMB AND Mr.. HERzoG.
It became known yesterday that the provision
lor MISS Fannie Rayne McComb conditional
on her being married TO Louis Herzog appears
not in the will of James Jennings McComb
father nj the young woman but in codici
dated March 26. five DAYS befo-e Mr. McComb
cled The codicil is in Mr.. McCombs handwrit-
lhs' ana The signature is not clear as the
one on the VIII, showing, it is thought, that the
maker was nervous when he made the stipula-
tion regarding his daughter This clause which
has already been printed in The Tribune pro-
Eides that in case Miss Fannie shall marry Louis
Herzog she shall have annuity of $1,000
The codicil adds that on her death $500 600 shall
be divided among her children who may sur
rive her and the issue Of any child Of hers who
may have previously died.
The codicil does not revoke any of the be-
quests in the will. Miss Fannie McConb was at
her fathers bedside when he died at his country
home. Estherwooj at Dobbs Ferry. She is still
living there with her mother. close friend Of
Miss McComb said yesterday that she not
engaged to Mr. Herzog, although he had been a
frequent caller at the house Previous to her
fathers death she and Mr. Herzog were often
together driving the golf links OF the
Ardsley Casino. Of which her father one
added: The construction put upon the clause
is that If Miss McComb marries Mr.. Herzog she
will receive more than twice the income that she
VIII if she doesn't marry him | cannot learn
whether she will abide by ner fathers decision
not"
The citations for the probate Of the Will have
been made returna BILE before Surrogate Sllkman
al White Plains on April 22 There is a report
that there may be a contest over the codlcil.
Mrs. McComb declines to see reporters, as she
disikes publicity. Miss McComb, IL is said, met
Air HerZog while travelling in the South with
her father. sir. HerZog came originally from
Memphis, where Mr.. McComb owned property
" is said that he is the son Of a prominent
tennessee family.
In another codici dated in 1896. Mr. McComb
simply says that if any of the provisions OF the
VII are invalid that shall not affect the Valldlty
OF the rest Of the document.
The estate left by Mr. McComb is estimated IN
me surrogates court 10 be Worth petWeeh
sf2G1!GD and S150oUoo. A schedule or the
values of some Of his properties follows: EstheI- Esth
wood. Dobbs Ferry, 100000; two other c0untaS NY
houses. S35oiao; apartment houses. So,oop"'
property in Tennessee. California ana New @
Ieahs, S3,Gsoeo. Mr.. McComb owned d idise
number Of bonds and stocks.
Philadelphia. April Il (speciaD.-Louis Her
zog was seen at his home in this city tonight
snd admitted being the man mentioned IN the
.icComb codicil and also that he knew MISS
AcComb. Further than that he absolutely re-
fused to talk
New-York tribune., 1901-04-16
AT WORK on CITY HALL LOOP.
FOR THE SOUTHERN TERMINUS
OF THE TUNNEL ROAD.

The Degnan-McIean Contracting Company began
Yesterday morning the excavations in City Hall
Park for the loop of the Rapid Transit subway.
The loop will leave the main line in front of the
old Hall of Records and turn westward under the
walk in front of the City Hall far the west
end of the building. At that point it will turn
south to Mail-st.. and then eastward under Mail
ST and rejon the main line at the corner of the
Postoffice at Mail-st. and Park Row.
The work yesterday the section from the
walk in front of the City Hall to Mail-st. Early
in the morning twenty-five men began to dig in the
park, and number of wagons carted away the
earth Work was moving rapidly. and being
watched by large crowd at o'clock. when the
officials Of the Park Department stopped the carry
ing away of the earth Most OF the earth then
being taken out had been brought to the park from
q distance at some expense and much trouble had
been given in bringing It to its present state of
richness The Park Department did not wish TO
lose much valuable soil, and orders were given
TO pile 1t in the park, near the excavation. The
carts were then taken off. and the work of carry
ing away the earth continued with wheeibarrows
After the top dressing of rich earth. which is
from five six feet deep. has been cleared away.
the workmen will 10 stratum OF building
sand of the best description. All of this will be
saved for in the tunnel The contractors eX-
pect by this to save much in the cost OF
construction. While the work was going on yester-
day morning the worknlen unearthed a large num-
ber of old coins. Some were dated as far back as
176o and the latest bore the date 1915 An Irish
psls pan be % otber coins none OF wheh were of much
value. being kept by the workmen or given to on
lockers. -,
The excavation will necessitate the removal of
four NJ the trees there which will be taken
and placed in other parts of the park One of these
trees is the largest in the park, and is more than
forty years old. ,
To-day il is expected begin the work OF tearing
nm the walk in front Of the City Hall How long
the park and the walk will be torn up the Degnan-
Mclean Company cannot say. The only infoIma- a.
ton IL can give this point Is that the loop Is
10 be completed in three years. and the park VIII
be kept open as long necessary. The work In
WaiI-st and Park Row. according to present plans,
is to be done without opening the surface OF the
streets.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-16
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

x.-h,ra.or Ind April 15-Robbers entered the
noso,ra here last night and secured 5000 IN stamps
and a little over $500 in money Ihey o'eriooAeu
$1,000 in stamps
EszIston PENN April 15.-Eben kleoeck was
shot 10 death this morning IN ns9t drs, IN hrse
Metre C;racsiIla with whom the dead man ooardeo
aaS Roth men were intoxicated at the time OF
the shooting.
Psnrand was the first boat 70 pass the strait OF
trasts1sc sor the season of 1901 She was bound
MacKihao iU Unssssd into the North Channel at II
ooMh ,nr 60 AXE Huron II is believed she will get
through safely, as the ice is sort
r,or.r rer April IA general Jail delivery
r.aS a, Georgetown. Del. early to-day from the
Snssex County Prison Nine of the prisoners. all
ho,, we're awaiting trial. made their escape by
80 wing the bars OF their windows and making
zones out of their bedclothing. A convict serving
it@ sentence refused 20 make the break for liberty
The men left note stating that they were tired
waiting for the court TO meet
New-York tribune., 1901-04-16
TAX BILLS TO BE PASSED.
MORTGAGE ACT APPROVED AT THE SEN
ATE'S CAUCUS

Albany. April 15-The Senate Republican
Mortgage Tax bill This bill taxes mortgages
held by individuals one-half of l per cent Civ
ing one-third of the revenues thus collected TO
the localities and two thirds to the State. The
mortgages generally held by corporations banks
and trust companies are exempt. The mortgages
in the State in 1890 We're estimated to be worth
1910 600 900 and this year a conservative es-
innate places their value at 81 $50 900 600
OF this amount over 81 900 0O000O would he
ia axab BILE under the bill and that would mean a
TO the localities OF S1.670OO0 In some Iocali-
ties the tax mortgage is over = per cent.
and great many mortgages now escape taxa
ton. The bill provides for penalty for failure
to file the mortgage and pay the tax. The tax
In Pennsylvania is four mills. a mill lower than
the proposed tax lists The vote the propo-
sition il caucus Il to make II party
measure and Il against the plan
The caucus also made party measure Of the
Lewis Corporation Tax BILL taxing manufact-
uring corporations generally amended last
week II also decided to make party measure
Of the bill taxing State and national banks |
per cent on their surplus capital and undivided
profits the to go to the localities and to Ha
collected by the localities.
The committee will also report favorably the
bill of Gherardi Davis putting religious requests
under the Collateral Inheritance Tax law.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-16
HIS ACCOUNTS NOT SHORT.
AN ERROR CORRECTED CONCERNING PO-
LICE COURT CLERK DEMAREsT.

An article was published in The Tribune on
April . headed Offices That Ought 10 Co." Its
purpose was TO point out the uselessness to the
public of the offices of Coroners and Commits
sioners Of Accounts in this city. II pointed
out that the Tammany Commissioners of Ac-
counts had never detected the preparation of
any frauds upon the city whatever. and In only
two instances it known that Inaccuracies
had been found in the accounts of any city
Offices. on this point the article stated: There
is a legend in the well-appointed offices Of the
Commission in the Stewart Building that two
three years ago the Commission found the
accounts of clerk named Demerest. attached
TO the jefferson Market police court. 500 short.
Under Mayor Strong the Commissioners
redoubled their efforts, burned midnight oil and
discovered a shortage of eight cents in the
Water Registers Office"
The attention of The Tribune has been called
to the unjust reflection which the above Ian
guage might seem to cast upon Eben Demarest,
the experienced and competent clerk OF the JEFF
ferson Market police court. 1t desires TO pre-
vent any possible injustice to Mr.. Demarest by
publishing promptly the information which it
has received from him and his friends that
inaccuracies of any kind have ever been found
in his accounts in the accounts for which he
is officially responsible. and that the shortage
above referred 10 was a matter in which he
not concerned. City Magistrate Olmsted. who
has had the best of opportunities of judging of
the character Of the police court clerks, speaks
in high terms of Mr. Demarest and of his integ-
rity, ability and fidelity He is highly regarded
among his associates and acquaintances and
has frequently represented his district in city
and State political conventions. The Tribune
regrets the publication OF matter that might
seem in any degree to be an imputation upon
him.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-16
DEAD BEHIND RUNAWAY.
MYSTERY IN DEATH OF LAWYER WHOSE
BODY HUNG; OVER SIDE OF TRAP

MYSTERY IN DEATH OF LAWYER WHOSE
BODY HUNG OVER SIDE OF TRAP.
Ernest Russell Bartlett lawyer. was killed
last evening by runaway horse. Bartlett was
found hanging over the side of trap, with his
head between the body of the vehicle and
front wheel at One-hundred- and seventeenth
st. and st. Nicholas-ave, by Patrolman Neushaf-
fer. of the West One hundred nd -twenty-ffth-
st station. Bartlett thrty-two wears old He
lived in bachelors apartment at the Benedick
Apartment House. No so Washington Square
East. His offices were at No. 22O Broadway
hundred and seventeenth and ST. Nicholas
ave. when he a runaway horse coming
down the avenue. He saw man hanging over
the side of the vehicle Neushaffer hurried into
the roadway, and when the horse approached
grabbed the bride. He hung until One-hun-
dred and-sixteenth-s reached. when the
animal stopped Others hurried to the police
mans assistance, and the carried to
the sidewalk. DR.. Shevlin, OF the j. Hood Wright
Hospital, responded to a call for an ambulance
surgeon. He pronounced the man dead
The body was taken 10 the West ne-hundred-
and-twenty-fifth-st. station. The clothing con-
tanned a gold watch and chain. diamond scarf
pin money and card with the address "E.
Russell Bartlett. so Washington Square East"
At the Benedick apartments it was said that
Mr. Bartlett had left the place yesterday
morning for business. He had lived there three
or four years. and was known to own fast
horse and to have been fond of driving. He
did not return TO the house during the day.
The police do not know where the horse start
ed to run FROM and detectives have been sent
out to make an investigation. The horse was
placed in a livery stable.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-16
CUBAN COMMISSION CHOSEN
FIVE DELEGATES TO VISIT WASHING
TON AND CONFER WITH THE
PRESIDENT.

Havana, April 15-At to-days session Of the
Cuban Constitutional Convention five delegates
-Senores Diego Tamayo, Capote. Berriel. Portu-
ondo and Llorente-were appointed commits
sicn to go to Washington to lay before Presi-
dent Mckinley the desires of the convention
regarding the future relations between Cuba
and the United States.
The commission was instructed to confer with
Governors General Wood regarding the date of
delarture and the best conditions for an inter-
view with the President.
At to-morrow's session the convention will
consider the advisanility of adjourning until
the return of the commission.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-16
MUSTANG INJURIES REMINGTON.
THE ARTISTS MOUNT FALLS ON ITS RIDER.
SPRAINING HIS LEG.

Frederick Remington. the artist, received in
iuries In a runaway accident on Sunday in New
Rochelle which will keep him in he'd for several
davs He was returning his home on Lath-
ers Hill in that city, after ride on a mustang.
and was about TO turn from North-st. into
Winyah-ave when he heard an automobile
coming behind him
The Changing of the gong on the automobile
frightened the horse, and it SHE'D into side
street Its feet slipped suddenly from under 1t,
and the first thing Mr.. Remington knew he was
on the ground with the mustang on top OF him.
A bystander helped the artist from beneath
the animal 1t was found that the mustang. oy
falling on Mr. Remington'S leg, had spra1ned IT,
and also broken several lgaments. making IL
imnossible for him to walk. He was taken home
in a carriage.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-16
BRIAN G.. HUGHES THE VICTIM
REGULATORS AT WILD WEST SHOW
a BOOMERANG JOKE.

Brian c. Hughes the box and practical joke
maker, was the victim last night in the Madison
Square Garden of practical joke that him
several hundred dollars. and gave thousands of
people a chance to have a hearty laugh at his
expense
In company with three men friends Mr..
Hughes started out last night a quiet little
lark All wore full dress suits and crush hats
and occupied good seats at Buffalo Bits show
in the Garden. When the time came for the
regulators to rob the stage coach a bright
idea struck Mr.. Hughes and he put it into i'm
mediate execution He got permission from the
manager for himself and friends to occupy the
stage coach. One of Hughes's former joke vic
TINS smarting, doubt, at the memory OF
bygone indignities, paid of the attendants
to take a message to the cowboys who took the
part of regulators" 1t read in substance:
Hughes the greatest con" man in the city is
the boss of the bunch in the coach. Give him the
devil
The realistic way in which the regulators
swooped down the coach hustled the inmates
out on the ground and made them hold up
their hands. sight that thrilled the audi
ence which soon caught on One COW boy
twisted diamond out of one mans shirt front.
while another took all the money and jewelry
from the others the helpless Mr. Hughes and
his friends being covered meanwhile with six
shooters. Then, just for good measure, one of
the regulators swore at Hughes and called
him dude, at the same instant knocking his
crush hat the ground All the highwaymen
opened fire on it. and riddled it with real bullets
Then the 'regula tors rode off, cheered by the
delighted spectators.
1t was a rather rough joke for Mr.. Hughes.
His friends upbraded him for subjecting them
to practical joke, and he got angry because
they wouldn't believe ne innocent. He had
to pay of his friends $10O for bills taken
from his pocket, and equal amount for
diamond stud. Mr.. Hughes able to do this.
he had deposited a roll of bills with the
clerk in the office before he entered the coach.
The ready cash taken from the four was divided
among the regulators" Mr.. Hughess watch
will be returned to him to-day, but all the
money found on the four men when they were
held up spent by the regulators last night.
They had a beautiful time with it.