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New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
AuERIcAy corroy couPAyTs NEW HEAD
ALBERT c. CASE Is CHOSEN TO sUCCEE
JOHN E sEARLEs AS PRESIDENT.


Albert c. Case has been chosen 10 succeed John
F. Searles, resigned president Of the American
Cotton Company. and yesterday he assumed the
duties of the place. Mr. Case has been for years
credit anager of the Carnegie Steel COMPANY and
a partner IT. He Is also trustee Of the Met
ropolitan Trust Company. of this city and d.
rector of the American Bridge Company.
James c. Cannon has been elected chairman of
the hoard Of directors and will assist in directing
its policy and its financial mana cement. Mr.. Can
is yice-president Of the Fourth National Bank
OF New-York. The board of directors is further
reinforced by Charles Hathaway a mem
Der. Mr.. Hathaway is the senior member Of the
firm of Charles Hathaway & Co, bankers and
brokers.
As shown by the report the company has baled
in the last year five hundred thousand round
lap bales II is the companys purpose to extend the
field of its operations in the cotton States. The
board OF directors now consists OF William c. Low
erng. Cornelius y. Bliss. David r. Francis James
X. Jones, Maxwell Woodruff. Albert w. Smith. AL
bert c. Case James g. Cannon and Charles Hath
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
THE ROYAL LIMITED"

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has
issued a neat booklet calling the attention of the
travelling public TO it's Royal Limited, trains
which form a part of the Royal Blue Line service
between this city and Washington. Two trains
have lately been equipped with the best Pullman
cars. fitted with all the improvements Of the car
builders art they will make the trip daily in
~ 3:35 p. m and starting from Washington at
p m. No excess fare is charged on these trains
which limited In the number of passengers
10 the seating accommodations.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
PROMISED WHAT He COULDN'T GET.
LAWYER WHO TOOK MONEY AND GUARANTEED
JOBS IN POLICE AND FIRE DEPART-
MENTS CONVICTED.

Henry ". Bates. tho lawyer who was accused Of
receiving money from various men under a guaran-
that he would place them in the fire and police
departments. was convicted yesterday in the Court
of Special Sessions. The complainant was Henry
Wagner a butcher Of No 1,725 Park-ave. who
that he had paid Bates $209, and was to have
paid him $3.50 more In return Bates Was alleged TO
have promised that he would furnish Wagner with
the actual questions to be asked him by the Civil
Service examiners ana that he would he appointed II
he passed the examination.
Justice Hcbrook reinanded Bates until Friday for
sentence
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
NEW-ENGLAND BUILDERS STRIKE

employed In the building trades We're started in
New-England to-day. The fight Is chiefly over the
question of the employment Of union labor and de-
mands for shorter working hours Bridegroom
Waterbury and Winsted, Conn Were affected a.
well Lowell Mass. and Portland, Me.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
MEXICAN CENTRAL DIRECTORS ELECTED
THE NEW INVESTORS SHOW THEIR POWER
AND HAVE EVERYTHING THEIR
OWN WAY.

BOSTON Nav The annual meeting of the Mezt-
can Central Railroad Company was held here ar
noon to-day. and the Board of Directors agreed
upon by the New-York investors, who have secured
control Of the road and the other Mexican Central
interests was elected. Under the agreement, the
new board consists of seventeen members, of whom
seven were members of the old Mexican Central
board. while ten represent the new interests. The
directors elected follows.
New members: John c. Davis. Of Mexico; John
J. Kirchell of Chicago. Richard Olney. Of Boston
II. Clay Pierce. of ST. Louis Ehen Richards Of
ST Louis, J. c. Van BIa-com Of St. Louis; r. T
Yoakum. OF St Louis; Frederick n. Prince, Of
Boston: G. n Simpson. Of Scranton. and W. l.
Stow Of New-York. Old members reelected:
Justine Fernandez Of Mexico. Pablo Martinez del
Rio. OF Mexico, Levi z. Letter, of Chicago; f. Rol
Inns Morse. Of Boston: Charles Z. Perkins. of Bur
lington. and Albert 4. Robinson. Of Topeka.
The general Offices of the company will be re
moved from Boston 20 New-York and a plan is
under consideration for change In the capitaliza-
ton whereby preferred stock may he given for
income bonds
In an interview Mr.. Pierce. representing the
element in the management Of the road said:
Efforts Will be directed 10 the physical better
ment of the property and increasing its traftic
through the development OF The resources OF Mex
ico The early completion Of the Pacific Coast line
of the Mexican Central, now under construction to
Manzanillo. win be important factor as 4 new
transcontinental line and provide a new line bV.
way of the port Of Tampa across Mexico The line
will be operated Independently. interchanginZ fc
terms. a. A. Robinson will be reelected president.
and H. r. Nickerson VIII be continued vice
president and general manager.
At the close Of the regular meeting meeting Of
directors was held, but it finally voted to ad-
journ to the Waldorf-Astoria. IN this city. to
morrow.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
A FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
IT is ORGANIZED BY HOTEL AND RESTAURANT
MEN

\ free employment bureau for walters and other
hotel and restaurant servants opened yester-
day at No. 20 West Twenty -nnth-st.. and will be
gin enrolling names to-day. The bureau was es-
tabljshed by restaurant and hotel men. to enable
them TO get responsible servants. II will also be
n boon 10 the servants. they will no longer
have to pay large commissions in order 10 get po-
sticns. Amandus Meyer is president of the bureau.
Henry F Mouqun secretary and August Jannsen
treasurer. Charles Welder IS the manager. The
larger hotels have not Joined the bureau, but il
is expected that they will come in as soon as its
nractlcal hencht has been demonstra ed.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
NOT CONCERNED IN WEIsBARD MURDER

dispatch from Port Jervis on Tuesday stated
that Detective Davis. OF the Central Office of this
city. had arrested James Torpey in connection
with the murder OF Meyer weisbard II appears
that Iorpey was arrested for stealing s. worth of
bIasses from the Metropolitan Street Railway
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
TROLLEY LINE FOR H4CKESS4CK.

Hackensack May (SpeciaD-After a lors ana
tedious wait the people of Hackensack are at last
rejoicing for the Improvement Commission has
granted trolley franchise TO the Hudson Rfver
Traction Company. operating from the Fort Lee
Ferry 70 Englewood and to the Hackensack HINTS
There will be further rejoicing when the trol.7y
cars make their appearance on the HackensacA
streets. -,-
The Newark and Hackensack Traction COMPANY
has bl-iIt its line 40 TO the town limits The
southern end of the town. 1t IS awaitins the
decision Of the commission on IT'S ap2llcauoh Ior !
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
DEATH OF ARTHCR A. WHITE.
TIE SON OF : Y WHITE DIES on a STEAMER
on THE PACIFIC.

At the home Of $ Y White. No 30 Columbia
Heights Brooklyn. Tuesday night news was
received by q cable dispatch from Honolulu Of the
death of his SON Arthur a. White. the steamship
Sierra According the dispatch, Mr.. White died
while the Sierra was between Sidney and Honolulu.
days before the vessel reached the latter
port where the body taken ashore.
On September 15 last Mr.. White started on trip
around the world He had spent several months
in Califo mia. He thirty-sN years old. was
graduated from Yale in 1855. when he entered his
fathers offce and became partner in the hrnI
For ten years he had been member OF the STOCK
Exchange 4 widow and children survive him
Mrs White was the granddaughter Of Henry Ward
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
FEWER "R4INES LAW HOTELS"
CATEGORICAL ANSWERS TOO MUCH FOR MANY
PROPRIETORS.

Colonel Harry ". Michel Special Excise Commis-
sioner for Kings County, estimates that under the
new form of application for liquor tax certificates
adopted by the State Excise Commissioner. there
will he about thousand fewer "Raines law
hotels this year than there In the year end
ing on Tuesday. According TO the number OF appIi-
cations made up yesterday in Brooklyn.
there will have been only 593 owners of hotels
who. under the categorical form of questioning
their observance of the laws relating to hotels
licensed conduct places for the sale of li4uor
sunday, against 1898 certificates Of liquor
tax payments issued last year.
Colonel Michel said yesterday that the day of the
ham sandwich meal had passed and that there
were few hotelkeepers who were able swear
that they ready TO conduct business the
broad lines indicated in the categorical questions
which must be subscribed 10 under pain of for
feiture of license 70 do business ii they not
truthfully answered.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
TREAT is AFTER THE BUCKET SHOPS

Charles H Treat. Collector of Internal Revenue.
is hopeful that he win be able to lot of
the bucket shops which under the pretence Of doing
legitimate brokerage business. are evadng the
war revenue tax Yesterday he received letters
from men in the Far West and South telling how
they had been ieeced by certain bucket shop pro-
prietors in this city through dealings that were
based solely on the public market quotations. Mr..
Treat will thoroughly investigate these statements,
and if they be subStantiated the collector will
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
MADE HIS NONE on A GARBAGE HEAP

Passac. May 1 tSpeciaD-Wlliarn Rau, Ger
man. said TO live in Newark. was arrested by the
Passaic police to-day. charged with making home
on the city garbage dump. He was found sleeping
in hut which he had made out Of tin and boards
gathered among the garbage He had lived in this
hut for two weeks. and for the last few days mad
as a companion old man. who slipped away De
fore the poglce arrived. Rau said that he had no
home and thought ~ would care if he built
one on the garbage piles He ordered 70 leave
the city and his home demolished.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
BUFFALO BROKERS FAIL.

Buffalo. May IF. l.. Camp e. Co.. brokers. sus-
pended operations to-day. Caught by the rise in
the market" is the cause of the failure as ex-
plained by of the members of the firm II
had a number Of connections in this section OF
the State Pennsylvania and Canada
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
A BUFFALo BoRY IN CENTRAL PARK.

buffalo was born yesterday morning In the
Central Park menagerie II christened May
Holmes. the keeper, went into the paddock In
which the mother and young buffalo were kept.
The mother made a lunge at him with her head
nut ne was on the lookout. lodged the blow and
was on top OF the four foot fence separating the
nsddock from The next one in instant
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
GoFERyoR TOORHEES BETTER,

Elizabeth May CSpeciap.-Governor Voorhees,
condition is decidedly improved to-day. and Dr.
Nathaniel voorhees,, his brother. who is attending
him saws he is out of danger The Governor
was threatened with pneumonia.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
MAYOR zoos NOT TALKING .PoAFIcs.

Mayor Hoos of Jersey City is uncommunicativa
about the uayoralty contest next fall When
asked yesterday about the declaration of Mr. Davis
thar Colonel Smith would be the Democratic nonli-
nee and also the that citizens move nleHt
would be started with Hoos the candidate. the
Mayor said firmly but politely. I'm ROT talking
politics to-day.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
TWENTY-OyE HURT IN RTy4WAT

North Atteboro, Mass, May l.-James Flynn sus-
7sined concussion Of the brain. William Tuttle a
fracture Of one leg and nineteen others were more
or less severely hurt in a runaway accident last
night They were returning from a picni. in NOV
tng van. On Hancocks Hin the pole br IKE and the
horses ran away. throwing the men from the seats.
flynns condition is considered serious
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
ARCHBISHOP LEWIS GOES TO LONDON

Archbishop John Travers Lewis Of Ontario. who
hao neen SICK for several months al the Empire
Hcte IN this city, sailed yesterday on the Allan
nc Iner Menonlinee for London. He is accompanied
by MS VIE and goes abroad to visit his daugh-
ter, who is seriously ill., 1et'
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
BUFFALO mAcHINIsrs LEArE WoRK.
REPORT THAT MOVEMENT MEANS BEGINNING OF
GENERAL STRIKE IN AMERICA.

Buffalo. May Between eight hundred and ff-
teen hundred machnists in this city and in Erie
. County outside OF Buffalo struck this morning 10
secure nine hour day without decrease of pay.
II IS understood that the local movement is the
forerunner Of strike that may extend all over
the United States, Canada and Mexico on May %,
when a general demand for nine hour day will
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
STEAMERS BRING ANNALS AND BIRDS.

The White Star liner Cevic which arrived here
Tuesday night from Liverpool, brought number
of animals, consisting of lion. one horse two
dogs, boxes of maccaws. kangayoos. cockatoos.
snakes. monkeys and hares. They will be sent TO
Buffalo where they will he exhibited
The Booth Steamship Company's steamer Hide
brand. which arrived here Tuesday night from,
Para. brought large collection of live and stuffed
animals and birds. and many preserved specimens
of the fauna of Brazil y portion of the collection
Is for the Smithsonian Institution at Washing
ton and the others to be exhibited at Buffalo
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
STRAW HAT M4KEPS WANT TO COMBINE.

scheme is on foot 70 combine the straw hat
manufacturing Establishments Of New-York and
Baltimore. The concern is to he known as the
American Straw Hat Manufacturing Company. and.
should the present plans be perfected, it will be
incorporated under the laws of New-JerSey. with
capital stock of N2oO00oo Eighteen firms ac-
cording the plans, will he included. fifteen OF
them this city and three in Baltimore.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
RIO GR4NDE MERGER NOT RESTRAINED
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST srENcER
TRAsK & CO DISSOLVED.

The application of Nathaniel ". Raphael for an
injunction against Spencer Trask & Co, restrain
ing them from selling or delivering shares of the
common stock of the Rio Grande Western Railway
Company heard yesterday before Judge Add-
son Brown in the United States Circuit Court.
The complainant alleged that he had claim
against the Rio Grande Western Railway Com
panv and that the transfer Of the stock tended to
a consolidation of the Rio Grande Western Com
pany with the Denver and Rio Grande Company,
which might impair the security of his claim At
the end Of the argument Judge Brown refused the
injunction and dissolved the preliminary injunC-
ticn which had been granted.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
D. l. AND W. sw1rcHMEN CONFER AGAIN

Scranton. Penn. May / (SpeciaD.-Another CON
ference of the grievance committees representing
the switchmen along the Lackawanna road from
Buffalo 10 New-York was held to-day with the
general superintendent. T. F. Clarke. Mr.. Clarke
explained the meeting as a continuation of the
session yesterday. which. he said Is a regular
periodical conference between the company and
its employees to discuss petty grievances. The
switchmen remain mysteriously silent refusing 10
talk about the situation. The arrival OF the gen
eral yardmaster. Mr.. Horn, from Hoboken this
morning really the only development in the
situation 1t is beginning to look as if the dir
ferences would be amicably settled.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
NICKEL PLATE srocKHoLpERs MEEr

Cleveland Ohio. May 1.-The annual meeting Of
the stockholders of the NewYork. Chicago and
ST Louis Railroad Company held here TODAY.
The report of the directors for the year ending
December 81. 1900 shows that the gross earnings
s7.023 35s total expenses s., ,e92 2s5 and net
earnings sl,S3l,o95. There was no change made in
the board OF directors. The board will organize in
New-York at a meeting TO be held within a few
DAYS
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02

''Diplomacia Americana is the title of maga-
zine recently started Buenos Ayres. Its object
is 10 work for the maintenance Of peaceful rela-
lions among the South American republics
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
V. S. AND p. TURNED OVER TO @. AND G

vicksburg Miss May Receiver Mccormick
turned over to the Queen and Crescent officials at
midnight the properties of the Vicksburg Shreve-
port and Pacific Railroad. An order was issued
retaining all the old employees. The Vicksburg
Shreveport and Pacific was sold under an order IF
the United States Court March 30
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02

A monthly Review in English and French. IS
being published by the government OF Parag quay.
for the purpose OF making that country and its re-
sources better known to foreigners and TO attract
immigration. The third number of that Monthly
+, Review Of Paraguay has been received. and. like
the first two numbers, IL does grea; credit TO its
director. SehOr Carlos r. Santos He has been for
several years al the head of the Bureau OF lmm-
grafton, Information and Statistics in the Ministry
OF Foreign Affairs at Asuncion and he represented
Paraguay Al the late Commercial Exhibition Of
: DNiladelphia
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02

The newspapers of Salvador stIll discussing
the message Of President-Cienera Tomas Regalado.
Salvador, which is the smallest Of The five repub-
lies OF Central America. is very rich in natural
resources. and these have been wonderfully devel-
oped under the administration Of President Rega-
1a60
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
LAKE SHORE DIRECTORS REFLECT

:
Cleveland. Ohio. May 1.-At the annual meeting
of the stockholders Of the Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern Railway, held here to-day the fol-
lowing directors reelected, to serve three
years: Frederick ". Vanderbilt Samuel f. Cal
laway, Edwin D. Worcester, Chauncey NJ Depew
and William H. Newman. Out of $50 Ooo COO in
stock issued by the company sS,oeo0eo was voted
meeting
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-22
WANT X SALOON.
LICENSE AT STUTTGART.
The Request Accompanied by a Pet- tion With 514 Signatures of
 Legal Voters.

Judge T. c. Trimble, of Lonoke, Ark, was in the city a few hours Thursday afternoon while en route to Little Rock on a business mission
 Judge Trimble was from Stuttgart, where he spent few days attending a session of the Arkansas county court, presided over by Judge John Allen. He represents 514 petitioners who are urging the county judge to grant them license for a saloon to be opened at a point within three miles of Stuttart college, which is in the heart of the town
 Two years ago the people of Stutt- agrt voted for dry town, but they now ask that this be revoked by the court and set aside Judge Trimble is confident that Judge Allen will grant the request, as the petition is signed by a majority of voters of the township.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-22

he says, he found his knife, etc, lying on the floor, but upon investigation found his pocketbook missing, to- gether with it's contents-S47. He suspected Reed, as he was the only other occupant of the room, and had him arrested on charge of grand larceny The case was transferred of Justice Vance's court and Reed was given a preliminary hearing at 9 o'clock. He employed Mr. w F. Cole man to represent him. The state was represented by Prosecuting At torney w. B. Sorrells. Justice Vance released Reed, as there was no proof of his guilt.
 George Hughes, negro, was fined $15 for petit larceny. He stole a pair of gloves from Bartender Albright of Owens saloon
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-22
Taylor Returned to ClarksdaIe.

Fugitive P. T. Taylor, eolored, was carried back to Clarksdale, Miss. Thursday night by Mr. w. D. Cutrer, an attorney of that place. Taylor was arrested at Swan Lake Thursday morning on a charge of being a fugi- tive from justice. He jumped $500 bond at C1arksdale recently and the officers held MT. Cutrer responsible for that amount as he had signed Taylor's release papers. Taylor was recently indicted in the federal court for selling liquors without a license
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-22
STEAMER LUCILLE ROWLAND
In and Out Several Hours Late or
 Account of Heavy Business.

The steamer Lucille Rowland ar rived at the Pine Bluff landing this morning from Memphis several hours late. She carried large cargo, among which were over 4,000 sacks of seed and 100 bales of cotton. Capt. Ed Stanfield was in charge The Now land left on her return trip this after noon at ? o'clock, carrying a large consignment of freight for lower landings.
 Pilot Gray Dunn says that the Ar kansas river is falling very fast at all points south of here.
 The Rowland was delayed owing to the low water and her unusually heavy cargo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-22
BUD" REED DISMISSED
On Charge of Stealing SAY from
 George Hughes.

Bud" Reed, white man from Cleveland county, was arrested by Of flce Maher Friday morning at the in stance of W. H. Herndon, another white resident of Cleveland county, who alleged that Reed took s47 from his (Herndon's) trousers pockets. Herndon and Reed occupied the same room at Steel's wagon yard last night. The former said he got up dur
 ing the night and left his room for a few minutes. When he returned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-22
RETURN OF THE FAVORiTES.
Otto Krause and Jack Taylor at the
 Opera House for a Week.

The Krause-Taylof company, sup porting the popular actor, Jack c Taylor will open their weeks en- gagement at the Pine Bluff opera house Monday, March 25, pres enting the comedy winner, "A Home Affair. The other plays to be presented d1r- ing the week are Man and Wifi, :" "The Crystal Cross, Rip Van Winkle, A True Kentuekian,a and a superb dramatization of Steven sons famous novel Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
 On Monday night only Iadia3 &iI be admitted free when accompanied by an escort holding paid 25e ticket, which must be prreaasof before D. m. of that day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-22
NEGRO ROBBER
WANTED AT MADDEN, MO-, AR.
 RESTED AT PINE BLUFF.
Implicated in Robbing George Steel, Travelling Man, of $68o
 in Cash

]. B. Watts, q negro porter on q Pullman palace car, was taken from his post of duty Thursday afternoon by local officers and locked in the city jail. He was arrested on the south-bound Cotton Belt passenger train when it reached this city at 3 o'clock D. m.
 Watts was arrested at the instance of George Steel presumably tray cling man, but who is unknown to the local authorities Steel telegraphed Sheriff Mccoy from Madden, Mo, re- questing the latter 10 arrest Watts when the train reached this point and hold him until he could arrive here and make a personal charge against the negro. Steel added that he would leave at once for Pine Bluff. Later Chief of Police Philpot received a similar telegram from the city mar shal of Madden
 Steel claims that lie was relieved of $6S0 in cash and he charges that Watts is in some way implicated in the theft
 MT Steel arrived in the city this morning from Madden. He told the police of his losing the $680 and the many peculiar circumstances sur rounding the sudden disappearance of the coin. MT. Steel says he Was en route to Madden from St Louis; that he retired, first secreting the money, which was in bills in his sock. He entered his berth, slept soundly, and did not miss his money until after he had left the sleeper at Madden He is confident that Watts took the money, but the negro strongly denies the charge. He was put through severe cross-eXamination this morning in the presence of MT. Steel. but maintained his innocence throughout. He was again inearcerated in the city bastilc.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-22
THREE SMALL FIRES.
Heaviest Loss Shed Outside City
 and Valued at $1 ,o00.


 The fire departments responded to three successive fire alarms Thursday evening.
 The first alarm was sent in from the corner of Sixth and Tennessee streets Thursday evening about 6:30 o'clock. A barrel of tar was ignited in some unknown manner and caused no little excitement No damage was done
 The second alarm came from West Barraque street at S:30 o'clock. A burning fue was the cause No dam age.
 The departments received another call at 1 a. m. Friday from Brewster's s brick yard, on the southern outskirts of the city. Being outside of the fire limits the run was not made but the departments returned to headuarters after running several blocks south. A spark from a brick kiln set fire to a frame brick shed, which was to- tally destroyed. It was valued at about $1 Doe. No insurance.