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New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
TIE NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.
ITS SESSIONS IN ROCHESTER END WITH DI:
cUssIoN OF MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTING.

ITS SESSIONS IN ROCHESTER, END WITH A DIS
CUssIoN OF MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTING.
Rochester. " Z, May 20 CspecaD.-TEe seventh
annual meeting of the National Municipal League
was to-day brought 10 close with a discussion OF
the subject OF municipal accounting Municipal
government and the relations thereto OF insti
tutions Of higher education had occupied the
ing during i've sessions The sixth and closing
sions with President James c. Carter in the chair
was opened with the reading OF a committee re-
port on Uniform municipal accounting by Dr. Hart
well, OF the Boston Statistical Bureau The report
followed by a spirited discussion of public
control OF municipal accounting in the United
States In Great Britain and on the Continent The
final paper OF the meeting expose OF the
municipal accounts OF Chicago by g. W. Haskins
dean Of the New-YOrk University School OF Com
merce. Accounts and Finance
The connection Of municipal accounting with
constitutional provisions shown be vital
and the effect OF a curious mixing up of county,
town. district. board and city government and OF
interminable State Interference said 10 have
been disastrous 10 the finances OF Chicago. This
paper kind of fourth report the accounts
been a regular report supplementary letter ana
address the Merchants Club. Of that city.
II reiterated the recent recommendations of re-
forms IN accounting methods by which. il is
serted about 10000 may be Immediately
saved the municipality. pending further reforms
The meeting was followed by the annual ban
Quet. and IL announced that a special confer
enCe municipal accounting would be held
morrow morning.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
DINNER OF ART STUDENTS LEAGUE.
EVERETT P. WHEELER SUGGESTS AN ENpow
MENT FUND TO AID ITS WORK


The annual dinner OF the Art Students League
was given last night in the league building. at No.
A5 West Fifty-seventh-st. The three tables were
in the gallery OF the Society of American Artists
at the end of the entrance hall. There were about
one hundred and twenty-five members OF the league
present. Among those present John La
Fargo. Everett p. Wheeler. Kenyon Cox Augustus
Davies and c. ID. Graves
A loving cup presented TO the league by
j. Sanford Saltus. and was passed around the
tables. the guests partaking of the contents.
Kenyon Cox was the first speaker. He said there
were signs that the craft WAS getting 20 the end
Of special work. and developing a broader spirit
II was no longer true that simply because a man
could paint picture he was great artist. The
object of the art school OF the future. he said
would not be to train artist in one line Of work
but so TO educate him that he would be fitted TO
paint picture. a statue draw plan
for a building. There should also be included in
his training a practical knowledge OF modelling
and instruction in the general history OF art.
Everett p. Wheeler. who introduced late in
the evening, said that he felt assured OF the sue
cess OF the league An institution of the kind In
city Ike New.York was for the benefit not only
OF the students who derived direct good from IT,
but Of the city itself. for the artists educated by
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
Urge NEED OF STREET SIGNS
SPEAKERS BEFORE AN ALDERMEN >
COMMITTEE SECOND THE TR1B-
UNE'S EFFORTS IN THE PUB
IIC'S INTEREST.


Members OF the West End Association and
other citizens yesterday made praiseworthy
effort 10 rouse into action the Aldermen's Com
mittee on Streets and Highways on the pressing
need OF haxIng street corners properly lettered-
II was practically decided by the Aldermen 10
push through a resolution on Tue~iay next pro-
viding that all street corners be marked prop
erIy with white enamel letters on blue ground
The Tribune has over and over again referred to
the disgraceful condition OF street signs on
Iampposts all over the city. In Brooklyn II Is still
rather bad but In this borough hundreds OF
street corners are not marked at ALL Yesterday
a large number of people appeared before the
Aldermen.
DR. Elmer Lee, the first speaker. read a pre-
pared speech. and said the matter was very I'M
portant He said that all signs Of whatever
kind should be uniform DIR. Lee went into de-
tails and mentioned the practicability OF a
post about equal to lamppost In height from
which plain street signs could be swung. the
letters 10 be white. He also spoke about lamp
posts letter boxes drinking fountains. etc. but
urged that an ornamental post be adopted with
readable letters. the post to be about eight
feet high Illuminated signs for night were
alao indorsed Dr. Lee went into the matter
more fully than the resolution called for but
said that fifty thousand such posts and signs
would be sufficient for Manhattan.
Louis j. Callahan. Of Nesey-st-. submitted a
proposed ordinance. compelling the erection OF
street signs at all corners IN all borouShs
Some OF the other speakers were William H
Riley. John c. Coleman. counsel for the West
End Association President Martin of the Har-
lem Board of Commerce and Alfred r. Conkling
Thomas T. Kearney. an importer of enamel
signs. gave sign reading Broadway 10 the
committee. saying that such could be furnished
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
BARREN ISLAND WORKS WIN.

LAW TO DISCONTINUE GARBAGE DISPOSAL.
THERE DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
The Appellate Division OF the Supreme Court yes
terday handed down decision affirming the tudg-
ment OF Justice Andrews. at Special Term. in the
case OF the Sanitary Utilization Company against
the Department OF Health. The company brought
suit 10 prevent the Health Department enforcing
against the plaintiff the provisions OF Section 1912
OF the charter amended The act forbade the
prosecution OF the business OF disposing OF garbag
,nrough any process OF rendering or treating with
steam or boiling within the Borough OF Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
HONEY CONGRESS VOTED.
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LAST
SESSION $3.50 2ss. .575-N NEW OFFICES
CREATED.

Washington May lo.-The volume containing
statements OF appropriations new Offices etc re-
quired by law 10 be prepared and published al the
end ot each session OF Congress. under the direc-
lion Of the committees Appropriations Of the
Senate and House. has been completed for the
second session OF the LVIth Congress by Thomas
p Cleaves and James &. Courts. chief clerks OF
those committees. 4 summary OF the sppropria-
lions shows the grand total OF s730.S3S $40. The
details by bills are a follows:
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
HEAVY RAINFALL YESTERDAY.
THE DAY DUPLICATE OF MOST OF THOSE OF
LAST MONTH.

The weather yesterday reminded one OF that
which characterized April. The atmosphere was
steamy; the rain poured down as fast; the wind
blew ones umbrella into cooked hat in Just the
same fashion; the streets flooded to the same
depth and the amount OF the rainfall was on a par
with that of any day last month The rainfall
yesterday between a and 10 p. m was l. 20
inches. Since n. Thursday morning the rain
fall has been 2 50 inches
The Weather Bureau announced last night that
rain might be expected tonight, with fair weather
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11

the aid OF the league were qrahned 20 ,IIntnrs
city In the planning Of buildings anu anu c,tizsns OF
H. believed that IL the attention or the cttlles Jt
New-York was properly called 20 ln1 the me, ~ an
,yorld he easy TO secure the eStablIs
endowment fund for the assistance OF ths
IN arriving on the good work IL was now nul.,5.
" Addresses were also made by John La FsIse anu
others
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
THE TREASURY CONSIDERS THE PRODUCT OF
THAT COUNTRY BOUNTY PAID.

Washington. May io-Following the recent action
n the case of Russia. in which additional tariff
duty was placed sugar receiving bounty. the
Treasury Department has imposed additional
duty OF 10 oentavos per kiogram on Argentine
sugar.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
MISS HELEN N. GOULD BETTER.

Al the home OF Miss Helen NJ. Gould, No. 57s
Ftfth-ave IL said last night that she had been
so much improved be able 10 take a short
erive in the afternoon She has been III for several
oays because OF oVerwork.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
NATIVE CARTS UTILIZED.

All nations utilized the native carts for transport
purposes These Of two kinds-the Peking
cart used by the Chinese for passenger purposes.
and the huge. numbering freight cart. The Peking
cart consisted of heavy pair Of shafts. mounted
extremely heavy pair OF wooden wheels with
huge hubs, and a strong hardwood axle Between
the shafts a light wooden platform: in some
cases It is OF woven rattan. This was surmounted
by a lattice work canopy covered with cloth and
with a sunshade. which extended the cart
mule II q heavy. ungainly vehicle. and
tremeiy topheavy The freight cart OF the
same style, but heavier, and had solid wood bot
tom and In addition to the shaft animal
three. and sometimes four, ponies mules
harnessed abreast. and with very long rope
These carried really enormous loads. and were a
great assistance 10 those troops whose own trans
port limited.
The Province OF chi-Li was rich in ponies and
mules. many OF the latter being splendid animals
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
AMERICANS HAD THE BEST FOOD.

AMERICANS HAD THE BEST FOOD.
| ulatons have the honor TO render the follow
s s ,bdI EePerf i OF m my 36servatons IN China reeent
| can soldier was the best lighting OF all the
We can beneht beiieve) between his needs and
/ supplies and those of his quondam friends
food than they. and he got il This fact aston
ished the European troops above all else. A Brit
men this excellent bacon?" "Twenty-one times
80 me, But while our food and other s4ppnfi
i mTre Irnely more generous In quantity and qI qI@I
VII Win ne me same scrupuous care for safe carriage
and British especially without rivals.
| Ihe japanese allowed few packages 10 eXceeH
one hundred pounds in weight. or about three cubic
| feet in volume. All boxes generally. except ammu-
| milton cases. etc covered with rice straw
| mating neatly sewed with the same material AZ
the corners and tied in two directions with rope
Nth ike m cnTri5 Tr,ys ta1ia 7G u IS TgS
| strong and very elastic. and protected the inner
| the small sic and moderate weight Of the pack
| ages permitted Of rapid handling. and, whether
! it was at the transports side. twelve miles or
! 10 wharf or rail at Tonsku or Tien-Tsin or from
little river junks 20 store piles or wagon or pack
American q,larterrraster 10 see the rapidty with
which these homogeneous packages were handed.
The British Gndian army practice IS very , mHch
! The same. Small uniform packages with heayy &
| mating One hundred and sixty pounds Is the
load for their pack mules. hence (as their trans
/ ages averaged abOut eighty pounds
! The Russians did not seem to have much or 7nY
| stores except a liberal supply OF ammunition.
! which : was the practice OF al the powers was
| put up in small. neat. strong packages Of about
! eighty pounds.
The French-that IS. those who came AZ first. viz.
| Marine infantry. I believe. from Tonqun-had a
miscellaneous collection Of stores OF all shapes and
! sizes. seemed have been purchased for the oc-
/ casion IN various East Asian ports Judging from
| the marks upon them The troops who came later
| had regular supplies. generally nicely packed but
| not with the same care those Of the British and
| Japs
] AUstrianS a we'll
1 The Germans bad ourselves: they had
their stores In big flmsy cases and IN consequence
! manv broken AZ every shipping point As
! thev had little transportation except what
they slowly gathered IN the country. they were put
"a much trouble IN trying 70 make four foot box
! At a three foot cart.
As a rule. subsistence stores were very wei
packed in strong of moderate weight and vol
! ume. Sacks all double sacked and We're quite
strong enough.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
S THE ALLIES COMPARED.
AN OFFICIAL REPORT ON THE COSMO-
POLITAN FORCE IN CHINA.
AMERICAN TROOPS WERE BEST FED, BEST
CLOTHED AND HAD THE BEST TRANS
PORT SERVICE. BUT WERE SLOY-
EMILY IN APPEARANCE.
EMILY IN APPEARANCE,

Washington, May 10 (SpeciaD.-The most inter
esting and valuable report TO this government
which has come out of China is that recently re-
ceived by General Corbin from Lieutenant Thomas
Franklin I'D Infantry who was one OF General
Chanee's aids in the march to Picking. and whose
frank criticisms and fearless comparisons Of the
military systems and forces of the allied nations
convey n vast amount of Information hitherto in
accessible. This remarkable report. which has the
stamp of the highest Official Endorsement is in part
follows:
The times., 1901-05-08
Ncy York. Cation siarket,
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain
Market Quotations in Full.

BALTIMORE, May Following are
todays quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 76S, 376 bus.
Receipts of Southern were very light. but
with a good demand the market ruled
firm Sales ali by sample as TO quality
and condition at &c. lSc, and soc. No. =
red was quoted nominally soc.
Western wheat today opened firmer
May, 79ikc nominal. Cash and May here
did not hold their relation, and sales were
made early AT 79c, while July was traded
at 75kc and 35I2c. Demand was not ac-
tive and limited to No. red. Private
cables steady; still fair enquiry. Market
closed steady; spot, May. 79lzc bid 7924c
asked, June, lyc asked; July, 75js bid. I51zc
asked, Sales. 9200 spot, 7e12c; 6,000 No. 2
red Western, spot, tSl2c; Loo No. red
fresh. to arrive, is5zc; 2.OJ0 May, 19c; TO-.
o0J July, 751zc; $50 July. 754c. Settling
price. contract, 79ikc: No. 3 red, 46iac,
steamer No. 2 red, 15lkc.
COrn-StOck in elevators. l.tf2 ial bus.
Southern was in limited supply. oniF one
small lot OF yellow besRg offered which
sold al 5ic. The market ruled nrm under
fair demand Tor dfslrahle ofcrines ia
the absence of ans saies of Nhslr. tAe
market was urnfed nomius4s alr
Western tnfllg Nas aua ata rs
steFaF. fa-h eearu fl.st siaH
bal thfre han
ronf
s.f Ir4s
cat.|s ~
MaFssf
F
80
s
Eess IE Eus.f rr ~ s,rt.tIv
ffen lFfU H.. laek errs.
EtfltE. kaas. .Ea
Poatu Mars.t .s steady oId fowls
Ilr prT h. ui-irI chickens. Isa1uc psr
D.. spring shieksus. Fl 1,c. raastars "a
air apiece. ducks. tHinc per o..
HoEs-Rcccipts for week ended noon to-
day. lg,ei5 head. against IZIlg head last
week, light supply for today and trade
steady az following quotations: Westerns.
s6.25uo.iO: Western pigs, S6.IJsi6 %; from
other points, S6.oOli625: rough sOws 81 750
53J; stags. $i20H5Q0
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts for week
ended noon today. 4.472 head, including
.653 head for export, against 5gs1 head
including .2S7 head for export last week;
fair supply for todays market Quote:
Clipped sheep steady at S200a4.60 for com
mon to prime; clipped lambs steady at
%O0u5.60 for common to prime woods
lambs slow at Si50g625; spring lambs
dull al S6.75aS.25.
Calves-Receipts for week ended noon
today, 543 head. against 470 head last
week; light supply today and market slow
at $5.00u5.75 for common TO choice.
Green Coffee-Market steady. No. CRIo
grade), 62sc.
Roasted coffee-Market steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java, 32c; Maracai-
bo. PC; pure Laguayra, 22c; pure Santos
19c; African Java, 19c; Rio blend Igc:
Peaberry mixture, TIC; pure Mocha
Doc; Java Mocha blend, 2711c. (These
coffees are in fancy bags paper-iined.)
II packed in cans or tubs, nc higher
Package Brands-E. l.. c.. l00-lb cases
1119c; 60-lb cases. II 6-1Oc; 36-lb cases
u I-l0c; Lion coffee, in 100-lb lots, II70; in
6o-lb lots, u.S0c.
The times., 1901-05-08
NORTHERN PACIFIC'S BOOM
The Common Stock Scores Another
Rise of Seventeen Points.
Enormous Dealings Overshadow the
Rest of the Mnrket-The Railway
List stiII a Centre OF Attraction
Unsettled i'm the Closing Hour.

NEW YORK, May THE dealings to-
day in the Northern Pacific stocks fairly
overshadowed the remainder Of the mar
ket on enormous dealings Northern Pa
cifc common advanced over 20 per cent
above its lowest level OF yesterday ard
over II points above last nights closing
figures The preferred stock likewise
scored an amazing advance. Inasmuch as
the directors Of the company have the
power under its charter to retire the pre-
ferred stock at par on giving notice 70
that effect in January of any year, it
was difficult to account for the fact that
today the stock sold at a premium above
what is virtually a call price of over 13
points
Interest in the days market stin con-
vorgod largely upon the railway list bat
the trading was nevertheless, well di-
versfed. Aside from Northern Pacific
and Canadian Pacific there were a num-
ber Of very extensive movements noted
in the railway list. Instances were Mis-
souri Pacific, Rock Island St Louis and
San Francisco, Southern Pacific. St Louis
ana Southwestern preferred, and notably
Union Pacific
Another active stock which showed
rtactOG2rE tendency was AtchiSOn COM
mon. On exceedingly heavy dealings. the
stock broke very sharply at the opening
but nothing whatever that was definite
in the way Of news or gossip attended its
course. Indeed, the Gay s enormous trans
actions ana violent movements in prices
were again accountable for only through
the citation Of simple technical causes.
In the forenoon the anthracite coal issues
showed evidences Of increasing strength
and animation. but they, together with
the remainder Of the market suffered sub
sequently by reason Of the concentration
OF interest on the remarkable movements
in the Pacific stocks.
The days money market continued ac-
tive, but the bulk of the borrowing on
call was effected around Z per cent. The
tendency of the local money market was
reflected in a material decline in sterling
exchange. which sets at rest. for the
time being at any rate the question of
further exports of gold.
The extremely sensational advance in
Northern Pacific common. appeared to
create no little unsettlement of confidence
as regarded the remainder OF the market
and with the course Of the afternoon heavy
selling orders arrived in every quarter.
The money market continued firm, a
circumstance which contributed to the
declines in the last hour The trading con-
tinued on an enormous scale. and the
tone OF the dealings was exceedingly un-
Settled.
The times., 1901-05-08
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKE1
wheAs EnIoss a RafIs. whtle au4t
Germ HemcHa

CHICAGO. May 1-N htat had fsf
rally to-day. Tho main IHfueuee uas faf
strength exhibited bg ths MaF deliver.
Btltte8 commission house shorts covered
and in doing so pgt u ta "a premium l.sf
thf iuIF. The trade iu fhr latter aaa
chiefly uf i1gal character Quite 4
short interest har accumulated fhe fset
few days Liverpool Was firm priular7.
receipts were over last years Clearance
were 5i1e" bushels. Cash sales here.
none.
There was moderate reaction in July
corn on local pit longs and bears selling
on the decline tho Phillips interest sup
ported the market and prices rallied. May
The times., 1901-05-08

While nothing better than n guess can
be made in such q market as to how flr
u VIII extend, IL is certain that the break
at the close yesterday following that of
last Friday looks very much az 81 in the
general market the top had been reached
There could be no question what the rrII-
Ing Of the last half hour yesterday meant
IL was liquidation by people that have had
enough Of the present fever and wish 10
see the color Of their money Instead of
their securities and their paper profits. IL
also meant down brakes by the banks
II was the most radical and generally
participated in break that has Yet oc-
Cured. There is the possibility Of a fur
The times., 1901-05-08

was firm, with very little doing While
the cash demand is reported poor. there
has been a million bushels of No. 2 corn
ordered out of store by the interest con-
trolling it for shipment East, all rail. To-
days receipts were sos cars, of which
I5G,000 bushels were contract. Estimated,
240 cars for tomorrow.
Oats were quiet and firm. There was a
large business transacted The feeling was
decidedly strong and outsiders We're free
BUYERS There seemed to be plenty of
May for sale around 2SA.
Provisions were moderately higher, with
a fair volume of business and closed
steady at some advance. A further inn
provement in the cash trade was the chief
bullish influence.
The times., 1901-05-08
Washington stock Exchange

Sales-Washington Traction and EIec-
/ trio 4l5's: 1,0oGu7034. 100Gduk. 3.0oOdu;
6 and z. Tel IS. 1.000d106s4; Union Trust
and Storage Co: 1G1G924 Mergenthaler
linotype 5dl6l%; Lanston Monotype: 50d
1873, 4O00l3s.- After call-Washington
Traction and Electric 41z's: 10. 0.o00d71-buy-
er 80; Z. S. Electric Light. certificate: g.
00tdl041z. 2000Gl0s2s: Colonial Fire Insur-
ance Co: I0GiI9
The times., 1901-05-08
The Washington
Loan & Trust Co,
OFFICE, COR. 9TH AND F SITS.

PAID-UP CAPITAL ONE MILLION.
Loans in any amount made on approved
- real estate collateral at reasonable rates.
Interest paid upon deposits on monthly
% balances subject TO check
This company acts as executor, admin
istrator, trustee, agent, treasurer. registrar
and in all other fduciary capacities
Boxes for rent in burglar and fire proof
vaults for safe deposit and storage OF yalu-
able packages
The times., 1901-05-08
Funeral of James r.. hangs

The funeral Of James =. Bangs. who
died Monday night in this city. viii take
place from his late residence 1866 Ninth
Street northwest. tomorrow afternoon at
4:30 o'clock. Services viii be conducted
by the Rev Page Milburn. Interment
VIII occur at Congressional Cemetery.
The times., 1901-05-08

REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
is prepared TO assume the management OF you,
real estate. Careful attention given TO all de.
tails
The times., 1901-05-08

l. ARTHUR T. BRICE. Cashier of the above
named bank. do soennly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
ARTHUR 7. BRICE, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn 20 before me this 7th day
OF May, 1901
(Seal) D. RITTENHOUsE. Notary Public.
CHAS c. GLOVER,
= TffOS. HYDE Htf
JAS NJ. JOHNSTON,
WM j. FLATHER,
r. ROSS PERRY.
Directors.
The times., 1901-05-08
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF THE CONDITION

THE CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK OF WASH
INGTON CITY.
At Washington, in the District of Columbia at
the close of business April "a, 1901.
The times., 1901-05-08

J 4oIai.- Oh -
District of Columbia, county of Washington. IS:
/, II. II. MCKEE, Cashier of the above-named
bank, do soemnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. H. H. MCKEE Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th
day of May, 1901.
HENRY X SIMPSON
Notary Public d. G.
Correct-Attest;
JOHN E. HERRELL,
II. c. McCAULEY,
GEO. +. HARDIN,
W. II. MARROW,
Directors