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New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
RU1IOR ABOUT ROCK ISLAND.
MAY BE CONSOLIDATED WITH DENVER
AND RIO GRANDE. RIO GRANDE
WESTERN AND SALT LAKE
AND LOS ANGELES.

More railway combination rumors were cur
rent Yesterday. One that the Rock Island
the Denver and Rio Grande and the Rio Grande
Western were to be consolidated. in connection
with Senator Clark's Salt Lake and Los Angeles
line
Not long ago the story Of a consolidation OF
the Rock Island with the Atchison. Topeka and
Santa Fe was started, but it received little
credence.
1t was reported yesterday that negotiations
had been resumed for consolidating the Iowa
Central and the Minneapolis and St Louis rail-
roads. The rumor is a revival Of that which
appeared in The Tribune on January :. Other
rumors al that time were that the Illinois Cen
trail and the Rock Island were both seeking TO
gain control Of the Minneapolis and St Louis
and Iowa Central roads. l. was then believed
that the proposed merging OF the latter TWO
roads was a step preparatory TO a control over
them after consolidation either by the Illinois
Central or by the Rock Island. The Iowa Cen
tral since June has been controlled by the
Hawley is president Of both companies, and
both roads lie in the territory OF the Illinois
Central and the Rock Island.
II was rumored and officially denied day o.
two ago that the control OF the Lehigh Valley
Railroad had been secured by the Delaware,
mediate prospect Of a combination Of the Lacka-
wanna and Wabash railroads was reported. The
rumor was revived by the present activity or
Wabash securities. The Nanderbilts. as vel as
the First National Bank interests, are large
holders Of Lackaw stock. The Wabash
Lackawanna, whose present Western terminus
is Buffalo
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
WOMAN IN THE CASE A MYSTERY

Baltimore. Feb (speciaD. D.-Physicians. LAWYERS
Judge and jurymen are puzzled over Miss Frances
caspari. formerly professor OF German IN the High
School OF Baltimore. and now on trial charged vi,b
obtaining money under false represent a tions So
S1taaned GO M according 70 her own admissions over
sslsvs from teachers and O other naonIa =.
invest In the southern Leaf.t Pubcat atiop Cs,,o
pany OF New-lork and the Northern and Western
hlhdefgarten company Of Boston. She told tbosa
whose money she invested that they would receie
10 per cent dlyidends: IL Is said that dvidenss v.-
paid Tor time. She told the jury dramstiesIi,.
that she ewed the people $1,000 including dividend
on their stock She felt that every cent yo,iS
he paid 10 them She declared that the mHps,, ~ a
been sent TO Mrs May Roberts IN New-York' O..
but declined 20 give the address OF Mrs Roberts -
the latteris associates In the concerns m = az -
ground that she had pledged secrecy Il NAV bs &c
TO 20 10 the pententiary.'' she conclrded s.or a.,
count OF my silence. No matter. when the money
Is paid will be released money
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
TORTURED TO DEATH By CHINESE.
FATE OF CAPTAIN wATrs-JoNEs OK MON
.- GoLIAN FRONTIER.

Victoria. p. C. Feb CspeciaD.-A letter
which has reached Peking, according 10 advices
brought by the steamer Empress Of China, ar
irving to-day. tells of the terrible death OF Cap
tsin ". A. Watts-Jones. He and the Chinese
bearers with him were seized at Kwei- Hua-
Cheng.- on the borders OF Mongolia. about two
hundred ana fifty miles from Picking. and near
where the trade routes from Turkestan and
Thibet 70 Picking cross. He and his companions
were horribly done TO death, being hacked and
burned piece by piece by the Chinese for three
or four days before they succumbed 10 the tort
ure Captain watts-Jones had set out across
Central China in company with Grant Birch on
an important adssion for the British Govern
ment. and when MIR. Birch had been drowned in
The Yellow River. he pushed on alone. 20 NEE,
death IN the inhuman manner on the far .ro,-
tier.
number Of brushes with Boxers are .eport.a
IN the same advices as occurring about Picking
While Lieutenant Mcpherson. a British o,,,oa
was leading his force OF men against a tennls
held by Boxers he distaneed them. scaling the
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
KAISER CROSSES NORTH SEA.
AND TAKES TRAIN FOR BERLIN
NEWSPAPER COMMENTS ON TRIP.

Sheerness. Feb. 6.-The Imperial yacht Hohen-
zollern with Emperor William and his suite on
board sailed at $40 o'clock this morning for
Flushing The Hohenzollern was escorted by
the German cruiser Nymphe and the British
cruiser Niobe.
Full naval honors were accorded the Emperor
upon his departure. The warships in the harbor
were dressed rainbow fashion. with the German
ensign at the main. Guards of honor lined their
decks and salvOs of tweEty-one guns were fired
Flushing Feb. 6.-The Imperial yacht Hohen-
zollern. with Emperor William and his suite on
board. arrived here al l 40 p. IN. \ Dutch war
ship fired royal salute. Emperor William was
greeted here by Rear-Admiral Van Waning, rep
resenting the Dutch Government when he land
ed. His Majesty left Flushing by special train
at 5:15 p.
Berlin. Feb. 6-The "Vossische Zetung' ex-
presses the opinion that Emperor Williams visit
to England cannot be divested Of political i'm
portance. Not that treaties or agreements have
been concluded, but many matters must have
been discussed and probably satisfactorily ar
ranged.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
LINK N TROLLEYS TO BOSTON.

NEW BILL AT ALBANY SEEMS TO PERMIT
A THROUGH LINE
Albany, Feb SPECIALIZATION T. Smith in
troduced a bill in the Assembly to-day which Is
thought TO be step necessary for carrying out
the plan already printed in The Tribune for
building an electric line from New York City
TO Boston. 10 parallel the New York. New-Hav
and Hartford Railroad. The men behind the
new enterprise are suspected OF being members
Of the Whitney Widener- Elkins syndicate.
The bill authorizes a street railroad to acquire
by condemnation such real estate and property.
o. tside of the corporate limits of a city or
village. may be necessary for its construction,
maintenance and accommodation in the man
ner provided by law
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
THEODORE RICH.

Theodore Rich died on Monday evening at his
home No l63 South Elliott Place, Brooklyn. in his
eghty-fourth year. In 1888 he married Miss Abbey
Wilsey, now in her eishty-second year He was
engaged in the wholesale grocery business COR many
years and retired in 1870 He appointed Dep
uty Controller by Controller Schroeder. and was
reappointed when William G. Stenmetz was elected
as Mr. SchrOeder's successor. When the political
complexion of the office VAS changed by the cleo
tion OF Samuel ; Powell. the office of bond clerk
was created for Mr. Rich. who Il strong Re
publican, and whose politics made ii inconsistent
Tes ppolnt him 10 the Office of Deputy Controller.
When Mr.. Powelrs term expired he and Mr. Rich
engaged together in the stock brokerage business.
His widow and a survive Mr.. Rich.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
MADE MERRY IN STRANGER'S HONE
WOMAN SLEPT WHILE GAY COUPLE ATE
AND DRANK IN HER PARLOR

WOMAN SLEPT WHILE GAY COUPLE ATE
AND DRANK IN HER PARLOR
William F. Haynes who lives in Prohibition
Park Port Richmond Staten Island. and Kate
Sullivan were yesterday fined in the Of SO
each in the Second District Magistrates Court at
West Brighton. on accusations disorderly con-
duct.
Thomas Dermody Of West Brighton was the
principal witness against them Dermody, having
completed his work at his employers stables.
started walk TO his home along the Richmond
Terrace about 30 o'clock IN the morning When
he the house % George Beling he saw
A number Of persons standing in fr' OF it, The
parlor was lighted ard the curtains were up. Mrs
Belng is Dermody'S sister. and he Tlade in
vestgatiOn. lie saw, he swore yesterday, man
and woman in the parlor. Dermody sent for the
police, and the man and woman were arrested.
Mrs. Belng had slept through IL all Her hus-
band is ployed al night and absent. An
investigation indicated that the man and woman
entered by means OF window which had been
left unfasteneq. After lighting uP the paror they
proceeded to make themselves comfortable Some
pieces OF toast and the remains Of q quail were
found in the
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
TAN GELDER PAINTINGS yoT SEIZED.
UNDERvALUATIoN OF FIFTY PER CENT on col
LECTION NOT PROVED.

LECTION NOT PROVED
Al the Custom House yesterday II was lea rned
that no confscation Of the invoice OF paintings
consigned 10 Michael Van Gelder, of No IS Astor
Place, had yet been made. An Official said that II
had not been proved that the paintings had been
undervalued the extent Of 90 per cent. II Is
generally believed. however. that the invoieed
price Of 20 900 francs is OF all proportion 10 the
value Of the paintings. Appraiser Wakeman yes
terday recommended that the collection be ap-
praised a $1,000 francs
The paintings arrived from Paris last Saturday.
and include. IL is said. works OF Rotticeli GetZns
Nelasguez. Van Eyck. Constable and Peter De
Hooghe
AR. Van Gelder denied yesterday that all these
artists represented I'm the list. An artist who
called yesterday at the Custom House said that
the original Holy Family OF Rubens. which was
reOorted seized, was purchased by Queen Victoria
for the collection at Windsor Castle. and that the
other, replica, is owned by in this coun-
who paid $500 duty IL in. II the paint
ings found by the Board Of Appraisers 10 be
undervalued 10 the extent OF 80 per they will
be conhscated, but this last step will probably not
be taken within two weeks time
Mr.. Van Gelder could not be found last night
at his studio a the New-York Athletic ('Iub
where ne lives.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
NEGRO PRISONERS SH0T IN CELLS.
LYxcH1NG MOB COULD NOT BREAK DOWN INNER
WALL OF JAIL.

Dade City Fla. Feb. 6.-'WIIr' Wright and
sam Williams. negroes. charged with being i'm
plicated In the killing of Dan" Childers and the
woundine of j. II. McNeily. both white. at Rice and
Phelps camp on January 26 were killed in the
county Jail by a mob OF nifty more a
late hour last night The mob first called upon
Sheriff Griffin and demanded of him the keys 10
the Jail The Sheriff refused and stood firm through
all the efforts to intimidate him. The lynching
party then moved toward the tail and succeeded
in breaking through the outer walls. but could
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07

Linlithgow Palace IS one Of the magnificent re-
mains of ancient royal residences in Scotland II
was probably founded by Edward ! OF England
who regned from 1872 to 1907 It is in the form OF
a quadrangle. occupies acre Of ground and has
a heavy but imposing exterior. ana fine apartments
the most interesting being the Parliament hall and
the room IN which Mary Queen OF Scots was born
in l5fa. The grounds cover eighty acres. The pal
ace was rebuilt by James ", James Y and James
VI and contains beautiful carvings, especial
ly in the hall. banquet room Parliament hau and
Queen Mary's bedroom, from which there is a mag
ridcent view II was there that Regent Murray
was shot by Hamilton IN l51O -
LinlthEow Is a town Of Scotland, capltal OF the
teea rales ny rail west OF Edinburgh, and twenty
eight miles east-northeast n Glasgow.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
FIRE IN WHITING SILVER FACTORY.

BLAZE STARTED AT MIDNIGHT CAUSES DAM.
AGE ESTIMATED AT $4,000
The large four storv brick building No 4 TO IA
East Fourth-st.. occupied by the Whiting Manu-
featuring Company, makers of sterling silverwsre
was badly damaged by fire last night which broke
out about midnight The hremer foi nd difficulty
I'm lighting the flames and preventing them from
spreading After nearly hours work Chief
Croker said the fire had been put out Soon after
the fire had started the t.remen found the watch
man Napoleon Paret, on the fourth aoor He did
not know the building fire
The fire is believed to have been started bv an
overheated stack, which extends up the side Of
the building from the boiler in the basement Tha
damage Is estimated $1,000
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
BENJAMIN II. FRANKLIN.

DR.. Benjamin II. Franklin died az his home, No.
l2l Fifth-ave.. Newark, yesterday. He was nifty
four years old. was born in Newton City, and
was graduated at the University of NewYOrk- lie
served in the Civil War, and was a prisoner in
AndersonviLe for seven months. After the war he
went TO Cuba and served about year in the
Cuban patriot army during the Ten Years War.
After practising medicine few years in Newark.
he travelled for some time the representative of
surgical instrument firm. and also conducted a
saLatorium at PittsbuIg. OF late years he con-
nected with insurance cOmpanlc-. lie leaves a,
widow and two daughters.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
MRS CELEsTA sIGsBEE

Binghamton, y. Y, Feb (SpeciaD-Mrs Celesta
sigsbee widow OF c. y. Sigsbee and stepmother Of
Captain Charles Dwight Sigsbee. commander Of the
Maine when the battleship was blown up in Havana
Harbor. is dead at her home IN Otego She was
eighty-one years old, and born in the town OF
Franklin She is survived hv two stepdaughters,
sisters Of Captain Sigsbee. Mrs. Jennie 4. Smith.
Of OteEo, and Mrs Julia Gregory, Of New-York
City She prominent member Of the Eplsco
pal Church, and had lived in Otego for twenty
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
ROADWAY BUILDING SOLD.

The sale OF the five story business building az
Nos 5f2 and 544 Broadway was reported yesterday
as having been made through the real estate nrnn
Of McVickar & Co, of No. "a Nassau-st. The Duia-
ing belonged TO Mrs. Emily Won Hess and has oeen
sold TO Mrs. Philip Livingston. II IS understooa
that the purchase has been made permanent
investment The price of the property wss ABOUT
500 900.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
BIG FIRE IN HAVANA.

EIGHTY PERSONS HURT: LOSSES AGGREGATE
100000
Havana, Feb ga lumber yard. sawmiil and
fourteen houses in the western part OF Havana.
near FL Cerro have been destroyed by fire. with
total loss of 100000. The mill and yard the prop
erty Of Pedro EstanilIo show a loss of $500 900.
against which there is Insurance to the amount Of
$4,000
Eighty persons were injured. most OF them fire
this evening. 0~"
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
SAYS THERE WILL BE NO SHAKE Up
Mr. GARNER. OF NEW. YORK AND BER-
MUDEz ASPHALT COMPANY. DECLARES
PRESIDENT THOMAS WILL NOT
RE RELIEVED.

Ambrose Howard Garner managing director OF
the New-York and Bermude7 Asphalt Company.
denied last night that there will soon be shake up
among the officials Of the company and that the
president Thomas Thomas will be relieved Of
his duties az the end OF the month.
Mr.. Garner threw some additional light upon the
rather complicated Venezuelan asphalt dispute. He
said:
In lsss I discovered a valuable pitch lake of 200
acres extent ] surveyed. cleared and received a
title for The property. which WIS made over 10 the
Bermudez Company. We constructed buildings,
made roads laid down five miles Of railroad track
and oDened a riV, NAVIGATION. In ls9. a number
Of Venezuelans prob BIZ with no int nj of vi full
IL trespassinE took over portion OF our property
and received title for 81 This title they disposed
OF 10 a rival American company. Early In 1885 We
lade an effort 10 this seizure but. owing
70 continued instructions. were unable 10 bring
the matter 20 the courts until recently
The report that official board OF arbitration
was appointed settle the IN ipue is wholly false
We nave nothing 20 arbitrate Some time ago the
Government ordered a number Of expert engineers
10 survey our property. Their report mas substan-
tiated the soundness Of our claim. and their evi-
dence will be used by US in the proceedings we
shall institute.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
DUKE OF YORK RECOVERING.

London. Feb 6-More than three thousand
wreaths. worth 100000. were sent 10 Windsor
for the Queens funeral.
The Duke Of Cornwall and York is GONZALES
cling so rapidly that he is expected 10 leave Os-
borne on February 9. The Duchess Of Cornwall
and York leaves Osborne tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
TO REVISIT ENGLAND IN AUTUMN.

London. Feb G-Emperor William is reported
10 have left England with the understanding
that If the affairs of state permit it, he will
visit King Edward al Balmoral next autumn.
II is also said that there is some possibility
that the next season in London Will see both
Emperor William and the Car in this city
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
RICHARD PERCY DoBBINs

Long Branch y. j.. Feb. (SpeciaD-Rchard
Percy Dobbins died to-day from pneumonia at his
summer home in this city He born in Phila-
delphia on May 2J. 1864 and was the son Of the
late Richard j. Dobbins the contractor of the Cen
tennial Exposition buildings In that city in 1876.
Richard Percy Dobbins one Of the largest real
estate owners In Long Branch He formerly was Il
member of the Board of Aldermen OF this city.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
CASTRO CAPTURES 4 REBEL LEADER.

REPORTS THAT GENERAL AcosTA Is a PRISONER
senor E Gonzalez Esteves. Consu-Generai in this
CITY for Venezuela. received the following cable
dispatch yesterday from President castro;
Re bel Acosta a prisoner. East now quiet Re-
public peaceful.
General Acosta. who this message says was capt
ured has been leading the revolutionary movement
in the state Of BermudeZ. recent d-spatch from
president Castro announced the defeat Of the rebels
az CarupanO
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07

DR.. Potter was born in Schenectady in 1886 his
father being Bishop Alonzo Potter. He was sradu-
ated from Union College in 1861 and later from
Berkeley Divinity School From 1866 10 1871 he was
secretary and professor OF ethics Lehigh Uniyer-
sity In ISL he was elected president OF Union
College He held that Office for thirteen years In
1sSt he retired 10 accept the presidency OF obart
NoAese shortly after his election he was chosen
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
MRS. BOOTH RETURys TO u0NrCLAIR.

Montclar. Feb. (SpeciaD.-Mrs Maude r.
Booth. wife of Commander Ballngton Booth. of the
Volunteers OF America. has returned to her home
in CIarernont-ave.. in this after an extended
trip through the West Commander Booth will
start next week for California.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07

Bishop Of Nebraska but he declined the honor. He
remained at the head Of Hobart until the spring o.
1897. when he resigned In September. 1897. ne ac-
cepted the presidency of Cosmopolitan Eouca-
tional University Extens n.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
SCOTTISH MEMORIAL TO QUEEN.
LORD RosEBERY PROPOSES RESTORATION
OF LINLITHGow PALACE.

Edinburgh. Feb. 6.-Lord Rosebery in speech
here this afternoon. after paying tribute TO
Queen Victoria and King Edward. proposed that
the Scottish memorial TO Queen Victoria take
the form of the restoration OF Linlithgow Pal
ace. the home of many great traditions
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07

break through the steel cells After exhaustins
every effort 20 do so they opened IRE on the tSo
prisoners from the outside through the steel osIs
Williams was almost instantly killed and Wrisht
was fatally wounded. and died few hours lasst sS
The C'Oroner's Jury at the investigation TO-DAY
returned a verdict that the two men had been
killed hy parties unknown to the jury.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
CHAFFEE's RETURN DISTANT. IT SEEMS.

Kansas City No. Feb. CSpeciaD.-The wife Of
General Chaffee has received a cable dispatch from
her husband requesting that their son go to China
Friends OF General Chafee take this to mean that
he is not going 10 leave China for some time.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
YORK MAKES CONFESSION.
THE CITY HE SAYS, NEEDS GOOD
CLEANING Up. AND THAT HE
OUGHT TO KNOW,

"OJGHT TO KNOW''
President York Of the Police Board was one Of
the speakers al a. dinner given last evening bv
the Stationers' Board Of Trade at the Waldorf
Astoria, and he made an open confession" that
there is need of a crusade against vice in the
city. Il take it," he said. that you men here
want coed city government. There is need OF
Improvement in the moral conditions Of this
town, and God knows that is true The city is
In need Of good government. if it ever was.
ought to know what the conditions are if any-
body does and say from the bottom OF my
heart that the city needs a good cleaning up
and needs it's badly
New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
ELIPHALET MOTT POTTER

Mexico City. Feb 6-Eliphalet Not, Potter.
brother OF Bishop Henry c. Potter of New-York
died of heart failure al Gas o'clock this evening at
the Hotel JardiE, in this city.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-02-22

ENJOYS VIII Insist ON Chinn'- Com
pliancr with Original Demands.

PEKGNG. Feb. 19-rhc foreign on
voy~ have held conference regarding the
Chinese reply concerning the punishment
of the guilty persons named 10y the pow
cr> The reply was considered un~atsfac-
tory, and the ENJOYS decided to insist up
ou "a compliance with their original de-
mands.
This decision and the objections urged
by the ENJOYS to the latest imperial cdict
were unanimous and th,~loyon of the
diplomatic corps will inlnIu The Chi
nc>c plcnipotcutiaric> that the former
requirements must be strictly complied
with
Meanwhile great preparations are be-
ing made 10y the various commanders
preparatory 10 the big expedition, c>pe-
cially in the matter of trans purtation.
Apparently The only commanders who
have enough of anything for a long cam
paign are the American. British and
Japanese. The others are deficient. rSpo-
cially the German. although Count Won
Waldcrscc believes that in Il few days he
will have all the supplies really ueccS-
sary lie takes the position that ii will
be better to secure the greater part of
the provisions from the country itself.
but most of tine generals think il unWi>e
10 take 81 great a risk.
The British will rely almost entirely
upon pack trains. Any other method of
transportation through the mountain
passes would probably he impossible, as.
according 10 Information received here,
tie Chinese have prepared for just this
contingency and have blocked every pos
sihlc pass with biz powders in order to
render The passage of artillery next TO
iIl,n.-iI.'.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-02-22
A CHINESE PAPER.
Weekly Herald Published In Chi
ncSr appears In Ncv York.

NEW NOltl(. Feb. 80. Simultaneous
with the New lcu's cclchls iuu iu CHI
natoVu appears tho new CHINESE papcr
The Chinese Wcckly Herald The eX-
pertinent HAS hrru tried before in New
York. and San Francisco has ill., regular
daily for the Chinese quarter known sim
ply as The Chinese Herald. Mr. Pans.
who i, 10 ''ii thc new paper in This city,
was formerly member of the staff Of
the san Francisco sheet and TWO years
ago started small evangelist paper
here.
News viii hc translated from the New
York papers each week. hpl The princi-
pal feature will be the special articles
written in Chinese by cultured Cinnamon
of this city. In This way it is hoped to
bring American views most clearly be-
fore the foreign readers
The difficulties i'm printing are many.
There are 3N.uuO characters in the Ian
suage. and. though some of these may
stand for whole sentences. there re-
mains AT least l2,UOO characters which
are needed for the ordinary combinations
of everyday language. This is the num-
Der of letters in the largest font which
Mr. Pang has imported.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-02-22

NEW YORK. Feb. 15.-The funeral
of Mrs. Thomas c. Plat was held 1T II
o'clock this morning in the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel. The funeral services were
conducted by the Rev. DIR. ID. J. Bur
rell, pastor of the Marble Collegiate
church, which Senator Plat attends.
The pallhcarcrS were Governor Odell,
Admiral CroWnin>hield, Colonel John j.
McCook, Lieutenant Governor Wood
ruff, eN-Judsc Stevenson Burke. Albert
Il. Boardman. Chauncey IL. Crosby and
Lispenard Stewart. Many prominent
politicians from all parts of the state
sent letters and kilograms of coincidence.
The flowers sent were many and beauti-
full. The temporary burial was at Wood
lawn.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-02-22

PRINCETON, y. j., Feb. 19.-Pro-
fessor John IL, Finley, head of the de-
partment of politics in the university and
formerly president of Knox college at
Galesburg, HIS, has received telegram
from Mr.. Andrew Carnegie stating that
he has decided to give $4,000 to Knox
college to be used for "A new library
building. Professor Finley and the new
president of Knox college have been in
correspondence with Mr.. Carnegie for
some time regarding funds for the new
library.