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New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
ADNIRALS TO EXCHANGE POSTS,
FARQUHAR GOING TO THE LIGHTHOUSE
BOARD AND HIGGINsoN TO COM
MAND THE NORTH ATTAIN
TIC SQUADRON.

Washington, April (speciaD.-Rear-AdmiralN Nor
man Won Hedreich Farquhar will be detached
from command OF the North Atlantic Station on
May and become president OF the Lighthouse
Board in Washington, relieving Rear-Admiral Fran
els John Higgnson. who will Immediately pro-
ceed the command OF the home squadron This
exchange OF what are regarded the two most
desirable billets in the service IS the subject of
animated gossip among naval officers. who were
aware that Rear-Admiral Robley Dunglison Evans
C'Fighting Bob'O had volunteered to relieve Admiral
Farquhar and failing in that. had been avowed
applicant for Admiral Higgnson's place.
Admiral Farquhar must retire reaching the
limit. April Il. 1902, He has had
perence in the lighthouse service. and il is feared
in the navy that the prestige of the army officers
the board, whose service has been much longer
will relegate the navy TO a second rate position
Admiral Evans. the other hand has been in the
lighthouse establishment the greater part OF fifteen
years and is perhaps familiar with its affairs
than any other government officer. Admiral Hig-
gnson has been chairman of the board since he
brought the Massachusetts back from the West
1906 and will probably command the fleet for several
years. For the coming summer at least this IS
likely to be rather empty honor. as his only
vessel OF importance VA! De me Ma MassacHnsetLs
which he commanded IN the war "lth spain ana
which at the time OF the memorable destruction of
tence the Senate. while rejecting all the proposed
three hunters He sought TO decline the honor
thrust upon him, but had no alternative except
Of the other vessels now in the squadron the
Kearsarge viii be laid up all summer while repairs
are being made upon her gun recently injured by
the premature explosion Of shell, and the Alabama
is 70 be laid u some time at Cramps prior her
final acceptance by the government The only other
vessel in the feet Is the miIe aGorRIoh now now IN IN
the Navy Department this afternoon LOOKING, l3r
torpedo boats and any other craft mat co9d ne
Farquhar is No. on the naval list: Admiral Hig-
his promotion of five numbers for gsllantry placing
him between No. 16 and No. II.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06

Washington. April 5-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
First Lieutenant THOMAS A PEARCB 5th Infantry will
proceed to Vancouver Barracks for duty.
Major MORRIS C. HUTCHINS. quartermaster. will pro
ceed City and report for further instruc-
tious.
Major BAKER viii assume charge Of the transport Nc
Pherson.
Major EUGENE F. LADD. quarermaser. will proceed TO
New-York City for further instructions
Major AMMON A. AUGUR 2ath Infantry. is transferred
the 10th Infantry.
NAVY.
Medical Director E BoGART. retired to Boston Yard
April Is; relief Medical Director G. F. Winslow
Medical Director c. F. wINSOw. detached Boston Yard
April 1S home and await orders
Changes on the Asiatic Station:
Lieutenant ALBERT p NIBLACK and Cadets EDWARD
b FENNER and CHARLES s. FREEMAN. detached
Brooklyn; to the Kentucky temporarily.
Lieutenant JOSIAH 8 MkEAN, detached the Petrel.
condemned medical survey; to home via the Buffalo
Bnsign CHARLES II. LEIPER detached the Petrel: TO
Buffalo
Observation-Disclosures SIMON COOK. detached tn.
Princeton; to the Newark
Iieutenant-C Commander JOHN c. FREMONT. detached
the Celtic tCuIgoa); to Cavite Station
Lieutenant WILLIAM J.. MAXWELL. detached the
Bruus; TO the Isla de Cuba
Iieutenant-Commander CHARLES b. T. MOORE and
Ensign CHARLES z. GII.PIN. detached the Buffalo,
the Brutus
First Lieutenant BENJAMIN B. wOOc. detached Marin.
Brigade. Cavte Station; to the Burralo
Commander EBENEzER s. PRIME. assigned command
OF the Petrol
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06

CIVIL. SERVICE RULES DISCUSSED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND CABINET.

Washington, April 5--The greater portion of the
time at the Cabinet meeting to-day was consumed
in the discussion of the Civil Service rules in the
departments. This subject came up in consequence
of the Presidents conference with members of the
Civil Service Reform League yesterday. Each of
the Cabinet officers gave bis experience with the
law.
Secretary Gage said that the Law satisfac-
tion 10 the Treasury Department and that il was
being strictly observed, although difficulty
was experienced account of the fact that under
the law officers selected for place could per-
form the duties of other places The trouble in the
Agriculture Department is that there ell
gibles for technical work on the Civil Service Com
missions list. Secretary Root reported that it
the intenton of the War Department 10 place
semi-skilled laborers arsenals and in the eng-
neer department under registration system SINH
lar TO that now In vogue at the navy yards. This
the original intention when the President took
these men, of whom there are several thousand
from under the Civil Service rules where they had
been placed by the blanket order of President
has been delayed from cause another until
the present time. In the other departments va
rious suggestions were made looking to better en-
forcemenJ OF the spirit and letter OF the law and
each Cabinet officer will be expected TO that
the law is not abused in his department. No new
regulations orders by the Civil Service Commits
sion expected.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
REBUKE FOR Mr.. DADY.
TWENTY-THIRD WARD REPUBLICANS IN
BROOKLYN HOLD AN INDIG-
NATION MEETING

Republicans Of the Twenty-thrd Ward the
strongest Republican ward in Brooklyn, in
large mass meeting held last night in Decorion
Hall. Gates and Reid aves., rebuked and repudi-
ated Michael J. Dady, the chairman Of the Kings
County Republican Executive Committee. widening
the breach between the two leaders, Walter b.
Atterbury and Mr.. Dady. The wrath Of the Twen-
ty-third Ward has been brought down upon Dady
by his attempt put through a apportion-
ment of the Congress districts So TO divide the
Twenty-third Ward. His plan denounced
a gerrymander Of the most vicious type by Mr..
Atterbury, George F. Waldo. Professor John
Mickelborough, the Rev. A. Stewart Walsh and
Senator Marshall. Mr.. Atterbury said, in part:
Ten years ago tnls county was eerrymandered
by the Democrats, when David B. Hill was at the
height OF his political power. II recollect Alright,
30 man rl1 could be elected For four Years last past
this county has been without Republican repre-
gerryma nder referred TO- They the Twenty
fhirS Ward in two through Sumner-ave almost
precisely Mr. Dady proposes now to cut it, in
the hope which fulfilled. unfortunately, that
Fgnt6 fHe Wards would swamp the Republican ma
iorty which you rolled up here in the eastern
Democrats maiorities of the Tenth. Fifth, Fourth
and Second wards would IN IN IKE manner neutFaze W M
ward. You have also observed that; being thus
tor in Republican conventions, and you have seen
Mr. Hanbury and Mr.. Sharkey combine and de-
ard Mr.. Dady and Jacob Brenner form combina-
ton to depryS9 you fes Of an IN the otae5
in a desperate effort produce precisely the same
result for the next ten years. They gladly ac-
cepted your votes on Election Day, but they are
unwilling to allow you any share of the political
honors that the citizens of this districts are well
entitled to-
Mr. Atterbury also said that agreements which
had been made in the Lieutenant Governors room
In Albany and other conferences had been vio-
lated He both telegraphed and wrote to the Lieu
tenant Governor asking him to oppose Dadys plan
and to be present at the meeting last night, but
had received reply
Resolutions will be presented to Governor Odell.
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff and the members
nj the committees apportionment of the Senate
ana Assembly by a committee composed of the
cantains of the thrty-one election districts in the
TyTentv-third Ward. protesting against Dadys
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
NOT COD-LIVER OIL

but SCOTS emulsion of cod-liver
OIL They are not the same; far
from it,
Scott's emulsion is cod-l1ver
Oil prepared for the stomach.
Let cod-liver oil alone it you
need it. When your physician
ofders toast, do you breakfast on
-four?
Pure cod-liver oil is hard to
saKe and hard to digest. A man
mat can keep it down, can saw
wood. He thinks he is sick; he
is lazy.
send send a little tay.- II you like
BOVINE. 4os Pearl Street. Ne" h''
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
PEANUTS PERFECTLY SAFE.
NEw-YoRK DEALERS THINK THAT THERE
Is NO DANGER OF A CORNER.

is NO DANJER Df a 'OiN-Nt1AN-
Inquiries made in New-York yesterday falled 10
confirm the threats Of danger which were waited
o,,er from Hoboken in the matter Of corner in
rearu+e .It will take real money TO corner pea
,,,te said one Of the largest dealers in this city
This man Is an Italian and there is this peculiary
abo,+ his language: He talk English huently
and even eIoouently the subject of fruit and
,,,e hut if YOU ask him what time II is or draw
The ton the least bit from fruit and
,,,,e he cannot speak a word Of English and has
nor the least notion what you are talking about
He said that nobody had any corner on peanuts
o-a ,obodv was likely to have. On the contrary,
~. rrice of peanuts had gone down quarter of
.art q Mound in the last month. The details are
,beee. Jumbos the largest and choicest peanuts
ba,,a gone down from > to AZ cents pound In
virginia fancy hand picked have fallen from AZ
- AZ cents and second grade from to pa cents
yE-ap summer comes the price is likely to advance
iit+la from natural causes, as july ana august
~ra he great months for selling peanuts other
5aalere confirmed these statements, ana Sald tnat
tbeIT nd not heard of any corner and did not be-
- ae veil TO think early of the legal aspect or
s,lcb a Question as this. Doubtless corner IN pea
,,.o1d come under the law forbidding the use
If ~ arti6cial means to increase the price or a
'5i.h bas no extraditon treaties with the United
Stti. nd This fact that the story comes from
tIahoiIen must not be forgotten, for IT has an i'm
rim on the financial side OF the matter
In Iohoken the relative values OF COINS are esu-
~ ate1 nv their size. nickel ten pfennig piece
nu ,beye huvs two beers. while silver twenty
re,npig niece buys only one beer. because It is
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
RAILWAY TRUST NOT LIKELY
BELIEF THAT 1T WOULD BE NOT ONLY IN
PRACTICABLE BUT ILLEGAL

Few of the men mentioned in connection with the
alleged plan control the leading trunk railroads
of the country downtown yesterday. and
those who could be declared that such
project in contemplation and that II would
probably be Illegal well imprac cticable. The
bankers took the same view the railroad men,
]. Edward Simmons president of the Fourth Ma
tional Bank, said
The success of su,h plan would depend on the
willingness of the public to absorb the stock. and
just the public has about all il can attend to
in the absorbing direction Such scheme would
invite antagonistc legisatio of the drastic
type. While certainly living in times of un-
precedented prosperity. there is little ground for
supposng that such gigantic scheme of railroad
control could be put through
A combination like that referred to would in
volve, 1t is estima ted, a capitalization of less
than So 100000, and probably more In conserva-
tive circles the impression prevails that the
approach to the scheme mentioned is an arrange
ment by which tranScontinental route, embracing
the Erie Burlington Northern Pacific and Great
Northern roads. may in time be established Any
talk Of consolidating all the big lines is regarded
absurd
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
BIG INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS
THE RECORD BROKEN AT COLLECTOR
TREATS OFFICE YESTERDAY.

new record for a days receipts for internal
revenue collection districts was established
yesterday at the office of Collector Charles H
Treat of the Second District Of New-York
where S5153S5 Is the total amount re-
ceived. almost the entire sum being paid for
documentary stamps. Nearly five hundred
$1,000 stamps were disposed Of 10 the great cor
poratons with offices in this city
Whatever we may say about corporations"
said Collector Treat, they certainly pay a gen.
erous part of the taxes of the people. We shall
probably receive more than 100000 from the
tax on the stocks and bonds OF the new United
States Steel Corporation"
Mr.. Treat did not anticipate a noticea BILE
change in the receipts of his office on account Of
the revised internal revenue tax schedule
About 100000 year he thought would cover
the loss which would result from the war tax
reduction. He thought that about $3.50 600 Of
that sum would be lost TO the government
through the exemption from taxation of rnedi-
cines and proprietary goods
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
SHEET STEEL PLANTS START UP.

Pittsburg. April 5.-The American Sheet Steel
Company has issued orders TO put in operation
four sheet mills and two sheet bar mills at the Fal-
con plant Niles, Ohio, which have been idle for
about year. The demand for sheet steel has be-
come so large recently that the trust cannot meet
1t, and this is the of the new activity dis
played. The plants that had been partly abandoned
VIII also be started up soon as they can be got
ready, among them the old Salisbury factory, the
works at Scottdale. the plant at Piqua. Ohio, and
another at Hyde Park, this State. Sheet workers
are said 10 he scarce, and with these additional
plants in operation there will be a big demand for
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
NEW NAVAL Gun TESTED.
REMARKABLE MUZzLE ENERGY AND PENE-
| TRATING POWER DEVELOPED.

Washington April 5.-The first OF the new type Of
5-inch naval guns designed for cruisers OF the
Denver class tested the Indian Head Prov
ing Ground to-day with satisfactory results a
projectile weighing sixty pounds fired with a
powder charge of twenty-six pounds. The muzzle
velocity reached the exceptionally high figure OF
2sg1 feet a second, showing a muzzle energy of
1924 foot tons This is 60 per cent more muzzle
energy than guns of the type have made here
tofore II is sufficient 10 pierce seven inches of
Krupp arTnor the nuuZZle and five inches Of
Krupp armor at 1000 yards.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
MIDDLE STATES BAR IRON MANUFACTURE
ERS HOLD A CONFERENCE IN THIS CITY.

number of bar iron manufacturers represent
ng the greater number of manufacturers of the
Middle States. had a conference the Waldorf
Astoria on Thursday night and yesterday forenoon.
As far as could be learned last night there no
combination formed and ironclad agreement
with reference to prices.
It II is understood that some Of the manufacturers
yesterday saw influential officers of United
States Steel Corporation in regard to supplies and
that they received assurances from the big com
pany that harmonious relations were desired
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
ARRTT4L OF GOTERNOR ALLEN
HE LANDS AT OLD POINT AND WILL SEE
THE PRESIDENT TO-DAY.

Newport News Va. April 5.-Governor Charles H
Allen Of Porto Rico arrived at Old Point Comfort
this morning from Juan the auxiliary cruiser
Mavfower The Governor is accompanied by mem
bers of his family. The Mayfower left San Juan
last Sunday. and had pleasant voyage up the
coast The Governor and his party disembarked at
Old Point, and tonight boarded the steamer New
port News of the Norfolk and Washington Line.
for Washington
Governor Allen said that he would see the Pres-
dent tomorrow. but declined 10 talk about reports
of his resignation He made a trip from Porto
Rico to Washington and return several months
ago coming and going by way of Old Point
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
NEW COMMANDER FOR THE pETREL

Washington. April 5.-Admiral Remey command
ing the Asatic Station. has informed the Navy De-
partment that Commander E S. Prime has been
assigned to command the gunboat Petrol, to take
the place OF Lieutenant-Commander Jesse NJ
Roper who lost his life last Sunday while attempt
ing to rescue of the of his ship who had
been overcome by fire in the sailroom of the vessel
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
MENTIONED TO SUCCEED MR.. ALLEN
POSTMASTER WILSON OF BROoKLYN sUG-
GESTED FOR GOVERNOR OF
PORTO RICO.

Washington. April 5.-That the report that Gov
ernor Allen OF Porto Rico Is to resign on his ar
rival in Washington is credited in the island is
manifest from the fact that the people of the
island are already making representations to the
President regarding his successor. Wenceslao
Borda. chairman of the Porto Rican Commission
which recently 10 Washington protest
against the Hollander Law. has written to the
President On behalf of the commission, suggesting
Francis H. Wilson. postmaster of Brooklyn, as a
successor to Governor Allen. In offering Mr. VIII
sons name to the President Mr.. Borda SAYS he is
obeying instructions cabed to him by the execu-
tive committee OF the Merchants. Planters and
Bankers Association of Porto Rico.
Postmaster Wilson told a Tribune reporter
yesterday afternoon that he had received no in
formation which would lead him suppose that
Governor Allen intended to resign. He said he
had applied 10 the President for the place nor
intimated him any time that he would like IL
The subject had not been discussed in any way
between the President and himself
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
THE FRIsCo-MEMPHIs SYSTEM
PLANS FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OFFICES
IN ST LOUIS

Kansas City. Mo. April 5-B. ]. Yoakum the
present head of the st. Louis and San Francisco
Railroad, is to be president and 3. l.. WIncheu.
president of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Mem
phis Railroad. is to be vice-president and general
manager of the Frisco-Memphis system when
these two roads shall finally become consolidated
according arrangement said been
made. The actual consolidation of the two roads
with general office and of officials
WILL it is said, take place time next fall.
President Winchell to-day would not deny the
moved from Kansas City TO st; Louis. When the
consolidation of offices shall take place the other
officials and clerks of both systems in depart
ment may well be apprehensive about their places
It has been decided practically who to be dis
missed and who are to be retained but two men
will not be kept to discharge the duties of
place. The greatest economy, however, will
practised in the operating and transportation
partments The Frisco and Memphis railroads
TO be managed as one system, so as to produce the
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
UNION IRON WORKS TO GET CONTRACT
THE CRUISER MILWAUKEE WILL BE BUILT ON
THE PACIFIC COAST

Washington April 5.-The Navy Department has
decided to award the contract for the construction
of the protected cruiser Milwaukee to the Union
Iron Works San Francisco. When the bids
were received yesterday they referred by
Secretary Long to the Board on Construction. The
hoard went over the subject to-day, and then sub
rnitted a written report to Secretary Long. This
report points out that the Pacific Coast has re-
ce ed only one out of eight vessels, when 1t was
the evident purpose of Congress that least two
should go there in the price not excessive
In the present case the bid OF the Union Works is
81 s25 900 which, the board points out is consider
ably less than per cent above the contract price
of similar ships built in the East The law allows
4 per cent additional ships built the Pacific
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
BRITISH CONCERN OVER STEEL TRUST

London April 6-''The Daily Mail" in the course
u an extended article the American steel trust
ys II can see escape for the United states rom
ne Oppression cf trusts except in free trade, and
sTS-sIes that J. Pierpout Morgan mas aPproplIa.eu
.s'vS 70 crush American independeiit Sol ~, az,
me operations ~ the trusts. says me D4.iS
"a may induce general tariff legislatloh py & E--
ano viii certainly consolidate the bIllish ~ ~ "a
g. steel trades which will give the trl1st H"'u
ssnt here"
9rEEL TRUST HAS NOT GOT COLORADO FUEL
Oenver. April 5-'"There is absolutely no truth III
e report that the Colorado Fuel ana iron '"ih-
''Hy Is 10 be absorbed in the steel combination VI
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
cp, cr.vs1D DEPUTY sHERIFFs SHOOT
r,, DOUGHTY KENTUCKIAN REFUSES TO ALLOW
REMOVAL, OF DAUGHTERS FURNITURE

St Louis April 5-A telegram 10 Inc
rst,e NJ CLAW today refused TO admit TO the
Famous whitehall mansion Deputy Sheriff Coiier
and two other deputies. who had gone there from
Hlchmond 10 serve writ OF deilNery sent pS @ iaiS
Siay and the deputies ensued in whlch nj IIteen cen
sho.kk Go mansion was hurt the neghborS
Tear 70 enter the premises. None OF the Si ~
az the deputy sheriffs took erect
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06

that the steel combination will secure practical
control Of company" That statement was
made by ]. c. Osgood. president of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company 1T would be impossible
1or the combination to absorb the company or TO
secure a controlling interest without my knowl-
edge, and ! have heard nothing whatever of any
such movement" he added.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
4 NEV APARTMENT HOTEL.

An apartment hotel twelve and one-half stories
high will be erected on the premises now occupied
by Nos 40 42 and A West Thirty -hfth-st. These
houses were yesterday sold by Otway Latham to
an investor The work Of erecting hotel will be
begun as soon as the architects plans are COM
pleted- :. fN'
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06

A DvERTISEMENTS and subscriptions for Ths Trtoune
~ received at their Uptown once No l242 broAdvay
north OF until o'clock advertise
Inents received al following branch Offices regular
Office o'clock p VIZ: 2o4 Sth-avS y q
cor 23d-st: l52 6th-ave 12th-st Macys osn-avs
and ColumbuS-ave., near West io
42d-st. 6th-ave-: 90 East 14th-s Di 81
4odst sth 139 East 4lth-st. lase
sd-ave between 18Th nth l.o26 3d-ave near
6lst-st: sothst-; 7o9 Ifemone-avN;
- Dleeeker-SG
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
o,,,crps no OPPOSE CANAL BILL.

Albany April BE. b. Norris ana henry ..
IL of the Legislative Committee of the state
-a have made a report to the members OF the
hrd,nate oranges of the State urging tne 10 az, 90
ar their power to defeat the proposeu ~ "
legislation.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06

Philadelphia, April "a dispatch from Easton
Penn. to The Record" says the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company has increased the wages of its
two hundred passenger conductors and brakemen
bessCean hsre. Jerasy City and Buffalo IS month
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
rnrnpsr PATTY REACHES SUNATRA.

Washington, April 5-The eclipse se,,ad ..
party from the Smithsonian 49, General Alaya
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

Washington. April 5.-The following army an
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-12-05
EXPRESSING THEIR CLAIMS X

Not section of this shop but strongly presses its claims
DC cnsnco IN PRINT 10 tel you OF all the good things of
space were impossible. Can only give you a hint Of few
from time to time TO make here and the broad hon
est asScron that this store completely ready
Tor TALL and winter business is the province of this "ad
DRESS GOODS SHOWING.
The dress goods showing is such any might be
proud Of The the best and the most reasonably
nccd All the shades here from per yard up
TAILORED SUITS AND SEPARATE SKIRTS
Whatever OF style and dress making perfection there is
tins seasons product fine representation that slc and
perfection be here Big lines Of JEANS, OUT
lN('S FLANNIlI.S PERCAIES SIIRTINGS, SHEET
lN('S AND DOMESTIC GOODS OF ALI. DliSCRlP-
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THE NEW JACKETS AND FURS,
Are here in quantities. and tue prices cheap
ones to finer grades, just you like
THE FAMOUS "4yEEA QUALITY" SHOES FOR LADIES'
rOur shoe stock complete with all the shapes in any
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