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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25
KEPT SENATOR PROCTOR BUSY
business Rival Meets Him at His
Own Game.

| RUTLAND, Vt, March 4.-Recent de-
| velopmcnts in the marble industry in
| Vermont indicate that ii was the astute-
| ness of a business rival, rather than a
desire to control the marble output of
the world, that caused Senator Redfield
Proctor to send agents to Italy to nego-
| tate for the production of the famous
quarries at Carrara.
Senator Proctor is president of the Yer
mont Marble Company. which has en-
ioyed almost a monopoly of the industry
in the United States There are several
small concerns, but their percentage of
the total business is slight. 1t was one
of these comparatively insignificant con-
Germs. however. that sent the Senator
across seas for supplies.
This was the True Blue Marble Com
pany. of which George E. Royce is presi-
dent Mr.. Royce's company controlled the
output of quarry at Florence, VT. owned
by J. b. Hollister. and Senator Proctor
discovered that thepossession of this prop
erty was necessary to enable him to meet
demands
He opened negotiations with Mr. Hollis
ter. and when Mr.. Royce sought to renew
his contract with the owner of the quarry
he found that Proctor has forestalled him.
Senator Proctor had secured control of the
Florence quarry and the output was his
Mr.. Royce succeeded. however, In securing
a ledge of stone in another place which
sufficed for his needs. thereby preserving
his business and at the same time he was
enabled to render ineffective the foresight
of his powerful rival
To get the marble from the HOLSTER
quarry to the markets a railroad was nee
essary. and there was but one line from
that section to civilization. This line Ser<
atOr Proctor had not thought IL necessary
to buy. but Mr.. Royce thought it would be
a pleasant thing for him TO do. and he did.
He row controls the road. and Senator
Proctcr's marble from the HOLSTER quar-
ry caa reach the markets only as IL
pleases Royce. 1t Is this state of affairs
that caused Senator Proctor to send
agents TO the Carrara district.
1t is not improbable that the entire
output of these quarries, from which the
finest marble in the world is produced,
will be controlled by the American com
pany. The total shipments of this marble
to the United States during the last ten
years have amounted in value to S5.I3O,l14.
while the value of the total output for
that period is given at s27 49,. 500.
The Introduction of modern machinery
would greatly increase the output OF the
quarries. with a saving of the waste, due
to the clumsy methods of quarrying in
vogue at present which amounts to as
much. almost, as the total production
II is estimated that the value OF the
quarries. under proper management,
could be doubled.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25

tiuence,- and so on. shall come to be con-
sidered. The Russo-Japanese question
once out of the way, there would remain
no specially serious subject of difference
except that of the British claims in the
Nangtze Valley, and the concession of the
iron, coal. and oil fields of Shansi and
IIonan to a British syndicate, with eX-
elusive control of railways in and con-
Meeting with those areas. But Great Brit
ain very likely has made a deal with Ger
many to cover that cause of friction; in
which case, we do not see why the dis
memberment of China should not proceed
in spirit of Christian love and brotherly
kindness among the surgeons. We shall
be very sorry to witness such a consum-
nation, since it will be vastly harmful to
American interests But we have helped
more than anybody except Russia to
make the bed. and must lie in it-partic-
ularly as any effort to lie out of it would
be futile. AS for China, no sympathy
need be wasted on her. She is in no dan
ger of being punished any more severely
than she deserves.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25
THEIR CONDUCT REGULATED.
A Testntor Careful of the Actions of
His Administrators.

CHICAGO, March 2i.-The will of John
NJ. Williams, a former resident of Evans
ton. and whose later years were spent
in California, was filed yesterday for pro-
bate. 1t disposes of a fortune of s.. 00) 900.
the greater part of which is left to the
children.
The original will. which was drawn and
signed az Evanston, August 10, 1896. is
followed by several codicils. the second
of which was drawn and signed at San
Francisco April Is. 1895. the date on which
Williams married his second wife. Annie
e. Dearborn.
peculiar provision is inserted. rela-
tive to the conduct of the trustees. who
are not inquired to give bonds The re-
quirement provides:
in case either Of the trustees hereby
appointed shall become addicted to the
use of Intoxicating liquors. or shall ever
become intoxicated, or use or take OPT
ates, whether morphine or choral or any
other drug of like or similar effects, or
shall gamble in stocks, grain, or other
acts hereinbefore enumerated shall be
sufficient cause for his removal as trustee
under this will.
The codicil of April Is, 1898. states that
on the testators marriage with his sec
ond wife he entered into contract with
her. that after his death should she srr-
vive him and so long as she remained
unmarried, she should have 81 800 a wear
out of the estate.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25
up. MORGAN THE DONOR.
Gave the Bement Mineral Collection
&c a New York Museum

NEW YORK, March Alt came to
light yesterday that ]. Pierpont Morgan
was the giver to the American Museum of
Natural History. this city. of collection
of minerals, the finest in this country.
1t is valued at nearly $780, 900. and has been
known in the past as the Bement collec-
tion. The gift of the specimens was an
nounced last December. At the time the
identity of the giver was kept secret. at
the request of Mr. Morgan. u vas not
until yesterday. when Abram S Hewitt,
one of the members of the board of
trustees of the museum. made his report
that the name of Mr. Morgan, who is also
q trustee of the museum, was made pub
lie.
The Bement collection is valued at from
$4,000 to $4,000 and was called after
Clarence S. Bement. of Philadelphia, who
began the collection thirty-five years ago.
and kept adding to it until it passed from
his possession. Neither time nor money
was spared in gathering desirable speci-
mems and in 1881 the Bement collection
was looked upon as so important as to
call for a special report in the interest
of the National Museum. Washington. 1t
was expected at one time that the col
lection would become the property of the
Government \ curator of a foreign NIL
scum, after seeing the Bement collection
went to Europe. He cabled that he would
purchase the specimens. but did not sue
coed in raising the necessary money.
Since 1884 the Bement collection has in
creased over so per cent, and is much
finer than the American collection in the
British Museum Quartz crystals. fuor
spar. garnets, sulphures, aZurites tour
malines, and topazes are among the I'm
est specimens.
In the collection rf minerals there arc
between four hundred and five hundred
large pieces, including species from
mines, railroad cuttings crevasses of
mountains and volcanoes One piece of
smoky quartz crystal weighs sixty-iye
pounds. II was found twenty wears ago
in Tiefen Glacier. near the Furca Pass.
NJ. Burke. of Berne, obtained il with
other minerals. The big piece was called
President" 1t became the property OF
Mr.. Bement when he got the Burke col
lection. Some of the gypsum crystals are
as clear as plate glass. The largest is
forty by eight inches.
An emerald eight and one-half inches
cuG. found in North Carolina is valaed
e 1000. In the collection of meteorites
there are between five hundred and six
hundred specimens. The smallest weighs
me gramme and the largest $50 pounds
lion is valued at $4,000. One small speci-
men weighing seventeen grammes Is
.alued at 800. The Bement collection was
received by the museum officials last
January. and the specimens are being in
stalled as rapidly as possible. Owing to
me, its arrangement has not been COM
pIeted. and 1t may be some time before
4 will be possible for the public to see
Il to the best advantage.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25

now. in view of the Likelihood that the
Porto Rican and Philippine constitutional
cases now before the Supreme Court are
likely to be decided within very short
time. Until then it would be useless for
the Porto Ricans to expect any relief
They may never enjoy even a chance for
it, after the decisions have been rendered.
because it is possible that our tribunal
of last resort might hold with the Ad-
ministration, that the Constitution only
extends to the States: or it might evade
the main question, and i'm so doing place
the President in a position to enjoy his
colonial imperum indefinitely.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25
TO COMMENCE BUSINESS.
The Big Steel Trust Begins Opera
lions This Week

| NEW YOBk. March al. Pierpont
! Morgan will put the United States Steel
| Corporation into business this week. He
| will not wait until all the stock of the
constituent companies has been deposited,
| as fully 81 per cent of all the shares of
these companies is now in his hands.
Besides. practically all the stock of
/ the Carnegie Steel Company is also lock-
ed up in his strong boxes. Mr.. Carnegie $
holdings were turned over some time ago.
and last week the minority stock came in
( To see the leading financial men inter
ested in the Billion-Dollar Trust Mr.
Morgan returned to his office yesterday
from his outing at Jekyl Island. He re-
manned two hours only but much work
was crowded into that time His most
important caller by appointment was
Charles NJ. Schwab. President of the
Carnegie Company, and slated for the
presidency of the new company
MIR. Morgan stopped over on his way
back from a day at Washington, and re-
turned there yesterday afternoon after
his conference in New York. He will de-
fer until next month his proposed Eu-
ropean trip in order to attend to the steel
companies consolidation, which will be-
gin business as TIE United States Steel
Corporation early this week. Messrs
Rockefeller and Stillman will be here to
take part in the organization, the naming
of officers, and other matters.
Mr. Morgan had planned to sail on the
Oceanic on Wednesday next, but 1t was
said yesterday that he had postponed his
departure until the middle of April. when
he expects the Steel Trust will be sailing
smoothly on it's own account. He will be
back in time for the international yacht
races.
President Schwab and ex-Judge Gary
will. 1t is said, have the best offices, and
If chosen chairman Mr.. Gary will have
a great deal to say and receive large
salary for saying it. Other Carnegie men
are in town or about to arrive for the
meeting which will be held a week from
tomorrow at East Orange. Among those
in town are Vice President Phipps, II. C.
Frick, and Secretary w. w. Blackburn.
Vice President c. r. Peacock is expected
soon.
At the meeting it is expected that the
Carnegie Company, which is an omnibus
concern, will go out of existence. 1t was
formed year ago to take in the stock of
the Carnegie Steel. H. C. Frick Coke, and
other companies after the famous fight
between Andrew Carnegie and Mr.. Prick,
which resulted in a big combine. with
$3.50, go, 600 capital stock and $3.50. 900 in
bonds.
Most of the officials of the Carnegie
Steel Company expect to retain their Of
fees under the new management, but
President Schwab will be over all. 1t is
said in Pittsburg that he was rendered
the presidency of the United States Steel
Corporation with a guarantee to hold it
for five years.
The postponed annual meeting of the
National Steel Company will be held on
Tuesday. 1t is understood that repre-
sentatives of the new corporation will
enter the board and that similar changes
will be made in the boards of directors
of the other subsidiary companies at
special meetings to be called soon.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25
NEW TRADES, BY GAMINs.
Unique Ways of Making n Living on
New York streets.

NEW YORK, March 24.-In the enforce
ment of it's curfew rule on Broadway, be-
tween Thirtieth and Forty-second Streets,
and the arrests of children which have
resulted. agents of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children have
discovered new professions in which
homeless street gamins engage. The cur
few rule provides that all children under
the age of twelve years. unaccompanied
by parent or guardian. found on Broad
way after o'clock at night shall be ar
rested and confined in the Children's So
ciety rooms at Twenty-third Street and
Fourth Avenue.
When eleven of these youngsters were
arrested and arraigned before Magistrate
Hogan, in Jefferson Market Court. few
days ago. all of the boys said that they
were either dress holders or match
lighters" They admitted. also. that they
occasionally sold papers, and several said
that sometimes they were forced by poor
business to black boots. Paper selling
and boot backing were not to their lik-
ing, however, and were only employed
when the streets were too clean to make
dress holding profitless, and when match
lighting had a hard run of luck.
Dress holding is the newest trade and
boys congregate on some popular street
crossing in the shopping district and wait
for handsomely gowned women to appear.
When one does appear a boy rushes for
ward and clasps her skirt in his hand.
holding it Wen out of the mud and dirt.
If a woman is carrying bundles she sell
dom refuses the proffered aid, and after
she gets across the muddy place the
gamin is almost sure of a tip. Sometimes
it is only a penny. often more.
The curfew rule will not materially in
terfere with dress holding, because it is
a trade piled almost exclusively in the
daytime. The boys who have found it
to be profitable are a wise lot. No mat
ter how ragged and soiled their cloth IS
may be, they always keep their hands
clean.
AS soon as the days work is finished IN
the shopping district the gamins take
themselves to the theatres and popular
corners in Broadway Armed with box
of matches, they wait for smokers to APP
pear. When a man puts cigar or n
cigarette in his mouth "A gamfn darts for
ward and before the smoker has time to
find a match in his pocket his weed is
lighted. The match lighter is then re-
Marded
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25
THE PRINT CLOTH MARKET.
Fall River Brokers Report II Qnict
Weeks Business.

FALL RIVER. Mass, March 2i.-Local
brokers report that the print cloth mar
ket has been quiet throughout the past
week. The sales have been moderate in
amount and for the greater part have
consisted of syndicate odds. The total of
sales is estimated at about 10000 pieces.
Something like a third of them were wide
goods. The remaining thirds, except
ing from 5000 to 5000 pieces of regulars
were narrow odds controlled by the syn
dictate.
There has been a slight improvement
in tone noticeable in the market, more
apparent in somewhat eniivened en-
quiry rather than by increased sales.
The curtailment may be showing its eff
feet thus soon. but just as probably the
buyers who are known generally to have
very small stocks on hand are being
forced into the market by their immedi-
ate needs. Many buyers have been
moving with the cotton market the
condition of which increased the demand
in the last few days. The curtailment of
100000 pieces of goods will unquestion-
ably have some effect but it is rather
early yet in the ordinary condition of
things for that effect to be felt
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25
MONTREAL POWER SYNDICATE.
A New Company Being Organized
with S25,OOO.OOO CAPITAL.

MONTREAL, March 2i.-The Montreal
Heat, Light and Power Company. having
received a charter from the Legislature.
is organizing an immense concern. which
is intended to absorb all the electric, gas,
and power companies in the island of
Montreal into one huge corporation, with
a capital of $25. 900. 900 James Ross, one
of the directors. is now in London at
tending TO the financial part of the pro-
ject.
The promoters say that they will make
electrical power cheaper in Montreal than
in any other place in the world. Immense
new dams are being built at Chambly.
and the power at the disposal Of the com
pany will be increased from 5000 to 80
900 horIe power In the coming summer
The charter, which was enacted in the
face of strenuous opposition from Mont
real and adjoining municipalities, gives
to the corporation a virtual monopoly in
the territory within a radius of fifty
miles of Montreal.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25
A BIG BRIDGE CONTRACT.
The American Company Outdoes All
Foreign Competitors

NEW YORK, March 4-The American
Bridge Company in competition with the
world has won the largest railway con-
tract ever placed in this country.
The contract calls for the delivery and
construction of 20000 tons of viaduct work
on the Guayaquil and Quito Railroad in
Ecuador. The work will cost about $1,000,
OOO which is at the rate of 500 ton for
manufacture delivery, and setting up.
The American Bridge people are proud of
their achievement and say 1t Is the largest
single foreign bridge order ever placed in
America.
Proposals for the work were made by
steel companies in Scotland, England, and
Germany The American company won
on account of the superiority of its de-
signs as well as on account of the low
price The successful design is what Is
known as the Pennsylvania Railroad
standard. An officer of the bridge COM
pany was asked as to its chief character
istics. He said:
Simplicity and strength
This form of viaduct has been adopted,
after several years Of test, by the Penn
sylvania Railroad
The American Bridge Company will send
its own foremen and skilled laborers to
The new railroad will run from Duran,
opposite Guayaquil the chief seaport of
Ecuador, to Quito, the capital city. To
Chimbo. sixty-five miles from Duran. the
railroad has been completed, and is in
operation. From Chimbo to Quito. by the
route of the new road, is 800 miles. Trans
portation is had now. as for several CEN
turtles, by pack mules.
The company is comprised of American
and English capitalists and this will be
Ecuador's first railroad. by which the
great mineral and agricultural resources
of the country will be developed.
The American Bridge Company will be-
gin in June the shipment of twenty-eight
steel bridges to South Africa for the new
railroad from Port Kilindini TO Lake
Uquanda viaduct. When the American
Bridge Company won this contract it
awoke the British steel masters for the
first time to the strength of American
competition. The first shiDload of steel
for South Africa will be accompanied by
a crew of workingmen. surgeon will
go along to provide against sickness in
the strange climate.
'.Of course" said an official Of the
company, these foreign orders appeal to
our patriotism. but we have just received
an order from the New York Central
Railroad which We believe Is the largest
domestic contract ever undertaken. Ii
calls for $1,000 tons of bridge work to be
delivered within a year 1t is called for
by preparation for traffic to the Buffalo
Exposition. and by work on the new Falls
Creek branch of the New York Central"
News of these great contracts sent
American Bridge stock up for frac-
tional rise on Saturday Rumors still
float about Wall Street that this corpora
tion is to become a part OF the billion
dollar United States Steel Corporation.
but the best authorities urge that if the
4
not be done until after the merger of
the present constituent companies in the
Steel Trust is completed. since the addi-
ton of another at this time would cause
harmful confusion.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25
A HALL FOR CORNELL ALUMNI.
Competition of Architects Warrant
ed by the Growth of the Fund.

ITHACA, n. Y, March 2.-The Cornell
Alumni Committee entrusted with the
fund for the erection of an alumni hall
has decided that there are sufficient
funds in sight to warrant holding a
competition for the purpose of choosing
an architect for the building. The pro-
posed hall will cost $4,000 and will be
modelled after the student hall at the
University of Pennsylvania. 1t will con-
tain a library and reading-room, athletic
features. baths, swimming pool, smoking
and writing-rooms, offices for college
publications. and perhaps dining hall.
1t has become the fashion for gradual
ing classes to leave their class memorial
in the form of a large subscription to the
fund. 1t has also been growing through
private subscription. The university
trustees will furnish the site.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25
The Asphalt Wnr


ifIoh ihe bcs MONIES Lcdder.D
The Venezuelan case would be easier if one mr.
the other of the dear asphalt charmcr, were
away. Then State Department could espou,e
the Of the single American concern and de-
clare that duty and destiny required us 10 see
TO it that due portion Of the Venezuelan ter
ritory was handed over to it. But there are two
asphalt concerns. both American, one on the
side of the established Venezuelan Government
and the other one on the side of the rebels
Under the circumstances it appears that the de-
partment will be absolutely driven to allowing
Venezuelan courts to settle the conflicting claims
Of title 10 the asnhaltmm beds
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25
The Maryland Census Frauds. 9


(From the Boston Herald)
Congressman Nudd. in whose district they are
reported. has had the reputation in the state Of
an INSCRIPTIONS politician. and the enumerator
directly responsible for these frauds charges them
to have been made under his instigation The
intention of them was to confer greater political
power upon a portion Of the State the vote Of
which this man Mudd has been in the habit Of
controlling One of the given by MIR
German for the introduction of his plan to pre-
vent iliterate suffrage was that negroes were
in the habit of being imported iIom other States
and ILLEGALLY voted in this section.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25

From the New York Press)
We do not expect that Mr. Plat viii fght
Governor Odeli. because he will know before his
fight Is begun. if he does not know it now.
that he will lose Rather will he prefer. we
think to occupy his present post OF boss emeri-
tus. where he may babble every day about what
he is going to do TO Presidents and Governors
and carry performance no further than the
bghbla
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25
The Lesson From Delaware.

(FfOm Inc IhiclgO tNfunItIe.J
When an American state can be deprived Of
its representation in the Senate as result oi
the Vaccinations of a creature like Addicks, it j.
time for the people to do something effective in
the line OF reforming Senatorial elections. Re
sponsblity for the Senate on the part OF tn
people and responsibility TO the people on til
part OF the Senate would do great deal TO rC-
move an ntolerable scandal and give effect e
the popular will.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25
The Granite state Lawmakers.

Although one OF the smallest States, New
Hampshire has one of the largest Legislatures
and the Nashua Telegraph" points out that Il
reduce its size one-half would result in an annua
saving to the State of about $4,000 AID ''sti
leave us a very effective working body" Doubt
less it would leave a far more effective working
body when reduced to reasonable size. Tn,
sum of $4,000 is worth far more to the Grant
State than Il couple of hundred legislators
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-25
Hanna's Hand in Nebraska.

There is reason to suspect that Senator Hanna S
interest in the Senatorial matter in Nebraska
is not due solely to 4 philanthropic desire to
have that State well represented in the senate
There is the ship Subsidy scheme which Is
coming up again; and the Senator would prob
ably not be averse to having support from the
Nebraska contingent in the Senate.