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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
REVENUES COMPARED.
PROFITS TO THE CITIES AS GREAT HERE
AS IN ENGLAND.
JB1 CABLE TO IRE TRIBr SE.1

I'm CAGLE TRIBJ wi
Belfast, sept 12-Robert p. Porter. formerly
United States Census Supervisor. delivered an
address here to-day before the British Associa-
tion on Municipal Ownership" in the course
of which he said
The cities and towns of the United Kingdom
have exhibited much greater activity in what
may be called business ventures than our cities
in America; therefore. so far as actual expert
ence is concerned. afraid my observations
will he extremely disappointing =
we have at least twenty thousand miles of
very good street railways. nearly all prope4led
by electric traction. and, as a rule. planned TO
take the population from the congested d1s-
trtcts quickly into the suburbs at a moderate
fare. The distance that one can travel on these
electric tramways for two and one-half pence
five cents,. ranges from five TO fifteen miles
Th- companies pay annually large sums, aside
from the regular taxes on capital. for the use
of the streets and far these amounts are
comparable find they bring as much net reVe-
nue. to the municipal treasury as the prohts or
yo11r best managed municipal enterprises
It was held that the system of protection gave
much fuller scope To the evolution of trusts
but that the experience of America was tendlng
10 show that increases OF monopoly had resulted
IN lower prices. although trades unions. under
truat employ. we're not likely to be in such
strong positfons to enforce their demands
Sir Bosdin T. LeeCh, director OF the Man
chester ship Canal. predicted that free shlps
would eventually predominate between England
- .o-5c, and said he believed that the day
NC NOT far distant when the United states. led
hv President Roosevelt, would do something 10
check commercial combinations Sir boSoih
said he feared the United states would some
day adopt free trade, and that that would 'e
-, ,s+ disa stroIs to Great britain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
Mr. CIRCUITS OPINION.

Controller Cirout says that Mr. Porter uhooIu
al. t fsr from correct when he says tnat me
I,r,e,ican, companies pay annually large SUNS
std from, the regular taxes. on capital ior 'e "
- tha strsats. and so far as these amounts are
oa,u,,a-atIs find they bring as much net revenue
~ tbe municipal treasury as the pro"'s u S0ui
hest managed municipal enterprises
..S,aaLins offhand'' said Controller Grou' last
- - he saw MIR. Porter's statement am
not ,b1e 70 saw Just how far Mr. Porter Is away
iron, the record but it is my opinion that ne Is lar
go acc,,rate when he says that the street Idi'"ay
or,naries On this side paying as much loF pun
~; ,,,ilitIes so called the cities OF 'rIeal
For instance the Brooklyn Heights ttallroad values
49,. to.ttss At about SCI Gc1,0o0 but II never has
ais r,,cb ~ ANYTHING for that franchise aside OF
ro,,rso from taxes real estate IL may De
IIad or 10 nav taxes on the supposed vaiue o. lhe
franchise but that matter is stIi 10 De thrasheo
-. - 4,o courts The streetcar lines or this bor-
~ nv, s332 O64 - In percentages ana Sf959o IN car
,;ao.sae nv = total of s3S1.4li 81 Mr Porter |
..i lii scarcely find that this gross sum Is COM
a+b the gross revenues derlNSd from street
pa IL, vim an aggregated eIai EsIuStIlon IN
tt al t3ri+ain In the Borough OF brooklyn the
80. ines nav in the aggregate $50 ~ anu d
adI refore the Brooklyn ttelShts people Ndiue
=, S "a -onch{se at s21 Gt0,@0 am ihcIIueu 10 pc
tnea ii that Wr Porter will ma, upon turther IN
IT, that the cities on thls sld ar hol r.
f ,bsir utilities much as he thinks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
KILLED IN C4RRI4GE ACCIDENT.
IsTER OF CONGRESSMAN LAssTrER. OF
VIRGINIA. THE VICTIM.
tBT TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBUNe-I

BT TELEGRAPH TO The TRiBJNE-i
Petersburg. Va. Sept. 12.-An accident which
has caused universal sorrow throughout this
community occurred to-day. and resulted In the
tragic death OF Miss Virginia H Lassiter daugh-
ter of DR. D. w. Lassiter. of Petersburg sister
of Congressman Francis Rives Lassiter, Charles
Trotter Lassiter, prominent young lawyer
here. and of Captain William Lassiter of the
United States Field Artillery. who is with MS
regiment at Fort Riley Kansas
This morning about II O'clock Miss Lassiter
left her home, in Tabb-st.. in her fathers car
riage to go out to Brdville, in Dtnwiddie
County, to visit her brother. Congressman Las
sitter To the carriage was hitched a double
team, which took fright at a passing electric
streetCar in Westinghouse. and ran away
Miss Lassiter becoming frightened, jumped
from the vehicle. and in doing so her dress got
entangled in one of the wheels and she fell
headforemost into the street, fracturng her
skull.
She taken to the house OF friend near
by. where she died shortly afterward, not hav-
ing regained consciousness. Miss Lassiter was
about thirty years old, and considered one of
the prettieSt women in Petersburg. Her rather
and his younger daughter were in Boston when
the accident occurred. but are expected to ar
rive here in the morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
DID NOT KNOW HE WAS ROBBED.
MERCHANT SEES RECOVERED GOODS AND
PRISONERS.

For a year underwear worth thousands OF
dollars has been stolen from Henry Lewis big
manufacturer at No. 20 Wooster-st. He saws he
cannot estimate his loss, but puts it 9 at least
$4,000 Heidented goods worth IS 600 recovered last
night At Police Headquarters Thomas Me
Manus a truckmar. of No. 237 East Eighty first
st. Feodore Busch, waiter OF the same address
and Joseph Epstein. drygoods dealer, at Second
ave. and Fifty-second-st. of No Isl East Fifty
second-st. McManus is charged with being s,Is-
pfcious person: Busch with burglary and Epstein
with receiving stolen goods. The goods recovered
were in EpStein's stock and were confscated
The credit of the detective work on the case
which lasted over year is given Patrolman
Herbert Kahn. OF Inspector Cortrights staff He
learned over a year ago that Lewis was losing
goods in a peculiar and mysterious manner and he
began work the He learned that lots of
womens underwear were being taken from Lewis's
store storage warehouse in Second ave near
Frrst-st Then he says he found that goods were
taken from the warehouse to Epstein's store He
kept the trail. and says Busch got the goods
out of the building, got McManus 70 truck then,
and got Epstein 10 buy them.
Cortright got search warrant from Magistrate
Hogan, and with men from Captain Titus's stsT
stein were there.
Lewis was not told of the detective work and
even did not know he was being robbed He used
say he wondered how IL he did not make
Epstein admits that he bought the goods az Rusnb
hut says he thought they Were legitmateIy ob,
tanned He admits he knew that Busch was not
in the drygoods business. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
THE SYSTEM IN CHICAGO.
COMPENSATION FOR MUNICIPAL FRAN
CHISES ONE OF THE BURNING
QUESTIONS
.fRr rELEGRArH TO THE rE1BUSE-1

Chicago. Sept. 12--The principal revenue Cni-
cago receives from the street railways OF the
city is tax of $50 car per annum on each
piece of rolling stock belonging to both the sur-
face and elevated lines. Last year this pro-
duced S12OS!,S 64 The coming year the sums
should be increased 10 some extent. as the street
railways are increasing their equipment In ad-
dit:on TO this car tax Chicago receives per
cent of the gross earnings OF the Union Elevated
Loop as compensation for its franchise Last
year this percentage brought in S11 1.402Ot. max
ing a total of S132 300 IL which really consti-
tutes all the direct revenue Chicago gets from
her street railway companies
Next year the tax on the Union Loop gross
earnings will be 10 per cent. instead of d. ac-.
corCiins. TO the agreement made at the time the
franchise was granted. and in the course Of a
few years the Northwestern Elevated Company
will begin paying the city per cent of its gross
earnings The city receives an additlonai
$4,000 year. approximately from the street
and elevated roads as special compensation for
lighting the right of way of the various lines
for the use of various streets and alleys. ana
for special permits the roads desire from time
to time. The question of compensation for mu-
uicfpaf franchises is the great local issue at
the present time particularly as a NUMBER or
the franchises will expire within a few years.
and the owners of the street and elevated rail-
wav oropertv will have TO negotiate ror re-
nAwaIS From present sentiment these VIII Ger
tainIy rot be granted without adequate COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
EXPERIENCE IN ENGLAND AND An
PROFITS IN BRITISH TOWNS
MOST ROADS SHOW LARGE EARNINGS
on OUTLAY.
Special 70 The Nsr-YorE r-tbua. sz Er.aeh c.hl.,

Special 70 The Nsw-York T-fbune h. French Cshl.o
Copyright: 1902 By The Tribune Associarton)
London. Sept IS, 1 a. m.-The policy o.
municipal ownership and operation Of street
railways is making rapid progress in the United
Kingdom. Out of 21S undertakings with total
mileage of 1907. about one hundred. with a
mileage of $50. belong TO the local authorities.
The tramways owned by Birmingham. Edin-
burgh. Oldham and twenty-four other towns
leased. but the tendency is toward municipal
operation Birmingham Is a good example OF
profitable leasing. but the corporation has de-
cided to municipalize the service as leases fan
in Edinburgh. with total rental Of f5l.66e.
has surplus profit OF 1920 after sinking fund
payments. but is having trouble with it's com
panies
Tramways are operated as we'll owned by
forty-one municipalities. and as nearly all their
own electric lighting supply and the Introduction
of electric traction is proceeding economically.
the main objects of this policy are the reduc-
ton Of fares the symmetrical development or
the suburbs and the improvement of the meth
DDS of traction But when the investments re-
quired for equipment and construction account
and the purchase of private companies have
been lfquidatsd by the operation of the sinking
funds tramvay service will be a large source or
profit for the relief Of the taxpayer
Glasgow had last year a balance Of f11I3s8
from, horss and electric traction. of which IT,
5nO went to the common GOOD ana Jhs r.
1aainder was required for interest. depreciation.
general reserve and the sinking fund. Liverpool
had a balance of f14I.O56. of which f16.O4o was
a,aiIa bic for the relief of taxpayers Leeds had
2 gross profit of ISL .797. and surplus of ISL
n5S after payment of sinking fund and interest.
col O5S being applied 10 the relief of rates.
Sheffield had a working balance Of 1857. ann
10000 was transferred from the surplus ac-
count in the relief of rates
The gross profits from other towns are Brad
ford. Is. .9S9: Aberdeen. IS. 769: Blackburn. H.
423: Dover. f2.94S: Halifax. f9,o76 Southamp-
ton fI1 $40: Hull f23.00o.
Manchester is in the transition stage but VIII
have in the course of few years 11o miles OF
electric lines under municipal operation
London has working balance OF tluZ,ooI
from the northern and southern tramways. but
If is al absorbed by interest and sinking fund pay
ments Hudders1eld is the only town having
a deficit in working expenses although Dundee
barely balances accounts. About fifty new
schemes for nunicipalization of trsmways are
now in progress l. y E.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
THE REV. Mr.. FROST Uses ETHER,
HE SAYS IF HIS VEsTRY THINKS HIS MINI
is UNBALANCED HE WILL RESio'N-
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrNE.l

TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRtbl Hb'' 60,
Baltimore Sept. 12.-The Rev "l''iai. "a -
ford Frost the Episcopal cerg! man "io ~ 80
- ~ yvs,dorr storia Hotel and had an exciting
eZnerience at the Shepard Asylum. in TINS city
announced to-day that. as he had rece'neu 80,
nous letters stating that il was senerahS oeHeN
his mind was unbalanced from the u'e VI -
-. f.,fa..ar y, tho last week the clergyman n
has sttrcted attention ard drawn crowds about his
hoIs by disturbed condition. wind
He says IL the vestrymen tHllh 80. II nat he
balanced they can accept his resled to; f;onnd that
will remain as rector. He says il ne mas ,,s astbms
and he only inlaIes ii for that puIposNe,t d;rner
lieves that since the night OF ail has bound
him When taken to the Shcparca Sybere a crazv
he was carried the insane warn, va % caIied
man struck him in the nose. put - W bnp,e
insanity proved A Joke. and he was seii' ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
SENATOR STEWART AT THE HAGUE
HIS WIFE WAS WELL KNOWN IN WASH
INGTON SOCIETY.

Washington. Sept. 12.-Senator Stewart at
present is AZ The Hague in connection with the
Pious Fund arbitration. in which he has taken
a deep interest. The case involves title to a
large amount of money claimed by the Catholic
Church OF Lower California, to be held for it by
the government of Mexico. 1t due largely
to Senator Stewards efforts that the claim
submitted Ia the arbitration of the European
tribunal now engaged on its settlement
The Senator ard Mrs. stewart since the sale
Of their old home In Dupont Circle, known as
Stewart's Castle 10 Senator Clark, of Montana,
and It's subsequent destruction, had lived in the
winter I'm an old fashioned house in Est, near
the State, War and Navy Department building
In the summer they spent more or less time at
Ashburn. a village in Virginia, where the Sena-
tor had established a large dairy farm. which
he ran on scientific and sanitary principles. OF
late years they had not taken so much interest
In social affairs formerly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
,,uPEE TAXES IN BUFFALO,
vcs.PH TO THE TRIBUNE.


res.,o sant Theoretically the Interna-
.,,,,h, p.ituav Company the consolidated COM
controlling all the trolley lines in Buffalo,
pavs three different taxes 10 the cry. II pays
.,o,..artaqe of the gross receipts collected in
o,tv limits taxes on its real property
49,. fr.,cbise tax. On gross receipts amount
80 ,ass than So.oOoOo0 it pays 21= per cent
ON 50 ooooOo or more per cent For the last
two years it has paid ) per cent ana u is SAID
t,ot the parcentage will not be less than that in
, - The franchise tax is in litigation
The company alleges that this tax is included in
the amount paid under the percentage tax. and
has refused to pay franchise tax in addition
Irta o,,,, ,s suing to collect both
ISor tba war ending July last the company
,,sjd se5 7;io to the city as the percentage on
@ 80 rracain,s For the same period the amount
,.f.,,6 h,, the city franchise tax IS S1o3.-
III n The present figures for the regular city
tas 80 hs,-e not been prepared, but they viii he
ahont the same as last year. when the company
paid S539l5 10 TO the city, fhe company is
oS trolley tracks within the Bufao city limits
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
4 RATTLE IN VENEZUELA.
PEvoIuTI0NISTs AND GOVERNMENT
TROOPS ENGAGED.
RESULT NOT KNOWN. BUT MAY DECTDl
THE FATE OF THE REVOLUTION.

7HE, FATE OF THE REVOLUTION.
NilIernstad Caracao, Sept 12--It has heen
learned with certainty that a serious battle
hegsn Yesterday in the vicinity of Tinaquillo,
yenezue1a- between about four thousnd reVo-
lutionists under the command Of Generals Mem
doza. Batalla and Rer and Government troops
to the number Of about four thousand one hun
dred men under General Garrido, Minister of
War II is Impossible 10 receive news Of the
progress Of this fight. all lines of communi-
cation have been cut. The result Of this en-
gagement will doubtless have decided effect
on the fate of the Matos revolution
President Castro is still inactive near o"u-
mare. where he is inspecting the army
General Matos Is located at Altagracia dc
Orit7lco. about sixty miles southeast Of Caracas
Oclmare is about thirty miles south OF Caracas
II has been learned here from Puerto Cabello
that the report recently issued by Torreas Car
denas. Secretary of President Castro, that the
revolutionary army under General Luciano Men
doza was annihilated on September near Tina
uuillo was a gross exaggeration- The engage
ment of that date was not an important one.
and only the vanguard Of the revolutionary
forces was engaged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
MATOS DECLARED A TRAITOR
VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT ORDERS
TRIAL OF REVOLUTIONARY LEADER
AS A PIRATE.

Caracas, Venezuela Sept 12.-The govern
rnent has published "A decree declaring General
Matos, leader of the present revolutionary
movement in Venezuela. 10 be a traitor and
ordering him to be tried on the charge of piracy
and for having offered control Of the finances
of the government of Venezuela. in case Of the
success of his movement. TO outside capitalists
on the same basis as prevails I'm Egypt. This
alleged offer was reported by the Venezuelan
Consul at Liverpool.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
WENT TO SOUTH AFRICA TO WEI
HER LOVER COULD MOI LIZA
DIAMOND MINES. SO GIRL MADE
THE TRIP.
Inv TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIB1NE.l

tBY TELEGRAPH TIE TR1HoNE'I
wilkesbarre Penn. Sept 12-A1ter an eie'
thousand mile journey to her lover "h' 1ou
not come to her, Miss Nellie fIuiei' "
hammock near here, has caoled heI pelen''
th., sh. 10 b.,n;r,, married at Kimberley, South
Africa to Alexander Brigham. ne 70 a ui'l ~
engineer for the De Beers DIAMOND co.lpaas' pas o
bs5iv aftsr the Roer war that he could not get
away to wed A long delay facing IIeni; Hiiso t,
Pruner bravey decided that she Woulu ~ "a aIl sIe
journey TO him alone and sne s u,o 81 ~ cebIe
fuIy Her parents to-day received the cao'e
dispatch telling of her wedding.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE
WIFE or SENATOR STEWART, OF Ne
VADA, THE VICTIM.

San Francisco Sept. 12-Mrs. William NJ
Stewart. wife of the senior United States Sena-
tor from Nevada was killed to-day at Alameda.
Cal Mrs Stewart was riding in automobile
with Henry Foote, and A young man named
Taylor. Through accident the machine ran
into telegraph pole Mrs Stewart was thrown
against the pole with great force and was so
sCyerely injured that death soon followed her
home was at Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13

Mrs. Stewart Miss Annie 4. Foote, daughter
Of Henry :. Foote. once Governor of Mississippi
and Senator from that State He had removed
with his family California, where his daughter
met William Morris Stewart. who had left Yale
College to 90 10 the land of gold, and they were
married in 1855 Mrs Stewart the master of
several languages. and her house in Washington
well as in Carson City. New, was the centre Of
much social interest. Senate Stewart first went
10 the Senate I'm 1865 serving until 1915. and ne has
served continuously since 1857
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
n. G. FRICK's son ARRESTED.
rr IS CHARGED WITH SPEEDING AN AUTO
MOBILE Too FAST

Manchester Mass. Sept. BY holding stop
watches on automobiles speeding over an inviting
half mile stretch OF road the police to-day caught
,bree machines going at twenty miles an hour
Arrests followed Immediately, the victims being
charles Frfck. of H c Frick of Pittsburg
" F Harrington, jr, in a machine owned b.
Henry CLAY Pierce. of St Louis and William r
oars and Roy Pierce In another OF Mr.. Pierce's
machines. .s.. .., =,
- moi arrested All the prisoners bail and
,,,sil anpear in The Salem court tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
rr1r coNNECTING LINE

h..n,,.r ,be East and West Is the New York Cen
trai ni.b ira eight trains day TO Chicago five TO
ST Iouis and Cincinnati fourteen 10 Buffalo and
Nisrara Falls nine to Ioronto-AdVt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
CHICAGO IN TWENTY HoI1Rs

The Pennsylvania Special is triumph of
Twentieth Century engineering 1t leaves Nsw-
York every day in the year.-Advt-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13

New York's most perfect outings are tne huusuh
River Day Line trips. Fine Scene1I- Musae---EAofe'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
THAT IJP-ro-pATE. CONSERVATIVE NEWS
PAPERS

are appreciated is demonstrates by comparison
~ the circulation Of The NewYork Tribune Tor tho
nasnfhs Of August 1901 and 1902 which shows an
l,crease Of is per cent Daily and 10 per cent sun
"a! IL is Etil gaining.-Adyf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-13
LIE PENNsYLvANIA sPECIAL

THE PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL
Leaves New-York. West Twenty thlrd-st- station
a. TX N m for Chicago. arriving at $50 newt
dav Sumptuous appointments, dining car and bar
Der shop.-Advt.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-04
his home, in Norfolk. Joe Cole, ST., lies
in jail under the sentence OF death, while
his son. Joe. and Charles Ferguson are
IN the penitentiary for thirty years.
GOLDSBOkO PROSPEROUS
governmental and Municipal Public Build
ings Among improvements,
lspecia1 Dispatch to The Times,

tSrecia1 Dispatch to The Times.)
Il GOLDSBORO, n. c.. November g.
Porter & Goodwin, contractors, of this
city, have broken ground at Kinston, on
which they will erect Ixinstons new
graded school building. The building is
to cost $4,000.
The building on the property recently
purchased by the government for post
office site is rapidly being torn down
This evidences the possibility OF the
speedy erection Of the new government
building. Goldsboro's new city hall and
market house is nearing completion. The
city hall. when turned over to the city,
will be one Of the best ordered buildings
Of It's character in the State. It is Of
white brick.
q The local Lodge of Ell1s. No 139. have
purchased the Olympia Club building on
Chestnut Street The building is commo-
dous and well ordered
The Acme Machine Works of this city,
rcpairers and builders of railway locomo-
tives, have just installed their new appa-
"a tus for lighting their plant The build
ing viii have three lights of LOCO candle
power each.
with good crops OF cotton, corn and po-
tatoes and large tobacco crop sold at
high prices, our farmers are prosperous
and happy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-04
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
a Respectable Co,ored Man Shot from
a.Rear in the Dark.

tspeciii Dispatch to The 'rimes.)
JARRAr.r. VA. November "a most
dastardiy attempt to murder Soloman
Ridley. q. peaceable and Sseserying colored
man, employed at the box factory of
Trent Vincent. near here. was made th..5
morning about 5.15 o'clock.
Ridley was leaving home TO begin the
days work. 1t was scarcely Highland
as ne passed over, a little branch of water
studded by small trees.&fle waslS1ired At
from bel,ino and hitswith tnirty-two shot.
entering MS shoulders. arms and heac.
Ridley Is painfully hurt. but5Dr. O.. G.
Wright does not consider him 1nortally
wounded.
The would be murderer fed. Suspicion
points to and steps have been taken to
arrest a party with 5wiom Ridley has re-
Gently mad a suit for betrayal of Ills
daughter The case has been tried in
the Magistrate Court and sent on for
trial a, the next term of County Court,
November 9th. Sussex county.
It Is supposed the ASSASSIN wished to
dispose Of Ridley before time for trial
Ridley.sS employers had reai#conf1dence IN
him, and viii no doubt assist him in
bringing to Justice the miserable coward
The community is Judgment. and will
II do Its share towards arrestlng, and con-
v1cting the party. - =