New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

Governor an Insurance Commissioner, and the next
president of the State Senate Philadelphians, the
city had already more than its proporuonate snare
Of the comparatively limited patronage OF the
State He declared for George kunkel one OF the
veteran members of the legislature from the state
capital district Speaker. and this is supposed
to be satisfactory to the upstate Republicans.
The only member of the next cabinet who is posi-
lively certain 10 named is the present secretary
of tbe commonwealth w W. GriesJ- With the pos
sible exception OF Insurance Commissioner Durham
he is the only member of Governor Stones official
household who will be retained in his present posi-
ton and this in spite of the fact that he was
originally strong Elkin in the Governor
nomination campaign. He fell into line. however,
after the nomination OF Judge Pennypacker. and
seemed De the only one OF the original EIkn
men who went into the election campaign as earn
estIy as if Pennypacker had been his first choice.
The result of his efforts at home was a greatly
increased majority in Lancaster County but better
than this for his prospects was the return OF a
State Senator and six members of the House VINO
will follow his instructions largely on all partisan
measures
Rumors aplenty are afloat regarding the Mayor
atty but the situation remains last week
Leader Durham and Mayor Ashbridge protest their
political friendship for each other but even Mr
not had. profess not to have had any inun a.
of the politicians is Of senator Penrose and senator
Scott both of whom decline 70 De conSlGereo -
unopposed by Mayor Ashbridge. although neither
his first choice TO- the POSITION
The Iehfrb Valley Railroad Company and the Le-
high Valley Coal Company took the decisive step
this week of entering upon an entirely new 2enry
in their management by electing Eben B. Thomas
as president Mr. Thomas. who has been chairman
of the Board of Directors of the Erie Railroad.
will give up that position on the first OF the year
and will probably take up his home in this city.
Pennsylvania Mr.. Thomas now makes no secret OF
the fact that he entirely out OF harmony VIE
al, rf11fT- NJ
Alfred Walter and has made the statement pri-
vatey that the dissatisfaction of the stockhoders
with the present system of keeping accounts viii
be aIIayed by changes which he proposes 70 make.
that earnings Will be used 70 pay dlvl0endS 20
the stockholders instead of being applied IN toto %
The election Of Mr.. Thomas also means the per-
petuaton of the anthracite trust dominated 3y me
leading directors deny the statement that the Sc
lection of Mr.. Thomas was at the dictation OF J.
While residents OF many parts of the city are
able to get all the coal they need at the Baer price
of IS 10 a ton. residents of other parts are COM
PEELED to continue the use of soft coal husband
their hard coal pay big prices. West PhiIadeI-
phia and the southern of the city have always
depended the Pennsylvania Railroad for their
supply and this is what is causing the pinch Just
now. The Pennsylvania own coal is not sufi-
Client to supply its regular customers in those dis
tricts. Others these have always been served with
Lehigh Valley coal and coal mined by other opera
o ofFs dperators nd much more prdtb ana arSe
than this for their coal getting So ton for u
sponsibty for the failure OF these operators fur
nish coal for its hauling to old Philadelphia Gus
An official Of the company said yesterday: The
Pennsylvania Is putting no embargo upon foreign
coal cars, and all presented viii be hauled
promptly We are doing our best, but II is OBJ
YiOuSly u make good
customers and at the Sb,s time those who have
heretofore depended 0tneF operators and in
which delivery we figured solely carriers
Vice-President Ppgh. upon his return along with
d tour OF the main line be-
tween Pittsburg and Philadelphia. said: Mr. Cas-
satt and myself took the trip what has been
done to lift blockade and greatly
pleased with the work accomplished The road -
in better shape than il has been for weeks, and
the frelgnt-coaI and Other-ts being moved with
considerable raptdity-
The effect of the strike the Pennsylvania Rail-
road is shown the report of the movement OF
coal ON lines east of PittSburg and Erie as COM
pared with the preceding year The movement OF
anthracite November sc OF this year is 99i
tons as against i.g75-j57 for the corresponding
period OF last The lines carried 3f1f s5S
OF bitumnouS coal this year. against Is Oh IA
1901.