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New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1BuNE.I

Albany. June 30.-A report came here from New
York this afternoon that in order to escape taxa
tion on their surplus savings banks pay
Controller. Miller who collects the State tax on
Merrill, who has charge of the collection. not
at all excited upon hearing the report
''The Controller" he said, lis not attempting to
collect a tax this year the amount due the saw
ings bank depostors on July !, and therefore this
action of the savings banks viii disturb him.
There are two cases In the courts in refer
ence TO these matters in regard the taxation
OF accrued interest of savings banks and the other
concerning the taxation of dividends declared by
savings banks but not paid
Mr.. Merrill was informed that the payment of the
interest due the savings bank depositors upon
June 30 and not on July might deprive the State
Of $1,000 in taxes that might be due.
i nave not made estimate said Mr.. Merrill
but nevertheless. L do not believe the Controller
win attempt to collect the yet. AS 1 have said
10 test our authority TO collect a tax dividends
declared but not yet paid a is before the
courts. The point is whether a dividend declared
but not yet paid is asset Of a savings bank.
Controller Miller has taken position either
one way or the other on that, but the question
arisen IN the case OF the Bank for Savings of the
Cit OF NeW-Hork and in that hearing
on an appeal by the bank the Controller approved
the assessment as originally made. The bank APP
Iorney General also appealed from the Controllers
decision, the ground that interest be paid to
depositors after June 30 remained asset of the
bank, and therefore either surplus undivided
profits at the close of business June 30. and
therefore taxable. The Controller declined to re-
wise his decision on the Attorney Generals appli-
cation on the ground that he had no authority to
increase assessment
ANY action taken by a board of directors of
bank will change this condition, other than q
vote to make the dividend payable June 30"
New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
.SHIBUSA VA THE GUEST.
THE JAPANESE FINANCIER SPEAKS
At LUNCHEON OF AMERICAN
ASIATIC ASSOCIATION.

Raron Sbibusawa the eminent Japanese hnan-
cier. who has been visiting this city ana Is aoo
TO return to Japan, was the guest oil inc Aii 1
Asiatic Association at luncheon given a. "
rooms of the Downtown Association yesterday ~
the close of the luncheon speech OF greeting vas
Juade by John Foord. secretary Of The American
Asatc Association. He said in part;
our association has hailed the conclusion o. the
Anglo-Japanese treaty as an effective guar S
less of the maintenance Of the open fIn GOTl Inl
commerce in the Far East than OF the lndepJ5n-
dence OF Japan. The preservation oil that li,ue @
pendence regard Indispensable 10 the pEaCe ptt
ern Asia and anything that assais it Is as hostile
to the interests of our country as OF yours tUen
Great Britain and Japan the policy of which thai
States and the purposes which II Is Intended 10
subserye are also our PURPOSES In pre@SehTe @ 4i a
three great nations like England Japan anu me Iiie
United States think am JUSTIFIED IN n IayE h iIlv kI
TO challenge their hostility.
In reply Baron Shibusawa. who spoke in Jap
anese said in part:
1t gives me great satisfaction to know that your
association has hailed the conclusion of the Anglo
Japanese treaty as an effective guarantee OF me
Far East. and also that though not formally a
party 10 the ag6Eee ESuT coIPtpG h oSs and thus
enters in spirit into triple alliance with England
come Of such an alliance. a business man l
cannot help noticing Its beneficial influence on the
the Far East. If. under such benign influence,
your 6aptass YOU'D come out to the Ear East f
great natural resources of China and Corea. the
beneficial results of the alliance can never be too
highly estimated
Japan is small in its area and it's natural re-
sources when compared with your great country
and lack in capital. we'll as In the knowledge
and experience of modern business methods. But
have the advantage Of being geographically so
to China and Corea. and having so much of
literature in common that we can understand the
people of those countries and know their customs
and desires far better than you do. The Chinese
moreover. have come to recognize the Japanese as
their model and guide IN the adoption OF modern
civilization since our war with them. and to feel
very friendly to us, especially since the Boxer
troubles in North China.
Kogoro Takahira, the japanese Minister in Wash
ington; NJ. Ichihara, Baron Shibusawa's secretary;
s. Uchida. the Consul General Of Japan in New
York and NJ. Zumoto, the Editor Of THE Toxic
Times.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
INTEREST MAY BE TAXED.
SAVINGS BANK OFFICERS FEAR CON
TR0LLER MAY REGARD IT
AS SURPLUS.

Officers Of local savings banks. it developed yes
tereay are apprehensive lest the State Controller
: may take the view that the interest declared by
them recently on deposits and payable on July is
TO be cassed as surplus and. such subject to
: the special tax OF per cent the surplus of
fngs banks II the close of business on June 90 In
: the question blanks sent by the Controller to the
savings banks. for the purpose of obtaining data
on which 10 levy the annual State tax, these
questions:
Fourth-cash on hand and deposit, exclusive
j sixth-lnterest declared on deposits. but payable
after June 20. 1902
Z Seventh-Other assets.
Some of the savings banks Of this city. it is said.
which customarily pay interest July ], receipt
of the Controllers communication. changed the
date Of payment June 80 expecting thus avoid
liability for payment Of the special tax upon the
: interest, their position being that view of the
wording of Item g. the payment by them or
before June 30 Of the interest due deposits at
this season would make it unnecessary for them
TO make any return 10 Question g. The president
of Of the largest savings institutions said how
ever, that in his opinion it immateria whether
: the deposits made payable yesterday
day The important feature of the Controller 5
letter, he continued Item I, asking for a list
OF "Other assets" as this seemed TO imply that
the Controller regarded all the preceding items,
including interest declared deposits but pay
able after June So assets. 1t was. however,
he added a settled principle that dividend de-
clared was always n liability. and it followed that
the sums representing interest declared by the
savings banks recently their several deposits
ceased on the declaration being made TO be assets
and took the character Of liabilities without re-
gard 10 the date which these moneys might be
payable to the depositors Another savings bank
officer said:
In the OF n bank with capital and undiyid-
ed dividends and surplus, often many millions in
excess of the capital it is perfectly proper TO tax
botn botn dividends and surplus But savings 5 bank
ls a mutual institution. and. as such. does not
have any undivided dividends. except small
amount, which is placed with the surplus fund to
meet emergencies which might arise. This dis
tincton should be taken into consideration. and
the Controller should know that the minute he
begins 10 tax our dividends he really puts his
hands into the pockets of the depositors who put
their little fund of savings in our keeping.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
COMMISSIONERS GET EXTRA FEES

To Commissioners Charles L. Guy. Edward n
Loew and Grosvenor S. Hubbard. who were ap-
pointed TO assess the amounts to be awarded for
the Improvement OF Riverside Park and the
amounts to be assessed the property owners in
the locality was awarded by Justice Blanchard in
the Supreme Court yesterday $500 each for addi-
uonal services rendered by them since October
last. $40 for each session held by them since that
date. TO the commissioners was also awarded bv
Justice Blanchard 5000 extra compensation on
account of the difficult and extraordinary nature
of the work performed by them. They have al
ready received fees, Commissioner Guy having been
paid 1880; Commissioner Loew. N7,410. and Com
missioner Hubbard. a4740
Corporation Counsel Rives op,nsed the navment
10 the commissioners of either the amounts claimed
by them for the additional sesei -vs or OF the
extra allowances, alleging th' ,hev had been
iuhy, compensated for shN ~rvc,s rendered
by them, and that when they .erA maid the r,cs
already received by them II " ~ never understood
city ~ SA--s~eA''A
New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
RAIN HARMS CROPS GREATLY
ONLY THE MOST FAVORABLE WEATHER
WILL PREVENT GREAT LOSS IN WEST.

Chicago, June 30.-'If the rains continue a few
days longer the damage to crops throughout
the Middle Western and Western States and the
loss to the farmers will be beyond calculation"
said Professor Cox of the United states Weather
Bureau last night.
While he speaking reports were coming
in showing that it was raining practically all
over the Middle West, and that many already
flooded States had been visited by an inch OF
more of rain in the previous twenty-fOur hours
In Chicago the rainfall was more than an lnch
Illinois is of the chief sufferers. All through
the interior, far south the Ohio River, the
farms are flooded Cornfelds. wheatfields
meadows, pastures and gardens have been
turned into lakes and ponds. only the most
favorable kind of weather will save the agri-
cultural communities from heavy loss.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
ILLINOIS LOSSES SEVERE
ESTIMATED AT $l.O0OOOO BY STORM OF SAT
URDAY AND SUNDAY.

St Louis, June 30.-A low estimate placed on 'he
damage wrought within radius OF one huhdreu
and fifty miles of Alton. ILL.,, by the storm OF "lhu
and rain that prevailed on Saturday night anu
Sunday is $l,O00O0O. While the farmers are the
heaviest losers railroads also suffered severely
In me American bottom farming districts the
farmers ruined.
Wood River a small and usually insigniheaht
stream overfiowed its banks early on SUNDAY
morning and the farmers in the vast eXpanse OF
bottom lands were forced to get into the upper $40
ries of their homes to save their hVes- lleiI
houses were Flooded After spending a night III"
of peril dawn disclosed that their crops hao oeeh
washed away. ~, ,..o, lands Was
completely shut off to-day. and the Wnshoui ; airad
such that they cannot be easily or rapdy repair u
Among other concerns that suffered IS dne EGf otS
plant Of the Western Cartridge Company at r''S'
Alton.
DanvilIe Ill. June 30 he heavy rain and wind
on Saturday night and Sunday have ruined the oat
crop and seriously damaged wheat and corn Low
lands are several feet under water Nermiilion
River is out of its and higher than for thlry
years. All crops bottom lands are pracu,SGaldy ,Sy
ruined. and fences, small buildings ana cohsluera-
Bile live stock have been carried away -
No estimate Of the amount OF the udHldse van
yet be made.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
BUILDERS DEFY LINDENTH4L.
REFUSE To SUSPEND WORK ON BLACK
WELLS ISLAND BRIDGE PENDING
ADOPTION OF NEW PLANS.

bridge Commissioner IindenthaI yesterday di-
rected Ryan & Parker who have the contract for
building six masonry piers for the BlacNvers ISL
and bridge. to suspend work pending the adoption
of a revised plan for the structure The contrac-
tors ignored the Commissioners order, and con-
tinued work yesterday. At the office OF Ryan SS
Parker II was said that they had no idea OF stop
ping work. and that Mr.. LindenthaI had no author
ity TO interfere with S745547 contract which they
had with the city. The contractors SAID they had
ordered all the and masonry necessary Tor
the work and that any change in the plans would
entail great loss to them. They threatened to ap-
peal to the courts if the Commissioner insisted
a change in the plans
lit is impossible cease work without a
pecuniary loss" said Mr.. Ryan yesterday I do not
see why We should be made TO suffer because the
Commissioner has seen fit at this late day TO change
his plans We refused to obey the instructions
Of the Commissioner. because We believe that the
terms Of contract give MIN right TO stop our
work We under sS5Oodo bonds to carry out the
contract We living up to its terms, and we IN
sist that the Bridge Commissioner do the same
Bridge Commissioner LindeEthal through his
secretary, said yesterday that the reduction IN
the width OF the bridge would effect a saving OF
some 10000 in the property to be acquired for
approaches 1t il admitted. however that TINS
saving will be offset by the additional cost Of az
together with elevators TO be built on the bridSs
The original plans for. the BlackweIrs Island
bridge We're prepared by r. > Buckf 1hen nan an l. e5l
were evolved by Mr.. LindenthaL BY them the
50 feet and the two promenades, instead of being
on the lower floor TO be placed on the upper
deck with the elevated railroad tracks The trolley
tracks and rOadways viii remain as they were. On
the lower floor. The Manhattan approach OF tbs
bridge be 11O2i2 feet in length, and the Queens
approach 1851 feet.
The total length of the approaches is nearly a
mile
The estimated aggregate cost OF the bridge is
S254S 800. divided UP follows: Land for Man-
haitian approach. s., ,SsS 500 land for Queens ap-
pToach. $4,000 steel structure. Si0to; masonry
piers and foundations $4,000; approaches SlSo-
600: engineering and contingencies, Ss5O{a0.
The revised plans yesterday sent 20 thu
Municipal Art Commission for approval
New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
THIEF CHASE IN FIFTH I'VE.
PRISONER TRIED TO SNATCH woMAN's BAG.
BUT GOT ONLY CHAIN LINKS

James Harp who said he had home was
arraigned in the jefferson Market court yes
terday. charged with trying to snatch a chate-
laine bag from Miss Janet A. Edwards of No
101 West Seventy-fifth-st. The bag contained
money and trinkets valued at S1OO
Miss Edwards had just come out of the Second
National Bank, and carrying the bag in
her hand, with the chain twisted tightly around
her finger when she says. the prisoner sprang
to her side, and seizing the bag by the chain
gave it a wrench, succeeding only in tearing
off about two inches OF the chain, and leaving
the bag still in her possession. He dashed down
Fifth-ave.. and she cried stop thief" PO-
lceman Mulcahy, of the Tenderloin station, was
standing at Twenty-third-st and Fifth-ave. and
Immediately gave chase, followed by a crowd of
nearly two hundred excited people.
The chase continued down the avenue to
Twenty-second-st., where Il crowd which had
collected, blocked the fugitives path. The of
ficer arrested him there. In court the prisoner
waived examination. and held by Magis-
trate Barlow In $500 bail for trial
New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
HALE MILLION IHHIGR4NTS.
MORE AND MORE EUROPEANS ATTRACTED
HERE EACH YEAR BY PROSPERITY.

HERE EACH YEAR BY PROSEEtttl
The fiscal year closed Ellis Island yesterday.
and the number OF immigrants who passed through
this port year and several changes in the de-
partments were made public The number OF imni-
grants for the year, emitting yesterday, 1850
This was greater by 100 90 than the number of
rivals in 1901 and more than 10000 in excess OF
those OF the year previous. The figures for 1901
we're 3Ss 500 and for 1900 1000. Had many i'm
migrants entered in the other months of the year
as IN May the total would have been in the neigh
borhOod OF a million. May the record month
In order improve the work of the deportation
DIVISION Joseph Weldon transferred from the
boarding division. The registry division hereaftG
will be separated from the boards of special in-
quiry and both departments will report 10 Commits
siOner Williams directly. Commissioner Williams
has done this with the purpose Of keeping in closer
grants. IL is his intention reduce far
possible the admission of undesirable immigrants
The Superintendent Of Outdoor Poor reported N
him that e07S persons who had been in this COunS
try less than year applied to the city for assist
once within the year. Commissioner Williams be-
leves immigrate TO this country sOr the pur-
pose OF getting rid of Of their families. The
parents OF family OF nine children endaavOred
10 have five OF them placed in institutions within
TWO or three weeks after their arrival here.
Commissioner Williams has TeOrganized the Bu-
reau OF Information also
Those to whom have been awarded the contracts
for exchanging the money OF the immigrants, ham
ding their baggage and feeding them Will be gin
work under their contracts to-day.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
MAGISTRATE HOLDS M'LELL4N.
TESTIMONY OF MCoY's WITNESSES AND DISTRICT
ATTORNEYS ASSISTANTS DIRECTLY


Adjournment till July was taken. after yester-
days hearing before Magistrate Zeller. in the
Tombs police court, in the case of Robert s. Nc
IeIlan the county detective who Is charged with
shooting James F. Mccoy in raid alleged
pooroom I'm the Sherman House. In East Forty
second-st.. June .. Lewis L. Delafeld. counsel
for Mcclellan moved to dismiss the case but the
motion not sustained.
Both Mr. Delafied and w. NJ X. Olcott counsel
for Mccoy. pointed out the discrepancy in the
testimony of the witnesses Tor the prosecution and
those connected with the District Attorneys office.
Mr. Delaield said that all Mr. Ocott's witnesses
had testified that Mccoy was shot before he went
to the roof whereas those connected with the Dis
trict Attorneys office had fatty contradicted this
statement. and that Deputy Assistant District At
torneys Miner and Chadwick had testified that
Mcclellan was not in the room from which Mccoy
shot No would dare to accuse
either of them of perjury, he said.
Mr.. Olcott pointed out the interest which those
connected with the District Attorneys office had
in upsetting the evidence of his witnesses He
said that; granting the fact that Mccoy was not
shot in the room before he reached the roof the
fact remained that he was shot in the alley like
dog and that Mcclellan was never In danger
County Detective ReardOn asserted that McLeI-
Ian had shot In self-defence. and that his life was
In imminent danger before he fired
New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
STEAMERS TO CUBA LAID OFF.
THREE OF THEM WE'RE GOING OUT AND
COMING BACK EMPTY


Owing to the business conditions in Cuba the,
New-YOrk and Cuba Mail Steamship Company
has laid off three of its steamers. This state
ment made by Alfred G. smith, the sec
retary of the company, yesterday. In speaking
of conditions in the new republic he said:
The ships are going out empty and coming,
back empty Business could not De In a worse
condition. The Cubans were buOyed up by the
belief that going to do something for
them. They felt certain of our assistance There
situation who would not have been Wiling To
bet his bottom dollar that the United states
would help Cuba. Everybody was waiting Tor
the relief. Everything hung on il. Now nothing
has been done. They had their sugar stored Tor
the purpose of getting better price Tor u
Now they must sell il for what they can get
for it. Storing it has been burden rather
than the benefit which they expected it would
be- They have been obliged TO add the cost
of the storage and the insurance to the burden
of the crop
People forget that reciprocity with Cuba
would have been great thing for this cOun-
try. Cuba buys everything except sugar, to-
baccO and fruits. If there were reciprocity
treaty with this country she would buy her
shoes here instead of in France. The Blaine
Reciprocity Treaty with Cuba was great thlng-
Since 1894 when reciprocity with Cuba was
given up, our trade with the island has de-
creased S45.OOO.t0O. This year it will decrease
SO coo OspO more. In this time Great Britain
trade with Cuba has doubled, and France mas
trebIed her trade with her Great Britain does
not take anything away from Cuba Her steam
ers come out loaded. They stop at Cuban PORTS
discharge their cargOes. and go on 10 New
Orleans or Galveston for cotton All of Cuba $
product is marketed in this country, and with
reciprocity would get her trade The I'M
ports and exports of Cuba in some years nave
footed up S2UD.OoO.OOO.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
WAS IN ASHES FROM V0LcAvo

San Francisco, June S0.-The American Hawaiian
steamship Companys new steamer Nevadan ar
rived yesterday, sixty-siX days from New-York
Two days out from St Lucia on May 3 the cantaIn
OF the Nevadan reports the vessel into a storm
OF ashes He that at 2:3O a. m. the ashes grew
SO thick that the fog whistles had to be sounded
ana at 4'So a m they got so heavy that it was i'm
possible to see 10 windwl AT 9 a. m the wafer
became very thick and much discolored and re-
NAMED SO during the forenoon. The only forerun-
Her OF TINS ASH avalanche few thunder clans
ana hashes OF lightning. Some of the crew stated
Ihat on May :, toward midnight. they heard two
reports that sounded like the firing of heavy guns
Inc ueck was strewn with ashes, and the lookout
When he came down, looked like "A plaster cast
New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
ASHORE AT DUTCH HARBOR.
STEAMER OREGON ALEAK ON WAY FROM
NOME

San Francisco. June SO-A dispatch to THE
Examiner from Seattle Wash. says that the
steamer Oregon is ashore at Dutch Harbor. with
eight feet of water In her hold.
On the voyage north the Oregon began leaking
badly before she had passed Vancouver Island, ana
it was found necessary to keep the pumps going
constantly 10 keep her afoat She reached Nome
however. with two feet OF in her hold and
her machinery badly out of repair.
AS the passengers and cargo landed
Captain Seeley decided that he could make ST.
Michael where the vessel could be safely beached
and repaired. After leaving Nome the rudder post
gave out and the steamer refused to answer her
helm. Fortunately the weather good and
Captain Seeley was able to make temporary
pairs AS the leak had not increased and did not
appear TO be dangerous, he decided that he could
reach Seattle in safety, and did not stop at st.
Michael But with the pumps going continually. he
found IL impossible TO keep the water down. and
as II was gaining at dangerous rate he
PEELED to put into Dutch Harbor and beach her.
The Oregon had some southbound passengers
aboard. but the number IS not known. 1t IS be-
lieved the vessel can be saved
New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
DEUEL. AND CRANE TO STAY on BENCH.
MATTHEW p BREEN WILL SUCCEED HENRY
BRANN AS POLICE MAGISTRATE

I. \.
BRANN AS POLICE MAGISTRATE.
Friends of Police Magistrates Joseph NJ Deuel.
and Leroy b. Crane congratulated them yesterday
over their prospective reappointment by Mayor
Low. 1t is expected that the Mayor will to-day
reappoint these officials for the full term of ten
years and that Matthew +. Breen will be appoint
ed TO succeed Magistrate Henry A. Brann. The new
charter provides that the magistrates appointed
this year shall take office January l, 1903. Cor
poration Counsel Rves says that the officials
whose terms expired yesterday-Deue Crane and
Brann-w hold until the end Of the year
Matthew =. Breen is a member of the advisory
committee of the Greater New York Democracy
and at present IS deputy register. lie lives in The
Bronx and several years he wrote book en-
titled Thirty Years in Politics." in which he han
died Tammany Hall without gloves. He is a warm
personal friend of the Mayor. and his presence in
the Mayors office Is regarded by the office as
an occasion when, If the Mayor has any blues. they
likely to be chased away. Mr.. Breen is a capi-
tai story teller. and he always has something ne W
to tell the Mayor whenever he drops in o see him
Police Magistrate Brann was appointed by Mayor
Strong. He is Il Tammany Hall Democrat and WI
strongly indorSed for reappontment. The magis-
trates receive 5000 year. Judges Deuel. and Crane
Republicans.