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New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
ARMY TRANSPORT SERVICE.
Secretary Root Accepts the Boston Steam
ship Company'S Bid

Washington. Dec 19.-Secretary Root announced
to-day that he had decided accept the bid OF the
Boston Steamship Company far it affects the
transportation of troops and military supplies be-
tween the United States and the Philippines which
sent or received by way of either Seattle oil
Tacoma He explained that the existing service
at San Francisco would be continued for the pres
ent and added that If satisfactory arrangements
could be made for the disposal of army transports.
either by sale by charter, the transportation
companies at that port would secure a share OF
the government business.
Secretary Root intends to ask Congress to modify
the existing law authorize the Secretary
of War to make contracts for the transportation
of troops and supplies for longer period than
year. in order that he may be enabled to make
better terms for such service than is possible under
the present system of annual contracts. The legis
lation is desired in order to secure more advan-
tageous rates for the service between the Pacific
Coast and the Philippines in the department
should decide TO discontinue the government
vice and dispose of its transports. contract
has been drawn up with the Boston Steamship
Company for such shipments TO the Philippines
the department may desire to make by way of
ports Puget Sound
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

Tables Of Erports for the Past Ten
Years.

Washington Dec. 10 (SpeciaD.-Recent Ger
man tariff legislation makes particularly inter
esting statistics regarding the trade OF TINS
country with that nation, and particularly the
exports to Germany of foodstuffs. The CHIEF ex-
ports from this country to Germany are preao-
stuffs, especially corn, wheat and wheat hour
The value of the exports to Germany IN the
last decade has ranged from 81. $4,000 in 1880
to 1906 229 in 1901, the 1902 exports, OF
course. being small, because of the shortage IN
last years corn production. Wheat exports
ranged from S2,569.OO in 1898 to SlSIloOo in
1901, and S14,944,0OO in 1902. OF wheat flour
the figures in 1898 were 81 1011,00o, and in l9o2
S2113 0O0. OF provisions the most important
items in exports to Germany are lard, oleo-
margarine bacon and sausage castings Inc
value of lard exports from the United states 10
Germany was, in 1898. SO 600, and in l"oZ
SIG, 900; of oleomar garine in 1898 SZ,5'l'-
O0O and in 1902 $2573,0O0; of bacon. in 1888
S67S213 and in 1902. 81 900; and of sausage
castings in 1893 S537, ,52I. and in 1901 81, l45ooo
The following table shows the total value OF
the exports of breadstuffs and provisions from
the United States to Germany in each year from
1893 to 1902 the figures for 1867 including es'l-
mates on some of the less important articles Tor
which the Bureau of Statistics had not compiet-
ed the details of its analysis.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
INCREASES IN WAGES.
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Will
Pay Out $6OO,OOO More a Year.

Chicago, Dec. 19.--Increases in wages amounting
to 100000 a year to be granted to the loco
motive engineers and fremen employed by the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and its branch
lines through agreement reached to-day be-
tween officials of the railroads and committees
representing the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
The new scale will go into effect on January L 1t
provides for increases of approximately per cent
in the pay of the members of the labor organiza-
tions The engineers will receive from s. 80 to 81 20
for each run of hundred miles. They are now
paid from 50 70 to 81 80 The high rate is paid to
the men who run the larger and newer engines.
The number of these engines is constantly grow
ing and il is said, majority of the men will re-
ceve the 81 20 rate -
The advances made to the hremen not
large proportionately those obtained by the
engineers The company has agreed, however, TO
excuse the men from the work of cleaning por-
tions of freight engines and this concession is
sarded as important the increase in wages
finder the new scale the fremen are to receive
from So 25 to 50 75 for each of one hundred
miles The present scale is from g 20 to 81 60
or the frenen and engineers who are Denehted
hv the new agreement. $500 employed on the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad The other
! 50 are employed the st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha and the Elkhorn. Fremont and Missouri
Valley railroads which are under Northwestern
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
COAL MONEY FOR INSTITUTIONS.

The annual appropriation of city money to the
East Side Dispensary withdrawn at the meet
ing of the Board of Estimate and Apportonment
yesterday and the members of the board were
moved to mrth by report OF Controller Grout
that the dspensary ceased to exist last year. al
though it had been seIf-supporting without the
annual contribution of the city. and that when
it ceased to exist nine of its trustees passed a
resolution dividing surplus of $3.50 among
themselves in pro rata shares in recognition of
their faithful services
Controller Grout said that the charitable insti-
tutons had been put to an expense for coal not
anticipated at the time that the appropriations
made for them in the budget of 1892. and
there had been in consequence no margin for this
increased expenditure. He therefore recommended
that s6 900 be taken from unexpended balances
and transferred pro rata basis to those insti
tutions caring for women and children. to be ap-
piled to their coal account. About 11G institutions
will thus receive pro rata share in from
800 $3.50 for this purpose The recommended
ton adopted.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
HOUSE PASSES PURE FOOD BILL
Prohibiting Commerce in Adulterated Drugs
and Food Products

Washington. Dec 1e-The House to-day passed
the Pure Food bill by a vote of Y to 21- A quorum
was not present. but the point was not raised by
the opponents Of the bill The speakers to-day
were Nessrs Richardson, OF Alabama: Hepburn
Of Iowa: Gaines, OF Tennessee. and Schirm- Of
Maryland cor the bill. and Mr. Chandler OF Mis-
eissippi. against it.
The bin prohibits the introduction into any State
OF Territory or the District of Columbia from any
other State or Territory or the District Of Counn-
bia or from any foreign country, or the shipment
10 any foreign country OF any article OF 1000 or
drug which is adulterated or misbrandeo Inc pro-
hibition is made to apply TO any one shipping oe-
lvering or receiving within the regions named any
such food 50 adulterated AduIterations defined
follows:
In the case Of drugs. IL sold under name recog-
nized in the United States PharmacopHia, and the
drug differs from the standards OF strength. quahty
purity as determined by the test laid down in
such Pharma copoeia at the time OF the investga-
tion that its strength purity falls belo" the
professed standard under which it is solo, II IL is
an imitation Of offered for sale under the name
OF another article and in the case OF confectionery
If it contains alba, barytes tale chrome yei-
low, OF other mineral substances, or poisonous
coors or havors
In the case of food when any substance is mixed
with it to lower OF injuriousy AFFECT lts
quality strength that such product Wheh
offered for sale, shall tend to deceive the pui-
chaser.
II any substance or substances have been sub
ftituted that the product when sold shall teno
10 deceive the purchaser.
II valuable constituent OF an article mas oeeh
wholly OF in part distracted.
II II be imitation Of or offered Tor sale uhoei
the distinctive name of another article l.,
II il be mixed, colored, powdered or stained IN d
manner whereby damage or inferiorty is conceaieu.
y II contain any added or poisonous lngfeolIehhI I.h
which may render such article Injurious 10 heaIlh.
II II is falsely labelled foreign product OK Is
In imitation of another substance of a previously
established name. which has been radenarked
or patented
IL IL consists in whole in part OF a hlthy, de-
composed or putrid animal or vegetable substance.
Is The product OF a diseased animal. or one winch
mas died otherwise than by slaughter. .
The last section of the bill provides that any artf-
Gle Of food drug which is adulterated or mis-
bfanoed within the meaning of this DILL ano is
transported or being transported from one state 10
Shother for sale. II IL is sold in the District OF
Soiumba the Territories, or IL II Is imported
!foTn foreign country shall be liable TO conhsca7
uon by process OF libel for condemnation IN the
United States courts Such goods il is also pro-
sided shall not be sold in any State contrary TO
me laws thereof.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
sHEEoY LOSES GAMBLING NOTE SUIT.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yes
terday handed down decision affirming the Judg-
fnent of the lower court in the Of Patrick
T. Sheedy against Frederick Kohl. The action
brought to $4,000 a promissory note made
by the defendant TO the order of NJ J. Walch.
January q 1900 Naples. Italy. and payable at
Philadelphia A separate defence alleged that the
note was given for money lost at play that Martin
j. WaIch the payee. had conspred with John
c. Gray, to cheat and defraud the defendant a
play and that the plaintiff received the note
result of a gambling transaction and with fHH
knowledge that 1t had been procured from defend
ant by fra1d and deceit
At the trial of the verdict rendered
for the defendant by direction of Justice Glider
sleeve. who presided The plaintiff his appeal
contended that the court had erred in admitting
testimony a the law in Pennsylvania. since the
validity Of the note determined by the law
OF the place where IL made. 1t also
tended that inasmuch the law of Italy codi-
fed. receive the opinion of witnesses
as 70 Italian
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
VERDICT AGAINST LEGGETT & co.
Former Employe Gets $4,000 Damages for
False Imprisonment.

To Byron Rawson, Of Mount Vernon, was
awarded $4,000 damages by jury in the Supreme
Court before Justice Gaynor at White Plains
Yesterday against Francis H. Leggett & Co,
wholesale grocers of this city. for false fmprison-
ment This is the largest verdict ever given IN
westchester County in case of false imprlson-
ment
Rawson was arrested in Mount Vernon on a
charge of embezzIernent made by the firm He was
tried here and acquitted He began an actlon Tor
defence. - ., ornornoa5
.bair t,a btjtv TO agree. Justice Gaynor informed
theIn that inasrnuch as defence was set up they
must Verolct
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
NEw-HAvEN's NEW ROLLING STOCK.
Over Half a Million Dollars Worth To Be
Delivered in the Spring.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE IRIBUNE-j
New-Haven. Conn, Dec. 19-Regardng the re-
ported authorization by the Consolidated road OF
over 100000 worth Of rolling stock, President
John VI. Hall stated tonight that such an order
had been made. and that there would be about 5000
new freight and passenger cars. and engines the
road. probably by next spring The consignment is
expected in March or April. The new enlargement
of the Consolidated roads rolling stock is due to
the unprecedented increase in business in the last
year In that period the freight business Of the
road increased to a remarkable degree, and, with
the completion of the company's new freight ter
minal. in South Boston. the demand the rolling
stock will be greatly increased II is understood
that ZOO box steel under framed cars have been
ordered from the Standard Steel Car Company and
500 pressed steel from the Pressed Steel Car
Company. The remainder of the consignment will
be freight engines and passenger coaches and en-
cir
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
USES BOY as a CLUB.
An Italian Junk Dealer Charged with
Taking q Terrible Revenge.

Charged with swinging boy around his head by
the ankles and dashing his head against the pave
ment Charles Montenorano an Italian junk deal
er Of No. 154 President-st, Brooklyn, was held in
s2 900 bail for the grand jury in the Myrte-ave po
lice court yesterday. John Smith, six years DID,
who was subjected to this treatment. has con-
cussion Of the brain and possible fracture Of the
skull and is in critical condition at his home, No
l36 Fourth-ave.
Montemorano, while pushing his cart in Butler
ST near Fourth-ave., Thursday, became great
ly angered at a crowd of boys who had been throw
ing stones at him. He finally caught the Smith
boy The Italian roughly handled by several
persons who had been attracted by the noise
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FAVORED
One of It's Features May Be a Bureau of
Corporations

Washington, Dec. 19-The House Committee on
Interstate Commerce to-day ordered favorable
report the Department OF Commerce bill. The
vote on reporting 1t stood to 3. The provision
including the Bureau of Labor in the new
department was retained a tie vote.
The BILL as 1t will come from the House COM
mittee. will embrace within the proposed depart
ment the Lighthouse Board. the Lighthouse Ser
vice, National Bureau of Standards, Coast and
Geodetic Survey. Bureau OF grafton. Fish
Commission. Bureau of Statistics Of the Treasury
Department. Bureau of Foreign Commerce OF the
State Department fur seal and salmon fisheries,
Bureau of Labor and Census. and three new bu-
reaus-Insurance. Manufactures and Corporations.
The province and duty Of the proposed Bureau
of CORPORATIONS are under the direction of the Sec
retary of Commerce, to gather compile publish
and supply useful information concerning corpora
tions engaged in interstate or foreign commerce
A section added to the Senate bill gives the Pres
dent the authority to transfer at any time any
statistical or scientific branch OF the government
to the Department of Commerce. Representative
Mann, of Illinois, member of the Commerce Com
rnittee, introduced bill to-day embodying the
changes proposed
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
PRICE OF OIL GOES UP.

The Standard Oil Company Thursday raised
the price of refined oil one cent gallon In
September the price Of kerosene for export s12
cents gallon II advanced gradually until
early in the present week it 92 cents gallon.
The advance of Thursday makes the price 1912
cents gallon. Unusual consumption of oil on
account of the scarcity of coal is said be the
reason for the advance in price. 1t is said to be
one of the greatest advances ever made in the
OF Oi
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
TRUE BILL AGAINST COLONEL LYNCH
Grand Jury Indicts Him for High Treason
First Case in Sixty-two Years.

London. Dec. 19-The grand jury summoned
to consider the indictment Of Colonel Arthur
Lynch, member of Parliament for Galway. who
was arrested on June II on landing in England
from the Continent. the charge OF high trea-
son in connection with the part he took in the
South African war. where he is alleged to have
commanded the Irish Brigade. returned true
bill to-day against the defendant The Lord
Chief Justice. Baron AIverstone. in charging the
jury remarked that it was sixty-two years since
a grand jury had 10 deal with such a charge,
which was the highest crime known in law.
Colonel Lynch's trial at the bar is expected to
begin January 20.
Colonel Arthur Lynch was sent to South Africa
as war correspondent but he entered active
service on the side of the Beers and commanded
the Second Irish Corps. II while serving
against the British forces that he was elected in
November 1901. represent Country Galway in
the British Parliament.
When he returned to England in June, 1892. he
was arrested at Newhaven and taken to London,
where he examined at the Bow Street Police
Station
Colonel Lynch. journalist and author. born
in Australia in 1851. He was educated Melbourne
University Berlin University and at Paris He
followed his fathers profession of engineer for
time. and then taught mathematics and lectured
In Melbourne He candidate for Parliament
from Galway. where he has a small estate. but
defeated He then live in Paris. and
gagged in newspaper work the Petit Journal"
Later he to this country. and he
respondent for a London newspaper. He
correspondent in Ashanti. well as in South
Africa. He is the author OF a number OF books.
The last previous cases of high treason cams
in connection with the famous Chartist riots
in 1899 In 1S0 John Frost and other Chartists
were convicted of treason at Newport, Wales. and
sentenced to death, the sentences being afterward
commuted to transportation for life Amnesty was
granted to them in 1856
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLS MINUS COAL.

Philadelphia. Dec. 19.-The Board of Education
to-day notified the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
Company. which has the contract for furnishing
coal to the schools of this city. that the Central
High School has only three of coal hand
and that unless a supply is obtained by Monday
the school will be forced to close. The James
Logan Public School closed to-day account
Of the coal shortage
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
COURT FINDS AGAINST STRIKERS.

London. Dec Batter a long trial in the Kings
Bench Division Of the High Court of Justice the
case Of the Tar-Vale Railroad Company against
the Amalgamated Society of Railroad Servants.
involving many questions of great importance to
trades unionism. resulted to-day in verdict in
favor of the plaintiff The latter complained OF
malicious molestation picketing intimidation. etc.
during the strike of 1900. The Judge reserved his
decision the question OF damages until the next
of
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
ONE RESULT OF STRIKE.

Mount Carmel. Penn, Dec. 19.-The $4,000 hook
and ladder truck and house of the Mount Carmel
Hook and Ladder Company were sold TO private
parties here to-day. the company having dsbanded
last night with eighty members in service. When
the coal strike started there three hundred
members few persisted in remaining at work in
the mines They could be ousted from the
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
WANTS KISSING BIBLE STOPPED.

Richmond. Va. Dec. BIN the State Senate to-
day Mr.. McIlwaine offered bill to prohibit the
kissing of the Bible upon the administration Of
oaths in the courts OF this commonwealth Mr.
McIlwane stated that he offered the bill because
of the unceanlness of the practice of kissing the
book. and the danger of spreading disease The
bill referred to the Committee Courts of
Justice
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
NECK BROKEN BY FALL.

Iosenh Filippone. italian painter. twenty-nine
- Old of No 1b Lock-st. Newark. fell from
scaffoId yesterday and was killed fhe man was
So oroe ornamental painting a house. and
s -, 70 unfasten kno in the ropes the
m ~ r,od On which he was standing dropped sno ne
aas hurled TO the ground. he struch OH MS "e""
80 his neck was broken.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
RECOMMEND THAT FIRM RESUME.

The committee of the creditors of LOCKWOOD
Nd & Co has sent TO the other creditors cir
c,,Iar proposing that the firm of Lockwood. Hurd
q 20 he permitted 10 resume business. on an
q 10 nav 20 the dollar ana IN
4rssf and with honorable obligation TO pay the
a.; soon as possible.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
RAIN SAVES ASTOR'S AGENTS.
Complaint for Failure to Remove Snow
Withdrawn.

Real estate agents representing William Waldorf
and John Jacob Astor were in the West Side court
yesterday in a summons obtained by
Policeman McCauley, of the West Forty-seventh-
St station explain why the pavements and gut
ters in front of the Astor property in Fortyhfth-
St had not been cleaned in the recent snOwstorm
Inasmuch the rain has washed the snow away
the conn 1aint withdrawn
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
DOLCE COAL CONTRACT OUT.

Contract for coal for the Police Department ex-
n;red Yesterday The last ten tons Of the contract
was delivered In the morning ana pnt tnere IL
new contract coal Will po oo"oA' t'i 't' '
for the department
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

company. so all those strike finally resigned
The company was boycotted- The company's two
horses which. when not in service were used Tor
hauling coal and ice. no longer needed. as no
one would give the company order for hauling.
Expenses accumulated and the remaining
union members decided to disband-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
COLOMBIA REDUCES EXPORT DUTIES.

Washington, Dec 19-Minister Hart at Bogota
has informed the State Department that a recent
government decree provides progressive reduc-
ZION Of 10 per monthly In the export duties OF
Colombia BEGINNING January l. 1903.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

The total imports from and exports 10 Her-
MANY during the years 1898 1902 have been as
follows:
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

EOREFATHERs' DAY AT PLYMOUTH, MASS,
will be celebrated next Sunday by the Old
Colony Club, organized In 1863. and the Miles
StandIsh Guards, both of Plymouth Pictures
of the Old Colony Clubhouse and officers OF
the Standish Guards, in to-mOrrow's Trtb-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

TRUTHFUL HUNTING STORIES
about the fall hunting of deer in West Vir
Einfa. where I1any hunters from New-YOrk
and Boston GO every fall for sport In to-
morrow's Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
con.s AND TEMPLES ON THE PLAINS
OF PAGAN.

S.raI hundred of the Thousands or these
,-..n. NJ ancient Burmese architect
- II. It, Pictures of them and bits OF
sr~..o work from tSe crambifng walls WI"
..-sh.1 In so-msrrow's Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
d the details of it's analysis
EEstiulated.

The following table shows the principal eX-
ports from the United States to Germany IN
1893 and 1902:
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

IRISH SOCIETIES OF WATERBURY. CONN,
said to be the most Irish town In America.
The societies celebrate all Irish victories.
photographs of heads of different societies,
In to-morro~'a Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

Merry Christmas assured by gift of Krementz
One Piece Collar Buttons Al Jewelers..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-09
BANKERS BUCK
Wall Street Syndicate Refuse
to Be Bled Further by
Blackmailers.

New York, April 9.-Banking syndicates
representing the most important financial
interests in the city have agreed to COM
mence an active warfare on what Wall
street terms "hold-up' schemes. It was
determined that hereafter no more black
mail will be paid to those individuals,
who, when new enterprises are launched,
attempt to hold up the consolidation or
ifnacial hotation by legal processes I'M
til a settlement lis made. It was agreed
that henceforth no moneys will be paid
for a peaceful and quiet settlement of any
deal, but that as soon as any attempt at
''hold-up'' is discovered the matter
shall be fought out to the end in the
courts It was also announced last night
that movement already has begun to
unearth the leaders of the system Of
financial blackmail, who are declared to
have been actively at work for the past
two years or more.
Leading Wall street men who have been
engaged In the promotion of consolida-
tions repeatedly have stated that they
were compelled to buy up trouble pro-
motors" as soon as the plans were near
ing completion. They were too busy,
they said, to take the chances of delay
in the completion Of their plans and SO
they were compelled to substitute indi-
viduals in order to obtain peace. It is
reported that as much as $25o, 900 has been
paid recently by a single banking interest
in Wall street to avoid an aggressive
litigation by one of the members Of the
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