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New-York tribune., 1902-04-28

The coal trade did not show improvement ard coai
shares weakened.
The most animated stock in the week was "eh
Canadian Pacific. which continued TO De poush'
heavily for English and American account.
recent heavy exports of this stock TO 'iie Oi
States have caused scarcity of shares mere Gun
sequently liberal premiums were pald ior iotii' "
this stock for the carry The senerai 'eii-
dency of American securities. however remains uii
favorable.
A weekly financial review published in FRANK
fort says:
The news from the United states conce~l ~ niiIs
gigantic undertakings is received mere WIN
ticism, because it is believed that the col!sce ti
less manipulate who momentarfy tontrol ,ht eII
American market, more than ever t77i' ll7iit
easily yield whimsical Impulse. OIL "iiiO'i
the European market would pay the costs.
Some municipalities taking advantage Oh the
unprecedented of money TO issue loans. Inc
S5 000Gl) mark per cent loan, issI ed by vienna
was subscribed for in Germany and france at 80
Scnoene berg. suburb of Berlin announces a lo IAN
of 30.G0GyU marks 3I2 per cent 1ne maIhet lot
German and Prusslan 3 cents mas improve"
slightly London orders. I'll
ne crop report of the empire, issued on ,+tPLli
15 shows that good conditions prevail eVeryWheIt
The Vulcan Shipbuilding Company. or SteItIH
has declared a dividend or IA per cent Inc ul'l
dend declared by this company in 1900 was alSo 1t
New-York tribune., 1902-04-28
THE FINANCIAL MARKETS.
SECURITIES IN DEMAND.

MONEY IN BETTER SUPPLY-RAILROAD
EARNINGS.
The movements Of the chief active stocks ana
bonds in the last week shown in the follow
ing tebles:
STOCKS
New-York tribune., 1902-04-28
MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.

STOCKS.
FURNISHED by Frederic H. Hatch. No. 30 Broad-sto
New-York tribune., 1902-04-28
RANK EXCHANGES: SALES RECORDED.

The bank exchanges Of the New-York clearing
rJouse and the stocks sold at the New-York STOCK
Exchange last week and for the same week or the
preceding two years compare as follows:
Arrfl 26 April p. 'ol APru ~ 90
Exchanges 81 9o49etoln - cSno osa
" soil 7.5s3. 300 " f'o.to ''-S''''''
New-York tribune., 1902-04-28

citing and there various Interpretations o
the activity Of the John ". Gates contingent. Coal
strong. especially Reading. Canadian Pa
cifcs sharply in connection with the shipping
combine.
Silver IS still nervous and unsettled continued
Chinese sales. and IT is the general opinion that
further decline is probable Mines were dun. wait
ing for of peace
New-York tribune., 1902-04-28
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

r,o -r~ihr,e has printed the gross earnings of
e,tv r,i,roads or systems for the second week III
April OF these thirty-eight return gains VI go
oil or Ill per cent. and twelve return '"SSe9 %
$3.50 Oi5 or 112 per cent. The whole SHOWS s''''
of s5s 500 or IL per cent. The Tribune has aso
printed the gross earnings of thirty-three rairoaS
or systems for the third week in April OF winch
twenty-nine gains of S562o9 or l94 per cent
and four return losses of $2slo' or io.' per '
The whole shows a gain of $72S74. or III per cent
',s""a as sesSs 1921 Rg ss.. IS
% . eomPanies 2.6aas Dec, e2ot5 III
Total so c,s. ss42i54l s7,s5o.e42 Inc, s9el.s'e II
20 rs'Ga %ss IN s7ss ss ss 49, 49,
Total SO cos So soeesa s5.1es.soo Inc. s72s17i al
CENTRAL OF. OF GEoRGI,A, 1000
5@ .5 Asl s4ssS s5is ss55a fss5s
CHICAGO AND EASTERN ILLINOIS.
fs%}@. & 5ss$ 5sssi s
CHICAGO. INDIANAPOLIS AND LOUISVILLE.
$s=$e; 5,9 s 9: .5 Z: !s s
DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY.
5n Tnrd week hpr ri sssss s S. ssS S
HOOKING VALLEY.
3sFe 3si5 wee: t5 II .9sGss ssSs sis;s sssiss
INTERNATIONAL AND GREAT NORTHERN
Third week in April =. s95G27 S27
Jan April 21..... 1.3Ss.1 10 l.4S44l2 3.622.33
KANAWHA AND MICHIGAN
Number of miles 49,. 1T3 173 173
Third in April. S22.o14 S1544I sI4, 452
April 2l..... s1l.31I 72i09S 601.o
NORFOLK AND WESTERN.
Number of miles 80. 1878 1850 155s
Third week In April. S3S1.O40 S305 lsS S265.03I
July April 81 14002 900 1862 l67 IL.
SOUTHERN.
Number o miles 49,. s,7s2 6127 6297
Third week in April. S7li.a35 sSi71l9 S5l3. 523
July April 2l.... 3o.550.1s4 29211531 26,
TWIN CITY RAPID TRANSIT
Third April. $50. S53547
Jan April 2l..... e73.ll7 SJI.122
New-York tribune., 1902-04-28

THE AMERICAN EXCHANGE NATIONAL. BasN ts.aS
i lbs Broadway. New York. April -. .e1ors 80
At A MEETING of the Board OF DIe'o
"A ~ this hank held to-day. semiannual diViesa de-
t,orrR cle5 PER CENT the Capital stock ssrors
clared payable May lst, proximo 70 stocAhoi1e'' %
at close OF business AP'i' EDWARD BURNS. Cashier
New-York tribune., 1902-04-28
RAIIPOAD AND OTHER STOCKS.


fAprnN 1s tn ene chang
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New-York tribune., 1902-04-28
D.p10eno Notices.
KNICKERBOCKER
TRUST COMPANY.
Coupon. payable at sc Broadway on
and after May 4. 1902.

Co1-PoSs MAY Be SENT IN AT ONCE. AND
r,tJEC.<S IN PAYMENT OF SAME WILL BE
READY FOR DELIVERY AT 10 A ". ON MAY
New-York tribune., 1902-04-28
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Government bond quotations compare as follows
with those OF a week ago:
New-York tribune., 1902-08-19
GAMBLING IN YONKER.S.
SrRRoGATE SILKMAN OF THAT CITY
HEATEDLY DENOUNCES LOCAL
ADMINISTRATION

What is believed to be one Of the greatest eX-
poses that has ever agitated the citizens OF TINS
staid old town of Yonkers was launched yester-
day by the publication in the local papers OF
communication sent by Surrogate Theodore SIX
man. of Yonkers, to Mayor NJ J. Walsh, George
H Lowen, president Of the Police Board anu
chief Of police, and Captain Frederick H
Woodruff Surrogate SiIkman, who is one OF the
recognized Republican leaders Of the county and
q close friend of the leader. Congressman Will
lam l. Ward of PortchesteT, charges that a
gambling trust is in existence in this city, ana
that protection money is being paid by the Nlo-
lators of the law in consideration or their Iree-
dom from rnoIestation" in running poolroohlS
and milling houses. The present adlnlnlstra-
ton is in the hands Of the Democrats, and II IS
asserted by the latter that the scheme Is 4
political move from beginning TO end Ihose
close TO Surrogate Silknnan say that the matter
will be brought to the attention Of the next
grand Jury in this county. and that the indlct-
ments of a number of city officials Will surely
follow. The assertion is made that Surrogate
Silkman and his associates are in possession OF
enough sworn evidence to secure these lndlct--
ments.
Surrogate SIkman's letter is very strong and
hits out broadly. He says in part:
For many wears the city of Yonkers has enjoyed
ann an epd its general moral cleanliness Since
yoTIr control of the administration OF zee
CITY OF Yonkers its reputation has SuTfeTed no
one can come into the city in the afternoon mat
his ears are filed with the subject or pettln
AID the names of places where bets can be Iald i
want to call your attention 10 the fact that pool
rooms are open and running unmolested. GnGer-
take to say that gentlemen are to some eN-
sibe for the dsreputable conditions that exist in
the city Of Yonkers to-day.
Municipal experience teaches US that certain
crimes. such pool selling. DO not go unchecked
without consideration Il IS on the lips or many
people that substantial sums are paid each week
BY VicatorS of the law in consideration of their
freedom from nolestation- If there any pool
rooms running within foTty-eight hours after the
receipt OF this letter. l shall take such means 10
that the law is enforced as | may be advised.
hit whom It may.
When the letter was received by Mayor Walsh
he was indignant He Immediately mailed
reply 10 Surrogate SilkTnan. in which he says
that If poolrooms existed they were established
in previous administrations. He adds that dur
ing his administration several raids have been
made.
1t is freely admitted that poolrooms and
gambling rooms in existence in this city. but
the Democrats are pointing out that under the
former Republican administration they were
allowed to run unmolested, while under the
Democratic administration several of the places
have been raided. two have been forced out of
business and one has been driven into the
suburbs.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-19
TAXES orT SECOND MORTGAGE,
UNITED STATES sHIPBULDING COMPANY
PLEDGES PROPERTY TO RAISE
sl0O090O0 MORE

Elizabeth n J.. Aug. 1S (SpeciaD.-The United
States Shipbuilding Company, recently organized
and which last week placed on record in Union
County a blanket mortgage for SIo'UOouOo
given to the Mercantile Trust Company OF New
York has recorded here to-day another DIG
mortgage for $I0,0O0000 given to the ew-1ork
Security and Trust Company, thus making a
total of S26. 600 600 in mortgages on the capital
stock of S45,0OOO00 with which the new trust
begins business.
The last mortgage was given for the purpose
of securing the issue of twenty year per cent
collateral and mortgage bonds These viii De
OF the denomna tions of $1,000, $4,000, SIooOo
and $40. 900, and viii all be payable August l.
1892.
The mortgage will bear per cent interest
said interest to be paid sem-annuaIy in gola,.
The document IS voluminous and covers w"
printed pages. 1t is signed by Lewis Nixon, as
president of the United States Ship Bulld-
nr9sfdent and Frederick X. Seward, secretary.
OF the New-York Security and Trust Company
New-York tribune., 1902-08-19
TO F4TOR THREE PLATOON SYSTEM
POLICEMEN FROM ALL PRECINCTS MEET
TO MAKE PLANS FOR PRESENTING
PLEA TO PARTRIDGE.

one hundred and fifty policemen. representing the
force in all of the eghtyone precincts in this city
met in executive session at Mannerchor Hall yes
+erdav afternoon 30 devise a plan for presenting
their plea for three platoon system IN tensih!e
form TO Police Commissioner Partridge at the near
ing which they are have before that ofhciai
tomorrow. Captains sergeants and Two Po-
ncemen from each precinct are 20 be allowed 70
make what suggestions they like TO the Commits
sionar hearing on points where they think the con
duct Of the department could he bettered
The meeting was called to order At o clock by
Policeman Rice. a member OF the executive com
rnittee of the Patromens Benevolent Association
but II was 2 O'clock before all the policemen h29
frqthe~ed The meeting lasted an hour and a hatL
At lis close il was said that Pauonan John Fli-
ter of the East One hundred and -tourt7-st sta
ton, had been elected chairman; and tnat mem mem,
her from the platoon of each precinct nlahlhs
eightv-ore delegates had been chosen 70 go before
Commissioner Partridge tomorrow ana state the
views OF the patrolmen- -. -
Those in attendance the meeting said that no
pI9n had been discussed. and that 1t was Simply a
meeting Of patromen and not OF the PatroIneh s
Benevolent Association. that vas held:
The members of the second platoon VIII meet TO-
7av at the same place and at the same hnle ana
elect delegates.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-19
ZOE EMPLOYEES GIVE TESTIMONY
IT POINTS TO THE MOB AS THE AGGREs-
soRs IN THE RIOT-HEBREWs TESTIFY

Employees Of the Hoe works appeared aS witnesses
Yesterday before the committee appointed by Mayor
Low II investigate the iots at the time OF Fdooi
Joseph's funeral. The meeting was held at the
I-riv.rsf-z Settlement Rlviugton and Edridge sts
Chairman Edward 3. Whitney. Nathan BLUR. LOUIS
Marshall and Thomas :. Nuiry were present All
The testimony pointed 10 the crowd IN the streets
IS the aEgressOre
Edward A Collins, general foreman OF the Hoe
factory testified that he piece Of dirty waste
thrown from a window but the hearse was then
SIX hundred feet away. He admitted that boys
employed by the Hoe company had jeered at the
procession When questioned about the water
thrown at the crowd, he insisted that It would be
Impossible to aim the stream at a certain person.
Wsllace Garner of the purchasing department.
and Thomas = Patterson, foreman, spoke Of the
the the building William sealckhaver. = draughls-
man said he saw p9li3sman af'afKed or s 5g tne ne
race prejudice IN The factory more fhag sixty ~
od 5SGs of eopaRts about ! he aPpTentees
Richard Ffchte saw women hAnd stones to the
Somebody on his floor, he admitted had played the
hose on the cao@G puF nS haTscterfzed tS Pom
duet OF the police as very gentle. Several others
jury b began f2 aq 2yssg9 as4 sdo
mon 1II have been sbpGnaed to appear as wit
nesses Assistant District Attorney kressel will
Secretary Rabno had fifteen witnesses at the
evening session. but the committee, after hearing
ting and adjourned until to-day at p. m.
BENJAMIN ASht was perhaps the most important
witness of the session. He described himself as
IAN American Jew. without prejudlces." He keeps
n store at No. 456 Grand-st.. and saw the funeral
OF Rabbi Joseph from a doorstep Just opposite
the Hoe factory The hearse had just passed, he
down melon rinds on the procession; When the
mourning Jews turned to protest and before they
had done anything but shout their protests. two
streams of water turned upon them from
the second and third floors of the factory. Then
began a rain OF rubbish old iron and iron bolts.
Asht said further that long he could re-
member the employees OF the factory have at
tackled and nsulted the Jews who pass the factory
at the luncheon hour
Sigmund Schwarz, an undertaken at No 107 For
svthe-st said he had warned Police Captain
Thompson that there would be trouble when the
funeral passed the Hoe factory. He said he told
the captain that he had never taken Il funeral
mast the factory without trouble. The other wit
nesses gave testimony supporting the Hebrews
side OF the affair.
Al this afternoon hearing opportunity will
be given to produce any witnesses the Hoes desire
to have testify 1t will probably be the last open
meeting of the commission
New-York tribune., 1902-08-19
TESTS OF WIRELESS MESSAGES.
FOUR SYSTEMS TO BE TRIED. BOTH ON
wARSHIPs AND ASHORE.

Washington, Aug. 1S-The board appointed
to witness the wireless telegraph tests and TO
decide upon the system TO be installed in the
navy. of which Commander Arnold is president,
met here to-day and subsequently visited the
navy yard. Between this point and Annapolis
the apparatus of the four systems brought from
Europe by Lieutenant Hudgns are to be tested
After the shore tests are made Admiral Brad
ford who has been devoting much time to the
question Of wireless telegraphy in the navy,
will ask for one and later for two ships. The
shore tests will be followed by tests from a ship
at sea with shore station, and subsequently
between two vessels at sea.
1t is pointed out by naval officers interested IN
this subject that the American navy is far be-
hind European navies in the matter of wireless
telegraphy. England has over thirty SHIPS
eouipped with the Marconi system, and Ger
many's ships are generally being fitted with
wireless apparatus. Much attention is being de-
voted to the subject in France, where three sep
arate boards are at work, and also IN ltalE'
where sixteen officers are devoting their ehliie
attention 10 experiments. In the United states
on the other hand, single oflcer, LleulellttiiI
Hudgins. has been detailed exclusively ~ Ills
subject. ,. - Tho
The lack of progress along these lines IN @ @tIle
navy however is not TO he charged 10 AuIilll al
Bradford, who believes that nuihoei CL "a "a
ma HE naval officers should be assigned 10 lhe
work of a thorough investigation OF TINS ps7 lIIpoI7
+an+ field and who has already recoInnlehoeu
that such assignments should be MADE
New-York tribune., 1902-08-19
FATAL JUMP FRON TI4DUCT.
AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN COMMITS SUICIDE
AT ONE-HUNDRED-AND-TH
FIRST-ST.

An elderly man seen yesterday afternoon
walking TO and fro on the viaduct at One-hun-
dred-a nd thIrty-first-st and Twelfth-ave-. in d
state of nervous excitement so noticeable that
MANY Of the passers-by stopped TO observe him
He paid no attention to any one. but walked
back and forth for ten fifteen minutes. wiring
ing his hands and stopping occasionally TO raise
his hands above his head. as if in supplication
Several times he stepped TO the four foot rail
and looked over TO the street. hundred feet be
low Suddenly. before any one could prevent
him, he climbed up the rail and leaPed 10
his death.
II was found examination that both OF the
mans arms and both legs had been broken; his
back was broken and mis- skull was fractured
He was taken to the West OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
twenty-ffth-st. police station. He was about
slxtv-dve years old. five feet eight inches In
height with gray hair. a gray mustache ana
grav chin whiskers. He wore blue serge SUIT
black derby hat. black gaiter shoes. and had IN
his pocket a card Of the Schno!tze-N erther
Lithographing Company. No Duane-st- on
the card was the name Charles b Brett
It was al first supposed by the police that the
dad man was Brett but upon communicating
with The firm il was learned that Charles Brett
was still alive There being nothing turtner oy
which the man could be identified. MS oouy was
taken 10 the Harlem norgue.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-19
CHINESE LANDING IN MFXICO.

Washington. Aug. 1s.-Mr. Sargent. the Commits
soner of immigration. has received information
that large numbers of Chinese are arriving in
Mexico for the purpose ultimately OF crossing the
border into the United States Some time ago the
Treasury Department ruled that Chinese arriving
at San Francisco. the way TO Mexico. who could
not establish their good raith in going to Mexico
were not permitted TO land. Since that time a
scheme it is said, has been evolved looking to the
establishment of a steamship line to directly
from China TO Mexico, lan1ing its passengers not
far below the American border
Positive information in regard to this movement
of Chinese in Mexico is lacking. but Mr.. Sargent
deems it wise take precautions against any plan
of this character being carried out and he will
crease largely the force of inspectors al the
ius rnints the Mexican border.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-19
PARK NORTH CAROLINA.
ppo1rrT FOR FOREST PRESERVE
MEETS OPPOSITION.
r-7rrxes.PH TO TIE TRrBuSE-I

TbT TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE! =.
washington. Aug. lS-ihe DeP" =. g
As-seultIIre which has in charge the pIo'ec1 -
establishing a great forest reserve IN -'oi u
<-arol!na 10 be known as the Appaid0"id-
,,o,.I park nrobably will be confronted with
sbfftcuIties Of a curious and unexpected ciioi az
ser. News reaches Washington from Charlot'e'
y - that there is considerable opposition 10
,ha r-otect in the western part or the state
,, the mart Of landowners and others, VINO hoiu
,bat there ia already too much waste OF lores's'
III Is said that A legal fight OF some FAho VIII
DE made by these people against the esta piiSi-
-nent of the park and that the nlouhIaiheeis
are getting together 10 ask Congress 10 aOaIl-
don the scheme. The number or LUMBER HILLS
that have been in the mountain regions coiii-
,-ssed within the park scheme have already
worked up a large part of the big trees AS
one Of the objects Of the park project is to pre-
serve the timber, just the thinner IN the
Black Forest OF Germany has been protected for
wears from indfscriminate cutting and waste Il
IS not surprising that lumber companies already
In existence and others that are forming should
protest against the Appalachian Park. II Is
not probable however, that this opposition VIII
have any effect at Washington, either at the
Department OF Agriculture or in Congress, ana
st is expected that OF course Secretary wilson
viii proceed with his great undertaking just as
F1clEh
10 stop him.
The plan contemplates the establishment
rventually of the greatest forest reserve in ire
world and when the plans as devised by Sec
retary Wilson and his associates are worked
out il is confidently believed the result will be
something in which the whole nation will feel
3ust pride. It will mark the first step Of the
governments efforts large scale 70 put q
stop tc the reckless denudation Of the forests
which has been going for q hundred years
and is beginning to be felt not only IN the
rnatte- of the comparative scarcity OF tlInper 1oE
lumber but also in much more important re-
spect-the gradual. but noticeable, expansion OF
she area Of droUth regions
II has been proved that forests are great
shey contribute largely TO the annual amount pf
rainfall in the sections where they abound AS
Srees are cut down and the forests are thus
shinned out the records of the Weather Bureau
show that the surrounding country gets less ram
each year, proportioned to the rate al when
4he woodland disappears.
The Appalachian National Park scheme. there
fore. has in view the greater object OF protect
sng vast scope of country in the Southeast from
rirouth and semi hardness and in this way VIII
contribute materially 10 the aid OF the agri-
cultural interests Of that region When the
Appalachian plan is well under way Congress
VIII be asked TO establish similar forest reserves
sn other parts of the country for the same pur-
poses as here described.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-19
sUEs MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
s1PERTSTENpENT AND SECRETARY ASSERTS
THAT CONFEDERATE SOCIETY STILL
OWES HIM MONEY

A suit recover N7.779 Is has been brougb,
against the Confederate Memorial Association by
John NJ Shaughnessy, assignee for John Cox Un-
nerwood who was appointed superintendent and
secretary of the association in 1856 According 10
TIE papers. which have been fled IN Kings County
UNDERWOOD had a contract with the association
whereby he was TO receive salary of -. 900 year
sSs expenses. a commission Of 2s per cent on the
hrst sSSsG he should raise for the memorial fund
~ per cent on all additional amounts and should
receNe tree transportation and Office In 1893
'ne contract was changed read that the payment
OF any salary should be deferred until the first
s'fe"s had been raised. exclusive OF contribution
maze cy Charles Broadway Rouss. Underwood
iaiseo Se"'s - and on the strength of Mr.. Rouss's
sS0ecfipuon raised $4,000 more. The association
New-York tribune., 1902-08-19
NAMES 4RMOR AL RIGHT.
CRACKS PROVE PEOPLES INTEREST But
NO FLAWS.
my TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.

JgY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE
Washington. Aug 1S-The sensational dis
coverv'' of numerous cracks in plate OF turret
arr,or on the new Maine furnished much anuse-
noent for ordnance officials of the navy to-day
Admiral ONeil, chief OF ordnance was partlcu-
Iarly elated over the disclosure, for as ne saIo
II shows that the public takes sharp interest,"
in the welfare Of the big warships' ana IS likely
10 become familiar with all the details OF theii
construction. The roughness OF face hafdeHeu
armour is admittedly not pretty, but the eXpeFtS
know that it is a guarantee Of deeply penefa'-
ing, thoroughly conducted processes II "a'
common in the Harvey process. and is more
marked than ever in the Krupp method or drlY- nv.
ing carbon down into the steel Some OF Ihe He~
Krupp plates have d surface Ike the odrh VI an az
oak tree and those particular plates give 4ee'''
concern to the inspectors. =, 8
once upon a time the experts were alrdiu %
such era cked plates. but ballstic tests before le
big guns at Indian Head Proving Ground qu4ch-
" dispelled all fears. On the other hand al tne
present time 1t is the smooth plates Whlch @ al .
regarded with most suspicion for tney may
have been insuf7ciently treated, or else nave ue-
veloped such big cracks that the armor makers
NAV have covered them with compounds dS
happened in the days of the blowhole plates