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New-York tribune., 1902-02-24
financial GIcltloHs.
The Mexican National Railroad Co.
ELECTION NOTICE.
NASSAU 81 SEEI-
NEW YORK. FEBRUARY nth. l9C

NASSAU STREET.
NEW YORK. FEBRUARY nth. 1902
In accordance with certain Voting Trust Agreement
dated September lsr Farmers L0aa
Trust Company Voting Trustee. a general meet
ing of the first mortgage and second mortgage and
bondholders the Mexican National Railroad Company
will he held 10 O'Clock Monday. March 2fth 1872
the Office OF the Company Nassau street. New HorS
purpose Of nominating he elected
the annual meeting the Company
Books for the registration mortgage and second
mortgage and bonds and for the transfer thersoS
will be closed close Of business saturday March Sta
and remain closed until araI ADJOURNMENT of meeting
1st The risht 70 bonds registered The order
OF be exercised by registered owner
in person By proxy.
I'd The holder Of any bond bonds payable bearer
may exercise the right thereon upon production
thereof the meeting
81 owners of registered bonds. by having ths
same listed provided IN the Noting Trust Agreement
by the Secretary Of the Company, Nassau street New
York or by Messrs. Matheson & Co. Ne. Lombard
street London as hstns later than hftsen
days before the may night TO vote
on the bonds 50 listed, in person by proxy
WILLIAM BURCKEL- Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-24
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
INK CIGARETTES CRAzED Hin
T-JERsEY POLITICIAN WHO SMOKED
THEM IN LARGE NUMBERS KILLS
HIMSELF.

Paterson, y. J.. Feb. % CSpeciaD
crazed by cigarette smoking, Charles A. Lyle,
one Of the best known politicians in Passaic
County. ended his life by hanging Saturday
night at his home in Graham-ave.. Paterson.
His wife left home about : O'Clock in the even
ing to visit friends. She returned two hours
later and found her husbands body suspended
from q hook in the dining room closet by a
slender cord. The doctors who were called said
that Mr. Lyle had been dead'for half an hour.
He seemed 10 he N good spirits when his wife
left home. although it was noticed for several
days that he had been acting strangely.
For years he was inveterate cigarette
smoker. His friends say he smoked from fifty
TO one hundred cigarettes daily. He was thirty
years old. For ten years he was secretary of
the Passaic County Republican Executive Com
rnitfee
New-York tribune., 1902-02-24
SERVICE AT ST. P4UL,S.
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION COMMEMORATE
WAsHINGTON's BIRTHDAY.

The annual service of the Sons of the Revolution,
New-York division, commemorating the birth of
George Washington. held yesterday afternoon
in ST. Pauls Chapel The service was conducted by
the Rev. Morgan Dix, rector of Trinity Church as
sisted by the Rev. W. Montague Geer vicar of St
Pauls Chapel. and the Rev. Messrs. George s.
Baker. a. A. Brockway Henry Barton Chaplin.
William y. Dunneu, +. o. Fagg, William Reed
Huntington. William Irwin. Joseph Reynolds J.
Tuttle Smith. Daniel f Warren Robert Morris
Kemp and F. /. Humphreys assistant chaplain of
the Sons OF the Revolution
Among the members Of the committee were
Franklin Barker. George De Forest Barton Oliver
Grant Barton Birney Blackwell, Benjamin w b.
Brown. William Bunker Banyer Clarkson Robert
Gr1er Cooke William 3. Osgood Field Samuel Yer
Planck Hoffman, James Lewis Johnson Francis
Griswold Landon. Edward Charming L.arned s
Vernon Mann. Charles King Morrison Philfp
Rhinelander, Arthur F. Schermerhorn Edward {;
Schermerhorn, Charles Hitchcock Sheriff. Iouis
Gross Smith Clarence Storm, Frederic E J-nderbiu
William Gordon Yer Planck and Frederick sanford
shsI, and had the following aids: William Graves
Bates, James Ray Cleveland, Albert Delafield z; r
Dunscombe. Horace c. Du Val De Witt Clinton
Falls, Francis Laurens Vinton Hoppin Robert
Kelly Prentice. William Moore Stilwell ir and
Talbot Olyphant go ~
Or. Dix delivered address on George Washing
ton v s''iiIs
New-York tribune., 1902-02-24

disposed of, and therefore New-York is likely to
be called upon by London for more gold The
shipment Of gold to Paris is not primarily for
the profit that might be found in moving gold
from one side of the Atlantic to the other. but
to enable London TO place itself In a more Sc
cure position The lowering Of the bank rate in
Berlin proves that the stringency at that centre
has eliminated. Other financial points in Europe
are free from distress that the leading money
markets of the world once more in good
order.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-24
BANK EXCHANGES; SALES RECORDED

The bank exchanges Of the New-York Clearing
House and the stocks sold a. the New-York Stock
Exchange last week and the same week Of the
preceding two years compare as follows:
Feb. 81 1902 Feb 21 1901 Feb q 1900
Exchanges ieo 7a1
No. shares sold 32-9s90 9379.116 / 7S9 OK
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Gopnriucrship Notl1rs.

WHEREAS. the cOpdrtnerShip heretofore eA-
istiug under the firm & Cook has
been dissolved retirement Eissv Cook hussA
". Mckee the Executors Of Win and Iesta
Isabella l. Bruce deceased but the business
10 continued by the subscribers. all Of whom Sis
Cupartners said firm. and "a.
Whereas The said cop9rrnersh!p was ropartner'ts
within this and bad coudctei business therein ~
Tettod ot more than three years and had business
with forrgn countries, and Spencer A Jsnnns-
Fhanier r. Jennings Frank G. Jennings and \ Gs,I|nl
Cooper members thereof the he
partnership hereinafter referred - specified 10 ~
partnership law Of the State II New York. a.. a,
Now therefore We, Phlander p Jennings rssiavl y =
NrrriCk Town Of Hampstead Nassau County. New a.
and spencer A.. Jennings. Frank . Jenninss anu =
ti1rdTsr Cooper. residing I'm the ECr0ueh q bItHr,
civ and OF New York. IN hereby Ce-ttf.
tu 10 ana feie"'N
trading under the. said firm CT Bruce & coos
Dated February 1st. 1902. -,,--S
SPENCER \. JENNINgiS,-s
PHII.ANpER r, JENNlNu''
FRANK g.. JENNlNIIS,
A GARDINER COOPEN--
STATE York county d New York ss.- .,Ts
day February 1902 before me Ss-sax
Phij1nde~ r. Jennings. y JenaiAss.
e. Jennings and Gardiner Cooper % ne knoNII' ~,
known Re the persons described N ~ ~ NV
executed foregoing instrument and they seNeSS'
acknowledged that they executed the s3nlTN
LEWIS x. CONklslN.
Notary puhlic Orange County.
Certificate filed Ia y. y Souh---
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THE LoNDON sECrRITIEs AlARkEr

London Feb 23-The last week on the Stock Ex-
change was uninterestng, business being at a low
ebo in all the departments. The large revenue col
leotions and the small disbursements kept the mar
ket scant of funds. The borrowings from the Rsnl
of England increased by over f2GeoOOo during the
number of forced settlements Of snecuIators nh
New-York tribune., 1902-02-24
NEW GAS COMPANY ORGANIZED.

IT WILL COMPETE WITH THE PATERSON AND
PAssAIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY.
Paterson " j.. Feb g (SreciaD.-The promoters
ot the defunct North Jersey Gas Company whose
charter was declared invalid by Justice Dixon sew
eral weeks ago. have completed arrangements for
the organization of the Hamilton Gas Company
and will ask the Paterson Board Of Aldermen for
a franchise II will compete with the Paterson
and PaSsaic Gas and Electric Company. Daniel
W. La Fetre and Jacob Debaum are the chief pro
noters Of the enterprise The paid in capital
Is
New-York tribune., 1902-02-24

the American situation may react upon Germany.
The market showed little interest in American
securities. and not disposed TO buy.
The strength of domestic private railroad shares
of the features of the last week
New-York tribune., 1902-02-24
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

The Tribune has printed the gross earnings Of
hftytwo railroads systems for the first week in
February. OF these twenty-nine return gains OF
S205lOS. or 5S per cent. and twenty-three return
losses of S77.71S 40 per cent. The whole shows
a loss Of aI26l2. or - per The Tribune has :
also printed the gross earnings of forty-four rail-
roads or systems for the second week in February
of which twenty-six return gains of S409 III or 3
per cent and eighteen return losses of S222 S6 or
81 per cent The whole shows a gain of S1S6935 or
% per cent.
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RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.
Fnlloufnc 4 the ns11


thth highest owea fnal lpr O o a
? Fary2 the e h g n h
nd 10 ~ n
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THE CONDICT PROPERTY SOLD.

SAID THAT HOTEL WILL BE BJlLT ON SITE
OF NEWARK LANDMARK.
real estate sale in Newark involves the dtsap-
pearance Of what has been known the Condict
property. in Park Place. he sale embraces two
large parcels. extending from No. IS No - Park
Place II IS understood that the site will he acCu-
pied by hotel. The Condict house was originally
occupied by Elisha Boudinot. who came from Phila-
delphia in 1913 practise law. and became justice
Of the Supreme Court. He died in 1917. Alexander
Hamilton was visitor AZ the house. and II Is said
that II was IN the Condict house that the charter
drafted creating the Society for the EStah-
lshing Of Useful Manufactures to develop the
at Paterson.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-24

4 DVERTISEMENTS and subscriptions for Inc A''N@s-
y received Jhe Uptown once.
NO 2i2 BROADWAY.
ID door north Of Slst st. until cl,ck 2 mnrarca
Advertisements viii received az the foiioNs 25S
Offices n regular of,e rates until o'clock m. w ,s-
>th-uve. 23d st 153 Sth-ase.. ba.ssen
81, -. East 1fth-st.s 257 West f-d-st's,a Sd
,th and Sth avss. 263 West 12Sth-sa - - near
elst I.5oS seth-sr. To-. =
125th-st.: 556 TremOnt-ave.i $50 Sd-aNes
New-York tribune., 1902-02-24
THE FINANCIAL MARKETS.
GENERAL CONDI2TONS COOP,
BANKING OPERATIONS on \ SCALE
NEVER BEFORE EQUALLED.

The movements of the chief active stocks and
bonds in the week are shown in the following
tables:
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KEPT THE GRAFEsT0yE ~ THE ATTIC

.
Prom The Youths Companion.
one OF the charms OF life in the country is its
Mooefatlon and freedom from hurry and excite
htht- IL Is possible. however, have too much of
good thing as incident which happened re-
Sentiy IN New England farming district indicates
farnaer Allen had gone up into his attic 10 get a
spiAilhg @heel Tor the tableaus which the summer
bosfders were TO produce in the Town Hall Like
most country attics, il packed with relics ~
several generations but the thing which al once
atiacted the attention of the city girl who accom-
under the caves away
..gwhy. there's a gravestonet' she said
a res Ihe farmer dragged IL out and turned ire
iaee 10 sne hsht The inscription II read:
Sacred 10 the Memory of
Henry +. Allen.
Born
1850
Died
1s56"
boy my youngest
ISQt why - began the young woman
why ain ever set il up?' There was slirb,
pause Farmer Allen was returning the stone ~ ;ts
place under the caves We'll I've ALWAYS noes NJ
TO-" he continued, mildly. but / Amt never rnt
round to it, i SUI
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MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.
STOCKS.
I9ts Rts period. Rig; Bid. Asked

Furnished by Frederic H. Hatch. No. 80 Broad-s,o
New-York tribune., 1902-02-24
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Government bond quotations compare as follows
with those Of a week ago:
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STOCKS.

High Low Feb. q Feb. IS Icb'ges- Sales.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
The Annual Sham Battle.

The annual sham battle of the cadets
will take place some time during the first
week in April. 1t will be held on the
elipse back of the White.
The competitive drill is the talk of the
entire regiment All the companies are
working harder this year than ever be-
fore. and it is said by those able to- judge
that the regiment is in a better condition
than it has been at this time of the year
since its organization.
The captains of the several companies
have received the programme of the drill
and all are working with vim. Everyone
says that his company is the best.
A new feature will be incorporated in
this years competitive drill. The captains
have only received about two thirds of
the order Of drill. In all the previous
drills they have had the programme in lis
entirety. This year, however when the
company is presented to the three judges
on the field the captain Will be handed a
number of movements to be executed.
These he will never have seen before and
he will have to execute them without any
study. Each captain, in order to avoid
any partiality, will be given a programme
different from the others. This will pre-
vent the captains of the companies who
drill the second day from studying the
movements as executed by his contempo-
raries who drill on the first day. In all
the championship drills of national prom
inence. this order is carried out, with the
exception that the captains do not see
any of the movements before they are
executed.
All of the companies at the different
schools are larger than they have ever
been before. They have over six fours.
with the exception OF II, from the West
ern, which has five.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
Story Of a SNOWFALL Fight.

During the first winter that the West
ern occupied its new home on Thirty
fifth Street the pupils were entertained
with a series of lectures on the benefits
of the manly sport of snowballing. -
They were given TO understand, in as
serious Il manner as though a Latin or
Greek recitation were being dealt out to
them, that snowballing was excellent eX-
ercise-so long as they did not kill each
other" Accordingly, the first snow drew
forth the entire male portion OF The 81 hool
In a grand pitched battle on the lawn In
front OF the institution. The conflict was
waged with all the ierceness OF a boxer
outbreak. and the list OF injured grew
at an amazing rate every minute the
battle continued.
Finally. the carnage was turned into
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
Cadets Raid a Pie Wagon.

company of high school cadets, pie
wagon, and the driver of the latter re-
Gently had quite an amusing mix-up.
Miniature mob law held full sway for
several minutes. Result-much enjoyment
and big pie feast for the cadets, and ut
ter defeat and the loss of large number
Of pies for the driver.
The cadets were out for their semi
weekly drill, and were going through
their maneuvres in the street. They were
lined up on one side of the thoroughfare SO
as not TO impede traffic and were progress
ing splendidly with the manual. A large
crowd of school girls stood ON the side
walk, giving the diminutive soldiers an
added inspiration by their presence. Many
of them had sweethearts in the ranks, and
they smiled their sweetest to show their
appreciation of their efforts.
Suddenly from around a corner a pie
wagon hove in sight. 1t belonged TO one
of the numerous homemade" pie COM
panies in the city, and was on its rounds
to deliver pies TO the stores for the even
Ing trade. On it came at lively pace
There was plenty of room for the driver
to pass the cadets en- the right side of
the street, but he remained on the left
and made no effort to turn aside. The
officers of the company shouted to him to
look where he was going. His only an
swef however, was a volley of oaths,
and lashing up his horses, he dashed into
the ranks of the cadets. The lines were
utterly routed. The boys sprang back
upon the sidewalk, dropping their caps
and guns. Several Of them were scrapel
by the wheels of the wagon, and others
barely escaped being run over. And the
driver, shouting with laughter, drove on
down the street.
When the boys recovered from the
fright they looked angrily after the pie
wagon. II was still quite near. Sudden
ly, with one impulse they snatched up
their guns and started in pursuit. They
were thoroughly mad. The driver whipped
up his horses. but escape from the howl
Ing crowd of cadets was out CT the ques-
tion. His doom was sealed
Rapidly they overlook his wagon and
seized the horses by their bltiies. The
pie cart was soon brought to a stop the
boys completely surrounding ii. Several
of the cadets attached their Saynnets to
their guns and stood guard over tho
wagon and piled into the interior. They
hastily attacked the cdibles, each youth
emerging with pie. and making room for
the others to climb aboard. Soon every
cadet had his countenance hidden deep in
6 large cash in pie, and danced around
the wagon casting sundry uncompli-
mentary reflections upon the driver.
AT last, when their appetites had been
appeased. they withdrew the guard and al
lowed the enraged driver to depart in
peace. The cadets, officers and all, stood
in the street and watched the rapidly re-
treating wagon, with its driver standing
up in his seat emitting an accomplished
string Of profanity and yowing that he
would have the cops" after them in less
than ten minutes.
Then they continued with their drill, so
suddenly interrupted. and were not in The
least surprised at never hearing another
word said about their escapade.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09

ciples by Christ. In those churches where
the custom is still observed the celebra-
/ tion of il comes at ; O'Clock in the after
noon
/ At that hour a priest goes to the en-
/ trance OF the church and selects twelve
/ of the oldest beggars he may see. They
/ are brought within the church and given
seats near the altar. An attendant brings
basins of water, and the priest. remov-
ing the sandals of the beggars, rinseS
and wipes their feet. Then he anOints
them with holy oil, and after service they
go back to begging.
Anyone who has noticed the feet of a
Mexican beggar will easily understand
why the priests object to washing them.
/ The beggar himself never does it. 1t is
certain that the priest wastes no labor
on the job. 1t is more OF n sprinkle and
wipe than Il wash, and unless the pedal
eNtremities have been previously spe-
cially treated for the occasion they are
as dirty when they go out OF the church
as they were six months before.
Previous to this washing of the feet
there has been n service in which for the
first time the black draperies have been
taken from the affairs. The gloom of the
black is replaced by hangings of white
satin and gold, and candles innumerable
illuminate the building The service is
one of silent prayer. No incense clouds
roll before the altar, no chant Is sung,
no mass is said. All is silence save for
the -us,iing of the garments of the wor-
shippers as they rise and kneel in re-
sponse to the tinkling of a bell from
near the altar. The silence and the con-
trast of the black clothing of the wor-
shippers with the rich decorations of the
altar and with the ornaments of gold
and silver paper which hang everywhere
make the service one of the most i'm
pressiye of the entire season.
Services on Good Friday.
On Good Friday the affairs are again
drapCd in black and the services are most
solemn That celebrated in the morning
is called the Tres Caidas'-the Three
Falls"-in remembrance of the three
times that Christ stumbled and fell as he
was carrying the cross to Calvary In
the afternoon and evening the service is
again one of silent prayer, and the wor-
shippers come and go as they please, the
darkness of the church being such that
the sound of some person stumbling over
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
STORIES ABOUT PRINCE HENRY.
Democratic in His Chance Meetings
With Strangers.

Prince Henry of Prussia. whom the
English call The Prince With the Starch
Out and who is coming to America
some time in February, is the best look
ing man in the family. He stands six
feet high and has a bright. almost golden,
beard that goes splendidly with his sun
burned cheeks and bright blue eyes. He
has vast pair of shoulders, and is alto
gether of the liking tyne. There is not
a line Of dissipation or weaTiness in his
face. He takes life cAeerfully and he likes
every hour of it. Few people have ever
seen him look gloomy and none has seen
him cut of temper for more than five
minutes.
During the troubles in China he became
a huge favorite with the American and
English residents of both Canton and
Hongkong. says the Brooklyn Eagle"
In Hongkong he appeared to mix by pref
ercrce with Englishmen. He used the
HongkoDg Club almost exclusively, finding
there, perhaps-or Englishmen fattered
themselves so-that cream of hospitality
which treats even n royal guest as a
habi;ue and neither stares him out of
countenance nor bores him to death with
Difference. His presence was not without
its resulting amusement. One day he en-
tered the club and ordered whiskey and
soda. The boy. following the invariable
British custom, poured out what he re-
garded as a fair amount of whiskey and
handed out the soda sphon, so that the
guest might add as much soda water as
he wished. The prince looked interested,
then puzzled. He looked at the modicum
of pale whiskey in the glass, he looked at
the siphon. and he looked at the boy.
Then he said suavely:
What have you got in that black bot
tle?'
"Whiskey. sir replied the boy
"Oh, is that all?" said the prince in a
relieved way. Il thought it was dyna-
mite by the careful way you treated it.
Now, don't be afraid of it. 1t wont hurt
me. Go on pouring out until l say
When"
When three broad fingers-a regular
bo's'n's nip-had been poured the Prince
said When" and put the whskeI down,
neat, with the air of thoroughly thirsty
man.
Later on the army and navy officers
held "Gymkhana"-a, sort OF athletic
meet The prince rode in a bicycle
race and won it easily He entered for
another--an obstacle race this time-and
was getting along nicely until an un-
usually difficult obstacle cropped up in his
path. The prince went for it gamely but
came hard and undignified "cropper,'
practically standing on his head for sec
ond or two. His machine was wrecked
and it was thought he was hurt. An ar
tillery officer who rode near him dis
mounted and helped him up.
Il hcpo you are not hurt he said cour-
teously.
Not bit; thanks, old man. said the
democratic prince. &c ahead now. Don't
bother about me. Get right into it'-re-
mirdng one, said an English newspaper,
in discussing the accident. OF n similar
remark made upon the field of battle by
one of the princes ancestors who had
been wounded.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
Western High School.

Verify. things are going very wrong at
THE school upon the hill" The Western
is very much upset The principal is en-
ragged. The faculty is sad And the
pupils are rejoicing.
1t seems that the faculty were endeav-
oring to keep secret the anti Irritation
crusade" an account Of which appeared
last week They were consequently sore
ly yexed to find that the matter had at
tained publicity. Every boy in the school
was hauled up before the principal and
questioned individually as to whether he
had diyulged anything concerning the mat
ter to a reporter. The culprit was TO be
scalped perhaps tarred and feathered
The victim. however, has not been dis
covered
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
Th7S is FOR YOU MR.. MAN,
AND YOU, TOO, MRS. WOMAN

What would be the first thing you'd buy if were sud
denly TO come into possession of 1000?
Would it be pound of carames automobile, years
subscription THE WASHINGTON TINES block of
stock in the Northern Securities COMPANY?
\ aborer working Lakewood n j. has just fallen heir
the He Immediately threw down his pick and
shovel started for the store and bought him
self pair of patent leather shoes. Said he:
I've always wanted pair patent leather shoes but I've
never had money enough to buy pair till now
This strikes glimpse into character. We want to
glimpse into Washington character We want to know what
other of TIL SUNDAY TIMES would buy
first you acquire wealth Write and tell us all about
how you feel on this subject.
long Nor is it essential that you
both sides of the paper The cOmpOsitor ndulent
chap and up only side of sheet he'll be just
though had written either side and had criss
crossed into the bargain.
Address your little letters to
$4,000 INHERITANCE,
SUNDAY EDITOR THE TIMES,
Washington, D. c.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09

trent of their stores. Then TIE figure is
stuffed with articles of little value. but
of enough to make the mob struggle for
them. An explosive sends them flying
to the winds and the fun consists in
watching the crowd fight for the prizes.
Easter sunday itself is noticeable
mainly for the iOllifcation that is seen
everywhere. The buIlfght is made an
especially elaborate and bloody flair;
the theatres which have been closed all
during Lent give performances afternoon
and evening. The circus and all other
places Of amusement that have been
closed are going full blast with extra per-
formances. Every place is crowded. The
time for the denial of physical pleasure is
over. Mexico is itself again.