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New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

Fan River. Mass, Oct. IS (SpeciaD.-LocaI brokers
report that the sales in the print cloth market
this week are estimated 100000 pieces. 100000
them being regular and the remainder of goods OF
various makes for spot and future delivery,
tending into February. This is the highest total
OF sales made in this any other market in
months. and came result of increased activity
principally on the part of NJ g. d. Borden. who
oroke the dulness which has existed during the
ldst three months by bidding for regu-
lsrss securing about 100000 pieces at that figure
49, AZ . cents there is good demand, but mills
sio" sellers, owing 10 the fact that other grades
f ar seIns on fractionally higher basis AS the
prices are at present running for orders 3 cents
koI regulars Is not considered attractive by manu-
!!actureTs and where mill men can secure con-
.,acts TOT wide goods at market quotations they
Sav aNeTse TO turning out regulars the lower
III some cases where looms en-
tat seu IN supplying contracts mills are willing
taAe oIuerS Tor regulars. but this kind of trading
Is naturally slow. AIR. Borden's ofTer has
hal,h had the effect and will have the effect OF
nbolulhs the market steady for the next
tnretsh tnree or four months. Prices are: Twen-
Sg Sgg-eisght-i1ch 81 by 6 cents; 2s-inch 64 by b0
SS; za,ineh Sc by S. sls; ss-nch 50 by q ~:
yleidlnP at these figures.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
EoLIiy coWlNTS yEw BUILDING.

THE CONCERT HALL Is ONE OF THE FEATURES
$4,000 FOR INTERIOR DECORATIONS.
The Eolian Company's new building on Fifth
ave, above the Waldorf Astoria. will be opened
to the public tomorrow. although the building
viii not be completely finished for some time to
come. The company has spared no expense to
make this a well equipped. artistic and modern
building. About $4,000 has been spent in
'he interior decorations and fittings The build
ing has its own electric plant installed in
duplicate in order 20 provide against mishaps
The FIRST floor is devoted TO a large reception
hall, adorned with medallion portraits in life
size Of the masters of music, by Joseph KIar
On the second and third floors is the concert
hall, which is one Of the main features Of the
building. II is beautifully painted in white and
gold and is to have heavy red upholstery and
draperies on the walls are Inscribed in gilt let
ters the names of all the great composers and
over the stage are two mural paintings by John
Dyson Burroughs. The hall. with it's gallery,
has "a portable seating capacity of six hundred,
and IS lighted by nearly five hundred electric
hulhs- The stage itself is about thirty feet wide
and fifteen deep. on the sides of IL is divided
pipe organ, which. with a corresponding echo
organ in the gallery can be operated from the
stage, The whole effect of the concert hall
Is pleasing and magnificent, and ii is said To
nave been pronounced by prominent and un-
biased critics one of the finest in the city.
The fourth floor is devoted TO the sale of
Pianolas and has, besides large central hall
for the storing and exhibition of Instruments.
six smaller rooms artisticaIIy finished for the
private testing Of Instruments.
on the fifth floor are the KOlian salesroOms
finished In Empire. Louis XVI and Colonial
styles, and also smaller concert hall The
library, OF nearly one hundred and fifty thou
sand Volumes is on the sixth floor. with more
individual music rooms. The general offices
Of the company occupy the eleventh and twelfth
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
HTGHWAYM4N STABS TWO.
MoNTCLAIR MEN IN SERIOUS CONDITION
AS RESULT OF HOLDUP-ONE
ARREST FOLLOWS

Montclair. y. j., Oct. ls.-Wiiam Barress ana
William Jacobus. OF this place, attacked py
highwaymen late last night and both were serl-
ously stabbed trying 10 keep possession OF thelF
money and Valuables
The two men were driving home from Newark
Just after passing the city line men jumper
out I'm front Of the horse. one held the lines "he
the other eut the traces. Barress and Jacoous
jumped 70 the ground, and the four men engaged
IN a rongh and tumble night. Suddenly JacobUsS
antagonist drew knife and stabbed Jacobus IN
the head The latter fell 10 the ground. The TOD
Der then turned and plunged the knife into btl-
ress side He also dropped The hiGhWaEIhett t
then fed. without waiting TO rife the pockets ol
the injured men.
Jacobuss calls for assistance brought citizens
from their homes The injured were attenuso
by physician, VINO pronounced their wounds
serious The men were removed their hoilsS'
The Newark police informed Of the hoId-
up An hour later they arrested Mathew ia
rls. Of Newark. The prisoner denied all knQWI-
edge OF the affair. but the officers charged hi hlHi
with doing the stabbing. He Will be held uhul
the injured men able 10 appear in court
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
RAILROAD INTERESTS.


ISSUED To THE AMOUNT OF $4,000 90
Baltimore. oct ls-The Western Maryland Rail
road Company filed to-day I'm the Record office in
this city first mortgage 10 the Mercantile Trus,
Company Of New-York for S5l00oOoo TO secure an
issue 10 that amount of ffty-year per cent gold
bonds These bonds are dat ted October l. 1862 and
payable on October /. 1852 The interest IS PAYABLE
Seml-annually. on April l and October T. Pro
ceeds Of the sale Of these bonds will 10 ue4 f..
hetterments, In the construction Of terminals the
acquiring Of new lines and the refunding Of out
standing obligations II is stated in the mort
gage that the Western Maryland Railroad operates
5-iS miles of railway Of its own and 1871 leased
lines. u owns stock i'm the leased lines ,,-,r,t
about N5oo"oo. All the property which the com
pa pany now owns or controls or may hereafter own
OF control Is pledged under the mOrtgag. Tba
bonds are for Sl.000 each and the r31rtrap-o' -
signed by PreSld$nt Winsow s Pierce for me
Western Maryland Railroad ComDanv ana b.
II. {. Deming' fo- the trust company.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19

Superintendent of Buildings, Edgar J. Levey Isaac
Fromue
,, . ,. g..
MI Ieckhdn, IN MS auoieSs OF "eI''Hle, StIu
I'm part:
=. uIlllt'r IS alNaSS a So'u, lhILISr oul a pros
pettS uiilltt II q tome IN l'SI'' ~ II ON sie prs
P'ioGS CONDITIONS Nlsu 10 Spefh' anu nave
aHtStu many eminent minus 20 @,u Ie IN IIySI
enae8For nave become SInaA factor IN me de-
N"lupment OF real estate on the upper vest Sldr,
and my interest IN Its netterment IS Almost pa
ternal. Originally. the West SIDE builder followed
the Biblical instruction ana punt MS mouse upon
the rocks. There are no sand slides or even back
slides on me new W est Slle. No one appreciates
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
CAPT. PIPER on WAR PATH AGAIN.
HE VISITS THREE POLICE STATIONS AND
SEES THINGS NOT To HIS LIKING.

Deputy Police Commissioner A r. Piper made a
tour Of the West Side on Friday night visiting the
West Twentieth-st, West Thrtieth-st. and West
Forty-seventh-st stations He was accompanied
by Sergeant Russell He reached Police Head
quarters AT a. m. yesterday, and went to bed IN a
small room in the of his Office which he mas
had ftted up for that purpose
Yesterday Captain Piper said that he had seen
number Of things which not At all 10 MS
liking, and that there would have 10 be a decided
change in many particulars though he refused 10
specify anything IN particular that had impressed
him. except that he saw one policeman sitting in
registration booth. where he WAS detailed FOR the
day with his hat and coat off This Commis-
sionsr Piper said. very bad and good police
work could not he done long such l3NltN Was
tolerated. Against this man he said he would make
a complaint but refused 10 say whether he would
make complaints against others not
Captain Piper reached the West Forty-~eyenth- h-st.
station Just before midnight. and he made a short
talk 10 the men who Were about to out on post
He told them that so long they did their duty
they would md him a good friend. that when
they brought before MIN charges II would
always so hard with them He then inspected the
West FOrtN-SeVenth-St station house Yesterday
he said that The entire building was in horIlble
condition. and should he condemned. The cellar.
he said filthy. and the sleeping quarters Of
the We're unsanitary and badly ventilated. In
room, he said. twenty men were sleeping Where
there was not room Tor more than ten IN Iacl, lLs
entire building was beyond redemption and should
be replaced with another.
DEPUTY Commissioner Piper said that he would
frequently sleep Police Headquarters. and that
whenever he did 50 he would make an inspection OF
some part Of the city. He said he did not know
when he would make another inspection; that he
might make them several days apart. and he might
make them several evenings in succession
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19

The White Star Line has issued little pamphle;
entitled "A Three Weeks Holiday. Being a Round
Trip on the Oceanic" by +. A. Mckenzie As the
title indicates IL describes a round voyage on that
great steamship. next 10 the largest in the world
the point Of departure being London. The author
is evidently an English newspaper man. He writes
with freshness and enthusiasm of the comfort OF
such ship as the Oceanic. and with easy pen
touches upon the delights OF the voyage. the
OF restfulness; the good companions, the pastimas
winch make the time fly as If on wings, the salts
ylhs qlaity OF the library, and-although he re-
Iers 70 II with half apologythe joys of the table
enhanced ny the nvtSorating breezeS. The lit
iile hooklet, with Its miniature halftones we'll Sc
ItCteu Tor tnetr purpose. serves well its object
mat OF creating in miniature the experience OF the
wri!er. IL Will especially interest all who are in
tending TO cross the Atlantic Ocean.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
THE MONROE LAUNCHED.
LARGE NUMBER OF PROMINENT GUESTS WIT
NESS THE EXERCISES AT NEWPORT NEWS.

LARGE NUMBER OF PROMINENT GUESTS WIT
NESS THE EXERCISES AT NEWPORT NEWS.
The Old Dominion Steamship Companys
steamship Monroe successfully launched yes
terday the yards OF the Newport News Ship
building and Drydock Company. at Newport News.
Va Mrs A. j. Montague. wife of the Governor
Of the State Of Virginia. named the ship. Among
the many guests present were: w L. Guilaudeu.
president of the Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany; John Skelton Williams. president Of the
Seaboard Air Liae Railway; Governor Montague
and his STAFF; George ". Stevens president of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway; F. J. Kimbail.
president of the Norfolk and Western Railway:
William Rowland. Frederick II. Won Stade. II. -.
Ward j. ID. Barrett George a. Elliott, F. r. Penn
berton. II. b. Walker. traffic manager of the Old
dominion Steamship Company Commodore Lowry,
a O. Throop assistant traffic marager of the
chesapeake and Ohio Railway: J. r. Henry: c. 3.
ryan general passenger agent OF the Seaboard Air
Line NJ II. King. general manager of the Norfolk
ana southern Railway W. w. Finley second vice.
president Of the Southern Railway. Washington:
d. E. Il. u Myers president of the r.. F. and +.
HjalToadi; richmond, Va. and ], NJ Barr, first
Portsmouth Va.
Ihe Monroe is intended for the passenger and
reisht business between New York and Norfolk
anu newport News. Her length over all is 366
Ieet ana her tonnage 1000 Her boiler and engine
s sI1pment is expected 10 develop 45OO horsepower
an anu 20 driVe the vessel at speed OF sixteen knots
sh hour She will have accommodations for $50
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
srNDIcATFs BONDS NOT TURNED IN.

ABOUT 100000 WORTH HOWEVER MAY BE
PRESENTED TOMORROW.
The large blocks Of government Per cent bonds
Of the issue Of 1925 which were expected at the
Sub-Treasury yesterday were not presented by the
National City Bank the brokers in the syndi-
which presented IS 0o OO0 Of the bonds on
Friday. Il said yesterday afternoon that the
syndicate probably would turn in about s. 900 600 Of
the bonds tomorrow. The bonds We're NOT ex-
changed Tor cash yesterday. il said because
some members OF the syndicate were out of the
city. Bonds Of the face value OF Ss65 eoo were de-
hVered al the Suh-TreasUry yesterday by bankers
outside the syndiCste-about $500 900 by Esta brook
a Co. of No l20 Broadway. The Suh-Treasurv
paid out for the bonds with interest 81 1872 2ll 60
The Sub-TreasGry yesterday shipped 500 70
NeW-Orleans. II was said that the cash would re-
city. " $500
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
PLANS ron A TTGBO4T yRrsr

Plans Tor forming a combination OF towing COM
laiies ~ IN tne Ne|-hork Harbor we're reported yes
terday 10 have reached stage where s3x -o,,
panies. owning thirty-four boats had submitted N
promoters list and description OF their boats and
a statement OF their half-yearly earnings and had
placed a selling price On their property. Al a
lssslSs 70 ns held some time this week il is re-
toiteo, Nne plans Tor forming a combination Mill
pc matureo The six companies Which ar ssi5
- oe interested IN the plans the ia lzeu ru,ir
Company, seven boats Moran Towing Sornnsr,sS
ss even x ooats harrett TOWING Company four boats
Newton Harbor ToWbOat Corpanv siv Soa
Aanwise Towing Line, four boats and tha t<,oI,o
Towing Line six boats These Nrss - fNieIilaI
share OF the harbor work N' souu
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
CANADIAN ARRESTED IN JERSEY CITY.
THE son OF A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AC
CUsED OF HAVING A SHORTAGE OF $500
IN HIS ACCOUNTS

Stephen Mcmillan. twenty-nine years old and
son OF a member Of the Canadian Parliament is
under arrest IN Jersey City complaint of F n
st Charles Co. wholesale liquor dealers of
Montreal. He arrested Friday night while
leaving the freight Offices Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad where he has been employed a clerk
Tor several months. Mcmillan was a travelling
salesman Tor the Montreal firm. and il is alleged
tnat when shortage Of $3.50 found IN his
accounts he fed.
MCMILLAN says he will waive extra dtion pro-
cteolilEs as ne Is anxious 10 return Montreal
see his wife and children. A sad feature Of Nc
Mlilans case Is that his wife gave birth to twins
ohly TWO mo1ths ago. Judge Hoos dismissed the
chafge against Mcmillan but tie young man was
az once rearrested and held TO await me action
OF the federal authorities
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
THE RACE OF THE SKTsCRAPERS.
THREE BUILDINGS STARTED SCRATCH AND
ARE COMPETING FOR HONOR OF
EARLY COMPLETION.

Many persons in the financial section OF the
city are interested in what is said 10 be a sky
scraper race. The buildings which figure IN
this unique race are the Blair, at the north
west corner of Broad-st. and Exchange Place;
the Kuhn. Loeb q Co. al the southeast cor
ner OF William and Pine SITS. and the sixteen
story addition 10 the Corn Exchange Bank, in
William-st. The Blair building viii be eighteen
stories high and the Kuhn, Loeb & Co building
twenty stories high. Ground for all the build
ings was broken on July last The total value
OF the land and the buildings is said TO be more
than S. 100000 So far the Kuhn. Loeb &
Co. building seems 10 be nearer completion than
the other two Still, some people think the
Blair building will he finished first, and others
that the race viii be by the builders OF
the addition TO the Corn Exchange Bank.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
PLEASED WITH SHIP TRUST
lord CHARLES BEREsFORD. AFTER N
VEsTTGATIoN. THINKS 1T WILL HELP
ENGLAND AND AMERICA

one of the reasons for the visit Of Vice Ad-
rniral Lord Charles Beresford Of the Br'ish
Navy 20 this country WAS learned yesterday
when ne sailed for England on the imoria. lie
came 10 satisfy himself as 20 whether the steam
shin combination would have good eject on
the commerce Of England or ne delrmeht 10
her trade Before sailing he said that not only
was he satisfied that the combination would hot
be detrimental 70 his country's interest but
that on the contrary il would be gooa thlns
for England.
- came over TO investigate what effect the
staan,sbip combination would have on the com
nerce or shipping Of England" he sald'
and I am going home after careful inVesu-
CATION satisfied that il VIII be very sood
thing for my country. ] have come to the con-
clusion that the interests Of both our countries
are the same and that the prosperity OF Eng
land means the prosperity Of America, ana that
of America means prosperity in England.
What America and England should do is get
closer together. We need 10 be Weakened up.
We have great country, have the re
sources and we have the brains, but England
needs 10 be stirred up. We lack the enterprise
and vim which you display on tins SIDE ix ol ~
Atlantic ] have been seeing things Tor lhyselI
since I came here some weeks ago. hdNe
visited different cities 1 have examined your
steel works and your railroads and other great
enterprises. The development or TINS country
The constant stream of EngliShmen VINO
visit this country and the great nunpeI GI
Americans who go to England do nuch 10 helP
nv country. The Americans who 90 over
diffuse your spirit may say push-in Eng
land The Englishmen who come here go nome
with some Of your ideas. We need 10 Wake uf'
and this is one Of the things which VIII help
10 awaken us"
do you intend TO make any report 10 your
government as TO what the result OF your IN
Vestigations of the Ship Trust has been
mo, I viii make report. did not come
here in an official capacity. and. as have sala'
I have been seeing things for myself. If YOU
want 70 have what you call talk Win me-
YOU can say that I am heartily in favor o. the
- ,o,,,t,ies 5rau.irg closar together our
interests are the same. and when We get close
to~ether both countries VIII develop our pros
perity viii increase with yours, and your coI'-
try will gain by such an association.
Lord Charles said that he would prohahly re-
turn to this country in January u Is under
stood that he has written fun report on the
speed engines and construction Of the North
German LLOYD steamship KronprinZ Wilhelm.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
JOIN SOCIETY of THE cINcIyyATL

was increased yesterday by admission 10 member
shlp OF the General Society Of the Provisional
society OF Georgia The admission took place Al
IN. me " " aiaort with Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner. OF
'ne hhode Island Society. in the chair
Ihe Georgia Society OF the Cincinnati haca,,e
,-.s Ass- IN 1850 and its permanent fund which was
s,o5 eiIea 10 the General Society IN 1851 was re-
=; 49, 20 me Georgia society Yesterday The fIno
Geo. o9 amounted 70 over s2ooo The new society on
,SS 1sot 80 Was represented by Walter G. Q'hariton
PRESIDENT OF the Sons OF the Revolution ~ c:a-{
S Ii,u one o. the leaders OF the Savannah bar
auAcheon followed the admission '
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
FINANCIAL BASIS NOT To PIE NAME
PUBLIC

Albany Oct H-Justice Alden Chester has
handed down an important decision affecting tba
organization Of railroad companies The state
Board OF Railroad Commissioners has ref,,soa =
the case Of the organization Of such cornorattors
TO make public information submitted wen arr1i-
cation to construct and operate their proposed roads
ol u, 10 -, ito.S the source Of financial sun,
Rort upon winch the companies depended -, 80
their projects INTO execution. justice Cbeste%r al
We 80 oi ne Foft Chester Railroad Cop1nar ~
has has decided thar the board has the right 70 KEN
suSh | IIItoi ih4Ilo conhdential, denying an anpics
IIIon tu5u6 10y me New York New Haven ard
Har,Iora I halroad Company in this case for an d a
GeT 70 c1mpel the State board TO make public tbs
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
SEPARATES FROM FIFTH WJFF

Martin Stencil. of Lenbeck-ave.. Jersey CITY. has
separated from his fifth wife He has kept ss
loon IN Jersey city for thirty years His present
VIE Was Mrs. Sophia, and she the owner of
saloon IN Hoboken when she was married -
stencil Ms. Stencil has opened a saloon ~ her
own, ana SAYS she viii not bother her husband
Sten1ei says ne is not convinced that marriage fs
a failure. but adds i guess won't marry seain
rive wives are moro than enough for one man o.
he Is eighty years OF age Mrs. stencil is forty-
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
US. .RoMELKE NoT To GO RER cEIrnn,.,.

in decision handed down in the supreme Court
yesterday Justice Gildersleeve denied the annli.e
ron OF Mrs. Henry Romeke 10 have the shso-
late custody Of her two children. The Justice
thinks she should be allowed 70 see them twice a
month at the home Of Mrs Edgar Varick AZ
Rockville Centre. Long Island. Mrs Romeike Oh
talned an annulment Of her marriage TO Henry
hoineike, OF No 10 Fifth-ave. on she ground that
ne decree the couple entered into an agreement
whereby the wife released all claims on her two
children on the payment by her husband OF 81 0Dl
Recently Mrs. Romeike sought 20 regain the chill
aren by habeas corpus proceedings
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
NEW-oRLEANs To SAN FRANCISCO >,r,,,-
ROUTE

Dallas Tex oct ls-A dispatch to The Nav,s,.
rom ~ rsso SAYS that high official of the Texas
ana racine hah"ay announces that the recer,
purchase by that company Of the Nine, IN
Line means i a ranscontinental connection fo ~
leNas aLu stclnc from New-Oreans IN So III, Ine
cisco ne mineral Wells viii be exfap6e5 -, ran
9 SenReGf meet there with the Atlantic and
lantic and Pacific To Salt Lake oNtr the At
the Pacific Coast ~ oregon Short Line
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
DELAY IN SALE or nn.ns

Utica y T.. Oct 8-Two judges Of the r-r,,os
states t,reut h Court here have decreed that the
take place on November 20 An - Sa 1lu shali
interposed' and the United States supreme Court
DeIsusps nS On me question. II is said that thu
New-York Centrsq qquSon son canal Company and the
81 ro,,rol - 80 company both anxious 10
Tendaek points l 'S aSd read which touches many Adj
'hF0ush other sections Of the mountain region way
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
ENGINEER DIES At HIS POST.
sMOTHERED IN CAB BY SUBWAY MUD
FIREMAN JUMPS TO SAFETY.

FIREMAN JUMPS TO SAFETY
Charles Simmons thirtv-three wears old n,
No. II West One-hundred- and -thirty-ifth-st..
tractor, of No. 81 West one hundred and -twen-
ty-hfth-st who has the contract for excavattng
the rapid transit tunnel at Morris-ave and one
hundred-and-forty-n -ninth-st.. was killed on his
engine yesterday. dying al his post
From the excavation track runs down One
hundred-and- forty ninth-st 70 River-ave and
thence 70 near One hundred and -sixty-third-st
At this last point stones and dirt are dumped
To convey the earth. several cars are enployed
which are pulled by small locomotive This
engine was I'm charge Of Simmons who had
with him as fireman William H. McGrath. Of
No go East One-hundred- -forty-sixth-st.
There were hve cars loaded with dirt attached
70 the engine when Simmons started on one OF
thr trips yesterday. The track is on a down
srade all the way. and the rails were slippery.
SO far as can be learned. Simmons permitted
his engine TO 90 too far before applying the
hrak They acted. hat because Of the heavy
Ipad the wheels slid. There We're brakes on
tne cars. but no one 10 operate them
simmons saw that n could not stop the en-
gine hefor" the bumper at the end Of the track
was reached Jump. Bill,' he said 10 the fire
man What about YOU" retortsd McC;rath
engineer.
McGrath Jumped and except for few bruises
and scratches landed unhurt. Not so with
simmons. The engine struck the bumper OF
PM ana art with tremendous force, tore
through H. and plunged into the murky slime
some fourteen feet below. Engine and engineer
disappeared. TWO Of the five cars following
Men smashed IN the top OF the engine cab and
forced against the roof Of the cab and smoth-
cred 10y the mud.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
TODAY is THE DAY

The regular monthly meeting eff the many
httie business houses TINT have bargains 70 4
oner In their respective lines take. plm,e
to-day. You VIII md them under the Little 4
Ads- of the People,
New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
REAL ESTATE HEN DINE.
PROSPERITY DINNER" AT DELMoNlCOs
GIVEN BY FRANK L. FISHER
COMPANY

The Frank L. Fisher Company. prominent reai
estate firm on the upper West Side, gave a dinner
AT Delmonico's on Friday night in celebration Of
the prosperous condition Of the real estate mar
ket The dinner was given for William II. Peck
ham the president. and r. b. McCotter. secre-
tarv and treasurer of the company Among those
who attended were Charles Y. Fornes. president
Of The Board of Aldermen. Lawson Purdy. Gus
rav Schol-r James c. Green, Perez NJ. Stewart.