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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31

FOR SALE-A Groom house on Thirty-eighth
street near Eleventh avenue. Built bv
owner for a home. Present occupation
neceSStates his going TO the country. Lot
S21Sx535 feet Good cellar CiStern and
considerable fruit. Bargain If taken soon.
Eastman. Godfrey & Co. max Second ave
nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
EoR Observation-Disclosures.


FOR SALE -Tri-City Oil stock-5. 900 shares
Best offer above 10 cents per share accept
ed Address X NJ e"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31

FOR SALE-Hotel restaurant, laundry and
other lines of business. Eastman i Co.,
MAY Second avenue.
FOR SALE-A pure white blue diamond
ring. la carat. for SIf5. at the Greater New
York Loan bank 900 Twentieth street.
Phone 5723 Brown.
FOR SALE--A hrSt-class secondhand house
for steamer hot water heat. A bargain to
parties having use for it, Allen. Myers &
Co.
AZ used nv dry goods and tea comnanies'
An excellent wagon. Can be bought for
49,. A big bargain. Inquire Of II. *.
Walker, South Heights, or Spencer s
Trefz.
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New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
ZIoNIsTs WOULD INCORPORATE.
THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE THEY SEEK
THE RIGHT TO OBTAIN A HOME
IN ISRAEL.

Albany, Jan Il CspeciaD.-As result OF the re-
cent session OF the Zionist Congress in SWttzer-
land. and for the purpose OF establishing final
home for the Jewish nation in Palestine, Assembly
man Sanders. OF New-York. introduced bill to-day
Incorporating the Federation OF American Zion
lists. The corporators named in the bill are Dr.
Richard Gotthe and H. Perera Mendez, OF New
York. Marcus Jastrow. Of Pennsylvania; Saba tai
schaffer. OF Maryland; Leon Zolatkoff, Of Illinois
and Isidore D. Morrison of New-York There is
provision also for the election OF a president. ten
vice-presidents. secretary treasurer and twelve
counsellors.
The objects that the declarations have set out to
obtain and which are named in the bill
To foster the national idea in Israel to cooperate
WITH other Zionist societies In their endeavor to
obtain for the Jewish nation legally assured home
IN Palestine; to unite all Zionist societies; act
as the medium Of communication between the Zion
Isl Congress, through its central committee, and
the knowledge OF Hebrew a living language;
TO publish periodical publications for the further
arce Of the cause Of Zionsm.
The bill also provides that the corporation shall
succeed to all the rights and property Of the Feder-
alton Of American Zionists. which is an unincor-
porated association The proposed corporation ~
20 nave power 10 grant charters and to exercise
supervision over subordinate societies, and 10 es-
taolsh general fund.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
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IRVING PLACE THEATRE.

The Irving Place Theatre produces in the course
OF its season the most modern plays. and there Is
probably no other stage in New-York where the
management feels so little compUnction about cali
ing spade a spade. In that respect the Irving
Place Theatre is extremely modern. But II keeps
up it's old-fashioned methods also and produces
every year many old plays. The promptsr's box
occupieS the middle OF the stage and benefit per-
tormances are looked upon as essential features
Last niShTS first production IN this country OF
''Zwsi Eisen i'm Feuer' was for the benefit OF
Adolf Zimmerman. the popular leading juvenile
hero of the stock company. The play is from the
Spanish OF CalGerop, and the part or Don Diego
assigned the Beneficiary gave him ample oop0r-
tunity display his admirable qualities as q
character actor His friends who filed the house
rewarded him with liberal applause and the Gus
tonary bouquets and wreaths. which are necessary
OF the German theatre benefit performance
Mr.. Zimmerman admirably assisted by
Nassrs Gustav Seyfferlitz vladimir Schsu-
berg. Max Hainsseler and Eugene HOhenwarr and
the Misses Agnes Bunger, Crete Kupfer HaCWing
Won Ostermann and Maria Reichert.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
BEAUMONT BANKER ACCUSED.
Ex-PREsIDENT OF AMERICAN NATIONAL
BANK CHARGED WITH FORGERY.

Kansas City, No. Jan. 14-J P Withers. prssi-
dent OF the American National Bank OF Beaumont
Tex, until December 81 IS at the Midland Hotel IN
the custody OF United States marshal. who placed
him under arrest on a charge or forgery OF about
$4,000 worth Of notes and 5000 worth OF stock OF
the First National Bank Of Howe His arrest here
was on warrant issued by the United States Com
missioner in Beaumont
Withers says that there is shortage IN the
American National Banks accounts that the
charge against him is merely technical and thar II
was tnstigaIed by another Texas banker VINO was
animated by political reasons.
New-Orleans. Jan. IA special from Beaumont.
Tex. says:
J. P Withe-s came here during the boom that
followed the discovery OF OIL associated several
local capitalists with him and organized the Arneri-
can National Bank, being made its president He
served IN this capacity until the date mentioned.
city. Mr.. Withers left the city Immediately after
his successor elected, and was heard from no
more until the news came that he had been arrested
at Kansas City.
D H Hardy. who attorney for the bank Up
20 the time OF the reorganization. on December g.
said WitherS was charged with 1OrgerleS or the
names OF six firms. the sums varying from SO 20
$3.50. Hardy also said Iha- WIhers had been short
5.0o0 TO the bank. but had made good the amount
Not much OF Withers'S history Is known here He
organized q bank at Sherman. Tex. about two
years ago. and was made president. Friction arose
between him and the directors and president
elected He Is said 10 have married the daugh-
ter OF wealthy Chicago man, who is interested IN
the Barber Asphalt Company,
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
WANT NO WATER COMMISSION.
BILL TO PROVIDE ONE FOR NEw-YoRK
OPPOsED-HEARING ON FEBRUARY
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

[BY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l
Albany, Jan. 14-Because of the protest Of J.
Hampden Dougherty, Commissioner of Water
Supply Gas and Electricity. and others in New
York City. against the passage Of the bill, In
troduced by Assemblyman Cotton. providing for
a water commission. which is to have for its
purpose the establishment of an adequate water
supply for New-York City. Otto Kelsey. chair
man of the Assembly Cities Committee. an
nounced to-day that a joint hearing would be
given on the bill by the Senate and Assembly
committees on cities in the Assembly Chamber
on February 4.
Mr. Cotton's BILL in specifying the members OF
the commission. provides that it shall consist OF
the Mayor the Controller, the Water Commits
sioner, and six other persons. who are TO be ap-
pointed by the Mayor. This commission is en-
powered to make investigation of the sources
of water supply, and to report to the Mayor a
detailed plan by which the city may be provided
with an adequate water service for the next
fifty years. The commission is also to deter
mine the route for the transportation of the
water and the sites of necessary reservoirs.
The objections which Mr.. Dougherty offers to
the measure are to the effect that the present
charter under Section 472, vests the Water Com
missioner with sufficient power to carry on such
an investigation, and that the establishment OF
such commission would thus entail needless
expense on the city. Under this section the
Water Commission. with the approval of the
Board Of Estimate and Apportionment, is en-
powered to select and determine all sources of
water supply which may be needed for the city
Under this section lands may be acquired by
condemnation proceedings. This power was
granted to the city by the Morgan law Of last
wear which was the elimination Of the long ef-
fort to protect the city Of New-York against the
Ramapo Water Company legislation of 1898.
c. N Chadwick will appear in defence of the
bill Mr. Chadwick is chairman Of the legis-
Iative committee OF the Manufacturers Asso-
citation of Brooklyn, which drew up the measure
Senator McCarren introduced the same bill in
the upper house.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
TO ABOLISH BOARDS OF MANAGERS.

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Albany. Jan. 1.-THE judiciary Committee of the
Assembly after hearing the bill Of Assembly
man Rogers, Of Broome County, abolishlng the
boards Of managers for the eleven State hospitals
for the insane and placing them under the drec-
ton and superintendence of the State Commission
in Lunacy, as recommended by the Governor in
his message, reported the measure favorably to-
day by a vote OF to ?. Only the Democratic mem
bers voted against the measure The bill was op-
posed at the hearing by a delegation representing
the State Charities Aid Society. and consisting OF
Edward T. Devine, Secretary Brown and Miss
Clarke. Mr.. Devne said that the boards OF man
ayers as now organized cared for the interests OF
their respective institutions in a satisfactory way
and that the consolidation proposed would inject
politics into the management Of the hospitals
The fact that the bill has been reported out OF
legislative committee thus early in the session has
alarmed some who are opposed to the plan to con-
solidate the management OF the State charitable
institutions, in similar manner 10 the proposed
consolidation OF ,..e mana cement Of the State
hospitals for the insane a bill is being drafted
on the recommendation Of the Governor placing the
charitable institutions under the care and admin
istrations of central authority in Albany
Governor Oden said tonight that the bill In re-
laton to the boards of mana gers Of the charitable
institutions or the State would not be drafted ha
understood, before next week.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
HILL OFFERS AN AMENDMENT
FROM INDIRECT REVENUE OF
THE STATE

Albany, Jan. IA (speciaD.-senator Hill has drawn
up an amendment to the constitution, which he will
introduce Tomorrow. to carry out Governor OdeIrs
Recommendation that the constitution be amended
so as to permit paying for canal improvements out
Of the indirect revenues OF the State. The amend
rnent reads follows:
Section IL The legislature may appropriate out
OF any runos IN the treasury moneys to pay the
accring interest and principal OF any debt hereto,
fore or hereafter created or any part there Of
State Treasury sinking fund TO pay the inter
est as II falls due, ana TO pay and discharge the
principal OF debt heretofore or hereafter
under Section Of Article VII OF the Constitution
until the same shall be wholly paid. and the prin-
cpal and income Of such sinking fund shall be ap-
piled to the purpose for which said sinking fund
is created and 70 no other purpose whatever; and
in the event such moneys so set apart in any fiscal
year be sufficient TO provide such sinking fund a
direct annual tax for such year need not be i'm
posed and collected. required by the provisions
Of said Section Of Article VII OF any law en-
acted in pursuance thereof
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
TUNNEL INQUEST TOMORROW
CORONER SCHOLER TO SELECT rur
JURY THIS MORNING-JEROME
RETAINS AN EXPERT.

Coroner Scholer said yesterday that hA WA,
nearly ready for his formal investigation o- a..
disaster in the Park-ave. tunnel by which ,au
enteen lives We're lost The jury OF twelve ma,
for the inquest. he said. would be selectss :.
his office this morning. He has sent out fnv,,.
tions 70 thirty business men OF prominence. ;.
appear at his Office this morning. and the Iurv
VIII be selected from among them. care bas,.
taken not to have any man on the jlrv VIII =
directly interested in the New-York CsntraI
management. who has been a comnnut.r -
the Harlem road and a frequent travsu.-
through the tunnel
About noon to-day Coroner Scholer A..
member of the District Attorneys stan Will =.
to the scene Of the accident in the tunne, a.
will make an inspection OF the signal svs,s-,
there. The formal inquest will begin az 10 ~
tomorrow in the Criminal Courts RuTls,,
Coroner Scholer said yesterday that he intensss
to have testimony at the inquest from sevsraI
persons who were in the wrecked cars Of tna
New-Haven train. possibly some who were IN
jured in the wreck.
After a consultation yesterday between Dss.
trict Attorney Jerome and Commissioners Baks~
and Inspector Schultz. OF the State Railroad
Commission. Mr.. Jerome announced that Johr
Cade. expert on railway signals, had besn
retained to examine the system Of signals IN tha
tunnel. and testify at the inquest Mr. Cads
began his investigation yesterday afternoon
Commissioner Baker said that the State Rail-
road Commissions separate investigation was
for the purpose Of getting at facts upon which
TO make such recommendations as they deem
necessary for the welfare OF the public Prob
ably there will be sevaral experts called who
will not he called at the District Attorneys IN
vestigation- There is no clash with the District
Attorney.
Corporation Counsel Rives said yesterday thar
he was not ready to reply to the Mayors in
curry regarding the right OF the city to compel
a change Of motive power in the tunnel He
said the question was one that required great
study. and was a negative question than
an Affirmative one. He would first have TO fnd
out whether the original agreement with the
New-YOrk and Harlem Railroad as agreed on
in 1882 was still in effect or legislation since
had nullihed this agreement In order to find
this out all legislation in the State for the last
seventy years would have to be examined, which
Mr.. Rlves declared was stupendOuS work and
would probably require a couple of weeks.
Until this is done. he cannot give an opinion
The city executive committee OF the Social
Democratic party has sent out call for pub
lie indignation meeting tomorrow evening az
Cooper Union. at which protests will be lodged
against the alleged careless methods OF various
corporations, and particularly the New-York
Central Railroad Speeches Will be made by Job
Hartman, Benjamin Hanford, Morris Hllquit,
DR.. c. L. Furman, John spargo and others.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
MORTGAGE TAX BILL ATTACKED.
THE MEASURE OPPOSED AT KINGS COUNTY
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE MEETING.


The mortgage tax bill was severely arraigned at
a meeting OF the Kings County Republican Gen
eral Committee last night IN the Johnston Build
ing in Nevins-st. The discussion was brought up
bv the presentation OF a resolution by T. F. Dyson
which declared that the committee was IN favor
Of the exemption from taxation Of all mortgages
Records Commissioner Waldo objected 70 the reso-
luton saving he believed that sort OF tax
OF one-eighth or one-tenth Of l per cent-would
give much better results than the system proposed
He offered a substitute. which declared that the
legislative committee OF the Kings County organ
ization should be instructed to support any meas
ure that would tend to reduce the taxation 10 the
lowest possible terms One speaker declared that
in supporting the Stranahan bill Governor OdelI
had gone beyond all reason. The measure was de-
clared TO be- unfair dishonest and a piece or in
justice.
Esx-Police Commissioner Philips said that the
executive committee had thoroughly discussed the
matter and was much opposed TO the bill. Person
ally he believed that the bill was the most
damnable piece Of legislation that had been intro
duced at Albany In time" After more dis
cusston the whole matter referred TO the COM
nittee legislation
Bert Reiss then introduced the following resolu-
ton which he said was meant as a bit OF sarcasm
Resolved That we heartily indorse the appoint
ment Of officials made by the Hon. Seth Low,
and that we congratulate the citizens upon having
such a worthy, honest and competent body OF men
10 administer the affairs OF their municipality
Shouts and laughter greeted the reading OF this
resolution, and before they died down the resolu-
ton was declared passed
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
NO WEST ST. GRAB IN THIS.
SENATOR BRACKETS MERGER BILL
CANNOT APPLY TO RAILROAD
CORPORATIONS.
CORPORATIONS.

Albany Jan 1.-THE bill introduced by Sena-
tor Bracket last night relating to merging do
mestic and foreign stock corporations is in
tended TO carry out Governor OdelPs recon-
mendation that foreign corporations that trans
act business in this State shall pay State tax
for the privilege. Railroad corporations would
not be affected by the act that Senator Bracket
introduced. 1t applies solely to business corpo-
rations The bill contains a sentence declaring
that ANY bridge corporation may be merged
under this section with any railroad corpora
ton which shall have acquired the right by con-
tract TO run its cars over the bridge Of such
bridge corporation" This sentence. however.
is in the existing law OF the State. Governor
Ode said this morning:
The statement that the bill is intended to
assist the so-caIed West-st. grab is ridiculous"
Senator Brackets bill reads as follows:
Section 1-Section 5S Of Article III of the
Stock Corporation law is hereby amended as
to read follows:
Sec. 5S-Any domestic stock corporation and
any foreign stock corporation authorized to
do business in this State, lawfully owning all
the stock of any other stock corporation or
ganiZed for engaged in business similar or
incidental to that of the possessor corporation,
may file in the office of the Secretary of State
under its common seal a certificate Of such
ownership and of the resolutions Of its board
of directors to merge such other corporations;
and thereupon it shall acquire and become ana
be possessed of all of the estate, property, rights,
privileges and franchises of such other corpo-
ration, and they shall vest in and be held and
enjoyed by it as fully and entirely and without
change or diminutiOn the same were before
held and enjoyed by such other corporation, and
be managed and controlled by the board of di-
rectors of such possessor corporation and in its
name, but without prejudice to any liabilities OF
such other corporation the rights of any
creditors thereof. Any bridge corporation may
be merged under this section with any railroad
corporation which shall have acquired the right
by contract TO run its over the bridge of
such bridge corporation. This shall take
effect Immediately
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
FRIENDS TO SEE LEsSLER SWORN

Montagu Lessler, the new Congressman from
the old With District. will meet to-day a number
OF New-York friends who went to Washington
early this morning to see him take his seat rba
party included Mr. and Mrs. g. Lessler and Miss
Lessler, OF the Congressman's immediate family.
George r. Manchester secretary of the Rspubl,oan
County Committees; Borough President Cromwell
Of Richmond; John Tinlin. l. J, obermeir. Freder-
lex Haldy, Michael Hines, leader OF the Id Dis
trct Antonio Delessandro. Martin II. Healey Paul
Armstrong. Philip Dillon Justice Julius NJ Mayer
George W. Hutchinson, jr, Horace Slawm N a
Comfort John Ennis, Lewis J. Honinger and
p s. Schermerhorn. ~
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
WYERS TO HEAR CAMBON
FRENCH AMBASSADOR WILL MAKE AN
NUAL ADDRESS OF STATE BAR
ASSOCIATION.

Albany. JAN 14.-Jules Martin Cambon. Ambas-
sador of the French Republic to the United States,
has been secured by William B. Hornblower. presi-
dent Of the State Bar Association. to deliver the
annual address before that organization at Its con-
vention in this city January 2. NJ Cambon has
chosen for his subject. Relations between Dtplo-
macy and Public and Private Law" He IS one OF
the best informed diplomats in this country
and the great demand for admission cards indicates
that an enormous audience will hear his address
He will speak IN the Assembly chamber at p. m
He will be followed by James NJ. Beck, OF Phha-
delphia who will talk Suppression or An
New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
WE'LL KNOWN MEN INTERESTED
OF NEW-YoRK-NEW-JE,R
sBY TRUST COMPANY-A NOVEL, CT.Ar7sn


Trenton N. J., Jan. 1.-THE certificate of incor-
porauon or the New-York-New-Jersey Trust Com
pany was to-day submitted to and approved by
Ihe commissioner OF Banking and Insurance who
authorized 1t to be filed and recorded The charter
mas an entirely novel clause. giving the company
power Ito conduct business in other States and In
forelsn countries. and TO have one or more offices
out of this State, and to hold. purchase mortgage
ana convey real and personal property out OF the
state OF New-Jersey. The capital is 100000, and
the corporators are John w. Grggs ex-AttorneY
General Of the United States; Edward c. Stokes
clerk or the Court of Chancery; Henry c. Kelsey
eex-Secretary & Of State Of NeyJersey; A. B. Hep
pGrm' ' wee @vlce-preslaent or the Chase National Bank,
ard Oil Company James B. Dill, the New-York
corporation lawyer; Alvah Trowbrdge formerly
president of the Ninth National Bank New-York;
David Bingham, who is director OF the Corn EX-
change Bank, New-York; William F. King ex-
PRESIDENT or the Merchants Association of New
York and q member of the drygoods firm of Cal
houn, Robbins & Co.. New-York, and Bernard
Gunther, of G. 6. Gunther's Sons New-York
II is said that the formation OF this trust com
pany has some relation to the recommendat tion Of
Governor Odell Of New-York for taxation Of the
stock or foreign corporations doing business in that
State. " ~N