The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-27
NEW YORK CITY GOSSIP
BUTCHERS COMMITTEE INVESTI-
GATES MEAT TRUST PRICES
Society Audience Sees BOwery Play
-Schvvab Makes Automobile Rec
ord-Caribbean Society Meets -
Jews Celebrate the Passover

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-Schwab Makes Automobile Rec
Ord-Caribbean Society Meets -
Jews Celebrate the Passover
NEW YORK, April 26-Binding agree
ments among the packing houses in the
beef trust fix the prices which the deal
ers and consumers of New York must
nav or go without meat. This has been
proved for the first time in the hisetory
of the great and defiant combination.
The actual and present workings of the
agreement were demonstrated through an
investigation among the branch houses
of the beef trust in New York, Brooklyn
and Jersey City.
Forty-two of these cold storage and
distribution plants were visited by ex-
perts of long experience in the meat
business, who are thoroughly familiar
with the grades Of every class of ship
ment and with past and present prices,
as affected by the conditions Of the
markets. from the stockyards to the
stalls.
This unofficial investigation board was
composed of butchers none of whom
had been in business less than twenty
five years in this city, and who have
been accustomed to do their buying to-
gether and from one another during the
last twelve years.
1t was arranged among them that they
should visit early in the morning, begin
ming al six O'Clock, as many of the
branch houses of the combination as pos
sible during selling hours, and obtain
separately the selling prices on all grades
of beef, sheep, lamb and pork Ioins, and
later in the day meet and sift and COM
pare the results of the tours of investi-
cation.
The results confirmed, without excep-
ton, the information obtained through
documentary sources. The forry-two
branch houses included all Of the six
firms in the beef trust.
The Investigations declared the prices
on every grade and kind of meat weGe
found to be the same in every one of
these fortytwo distribution houses. There
was not q variation of half a cent a
pound in even one instance, and the
instructions given the managers of these
houses, as indicated in their conversation,
showed a similarity so striking as to in
dictate that one central directing power
had prepared the markets of New York
for the business of the present week
Society Visits Bowery Thcnter.
Wealth and fashion went this week TO
the Windsor theater to do honor to the
twin stars of the Italian theatrical firm
ament and their accompanying satellites
The bright particular ornaments were
Antonio MajOri and Pasquale Rapone,
who for several seasons have been fhe
attraction of a little dingy theater in
Spring street They were discovered by
the artistic set, and the result was the
benefit of last night, which filled the
Bowery with carriages and doubled the
price of tickets.
No one knows exactly who discovered
them. The tradition is that Signor Majori
is one of the best actors upon the stage
and that his associate is so proficient
that in him Shakspere speaks He
would be supporting Signora Duse In
Italy were it not for the fact that he
cannot visit his native land, because he
declined to do military duty.
Those who belong to the republic of
arts and letters, to say nothing of
Maecenas or two and a few of the school
of Lorenzo the Magnificent, went down
TO the Bowery last night in silken gowns
and dress suits and crush opera hats.
The Windsor was filed with a fashion
able audience, to the establishment of the
deities in the gallery.
Schwnb Breaks His Own Record.
Charles NJ Schwab, president of the
United States Steel corporation, broke his
own record between Philadelphia and At
lantic City this week. He covered the
distance in two hours. Up to that time
this was the best record for the run, but
MIR. Schwab believed it could be lowered
o'clock in the morning in his automobile
Red Dragon, with two friends whom he
had invited to accompany him. The
party reached the Bellevue hotel in Phil
adelphia at twenty minutes before
clock in the afternoon, having made
the ninety miles to Philadelphia at a pace
ranking with the fastest thus far record
cd for an automobile.
After a stop of two hours for dinner
in Philadelphia, Mr.. Schwab and his
party resumed their journey. 1t was un-
derstood that the president of the steel
trust would endeavor to make a new
record, and consequently the journey was
entered upon with expectations of ex-
hilarating speed. The roads across the
part Of New Jersey traversed are not
OF the best, but they are level and the
Red Dragon was run at top speed all the
way down.
Caribbean Society Meets.
Just four years ago the steamship St.
Paul of the American line, entered the
United States navy as a scout ship in
the war with Spain. Decked in her gala
dress, ahutter with flags and bunting, she
lies at her pier at the foot Of Fulton
street, in celebration of the anniversary.
This week the society of the Caribbean.
composed of the war correspondents of
all the American and foreign newspapers.
celebrates the occasion by banquet on
board the ship
Many distinguished persons including
officers of the army and navy, will be
present as the guests of the society.
The great feast of Passover, the most
joyous Of the Hebrew holidays is now
going on, and will continue for several
days. The first two and the last two
days will be devoted to church services.
The celebration began with services in
an the synagogues. In the Ghetto dis
trlct on the East side halls and sweat
SHOPS were temporarily transformed into
synagogues, and all We're crowded.
Not IN the recollection of the oldest
Hebrew on the East side has the holiday
eIo4s HI9AT p9AIosqo GIIeIsu9s os ue9o
In the Ghetto was closed, while fathers
with happy, Well-dressed children at
tended the synagogues. The wives. as
sisted by the little mothers" of the
household, remained at home to prepare
for the Cedar services, which take place
IN the homes Of the orthodox on the first
and second evenings of the Passover
ms is the most picturesque of the Pass
over celebrations.
CObras for the Zoo.
Three magnificent specimens of the 90
bra decapellO, said to be most noison-
Gus species of snakes in the world. have
Deen received at the geological garden in
BlonX park. They were imported NV
Wllham Bartel, the wild animal dealer
and reached this city in splendid condi,
uon. They are about ten feet long. and
nave skin of beautifully delicate pink
4her nome is in India, and SO fatal
are the bites of these reptiles that the
government of India has offered a re-
ward of 100000 rupees for an antidote to
the poison.