The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-26
SIR THOMAS
IS HERE.
Cup Hunting Baronet a Passenger
on the Oceanic.
]. P, MORGAN WITH HIM
King OF Finance Comes Home TO set-
tie QuarreIs within His Family
OF Trusts-Bruce Ismay TO Aid In
shipping Trust settlement.

New York. June Pol, Pierpont Nor
gan and Sir Thomas Upton have reach
ed New York on the White Star liner
oceanic. Owing to the thick weather
the big vessel made extremely slow
progress after passing Sandy Hook,
but there was So much doing on board
that the passengers did not notice the
delay.
In the first place, there was Sir
Thomas feet of cup challengers, with
the attendant boats and the steam
yacht Erin. in the Horseshoe. All the
boats were decorated in honor Of the
occasion. and as the huge bulk of the
oceanic was seen across the narrow
spit Of sand that forms the Hook the
whistles Of the steam vessels We're
started.
Sir Thomas had been looking anx-
iouslv for the towering masts Of his
racers. and probably he was the first
on hoard to make them out. When the
salute Of the craft inside the Hook was
heard on board the Oceanic the passen-
gers cheered the plucky Irish sports
man time and again.
AN quarantine Sir Thomas was taken
from the vessel by a committe com
posed of Adiutant General Corbin,
| John d. Cummings, John Arbuckle,
James II. Smith, e. G. NJ Rand, n.
Barrett and Henry Siegel The com
mittee had gone down the bay on a.
a smiths steam yacht privateer with
the requisite permission allowing Sir
Thomas to leave the ship before she
reached her pier.
There were great cheering and loot
| ing Of whistles and ringing Of bells as
| Sir Thomas went aboard the Privateer.
He was informed that the yacht and
the committee were at his disposal
MI. Morgan Not DispIeased.
/ In the enthusiasm over the arrival Of
Sir Thomas Mr.. Morgan was to some
extent overlooked, which did not cause
i him any pangs. There awaits him n
| wall street number Of strenuous
tasks. not the least Of which is the
STRENGTHENING ont Of the tangle in Tie
shipbuilding combine 1t is reported
in wall street that Mr. Morgan Is the
only man who can take hold Of this
matter and settle II satisfactorily.
Accompanied with this report IS the
time honored rumor that Mr.. Sehwal
wnl hand TO Mr.. Morgan his resigna
ton as president Of the steel trust an'
Mr. Schwab accompanies the fnmo
with his usual denial.
Then there is the breaking away 0
the Cunard line from the traffic agree
ment Of the international Merchan
marine. which Mr.. Morgan will be ask
ed I'd settle.
Accompanying Mr. Morgan on tn
Oceanic is ]. Bruce Ismay. head Of tn
+ White star line, who will assist MI
Morgan III adjusting the marine trail
! war
wall street also understands tina
3 John -. Rockefeller requested Mr.. MOI
gan to return to effect peace betwee
the Rockefeller-Goule interests and th
Pennsylvania railroad Mr. Roekefelle
is especially anxious for peace, and ii
] said that he has been unable to ca
Mir. Cassatt off
: 1t was reported that Mr.. Morgan II
tended remaining in Europe this sun
mer, but was called home to stop fiji
: fighting III his family Of trusts.
General Corbin carried an invitatio
from the president to Sir Thomas 70
dinner al the White House Friday, bu
the president has added the clause tina
IL Sir Thomas is unable to get to Wasl
ington Friday the president will b
glad to have him to dinner at bis HON
in oyster Bay later.
1t Is not often foreigner II unabl
to dine with the president and it
seldom the president makes an invite
ton 50 flexible