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New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
SAYS THE OFFER WAS DECLINED.
Reports That Shipbuilding Reorganization
Committee Wanted First Mortgage Bonds.

The rumor that the reorganization committee OF
She United States Shipbuilding Company has been
trying TO buy up the first mortgage bonds con-
1rolled by the bondholders' protective committee
which IS blocking the proposed plan Of reorganiza-
tion, and which brought about the appointment Of
abe receiver for the company, persistent yes
ferday, and late IN the afternoon a man in close
touch with the protective committee admitted that
offer OF par had been made for the minority
bonds. but added that the offer had been declined
Samuel UnterTnyrer. counsel for the protective
committee and for the receiver. would not confirm
Rhe statement, however.
VIII you deny that the offer NADER" he was
asked.
Il repeat will not discuss the subject" he
answered.
William Nelson Cromwell OF counsel for the re-
organization committee, declared that there was
no truth whatever IN the report that his com
gnittee is trying TO buy the bonds.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
MAY STOP REPORTS.
Cotton Erchange Says Nes0-OrIeans
Body Supplies Bucket Shops.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.l


New-Orleans July 29.-The cotton exchanges
here and in New-York at loggerheads over
market reports and bucket shops. The New
against bucket shops for some time, and re-
Gently entered into a contract with the tele-
graph companies stipulating that all quota
tions should be given out by the exchange. and
that the telegraph companies should not furnish
market reports to any exchange. firm or indi-
vidual having any connection with bucket
shops. The agreement goes into effect on August
J. and the Exchange here has been informed
that unless it signs the contract required of all
firms and individuals furnished with New-York
cotton quotations. the service will be discon-
tinued
The notice caused an emphatic protest and a
lengthy correspondence began. The New
Orleans Exchange declares that it is willing to
agree to the stipulation that quotations shall
fall into the hands of bucket shops but it COM
plains that body like the NewOrleans Cotton
Exchange should not be placed par with
firms and individuals. Robert McDougall, presi-
dent of the NeW-York Exchange, answered
that the contract with the telegraph companies
did not permit exceptions to be made without
multiplying the contract
In the last communication from the local eX-
change 1t refuses to be placed in the same cate
CORY with individuals and corporations, and
calls on the New York Exchange to rescind its
furnish the Newt Orleans Exchange with quo
tations unless the agreement in question is
signed. The officers of the local exchange are
now waiting for reply to this communication
The New-YOrk Exchange charges that several
members Of the Exchange here are running
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
THE PAN-AMERICAN RAILWAY.
Chilis Attitude Reported To Be Favorable
to the Plan.

Notwithstanding the general belief that Chill
would not interest herself in the Pan-American
railway project and Indifferent to anything
that would tend to draw the country closer to the
United States, advices from Santiago TO the
effect that great interest is being shown there
over the mission of Charles NJ. Pepper, who has
been sent commissioner to South America by
President Roosevelt to secure the cooperation of
those governments for the completion of the line.
Senor Augusta Matte. who a colleague of
Mr.. Pepper at the Pan-American Congress in
Mexico, and who has been many years in the
diplomatic service had long interview with the
American commissioner, which is printed in ''El
Mercuro." Senor Matte in the course Of his article
pays a tribute to President Roosevelt. Ito whose
vigorous initiative due the great impetus which
the work for the railway has received" Senior
Matte adds:
The undertaking is gigantic one. but perfectly
Chilli from the close touch which the interior of
the country will have with the rich territory of
the north 1t will mean a boom to the develop
ment of our country and will benefit our political
and industrial life in general.
In another article "El Mercurio" says on this
same subject:
We are of the firm conviction that the inter
continental railway will be a grand reality at
date not far distant.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
NEW YORK TO PARIS LINE
j. Hamilton Le7cis Going abroad to
Work on Project.

Ex-Congressman ]. Hamilton Lewis OF Washing
ton is enthusiastic the proposed Trans-Alas-
kan-Siberian railroad.
This road which is to be an al-rail route from
New-York to Paris. was projected several years
ago" said he yesterday "Snce then surveys have
territory the road is to pass have been considering
the matter and capital has been interested in the
enterprise Engineers Of the French and Russian
governments have been working on the plans. The
Russian Government had been alarmed lest the
line should be used a military road. and de-
manded assurances that the tunnel under 6chring
Strait shall be neutral. All the tangles that have
arisen being Strengthened out. The company
has a capital of s1OO.O0OOOO. and is chartered in
Maine Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars has
been offered to the Secretary Of the Interior for
deposit evidence of good faith
"On Friday I going abroad to assist in some
further negotiations now going on. have the
supremest confidence In the project, which. think,
will be carried TO successful completion"
Count L. de Lobel, a French engineer, Is the
originator of the enterprise. Recently he has been
in Canada discussing the railroad with the Cana
dian Government He said about it:
1T has been my dream for years to unite New
York and Paris by rail, and I sure 1t will
eventually be realized. The Russian Government
has granted concessions to build line from Ir-
kutsk to Behring Strait We are now trying to
secure terminal rights from the Canadian author-
ties. The road planned will open the Alaska
complete the entire line, and when done one can
go from NeW-York to Paris in fourteen days by
It is feasible The route IS from irusk to a
kutsk, thence to East Cape, and from there direct
work win be tunnel under BehTing Strait, as a
strait is frozen over. / estimate that the entire
line can be built at cost, including everything, Of
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
B. B. T. PLAN OPPOSED.
Flatbush People Protest Against an Ele-
waited Structure.

Vigorous opposition will be made by residents Of
Fatbush 10 the plan Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company, following out the law enacted recently
in regard 20 the adjustment of grade crossings to
erect elevated structure along its route. from
Church-ave. TO Brighton Beach.
Owners and residents say that If an elevated
is put up now it viii have the effect of
depreciating property the extent Of $1,000 in
The aggregate at the present time. This will be
greatly increased in the future. the value Of
Iaad and real estate is increasing
= petition mas been sent TO Lewis Beer, president
q the Brooklyn Grade Crossing Commission, and
10 President swanstrom, Of Brooklyn. protesting
against an elevated structure on the Brighton
l,-acn lire between Flat5ush and Manhattan cross
..- as being detrimental to the whole section Of
property tributary 10 this road. The petition con-
tlnuos.
IN our opinion such structure would cause a
very great injury 10 this property. which would
increase as the years go by We are n favor Of
= depressed road. which VIII preserve the present
stacEes TO overcome il depressing the road but II
Is very much better 10 overcome these now than
70 elevate the road 10 the CeJriment OF property
interests Of the whole community
The petition was prepared by F. a. NJ Burrell.
OF No. / 409 Albemarle Road. Prospect Park South.
2 mariner Of ex-Mayor Charles a. Sclieren. and
has been signed among others by Dean Alvord,
Colonel A. s Bacon. i. T. Pounds. president OF
the Manor Realty Company: Henry a, Meyer.
president Of the Germanld ImproNeG ent company
w A A Brown Flatbush Trust Company; J. x:
Corbin, John +. DreyCr. Adrian u. Williamson, ".
II Dreyer, A W. Schmidt ana Adrian NancerNeeT.
meeting OF the THfrty-Second ward ClllZens
kssociatton on Tuesday evening il suggested
that Immediate action should be taken regarding
the depression Of the Manhattan Beach Railroad
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
LEHleH BRANCH ROADS MERGE.

Trenton, y. J. July 29.-Articles were filed with
the Secretary of State tonight merging a number
OF subsidiary companies OF the Lehigh Valley Rail
road Company in New-Jersey under the Of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, OF New-Jer-
sey. The companies merged the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad Company OF New-Jersey, the Lehigh
Valley Terminal Railroad Company. the Greenville
and Hudson Railroad Company, the Perth Amboy
and Raritan Railway Company, the MiddleseX Rail
road Company and the Easton and Amboy Rail-
read Company The company is capitalized
at sl6,5540OO The officers f. B. Thomas. presI-
dent: ]. A. Middleton Vce-presdent; D. G. Baird,
secretary, and ". c. Anderson, treasurer.
These companies branch roads of the Le-
high Valley Railroad Company and are merged
under authority of act Of the legislature passed
last winter.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
THE E. & T. III. PURCHASE.
1t Is Understood That Bet1oeen $50
and 500 a Share Vas Paid.

J. P Morgan & Co.. as financial agents of the
Rock Tsand-St. Louis and San Francisco railway
interests Yesterday took over from Edwin S
Hooley & Co. Mr. Hooey personally and II. H.
Porter enough common stock of the Evansville
and Terre Haute road and It's subsidiary lines to
give the Rock Island Frisco party control. The
price paid for the stock not disclosed, but
rumor placed the average price at between $55 and
$50 a share Just how how much cash has already
been paid by ]. P. Morgan Co is not
known but it was said yesterday that the holdings
of Edwin S Hooley & Co and Mr.. HOoley person.
ally had been paid for in cash. No statement on
this point was obtainabe from the assignee of the
Hooey firm
AS said in The Tribune yesterday. tontroI OF the
Evansville and Terre Haute would assured by
the purchase of 81 $4,000 of the common stock,
which SO. the closing price yesterday. would
cost about $155OOOO No information to the
status Of the minority stock could be secured but
II is understood that several hundred shares be-
longing outside holders were purchased pri-
vately yesterday at prices ranging from &5 to s59
q share.
The acquisition of the Evansville and Terre
Haute was effected so suddenly. having been
seriously contemplated before the latter part of
last week, when it became known that Edwin S
Hooley Co. must fail, that plans for financing
the purchase have not yet been made by the Rock
Island Frisco interests.
In the official statement on Tuesday it was an
nounced that the control had passed TO the St.
Louis and San Francisco. and it was thought in
Wall Street yesterday that the Evansville and
Terre Haute would probably be included among
the subsidiary lines Of the Frisco which TO
form the Chicago, ST Louis Memphis and New
orleans Railway Company, payment for II being
made out of bond issue which the Chicago, 81.
Louis, Memphis and New-Orleans is 10 make for
refundng and other purposes
Transacuons in Evansville and Terre Haute
stock on the Exchange yesterday were fairly large,
aggregating 1850 shares. The stock sold off the
opening, but soon recovered and closed 80, net
gain for the day of points
Reports that the Rock Island was about to take
over the Des Moines and Fort Dodge spe-
cifcalIv denied Yesterday by leading Rock Island
interests Control Of this property acquired
more than a year ago by interests represented by
" L. Stow and Edwin S Hooley The prevailing
belief in the Street is that in Of time the
road will pass TO the Rock Island. which now
operates it under a lease running to January l.
1906
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
DR.. Lyons
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
Used by people of refinement
for over a quarter of century
PREPARED BY
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AMALGAMATED COPPER FIGHT.
Delaware Surety Company Seeks to Have
Indictment Quashed

The recent filing with the District Attorney by
Mr. Bien counsel for the Delaware Surety Com
pany Of ahldavits and notices of motion 10 quash
the indictment against Robert L. Martin and Harry
Vethusen the president and secretary of that COM
pany is the latest step in the bong litigation be-
tween the Delaware Surety Company and the
Amalgamated Copper Company. The fight has been
going on for over two years. and every step
Is being stubbornly contested. there is no telling
when the end will come.
The Delaware Surety Company was organized in
Delaware to do business in Montana by giving
bonds in litigation. The suit against the company
was begun when the counsel for the Amalganated
Copper Company moved that the Delaware Surety
Company should be held in contempt Of court on
the ground that it had given a false bond in the
case of the Heinze copper companies. This motion
was not sustained.
Some time later the president and secretary of
the Delaware Surety Company arrested on the
charge of perjury in swearing to the certificate
showing payment of capital stock. The defendants
were discharged by Magistrate Olmsted on the
ground that the information which they had
been arrested insufficient. They were again
arrested. and paroled in the custody of their at
torney pending the decision of the magistrate.
At the second hearing before Magistrate Ohm
sted, the Secretary of State of Delaware appeared
with the original papers He served with an
injunction his return to Delaware, and now
the case must proceed on photographs of the
in the case is whether an Indictment can be found
for perjury for swearing falsely to instrument
After argument before Judge Beach. of the su-
corpus the Judge decided let the matter take its
regular course and an indictment IT. was f0gnG by
ttons before Recorder Gof and the Court of Ap-
peals, notice had been given fixing August as the
date when the defendants must plead to the In
dictment, and now the motion to quash the tndict-
pleading.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
RIVAL FOR THE SUGAR TRUST.
The Company Controlled by Western Grocers
and Other Consumers.

A rival TO the Sugar Trust is soon TO begin opera
tons in the local field. in the shape of the Knicker
at Edgewater. n. j., large plant, which, accord
ing to the statements OF its officers, Will be com
pleted and in running order by early winter The
company. which IS controlled by consumers, prn-
cipalIy Western grocers. has 81 100000 stock and
s1OOO.OOO twenty-year per cent gold bonds Its
president is George 4. Ross. president OF the Ross
& Sprague Company, wholesale grocers, of Cleve-
land Ohio. The trust interests 1t was found on in
Quiry in lower Wall Street yesterday, know all
about tho new company. and admit that they may
by and by have to meet its competition; but, ap-
parently. they not at present concerned over
the prospect. The output OF the Knckerbocker
company, one Of its officers says will probably be
at the beginning about six hundred or seven hun
dred barrels a day.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
NEW-HAMPsHIRE BANKS PROSPEROUS
Present Fluctuations in Stock Market Have
Little or No Effect.

Concord, \. H. July 29-The Board Of Bank
Commissioners have tabulated the results Of the
annual balancing of all the savings banks of the
State which IS required by law to be made on the
last business day in June and the figures show an
increase in deposits during the year of more than
S6Oo.@o; and while the premium account shows a
decrease Of more than 900 owing to the pres
ent shrnkage in the market value of securities the
total resources Of the banks risen during the
year from S0,725S54 TO $73 563 211 an increase of
s2S37256 and average of $473 65 to every depos-
itor The total surplus is about $0000000 above the
sums due the depOsitorS.
The present fluctuations in the stock market have
little or no effect upon w-Hampshire savings
banks the class of securities subject to these
fluctuations mostly outside of legal Investment
FOR its savings banks. Every ank is found
20 be in a sound financial condition.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
MARKET TONE GOOD.
Prices Ease off IN Last Hour on
Profit Taking.
GAIN IN EVANSVILLE AND T. H.

The stock market was strong and moderately
active yesterday until the last hour when
prices eased off on profit taking and on renewed
bear selling The tone was good throughout
the day. and OF the usual rumors of i'm
pending failures were heard The failures in
London had no effect on the local market.
Prices opened with advances general IN the
leading issues and after fractional early re-
cession recovered quickly. with New-York Cen
tral and Southern Pacific features of the ad-
vance. BY noon the buying demand seemed to
have been satisfied and prices receded little,
the market relapsing into inactivity, marked
pressure developing later against Atchison, St.
Paul. New-York Central. Southern Pacific, Mis-
souri, Pacific. Louisville. Amalgamated Copper,
Tennessee Coal and Iron. and Sugar These
stocks declined / TO 11k points from the high
est. and by 2 o'clock little remained anywhere
of the mornings gain. In the last hour there
We're some severe declines in the speciaIties. in
Guiding Colorado Fuel and Iron. which fell to
46. net loss for the day OF s points. This stock
had on the preceding day advanced 112s points.
The first sale of Evansville and Terre Haute
at 5114. half a point down. in spite of the
announcement OF the passing Of control Of the
road 10 the Frisco. Between / and o'clock
it jumped from 80 10 50, going one point higher
fn the last hour and closing at 80, net gain
OF points Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Minneapolis and ST. Louis issues made new low
records. the common closing at 5S1z and the
preferred at 81. Metropolitan Securities closed
at 76 half point lower than on Tuesday. There
was a report that important block of Met
Topolitan Securities, which had been hanging
over the market, had been purchased at private
sale at 80 a syndicate Of inside interests hav-
sng been the purchaser, but the story was dis
credited by interests prominently identified with
the company.
At the Office OF Edwin S. Hooley & Co. the
assignee. Louis B. Roston, said yesterday that
f statement OF the firms condition was not yet
ready and he did not know how soon It
would be.
Daniel De Wolf Viewer. assignee Of W. l.
Stow 6, Co, expects 10 be able to issue this
morning a statement Of that firms assets and
liabilities.
At the Office of Talbot J. Taylor & Co Philip
J. Britt the assignee. repeated his assertion Of
Monday that the firm would probably resume
business within a short time At the office of
w L. Stow & Co. a similar statement was
made.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
BRONX MEN DISAPPOINTED.
Want to Have United States Engineers
Again Visit Waterways.

Efforts are to be made by members Of the North
Side Board OF Trade TO induce members of the
Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors who
visited The Bronx recently a tour of inspection
OF the Harlem River, Bronx Kills. Bronx RIVER
East Chester Creek and West Chester Creek with
a view recommending the improving OF those
streams. 70 make another visit The visit of the
engineers was so sudden that members Of the com
mittee appointed TO meet them, including Magis-
trate Seward Baker. Congressman Goulden and
Alphonse Weiner, could not be summoned in time
10 show the visitors around Dock Commissioner
Hawke was the only one on hand act as escort
TO the party
Congressman Gouldcn. who had been in corre-
spondence with members of the Board Of Engi-
neers at Washington regarding n second visit re-
ceived letter on Tuesday from Captain McNinstrv
saying that II would probably be impossible any
member OF the board to again visit New-York
Certain members Of the Board OF Trade are in
cined 70 criticse the visit of the Washington engi-
neers at such short notice.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
SCIENTISTS BACK FROM BAHAMAS.
Expedition Sent Out from Baltimore Re-
turns.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Baltimore. July 29-The expedition sent out by
the Geogra phicaI Society of Baltimore for survey
of the Bahama Islands is expected 10 return to-
morrow The schooner Van Name. bearing the
scientists, reported passing Cape Henry this
morning Among the things the expedition did
was to put up a bench mark in the rocks near
Nassau. to show the changes in the earth's crust.
DR. Oliver Fassig, of the Weather Bureau, has
been experimenting with meteorological kites.
These kites carried recording instruments and
sometimes sent high eight thousand feet.
Reports OF the work indicated. however that the
efforts to study the anti-trade winds par
ticulary successful Local conditions received de-
tailed attention, and the medical staff has been
studying mosquitoes. II was successful IN fading
the yellow fever variety.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
SAILED
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS

Liverpool. July 2s-sailed. steamers GerH1aaic CBI
FambIeton SeW-York via Queenstown
London. July 29-Arrived steamer Mesaba ,Brl Tueh'
NeV-YOFk
scily. July -. s:s5 D m-Fassad steamer s. Paul.
Roberts. New-YorS for Southampton
Bristol July 29Arrived. steamer Brooklyn civ tbr'
Bailey New-YOrk
Queenstown July - T:+O m-Arrived. steamers Ma
testic Ci,rl Smith. New-York for Liverpool ,ard pro
ceesieC}: 122S AUrania tErl. Potter. New -forA
for Liverpool land proceeded
Stettin July 25-Saied steamer Louisiana tpa2', LAss-
ner, New-YOrk -
Rotterdam 27-Sailcd steamer Deutschland VIef
tank). DaIdorn NevE-YOrk.
Cherblurg. ulArrlved steamer falFic.A
t6Sert. Ressing. \sW-YOrE via Plymouth for Ham
burg taud proceeded. sailed. steamer hFou,
prinz Wilhelm Ger. Richter. from Bremen am
Southampton for Nev-NOrk.
Gibraltar Passed. steamer Seneca tIirl BsFa'
Nev-York Kurrachee BOMBAY etc.
Marseies, July 27-Arrved. steamer Pat-ia Gt1l 10
tuzza. Nev-York
Naples. July 27-Saied steamer Sician Prince t0I'
Hanks. $ew-YOrk
Genoa. July 2T-Sailed. steamer Nord America Ita-h
Raffo NeV-YOrk
Palermo July 24-SaIed. Principessl Lae'i-a
QtaD. Noutalart. from Trieste for Neu-IerS
Hong Kong July 29-Arrved previously. steamer Sli
(BI). Chubb. Nev-Yori and N-f1-x -
Singapore. etc
)sarto July 2T-Arrivel. steamer Colonies Hs. Yep
Ian. New ,York via Montevideo and Eueurs Ayres-
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
THE FIRE RECORD YESTERDAY

21o a m-No. ts3 East Thirty second-st.. Alexander
smith; trifinG-
3.55 a Mo 1901 Third-ave sussuan Boberky:
800
7:4o a. r-To. 9l5 East one-hundred- and-sxth- /:
Alexander ';ave,u slight
200 r. Mos $50 Riviugtou- ST Rumaaian Syna-
gcKue. trihing
2.lo p Mo - Eas, one hundred and thrty-second-
81: T Wi-stone 500
$50 NM East one hundred and seventeenth
eco ? No. s36 East Twenty-third- st. Aimone &
Co; 5000
e:25 p. m.-No. 1902 Park-ave; r. Traner trihing
65G ,. m.-No. % Essex-st; Hanna Edelman; trinnx
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
BUSINESS TROuRLEs.

Charles Sedler yesterday confessed judgment for
SGs4 to Emile Havemeyer. administrator OF the
estate Of Theodore \. Havemeyer, amount due on
q note OF the White Brick and Terra Gotta Com
pany indorsed by SiedIer 1891
The Sheriff yesterday received an attachment for
5000 against the Union Trust Company of Mary
land in favor OF " G. McAdoo for financial and
legal services. Davies, Stone & Auerbach are the
attorneys for attaching creditor.
The Miller. Sears Waling Company. des lers
in hardware at No. 100 and I02 Reade-st.. yesIer-
day assigned 10 Harrison c. Balcom. John A
C5oidrup is president of the company. Il was in
corporated In 1901. with capital stock OF $1,000
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
DISMISS ENGLIsHMAN's APPEAL.

immigration Commissioner Williams yesterday
received from Washington notice that the Treasury
Department had dismissed the appeal filed by VIII
lam F. Vizer the Englishman recently ordered de-
ported by the Board of Special Inquiry, on the
ground that his admission would be a violation Of
the contract labor law
Vizer came here to establish a branch office OF
the English house employing him. He now Is in
the custody of the officials of the White Star Line