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New-York tribune., 1903-07-05

OF the claims department OF the Metropolitan
short time ago OF a conductor whose vigilance
was defeated because he had only two eyes
and one body. It was on a horsecar in the
lower East Side. It was westbound and the con-
ouctor was the north side of the car. He had
just caught sight OF trying TO jump and
had rushed forward to catch her. No sooner had
he saved this passenger from tumble than the
woman on the other end of the seat jumped OF
and fel in a heap The yell OF this woman
confused the conductor that he let go Of the
woman on the north step whereupon she calmly
swung of backward and landed on her head
Both were from the southern part Of Europe and
their luxurious piles of hair the back OF their
heads saved their lives.
a woman generally carries baby on her right
arm because it is stronger and she needs her left
hand for the ever importunate skirt train. II is
for this reason that these women often get OF a
Sar the right way, and the rising generation IS
saved from deformity death Yet even this
rule has many exceptions. On a Gates-ave. car
tn Brooklyn last month, it was approaching
Stuyvesant-ave. 4 with child on her arm
dropped 2 parcel and In her excitement stepped
of the wrong way and fell The mother injured
her left arm severely. but the child escaped un-
hurt
The "step lively conductors who do not give
time to get off either the right or the
wrong way before they ring the bell, and the
Tnotormen who start their cars quickly as al
most TO reduce the passengers to a solid mass In
The rear Of the car. accordingly not to blame
suits Frequently the attorneys for street railway
companies discover imposture as well as reckless
ness in the claims of injured" passengers A
case in which imposture recently discovered,
end was so held by jury was that of washer
woman who fell from Court-st car at Butler-st
Brooklyn. The woman said that the conductor
signalied the car to start before she had put her
feet 10 the ground. She testified that she had
been hale and vigorous despite her afty years,
and had been taking in washing and earning
good living before the accident.
At the trial the woman carried TO the Wit
ness stand in a helpless condition. Physicians
sestfied that her injuries bona hde, and that
she had been made invalid. 1t looked black
for the railroad company. until one bright lawyer
happened 10 learn that tie washerwoman had
brought a suit against the city. BY obtaining ac-
cess to the Corporation Counsels office he OBJ
1ained papers TO show that the woman had sued
the city for $4,000 three months before the time
she fell from the streetcar, and had alleged IN
her complaint that she had obtained these same
injuries from falling a slippery sidewalk The
5ury decided for the company.
That something will be done to prevent women
from alighting backward from streetcars both IN
Manhattan and Brooklyn IS the belief OF President
WreeIand of the Metropolitan and President VIM
Ger of the BROOKLYN Rapid Transit Company. Just
what method viii be adopted in either borough
IS still question of DOUBT. Engineers are at work
on many plans and would welcome the genius
who could shed some light on this difficult
New-York tribune., 1903-07-05
DISABLING MILITARY BALLOONS.

Experiments TO disable balloon in the air by rifle
field gun fire have been carried out by the Aus
trian Army. A balloon 1900 feet high was held at
anchor, and the gunners kept ignorant of the
range were told to disable IT, twenty-five shots
were fred before the approximate range was found
and IL was only at the sixty-fourth round that the
balloon hit and that slightly but the small
Qondon Globe
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
BUCKET SHOP INDICTMENTS.
Five Beard Of Trade Firms In Chicage
CHARGED With Law Violation.

wv nVASu ~ ITsuS FUuib IN NucoBO
Charged With Law Violation.
CHICAGO. April l.-The members Of
Board Of Trade were surprised this morn
Ing when II became known that Eve bills
had been voted by the Grand Jury embrace
Ing five Of the leading firms Of the board
including President wArren's drm. charg-
Ing bucketshop operations. The indicted
brokers and their associates declare the
charges ridiculous. and say that the indict
ments were inspired by q desire Of the
bucketshop interest TO retaliate for being
deprived OF quotations. They say FUR
Their that II convictions are secured II will
mean an entire change in the present meth
DDS Of conducting business on the board.
The list Of those included In the Grand
rem 4 Co., j. Herbert Ware and Edward +.
Leland Of Ware 4 Leland, Theron Logan
and Benjamin b. Bryan OF Logan Bryan
Charles H. and Frcd N. ReQua and Richard
The testimony was presented to the Grand
Jury yesterday afternoon by Max j. Riese,
lawyer, and William s. Sicily. They
testified that they opened deals with the
FIRMS on Saturday and closed them on
Tuesday; that the actual purchase Of the
grain was not contemplated; that the
transaction amounted to the deposit Of
the money TO cover the fluctuations In the
price OF grain. with the tacit understand
ing that L grain dropped sufficiently to
wipe out the margins. the deal was TO be
closed out.
The evidence was prepared for presenta-
uon to the Grand Jury by Richard n. Morri-
son, a former Assistant States Attorney.
Mr.. Morrison appeared for the bucketshop
interests in recent suits against the board.
Reese and skelly. do not deny that they
went out in search OF evidence, and opened
trades with the firms for that purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
PACKERS CAPITAL, $4,000, 900.
Agent May Refuse lnsp cotton OF Books
Unless Satisfied with Object.

TRENTON, N. j.. April IA certificate
increasing the capitalization for the United
States Packing Company from 81 900 900
to $4,000 900 was fled with the Secretary OF
State to-day. The certificate Ia signed by
Horace s. Gould and Frederick X. Seward.
and attached to the certificate are the
assents OF John W. Dekay and Samuel
and W. Bower OF New York. who, together
with Messrs. Gould and Seward. represent
. majority OF the stockholders
The amended certificate provides that
there shall be 10000 shares Of preferred
stock, of the par value OF 500 each, the
stock to receive per cent. dividend
The remaining $1,000 shares are to be
common stock
1t provides also that the ccrporation
may have c ne or more officers TO keep the
be ks Of the corporation within or without
the State Of New Jersey. but the COM
pany shall always keep at its principal
registered flee In New Jersey a transfer
beck, in which transfers Of stock can be
made and always a book containing the
names and addresses OF the sto ckh6 lders,
which shall DO, at all times during business
hours, open TO the inspection Of the stock
nc lders in person, but such registered
agent may refuse permission to examine
same Except as TO the entries affecting
the shares { 7 any such ste ckho lders) unless
satisfied that such examination Is desired
fer legitimate prpc ses and net fer pur-
pt Sc be stile to the interests of the &C rpcra-
tion; and the determination of the agent
shall be final add conclusiv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
FINANCIAL NOTES.

,,,.n e Stock Exchange committee on securi-
ann due April 10 must be settled on April
~tied on Monday. April 10.
" record whici. the officsra Of the New
.wk central say. has never been surpa ssed
AZ, made In Marol on tie Putnam division
I've road. W zen %. - per csnt. OF tie trains
urr.eiins on that branch were on schedule
handled only II wsre late AZ destination. '
h ne New Orleans Cotton Exchange will
Ste S,S,ed 81, on Cool Friday and also on the
Az, the Office Of Lewisohn Brothers. II Broad
Sn, IN member OF the nrm lat Y had. no In
sanding
liz annual meeting Of the Texas and
Snc COMPANY, ad iourned at New York,
s as heid At Dallas. Tex, on Fiday. Trea-
% - G. Z. Satterly Of the company held a
mSorlty OF proxies and the action taken
ever york on Match 10 wac enforced In
ssnSgy particular, The board OF directors
M W. ,ncers wete elected Wit out change.
no'i,e yesterday was the last day for de-
k,,uuhe the stock and bonds OF the American
psn company under the. .reor eanizatio
the committee has decided 70 eItend
Sc I nas -, a dsaaite a.f 70! suel s.tsasio9
6s@erdsy that the deposits thus far had
tIoS ~ such an amount a. TO insure the opers-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
National Railroad Of Mexico.

The annual report Of the National Rail-
rood Of Mexico for the year ended Dec. 81
was issued yesterday. 1t showed lin
United States currency: Net earnings,
q $40 40; other income, ssos.274; total
income. 81 IT'S SIS; charges, 81 ,oos. TOT; sur
plus, .Sa7 30. The general balance sheet
showed total assets and liabilities Of Sl0o,.
3ee, eol, including cash G,7p3 ,es4. Presi-
dent w. A. Raoul says that the heavy de-
cline in the price OF silver during the year
greatly reduced the net gold income Of the
Company. Naturally. the low price OF
silver Affects the company, not only to the
extent OF converting its surplus Mexican
earnings into gold for distribution to the
bond and stockholders. but 1t affects very
largely the cost Of operating the property
as expressed In Mexican currency In con-
sequence Of such large proportion Of
the operating expenses consisting OF the
purchase Of materials abroad which are
paid for in gold. In addition to this. the
Increase In The price Of al materials and
the increased cost Of labor have affected all
railroads In the United States and Mexico.
The net earnings, expressed in Mexican
currency, showed an increase. compared
With 1901, Of t2oo. es3, but expressed 10
United States currency . decrsass Of go, 100.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
ARBUCKLEs CUT PRICE AGAIN.
This Time Make sugar ~ Cheap In west
virginia a. In Ohio.

virginia ~ In Oni0.
Another move in the sugar trade war
has bean made by Arbuckle Bros, who
have reduced their price for sranulatsd
sugar In West Virginia Is points, les 4 per
csnt. for cash. bringing the net price down
to $50 cents o pound for granulatsd. the
same basis to which they have reduced
refined sugar In Ohio. II 10 thought that
the keen competition between the American
Sugar Refining interssts and Arbuckie
Bros, which has led to drastic price cuts
in those two States, will shortly spresd 10
other sections. Though Eastern sugar
trade conditions are bad. In the far Vest
the trade appears to be In much better shape.
This Is presumably because the American
Sugar Refining Company has little oompe-
tition in that territory. An advance Of
IS points in graduated sugar at Ban Fran
cisco to cents a pound has already
been noted.
II is reported that control OF the Crockett
Refinery on the Pacific Coast. which has
occupied a somewhat similar position 10
that occupied In the East by theArbuckles.
was secured several weeks ago by interests
connected with the Amer1cah Sugar REIN
ing Company. The Crockett out put In not
quite - large ~ that Of the Arbuckles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
LONDON MARKET IMPROVES.
RELEASE or DIVIDENDS GIVES
FINANCIAL RELIEF.
French Investors Dispesing OF spanish
and Turkish Securities and Making
Investments In Observation-Disclosures
in American shares-Discount Rate.


Investments In Observation-Disclosures
special Cable Dsspa,eh 10 the Sun.
LONDON. April +.-The monetary position
IN London was much improved during the
veek. The large amount released In divi-
dends by various corporations and COM
panies enabled all loans falling due at the
Bank Of England TO be settled The in
debtedness Of the market on April I wa
about 10000 900. 1t Ia now barely ca
10000 and will be wholly wiped out before
Easter. Till then the rate for call money
will doubtless remain at 81 per cent. The
beginning Of the new quarter has brough,
snewhat lower rates OF discount on the
Continent, and the open market rate OF
discount. both at Paris and Berlin. has fallen
from per cent. to az per cent.
business on the stock markets remains
limited, though q general improvement in
the tone was very noticeable in the first half
Of the week. which gave promise OF gem
uine revival; but the outbreak In Albania
has shaken confidence In the feeling that
the peace Of Europe could be maintained
through tho summer.
The sharp recovery in consols was mainly
due 10 extensive orders from Paris, which,
for political reasons, is reducing it's holdings
in Spanish and Turkish securities and in
resting ito money here. This movement
is, indeed. the main feature OF the market.
French investors are buying not only Brit
i,h Government securities OF all kinds. but
English railway stocks and mining shares.
The chief exception to the strength OF
first class foreign securities was the Ger
man rente, which was rather easier on the
announcement of a new German loan. The
American market here has fuctuated a great
deal following New York in docile manner.
Railroad shares have participated only to a
very small extent in the improved tone
which has been apparent In most Of the other
departments. Contests such as those rag
ing between certain groups Of operators
over Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
have done much to arrest any inclination
on the part either OF the professional oper-
aiors or the public here TO commit them
selves freely In American securities. The
proeperit y which has characterized bust
ness in the United States Tor several years
ia fully recognized. but it's effect is regarded
here as almost entirely Offset by the none
tary conditions and the market nanipula-
tons, which British investors consider
excessive
The South African mining market oon-
tnues stagnant in the face Of the deadlock
over the labor question. 1t Is admitted that
none OF the lower grade mines Is likely to pay
unless economies are effected 10 working
expenses. in other words unless the wages
bill is reduced, and yet there Is the bittereet
opposition At johannesburg from all ex-
opting the great financial houses to the
importation Of Hinioo. Chinese or mid
African labor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
No MORE r. SAGE PAPERS.
A Speculative Brotherhood In wan Street
WIN Mis- Them.


WIN Mis- Them.
The report that Russell Sage had decided
to give up the privilege business brought
gloom yesterday TO that picturesque mi
nority In Wall Street that has pursued the
elusive puts. calls" and spreads Of
the veteran fnancer for years. For more
than forty years Mr.. Sage has been the
biggest dealer In privileges In the Street,
and his autograph IL said to have been at
times on paper representing 40 900 shares Of
stocks,
A dyspeptic few Of the minority have
always inclined to the belief that Uncle
RUSSELL owes many Of his reputed millions
to this feature Of speculation. 1t is known,
however, that he has also incurred some
heavy losses. The secret Of his success
In this branch Of his business 10 said to have
been the fact that he always sold -priv-
leges' against stocks which were stored
away In his strong boz, and which, in many
instances. notably that Of Missouri Pacific.
sold Missouri Pacific privileges when stock
he bought at SIS was selling at 1i2t share.
Mr.. Sage has greatly lehtened his bust
mesa cares since his recent illness.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
TALK or A NEW RAILROAD WAR.
I'm and vanderbilt Clash Between Omaha
and Sioux City.

and Sioux City.
CHICAGO, April THE Tribune this morn
ing publishes the following: THE opinion
prevails among Western railway officers
that II the Burlington carries out it's project
Of building line this year from Ashland
Neb., 10 Sioux City, to connect the Bur-
lington and Great Northern railways
1t will mean war between the Hill and
Vanderbilt interests.
AT present the Vanderbilt, or the North
western, interests own two roads between
Omaha and Sioux City, both paralleling
the Missouri River, ono on either side.
Their monopoly Of this territory has en-.
sbled them to control a large volume OF
business from Kansas City. st. Joe and
Omaha TO Sioux City. the Twin Cities. and
the head OF the Lakes.
sWhen James j. Hill acquired control OF
the Burlington he found himself with a
complete Missouri River system, except
for the loo-mile gap between Sioux City
and Omaha Efforts have been made 70
bring about IN arrangement with the Van
derbilts by which business could be handled
in Great Northern and Burlington trains.
over the Northwestern 8 tracks from Omaha
to Sioux City. The Northwestern people,
however, would listen to no proposals, and
in consequence the Hill people decided 10
carry out their project
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
THE new STOCK EXCHANGE
TO BE READY FOR THE OPENING
on APRIL &c.

Tho Board Room . Quadriiaterai and
There Are IL, 900 Square Feet OF Floor
Space Available for Trading Use-
Two Bulletin Boarcis--smalI Galleries
workmen are busy putting the finishing
touches on the new Stock Exchange so
that it may be ready for the opening on
April 20.
There are two end doors on the Broad
street front Of the building. TIE northern
one opens into the Offices Of the Anglo
American Company, which face a corridor
running through TO New street. The
southern door leads into similar Offices to
be used by the Western Union Telegraph
Company.
In the centre Of the basement are the
switchboards Of the telephone company.
and on their right is a long corridor which
leads through to the small Offices. barber
shop ard other shops to be rented, which
are at the New street end. Here in the base
ment arc the hat and cloak rosms.
To the right and left of tho central Broad
street door arc broad stairs leading to
the board room proper. The room seems
bigger than the entire building. Itspreads
from wall to wall. with the, exception OF
fifteen feet on the Broad street side and
twenty-five feet on the New street end
The board room Is a quadrilateral and its
size is indicated by the dimensions Of the
building. which fronts 1873 feet on Broad
street and 1853 feet on New street.
From the floor to the immense skylight
above the centre OF the room il over seventy
feet. In the ends of the room are great
windows in which the pancs of glass are
set in mullioned frames. The syklight
itself is Twenty-Five feet square and is sus-
tatp nod hu f<aV ha
The floor space available for trading
amounts to $1,000 square feet. 1t is cur
tailed only by the platform at the Broad
street end OF the room and the rows Of tele-
phone booths on the New street end and the
two sides, which extend about twenty feet
into the room. To save space the chair
mans rostrum Is in small gallery on the
north side Of the room. The public gal
leries have been greatly cut down for the
same reason. On the floor are sixteen
stock posts.
There are duplicate bulletin boards in
the centre Of the north and south walls.
Each board Is divided into 1900 spaces.
measuring BY IL inches each. They are
clearly LIGHTED from the glass dome. The
all parts Of the structure. includes some
forty separate stations on the board room
floor for receiving and sending messages.
Ample space is reserved for the various
committee and MEMBER rooms and for
the executive offices. These are on the
Broad and New street fronts Of the build
ing and on the sides and are practically
grouped about the circular dome OF the
board room. This arrangement gives free
light to the board room and also to the ex-
terror Offices. These are all reached by
numerous elevators.
There are innumerable details Of equip
ment, ventilation, heating and artificial
lighting. There are miles Of air ducts
throughout tho building. and the heating
and cooling apparatus was installed at a
cost OF about $500 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
Nixon on shipyard Combine.

President Lewis Nixon Of the United
States Shipbuiiding Company has returned
10 this city from the South. In reference
to the recent auction sale Of common and
preferred stocks of the 6hipbulding com-
papy at / and IL respectively, he said that
he buyers had got excellent bargains
There had been no c, ncerted action oking
toward artificial support OF the securities.
He G, poerned himself only with the CON-
uany's b,,niness. which was excellent and
earned in q half year enough to pay tfS fixed
charges for an entire year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
Southern Pacific Decision TO BE Given Out
IN Clnclnnad.

LOUISVILLE. Ky, April t.-Counsel for the
Southern Pacinc Railrosd announced here
to-day that Judge Lurton Of the United
States Circuit Court OF Appeals will not
read his opinion In tia Keene- Hartman
Injunction suit In Louisville on next Mon
has decided TO render his decision at Gin
cinnaH at noon on Monday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
NEW YORK-CHICAGO TELEGRAPH.
Report About . New Company Not Taken
seriously BY Existing Concerns.

The report that An independent Telegraph
company would be organized TO operate
between this city and Chicago was revived
In Wall Street yesterday, but was not taken
The efficiency OF the present system u
shown BY the statement Of the Western
Union that an order can be transmitted
from the Produce Exchange 10 the Chicago
Board Of Trade. executed and reported
hack here In Wbout ninety seconds. The
interests connected with the new project
are said to be the same which tried some
two years ago 70 persuade Western ex-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05

Talbot J. Taylor. head Of the Arm Of
Talbot ]. Taylor 4 Co.. brokers for James
R. Keens. the manager Of the market pool
in Southern Pacific stock, win leave this
city tonight for Louisville to attend the
annual meeting OF the Southern Pacific
stockholders, which IL to he held on Wednes-
day at Beechmont. . suburb Of Louisville.
Mr.. Taylor and his brother. James B. Tay-
ior, form the proxy committee Of the Keene
forces In the contest for the control Of the
Southern Pacific company. James B. Tay-
lor viii not 60 to louisville. =. q, Harri;
man, Alexander p. Humphrey and Maxwell
Evarts compose the proxy committee
Of the Union Pacific interests. Substi.
tuteo can vote the proxies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
niinoss Central improvements In New o..

Nsw ORLEANS. April John T. Hara-
han, uce-presidsnt and general manager
Of the Illinois Central Railroad. to-day
announced here that $4,000 would be
expended immediately In increasing local
as for up the liver as Napoleon avenue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
BANK STATEMENT.
Large LOsses q Cash and Surplus ne.

The exhibit made by the Associated Clearing
house Banks this week was q disappointment.
b.; the feature Of We etAssmew Was she large loss
~ casa reserve q t.soo the greater part OF
ssrve rsoutred only YES 81 .s1&<1s less than the
ssTve Of me banks Wss reduced by Z. ito. Dis and
~ corresponding week Last year
The weekly ststemDnt Of sversges OF the aSso-
eisied banks Of The ciW OF New Yort compares As
follows with those OF last week and the current
AFRO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
New President o. Crescent shipbuildins
Company.

Horace T. Rowsy was elected vies-
president Of the Crescent Shipbuilding
Company yesterday in place OF Douglas
q. Moore. resigned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05

he smopSs Of TINTED states dspos,,s snoWS
9 ,his veeks ststemen! y -, see.eo . decrease
s:dssssd from .Ss ssSnssss sivsn tse surplus
q cash rsssFvs 70 deposits Of several OF the mors
prominent banks compared with those OF last
veek.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST.


New York. March =. i0S.
Southern Pscino Company for ths purpose Of
eiectinG directors Of said company and for shs
before tho meeting. will bf held a. the once Of the
Company. BeschnonI Jefferson County, Ken
lucky, ~ II A. ~, standard lima On Wednesday.
the sth day Of April. ieoa.
The books for transfer OF stock will BE- eloeed
Tor the purposes Of the meeting. ats o'clock y. u.
April 4 tsoo