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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
MILLIONS FOR F4PORS.
Why Investors Helped the Lake
Superior Company.

The Engineering Record in its issue Of this
morning. speaking of the failure Of the Consoli-
dated Lake Superior Company, says IN part:
Although A great amount of discussion OF this
wardness of the situation has not been mace pup
lie probably because the few men who know the
actual facts are mostly engineers not given 70 tai-
ing bout them except with intimate friends
Much surprise has been expressed al the amount
OF money procured in the East Tor these enter
pr.ses Of only moderate attraction 20 capital, put
most Of the sums were obtained in a perfectly
natural manner, having little connection with the
needs OF the Consolidated Lake superior company.
When the development started with the purchase
Of = alter power plant by 7. II. Clergue from INC
CITY Of Sauit Marie. Ont and the CONSTRUCTION
of a ground wood pulp mill. he financed the WORKS
in the East. AS the enterprise EXTENDED so as 70
embrace q railway TO bring down unoeF Ior tle
pulp mill shops for making the machinery tor TINS
mill and steel works for rolling rails TOT the RAJ
way the original Eastern investors went 70 TRENDS
Indebted to them for important financial favorS
and enlisted their support in the projects.
This process continued until II culminated last
2 bout $ 500 900 on what was practice y blanket
mortgage OF the whole business. None OF these
people cared very much about the company OF IN
vested heavily for them, in IL; consequently they
had no strong incentive 10 come 70 Its rescue
They had gone into ii moderately IN return tor
past favors OF in expectation OF favors 70 come.
The barking house which will sell the property at
auction next Thursday went into the business be
youd doubt simply as matter OF accommodation
10 gentlemen high in the official circles OF rail-
way whose financial favors are very desirable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
GUESTS SCARED
Fire IN Packard Business College
Causes Excitement.

Fire in the Packard Business College, az
Fourth-ave and Twenty third-st.. late last
night, aroused all the four hundred guests OF
the Ashland House. The proprietor sent his
employees through the house TO assure his
guests. They soon became quiet Many had
rushed to the street. but one was hurt.
Battalion Chief Ross sent in a second alarm
as soon as he arrived. as he found the fire in the
bottom Of the elevator shaft and the flames were
gaining Roadway. The flames shot up the shaft.
attacking the floors. on which are class and as
sembly rooms.
Some Of the hotel guests were much alarmed
when they saw a hose being strung up the es-
capes. They believed it TO fight fire in the
hotel It vas for the roof of the business coll
lege.
Two sick men in the Ashland House we're
carried downstairs until the excitement was
over.
Chief Ross thought waste in the elevator
shaft might have caused the fire through a
possible defective electric wire.
The damage to the college was about $1,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
GIVES REASON FOR LOW VICTORY.
Charles Stewart Smith Predicts a Second
Term for Reform Administration.

City Chamberlain Gould yesterday made pubic
tle following ie-ceT which he had received from
Charles stewart Smith. former president 81 the
CHAMBER Of Commerce:
as o.d -lecd, the late Mayor Hewitt. told ne
snort tine before hls ceath ILat wh.n he accepted
me ncmIl4tcn Tor the ma Cra4ty from T. uTlanv
Hail the leacers OF ths1 Oreanlza lou promised nm
49, sbsoluteiy tree hanc. y hen he commenced tho
administration 81 lis Office they ued his hands in
every way they could. and combined 20 thwarL
NEEDED form. That Is the danger that confrcuts
Ely goOc man who accepts nomination from
Tlwr-aUV- he laLe Alas Strong toio friend
Thar Dc would have liked ~c-cleclor. because he
believed Win has eNleli crcc he coUld MAKE Z Tar
DcitCr Mayor curing his second term.
Mayor Low has. upon the whole. given Us the
fost aCrllr-strar-0u lnat have hac during ny
sasCrVaJion. and have personally known an
1.a. ors lot torDy years past. He has no doubt
tlaCc mistCkes but q man U-lo never makes mis-
rlkes never makes anything. His experience for a
second terri VIII he Immensely valuable 10 lin,
and e the city I a Republican and have iar
years believed rhat o-r Jarlf should be reduced
iut what have tariffs OF ar. c.her national Quss-
Won do with city government AlT. Low has the
grace or speech aDG manner that hedts the , gh
Office 90 Na1 or of NeR-l orK. He has absolute IN
fccrity purpose and commemorative ability. lie Is
al iDdcfa-icaoIt worker has good health. and a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
NIXON SILENT ABOUT FUSION.
Murphy Men Say Stumping Talk Was Bluff
False Tip About Dugro.

The Murphy men In Tammany Hall sad yester-
day that lewis Nixon, when he threatened 10 take
TIE stump Tor the fusion ticket. was biuGins. Mr..
.z1n would not say whether he was OF noJ
when be asked about the story that he was
gong 20 stump FOR fusion De said
Those stories remind IRE % The efforts Of sci
eatists 10 construct The whole framework Of some
prehistoric animal out CT some little piece OF bone
Further questioning failed 10 produce results.
- cannot talk politics now said Mr. Nixon If
Tie newspapers wish % 90 a lot OF guessing, DO
llCt desire o. Interfere"
The friends az Air Nixon said yesterday that
FuIan e. Fairchud. OF Brooklyn. had siruihed his
VlLnrncss 10 run On The Tanm1ry ticket Tor Con-
stroller ff an Nixon HEADED the ticket Messrs.
N,ixon and Fairchld wCre members q the East
River Bridge Commission En- the Van Wyck admin
sstIauon. ar. Nixon left hls Office. IN Codar-st.
early Yesterday and went 20 his houseboat, near
s-ompk.nsyllle
The Nizou men yesterday received q tip that Nc
Celan was % be showed. END Justice DUg-o. q
she Supreme Court, would take his place on he
head o. tie Tammauy riclset. Tbs turned out 10
be biz az pleasantly on the part a the Murphy
Incr. who seat * 10 Ar. Nixon's Office
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
FIGHT OVER MCCLELLAN
ooBtinued from, nrst rnEe.

shsvlin. voiced his protest against the nomina-
ton OF Mcclellan. About the only thing LETT
COX Mclaughlin is 10 knife the Tsnlnany ticket.
end 50 preserve some degree OF autonomy.
The secret canvass made by Murphy was =
surprise 10 many Of TIC district leaders. The
leaders who were entirely loyal 70 Murphy helped
him make the canVa g. but in the other districts
Eurrhy's own men went bout among the store
keepers aud lsboTing men and made a canvass
that 3lr Murphy regards as satisfactory-
Murphy has not ceased TO congratulate him
ref o. his prediction made last fall His can
Vass showed that the Democrats would carry the
city by 80 600. The plurality for Coer. instead
cf being below the mark, was over it. At once
1furphy was proclaimed wise one. and the
little men in Talnmauy Han, 70 whom hero
worship is as the breath OF lie. stood agape at
the RashuUsc prophet
Before Election Day Murphy vii have q re-
'iscd canvass q the districts made IN fact,
ST is under way now In many n the districts.
= the-c should be any giaring falling of in the
vote as compared With his 10000 estimate. he
rlov assent 10 the shelving of Mcclellan. OF
this there U.s. slight PROBABILITY, however, as
Murphy IN his canvass. believes ne has elm
mated all the sO-called independent voters
when Senator Platt was told last night that
Murphy expected 10 carry the county by a
plurality ~ Go0po Tor Mcclellan. he said: That
T. absurd eStims te. The Democrats win not
set thar much plurality ia This county"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
KEENAN, CONFERs WITH coFFEY.
Tammany Believed To Be scheming for a
New Rival to Willoughby Street.

Runners that Tammany Hall, tired Of constant
bickertng with Hugh McLaUghlin's Wiloughoy-st.
machine WIS planning 10 reach out into Brooklyn
and capture the organization or build Up one Of its
own. were flying about more freely than ever yes
ycrday when II became known that ex-City
Chamberlain Patrick Keenan,. Iammauy leader Of
the XVIII Assembly District. ia Manhattan, and
one of the Eeutcrants OF Charles T. Murphy, had
hac conference with ex-senator NIichae1 J. COT
fey the latter's office. IN brooklyn. The meeting
occurred on Thu sday. and the two men were to-
gether for hours. u was said The subject OF the
conversation would not even be hsntec by Mr.
CCrey yesterday II was cOnjectureG. however.
that Nj. keenan, went 10 Mr. Co1Cy. representing
Tammary Han. 10 sound the ex-senator on the
subject 81 starting a revolt against the McLaugh-
lin ch ne.
9fr- Co1cy was thrown cut q THE Willoughby-st
orgaElzauon several years ago and he founded the
Etccklyn Democracy. which PLAYED ~ irrpcrtar-
part iu the fusion campaign two Years ago. his
organization Is ple-gcg 10 fusion this year but
might D. uEcc as me nucleus OF q movement
AGAINST Milelehoy-st. after election Il be-
hevtd that Cofey would be willing, under certain
conditions. TO 60 into such a nEht
The Visit 70 Nr. Cctev al this time was proh-
ABLY planned 10 scare Mclaughlin into reccdi-g
from MS opposition 10 Mcclellan but those VINO
know NeL0uehlin declare tina. whoever recon-
NEEDED such tactics made a great mistake as il
~ll only meEc the old Man more stubborn than
80 mn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
GERMANS URGE GRELL FOR SHERIFF
See Murphy at Tammsny Hall and Obtain
Promise of Consideration.

A committee q hundred ard fifty delegated
from a meeting Of fifteen hundred allied Germans
held IN Terrace Garden Thursday night was
received by Charles F. Murphy in the committee
room ut Tammany Hall al noon yesterday The
commuters erra-d was 20 urge the candidacy OF
William T. CiTel. former Sheriff and Tax Coumls-
sioner. for Sheriff. Charles Pane. representing
some produce merchants. urged the candid-cy Of
Mr. Gren. telling Of his success in the offoas he
had held @ T. Geunerich. president OF the Irving
National Bank. seconded Mr.. Pspc. Among the
Others present were Richard Muller William Il.
Mcincken. Christopher Gerherdt. John Eaueler,
Conrad Witt. Andrew Rigel Henry Pfeifer Will
lam Fricke and Dr. Louis Weilanc.
Ny Murphy said 20 the delegation that Mr.. GrCll
had made a good Sheriff and Tax Comm .ssioner.
and that his name would receive due consideration
from thu Democratic City Committee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
FIGHTS TOBACCO TRUST.
Cigarmakers' Union appeals to
Labor TO Call 1t Non-Union.

p,.ereon \. J., Sept. % (speciaD.-The Cigar
makers, Union of America has issued an order
thar goods manufactured by the American TO
700 Company. the so-called Tobacco Trust.
s,a1i not be sold or used in shops where union
CIGARS are sold. It appeals to organized labor
10 declare the company non-union concern
To this end various methods have apparently
bAa7, sdopted. The Central Labor Union at Fat
erson has Endorsed the order, and has directed
that a ban be placed on manufacturing cigar
dealers who sell the company's goods.
This week Delegate Butler Scheeler. OF the
Paterson Cigarmakers' Union. with committee
called on manufacturing cigar dealers OF this
civ giving formal notice to throw out all ma
teriaI sent from the factories Of the American
Tobacco Company, the penalty for failure to
comply with the order being that the union
ciearu1akers would be withdrawn immediate
II, The dealers were informed that plenty
Of time would be given them 10 get rid OF the
unfair" goods.
Several manufacturing cigar dealers who sell
cigars other than their own manufacture, and
on whom q committee from the Paterson Cigar
makers Union called. say that the order to
force OUT the stuff of the American Tobacco
Company presented a serious problem which
they could not solve minutes notice.
Many dealers are now asking for time before
agreeing with the committees request Some
limited that there were dealers who would not
tolerate any such notice. but would fight the
issue. even should a strike of their help be or
dered.
or recent years the trust has absorbed
great number of plants manufacturing well
known brands of cigars and tobacco. and its
output is extremely large.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
REFORM IN P4VEMENTS.
VIA There Is Enthusiasm for
Fusion an BROOKLYN.

Tho enthusiasm 81 tho voters Of Brooklyn in
support o. the fusion ticket is understood better
~ncn some az the accomplishments of the Low
administration h. that borough are scrutiHize6. The
Cd Co50ltstoue paNemcrts which have disgra ced
tne Brooklyn streets for the last fifteen years
wi have been done away with practically. before
colo weather sets in. Modern asphalt VIII take
the place Of The old field stone and this is done
without adding 20 the burden Of taSation In fact
has been stated more than once the taxes in
brooklyn are from 20 70 e. per cent lower than
they were under the Van Wvck administration.
The disbursements for repaviuE are as follows:
.sfs1aOi years l1-Ius 81 $50 So Os
lfi---t-s H"o ears incls-sel 46os sl9 ~
And Jhe larger sum was spent al prices that
averaged 81 ger cent lover lhan under the former
administrator.
New paveuerts contracted for during tie two
sdmiristfati1us arc as follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
LOW TO OPEN CAMPAIGN.
OfciQl Notice TO Fusion Candidates
on WORda4.

Mayor Tow. Controller Grout and President
] oracs of the Board OF Aldermen VIII receive Off
Clal notification g their nomination 10y he fusion
city conventions at the Mayors town house a.
tiEty- foUrth-sf. and Madis0n-avo. on Monday aft
ernoon "a O'Clock Timothy /. woodruff viii
make the notification speech
Mayor Low VIII open the speaking campaign at
tlc Clermont avenue Rink. IN Brooklyn. Oc-
sober -0 Tho Mayor. on account OF has duties at
tLC City H1l viii not DC able 10 make many
rpccches. but * is likely that he viii speak a
Carnegie Hall and Cooper ruion. The month of
October is q busy one the City Han. there being
almost C4lly meetings 10 make Up the city
budget
President Cutting O. the Citizens Union and
President Bruce 81 She Republican County Com
Inirfee yesterday called the Mayor and asked
lin Uhea BE- would bc convenient for him 10 receive
tho uoTftcr-lon committee. They improved the oC-
CaSi0u 60 Tell the Mayor that CYRUS 4. SulZbergcr
might u0 nominated TO- Borough President The
Mayor expressed no preference for candidates. He
Cc-l'a fo De- pleased NJ what Mr. Cutting told him
Ehout -lr Suzl,rslr's probable strength as q vote
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26

keen sense & right and wrong ! ssiieve nc VII
be reelected by what England they can ne
armchair votc"-the men who DO rot e. 10 the
prfnaries nor talk IL public meeting. but vote Tor
Coo5 municipal government irrespective OF state q
national issues
Controller Grout has taken good care CT the c!tys
money. We have value received Tor ali o. II
Robert v. De Forest las Instituted immense
reform for tenement house population Give
Greene two wears more and he viii stamp out po-
lice corruption. AL the city Departments arc get
ting into sound working order and what calaIn-
ity Il would be change the-u' Reforners in AL
times have necessarily made enemies by disturb
fnC ola methods The Low administration has
stood for the greatest good TO the greatest mum
Der. and can Win confidence await the verdict o.
the peoplc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
WooDsMEN APPEAL TO PREMIER.
Penniless, They Ask the Canadian Govern
ment for Help.
rpT TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE

SauIt Ste. Marie, Mich, Sept 25-Janes Biek-
nell a lawyer OF Toronto. arrived here to-day TO
take possession OF the plants CT the Consolidated
Lake Superior Company for the Speyer syndicate.
OF New-York. He confirmed the report that b F
Frankenthal had been appointed receiver for the
Canadian subsidiary companies. and said that NJ
Frankentbal would be here in day or two to de-
eide whether 20 attempt TO start the plants this
winter.
Two hundred and twenty-five woodsnsn brought
down tonight have appealed to Sir Wilfrtd Laur1er
e. ses,srance. All are penniess. and without food
- Sbeite~ and are ugly at what they call th'
Sc,,bia 5ealing Of the company with them Iney
Iii hold meetings and make further representa-
lions TO the government The company is oclng
,ocfbfng TO aid them. About the same nurnoef VIII
be brought down tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
STEEL PLANT TO RESUME.

Pittsburr Sept. 25.-After q shutdown OF four
weeks the Clarion plant OF the Crucible Steel
Company viii resume operations in ali departments
on Sunday night The plant viii both day and
night turns, ard all the open hearth furnaces,
blooming and billet mills will be run TO their ca
pacity. About one thousand men will be put 10
work
While no official confirmation could be had OF
the fact to-day. l learned that the contract
ma lie time ago between the Crucible and
Clarion steel companies and the United Sta,es
Steel Corporation the tonnage Of the Clarion
plant win b put INTO effect with the reopening OF
the Clarion works
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
TO TAKE POSSESSION OF PROPERTY

Toronto. sept 25.-The Central Trust Com
panv. trustees for Speyer Il Co, has dispatched
Mr. Bicknell. a lawyer, of Toronto. 10 the 500 TO
take possession Of the works OF the Lake Su-
,ar;or Company. STEPS will he taken 10 take
title and sell the property.
representative Of the Central Trust Com
MANY, s,is that ali that the syndicate wanted
was It's money, and that the taking possession
OF the industries would not interfere with the
efforts of the company To consummate the re-
organization plans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
VACCINE VIRUS IN CATTLE.
Capable of Producing Something Like the
Foot and Mouth Disease.
rsY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rR1Brxr.l

lBE IELEGEAPH TIE TRIBUNE
Boston Sept. Gas the result OF a series OF ex-
perinents covering several weeks. Dr. Samuel Z
Bennett in charge OF the local United States
Bureau Of Animal Industry. has demonstrated that
vaccine virus is capable OF producing cattle dis
ease which cannot Be distinguished from the foot
and mouth disease which recently scourged New
England.
BY mere accident the disease properties in the
virus we're discovered. and experiments confirmed
the discovery. DR.. Peters OF the State Cattle Blu
reau conducted similar experiments with Ike
results
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
NAMES 1T M'KlNLEY PARK.

IN honor O. Presiden. Mckinley. a beautiful piece
Of woodland. which has just been Purchased by
Park Commissioner Young. is 70 be named Nc
Kinley Park after improvements have been COM
peted The property includes fourteen acres and IS
al Sevent have and Seventy-t hird-st-. BROOKLYN
] here are thousand trees the property. and Il
Is sun ounced by stone fence the grounds having
been 49, IS picnic resort for cral years. The
price paid Is said 10 nave been exceptionally ia
Voreble. Commissioner Young will ask at once fer
an appropriation & G. nstructinS artificial like
summer tOuscs and other improvements
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY NOMINEES.
The Rev. W. A. Wood, of South Glens Falls,
Named for the Assembly.

Ogdeusburg, y Y, Sept. 25.-At the Democratic
convention for the Ist Assembly District here to-
dav T. jefferson Whitney. OF Gouverneur,
nominated for memeber OF the Assembly.
Bauston. y. Y. Sept 25-The Democratic Sara
toga County Convention to-day nominated the
Rev. William A Wood, Of South Glens Falls. for
the Assembly; Orville d. Towne. Of Saratoga
Springs for Sheriff; Amos 3. Jaquth OF Schuyler
VILE. for Treasurer. and Edward n. Durham, Of
Greenfield. fer Superintendent Of the Poor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
CALLED TO ARMS AT LEXINGTON.
Grave Of William Dimond, Revolutionary
Hero, Found in New-Hampshire.
Ivy TE.EGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. J

Concord. Mass. Sept 21-Reuben L Reed. Of
Acton, whose ancestors were conspicuous in Revo-
lutionary times, has found the grave Of William
Dlmcnd who beat the call TO arms on the old drum
recently handed over 10 the town Of Lexington.
The grave is IL q little. weed grown neglected
cemetery in PeterbCro, y. H.
When 9Ir. Reed was in Peterboro he heard that =
srezt-grandsOu OF the old Revolutionary hero lived
IN The town. This grandson lold him about the
patriot : grave, which he found marked with q
weather worn stone. inscribed: William Dimord,
died July . ISIS. aEtd 30
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
JEROME OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT.
Goes Back TO Lakeville and Refuses to Talk
Politics for the Present.

LakeviEe. coan- Sept. o CspeciaD-Dstrict At
torney Jerome reached here tonight on his usual
oyer-Sunday 5aunt- on the train he was Piled with
questions about the mysterious conference with
Lewis Nixon yesterday. AL queries elected only
s smile. which widened when the Fulton denuncia-
lion was mentioned. Nir. jerome showed evident
signs q WEAKNESS. and once more reatrTCned his
II tel -ior avoiding the topic Of politics for the
present. Ills support 70 the fusion ticket being
assured. and his purpose supporting the ticket
being now generally accepted. he Is content 10
Grop ont Of the LmcligEt for time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
SAID HE SHOT WIFE IN SLEEP
Baltimore Nan Convicted of Murder, How.
ever.
tBr rrlEGRAra 70 rur rnIRrNr.7

Baltimore. Sept. 15.-Frank Nanolcy who shot
and kliie5 lis wife in bed July s last and who
said a. tie tine that be nrcd four shots while ke
was asleep ard dreaming that ne Was attached
by q burglar. this afternoon convicted %
murder the second degree. Judge SlocktrIdee
said 81 announcing the verdict that the sole evil
uenct thar AaI0lDy Nas ID "a state OF somuOlerce
al tie OF tho shooting consisted Of statements
made ~ him. which contained - many discrepan-
cics and contra dictious OF striking Character as
q destroy az "a large degree the plea
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
pRAUeHTsMeN LEAVE PITTssURe.
tBY TELEGRAPH 70 NE TRBUNE.I

Flttsburg. Sept 25.-There are more draughts-
men employed IN this district than IN any other
section OF the country Since the closing down
ir the steel industry about five hundred draughts-
men have been made Idle. The last mill to close.
the Schoenberger, o. the American Steel ana
Wire Company. let nearly AL its draughtsmen so.
Many Of the idle men are leaving hero for the
West, South Africa and South America
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
CHRISTENING FOR VOLUNTEERS.

General and Mrs. Bailington Booth. who are at
the head Of the Volunteers OF America. will held
the first OF the fail services IN Cooper Union
Sunday evening at which Arthur Watkins Lindsay
the Young son OF Colonies Fred and Pattie Lind
say, will be cnristened The general will speak OF
the Voluutee- work and Mrs. Tooth will also give
Gospel address. The doors will be open at 2. N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
A. coMsTocNs BUSY DAY.

Chicago. Sept. 25-Anthony Comstock has had a
busy time here to-day. He arrived from New
York. led raid on a c!gar store coniscated 4
h@lI toa OF books and pictures. caused the arrest
G. Charles S Wright and departed for a Western
city. Wright waived examination and was held
ior the grand jury under Si0n bonds on me
charge or sending improper advertisements through
me mails and shipping books and pictures by
express