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New-York tribune., 1903-04-25

come to work before 7:30 o'clock in the morn
ing" .,,,
HAS your output been restricted In any way
hv your contract with the coal company" asked
Chairman Knapp, of the commission
mo We have no reason to complain. -,
1.-The breaker boys had reason TO complain
oueried Mr.. Shearn. "a, NJ
mo one could satisfy them. replleu "a "a :
Jernyn. "Scme OF them are fourteen years l, olu
and some Of them more than forty. Tney su uucA \
because wanted them TO start WORK a' :
in the morning" ro,o,,-.ro
r f Chambers, secretary OF the DeiaW'ie'
Iackawanna and Western Railroad CoHfaH' ;
when called to the witness chair, decllhe", oi'
the advice of his counsel, ". w. hoss 10 pro-
duce or TO discuss any of the conTacls en-
tered into betN>en his company and the coal
mining cornnantes. No contracts had been exc
cuted he said since January, 1901. J.. % 0'ul
gis a coal operator, of Scranton VINO vas Nas d
practising lawyer before he became d III nIilo 1
testified that he was interested IN lhIee @ -
lieries one of which sold its product uIueI I C
tract 10 the Hillside Coal and iron COMPANY
lie said he had no personal op1ecuoh 70 SuD
r,itting the contract TO public lhspectioI, - 80
as he had heard his friends dechne 10 PioGuCr
similar ones he felt In honor bound 10 loHo"
their example. .v,,o+o-e of +f,e
proposed independent railroad to tioeWater' a hle
rroiact v,ss definitely abandoned a year ago
when the railroad companies asIeeu -, 70 n,,ere
the percentage TO the Independent IIlliie mn -, ai
.syou were the president and started the ROAD
in good faith?' asked Mr.. Shearn. .4
yes sir We are not all sarapasSseIo, o s
sorne of our associates dropped away IIUi ~ u -
end we felt that even if the ROAD was pun. a mr
Lo,,T5 rot benefit more than we would unCer
the better terms agreed to by 'he raIiro"o o''li-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
SOLVING MUNICIPAL PROBLEMS.
The National League Conference Ended at
Detroit

Detroit April 24-The ninth annual conference
OF the National Municipal League. which has been
in session here this week, closed tonight with
banquet at the Hotel Cadillac Covers laid for
125 guests and the assembIage included number
Of women. wives and friends Of the visitors.
President James 3. Angel of the University of
Michigan acted toastmaster, and toasts were re-
sponded 10 by Charles Richardson, of Philadelphia,
vice-president of the National Municipal League;
DR.. Amos Parker Wilder. Of Madison, Wis. Hor-
ace E. Demng. of NewYork; Clinton Rogers
Woodruff. of Philadelphia; Alderman David Z.
Heineman and the Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, of De-
troit. The invocation delivered by the Rev.
Spencer B. Moeser. OF Detroit.
Solving the Municipal Problem the gen
eral topic Of the programme of toasts-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
TAKES OVER WEsTCOTT EXPRESS.
American Company Now Owns It-Wells
Fargo Offices to Come Here.

The American Express Company 1t an
nounced yesterday, has taken over the control of
the Westcott Express Company.
Yes own the Westcott Express Company
said James c. Fargo president Of the American
Express Company. yesterday afternoon. but shall
not say how much of its stock have acquired
or what price was paid for 1t. Those are matters
which concern ourselves alone
The Westcott Express Company has $4,000 COM
mon stock and sl50GOO per cent cumulative pre-
ferred stock. The company owns real estate in
New-York City, Brooklyn, Albany, Utica and
Rochester and conducts an express business in
these cities. well as in Troy, Syracuse. Jersey
City and Hoboken.
The headquarters Of Wells, Fargo & Co. it Is
understood. will within the next few months be
removed from San Francisco to this city.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
LEE BEFORE ST. LOUIS GRAND JURY.
His Resignation of Lieutenant Governorship
in Abeyance.

ST. Louis. April A.-Lieutenant Governor John A
Lee. VINO returned from Chicago last night, ap-
peared before the grand jury to-day. when that
body resumed the investigation Of charges OF
bribery in the general assembly in connection with
baking powder legislation. Attorney General Crow.
who is conducting the Jefferson City end of the in
quiry, was present and assisted Circuit Attorney
Folk IN questioning the witness.
Lieutenant Governor Lee says the question
OF his resignation is in the hands Of Attorney
General Crow and that he probably will do as
that official recommends. Lee says, however. that
he has reasons for wishing to retain his Office One
or these, he says. is that he is poor man and
needs the salary attached to Il.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
SAY 1900 SLEEP WHERE 45o SHOULD.
Men on the Columbia at the Navy Yard
Complain-The Hancock Ready Soon.

The men board the United States receiving
ship Columbia, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, are
complaining that thirteen hundred have been
crowded into space Intended for four hundred and
fifty. Their cause for complaint. however, will be
removed as soon as the Hancock Is ready.
Captain Snow said yesterday that be had done
what he could in the circumstance. having COM
muncated with the Navy Department several
times and explained the conditions. He had al
lowed the yeonen to sleep in the library. and or
dered an awning spread the deck to protect
the men who were sleeping there There was no
appropriation available build barracks. Congress
having UP to date failed 20 allow the sums called
for by the department There would be ample
room however on board the Hancock when she
was completed. which would be in six or eight
weeks
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
TRAIN ROBBED FOR THIRD TIME.

Lincoln. Neb.. April 24-Passengers a Burling-
ton train were robbed of 81 900 early this morning
the train was leaving the Burlington Union Station
in this city.
The work was accomplished while the passengers
from branch lines. many of them asleep were IN
the station awaiting the arrival of Burlington
transcontinental trains. Confusion following the
discovery of the robbery permitted the robbers TO
escape. Later they appeared on board an Immigrant
sleeper. The conductor and porter. together with
passengers, hurried into end OF the car
and relieved of their valuables by one man. while
the others held the crowd back with guns. They
left the train between Lincoln and Milford This
train has been robbed three times within one hun
dred miles of Lincoln One of these raids last fall
nett6d $4,000 to the men who did the work. and no
trace of them has ever been found
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
THE GREATEST STRIKE

that ever made. says a labor leader. vas
banished from my kitchen the clumsy Ga .ae1
cooking apparatus. with it's attendant cosr ms ms
kindlngs, SCOT and smoke. CRIME and asbes d and
put in the light and bright neat ara .sd aad
cheap and efficient gas range esp
DEMANDS FOR HIGHER WAGES
are all very well. but 7 practically ralsa5
own wages that time. for with the gas ~.--aHr az
save half Of what used to pay for eoaI -.
wood get my meals deiiciOusly cooked and lu ss
butchers bills one-ffth smaller because sL e
meat doesn't shTivel like II did with the 80
fire. Sometimes our demands for shorter bo,,a
or more money are
REFUSED BY THE EMPLOYERS
but never knew man to fail to get apxtbt,-
he asked for in the way Of gas appliances IS
cooking lighting heating when he went -
right way about it-by calling at I131 Rross1
way.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
ST. ANDREWS BROTHERHOOD TO MEET.

The tenth annual New-York State convention Of
the Brotherhood of St Andrew Will be held from
May % to "a inclusive, in St. AIMS Church, at
Clinton and Livingston sts, Brooklyn. The
vention theme will be "The Kingdom OF Christ
the Church" The leaders of the convention viii
be the Right Rev. J. Philip Du Moulin Bishop OF
Niagara. The next meeting Of the local assembly
Of Long Island will be Saturday. May ,. the
Church OF the Redeemer Astoria, Long Island.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
COAL CONSOLIDATION IN ALABAMA.

Birmingham, Ala. April "a OspeciaDS-The coal
producing companies of this district have practical
y completed the details for a consolidation IN
terests. The combination is being effected by r. c.
Middleton. of this city, who is being backed with
Eastern capital tc the extent of nearly 100000
The important details have been agreed upon and
only the minor matters remain to be arranged.
The announcement of the completion of the merger
is looked for in few days.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25

rgcbrocnd Va April 24.-The attehoance d. me
Educational Conference this morning was anu
enthusiastic. The follo"lhs o4i'O-' 49,
for the ensuing year:
rra.,5ent-Robert c. Ogden. Of New-YorlS .,a
G. MURPHY N Of M2nfgGne 9a A8
sseTetaTSF ost,IsW o BAR. Of
Executive CoTnraittes N r. 8 p r. B Futon Mis-
ssa3 p99a : President Caldwell state Normal School
CT OF Houston Texas Of the Uni
versity OF Missouri sqpeTntenqent g. = r - snider
committee on Watson neg GIeegi
Knox e c, Bronson, Georgia; state
Joiner North Carolina; E. C Sanford Knoxville Ienn'
The remainder Of the session was devoted to ad-
dresses Dr. Lyman Hall, of the Georgia institute
of Technology the first speaker. declared race
titiously that If the movement continued 1ts Wo!h
the people Of the South would be talking OF Garh-
est New-England' and referring to lIl1erale
Boston" He took a most encouraging view OF tne
future of the South educationally and industrialy
The next address was by Josephus Daniels, Edltor
Of The Raleigh News and Observer" and a mem
her of the National Democratic Committee from
North Carolina He said there have been tour oO-
stacles to educational progress in the South'
First-Tbe negro enfranchised against the pro
fest of the people, who were forced against Ileif
will to pay taxes to educate him; .,,,. -.-
ard reconstruction such this generation Knows
-'3' Tbird-Tbe lack of qualified teachers and the
lack of fnducement to capable men and women 10
f aas 9aa Sg PRe gTeafest Of these
has been and is and must be at le3sL IN tniS ms
nat5 the ever present and often insurmoUntable
obstacle to public education.
The speaker took a hopeful view Of overcoming
all these obstacles.
The last speaker Of the morning was DR.. J. H
kirkland. chancellor Of Vanderbilt University, who
gave an interesting talk on the teacher and the
State.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25

The restoration of City Hall Park is proceeding
slowly. Commissioner Willcox's stirring up of the
contractors several weeks ago resulted in the
clearing up of the greater part OF the debris but
there is still quantity of timber and bricks lying
about.
Some of the rickety wooden raillngs around the
grass plots look bad Except for these. much OF
the park would be in fair condition especially the
Broadway side. The central grass plots in
normal condition, but the Park Row side is in the
condition.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
FOUND GUILTY IN ST. LOUI

Ct Louis. Aprii A-The sealed verdict returned
last night by the Jury before which Louis Decker
q former member Of the House Of Delegates. had
been tried on the charge OF perjury IN connection
with suburban franchise legislation. and which
opened this morning. found him guilty and imposed
a sentence Of four years in the pententiary Coun-
sci for fn4 defendant Immediately applied for a
trial Sodgs Ryan took the appeal under advise
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
FOREST FIRES NEAR EASTP0RT.
They Devastate Long Island Fields, Causing
Great Loss of Game.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO 1HE TRIBUNE. ]

Eastport Long Island April 24.-Forest fires
raging to the northwest of this village to-day and
hundreds of have been devastated with
serious loss OF rabbits quail and partrdges. The
woods dry finder and the flames difficult
TO fight Rain Is anXiousy awaited by people living
in the neighboring districts.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
GOMEZ A FAIR COMMISSIONER.

Havana, April A.-Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury Font-Sterling has appointed the commits
sioners to the St Louis Exposition General Max
inlo Gomez and Sefor Font-Sterling will leave here
tomorrow for Washington where they Will meet
Minister Quesada. From Washington the party
will go to St. LOUIS.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
THE &. A. IL

Description of the Connecticut Society of
the Sons Of the Amerionn Revolution, with
pictures of it's leading members. In to-mor-
rows Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
BRITISH COMMISSION.
King Names Hen to Represent EN-
pire at St. Louis.

London, April 24-The royal commission for
the st. Louis Exposition gazetted to-day
The Prince of Wales is president and Viscount
Peel is chairman. There are tF1irty-five other
members
The notification Of the appointment Of the
commission is couched in the usual quaint
phraseology, according to which tho King is
pleased to issue commission under the royal
sign manual to our most dear son and council
Tor, his royal highnesS George Prince Of Wales,
president; our right trusty and well beloved
cousin and councillor, Arthur Wellesley, Wis
count Peel, chairman" The other commission
ers who are variously described as "our right
trusty and right well beloved cousin and coun-
cillor'' and our right trusty and well beloved
cousin or ''our trusty and we'll beloved"
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
CAPE COLONY TO TAKE PART.

Cape Town, April 24-"The Official Gazette" an
nounces that Cape Colony will participate in the ST.
IOIis Exposition.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25

After mentioning that international exhibi-
ton will be held at St. Louis in 1904, the
nouncement proceeds:
Whereas, 1t is our wish that our United King
dom Of Great Britain and Ireland and our do
minions beyond the seas shall be represented at
said exhibition, and that subjects shall par
take therein, now know ye that we, considering
the premises and earnestly desiring to promote
the success of said exhibition. and reposing
great trust and confidence in your fidelity, dis
cretion and integrity, have authorized and ap-
pointed you to be commissioners to obtain
and distribute full information to the best
mode whereby United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland and our dOminions beyond
the may be duly represented and TO as
sist with your advice and cooperation ana
generally to promote the success of said exhibit
ton. And Will and pleasure is that you or
any three more Of you when and so often as
you need or as the occasion shall require so
long as this our commission shall continue in
force do report to in writing under your
hands and seals respectively all the proceedings
of yourselves had by virtue of these presents.
The proclamation concludes with providing
that the commission shall continue in full force
until the various proceedings in connection
with the exhibition concluded" providing
that three or more form quorum and appoint
ing Colonel c. L. Watson secretary. The proc
Iamation is dated April %. Appended to the
name of each commissioner is his full list of
titles and honors
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25

Many sorroWfuI tales of the natives Of
that inhOspitabIe shore. told by mis-
sfOnary from there who is visiting this city.
Photos. Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
SOUTHERN EDUCATION
Negro Chief Obstacle to Progress
IN 1t.

1,,orroon6 Va. April 24-The attendance al the
rancstional Conference this morning was large ana
a+,,-,siostic The following officers We're elected
for the ensuing year:
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25

CHURCH OF ZION AND ST. TIMOTHY.
N eel S-ft-sf.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
the following:

After mentioning that international exhibit
ton will be held at St. Louis in 1904. the an
nouncement proceeds:
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25

CHURCH OF THE PURITANS lS0th-st. and Sth- av
Rev. G ]. YOUNG. II D. Pastor--SerVi-eS. II a.
and D. Welcome to alt
New-York tribune., 1903-04-25

Morning prayer preacier Rev Dr. RUsHToN! u o.cioek
Evening s'I' S4uNN
Choral service preacher. Rev. Dr. RusHToO...sp p m
The sun., 1903-06-21

b achieved aat
ment. We
To look cllaer.
tical motor c%o,
One may as
fact at the ST.
ugliness; and
may be speed =
appearance. v
the dust hood
Is thrown op
maculate and
For rapid {
masks are nee
joynent and
sgainst . goggl
and a veil tina
The sun., 1903-06-21

Of white silk embroidered in red silk dots
joined to the cloth by deep fagot stitching
Of red silk; and the sheer white blouse has
a broad scarlet girdle and details Of French
knots in scarlet.
White silk braiding on bright red cloth
or silk is another trimming which intro
duces red, and is used upon many Of the
dark frocks and coats intended for the sea-
side. servioeable little coat in dark
blue cloth. made by a popular New York
tailor, has this braiding in white over red,
and cord and tassel ornaments in white and
red.
From the same tailor and for the same
seashore outfit comes a walking frock Of
blue serge, trimmed in bands of white linen.
heavily stitched in red silk. An extremely
broad box plat runs down the front OF the
blouse and skirt, and down each side OF ii
from the yoke to below the hip line, are
big pearl buttons.
Navy blue serge and white serge are
perennial favorites for boating or yachting
costumes, and nothing ia more practical
for the purpose, but this season linen
and mohair are extensively used for such
frocks. Coarse canvas weaves also appear,
but are not so well liked upon sea as upon
walking and driving use.
Mohair, if not carefully sponged and
stitched, will full up along the seams when
wet and for that reason is not tho ideal
tailored yachting frock yet it has so many
merits to Offset this defect that 1t is prime
favorite, and the most fetching costumes
imaginable are being turned out in white
mohair, severely strapped and stitched. and
relieved by touches OF bright red. blue or
black,
The scarf is a picturesque detail Of the
summer frocka. and makes frequent ap-
pearances upon boating costumes. being
in majority Of cases laced through large
embroidered cyelet holes. and usually fin
ished by some handwork upon It's ends.
Often upon this scarf depends the oachet
OF the entire gown.
Instead OF lacing through eyelets. 1t may
run underneath stitched and button straps,
may be threaded through coarse lace, may
be drawn through slits cut In cloth bands.
Its ends may be hemstitched, fagoted'
embroidered, finished with applied lace
or with fringe; and French knots are fairly
certain to appear upon It, no matter what
other finish may be adopted.
Often soft silk scarf Is used not only to
The sun., 1903-06-21

treatment it is attractive: but the seashore
girl must turn her back upon the style.
When seriously mussed such skirts are .
hopeless problem, and the damp salt air
insures their mussing speedily.
In less degree the same objection applies
to the ray-plaited evening frock; but the
evening frock does not have the exposure
to the dampness that the outdoor frock
must necessarily undergo. In no way may
an inexpensive evening gown be made
graceful and up to date 80 easily, as by the
use of the ray-plaited skirt and bodice.
Even albatross or nuns yelling may be
fashioned into most attractive frock
by this means, but it will be the part Of
wisdom for the seashore girl to keep to
skirts that will bear pressing. The full,
shirred skirt is a successful and simple
model, though not 40 becoming to . stout
figure as the clinging yet ample ray plating.
One thing is certain. the full skirt is no
longer an experiment. 1t is a thing ac-
complished and the women who said in the
spring that the full skirt was too extreme
to be universally adopted and who stub
bornly chung to the cIose-fitting gored
skirt, ignored the cry OF "wolf!" once too
often. The clinging gored skirt is rapidly
becoming a rarity, and, while hip yokes
and tucking. plating and shirring do still
hold majority Of the skirts closely around
the hips. the skirt plated or shirred at
the waist band and falling full from there
Ia certainly gaining ground rapidly. and
women who, three months ago, vowed
they would never wear it, are rcsigning
themselves to il.
With the full skirt are the cape or peler-
inc, the high girdle, the full sleeves, whose
fulness has crept up the arm until now one
sees upon some of the most extreme French
gowns sleeves much like the old time ex-
aggerated leg of mutton style. The short,
full bolero also increases in popularity,
and there is rage for anything and every
thing that sways and droops and fops,
though there is a slight reaction in tailordom
and some Of the smartest tailor suits are
more severe than they had been within
recent seasons.
Linen in all its forms is as essential in
the seashore girls outfit as In that OF every
other summer girl with pretensions to
fashionable attire, and the summer ward
robe that does not contain at least two or
three linen frocks il by no means complete.
Fine silky linen in white or in delicate
color is used for everything from shirt
The sun., 1903-06-21

lace the blo,se or coat across the bust. bu
also to lace up the outer seam Of fun
slashed sleeve, and perfectly severe dark
blue cloth or serge may he decidedly smart
n it's iooee bolero is laced In this fashion
with red or pale blue ecarfs run through
very large eyelets worked in white and 10
worn over a white blouse whose cuf,s and
tab collar are embroidered slightly In
color matching the scarfs.
The sailor collar etill has its place upon
the seashore outing dress, but It ordinarily
shows a tendency to depart from tradition
and take on more OF the lines Of the droop-
ing shoulder cape collar. although the ex-
treme cape collar Ia not appropriate for
The dropping shoulder line finds ex-
preston In the cut Of some OF the swellest
yachting coats. rather than in an added cape. f.
and a particularly swagger and practical
model In soft, thick. dark blue wool material
lined with red is cut with a yoke seam
running down over the sleeve and exag-
gerating the shoulder line. though not
detracting from the severity Of the long.
loose. comfortable coat.
Another very knowing coat, most man
nish in it's lines, and intended primarily for
wear over a yachting frock, is In white
cloth. devoid Of trimming save for a severe
binding black The bright red coat is
sometimes worn in very ample and flowing
form for yachting in this day. when woman
carries on yachting trip all the costume
paraphernalia she would use on land, but
it Is not considered exactly appropriate
for sea wear. On the beach. however.
It is both picturesque and Ihodish, and
among recent importations are smart
little loose coats Of bright red cloth faced
with white linen.
The linen may be either embroidered in
red linen thread or simply stitched. and
huge white buttons are upon many Of
these coats, which are intended especially
for wear over white linen frocks, although
their use Ia not confined to this. The very
short loose bolero of bright red cloth, line u