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L.. S. SLIP CASE ALL IN.
Jerseys Attorney.C eneral Ridicules Charge
Against Schwab.

Jerseys Attorney.Ce Ridicules Charge
Against Schwab.
Argument in the suit Of Roland r. Conklin
and others to procure a receiver for the
United States shipbuilding Company was
concluded In the Federal Court in Newark
Yesterday afternoon and Judge Andrew
Kirkpatrick reserved decision.
Charles r. Corbin had first say and
ended his argument for the defence He
said that the appointment OF a receiver
would not prevent a reorganization any
more than it would avert 70 reclosure.
He asked how the receiver would obtain
funds, as he could not compel the steel COM
pany to give up the earnings under the
terms OF the mortgage.
His credit would be az good as that
of the corporation" suggested Judge Kirk
patrick ?,
~ The counsel for the defence opened
his argument by saying that Mr.. Conklin,
whom he regarded as the only one Of the
complainants to be seriously considered,
was the holder Of only a few bonds, an
infinitesimal part OF the, stock which he
desired to turn over to the wreckng con-
troll Of a receiver.
1T il a significant fact that no mention
il made Of the time when Mr.. Conklin. pur-
chased his stock and bonds. continued
Mr.. McCarter, "and want to say that when
ont eood-natured friend Henry Wollman.
Mr.. Sonklin's private counsel. was answer
ING our questions with reference to the
mstter, our less good-natured friend Mr..
Samuel Untermyer pulled his coat tails
and checked him by shaking his head.
.You have q most vivid imagination,
interposed Mr.. Untermyer.
Judge Kirkpatrick smiled and said: I
saw him pulling the coat. but l wasn't
aware that he was warning him to be quiet.
The bill, said counsel, exploited mar.
veilous theory that Charles NJ. Schwab and
Lewis Nixon conspired to foist the Bethle-
hem Steel Company upon the shipbuilding
company at exorbitant prices.
This libellous BILL" said he, brought
against gentlemen whom the compliments
have not seen fit to make parties to the suit.
that they may reply to the accusation, prac-
tical!y says that the hypnotic power OF Mr.
Schwab was so great that he could induce
a man Of the ability OF Lewis Nixon. the
head Of the great Crescent yards In Eliza
bethport, to enter the transaction without
any compensation other than depleted
stock in his own organization. There is
no charge that MIR. Nixon received any bene-
At from the transaction"
At the beginning Of the afternoon session
r. " Lindabury opened for the plaintiff.
Il PROPOSE" said he, @to convict the de-
PENDANT OF confessed insolvency II / do
not, will throw up my brief"
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RETURN OF ]. P. MORGAN
WITH BRUCE ISMAY AND HENRY
WELDING OFTHE SHIP COMBINE.
MFR. Ismay Say. There 10 No Truth in Re-
ports That War in Ocean Freights
Is Threatened or, So Far as He Knows,
That President Grisoom VIII Resign.

ports That . War In Ocean Frelghts
Is Threatened or, So Far ~ He Knows,
Tnat President Griscom VIII Resign.
J.. Morgan and Miss Anne T. Morgan
arrived by the Oceanic yesterday. Mrs.
Morgan. other members Of the family and
Charles Steele, one Of the firm of j. P.
Morgan 4 Co., met Mr.. and Miss Morgan
at the White Star pier. Sir Clinton E.
Dawkins, X. c. B.. a member Of the London
firm of j. s. Morgan 4 Co.. Bruce lsmay
OF the White Star Company and Henry
Wilding, who used to be the London repre-
sentative of the International Navigation
Company and now holds q similar post for
the International Mercantile Marine Com
pany, we're fellow passengers with MIR.
Morgan.
Tho coming to New York on the same
ship OF so many men connected with the
Mercantile Marine Company Led some per-
sons to conclude that all had come over at
this particular time to attend to important
business connected with the company.
Mr. Ismay, through Dr.. George Beketele
OF the publicity department OF the COM
pany denied this, saying:
There IL no significance In the fact that
few men connected with our company
happen to be travelling on the same ship.
Mr. Morgan booked his passage ten days
ago, because he was ready to come home,
The rest Of US are here for the reason that
it happened 90. There 10 no truth, 40 Tar
as any Of US know, in the story you say
has been circulated on this side. to the ef-
feet that Mr.. Griscom, president Of the
company. is going to resign. Neither is
there any truth in tho story that a rate war
in transatlantic freights y threatened.
l know Of no such war, The agreement
between the companies, including the
Cunard line, was in reference to passenger
traffic and do not see any occasion for
freight war because one OF the companies
desires to withdraw from the agreement.
Mr. Wilding spoke In much the same
strain, saying that he didn't know any
thing about designations or rate wars.
Mr.. Morgans yacht the Corsair, in holi-
day dress Of flags, met the Oceanic At Quar-
antine and steamed up the bay with her.
At the pier Mrs. and Miss Morgan. with
the other ladies in the party and Sir Clinton
Dawkins, boarded the Corsair, and she
steamed up tho river. Mr.. Morgan, Mr..
Steele and Mr. Hamilton, Mr.. Morgan's
son-in- law and partner, drove to the o hce
Of j. P. Morgan Il Co. Mr.. Morgan had
nothing to say for publication.
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The ScaEoers.

Passengers who sal led for Queenstown
and Liverpool yesterday aboard the Whit g
Star liner Majestic:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Green. Mrs. H B. Hurl-
but, Thomas Ewing Moore. United States
Consul at Wemar Lieut.. l.. o. Mott and Dr.
and Mrs. D. B. st. John Rosa.
The North German Lloyd steamship
Friedrich der Crosse, of to-day for Plym-
outh, Cherbourg and Bremen, will take
away:
Mr., and Mrs. Hamilton, W Mnbie, Mr.. and
Benedict Carter and Or Augusta Camp.
Incomers by the White Star liner Oceanic,
from Liverpool and Queenstown
J Plerpont Moran. SIR Thomas , Linton.
fs as I M nnd Mrs s'5ssfd D AND
Mrs. ". Q, FayerweatheT, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
smay Cherries IaG5iher Ne or sGs M r Sanh-
ssnI nnn sno Henry n DeForcst weeies. Henry
Widing and the Countess Ludmilla.
Booked to sail for Havro by the French
liner La Gascogne. are
Marcui. Dario del Castillo. the Baron de
t.. l. en- Sav AE %a ae1 c4 cps bs
Mr., II. q. Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs j. II.
Williams
Aboard the Monaghan OF the Alan-state
line. OF to-day for Glasgow, are:
Anita NJ Earl, A. S. Gilbert. Mrs. A. II Jack.
sou, Robert LAW. John Aired MacCormack.
NJ sHd Mr. y =; wiSh'm'" and the Rev
Some arrivals by tho North German
LLOYD steamship Prinzessin Irene, from
Genoa, Naples and Gibraltar
A. r. Abbott. W. c Ford. Elmer X. Darn
Charles r. Sparks and William q. Steel,
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American Locomotive Co. Earnings.

Following the meeting of the directors
Of the Amer lean Locomotive Company
yesterday, at which the regular quarterly
dividend Of ~ per cent. was declared on
the preferred stock. this statement was
given out by President Galloway
Earnings for the year ending June 30, 1908
with the month OF June partly estimated
were s32.ss3. 100. an increase over the pre-.
vious fiscal year of "a, 4es, 1897. Over $4,000, 900
has been expended in enlarsine the different
The work Of improving and enlargine the
plants now outlined and authorized BY the
fiscal year, The expenditure already ma de
have produced an increase in the output
of 40 per cent The company has orders
In 1904. Full detailed reports OF the opera
lions will be furnished to stockholders as
soon as the books are closed for the fiscal
year and the inventories can be made
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hoy VIOLINIST IN HIDING.
Mother Says She Fears ManaEer-Wants
ScrapbOOk Back.

ScrapbOOk Hack.
Few Hungarian musicians have been able
TO Kick up so big runpus as that which
has followed the arrival In this country
OF Kun Arpad, the eight-year-old boy vio-
mist. Little Kun Is being hidden some
where In Long Branch by his mother Mrs.
Maria Arpad, who says she fears that Sieg-
mund B. Steinmann, the boys manager.
will carry him away.
Kun was brought to New York from Hun
gary on the Kronprinz Wilhelm on June l..
His mother took him to hotel kept by Her.
man Sorschied, at $40 East Fifteenth street.
There she met Steinmann. He induced her
10 sign contract under which Steinmann
should receive one-third Of the earnings
OF the boy violinist In return for his services
as manager. She then allowed the manager
70 take the child away, but quickly repented
and, with several friends, pursued Stein
mann and recaptured the little violinist.
Yesterday, afternoon, through her law
yer, lgnatius Weltner, Mrs. Arpad sum-
moned Steinmann to the Tombs police
court and asked that Magistrate Breen
containing Paris and Berlin newspaper
clippings concerning Kun. Some of the
articles contained extravagant praise Of
the boy. telling how his blue eyes turned
biack while playing, and proclaiming
him the greatest musical genius since
Mozart Steinmann professed to believe
all this He said that the boy is certainly
a genius and that he Is ready to fulfil all
the terms Of the contract II Mrs. Arpad will
produce her son from hiding.
Mrs Arpad accused the manager Of
threatening to put her into an insane asylum
and explained that the boy is now concealed
because she fears that Steinmann NAV steal
him.
Magistrate Breen told Lawyer Weltner
to draw up complaint and let him see it.
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GERMAN DECISION STANDS.
ONLY ONE VOICE FOR REVERSAL
AT SCHOOL hoard MEETING.
This Means That German Will Remain an
Elective Study In tho Eighth Grade
as the Board Previously Decided. and
VIII Not BE Compulsory In Grade ].

~ the bOAfO fTeNlOusIy Uco'uNs' s"u
VIII Not BE Compulsory In Grade J..
The Board Of Education decided by reso-
luton yester day afternoon that no change
shall be made in the new course OF study
adopted by the board on May 81. This
means that German will be taught only
as an elective with stenography, French
and Latin In the eighth grade, inst cad OF
being taught to all pupils in the eighth
grade Twice as much time will be given
to It during the year, however. by the stu.
dent who elects it, as such student would
have been able to give formerly. In the
old course fifty-minute lessons we're gwen
twice a week In the new couree forty
minutes Ave times week will be given
TO the elective study, whatever IT is.
The German quest ion was last IN lhs
order of business. Before 1t was reached
Supt Maxwell and Commissioner stern
wrangled over the regarding Of teachers,
salarie les. A resolution of regret for the death
of Paul du Chaillu was adopted and certain
delinouencies Of Deputy SnpeIin ns aa
cording to a committee. has appropriated
to h is own use rakes, lawn mowers and
fi:ty-foot lie ngt hs of hose from the Board
of Educat ions repository In Flushing,
were laid bare. Two votes were lacking
for three-fourths' vote to dismiss, 80 the
ueputN oupei "eAS S.'f'fSNSN '-s,-
out pay, pending future action.
Mr.. Greene brought the German question
forward and explained the good points OF
the new course. He said that hitherto
instruction in German had been little more
than farce"
"The little children who have been potter
ing at it for two years and a half can't even
read an advertisement In a German paper
he complained. sour present Intention
is to have them take it up later in life and
to make the prosecution OF the study more
consecutive"
But how many will be benefted?' in.
terr,,pted ex-senator Guy, who was said
to represent the Germans, whose children
rarely get above Grade 7.
Mr.. Greene replied that it was not ques-
ton Of the number Of scholars, but OF their
ability to master the language Mr.. Guy
remarked that they'd be reduced to 10000
or 30 900, or a sixth OF the present number,
but Mr.. Greene kept on.
Mr.. Connery afterward made a plea for
Spanish, and then said that "all these
studies"-presumably the new electives
made it too hard for both teachers and
pupils. .u
80 earnedly on microbes, the other day"
he went on, Il began to wonder how many
examination microbes we're crawling about
in his BRAIN
When the question was put the only
audible no" was MIR. Guys, from the coat
room door. where the ex-senator was
struggling into his overcoat.
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NEWPORT SOCIAL EVENTS.
Many Of the COttaEers Leave for New
London to Sec tho Boat Races

London TO Sec tho Boat Races.
NRwPohT. r. l., June A.-The Indictment
weather to-day not only prevented
large attendance at the flower show
OF the Newport Horticultural Society. but
also many events OF social nature.
A large number OF the oottagers
left Newpt TT for New London to attend
tho college races at that place to-mor-
row. and tonight the only event Of a
social nature was the dinner given by
Mrs. William H. Sands at Tower Top.
Word was received here to-day that
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt have
arrived at Havre on the yacht North Star,
homeward bound, and will arrive at New
port early in July. Mrs Ogden Goelet
began the work Of getting Ochre Court
her villa, ready for occupancy. The New
port Country Club will oper tomorrow
for the season. The governors have ar
ranged for the maintenance Of the nine
hole golf course. The club this year will
be in charge Of Steward Thomas
The Newport Clamblke Club announced
to-day that it will open for the season on
place on July T. The officers Of the club
this year are Center Hitchcock president;
Henry F. Eldridge. treasurer. Elisha Dyer,
Jr., secretary, and Msssrs. Hollis H. Hume
well, Elisha Dyer, Jr, Roland King, H. F.
Eldridge, Center Hitchcock. F. II. Paine
and Charles L. F. Robinson, executive
committee.
j. j. Coogan Of New York, who recently
purchased Whitehall, the David H. King
place, was In Newport to-day to arrange for
alterations to be made on the estate before
he and his family arrive for the season,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Beekman Of New York
will sail for Europe In few days for stay
OF ten weeks and while abroad, Lands
End, the Wharton place, recently pur-
chased by them, will undergo extensive
improvements. Mr.. and Mrs. Beekman
will return to Newport in time for the Horse
Show.
Mr.. and Mrs John r. Livermore OF New
York arrived at Newport to-day and will
pass the summer as the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Mortimer Brooks.
1t was learned to-day that Mr.. and Mrs
Reginald C. Vanderbilt will not arrive at
Newport until Aug Z. It was stated few
days ago that they would be here early in
July, but the announcement made to-day
is official.
Miss MacVeagh. daughter Of Wayne Mac
Veagh, former Ambassador to Italy, who
, has been the guest Of Mrs. E.. H. Slater,
Herbert left for New York this AFTERNOON.
accompanied by her mother Mrs. r. T.
Wilson. All the attaches Of the British
Embassy went to the station to bid Lady
Herbert good-by.
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DEMANDS $4,000 ALIMONY.
Mrs. Edwin VI. Lathrop OF waterbury sues
for an Absolute Divorce.

WATERBURY,, Conn, June 24.-Action will
I've begun tomorrow by Mrs. Elizabeth
Lathrop for an absolute divorce from her
husband, Edwin NJ. Lathrop, but on what
grounds her legal advisers are unwilling to
say 1t Ia limited that the case will be one
If the most interesting ever tried in this
circuit The amount OF almony mem
toned is $25 900.
The Lathrops live in cozy home on
Chestnut avenue. just opposite that Of the
late E. T. Turner and of David s. Plume.
This afternoon Mr.. Lathrop went to the
house and removed all his personal effects.
clothing, jewelry and furniture. to which
Mrs. Lathrop made no resistance:
Mrs, Lathrop was formerly Miss Eliza.
beth L. Crennier and lived in Hartford
many years. MIR. Lathrop met her in this
city and after a short courtship they were
married by the Rev. Mr. Kelsey. She is
20, nearly thirty years his junior. Mr..
l.athrop owns the Lathrop block on Bank
street, used for stores and offices. and is re-
puted to be wealthy. In an interview to-
night he said:
u shall not contest the divorce, but
shall fight bitterly all attempts to obtain
a:,mony. left my home never to return.
think that is all the public desires or de-
serves TO know Of my affairs
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News OF Plays and Players.

Owing to the weather the opening Of
Pains fireworks at Manhattan Beach,
set for last night, was postponed until
tonight.
RAYMOND Hitchcock is to create tho title
role in 1.-THE Yankee Consul" the new comic
opera which Henry W. Savage will soon
produce.
Ned wayburn's troupe Of women min
strels have made such a hit on the New
York roof that the vaudeville managers
association signed them Yesterday for
fortv-two weeks at 81 200 week.
Sidney Gill, a chorus girl in THE Runa-
ways" was married on Sunday, she says,
to L. j. Purviance, a curb broker.
Miss Helen Ormsbee Of Brooklyn is to
make her debut as member of Mrs. Fiske's
company next season.
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STOLE RARE PEPYSS "DIARY."
Clerk ut soribner's Carried or Books in .
suit Case.

suit Case.
Albert F. Brown. 20 years old, Of 2l0
West Twenty-frst street, an employee OF
Charles Scribners Sons, at l55 Fifth avenue,
was arraigned in the Jefferson Market
police court yesterday on charge Of grand
larceny and held in $500 bail for examine
ton to-day.
Brown had been employed about three
weeks as a shipping clerk. Last Monday
no was seen carrying out suit case which
seemed very heavy. 1t was found to be
full Of valuable books. Brown was ar
rested and taken to the West Thirtieth
street station, where he confessed.
Yesterday morning he was sent out with
a detective to show where he had sold
books. He took the detective TO the apart
ment Of Mr.. Davis at IS West Forty-second
street, to whom he said he had sold nine
volumes of set of Samuel Pepys 3 DIARY
worth $3.50, for SIC, and several volumes
OF Tennyson and Burns. He also took
the detective to Sixth avenue store, where
he said he had sold books.
Mr.. Smith, superintendent at Scribners,
appeared as complainant yesterday after.
noon, and Davis was present as witness.
Brown came here from New Brunswick.
N. j., where he has father living.
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Ant,.Bucket shop Con, erencc.

Mortimer H. Wagar, vice-president Of
the Consolidated Stock Exchange, and
George W. Baily, representing the New
York Gotten Exchange, left this city yester-
day for Chicago, where they will represent
their respective institutions at an anti.
bucket shop conference which has been
called by the Chicago Board Of Trade. The
result on the meeting may be the formal ion
Of an anti-bucket shop association made
up OF representatives Of the institutions
part icipating.
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HENDRICKS SEEKS DIVORCE.
Nan VINO Vas Tried with Laura BigGar
Accuses His WIFE.

Dr. Charles c. Hendricks OF Hoboken.
who was co-defendant with Laura Biggar
in tho Bennett will conspiracy case, has
begun suit for divorce John T. Leurs
and q man whose name Is not mentioned
are the correspondents.
The Hendricksee were married in Hoboken
in November of 1894 and have three children.
who have been staying with Mrs. Hendricks's
mother, at 1870 President street, Brooklyn,
since the couple separated.
Some time ago Mrs. Hendricks brought
suit against Laura Biggar for $4,000 for
alternating her husbands affections. The
case has not been tried.
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BLUEBIRDS IN CAPTIVITY.
Dealer Held for Trial on Charge Made by
Fish and Came AGENT,

A bluebird in bottle OF alcohol was put
before Magistrate Pool. in the Yorkville
police court yesterday, when William
butcher, an agent of the Fish and Game
Commission. made complaint against
Gustave Scbile, who keeps a bird store
at ll85 Second avenue.
butcher said that the bird in the bottle
was one OF twelve which the defendant
had In his store on April 20, only the twelve
were alive when he visited the place Az
II was contrary to the law for the store
keeper to have the native songbirds in
captivity, he took one Of them as evidence
and liberated the others in Central Park.
The Magistrate held Sebille in 500 bail
for trial in Special Sessions.
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MAUDE ADAMS HOME TO-DAY.

Well Again and Ready to Act-She's Been
to Egypt and the Holy Land.
Maude Adams, the actress, Is passenger
on the Deutschland, due at this port to-day.
She went abroad in March and was the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Barrie In Lon
don for two weeks. Then she crossed
to France and stayed for a week in Paris
before going on to Egypt.
Miss Adams spent six weeks in Egypt
crossing desert with caravan and living
for some time In tent near the pyramids.
She and her party afterward visited the
Holy Land.
Before she sailed for home she arranged
with Charles FrohInan for her appearance
she has recovered from the illness which
prevented her from acting last winter.
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Van Insen quits Ellis Island Work.

Lawyer Edward II. Van Ingen, Jr.. has
resigned as counsel TO Commissioner
Of immigration William Williams. and will
give up his connection with Ellis Island
on July Is. He was President Roosevelt's
personal appohItee and promised 70 take
the job for one year provided MIR. Williams
got tho Office. The year is more than up.
Mr.. Van iugcn says he couldn't hold the
place longer and do justice to his clients
and his law partners.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-25

Supreme Court Justice Bschoff has de-
cided that the property owners along the
old Kmgsbridge road, in The Bronx. have
a just claim to damages because Of its
closing. There are a number OF these
owners, and they have claims ranging
from 81 600 to $4,000 each. Corporation
Counsel kives declared that they were
not entitled TO compensation, but Justice
BischofT has directed the Commissioners
of Condemnation and Appraisal to lnvesti-
gate and report on the amounts due.
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Lease OF Canada Southern.

The stockholders Of the Michigan Central
Railroad will meet in Detroit on July IS
to vote on the new contract with the Canada
Southern Railroad. This contra provides
for the lease OF the Canada Southern to
the Michigan Central for 900 years on the
basis OF fixed fI dividend rental o. 2h per
W. x. Vanderbilt ID understood to have
approved the plan. and no opposition 10
expected ct the Michigan Central meeting
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Plaintiff Loses "Cry Baby" Suit.

The jury that listened to the trial Of Miss
Lizzie l., Clark's suit for back salary-
very faf back-as a model and an aman-
uensis against Charles H. Miller. an artist.
returned a sealed verdict yesterday In
favor Of the defendant, whom the plaintiff
called her cry baby
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Arrived-wEpNRspAr. Juno -

Arrived-wEDNKspAY. June "a
U. S. supply ship Glacier. Manila. April %.
IS Oceanic. Liverpool, June II.
SIS Prtnzessin Irene, Genoa, June II.
SIS Barbarossa. Bremen juno 10.
rs st. Nicholas, Antwerp, juno Is
IS Hardanger. Palmero, June 2.
SIS New York, Rotterdam. Juno IL.
SIS Hilary, Maranham. May II.
SIS Maravnl, Trinidad. June 10
SIS lroquois, Jacksonville, June II.
IS CITY of Augusta. savannah. June "a
SIS Hamilton, Norfolk, June %.
SIS OneiGa. Philadelphia, June %.
SIS HoTatio Hail. Portland, June 5.
SIS II. VI. Whitney. Boston, June 23.
SIS Blucfelds. Baltimore. June %.
ship George L. Hay, Roucn, April IS,
ARRIVED OUT.
SIS New York. from New York at Southampton.
IS PalatIa from New York. at Plymouth.
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CONFER on SHIP COMBINE.
Representatives OF German and English
Lines Meet.

Special Cable Despatch TO The SUN.
BERLIN, June A.-Representahves OF
the North German Lloyd, Hamburg
American, Holland-America and the large
London steamship companies he Id an i'm
portant conference to-day at Osnabruck.
Province OF Hanover, regarding the Inter-
national Mercantile Marine Company.