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New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
TALKS OF cUNARD LINE PROBLEM.

Mr. FIohr managing director OF the Vulcan
Works, where the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II
was built who arrived here on the maiden voyage
of that vessel talked yesterday about fast steam
sbins and the problem which the Cunard Line has
On IT'S hands in constructing two such ships have
been planned by it He said:
The Kaiser Wilhelm II intended TO be the
same as the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse and the
Kronprinz Wilhelm, with very little Improvement
except in regard to the comfort of passengers the
new ships which to be built for the Cunard
line caised the directors to make experiments
with five shlpbuilders and also with the navy yards
tu,entv-fTa knots into ship IL would be necessary
to have engines OF "a 900 horsepower, and to put
Knots in would require engines of 100000
horseoower to comply with the requirements or a
co1tirIed spaed at this for distance or one
fbnnsan5 miles The ship would have TO be filled
up with machinery. that IT would take 100 long
~ re1aul her easily and would draw excess
oyA- thirty feet of water. which would not do for
the port OF New-York-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
SHAW HARD At WORK.
Transocting a Large amount OF
Treasury Business on the Road.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Washington. April 22.-Secretary Shaw Will leave
New-York tomorrow night for Chicago At the
Treasury Department IT was said to-day tnat ne
had been buslly engaged in New-York looking after
several matters of Importance. He will undoupt-
edly be accornpanied from New-York 10 Chicago by
Assistant Treasurer Williams, Of Chicago VINO
came to Washington for the purpose OF making
statement in his own behalf regarding the charges
which have been filed against him relative 10 the
conduct Of his Office. Mr.. Williams arrived TOO late
to be heard by the Secretary at any length in his
own behalf and will improve the opportunity on the
trip West TO present his defence. 1t IS understood
that in the investigation which has been made by
the department nothing rejecting on MI Williams
personally has been discovered
Secretary Shaw was ongratulated by telegraph
from Washington to-day on the success OF the DAY
bond refunding operations The amount offered for
refunding to-day was larger than on any preceding
day amounting TO $5.O2S.3OO. and making total OF
81 ST. 45O The great impetus to the refundtng oper
auons attributed by Treasury officials TO the VIDE
publicity which has been given to the plan through
the newspapers. and also through the circulars
which were sent out by New-York bank TO bond
holders through the cooperation Of the Treasury
Department in addressing the circulars The de-
partuent is in receipt Of many letters every day
asking for further advice regarding various fea-
lures Of the refunding plan. There is no doubt IN
the minds of Treasury officials that the whole
Through the refundlng opera tons several nalInon
holders Of the and per cent bonds, and the vol
une of money IN circulation increased to that ex-
tent The chief object of the Secretary in making
the offer was to afford larger amour4 OF govern
ment bonds which would be avaIia pie Tor qep9slt
ueves that by fall nearly ali Of the per cent bonds
sent out in the retundlng operations Will nave
found their way into the vaults Of the national
banks OF their desirability by reason of
the low tax placed them for circulation security
and that when z demand is made for more money
TO move the crops these bonds will be used TO fur
nish Il.
The Secretary will confer with the President in
Iowa a successor to ex-Assistant Secretary
Allies. It is deemed necessary that this place be
filed without delay, Assistant Secretary Taylor
health is somewhat impaired. This throws
usually large amount of work on Assistant Secre-
tary Armstrong. and makes the absence of Mr.
Allies doUbly felt. AS this matter Is settled
and the Secretary concludes his engagements with
the President in Iowa. he will hasten back to his
desk.
Leslie NJ. Shaw. Secretary of the Treasury, called
at the Sub-Treasury yesterday morning. accom-
panied by Assistant United States Treasurer Will
iams, of Chicago. The Secretary also made a short
call at the Custom House, but IL said that
neither visit had any public significance
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
LIEUTENANT oAKEs REPRIMANDED.
General Chafee's Warning Against Exces'
sive Use of Liquor.
rzy TELEGRAPH TO THE 1RrBUSE-l

Washington April 22-General a r Chanee al
Governors Island as commanding ofncer OF the
neoartment o: the East. has found II necessary 10
-s--fr7and Second Lieutenant J s Oakes. Of the
.--511e-v CORPS on duty the artillery post al san
--sn ? r Oakes is recent appointee 10 the
.--ox having been during the war with Spain
-o-poral anc sergeant II Company P gnst New
York Infantry. He was CHARGED with having Vlo-
lated articles o. war relating 10 military discipline
= having sbserted himself from his of1ce and
s,ries as a65ctznt general and n having appeared
q the officers school in San Juan under the in
<ueace q Houo- TO such degree as TO make MS
election from the school necessary. Lieutenant
Cakes was found guilty by the court which met al
san Juan and sentenced TO be reprln2ndec oy the
-ez4ex11g authority and TO be restricted 70 the
Mace OF his duty for six months
In approving the sentence in the case OF Lieu
tenant Oskes General Chaffee said:
The testimony. as it appears in the record o. ms
accused 70 De his own gfeaIeStt
erernv He IS adronished that no1h.IlS taxes Oh
his credit arc profession aTo nla-Aes mn
woe recklessly careless IL the discharge OF hls
575-ies thar his evil habits OF drinking 10 excess
he Sentence Of the court should warn the aCCus0o
maj his commission al oTlcer, o. tIe aLIny LSs
y forfeited T he does not free hlIIseI from tL-e
-cEls Of the degrading habit he IS SHOWN 70 nave
~fa~--
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
THE POSTAL INQUIRY.
Mr. Bristo50 Looking Into the Fur
niShing of Supplies.

Washington, April 22.-In response TO requests
for information from Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow, who is directing the
investigation of Postoflce Department affairs,
reports are being received from numerous post
masters throughout the country regarding the
supplies furnished to them from the department
The object Of these reports is to assist in the
investigation by furnishing specific detailed in
formation regarding the character and neces-
sity OF supplies sent 10 postofT1ces by the de-
partment The charges are that supplies were
sent regardless Of the recommendations OF post
masters 10 their necessity.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
STRIKERS USE STONES.
Thea Attack Men Sent to Take
Their Places at Oil Plant.

There was trouble at the Dean Linseed OIL Com
nsnv,s nIan+ at Elm Park Staten Island, yester-
dav the striking pressers attacking men who had
taken their places. number Of new men were
badly beaten The strikers. who number about
seventy went out on Monday because the com
pany wanted them 10 make seven presses DAY
This the men declare is Impossible IheV nave
been making six presses daily
Yesterday the strikers went TO the plant and an
nounced that they were willing TO go back 10 WorA
on the understanding that they would not nave 10
make more than six presses Iney were Oolu OA1'
+,,- ssr7,,ces were not required on such condl-
tio3 a number of new men had aIready Oeen P1I
tn work al the plant. When other new men a.
ri1ed thew were attacked by the strikers. VIII
STICKS and stones. Policemen were surnrnoheC anu
thev drove off the strikers. but MADE no arIsSls-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
Calls HIM A THREE CENT DUDE.
Girl Charges Man with Striking Her-He
Saws He Warded Of Hatpin Thrust.

"a three cent dude with FIVE cent wnisle' ~
mas +be description OF Howard Sherman. twenty
-. .-o old Of No S3A Jewett-ave- Jersey
rt+v as given yesterday in the oakiano-aVe-
police court, by Miss Clara Leahey. OF NO. SO
Randolph-ave She also told Justice O. Z l. ~ Macs
- sherman had smashed her. he thought
~ yss the goods" said Miss Leaney y4to $1,000
ne I'D white vest and pair OF patent Iea'4iei
shoes -. - which Sherman had
nc ,tSargeS with assault resulted from d mis-
neen Ctn5;nq Cnst over Shernan's failure TO invite
HTiee IeaheV 10 recent social aTIar I On sn st,e
.aleasstad; The dance" he said. When uled 70
,1srfv her she got excited and srecA a. me WI" tha
patLiayy .iT 7 threw UP my hand 10 Wafd o. tIiS
sbrssT MS and accdentiy my elbow struck her zaGS Gx
.laS % os1 aid moi deny this statement ana JUS
-1re Macs discharged Sherman
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
MINISTER COMES PREVENTED WAR.
Conflict Between Guatemala and Salvador
Averted by His Good Offices.

Washington, April 22-Leslie Combs the
United States Minister 10 Guatemala, was the
means OF preventing war between Guatemala
and Salvador = letter from President Mahnei
Estrada Of Guatemala. transmitted 10 the state
DEPARTMENT by Mr. Combs. reads in part:
There is no doubt whatever that the good
toward restoring peace between Us. ana nave
the satisfaction Of rendering 70 you n the name
work
The minister in his response declared that
Snx4b,nr The United States diplomatic repre-
sentative might accomplish toward restoring
peace would be done
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
TARGET RECORDS KEPT SECRET.
The Navy Department Not Inclined to Give
Valuable Information to Foreigners.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]


Washington April 22.-The Secretary Of the Navy
has given instructions that further information
shall ba given out in the Navy Department or by
the commanding officers Of fleets in regard 10 the
target practice Of ships Of war. There has been
manifest improvement in the record Of the gunners
Of the navy in the last few months. and Admiral
Tlawa,,,s criticism of accomplishments in that d.
rection has stimulated service TO greater effort
The result has been ar increase in the percentages
NJ hf+s In the elaton which naturally foLoWed
This result some Of the officers attached 10 snlps
in Commission have been giving out the oInciaI
records OF individual and gun crew naarksrlanship
This has proved Of great value to foreigners, VINO
are observing that work in the United STATES NaVs
win the keenest interest, and II Is now ptoIs5oSo
that the records made at target pracuce s9ah De oe
kent confidential. Instructions to this end nave
been sent 10 Rear Admiral Higginson. IN command
OF the North Atlantic Squadron
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
BARBOR EMPLOYERS ORGANIZE.
Form an Association to Resist Demands Of
Shipping Engineers.

The Association for the Protection OF the Con-
roarce of the Port of New-York was organized al
+bA produce Exchange yesterday. 1t is formed OF
tugboat owners and men prominent IN hghterase
and dredging companies and kindred shipping IN
terests who object 10 the demands Oh Ine En-
gineers' Association for p per cent increase III
wages and a seventy-two-hour week
sbinning engineers have been troublesome re-
GENTLY. and there is some likelihood OF genera
strike 1t was decided yesterday not TO recos-
nize the engineers as an associauon Inc o"ie ~
contend that business depends wholly on tlces Sno
t6is it is declared precludes the grdHllus oI q
saventv-tv,o-hour week Capital 70 the extenL VI
sboIIt & Ol0OOO was represented at the meeting
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.

Washington. April 22-The National Academy OF
Sciences to-day elected Dr.. Ira EeEnsen president
o- Johns Fooktns University vice-presldent, ano
.re5 -ta Mace os foreign secretary vacated BY Dr.
Rerase1 by electing Professor Simon NewcoTnb' o.
this cirv Additional members Of the academy coun-
Fl we're elected as follows: J. 5. Billings OF New
York: z P. Bowditch. o: Boston; O = 6rusE' OF ol
e-ru-,,s- ? D waicott Of Washington: ". Z
z7elcb Of Baltimore and George Z Hale. OF VIII
.e-,s Paw Wis Foreign associate members were
sIsc4sS - follows: Ricard, of Paris; PfefTer. OF
P~xSe..T ! thompson Of Cambridge: BroggeT,
n 'T1-fS4isrfa: Lankester. Of London: Vogel and
Yoch % Berlin: Gendelser. OF St Petersburg, and
et o< T-eipsic
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
TO SETTLE CARPENTERS STRIKE.
Decision Arrived at by Federation Committee
at Toronto

Toronto April 22-The executive committee OF
tha American Federation OF Labor took up the
amalgamation Of the carpenters and Joiners anu
recommended as 4 basis for settlement tnat
oo,,,n,ft-ee Of five Of each body be appointed tne
committee 10 select the eleventh member 10 act as
unonfre as provided by the decision OF the New &
S-isans convention All contention between lIle
NJ ties Is 10 cease in the mean time; the it
po1ditions as they existed before the pTesent "a "a
- ESy-York shall be restored; employment ICL
iI1on carpenteTs in New-York City 70 be open %
ters carrying the card of the United Brotner
bood or AmaIgamaIed Society
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23

I am organizing several person
allv conducted excursions TO
California, for April and May
May / send you full particulars
of special advantages offered!
Some of the excursions are one
way only, In tourist sleePers,
for homeseekerS.
Others are round-trip, IN first
class Pullmans, for general
sightseers; good, If desired,
on limited trains.
The rates are very low.
Accommodations are excellent.
I have selected the best Cali
fornia line-the Santa Fe-
and confidently guarantee
a delightful outing.
Why not 60 this spring and
see California at its prettiest?
Such an opportunity seldom
comes.
Don't miss 1T.
Write to C. c. DnLARD. 377 Broadway.
New York City. and receive in reply ful par
ticulars. with copy Of beautiful book about
California
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23

ARMY.
,, ..s,g-,rnents Of officers recently promoted
me @ announced: Colonel GEORGE TO
sib Cavalry Colonel EARL ? IfaSA'TP eP,,f4Ts "a
s~b caIvialry; Major JACOB G. GALBfNA4Ia 10 Isl
Cavalry -.,
The following transfers are IN mage es3aT Colonel Earl
n TE5ONA As from 9TH 10 Ilth Cavalry
r, rJau.enant JOHN 8 FAIR. 9th Cavalry VIII JOIN
Sd Squadron al pressure -. NJ =. ,a-b
=,t lieutenant FRANK r CURTIS from 6lh 70 i''H
Infantry Company q - ,a... >. s.n
Fi-s, Lieutenant DAVID A 0-'1D--iN -- - -
Infantry, Company h III s viii 1osp
c+at J0F4N e sTEPHENs artillery corps vii VIII - ~
zqrb Company Fort WilIlaIhs MILITARY
49, uaaEosuvres. and resume ouDeS d
Academy. -. -,,,s-z oor,s.
- foTovuR transfers made n tne aISsisty is5 Isl
Csptain HENRY L NEW5oL-D 1o4a,- 1aot = TsEsFC:E,
pPOVvH from COMPANY 70 -
Second Lieutenant SAM r HE1I'f'I1-'' - -
YaIes- , ur1YYTAu p
tn. r.trerent Brgadier Genera ei15s Years
Inc RocERs having served more than thlF'S-lHs '7-
-, ToF1I = o,coNNELL Both Infantry Join Fesi-
rnent Philippines T.. .,..v.. ,,crr
A1A'G bosr6 al preside for examination OF go
Academy
- TI.ue,aut JAMES BoURKE assistant surgeon e ee
s-Inarion o< candidates FOR aa4il1~fS ' 49,
MAJOR Francis J. Ives. snrseons ..,.
csDtan WILLIAM BENNETT 18th Iahy; fa exsnSton
ilaooosSs1es for Military Acacenay VICE N6pA1h
Tr,,ffs1 - n Johnston l6Ih IHtanuS- .
csntan LEIGH a FULLER assistant & sn route fo
4!nJ.s6 states via Suez Canal
NAVY.
EARLE and W B WELLS. PayTnasters
ROBINS H E. SIENENS COMMISSIONER
L-rpT,c 4 HovEY-KING and W G FITE
o. IaD,on1ed assistant payraasierS' WITH Tuna % eA'"
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
SHOT IN FRONT OF GRAND CENTRAL.
Young stenographer Gets Half Inch Cut in
Cheek from Cartridge Wad.

In front Of the Grand Central Station yesfssday
Miss Mae comstock. young stenographer Of No.
44. Taxingtop-ave was struck in the right cheek
nv q cartridge wad There was E loud report. and
Miss Comstock threw up her hands and cried out
that she had been shot. Then she tainted
She was carried into the police station. and cut
sbou, half an inch long on her right cheek was
dressed by an ambulance surgeon. She then went
nome The police say the accident was caused ny
rr1.ck running . cartridge
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
BLAMEs THE NAMES ENGINEERS.
Represeutative of the Cramps Says Damage
70 Boilers Was Due to incompetence.

washington, April 22-Chief Engineer Towne,
o< he c-anp shipyards. called al the Navy De-
uz-nent to-day and conferred with the officials re-
garding the Names boilers Mr- ToWne. after z
thorough examination OF the batueship at League
Island insists that the bending and pursuing o.
--,zeS n her boilers due 10 the incompetency
- he- engineers and that Il the boilers hao been
properly handled the accidents would not nave O.
rrr~-e5 No recommendation will be made untll me
sT-srt board appointed by Secretary Moody mas re-
ed
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
p,77sguRe BRIDGE STRIKE OVER.

pittsburg, April 22-The structural iron workers
who have been strike for the last six weeks Will
.,,,,a work on the Wabash bridge and the other
-. contracts Of the American Bridge Company
-. ,o-royy The strike declared or and an
,icahIe arrangement arrived al at a meeting held
here Yesterday. and to-day the officers or the
,oerican Bridge Company received tne representa-
go ~ ocal No 3. and agreement vas reached
ashiSh was advantageous to both parres 70 ,he
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
LAST YEARS COAL PRODUCTION

wflkesoarre. Penn. April 22--The annual report
for 1872 OF James Roderck. chief Of the state Bu-
reau OF Mines. issued to-day shows that the total
production Of antlracitA coal last year S6slSi
pared with the production ~ Isl due 20 the ave
and q half months strike To nine this coal %
lives were lost and 81 men were inJus =c. out os
total OF l4s III men employed In lSn. working raii
time A3 men killed ard Las injured
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
LILY uHIsKERs.

,x.,rauhy of q Goat A jolly story
- -. and sirIx, now running In iHf.
sTsnsy TRIBUNE Be .ure 10 read Ii next
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23

conference and which. it Is said. permits neither
one claim victory
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

Washington. April z-The following army anu
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-23

p EARLE " 3. WEL~l>S. FSyIna1tsrs
lsueH9H'ea 'eaSTzTSs and H e STEVENS commissioner
. TErgTSO 4 HovEY-KING ano W. {, FIFE
@ a ss~istsrt payTaasterk with RANK OF ensign
New-York tribune., 1903-01-30
WESTERN NATIONAL BANK MEETING.

The first meeting was held Yesterday of the board
of directors of the Western National Bank of the
United States, the institution into which the West
ern National Bank of the City of New-York and
the National Bank of the United States have been
consolidated. Valentine p. Snyder president of
the Western National Bank of the City of New
York. was elected director and also the president
of the new bank. Emphasis given to the i'm
portant grouping of the great interests behind the
new institution in the election cepresidents of
Richard A. McCurdy president of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company; James Fl. Hyde vice-president
Of the Equitable Life Assurance Society and
Thomas F. Ryan ce-president of the Morton
Trust Company. Henry A Smith the ex-vtcs
president Of the Western Ma tional Bank was also
cashier viii be Charles L. Robinson the present
cashier of the Western National Bank and Oliver
l. PLAT and Clarence Foote were appointed assiet
ant cashiers
The board of directors is noteworthy for its
breadth Of representation. II is composed Of James
". Alexander, Charles T. Barney. C. I.edvard
Blair. Chauncey NJ Depew John F. Dryden George
J. Gould, Thomas II. Hubbard. James n IIvde
Brayton Ives. Otto II. Kahn. Luther Kountze
David II. Moffat. James II. Parker. V. p SNYDER
a. w. Mellon. w. H. Mcintyre, Fl. c. Deming +
]. Berwind Richard A. McCurdy. Frederic Crou
we'll George +. Baker. G. c. Haven A D. Juilliard
Adrian Iselin. jr., James n. Jarvie Walter G. Oak
man. George W. Young William G. Whitney Levi
P. Morton. Thomas F. Ryan, Jacob H schin,
New-York tribune., 1903-01-30
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

Trading in the outside securities market was on
a light scale. There were few changes of I'M
portance. although the market was generally
steady. The copper shares commanded consider
able attention; prices for these stocks some
what frmer, especially in British Columbia. which
rose nearly 1l2 per cent. dealings in 5000 shares
to 614. Montreal and Boston active around
1ts. while Tennessee advanced to IS buying by
insiders. Greene Consolidated Copper gained a
fraction, dealings in ooo0 shares. to 22ss. North
ern Securities slightly active about 800
shares were dealt in. from 11312 to H. Standard
Oil was strong and in better demand. advancing 3
points. on dealings in about 100 shares. to 739.
Seaboard Air Line common fraction off
selling at 261s. American Can preferred gained T.
transactions in 400 shares, to 4s. Havana To-
bacCo sold the extent OF 500 shares 80. Inter
national Mercantile Marine sold to the extent of
500 shares from 1872 to 13 and the preferred about
300 shares 70. Light, Fuel and Power rose a
fraction, dealings in 800 shares, to 2S4. Union
Typewriter common declined per cent light
dealings to 122- Standard Metal Tile common sold
at PA. In bonds American Mailing IS sold for
$1,000 at 100. Brooklyn Rapid Transit new Is sold
$685. ASH for $4,000 International Salt IS sold
for $1,000 1915. San Francisco is sold to the
extent of $4,000 from 81 to S0s4 the subscriptions
dealt in for about $4,000 at 4s12 Leather
Manufacturers National Bank bid up to 60
Central Foundry was firm, selling at 3lz; odd lots
preferred sold at l.. American Barrel and Package
sold at 521s. The market closed steady but quiet