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New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
FRENCH VIEWS DIFFER.
Officials Hopeful, But the Press in Doubt

Paris Jan 31.-Offciai sentiment here to-day
is more hopeful of an adjustment of the Nenez-
uelan questions owing TO the receipt of adVlces
10 the effect that the representatives OF the al
lies have asked their respective governments Tor
further instructions. There will probably be a
simultaneous presentation of Frances position
through the French representatives in LONDON,
Berlin and Rome The authorities are examin-
ing the plan for aggregating the claims OF the
powers which did not take part in the block
ade. as suggested by Minister Bowen, and are
inclined TO regard il favorably-
The tone of the French press shows that the
editorial writers fear there viii be renewal OF
hosfjIties by the allies in Venezuelan waters
as result Of the present complications The
.eTeInrs~ points out that the worlds chief in
,erest is to secure an end TO the whole affair.
which is beginning to be viewed as another
Maxirnilian sllunder.' and says:
II the naval commanders again feel that they
ere at liberty TO take action owing to the fan
1Ire Of tho negotiations. there viii tie a new
incident like that OF san Carlos
The Journal des Debats-. takes similar
view. end remarks:
The multiplication Of the delays tends TO con
firm the view that the allies do not sincerely
desire settlement Of the trouble.
Concerning the French claims against Nenez-
uela the Temps. the Journal des Debats
and other newspapers hold that the allies de-
nand for preference is not tenabe The
..re,,,ps'' declares it is inadmissible that Ger
many, Great Britain and Italy can ex post
faeto secure priority over France and the United
States. who have already secured peaceful
settlement OF their Venezuelan claims"
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
ATTACKS ROCK ISLAND PLAN
Same Concern Brought Two Other Unsuc'
cessful Suits.

Chicago. Jan 31-A bill in equity was hied
here to-day in the State Circuit Court py T. n
Venner & Co. of Boston, through their counsel
James Hamilton Lewis, against the Chcaso'
Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company oil
illinois, the Rock Island Railroad Company, OF
Iowa: the Rock Island Company, of New
Jersey. the Central Trust Company. of New
York and the officers. directors and many
stockholders of those companies, including VIII
lam n and James n. Moore, William b. Leeds
Daniel G. Reid H. C. Frick, Marshall Field and
Ogden Mills attacking the validity of the late
reorganization of the Rock Island system ana
the legality of the issue of $15O0000O of the new
stock and demanding that the Iowa and New
Jersey companies be declared frauds. as created
in violation of the Illinois constitution ana that
the Central Trust Company, the holder OF tne
stocks and bonds of the consolidated roads pe
enioined from voting the stock or acting as
trustee in Illinois; also that the officers De oe-
clared guilty of fraud on the minority STOCK
holders and a receiver be appointed lot the
stock properties. ,
iority of the dissenting stockholders ABOUT
100000 is represented in the blu. Ipere mas nas
stockholders OF the SYSTEM since the reorganza-
ton was effected, last July
The C. H. venner Banking Company. of Boston,
and Calvin Geer began proceedings in the spring
of 1901 in New-Jersey to restrain the Amalgana1ed
Conner Company from purchasing the Boston ana
Montana and Butte and Boston copper mining
companies Vice-Chancellor Pitney dismissed the
temporary restraining order, with costs The COM
panants began their proceedings as the holders OF
504 shares of the Anal algamated Copper company ,
stock out of total of 100000 shares: -,
In May 1902 the c. II. Venner company anu anu
States Steel Corporation stock applied 70 the
for an Injunction restrain the steel corpora tio
from issuing $780, 100000 of per cent bonds ana d
the same time retiring similar amount ol pr pr
ferred stock The application was denied on June
by Judge Lacombe, in the United States 'lreui'
Court.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
OPPOSED TO ALLIES CLAIMS.
Views of Member of Diplomatic Corps at
Caracas.

Caracas Jan 31.-All the newspapers OF Car
scas have published articles 10 the ef1ect 1hat
the action Of the allies in imposing upon Nehe--
uels special preferential treatment in the set
Element of their own claims is on par WIN All
tbeir previous acts since the beginning OF the
present difficulty: namely, unjust ana urfea-
sonable.
Two of the members Of the diplomatic corps
here when asked for their opinion on this phase
e .he -oa,-er declined TO speak, but a third
u,ae willing 10 discuss the matter for pubhca-
+io, ,,rovided his name not used tie sald-
The artion of Great Britain, Germany ana
r-eIZ, 3n irving TO impose favored treatment IoI
their claims and in demanding an iiiiliou"'E
cash payment. arises from the tact liias NJ
- ,Saiy claims are not well founded MY
colleague Mr.. Haggard. the British Mlhlstel; 80, ue
fore his departure presented claims 10 tnS go
az,,elsn Government on behalf of Great brltalh
"a the amount of only 5000. The relnalnoeE
NJ Great Rritain's claims against NeieZuela -
not known What they may be Is p.'tnre5
nal In this connection il must be rememperea
that schooners from the British island OF tIIII- @
d.d have been assisting the Matos reVoiu'Ioit ion
lists as well as smuggling. ana thal In Ihese
sois have heen rightfully seized by Nenezuela-
Great Britain was sure beforehand ina. ILo ns -
bunai would recognize certain OF ne!
-harafore she wanted to force their in1IheulalV
fssrmsn,. for the same reason. does not desire
that The Disconto-f fiesellshaft loan sSsiisai
r,echrne known to the financial woflo: .- l..
The Italians have no 1ndustrlal entel pLlsea, ,,.
venezuels Italians here are mostly as5lcut asit
,,raI laborers and pedlers: these nave uiluouoo @
ay suffered but they claim $40 for the loss OF
. chicken and 500 for the theft OF a oohhes-
= csr he seen why Italy does not wish TO nave nave
her claims discussed by q tribunal ano prefers
force to reason.
So belief should be attached to the state
r,ent that France will abandon her rights IN
-hs matter of her own claims-rlshts Whlch Ntie
obtsired fv anterior diplomatic treaties WIN
Venezuela I know upon good authority @ lha'
France is not disposed to capitulate, and nope
thar the United States. which also has claims
seainst Venezuela will not crafty the allles
hv accepting such treatment
There was much excitement among the ioi
ei,-,ars here when it was reported that the al
lies proposed special treatment to secure the
psx1nent of their claims. Americans, French-
men and Spaniards met and protested against
the carving out of such idea and cable mes
saees were addressed to the governments or the
Tinted States France and Spain asking for pro-
lection of their several rights and that the
claims of the petitioners be accorded treatment
similar to that given to British. German ana
Italian claims.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
CALLED TO HIS DOOR AND SHOT.
Pittsburg Man Returns Fire OF Assassin
Knows No Reason for Attempt on HIS Lie

p,ttsburg. Jan 31.-G b. Allison a wen
kno electrical contractor of this CITY "d'
called to the door of his home at Sherloah'
suburb. early this morning, and shot py an uii-
known person. The bullet entered the ieit
breast, and without piercing the lungs looseo
in the right shoulder He is resting easy 90
day.
Mr. Allison was awakened shortly before
O'Clock by loud ringing and knocking at the
front door Securing his revolver, he went do"H-
stairs and opened the door. No one was there
and he stepped onto the porch and was peer
ing into the darkness when shot was hred
from the side of the house and Mr. Alnsoh leli'
He quickly raised himself by the porch rallirs
and fred three shots after the assassin
Mrs Allison. on hearing the shots. rushed
downstairs and found her husband nan hileel-
ing and half hanging to the railing ohe
dragged him inside the house and physician
was ouick1v summoned. but on account of Mr..
AIIison's condition no attempt made to eX-
tract the bullet.
No reason is known for the attempt on Mr.
AIlison's life and the identity of the man who
fired the shot is d mystery. 1t is said tnat an
internal machine was sent to MIR. Allison last
Thursday but IT failed to work when the box
was opened.
This morning 1t said that the shooting
was the result of political trouble which Mr
Allison has had in the borough. Another reason
given is that the impression prevailed that Mr.
Allison was connected with the anti-saioon
league as the box containing the revolver was
directed to &c. B. Allison. Secretary of the Anti
Saloon League" 1t is denied that Mr. Allison
is in anv way connected with the league. lie
is forty Eight years old, and is manager OF the
Sheridan Electric Company.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
TYPHOID ALARMS ITHACA.
So Many Cases Churches May be Used for
Hospitals.

Ithaca. n Y. Jan. 31.-The epidemic OF ty-
phoid fever which recently broke out in ltnaca
has now attained alarming proportions. Inc
nurses of the City Hospital were obliged to-day
TO give up their rooms to furnish more beds for
patients. Beds may soon be placed in churches.
The Rev c. w. Peiser, of the Unitarian Churcn'
offers to turn the building into hospital. Ihere
are at least two hundred cases in the city at
present and the list Is rapidly increasing
Physicians agree that the epidemic Is due 10
impure drinking water, and all citiIens ar
rarnad not to ilse CITY water before it is boiled
The hospital authorities refuse to ADMIT any
except the worst cases.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
PASSENGERS AND CREW SAVED.
All Aboard the Crescent City Taken to San
Francisco

Fish Rock Cal. Jan. 31.-After night of COM
parative comfort due plentiful supplies of wood
and provisions and to mp-ovised shelters. the hf-
teen persons who were cast the Fish Rock
the result the grounding of the Crescent
City at early hour yesterday taken of
this morning shortly after daybreak. and now
on their way San Francisco board tug sent
from that city the relief of the passengers and
crew.
The Crescent City is lying in good position and
If the wind wil continue to blow from favorable
quarter there is every probability that she be
pulled from her perilous position to safe anchor
age. The sudden fail of the wind all that
saved the little steamer from total destruction
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
TO HARNESS HOUsAToNIC.
Bill introduced at Hartford fer Three Dams
Across This River
fsr rELEGRap.I To THE TRIBUNE.


Nep-Haven Conn. Jan. 3.-An important project
TO open up the sparsely settled Housatonc
River Valley for manufacturing purposes has come
out this week in bill presented to the legislature
by the General Assembly. 1t gives the NewMil-
ford Power Company the privilege of building
three dams across the Housatonc River at Kent
New-Canaa and Salisbury each to be the future
site OF an electric power generating plant. Alto
eether these three new dams. with the one already
built y this company south of Kent would cover
q territory some forty miles in length. 1t is ex-
pected when the electric power is assured that
there will be immediate activity In ctur-
ing lines along the Honsatonc River.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
LUMBER STEAMER LAUNCHED.

Newport News. Va. Jan. 81 tSpeciaD.-The lum-
Der steamship Francis II. Leggitt building for the
Hammond Lumber Company. of San Francisco.
launched to-day. Mrs. Archer NJ. Huntington
naming the vessel in place of Miss Frances n.
Ieggitt who was unable to get here in time 1t is
expected that the ship will be ready to start for
the coast within three months
The Leggitt y 259 feet over all 81 feet beam. Is
feet draught and has tonnage of 500
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
TO PURCHASE SPANISH ORDNANCE.
War Department Will Take Part of That In
Porto Rico.

Washington. Jan. 31.-In answer to the Spanish
Minister'S off er to sell, the War Department has
decided to purchase certain proportion of the
heavy ordnance in place in the Notifications
of Porto Rico anG still the property of the Spanish
Government. The department last spring decided
TO make a similar purchase of part of the Spanish
ordnance in Cuba. but with the turning OF
the island the Cubans the United states has no
longer an interest in keeping the ordnance. and If
the Cubans wish to retain it they must purchase 1T
from the Spanish Government
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
DOUBLED THEIR PAY FOR A WEEK.
The New.York Rubber Company Agreeably
Surprises Employees.
TeY rrLEGrApu TO TIE TRrEUSE.l

Newburg y. Y. Jan 31-Ihe ->e"-i VI T.
Rubber Company, which mas large pidii' "
Matteawan, n. Y, pleasantly surprised
hundred employees yesterday by doubling the
onoo,n+ of their nav for one week. The rubber
oo,,,ranv has had a prosperous year, and want
ed to divide a portion OF its profits win the
hands who have done faithful service in the az :
farent departments OF the factory AT lts dIii.ao
,neetng in New York this week the corpor go,
SncIared dividends OF per cent ana an eAtI"
di,;dend of 10 per cent on the year s earnings
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
SCHOONER FIGHTS HIGH SEAS.
The Lyman M. Law Strikes Bar to Float
Off Again with Signals Set.

Orleans Mass, Jan H,The four masted schoon-
or Lyman NJ. Law, laden with coal, struck on the.
bar off Orleans just after noon to-day. and for
brief time was in dangerous position because of
the prevailing northeast gale. The Orleans life
saving started for the scene, but the schooner
was hoated off rs The action of the seas and
up off Nausett. where she signals for tow
boat.
The Law has been engaged in the coal trade be
tween Norfolk. Va. and Portland. Me. The seas
are running high but ii is thought the vessel Will
he apt to keep offshore-
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
THE PENNSYLVANIA OR SOUTHERN.
Either One of These Railroads Said To Be
Planning Control of St. L. and S. F. r. R.

St Louis Jan 31.--''The Post-Dispatch' to-day is
authority for the statement that at the meeting
of the board OF directors of the st. Louis and San
Francisco Railway system in NeW-York February
a proposition leasing the road will be passed
upon There are four bidders at this time, the
PENNSYLVANIA the Southern. the Chicago ana
local authority heavily interested in the road the
contest has narrowed down to the pennsylvania
and Southern.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
CHOSEN QUEEN OF C0MUS BALL.
New-Orleans Club Repudiates Refusal Of In
vitation to Miss Roosevelt.
IwY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.

Nev-Orleans Jan 31.-Miss Alice Roosevelt it is
renorted will ,e chosen queen of the Comus ball
in Mardi Gras week John Mcllhenny. memoer
of the Rough Riders, In whose family Miss Roose-
Welt will be a guest during the carnival, said TO-
day that reliable report to that effect had reached
him.
The members of the Seven Wise Men Society
have repudiated the action of the executive COM
nittee of the organization in refusing 10 invite Miss
Roosevelt t. their ball The officers of the order
said to-daI that the reports circulated dld the or,
ganzation injustice. as the members ADMIRED
Miss Roosevelt
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
UPHELD KENTUCKY FRANCHISE TAX.
Decision, if Not Reversed, Will Put $500, 0,00o
in States Treasury.

Frankfort KY. Jan 31-~Crcuit Judge Cantrih
entered Judgment today in the eases Of the Etna
Life Insurance Company and twenty others against
the state Board of Valuation and Assessment to
restrain that BODY from assessing them for the
pavment of A franchise tax. If Judge CantriH is
upheld by the Court of Appeals. about s5oo.oo in
taxes will be collected from the companies for the
wears during which the Franchise Tax iaU has been
on the statute books.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
WOOLIEN MILLS SHUT DOWN.

Maynard Masg Jan. 3i.-AH departments OF the
Assabet mills of the American Woollen Company
with the exception of the wet and dry finishing
rooms. shut down to-day Work II is expected.
will he resumed February L.
: Raymond Kitchin the-cashier. states that the
step was taken because of the large amount of un-
finished cloth ahead of the mills The Assabet
mills employ about twenty three hundred hands,
About five hundred OF this number will remain at
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
sNOWsTORM IN ADIRONDACKs.
Sudden Fall in Temperature Follows the
Recent Thaw.

saranac Lake N Y. Jan. Si.A heavy wind and
snow storm has been raging here since yesterday
and there big drifts of snow. The village IS
in holiday attire for the carnival next week. The
ice palace has been completed.
Malone y. Y, Jan. 3l.-Following thaw Of
fnrtv-eight hours in Northern New-York during
which lot of snow disappeared the weather last
niyhr turned cold and the wind blew forty miles
an hour. There another fall of to-day.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
INTEREST IN MONETARY ENDEAVoR.

Mexico City. Jan. S1.-The news from Washing
Ton REGARDING the joint endeavor Of Mexico and
China TO accomplish something toward restoring
and maintaining fixed relationship between the
uoonevs of gold standard and silver using eoun-
tries exctes the uveest interest in business and
financial circles here
The action vas primarily taken by Lrnantour
~ FINANCE Minister who sent A committee 20
Vteb{ngton with instructions secure IL possible
the rd-operatiou or China
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
NO INDICTMENTS IN eoEsEL CASE

Frankfort Ky Jan a.-The Franklin toguty
grand jury adjourzed to-day II o'clock NOT
withstandiug the fact that Henry (. YoG'seS'
serving sentence for life rs accessory 90 the nut
der OF Governor GoeOel. was before the jury %.
ever week. indictments in the Goeoel case we4s
returned.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
TRUST CARRIAGES OR NO FUNERAL.

Cleveland. Ohio. Jan, 31.-J y. Richards.
undertaken upset The arrangements for fu-
neral to-day by refusing to officiate If the Anti
Trust Carriage Companys carriages were used,
Walter Williams, fourteen months Old was to
be buried from the home of his grandfa ther W
c. Midcalf a retired real estate dealer, who
had engaged the Antitrust carriages.
Richards is a member of the Liverymens As
&uCiution.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
THE BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS.
The Lehigh, Having Cleared Its Lines Of
Freight, Will Restore the Flyer.
Entire Fifth Floor.

Buffalo Jan 31-Having cleared it's lines of
freight congestion. the management of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad has decided TO restore the Black
Diamond Express. which discontinued west
of WiIkesbarre some time ago. This train will
TO and from Buffalo again. beginning on Sun
day. February S. 1t will leave Buffalo at II a. m
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
TO MANAGE NJ. v, NJ. II. AND A. SHIPS

New-Haven. Conn. Jan. 3I.-J. w Miller was an
pointed to-day general manager of the marine dis
triet of the New-York. New-Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company. he is 10 have charge of the
operation, maintenance and repairs OF all steam
boat lines and floating equipment excent the onera
Iion OF the lghterage department
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
FREIGHT STEAMER TOTAL LOSS.

Atlantic CITY y. j.. Jan. 31The freight steamer
Gulf Stream of the Clyde Line from New-York for
Philadelphia which went aground yesterday a
sand bar near Avalon. y. J. is total loss. She
has broken In two and is fun OF water. Captain
Swain and some OF the crew who remained aboard
the vessel in the hope that she might be saved
were landed BY the lifesaverS last night.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
WOMAN FOUND IN POOL OF BLOOD.
Despite Story that She Fell Gut of Bed Coro-
ner Takes Charge.

New-I London. Corn jan 31.-Mrs. Bridget Hoy.
who was fifty-hve years old. found dead early
last evening at the home of Bernard Conaty. where
she was the housekeeper Conaty said the woman
had fallen out of bed Medical Examiner Graves
refused to allow the body to be disturbed. and
notified Coroner Brown of Norwich who will in
vestgate to-day. There is abrasion the
dead womanS chin and she lay in Il pool of blood
which had from hcr nose.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
CABINET COUNCIL At THE HAGUE.

The Hague Jan. 31.-A special Cabinet coun-
ci, was called to-day to consider the strike
situation but as the Netherlands Railroad is
private company the ministry decided that IL
could not interfere except to preserve order.
AS a precautionary measure the militlamen OF
the 1902 levy have been ordered to rejoin the
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
AMERICANS RUN BLOCKADE.
AMERICANS RUN BLOCKADE.

Porto Cabello, Jan. 3l.-Two Americans,
..,,,es cooper and { Allen, have arrived here
in a sloop otter having forced the blockade.
,-oo,er Is arY ex-Confederate major Of cavalry
ans Allen is military engineer. They have
came 20 serve with Tene=uela against the allies
81 case Of war. They left here for Caracas
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
Mp vANpEvANrER MADE JUDGE.

Washington Jan $1-Presidert Roosevsit to-1AE
signed the bill recently passed by Congress crea'iS
an additional JadsesSip for the With Jvdlea
Circuit of the United states Late this afternoon
he made personal tender Of tbs iudses3ilp !"
Judge Willis vsndevanter. Assistant AIT -eH
eraI for the Interior Department. and the ~nel
ua accented
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
RUSH ORDER FOR RIFLES.
Ore Hundred Thousand To Be Shipped I'm
medistely from Springfield Armory.
Ipr rELneKarH 10 THr 1RiRCNE.

Springfield Mass, Jan. 31.-The Springfield
Arraory has a rush order for one hundred thou
sand Krag-Jorgensen rifles. Fifty thousand
were shipped to-day. The excuse given
is that the new Militia bill ro-i-ires them, but
the inference here is that the War department
80 preparing to forestali a shortage in case of
eoupitcat tione Ia Venezuela
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
GERMANS LAND NEAR MARACAIB0.

Caracas Jan 31.-News has reached here that
German warship. supposed to be the cruiser
Fake VAS seen this morning near the par at
Maracaioo. She was taking advantage OF the
fine weather. and was actively engaged in max
ING so,,noings She had landed men in her small
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
A HOUSEHOLD KILLED.

Tcneha. Texas. Jau. 5l-Char,es Rove his MI MI
and their three children were found dead at 'he.
home near hrrc yesterday The three ehiusse - u,
been slaughtered With axe. Mrs Rowe , th'V
u-as rui and Row. haI nts threat Cut and 80 20.
wound rear tnc heart. The opinion RfeVaHs - -
Rowe killed hts family and then committed s's
llls-
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
HENRY E. GiLPIN APPOINTED.

Henry Z. Gilpin has been appointed general su-
perlntendent OF the New-Yorh, Susqnehanna and
Western, with headquarters at Jersey CITY Mr.
Giipin has been general superintendent of the Ohio
division OF Iis Erie Railroad and of the Chicago
and Erie. and John g Stuart has been appointed
succeed him ia that office with headquarters at
Cleveland.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01

Tns little Advertisements iu the narrow
srI;mss look small, but ,h.. offers they rep
resent hre, Ia sowe instancrn, as big us a
house.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
LARGEST DOME IN THE Wctt, n

st Louis Jan. 3-Th% plans for the Festival
Hall of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. which
have been submitted. show that the dome Will bc
the la gest in the world eXcelIng In sizo those NJ
St Pen rs Cathedral and the Pantheon at Rome
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
FELL DOWN STACK INTO FURNACE.

Buffalo Jan S1.-John Doyle. employe of the
Union Furna>e Company. met horrible death by
falling sixty feet down stack into the bed OF a
furnace Every bone In his body was broken and
death instantaneous
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
WIND BLOWS STAGE OVER.

Schenectady y. y. Jan. sl-Tns gaze OF wind tns'
swept this section of the state this morning 0'a~
over the stage which runs between this cltS si'~
(arayillr There were several passengers N INV
STAGE at the time OF the accident. but no one eAS
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01

Secretary Cyrus - Wells, of the United States
Sbipbuildlng Company. said TO-DAY that the Trtgg
shtnhuildng plant at Richmond. Va. had net been
bought by the United Stntes ShipeuildIns COMPANY
mo stops tn my knovledge said Mr Wells,
have been taken in that direction
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
The REV. DR.. sRAGDon ACCEPTS GALL

Pittsburs, jan. Sl--The BcV Dr. Charles \
BTagdon. Archdencou Of R,lffaie has accepted a
cal 10 81 Matthew's Episcopai Church Home
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
DIED TO GET HIS VIOLIN.
It's Owner Rushed Into Blazing House To Be
Burned to Death.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Saratoga N Y, Jan. 31.-While attempting
10 save valuable violin from his burning house
at Bacon Hill to-day. Edward Diamond was
overcome by smoke and was burned to death