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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-10
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
NEW JERSEY ELECTRIC
RAILWAY COMBINE
Eight Systems, With 500 Miles of Troll
ley Lines Involved.

NEW YORK, April 13.-A commit
tee of the directors of the electric
street railways in Jersey City, Hobo
ken, Passaic, Paterson, Newark, the
Oranges, Elizabeth and Bergen Point,
all in New Jersey, today adopted a
proposition to merge all those systems
under one company, and to include the
United Electric company, of New Jer-
sey. The proposed new system would
control 500 miles of trolley lines.
The offer was made by the Fidelity
Trust company to organize a corpo-
p ration with capital stock of $25, 90
600. of which $10,000,000 should be is
sued at once at par for cash and be
underwritten by the Fidelity company.
1t is proposed that the new CORPORA
ton purchase the stock of the compa-
MES to be included in the merger and
issue to the shareholders of those com
panies perDrtual interest-bearing GER
tificates. the interest of which shouId
be graded from per cent the first
year to 6 per cent on the tenth wear
and thereafter.
1T is proposed to include, besides the
United Electric company, the New
Jersey Street Railway company, Hobo
ken and Paterson Street railway.
Elizabeth and Plainfield company. and
to acquire by lease the Essex & Hud-
son Gas company, Hudson County Gas
company, Paterson & Passaic Gas and
Electric company and the South Jer-
sey Gas, Electric and Traction COM
pany.
The vote to accept the offer was
unanimous. The question will now be
submitted to the stockholders of the
various companies to be merged.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
SEVERE ON THE SON
OF PREMIER C0MBES
He Is Said to Have Made Corrupt Of.
fer in Connection With Monks.

PARIS, April 13.-The correspondent
of LIE Figaro at Grenoble telegraphs
that an article is published in the
Petit Dauphinois in which the editor,
M. Besson, repeats his recent charges
that he was approached with an offer
to secure authorization for the monks
Of the Grande Chartreuse monastery
to remain in France on payment of
100000.
M. Besson declares that the person
on whose behalf the offer was made
by the intermediary approaching him
was Edgar Combes, the son of the pre-
mier, and that the Intermediary was a
prominent politician named Vervoort.
Vervoort explained that $50, 900 of the
100000 would go to NJ. Besson as his
commission on the transaction. NJ.
Besson challenges NM Combes, father
and son, to take the case before the
courts.
In the chamber of deputies, April 6,
Premier Cembes declared that the
whole story published by the Petit
Dauphinois was false. The charges
and M. Combes' reply were followed
last Saturday by the resignation of M.
Revolt the governor general of Al
gerla, which caused "a sensation. Re-
voils resignation. arose directly out of
the Grande- Chartreuse affair. The
governor, who is a nephew of the di-
rector of the Petit Dauphinois, went to
Paris to seek from AZ. Combes an as
surance that he was not connected
with the charges, but the premier re-
fused to receive him, and the governor
Immediately resigned on the ground
that he lacked the confidence of his
superiorS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
CO-EDS REBEL AGAINST
PERENNIAL HASH
Walk Out of Dining Hall in a Body and
Carry Their Point.

Special to The Globe
CHICAGO, April 13.-Twenty co-eds
who live in Pearson hall, Northwestern
university, rebelled last night at too
freuqent a presentation of hash In the
menu, and walked out in body when
the old familiar dish appeared once
more on the supper table Marching
solemnly out of the dining room, they
went to Evanston restaurants and
bought their suppers as a rebuke to
the mistress of the cuisine at the uni
versity.
For some time the young women
have been complaining of the lack Of
variety in the menus, and when their
protests had no weight, they determin-.
ed upon drastic action. 1t is announc-
ed that the girls have won their point
and that greater variety will be fea-
ture of the menus hereafter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
KILL IMMIGRATION BILL.
House, in Ugly Mood, Turns Down
Proposed Board.

the house went to work Yesterday
M ming in an ugly mood. Two of the
trSt three bills on the calendar were
lncf ntnently slaughtered before the
friends of succeeding bills decided that
ulSsretlon was the better part of valor
and the calendar was abandoned for
the day.
The first bill considered was Repre-
sentative Oleson's measure providing
Tor a state board of immigration. The
result was a surprise even to those
mbers who felt confident of the biITs
deIeat A poll Of the house showed a.
Tor the bill as against 43 in the mega
1--WE. Passage of a bill requires 60
votes Representative Hugo. antici-
pdtln& the outcome, changed his vote
Tor the purpose of reconsideration. and
gave notice that such an attempt will
pre-! ably be made.
Shepard's bill, designed to protect
office holders and candidates from cam
palSn grafters, which was looked upon
saturday as an easy winner, fell three
VoteS snort of the necessary majority.
ana the roll showed 80 recorded against
II. Tighe's bill abolishing standing an
preparations for state institutions look
&c ike an opportunity to make some
pody sorry, and it was passed bv q
Vo'e OF 62 to 16. Only senate bills re-
malI4cc to be considered, and the mem
bers III charge of them, fearing that
the hoGse would farther relieve its feel
ings by killing them, all gladly assented
to a recess.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
DAYS NEWS SUMMARIZED

Weather for st. Paul and vicinity: Fair
today; fair and warmer tomorrow.
LEGISLATIVE
Representative Tighe would curtail CO.
caine habit by regulating sale of drug.
Ramsey members tilt over local i'm
provement bond measure.
Senate indorses Horizons bill to protect
purchasers, of coal from short weights
Board of immigration bill is defeated in
the house.
DOMESTIC
Ugly testimony given against supt
Machen in postoffice Investigation in
Washington.
Hog thieves use chloroform near Man
kato.
Minnesota Sunday School association
meets at Mankato.
Extensive frauds are committed by Of
fcials in Porto Rico.
Mr.. Bryan and Senator Hoar speak at
Jefferson dinner in Washington.
FOREIGN
Charge of bribery on behalf of Canadian
government is being investigated.
Moorish insurgents capture fortress and
kill fifty-one men.
VI CHAbSu oldiSS naval NeS-
sci prevents Chinese attack upon foreign
residents of Canton.
Son of Premier Coombes of France, Is
charged with having made offer to Sc
cure authorization for Grande Chartreuse
monks to remain in France for $4,000
LOCAL
st. Paul Associated Charities get a
medal from the French exposition
Coliseum directors cleared from indi-
vidual liability by a decision of Judge
Kelly.
Witnesses in the Keefe bribery trial
| make poor start for the state.
DR.. Ohage tells the Teamsters' union
that the funds of the garbage gathering
department are not sufficient to give them
increased pay.
Effort to secure the graveling of Summit
avenue seems to be for the purpose of
making it a speedway.
Judge Lewis renders a decision invali-
dating DEGREES in Justice BlackwelTs j
downtown court
Gen. Bishop. before the State Histori-
cal society, reads a paper on the famous
'Grasshopper Syndicate of 1874
Benjamin Berquist receives injuries
which result in loss of left arm and three
| fingers from the right hand.
R. T. o'Connor returns from trip abroad.
MINNEAPOLIS
| Shake-up. in Minneapolis police will
probably follow investigation as to cause
of frequent burglaries
Police claim that recent "Jacks the
! Huggers' were girls in mems attire
RAILROADS
President Hill says Northern Securities
] expects to win before supreme court. but
! control of roads will be the same. no mat
ter what final decision is.
Trainmen and Northern Pacific officials
fail to agree on settlement of double
header question and negotiations are de-
clared off.
Shippers claim Elkins law was framed
! in the interest of large Eastern railroads.
! BUSINESS
Wheat market is unsettled most of
day and closes unchanged. Oats and corn
are higher.
Beef trust and United States Steel cor
| poratien are affected by decision in the
| Northern Securities case.
Stocks decline heavily because of de-
cision-in Northern Securities case.
Large number of electric railway com
panies in New Jersey are merging.
SPORTING
Gov. Van SAINT stops prize fights plan
ned for last night by guardsmen.
Main mast of cup defender Reliance is
successfully stepped.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
We EXPECT TO
WIN ;" SAYS HILL
But Whatever the Result.
Control of the Roads Will
Be the Same.

NEW YORK, April 13.-President
James ]. HILL of the Northern Securi-
ties company, said today:
I'VE will have our appeal papers
ready in day or two. We expect TO
win. But even though the United
States supreme court should compel
the Northern Securities company to
give back the stock to the Great
Great Northern and the Northern Pa
cific companies, the control would still
be the same
j. p. Morgan was in conference to-
day at his office with Mr.. Hill and E.
II. Hartman, of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific roads. Other promi-
nent financiers and railroad men who
visited Mr.. Morgan included P. A. B.
Widener, Thomas F. Ryan, George F.
Baker, H. B. Hollins, President Spen-
Ger, OF the Southern railway, and Pres
ident Thomas, of the Lehigh Valley
road. Mr.. Hill made several visits to
Mr.. Morgans office. A representative
of tie Morgan firm denied that there
had been anything like formal dis
cuSs ion Of the financial situation o.
that the Northern Securities decision
had been talked about in a casual way.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
TUESDAY 1eos.-TEN PAGES

stances at from $25 to $50 head the
rake off, in New York alone amounted
to $4,000 fiscal year. The investiga-
ton started here is expected to spread
to other cities.
Postmaster Van Cott said today that
he had heard nothing official from
Washington as yet concerning the al
legged scandals. He is still loath, he
said, to believe that any such alleged
syndicate could operate in the New
York postoffice without his knowledge
and he cannot see by what argument
the men were induced to part with
their money if such were really the
case. According to the Washington
dispatches many promotions recon-
mended by the New York postofice
have been held up.
''As a matter Of fact" said Mr.. Van
Cott when this statement was shown
him, "these promotions or increases in
salary would not in any event take
effect until July l, and no 'hold-up'
would, therefore, be necessary"
1t was said at the postofice tod
that the alleged syndicate" could ha We
operated from Washington provided it
could see the records of the salary
and allowance division and it's agents
would have probably secured consider
able money from those who had been
recommended by the postmaster.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
SAVED BY YANKEE
NAVAL OFFICER
His Vigilance Ayerts a Chinese
Attack Upon For
eigners.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 13-
Quick action and common sense treat
ment of critical situation by an
American naval officer in China re-
Gently saved the foreign residents in
the province of Kwon Tung, along the
east bank of the Canton river, from
falling victims to a plot which, while
directed primarily against the Man
churian dynasty, inevitably would have
eliminated in an attack on the foreign
population. This attack was averted
by Commander F. J. Drake, command
ing the U. S. S. Monterey, with the
assistance of the English gunboats
Sand Piper and Britomac, the French
gunboat Avalanche and the German
tug Shameen. The trouble extends to
several provinces and official advices
received at both the state and navy.
departments show that reactionary
measures on a scale far larger than is
admitted either by foreign representa-
tves or the Chinese government have
been plannd by the rebels
Hearing that force of rebels with
Hung Chun Flu, a native of Wal
Chow, had planned an attack on the
Viceroy and Chinese officials of Can
ton during the celebration of the Chi
nese New Year during the nights of
Jan. 1928, Commander Drake prepar-
ed to defend the foreign residents. An
armed force of 5000 men had entered
Canton surreptitiously several days
before he learned that news anI were
hiding with sympathizers. AS most of
the foreigners and c91cial representa-
tives of the various nations resided in
a .1a,-
pleted his plan of defense for this sec
tion and then, to allay the excitement,
he officially informed the consulates
and Chinese officials of his prepara-
tions and advised the commanders of
the English, German and French gun
boats of the line of action to be pur-
sued in case Shameen island was at
tackled. The foreign commanders Of
fered their cooperation and plans
were perfected to meet any trouble
that developed.
Instead of visiting the Holy Tenn
pie in the inner city at mignight to
offer incense, the viceroy and officials,
contrary to long custom, remained in
their yamens, securely guarded.
Around the viceroy's yamen alone were
assembled 1000 armed troops. BY
o'clock the gates to the inner city were
closed and the streets cleared.
Many arrests were made that night
in which some cOmpradores were i'm
plicated, and large amounts of stores
were seized in houses and shops in
Fong Chun, opposite Shameen Many
indications of the attack were found
and the officials agreed that the reb-
els abandoned their plot only because
of Commander brakes discovery and
his prompt action. The landing of an
armed force from each foreign man-of-
war had been agreed on at the first
evidence of an attack on the foreign
section
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION.
Postmaster General Payne Says
Wronqdoers will be Punished.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 13. -
Postmaster General Payne this even
Ing gave out statement in which he
announced that the investigation of
the postcffice department will be con-
tnued and that the parties found gull
ty of wrong doing will be summarily
dealt with. The statement follows:
During January and February re-
ports reached me which l deemed
it for the public interest to investigate.
L directed Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General BriStoW to take the prepara-
tory steps to investigate, if necessary
using for that purpose poStoffice in
spectOrs and such other methods as
would thoroughly ascertain the truth
or talSlty of the charges and inSinua-
UonS made, and he was instructed to
proceed promptly and with Vigor dur
ing my absence. Since my return this
morning L have not seen Gen. Bris-
tow, so that l am not advised of the
programme. The investigation will
continue, and if any wrong is disclosed
the parties guilty of such wrongdoing
Will be summarily dealt with If the
system or method of doing business
in the department is faulty, the proper
remedies will be applied without fear
or favor. l inaugurated the investi-
cation with the determination that it
should be exhaustive. 1 laid before
the president the information which 1
had in my possession, and he fully
approved of the action proposed by
me-"
The whole administration of the post
office department is made subject to
the investigation under the postmaster
generals direction, and every inquiry
will be made as thorough as the de-
partments most expert inspectors can
make it. At the same time Mr.. Payne's
purpose is to give fair and just treat
ment to all concerned, and not to act
arbitrarily and with undue haste For
this reason no immediate changes of
Importance in the personnel of the
service are now contemplated, and
changes will depend largely on the re-
port to be made by Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow on the in
Vestigation, although developments
meantime may necessitate some devia-
tion from this policy. The office of the
assistant attorney general for the post
office department is among the bu-
reaus included in the general inquiry.
and until the investigation is complete
1t is probable that no successor to As
sistant Attorney General Tyner will be
named. 1t will be several weeks be-
fore the ,postoffice inspectors will be
able to complete their work.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14

Special to The Globe.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 13.-
Developments in the postoffice depart
ment scandal grow more and more
sensational. One of the latest wit
nesses is a woman who a long time
ago applied to a wen-known officer of
the government for advice as to how
10 proceed against Supt. Machen to
collect a debt of $500 she claimed he
owed her.
The story, as she told it, was that
she had applied to Mr. Machen for
position in the service; that he had
expressed his Willingness to help her;
that thereafter she had been ap-
preached by certain persons closely
connected with him with request for
loan of money, which she gave; that
she waited a year for an appointment,
although she was confident her loan
was intended as consideration to Mr.
Machen for services she was to re-
ceive in obtaining employment; that
when she did get job it was as a
mechanic" in the Baltimore postof-
fee, where she figured on the roll un-
der initials which gave no indication
OF her sex, and that she was carried at
So a day on the list of persons en-
ployed in erecting and painting letter
boxes, but really was assigned to keep
the books of the mail bag repair shop
and do other clerical work in the free
delivery service.
After the blanket order" of Presi-
dent Cleveland had classified the me-
chanics she was transferred to Scran-
ton, Pa, as q clerk. Since then she
has been transferred TO a clerkship in
the department at Washington and
admits, it is said, that she got her
money. The officer to whom the wom-
an appealed in the first instance and
who is highly esteemed by President
Roosevelt was unable to advise her. AS
he recalls the conversation, he inquir-
ed why she had not gone to Perry
Heath with her complaint. She an
sWered that she had already done so
and that Mr. Heath said he would look
into the matter. Abut that time, ac-
cording to report, Mr.. Heath called
for Mr.. Machen's resignation, but it
is not known whether the woman's
story of her unpaid loan had anything
to do with this.
Mr.. Machen declares the complaint
to have its origin in blackmail, and
there the case will stand till Mr.. Bris-
tow makes his report on his investiga-
tion to the postmaster general. The
story is told here substantially as it
has been furnished, with documentary
sidelights, to the Investigators AS it
raises direct issue of veracity be-
tween the parties to the alleged trans
action, it will require skillful sitting
to get to the bottom of it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
EXTENSIVE FRAUDS
IN PORTO RICO
Artistic Work Done With the MAYA
guez 100000 Loan.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, April 13.-
Gov Hunt today ordered the insular
police to take possession of Mayague:
and supplant the municipal police at
noon April Is for the greater security
of the interests of good government.
extensive frauds In the expenditure
of the Mayaguez 100000 loan have
been discovered. Superintendent of
Public Works Baez was arrested at
Mayaguez, April 8, charged with frauds
amounting to between $4,000 and
$4,000. Two insular officials are con-
tinuing the investigation into the mu-
nfcipal frauds and it is believed that
six other officials will be arrested
when the insular police have been in
stalled
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
Representative Tighe Pro-
poses to Curtail Evils of
Cocaine Habit by Strict
Regulation of Sale of
-Drug-Retailed Only on
Prescription.

Curtailment of the evils of the CO.
came habit is the object of a bill in :
troduced in the house yesterday by
Representative Tighe by courtesy of a
special request from the governor.
Mr.. Tighe's bill is designed to secure
a law regulating the compounding and
sale of cocaine and of patent medicines
containing the drug, which it is claim
ed had fastened an insidious hold on
many Minnesota people.
The bill provides that cocaine may
be sold at retail only by registered
pharmacists on physicians prescrip-
ton. A prescription may not be filled
a second time without a renewal by
the physician. Wholesalers are per-
mitted to sell the drug to registered
pharmacists only.
1t further provides that any patent
medicine or other mixture containing
cocaine must be plainly labeled as such
In English. Violations of the act are
defined as misdemeanors, punishable
by fine of not less than $50 nor more
than 800, or by Imprisonment of not
less than thirty days nor more than
one year. Penalties collected from
prosecutions under the proposed act
are to be divided equally between the
state pharmacy board and county
school funds.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
BAKING POWDER
AND SLOT MACHINES
Missouri Grand Juries Prying Into Al
legged Legislative Booding.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 13.-The in
vestigation of charges of boodIing made
in connection with baking powder leg
islation in the legislature is being car
ried on by grand juries in session in
st. Louis and Jefferson City. Circuit
Attorney Joseph w. Folk, of ST Louis,
has secured important information, it
is believed, that will be made use Of
before the Jefferson City body 1t is
stated that perjury indictments may be
found before the return of bribery in
dictments.
Among the witnesses examined was
State Treasurer Williams. He was
asked whether any of the $500 and
$1,000 bills in the possession of legis-
lators had been paid out of the state
treaSurer'S office, and he said that they
had not. Subpoenas have been issued
for United States Sentor w. j. Stone,
Theodore Van r. Ashcroft and William
r. Smith, reading clerk of the last
house.
Information reached Circuit Attor-
ney Folk tonight that Senator John
P. Collins had displayed seven 81 900
bills publicly here soon after the. ad-
journment of the legislature. Attorney
Folk at once ordered subpoenas issued
for the informant and for the others
who saw the bills displayed. Senator
Collins will be summoned to account
for the bills to the grand Jury here.
The slot machine bill and two bills
introduced in the interest of st. Louis
county are now under investigation.
In one instance, it is alleged, $500 was
placed in the hands of a distributor
to secure the passage of one of the st.
Louis county bills. Another man is
said to have attempted to distribute
$4,000 among the legislators to secure
the passage of the second county bill.
The bill regulating slot machines was
backed by local promoter, and it is
alleged $1,000 was handed around to
make the bill a law.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
MUST GIVE FULL WEIGHT.
Senate lndorses Horton Bill to Protect
Coal Purchasers.

Yesterday was a dull day in the
senate The upper house had but two
b1lls on the calendar and with these
disposed of, general orders was taken
up by the senate sitting as a commit
tee OF the whole. Sixty-five bills were
considered before the senate adjourned
for the day.
The bills in the main were friendly
measures and met with but little on
position. The Horton bill to protect
the purchasers Of coal by providing
that any purchaser may insist upon
having his purchase weighed by a city
Weigher surprised the senator by prov
ing popular with the senators from
the smaller cities Of the state The
Dill was amended to include all cities
OF more than 5000 and recommended
for passage.
The Armstrong bill to compel hotel
Keepers to supply fire escapes was
amended to apply only to cities Of more
than 10000 population and recommend
ed for passage.