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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-03
SECURITIES VALUES STRONG.
Local Traction Shares Features Election Possibilities Sterling Err
change Weak. srith Gold Imports announced

Exchanges g. 0E7 1Os: balances. s46s.SO. Chicago
Exchanges. SS1 562. 30; balances. S.o6S.50
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Call money in
London. 9IkGHk per cent. Open market discount
rate for short bills 3sqS7s per cent; for long bills
37sQ4 per cent Berlin discount rate, S2s per cent
Berlin exchange on London, 20 marks 4S pfenniss-
Paris discount rate. p. per cent. Paris exchange
London. % francs u confines.
FOREIGN SECCRITIES-British consols FOR
money. IS 3-l6 for the account, IS SID French
rentes. g francs 72iA centimes.
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver, 5Slsc; Mex
lean silver dollars, 451zc. Bar silver in London
closed at 27l@d
GOLD PREMIUM-In Madrid, 1910; Lisbon 800;
Buenos Ayres. 127-27Ik
GOVERNMENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts
reported from Washington. S6Ss.O55 internal reve-
receipts S23S55l miscellaneous receipts. aS,SSI.
Receipts for the day, S,10I,S9S; expenditures,
s237OO00 Receipts for the month to date, A1099SS;
expenditures S2,370.onO; excess Of expenditures.
81 262 0O3 Receipts for the year to date. S9lJ5Zls;
expenditures. Sl921Sl697; excess Of expenditures,
S676 4l9
SCB-TREASCRY-The Sub-Treasury was cred
itor TO the Clearing House s2S321S.
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the centre Of the downtown business ssct1on OF
Chicago has been completed and was opened, IoI
traffic July u. 1893. during Ihe IdsS 80 S.otes
has been an unusual rainfall in most or the oItes
traversed by the Rock Island system INES. - -
astrous floods caused temporary Suspension ~
traffic and a loss Of revenue with large eNP IL
tures for repairs to lines in the vicinity OF Des
Moines. Iowa Kansas City, Mo-; Topeka, Kan
Oklahoma City, Okla. and Memphis. Lem ~ ~
at other less important points l1ese, du
verse conditions not only caused addltional e1-
pense in the transportation of business hand-lu,
but also DELAYED construction Of seventy,SeVeh
miles of additional passing tracks autnoflzeo con-
structed facilitate the movement OF ualIC ail1
secure the benefit and economy OF the heavier
power. Only a small portion OF these trachs Was
finished and in operation at the close OF the year
hut in is expected to have the work completed by
November l. 1905
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-03
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The market for outside securities was marked oy
pre-hoIiday duIness- The tone was generally firm
with the net changes little more than fracuonaI
While interest was still centred largely IN the
forthcoming MayOralty contest. the nuInoer OF
stocks figuring in the days totals was somewhat
larger than the closing days of last week alInOus1
I'm a majority of Instances sales were small OntSu
Box Board and Paper showed exceptional strength
the common rose e per cent, while the preferred
gained ia per cent. Northern Securities was
stroAg at 11R per cent advance. The copper STOCKS
were neglected, but steady. New Amsterdam Gas
oil lost points on heavy offerings Electric Boat
gained per cent.
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sEx Interest

RAILROAD BONDs.-Marlet irregular. Total
sales amounted IN par value 10 g. So 600 against
ss1oos On saturday The heaviest dealings were
in the Atchison general IS Atlantic Coast Line Is
Baltimore and Ohio gold IS Chesapeake and
Ohio Ess. Chicago. Burlington and Quincy As
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Is and
collateral trust As Detroit and Mackinac land
grant 3l2s. Louisville and Nashville unified As
Northern Pacific as Reading general Is St. Louis
and San Francisco refuDding As ST. Louis s nth
western consolidated As. Union Pacific LIST and
convertible Is. and Wabash debenture Bs Con-
eolicated Tobacco As and United States Steel 5s
were also active.
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY NARKET.-Money on call opened at AZ
per cent highest. AZ per cent; lowest per cent;
last loan. per cent; closed at per cent; ruling
rate ~ Der cent Time money was quoted at
per cent for thirty DAYS 10 four months per cent
for FIVE and six months. Commercial paper was
quoted al 5zQ5 yer cent Tor sixty to ninety days
Endorsed bills 5LG6 per cent for choice four TO six
months bile and sQClz FOR others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-Ma closed weak.
Actual closing rates follow:
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WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES

FOREIGN TRADING.-The London market was
closed and foreign houses were not factors on
the local exchange.
bEHlGH VALLEY.-Apparently the Lehigk VAL
ley manasement has no intention OF declaring a
dividend at an early period but the stockholders
who are working for a resumption Of dividends
believe that the management be brought
around 10 their view possibly by the time the
annual election takes place In January. A strong
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Bankers posted rates were:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-NeU-Orlesn - Com
rue-cial s. q discount: bank. par. San Francisco
Sight 25kc; telegraph Sc. Boston-Par and Sc dis
count Charleston Buying. 1-lsc discount: selling
s-5sc premium. Chicae o-35c discount Cincinnati
soc discount savannah-Buying. zoe discount; sell
ing 75c premium St Louis--l0c premium. Min
nes p0lis-Pg.
INK CLEARINGS.-New-Y York - Exchanges.
.Ise 1l2: balances. Ss.2sisS3 Boston-ENchsnges.
SO s7s 1ss: balances, s. ssS 733. Philadelphia-Ex-
changes sIs,7I2 So: balances t13essa Baltimore
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BONDS.

Atlantic z 7. aIh - 4 / & s T ref s. S2-s r. =
Y & = FR IS 10 - 4 : L " COW - o5.s -
do r SIS - = II Pac 1st IS -1l- -
r & IS. = - = Go ccnv fs------ 80 -
I'm a. II 3its - i lU Steel 5s------+ ~ -
J. a ~ unified r. 9s& = Wabash p Bs.--- - "a
Reading gen As. 967s -
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cations were
STOCKS.

Closing prices yesterday Of the principal active
securities and net changes from Saturdays quo
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The total authorized capital stock of the corpora
ton is $50 900 divided into 100000 shares of the
par value of $40 each or this authorized capital
stock $4,000 shares amounting to S5l.0000o0 are
preferred stock and 100000 shares, amounting TO
$4,000 600 are common stock.
w. b. Leeds. president of the company, says:
The new La Sale-st. passenger station and
thirteen story freproof Office building located in
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Amer Light & Trac..-..-...
do pref 8 per cent.-.-...-
Bling Gas Isl mtg IS. lySS-
do stock -.---.....-..-.
Bing l. n & + tst IS. l9+2-
Butt r Il r GO ist mtg Ss..
Column Gas Co LIST IS. 1882
u G. 4 + { list Con IS. lyt9
do stock 1880. .....s.....
II W Gas co 1st 5s. 1923
q Ran a. l. CO LIST IS. iafJ.
Had 10 Gas LIST (on -. ly49
Inrianap Gas Est IS. 1922.
do stock. -....-.-.---.-
L & " v Gas LIST Is. 1875
New Haven Gas CO stock -.
y y < . r l. & = co stock
do pref -.....-.--..-.
Ohio 4 I q LIST mtg IS. 1926
do stock ........---.-.-.
Syracuse q LIST mtg 6s. 1896
81 Joseph Gas tst IS. 1857
1t Paul Gas a. NJ s.. 1914
WestCh Co lst mg IS. 1850.
do pref stock ....-.-......
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The DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.

GOVERNMENT BoNDs.-Marset steady. Fina
otsosz fiors follow
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RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.

Shares Actual saes--- Closing
Fold Open High Low. Fin. Bid. ASK
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INACTIVE STOCKS.

FURNISHED by William Nichols & Co. No. Is wan-s'l
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STREET RAILROAD BONDS.
Furnished by William (. Nichols Co No IS vva,l-s,,
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.And interest
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Int Int -
rate. period / Bid Ask d.
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he'd BY Dewing. RugElss q Mnis No SO wall-st..
YORK. and No To- south sth-st. Philadelphia
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1700o 10 81 Rv II IS % : POGO W 0 4 W 4s.... %
1000 L y & c LIST. 1861 1000 West shore .10s
1000 Man Con 4s.....1o2D 1900 I f & Ex i.101i
1000 Mex Cent Con As Il DO ............ .l01'
Ico"o he i4isl 1000 wilkes & f 1st i07i
1000 NJ X & 1st IS esit 1000 Wis Cent Gen s9'
Total sales Of bonds sis57oOO
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-26

THE REVEREND ]. VILALLoNGA. s. j.,
oogy before the President next month {;
undergoing the ordeal of what is called
THE Grand Act"
the nervous strain and excessive difficulty
inseparable from a severe test.
The Reverend j. Vilallonga will present
for public defense against all comers 2l2
theses, about sixty pages, in dognatic the
ology. 1t has been OF rare occurrence in
the history of higher Catholic education in
this country and has never before taken
place west of the Mississippi.
1t Is difficult TO convey an idea Of the
enormous preparation entailed in scho.as-
tic feat Of this nature. The defense of these
doctrinal studies that would fill twenty
large volumes. In addition TO this. exten-
sive supplementary readings in biblical
exegess., ecclesastic history, psychology
mastered. while proofs from scripture and
ecclesiastic DEGREES must be at ones fingers
ends. Father Nilallonga has spent five
years in preparing for this grand act.
ten hours daily.
Some Of the subjects included in the
these are the divine authenticity Of the
Scripture and Catholic tradition, predesti-
nation and free-will. the untenableness OF
evolution. the indissolube nature of the
marriage bend. The theses will be printed
in pamphlet form. They are In Latin. The
discussion. which will be conducted in
Latin. will last four hours and will begin
in the morning. After the first two hours.
which will be opened by the disputant with
q dissertation on Transsubstantiation. there
Will be an adjournment till the afternoon.
Some of the most distinguished Catholic
churchmen and scholars in the country. in
cluding his Eminence Cardinal Gibbons
to whom the theses are dedicated, Will be
present.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-26
Will Retain Presidency Of Vene
zuela Until the Country Is Paci-
fled, He Tells Congress.
STILL DESIRES TO RETIRE
Offer Of Abdication, He Asserts in
Special Message, Made From
Sincere Wish for the Ma
tion's Welfare.

Caracas. Tuesday, March I-After read
ing his special message to Congress to-day.
General Castro withdrew his resignation Of
the presidency of Venezuela
In his message he said:
When abdicated. it was not from any
snall-minded nor interested calculation;
still less was it the result of any sorry or
ridiculous farce. which has no place IN a
heart warmed by the heat of great ideals -
He then said that he believed his abdi-
cation was a duty imposed upon him in the
interest OF the peace Of the Republic.
with my retirement to-day" he said
nobody would lose, and all would gain.
since this would imply that my efforts and
my Bacrifces were always and under all
circumstances at the service OF the Repub-
llc at its first call"
After passing in review the other diff
cultfes in the way of the Government he
said he saw how his intentions were mis-
represented and he was disheartened and at
that moment resigned.
Notwithstanding those reasons which
were weighty to my mind,'' he continued.
Congress does not accept my resignation
and insists that l should continue. that
should not persist therein but considers me
still useful to the Government.
II bow before it's desire and resign myself
to the new obligations imposed by my coun
try. but only until the work of pacifying
the nation shall be complete and order re-
established in the public administration.
Remember 1t well. Senators and Depu-
ties. I believe my retirement necessary; you
think otherwise.
Il hope the future will prove you right.
Accept an expression Of my supreme thanks
for the generous demonstration Of which
you have made me the object"
When 1t was known he had not resigned
popular demonstration took place.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-26
PRICE OF COAL HAULING
IS RAISED BY TEAM OWNERS.
Newly Formed Association Takes Ac-
tion to Meet Increased Wages
Granted to Drivers.

After April prices for hauling coal in st.
Louis will be raised more than 10 per cent.
One hundred Of the largest coal haulers
formed the st. Louis Coal Team Owners
Association last night at Fraternal Hall.
corner Eleventh street and Franklin avenue.
The action is tho result OF the strike of
the coal drivers last week, by which the
owners were forced to grant an increase in
wages.
Many Of the members Of the new aseocia-
ton also haul ice during the summer
months. and ituis expected that ice prices
will be increased. .--
Among the larger coal firms that are
members of the organization are: The Polar
Wave Ice and Coal Company, Gould Bros,
Devoy q Feuerborn, F. w. Kleine Coal
Company. Muckermann Ice and Coal Com
pany. weissenborn & Son. and the Thre
Coal and Mining Company.
A new schedule Of rates. including both
steam and private hauling. was prepared.
Each member Will be furnished a copy to-
day. Another meeting will be held Satur-
day night.
Onicers elected were H. w. Weisheyer.
president: F. F. TIRE. vice president: J. E
weissenborn, corresponding secretary; John
wack, financial secretary; Joseph Mucker-
mann. treasurer. and Louis Meyer and ].
W. Pitcher. sergeants-at-arms.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-26
ROOSEVELT TO ATTEND UNUSUAL
THEOLOGICAL EVENT IN ST. LOUIS
Father Vilallonga of st. Louis Uni
versity Spends Five Years Study
ing for "The Grand Act
Defense of Catholic Doc
trines Against All
Attacks. Il
GRAFTON TO BE IN LATIN.

! President Roosevelt has promised the
| president and faculty of the 81. Louis Uni
| versity that he will spend the afternoon of
| April % at the university, where he Will
honor with his presence a public function
| connected with the Divinity School OF that
! institution
The exercises at which the President will
| attend are known In scholastic circles as
| THE Grand Act where a Catholic theo-
| logian faces the world in a defense EN-
bracing very near the entire range of Cath
olic theology.
The Reverend Father Vilallonga, who is
to go through the ordeal of refuting,
through four long hours. the powerful and
subtle objections that many master minds
will hurl at his doctrine. was born at Va
Iencfa. Spain, August 13. 1868. His early col
College, Valencia, an institution conducted
by the Jesuit fathers.
Father vi!allonga entered the Society of
Jesus In 1886. Before coming to the St
Louis University. he studied literature in
Neruela saragossa. and philosophy in Tor
tosa. Six years Of his life were spent teach
Ing philosophy at the Ateneo, Municipal.
now known as the Ateneo de Manila. the
Jesuit college Of Manila in the Philippines.
Rather VIlallonga came to st. LOUIS sew
erai years ago in order to complete his
studies in the Divinity School OF the St.
Louis University, where sixty members OF
are studying theology. canon law. eccle-
siastic history. Hebrew. Biblical Exegess
and sognate branches.
The following explanation Of the Grand
Act is made:
DEFENSE OF THESES.
In American and English as well as in
most Continental. universities 1t is CUSTOM
ary for the candidate for a high degree
to present before the Board of Examiners
an elaborate and exhaustive defense of some
thesis adopted in connection with the can
dtdafe'a lnPcfal line of QfllQv and nreDara-
tion.
This defense is always written and fire.
to the public In the Euise OF an historic
study or scientific treatise. This written
defense Is a survival Of the oral defense
maintained his theories against the attacks
Of scholars and specialists invited for the
occasion from the great centers Of learning
The practice of oral defenses to-day has
fallen into desuetude in most of the univer-
stiles. One of the reasons. undoubtedly. is
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-26
STRIKE At WORLDS FAIR
OVER ONE LOST BUTTON.
Force Of wiremen Demand Reinstate-
ment Of the Loser Before Re-
turning to Work.

About forty-five wiremen and twenty-five
helpers, engaged in stringing wire cables
in the Education. Electricity. Varied Indus
tries and Machinery buildings for the dedi-
cation. quit work yesterday at noon. as
the result Of the discharge of one helper.
Under Chief Rustn OF the Electricity De-
1partment, a system Of timekeeping is main
tained, by which each man receives but
ton that he wears until he reports his time
every evening. when the button IL surren-
dered II a button is lost by the man wear
ing 1t he is laid Off for two weeks.
The wire workers say that the rule be-
came obnoxious and they objected without
receiving readjustmeat. The first dis
charge. under the '1ost-button" rule hap
pened yesterday. The workers presented an
ultimatum to Chief Rustin. giving him the
alternative Of reinstating the loser OF the
button or a strike on the part of all the
men.
Rustin refused to reinstate the button
loser, and the men struck Chief Rustin
says that the department is really ahead of
the work of strinsing the wires for the ded-
ication, and claims that the strike will not
Inconvenience the Exposition. He says he
will not employ new men, but will get along
in some manner.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-26
POSTAL DEPARTMENT
is GREATLY AGlTATED.
infolerable Conditions Have Been Un-
earthed and . General Shake
Up IL Expected.

Washington. March 25.-ft was stated at
the Post ONCE Department to-day that, while
the resignation Of George w. Beavers as
chief Of the salary and allowance division
was voluntary. 1t il but the forerunner OF
a number of other designations which soon
are to follow.
1t Is said that condition Of affsirs has
grown up In the department which has be-
come intolerable, and there Is to be a.weed-
ing out Of number Of chiefs Of division
and clerks.
The Postmaster General and his First As
sistant arc said to be In entire accord in the
matter. but It is stated that the opportunity
hrst will be given the parties concerned to
submit their designations.
: As result Of this announcement there 1,
more or less CONSERVATION among the en-
ployes OF the department. II being under
stood that the decisfon to weed out num-
Der Of officials has been definitely deter
mined upon.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-26
54s:es: l:::!z: b.; B:sss S e.: &A:: s.
PEN OF MANY HISTORIC
PARTS GIVEN TO BISHOP.
Presiding Elders Present Report to
Methodist Conference mt Mar
shall, Mo.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Marshall Mo-. March 25.-Doctor Luccock
of St. Louis fectured Tuesday night to the
st. Louis Conference.
The subject. plain Living and High
Thinking" was handled in forceful and
Tying his theme showed that plain living
and high thinking implied masterful self
control and appreciation of the splendor of
the intellectual life in its responsiveness to
the beauty Of the world.
Wednesday morning at o'clock the con-
ference convened with Bishop John w.
Lords Supper. conducted by the Bishop,
was the first exercise. This was followed
by. general handshaking and love feast.
tatiCn of a novel perholder to the Bishop by
Doctor Hager OF St.. Louis. 1t was made
by himself and contained bits of wood from
Old st. Johns Church of New York City.
the first built in America, and Mckerdelf 8
Chapel, the first n. E. Church built west Ok
Louis s sso Sii from she s ss NJ soq church
built in Porto Rico since the Spanish war
and one from the NJ e. Church a. Alaska q
H., and on the extreme tip small sec
tien Of old Liberty Bell q Philadelphia.
Bishop Fitzgerald Of St: Louis is promi-
The Reverend c. R, Carlos. Presiding Elder
of the st. Louis District, presented his re-
port "Wednesday.
vention are the Reverend H. L Stenes Of
Trinity Church, the Reverend H. G. Mais Of
Carondelet. the Reverend J. A. Barker OF
Bowman Church and the Reverend F. w.
Luce OF the Maple Avenue Church. - -
Arrangements have been made, to secure
the services Of the Reverend H. l.. Harvey
Of the Chicago forward movement to take
charge Of the Niedringhaus' Memorial Set
tlement.
The transfer of the Reverend L. H Dor
chester Of Newton Center, Mass. has been
arranged. He will succeed his brother, the
Reverend Daniel Dorchester, Jr.. at the
I.indell Avenue Church.
Misses Ida May Durham. Gean Treleaven
and Villa May Patton, deaconesses Of the
Epworth Evangelistic Institute. are attend
ing the conference. Miss Durham will ad-
dress the conference Thursday afternoon.
after which she and Miss Patton will be
consecrated by the Bishop
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-26
B. p. |. AWARDS CONTRACTS
FOR TWENTY-SIX new ALLEYS
Bids of T. e. Cavnnaugh, G. A. Heman,
H. F. Heman, w. n. Bush and Conn
mOnwealth Companies Accepted.

The Board of Public improvements has
awarded contracts for the opening of twen-
ty-six alleys in the city blocks bounded as
follows:
Block between Ewing and California ave-
nues. Hickory and La Sale streets: Whit
tier and Sarah streets. Page and Cook
avenues: Blair avenue and Eleventh street.
NewhOuse avenue and Angelica street:
Pleasant and Grove avenues. Lee avenue
and Penrose street; Boyle avenue and Sarah
street. West Pine and Lindell boulevards;
De Soto and Prairie avenues. F'lorissant ave-
nue. and Emily street: De Soto and Prai-
rie avenues. Carter street and Florissant
avenue; Vandeventer and Spring avenues,
Washington boulevard and Olive street;
Glasgow and LeffingwelI avenues, Madison
and Magazine streets; Elliot and Jefferson
avenues, Benton and Montgomery streets:
Nebraska and Oregon avenues. Russell and
Geyer avenues: Farrar street and Bremen
avenue. Twenty-flrst and Twentieth streets;
Twentieth and Nineteenth streets. st. Louis
avenue and Wright street.
The contracts were awarded to the Com
monwealth Construction Company, T. e
Cavanaugh, Skrainka Construction Com
pany. Morey Engineering and Construction
Company. g. A. Heman. Harry F. Heman
and William r. Bush Construction Com
Dany.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-26
WILL BE BURIED IN CHICAGO.
Short Services for Little Helen
Skiff This Evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick ]. Skin will de-
Of their little daughter. Ellen Randolph.
who died Tuesday evening at the residence
Of her parents. No. 1858 Washington boule-,
ward.
Brief services will be held at the Skif
home at 1880 this evening. Religious serv-
ices will be held at st. PauPs Chapel in
Glenwood. suburb of Chicago, and the
burial will be In Oakwood Cemetery to-mor-
row morning at il o'clock.
Mr.. Ski6 Is Director Of Exhibits Of the
Worlds Fair.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-26
THE PERPETUAL
WAR

There is always a fight
going on in every human
body between health and dis
ease. On one side are poor
food, bad air, over-work,
worry, colds. accidents. On
the other are sunshine, rest,
cheerfulness and nourish-
ment.
The reason SCOTS Emul-
sion fights SO powerfully for
health is because it gives so
much more nourishment than
you can get in any other way.
Get in the sunlight and try
SCOTS Emulsion.
nss.ay.. aApas fss yoa nsssa
SCOTT Z BOVINE. ~ Pssd san. Nss Tea.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-26
FOLK TO MAKE INVESTIGATION.
Circuit Attorney Will Inquire Into
New Charge of Bribery.

Circuit Attorney Folk will investigate the
charge of attempted bribery in connection
with the hoid-up by the House Of Delegates
of a bill granting franchise for the op-
Grafton of a pneumatic tube mail service.
The attention Of the Circuit Attorney was
directed to the matter yesterday afternoon,
and he wifi lose no time In an effort to
learn whether the matter is worthy the
consideration Of the Grand Jury.
As was stated In yesterdays Republic, the
bin in question has been In the hands Of
the House Committee On Public Improve
ments for several months. despite the fact
that Its promoters have entered into con-
tract with the United States Government to
carry mail underground from the Post Of
dce to Union Station,