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New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
COMMERCE CHAMBERS AT MONTREAL.
Lord Strathcona's Reference to Mr.. Chamber
lain Warmly Applauded

Montreal Aug. 17.-The fifth congress of the
Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire
opened here to-day. Lord Brassey, the presi-
dent of the congress- made the opening address
He was followed by Lord Strathcona, the Brit
ish High Commissioner, whose mention of the
name of Joseph Chamberlain brought forth
great applause for the British Colonial secre-
tary.
The subjects to be treated by the congress
cover very wide range Seventy-one resolu-
tions will be presented by the delegations rep
resenting various chambers The most impor-
tant, doubtless, will be those bearing on the
tariff and preferential trade between the mother
country and the colonies.
AT the afternoon session resolutions stating
that it was in the interests of the British EN-
pire that British capital and emigration should
be as far possible directed toward the British
colonies were unanimously passed, as were sew
eral resolutions affirming that in treaties made
with foreign countries to extend preferential
treatment to the colonies where treaties granted
to Great Britain the most favored nation treat
ment this treatment should also be accorded to
those of her colonies which did not discriminate
against the products of particular countries
The only resolution which there was any
discussion moved by Colonel Denison,
OF Toronto. respecting the food supply of Great
Britain, in which several British millers, MEM
bers of the congress, stated that they were per-
fectly willing TO extend preference to Cana
dian wheat In placing their orders. but that they
found through experience that Canadian wheat
did not grade up to the certificates accompany
ing it.
found through experience that Canadian grain
Exchange, said that the fault lay entirely with
the British millers themselves in accepting
grade certificates of Manitoba grain issued in
a foreign country.
The inference was that United States grain
exporters were selling anything they had on
hand as Manitoba grown grain, to the detriment
OF the Canadian grains reputation and that the
difficulty could be remedied by British millers
insisting upon securing certificates of inspection
bearing Canadian dates.
Tonight the delegates attended the opening
OF the new Board of Trade Building
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.

FOREIGN PORTS.
LePS % Ags s LnIaIs sasa % M
Templemore tBr) Jones Baltimore; 18th. sailed.
East London Aug IT-Arrived steamer Manica (Hr).
Leslie. New-York via 81 Vincent, V. for Delagoa
Portland Aug I7-saled, steamer Toronto (Br. Whit
Plymouth. Aug IT, 640 m-ArrIved. steamer Kronprinz
Wilhelm Ger. Richter New-York for Cheroou-g and
Reaehy Head. Aug iGPassed, charois Dutch.
zard aP se steamers 1ncastrian C
Wood, Boston for London; New-York Dutch. Butt
wick New Orleans
Butt OF Lewis. Aug 17~Passed; steamer Naupia Ger'
Tory Island. rT-Passed Furnessa (Br).
4oSnf STg P9r Steamer Monaghan m
Starrett. Glasgow for New-York.
bempwoif New,Yorl via plymouth and cGsfOoufE
q ASE .n H. s moah and GS
Antwerp Aug u. m-Arrived steamer iceland Csr'.
ChehourE Aug 17Arrived. steamer KronprInz Wilhelm
lGelp Richter, Aew-York via Plymouth for Bremen
Trieste Aug i5Arived, Peconic OBJ, Jones.
Cadz Aug t5-Arrived steamer Montserrat (Span) Gar
I-sOoh Aug is"Arryed steamer Peninsular cPo-o.
Bstene9aTt NeTYor and Via H9!ss
Meissel, Genoa and Naples for New-York-
(Cier schmidt from Hamburg for New-York
suez Aug 1TArrived steamer Chetenham (Br) Brophy,
Port said Aug 16Arrived, steamers Indramayo (sr,.
TGf @ Ns%fSk rar. Via AssSrs & for Adsn sInsSpors
Alsers Tor SINGAPORE. Manila etc;
Mcdowell New-York for singapore Manila. etc
sclly Aug 17-Passed steamer Colorado (Br). Cox New
SINGAPORE Aug Arrived tpreyously). steamer NOrd-
kyn (NoD. Beers, New-York for Manila Hong Kong.
Para Aug I5--Arriyed steamer FIumnense CBr, Har-
Barbados Aug l4-sailed. steamer Gransense CR0.
'e''t GRTp Fraser Ne%-4orF '''''D '''4"'' '''''''
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New-York, Monday, August II, 1908.


Steamer Minnetonka (Br). Layland London August 8
ard mdse. Arrived at the Bar at $50 a m
Steamer Naderland fBelgl Ehoff Antwerp August 10
the International Mercantile Marine Co. 240 cabin
and ll+l steeraSe passengers and mdse Arrived
Bar at 4S0 m.
Steamer Hudson CBr). Burnett Kobe April 2s Yoko-
hama May s. Moji 9. Shanghai IL. Horg Kong % Cebu
June Singapore 20 Penang July H. Perrin iB TO-
Port said 20 and Algers 2s. Philip Ruprecht with
mdse. Arrived at the Bar at n.
Steamer Caracas Woodrick La Guayra August s. Porto
Cabelo l. Curacao 10 and San Juan u. Bouton Bliss
Dalett With 81 passengers mails and mdse. Arrived
the Bar at $50 m.
Steamer oinda (CuhaO. Hansen. Caraenas Angus, .
Caba-ien g. Gihara 3 Nuevitas s Mstar2as u Ha-
13. to W u Munson with 80 passengers mdse.
Arrived at the BAR S45 m.
Antlia (Br. Monten Nassau August IL to
Montel Sons. with 10 passengers mails and mdse
Arrived the Bar at II 30 18th.
Steamer Sattrnina fSpaDl Luzarrnga Gbara July 20.
CardenaS August and MatanEas iS Iarriraga Co.
with Arrived at the Bar at 2:30 N.
Steamer Fl Vale. Grant. Galveston August II. the
Southern Pacific Co. with Eidse.
Steamer froteus. eager New-Orieans August IL. to
the Southern Pacific Co. with passengers and mdse.
Steamer Brighton NOR. KroSh. Port Maria August 10
and Port Antonio L. 10 the United Fruit Co. with
Steamer Lassel. Wetherell Brunswick Ga. August IA.
with railroad ties TO order Vessel McCaldn Bros
Steamer Mama Hata Charles. Baltimore. 10 II c Fos
with mdse.
Sandy Hook. J. Aug II. $50 m-wind southwest.
moderate breeze: clear
Yueatan. Johnston. Colon August II. 20 the
Panama r SIS Co. with passengers. mails and mdse.
Passed in Sandy Hook 9:46 p m.
Noordam Dutch. Bonjer Rotterdam August
and Boulogne o. 20 the Holland-America Line. with
S5T cabin and $50 steeTage passengers and mdse Ar
rived at the Bar at l:20 m.
SAILED
folk and Newport News: United States revenue cutter
Algonquin.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY POSSIBLE
Federal and State Officials May Clash at the
Crescent Ship Yards

Elizabeth. " j.. Aug. II tspeciaD.-The action OF
the government in cancelling the contracts is un-
doubtedly based the condition OF affairs at the
Crescent yard where all the vessels IN the ship
yard have been levied on by Sheriff CorieI in pur-
sUance to orders received from the Supreme Court
TO which creditors of the United States Shipbud-
ing Company had made application for power
to attach the vessels for money due them.
The government had also entered into contract
with the Crescent company for the building OF a
revenue cutter for In the harbor of Philadel-
phia, but nothing had been done on this boat be-
yond drawing the plans and mapping out the keel
United States marshals are now in charge Of the
government boats, as also the constables dep
utized by Sheriff Corie in behalf Of the creditors
of the shipyard company. and conflict between
the Federal and State authorities similar 10 that
which occurred recently over the cruiser Galveston
is possible.
No arrangements have yet been made for The re-
moVal of the three ships to any other vf rd for
completion. but this win probably be done shortly
The news or the governments action has created
consternatlon among the seven pundred eIhployes
of the shlpyard, who fear 1t may NE an the
closing of the works for good and all.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
CHAMBERLAIN,S STAND.
Il Short Statement Summarizing His
Fiscal Plans.

London. Aug. 1.-THE Colonial Secretary Mr.
Chamberlain. replying to a request for a short.
definite statement of his fiscal proposals. has
written as follows:
have never suggested any tax whatever on
materials, such as wool or cotton, and be-
lieve that such tax would be entirely unneces-
sary for the purposes 1 have in view; namely,
for mutual preference with the colonies and for
enabling us to bargain for better terms with our
foreign competitors.
AS regards food, there is nothing in the policy
of tariff reform which l have put before the
country which need increase in the slightest de-
gree the cost of living of any family in the
country.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
EXPLAINS CHEAP RAILROAD PURCHASE.

Some comment caused In Wall Street YES
terday by the announcement that the franchises of
the Altoona and Beech Creek Terminal Railroad
Company had been sold at public auction to !
Williamson Thatcher for SIS. A rumor was started
that the New-York Central Railroad was behind
the purchase. Mr. Thatcher when seen at his
office, professed TO know nothing about the sale
why it made to him. John Bethel Uhle
attorney for Mr.. Thatcher. said that there was
truth in the story that the New-York Central
was concerned in the sale of the franchises He
said
Ny client Mr.. Thatcher, purchased the franchises
in the interests of several persons for whom he is
acting as trustee. The road was under financial
obligations TO Mr. Thatcher and these other per-
sons 70 the extent of $500. The reason that only
SO was paid for the property Is because there were
no other bidders Mr.. Thatcher really acquired
the road in execution. the SO purchase price COW
ering the SheriTs costs The road is only small
one operating over few miles of ground. When
the company is reorganized. which the law au-
thorizes II to do the railroad will be simply an
outlet for coal mines.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
KNOX FALL STYLES OUT TOMORROW

The vagares of the weather man this season have
had marked effect the styles of headgear
affected by ''the the street" Whereas
during the hot summer months last year the per
petual Panama was much in evidence and n man
who was daring enough to wear headgear made Of
any other kind Of material than straw was stared
at as he walked. this year during the extreme
summer months of July and August large per-
centage Of men in town have stuck persistently TO
felt and derby hats and eschewed altogether tba.
generally more popular straws
Probably this fact has caused Knox The halter
to announce his opening of fan styles for To-
morrow. 1t is something of rarity TO see a fash
ionable halter displaying his fall goods during the
summer On account of the peculiar climatic con-
dtions this season however. the halter believes
he is making wise move. Asked yesterday to ex-
plain their premature display the Knox people
laughed and said that their offerings I'm new fan
hats excellent that they could not keep
them from the public until autumn.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

ALBEMARLE-se Senator NJ. s Quay. of Pennsyl-
TON-Coionel John Tweedy, OF Danbury. Conn.
FIFTH AVENUE-E. 4. Short, OF London, and
II Holm, OF Glasgow. GREGORiAN-Judge s r.
Mccormick. Of Wamsport Penn. HOFFMAN
r.. Holster Of Porto Cabello. Venezuela. HOL-
PERlAL-Professor r. s. Woodruff. OF Trenton.
and Captain Isaac Newell. L. S. A. MAJESTIC
+. j.. Thompson of Boston and J. H. Boyer. OF
Chicago MANHATTAN-Lor Hersehel. OF Lon
don, and DR.. w. A. Van Norden OF Vienna MUIR
RAY HILI.-Albert S. White. of Edinburgh. and
Dudley r. Dechair. of the British Embassy. Wash
ington. NETHERLAND-F. G. Keller. of Snga-
pore. India. SAVOY-Judge NJ l. Stover of Am
sterdam, y. Y. NICTORIA-Ex-M Mayor c, T.
Chaplin OF Rochester. George Howell. OF Ccranton,
Penn. and T. f, Clarke, of Scranton, Penn, gen
eral manager OF the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad Company. WALDORF-ASTOR1A
Marvin Hughitt. OF Chicago, president of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway; General Joseph
Wheeler, l.; S. A.: Colonel Samuel b. Dick, of
Meadve. Penn. Captain A. G. Boutakoff. naval
attache of the Russian Legation Washington, and
Jose Manuel Hernandez. Venezuelan Minister TO
the United States WESTMINSTER-W @. Kirby
and c. Bray. OF The London Press Association and
Ernest Castehur and Carlos NJ. Amaro of Buenos
A--ra
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18

The Navy Department yesterday served formal
notice on Lewis Nixon, formerly president of the
United States ShlpbuiIdng Company and on James
Smith, jr., the receiver. cancelling the contracts
for the cruiser Chattanooga and the torpedo boats
Nicholson and o OBrien The government will take
the vessels and complete them. When they are
completed the cost will be calculated and deducted
from the contract price. and if anything remains
nue. cutter building in the same yards for the
Treasury Department but the contract for this
vessel has not been cancelled The cruiser and the
torpedo boats were far behindhand in construction
the contract time for finishing them having been
gassed last year; extended and again passed
Strikes in the yard caused most OF the delay. The
Chattanooga Mr. Smith says is about three-auar-
terS finished f
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
CHINESE CAUGHT sNEAKING IN

Ogdensburg. Aug 1.-Two Cinnamon were ar
rested by Marshal Smith to-day while walking on
the NewYork Central tracks toward this place
They said to have been smuggled across the
river in skiffs from BrockviIe, Ont during the
night. Both were committed to Jail for t5al
Twenty other Cinnamon. captured while unlaw-
fully crossing the Canadian border Burke.
brought here tonight.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
WHAT is GOING ON TODAY.

Departure Tribune Fresh Air parties.
Outing North Side Republican Club College Point
leaving East One-hundred- -and-thirty seventh-st. .
a. m.
the Poulson plan for relief the Brooklyn
Bridge. Brooklyn Rapid Transit Companys Office. 10
a.
Meeting Of the Board Of Aldermen City Hall afternoon.
nIsats festival Of the Central Republican Club
Of the XXXIst Assembly District, Cosmopolitan Park
hundred and -seventieth-st and Amsterdam-ave
Band concerts at Tompkins Square and Mount Morris
parks in evening.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
TO STUDY GRAIN CONDITIONS.

committee from the Orleans Board OF
Trade. composed of James w. Porch A F. Leon
hardt and Secretary Frederick Muller will arrive
here next Tuesday and will register at the Hotel
Imperial Their mission Is TO investigate the grain
conditions generally in the United states and other
questions anectlng he conduct of the New-Orleans
Board of Trade. They are sent as deegates from
the New Orleans Progres ssive Union. whose pur-
pose is TO promote the trade and commerce OF that
citr
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
LUMBER COMPANY. s15oooooc CAPITAL

Augusta. Me. Aug. 1.-THE Weruicke Timber
and Land Company was incorporated to-day by O.
II. L. Wernicke. of Cincinnati and e F.
Adams. OF NewYork. The capitalization is SI2 OOO-
600 common stock and S000.0O0 pref rred. The
shares are 800 each and nothing paid in. The
purpose OF the company given is 20 acquire land
and conduct general lumhering business
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
MAY PASS coMPANVs DIVIDEND.

1t is commonly reported and believed in Wall
Street that the directors of the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Company at their meeting to-day will
pass the dividend on the common stock as a result
of the heavy expense to which the company has
been put in obtaining recently 5000 O10 loan In
this city. The common stock. which dividends
at the rate OF per cent year were paid from 1897
to March 1892, inclusive. when the rate was raised
TO per cent, sold yesterday at l9A a new low
level but rallied TO 221a the close, net gain for
10 Of g. "
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
wARsH1P CONTRACTS CANCELLED.
Those Building at Crescent Yards To Be
Completed by the Government.

Washington, Aug. 17.-By order of Acting Secre-
tary Darling. the contracts with the Crescent
shipbuildns Company. of Elizabethport, ~ j.. for
the construction Of the cruiser CHATTANOOGA and
the torpedo boats Nicholson and O'Brien have been
cancelled. Navy Department agents have been in
structed TO take charge of these vessels which
have been launched and they will be Completed al
government yard. 90
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RumoR.

Tho rumor persists In Wall Street that the Chi
cago Great Western Railway Company has al last
been sold but the identity of the purchaser II
there really is purchaser. has not yet peen
learned The oaly thing definitely known about the
matter Is that neither the St Paul nor the Missouri
Kansas and Texas Is taking over the property.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
J. D. ROCKEFELLER, JR., IN COLORADO
Arrives on Special Train to Attend Meeting
of Colorado Fuel.

Pueblo Col. Aug. T.-John D. Rockefeller jr
arrived here early to-day a special train from
the East. He was met the station by President
Kebler and other officials of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company and taken to the steel works Mr.
Rockefeller will attend the annual meeting OF the
company at Denver tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18

ply and the court again pounded and shouted.
II won't hear any more Mr.. Peckham. You
must stop or / will commit you. l have the last
say"
The Vice-C Chancellor intiTnated that he would
not appoint a receiver because of dissensions
alone
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
STEEL CAR coMPANYs FAILURE

Cleveland Aug. 1.-THE Structural Steel Car
Company. of Canton. Ohio, which recently con-
fessed insolvency, to-day filed a statement of it's
condition in the United States District Court in
this city. The Liabilities aggregate 5OO assets
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
NEW-YORK CITY.

Owing to the ill-health Of Franklin Bien. coun-
sci for the Heinze and Delaware surety companies
Recorder Goff yesterday adjourned the cases
against the president and secretary of the latter
company until August 2S. when the motions made
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise 656 Moons age 2J
HIGH WATER.
M.-Sandy Hook 2:13 Gov 2:45 Hell Gate 434
PM.-sandy Hook 3:1l Gov Island 3:43 Hell Gate $50
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
FRANK TILF0RD REPLIES.
TO TOBACCO CHARGES.
Says Butler Is Trying to Put Ms
MANAGEMENT on Him.

Following the attack made yesterday on Frank
Tilford by Bourke Cochran in the hearing of the
argument the application for the appoint
ment of receiver for the Universal Tobacco
Company and order to restrain the
company from issuing bonds, and in reply TO
previous similar attacks in the same case. Mr.
Tilford last night through his secretary, W c.
Rader. issued a statement in reply to the various
allegations of counsel concerning his connection
with the Universal Tobacco Company case. The
statement in part follows:
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
SPECIAL MENTION.

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New-York tribune., 1903-08-18

TO-DAY.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
INCOMING STEAMERS.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

'Brings mail.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-08-21
Ridiculing PENIS Grove.

The paragraph below was clipped from
last weeks Paulsboro Press and is a SAM
pie of how that metropolitan journal
holds u town and its officials up tc ridi-
cule:
"Ex-Mayor Torton has a big scheme on
hand. He, together with ex-C Councilman
Sack, and other prominent men of South
PENIS Grove, are contemplating the or
ganization of a Belgian Hare Association
with Councilman Cook as President. The
object of the association is to secure a
number of Belgian Hares and set them
free in the weeds that grow two and three
feet high along the sidewalks of the
southern part of the Borough. When
the cunning season opens they expect to
have fine sport cunning for them. We
wonder that, in such a well regulated
Borough as Penn's Grove, the streets
should be in such a condition. Another
prominent man informed us that people
had to carry lanterns in order to keep
from colliding with the street lamps on
dark nights. What's the matter with the
lights 2'
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-08-21
An Enemy Found.

Ever since the San Jose scale came to
this country, agriculturists and scientists
have been at work to devise ways to rid
the country Of this pest, and farmers
everywhere will now be pleased to learn
that the hedgehog bug has been found to
be the enemy of the scale, and is now
being used to destroy it, and very sue
cesstully too. The Department of Ag-
riculture at Washington will, in a few
days, furnish a supply OF these bugs to
any fruit grower in this country who will
Immediately make application.
To peach, pear and other fruit orchards
in this section the stamping out of the
San Jose scale is a matter OF the deepest
interest. This venomous pest, it is said,
kills ten million dollars worth of fruit
every year. It commits the greatest
rayages in South Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland. 1t might be well, however,
to watch the new bug to see that it does
not do injury in some other way to more
than compensate for the good it bestows
in killing the scale.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-08-21
County Condensations

Free mail delivery will soon be estab-
lished in Salem, s the receipts of the
post office passed the Sic, 900 mark the
last quarter.
The Salem Knitting Mills, after recog-
MIXING the union for three years, has re-
eumed operations with non-union help.
The dry goods firm of Stiles & Freas,
Salem. was dissolved on Tuesday. John
N. Stileshas purchased the interest of
VIM. J. Freas and will open the store
with a new stock of goods this Saturday.
The races at Salem on Wednesday and
Thursday were the best wei held there
and were seen by several hundred per-
sons. The $1400 prizes were honestly
contested for and the large attendance
will encourage the association to have
others. The fastest race was won by B.
L. Tufts, Ohio M. time 2.174.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-08-21
C~hurchtown Chatter

Miss Amanda Humphreys spent a part
OF last week at Cape May with her aunt,
Mrs. Albert Church.
Miss Laura Jaquette is entertaining
Miss Elliott and Miss Schoch, Of Glouces.
ter Co.
Charles Newcomb and son Albert. oI
Philadelphia, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel N. Layman on Sunday.
Miss Maggie Somers has returned To
her home in Woodbury.. Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Gray having returned from Their
European trip.
Mrs. Joseph Layman, of PENIS Grove.
was a visitor in this place on Sunday.
Friday and Saturday was spentRme
Bay, by the folleN1hg persons, Messra.
Daniel Jr., George, Harry, Frank and
Walter G. Newcomb, Samuel Lean. Ia.
Stout Samuel NJ. Layman, ST., Thomas
Batten and Harry Pedrick. They renor
plenty Of fish and a good time.
Miss Amanda Humphreys and Miss
Hannah Layman are spending several
days this week with the formers grand
parents in Comden, Nj. and Mrs. Shad-
rach Sparks.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-08-21
Responsibility of Stockholders.

According to the United States bank
ing laws, each stakeholder in a National
Bank is liable for double the amount of
his stock. In harmony with the law,
each stakeholder of the defunct First Ma
tionsl Bank of Asbury Park has had an
assessment of $53 levied on each share of
stock held. A failure to pay resulted in
a judgment recently being rendered in
the United States Distsict Court, at Tren-
ton, against two of the stockholders in
the above bank and they will be requir-
ed to pay.
Stockholders in National Banks in this
State have their attention called to the
necessity of close oversight of affairs in
connection with the banks with which
they are identified.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-08-21

Since President Roosevelt has written
such q strong letter against lynching and
mob law and in favor of swift and GER
tain punishment Of crime like rape and
murder, to Gov. w. T. Durbin, of In
diana, Gov. Durbin will be expected to
honor the requisition of Kentucky law
which calls for the trial Of one ex-Gov.
Taylor for the murder Of Gov. Goebel
three years ago, since which time Gov.
Durbin has been protecting Taylor from
being brought to trial.