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The Washington times., 1903-06-20
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The Washington times., 1903-06-20

The belief prevails in many parts OF
Wall Street that the coal stocks will be
the pivot upon which the whole market
will turn-this because of the excellent
character of the buying which has lately
appeared in the issues and because also
OF knowledge of the fact that earnings
are now very large and STRIKES appar-
emily no longer among the possitilities)
are likely TO continue so for some time.
Yesterday there was a very active de-
mand for the Readings and Fries.
II Reading one firm alone, conspicuous
IN the advance in the stock previous to
TIE passing OF control. took 1000 shares.
while several other houses took 10000
shares each. In Erie the biggest buying
came from houses usually acting for
Morgan interests The talk is that
Reading will this year show surplus
OF fully $4,000 coo. or $1.OOO.OOO greater
thar had been anticipated. In respect to
Erie, there is good reason to believe
that the dividend on the first preferred
will be increased at the meeting next
NC nth and that action of advantage to
the holders OF the second preferred will
also be taken.
The Washington times., 1903-06-20
FYNANCE AND CONNER CE.
CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS

consumers of copper in the country. On
this subject +. W. Roebling has writ
ten letter which was published IN
Wall Street yesterday, in which he
says:
Our copper wire business is practi-
cally up to that of last year, and we
judge from our general knowledge OF the
situation that the demand for electrical
apparatus will be about the same as it
was last year. The number Of opera
lions calling for copper has been much
reduced but those which are projected
and under way involve large quantities.
There are a great many enterprises OF
magnitude under way and projected
which will continue to call for large
amounts of copper. and my judgment is
that the total output will come very
near being absorbed"
The Washington times., 1903-06-20

The Pennsylvania Railroad has made
contracts for 100000 tons OF steeel rails
at $2S per ton. an aggregate of s., 500. 600.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
PLEASED At TUNNEL BIDS.
Pennsylvania Officials Smile, but
Merely Sag They're Many.
MAY COST ABOUT ss5 ooo.o

The bids for the tunnel work of the Pennsylvania
Railroad from the west bank of the Hudson River
TO the east bank Of the East River were opened at
the Office of the company, at No. 128 Broadway,
yesterday. While neither the exact number OF the
bids nor the for which the bidders willing
to do the work was made public, It was learned
that the number Of bids was more than six and
might be as high as twelve Soon after the bids
were opened the following statement was issued:
The bids received were based on the company's
submitted by the contractors The relative value
have been CLASSIFIED. but a cursory examination
shows them to be within the company's estimate
That the officials Of the railroad present at the
meeting were delighted with the number and char
acter Of the bids submitted was plainly shown in
their smiling faces they left the meeting room,
and in the stress laid the fact that a cursory
examination indicated the bids to be within the
company's estimate. il rumored before the
meeting that it thought few bids would be re-
ceive1, because the work to be done is in magni-
tude with the exception Of the Rapid Transit sub
way. greater than any other contracting job ever
undertaken IN this city and also because there was
strike clause in the contract. and there would
be a heavy penalty If the work was not completed
time
According to contractor who was said to be in
position to know. Of the bids for the work
Of excavating the three divisions of the tunnel
were probably in the neighborhood Of 100000
and the highest bids for the East River work
where the tormatl presents many dlthculties
The uniformity or the work TO be done under the
North River. it was said. makes that work com
paranyey easy and correspondingly cheaper.
Among the probable bidders were mentioned
John 3. Mcdonald, Andrew Onderdonk, Charles
Sooysnith, John +. ORourke and the United En-
cheering and Contracting Company of New-York
John Dunfee. Of Syracuse, and a contractor named
Pearson, Of England. No contractors could be
found willing. however. to acknowledge that they
had submitted bids
Those present when the bids were opened were
President A. J. Cassatt and Fourth Vice-President
Samuel Rea, OF the Pennsylvania company; Lieu
tenant Colonel Charles W. Raymond, Corps of En-
gineers. I. s; A: Alfred Noble chief engineer Of
the East River division of tho tunnel work;
Charles n. Jacobs. chief engineer of the North
River division these three constituting the board
Of engineers in charge Of the entire work.; Robert
H Croft secretary OF the Pennsylvania, New-York
and Long Island Railroad which will construct the
tunnel from the centre of the North River TO
Long Island. and a. J. County. secretary of the
Pennsylvania, New-Jersey and New-York Rail-
road, which viii conduct the work from Hoboken
TO the centre o. the North River.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
ROBS THOMAS EWING, JR.
Exceptionally Bold Burglar Gets
JezceLs Worth Nearly $4,000.

The home al YonlCers OF Thomas Ewing. jr. of
the Wall-st. law firm OF Ewing, Whitman &
Ewing. and OF the late General Thomas Ewing,
was entered Monday evening and jewelry worth
nearly 3 600 was taken. the burglary being CT
the most daring ever committed In the city. The
house is al No. 6ls Palisade-ave. The jewels were
the property OF Mrs. Ewing who was the eldest
daughter OF the late carpet manufacturer and
philanthropist. William F. Cochran
The crime committed while the family were
eating supper. and the bedroom entered was
directly under apartment IN which Mr. Ewing's
children and several adults sitting while on
ne moor under the bedroom the majority OF the
family were seated at table.
Many OF the jewels stolen. because Of their asso-
Citations. were precious 10 Mrs. Ewing far beyond
their monetary value. Many OF her most costly
gems were not in the bedroom at the time of the
burglary
psccIlar circumstance is that the burglar alarm
Aso oeen temporarily detached from The window;
- tne heal our, and just at the time the burglar
chose Tor making his attempt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
WILL REVEALS FAMILY.
Document Shoes AIpheus d. D~
Bois Had Wife and Daughter.

That Alpheus D. Du Bots, for ffty-two years
principal of Public School No 36. had. unknown
even to his dearest friends. wife and married
daughter of the whereabouts Of both Of whom
he was ignorant, not knowing his daughters
married name, was revealed by the fling OF his
will for probate yesterday. While Mr.. Du Bois
disposes Of s20O00 in his will. his wife, Julia. is
not a beneficiary and the total sum which ne
leaves to his daughter. who is indefinitely de-
scribed as Ivy Blanche MCGEE or Mckee. is less
than half the amount left to teachers in No. S6"
in East Ninth-st. near Avenue c. with whom Mr..
Du Bots was associated for many years. MI Du
Bots died last Sunday.
Although 1t was not unknown that he was pos
sessed OF a considerable fortune, the teachers OF
Public School No. S6 scarcely looked to be re-
uembered so literally they were. When
Tribune reporter called last night at the home OF
Miss Pauline Fisher, No 80 East Thirteth-sI'
who benefits by the viii TO the sum Of 5000. her
sister, Eva, expressed great surprise at the news
Miss Pauline being ill., had retired early, and her
sister declined to give her the news until this
morning.
Mr.. Du Bots was seventy-seven years old. and
was son of the late Rev George Du Bots. He re-
ever. there was movement 10 retire him because
the will rallied around him and won the day
In it Miss Mamie Mclaughlin, of the girls &c
The other requests are $1,000 each 10 Miss Fisher
and three other teachers LauTa A WalsieE Rose
The viii continues: Il give and bequeath to my
daughter Ivy BLANCHE. married name and resi-
To sally" widow of his brother, Major Thomas
Dubois OF California is left $500; 5000 to Mabel,
wife of William II. Dubois of White Plains. and
The residue Of the estate is divided between the
testator's two sisters Mary D Jones and Caroline
The petition states that there is no real estate in
this State but that the personal estate IS valued at
Mckee daughter whose whereabouts are IN
known, is the only next Of kin and heir at law
wives. whose whereabouts are also unknown.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
TO PUSH JEROME PLAN,
Committee Has Letter from DR..
Parkhurst Urging Short Opening.

In letter to the citizens committee, which has
been working excise reform DR.. Parkhurst de-
cared night that he wouldn't object to saloons
being open one or two hours Sunday, but would
fight strongly against their staying open ten or
eleven hours. He went on in his letter to repeat
practically what he had said in interviews earlier
in the day-that he was seeking to know what
hours would suit the people; that Is. Just how
few hours He wanted a minimum time decided
on, and he also wanted the people who would
obey the law after it made. the people dis
satisfied with the present excise regulations. but
still law abiding, to have the say about the new
regulations instead of the chronic lawbreakers.
The committee last night adopted resolutions
further indorsing Mr.. Jerome's biz, and appointed
q committee TO campaign in favor of the measure.
r. Fulton Cutting said that the committee would
decide the best way to get the bill before the
public, as we'll push it in the legislature. Mr..
jerome is chairman of the committee; the other
members Mr.. Cutting, A. J. Boulton F. A.
Ringler, F. w. Hinrichs, P j. Mosenthal and Cyrus
L. Sulzberger.
The committee did not come to any decision to
the methods OF work, There some further dis
cusson of the local option plan, but II was laid
aside in favor Of the Jerome plan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
IN INTEREST OF WEST SIDE TUNNEL
West Side Rapid Transit Association Has
Well Signed Petition.

A largely attended meeting of the West Side
Rapid Transit Association held last evening
at the Hotel Marlborough. DR.. Adolph Rupp, was
elected chairman, John L. Loudon vice-chairman
and William P. Rooney secretary and treasurer.
The Chair announced that petition to the Rapid
Transit Commission, setting forth the fact that
the business men and property owners OF the West
Side desired rapid transit facilities had been signed
by about four hundred representative West Side
business men. The petition. the chairman added.
called the commissions attention to the fact that
when the Pennsylvania tunnel was completed. 1t
would put two hundred thousand persons daily
the West Side, and unless the commission made
provision for them now. they would be without
ample facilities to reach their homes places Of
business. The petition asked the Rapid Transit
Commission to construct another tunnel from the
lower end of Manhattan to connect with the Penn
sylvania and the Grand Central stations. There
was some discussion following the statement of the
Chair concerning the most feasible route for the
proposed tunnel. but it decided TO leave the
question of route to the commission, and thus
avoid complications and rivalries
1t finally decided to appoint a special COM
mttee to appear before the Rapid Transit Com
mission and urge the building of the tunnel present
the petition and also collect funds to pay the
penses OF creating an agitation concerning the
matter. The Chair appointed ex-District Attorney
Olcott chairman of the committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
AutOCrdCy IN
Mems Clothing

When we present the potenual
power of popular prices in mems cloth
ing. there is always previous PROPOSE
ton. And it is the good quality of the
clothing. Today we take command OF
the Metropolitan clothing trade at
special point, and that is at
TzgeIUe Dollars and a Half
Two Hundred Men will be fascinated
today by $12.5O. Hereafter it will be
magic number. This is the way of it:
For these many years we have sold
Mems Suits of Riverside Black Cheviot.
1t is a very superior cloth-never COM
plant of fit. The suit price at this writ
ing is $I8. The price at your reading
will be $19.5o. All Suits have double
breasted coats.
Frieze-anti-free - Overcoats for
men furnish another dynamo. Durabil-
ity, responsibility and economy create the
triple alliance of irresistible appeal. Also
$18 at the writing and $12.5O at the
reading.
That's the case. ''Nuff sed."
We own up to a spirit of meanness in
offering such goods as the foregoing at
the prices named-it isn't fair to sincere
sheep, honest cloth manufacturers and
respectable tailors. But your respect for
the clothes will not be compromised by
their cheapness. Second floor. Fourth avenue,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
VALET ROBS SINGER.
Pins GiOen Him By Royal Person.
ages Among Those Taken.

Boyea Oumiroff. the Bohemian barytone singer.
who sailed for Europe on the Kaiser Wilhelm
II yesterday. was in much distress because OF
the loss OF jewelled watch, medal set with
diamonds and about fifteen scarfpins' IN whlch
a variety of jewels were set. Several OF the
pins We're gifts TO him from royal personases
Of Europe before whom he had sung. Inc Jew
elry was valued by the police at S2OVo.
On his way to this city from Detroit last
week Oumiroff met another Bohemian VINO
wanted a Job as valet, and Oumroff engaged
him. intending to take him TO Europe. On his
arrival in this city. Oumiroff took his valet TO
the house Of Vincent A Svoboda, friend at
No 962 East MISUNDERSTANDING ghth-st
where they were entertained. On Sunday the
valet disappeared. Oumiron yesterday WHICH
packing his trunks discovered his loss.
Detectives searched in East Side hnunts OF
Bohemians last night. The Wallets picture IN
the Rogues' Gallery had been recognized by
OumirOff.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
PRIMARY AMENDMENTS.
Democrats, as "LegaT Republicans
AbIe to Do Much Damage.

AS a result of the counting of marked and de-
fectve ballots in the recent election against the
protests OF watchers Jacob Bremen. chairman or
the Kings County Republican Executive Commit
tee. and other lawyers working on a series of
amendments TO the election and primary laws
which they will have introduced. The primary
laws and the election laws need changing in many
respects. they maintain. to prevent in future any
such fragrant disregard of the honest ballot as that
which prevailed last November. Under the exist
ing laws a man who enrolls a Republican may
join the Republican district organization, ana can
not be put out, although he may be Democrat,
working OF emily for Democratic interests. Several
Instances occurred before election in which Demo-
cratic district leaders in Brooklyn had their men
join the Republican organization, and delay ousl-
ness These worked as Democrats wearing
Democratic badges at the polls.
The Republican organization is behind this move
ment as it suffered from the violations OF the law
It was not, however. taking up the reforms in
spirit Of revenge Mr.. Bremen was careful TO ex-
plain yesterday. but because the members saw that
something necessary TO prevent the complete
debauchery of the ballot. All honest citizens would
work heartily for legislation to accomplish that
end He invited suggestions and help from any one
The primary laws will be changed where they
affect the district organizations of the parties we
permit to build up party organization In a
much broader spirit than is possible now - -.
The possibility of a contest OF the election OF al
least two candidates in Brooklyn has been co, con
dent Swanstrom has definitely declared that he
will not be party to a contest in his interest the
activity has waned somewhat
The marking of ballots was fragrant declare
many who have some of the ballots There
were crosses made double, instead of the single
cross required there were crosses with dots az
tached, and some ballots were clipped and slaSned
other ballots had the set of squares for the Re-
publican candidates neatly cut of, so that a man
would vote a straight Democratic ticket under the
impression that he had voted the straight Repub-
can ticket. if he had not carefully Inspected his
ballot. watcher at the polls declares that Vgor-
Gus protests were made, but the pemocTatie dis
trjct captain-it was in the Seventh Election Dis
trict of the XIXth Assembly District-said
sDeren be pay if dose votes ain [
counted" And they were counted, while no record
was made Of the protests.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
OYSTER BAY MUST PAY MORE.
It Asked for Tax Valuation Reduction-The
Presidents Property Affected

The application of the people OF Oyster Bay, In
which President Roosevet's Sycamore Hill prop
erty is. for a reduction of the valuations placed
on their real estate before the Board OF Super
visors yesterday, sitting as board of equalization
Instead Of getting decrease. oyster Bay received
an increase, a resolution for 10 per cent reduc-
ton in North Hampstead. a 4 per cent increase in
Oyster Bay and a. per cent increase in Hemp
stead, being put through.
The prices obtained for Oyster Bay landowners
when they sell is given as justification for the
action.
The increased assessments will mean a Jump Of
over $426000 in Oyster Bay and something like half
million in Hampstead. The jump is all the more
unwelcome. owing to the muddled state of
Nassau County's finances. there is a prospect OF
tax rate Of between Z and per cent this year in
obligations in one year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
REFEREE TO BE NAKED IN LAMB CASE
Appellate Division Takes Action on Bar As
ISOLATION Application.

re <-ppe4late Division Of the Supreme Cour. yes
teTGay handed down a decision 15non ~, o,,,ja
non MADE on behalf % the Bar Association nv
Ggestoa Il winthrop, in the matter OF George
hIireo Lamb and directed that A referee be an
Po--leo 70 take testimony IN the matter The
-l,l mem Faclfe Railway Company charged him
with gross unprofessioral conduct g., co+.r
with tae litigation conducted in the name az petsr
rover i was charged that the statement in the
complaint that Power was the owner OF one ~
cree sA9fes OF the common stock Of the NortbArn
faelhe railway Company was faIre and +Te+ ,,l
Knew mat i vas false, and that Ts,rE sI5 MP
QGenuy induced Power u 60 10 Canada in 49, e
egace court process III 'i-sI 70
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
WOnen'S Suits
Ele6dnt ChedpneSS

Purchasing power determines
the value of money, and the charm of any
given sum is found in what it will realize.
The eager class of women awaiting the
time for the purchase of tailor-made Suits
will find the psychological moment and
the charm of SIS at WANAMAKER's to-
day:
Fifteen Dollars for Suits that are some
fifteen points from thirty or six points
from twenty-one. Just in today from
great manufacturer who was long on
suits. The vernacular of Wall street
makes the English of today.
Suits OF Venetian cloth, zibeline, vicuna,
cheviot ard cashmere, reduced from $50
to SIS.
Suits OF plain color and dark mixed zibe-
line reduced from $50 to SIS.
Suits of black and fancy striped cheyiot.
reduced from S21 to SIS
The collection includes seyenty-hve
Suits varied in size, material and style,
but erery suit ner. made in the latest
fashion, and the offering as a whole most
attractive. Second noor. Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
JUROR TESTIFIEs AS AN EXPERT.
Gives His View as to Proper Rental-Case
Under Justice Gaynor.

What lawyers say is thing in this country
although not unknown in England. occurred in the
Supreme Court in Long Island City few days ago
at the trial OF action for $3.50. Justice Gaynor
took juror out Of the box qualified him ex-
pert, had him testify and then sent him into the
jury room with the other eleven to agree on a YER
dict The jury failed to agree. and Justice Gaynor
took the case out of its hands and rendered YER
diet himself for the full amount sued for
The Board of Education OF this city rented part Of
a building in Flushing for a storage room. The city
paid the rent agreed on, but the employees OF the
Board of Education moved a partition and took
possession of certain extra space. The owner sued
for rent The only question was to the rental
value Of the floor space.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
MEETING OF x<IxTH REPUBLICAN CLUB

The annual meeting Of the Republican Club Of
the XXIXth Assembly District. at which officers
for the coming year will be elected will be held
tonight at the clubhouse. No ga Madison-ave. at
Sl5. The following nominations have been made
For president cambridge Colby; for first vice
president Edgar j. Lauer; for second vice-presi-
dent, Franklin B. Ware: for secretary Lucien L.
Bonheur; for financial secretary. William ]. Cham
berain; for treasurer. Frederic H. Hatch: for mem
bers Of the executive committee Edward Lauter-
bach. Nathaniel A. ElsDerg. Leo Levy, Braddin
Hamilton, John w. Jacobus. Robert A. BrunJes
DIR. De Lancey Carter. Lewis Einsten, General
T. E. Smith, Franklin A; Wilcox. Henry A Utter
hart, Oscar LOewi, Harold Nathan, II A Elsberr
Alexander T. Mason, James Yereance, DR. C. q
Richardson. Frederic z. Perham. Isaac Elliott A
Kimmerstie w. Holden Weeks, Alexander Caid-
we'll, George ". Herman, William L. Gerrish
y. J. Ludwig s, j. Bloomingdale Oscar Wagner
Edward p. Frank and Henry Solomon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
NEW THREAT FOR ROUSS.
Stable Was To Be Bloom UD-Re
Is &, b. Rouss's Son

letter saying thar unless $500 was left in a csr-
tslh place the writer would blow up with dynamite
ne s'aoIe OF Peter ", Rouss. in the rear Of his
home, at No 241 Park Place BROOKLYN va. tas-s
N at the door there o. Monday
The housses have been the subject OF ANONYMOUS
thFeets before Several patrolmen guarded the
house al night but rct even a suspicious looking
character was eeen "e
-lr. Rouss. who Is The sen OF the late c-bs-tss
Brosoway Rouss, and succeeded 70 his fa+bar,s
.s.ss business IN Ma nhsttaI. does not lake n1Ucb
STOCK N The letter, apparently. 4-i1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
REFORM CLUBS NEW HOME SOLD.
The Buyer Is Said To Be An InvestOr-A
Four Story Structure.

The building No East Thirty-hfth-st-. which
was recently leased by the Reform Club for a term
Of years through Nichols & Lummis. sold yes
terday Frederic " Goddard was the owner. It
was said that the buyer not the club. but an
investor
TIE property is a four story dwelling house hav-
ing a frontage Of twenty-eight feet. The club will
take possession Of the building on January /