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New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
COST OF PEARL SHE'LL INCREASES.
Jewelry Which Contains 1t May Now Ad-
vance in Price as Well.

Attleboro, Mass Aug % (SpeciaD.-There Is a
possibility of advance in price Of manufactured
pearl jewelry. The pearl shell has been ap-
preciating in value for the last few weeks, until
the price pound is now from IS to so cents. and
at the next bi-monthly sale TO be held in London
on September and 9, the price is expected to ad-
vance TO 81 pound.
Pearl jewelry is more and more In demand, and
the manufacturers are constantly requiring it IN
larger and larger quantities The supply, however
is limited. and the quantities of pearl shell yearly
produced are growing smaller The beds are grad
ualy becoming exhausted, and if the present waste
ful method OF fishing continues, it will result it
is expected, in advances in price far greater than
yet experienced. From the West Australian and
Queensland fisheries, by white men. and from
those in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. where
the labor Is performed by natives, reports come Of
diminished beds and smaller yield At the same
time jobbers and sslesmen tell of an evergrowing
demand for the pearl ornamental jewery.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
FACED DEATH IN ENGINE
HUSBAND SAVES WIFE.
Her Skirt Caught in Machinery on
AuTiliary Yacht.

Mrs. William Bastier, OF No. coz East Ninth
St. who. with her husband and party Of
friends. cruising in a 30-foot yacht along
The Long Island coast yesterday. had an expert
ence and a narrow escape from serious injury
about three miles east Of City Island. Her
skirt was caught by a cogwheel OF the auxiliary
engine aboard the boat. and she nearly
drawn into the machinery.
The boat. the Ambrose. was off the light
house on Execution Rocks, when Mrs. Bastier
left her husbands side at the wheel of the boat
and started TO go forward. She had gone but
few steps, and was passing the whirling wheel
the engine being running TO augment the speed
Of the yacht. when her SKIRT was caught. In an
instant the skirt was twisted around the shaft
and she drawn down to the bottom of the
boat Her scream Of fright instantly attracted
the attention Of all in the party
Her husband had seen what had happened.
He rushed TO his wife's side stopped the
chinery and succeeded in preventing her from
being drawn into the engine.
Despite this prompt action, however. Mrs.
Bastier's back was severely wrenched, and in
falling she received bruises on the body and
cuts on the face. Her skirt was torn from her
body. AS she had been rescued she
tainted. and she tainted again and again
the boat being hurried to City Island. The
trip consumed three hours.
The boat was moored at East Prospect-st.,
City Island. and members of the party set out in
haste 10 find physician. They failed. but in
their search met Patrolman Woods When he
was told what was wanted he suggested that
ambulance be called from Fordham Hospi-
tai This was done, and the surgeon who re-
sponded advised that Mrs. Bastier be removed
10 the hospital Mr.. Bastier thought, however
that Mrs. Bastier would be better off in her
own home. Therefore. after her superficial in
Juries had been dressed, she was placed in the
yachts cabin, and the journey down the river
undertaken. The engine was not disabled, and
was used TO propel the boat after the accident
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
HUDSON BAY EXPEDITION SAILS.
Canadian Government Party Leaves Halifax
on the Neptune.

Halifax. =. s. Aug 2s-To prevent another
Alaskan boundary controversy and 10 make OBJ
servations Of the climate geology and natural re-
sources Of both land and sea Of the northern re-
gions Of Canada. an expedition fitted out by the
Dominion government sailed from Halifax to-day
on the steamer Neptune for Hudson's Bay. The
expedition viii report the alleged extensive
poaching operations carried on in that great sea
by Americans
The steamer viii first go to Bafin Bay where
the whaling stations viii be inspected and thence
TO Chesterfield Inlet. where she will go into win
ter quarters. AS soon as the winter has fully set
IN she Will be made the centre OF sedgng expedi-
tons in all directions Before leaving the inlet in
the spring police post Will be erected, which it
IS the intention Of the government 10 maintain
permanently. The steamer will ater proceed 10
Greenland She win return here In November, 1904
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
SIX PERSONS DROWN.
Father of Nine Children Perishes
Trying to Rescue Son.

August Volkens q tailor. Of No. Loss Myrtle-ave,
Brooklyn the father of nine children. was drowned
in Coney Island Creek yesterday. With his wife
and his little girl, Dora. and his youngest son.
Peter he went out in a rowboat. He was rowing
toward Sea Gate when at West Seventeenth-st he
lost control Of the boat The tide carried itaganst
the nter and cansized IT, All were thrown in the
water. Dora and mother, cinginG to the splies'
were rescued. The father. in trying to save little
Peter. went down. Three boys on the pier jumped
overheard and saved the child. but an ambulance
surgeon had m work over him for more than an
hour before he could bring him to.
Volkenss body recovered. 1t is thought ne
got stuck in the slime. The case is particularly
sad because Mrs. Volkens depended entlrely upon
what her husband made TO support the large FAMILY
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
GLASGOW MINISTER PREAcHEs.

The Rev. w. s. Swanson. Of Glasgow, Scotland
occupied Or. Mackay's pulpit yesterday in the Col
Iegiate Church, Forty-eighth-st. and Fffth-ave
God ofttimes, ne said, uses men for His greatest
and best purposes when they do not know it and
almost blindfolded. So 1t has been for all ages
There men in religion whom God girds without
them knowing il. Mark the similarity between the
teachings of Jesus Christ and Flato. Look at
MahOmet. Although IL is true that he degenerated
and went astray: yet he was more gody than men
and women Of his age. and history did make a be-
ginning in the age in which he lived. The wonder
ful sweetness of the life of Buddha leaves its i'm
preston TO this distant day. There was
something in his protest against the superstition
and idolatry around him. Napoleon Bonapa
although a monster and singularly unscrupulous
changed the face Of Europe, uprootee many OF the
old and settled tyrannies and gave the people OF
Europe some aspirations of liberty and law"
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
MAN WHO DIED on BOAT IDENTIFIED
Was J. Van Buskirk Vreeland, Cashier of a
Montclair (N j. Company.

The body of the man who died on Saturday on
the Asbury Park boat of the Central Railroad of
NewJersey identified yesterday as that of
John Van BuskIrk Vreeand, Of MontcIair, n. j.
The identification was made by H. S. Kellogg of
No. 36 West Twefth-st.. who was a personal friend
of Mr.. Vreeland. Mr. Kellogg told Mr.. Radcliffe
of the Stephen Merritt Burial Company at Nine
teenth-st. and Eighth-aVe that Mr.. Nreeland had
been with his family at Seabright. He said that he
clair.
Mr.. Radcliffe said he had received a telephone
message from Mr.. Vreeland's son. who said the
effects on the boat belonged to his father. Mr
1t said at the Stephen Merritt Burial Com
panys Office last night that the body would not be
removed TO Montclair but that the funeral would
be held tomorrow in the Merritt chapel.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
FELL OFF BOAT AND SANK,
Body of Man Lost Overheard on Fishing
Trip Not Recovered.

While out on a sailing and nshing trip yesterday
John Fister a clerk, forty-hve years old, OF NO.
IS Crescent-st Brooklyn, fell overheard and was
drowned The body was not recovered. Flster ana
four companions left Canarsie in the sioop Emma
early in the morning. About noon the party
started running over toward Norton's Point be-
fore stiff breeze Oft Brighton Beach sudden
puff Of wind keeled the boat over and Fister slid
off into the water and disappeared. The boat was
brought about quickly and sailed back, but Flster
body apparently did not come to the surface again
After sailing about in the vicinity for nearly an
hour the party gave up the search and returned
Canarse, where the accident was reported 10
the t,oljC
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
IN SUPPORT OF THOMAS E. RUSH.

meeting of the German-American Democratic
Club of the X&IXth Assembly District was held
Saturday night at No. $40 Park-ave to take action
in regard to the fight for the Tammany leadership
of the district which is being waged between
Thomas f. Rush and Joseph +. AIulqueen The
following officers elected: Hellmuth Moer-
chen, president; Or. Herman Braun vice-president:
Fl. Chris. Strahman, treasurer, and Max Beck, sec
retary.
Resolutions were passed saying that the present
adminstrat ton of affairs in the distr t is most
Unsatisfactory: that the present leader was not
chosen by the people. but practically appointed by
his predecessor, and supporting the candidacy Of
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
GARDEN PARTY AT oRIgNrA POINT.

On account of the interna tionaI yacht race on
that day, the Oriental garden party which was to
have been held on next Tuesday at the home of
Mt. and Mrs. a. c. Bostwick. at Orienta Point In
aid of the Mamaroneck Free kindergarten has
been postponed to the following day. Wednesday
the 26th There Will be no postponement on account
OF the weather A raffie for a automobile con
tributed by Mr.. Bostwick will be interesting
feature of the day, and another feature will he
pictures drawn on the Bostwick private beach by
sand artist. Mrs. Bostwick is to be assisted in
entertaining by Mrs. Clifford V. Brokaw Mrs 4
NJ. McGregor and other women of Orienta and
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
D. 3. HENoERsoN's DAUGHTER I'LL

Gloucester. Mass. Aug. % CspecaD.-David B.
Henderson. former Speaker OF the National House
OF Representative, and his wife and daughter Miss
Belle Henderson, who have been spending the sum-
mer at Brookbank. Fresh Water Cove have cut
short their stay here owing to the illness OF Miss
Henderson. She has been travelling in Europe
giving much time to music. and too close applica-
ton 10 her studies. it is said. has affected her
health II is understood that while her condition
is not serious she needs long rest and careful
treatment
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
D0WIE AFTER THE MoRMoNs.
He Is Going to Send 800 Missionaries to
Convert Them
[pr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

, Salt Lake City Aug 2s--"Elijah' Dowle is 10
send three hundred Ziontes to seek to convert the
Mormons. He plans TO build up a following that
will absorb the Mormon interests and dominate
this State. w. S Peet. who recently visited Zion
City. brought the first news OF Dowe's intention
Dowie told PeeJ that lie had at last worked out
plans Tor the IpUDc-uG c5 great city s. the Wah-
satch Mountains and thtt lie would make a deter
mined eEort 20 convert the MormOns. He said that
he was prepared TO spend much money to carry
out his plans.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
MASSACHUSETTS, HERE.
BattIeship Goes to Drydock scith
T'zc0 Holes IN Bottom.

The hattleship Massachusetts. which had two
holes knocked in her bottom by striking a sharp
point Of rock off the Maine coast in fog on Au-
gust 2, reached the harhor last night and an
chored of Tumpkinsvile at about 7:30 o'clock. She
was conveyed on her voyage down the coast by the
oattleship Indiana and the navy tug Potomac
She will 90 AZ once TO the drydock at the Brock
lyn Navy Yard for repairs.
The extent of the damage to her is not known
Two holes stove in and several plates cracked
and there were many reports that the damage was
extremely serious
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
HAD FIT AND DIED IN WATER.

Atlantic City. y J. Aug. 23.-John Moore, a
Pittsburger who lived in Philadelphia for the last
year or So met death in the ocean to-day near the
steel pier Moore. with friend had gone in TO
bathe and had not gone out much over knee deep
when he was seized with epileptic fit. He sank
beneath the waves, and the body recovered a
few minutes later by life guards who were then
going dEtY.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
ooNoUcToR HURT; PASSENGERS FAINT.

Stanford. Conn. Aug. % (speciaD.-Caught be-
tween cars. PAU A. Cloud conductor employed
BY the Stamford Street Railroad Company, was
badly hurt tonight. He was standing on the in
side running board. collecting fares, when the
land rolling OF the passing bumped his head
and knocked him off. He fell and his head was
Injured. Several Homen tainted and one man Was
JnTo%n into a ~ by the sight. Cloud is in the
Stanford hospital and vill probably recover AIS
wife gave pss&h u = child yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
BENEFIT FOR sHELTERINe Arms

The Hebrew sheltering Arms tena<ed a
benefit last evening at the Tack -pou-sha House
at Far Rockaway, under the joint management Of
George Lederer, the theatrical man, and Moses
Nahm, the proprietor OF the hotel. Mr.. Iederer
arranged the talent ana Mr.. Eehn lco..ed after
the grounds and their decora ton and orname nte-
ton. " hle the receipts had not all been Ia hu-
lated last evening. II calculated that about
~eu0 was .Gised for the beneficiary
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
PRINTER BROWNS AT coNEY ISLAND

John Green ffty-eight years old, a printer, living
at No. ga Pearl-st.. Manhattan. while in bathing
off Balmers Fifth-st. pavilion Coney Island, yes
terday was taken with cramps, and before the life
guard could reach him. drowned. DR.. Hall,
ambulance surgeon, worked over Green for more
than hour, but could not revive him His family
was informed. The body was taken to the morgue.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
Run BY DARTMOUTH MEN.
President, Managers, Ticket Sellers, Con-
ductors, Brakemen, Hail from the College
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.J ]

Boston. Aug. 2S.-Dartmouth College men are al
most exclusively the managers and operators of
the Boston. Revere Beach and Lynn Railway. To
begin with. the president, Melville 0. Adams, is a
Dartmouth graduate. In Boston ticket sellers
are W. II. Thompson 'O2 and A. G. Decatur '03
The station master at Crescent Beach is w. II.
Mahoney, 'O4.
The conductors and brakeTnen are all young Dart
mouth men. They alternate college work with
summer employment Among them is Z. II. Neal
last years six foot freshman from Rochester.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
DROWNED AT PLAY IN NORTH RIVER.

While playing follow your leader" in the North
River off Fifteenth-st., Hoboken, on Saturday
evening Joseph Mahoney, seventeen years old, of
No sl2 Bloomfeld-st. Hoboken. tried to swim out
TO a boat tied distance from the shore. When
part way out he taken with cramps and called
for help His brother. William, twelve years old,
and other boys started TO aid him, but he sank
before tbev reached
New-York tribune., 1903-08-24
cYmRIc OFF FIRE ISLAND.

The white Star sto2mer Cyrnric. Captain Thomp-
son. from Liverpool August "a and Queenstown
August I5 was sighted southeast of Fire Island at
I2.e3 o'clock this morning.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-31
MONEY REPORTS

NEW YORK, March 31.---Noon: Money on call
at pes s cen enE Re 1m ai
S&S for e demand and at 81 SO. $3.50
4s3.s75 for 80 days: posted rates, 4.S411a and
$4SS Commercial bills, $4.S3@4.s4. Bar silver,
49Ac; Mexican dollars, 3S15c! Government bonds
steady; refunding Is. registered 106. coupon
aee Sc sssisssEed 5ee s9spon
coupon. 1851.
day, o4s se.os; for the month $54 5se, ,ss2 ss;
exchange, selling rate. 5oc premium; buy ing
rate, par; Chicago exchange. selling rate. 25c
premium: buying rate, 25c discount: London 60
day sight documentary exchange, 81 S3%.
Ma19e
posted at s4.s31s for. so days ad at s4.s71s fol
demand.
sT. PAUI-C Clearings, ssoo.f21. .6s: month,
S26, ,3es, ,s7T 90; last year, $22, ,6s9, $3.50. .2G.
PHILADELPHIA, March 31.---Clearings, $f9.
1923 Dol balances. So. ss4. 74O: for the month
clearings s473935,s4s; /; balances, s2s,53o, ,9o6
BALTiMoRE. March 81 -Clearings. sa.7o1,
29S; balances, $;105 1896 for the month, clearing.
sos 255,106; balances, SD ,1s1 .21O. Money, pei
cent. 80
SHM xoRK MaEsb sso1 $685.
LONDON, March 31.--Gold premium at Madrid
35.17. s I
RosToN. March 81 Exchanges, s22, ,25s, 642
LONDON, March :51-The amount of bullior
taken into the Bank Of England on balance to
day was E $4,000. The sum Of G10O0O wat
Withdrawn for shipment to South America.
RaR1s MaFsh March, m-Three per cent
| BERLIN, March 81 S-oiscount rates: Shor
bills flor settlement), II sa per Cent? thret
months bills. 2A per cent. n
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-31
A FIR.MER OPENING.
But Large Selling Orders Stop the
Buying and Turn the Mar
ket Down. e
500 and Twin City Stock Weak A
Rally Later, but the List Is.
Dull at the Top.

New York, March 61.-The local market fol-
lowed the London lead this morning and ad-
vanced prices on good volume Of business.
Gains, Gains OF : to point were scored by Penn
sylyania. New York Central, st. Paul, Union
Pacific and Canadian Pacific. Southern Pacific
ran i,a on y and ther: was drop Of v in United
States Steel preferred The general tone how,
ever, was firm. Large selling orders appeared
simultaneously in 1malgamated and Sugar, de-
pressing them = Ssnd 4 ss points, respectively.
Sugar was largely affected by a reduction in
granulated by comvet Ing interests Buying at
other points halted and the market turned down
wards St Paul. New York Central Pennsyl-
and Pacific which had the
idly and tbs genera: list became heavy. Reac-
i9ns Were SSs for the most but
Central. Supporting orders came in for New
York Central, Whick rallied that stock. and St.
Paul to about the opening figure again. and the
list generally recovered sharply Southern Pa
ciic rose over last night. 81 Minor specialtes were
pressed for sale, Minneapolis. st. Paul & Sault
Ste Marie, Sloss-Sheff field Steel General Electric
and Twin, City RaEid Transit losing | to III
points .ss.st: EsS{ss- =
J The gain in st. Paul was extended to / - AMI
in New York Central and Pennsylvania to81A
Net gains of point We're established for Union
Pacific, Atchison Baltimoret& Ohio. Erie Louis
ville Metropolitan Street Railway and Smelling.
There were declines In New York, Chicago &
st.. Louis of 6h; sloss-sheffeld, "a; United
Railway Investment preferred Hooking Valley
and Union Bag 2. and Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Memphis preferred J. 4.8*3T The market became
very dull at the top level and receded frac.
tton.s .Fs- ssz: s.st$ 81. -. r. e. r. -,
Selling of the Wasashes,s which lowered them
1M17a points, was Gased on the proposed bon<
! Issue and caused some reaction elsewhere bu
there was none OF the recent decided pressure
| against the trunk lins or transcontinental stocks
Supporting orders in the Wabashes reduced theil
Sa to asd the Gs arkst be
! Francisco, Kansas & Texas preferred Colorado
Fuel & Lead advanced 4 points. AmalgamateG
recovered to fraction over last night.
Speculation showed very firm nndertone hu
the trading was almost at standstill. Some o.
! the leaders were fraetionally better and North
| western Delaware & Hudson and ConsolldatedCa a
! gained a point or over and Anaconda 4.
| Bonds were steady at noon.
| Stock quotations reported for The journal b!
Watson & Co., Chamber Of Commerce, MIME
| apolis. ...
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-31
GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP
Kansas City-Clear, 50 above.
AtchiSOn--Clear. 40 aIlnye

Kansas City-Clear, 50 above. &
Atchison--Clear, 40 above
st. Louis-Cloudy. 50 above.
Omaha-Cloudy, 81 above.
Winnipeg-Part cloudy and calm. 25 above.
Grand Forks-Clondy, south wind, 30 above.
Fargo-Clear and bright, fine morning; sc
Casselton-Clear and mild; light south wind.
IIillsboro-Cloudy. light north wind, mild. i'
Comstock-Part cloudy, calm, 80 above.
Fergus Falls-Clear and fine:
elevator who tells me there Is considerable
and Missouri than generally estimated.
Following telegram from Peoria, ILL.,: THE
weather continues fine; warming up slowly: ther-
mometer about so; extremely favorable for all
Antwerp close: Wheat unchanged.
London ID close: Wheat, A@zsd higher. Corn,
sS e xhest ct City to-day
decrease 100000; corn 2,526,0 900, increase 101,-
900: oats, standard 43S,000 decrease 81, 900; No.
oats $4,000, decrease 200.
Frazier, Chicago, wired: We understand Harris
Gates have a cable from Paris which claims a
stimulating wheat this morning. don't take
much stock in 1t. If our prospects keep up AMI
we don't have some damage in some country
hope mething will happen some place.
There have been loads of red wheat worked
to continent to-day
Following from Houston. at Kansas City:
IS
knee high and strong, rank growth: 1t VIII ma
ture early. Estimates are for 150, 900 to
'eio clearanees: 81 Wheat, iss,ooo ba; four, $4,000
brls corn: Y. 900 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; wheat and
-four equal $4,000 bu.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-31
THE CASH TRADE
GOOD DEMAND FOR FLAx-oTHER GRAINS
r , QUIET AND STEADY,


FLAX--There excellent demand tor haS
at the even figure of $1.09 for the good NO;
seed and every ything in the grade went at this
price. Crusher are continued good buyers and
there is general inquiry here for fax suhl-
cient to take care of all receipts.
Year, ana shipped 81 cars Duluth had l29
cars 49, -,
Closing prices Minneapolis, cash. 81 :09h !;
to arrive, 81 .O9lA; March, $l.o9; May, $1.1e;
CoRN-somc No. 4 brought 4o4Ac. There is
n seSe Nd so9
at 42lac Receipts cars; shipments, 1 car.
OATS-Some Of the off grades moved SLOW.
but the market the whole was satisfactory to
sellers: No. 3 white closed at 32Ac; receipts 13
eaFS FEES Pms Ebeand is reported good
CoSrse corn bneal and cracked corn, $1o; No. l
ground feed, % corn, 1-3 oats, $l5 80; No.
ground feed, u corn !. oats, $16 No. 8 ground
feed, 1-3 corn, % oats. $16.5 50.
MILLsTUFFS-Millers are holding prices s3a hrm
fair value, but on the outside there are lower
prices occasionally heard. Brokers are Offer
Ing lower. The demand is a little better all
around: The decline the m milieIs t say, , oha has
s1i so; shorts. s11 Oil so; -four sn,iddlings,
a ton adoSs
BARLEY--The market was quiet. receipts
being. light. Feed grades are quoted @46c:
mailing grades, 46W52c. Receipts, cars;
RYENo. closed at 1ac. Receipts cars;
HAYIThe market is quiet. Upland, choice.
$40. .50@11 so; upland, No. !, $10@10. so; upland
No.2 S9.50@1O; midland, ST .75@S 80; medium,
If fmotST eolSE Ss@ si1%9 sSthy c chqiss f
othy, No. 2 $1o@1o. 25; rye straw, choice, $50
$50. Receipts, 10 TONS %T '--
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-31

New York to L. T.. Sowle & Sons: While the
labor situation seems to have reached acute
stage, yet an interview with Mr.. Morgan this
morning would seem to show tendency of large
interests to take a more hopeful view of the
situation. We believe rally should follow the
extreme depression. -.-Gs-. -..
To morrow is the hearing in 1>entueky-Lnion
Pacific Southern Pacific controversy. Mr.. Keene
speaks confidently. while nothing is heard from
the Southern Pacific interests. but the general
impression is that Mr.. Keene has no chance.
Arbuckles have reduced refined sugar 10
points. z
will not rally until pressure is off Amalgama ted
Copper, and OF course these low prices are
forcing some liquidation of weak accounts, but
general sentiment here is bullish the ground
that prices are not adjusted up to even 14c cup.
F. NJ. Deck, New York. says: We are at last
getting the rally that has been due for several
days; market much oyersold and good many will
be forced to-scover.
! New York to Whallon. Case & Col. P.
by the bear element OF What is liEelsl to ensne
| IL further reckless attempts are made to u.
reasonably depress the price Of Morgan stocks
He says: 1.-THE general pessimistic talk Is In no
! sense justified by the facts"
Hartman, New York, to Lewis: Mr.. Morgan S
| interview in the New York Times is distinctly
| bullish and it Is not unlikely it will encourage
| action which Is long past due. At the same
| time, the market has had hard blow, and no
sustained advance is likely for some two or
! three weeks to come. As we have stated before.
| many stocks are low enough and good money will
be made by buying them.
Selling of 500 common Is credited to Canadian
Pacific interests. Market very narrow.