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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-New-O rIeaGs - Com
rnercial soc discount; bank, 81 premium. San Fran
cIsco-sight 71kc; telegraph. l0c. Boston loo dis
count. Charleston-Buying, par; selling. 1-l0c pre-
MUM. ChcagO-S0c premium. Cincnnati-l5c TO
zoe discount Savannah-Buying SOC discount sell
ing 75c premium. St. Louis-35c premium Mime
aDolis-S0c premium
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Call money in
London 2l4d3le per cent open market discount
rate for short bills "a per cent; for long bills
25-led22s per cent. Berlin discount rate. per cent
Berlin exchange on London. 20 marks 4Sls pfennigs
Paris discount rate. 21z per oNlt. Paris exchange
on London 25 francs II ceatimea.
FOREIGN STANDARDIZATION consols for
money. Ssss: for the account. Ssss; French rentes
81 francs 62ls centimes.
SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver 54kc: Mexican
silver dollars. 4slzc Bar silver in London closed at
sid
GOLD PREAIUM.-In Madrid. 1907: Lisbon. "a
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RAILROAD BONDS.-Marlet firm. Total sales
amounted in par value to ssSS50o against 81 $1,000
Friday. The heaviest dealings were in the
Atchison general As, Brooklyn Rapid Transit con-
vertibe As, Chesapeake and Ohio 45s, Chicago
Burlington and Quincy As. Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railroad As, and collateral trust 5s
Louisville and Nashville unified Is, Mexican Cen
trail first incomes Oregon Short Line As Pennsyi-
vania convertible 3l2s. Reading general As Third
Avenue IS Union Pacific first and convertible IS
Wabash first IS and Debenture Bs Consolidated
Tobacco Is and United States Steel IS were also
active
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AMERTcAN SECURITIES ABROAD

T.ondon April 81. ! y. m.-Tbe market for Ameri-
car securities was dun al uniihpOi 'i''' P-00
.t.-,ses LAST quotations follow;
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TREAsuRYs WEEKLY STATEMENT

Washington April so-To-days statement Of the
Treasury balances in the general fund. exclusive
Of the s5oOooooO gold reserve in the division OF re-
demption. shows
Available cash balance s218 Oal $50
Cold
silver 2Os9s00s
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tauons were:

Closing prices yesterday Of the principal active
securities and net changes from Fridays quo
tations were:
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE

MONEY MARKET-Money on call IA per cent
Time money quoted at 214 per cent for sixty
TO ninety days, 2%sg3 per cent for four months and
81 a per cent for five and six months Commercial
paper quoted at 334d4 per cent for sixty to
ninety days. 4q4z per cent for four to six months
and 5IR per cent for others
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market closed steady
ActraI closing rates follow.
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Brooklyn Ferry stock. .....-
Hoboken Ferry LIST 5s. 1916.
do stock. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
n Y & + r Ferry Co stock.
do LIST mtg IS, 1922 .....
N Y & Fl F Con IS. 1046.
10th & % ST 1st ing 5s. 1919
Union F OF y Y & 3 stock.
N 7 & n ] 1st mig IS. 1915 Il
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GAS COMPANIES.
FURNISHED by William E. Nichols No 10 Wall ST.
Bid. Asked Asked.
eEqut Con SIS ia us IN Y & Rich Gas. "a
Mutual go 2yO eNor q ist 5s, 1O3
IN Y Standard Gas .125 I3a
ls' s. i04s 1891. m I5 q iss5 i 5S ISS
sAnd interest.
MISCELLANEOUS GAS COMPANIES.
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WEEKLY STOCK CHANGES.
The usual weekly table Of price changes for the
active stocks follows:
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INACTIVE STOCKS.

R a. & & ss.rv. on deposit. on. than United state. os
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Saturday Saturday. Net
Apr %. Apr 80 changes
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FERRY COMPANIES.

/ Int. period. BId. IAsket
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carnlshsa by wLaam E. Nlshols 8 60. No. IS VAIL.
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TIE WEEKS BANK CHANGES.

Reserve on deposits other than United States de-
creased SO57.
The following the changes for the correspond
ing week for the three preceding years: 1905
Loans increased S13 As 800 cash increased $780,
deposits increased $1S156900 and surplus reserve in
creased $l96S75. 19O2-Loans increased 80. 400.
cash increased 100 deposits increased $36 600
and surplus reserve decreased $197TOO0. 19O1-Loans
increased S6OO55O cash decreased $5s94OO deposits
increased S2S211 100. and surplus reserve decreased
I5.T9.675.
The following table shows the bank holdings on
the respective dates:
April So o4 May . 'O3. May s. or
csc. 500 a14O7eO00 5000 1625OO
Specie l965CO 16l, ABS 800 113 $50 800
Legal tenders T6.539,TOb 7O1S5 600 T5.6S10 o0
Deposits 9o5.IGo.200 s1s9Goo
'Uuited States deposits included. $56.212,7OO
The following shows the relation between the
total reserve ard the total deposits tho respec-
tive dates:
April 30 % May .. 90 May 4. 'O2.
spec, - S235 1913 500 SI67 4Ss 300 SlT3 $50 800
Legal tenders 1859 200 70,IS3,6OO 756Sl coo
Total reserve go. 1911 10000 S237G21 500 $2495s1 400
against deposits. 27s.5olo5o 22s44oO5o 2a2Oi74oO
Reserve ......... S33.14425o S11.1sIs5O ST4s4.OOO
Per o. reserve. 90 263 @os
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Z bonds. S9ss. 500
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STOCKS

reported by clinton Gilbert. No. ? wan-st)
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WOMEN IN PANIC AT FIRE.
Carried Down Fire Escapes in Chicago-One
and Rescuer Probably Burned.

Chicago. Jan 29.-Firs In the Cosmopolitan
Building to-day. next TO the Masonic Temple
caused a panic among women workers In the
building. and several persons were injured some
seriously. One woman. Miss HERNIA Verba. II Is
believed will die and Edward Stokes. who
helped to rescue her. also probably fatally
burned. Chemicals Miss Verba was mixing on
the sixth floor exploded and caused the fire.
She ran from the room with her clothing IN
flames and dropping everything. the thirty
five other girls and women In the same room
made a rush for the door. AS they neared the
centre of the room the foremost OF them fell
and the next moment nearly all OF them lay on
the floor IN a screaming heap. In vain did E
Billows, president OF the Cosmopolitan Light
Company, endeavor to reassure them He was
forced TO drag half their number to the front
stairway. which had not yet been reached by
the fire.
Miss Verba was carried down fire escape by
c. w. Randolph secretary and treasurer OF the
Cosmopolitan Light Company, after he and
Stokes had put out the fire In her clothing. At
the fifth floor. almost overcome by smoke. Ran
dolph gave his unconscious burden TO Stokes.
who carried the girl to the street. This done.
Stokes succumbed to his own injuries and was
taken TO the hospital
On the floor above the where the fire
started a number OF women became hysterical.
and, blinded by the smoke, tried to jump from
the windows. Cooler heads. however, prevented
this, and the women were carried down the fire
escapes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-30
CHANCES FOR "GRAFT."
Many Oppose Bill for Breaking
Port Chester Road Hold-up.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. J

Albany jan 29-There is a growing disposition
here to believe that the Carpenter Wainwright
measure designed TO relieve the people Of The
Bronx from the effects OF the Tammany hold-up of
the New-York and Port Chester permit in the
Board Of Aldermen, will have 10 be materially
changed before It can be passed. The difficulty is
that while it, probably accomplishes what was in
tended. in fits present form. at least 1t accom-
pIishes altogether too much. A lawyer. who exam
ined the text of the measure to-day. declared that
under it's provision local boards of Improvement
Of which there a number in the various
ties of New-York City are given powers which
would offer wide chances for corruption In certain
instances.
This lawyer declared that in the case Of the Bor-
ough Of Queens two aldermen and President Cas-
sidy would be in a position. under the terms OF the
present BILL to exercise quite the OF hold
up that the aldermen INDUCING in. He
further declared that the bill would offer way for
streets. despite the opposition of local authorities
The main trouble with the bill II now stands
Is the indefinite character OF its provisions. Like
many other bills that come up every year. partcU-
arly in the case OF railroads the difficulty is in
deciding 10 what the phi does not apply. rather
than to what it does. No one here questions for n
Senator Carpenter and Assemblyman Wainwright.
Both are known to have hut purpose in mind,
OF Tammany abuse; But the fact remains that
many believe that bad bill has been introduced TO
1t is not to be assumed. however. that the pres
ent state OF this bill will prevent the passage Of
sensfor cgsrneneP b6T r W. Mhsr
norant of the fact that their bill will have 10 be
terms. Senator Carpenter has already admitted
that as as the public hearing the bin takes
place he expects TO have il amended His desire Is
to get railroad his constituents and he believes
the Port Chester Company is acting in good faith
and ready to provide such a road. He will accept
any bin which will. accomplish just this The
Iamma ny friends OF the holdIup Will i1d little
them how widespread is the feeling up hers that
in way the present ntolerable situation should
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-30
REPLIES TO GOVERNOR.
". Pierrepout White Issues State
npent ON Good Roads.

Albany Jan. 2e.-Good roads advocates IN all
parts OF the state have been earnestly discussing
Governor Odell's speech on Wednesday TO the dele
gates 10 the good roads convention. Tonight
statement by W Pierrepont White. chairman Of
the executive committee OF the supervisors high
way convention IN the interest Of good roads. was
made public, in which he disputes Governor Odells
statement that the proposition to amend the con-
stitution SO as 70 permit issue OF s500coOcO OF
bonds for highway improvement was premature
and would result in an annual State tax larger
with one exception than any since 1876. The state
rnent IN part follows:
Instead OF the State being called upon this year
provide 5000 900 for road construction, II wou
IS e00000 in bonds and provide only Sl5oVOV OUT o.
its meet its portion OF the interest aIu
sinking fund these bonds This would leave tH H
State Treasury control of s1S5O00 10 be useu III
building State hospitals the purchase OF AoIr02n-
dack lands. other purpose. 1t would not requ4Te
the placing OF direct State tax on the farms. ~
gain road-building revenues. II would not require
the placing of tax upon mortgages
Without paying attention 10 the operation OF tne
sinking fund the States portion to be PAID OF these
bonds at the end Of ten years. would be $79,OOoOo
so per of the entire cost Of the road system
in the State The interest and SINKING iunu on
this SIS 900 600 at per cent per annum would be an
annual draft on the State Treasury or Nz3oUn IN
place of the s2,O00,O00. which Is being asked LOT
built within years in every county desiring 20
use IT, irrespective Of the assessed VaIuauoh u H
county. ., -, &C.
TO enable ali OF the counties, whether rlen or
poor to have opportunity to obtain II they desire,
without the issTe of local bonds, such
TO their highways as in their Judgment their ooaL3
OF supervisors fit. 1t is the exact reverse VI
the proposition made to the counties 10 issue lOUoI
a local debt in the creation OF canal or 5zz niles
In length through the centre OF the State
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-30
DAUGHTER OF MOSES IN COURT.
Mount Horeb Tabernacle (Colored) in Ses-
sion Before Magistrate 0mmen.

Mount Horeb Tabernacle. local Lodge No. a.. OF
the Ancient and Honorable Order OF United Sons and
Daughters OF Moses received considerable attention
from Magistrate Ommen. In the jefferson Market
police court yesterday morning. when Conductress
Irene B. Price appeared 20 answer a charge OF
larceny preferred against her by Grand Vice Emma
H Miller. Tho Ancient and Honorable Order OF
United Sons and Daughters OF Moses Is a negro
benevolent society. The local lodge headquarters
are Mt No l60 West Twenty-ninth-st. Mount Horeb
Tabernacle is said TO have about six hundred men,
bers. apparently most OF them were IN the court
room yesterday.
The trouble started over box OF red, white. blue.
gold and purple badges valued at 50 10. According
to the testimony OF Grand Vice Miller. the badges
were ordered on a special dispensation received
from Supreme Worthy Warren J. Smith, OF Balti-
more. and delivered INTO the custody Of Sister"
Price by Jack Monday, a fulfedged Son OF
Moses Then the badges were lost. and after hold
ing three meetings OF the local tabernacle Worthy
Vice Marthe Randall appealed TO. who said;
Take It to court" officer Foley was called upon
several times to separate the rival Sides In order
TO prevent wool pulling but there was no violence
When the grand vice had got about half through
liar. You call yourself a child OF God, but you're
the biggest devil ever see. The next time | see
a child of God I'm going TO run as fast as can"
Next time you see box OF badges you'd better
sponded the grand vice.
Then sister Price shrieked 10 the magistrate
shes bribed her witnesses. Your honor, she
paid a 50 to tell lies man what Will tell
lies for 81 amt no kind OF man AT all"
Various Sons and Daughters OF Moses who were
present witnesses hegar to offer advice at this
settled the magistrate adjourned the until
next Wednesday at p. m.
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SUSTAINS WAGE Law.
plaintiff WGiUed Right of Action by
Not Protesting.

Albany. Jan 2s.-The Court of Appeals to-day
affirmed the judgment OF the court below in adverse
decision the suit OF Pierce Ryan against the
city OF New-York under the prevailing rate OF
wages law. The court, however, sustains the law.
but declares that Ryan waived any right of action
by accepting without protest the rate of wages
paid him a laborer IN the street department.
The court in deciding this case. upholds the law.
which provides that public work for cities.
ties. towns and villages labor shall receive the
rate Of wages prevailing for similar work in that
locality This decision is based on that which
construed constitutional act passed in 1883
that the prevailing rate OF wages shall be paid
State work. Chief Judge Parker IN the prevailing
opinion to-day, says In closing: Our conclusion Is
that much OF the statute is involved in this
case Is constitutional The defeat OF Ryan is
due, not TO any defect in the law but to the fact
that for six years he accepted without protest the
rate of wages paid TO him.
A cOncuTTing opinion Is written by Judge O'Brien,
IN which he agrees to the decision throwing out
Ryan's case. but dissents 10 the conclusion
the validity Of the law itself.
I am not he says. in favor Of going out OF
way TO change the construction already given
20 the labor law on the basis OF distinction
frail and fanciful that cOntended for by the
learned counsel tor the plaintiff"
The court draws a clear distinction between the
law as applied 10 contractors public work Qn
whose the law has been declared unconstitu-
tionaD and municipalities hiring labor direct. This
IS the first in which a municipal employe has
himself brought action under the law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-30
DENIED EMPLOYE WAS INJURED,
Traekwalker Struck by Elevated Train Was
Hustled to His Home.

Edward Morrissey. OF No. 100 West One-hundred-
and-twenty- third-st. trnckwalker on the elevated
road was hit by a train at One humid and thir-
ty-sixth-st and Eighth-ave. yesterday, One Of his
ribs was broken. He cleaning switch and
thought he far enough to the side to let the
train pass, but II hit him and bowled him over
the platform running alongside the track The
accident by some of tho men on the road
and by passengers. of whom sent TO the J.
Hood Wright Hospital for an ambulance
On the arrival OF the ambulance Dr. Fahne-
stock inquired of the agents OF the road at the
and thirty hrth-st station where the
injured
What injured man7' he asked in turn
Dr. Fahnestock told there was no one there
who had been injured and that one had been
hurt the road in that neighborhood. The West
One-hundred-an twenty -hfh-st police found that
taken to the twenty ATHEIST sta.
ton and thence to his home. where doctor at
tended him. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-30
LEHMAIER APPEAL LOST.
Judge O'Briep Says Mandamas Is
Not Proper Procedure.
lBT TELEGRAPH To TIE TRIBUNE.l

Albany, Jan. 2S.-An important opinion, placing
on the Railroad Coumssion the responsibility for
taking action against street railroads which refuse
to give transfers, was to-day handed down By the
Court Of Appeals, Judge Denis OBrien writing the
decision The case was that OF appeal by James
S. Lehmaier representing various West Side or
ganizations from the decision OF the lower court
refusing him a writ OF mandamus to compel the
Interurban Railway Company TO issue transfers at
ne-hundred-a and twenty-hfth-st- and Eighth-ave.
The decision is on the technical point that man
damus is not the proper procedure and does not
pass on the transfer question In his remarks,
Judge OBrien says:
refusal TO obey the statute TO give transfers In
certain cases would doubtless bring the defendant
corporation within the scope OF the statute. Sec
remedies for a redress OF the grievance OF which
the relator complains It is there provided that the
Railroad Commissioners shall have the power TO
investigate all complaints OF any neglect OF duty
OF their roads for the accommodation OF the public
and to make reports upon all complaints of the
public in regard to the violation Of charter obliga
lions, and il is provided that any decision or
recomme ndation Of that board may be enforced by
mandamus.
Here the writ OF mandamus is expressedly given
remedy. but Lot the first instance, and only
after investigation on the part of the public au-
thOrites In charge OF the affairs OF railroads There
is clear conflict In the facts with respect 10 the
omission of the railroad company as charged 10
this appropriate remedy TO compel gem
eral course OF official conduct. The relief sought
passengers upon the railroad. The act which the
defendant is required to perform is to deliver TO
all these people transfer tickets. It IS difficult 10
see how the writ If issued could be enforced
renewable in this court, and therefore the appeal
is dismissed with costs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-30
INHERITANCE TAX ON DAILY ESTATE.
Heirs of Copper Man Say There Is s1,55o,0oO
Not Liable.

The question of the appraisal OF the estate OF
Marcus DAILY. the Montana copper man. came up
again yesterday before Surrogate Thomas. on an
appeal from the appraisers decision. which held
that two sums. of sl.3OO.O0O and the other OF
S25O.OOO liable to the Inheritance tax. The
larger sum had been loaned by Mr.. DAILY to Will
lam D. Rockefeller. The other had been with
Flower & Co. to cover purchases OF stocks Just
before Mr.. Days death, when he was unable to
attend to any business. the Rockefeller account
was paid and lodged by Mr.. Days secretary
to the credit of a special account In the City Ma
tioual Bank. where he also had ordinary ac-
count. Flower & Co. paid over the amount in their
hands after his death. J. w: Gerard, son-in-law OF
MIR. DAILY, counsel for the heirs t-law, said that
these two sums not taxable they were only
temporarily deposited here. Mr.. DAILY was a resi-
dent of Montana. and his estate administered
under the provisions of his WILL which pro-
bated in that state. The Surrogate reserved de-
csion.
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PUSHED FROM PLATFORM.
CrosCd Forces Man to Fall Betrceen
EleUQted Cars.

There was such a rush Of people to get on
train of the Second-ave. elevated road at the
uptown Twenty-third-st. station last night that
Abraham Cohen. of No. 1853 Madison-ave.. was
pushed off the platform between two of the
cars. The cars were not moving. but the man
broke a kneecap. and was removed to Bellevue
Hospital.
He was among the first OF the passengers IN
the crowd, and stood near the edge Of the plat
form as the train entered the station. The
crowd surged forward with such force that the
old man was thrust off the edge of the plat
form
screaming with terror. Two men jumped down
between the cars while the guard held the
bellrope, and several men ran ahead 10 warn
the motorman not to start the train Cohen
was pulled out Of his dangerous place and car
ried TO the agents room. Then an ambulance
was called.
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TO ASK TIGHE,S REMOVAL.
Decision Upholds ANTHOLOGY Soci-
ety Charges against Magistrate.

Charles P BIaney counsel for the Anti-Policy
Society, announced yesterday that he would ask
the Appellate Division OF the Supreme Court
of Kings County. at its February term. for the
removal from Office OF Magistrate James G.
Tighe This application will be based the
decision handed in yesterday by ex-Judge Reyn-
Odds. referee in the hearing Of the charges
Of incompetency brought against the magistrate
last April by the Anti-Policy Society. These
charges were that Magistrate Tighe contrary
TO the evidence presented. discharged thirteen
prisoners, charged by Captain Goddard's so
cety with either selling policy slips or carrying
them. and seventeen police prisoners charged
with the same offences In some Of these cases
Magistrate T1ghe said the arrests should not
have been made without warrants.
The referee. in his report. which is regarded
as substantiation OF the charges. says;
In view Of the testimony presented II ap-
pears that the action of Magistrate Ttghe could
diced.
The defence of the respondent was that II he
had been guilty OF acting contrary to the law
OF evidence. Il was at most only error OF
Judgment He made a general denial OF the
charges
James @. Tfghs has been a member OF the
bar for thirty-one years. He was a police Jus
tice for eight years and was appointed masis-
trate by Mayor Van Wyck in 1901
Magistrate T1ghe contends that ex-Judge
Reynolds in his report does not show q thor
ough knowledge OF the law in regard TO policy
shops. and did not go thoroughly enough into
the magistrates record in the disposition Of
such cases. To a Tribune reporter Magistrate
Tighe said last niGhtI
OF course. cannot go into a detailed answer
to ex-Judge Reynolds until William ]. Carr. my
counsel. and myself have gone over the report
carefully l think that Mr.. Reynolds Is mis-
taken to the law and is entirely wrong in his
estimate OF the criminal law in such cases He
hasn't gone down to the bottom OF the matter.
and seems to have taken the sentimental Idea
Of the law.
He only discusses two Individual cases In de-
tall in drawing his differences Of bias. merely
saying that others OF similar nature had been
dismissed But he doesn't seem to have gone
into the record Of my decisions closely enough
to warrant his statement about 80 uniform
course of wrong decisions"
know am right In my idea OF the law. Tho
report only filed yesterday. When II Is
presented TO the Appellate Division at the open
ing OF the term February 20 we will have
our answer all prepared IN briefs and my coun-
sci will have an opportunity for open argument
in opposition 10 the report. Until that time we
take no further steps.