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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

the sellers several of the recent large railroad
transactions for terminal Sites etc; intimately
concerned in the consolidation of the various plants
that make up the ice Company and handled
both the buying and selling sides in the great Ma
tioual MacarOui co. deal. No higher evidence or
esteem in which Mr.. Onorato is held here and OF
the confidence reposed In him could have been
evnced than was shown by the parties at interest
in this transaction.
Mr.. Onorato'a operations are many sded-he does
= real estate brokerage. buying and selling on
order manages estates for resident and non-resl-
dent owners; IS largely. engaged in leasing; and
does great volume Of business in selling real
estate auction. \ prominent feature Of his
business is the settlement Of estates for he rcpre-
sents many of the large law firms and corporations.
being, auctioneer. officer Of the state and
responsible TO II for his stewardship
Owing 20 the character and volums Of his bust
he IS peculiarly equipped TO offer 10 outside
Investors, permanent or speculative. very attractive
opportunities: indeed, he controls some Of the best
manufacturing sites-large and small tracts-here;
and has several apartment house. hotel. nat ana
residence propositions which should present great
inducements to capital. Not much outside dones-
tic capital is invested here, in real estate as yet
but il IS greatly needed and would be cordlally
welcomed; and there seems TO be little DOUBT but
that Mr. OnoTato himself can offer it splendid op-
portunities. Naturally. one who has vast amount
of property under his control. for selling and leas-
ing. and other purposes, who is thoroughly posted
TO cys real estate history, its progress anu
its needs should be well able TO determine what
are inducements. That this is his situation Is evil
denced by the fact that Of the twenty firms con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

! have made fortune from a potato which bears
I his name. but he gave the seed away and made
no effort to patent his discovery.
| An effort VIII be made at this session of Con-
gress to have the Pinnacles IN San Benito Coun-
ty set aside a national park. The Pinnacles
are gorgeously colored red and blue rocks
which cover six square miles, and the spires OF
which rise 1900 feet above the surrounding
country They are gigantic pillars of stone
which include many caves and balancing rocks
ana they are colored like the Grand Canyon Of
the Colorado.
The proposed bridging of Carquinez Straits by
the Southern Pacific Company is causing much
discussion. many owners of land in Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin valleys fear that
bridge would cause a disastrous rise of both
rivers in the food period Railroad engineers
assert that this rise Will not be more than six
. inches. but even this would result in great dam
age. The railroad company has applied TO the
government for permission to build the bridge
which would 4 half hour in the time OF
overland trains on the central route, as the rail-
road for years has used q big ferryboat to trans
port trains across the straits from Benicia TO
Point Costa
At Stockton this wee!, ffteen-year-oId boy.
named Howard auckland. received a sentence
OF ten years in San Quentin Prison for shooting
his father after the latter had struck and choked
his mother in a quarrel over breakfast As
there are no arrangements for segregation OF
prisoners at San Quentin his sentence means
placing boy among hardened convicts.
The trial of Adolph Weber Of Auburn, Placer
County. charged with murder of his entire fam
ly. will be begun January %. The first count
on which he Will be tried is murder of his
mother. This twenty-year-old youth is one of
the criminal freaks OF the age He has shown
remorse over his crimes and evidently en-
Joys the notoriety which has come TO aim
through newspaper publication of his case He
was great reader of criminal stories, and took
remarkable interest in the crimes and senSa-
tional pursuit of the bandit Tracy in Wash
ington and oregon. SAYING at the time that
Tracy the bravest man he ever read ABOUT.
At Napa this week there died l. NJ Michel
SON. who naval veteran of the Civil War
having served on the Cumberland that
sunk by the rebel ram Merrimac IN Hampton
Roads.
Franklin Sears. member of Fremont's first
exploring expedition in California. died yester-
day In Sonoma. where he had lived many wears
He was a Mexican War veteran and his wife
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

tia property" and he attributes the increase TO the
TACT that home people have made money and seek
safe and promising investment for it, to the excel
lent streetcar service and to the better paving OF
the streets" I:e considers the 'best inducement
TO speculative Investment is in the business section
OF the city and that permanent investors will find
the residential districts the more do:irable."
Money has better protection here than in almost
any other section, for the law provides that mort
cages can be wound up in sixty days the property
paying all cost of foreclosure; and the rate Of
terest is nigh Therefore, those having money to
loan throughout the country could find no better
might be 9dded another and a very strong one and
that is New Orleans's geograp hical position and
the undOubted effect of the Panama Canal upon its
growth. promising to make it Of the largest, as
we'll one Of the most important, cities this
continent absolutely assures the future of its real
estate"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

this case the agent must combine precedence with
experience shrewdness with knowledge. and large
influence with skill at appraising values
Joseph l.. OnOrato. himself, who succeeded, in
1890, his father r. OnoratC in the great real
business which was founded over quarter of a
century possesses these qualities in emf
nent degree, and adds to them much enterprise and
great industry. That he is considered authority
in real estate matters - evidenced by the fact that
ne is constantly being called upon by great legal
lights law courts. important individuals and large
corporations here to values. and that his ap-
praisements are usually considered final.
Mr.. Onorato is member and director Of the
Newt Orleans Real Estate Exchange. his father
having been of the founders of the institution
and he Of the committee sent TO Baton
Rouge TO procure desirable real estate legislation
He has figured in some Of the most notable deals
here such the PiCIv'ick Club, the New South
Building and the Tulane Factory, has represented
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18
NEW-oRlEANs's HOTEL AccoMMopA-
TIONS.
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
Bag Engineering Feat Accom- pLished
-RezcQrd to Burbank.
ERY TELEGRAPH 70 TIE rR1RrxE.l

San Francisco. Dec i6.-The arrest Of Adolph
Steffens in Los Angeles for alleged ballot box
frauds in this city places another of Mayor
Schmitz's followers under suspicion. Steffens,
it is charged, is one OF the men employed by
Frank Maestrett!, of policy commission fame. to
vote on another mans name at the last primary
election. 1t is alleged that all election officers
in that precinct were MaestrettTs creatures and
that n number of ballot box suffers voted
openly, evidently fearing no exposure. Fairfax
Wheelan was present. and kept note Of these
alleged Illegal votes. and as soon as election was
over began proceedings. Two men We're caught.
but Steffens escaped. and has been working
under an assumed name in Los Angeles. The
evidence against him is said to be strong.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

Recently the Southern Pacific completed the
Lucin cutoff across the northern OF the
Great Salt Lake. Statistics show that the new
road. which saves nearly hour in time and
the heavy grade over the promontory point. also
saves $500 q day in operating expenses
nearly 100000 a year. This cutoff was one OF
the most expensive engineering enterprises ever
undertaken on the Coast, and for many months
it was found impossible to prevent the track
bed OF the lake.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

,ributing to tho hospital tax his furnishes at
ieast one-fourth OF the revenue.
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND TAX RATIO.
Prospective investors will naturally wish know
something of the city's financial condition. and
what tax burden property has to carry With an
assessed valuation OF S15s576,74i. Nsw-Orleans's
p9nded Indebtedness. on June 80 last. was G7,65I.
81 90 and her bonds are quite above par. The
municipal tax Is twenty-three mills.
NEW-oRlEANs'S HOTEL AcCOMMODA-
TIONS.
visitors will be pleased to that the Crescent
City is amply provided with hotel accommodations.
There are several that will compare favorably in
appointments and far surpass in cuisine those OF
many OF the larger cities of the country. The New
81 CHARLES fine modern structure, ed alike for
It's table and its unique palm room. IS the most i'm
portant of these. II Is very handsomely furnished
throughout and IS capably managed by Colonel A.
X Blakley of New-Orleans'S most public
spirited and most valued citizens,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

The ten year allowance made by the Carnegie
Institution to Luther Burbank. of Santa Rosa,
Cal, IS the first substantial public recognition
received by man who. many believe. has done
more for horticulture than any other man in the
world. Burbank maintains large nurseries at
Santa Rosa. but the proceeds have been ap-
piled to experiments in hybridizIng fruits and
flowers. In thirty years he has perfected prunes.
plums. ounces and other fruits and has pro-
duced new varieties Of roses and lilies His most
recent exploits a thOrnless cactus and an
everlasting flower, which does not fade, even
when plucked from the plant. Burbank could
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

Only one Of seventy-flve commercial bodies OF
California is opposed to the recession of the
Yosemite Valley TO the federal government.
Public opinion Is almost unanimous that the
government would be able 10 improve facilities
for tourists I'm the famous valley and also TO
protect it better than the State can possibly do.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18
MrwoR, FANS CHEAP REAL ESTATE.

ri, , estate situation in New-Oriea3S -
tersely described by a prominent Ie'i - q,
merit Mr. Kernaghan Of Macon Z" 'Ne4 -.
80 statement that 1T has an upward leh1ei'eS'
20 e,,er again will be as cheap as IT IS t0-aaS,
1no ;s no citv of its size in this country "leie
property similarly oe2 fere 9s a values meet.
ots only bring $4,000 to 81 Gg i[onI Of New
Sros The most lots $50 to 25o feet IN dePfj
sci for is $50 front foot Ia s44a than the
lots go feet wide and 100 feet deep sett
for $50 front T5neT fSo is so sold iG in bak and not
b,- lois $50 front foot generaily for fac
t IS Ee' on the riverfront and belt trach , iroi
Garrolton to Napoleon Avenue; As I'd e.iThis is
DEL. new nor Abandoned town ana proPe[ con,
not being given a% %I vtb those Of cities OF It's
pa[SGgi lie Pittsburg Cleveland and Milwaukee AOl
instance VIII hnoT 70 note that the real estate men
here are ocas OF the State; they are 40 6e a TO
Ctt and make ALI sorts of judicial sales.seli
roncrIv ard stocks and bonds IN settlnES a. the
~ ~ partition sales These SAFES az Hi'1 Upich was
\ orleans Auction Exchange Ito, sTbers are
Incorporated March ~ tS &, III tbe Inted States
sale 10 pe nawed 10 make judicial sales 1t Is ne
proud no s1sten was introduced no case OF deIanie
when ms c6yd in the State of Louisiana. though
auctioneers; nnJ their $1,000 bond cover T.
Onethird of he PioPesIcfi csjY ESTABLISHES market
at auct'yrtit ~, ealce popular days for when ar
value md THURSDAYS are open TO the public;
Tuesdays anu IN an cases bona fde; it Is not
These sSis . rIajm sales rot made. and theEN.
al owar'e End the State hold the auctioneer 10 Iis
Gnahse III rfnresentations. imposing heavy e nles
aeLtel :" defauIt Every auction sae IN the nt
Of Louisiana has to OF the Charity hospitals in
New Orleans and Shrey ,tptoneer charges Two per
pays lh,S he first se0c0O and one per cent on excess
for n Smorato prominent real estate man
tere saws: THE business I've incres SEA most in
value for CONNIE tette 4 appreciation in resden-
district shows tic i'eN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

,,,+ ,se5 the Germauia Savings Bank and Trust
safe deposit vault cohceIi H.
tIe1 operated by an insurance company anu LIZ
- - ocular department Of its business. 1nls;
sbarini, in the confidence the bank had estaosHeu
ISare ali classes Of the community was an III.
10 success and II Is now the peer, III FoIullo
81 busirsss Of any other here .-o..o,.
- II 100 nv legislative enactment, CorpoIdliolts
were first permitted to accept trusts fla - oDar
since then that the business has oee IN OPP
tio1 i'm Louisiana. II is therefore, colpaies
tfyeIv new and has to be built up from tlte ne
bare Puf under the able management u - ~
+nf45ccrs ~ the Germania this branch or lts ous1-
ness already gives promise OF d IN this
country about thirty-sX years ad - al norchant
enced and successful Glide and leatheC &c ~
H. sI,cceaded Jacob Hassnger. the Nestor o. Itte
W 0yleaus press who died in DeceiipeT IdSt az
president On the death OF mat geiL1eiiii npt he
= Adoioh BIaffer was elected Vlce-lfts 1
re teen cashier from the beginning or the udhH
1r ar ma stIll occupies that important posi- "a,
A W,,1ff the assistant cashier worked hIll f ~
Fro nfTice boy by his merit ana eIiJoS 80,
the confidence OF the institution iHd''
The directors 1.-THE list, of course includes -GsS PEI
,sariib and Flaffer) all prominent III Iiie }or
80 i;Fa ~ Orleans-sag acious men, "lIo -
o1,vlIZ know tho needs of the comm aTesere
we'll nosted in affairs generally IN! d" Ward
T. ~ T1el Fondio, wholesale grocer, "a - 10
n-o,,a1 stores: John 3. Meyers molaSsts' ,d ~
Hon Charles +. Buck attorney a' Id" ''1
Congressman. , 1,o,lx and Trust Com
,,oI1tys New-York correspondent IS tHe ''i'''-
Loan and Trust Company. 80 e125 ofo. its sur
The banks undivided profits are slIo'V,
1,,e st0G 600 and il has PAID e{icn q. ne sssv
tas5 q, cash dividends his SlOV siai - tread
sae why lis stock will sell for @lE". 4t p1enV
cact on the waters has returheu 49,
days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

up the largest and most important house in this
line IN America.
The concern receives and exports about four mill
,on pieces annually, handling only white oak. over
Gun oak and oak slaves these being non-porous
and particularly well adapted for wine casks.
slaves from the oak OF this region superior to
those OF the South Atlantic and command better
prices in European markets. The shipments
suade-to name them in the order OF their i'm
portance-to Spain. Portugal. France the United
kingdom (Relfast uses large number for ale
casks. Italy and Austria. and Germany and Hol-
land France receives more slaves than the other
countries but the larger quantity of the cheaper
dressed slaves used by her reduces her receipts
fn value and puts her IN third place Cette and
Bordeaux use the dressed slaves FOR carets.
Spain and Portugal are the principal markets for
the class OF slaves handled by Bobet Brothers.
They ship by sailing vessels to Portugal and by
10 al other countries selling 10 the dealers
on other side mainly III cargo lots, though they
make small consicnments 10 France, England ana
Holland. and occasionally 70 Italy.
Some idea Of the magnitude Of this great business
may be gathered from the fact tfat the concern
carIies reserve stock % some two million pieces
Of slaves at their immense stave yards. which
cupy the entire blocks in Market and Celeste sts.
he--Cecn South Peters and Water sis, and at Sew
enth. Ninth anG Harmony SITS. between Tchoupt-
fo,ias and Water ami that il receives and
ehIDs abroad four million pieceS annually.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

furnished the red flannel out Of which ne form
OF a grizzly bear was cut and sewed on the flag
that was the standard OF revolt against Mexican
rule In California.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18
NEW-oRLEANs's LOCAL TRADE.

Though having only some $4,000 inhabitants
New-Orleans IS the focal point of and dominates
vast and vich territory. throughout which in
terspersed numerous enterprisng towns that.
whether living upon cotton rice sugar. lumber.
trucking or fruit industries. are all IN a very
thriving condition: and from ali these her retail
stores, tho more important of which carry stocks
OF from $4,000 TO SS1ooG9. receive daily a throng
OF shoppers that quite equals the number OF those
from within her own limits. And for all of these
towns and their contiguous territory. New Orleans
wholesale houses are the great distributors of
foo6stuffs, cofee and sugar drygoodS. agricultural
implements. hardware. clothing boots and shoes
and al the other kinds OF supplies which their
-oonevn1al.ing and more less self-indugent
lnunities demand These wholesale establishments.
IN size and Importance. and in the stocks they
carry, will compare favorably with those of the
largest business centres Of this country. and. in
some lines. even eclipse them-such. for instance,
SIS manufactured articles that produced at such
8 distance as 70 necesstate the carrying Of excep
t!onally large stocks against emergencies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

,,rlbutng to tho hospital tax his furnishes at
ie"st one-fourth OF the revenue.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-27
Shipping Memoranda.

Jacksonville, Fla, March 26.-Ar-
rived, schooners Carrie E. Lock, Yea
zie, Norfolk; D. Howard Spear, Pink
ham, Norfolk.
Cleared, schooners Warren Adams,
Grace, Philadelphia; Admiral (Br),
Pearce. Tarpon May, B. w. l.; Lady
of Avon (Br), Steele, Havana.
Charleston, S. c.. March 26.-Arrived,
steamer Huron, Ingram, Brunswick
and proceeded for Boston; schooner ].
G. Strawbridge, Combs, Boston.
Sailed, steamer Seminole, Staples,
Jacksonville; schooner John r. Ber-
gen, Wells, Norfolk.
Baltimore, March 26.-Sailed, steam
er Chatham, Savannah.
Philadelphia, March 26.-Arrived,
steamer Lexington, Savannah.
Cleared, schooner Bruce Hawkins,
Fernandina.
New York, March 26.-Arrived,
steamer Arapahoe. Charleston and
Jacksonville.
Rotterdam, March 25.-Arrived,
Peareth, Port Tampa, via Dartmouth.
Port Talbot, March 24.-Sailed, Vile
de Rouen, Key West.
Georgetown, s. c., March 26.-Ar-
rived, schooner E. c. Ross, CULLEN,
Charleston.
Sailed. ship Carib, Johnson, New
York, via Wilmington; schooner Will
liam Churchill, Byrne, New York;
schooners S. D. ]. Rawson, Simmons,
New York; Bayard Hopkins, Eskridge,
Philadelphia.
Fernandina, Fla, March 26.-Sailed,
schooners Mary A. Hall, Haskell, Bos-
ton; Robert c. McQuillen, Burrows,
Philadelphia.
Key West, Fla, March 26.-Arrived,
steamers San Jacinto, Risk, Galveston,
and sailed for New York; Olivette,
Turner, Havana, and sailed for Port
Tampa; tug Massasoit, -, Tortugas.
Pensacola, Fla, March 26,-Arrived,
steamers Roddam (Br), Stevenson,
Bermuda; Kydonia (Ger), Rahden,
Liverpool bark Hera (Rus), Joann-
sen, Lorenzo Marquee; barkentine
Rose Innes (Cole). New York.
Cleared, schooner Loring G. Ballard,
Fletcher, New York.
Sailed, steamers Russ (Dan). Ras-
munsen, Venice; Pensacola, O'Leary,
Tampico; Hydra (Nor), Knudsen, Ma
tanzaS.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-27
STOCKS AND BONDS
TRADING WAS WITHIN MARROW
LINES.
FLAMES IN BROADWAY
CAUSED SMOKE TO FLOW THROUGH
STOCK EXCHANGE.

Attention Diverted From Trading
and the Day Closed FeatureIess.
Hank Statement and It's Effect.
New York, March 26.-To-day's stock
market was a small affair and trading
eentered again in Union Pacific. That
stock fuctuated over a range of slight
ly more than a point above last nights
level with constant reactions. and end
ed the day at an advance of *.
The suggestion that the manner of
distributing the Northern Securities
assets should be submitted to judicial
DECISION was an unsettling influence
upon the market in spite of the va
rious assurances and intimations from
authorized sources that there was no
danger of hostilities between the great
forces concerned in the settlement.
Some excitement was caused all
through the Stock Exchange neighbor-
hood by the outbreak of a dangerous
fire near at hand on Broadway, and
the clouds of binding smoke and suf-
locating smoke pervaded the exchange
floor and the Offices and the Railways
of the great Office buildings surround
ing it. Attention was thus diverted
from the market and the trading was
dull and languid
A reaction before the bank state
ment carried prices back to the neigh
borhood of last nights level and there
was an indifferent rally after its pub
lication. The closing was dull and
heavy. The bank statement showed
something more than the expected in
crease in cash holdings. The liberal
loan expansion carried that item fair
ly above the billion dollar mark for
the first time in the history of the
clearing house. The increase in bor-
rowing was attributed largely to the
increase in speculation on the Stock
Exchange. Total sales of bonds par
value, 100000. Railroad bonds related
to the Northern Securities merger
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-27
Nntice fo NInriners.

Pilot charts and photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of
vessels free of charge in the United
States photographic office, in Custom
House. Captains are requested to call
at the Office. Reports of wrecks and
derelicts received.
This Office operates a time hall on
the roof of the Cotton Exchange,
dropped daily at 12h. com. 00s. (Sun-
days and holidays exceptedD, 10Th me-
ridian time. In case OF failure the oaN
is lowered slowly minutes after IL.
Clarence Hatch,
In Charge.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-27
Florida Candidates for Rhodes
SchOIarship.

Tallahassee, Fla, March 26.-In the
examination for the Rhodes scholarship.
which will be held in Tallahassee, be-
ginning on April 10. there will be at
least seven contestants. Applications
for particulars concerning the exami-
nations have been received by Presi-
dent A. A. Murphree, of the Florida
State College, chairman Of the Com
mittee of Selection, from the follow
ing men: Marion Bevis, Fort Myers;
Fred, Fee, Deland; Ira Burnett, Ten
nessee; w. X. Jackson, Lake City;
John G. Anderson, Tampa, Fla; 3.
A. Meginniss, Tallahassee, and A. B.
Clarke, Tallahassee.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-27
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

COTTON-Savannah to Boston, per
100 pounds, Csc: to New York, per 100
pounds, zoe to dock; 23c lightered; to
Philadelphia. per bale, Sl.oo; Baltimore,
$1.00.
pool. 30c; Manchester, soc; Bremen, 25c;
Hamburg, S0c; Rotterdam. 24c; BARGE
Iona, 42c; Genoa, 3Sc; Trieste, 40c; Ven
ice, 42c; Havre, soc: Antwerp, S0c.
LUMBER-By Sail--Freight, active;
to Baltimore $500; TO Philadelphia,
S4.75; to New York, s5.62h; to Port
land, $500.
LUMBER-By Steam-Savannah TO
Baltimore, $500; to P. r. r. or b. and
o. docks, $3.50; to Philadelphia, Is 2-3
per cwt. a pounds to fooD; to New
York, $6.25 per M to dock lightered,
$500; to Boston, to dock, $500.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-27
MONEY MARKET.

New York, March 26--Money on call
nominal; no loans. Time loans, easy;
sixty days, 2h@3 per cent: ninety
days. 3 per cent; six months, per
cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4h@5.
Sterling exchange firm with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S7.156
4.S7.25 for demand, and at $4SA50@
4.S4.6O for sixty days; posted rates, $4.S5
and SASS. Commercial bills, S483A6
4.s4A. Bar silver. 55%c. Mexican dol
lars A4c