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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04
PERMIT FOR PRUssIAN COMPANY.

Albany Feb. 3.-Francis Hendricks Superintend-
ent Of Insurance. to-day granted permission to the
Prussian Life Insurance Company, of Berlin. to
transact business in this State II has deposited
with the New-York State Insurance Department
$20o000 {. F. Sturhahn. of New-York City, is
United States manager and ". II. Buckley of Al
bany s attorney This is the first Prussian life in
surance company admitted to do business in New
York State since the exclusion of American COM
PRUSSIA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04
REALTY NOTES.

The project to acquire most of the small TIL
angular block bounded by William and Liberty
SITS and Maiden Lane. site of an insurance
skyscraper building is said to have been aban-
doned. ,
Michael Coleman is the buyer of the northwest
corner of Centre and Pearl SITS, sold recently
Andrew { Zabriskie is the buyer of No. West
56th-st He owns No . West 5eth-st. and the
abutting house No. 716 5th-ave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04
MARKET FOUND FOR UPTOWN PLOT.

The Randolph Backer Company and Joseph Man
dekern have sold Joshua Silverstein to Leonard
We'll ten and three-fifth lots on the north side oil
163d-st 100 feet east of Broadway. The lots are
to be excavated and resold for Improvement
The Randolph Backer Company has SOLO Tor "a a
client TO Arnstein & Levy two lots on the south
side Of 12ath-st- 100 feet west Of Amsterdam-aNe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04
rHE BRONX BUILDING PLANS.

Prospect-ave. Al q Of ls2ds 81. two story
Pressner own.r; Emil Ginsburrer architect $4,000
Prospect ave q. Al II OF 1870 st. n story
frame stable is. 2xfI 2: Lucy Pressner. owner:
Emil GinsbuTser. architect. 30
Prospect ave. " S. 80 q OF fremont ave. three
story frame store and dwelling house. "a SKA:
Rect 5000
sth-st. S. 155 II Of Avenue e. UnionpOrt.
story frame dwelling house 20K45: + J Bern
hard. owner; Chris Lohse architect. 5000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04
DEALS INVOLVING $500, 1000.

The Berman Realty Company has made a number
of deals, involving about s1,500Ooo.
II has sold for Weinstein Brothers three six
story apartment houses, with stores No 1902 to
$40 Madison-ave, each 3sxi10 feet. TO the Unique
Realty Company. The buyer gives in part payment
ave betv cen 18th and l36h SITS, together with six
adjoining lots ,
J'I1e Berman company has also resold the north
ssr corner Of l35th 81. and Amsterdanl-aVe.. and
inc inside in l35th and 18th SITS II has also re-
soId the Madson-aye houses for the Unique Realty
Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04
BUILDING LOAN CONTRACTS FILED.

ISGth-st :, 100 ft. 81 Union I20x1oo. ths
lam Eisenhansr -. sTeSco
9th No S2T . 9sa West and 18th 81 Nos SS0
2S2 West: Sarah NJ ReTnstein With Ahra
SibermIntE Is nso
ana others Si,S Abraham s,lserrints. 5000
Nth Abraham sis,rmints " ss.....e.. 1000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04

HOLY Name. of which the Rev. John J. Kean is
rector i'll 97th-st., in the rear or the church ana
adjoining the site of the parochial school. at
The southwest corner of Amsterdam-ave. and 9lth-
ST 1t is to have frontage Of Is feet with a
facade Of brick trimmed with Limestone IN al
dition to living quarters il will have nnraIy-
The Is estimated at $4,000 py the archl'ec'S'
Elliot Lynch and w. II. orchard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04
City Hotels.

-. .or Isaac Van Bomel the plot over ten
So asSxea II feot on side of l6Sd,st 10
tots' 800 ~ tsroadxav The same firm has also soId
I9,,o ejIverster for jackson & stern. Plot
If ten lots 26xssl feet on the south side OF tottn
% 100 feet LAST Of Broadway. giving the purchaser
81 entvone lots on this block, which were pur-
CLossd through the firm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04
QUICK RESALE or BLOCK
Parcels, Once Omned by Manhattan
RaiI1cay Co., To Be Impr0Ued.

The Hudson Realty Company and Walter j. Cohn
Yesterday completed the resale Of the block
resale of the block the west side 2d-ave
from Goth TO 57th st. 200.l0xl0O feet Abram l..
IJbnan and William {. HOrOwltz the buyers.
They will improve the block front with nathouses.
The block recently bought from the Manhat-
tan Railway COMPANY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04

drawn vehicles was 1928 miles hour. will
claim that they We're driving At Il reckless rate,
when it is considered that at this rate of speed
a motor is under much perfect control
than team of horses and that it can be stopped
in one-third the time and in one-third the dis
fanCe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04
MANHATTAN BUILDING PLANS.

1ssd-st n s. 800 IT OF Amstsrdann,1sve' for a
IL story tenement house oOxs6 II; owner.
tandem 4 Stammen; architect George FRED 49, -
,oth ~ q 595 II W Of for six
lofts ; 2sSSs % SHpen $4,000
a7tb 81 5 s 500 II Of Amsterdam ave; for
four s'G PsrsS arehtests Lynch Orchard 5000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04
AUCTION SALES YESTERDAY.

~ Parish. Fisher Mooney & Co; III 20 i3S Beeeker-
, 100 tx1oo two and basement ok lori ana stores
-, ~. work Life Insurance Company ast l. NJ Jones
:. -. Andrew, Hamilton atty a r Lawrence. ref amt
Dire sl91 3I2 81; withdrawn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04
PARISH HOUSE TO COST $4,000.

Plans have been filed with Buildings Superin-
terdent Hopper for four story parish house. to
be erected for the Roman Catholic Church Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04
CHOICE DWELLING HOUSE SOLD.

Frederick Zittel has sold for client to MI
Kraft for OCCUPANCY No 249 West 7Oth-st. three
story brownstone front dwelling house 1s5xlV01
feP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04
w. E. FINN BUYS THE oAkDALE.

w r. H Martin has resold the Oakdale, seven
story apartment house. Nos SO and 3S West 35th-st
It is on plot 5OxsS9 feet. William f. Finn is the
buVer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04
JUDGMENT FOR s7.7e3 SATISFIED.

a Judgment against Charles /. McNenna for
81 1853 obtained by the Kn.Ckerbocker Trust Com
pany yesterday, was Immediately satisfied
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04
Winter Resorts.

NEw-JERsEY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04
Real Estate.

No loss of interest by delay
Best market for investors and borrowers
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-15
.Tapan's Grand Old Man.

Marquis Ito. who was recently
stoned by japanese mob, is of com
paratively humble birth. His father.
Juzo Ito. was a rustic gardener. Mar
quis Ito first went to Europe, stow
Ing himself away in bale Of silk on
board ship bound for Liverpool. He
was concealed In this bale for S6
hours, until he was discovered by one
Of the ships officers. The reason for
his leaving Japan was that he desired
to escape the vengeance of the Con-
servative party of that country, which
resented his more advanced views and
attempts to adopt Western manners
and customs In Japan. He Is now
said to be the most Western Japanese
In the Occident, and spends probably
hve hours a day reading European
and magazines. Yet. with
all, he is said to be the poorest Prime
Minister in this worlds goods, either
actual or retired in the world.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-15
IT PAYS 10 DRESS IN STYLE.
Stirring Adventure of the fion.Augus-
tus Browne, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Things went very hard the other
day with the Hon. Augustus Browne,
of Cleveland, ChiO. AS Mr.. Browne
stepped off street car during the
busiest hour of the day and at one Of
the most crowded localities in Cleve-
land, mis- well-made trousers caught
on the lower step--it seems that some
of the iron work was loose Stimuli
taneously, the conductor started the
car, and the Hon. Augustus Browne
at once sat down upon the Belgian
blocks in a shocking manner. More
over, the Hon. Augustus kept
right along with the vehicle, towed
by the left leg of his expensive trous-
ers, and presenting picture of unus-
ual distress and CONSERVATION. What
made it worse was the fact that the
spectators on the sidewalk were dis
posed to be disrespectful. Mr..
Browne expostulated against the treat
ment he was receiving, though, of
course, in perfectly dignifed way,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-15
Texas Sulphur Deposits.

Texas, State which claimed the at
tention Of the whole country as a cat
tie State. and as a petroleum State,
Will probably soon become remarkable
as sulphur State. In the trans-Pecos
country in Ell Paso county, north of the
Texas Pacific Railroad, geologists COM
pute that there are ten million tons OF
40 per cent. native sulphur ore avail
able and almost in sight. The sulphur
area which has been explored and sur
veyed covers about ten thousand acres
and the deposit has an average thick
ness of nine and one-half feet. 1t has
been recently reported that this sui
phur field has been bought by Illinois
capitalists, who have associated with
them In the enterprise a number of
European capitalists. At present no
railroad Is near the deposits, the near
est station being Toyah, twenty miles
to the northwest. The intervening
country presents no obstacles in the
way Of railroad construction, the
grades being low.
1t is calculated that the United States
annually consumes 100000 tons Of sui
phur. Much of the sulphur used in
the United States is imported from
Italy, the tonnage brought in from that
country varying from 100000 to $50 900
tons year. The American State which
leads in the production Of sulphur is
Louisiana, but vast amount Of sui
phur is obtained from the pyrites
mines in Louisa county, Virginia. II
Is said that the visible supply of sui
phur is sufficient for the requirements
Of trade for the next twenty years
The sulphur trade of the world is prac-
tically monopolized by the Anglo-Sicil-
ian Sulphur Company, Limited, OF Lon
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-15

hundreds OF thousands Of acres Of
land embraced within the forest re-
serves naturally almost bare or forest
cover or which had been stripped OF
their timber and left worth perhaps
a dollar an acre, were thus purchased
by corporations and exchanged on an
even basis for the finest government
timber lands of the northwest Sew
eral bills were introduced to amend
this law, but finally, after much con-
troversy, the entire act was repealed,
greatly to the dismay OF the timber
grabbers, and this mode OF robbing
the government stopped.
A bill was also introduced repeating
the timber and stone act and provid-
ing for the disposal OF timber in the
manner recommended by the Public
Lands Commission, but this bill slum-
bered and finally died in the Public
Lands Committee of the House OF
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-15
Starfing .in EarIY.

One year the gardener told me that
the rose bugs threatened to work de-
struction among my choice roses. So
hit upon the idea of hiring my two
youngsters to pick them off and de-
stroy them ten cents a hundred
bugs. This worked beautifully for a
short time, until suddenly there came
a devastating horde of the pests. Dick
grasped the situation at once and sal
lying forth invited his friends to as
sist, at five cents per hundred, sub
contracting, as it were, while he did
the bossing and pocketed the profits.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-15
PUBLIC TIMBER GRABBING.
PRESIDENTS C0AIAIISSTON ANX=
IOUS THAT CONGRESS SAVE
AMERICAN FORESTS.

Secopa Instalment of Commissions
Repo1 t-PrOtests Against 64o Acre
Homestead Scheme-Repeai of Lieu
Land Law.
Two pieces of public land leglsla-
ton which engaged the attention of
Congress last winter were the 640-
acre, or square mile homestead bill,
and the lieu land timber bill.
The former was defeated the latter
was passed, both properly. Under
the 640-acre bill it was sought to in
crease the 160-acre homestead entry.
covering some twenty million or more
acres of land in South Dakota and
Colorado, to $40 acres, the claims be-
ing that the land was not sufficiently
productive to support family on 160
acres, and that $40 acres would be a
proper unit A similar bill was also
introduced to include the lands Of the
entire state Of Montana.
These measures were vigorously
opposed on the ground that GAO acres
were either too much for a farm or
else not large enough for stock graz
ing exclusively, and also on the
ground that the agricultural capabili-
ties of this, or in fact any part of
the west are not thoroughly UNDER
stood and that land which may to-day
be considered Of little use for agricul-
ture, will, under improved methods of
culture and the introduction OF
drouth-resisting plants, be found to-
morrow to be entirely suitable for
farming purposes. AS a matter of
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-15

but the conductor was inside collect
ing fares and did not hear him. AT
last, Mr. Brownies suspenders gave
way with mighty snap, and their
owner was left sitting in the street,
with the car vanishing into the dis
tance, and the trousers flying wildly
from the lower step.
Naturally, the Hon. Augustus
Browne couldn't sit there in the mid
die of the street indefinitely. Already
he had narrowly escaped a garbage
cart and two short-haired ladies on BIZ
cycles. So he arose and took look
around. Excepting the loss of a pair
of eautifully-creased trousers and a
large assortment of abrasions, which
would perhaps cause him to take his
meals at the mantelpiece for a week
or so, Mr.. Browne was in pretty fair
shape. He wore q very shiny silk hat,
perfectly-cut frock coat, patent lea
ther shoes, q boutonneire, the finest
garters in the market, and suit of
union underwear fit for the most limp
i'd and illustrious legs in any land. 1t
is undoubtedly sad thing to be di-
vested of ones trousers in broad day.
light, but it was ventured, by an eye
witness, that there ought to be a
whole lot in a silk hat, frock coat,
boutonniere, patent leather shoes, and
improved-garter The frock coat must
have concealed any ravages caused by
the gentleman's rapid transit over the
Belgian blocks in sitting posture,
and otherwise.
On the whole 1t Is a question in
Cleveland whether Mr.. Browne should
attempt to collect excessive damages
from Hon. Thomas Johnson, the inno-
cent owner of the car line.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-15
EnfeebTed Cianf.

It looks as If Europe had another
.'sick man. on its hands. the mighty
Empire of Russia, although It may
not be incurable as is the case with
Turkey or chronic as is the case with
Spain, Nations. like men, 90 down in
the march OF time. Russia is too
young, perhaps, to 20 to pieces like
Turkey, which In the days Of the
English Tudors was the first military
power Of earth, and too virile &c 20 as
Spain did, which at the time of
Charles V was the worlds foremost
military power.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-15

this Is accomplished, she will indeed
feel that her success is complete.
A little more than year ago some
interested friend of Miss Alexander
sent her on her journey to London,
armed with letters to prominent mem
bers of the social world there. One
of these was to the famous Mrs. John
Mackay, who became her social spon-
sor, and practically made the clever
little girl from Tennessee the toast OF
London drawingrooms.
Miss Alexander has never been on
the stage, hut from her old nanny
in the south, and q score of servants
who had once been In her family, she
learned the real plantation melodies,
learned to sing them as only a girl
who spent her early life In the real
south could sing them. She learned to
initiate the old darky in all his quaint
characteristics and her triumph was
declared complete when she moved a
fashionable audience to tears by her
touching recital Of little negro poem.
W. s. Gilbert, author of "Pinafore,"
advised her strongly to 60 in for
emotional acting, and Lady Bancroft,
one OF the shining lights of the Lon
don social world, and herself a talent
ed actress, offered TO coach the young
American girl in the role Of Juliet II
she would study for the stage.
Lady Ludlow recently lent her
splendid mansion In Portland Place
for recital by this talented American
girl for which the social world Of
London cheerfally paid IS a ticket.
Her services are constantly in demand
and with Mrs. Mackay and other In
fiuential women to sand sponsor for
her, this little girl from Tennessee is
adding fresh laureIs to her crown.
And now she is to appear before the
King and Queenl The command"
which has been sent to Miss Alex
ander Is the same as that which goes
TO every artist whom King Edward
and Queen Alexandra wish 20 hear.
III is In reality an Invitation, but Is
called command" for the reason
that an invitation from the King or
Queen brooks no declination and Is
therefore, III a sense, obligatory.
Miss Alexander breathes the life or
the south IN all her work and no
amount OF persuasion win induce her
Ia give 1t up for stage career. She
Il taking into London drawing rooms
and even into the presence or HIS
Majesty. King Edward VII an atmos-
phere OF love, freedom and the pretty
Instincts which make of the southern
girl another type of the American
beauty which Il ever puzzle and yet
4 veritable ioy to our English friends
across the water
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-15
A NEW EASTER LILY.
Crossing the Bermuda Flower with a
Philippine Species Is Successful.

If the expectations Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture are realized with
experiments now going on, the price
of Easter Lilies will be much lower
next year. This will enable persons
who have been Obliged to deny them
selves the luxury of an Easter Lily, to
purchase this beautiful flower with
out laying themselves open to the
charge of being exuayagant. The
high price of this spring flower is
caused through the long growing
season of the bulb before it bursts in
to bloom. From the time the bulb
of the Bermuda lily is planted until
it is in full bloom is a period of five
to seven months. Florists usually
plant the bulbs in September in order
that they may be ready for the COM
ing Easter. They have always been
studying the flower with a hope of
shortening the time of growing, for,
In greenhouses, time and space are at
a premium, and any shortening there
Of represents a decided gain.
The Bureau of Plant Industry Of
the Department of Agriculture early
last year took up this problem and
imported from the Philippines lily
resembling the common Easter lily in
size and color, though it bears usually
only one, but at times two flowers to
the plant. It's chief virtue, however,
lies in the fact that its growing sea-
son is but two to three months. This
lily the department has crossed with
the common Easter lily, and the re-
suit has been hybrid, bearing as
many flowers as the old Bermuda lily,
with no difference in appearance from
this plant, except that the hybrid will
develop in four or five months, rep
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-15
AMERICAN GIRL IN LONDON.
SINGER OF SOUTHERN PLANTAs
TION MELODIES BECOMES
FAMOUS IN ENGLAND.

Is to Sing Old Negro Songs to King
and Queen. Has Declined Stage
Career, Preferring to Sing the Ma
tive Sc-gs Of the Southland.
Another charming American girl
has set the fashionable world of Lon
don by the ears. She has sung her
way into their hearts and taught them
the beauty of old plantation melodies
until the English capital is fairly ring
ing with the sound Of her praises.
This fortunate young woman is
Miss Clara Alexander of Memphis,
Ssenn., and as pretty and attractive
girl as ever crossed the water to Old
England. She is just now anticipat-
Mg her appearance before the King
and Queen Of England, and when
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-15

Japanese Training Apparent in SUI
bordinatiOn and Disciplines-Mauser
Rifles Used, but Cavalry Service is
Inferior
Evidence that China Is shedding her
skin of conservatism and is preparing
to take her place with other Oriental
nations, is evidenced by her first regu-
lar army manoeuvers, just ended at
Shangtung. A number Of diplomatic
attaches, representing the military of
the principal nations of the world,
were present as guests of the viceroy,
Yuan Shi Kai, by whom they We're
lavishly entertained. To those who
remember the condition of Chinese
troops five years ago this feat of
raising an army of forty thousand
men to its present efficiency is mar
velous. There were some unfavorable
criticisms, to be sure; but all gave I'M
stinted praise for the complete control
Of the troops and their steadness of
discipline, the latter bearing compari-
son with that of European veterans.
Armed With Modern Equipment.
The scheme of the manoeuvers was
the assumed invasion of CL4lei by a
southern force from Shantung, whose
advance was opposed by the northern
army. The infantry were armed with
Mauser magazine rifles, with short
dagger bayonets. Officers carried
sword, revolver and field glass. The
private's kit weighed fifty-four
pounds, knapsacks being Of Japanese
pattern. The pioneers carried picks
shovels and saws.
The cavalry were mounted on small,
Mongolian horses, and carried Mauser
carbines, sabres and revolvers. This
is regarded by the military observers
as being the weakest branch Of the
army.
There were no tom-toms, no stink
pots, fire works, gods on poles, or hid
eous masks, in which the Chinese sol
der of the past placed his. whole re.
lance.
Hand of Japan Discovered.
This wonderful transformation in a
few years, from an unorganized mob
of fanatics to a well equipped, intel
ligent army of defense, is said to be
due largely to Japanese influences.
One attache remarked that he had no.
ticed at least twenty Japanese officers
among the troops. Many of the can
non are Of Japanese type, and the
knapsacks are Japanese in design.
The fine hand Of Japan is seen at
every turn,
The artillery consisted Of field guns
of various types, and Japanese noun
tain guns carried on mule back. The
guns were served excellently, and this
branch Of the army appeared to be
efficient, though there was no signal
ing apparatus, and no range finders.
Each reglmental commissariat in
Guided thirty-two wagons, German in
pattern, but poorly constructed. The
rations consisted Of rice, IL pounds;
cabbage, ounces; salted vegetables,
6 ounces, and meat 6 ounces, carried
in japanese haversaeks.
All things considered, the progress
OF China in her military organization
appears to be wonderful. With a few
more years of effort, aided by. Japa-
nese influence, with her inexhaustible
natural resources and her multitude of
men to draw upon for raw material,
China will be a formidable enemy and
q powerful ally in the development of
the East.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-15
As THE NEW QUICK FLowERINa HYBRTD LILY APPEARs.

a shortening in time of
from one to three months. While the
Of the Department are
not yet completed, the results attain
ed so far warrant the belief that the
new hybrid Easter Lily can be pro-
duced vastly cheaper than the old
variety.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-15

fact the Department of Agriculture
has within the past year. grown mac
aroni wheat to the extreme western
boundary of South Dakota in crops
ranging from fifteen to twenty 5u-
shells per acre and Colorado's semi
desert lands have, under "dry-rarm-
ing" methods, yielded up undreamed
of and highly profitable crops. The
bills, in question, however, were re-
ported upon adversely by the Secre-
tary of the Interior and the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office
and also by the Public Lands Com
mission, as is shown by the following
printed report.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-15
Timber Lieu Lands.

One of the most detrimental OF the
land laws has been what was known
as the lieu land selection law, which
provided that where Forest reserves
are created by the government set
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-15

Timber Scene oa
G00e s- % m e n (
Lands III Oregon
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