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New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
MUST SAND ICY STREETS.
List Of Companies City officials Car
Hold to Contracts

The search Of the contracts Of the Department
Of Public Works began some days ago at the
request Of The Tribune to determine the asphalt
ing companies which are responsible under their
contracts for sanding the streets when they
become slippery was completed yesterday. 1t
developed the interesting fact that $40 contracts
containing the sanding clause are still in force.
Some Of them have much ten years to run
and considerable portion Of the street sanding
burden will be taken off the shoulders of Com
missioner Woodbury. of the Department of Street
Cleaning who has assumed it out of humanity
and not because it is one of his legal duties
The list of asphalt contracts containing sand
ing clauses covers twelve closely typewriter
pages and nine companies can be forced to sand
the streets in slippery weather. The Barber
Asphalt Company is responsible in 155 contracts,
and the Sician Asphalt Company in 6S
tracts. The Warren-Scharf Company is third
with 60 unexpired contracts. Other companies
are the Fr1!n -Bambrck, 21; the Atlantic. 80;
William Booth. 6; Asphalt Construction Com
pany. Z; the Metropolitan. g. and the Fruin-
Bamb, 5.
Yesterday Chief Engineer Olney of the Bu-
reau of Highways wrote to the Commissioner of
Public Works inclosing the long list of con-
tracts He outlined the clause of the contracts
which says that the companies must sand when
called on to do by the commissioner. Mr..
Olney asked that the Commissioner send out
notices to the companies when sanding is
necessary.
The searching OF the records for these con-
tracts was ordered by Borough President
Ahearn, on the suggestion of The Tribune. He
declares that he can enforce the sanding clause
without much difficulty, the city holds back
a certain sum on each contract until it's ex-
piration.
The contracts cover streets in ell parts OF
the city. Fifth-ave, from Sixtieth to Ninetieth-
St, and from one e-hundred-and-tenth to One
hundred-and- -thirty-seventh-st, is fully covered
by contracts. and must be sanded on the
request of the commissioner. The Degnon-Mc
Lean Company Is responsible for the sanding or
Long Acre Square With the exception or a teW
blocks Madison-ave. from Twenty-third TO
Eighty-sixth-st.. Is fully covered. Sixth-aVe
in the Tenderloin district, and practically every
cross street in the shopping district are Included
West End-ave, from Sixty-ninth 10 seventy
sixth-st., and from Ninety ninth to One-hun-
dred- and -fourth-st,. must also be sanded.
The sanding clause has been dropped out or
asphalt contracts for the last four or five years.
II has been a long time since company was
called on TO sand streets, and unless ordered 10
do SO by the Commissioner of Public Works the
cor1panies are not responsible. The fulfilling OF
these contracts will leave the city In much bet
ter condition this winter and help solve the
din7cult problem OF making icy asphalt safe
for man, beast and automobile.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
A STOCK TAX PROPOSED,
FOR STATE REVENUES
" OuId Net So for Each Transaction
of a Hundred Shares.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

AAbany, Jan. "a measure is now under con-
sloefauon imposing tax of 81 hundred for
All shares OF stock bought or sold. that is 50
Tor each transaction in 100 shares of stock 1t is
generally conceded by those familiar with the
condition of State finance that either a new
source OF revenue must be discovered or else
there must be an immediate return to direct
taxation. Against the latter proposition Gov
ernor Higgins has taken a definite and decided
stand Accordingly. the present Legislature will
nave to devise new sources of revenue by in
direct tax, and the stock operation tax is the
enc now most seriously under consideration The
amount OF revenue that would be derived from
this source is not exactly defined but it is esti-
mated adequate 10 meet all the present ext
gencies.
Aside from the stock sales proposition there
are two other possible sources of indirect rev.
enue; first. an increase of the excise tax. and.
second. a mortgage tax law The first is con-
cededly unlikely. The 90 per cent increase of
a few years ago has worked well, but. a further
increase is regarded as inadvisable. There re-
mains a mortgage tax. The Tribune has already
tcld of the plans for fat mill tax on mort
cages, and also OF record tax. Financial ex-
perts in tax legislation assert that the record
tax unless the rate were fixed so high as to be
excessive, would not meet the existing deficiency.
Moreover. it would be opposed by the rural
succeeded in defeating it. The fat tax on the
other hand. would be opposed by the interests
which advocate a second tax, which is, in its
essence, mortgage exemption measure
In ms message Governor Higgins recommends
Keeping the expenditures down to S2O00OOO.
This is believed by many legislative experts to
be impossible. The present unfortunate situa-
uon Is not the result Of any increase in expense.
present or prospective. II is due to decision of
the Sourt OF Appeals which not merely wipes
out SZ'otoOoO OF money already hand, which
must be refunded. but also almost equal sum
OF annual income. Then there are pending un-
paid salary increases amounting in a single
measure 10 S250O00 Then an expenditure of
$500 per capita for inmates of State insane in
stitutions is i'm sight All this is law and must
be provided for, and the task is before the
present legislature
The tax on stock sales is not a novel PROPOSE
ton II has been suggested before but there is
a belief that in view of the public agitation over
the general stock speculation, as well as in the
entirely limited field of the taxs operation. the
measure viii excite the opposition of only a
single class OF the community, and that II will
impose a burden where il can best be borne In
the mean time the Controller is at work pre-
pairing an exhaustive statement of the condition
Of State finances that Will be available when the
legislature again meets
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
BANKER TO SUE OFFICER.
Complaint against PatrOLmGn Who
Searched HigginsOn Boy Dismissed.

james J. Higginson. the banker. said yester-
Gay that he intended to sue Patrolman Edward
ONeiI for 5000 damages for stopping ana
Searching his son. His case has been put in
NE hands OF his lawyers. Carter Ledyard & Co.
ana they viii serve papers on the policeman.
Ar Higginson said he had written a letter TO
Police Commissioner McAdoo, expressing TO him
MS view, but that he would not pursue the az
lar further in the Police Department
Ar. Hisginson's son was stopped and searched
oy O&eil six weeks ago. The banker offered
SlVj reward for the name Of the policeman. ana
When Il was furnished paid the 500 into the
Foiee Pension Fund. He preferred a complaint
against O'NeiIl. which was heard before Deputy
Commissioner Lindsey a week ago and ad-
'oufned 10 yesterday. II was first on the cal
enoar then When Mr Higginson's name was
called and he did not respond COMMISSIONS
AAnosley at once dismissed the case Ten min
utes later AIr. Hfgginson entered the room with
his son
This means, sid Mr. Higginson later that
~ oeiectiye may st his own sweet VIII, ano on
nAat he may please 10 call suspicion, arrest ana
"a lch and hair frfghten out OF their senses any
SttSs children who are carrying bundle- Hnen
ts.o The carrying OF bundles on arm or in POCKET
'0oolne illegal7 Every woman carries bundles-
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
CAR CALLS WAR COUNCIL


st Petersburg Jan. emperor Nicholas re-
turned this morning to Tsavskoe Seio fifteen
miles south of St. Petersburg. An extraordinary
council is expected to be held at Tsal slSoe SeIo
Immediately and 1t IS believed that the whole
situation will be reviewed. General KurOpatkin
has been called on to telegraph his opinion OF
the situation at home which cannot be disre-
garded IN considering the future.
There is evidence that the revolutionary agi-
tators have decided TO take every advantage of
the governments embarrassment and the mod
crate Liberals who trying to force the gov
ernments hand and compel the summoning Oe
a national assembly are beginning TO redoubie
their efforts. The newspapers. despite the pun
ishments inflicted them. are speaking out
with great boldness Seemingly reckless of the
consequences. they using every pretext for
savage criticism of the bureaucracy The
ZemstvOs, in defiance of the governments note
of warning, continue to memOrialize the throne
for the programme adopted at the meeting Of
the Zemstvos' delegates here.
Consequently. in spite of the loud protesta-
tions of the official world that peace is impos-
sibIe. the. opinion is held by exceedingly shrew1
observers that the government may be forced
to conclude peace with Japan in order to have
free hands to deal with the internal situation.
With the increasing complications NJ. Witts.
president of the Ministerial Council. looms up
larger the strong man to whom the Emperor
will turn in the present crisis.
The Emperor Nicholas to-day recsiye1 the re-5
ports OF NJ. Witte. Finance Minister Kokovsof
and Minister OF Justice Muravieff. representing
the committee OF Ministers. IN regard 10 Ine
progress Of their work In drafting the reform
measures. Subsequently VI. Witte took luncheon
with his majesty and had long conference with
him.
The exact time for the extraordinary council
of war is not known.
1t is remarkable that the dispatches from the
front are absolutely silent the subject OF
the armys reception of the news OF the fail OF
Port Arthur This is thought to indicate that
the announcement has been withheld.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
WILL TRY STOESSEL.
announcement of Court Martial
Causes Indignation an Russia.

St. Petersburg. Jan 5.-Few incidents Of this
whole war have aroused more bitter criticism
than the blunt announcement, officially issued
by the general staff. that General StOessel viii
have to come home and stand court martial for
surrendering the fortress of Port Arthur
While this is an ancient regulation and quite
according TO law. It is bitterly resented on all
sides that such an announcement should have
been gratuitously made in the same bulletin
containing General StOessel's appeal 10 the En-
peror for "Ienient Judgment on a garrison re-
duced TO shadows. who have done all that 'was
possible for human beings 10 uphold the honoT
of Russia In the face of her enemies
The 'sNovoe Vremya," despite the suspension
of The Russ yesterday, says:
BY all means let US have a court martial and
make it, il possible severe. The cruel judge will.
perhaps deal leniently with those who have
given their blood and lives for their country
Perhaps also. the court will determine why
fortress known to be threatened with blockade
ia not supplied with necessary food and NUM-
tions 10 enable it to hold out. Perhaps such
court will bring TO light many dark, hidden
things and expose the creeping, underground
enemies of Russia. who are infinitely more dan
gerous to the nation than the foe who hshts IN
the open.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
SAYS He TOOK S2O6,OOO.
Wife focuses Charles c. Miller OF
COnUeraion-Attaches Bonds.
-Qe Monde 1liustrs.

Justice Greenbaum in the Supreme Court
yesterday. granted attachment for $2O6.OOO
against pr Iperty of Charles c. Miller, of Long
Branch, in favor of Sarah Miller, his wife. She
alleges that he converted TO his own use the
following bonds belonging to her;
Union Pacific Railway $25.OOO; Atchison To-
peka and Santa Fe Railway Company, $25O0O
Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company, $25OOO;
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company,
5000; Minneapolis and st. Louis Railway
Company $4,000; Central Electric Street Rail
road Company, of Kansas CITY, NO. Sz5,OOo; Sll-
yer Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad Company
$4,000; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail.
way Company, $4,000, and six $1,000 bonds OF
the East Pittsburg Improvement Company ,
The plaintiff became the owner of these bonds
subsequent to February /. 1899. She alleges
that at the request of her husband she deposited
the bonds I'm a safe derOsit box in one of the
vaults of the Mercantile Safe Deposit Company,
at No 100 Broadway, and that she is unable to
recover possession of her property the defendant
having prevented her from having access
thereto.
The plaintiff ai1eges that on June 10 she de-
manded from her husband the return OF the
property, and that he stated: 81 will not give
you back your bonds or access to them. and if
YOU take any proceedings to recover them will
put them where daylight will never see then" "
or words substantially to that effect.
A deputy sheriff served copy of the attach
rnent on an officer of the safe deposit company.
on January Justice Leventritt granted an in
junction il the suit restraining Mr.. Miller from
Interfering using a certain safe deposit box
in the Mercantile Safe Deposit Company vaults.
Mr. Miller the head of the Peerless Rub
her Company, the chief offices of which were in
this city He sold the property some years ago
10 the Rubber Goods Manufacturing Company.
He then retired from active business affairs in
this city. About ten years ago he married his
present wife, who now brings suit against him
for the conversion of the 100000 in stocks and
bonds. She was Miss Sarah Farnum. of Pitts
burg a friend of Mrs Phipps, whose divorce re-
Gently has been much talked of She was then
twenty-five years old and he past fifty.
III health, it is said, induced the Millers to go
to Denver last October Mr. Miller returned to
Long Branch shortly afterward and telegraphed
his wife to come back. 1t is declared that she
did come back last Christmas. She says that
she demanded accounting of her property,
and as that was refused she brought suit.
II is alleged that the deposit box at the Mer-
camille Safe Deposit Company vaults contains
bonds and stocks of the value OF than
S5O0.O00.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06

Japanese WeH Prepared to
Strengthen Port 4Arthur's DefeHces.

Che-Foo Jan. .. 11;30 p. m--Dispatches re-
ceived here from Japanese sources say that the
condition of Port Arthur is chaotic. but that
General Nogi and General Stoessel are rapidly
systematizing affairs there.
General Nogi is prepared. the dispatches say
through agents who have been recruiting coolies
for months TO put horde Of Chinese at Work
In the fortifying of Port Arthur as soon as tho
Russians are disposed Of Vast quantities OF
cement and timber are ready on the Yalu River
for this purpose. while steel plates and other
manufactured necessaries are ready in Japan
for transportation to the fortress The Japanese
are confident that the refOrtihcation OF Port
Arthur will place the fortress IN a better condt-
tion than ever with the Russian defects elm
mated long before Russia can besiege Il. II such
a thin ever occurs at al
Ammunition. food and retiicHi supplies TO iase
for years win be sent - Port AstzIr. Japan De-
ing heedful OF the mistakes made BY ths
Russians
japanese Consul Mizoune tonight sent notice
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
DIR. HICKS SAID TO BE INSANE.
Has Had Large Practice as Specialist
Father Will Apply for Committee of Lunacy.

,yevrport News. Va Jan S-Dr 3 Delaney
4r,ol,s Of washington. apostle Of sesthetcism' who
untn recently moved in the most exclusive ses'ai
uH. -. :, Tvssbington and Richmond, and who has
- a, ,au here for two weeks awaiting a hearing
on the charge of forgery. has been insane for ten
.s % ocoording to the story told by his father. a
,boIesale tobacconist Of Washington VINO mas
oo,oe TO the rescue Of his son.
ooih7 - tIicLs will ask for a committee OF
-, and endeavor TO have the doctor released
-, n,ea of insanity. The alleged lunatie has en-
so,ed a fairly large practice as an eye ear and
,Troat specialist for six years. He was educated
81 - 1actised his profession IN NewYork Phil
aSslnbsa washington and Richmond.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
RUSSIAN WARSHIP SUM.
REPORTED IN P1RIS.
The Kuia@ Sour@of Said to Haze
Hit a Rock.

Paris. Jan, 6.-The st. Petersburg correspond
ent of the Paris edition Of "The Herald teIe-
graphs that vice-Adrnirai Rojestvensky's Has-
ship. the battleship Kniaz souvaron has struck
rock and foundered
The Kriaz Souvaroff. which launched in
1902 at St. PctersbUrs. and was completed short
ly before the Baltic feet started on It's trip to
the East. of 1856 tons. 10000 indicated
horsepower and Is knots Indicated speed. Her
belt armor is o. inches thick her deck
inches and her heavy gun positions 10 inches
Her battery consists of four Finch twelve
6-inch twenty 3-inch twenty 3-Pounders and
six One-pounder guns. and six torpedo tubes.
She carries 40 men
1t was reported from Tentative. Madagascar.
on January that Rojestvenskys squadron Of
five battleships and three cruisers. with smaller
craft had anchored in the harb0r o; Sainte-
Marie
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
COLLISION IN DRIVING sNOWsToRM
Passengers Injured on the Twentieth Cen.
tury Limited.

Cleveland Jan. 5.--A rearend collision occurred
late last night between the Twentieth Century Linn
tied and the Chicago. Boston and NewYork special
on the Lake Shore road. Angola, N Y as
result of which eight passengers injured, but
none fatally. Both trains We're eastbound The
Twentieth Century Limited running at re-
duced speed owing TO hot box on the engine. a
binding snowstorm prevented the engineer Of the
train following from seeing the block signal Among
those hurt was II. g. Morton. of New-York who
was injured internally. Neither engines nor cars
left the track The second train running at
less than full speed. owing to the heavy snow
ste
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
NIEDRTNGHAUS NAMED.
Selected for United States Senator
by Missouri Caucus.

Jefferson city. No. Jan. 5.-The Republican
caucus tonight nominated Thomas X. Niedring-
haus for Senator, insuring his election.
IL. Niedringhaus IS a man OF forty-two years OF
egf, and was educated az Wesleyan University,
Nd1etown. Conn. He is the general manager Of
Che National Stamping and Enamelling Company,
IN ST. louis Ia the recent campaign he was chair
mar % the Republican State Committee. ana oic
much n carry Missouri for Roosevelt
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
MoET & cHANooN CHAMPAGNE LEADS
ALL BRANDS.

The impOrtati0ns OF MOst & Chaudon Campaigns
into the United States in 1894 l27.IS3 cases.
placing them at the head OF the importation list.
being BY far the largest quantity or any one brand
ever imported into the United States.
The sales OF MoSt a. ChandCn In 1904. including
foreign countries were 5S6.43e cases. beating al
records made The quality of the celebrated
brand OF White seal j. uDquestlOnanly the nnesr
dry Champagne ever Imported.
The great strides from fll4S cases ia 1870 70 IT,
TSs cases IN 1904 show the positive approval of the
wine drinking public Of the superior excellence of
Moes s. Chandon White Seal Champagne.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
REFUSAL FOR RICHARD CROKER.
English Jocs-y Club Will Not Let Him Train
Horses on Newmarket Heath

London. Jan. 5.-The Jockey Club has refused TO
give permission 10 Richard Croker 10 train his
horses on Newmarket Heath As usual no reason
was given. Three OF Mr. Crokers yearlings recently
arrived at Newmarket 10 be trained by the Aus
tralan, J. r. Brewer.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
QUICKEST LINE TO CLEVELAND.

,.,ve New York $50 D. m. arrive Cleveland 7:l5
,eSr morning Cincinnati 80 p. indianapolis 500
% m ST Louis s:45 p. IN. by New York Central
Fine Service. No excess fare.-AoFI
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
SARASOTA, FLA.-wEsr COAST.

Tarpon fishing Superb climate Reasonable
hotels. Quickly reached via Seaboard Air Line.
Office. L1s3 Broadway.-tAdvt
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
SHORT LINE TO CLEVELAND.

~, .lree fast trains daily. via Pennsylvania Raj
&c. Through sleeper on EhicsgO Ilnitedi no sh-
A. taEe. Leaves West zSd Street at 40 3. A1'-
New-York tribune., 1905-01-06

Continued on second pags.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-01

uonal Capitol at Washington by the State OF mn
nols' talked pleasantly OF her work TO a Irrbuna
tepoFter tAe other day. Each State In the Union
mas osen invited to Mace statues of its two most
famous children in Statuary Hail, ana Miss wtlar5
Is TO be one of Illinois's two REPRESENTATIVES 7,
VIII be the first statue of woman by a woman 70
be placed in statuary Hall -
Although this is by no means ber 0rs. , !.
public Importance. Miss Mears is still vAr,, ,-o,
woman. e'' 'ONAis
Il was born In Oshkosh. Wis" she ssi1 ..ara
"hAe was still baby l began 10 model tbings
out of some putty found about the bo1, -. 80
coal tar that my sister Mary brought now t -
BEFORE was nine I modelled an original he'd os
apollo which was exhibited at the county fair -
every year after that l modelled and exbihitaS
something-Hope, Repentance or Soma t
thhs' All the time was at the Normal College
vas modelling at home with my father ~ sus.st
and criticise. ~ 4"sseSe
1 submitted design In eomuetition for 49,
hsure OF woman for the Woman.s Builaipp ~
the Chicago Exposition coming in third TAhs,iea
ana when symbocal figures or WisconR A. ,rora
wanted for the Wisconsin State Building eor,-
peted successfully for them The Milwaukae Won,
ans Club having offered prize of $500 for the hest
work OF art by Wisconsin woman that shouId he
exhibited at the Chicago Exposition. was for,T,-
nate enough To win it with my Wisconsin figure
which. after the fair. put in marble and nIaced
in the rotupda of the Capitol at Madison.
Up 10 this point the only professional instruction
MISS Mears lad received was confined TO about six
eeNS u lhe Ar institute IN Chicago, but she now
came to New-York, where she studied for a wear
and half under Augustus st. Gaudens at the Art
students League before going abroad to spend a
year in Paris ateliers, working under pueseh in
Jullens studio; In Collins class and with Merson
and charpeatier During the latter part of tho
time she worked for ST. Gaudens helping 10 roossl
his General Logan and other statues
After nine or ten months in Italy Miss Mears re-
turned TO New-York and set up for herself as a
sculptor. She made portrait bust In marble n,
School and began work on her Fountain of lie :,
a large symbolical piece fourteen feet high. vIth
three panels filled with life size figures and In
tended 20 be placed against the walt OF a garden
The first panel represents the unconscious
dreamy life that preceded this the second the con-