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SOLD SUBMARINES TO RUSSIA.


And Must Ton How Many-.Not That II VIII
DO Much Harm Now.
r. p. b. Sands was formerly employed
BY tho Holland Boat Company, and was
commissioned to seek contracts from the
Russian Government for the delivery Of
some submarine boats. He alleges that he
conducted negotiations which resulted In
the subsequent sale by the Holland COM
pany, recognized into the Electric Boat
Company, Of q number OF submarines, on
which sales he now seeks commissions,
though the deliveries were made after he
had severed connection with the company.
Sands got an order for the examination
Of Isaac l.. Rice and Elihu B. Frost, who
are the principal officers Of the Electric
company, to enable him to frame COM
plant, az he is ignorant Of the precise terms
Of sale and the number Of boats disposed Of.
This order was modified by the Appellate
Division. and under the ruling Of the latter
court the defendants have practically
refused to answer any material questions.
Justice Mccall now holds that they must
answer all questions relating exclusively
to the terms OF the contracts made with the
Russian Government, in which Sands
claims an interest, unless the examination
is to become useless and farcical. The
defendants will probably appeal
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A FEW RUSSIANS LEFT-TAFT.
Secretary Declines to Give His Views on
Result Of Victory.

Secretary Declines to Give His Views on
Result Of Victory.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 19.-Secretary OF
War Taft, who has been at the home OF his
brother, Charles P. Taft, hero for several
days, returned at noon to Washington to
attend, it is understood. an important Cabi-
net meeting. He said just before starting
that the Japanese victory would undoubtedly
be discussed.
1T appears that the Japanese have won a
very substantial victory said Secretary
Taft. But it Is always interesting to note
how subsequent events differ from the
first After the excitement ts over 1t Will
be found that there are few Russians leit.
I have had no news from Washington as 10
the battle, There would be no occasion to
repeat message to me. gee oy tne press
dispatches that the State Department mas as
heard from the battle. l don't expect TO
receive any message"
y Concerning the effect OF his contem-
plated visit to the Philippines In june.
touching at Japan, which Ia the subject OF
a protest from the Russian Ambassador,
he said:
.You see, IL Is only the natural course to
stop at Yokohama en- route to the fnllp-
pines. It Is a regular point. I shall not
make the trip simply to visit the Mikado,
or any other officials Of the Japanese 4atioh i;
But on the way to the Philippines l shall
cali on the Japanese State and war officials
to nav my respects. do not know that
shall see the Mikado. There is nothing
arranged In that respect
Secretary Taft would not express any
views az to the probable results to Japan
and Russia OF the victory
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NEARLY zoo LIVES LOST.
Flaming Schooner Thought to Have Gone
Down With All on Board.

Flaming Schooner Thought to Have Conc
Down With All on Board.
OTTAWA Ont, May GA Sydney; Nova
Scotia, despatch Just received says: News
of what is probably the worst fishing dis
aster OF the year, in which nearly two hun
dred lives 70 ost, has been brought here
by the French cruiser Troude, that has been
cruising about the Grand Banks In a vain
search for the French fishing schooner
Cousins Rennis, which left France six
weeks ago with large quantity OF supplies
and 100 men to replenish the st. Pierre
fishing feet. Failing to arrive at st. Pierre
within the usual time the authorities In
France became uneasy and sent instruc-
lions to the Troude to begin a search for
her.
After cruising about the Grand Banks
and the Newfoundland coast for a week.
however. the cruiser could find no trace OF
the missing vessel. and her officers decided
that she had either struck an iceberg or
colided with some other vessel and gone
to the bottom with all hands. The Rennis
was three-masted vessel Of 1928 tons net.
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FISHING STEAMER AGROUND.
Her Crew of Twenty.three All Rescued
A Heavy Sea On.

"A ncaNy ScS vi.
QuooUE, L. L.. May 2s.-The fishing
steamer Seaoonnet OF Greenport went
aground tonight eight miles east of here
Oh the Shinnecock lighthouse. She car
ried a crew Of twenty three and they were
all rescued in the surfboats by the Shinne-
cock lfesavers.
The Seaconnet spent the day of here
fishing and at dusk heavy fog settled in.
When the steamer started for Greenport
the haze was very thick. She went ashore
broadside on about o'clock. There was
heavy sea and the steamer took 80 much
water that the situation Of the crew be-
came perilous.
Rockets notified the Shinnecock life
savers that the boat was in danger, and
Capt. Tenny and his crew launched the
surfboats. They got out to the Seaconnet
without any trouble and took the crew off
The captain was the last man to leave the
steamer She was filing rapidly then.
There Ia a heavy sea on tonight, and 1t
Is probable that the steamer will pound
to pieces before morning. Her captain
and crew stayed at the Shinnecock life
saving station tonight. The Seaconnet
was built in 1880 and is 1888 gross tonnage.
She is 100 feet long and is owned by Hiram
Lister of Greenport. whence she was bound
when she went aground.
The captains name is James Fish.
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NO EXTRA SESSION IN OCTOBER.
The President Decides to Postpone II Until
After tho Fan Elections.

After tho Fail Elections.
WASHINGTON, May 2s.-After q Witt to
the White House this morning Repre-
sentative Grosvenor Of Ohio OF the Ways
and Means Committee OF the House an
nounced that the proposed extraordinary
session Of Congress would not meet until
after the fall elections. Gen. Grosvenor
believes that the date will be about Nov.
IL. This amour cement, which was taken
as representing the Presidents views. is the
outcome OF strong pressure brought to bear
upon Mr.. Roosevelt by leading Senators
and members Of Congress.
A great majority Of the leaders Of the
Senate and House are opposed to an extra
session. and creator number are opposed
to an extra session as early as Oct. 10, which
was tho date first proposed by the Presi-
dent. 1t was urged by many Senators
and Congressman that the session be de-
ferred at least until after the elections, and
the President has appreciated the fact
that 1t would be inadvisable to oppose the
wishes Of tho strongest members Of his
party In the Senate and House.
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REMNANTS OF RUssIA's NAVY.
Has Now Less Than Half tho Effective
strength OF Japan.

When the war in the Far East began 1t
was figured that Russia had navy about
two and half times larger In fighting units
than that Of the Japanese. The Russian
Pacific fleet alone. on paper, was larger
than tho whole Japanese navy. This cal
culation ignored lot Of old iron vessels
which Russia uses mainly to patrol the
Black Sea-. It included only steel ships OF
modern const ruct ion.
Assuming that the victorious Japanese
will pick Oh the rest Of the Baltic fleet one
by one, 1t appears that Russia has now
little more than one-half the naval strength
Of Japan.
At home she has four first class and four
second class battleships. Two OF the first
class, however. will probably not be ready
for commission until tho end Of this sum-
mer and another the Gorgei Pobeidonosets,
Ia a kind OF naval freak, an overarmed
experiment.
Three Of the second class date from the
early eighties. She has two modern coast
defense vessels at home, only one armored
cruiser and nine protected cruisers, most
OF them light.
Two protected cruisers are dismantled In
Chinese ports. Three efficient armored
cruisers are at Vladivostok, or were at last
reports.
Allowing to the Russians all these vessels,
her effective strength is now: Eight battle
ships, four armored cruisers, eleven pro-
tected cruisers and two coast defense YES
ses. As a matter of fact, for reasons
given above, this feet is inferior to its
paper strength, and on an immediate call
the two best battleships, unfinished, and
two dismantled protected cruisers would
be out Of it.
The Japanese navy has actually strength
ened since the beginning OF the war, A
battleship and cruiser were lost at Fort
Arthur; but the captures Of Saturday more
than make up for that. She has now seven
battleshipe, five OF them first class, three
coast defense vessels, eight armored cruis-
ers and twelve protected cruisers.
All Of these, with the possible exception
of two coast defense vessels captured
from the Russians, are effective fighting
units. In addition to this, the Japanese
will probably manage to raise and repair
some of the Russian vessels sunk at Port
Arthur.
This comparison does not include the
miscellaneous ironclads which Russia
keeps in her Baltic ports and on the Black
Sea, and which would be Of no Use in modern
warfare, nor torpedo boats and destroyers.
The losses among torpedo craft have not
teen fully reported in this war, but IT. Is
probable that Japan II superior IN this
| arm also 80.
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HIGhcSt Temperature TT Nv fV'So N MI
WARRINGTON FORECAST FOR TO DAY AND TO MORROW.
ro, eastern Nep York, shotpers to day and cooler
IN me Interior; showers tomorrow: variable Uinds,
becoming fresh northeast.
For New jersey, showers to-day and tomorrow
and cooler In the interior: fresh south winds, be-
coming east.
For New England, showers and cooler TO day
And to ROW; fresh west winds. becoming north
east.
For eastern Pennsylvania. Delaware and Mary
land showers 10 day and 10 morrow cooler 10 day;
lirht variable winds.
For the District OF Columbia. occasional showers
and thunder storms to day and tomorrow; light
variable winds. .-..
For western New YORK; rain today: fair TO-
morrow: freah northeast 70 north wtnds- .
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BULLDOG SWIMS TO THE RESCUE.
Got to Man Weighted by Coil OF Wire Ahead
OF Men Swimmers.


Ernest Hultgrand, an electrician en-
ployed on the Third avenue drawbridge
who has the credit of having saved a score
or more Of persons from drowning in the
Harlem River, was at work yesterday with
two other men repairing some wires under
the draw. He had coil of wire around
his body and he fell into the river with it.
The coil made it difficult for him to keep
afoat, and his two companions lost no
time in plunging in after him.
Mike, a bulldog who belongs to Michael
Morris of 13Oth street and Third avenue
was oavorting around on Woods boat
float under the bridge, and Owed In also.
He got to Hultgrand first and caught him
by the clothes on the shoulder. In the
next few seconds Cohen and Hines reached
the man. Among the three Hultgrand
was worked over to Woods float, where
he was pulled out very much winded but
very grateful to the dog and men.
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the weather.

There was a storm OF moderate energy central
over Iowa yesterday morning and moving slowly
north astward with showers and thunderstorms
in Kansas, Iowa. Montana, the Dakotas. illinois,
Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota and Michigan.
Tho conditions IN roughout these States were
,.yor.h,e for seyerc local storms or tornadoes.
Fair weather prevailed elsewhere. The tempera-
ture was generally higher in all States.
In this city the day was fair and slightly warmer
winds fresh east 10 southeast: average humidity.
81 per cent; barometer corrected 10 read 10 sea
level, at A. NJ. 80. o.: 8 p. n. 5000.
The temperature yesterday. as recorded by the
ofnoial thermometer. Is shown In the annexed
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AGENT FOR CANAL.
David W. Ross Of the Illinois Central Rail.
road Gets the Job.

CHICAGO, May 2s.-The appointment
OF another Chicago man to an import ant
position in the Panama Canal work be-
came known to-day when it was announced
that David W. Ross, general superintendent
OF transportation Of the Illinois Central
Railroad, had been made purchasing di-
rector for the big ditch.
The place is considered one Of great
power and responsibility in view of the
millions Of dollars worth Of supplies that
will have to be bought during the peri d
of the canals construction, and the possible
tariff troubles involved, which have al
ready been discussed by the President
and Secretary Of War.
Mr.. Ross will move at once to Washing
ton. and will have his headquarters there
after June 1.
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JAPS DINE IN CELEBRATION,
japanese, American and British Flags
Entwined Are the Decorations.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., May 29.-Baron
Kentaro, Special Envoy and son-in-law of
Marquis Ito, received cablegram from
Toxic early this morning announcing the
Japanese victory.
Tonight members Of the Japanese colony
here celebrated Togo's victory with ban
quet at an ocean front hotel. American;
Japanese and British flags entwined were
the decorations.
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TAMMANY REPLIES TO CTS.
First Organization to Acknowledge In.
vttati0n to Cooperate.

VNUOn 20 VOOpeT3E.
Tammany Hall has been the first Of the
political organizations to which the Citizens
Union a week ago sent letters inviting
cooperation for the putting in the field Of a
non partizan municipal ticket to reply to
the appeal. j. Sergeant Cram. chairman
Of the Tammany Hall general committee,
wrote Yesterday to the secretary Of the
Citizens Union that the communication
would ain due time" be laid before the
general committee. A special meeting Of
the committee will not be called to con-
slider the letter.
The Republican organization has as yet
sent no reply to the Cts.
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THE GOSPEL IN WALL STREET
Four Horse Truck Brought 1t Yesterda!
Autos Next Week.

-AutO6 NcXC Week.
The evangelistio campaign in the financial
district began yesterday at noon, when
an express wagon drawn by four horses
and covered with flags drove up in front OF
the Broad street entrance to the Stock
Exchange. After few minutes the wagon
was driven across the street and stood
nearly outside the entrance Of the Morgan
banking house.
A big crowd Of men and boys, mostly
boys, listened to the speeches, prayers and
hymns. and blocked up the sidewalk. An
other meeting was held at the same time
at the Custom House. Next week the
services will be continued. when, it is said,
the clergymen will visit Wall Street in auto
mobiles.
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MORE TRAFFIC TANGLES UNITED.
Mounted Police Make Things Move at tho
bottom OF West broadway.

The wholesale merchants in that section
of the city where Greenwich, Vesey and
Fulton streets converge upon West Broad
way recently appealed to Commissioner
MoAdoo for few mounted policemen to
straich ten out the tangle of trucks, surface
cars and all sorts OF vehicles that has long
pro voked the wrath of truckmen and motor
men and made crossing West Broadway
dangerous for pedestrians. =.
Acting Captain Snyder sent four mounted
policemen there yesterday morning. One
stood at the head of Vesey street and an
other a few feet away where Greenwich
street makes its diagonal entrance into
West Broadway. The other two took posts
IN each side Of the Fulton street crossing
aud kent the curve into Fulton street open
for the treet cars. The traffic regulations
we're so simple that drivers quickly under
stood them. Even in the rush hours the
stream Of vehicles was kept on the move.
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Power In the world, being exoelled only by
England. France, the United States and
Germany. The Russian navy practically
ranks with those OF third class Powers.
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WOULD PROHIBIT "SPIT BALL.
1t Is In Fact. says President Herold. Splitting
in Public Places.

DR.. Herman C. II. Herold. president OF
the Newark Board Of Health, has decided
that the use Of the spit ball by the pitchers
Of the Newark Eastern League club and
those Of visiting teams, Is a violation Of
the health code. which prohibits splitting
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burden to be carried as long as
the building stands. Unforeseen
delays have, in many notable
cases. made all the difference be-
tween profitable investment and
disastrous speculation.
The proper execution of a con-
tract undertaken at Legitimate fig
ures can be insured ONLY by
construction company which de-
ponds upon its own organization,
and not upon numerous indie
pendent contractors.
Time and tide are propitious
NOW for building operations
accompanied by cost insurance:
without it-never.
THOMPSON sTARRETT COMPANY,
sI WALL ST., NEW YORK.
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condition Of the title to the only subsurface
road in the city Of New York clearly put
it in class by itself
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The companies will not be financially
upset by having to pay over such large su ms
to the city. 1t Is known that all the larger
corporations have set aside each year
Of decision against them.
Nor will the city's treasury be any the
more flush. From time to time the city has
issued special revenue bonds against the
Indebtedness until now pretty nearly all OF
the money which ia coming to the city has
been spent.
No representative of the Metropolitan
Railway interests could be found who would
tell in Just what way that company has pro-
vided for the tax. President Winter of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit said some time
ago that his company had taken into account
the tax and that the payment of it would be
made out Of monthly operating expenses.
A representative of the Consolidated Gas
Company said that that company had ample
cash on hand to pay the tax. Manhattan
Elevated has also provided for the tax,
the subway being exempt from taxation.
he expected the companies would begin
at once to pay up except for certain sums
which they had demanded should be de-
Quoted from their Indebtedness. In some
of the other cities of the State. notably in
Buffalo, the corporations contentious that
the money they pay for car licenses and
percentages on earnings should be deducted
from the tax have been allowed. Mr..
Grout. however, is not inclined to grant
this reduction. He maintains that the
license fees and percentages are rentals
and not tax.
The Comptroller said Yesterday that while
it was possible that this point might lead to
further litigation the probability was that
the city and the companies would agree
on some basis Of adjustment A bill passed
by the Legislature at the last session au-
thoriZing the Board Of Estimate to COM
promise with the companies was signed
yesterday by Gov. Higgins. The amount
In dispute is about S2,OOO,O 600.
Another point upon which there must
be REIMBURSEMENT of assessment, the COM
panies insist, is upon the valuations fixed
for 1900 1901 and 1902. For those three
years the companies have had their prop
critics taxed at full valuation, although it
was not until 1908 that the system Of ia king
real property at full value was put into
force. Before that year assessments were
fixed at about 10 per cent. Of the market
value Of property.
.There is no doubt" Mr.. Circuit said.
that the companies will begin to pay at
once the undisputed amounts Of the taxes
due from them. They have no further
legal resource.
AS the fact that the decision was in favor
OF the city had been known for fortnight
or more the formal announcement Of the
decision did not disturb Wall Street, and
short sales Of local traction stocks based
on 1t were not fortunate ventures.
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A Thousand Cases Awaiting the Decision

ALBANY, May 2s.-Attorney General
Mayer tonight. speaking Of the Supreme
Court decision in the special franchise tax
cases. said;
There are, in round numbers, thousand
cases which have been pending awaiting
this decision In most Of these cases the
companies attack the amount of the assess
ment laid on them by the State board
These cases will now be progressed as ex:
peditously as is physically possible, and
various localities will be enjoying the benefit
of these taxes"
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in a public place,

in public place.
DR.. Herold says he will bring tho matter
to the attention Of the board at It's meeting
next Tuesday night, and he will recommend
that an effort be made to restrain the base
ball twirlers from resorting to that peculiar
aid to delivery. It consists in putting saliva
on the fingers before the delivery.
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COST N SU R.
ANCE IN BUILD
ING CONSTRUC-
TlON means simply
that the construction
company's contract
agreement as to cost,
in MONEY and
TIME, is to be car
ried out to the letter.
Excessive first cost
is not a temporary
disadvantage, but a
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1905-01-19
KR0TK|E NO1ATKl MlEJSkIE.

- Wlasnosc "Cook County Demo
cracy" zostanie sprzedana przez icy'
tacye, jezeli W przeciagu 40 dni
Bob. Burke ME siegnie do wiasne1
kieszeni ME zap1aci dlug6w ma su-
me s1,7OO. wlasnose klubu posiada
wartost r6wna zeru.
- Zakazano przyjmowac " stanie
Illinois ubezpieczenia ma zycie orsa'
nizacyi UNITED States Fraternal
League. Zarzad tel ligi przedstawh
auditorowi stanowemu falszywy ra-
port ME posiada funduszow ma wy
p1acenie posmiertnego.
- Przemyslowiec T. J. Nc Nelly
ME zaplacii $50 komornego, wiec VIA
sciciel domu wyrzuci1 go mieszka-
MIA Nc Nelly uzna1, re ucierpiata
przez to jego reputacya zaskarzyf
przeto wIasciciela domu o $4,000 od-
szkodowania- Prawdziwy niego pre-
myslowiec.
- Senator stanowy Francis w.
Parker zapowiada, 4e ludnosc miasta
Chicago wzrosnie do S mi1fonow
pragnie wiedziet, lie miasto potrze-
bowae bedzie pieniedzy, ABBY utrzy-
mac nalezyty porzadek.
- Poi miliona dolar6w potrzeba ma
ten eel, aaeby bulwary dzielnicy pol
nocnej poiaczyt siecia bulwarow
po3udniowych.
w ratuszu zaczela sic wczoraj
licytacya przedmiot6w znalezionych
1 odebranych ziodziejom, nagromadzo-
nych przez cztery lata. Zrobiono .
Mich 5000 paczek.
- George Grady siedzi W wiezienlu.
Napadf wraz towarzyszam1 ma wo-
znice kompanii United States Express,
chcac obrabowac w6z kompaniczny.
- sedziemu Dunno wchodd W dro-
re sedzia Prentiss, ktory takze pra-
gnaiby zostat mayorem miasta-
- Prokurator stanowy Healy zapo-
wiedzial, re zada staiej pensyi, $4,000
rocznie, a dochody przelewae bedAe
do kasy powiatowej.
-F.X. Busch by{ dotychczas poll
cyantem, r6wnoczesnie praktykowaa
jako adwokat.
- PAM Bertha Arnold pm. $50
% str, zamiast rycynusu, napiia sic
trucizny 1 oplaciia swa omyike ~
ciem.
Dwoch zamaskowanych rabu-
SLOW stoczyio Wake kelnerem W
szynku pm. 145 Sangamon str. ! zam-
kne1o go W lodowni. Znalezh W kasie
tylko diva dolary "a swa "fatyge".