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New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
CROUDS WATCH BLAZE.
Spectacular Fire attracts Thousands
for Miles around.

A spectacular fire which made necessary the
sending in of four alarms, summoning engines
from as far south as 59th street and as far north
as 140th street. in The Bronx, started shortly
after o'clock last night in the three story fac
tory building at the foot of East 116th street
The damage was estimated at 100000
Reserves from the East SSth East 1O4th and
East 126th street stations, in Manhattan, and
the Alexander avenue station in The Bronx,
We're called out TO keep back the crowds at
tracted by the flames, which could be seen for
miles around
The fire started in the workroom of the Cairo
Mantel Company, on the first floor of the build
ing, and spread rapidly to the paint and oil
manufacturing plant of the William c. Tucker
company on the same floor. When the firemen,
who had been summoned by an alarm turned in
by Joseph Kelly, engineer in the Standard
Gas Company's plant. across the street. reached
the scene the flames were already bursting
through the roof They fought desperately to
save the building, and, with the aid of the fire.
boats New York and Zophar Mills, poured tons
OF water into the structure, but seemed power
less TO stop the flames.
The interior OF the building completely
destroyed, the firms who were burned out be-
ing the William c. Tucker Company the Harlem
Roofing and Water Proofing Company, the
George a. Newhal Laundry. the Modern Steam
Laundry the Brandt Cabinet Manufacturing
Company and the Cairo Mantel Company
The fire also threatened the building on the
Wards Island pier in the same street, but the
hremen managed to save that.
feature of the fire was THE Lunch Wagon"
Fire Commissioner Lantry's innovation for the
hremen, which sent out for the first time
last night, and greatly appreciated by the
men.
The fire was in charge OF Acting Chief Binns.
who is in temporary charge of the department
during Chief Crokers Illness What caused the
& hIfi iz hot
man threw a match in the shavings of the Cairo
nantel place.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
HAS HAD 100000 MILES AT SEA.
Lucania's Wine Steward Starts on 1,000th
Trip Across the Atlantic

Harry Stevens, chief wine steward on the
Lucania, who has grown gray in the service of
the Cunard Line. sailed yesterday his 1o0Oth
trip across the Atlantic. He has been with the
line forty-two years. and has been wine stew
ard for thirty years
stevens has an unusually good memory, and
without hesitation can tell the favorite drink of
some two thousand prominent Americans and
Englishmen who have travelled with him fire.
quently between New York and Liverpool. He
has also played the part of a physician many
times when a man who happened to be travelling
with wife of temperance inclination needed
nothing more than "a mere bracer for n bad
stomach. don't you know
Arry." as he is commonly called aboard
ship seldom mixes a drink unless some old
friend Of the line insists. He never mixes with
the passengers, because the crowd that ewells
up the account OF the wine room usually iocks
10 him.
or course. the passengers who indulge
aDoard snip take a recess occasionally and "bc-
tween drinks Harry has tuggled a bit with sta
tisCcs he found that when he again arrives
in Liverpool. which will be next Saturday he
viii have travelled over 5000 900 miles OF sea
on the Cunaru ships. One moonlight night last
summer while the Lucania was running silently
through smooth sea, Harry thought he might
have travelled as far the moon and back so
he took down his logbook and began 10 calcu-
late. When he turned in that night his figures.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
TRADE IN CHICAGO.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Chicago, Dec. 22-Cirain markets were all weak
to-day and at the close lower The cause for the
general heavineSs not clear. May deliveries
showed a loss of Sc each I'm wheat and oats and
ltc in corn. In provisions at the close pork was
from &c to 2212c higher. lard was up from 2Oc to
2212c, and ribs up from 712c to 1oC.
Wheat opened quiet and languid. The early dis
patches were largely favorable to the bull side,
heaviness Of the grains. more especially
of oats created a wave of sympathetic bearishnesS
that the trade IN the wheat pit could not resist
The small trade in December was principally done
at better than the previous days closing prices.
and at the close IL 14i2c. lsc over what II
closed yesterday. May left off at Tssc. or SIC
decline.
Trade in corn was inanimate. dun and weak. The
weather was favorable for the movement from the
country. That and the declining tendency in oats
created the heayness that resulted in the days
decline. The closing price for December 4iC
and for May 4S14c, being @sc decline for the and
lac for the other.
The desire't 10 sell oats evidently had been IN
creased by further consideration of the great add-
tion to the estimated amount of the crop. There
was a large business done the first hour. and it
was largely I'm the way Of liquidation by local
longs Heaviness and depression lasted to the end
the decline being sc each in December. Nav and
July. December closed at 3Si4 To 3S2sc, May at
35Isc and July at 33lsC
Provisions advanced sharply under good blvfrr
by the packing interests and shOTts,in general
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
WOMAN FALLS FROM IL" "
Drops to Street after Being
Dragged IS Feet by Train.

N1ps. Mary Crane, forty-six years old of No
191 Hull street, East New York. was dragged
seventy-five feet last night by an elevated train
on the Fulton street division Of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit. and then fell from the tracks to
the street below. Her skull is believed to have
been fractured and she has internal injuries A
physician said that she could not survive
Mrs. Crane, with her husband William Crane.
and her daughter. started to so to a theatre.
They We're late and hurried up the stairs of the
Rockaway avenue station to catch a train that
had just arrived. Mrs Crane pushed quickly
through the turnstile and had got a footing on
of the cars, when the guard rang the bell
and told her she was too late. She walked back
ward bit, but her dress caught in the gate.
The train started out and, before the eyes of
her husband and daughter the woman was
dragged along with it until her dress was torn
An ambulance from st. Mary's Hospital was
summoned. but after Mrs Crane had been tenn
porarily cared for, her husband insisted on TAX
ling her home.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
ISLAND NEAR TAHITI MISSING.
Disappearance, Following Hurricane. Sup
posed To Be Due to Earthquake

San Francisco. Dec. 22-The Oceanic Com
pany's steamship MaripOsa, which arrived here
yesterday from Tahiti. brought the news of the
change in the topography of the Pomotus group
The little atoll named Hikueru, has disap-
peared and scientists are wondering what
brought about its sudden effacement A short
time before the atoll was missed a hurricane
swept over that portion Of the group but even
If there had been tidal wave 1t Is not likely
that the island would have been swept away.
The suppostion is that there has been severe
earthquake. which caused the atoli to sink into
the sea.
The island OF Hikueru was not inhabited, and
there was no vegetation on the coral reef that
encircled the lagoon 1t was known principally
for pearl fishing
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Eleven New Glasses To Be Organized-An-
nusI Dinner Set for February 2.

The School Of Commerce OF New YORK Cnlver-
sitv announces that eleven new classes VIII De OF
qanized at the beginning OF the second ternl' 20
which students who have the proper business eN-
perience will be admitted
The annual dinner of the students will take place
ON February 2 at the Hotel Astor- y number or
nron1inent business men are expected TO be pres
ont and an invitation has beeu sent to NiScOunt
Sinzo Aoki the Japanese Ambassador, the invita-
tion being intended the expression by the SUI
dents of their cordial admiration and regard Tor
their fellow students from Japan and for the
japanese people , , "a
Dean Joseph French Johnson of the School or
Commerce. has appointed Professor w. ri. l4Oush.
the secretary the school, to be associate editor or
'"Tbe Journal Of AccOuntanCy.' This paper IS tle
OffciaI organ of the American Association of Pub
lie Accountants. -.
The dean also announces the appointment OF
Samuel d. Patterson. G. P. A.. as a member OF
the school faculty. Professor Patterson VIII have
charge of the class in executives which the late
Professor j. Hardcastle had.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

Philadelphia Dec, 22-wuliam A Sinclair, presi-
branch OF the Constitutional League, to-day sent
a message 10 President Roosevelt. criticsing the
action taken IN olsInlssing the members the 18th
Infantry. After protesting against his super
heated denuncation OF the cOOred troopers.' the
message takes up the reference shielding crjmi-
mails and charges that up 10 the present day
''murderous organizations of white men in the
ssob bssl are carrying on their war on the 'oloFed
Chicago Dec 22.-'Hugless'' dancing and water
less swimming 10 be taught in the Chicago
public schools. The 10000 pupils viii dance, but
they viii dance alone. They will swim, or go
disguise the fact that dancing is being taught il
IS called IN the curriculum fancy steps"
Pittsburg. Dec Z2.-Frederick Gwinner. president
OF the defunct Enterprise National Bank pain
fully, though not fatally, burned at his home in
Allegheny City last night, when bandages with
which he had swathed his leg, N treatment for
Theumatisnn, caught FIRE. Mr.. Gwinner sitting
open CRATE and in winding the bandage
which was saturated with inhammable medicine
one end came In contact with the FIRE
Chicago. Dec. 22.-Fire early to-day practically
destroyed the big ST. Stanislaus parochial school
At Noble and Bradley streets Nearly hundred
Sisters In charge Of the school work. under the
direction OF Sister Superior RogeTia. had apart
1nents on the top floor OF the school building. All
Of them are reported TO have escaped. The loss is
estimated at S254Oeo
San Francisco Dec 22-JOhn Seymour chief de-
tectlVe bf the Wells-FargO Express Company, said
to-day That ire express box stolen Reno con
fained between $50 and 81 200. and was probably
stolen from the platform by sneak thieves
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
MIX-UP OVER RAND's $500 FEE.
Nassau County Won't Pay It; Citizen Would,
but Lawyer Declined.

Former Assistant District Attorney William
Rand, jr has a bill of $500 against Nassau
County for prosecuting Benjamin E. Valentine.
a lawyer, accused of uttering a forged deed.
Nassau County through its Board Of Supervis-
ors, says it cannot pay the bill A private citi-
zen wants to pay it. but Rand declines such
settlement What the end will be none tell.
Mr. Rand prosecuted Valentine before Justice
Rogers, Of the Supreme Court. and obtained
conviction. Valentine sentenced to a year
in Sing Sing. but obtained stay pending an ap-
peal for new trial Mr.. Rand rendered bill
for $500, which the Supervisors of Nassau said
they could not pay, as they could find
rant for the employment of special counsel by
the District Attorney without the boards au-
thorization. District Attorney Coles told the SUI
pervisOrs that a resident of Nassau had agreed
to pay the bill, but Mr.. Rand declined absolutely
TO take the money. insisting that the county was
responsible, and that II must foot the bill.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
MoRR1sToWN LIGHTS STILL OUT.
Trouble Nightly with Public Service Cor
poration.
IA Telcgraph 70 Id Trihune.l

Morristown, y. J., Dec. 22.-WithOut electric
lights almost every night this week, owing to
the breakdown of the local plant OF the Public
Service Corporation. the merchants and house
holders are getting reconciled TO candles and
kerosene lamps Mayor Reed has issued a call
for public meeting. to be held in Association
Hall on Wednesday evening of next week. TO
consider the most effective means of getting
better service in public and private lighting.
Municipal ownership and competing COM
panies will be discussed and some citizens are
i'm favor of making no more contracts for street
lighting without a heavy forfeiture clause for
the nOn-supply of light instead of the present
method of deducting from the bill for the nights
the lamps are out President McCarter has
written to Mayor Reed, and says the trouble
caused by another serious break in one of
the engines. and the fact that the additional
dynamo recently put I'm was not in working
order. He and president Sterling will visit
Morristown and make personal investigation.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
MAINE sHIPBUIIDING DECLINES.
Only 1OO45 Tons of Wooden Shipping
Launched Last Year.

Portland Me- Dec 22-WhiIe nearly every great
industry throughout the country reports unusual
prosperity. shipbuilding which once held the pre-
micr position in this state, has dwinded TO meagre
proportions. Where formerly 10000 tons of wooden
shippfng were launched IN single year from
Maine yards including barks, brigs and schoon-
ers the total output of all craft of all classes for
the last year amounts to only 1O045 tons. OF tho
forty-six vessels of all classes launched In the
state only ten are of than 800 tons register the
others being small craft mostly gasolene launches
Even during the great business depression at the
close OF the Civil War the Maine shipbuiding in
dustry showed greater vitality, when from $500
To 10 0000 tons were built
Many reasons are given for the decline. Foreign
tramp steamers have taken away the formerly prof
table business OF the square riggers from Down
Fast: the West India trade once the mecca OF
Mane-built craft. is largely carried in foreign
steamers sailing vessels from the maritime prov
inces OF Canada. Barges and powerful tugs also
have contributed toward reducing the coal-carry-
ing traffic profitable for the sailing vessels
only seven of the thirteen customs districts In
Maine launched tonnage this year. Bath. as
usual. leads but this year, instead OF her eccus-
toned 1900 10 10000 tons. she has only s&7 tons
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
SAILED
The movEMgNTs OF STEAMERS.
-nprIfN PORTs

- 60 = Arrived. steamer sy57sr- syy5,7sr-
Apfeld New York. Saileu; p - = "
)ss,stc,, Hl.. % SO a U-ArTiNed s r~oc .itl.
1TsrS rc,s~ New York for Liverpoo tN,s sri Rcoor>
EastTct ~, 90 PASSED steamer GsorsV N
New York for l1verpocl. ,--.,orv NloFch s.,
NsDlss Ds, II Arrived steamer treA; So- PssfrnN
rrepert New York via - NtVhS'"
A1s-evH "a. ~ Arrived steamer Ratio 'D"'
New York Ter Hong Mons .,t.~ss (dsr9. -
pafs-,o" n. "a Arrived steamer Aa1e'oS
sen New YorS via St Vincent = N...b,s tBrA fe''
Fb,n,e TIc, ~ Arrived steamer SsIit."
cost Ssvg york via Naples and Irlss.- ssralony T.,
~ Vi1csDr a. Y Dec 10 sailed stcaiN7s sis.a y
Leo (fronl New York. cape Io"'' .,-,u
oran t>Don PsS i Sailed steamer Giua taus''' -.
Venice New orh ErancsscA A1ss
Palermo Dec I5-Satled, steamer =. p.uL
from TriTstel. New NoiN =.u.4 steamer =
Cherbourg De, %. go ul'-Sa4i,T''y S4iVS 'yorS N.s
Passow tfrOm Southamptonl Nv NSHs,H jCSerl. Rot
Lizard pee Passed. steamer hAei' 80
York for Bremen - f,--tsr or. AsiN
Genoa. Dec 2t-Arrtved. steamer 49, r,t.ss
York MA Palermo and Naples ,svo steamer ~ n
Melbourne Dec Arrived pre- -, 81 Vne-nN
Monarch (Brl Patey. New AeiS w -, -cs
Freemantle. etc. - pushsrsisn t''f
Calcutta for Rostou and New ~ N.s..r.sr Nesa-u
PfVuouth Dec % sos . -ArriNe-.- snt sodt'sff
Roberts. New York for tneF'''" - ard
and proceeded . ...,,sr Santons t'
New York sr Caronis t''
liverpool Dec 81 Sailed sieams4
Asw York Via Gaesns''NA
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
CALL LETTERS BOGUS.
Labor Men Get Jerome to InUesti-
gate 1Neged Ship Subsidy Fraud.

Some time ago 1t came to the attention of the
American Federation of Labor that labor or
CARNATIONS Of the country were being flooded
with letters asking that they support by the
passage Of a resolution TO be sent to Congress-
the Ship Subsidy bill, pending before that
body, saying that the letters We're authorized
by the Marine Trades Council of the Port of
New York and Vicinity" The resolution. it was
said was one that had been adopted by that
council As a matter of fact, it was said yes
1erday. that approval was never given 10y the
local organization.
a few days ago committee, headed by Her
man Robinson. general organizer Of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor. and a committee repre-
souting the Marine Trades Council. which is
affiliated with the Federation, called Assistant
District Attorney Krotel and asked him TO be-
gin an investigation of the alleged misleading
letters
Some Of those who appeared before Mr.. Krotel
in an investigation which ended yesterday were
Henry Bohn, representing the Marine Trades
Council Herman Robinson and Thomas r.
l1ynn, Of the American Federation OF L0bor, and
Walter : Weeks. secretary of the Marine
Trades Council and business agent of the
brotherhood OF Boiler Makers and Iron Ship
builders Helpers of America. and Arthur B.
Story.
Entering into The AFFAIR. according TO Mr.
Story and others. was Alexander r. Smith. who
las been generally known actively engaged
ia promoting the ship Subsidy bill. Story says
that Smith engaged him in September last to
take charge Of printing, addressing and mailing
number of letters in connection with the ship
subsidy bin movement supplying him with
letterhcad, which he supposed WAS the proper
and Official letterhead Of the Marine Trades
council. and with rubber stamp bearing the
signature of Weeks.
Story told the Assistant District Attorney that
he got 5000 from Smith and that while ne
doing the work he turned over so 10 Weeks
Weeks admits also that Smith gave him $500
The authorities wish TO find out from Mr..
Smith what authority he had for using Weeks's
signature and using the stationery Of the Ma
Tine Trades Council
Alexander j. Smith, who for four years was
superintendent Of the New York Maritime Ex-
change. resigned this position in September,
1863. To devote himself 10 building up the Mer-
chant Marine League Of the United States,
whose headquarters is in Cleveland
lie began a seafaring career at the age of
fourteen. and was connected with the United
States Steamboat Inspection Service of New
York for eleven years. In 1896 he was elected
secretary Of the American Merchant Marine As
sociation and for three years was a member of
the committee on merchant marine which draft
ed the so-called "Hanna-Payne Shipping bill"
In July, 1S9S, he appointed by Governor
Black as one OF the five commissioners 10 ex-
anime into the commerce Of New York the
cause OF Its decline and the means for it's re-
TtVal, and was elected secretary of the New
1ork Commerce Commission by his colleagues
thereon.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
CLAIMS $l,sl4,SOO FROM BANKER.
Canadian Association Obtains Writ Claiming
That Sum from c. McGilI.

According 10 a Toronto dispatch TO q Wall Street
news agency, a writ has been issued on behalf of
the Canadian Bankers Association Claiming from
Charles McCill. formerly manager OF the Ontario
Bank, repayment by him OF s. $3.50 alleged TO
have been paid out by the bank at his request
The amount is made up Of twenty-three items,
some OF them dating far back as 1899
New York houses TO whom these payments are
faid IN tie writ 10 have been paid are Ladenburg,
Thamann Co, $500 in 1890 1901 and 1902;
cUyler Morgan & Co, SO co. covering The period
from 1929 10 1896; Marshall. Spader &, Co ss35 COO
~ 1903. SO and 1906. and Charles Head & Co. S232 :
0sgl IN the same three Eears.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
DENY KITCHENER ENGAGEMENT.

Members of the family of Mrs Daniel S. Chaun-
cey said last night that they knew OF no founda-
ton for the rumor that she 10 marry Lord
Kitchener Doubt was expressed that she even
knew him.
Mrs Chamcey is the widow Of New York
banker She formerly Miss Alice Carr. Of
LOUISVILLE Ky, and IS one of the Carr sisters
witsly known for their beauty.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
1874 Fifth Avenue,
New York.

which have never lied, proved that his 1,OO0th
trip across the Atlantic he would have made
six excursions to the moon, and 1000 trips
around the earth.
Mr.. Stevens was on the steamer Scotia in 1866
when she created stir by crossing the Atlantic
in the "phenomenaI' time of days, hours
and 4S minutes He was also on the Oregon,
which lowered the transatlantic record, in 1884,
to days II hours and minutes, and was sub
sequently wrecked.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
HARD ON BIG6S.

There were got into scrimmage IN front
Of the bank to-day said Bggs the family
table looked pretty bad for Of them The
biggest one grabbed a stick. and thought that he
going knock the others brains out So OF coursef
Jumped in between them
e Family had listened with rapt attention and Mr.
Biggs his narrative the heir whose
spsc for fathers bravery is immeasuraoie proudly
remarked:
fatherT'
the family gazed long and earnestly at the
evidences of budding huniorst. but
as youth munich his tart with great nno
cence he 2ulped and resumed his supper'-Ih Bits
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
OLD WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.

fire in IIoboken yesterday. which the police
are investigating resulted in the death of an old
woman who lived alone. The victim was Mrs
Caroline Kaiser. sevanty-six years old. She lived
at No. 22S Bloomfield street a brakeman was
passing the house on his way To work when he saw
smoke coming from il. When the fremen respond
ed they found the oil WOmans body couch.
There was no stove in the where the body
was found and the police are a loss to under
stand how the fire started.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
rRANsPAc1F1C MAILS.

Destination and steamer. close in New Tork
New Zealand. Australia (except West).
New Caledonia. Samoa, Hawaii and
Fill Islands (via Francisco
sonoma day. 1::sOsu
Francisco)-Marpcss - Dec. "a l.:San
Hawaii. Japan Korea China and Phil
Nippon MaTu -. Dec "a l:;sOan
Australia teNcept Westl, Fiji Islands and
New Caledonia (via Vancouver and
Victoria. B. Cl-Aorangi ..-....... Dec. 90. 6O0pn
Hawaii tva FranoiscO,-Alameds Jan. I. 12:S0 an
Japan. Korea, China and Philippine
Islands via Seattle Minnesota Jan. 4. 6Oopn
Hawaii, Japan. Korea china ami Phil
ippine Islands tvia San Francisco b
DCric Jan & l2.1aU
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
THREE HELD ON PEoNAGE CHARGE
Mississippi Farmers Accused of Mistreating
Negro-Two Under SIS 900 Bonds.

Jackson, Miss. Dec. 22-United States Com
missioner Mosely to-day held L. D. Carter
Thomas Williams and Frank King, farmers of
Rankin County under bond on the charge Of
peOnage. brought by Negro. Dan January
The bonds Of Williams and King were fixed at
5000. and that of Carter at $1,000
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
MAcINNIs GETS BIG COTTON MILL.

fBy Telegraph 30 The Tribune
New Orleans. Dec. 22-The Maginnis Cotton Mills
Of this city have absorbed the Wesson Miss Mills
The deal involving $4,000 Mr. Maginnis the head
OF the business married Mary Tweed, daughter of
William NJ. Tweed.