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The Washington times., 1906-02-12
Warships Are on the Alert.

As the situation continues to grow
more critical. it is now understood the
armored cruisers Galveston and Chat
tanooga, Of Rear Admiral Sigsbee' s
squadron. which are now in the Medit-
terranean, viii end their cruise there
sooner than was expected and proceed
within T. few days 10 the Suck and the
Chinese coast.
Within the last few days some OF the
American vessels that have been in the
Philippines have moved out toward the
Chinese coast. and more than half a
dozen battleships, cruisers and gun
boats are In the harbors of China at the
present time, The latest movements
were the arrival last night Of the Barry
1T Canton and the Bainbridge at Hong
kong
The Washington times., 1906-02-12
ROCKEFELLER WILL BE SUED
BECAUSE OF DEAD DOG

VALHALLA. ". Y. Feb 12-Remington
Iefurgy will sue John y. Rockefeller
because guards on the latteT's POcantico
Hills estate shot valuable dog owned
by MI Lefurgy.
The Washington times., 1906-02-12
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

sales-Washington Gas Certificates,
Potomac Electric Power SIS, 81, ,OOoq105iz,
81, ,Oo091055s. 81. .000q105Hs. 81, ,O0oQ1059<
Capital Traction, z0ql469s. 20Q1461z
20d1469s
Washington street Railway preferred.
50dS9l2.
Washington Street Railway common,
20Q1417s.
Security Storage Company. 2@157s4. SO
159s., 3qI57i9
Commercial Bank 10G192
Riggs Bank. l0q649Ja
Warrington Gas. 25q6l&. 25a6lsA. ga
6l%, 25Q6l%, 25Q6ls4, 25Q6l4<, 25Q61%, 25q
61A, 25G61&4, 2546Ifs, 25q617s. Z5q6lss. Esq
6l9s, 50Q62A CbuYer co., 100 at 62 (buyer
6O), 25Q621s Cbuyer 60). 25g62is (buyer 90.
Lanston, 1OOa15, 1OOq15. 1oOa15. 1OOa15
locals.
Washington Street. Railway As, $3.50
QSS2s.
/ Washington Gas, 5Gq62i4 (buyer, 60), %
GG17s, 25@62. 25G62 1O0q62. 25Q62A (buyer,
60), 25Q62, 100q621s. 2OGt62is. Z5Q62%- 100Q
62A
Greene Copper, lo0Q272s buyer. CO.,
The Washington times., 1906-02-12
GOLD MINED LAST YEAR
EXCEEDED ALL RECORDS

LONDON. Feb. 12.-The worlds pro-
duction Of gold last year exceeded all
records. It amounted 10 S37S, ,Ts6. coo.
The Washington times., 1906-02-12
Confrenece With Hale.


Senator Hale was in conference with
Secretary Root for some time today
and the Chinese situation was discussed
by them at length. AS q result, the
Secretary, it is understood. Will appear
before the Senate Committee on APP
preparations Wednesday and explain the
situation To the memyt-rs of the COM
mittee fully.
Senator Hale planned TO arrange for
a conference on the subject with Sec
retary Taft some time this afternoon
or tomorrow.
While reports from Omaha, San Fran
cisco and other Western points concern
ing the preparation for equiDptng sol
diers for a Held campaign in China are
not officially confirmed. ii Is admits cd
in certain quarters that special activity
prevails in all branches and depart anents
of the army. particularly In the quarter
masters department Uniforms. shoes
and other articles OF clothing are being
rushed to San Francisco for transporta-
tion TO the Philippines on the next
transport. is further understood that
one transport VIII be held at Manila TO
ne ready to carry troops across 10 the
Chinese coast at a moments notice.
American ships in those waters are also
said to have received orders To hold
themselves In readiness to convoy tne
transport across and effect a landing for
them.
The Washington times., 1906-02-12
OPPOSED To INCREASE
OF BANKS CAPITAL
Vice President of Bank of Washington
Has Decided Views on the
Question

As formerly stated in The Times. the
movement for the increase Of tbs cap
ital stock Of the Bank OF Washington.
which has been undertaken by some
outside parties. does not meet the ap-
prevail Of the officers of that institu-
tion. Vice President James l.. Norris
has some decided opinions on the sub
ject, and in the course of an interview
stated that If there was to be any
benefit TO be derived by the bank from
increasing its capital .ock from $780,
0o0 to $4,000 he would perceive some
reason for the petition being circu. ated
for the signatures Of the shareholders.
But" he said, -the bank has all the
means necessary for accommodating it's
customers and those seeking loans. and
no one departs from the doors of the
( institution without receiving loans re-
quested. If the security and indorse-
ments are satisfactory
Sees No Good Reason for 1t.
81 cannot see any earthly reason for
increasing he capital stock Of the bank.
and if any bank financier can state good
reasons why II would be for the benefit
of the institution. 1 would Ike TO hear
the suggestions. can see that the
shareholders of the bank. who now re-
cetve 10 per cent annually on $4,000
capital. cannot possibly receive more
than OF per cent If the capital be IN
creased 70 S500. .O00 and the present rate
OF dividend is maintained. ] can also
see that the market value Of the Hck
would fall from 800 and 90 to about %
share. and. that those shareholders.
who would receive the extra shares Of
stock. would be induced 10 sell the same
on account of the low income. ard the
brokers who are engineering the petition
for the signature of the shareholders
would be able TO purchase the stock at
a low figure with The hope of eventually
controlling the mana cement of the grand
old institution
The Washington times., 1906-02-12

Swift & Company's sales of fresh beef
IN Washington d. c.. for the week end
ing Saturday. February 10. 1906. averaged
6.43 cents per pound.
The Washington times., 1906-02-12
Dangers In China Denied
At Washington Legation

Reports that the situation TN China
was approaching ii dramatic climax.
carrying the possibility OF the wide
spread massacre Of foreign residents of
the country. were given emphatic denial
today at the Chinese legation. Not
only We're these specific allegations
wholly discredited. but the legation au-
thOTized a statement. made To a rep
reseutative of The Times, in which
the exact situation was outlined.
There is nothing in the situation in
China that need cause apprehension TO
foreign residents. living IN China on
their proper business il was said. TN
quesuonabIy there is a condition of un-
rest-cf awakening-that has taken pes
session Of the whole people ana that
in some OF its manifestations. may be
dangerous TO some persons. foreign as
well as native
Awakening Is Marvellous.
This awakening is almost marvellous.
II is a growth OF centuries. perhaps.
but il has become strikingly noticeable
only II the last two years. The Boxer
movement was its blind expression-a
protest of the masses against conditions
they began 20 find intolerable In that
unhappy and foolish enterprise. Chinese
suffered as well as foreigners. and much
more wiGsty and seriously
The present movement. means the
people are opening their eyes and df-
rectiDg their energies toward real re-
forms They realize that violence is a
poor weapon.
The ideal. Of course, is better gov
ernment The people have been quies-
cent-docile. A few years ago. the edict
Of the Emperor would have been ac-
Cepted without question. Today. the
Emperor would not dare 10 Issue an
edict he and his advisers feel would
he opposed 10y the public sentiment Of
the nation.
Now the foreign office is delighted that
the treaty II offered Il year ago was re-
fused by the United tSates Government.
The foreign Office realizes that such a
The Washington times., 1906-02-12
CONTINUED from First Page.)

and housing of several more regiments.
This is made in connection with .tSnor
that the situation has grown so critical
that Secretary Root feels the need of
still more troops in the vicinity of
The Washington times., 1906-02-12

statement going the rounds is 10 the
effect that Mir. Frick has recently been
a heavy buyer of Southern railway
whose future he is said to consider
more brilliant than the past. even
though the Company's earnings may Hot
warrant dividends for some time TO
come
The Washington times., 1906-02-12

Commission houses report DECIDED
falling off in business last week ana say
that the present market is traders
market.
The Washington times., 1906-02-12

Washington enjoyed the honor Of be
ing one or the few cities that held its
regular stock exchange session today,
all the larger bodies adjourning on ac-
count Of LincOln's birthday.
The Washington times., 1906-02-12

Foreign traders have done little in
this market since they took their profits
IN United States Steel shares. These
amounted to ? or 3 points. and covered
more than 10000 shares, according TO
popular belief
New-York tribune., 1906-05-03
JEROME QUIzzEs PATRICK EXPERTS.
CrOss-ExaminatiOn Of Defendants Witnesses
To Be Concluded To-day.

At the close Of the hearing yesterday on the mo-
ton for trial of Albert T. Patrick, who is
now in Sing Sing convicted of numbering William
N. Rice, District Attorney Jerome announced that
he would probably complete his cross-examination
Of the defendants experts to-day.
DR.. Albert T. Weston, cOroners physician occu-
pied the witness stand for the greater part of the
session. He was succeeded by DIR. George s. Biggs
another of the experts for Patrick
Mr.. Jerome examined Dr. Weston I'm detail with
regard to his qualifications to testify as an expert
in pathology. DR.. Weston was unfamiliar with the
recent literature on the subject His knowledge
was gained largely through experience he said
The witness said he had examined about twenty
thousand bodies in seventeen years as coroners
physician.
MI Jerome asked DR.. Weston if his purpose in
quoting excerpts from medical books was TO prove
that Rice was dead when Jones 0he vaIeD nut
the chloroform to his face" and the witness re-
piled that it was
The District Attorney then read from several al
thoFites number Of exceptions to the rule re-
gardlng Tigor mors. showing that 1t set In earlier
sometimes than indicated by the general rule on
which the conclusions Of DR. Westou's affidavit
were DaEed. Under examination the witness said hs
dlq not know wEether rigidity in the case of Rice
set in Immediately % -''00
Dr. BiSgs took the stand and said he was ousli-
HeQ 70 testify as an expert pathologist Shortly
eftef ne went on the witness stand an adiornnnent
was taken until this morning.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-03
A S5OO,OOO BROADWAY DEAL
PLOT NEAR EMPIRE SQUARE-MoToR CAR couPANY
THE BUYER
Market Found for Liberty udg-TO Improve Site adjoining
Birthplace of President Roosevelt

basement dwelling houses, in course Of construc-
ton each 1SxS5x991 feet. facing the Colege OF the
CITY of New York: also sold to JACOB Aohr, Tor
occupancy No. s64 West list ST., four story dwell
ing house. on lot lSNs9.u feet. This completes the
sale of twelve houses erected by Mr. Lawrence at
this point. -
four story dwelling house, lot l5Sx102.2 feet.
Henry Lasch has sold for Le1oX & Goldsteln to
Zimmefn & Levy the southwest corner OF AInstef-
dam ave. and 164th st.. five story triple tathOuse
with store 2. 10x100 feet.
ave, northwest corner Of 156th st., I'VE story
double hathoUse lot 25.i0x99 feet.
Jacob Epstein has bought from William H.
DOherty e Bro. No. 20 West 1l9th St.. four story
dwelling house, on lot 1f&10011 feet. Richard n.
Jackman and Tobias krakOWer were the brokers.
Barney Mayhoh has sold for Steinfed & Cohen
Nos 446 44s and 40 West 46th ST., three five story
hathOuses, on plot 75x100-5 feet. s4.,
Max Gelb as broker, has sold TO ksaEnuel Neelk
No 4o2 East s9th st.. five story double nathoVse'
lot 25Xt6 feet -, :.
a five story tenement house, on a lot ZoxSSs rect,
Schneider & BaehFach have sold 20 Adolpn
Schlesinger No $50 1st ave, q nye story tenement
BleiInan & Co. have sold No. 2lS Avenue A, four
story front and rear tenement house, on lot 2OeX
IS feet Also sold No. 4a2 East Houston St, a six
story tenement house. with stores Slx61 feet, to
Berkowitz & Landsman.
George q. Hallock, ir's. Sons have sold for the
estate of Henry Bergh, No. 3s5 to 3S9 Cherry 81.
SO 6x61 feet; also Nos "a and 56 Scanned st.. S5x3
feet also No. 632 70 686 Water St. 53Sx5S2 feet 70
Dayi I.eVi1e
New-York tribune., 1906-05-03
SAYS DUKE GAVE PRESENTS.
Maid Admits She Got Tobacco Shares and
Diamond Ring.

The Duke divorce case was resumed before Vice
Chancellor Piney in Newark yesterday Neither
Mrs. Lillian B. Duke. the defendant. nor Frank T.
Huntoor, the correspondent, was present, and an
effort by counsel for Mrs. Duke to have the case
adjourned failed.
Miss Nellie Sands. who was maid to Mrs. Duke,
was cross-examined and admitted that Ms Duke
gave her ten shares Of American Tobacco stock,
which he had promised the day Of his marriage.
She also said she had received diamond ring from
the petitioner. given to replace a similar one re-
ceived from Mr.. and Mrs. Duke. Miss Sands's
former testimony remained mistaken The young
woman admitted that while she would have pre-
ferred to take Mrs. Dukes part, the circumstances
Of the present suit were such that she could do
so Justly Chauncey G. Parker conducted the ex-
animation. and when he had finished Alan H.
Strong. Huntoons lawyer. put the young woman
through a searching examination.
The vice-chanceor ordered the defence to pro-
ceed with it's witnesses but Mr. Strong moved that
the petition, far it concerned his client,
should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction as
there had been no proof to show that Huntoon or
even Mrs. Duke, was resident Of New Jersey
The JurlSdictiOnal question had been thrashed out
IN court before and the Vicechancellor ignored the
motion The defence then called Frederick Reinert
surveyor OF Manhattan, who had maps and other
data relating to the location of the Duke house i'm
west 18th street. The case was continued.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-03

The United states Realty and Improvement Com
pany has sold 10 the Packard Motor Car Company
plot at the northwest corner OF 6lst 81. ana
Broadway. containing about 1880 square feet The
buyer paid about 100000 cash for the property II
intends TO erect on the site automobile building
for its own use. The rlot has a frontage OF l6
feet in Broadway. 1876 feet in 6lst St. rear line
of 1OO5 feet and north line of 13O feet.
Samuel Green has sold to John NJ. Rider, Of No
1Sl Liberty ST. seven story mercantile building.
lot 28.2xlOO feet. The buyer took title yesterday
to an abutting plot with frontage In Greenwich ST.
M. L. Hess have sold for the Realty Holding
Company to the Gabay Construction Company Nos
80 and 81 East Goth ST., two dwelling houses,
plot 40x92 feet. The parcel adions the house in
which President Roosevelt horn. The Gabay
company will erect office building on its site.
The work of tearing down the structure Nos. 165
and 167 Broadway the Smith Building, ana the
Coal and Iron Exchange, In Cortlandt st.. will be
begun this morning. On the sitS the City Invest
ing Company is to erect big skyscFaper.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-03
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Broadway No 2s9s to 2sse. 6. lO2. 2.sxes.7;
Whitehall Realty Company 20 James~A Hen
Same property; James A Hennessy to Isaac
Stiebel; mortgage, 100000. Observation-Disclosures.
list ST. S. 1854 q OF West End ave. 10.sx
102 2; Ralph to Mary Geer: mortgage,
4Oth St, W corner Lexington ave 2JI2o6:
Sarah y Swords to Charles r L Putnam; mort
sssb :; 81 vc:; 96ri06 a. Frc5srjc, Z, IisScS
10 Jennie Casper: mortgage. $4,000. .,.......
Amsterdam ave. W 8. SO. IL II Of 16Oth ST, COX
100: Wright Gillies to Homer r Gillies; = part;
all title; mortgage $4,000. ...............
Sd ave, Nos 4OSB and 4O3S S, 54XiO0; Annie
FTadus to Sol Fretdus; y part.
18th st, s. 230 II " OF 9Th ave- 49x02 Adams
Realty Company to Charles Brendon: mortgage.
11Sth 81, No 4l2 East rs Tx1O0 IL: Amelia Perle
TO William Bachrach and another: mortgage.
11sth 81. No 4io East it, 7xioo.ii william Koch
70 William Bachrach and another: moFtgage
$4,000 Observation-Disclosures.
11Sth et, No 4Os East 14x1O0 ii: Mary E Doxey
70 William Bachrach and another; mortgage,
uSth ST. No ala East. To- T3l00 II: George F
Farrell to William Bachrach and another; mort
. ..
New-York tribune., 1906-05-03
FLATBUsH TROLLEY EXTENSION.
Residents Working Hard for Continuation Of
Tompkins Avenue Line.

Residents OF large section Of Flatbush. between
the Eastern Parkway and Holy Cross Cemetery, are
working to get the early construction the extern
sion OF the Tompkins avenue surface line in King
stOn avenue which is 60 cross this section and con-
meet with the Church avenue line. This extension
when complete viii give much needed traction
facilities TO the public schools athletic field given
by Controller Meta. TO the Kings County Hospital
and the Holy Cross Cemetery. and it is said will
develop a valuable residence section
The line has been extended from Douglas
street to Carroll street. and the grading is practi
cally complete to Mabone street. Petitions have
been sent TO the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
asking for this extension by residents south OF
Mabone street. near Kingston and Albany avenues.
and others. including Frederick w Rowe. large
owner Of property along Kingston avenue by
Frank r. Moore, principal of the Commercial High
School, at Albany avenue and Dean street. and by
General George w. Wingate, president Of the Pub
lie Schools Athletic League.
The Holy Cross Cemetery and Kings County Hos
pital authorities interested in having the line
put through because at present their nearest car
line is that in Church avenue on the side away
from the city. The proposed route Is from Carroll
street in Kingston avenue TO Mabone street, in
ATaibOne to Albany avenue, and in Albany avenue
TO Holy Cross Cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-03
POLICEMAN DID NOT KNOW HIS BABY.
Found II on His Beat and Carried It TO the
Police Station as a Lost Child.

PatrolmaE Clarence Vining. Of the Fourth
avenue police station Bay Ridge. living at No
5000 Fifth avenue found two -year-oId child
on his beat yesterday afternoon. and as the baby
had no apparent companion he took it to the
police station, where ii was placed in the care
OF the matron.
An hour later he met his WIFE, who told him
that their two-year-old girl. Clarice, had dis
appeared Vining accompanied his wife to the
station IN hopes that some brother policeman
had found Clarice. When Mrs. Vining saw the
baby which her husband had found she grabbed
Il IA her arms, much Winnings surprise It
proved 20 be Winnings own child although he
had failed 70 recognize IT, He has one other
child
New-York tribune., 1906-05-03
10 IMPROVE rwo BROADWAY BUILDINGS.

Plans have been filed with Building Superintend>
ent Murphy for the remodelling Of the clubhouse
OF the disbanded Colonial Club. at the southwest
corner Of Broadway and 72d st.. owned by Arch-
bald Russell and Percy r. Pyne. into an office
ana store building for the Lincoln Trust Company,
as lessee. New staircases and elevators to be
installed and stores built the first floor, with
safe deposit vaults in the basement Part of the
i1rst floor will be fitted as banking offices for the
Lincoln Trust Company. The improvements are
20 cost $4,000. according to the estimate of John
n. Duncan, the architect.
Plans have been filed for making the six
story loft and store building No. 44 Broadway into
ed ed, and ar elevator and new staircase installed.
Inc improvements are TO cost $4,000, according to
the estimate of f. A. Meyers the architect. The
nve story fathouse at the southeast corner of Sixth
avenue and 4Sth st. is also to be made with
stores on the ground fOor business lofts on the
second floor, and apartments the upper three
noorS. The improvements to he made for the
estate of David w. Bishop and to cost $1,000.
according to the estimate of Taylor Mosley. the
New-York tribune., 1906-05-03
SNAIL CAPf BIG BANG!
Cohen Boys Monkey scitt Dynamite,
scifh Dire Results.

Solomon Cohen. six years old, picked up and
fooled with dynamite cap last night In front
OF No. sos East 10th street. where he and his
two older brothers live. with the result that all
three lads were injured by the explosion which
naturally followed. Albert fourteen years old.
was most severely hurt
The cap which did all the damage was only
one and one-half inches lang, and was found in
the street by Solomon. At the suggestion OF
Abraham, sixteen years old, who is studying
electricity and wished TO impress his younger
brothers. the cap was connected with the elec-
trio push button in the vestibule Of the fiat.
There was instantly loud report and flash
OF flame and the boys were hurled out of the
vestibule DR. Frink, OF Bellevue Hospital,
answered a hurry call and bound up the wounds
of the lads Albert was taken to the hospital. as
the tips Of the fingers on his left hand were
blown of and one eye was nearly put out.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-03
NIP LOTTERY SCHEME.
Disclosures Expected TO FollosO
Arrests en- This City.

Sensational DISCLOSURES are more than likely
20 follow the selzuFe yesterday in this city By
CHIEF Flynn OF the Secret Service OF what is
practically the entire printing plant OF the
Louisiana Lottery Company, as Il Is commonly
called, although properly the Honduras Ma
asonal Lottery Company. Of Puerto COrte2, Hon
a1;,.s. II Is said that the men behind the
scheme ard whose arrests are likely tO follow
are all well known here. commercially and polit-
icaily. ana that some Of them occupy positions
OF such prominence tsat their connection with u
lottery company wir be little short os a scan
tal
Yesterday. IL Wilmington. Del. the Secret Ser
vice men raided the big lithographic establish
Tnent Of John ~ Rogers. who was a recent can
sidase for Mayor Of that city. A warrant for the
arrest OF Rogers is row in the hands OF United
States Marshal Finn. Of Wilmington.
For mary months the federal authorities have
known that the Honduras National Lottery
Company was selling a million tickets a month
throughout the United States, and It. was deter
mined to put an end 10 It. The Secret Service
soon found that the company printing SITS
tickets in Wilmington and that the business was
transacted through agents. controlled from Wil-
Inington and New York. Evidence was secured
and the establishment OF Rogers was raided.
Two tons Of partly printed tickets were found.
but the plates from which they were printed
could not be discovered Everything pointed 60
the establishment having been tipped off,
Tt was then found that practically everything
had been hurriedly shipped TO New York, and
e was traced 20 a local warehouse. the location
of which was not disclosed. Yesterday Chief
Flynn and his men visited the warehouse and
got half ton OF partly printed tickets. $500
worth OF tine missing steel plates 800 electrotype
cuts and seals. and. IN fact, everything but the
press. which was found fn the Rogers place, in
Wilmington.
The stuff was addressed 20 L. Dugan, No. rs
Seventh avenue. New York City. II was never
delivered TO the address, which is q millinery
store, but was removed direct 70 the warehouse
The Secret Service also say that tickets TO
the number OF a million were sold monthly. the
full tickets being sold at So and the fractional
tickets as low as 25 cents each. The tickets
were those Of the Honduras National Lottery
Co. louisiana State Lottery Coz. Puerto Cortez
Honduras; ". J. Demorest president
The profits OF the concern reach into the hum
dreds OF thousands Of dollars 1t is sat- and that
the men behind the scheme are all wealthy and
well 10 do. The men handling the business were
careful not 20 the United States mails, all
the business being carried on through the eX-
press companies.