Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-06

schooner IL bound for this city AS soon
as the Information was received that she
had come in the tug VIM H. Yerkes. jr,
was sent from this city to meet her and
pring her up the river as fast as she can
be towed. The schooner should arrive here
by tomorrow afternoon or tomorrow night
at the latest. As the schooner has aboard
about 1,S00 tons of Ice aboard. her cargo
win aid considerably In making the ice
situation here easy for Il week or ten days.
should no other vessels arrive.
There are. however. has been stated.
three other vessels to come here. One. the
schooner Cox Green, Is reported to be at
sea on her way here: the big barge Idaho
Is now said to be loading at q Maine port
The schooner Esteile Phinney. whose
charter was reported yesterday, Is on her
Green is expected to pass through the capes
early the coming week. 1t will add about
800 tons to the supply Of ice. With these
vessels arriving here in regular order, the
supply. of Ice in the city will be abundant
to meet all demands for possibly three
weeks. but unless other vessels follow these
with cargoes of natural fee conditions by
August ! will be as serious, IL not worse,
than during the past week.
The scene at the 9th street wharf station
OF the American Ice Company was a busy
one this morning. Big cakes of ice were
flying down the chutes to the chanted songs
OF the stevedores. Wagons were backed up
to the platform taking on loads of ice. and
all was excitement and hustle. In great
contrast to the dullness and quiet that pre-
vailed on the wharf yesterday before the
vessel arrived.
Possible Legal Action.
Elmer E. Ramey real estate dealer. was
today appointed foreman of the grand
jury to succeed Mr.. Edwin H. Downs the
officer of the American Ice Company
who was yesterday relieved at his own
request from the position of foreman.
Mr.. Ramey subscribed to the oath as
foreman and Immediately entered upon
the discharge of his duty.
Ten taleSmen had been summoned to NIL
the vacancy in the ranks of the grand
jury OF these the court first selected Carl
I. Droop to complete the panel. Mr.. Droop
urged press of business an excuse, ana
when told that the grand jury would prob
ably adjourn in a week or ten days ne
asked permission for conference with the
court The purport of this conversation
was not stated. but Mr.. Droop was ex-
cused.
H. H. Elliott. grocer, was then chosen,
and after a conference with the court was
sworn.
From the intimation given by Assistant
United States Attorney Adkins during the
examination of Mr.. Droop the grand jury
will decide the question of indictments
against the alleged Ice trust during the next
week. United States Attorney Baker de-
clined to make any statement for publica-
ton, but II is understood that the informa-
ton secured during the recent examination
of several small dealers in ice, and which
was made the subject of the recent report
of the Attorney General, is considered suf-
ficient to warrant the grand jury returning
indictments for alleged violation of the
antitrust law. Early next week witnesses
will appear before the grand jury and eX-
plain the workings of the various ice COM
panies of the District.