New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-18
Constant Reader Tells What lie
Missed IN Last Weeks Papers.

Missed IN Last Weeks Papers.
In our last talk you said ia better not rush in
and buy merger stock. salo the BUS! NH
does the deal look nowT
.srha 6ph- 70 ureveut the merger" said the Con
stnnt Reader has brought out a threat from tne
FSelrronf-R interests that II oostructeo lheS
would not bid on any subways Ihey want GA
for nothing. The Rapid Transit Commission now
ever is at work plans for nTe new suc"ASs' {
hearing on which has been set for March ,
.,Cne route passes from the Manhattan END OF
the Williamsburg Bridge down through centre
and William SITS Another runs through 1ith-sI
A third crosses the island In S4th-st- Two more
are in The Bronx. one ST Girard-ave. the other In
Broadway William y. AmOry, who has been
fighting The Metropolitan for years. openly de-
rounced Nj Jerome for not Furnishing certain OF
dcers OF the company for alleged perjury. brloefy
OF lawyers ana the nlscOEversion OF rlilllons OF
dollars Meanwhile, E. H Hartman has bought
great site or Jamaica Bay. where he plans the
construction OF big terminal for steamships
! EAs somewhat worried by what you SAID
week ego about a coal strike, said the Busy Man
- peaceful outcome is generally predicted.
was the response - conference was held between
President Mitchell OF The Miners Union and the
enthrs cite operators. who were much impressed
with M Nitchelrs statement OF the miners griev-
Ences. Il was decided thar each side should choose
& committee OF seven members 10 represent II al
future meetings. The miners are now preparing
Iait soon"
4 suppose ex-President Mccurdy OF the Mutual
has sailed for Paris. you said be hoped TO, by
This time" said the Busy Nan
Not yet" vas the response. and 10 judge by
the number Of detectives watching his Morristown
home be won't 60 Tor some time. Thomas P.
Fowler chairman OF The New-York LIES house
cleaning committed VII ssl for Europe OF March
: with the supposed object OF compelling Judge
Hamilton 70 give accounting OF The s10ooooo he
~F-~ n III
ton Unless he does one The other efforts will be
mace 10 extra5ite him Continual. pressure or
District Attorney jerome 20 get him 10 prosecute
certain Insurance officials caused him 10 have
long conference with Grover Cleveland. chairman
q the EquitabIe's Ryan trustees. Suits viii most
lkelv be brought against certain Mutual Life men
as the result % 8 nepo-t made by Joseph H.
Choare
Meantime The Rev. Hugh Birckhead has ac-
copied the rectorshp Ct 81. Georges Episcopal
Church. The report the revenues OF the two
city bridges show that tie city makes mighty little
out OF them. The TWO together only earn about
ss.oe) 8 year"
.'soue one was telling ne that the Standard Oil
had lost control OF their copper mines IN Montana.
said the Busy Nan.
Just the opposite" replied the Constant Reader.
The Aualgauated Copper interests. in which the
STANDARD on holdings have predorainated, have alb
sorbed the properles OF r Augutus Henze, the
most Formidable foe OF the Copper Trust The price
vii be the result which VIII practically control
the copper production Of lie United States"
Has Ihe Senate passed the Railroad Rate bill
yet" asked the Busy Man.
The 5ll is stu IN committee, where II Is be-
.nE amended" the response. The Senate.
however. passed the Ship Subsidy bill. which estab-
fishes thirteen new contract mail lines and increases
Ihe su1vsut-on 20 the Oceanic Line running from the
Pacific Coast 10 Australasia The Senate also got
Geter the coal roads adopting resolution direct
ing the Interstate Commerce Commission 10 inves-
tigate the charges Of discrimination and combins-
ton in restraint OF trade against these railroads.
The House passed the ForJidcatiOns Appropriation
bin, carrying ss.So0o0. and providing for add
tiouaI offences 81 The Philippines George ". Bea-
vers. once official IL The PostoiCs Department.
pleaded guilty 10 charges Of fraud in collision with
eI-State Senator George E Green, Of BinghaInto1-
He sentenced 70 years n the penitenJis-y.
Albany has made trouble Tor the Gas Commission
a bill was introduced 10 abolish IT, because il failed
20 report II Favor OF cheaper gas Y this city
some one was saying that the Chinese refused
10 lei up on the boycott Of American goods" said
the Busy Man.
Worse than tha1," was the reply. China Is be
coming extremely ugly toward 81 foreigners =
Ereat rising against Inc Cu-landers' is feared by
Wash-ngt-r- which Is getting troops II readiness
n The Philippines. mob attacked foreign mis-
sionzr-es ~ AE-uEug. There IS also growing
anti renes- sentiment III Chine The japanese
aocor--aE-y are non blamed for fostering the boy
t-as tla- Moroccan conferences decided IN favor
q France ~ Ge--llry.T asked The Busy Man
BON countries have been so stubborn" was
he r3s-t. ll-t L---s has been accomplished a
A.ee-r-= Il was reported that America had
sE--1 scored as ueaoemake-. bur the American
FeIIess-ra--Fe denied the assertion The British
<Ar--ar1e-.r met II found M Charnberlairs SUD
pores crFo---E themselves 10 capturing The broken
Ii-oH-st orra--izs--ir-. 3lr BaIfour is IN entire
harmon "-.a A-r Cl-nlherlail 10 whom he prac-
Lca-y save -F J16 leadership sir Francis Bur
Ae--. Joy I-7 way, resigned Editor OF Punch
~lth which lie had been associated for forry-.our
years Negotiations are ln progress between Ber-
IL a11 washington which may result IN & short
t--e reciprocal treaty between Germany and This
country Earthquakes II TIE province OF Esrner-
sldaf Ecuador, killed many hundreds Tidal waves
or the coast Cf Ecuador and Colombia also caused
The dea-h q many more"
cl1nt see The OBITUARY column OF The Tribune
THIS week
Among those VINO died. was the reply were
Cardinal FeTraud Archbishop Of Autun; Charles
Albert Gage. o. this city. and Leonard Kip an
author % Albany"