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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-13
The Membership

Following arc tIe members.
From rl- Boari of Aldermen Mess. s..
Aiauu and NIpucu-e. from the common
Council NesSrs Barber. maggie and Bluey.
e.tz-us NOT members ~ either branch.
Air~-r- Henry - Valentine. g. A.
B,vre and VIM. Gibson. Jr
It is likely rnat Alderman Mann viii Dee
made chairman. and some member from
tne lower branch subchairTnan
President Peters declares that il is mis-
purpose to r-for some important matters
% tie Board for consideration
one ~ the most Interesting meetines
scheduled for the week is that Of the
Ordinance committee on Friday Might
when a. petition from tho Methodist
preachers OF this city concerning ths
closing ~ pool rooms VIII come up.
The ministers or the Methodist Cnurc DID,.
through Rev. George II. Spoouet sent q
petition asking that the pool rooms he
required 20 close at O'Clock =. A.. and
that no miners ne allowed i'm them.
The Chief OF Police the Board OF Io-
h.e Commissioners and tho proprietors
o. all the pool rooms in tho city have
uceu notified to appear before the meet
ing and il Is not unlikely that some
or the prea cheers Interested. viii also ap-
pear.
other committees not yet called may
also meet during the week. but m any
event active work Will be prosecuted at
the CITY Han between now and ueNt
SATURDAY.
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RAILROADS
y L ~ II Richmond
IN. t 90, rredericksburQ 4
Potomac -

r. F. c. 2. s s..s:si:s;.s:s.
rains Leave Rlehnoud-Northwars
sS De. -Sysl g. rsroa-a.
$50 A. M.-week LNys-Elbs- Assian1 a.
$40 a, M-Daly-Byrd 81. ThrovSs. 1ooA
',,-We-k l. ays-Byri ST. - -errh.
$50 M-Neek Days Byrd 3. r-efi-frxa-
Dlfs -n~ruod alton
p n llri .r- NaIr 49, Though
'.e' - Neet ba3s-E.ba Asa asa 40
M ,y-Eyrd S. trough.
rains Arrive Rlch 0nono-southward
~ = N Week pays-Eios Ashland Ac-
so M.week Days-Byri 81, Frsasr-ks-
- - naiv-Ev-I So Though.
ii.~' = M-F.eek Days-Byrd 81 Through.
M-Daiiy-Msin St ThrourS.
90" e =, M,-Ve,sk Days-Eibs Asalsne Ae-
70 p " -Daiiv-Bvrd -. through
f' ~ -Ini.v-Byri 81 Through. local
M.-Daiiv-Nafn G.. TN-ourh
r.-TFu' man Sieet ~ - Parior cars
-o-s q, = rain ev~e-f trains arriving kich-
mons ~ - N. week days and local accom-
..- s--'-''s ans departures ana conne--
49, nfE @ Y CUP w TAvroR.
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n S7M. N0itoIk&WeStprrI

ONLY ALL-RAIL LINE TO NoRFoIx.
Leave Byrl 81 station. Richmond Daily.
= FOR NORFOLK: 900 A NJ. 400 p NJ.
FOR LyNCHBURG. the WEST ana tns
sou INVEST; s.oS A. NJ. 1870 mon 90
2 N Pullman Parior ans eieeDfrr cars
ale Dining cars. Trains arrive .silv froT
:. rfolk -. ~ 4 n. IS o p NJ, from tns
West 7i5 A NJ 2.05 =. NJ 500 p NJ
Onice SIS E Main St .Flyer. hrs %
". r. BEVILL. C. II ROsLEY
Gen. Pass. Agent Dist Pass Irens
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Seaboard Air Line Railway

Southbouno Trains Leave Richmond Daily
$50 A. M.-LOcai 20 Norlina. Raleigh. Char
lotte. Wilmington.
4 81 =. M.--Through Sleepers and Coaches At
lanta Birmingham. Savannah Jackson
VIE and Florida points.
lo'cl = VI Through Coaches and Sleeners Sa-
vannah. jacksonville. Atlanta. BirninE-
ham and Memphis
Northbound Trains Arrive Richmond Daily
e-iH # +-5J p NJ $50 P. NJ
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STOCK BROKERS.
Geo. fixing & Co.,

il04 - f. Main 81 Richmond. va
STOCKS. COTTON AND GRAIN.
Fractional Lots . Speciality.
Close Attention 20 Out Of Town Accounts
PRIVATE WIRES.
NEW YORK, CHICAGO, NEW ORLEANS
Western Union Branch IN our once
stock Ticker IN Customary Room.
-Members
Richmond Grain and Cotton Exchange
Strangers visiting the city are invited
TO make our ONCE their Headquarters
and have mail and N.les sent IA our care.
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ATLANTIC COAST LINE

EFFECTIVE MAY nth
trains leave Richmond daily:
For Florida and south 9.o5 A N TX p Il
F.r Norf' 80 A NJ. 3.oo Z. N. and 80
For = and ". ny West 1:1o ana 80 P NJ.
For Petersburg. ~ a NJ. 1870 5G0 IS a
p n. -. 800 p. NJ. 1.25 and fi.N p II
For Golishoro ant Fayetteville 's.6s P NJ.
rains arrive Richmond daily. $40 % g..
1909 and y 90 A. NJ; 100. eos. $50. 500
Except Sunday s'Sunday only
Time = arrivals and departure ans onnec-
lions NOT guaranteed
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKET.


DRY GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK. Drtoher 1--AUNau. were
noted iu r.eacn,l -ne.tings and fancy prints
in the dry goods market to-day. The large
hlcached goods houses are Uycrsoil by some
thousands % cases Many printers have been
doing very large business Cotton yarns
arc very much higher and some half agents
have Withdrawn prices temporarily The raw
wool market is generally quiet. as manuls
turers - tate about paying present prices
which prevail in practically an lines The
iohbers are doing Very large trade flr Octo-
Der.
NAVAL STORES
WILMINGTON. y c.. October lo.-SPIRfTS
Ft ItPENTINE-Firrn az 65c. bid. rccei1ts r.
casks. kosin-Finn at - 20: receiDts JOS bar
rels. Tar-Flrm at s. -. receipts p barrels
rude IGrpen tine-firm. hard 50. -, dip and
virgin. = 80. receipts. g barrels
sANAseAH. Ga october 12-TI-RpEN-
NE-tirm az 66itc.. sales. go casks. receipts.
- casks shipments. 500 casks Rosin-Firm
sales L42Z barrels. receipts. 1G76 barrels: ship
ments t,0I1 barrels; stock. 81 3Sl barrels
CHARLESTON. s. c.. October I2-TURPEN-
TlNE-firlu at SC salee. 10 casks. Resin
Firm. sales. 800 barrels
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT or WEST POINT. OCT. - 1876
ARRIVED
steamship Baltimore. Short Faltin,ore mas
eengcrs and general cargo
SAILED
Steamship Baltimore. SHIRT. BaltimoTc. pas
cngers and general cargo.
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Chesapeake q Ohio Railway

Cincinnati. lndiananops St Louis chies.
90. Louisviile Nashville Mer7ohis.
2;i6 p N ard TO 2 NJ daily
Westbound Local Trains:
y " daily snf -.f5 p " week dsvs
Newport News. Norfolk and Old Point,
90 NJ and 800 p. " daily
Local for Newport News and Old Point.
az A " ani 500 2 n daily
James River Line:
m % " daily. 5.l5 P " week days
rive Main Line from W~-e: = - A X
= 20 4 NJ - A. =. NJ 2 n From
Fast: 80 q A VI 'ii.t5 n 20 p NJ
m p. ~ James River: sss - A N .sS
= ~ cDaiy. ''Ex sunday
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Southern Railway.

TRAINS rrArr nr~-4NfoSD
-, p SLOW ~ schedule figures publishes
20 :, ~ a, 'n. and are not guaranteed
e. ~ y N 'a''r- local for charlotte.
.-.~' " - 10 .'-T .'rrft - -fuffet Pullman -
ana az D'r~'-gha-, New Orleans
r-nn q T-7+'a70- "a and - re so1th
Dr-1 00e~f F0- T7ase Ci-v. Cxfo d.
-. Llrr- y 1-F .rf~N
~ M-Ev surcsv-K-y-vils I.o,ai
~ - l7iIr i-~ite Pullman rsaty -
p N - aU ere South
WORK prT-P z r~yr
-" NJ Except Sunday-No. Is-PaNin-,rs
limited
ai5 M.Evcept sur1sy-No io-rooal to
q" = M,,Eyceps sunaay-No 7s-rocai ..
~ - r M-rron al - south
$50 ~ " --T~0r7 charlotte uarrfr7 Durham.
- n7sa CIV rrf local sfaff~ns
r 4 " From Ke-st-iffs a-1 local -ta.f~ra
gu" No. r5-Frorn Daitfrnore ana IVES,
10 % v " >: SIS ". " Ts-Fros
- W-s' P7'n+ pnf r,or-i stations
n X WFS7-~--pw p
~ or MAR g p'-N--~-E ~
II P SnTNr-rP y uArDwr~T
Coz 10. --,e N~p
~ -svT OF =
Wu etf~-t~- -
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FOR NEW YORK

making connection IN Norfolk NTH Main Tins
snip ,t f.o...ow.ns day a, P N also Norfolk
Chesapeake and Ohio Ry a. A NJ and 4
p NJ making connection daily except sun
d7yl a. Norfolk with Main line Shlps sailing
~ p n Tickets. SIS p Main street. Rieh-
r0er1 Trqn~s~- 30 sra r Main street. -
JeIers-n Sfurphy's Hotel
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Virginia Navigation Co.

srEAMER POCAHONTAs leaves
ROM Old DOM ON WHARP
MONDAY. WEDNESDAY AND FRI
DAY AT A " tor Norfolk Ports
mouth. Oh Point. Newport News Caremor.
and } mes River landings connecting AZ O'd
Point eor WaeninFton. Baltimore an ths
North Starer0oms reserved f1r re night AZ
moderate prices Electric cars direct B. fls
wharf. FAR. 81 81 and 81 Norf1,k Trough
Excursion Tickets on sale AZ Richmond Trans
- Co. si9 r Main street sos p Main
s'eeet or on wharf or steamer. Eoani trip.
s. m
FreiRh- recei 4 fcr above ra--eg places and
al points IN Eastern virginia, North Carolina
ard the Fast JNO 2 MAYER AGENT
rRvfN v-ErsfGER. GenT Wvr
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Richmond and Petersburg
Electric Railway

Cars leave corner Of Seventh and Perry
streets. Manchester. every hour (ou the hourJ
from A NJ 90 u +. NJ Last car = midnight.
Limited car. s. r. NJ daily except Sunday
Cars leave Petersburg. foot Of Sycamore
street every hour from 8 80 a N 20 IoS p.
NJ Last ffsf0 p " limited car 7IF
A " laiiv excent Slndav
AT cars from Petersburg connecting Rser-
~0orf care
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
WORD
BY BLACKBURN
OPENS FIGHT

Representative Z. Spencer Black
burn of North Carolina has prepared
his notice TO r. n. Hackett that he
will contest Mr.. Hackett's election
to the Sixtieth Congress from the
Eighth North Carolina district.
In his formal notice. Mr.. Black
burn makes statements that impugn
the good faith of Mr.. Hackett, and
also OF Governor Glenn, of North
Carolina
He charges, generally, that Mr..
Hackett's election was obtained by
gross Irregularities, inegalities,
frauds, and bribery"
The document giving the formal
notice of contest was prepared yes
terday afternoon by Mr.. Blackburn's S
attorneys-JOhn G. Capers, of this
city, and Judge W. p. Bynum, of
Greensboro, n. c. 1t says, in part:
This is TO notify you that do and
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
INSURANCE FRAUD
OF $4O,OOO,OOO,,
JEROME WILL ACT
District Attorney Plans
Wholesale Investigation
of New York Life.

NEW YORK, Dec. Z9.-Following the
indictment of George W. Perkins ard
Charles :. FaiTChild yesterday, District
Attorney Jerome announced today that
he had just begun the investigation Of
the affairs of the New York life IN
surance COMPANY, and thac ne will.
after January 1, have An -N'raor0inary
session of the grand jury called to CON
slider Insurance matters exclusively.
The field is a wide one I'D the evi-
dence that has beer given - me dis
trict attorney as to crirass which are
hidden by false entries in ths books
Of the New York life. cover it is Is
timated. transactions mv0iy.ug between
$50. .00O coo and $40, GOO, ,0o0.
The transactions on which the indict-
ments Of Perkins and f'atTchilG were
founded had TO be rushed ,nT0Ueh and
decided by the December Erand Jury,
because of the statute rf limitations
For this reason the district attorney
abandoned every other phase of the
discriminating evidence against the nigh
officials in the New York Life and prac-
tically coerced the grand jury TO bring
in indictments before the time limit
expired.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Present day
financial practices and the men who
make them are scath'ngly arraigned by
Cardinal Gibbons under the title Of
Honor in Business Life" which is
published today. Among other things
Cardinal Gibbons SAYS:
Business life in this day is all au-
sorbing. We are running the risk Of
carrying our enthusiasm for doing
things too far past the sensible mean,
where ambition to succeed, and indus
try. are still compatible with a certain
commendable enjoyment of the things
of this lite that are good and pleasant
Some of the modern seekers after
wealth viii sacrifice anything rather
than be known for Y hat they are. Clear
and palpable dishonesty itself is shield
ed behind barriers cleverly constructed
by the brightest minds in the country
Men of the highest standing in the
financial world are guilty of acts as
members of corporations which they
would scorn TO commit as individuals
This statement was made TO me by
Continued on Second Page.1
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
TRAU7MAN CASE
POSSIBLE HERE
AS IN GOTHAM
Women of Capital in
Danger of Arrest
on Street.
Law Offers no PrOtec-
ton Against Ground
less Charge.

Is it possible, under the laws of
the District, for a highly respectable
woman to be arrested without cause
and held prisoner upon the
grOundIess charges of any indi-
Yidual who may see fit TO make
some accusation against herl
This s the question which IS puzzling
many Washingtonians since the deplor-
able and unwarranted arrest OF Mrs.
Jeanne Trautman. OF New York. has
become generally known
Mrs Trautman's arrest was undOubt-
edly a case Of mistakei, identity. Her
aCcuser Peter J. Hogan. met her on
the street walked up md caught her
roughly by the arm, asserting that she
had robbed him of SI3 in the shadow OF
a large public building the night before.
Mrs Trautmun denied the charge, but
Hogan insisted that she was the woman.
and called an officer She was placed
under arrest and obligeG 10 remain at
the station house for several hours, un-
iii the arrival Of friends TO bail her out.
No Protection in Law.
After the trial the attitude OF the
the arrest was that it was ali very re-
grettabie. but that there is no protection
in law for the most respectable woman
accused on the street OF the meanest
crime If the accusation be made when
no magistrates court is sitting
Major Sylvester was out of the city
yesterday and other officials Of the PO-
lice Department declined 10 discuss for
publication the various phases OF the
case. They frankly admitted, however,
that just such a mistake is possible IN
der the existing police regulations OF
Washington.
There IS 30 regulation prohibiting an
officer from making an arrest. II a case
similar 10 bIr=. Erzut .sls,li . 5uvUla oc-
cur in Washington. At Police Head
quarters the following explanation was
given:
If a person had been robbed. had
seen the thief when the crime was com
mitte3, and later seen him on the street.
be would have a right to find a police
man, tell him the facts. and instruct
him 20 make an arrest. Under such cir
cumstances if the policeman declined
TO take the accused person into custody
he would be negIecLng his duty.
Hold Complainant.
The officer. however, is expected 10
bring the complainant TO the station as
well s the prisoner, and hold him un-
ii tie case has been Investigated.
should the officer fail 10 make an ar
rest ia a case OF this kind il is possible
that the criminal might escape The
victim would then report the police
mans actions 10 his superioTs, with the
result that he would be brought up be
fore the trial board. and if the charges
weTS substunUidtcd. dismissed for neg
lecbof duty "
Before a prisoner is held it would be
necessary for private person 10 sat
isfy the desk sergeant, or whoever is in
charge. that he either attempted or
committed a crime for which he can be
lawfully detained.
II is a mooted point whether a pro-
vision can be framed which VIII safe
guard innocent people from being ar
rested on groundIess suspicion" merely.
and at the same time prevent criminals
from escaping punishment
The Trautman case has resulted in the
Inauguration Of a crusade against the
Gotham law.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

The following dire prophecies for
the year which will be ushered in
Tuesday. have been pronounced by
Edmund Scribner Stevens, a Wash
ington student of astrology:
we are in an age of change. 1907
is the year of jubilee. The year
OF redemption from the tyrants of
the earth. who now hold the bod
les and souls of men in the hollow
of their hands. These shall pass
away.
Ring out the old; ring in the new.
Old things pass away. The dav of
grace is past; the day of salvation is
ended. Henceforth the judgment of the
nations. cities, and rulers of the world
is at hand.
I have heretofore told Of the de-
structiOn Of twenty-six cities in this
country, and London. Paris. and Rome
have TO tell you of TWO more-CharIes-
ton and St. Petersburg.
Charleston first To fall: then St Pc
tersburg and New York Will follow in
quick succession OF the day and hour
1 know not Even the" elect who sit
A'SSsi ~ tiAE Ai5AAI manu- ot Hou 90 not
know of the distinct dates until aU-
prised of them, if it be necessary to
forewarn anyone living in the places.
Writes as a Warning.
There is q zone of safety, and If It
be Gods purpose He viii make it
known. 1 do not write this to scare,
but warn 1t is not the end of the
world, but the end OF the Christian dis
pensation. and results in the overthrow
Of existing forms of society. political
life, and national governments. On the
ruins of the old order now, as in the
Continued on Tenth Page)
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INDEX TO THE NEWS
AND FEATURES.

oassatt Gone. Standard Free to Get
Pennsylvania.
Page First Section.
AAtrologer Stevens Predicts Dire CAL
antilles.
Page l. First Section.
District Demands Low Price OF Gas.
Page /. First Section.
Insurance Fraud of sac, 1000, 900; Jerome
win Act.
Page 1, First Section.
News Prom Stageland.
Pages and 3, Woman > Section.
In SOciety's Realm.
Pages and 8, Woman's Section.
NeighbOrhoOd Gleanings.
Pages 8 and 7, Woman's Section.
Departmental sidelights.
P.Ee $. WOman's Section
Clothes, Beauty, and Preside.
peges 10. IL, and l., Woman's
Section.
Noted Scholars Coming as Guests.
Page 3. First Section
Durand DenOunces TOwnley Talk.
Page 8. First Section.
CasEatt's Widow Demands Quiet
Funeral
Page 10, First. Section.
Womanly Beauty.
Page 1, Magazine Section.
Cheap and Expensive Meals.
Page ., Magazine Section.
Prehistoric Pigmies.
Page g. Magazine Section.
Modern Dress Problem.
Page 4, Magazine Section.
Strange New Cult.
Page ., Magazine Section.
Ambassador Creel.
Page &, Magazine Section.
Women in Love and Business.
Page S. Magazine Section
WoOed by a Queen.
Page II. Magazine Section.
Marvellous World OF 24O7.
Page l., Magazine Section
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Three Killed
While Eating:
Feud Victims
Man, Woman. and Bow
Shot to Death
in a Tent.

DA-vNILLE, a., Dec. 29.-JOe Patril-
10, an italian; Maggie Sullivan, an Am
eriCan woman With 'yIora he lived. and
the woman's Uwelve-v sar-5ld son, Law
renee were shot 90 death while At
breakfast in their tent at 4 railroad
contractors camp near Motleys. Ma.
Fred Ammoto and his son, Allie, have
been arrested ana are in the county jail
at Chatham, charged with committing
the murders. The killing as thought TO
have been the result Of a feud
Maggie Sullivan is said TO have de-
serted her husband at Bedford City 10
10 with Patrillo. Ammoto. before the
shooting, was heard to say that the
Sullivan woman was of disreputa bic
character. and that TWO men had been
killed about her in BlueheId, W Va.
where she lived prior To coming TO
MoJleys.
The floor and walls of the tent oc-
Cupied by the victims were despatched
with blood. The bodies of the dead lay
in 8 heap where they had fallen while
they were eating breakfast.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
CaSsaH Gone,
Standard Free
To Get Pennsy
Standard Oil Rule

The pathway to single control
was never So plainly marked as
it is today.
The interest most likely to
achieve that control is plainly
outlined.
TO call il by the name of Stand
ard Oil, or Rockefeller, is only
suggestive.
1t will be a huge aggregation
of interests gathered around the
Rockefeller-S Standard banner.
As its pre-eminence becomes
more apparent it will increasing
ly attract new recruits.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
STEVENS SEES
CALAMITY AND
FAILURE AHEAD
Wars, Earthquakes, and
Destruction of Wash
ingtOn Among DiSaS-
terS Predicted.

Washington will be destroyed
n 1897 or 1903.
There will be earthquakes in
Philadelphia and Bohemia
Ireland, Scotland. and Poland
will have home rule.
New York city viii sink into
the sea.
The Gar and his heir will be
aSsaSSinated.
Wars will break out in Porto
Rico and Cuba.
Bandit RaisOuli will overcome
the French in TangierS.
France will declare war
against England.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
TRUST MAKERS
ARRAIGNED BY
THE CARDINAL
Gibbons Says They Do
Crime and Hide Behind
the Corporations.
The CardinaL'S Charges.

Some OF the modern seekers
after wealth will sacrifice any
thing rather than he known for
what they are.
Clear and palpable dishonesty
is shielded behind barriers con-
structed by the cIeYerest minds
In the country.
Men Of highest standing in
the financial world are guilty of
acts, as members OF corpora
tiOns, which they would seOrn
to commit as individuals.
The money craze is the great
est of the evils we have to face.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Warning !!

l shall visit every place OF
vice in Washington, no matter
how lie it may be.
Ny disclosures will affeet
some high in official and social
life, as we'll as those from the
sIums.-MrS. Carrie Nation.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
He Kept Trust Out OF
Company, Control of
Which Means Cen
trail Power.

The passing of President i. J.
Cassatt of the Pennsylvania is re-
garded, in those quarters where
railroad finance. management. and
politics are followed with closest
interest, as marking the probable
beginning Of a most significant
change in relations of huge railroad
properties.
The recent tendency toward Gen.
tralizing in the sO-calied Standard
Oil group the determinatiYe power
over widely extended properties and
systems has been responsible large
~ for the Administrations fight on
that financial system. Now, on the
very eve Of the opening of inYesti-
cation into that system. the man
has passed away who for several
years has been thought to stand IN
the way OF Standard Oil control of
the great Pennsylvania system
The possibility that the ROcke.
fcller-ROgers interests may secure
control of the CaSsatt system is
considered very strong.
The Standards Hand.
Even before Mr.. Cassatt's death, the
election of Henry c. Frick to a place
on the Pennsylvania board was accept
ed as significant OF a growing financial
power of the Standard forces, for FrIck
is accepted as a devoted member of that
group. 1t was then said that Mr.. FTIck
was likely slated for presidency of the
system, but since Mr. Cassatts death
this Is strongly questioned, and it ap-
pears that the new president viii likely
he plain railroad man instead of fin
anCier.
This, however, may be but a compro-
mise The rival interests may not be
ready for the contest for control. and.
pending that contest. IL would be nat
ural to pat iu charge of the road such
a man as is suggested in James Nc
Crea, one OF the vice presidents. But
il is believed that choice would only
POSITIONS the real struggle for financial
control.
That the RockefeIers have been af-
Ter Pennsylvania for long time is
widely accepted in financial circles. 1t
Is recalled that y hen George Gould set
out 10 develop Lllc " AbdSA llAlD q
trarscoutincntal system he was under
stood to have Rockefeller backing. The
Pennsylvania fought long and hard
against his entrance into PiJlsDurg.
A War Measure.
An incident t. the battle was the tear
ing down OF the Western Union tele-
graph lines along the Pennsylvania. the
abrogation of the Pennsylvania ) con-
tract with that company, and the max
ing of a new one with the Postal This
by way Of retaliation against the West
err Union because II was a Gould prop
erty In that fight Gould had the back
ing Of the Rockefeller people, who are
understood to have poured out their
money i'm his aid, and TO have acquired
large holdings in Pennsylvania IA order
To have n voice in its management.
How extensive these holdings have
now grown Is only matter OF conjecture,
save to insiders. They are believed, how
ever. to bee so large that with Cassatt
out of the way Rockefeller domination
may become a possibility in the near
future.
Mr.. Cassatt was not persona grata
with the RoCkefelers for various rea-
sons He was a fighter, and he fought
them and Gould Just as bitterly as in
other years he had fought Carnegie and
the Carnegie steel interests. Carnegie
threatened to parallel the Pennsylvania