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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-14
MUTUAL BANKER SUED.
TRUST BREACH CHARGE.
James McClenahan alleged to Hare
Kept $50. 900 from SteuensOn Estate.

In a proceeding to be heard to-day IN the SUI
preme Court serious charges are made against
James McClenahan president of the Mutual
Bank. 33d-st. and Broadway, and of the David
Stevenson Brewing Company, by David Steven
son. jr.. wealthy of the late owner of the
brewery and founder of the bank. of whose prop
erty Mr.. McCIenahan is trustee. Mr.. Stevenson
sues for an accounting and TO have the banker
removed from his trust.
He charges generally that Mr. McClenahan
has been guilty of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of his trust
and, specifically that he has failed to account
for $4,000 part of the consideration in the sale
of the Stevenson home. in Madison Square
North. TO the Brunswick Hotel Syndicate.
Mr.. Stevenson accuses Mr.. McClenahan of hav-
ing sold the house to the syndicate for at least
! S230,OO0 and OF having turned into the Steven
son account only 100000.
| According to MIR. Stevenson, Mr. McClenahan
had Samuel Mcmillan. former Park Commits
sioneT, act as real estate agent for the SALE he
TO receive commission of per cent. The sale
made and Mr.. Stevenson told that the
price was 100000. About three months ago, he
, alleges. he obtained information that the prop
erty had brought S23O,000 and that Mr. Nc
MILAN had received $15 900 in addition to his
per cent agent Mr.. McClenahan taking the
remaining $4,000 of profit. In a separate
I
$4,000 alleged to have been msappropriated.
Among the witnesses IN the proceeding to-day
will be Charles T. Barney. president of the
knckerbocker Trust Company. who in
terested in the sale of the house TO the hotel
syndicate and officers and employees of the
Mutual Bank, which is controlled by the
National Park Bank. the Stevenson family hav
ing sold control about four years ago,
The affairs of the Stevenson estate, of which
| Mr. McClenahan is an executor and trustee, are
In a tangle of litigation. Among other suits
now pending is before ex-Judge d Cady
Herrick, as referee. brought by the Knicker-
booker Trust Company guardian of Philip
Stevenson, a minor, for the removal of Mr.. Nc
Clenahan from his control of the estate. and in
which a decision is expected
Another action is to set aside the sale Of the
brewery property and business by Mr.. McClen-
ahan. 1t is contended IN this case that Mr. Nc
Clenahan organized the company to take over
the brewery business issuing stock of the cor
poration to himself and paying the heirs for the
property by means Of a mortgage of S1,5OO,OOo
II is alleged the income has amounted to $500
600 year. while the heirs have received only 3
per cent interest on the mortgage
Mr.. McClenahan, aside from his prominence
as a business man, is known as a fancier OF
high class harness horses. He helped in the
! David Stevenson. and succeeded Mr.. Steven
son as the head of several enterprises on the lat
ters death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-14
HORSE GRAFT CHARGES.
Material AccumuIates for Alder
mems Street Cleaning Investigations.

When the aldermens Committee Street
Cleaning starts it's investigation OF the Street
Cleaning Department on Friday it will have
plenty of material. charges OF graft in the
department are accommodating daily
That Commissioner WOodbury's department Is
aroused was shown by the visit 10 all the stables
a few days ago Of one of the high officials. who
gave explicit instructions that no information
should be given 10 anybody
The large death rate of department horses will
be one Of the subjects of investigation. The
charge is made that horses have been bought
which died in the stables before they had done
days work. The horses cost the city an aver
age of 5000 each.
All horses purchased are first sent to stable
"a" at l7th-st and Avenue G. from which they
are distributed. They are all bought on trial
and il is said that many sick horses have been
accepted on orders from the executive officers
OF the department The city. according to a
man formerly clerk I'm the department has
lost fully 100000 through payment for horses
that sick when purchased and died in the
stables
Another method OF grating has been. il Is
charged. TO dispose OF horses which after a
short trial, have been found unsuitable. The
price obtained for condemned animals wa OF
course. much less than was paid by the city.
The total expenses 81 the department under DIR.
Woodbury. have grown-s5001. .922 in 1901 TO
s6.s71.520 In 1906.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-14
TERMS OF THE DEAL.
Sale Price Said To BE S25 900 900
Pict0rp for Neither Side.

The first news of the final step in the settle
meni Of the Montana copper war was heralded
oy rise in the stocks of the contending COM
panies AmaIgamated went 20 llS14 on the
BLOCK Exchange % points over Saturdays clos
ig' while United Copper on the curb rose 4
points TO a. Anaconda Jumped over twelve
POINTS TO 800. the price which was predicted for
Il some time ago.
Ihe settlement does not take The form, of =
great holding company. for 10th ADa1paroatad
hho United Copper, but II takes ont IF the ba,5s
u me Heinzes the property that has been So
.'e III hueaton. and puts It into the control
!" new company. which win be formed es-
-s ,s1 10Y this purpose. Il cannot be called a
80 ior The Heinze party, as they lose the
1T nor victory for Amalgamated as
''''Ae mas forced e settlement on practically
ne own terms
NNe OF the ludicrous features about the nous
-, 'ne care taken TO emphasize the fact that
r Augustus He.nze nor II. Il. ROGERS
"eI defeat II Il had not been for ,ho
;. s'1'suc personalities OF these tyyo laa6ars
opposing forces a settlement n the 1o,.
nI,.. eApehsiVe fight might have been accor,,7
49, years ago But they could NOT ha ~
v1,t, +" oeal with each other. and ir is orl,,
hs,- ue last few months that man bo.
Tween them. axe 10 mediate be-
,,r.. -.oseIher there passes to the ,en or,,.-.
:, L., ''oVo pounds Of copper a wear NIL
inv - . = much more Will be added bv the orar-
iai,n.,' !, Properties which have been tied mn hv
ns6s 'n The following Official statemer, ,.s
Company: % 'ie Amalgamated Copper
isresfss :. Cole. OF Duluth. who e ba.,,,,-- =,
calumet ., North Butte Company and ,ha
oliver Iron N1n.-, ana who is president of tbe
inning oon,nan,- company, the subsidiary
pOation tosS.y oi the United States Steei c..
srtes Of 49, took Possession of All tba
heinzes IN Tbs N5i.so ri1.o Copper Company and the
nusztion or 90. aele camp which have beep tn
oesn any eon.s,oeI which there has Al an, 49,
ere producing included in this property there
,%rus, Cora r--4es as follows: Minnie IJgaI,,
.aastopn, gv-soSSSk asoSk Island, Belmont. Ninnar
nas Ore p ypocka, Guardian sr5 ~ Nipper'
eaoa, thers eSaasAlng Company's snnei,ar Hon-
-s properttss large number OF nor'rII.s, - au-
lfoperties g. Included in the +rs,st ~ ~ ~ ~ "
W They tncI,,s producing because ne 1t,I,a
eha Ripr,sr SIuoe parts Of thu NT,rI - ,Iusa-
Ssrssley the soep the Michael IT,. .iea q, y
eaent means ii.ish and the TrauVsv ,I-l
hehared 49,. dismissal az Tao-a sg Inc
90 Tbis sits' involving NM =. more than one
ny corn,pa-ts pes NE Amalgar1s,eS ~ oi esvO.vpO.-
the new owners % -
Anoed on eighth n..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-14
BOMB SENT TO MEADE.
Internal Machine ErplOdes on the
UraU to Transport.

San Francisco. Feb 13.-"The Post says that
H Laughran. an expressman. has been seriously
injured by mysterious explosion, and is now
In a hospital In critical condition. II is al
legged that Laughran employed 10 convey a
box belonging TO Company Of the I'd United
States Infantry to the transport Meade. and
that he accidentally dropped the box. the con-
tents of which Immediately exploded.
The box is declared TO have been similar to
one which previously had been placed the
Meade in the section of the hold where the fatal
fire occurred the origin of which remains a
mystery. Major Devo. chief Of the transport
service. said to-day that he had appointed a
commission of officers 10 investigate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-14
DESPAIR FOR M'CALL.
NO HOPE FROM DOCTORS.
McCurdys Watched-Fozcler off to
Europe-Jerome Sees CIeueland.

Ex-President Mccall OF the New-York
Life lies at the point OF death at the
Laurel House, at Lakewood. N. ]. He
received the last rites of the church last
night.
Two sets of detectives are watching
night and day ex-President McCurdy and
Robert II. McCurdy, his son, at their
Morristown home, and any attempt to
leave the country, it is said, will be frus-
trated
Thomas P. Fowler. chairman OF the
New-York Life's housecleaning commit
tee, will sail for Europe on March I. with
the supposed object OF compelling An
drew Hamilton to give an accounting or
to make restitution, on pain of extradi-
ton
Samuel Untermyer has been asked to
serve as counsel TO Thomas w. Lawson's
purposed New-York Life and Mutual
policyholders' committees. II is under
stood that Mr.. Untermyer has accepted.
District Attorney Jerome held an hour
and a half conference with Grover Cleve-
land. chairman of the Equitable's Ryan
trustees Mr.. Jerome denied that the in
surance question had been discussed az
the conference.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-14
NOW HE'S THE REAL THING.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tr4bune.l

Milwaukee. Feb. Ia Henry j. Martens
wanted 20 play ghost. He entered a negro house
In the Bad Lands" largely tenanted by blacks.
and moved about nysteriousy in the place,
which was popularity reported to be haunted.
The occupant Of the house. however, was not
afraid of ghosts. and entered the room where
Martens was experimenting with lights. Mar
tens tried TO escape and fell TO the foot Of a
rckety flight of stairs dying OF his injuries this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-14
LITTLE BLAZE AT kNIcKEReocKER CLUB

A fire broke out in the basement of the Knick-
erbocker Club, 32d-st. and 5th-ave, early last
night. Before II discovered it had eaten it's
way through the first floor. and the house was
soon filled with smoke. Several of the mem
bers were greatly alarmed and rushed out of
the clubhouse. An alarm turned in and the
fremen extingushed the blaze The dam
age is estimated at 500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-14
BOOM FOR LONGWORTH.
OMo's attorney General Proposes
Him for Governor.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Columbus. Ohio. Feb. 13.-Attorney General
Wade H. Ellis launched boom for Congress
man Nicholas Longworth for Governor last
night at the meeting of the Ohio Republican
Clubs.
THE future of the Republican party in Ohio"
was the topic for discussion. and Ellis took ad-
vantage of 1t to suggest new State leader in
the person of the Cincinnati Congressman. Since
his engagement to Miss Roosevelt and his break
with Boss Cox, of Cincinnati. Longworth has
been hailed as a leader by Republicans of South
ern Ohio.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-14
MOUNT vEsuWus CAUSES DAMAGE

Naples. Feb 13.-The eruption of Mount
FesuVius is assuming alarming proportions. The
funicular railway track has been damaged at
six points, and the principal station is threat
ened with destruction. An effort is being made
20 save the station by the construction of Il
thick wall Of masonry reinforced by embauk-
ments Of sand. The authorities are taking pre-
cautions 10 prevent any loss Of life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-14
18 HOURS TO CHICAGO.
PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL

Leaves New York 800 p. NJ. arrives Chicago S:55
a. NJ; leaves Chicago 2:i5 T. NJ, arrives New York
s45 a. NJ, via Pennsylvania Railroad. el2 miles
rock ballast-AdyL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-14
ssAHoARD FLORIDA LTD. QUICKEST

and hsndsomest Florida train. Lvs N Y 1925 noon.
arrives St. Augustine 2.lO y. Office l,ls3 Bdwy-
AdVI.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-14
eLoRioA's FAMOUS TRAINS.

IN Y. a Fla Special" 2:lO p NJ fla & We,s
Indian Ltd" 9-S A NJ Unexcelled service Va
Penn Atlantic Coast Line. l.lSl Bway. n. x.-
Adyt-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-14
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-14

Gout. dyspepsia. liver complaints eliminated
from the system By Bohn's Laxatives.-Adyt
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-02-09
bonanza STRIKE MADE
IN OLD AURORA
Ore Running $4,000 to the Ton Opened
Up in q Tunnel on the Ander-
SON Property

Ore that goes $3.50 from a half pound
of rock selected at random from a
ledge cut in the Anderson property is
the proud record in the way of strikes
for Aurora this week.
The crowds can rush to Manhattan
and other southern gold camps looking
for f~abulously rich strikes, but We
right here in Aurora. have had a little
excitement of the old bonanza days In
a strike made this week by Mr.. Ander-
son, on a claim adjoining the Juanetta
patent.
While driving the lower tunnel this
week he cut a ledge, which looked pretty
good to him, and taking out a piece OF
rock weighing half a pound. he pounded
it up and melted it, the button giving 2
value in gold and silver of $3.50, or al
the rate of $500 per pound of rock
Aurora Borealis.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-02-09
HIGH GRADE SAMPLES
FROM WALKER LAKE
Two indians Prom Reservation Bring in
Pack Horses Loaded With Rich
Specimens

Bertha Williams and Lee Foster, two
we'll known Indians came in this week
from some point in the Walker lax res
ervation with pack horses laden with
rick samples of gold ore. gathered by
them in the reservation. hey would
not divulge the exact place from whence
it was extracted but said there was lots
of it. Some of the samples run up into
the thousands, and all of it was of such
high values as to create a mad STAN
pede if the white man dared trespass on
the forbidden ground. The samples go
to show what we have heretofore as
serted. that the reservation is rich In
the precious metals and should be
thrown open to prospectors at an early
date.-Aurora Borealis.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-02-09
sr. rnAncrs CASE SETTLED

The litigation which has clouded the
title to the mining claims belonging TO
the st. Francis Goldfeld Mining com
pany for the past two years has been
settled by a compromise tive the
litigants. Last Saturday at Hawthorne
the case of H. A. Hardinge VS.. the 81
Francis Mining company was to "
been tried before Judge Murphy, but
before the case was called Mr.. Hardinge,
agreed to settle his interests for $4,000
which was accepted.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-02-09
rrsronY OF THE DESERT.

A Free Booklet, describing the dis
covery and development of Tonopah,
Goldfeld, Kawich and Bullfrog. is be-
ing distributed by Frank L. Kreider &
Bro, Merchants Exchange, San Francis
co. A copy of this booklet should be
secured by every investor in the stocks
of the districts named. as it contains
valuable information concerning the
leading properties. tt
The Alaska prospector., 1906-02-08

Outside of the incorporated towns in Alaska there are 51 schools, with 62 teachers, and an enrolment of 3,0S3 pupils:
The Alaska prospector., 1906-02-08
Medicine Outfits For The Trail
 Largest Assortment of Snow Gasses) STATIONERY MINING LOCATION NOTICES AasSf. AMs%s Owl Drag Co. ph29e xS
Special Term Court.

In the United States District Court, Third Di-
 vision, Territory of Alaska. The President oi the United States. to the Peo- pie of the Third Judicial Division, Territory Of Alaska-tii eetlng:
 You and each oi you will please take notice, that by an order of the above named court, made and entered on the first day of November .31J, q SPECIAL TERM of the United States District Court, in and for the THIRD DIVISION has been called and " ill be held at the Court House in the Town of Valdez. beginning on the Tweuty-secoud day of January, \. D., 1906 at continuing as long thereafter as the public business may require.
 Witness the Honorable JAMES WICKER SHAM, Judge of the above named court, and the seal thereof aili xed this lith day of Decem- Der, 1905.
 EDWARD J. STEER,
 Clerk of |. s. District Court for the
 District of flask, Third Division. (sEAD By s. A. Crandall, Deputy. Notice IS hereby given that by q special or der of the court made and catered on the 4th day ot January, D.. l916, the special term of the District Court Third Division, called for the 22nd day of January, 1906, has been ad- journed until the iith day Jf February, 1906. and lnrymen and witnesses are hereby warned and notified to be present at 10 o'clock in the forenoon on the I4th day of February, 1906, at the incoming of the court.
 WITNESS the Hon. James Wiekershanl, judge of said eonrt. and the seal thereof affixed at Valdez, in said district this ith day of January. l90f. E. J. STEER, Clerk.
 By S 4. CRANDALL. Deputy Clerk.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-02-08
You'll Find Them

At the Bowling Alley-The De- cember list oi Edison Monograph Records. We also carry large stock of the handsomest Flower Horns ever put on the market, to say nothing of many Standard and Home machines. all with the latest No. 3 crane attachment. AL so large stock of Gold Moulded Records. If you contemplate buy ng phonograph it will pay you cali on us.
 AL Bowling, one of the pioneers of this section, who spent the win ter in the States, returned on the Bertha.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-02-08
Copper on Gulkana.

Some pieces of native copper float were found last fall on the Gulkana river about three miles above the Gulkana roadhouse. One piece, weighing about six pounds, was picked up by Dolph Smith, and Evan, one of the na- tives, brought in a three pound piece a little later A number of smaller pieces have been found in that locality. It is thought that the float comes from the greensboro formation which crops out along the Gulkana river.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-02-08
Correspondence.
Valdez, Alaska, Feb. 6. 1,

Valdez, Alaska, Feb. 6, 1906 Dear PRospECToR:-
 That was very welcome news to all of us when we read the dis patches from San Francisco and Washington to the effect that J. Pierpont Morgan, Guggenheims and Havemeyer had concluded to build the c. R. X N. w. R. R.
 know it must be SO because saw a private wire from New York reading as follows: Dear Colonel, you might as we'll throw up the sponge and stop your railroad fool ing. Your iname is Mud. I was at lunch the other day in the Wall Street Rathskeller, enjoying a Swiss cheese sandwich with my friends J. Pierpont Morgan, Gug- genheims and Havemeyer. At the next table to Us was my friend 1kelheimer. and I overheard the following between him and Gug- genheims: Say Ikey! Pierpont and 1 and John Rosene and our sugar friend here, are going to build a railroad from Port Valdez to the Yukon. We don't care D - if those other fellows have deed to our townsite on record. So help me! J. Pierpont and I are going to publish our plans at once. like we do the rest of our private business" i" Thus, you see, it's all settled.
 Yours truly,
 A. FAKE.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-02-08
Taking Tax Of Salmon.

Washington, Feb. 1-The depart ment of commerce and labor is asking the passage of a bill taking off the four cents casa tax on Alaska salmon with the object of encouraging propagation by the northern packers. If the tax is taken off the question of hatcheries will be enforced to the letter.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-02-08

Subscribe for the PRsoHECToR to be sent to Chisna, Slate Creek Nizina, or the copper country this summer.
 P. $. Hunt announces that the second lot of 5x7 Souvenir Albums is now ready, for the benefit oi those who are waiting.
 A contract was let this week for the construction of hose drying tower in the fire hall. It will be arranged so that hose can be rapiG- ly dried after fire, to avoid any chance of the department being caught with the hose in such condi- tion that it can not be used. An order was also authorized for eight lengths of hose to be used in case of damage to the present supply during fire.
 Washington dispatches dated February 1 state that Senator Nell son has given Judge Wickersham copy of the charges against him, but refuses to disclose the names of those filing the complaints.
 Outside of the incorporated towns in Alaska there are 51
The Alaska prospector., 1906-02-08
M u1icipal Magistrate

The Council has decided to open a municipal court. and at special meeting held yesterday evening appointed J. H. Murray as magis- tratc. Court will be held for the present in the council room over the fire hall.
 Jim Austin, Jack Chisholm, Jack Ballantyne and John Bence, of the Crawford party, are now camped at Wortman's moving the outfit over the summit.
 Geo. Treat and R. Robinson have purchased the Bea' er Dam road- house, and MT. Robinson will leave in few days to open it up.
 W. s. Amy of the Copper River Drawing Co.,, returned from Cali. fornia this week.
 Lieut.. Pillsbury, of the Alaskan Road Commission arrived Monday to relieve Lieut.. Orchard, who will return to Skagwav. The Road Commission pack train is now moving supplies to the interior for the summers work.
 The party which is moving mail contractor Crittenden's outfit to the interior returned this week to take 30 tons more. This will be moved up to the main cache and the latter part of the week the party will leave 10 move the whole out fit over the summit and distribute it along the trail.
 Quitting and trail work are on the boom now. Every morning the streets are bIockaded with out. fits starting in over the trail
 The politicians in Washington who claim to represent Alaska are kicking because it requires a years residence here to vote for delegate. They would prefer to have the election held in Seattle.
 The exports of furs from Alaska increased from $46O,OO0 in 1904 to $480,OO0 in 1905. Exports of Cop per ore increased from $25S,392 to $663,5O5. Domestic gold shipped to the States was$9. .OS0,5S1 in 1904 and SIP, l31 ,O03 in 1905.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-02-08
Was A Joke.

F. M. Brown, speaking of the re. port that lie was fathering q move- ment to urge Judge Wickersham for governor, said it was merely . joke that originated from tele- gram sent to Senator Nelson, upon learning of his advocating Carl Johanson. of Fairbanks, for gover. nor
The Alaska prospector., 1906-02-08
Of Local Interest.
New Fire Chief.

k. w. Cashman, former chief of the fire department, has resigned his position, as be IS going to the interior this summer.
 At the last meeting of the de- partment T. G. Quinn was elected chief, and the election was con. firmed at the council meeting Mon. day.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-02-08
Largest Nugget.

A nugget as large as Q mans fist was brought into the city to. day from Fairbanks creek. It came from No. : above, on ground owned by Meehan X Larsen. It weighs seventeen and one-fourth ounces, and is valued at $275-the largest nugget ever found in the Tanana.- News.