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New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
HAS THE GILSEY AGAIN.
". S. Duncan in charge ge-Says
Te5ckSbHrY Is Out.

RumOrs rife in Broadway last night that
w. s. Duncan had taken over the control Of the
Gilsey House again. Lewis G.. TewksbuTy. whose
financial exploits have made him a well known
figure here said to be the real manager of the
hotel under the men who got option on It two
months ago, said be of the deal entirely.
When Mr.. Duncan last night he con-
irmed the that he in control OF the
place. but said that he intended to give the per-
having the option . chance If they could
make good some notes before next Thursday. he
said. he would continue the lease
According TO Mr.. Duncan. he was approached by
Lewis G. Tewksbury whom he did know at the
time. who asked him to price for the lease
of the hotel. Mr.. Duncan said he agreed TO let
him have lease for $4,000 year. \ day so
later, he said, John r Douthitt. decorator. and
w y. Wilson got an option the lease. giving the
lease OF an opera house In course of construc-
ton and valued at $4,000 agreeing To pay the bal
ance IN two and half months
Mr.. Duncan said he turned the hotel to
Wilson and Douthitt or this condition. but that
when they were not able 10 pay the remainder he
took possession himself lie said he found Il lot
of debts against the hotel
Robert Young. who said lie Represented the
Broadway Hotel Company, said last night that the
Broadway Hotel Company was then the actual
owner OF the lease and manager OF the hotel
but Cewksbury never had anything 10 do with the
hotel and acted only in the capacity OF broker
the time OF the transfer
He said that the Broadway Hotel Company had
option the lease OF the Gilsey House. and
had paid $1,000 down and that the balance not
due for some weeks yet and that IL would be paid
when due.
At the hotel the clerks said that MT Duncan was
IN charge
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
DENYER HE4RING BEGUN.
Manufacturer Tells Interstate Com
mission of Rate Determinations

DeRver Jan. &c. A. Proutv Interstate COM,
meree COMMISSIONS. began an investigation here
to-day OF alleged violations OF law bv railroads
affecting Denver ard other Colorado points Tbres
cases are under examination Two OF them are
upon complaints hIed by the Merchants, TrafHe
ASSOCIATION OF Denver. and the third VAS instf-
tuted by George j. KindeI. a Denver ma
ne IdlItOdQS cited TO appear far tha
1.I SSW iosk;; New Haven & Hartford; New York
syIVana, FtttSbUFg Cleveland. Cfnciunarf 4 81
LOUIS; Lake shore & Michigan Southern Niichigqn
OeHlfdI Erie. Chicago. Burlington & Quincy. ('hi-
CaSO. ROCK Island & Pacific: C,hf,ago q -Eorth-
western, Chicago. Milwaukee, & St SPaH1. Srcbi-
son. Topeka 4 Santa Fa: Coast TiDs Tsrvs~ e
hlo Grande Rio Grande Western Southern Pa
SSlnT, S, Missouri Pacific Union Pacific and the Wa
The complaints aIIege violation OF section 4 Of
tne Interstate Commerce act. which fOrbt6s the
charging of a rate for short haul which shall he
der similar circumstances and Conditions and aIsD
the requirement that the shipper on the longer
maui ma shaLl nor pay higher rate ton a mile than
on the SiOrter haul in the same direction
Generally. the allegations are OF unjust dis
crtminatiOnS I'm tariff rates on classes ana com
IloIItles ana unlawful combinations by the roads
George ]. KindeI gave testimony on rates on
cotton piece goods and other commodities illus
trated by diagrams and maps. showing the dis
crlnlnation against Denver
Mr.: kindel hled a number OF tables with tho COM
mission, according to which there is tiscrimina-
tIonS against Denver In many commodities from
certain commodities could be shipped from East
eFn points. through Denver. to San Francisco and
salt Lake and back to Denver at less rate than
direct to Denver. He suggested that This might
the country.
The witness said that all he asked was equality
In rates; he did not ask for lower rates for Dem
well as other localities.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
FEW TRIALS ON BEACH.
Storm Puts AutO Course an Fine
Condition for Speeding.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

the speeding line the beach here to-day. as few
Of the racing were in condition for trials The
timing instruments installed late in the after
noon. Fred Marriott, in the steam he
used a year ago when hs covered mile in less
than thirty seconds. went the distance to-day in
3s 4-5 seconds. l. F. n. Baldwin, of Providence
in another steam racing car blew out the packing
around the steam chest on his and put IL out
Of commission temporarily. The only other trial
OF the day made by George Curtis with a
motorcycle He speeded mile in / :Oi 40.
The racing tomorrow Is scheduled to start AT 8
a. m, when two races at iye miles each for stock
touring cars and mile trials for the same kind OF
machines Will take place Provided the tide Will
allow H. Ralph Owens, of Cleveland, who drove the
Oldsmob'le Pathfinder here from New York will
try for the one hundred mile touring record
he VIII use the same car that he drove from New
York
The beach Is in excellent condition account
OF the storm last night There high surf
;hat took out the red clay from the and left
IL as hard and smooth a billiard table
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
AUTO COMMITTEE NAMED.
WM Exercise POscers of Board of
Directors of n. n. A.

At meeting Of the board Of directors Of the
American Automobile Association, held in New
York City on January IS. the following officers
and directors were named as the executive COM
mittee Of the association for the current year:
President. William H. Hotchkiss. of Buffalo;
first vtce-president, Lewis r. SpeaTe, Of Boston;
George Z. Harrington, Of East Orange, n. J.:
William X. Vanderbilt, jr., Of New Tork City;
Jefferson De Mont Thompson. OF New York City:
Amos G. Batchelder. of New York City, and
Sidney S: GOTham, of Chicago
The American Automobile Association is now
made up OF many clubs and affiliated bodies
widely scattered throughout the country that
to be properly representative its board of d.
rectOrs must hereafter be large. That its work
may be properly conducted it became neces-
sary TO vest the functions of the board in an
executive committee majority of whom should
be in the same territory This change made
by recent revision of the bylaws.
The executive committee will hereafter eXer-
else all the powers of the board of directors
when such board is not in session, and will
meet monthly. The board Of directors viii here
after meet three times year.
The advantages Of these changes and the wide
experience and representative character of the
members OF the new executive committee will
command the confidence Of the motoring public
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
GOOD HORSES ENTERED.
COney Island Jockey Gibbs Ne7U
Stake Fills We'll.

Cornelius Fellowes, secretary Of the Coney
Island Jockey Club announced yesterday the
full list of entries for the Coney Island Jockey
Club Stakes Of s25.OOO. the new fixture instituted
this year for -year-olds. The entries closed
on January 15 and seventy-six nominations
were received, the last from distant points reach
ing the Office yesterday.
The distance of the race is one mile and a
half and il was framed 10 take the place OF the
American Derby, discontinued last year at Chi
cagO. II Will be run at the June meeting, and
the conditions provide that should the winner
also win the Tidal and Lawrence Realization
Stakes the Coney Island Jockey Club will give
an additional $4,000 The number of entries
indicates the popularity OF the race with owners
and shows that the liberality Of the association
was appreciated. The Coney Island Jockey Club
viii have TO add at least $4,000 as with ten
starters the subscriptions and starting fees will
amount 10 only $4,000.
Among the entries are a majority of those
horses which made two-year-old racing history
last year, including SaIvdere, the champion OF
his age and winner of t5O.sS5: Electioneer. win
ner OF the Futurity and s53.s7O; Peter Pan, Court
Dress and Ballot which did so much toward
placing James r. Keene at the head OF the list
Of winning owners last season; Water Pearl
the champion of the early season and winner
OF s4256O; Fountainblue winner of the Tri-
Bmph Stakes; De Mund winner of the F1atbusl,
Sewell, Kentucky Beau, J. c. Core and Frank
GIL II these horses train on and go 10 the post
OR one-half Of them, for that matter-the race
would be a feature of the season. The entrie,
in full follow:
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
HARRINAN INQUIRY ON.
Interstate Commissioner Begins
Session at Seattle.
Begins

Seattle. JAN 21-Franklin X. Lane Interstate
Commerce Commissioner. opened an tnuqirv fr+o
the Hartman merger and the car shortasa ~
the Northwest this morning Nauv vyitnasse.
are in attendance. The case for the governroan,
is in the hands of Frank b Kellogg and r, j..
Severance. Of ST. Paul. ]. c. Stubs. who carna
on special train. is here to look out for ,ba
Hartman end OF the fight. He has with hin,
ex-Judse Lovett, Of New York. Mr. Harriman's
personal counsel; W. ". Cotton. of Portland
Mr Harriman's Northwestern adviser and D y
Dunno. attorney for the Southern. Pacific a. Ca
Francisco Attorneys and high traf7c o4SiIl tl
present. O''i'eIH are
Ben Campbell. fourth vice-presfda,+ % -.
Great Northern. who for wears w. 5 - .-l5
TeIsht agent Of the Oregon Railway ana Nj
satioit $50 company, and was otherwise connac+aJ
VIII 'ile hartman lines was on the stand an
forenoon Mr. Severance for the e-o,-er1l-. a.
sought 20 prove that the ownership b,- IIsr-t
man mar OF the sunset Route, consisting az sraarr
rs IEOih NeW York to Galveston or Nev- C-
ieahs and the rail line OF the Southern Paciso
~ - oaH Francisco. constituted a club whereby
LS lItS5 cCuiu oe controlled on Eastern traf7c
WhIch might be routed to San Francisco b,- ~,
OF Portland Mr. Campbell stOutIv frSis+s{ 80 49,
II was impossible from the traffic rOfnr ~ -,
So, ESgs IaTIsHI from the Atlantic seabOard TO
1I, IL : laIlcIsco by way Of Portland and rhs
hartman steamers between Portland 81 -, 80
FIanclSco ana compete with the Southern ro1,rs-
,eT' uIIheT' campbell said that Harrinan's own
ershlp OF the Southern Pacific between Ce-,5a.
ana San Francisco was not a club i'm his 6ang
% 80 ptSote competition by the shipment OF east
Srn Ireight TO San Francisco by way OF P1-,-
Iahd ana the Portland and San Francisco stas-,,-
ship line 9OO SleiIll-
.sd1,5 I'm case Sc the Union Pacific" said Campbell.
shouid Try 70 force from the Southern Pee.
an unfair division of traffic between the East
anu anu the coast by way Of Ogden and the Iiras
were Eot in one system, the SOufberr p.,;sS
WouId worst the Union Pacific That is ne
mon mon PaGinc would be more dependent on The
ooueHeIh Faclnc line from ogden to San Fran
cisco than vice versa The So1,t6a, 90 -s,ei
oetWeeh ogden and San Francisco could make
trSInc arrangements with the Rio Cyranda s-s-
teih' reachlnS an eastern outlet bv v-ay of rbe
Missouri Pacific and the Rock Island ,rbinL
"oHId greatly injure the Union Paclic.''
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
GOLF DATES ANNOUNCED.
Amateur Championship UW Be
Played an July.

At a meeting OF the executive committee of the
United States Golf Association in Chicago on
Saturday the dates for the national champion
ship tournaments were decided on, follows:
Open championship. Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Of Philadelphia, June 20 and 21
Amateur championship Euclid Country Club,
OF Cleveland, Ohio, July to Is.
Women's championship. Midlothian Country
Club, Of Chicago, October to r.
These dates are relatively the as last
year, and are likely to meet with the approval
Of golfers.
A resolution was also adopted providing that
hereafter any clubs applying for the champion
ships must do SO prior TO December IL, so that
the announcement may be sent out with the call
for the annual meeting
This news was announced by the delegates
from the metropolitan district who returned
from Chicago yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
BIG STEAMER ASHORE.
Runs on Rocks at Entrance to
HdUdnd HdrbOr.

Havana, Jan. pa large steamer. believed
to be English, grounded on the rocks close to
Morro Castle at 1890 o'clock this morning while
trying to enter Havana harbOr. She is now
whisting for help, and the Havana Fire Depart
ment is hurrying to the rescue. The position
of the steamer is very dangerous.
The ship appears to be the English steamer
Arcola, of $500 tons. although it is impossible to
make her out accurately in the darkness
Monster waves sweeping over the entire
ship. and although she be seen in the dark
ness by thousands of people from the shore, It
seems impossible to send out help tonight
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
READY FOR WAGE CONFERENCE
IBy Telegraph to The TrIbune

IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
chicago Jan. I-Committees representing the
railroads and the conductors and trainmen viii bI1
their first wage conference to-morrow tn tha
Railway Exchange Building 10 consider the de-
mands of the employees for Is per cent advance IN
pay and eight-hour iay "
The railroad managers met vestarda,, o,s -
tcted iected the same committee which recently nego-
Iatea I WIN the engineers, P. II. Morrisey and a
% ddrfetsot grand chiefs. respectively. OF the
rTsinmehs en- and conductors organizations viii rep
Lexington Hotel waiting for the end OF this noest
ihS 10 present their demands for more wages
Will be adjusted. -S ~4Aae'e"ees
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
INTERESTED IN LONG REACH
GBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

=.
cincinnati Jan. 2I-Cincinnati capitalists will he
Identified with the Long Beach DeveIonnoapt C,ov,,
pany, which has been organized I'm Nev, Vel, a.
develop the shore property at Long Beach Tonp
Island Henry Burkhold has just returned from =
TRIP TO the new resort which he visited I'm the In :
with him in taking large interest in the cr s,tseu
me Inc intention is TO build resort that will be t6e
IlVll OF ana superior To Atlantic City The corn
ply owns LOO acres of land a large hotel ana q
number or cottages. Business houses will he al
loWeu Only on certain streets. ne -.
capital stock of $S00On0 and 1t is expected that
nan OF II viii be furnished by Cincinnnn nnn '''
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
GEORGE SUTTON WINS.
Champion Defeats Ora MOrningstar
at Chicago.

Chicago. Jan. 2.-GeOrge Sutton was successful
tonight in defending his title champion of the
1872 balk line billiard game. The challenger was
Ora Morningstar. of Indiana, and although the
younger man was defeated by score of 800 to Az.
It anybody's game for the last six innings.
Neither played brilliant billiards. and 1t took
four hours for them to run out twenty-eight
innings. Morningstar made the high during
the contest, 70 in the sixth inning. Sutton's high
est n, which he made in the tenth in
ming. Sutton's average was II 24-25 and that OF
Morningstar II 11-27.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
WHOLE VILLAGE GIVES up TOBACCO

Atlantic City. Jan. 21.-The entire male popu-
lation of the village of Port Republic has
Sworn off, from the use of tobacco In all forms
This is the result of a religious revival which
was IN progress there for several weeks Ona
or those converted Is Miss Amanda Blake who
was the proprietor of the only store in fha viii
iage where tobacco was sold. She made a hon
hre OF all the smokables she had in stock.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
SUE SENATOR ELKINS.
Ask 100000 Commission for West-
eTB MARYLAND Road Deal.

Washington. Jan. 21-TriaI was resumed here
to-day of a suit against Senator Elkins. Of West
Virginia, by Robert Burton. an attorney at law
and George A. Dubreuil. a real estate agent. OF
Baltimore. for $1OOO00. which they claim as
commission on the sale of the Western Maryland
Rairoad To Senator Elkins and some OF his
friends, known as the Fuller Syndicate.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
NEW RECORD FOR TRIBUNE BoWLERs

The Tribune Bowling Club Of the Morning Nevs-
paper League broke the high team score for n
closed tournament for the third time this season
yesterday at McI-aughlins alleys. when the team
composed OF Flanagan. Bentley. Grimes. Carroll
and Hunt. set the mark at / Ose Inc,aensaII,, tta
team beat THE Morning Telegraph two games
out of three and improved its team average. which
now stands az s22 tor twenty-seven games 1ha
zSoIes TOT the second game follow Flansgan 25s:
@ @sensiey, ziS; Grimes, lsis Carroll, EOS; Hunt, 2i7
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
MAY SUSPEND WAGNER AND FIRM.
Florida Officials Urge Action if Vanderbilt
Winner Fails to Enter Race.
LRv relegr,nh to The rribure

Ormond Fla. Jan 21.-Late this evening a tele-
gram sent to jefferson De Mont Thompson
chairman Of the racing board to urge Wagner to
come here and live up to his entry in the hundred
mile Ii he does not come the officials are TO
apply for his suspension, and also that OF the
Darracq company, both here and abroad
If this is done it win prevent the driver and me
company from winning further honOrs here. Their
machines have the Vanderbilt Cup in TWO
successive years. The race IS set for Friday and
q both and driver In New York, they
could easily get here time.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
succuMe 70 ANNuAL strike HABIT.

sand strong. went on its annual strike yesterday
for higher wages in the shops Of sixty-hve con-
tractors or middlemen in Manhattan twenty-hye
IN Brooklyn and fifteen in Brownsville At a spe-
cial meeting of the Trousers Makers Union last
night at No 62 Pitt street its three thousand mem
oerS were also ordered on strike and will quit
be drawn later - .-9 WI
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
BURLINGTON LOSES MAIL CONTRACT.
Rock Island Gets ChieagO-Omaha Contract
Away from Rival.

Omaha. Jan. A.-The Omaha PostOffce has been
INFORMED by the government that on ana al'et
January "a the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific Rail-
p ToaH VIII carry the fast mail between chicago aa
0uit!a For twenty years cOnSecutlvely the Cnle1zf
burlington a Quincy has held this contract, as we4
as thaJ Tor the transportation of the fast man ps
idnd Will get the Denver contract too Is not SHOWS
mere The award to the Rock Island nlade oi
the ground that It's train reaches Omaha from
Chieago one hour earlier than that Of the Sur1ns'
ton road.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
BREAKS RECORD AT SKI JUMPING

Duluth. Mimi. Jan. A--ole Feiring, of Duluth.
broke the American record for long distance ski
jumping yesterday by covering l12 feet The former
was los feet. - - A1uIutH,
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22

luth. a1%c. and No q hard vinter s8,o /, .s.s
COttN-The corn market started out with a secIinln'
tendency. based on the cold weather. but before ~
close nad not only recovered its Decline but develops
good zeal OF strength Nay option r1f~sz,
due 20 the fact that country offerings were ,5
PectattOns The close in New York was SO nef $780,
IN chicago the May option, which was the str1ss-a-
on the list at one time. sold 1G above low point sn
closed not far from the top buyers of Ms f~o-5
ed several interests which become tired ~ bo-
out agan;t market that had upset an caIcSIatior
70 the movement and grading oF
normal weather conditions export bIISfress - o.
loads also helped the afternoon strength 0rI5q
mens were about 100000 bush larger than the prsTo
week. but there decrease 955O OO0 buuS a. -
quantity passage. Liverpool closed \ n ~ Us
NO corn was quoted IN New York at sc eeVsfo-S -
6lt2c o b afOats No > white, SIC and No > v.l sul
5l1sc ahoat OATS-Acting on the weather new
oats also had a weaker opening, from which fhers
later Improvement and recovery with Drfcaa e.
best point Of the day, in sympathy with Other rsi
Cash prices in New York follows
% 20 30 n. 41c; natural white to 33 iD 42i
and clipped white 80 to 40 70. f3a45I.c PYF 1ri.Gj
BARLEY nominal BCCElWHEAT-M Market dull ~,
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22
NEW YORK PRICES.

ME.IALS-TIN-The London tin market was firm, 80
inuch htghe-. with quoted ana flrurs. -
tiS Locally The market firm with spot 0,o+oS -
4l-aO1t&c COPPEEt-COpper also higher a.
win spot quoted az flO6 I2s sd at ffO7
Locally the market continues frm owing 10 tha sL-ul
eiectTolytic at 24Zjq2i soc casting az 2fe34 ~
1AEAD-Lead was unchanged 25c in the Ioesi
ket and at @l9 los in London SPELTER-Spee- -
advanced Js TO t26 los in London but reunainsd o.
ana unchanged at 66q6I5c in the local market IBlSs
iron was unchanged To little lower in The E1-IsSS
market, with standard foundry quoted al 55s -
Cleveland warrants at 59s 4led. the rarst an
unchanged. with No foundry Northern quoted - So
ass %. The market for iron certificates a. -
Produce Exchange steady, without transasns ne
standard foundry grades quoted follows: CssS
January So I5a$24; February. Sd 5OqS23 70. and
81 asked. '-N' June
PROVISIONS-The provision market oDe1aa -
little and was further advanced BY the receints up
10000 hogs at Chicago. where 10000 had been Ouy
and the advance OF TO 10 points yard prices
In the day realizing developed parf of ~dei
Omaha 1000. and the West 1000. Esti7os4oso ooyO
Tuesday at Chicago. 1000 hogs PORK frr,.A ZOE
Mess St7 so SIS so; family, $40; short cear
Sl9 BEEF firm; quoted: Mess S9GS9 IA. S.'-SSQ
SIS S15 80; packet, SII S12; India moss
GS23. BEEF HAMS steady: quoted: 40 ~ %
S5sc; 100 10. 91tc; 14O 10, She; pigs. 81 1Sro' 70
CUT MEATS-Pickled bellies quiet: quoted s55d,5!isc
12c; 10 10. 1919 10%c; II n. 1O1t 0IO1sc- ~
lO0 10lc. Picked hams steady; quoted: III ~
TALLOW firm; quoted: CITY Size; country AZ = &C
LARD Arm: quoted: Middle Western n-i,,oN .1se
firm; quoted: South American. 75c ContnsrS Isrd
brazil kegs. 1I75c. Compound firm quotedt sSe: SSoe:
SSc. STEARINE steady quoted: OIeo. N % "a
lard stearine. 101t q 10 lac - Guy
New-York tribune., 1907-01-22

James r. Keene has secured second call on
the services OF Walter Miller, the Jockey, for
the coming season. The Newcastle Stable.
owned by Andrew Miller. Frank c. Bishop and
blair Painter, has first call the boys services
Word comes from Lexington that James r.
Keene has decided 10 put Pope Joan, one of
last years good two-year-OiS hllies in the stud
She was beaten neck by Electioneer I'm the
Futur1ty but later was affected by some muscu-
lar lameness which would not yield 70 treatment
In view OF this Il was thought best 10 retire
her permanently. She is royalty bred being by
Diseuise-Editha. Editha Is a sister 10 Melton
the sire OF the great sysonby, which died last
year.
vatheF Sun heaos the Hist or winning jockeys
az New Orleans. with forty-seven victories n
his credit J. Hennessey, who rode two winners
gtsutfoay' Is second, With thirty-seyen, while
Mountain and Nicol follow, with thirty-three
anc thirty, respectively.