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4 Plan 10 Improve the Police Court,.

Magistrate Butts at the monthly meet
ing Of the Board Of Magistrates yesterday
afternoon handed in a resolution seeking
the appointment Of a committee Of Ave
10 plan for better methods OF procedure in
the police courts. He asked that the reso-
luton be laid on the table until the next
meeting, when he said he would bring 1t up
again.
What sort Of reforms Magistrate Butts
thinks are necessary he would not say.
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PurdN,s Nomination Held In.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-The Senate Com
mittee on Judiciary to-day referred the
nomination Of Milton d, Purdy to be United
States Circuit Judge TO succeed William
Lochren TO a subcommittee, Of which
Senator Knute Nelson OF Minnesota is chair
man, for investigation and report.
Senator Nelson vigorously opposed the
nomination Of Pundy and Endorsed W. f.
Hale, chairman Of the Minnesota State Bar
Association.
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ueuts. GOethals and EdgertOn Ordered to
the ISthmOs.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-Second Lieut..
George r. Cocktails OF the Engineer Corps
of the army, son Of Col. George W, Goethals.
chairman and chief engineer Of the lsthmian
Canal Commission, has been ordered TO the
isthmus for duty there. Lieut.. Goethals
was graduated from West Point last Feb
rnary and is now on his graduation leave.
He stood fourth in a class of l0s cadets and
was assigned TO the Engineering Corps.
Second Lieut.. Glen +. Edgerton, who stood
first in the same class, has also been ordered
TO the isthmus.
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VALIDITY or A NEW JERSET TAX.
Supreme Court UphOIds a Levied on Sub
merged Lands In New York Bay.

WARRINGTON, April 2I-The Supreme
Court to-day sustained the validity Of the
taxes imposed by the State Of New jersey on
the submerged lands in New York Bay be-
longing to the Central Railroad Of New
Jersey. The land in question is valued
at q. 800. 900. and the railroad resisted the
imposition Of taIes by New Jersey on the
ground that the State having surrendered
TO New York jurisdiction Of the land up TO
low mark had no right 10 impose taxes.
The court held that the lands 10 question
we're subjeot, to the sovereignty Of New
given New York by the agreement Of 1884
did not exclude the right Of the sovereign
power 70 tax. The validity Of the tax was
therefore affirmed.
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MARRIED..

RRCSH-HALE.-ln the First prrShvtr1er Church.
Orange. n. j., at 8 P. N. April n, by the Rev,
DR.. Jesse Brush. assisted by the pastor. the
Rev. DR.. Charles Townsend. Mls Anna II.
Hale, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hale
ofl2S Cleveland ST.. orange, to the Rev. George
Robert Brush, rector OF st. Marks Church,
Newark, NY.
BUCKNER-RELLERMANN,-At 81. Johns HpIi.
copal Church. Kingston. n. Y, Saturday,
April 3. by the Rev. octavius Apologize, DD,
Paula kellermann TO MORT mer Norton BuckneT.
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Minister Arrange Sails for Panama To-day.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-Sehor Don jose
Augustin Arrange, Minister TO the United
States from Panama, left Washington to-
day for New York, where he will sail TO-
morrow on the steamship Finance for
Panama, accompanied 10y William Nelson
Cromwell Of New York. Senior Arrange
settlement Of the boundary dispute with
Colombia.
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SUES SENATOR JEFF DAVIS.
stump Speaker Wants Pay for Work Done
IN 1000 CampaIRn.

LITTLE Rock, April 27.-Claiming that
Senator JEFF Davis owes him SIS for SER
vices rendered when Davis nan for Gov
ernor in 1900, W. j. Parks Of Springdale
has filed a suit against the Senator for
that amount. Parks claims TO have cam
psigned for Senator Davis In Logan and
Scott counties.
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WILL STICK TO BOB DAVIS.
Hudson Democrats Insist That lie lie a
DELEGATE at Large.

The Hudson county delegates to the
Democratic State convention held a caucus
at the Davis Associations clubhouse in
Jersey City last night and agreed upon
Robert Davis, the county leader. as their
candidate for one of the four delegates at
large to the national convention, A motion
was adopted that if any attempt was made
to nominate any other Hudson county mar
the Hudson delegation would stick to the
little leader from start TO finish
District conventions for the selection Of
delegates to the national convention were
held in Jersey City last night and resulted
as follows;
Ninth Congress district: Mayor II. Otto
Wittpenn and Eugene F. Kinkead, president
Of Jersey City Board Of Aldermen,
Tenth Congress district: Representative
James A. Hamill and John j. Mahon,
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

: Wiaslows Soothing syrup ior ehndros
ahAJS RalA. SuEvs Wind coue dIGTrS9s - 4 beIdG
New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
Mates oF TIE MINES.

liza 5s,. IN JUne the Douglas Copper Colr-
-.,v received bilIs Of lading Tor naIIe 6liipP
4-or, its smelter at Fundlclon' MeAioo' sono =
- IN value S27. 1909, or at the rate OF So'ooV
r,,o~e 4gu-es accord very closely WIN tIle
,,-aziors estimates given BY MI DousIas So
t,g the production OF the plant "heh III -
+{or and as will be seen, aggregate oNeI
ann . year At that rate Of production Il Is llie
t-,. or the management, after carefully oD-
a,.-r the working Of the first unit OF LIS
80 nd noting whether any modltcstloIs ION 5 U5
changes are e or two additional units 10 be in
ssIied so as increase ne preseffI TfII spToe 70
New York in July for the e PrrpGSe P.ceSe BIDS fer the
these extensions. and also 10 recelNe OiN7
erection Of d converting pIant'
,,,-.-, ird,,s+r,, all over the United States is
.,.+-inv active again. Most OF the smaller camps
which last October stopped operations e-los0+1 -
t-a,e started up again with renewed N-soi-
course many Of the lower graoe o0ppe4 30 -
.s~s arc unable 70 start, but more or accounl u
- ~ cash than anything else Cripple Greer
. ato,,inr the largest yield in its history ana Is
INNING out at least s1,ooo 600 a n1on{5 514roe ~
STsnbsttan Bisbee and other small camps +ney o.
z pro9Ueing ai0ST rms is Od IS due to the
do dla DetJr mount of development which went on
during the shutdown
--,,a mill Of the Tri-Bullion Smelling and De
I,s-+ company on the Kelly mine is running
oo+rr,, and regularly, with e large saving OF
4f9b grade product, and the shipments OF con
-+-s+ss win be begun Immediately. A new ore
has also been STUCK a. Ld-e "
y1or 42oy shaft at depth Of $50 feet The extent
- IIdS,L;, - &c not known present. General Man
o. OF 'TTavlor SAYS that the mining operations are
ager agtg iip an amount of higher in grade and
opgee nd greater in extent than heretofore re-
ported
4. 9 meeting of the board Of directors of the
r,,-++e and New York Copper Company, held at the
--45ces of the company, No. 80 Broad street the
49, -. ,t,e mines was mapped out for the next
- -,onths. This includes the deepening of the
SO b5cb is now down 500 feet; the placing Of
re new machinery which has been delivered: ana
-, ,,tins into the vein. A prominent mining
the - hos inst returned from Butte Wis
sS tbe offices Of the company thlS a. We wfee l %
lttl si,iaIs that the mine was III suciI e1NISi-
epttl - ii that vas necessary 70 p4a,e
leht tbe producing class was - fut u5.o tiiS 5t,S
II IN IN mn r1,3pag agerent has. however, Gee
Fe.hs 40 this until the Colonel S5tttT5 sLlaal'
I,%.b -. is the largest shaft In the Su'le e1'iP'
,Sss been sunk deeper.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
FOREIGN BANK RETURNS.

London June e5.-The weekly return OF the BANK
Of England shows the following changes; 1otaI re-
serve Increased s32 600 circulation increased toS1
bullion increased E04 O0, other securities increased
"a p0 other deposits increased E134000 public Ge-
roits in-rea sed fs3 900 and government securities
Increased f1s50O0 The proportion of the banks
reserve 10 liabilities is 5l1T per cent. against
81 os per cent last week and compares WITH a oe-
cline from AZ nar cent to 42A per cent in this
week last year The rate of discount Is unchanged
at 2i9 per cent
Paris June B-The weekly return or the BANK
of France shows the following changes: Notes in
circulation decreased coo francs, treasury de-
rosits increased 100000 francs, general deposits
increased 900 francs, gold on haLld lncraseu
% o9 nm francs silver on hand increased 1900 600
francs bills discounted decreased S27e,"ro francs
and advances increased 175, 600 francs
Berlin. June 25.-The weekly return OF me 11npe-
-i1 Ear,. of Germany shows the following changes:
cash on hand increased Il $4,000 marks; loans de-
creased IOO 900 marks. discounts decreased lSo+-
ora marks treasury bills increased 215,etO marks
notes in circulation increased 1879 600 marks and
Ganosits Increased Is S33, 900 marks.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
STANDARD FRAND SAVED MUCH DELAY
says L. q N Official, Who Wrote That Rival
Companys Oil Was 0. (.

- iuorlca1ion OF the Louisville & Nashville
~ ~a" nF the New York I.ubricatinr Oil Corr
80, - Oy 'he Galena Signal Oil Company was
inc s'e'oay the subject Of inquiry at the hear
oeIore Referee Ferris in the rovernrno-+,s
soit TO dissolve the Standard OH c-on,rs,,- r.
-" 1ork company was and is an independent
-SiH' put IN 1896 the Galena company secured
'iie contract for lubricating the road at a price
psny in 1905 O0--
Ohcer the questioning of Moritz Rosen-bs1
1neooore Il Curtis, superintendent Of machinery
y Ine louisville & Nashville. produced statements
-s ,,s 10 snow that the delays to engines when
s1ol'cateo by the Galena company had been re-
ouceo D per cent, the delays to passenger cars
PCT cent and the delays to engine and passen-
ger cars together about SO per cent DELAYS In the
moving OF freight were also saved according
70 the comparative statement. which showed a
CONSIDERABLE saving in cotton waste and brass
journals. whose caused by hot boxes
uhoer Galena oiling over the period when the
New York company had the contract.
IN reply to Frank B. Kellogg, the governments
counsel. Mr. Curtis acknowledged he had written
10 President Smith Of the Louisville & Nashville
saying the services by the New York Lubri-
ca0lng OH Company were satisfactory and as
good IN every way any he had known Mr.
IuTtis declared that at that time 1885, his knowI-
eoge OF fabrication largely matter of hear
say and that since then he had made a study of
lubrfcation. II he again TO write that letter
ne would amend Il, he said. by saying that the
service was good to the best OF the knowledge
and belief he then possessed.
MI Welch, another official Of the Louisville 4
Nashville, said that all complaints against the
New York company TO its fabrication had been
satisfactorily adjusted Other letters introduced
by the government showed that in conpara rattve
test of the Illuminating oils furnished by the two
companies the New York companyis product was
lighter and burned with larger fame. At this
point Mr.. Kellogg left the hearing, saying that he
~ 0-,eI IN II
was taken By Charles B Morrison, who will rep
resent the government at the hearing to-day.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
WALKER ATTACHMENT HOLDS.
Ivsrics Bischof Refuses TO Vacate Order
Against Stock Plunger

rounssl fer J. Brandt Walker. the stock plunger.
s.nlis5 10 Justice Biscaofr in the Supreme Court
~ Wednesday for an oroer vacatng the attach
-asut obtained . fortnight ago by the Stock tx
,ssneH firm OF Carpenter. Baggot & CO. on certain
r-ooe-ry owned by Mr.. Walker, against whom the
e-u has E claim oe about sZ5ol3 arising out OF
s-cok transs ctlons IN which Il acted for him.
-he applicarion was denied The attachment was
rbrsined OF t1e ground that Mr. Walker was
-o,-resident and IN his application its vacation
~ Walker ser I'd that he had become 6 resident
riasnoe vas introduced by Carpenter, Baggot &
(n- however. 10 show that the defendant only a
Eek months ago sxore OF 10000 taxes here on the
r-o-,nd q residence IL Chicago
To 90 away with the annoyance Of having
ss,u4v sheriff on guard at his garage and other
-ss,rv covered by the attachment, Mr.. Walker has
r4-su 2 bond more than covering the amount OF the
zmo claim.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
CosTER. KNAPP MANAGER, TEsTTFTEs.
ssys Member Who Committed Suicide Was
Dominating Figure IN Firm

Joseph d Lawrence. II. manager of the bank
-upt brokerage firm Of Coster. Knapp & Co, was
again 1Lness yesterday in the bankruptcy pro-
eseoings before Commissioner Alexander Accord
iag 70 his testimony, the late Charles Coster, who
committed suicide day before the firm s failure
was the dominating figure in the conduct Of its
affairs. Lawrence said that ". B Coster brother
~ Charles Coster, on his retirement from the
I'm II April 1907 had joint accounts with Charles
Costsr, known as Joint Accounts Nos and ?
TIE 5oint Indebtedness for account No. l, SAID
tie witness was s1.012.534 II Account No 2
he said. showed joint Indebtedness Of SIZES 52
Il neither case, Lawrence testified die W & COS
Ter pay tis share OF the indebtedness
After Michael !. Welcf. Of the firm OF Marshall,
spade- & Co. had testified yesterday TO the trans
actions Of Coster, Knapp & Co with that firm
John Y Knapp. surviving member Of the bank
rpt concern. took the stand he explained Ger
Sln entries IN The schedules
New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

Tie pet1-.ong n bankruptcy nleo IN ne
Satss District Court yesterday we're as iol-""S'
Ko,zer Prorhers. No. sol East HOUSTON eee sCreeg
,ssaniary petitlon. Liabilities. Sz,S'e " dSS-0
1sdora P,.--er 2 salesman No 25z ,,1,+fes a3d
s1eet voluntary petition; inolVl6ueI ts1-++er
3 z partner II the firm OF Crozler
'4-tob e3. assets. -. - E-oad-
tas ST Ievreuce Filler Company, y - =. ~
s zVolu-tsrv petition BY Amen ESD- E,olC e.Z-s
S~cf1d. = Y with claim or S51v- LSess-o-s a.7d
eeEnpauv Lss less than tWelFe q = ~ --ss.1'Tl-
- OF June Is t5le board of olrecuo9Ls I,.s -
admitted was unable 70 pay als xTssst 1sAth
11S1iegn Specially Company, no, So2 f-Ie4 45fu
Stet Involuntary petition, by lht l. r,,,r, s599
lapanv sn6 others with claims ssg - 20 a9G are
sEEtierentisl zz-lr2ents 10 the amount oI F-''Y
sEietsard Dorfeh butcher. No. SSZ - *. as
voluntary petition; liabilities, oJ,+s due
-: ssoz5 s. including fixtures 2Se - nIr7Iut
o. 1n6 horses snG wagons, sspo- Ll.S isIr7rraT1v
a. tls Schwarzschild & Sulzoe,set - e glO
seS the United Dressed Beer Cohlp1H1
= Svdsa Harrington Slsl4-'
:. william Eenkel. IT.. was appointed re- -.
= - business Of Max Yochelson- rel4L y u = GOO
= &c S55 Ninth avenue, with DONG % - Goa
alleged banka-upts assets ars salo y . - re
:, 'aarie r Ptante was appointed recei's -,
-Deeeo and andy business Of LotiS "a so
30 2oa2 Second avenue. with a Doi-- 80.
s. eieged banlrupt's assets, consis'ihs .+,-,s+e5
@ofes and outstanding accounts. are
Ss.6aO
New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
AMERICAN CAR G. FOUNDRY REPORT

The report Of the American Car and Foundry
Company for the year ended AEri 80 shows gross
Earnings of sI0624574 against s11 115O87 In the
preceding year and net earnings Of SSSo1SS0'
against S9.S74OS4 ine 1907. The balance available
for dividends SS214,618, and after preferred
dividend payments there a surplus OF S6,114,-
61S equal 20.38 per cent on the common SIock
deductions for repairs, maintenance and improve
rnents of $3.50 900 there was surplus of s3414-
s1S The statement Of working capital shows
total Of s2S 000252, from which has been deducted
s10,S15,537 for cash expenses for new plants, etc
The growth of the company is shown In the gain
IN gross earnings since 1905 Of $6,s70.3o0. The
president of the company. Frederick H Eaton,
in his report to stockholders, says, In part:
Conditions recently obtaining IN the industTia!
+oa ToIicv +o ur1ir, vonr nornDenv has Committed
itsef-that is, the accumulation Of working CAPT
ordinary Operations without strain during times Of
financial stringency ana 10 nave Geady a+elIp5e "a @
satisfactory returns. 1t is the opinion OF the
well in the past should be adhered to. The ex-
tent hoHeyer TO which our present w0rkng ~ Sapi
this because Of the continually increasing demand
@ ger Sc ia+o, IG % 5e n1i1heT gs of car orders on
1,e 81 soeIy 10 The general business depression and
Eodifion of fnsneia unrest the rst effects Of
which always shown in the railroads retrench-
stock. While the company, in common with ali
other al mas sgeFso f r %
ties we possess for the large production OF varied
line OF materials and supplies or mlScGlldleDuS
character for both domestic and foreign trade have
served to keep a number OF shops at the dinerent
plants in a condition Of productive activity.
The company has set aside $500 600 for future
dividends on the common stock, indicating It's be-
lief that the stockholders entitled TO share in
the big proflCs Of the company the last two years
even though present business is decidedly poor. The
directors probably feel that by the time the reserve
fund is exhausted conditions will have become
normal and the earni.gs Of the company will
be such permit it TO continue the payment of
the half of l per cent quarterly rate now estab-
ltshed This is the first time that the American
Car and Foundry Company has made special
provision for the payment Of common dividends in
adj
New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
RrEs TRAINS PROMPT AND CLEAN
Saws an Oficial-PaTons Think Otherwise
and Tell P. S. c. So.

Al the final hearing in the case OF ths Railroad
Irrrovenneut Association Of Nyack against the
ETie Railroad. held yesterday before the Public
Service Commission for the q District, Superin'
isn5enr Easton of the New York division Of the
-usd testified that since the change in schedule
-s6e about E year ago trains were arriving at
Jersey City with punctuality that should be sat
Sting 10 the commuters. Ee said that during
ne aEt four months the road entitled 70 q eS
per cent mark for punc1ualiry 70 schedule, which
70 thought. was good & record or q better
one than achieved by any other suburban road
au-,nS me same period. MI Elston said that much
Of the delay complained Of was necessary as a
safety precaut1on n approaching the Bergen tunnel
Or william s. Taylor. Of Pomona, on behalf OF
.hs containing witnesses, declared there NOT
p su-heieut number OF trains day and that the
Ce-s We're not kept clean
when the leave The terminals they are per
fscrlv clean and sanitary but become uncleau and
41lsanirz-v By reason OF the actions OF patrons.
Eas tie reply OF the Erie representative
Ex-senator Lexow, Of South Nyack, said that
uroue-rv there was now worth one--hird less than
L vas twenty years ago, because Of the irregular
train service He SAID he would sell for 15 per cent
or Original price property thai he bought in 1888
Commissioner Decker advised both parties 10 talk
matters over and Try 10 hit upon q satisfactory
cornp~ornlee-
New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
..srHERN PACIFIC REORGANIZATION.
. A Gray, Controller of the Road. on the
Stand II st. Paul Hearing.

- paul. June 25.-At to-day's session of .bs
.ns-- Pacific rate hearing before Charls, r
-. s,ecal master in chancery. H A. Grav- con.
.-.rs- Of the road, was cross-exanlined by 7 d
p-s.n snecial counsel for the state
y GRAY testified that under the plan or -ao-
i-stion OF the Northern Pacific cou,nanv IN
= SYNDICATE was formed TO carry ouf The -
s-izstion agreement This syndicate -eceivsd
-s.g9 OF common stock and SIS ceoeOO Of rre
- stock: bonds, the present value of which is
sss So and SlaS7S.s4o IN cash from the old stock
s5lSe-s
- syndicate delivered to the old stockholders In
.,-n Ss6 Aaa009 worth OF common stock and ST.
az of preferred stock. while the reorganization
--srtee received SIS. S7s.3So IN preferred stock
- balance OF the preferred stock s67 600 COO was
=, IN return for bonds.
= Cav admitted c-oss-exernination ves+e--
:. +hat sle aaecae OF the original stock of the
.-,any was issued to holders who paid nothing
- r. receiving It as bonus for services rendered
a o-eanizng the company
- n August 81. 1873. the year in which the
,-.-4,s-u Pacific defaulted in its interest there
s been issued SIS 29 500 stock and S24 Sal e46 bonds
- tsirr also floating debt Of IS ssl,ol0. The
- was reorganized with s1eo eco authorized
Sc stock OF which 81 200 was preferred and
"a pa ep common. In the annual report for the
s--sl- year ended On August 81. 1877, the balance
80 showed that sGl.sl0.s7s Of the new preferred
- and S1s. .s55 500 OF the common had been
rsued
New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
MORE WORK IN BUILDING TRADES.
Fewer Unemployed Among Mechanics in
Those Lines.

The representatives Of the general arbitration
board of the Building Trades Employers Assoca-
ton and the unions reported yesterday that there
is an increased demand for building mechanics IN
this city. and that the number Of men is increas
ing. They are being employed mostly by specula-
tive builders who had suspended operations for the
last six months.
a member of the New York District Council OF
the bricklayers' unions said there was general
feeling among the building mechanics that when
the nominations are made by the Democratic Ma
tonal Convention there will be revival Of busi-
Another labor said there was q change
for the better the nomination Of Tart
made by the Republican National Conven-
ton.
At the Offices OF the Interborough Rapid TRANSIT
Company 1t was said that there was q marked
falling off in the number of mechanics who were
applying for work. especially the building me-
chanics. the change indicating that more or them
were being employed at their own trades. Most OF
the unemployed who now making Applications
for work are tailors. walters and bakers VINO can
not find work at their trades. with large sprlnh-
ling of pedIers who cannot make a living IN thelr
own line.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
NEW s5.ooo.ooo coRPoRATloN FORMED.

The Blaugas Company Of America has just been
incorporated under the laws Of New Jersey, with 4
capital OF s5o000o0. The first meeting OF the com
pany was held yesterday. and the following direct
ors were elected: E. c. Benedict. of New York:
Frank s Hastings. president of the Indianapolis
Gas Company; Hugo Lieber. Of New York: F z.
Mcguire, Of New York: Jacob A. Jacobs Of Mon
treal; William ". Gooch and julius Robertson, of
New York. E c. Benedict elected president,
Hugo Lieber vice-president. Jacob A. Jacobs treas
urer and William ". Gooch secretary.
SIr. Mcguire, Of the directors said that the
company was formed TO take over and operate the
inventions OF Herman Blau. OF Augsburg. Ger
many, sppertaining 70 the liQuefaction OF gas de-
rived from crude OIL
New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
STANDARD OIL co. FORMING NEW TOWN.

About eighteen hundred now employed
at the Eastern refinery and works Of the Stand-
ard Oil Company at East Linden, Union County,
n. J.. II announced yesterday, and in about
three weeks the force of workrnen at the plant
will number over ffty-three hundred. 1t also
said that the plant to be the main one of the
company in the East Laboratories. scientific de-
partnents and shipping Offices being built in
the town The report further says: Officials Of
the company expect town Of from $4,000 to
10000 persons TO grow up around their works
which cover great many acres. Already a police
force of thirteen men has been formed, and there
will be a fire department and apparatus"
New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
FREIGHT HANDLERS THREATEN STRIKE.

Chicago June 25.-Oficials of the Freight HAN
dlers Union threaten to call strikes roho"lhs liie
refusal Of railroads running into Chicago to sign
a wage scale for a year. The railroad officials
offer a month -to-unonth contract, and say that II
freight business does not improve soon cut IN
wages is Inevitable. The contracts under Whlcn
the union have been working expired June ~
and the railroads refused to sign a new contract
Mass meetings of stxty-five hundred freight han
dlers will be held on Monday and Tuesday and the
union men will vote the question of striking
It is said that the conditions prevail in Mil
waukee st. Paul, st. Louis, Kansas City and other
cities, and it is believed that should a strike
be called in Chicago a walk cut Will occur at other
places