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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-17
NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
THE PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. April 1l-Butter-steady,
unchanged; receipts. 5 2S2.
Cheese-Firm, unchanged; receipts, $50.
Weekly exports, 500.
Eggs-Strong:, receipts. 1886. State,
Pennsylvania and nearby fancy. selected,
and mixed fancy, 22la: do. fair TO choice,
2l1sa22; Western storage packed, %; tirsts.
seconds, 01k.
Flour-Receipts, 1883: sales, 100. Dull
and unchanged Minnesota patents, 6,00n
$50; winter straights, 5.S5n6;15 Minnesota
bakers, 1906 10; winter extras. f.35nb.00
winter patents, 6.00m6.5 so; winter low grades
4 25q4.90;. Kansas straights, 5.70n5.95.
Wheat-Receipts, 2.4W. Firm cables
lower ~consols, bullish statistics. light offer.
ings and bull support brought about 0
half cent advance In wheat this morning
There was little or no excitement in thu
market July, 1.2s's@l .2sia' September
Rye1steady; No, 2 Western. 30. +. o. b
New York.
Corn-Receipts. 81, $50.
~Beef-Quiet: family. 15.0O615.50; mess
10.50al1.00 packet, 14.00d14.@.
.Pork-Quiet; mess, 1S.5oa1s, 90: family
10 @a g 90 short clear. ls ,S sesS, 90 4,
sugar-Raw. steady; fair refining. 3.42
centrifugal, 90 test. s.s2; molasses sugar
317; refined. steady: crushed. 5.65; pow
dered. sos: ~granulated. 4.95.
Petroleum-Steady; refined. all ports
Gofee.ouiet; No. 7 Rio. 81; No.
Moiasses-ouiet: New Orleans. 2sa42.
Poultry-Alive. steady; Western chick
ems, b~roilers, 25@ss: fowls, l5lh@1sis
dressed. steady; Western chickens, u
fowls. Halls.
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THE COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, April 17.-The cotton
market had an excited and firm open
10 points net higher. while May and
July selling at 10.45 and 1916 respect
lively made new high records for the
season. Business was very active with
recent sellers covering and fresh buy
ers entering the market on the firm
cables. bul1ish weekend figures, the
absence of further rains of any conse-
trade situation. Realizing for over the
weekend was extremely heavy at the
advance and prices reacted to within
. or 10 points of last nights finals dur
ing the early session, but the market
showed no sign of weakness, and sub
sequent fluctuations showed more nerv-
BUSINESS and ~irregularity than any
change in the average of general SEN
timent.
The market closed steady with prices
net IL to Is points higher.
Quotations furnished by Van Setback
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BROKERS MAY
NOT BE BANKRUPTED.

TRENTON, April 1~7.-Judging from
present indications, the local brokerage
firm ofSPendergast & White, who were
driven to the wall through the failure
of Ennis e. Stoppani, of New York,
will be able to settle the claims of
their creditors without being forced
into bankruptcy. Colonel John IT. Van
Cleef, counsel for the local concern,
announced yesterday that so per cent.
of the creditors have signed an agree
ment to place their affairs In the hands
of a creditors committee, pending the
assignment of the entire assets of the
defunct company.
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ABOUT 100000
CLEARED UP BY
THE WHEAT POOL
Most of This, 1t Is Asserted,
Goes to Jim" Patten, the
Chicago Bull"


CHICAGO, April 1.-THE "Patten
pool has cleaned up between $4,000, 900
and 5000, 900 on the May wheat deal,
is he assertion made here. OF this
amount Jim" Patten a pocketed
fully two-thirds.
Market experts estimate that the
broker and his coterie have sold to the
public 10000. 900 bushels of May wheat
at an average profit of 20 cents, giving
them a profit of "a, 900, 900, and besides
this he has made a substantial profit on
July wheat, to say nothing of the Sep
TENDER and December options, which
he has scalped in the market for a
profit of from 2 to 5 cents. making his
total winnings not much under S5,000,-
900.
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JERSEY CENTRAL
HARDENS WHEN
MARKET RISES
Reading and Hill and Har-
rinlan Stocks Show
Strength.

NEW YORK, April 17.-Free offer
ings of stocks at the opening today
carried prices downwards throughout
the list. The grangers and trans-Con-
tinental stocks were most conspicuous
in the decline. Great Northern pre-
ferred and st. Louis Southwestern pre-
ferred fell 1, and Union Pacific, st
Paul, Southern Pacific, Atchison, Read
ing. Amalgamated Copper, and West
inglnouse Electric a substantial fraction
A rise of * in Norfolk and Western
was the only notable exception to the
weakness.
IL a. m.-Irregularity developed aftei
the opening dealings, some stocks rally
ing and Others declining before the
tendency became uniformly upward,
The rebound lifted Reading and some
of the Hill and Hartman stocks to
above yesterdays closing. but the rise
was not firmly held. Central Railroad
of New Jersey hardened 8 points.
Adams Express 4, National Lead IL
and Rock Island preferred and Mercan.
tile Marine preferred and Hooking Coal
1. During the decline Atlantic Coast
Line got down "a, Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Sault Sainte Marie and
United States Rubber first preferred
IA. Canadian Pacific, New York. Chi
cago and st. Louis, Consolidated Gas,
International Paper preferred. Ameri-
can Sugar and American Locomotive l.
Noon-The market closed strong and
active. Strength in the coalers prompt
ed shorts to cover and the market rail-
lied strongly to above yesterdays clos
ing. The upward flight in Central Rail-
road of New Jersey reached II points,
Reading gained 3 and Delaware Vad
Hudson ~. Union Pacific, Northern
Pacific and Chesapeake and Ohio 1, Ma
tional Lead 2 and North American and
Iowa Central III.
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CONTRACTS FILED.

These contracts were filed in the county
clerks office today:
contractor, plumbing work, sl,764. IS; Will
Jam street, West Orange. Same owner with
j. p. Mackinson. contractor. mason work,
Neils Jensen, owner, with Henry Web
Der. contractor, painting work. $780, Fair
Anthony Poppre. owner, with Herman
Henry, contractor, carpenter work. 1881;
Cross street, West. Orange. Same owner
contractor, carpenter work. $500; William
street esS W M Orange nwnay with r !. Rvrne.
contractor, heating work, s47o Springfield
and Sanford avenues. ~1rvington, Same
owner with the Merritt Metal Ceiling Com
pany, contractors, metal work. sos; same
premises.
Jacob Fischel, owner. with F. Wolf, con-
nue.. Same owner with Laudskrome &
Mosxowitz. contractors, carpenter work,
$3.50; same premises. .
Schwartz, contractors. mason work.. $500
Linden avenue, lrvington.
Henry Ayasse. owner with, Adam
Gauch contractor, painting work, $500
Samuel d. Mayo. owner, with E, E. Lutz
contractor, plumbing work. $3.50: Parker
tractor, carpenter work, 81. 800; same prem
ises. Same owner with. Edgar Coeman
contractor. mason work, 81 $50: same prem
ises. Same owner with w. A. Lawson, con
tractor, heating work, $S0S; same premises
Laura ". Reynolds, owner. with Rabino
witch Brothers, contractors. mason and car
penter work, $.S65; Stanley avenue. Sam
owner with J9mes Wallwork, contractor
plumbing worQ. 1885; same premises
Same owner with Frank Easton, contractor
painting work, $500; same premises.
Sebastian Birkenhauser, owner, wit
Charles S~trebinfer'B Sons. contractors
plumbing work, 1855; Columbia avenue
John Haitsch, owner. with John Gcrhel
contractor, plumbing work, $3.50; Lesli
Max Berger, owner with Charles Str;
lbinger's Sons. contractors. plumbing wori
n,5a3; Colombia avenue.
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VOTE TO REJECT
TROLLEY BOSSES
SCALE OF WAGES
Offer to Keep Present System Eff
fective Spurned by Pittsburg
MOtOrmen and Conductors.

PITTSBURG, Pa, April 17.-By a
vote of 2,125 to IS the motormen and
conductors of the Pittsburg Railways
Company have voted to reject the offer
of the company to continue for another
year the present scale of wages.
The scale of wages in force now will
be paid Tuesday. AS the men are con
sentative, 1t is believed an amicable
settlement will be reached before tina
time.
The men have requested a further
conference with the railway officials.
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MONEY N EXCHANGE.

The sub-treasury was a debtor at the
Clearing House this morning for 81 lis, 1911;
the sub-treasury on Friday lost 1892, 900
to the banks. &
New York commercial bar silver, 51ss;
Mexican dollars. A; London bar silver
steady at 25Ssd.
London call money, q per cent; dis
count rates for short and three months
bills, ia per cent; Amsterdam discount
rate. 2s per cent.
Paris rentes, 81 francs 421a centimes;
Paris discount rate. 111-16 per cent; ex-
change on London, % francs 16 centimes;
Berlin discount rate, 2 per cent; exchange
on London. 20 marks Asa pigs.
The foreign exchange market opened
strong and unchanged.
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SI7,6SO,OOO FOE. ARGENTINA.

Bank of Commerce today engaged ST.
100000 in gold coin for shipment to
Buenos Ayres on Tuesday next. This
makes a total of ST., $4,000 engaged for
Argentina since the movement began in
January.
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BUTCHERS FIGHT IcE TRUST.

BURLINGTON, April 17.-Butchers.
grocers and dairy farmers are behind
a project to erect an artificial Ice plant
in this city, as a means of combating
the Ice Trust, which has doubled the
price of it's product to
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COACHES FOR JERSEY CENTRAL.

The Jersey Central has ordered fifteen
coaches from Harlan & Hollingsworth,
each to have a capacity of s~eventy-five
passengers. The Erie Is making In
quiries TOR steel under-frame express
ara.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

Following are the quotations of the
days prices. as furnished through
Byrne, & Mcdonnell. members of the
New York Stock Exchange:
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DIVIDEND DECLARATIONS.

clared regular s~efai-ann,ial dividend Of 81
per cent. on it preferred stock, payable
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LOCAL SECURITIES.


The bid and asked prices appended
are furnished through Eisele & King.
EI. OCTRI GAS ETf-
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PRICES OF BONDS,

The following quotations were fur
nished by Post & Flagg.
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cHIes tuuay-StocKs, 45B, 5UU shares;
bonds, s2,646, 900.
For week-stocks. 1885, 300 shares,
bonds, 1872, 81, 900.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.

Furnished by Byrne & Mcdonnell, stock
nkers. 776 Broad street. Telephone els.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
TAFT At CULEBRA,
ReceiUes Cordial WeIcome-Trip to
Gdtun Dam TO-dnu

Panama, Jan. 29.-President-eIe,t Taft TODAY
made his eighth trip across the sthmus and
everywhere was greeted with marked demon
strations of good will. With his party includ-
ing Mrs. Taft, Mr.. Taft landed this morning at
Colon, and proceeded by special train to Guile
bra where tonight he is quartered at the resi-
dence of Lieutenant Colonel Goethals chairman
OF the Canal Commission. His reception By the
Panama officials. both at Colon and Culebra,
was most cordial Tomorrow Mr.. Taft will
visit the site of the Gatln dam
The United States cruiser North Carolina on
which Mr. Taft started from Charleston last
Monday, and the convoy cruiser Montana ar
rived at Colon at 10 o'clock this morning after
voyage that marked by splendid weather
conditions. All the members of the party were
in good health.
Colonel Goethals, Joseph Blackburn. Governor
of the Canal Zone; Colonel William c. Gorgas,
chief sanitary officer and other prominent per-
sons Immediately boarded the North Carolina
from the tug Cristobal, and welcomed the Fresi-
dent-elect, who at 1910 o'clock landed at Dock
2. adjoining the Panama Railroad offices. The
first person to shake the hands Of MIR. and Mrs.
Taft when they landed was Governor Porfro
Melendez, Of Colon, who introduced to them
Mayor Benigno Andrion. Chief of Police Arrange
and other Panaman officials.
Mr.. Taft and his party Immediately boarded
train which was waiting and started at noon for
Culebra Arriving there the President-elect was
received tremendously by the members Of Presi-
dent Obaldia's Cabinet. In the afternoon Mr..
Taft had conference with the engineers en-
gagged in the construction of the canal, and g.
visit to the Gatun dam planned for to-nor-
row.
The President-elect and his party will sail
from Colon for New Orleans next Friday.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
FISCHER-HANSEN AGAIN.
Father-in-La1C, on Bond, Surrenders
accused Ld1cyer.

Carl Fischer Hansen and his law partner.
Alexander Michaelson. were re-arrested last
night by Lieutenant Beery. of the District Attor-
neys staff, on a warrant issued by District At
torney Jerome
Isaac v. Brokaw, the father-in-law or Mt
Fischer Hansen who was the lawyers bond
for $4,000 pending his trial on a charge OF
bribing a witness, and who was also on Michael
sons bond in the sum of $4,000. did not want
to continue any longer the bondsman for the
two accused lawyers, and when this fact reached
District Attorney Jerome the accused men were
rearrested and lodged in cells at Police Head
quarters
The trial of Carl Fischer-Hansen has been set
for February II before Justice Bowling No
effort was made last night to obtain. bail for the
prisoners Custom provides that the District
Attorney shall examine all bonds in such cases
When prisoners under bail are placed under
arrest the bondsman is upon this action, re-
leased from further responsibility. This is held
to be the law in such cases. Unless the accused
men in this case can furnish bail to-day they
will be committed to the Tombs to await trial
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
"SOLD" EMPLOYER STOCK.
San Salesman Got Order for Money
at Point of ReUOLUer.

Mobile JAN 29-F1eetwood Lester, travelling
salesman for the Southern Supply Company and
Mrs. Lester are in jail. charged with holding up
Hardaway Young president of the company at
the uuzzIe of revolver at the formers home
this afternoon and robbing him of $500 %
II is charged that Lester telephoned to Young
to come to his home to discuss the sale Of Les
ter's stock in the company. When Young en-
tered the Lester home, 1t is alleged. Lester
forced him TO write an order TO his cashier d.
rectfng him to pay Mrs. Lester $500 .. the
alleged amount of Testers stock. Mrs Lester
took the order to the cashier, who wrote out
check for the amount and identified her at the
hank Mrs Lester cashed the check and then
returned to her home, where Young was held
practically a prisoner, and gave the money to
her husband.
Two hours later. after his release. Young
su,ore out warrants against Mr.. and Mrs Les
ter charging them with robbery, and they were
arrested They declined to make any state
ment.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
WOMEN DEFEND CRIPPLE.
Secure His Release Il fter Arrest for
Abusing Pedestrian.

Alphonso Majors. cement manufacturer, ap-
peared in the Tonbs police court yesterday
against William H. McKenna, one-legged man.
whom he accused OF having abused him when a
request for aims was ignored.
Two women who gave the names Of Mrs An
drews of No. 976 Main street. Hackensack. and
Mrs Potter of No. 245 West 45th street. ap-
peared in the court in behalf Of McKenna-
Magistrate Walsh discharged the prisoner after
hearing the testimony of the two women.
Majors said he was walking through Park
Place when he was accosted by McKenna and
abused He summoned Patrolman William
Gieselberg and presently several hundred per
sons among them Mrs. Andrews and Mrs Pot
ter gathered around When the case was called
the two women marched through the pen door
right up to Magistrate Walsh and asked for
clemency for the prisoner.
why don't you give him job. and then you
won't have to have poor cripples arrested?' said
Mrs Potter TO Majors as he walked out of the
courtroom.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
NAN TO Held BARNARD?
Factions Said to Erist an College
Ouer Choice of Dean.

According to a rumor current at Columbia
University considerable difficulty is being ex-
perienced in the election Of the dean of Barnard
College to succeed Miss Laura Drake Gill, who
resigned in December. 1907. 1t is understood
that there is friction in the board Of trustees.
caused by the desire of some of the members to
have man at the head of the institution
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Column
bia, of which Barnard is the womans under
graduate department, Is said to have recon-
mended the election of man.
Since Miss Gill resigned William T. Brew
ster, professor of English. has been acting dean
His name is mentioned as the probable success
sor of Miss Gill if the trustees decide to elect a
man. The faction of the board wishing the
election of a woman has suggested the names OF
Miss Virginia Gilderseeve. Mrs Mary Simkho-
witch and Miss Margaret Maltby. all of the fac
T1lty of Barnard.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
GOMEZ and ZAYAS CLASH.
Trouble OUer Police Cbief-CubdD
Vice President May Resign.

Havana Ian 29@The relations between
President Gomez and vfce-President Zayas be-
car,e seriously strained to-day over the appoint
-,an+ of q man to i'll the post OF chief OF the
sacrat nolice The friction IS acute that
,t e ruu1ored Senior Zayas has threatened 70
tander his resignation as Vice-President should
President Gomez insist on his appointment
This afternoon joss Jerez. Chief Of the Secret
Police. rendered his resignation In response I'd
q demand Of the Secretary OF Government Nico-
las AIberdi who explained that President comes
had aupointed as his SUCCESSOR Ricardo Ar4ucos
former editor Of "EI Reconcentrado," for Do
Iitical reasons"
Jerez as an official had an excellent repurs-
tion He had been chief Of tbs secret police ror
the last ten years Sehor Arnauto has oeen-
since the beginning OF the first period OF Amer1-
can intervention. editor OF a long SUCCESSION
Of publications. such as 'E1 Reoeide. Ed HOe-
conceptrado.. TEL BataIIa" and -El Debacle."
most of which have been suppressed BY ne au-
tbor,ties Under the first period Of American
Intervention paper OF which Aranuto was Ihe
EDITOR was suppressed for attacks On the wife Of
Rrigadier General William Ludlow, the military
Governor. and other American women Gen
arat TudIow at this time ordered the police 70
arrest Arnauto, dead or alive Immunity was
Given 10 him under a pledge that never again
would he publish newspaper in Havana
Almost the entire force Of the secret police to-
NIGHT tendered their resignation. declaring that
they declined to serve under Arnauto-
Vice President Zayas said tonight Inar ne nad
not considered the question or resignation ne
would NOT discuss Arnauto's appointment, out II
is we'll known that he is bitterly opposed 20 u;
A wholesale discharge Of employees In All tns
departmentS of the government was mace 20
JaT ard 10 these vacancies. IL is said. Liberal
nartisans OF the government will be appointed
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
AMNESTY FOR SURRATT
LEGISLATION asked for Son of One
of Lincoln Conspirators.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau. J

Washington Jan. 2s-No one in Washington
can see any good purpose TO be effected by the
legislation suggested to Speaker Cannon by
citizen of Memphis that those who aided in or
.ba+ted the assassination Of President Lincoln
or who may hereafter confess to having so
aided shall be granted pardon and amnesty
OF the men charged with completely in the
crime only one survives. John H Surratt. son OF
Mrs Surratt who executed He was never
o,ic+ad Several of those convicted and SEN
fenced to life imprisonment at Dry Tortugas
died there of yellow fever. All the others have
since died. John Surratt, it will be remem-
bered escaped when the others were apprehend-
ad .nd fed to Rome, where he Joined the Papal
zouaves Two years later he was recognized
nd brought back He tried but the jury
disagreed and he was discharged He now hVes
il, seclusion in Baltimore.
" The only possible effect of the proposed leg
;1atior would be the remote possibility that
royoe now unknown culprit might come forWard
and confess TO completely, altnough there 10 Ho
other who was even suspected
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
oLAIRvoYANT CLOSES COAL MINE.
Predicts Disaster, and Workmen Wait in Vain
at Safe Distance for Explosion

Pi+tsburs Jan 29.-Because a Pittsburg
c,airvovant predicted the destruction OF the
mine by an explosion. only so Of the $50
ernpIoyes of the Hazel mine Of the Pittsburs-
Buffalo Coal Company, near Canonsburg' ap-
peared for work to-day. and the mine was
closed until Monday
The other workmen. filed with superstition
lined the hills at safe distance from the mine
and waited all day for the explosion. which did
not come. To satisfy the men, Superintendent
Bugh GILL with several fire bosses, made com
plete examination of the mine, but failed to md
a trace of either gas dust The financial loss
from the shutdown will amount TO seVerai thou-
sand dollars.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
COOK HEIR TO S166, 900.
Russian Says She VII More from
Grand Street to Castle.

Foste Karelitz cook at Malbin's Russian restau-
rant No $50 Grand street. for the last two DAYS
has been living In the seventh heaven OF Russian
delight for through ''landsman" from the city
Of Nicer province Of Minsk. Russia recently ar
i,,sd in this city she learned that she had fallen
heir to a third of a million roubles, or in round
numbers S166.9eo-
Her benefactor was bachelor uncle. rich cat
tIe dealer in her native town. and she will soon go
TO Russia with attorney 10 claim her legacy.
She has only a hve-year-old son. Julius. to share
her good fortune.
When asked what she planned TO do with the
money she said: 'Oh, shall live IN great Rus
sian zanlok surmOunted by towers and surrounded
by moats I shall dress in the nnest OF clothes ana
wear lots OF beautiful jewels 1 shall drive IN a
T2ussian droska and go 20 the opera and send my
boy TO a military school. No more cooking OF
chieb borsch,, schave and stuffed miltz- I shall
have cook OF " and live on the fat OF the
land"
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
LIFT FALLS TEN FLOORS.
Tzco Women and Boy injured, One
PrObabIg Fdtally.

The passenger elevator in the building No
20 to "A Corlears street, occupied by the Hecker-
Jones Jewell Milling Company. fell from the
tenth story last night. and the elevator boy,
Moses Levy of No. 81 Catharine street; Kate
Conroy, of No 5SS Water street and Emma
Sweeney, Of No. 10 Morton street, were injured
Miss Conroys back was broken, and she may
die They were taken to Gouverneur Hospital
A fireman heard the crash, and, seeing the
three forms lying in the wrecked elevator, he
called Patrolman Bierman, who summoned a
Gouverneur Hospital ambulance. The elevator
had previously taken fifty employees on several
trips to the ground floor. The police found that
the steel cable by which the lift was operated
had broken