New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
THIS IS INTENDED ESPECIALLY FOR THE BUSY MAN
Constant Reader Tells Him What de Missed
in Last Weeks Papers

Golf by the grand jury in the CrlnliflSi
Branch of the Supreme Court Under the
Donnelly anti-monopoly act the accused
directors are charged with combining 10
create monopoly in restraint OF trade
District Attorney Whitman thus completed
the first step in what promises TO ne d
general investigation OF combinations Oh
dealers formed TO force consumers 10 pay
excessive prices for the necessaries OF ne
Dealers in cold storage meat. poultry and
eggs are next scheduled for his ofnclaI
probe
The governing committee IF the Ne"
York Stock Exchange continued its house
cleaning in connection with the Columbus
and Hooking Coal and Iron scandal by DE-
ciaring Clifford NJ Washhurn. the board
member of J n Fiske & Co. one OF me
three firms that failed a result OF the
collapse of the pool on January ~, ihehsF
ble for reinstatement. The charges against
the Fiske firm were the same as those
made against Lathrop, Haskins q Co.
whose board member was also declared
inarigihi. for reinstatement by the COVER
nors, namely, reckless and unbusnessiike
dealing and in addition If was found guilty
Of -overeXtension.'
six corporations and twenty-one maj
yidrIais forming the so-Called Meat trust
were indicted in Jersey City by the grano
i17r~- of Hudson County. They are accuseu
Of conspiracy and of creating monopoly
enl1a ,7clng the price OF meat and poultry
and deliberately carrying a shortage in the
e,-.,.1v Of articles necessary for the food
of th.. people The corporations accused
arc the National Packing Company, Nor
,is & co Swift & Co. Armour & Co, the
Hammond Packing Company. and the u
II Hammond Company The individuals
,ra I OGDEN Armour. a. Watson Armour,
Arthur MeeIler. Edward Morris, Louis r
Swift Edward F. Swift, Edward Ilideh'
l. Carton. Thomas f. Wilson, ThoInas
7 Connors. F A Fowler. Charles H. SWlt'
/. H. HeyInan. James r. Bathgale. r..
George IL Edwards. +. Y. Cooper, ID T.
Hartvell. Ira X. Morris, Henry T. OAR
linetcn. Len,uel y. Patterson and A A
Fuller
There was a rumor that bride had
been offered TO Prosecutor GarVen 10 pre-
wont the indictment Of the directors Oh 'ii'
National Packing Company Inc ruiiio
euanated from the Prosecutor once II
,,-ae said s.. 100000 had been onefed 10 '"e
Prosecutor
-, involuntary petition in hankruptcA
elod in the United States i'is'iiel
80, against Frederick F. soaring d""
- \, George composing the BANKING
o., - Soaring & Co No. an 'li -,
.,d Jucge Holt appointed John . 0hep-
.a ir Of No II Liberty street d. -
- Liter in the day A Nc MofeiaHa
-. ~ y Trowbridge were appointed pS
,.,5,e Houyh of the United states ihs
-. ,-o,,,, rs receivers Of the Delaware
. eastern Railway Company OF when
tn, & 60. were the bankers ana me
.%o,a,.s,a & Eastern Railroad COMPANY
- i-a,I, NJ which corporations Frederick r
Soaring is president
..1vi,b the arrival on the halSerih N.c-
e Dr Paul Schwarz, editor 81 Pc
..,.,,.,,,, =. A German trade paper IL be-
80 known that Germany has declared
- an the STANDARD OIL Company. and in
&c if a sufficient supply from ihdepeh-
-. ..o,,rces can De obtained. to start
+'a'.ornr,ent monopoly. driving out thf
standard company
what have they been dons IN Washing
p, .sLed Busy Man.
.,rhe President issued proclamat.ons de-
,ar,,g that Morocco Abysinnia. British
'-.,;.,n:. Guatemala, Ecusfo- lioliVia, Peru,