Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 9

1908 IN SNOW THREE DAYS TWO MEN CLAIM WOMAN WRECKER REID RAISES THE PABST new directors adverse legislation COM WRONG BREWERY NAMED llkcl in 8 with by 11 WRECK ENDS LONG TRIP MARINE NEWS OPPOSED TO PARCELS POST STEAMER LINE AfrNUALS COAL JOBBERS ORGANIZE WILL HAVE ILLINOIS VOTE associa OR NON POLITICAL EAST OPPOSES REMITTING CLAIM MAY ABOLISH WORKS BOARD AIRE TWO LEAP Guest la $266870697 1800000 1800000 SAYS IT IS AN ICE TRUST $21739'1863 13470832 28501535 WOMAN SALOONIST GUILTY lot and terminal (stations at Jackson and er BARRED IS DYNAMITE THUG RETURNS HER PURSE GUARDIAN OR MILLIONAIRE York cotton GEORGE ADE A DELEGATE ALLS DEAD ROM SLEIGH troit REUSE SMOKELESS BRAND wool Boston red XV outlined conven thr New XI ivhignn STI 11 ABOUT Tr tad' 2 "I'1 $260820172 6050525 ights Grand Combine ebruary 4 company was 1170000 17295000 $155424365 34375000 27600000 Plows Are Busy Keeping Main Line Open and locomotive en Branch May Not Be Beached by Them ACES ORGERY CHARGE LUMBER CARRIERS MEET 10b wSbo 13605000 XXII son Represent Montreal a Million Betterments kerosene 9'0c ino 13c per gal TRAIN WHICH LET LINT SAT VRDAV IS BURIED LITTER DECLABES IIOXVE VEKj lassiiication and they a very formidable THE DETROIT REE PRESS WEDNESDAY EBRUARY 5 Only One of Seventeen Arrested io Enter Such Plea Port Huron Mich ebruary 4 Mrs Mary Conlon of Marine City this afternoon pleaded guilty before Judge Law to the charge of keeping her saloon open on Sunday Mrs Conlon is the first and only one of the seventeen saloon keepers ar rested for violating the Sunday law to enter a plea of guilt to secure from him ox Upon receipt of this In the time and place for the state con vention and to prescribe the form of primaries for the selection of delegates HUSBAND WABASH VICTIM ABANDONS TO HUNGARY Petition Circulated at Pontiac Prelim inary to Taking Vote Mich ebruary 4 The cir culation of jspetitions among freeholders the attitude of the in regard to switching Tile Michigan Central initiative and issued a no on and after ebruary 12 of coal which shall come Moon Lake Company Rapid' Alleged Muskegon Mich Thp Munn Lake Tee today granted temporary injunc tion restraining The West Side com pany of Grand Rapids from intrude ing on its ice cutting grounds The petition avers that the West Side Ice company is really the Consum ers Ice company and a trust that in trying to defeat the efforts of the Moon Lake company is making ef forts toward an ice combine in Grand Rapids by 1 bi 'iary points higher as she insists is her proper name not only denies em phatically that she is the wife of Mr Driver but also that she had ever scen met him before he in stituted the present proceedings for absolute divorce naming the absent Captain XVaas ns co respondent According to the story told by Mr Driver he was married to tho woman who says she is Mrs XVaas in 1900 After the marriage they lived together for three months Then she suddenly disappeared and despite all his efforts and thosb of private detectives Mr Driver sayl I xa rvsaall tinH nn rif llPT I after a search which lasted several nnaiiy gave ner up as ueu Two months ago he found her liv ing in Hamburg as Mrs XVaas Mrs XVaas allege that she was married live years ago to Capt XVaas who she says is Jhe commander of a Transatlantic steamship and that until Mr Driver called at her house a few weeks ago she had never seen or met him She is about 30 years old The entire section is much excited because of the suit and many per sons of prominence will be called by both sides as witnesses New York ebruary There Vrr sharp advance in the London today with spot closing at £130 nturw at 130 10s Locally the mar 4 quiet but higher in sympathy withtin abroad Quotations range from 43 15 Copper was slightly higher ndon at 161 2s 6d for spot and at £61r futures Locally the market was ini unchanged with lake quoted at it" 7" electrolytic at $13 87846 13 6214asung at $13 3784 Lead was I1X 0 at £14 16s 3d in London and at i i the local market Spelter was ic wer at £20 5s in London but re I lull at $4 55 locally The Eng market was higher with standard at 4s and Cleveland warrants st 1 Locally no change was reported: an try northern $18 3d51S 75 No 2 in 17 'i is 25: No 1 southern and ii sNt 50 Raw linseed oil bbls 42c i mieed Ji! 43c less 1 per cent for i ten Jacs: extra winter strained lard Tug iremen Talk Wages Port Huron Mich ebruary The convention of the Tug ire men and assoeiation was called to order this morning by President McCarty of Cleveland Among the important matters to be brought tip for discussion dur ing the convention here is the wage scale for the ensuing year A mem ber of the association stated today that no changes arc likely to be made from last year Bird Appointed to Serve in Ward Case at Pontiac Pontiac jMIch ebruary 41 TV Bird retired merchan was this after rne millionaire re jncompetent ap till the appeal from the disposed of In striking appearance at former today entered the court Prince Albert coat and Mrs Waa na She Insists on Being Kecogaiscd Is Sued for Divorce by au Individual XVTio la Quit Positive He Is Her Husband New York ebruary 4 Whethef Mrs Percival Waas of 642 Hamburg avenue Brooklyn young talented and handsome is the wife of a sea captain of that name or Mrs Amelia Driver wife of rank Driver a wealthy silk manufacturer with Of fices onMesrelo street is the puz zling question presented today to Judge Kelly and a Jury in the su preme court of Brooklyn All parties connected In this in teresting suit are socially prominent and sensational disclosures are an ticipated Traveling Salesman Dead Bancroft Mich ebruary 4 William Potter a traveling sales man for erire Co of Pe troit died at his home here last nlht of erysipelas He had bven ill three days Mr Potter 45 vears old and unmarried The fu neral will be held here at 11 clock riday MONROE The suit of Michael Perrini administrator of the es tate of Antonino Loiacono who was killed bv an explosion at the Shore Line Stone company's quarries Januarv 16 1507 lias been amicab ly settled out of court Intend to ight Increased Switch ing Bate Thirty coal dealers were repre sented at a meeting held yesterday afternoon in Parlor at the Hotel "where the prelimin ary steps for an organization were taken A committee of seven headed by Walter Brooks was appointed to take the necessary steps in that di rection and body will meet some time today to discuss the matter Another general meeting will be held later The chief reason for this determ ination bn the part of the coal men ot Detroit is railroads charges took the tice that all cars into Detroit over other roads than its own will be subject to a switch ing charge of 18 a car Hereto fore the charge ranged from $3 to $1 As stated in The ree Press last Sunday it seems that this order is aimed especially at the Detroit Toledo Shore Line which in the last two years has been increasing its' business to a great extent doing today a great majority of the haul ing of coal into Detroit The bash and the Pere Marquette pro pose it is said to follow in thefootsteps of the Michigan Central cistern average 65b66c: valley No 1 6Je Territory ine staple 7041720 fine I lU I I i 1 I 4 1 1 1 1 IMHpjr 411 I I I i 4 I I incr fine clothing hlood 1 4 blond 2'g5Gv i'ullvd Extra 6 Ar lint Mich ebruary 4 The passenger tram which left here for ostoria and intermediate stations along the lint river division of the Pere Marquette railroad last Sat urday afternoon is still Stuck in the big snow drift which brought it to a standstill about two miles south of Otter Lake Deserted by passengers and crew who were taken to Otter Lake in sleighs after having been given slielter at nighboring farm houses over Saturday and Sunday nights the locomotive and coaches stand on the track partially buried from sight in the immense embankment of snow The power snow plows owned by ihe railroad company are being kept busy maintaining traffic on the main lines and from present Indications it will be several days before the snow bound train is released the annual United Rail was no dis to dividends and fran took minutes the business of the meeting The dire werc Hutchins case is being tried be Stales Steamboat In Stewart and rank It is a rather singular that the sunken boat the day oeiore xne investigation Northfield armer Sufiiere Stroke ot Paralysis Ann Arbor Mich ebruary 4 Charles Schmidt a farmer of North field 8j vears old suffered a stroke of paralysis this afternoon while driving on his way home and fell out of his sleigh He expired within a minute Barium end George Transportation ietut Detroit United Ry I Rapid Ry system Saqdwich Windsor Amherstburg Ry Detroit Monroe Toledo Ry Detroit Jackson Chicago Ry il that the railroads are urdened oliio lias practically population as compared of the lower peninsula ami Ohio is in the Alleged Defaulting Hailway Agent of Delray Is Caught rank Meiser formerly em ployed at Delray as ticket' agent and station' man' the Detroit Toledo de Ironton railroad was brought I back from Milan Mich early yesterday morning by Pre cinct Detective avor of the Scot ten avenue station and Special De tective Acheson of the XVabash railroad to answer a charge ot forging and cashing railroad pay cnecKS cuted it is pany which age of' 4 pniinTt Hummer and Earle Chosen to Speak Atty Gen Bird Invited Kalamazoo Mich ebruary The annual non poliitcal love feast in Richland township will be held ebruary 28 George Hummer of Grand Rapids who was opponent in the race for the seat in congress made vacant by Senator elevation to the senate and Horatio Earle will be two of the speakers Atty Gen Bird has said that he will address the gathering if he can get away from Lansing Mr Bird is a favorite among tile people of this section of Kalamazoo county and has already been assured their support if he enters the race for governor HOTEL of the Parisian discharged tn xK irro nt OO under false pretenses pre Lornn which BILL PUT IN and Charles Oi rci: 6 Hurt iu 35000 ire at Mt Clemena Mt Clemens Mich ebruary 4 Two men leaped through windows and four women were carried down stairs early today when fire broke out in the Minnestola hotel The structure was destroyed entailing a loss of The insurance is $12000 Ellsworth of Oaks Harbor Ohio one ot the guests who jumped sprained his back He was taken to the St Joseph sani tarium The fire is thought to have been caused by a defective furnace The building was owned and the hotel operated by Mills and his niece Sarah Mills The structure will probably be rebuilt nine lul Atk High Low )9S 1117 1037 1194 1118 1093 I 6 1037 1074 BENTON HARBOR Albert N'owlen a wealthy and liberal giver xhurehM and charities died here iy4 6 years uiu Niles Mich lebruary 4 James Smith was struck by a Big our railroad snow plow receiving inju i rles which may be fatal Smith is a pioneer farmer 65 years old TaidinBrtnn' Mich ebruary 4 Charles Munson was struck by a Pere Marquette freight and instant ly killed his body being hurled o0 feet Munson was walking the track in a blinding snow storm He was 22 years old XX'ill Remain it Adrian Near Grave of Inquest Will Begin To day Train Crew XVill Appear Be fore Jury Adrian Miclu ebruary The coroner's inquest as to the death of Mrs John XX'argo killed in the XVa bash wreck will be held tomorrow morning at the court house The train crew and doctors have been subpenaed but it is not known whether or not the mechanical engi neer of the railroad commission who was 2o have tested the rails where the wreck occurred will be present ji Mrs Wargo the only victim Of the wreck was buried here this afternoon in Oakwood cemetery There was a short service this morn ing at undertaking establish ment Rev Sullivan officiating Since the death of his' wife XVargo has given up the idea of returning to his home country Hungary and says he will remain here and work at his trade of blacksmith He had made some money and left Milwau kee for Budapest where he expected to live in comfort The condition of Mrs Metz of Detroit who is in a local hospitar remains about the same She is still in a very serious condition but as no hemorrhages have developed thus far her attendants feel en couraged to look for an ultimate re covery and manager John A rancombn sec retary XV Teuton treasurer 12 Mc Williams Wolverine Steamship Co President ana manager Philip McMillan: vicc presi aent i ranK 1 urer George the officers andTrthv The Detroit' Steamship Co tho re mont Steam ship Co and the Postal Steamship Co formed in recent months largely by Detroit men are incorporated In other states and hold their annual meetings at times specified in the articles of incorporation PABST LAKE SHORE CASE Speaker Cannon's lriendM Taka Steps to Giic Him Delegation Springfield III ebruary Joseph Cannon will go to the national convention with a solid delegation behind him as Illinois's favorite son and her candidate for presidency Mr Cannon will be given liberty to indicate the meth ods he favors for the selection of delegates to the state convention Roy XVest chairman of the state Republican committee Charles hillipps representing the Cullom and Cannon interests and Goy Deneen conferred together this morning Mr West returned to Chicago at noon It was decided that Mr XX est should write Mr Cannon asking for his views on the selection of nOlPfr'ifpR rtf in other ways an expression 1 formation the state committee will ue caiieu More Than Dollars bpent or Harmony reigned fit meeting ot the Detroit way yesterday There cussion as chiscs and it to transact stockholders' tors elected Chatle's Swift George Russel Detroit Arthur routine XVilson Montreal Xan landt Alonzo Potter New Yo XV Moore II A Everett Cleveland Of these Charles Swift of De troit and Wilson Ot Montreal are new Mr XV ils Holt of Montreal Svrift displaces XV XV ason such an adverse legislation they it hard to secure the' ii to make irnorove that the classification of i iritis one of the most fli6 UUOLl trniav He stated that a ebruary The local wool mar ines to improve and business is on asis Worsted mills are the buyers but the movement has not large Values remain fairly tl ere wools are quite firm The lomesttc quotations are as follows: He will also be prose is said by a surety com hich bad to stand a short i touna in Meiscrs ac wlth tlie railroad when he suddenly departed with the pay cheeks Melsdr who is only 2 years old and a capable railroad man and telegraph operator Wad charge of all pay checks as a branch of his duties While he was in Delray One day nearly a year ago he decamped with several pay checks in ills pockets calling for $3375 each He is declared to have admitted that lie cashed four cheeks Melser was finally found work ing as station clerk at Milan un der the name of Mason When con fronted by Detective avor he wilted and acknowledged his iden tity MICHIGAN COMPANIES ELECT DIRECTORS AND OICERS also north and south He 'J Michigan railroads had 1 rgc amount of money in I i ing developing it as a but under the pres 5 he tourist rates cannot and this will likely effect communities which have de ci largelv on this: class of NO CHANGE IN RANGES This is the Sentiment of the Detroit Shipmasters President of Grocers Association Denounces It At Annual Meeting Jackson Mich ebruary 4 About 250 retail grocers from every section of the state are in attend ance at the tenth annual convention of the Retail Grocers and General Merchants association which open ed today Mayor Glasgow welcomed the delegates ana president uller of Grand Rapids some of the work of the tion Me recommended that the tion go on record in opposition to the proposed parcels post scheme and also suggested that the state secretary local secretaries and in dividual members organize for the purpose of giving credit reports and removals The convention will continue to morrow and Thursday Tonight the visitors were banqueted by the lo cal association at Elks Temple Bay City wants the next convention 1 Martin Kelly presiden Steam Laundry vo lice court yesterday 1 es I I ir i tan rioimrir maT KHlv induced him to vu in the Detroit Mineral ath VO uftrirard pfOVCtl nQXtDles Becker secrctary treas Black Directors include Watson reer and Steamship Co Provides or Deposit of ublie Moneys on Promiscuous Bonds Washington ebruary Sen ator Bailey today introduced his bill providing for the deposit of pub lic moneys as a means of relieving financlhi stringencies and the ac ceptance of promiscuous bonds as security for such deposits The bill has been considered by the minority as the measure in sup port of which they may rally Int1ne coming debate on the Aldrich bill Save for the addition of a provision requiring all banking associations except those located in central reserve cities to keep at least two thirds of norequlred by law in their own vaults the bill is the same that Senator Bailey of fered as a substitute for the Aldrich bill in the comnjittee on finance be fore the latter measure was report ed to the senate DYNAMITE WRECKS BRIDGE Board of Managers Holds bbort Ses sion in Detroit Members of the board of man agers of the Lumber asr soeiation held a brief meeting Detroit yesterday Reports of com i mlttees occupied most attention The petition which is being circulated among owners of lumber tonnage by which they agree not to start their boats out in the spring until satisfactory terms arc made witn labor organizations Is said by an official to be receiving many sig natures Dates for further labor conferences have not been determin ed upon The agreement with the loaders reached last week in Chi cago is the first to bwmade by the Lumber Carriers Be Stored on Powder Island Says Court of Appeals No more dynamite is to be stored on Powder island near the Lime Kiln crossing in the Detroit river as a result of the action of the United States court of appeals at Cincinnati in reversing the decis ion of Judge Swan in the case ot Edwin Henderson vs Michael Sul livan Sullivan Is the contractor engag ed in making the cut at Limo Kiln An explosion of his dynamite stored at Powder island did considerable damage at and near the home of Edwin Henderson on Grosse He and resulted in the suit asking for an inlunction restraining Sullivan from placing anv more explosives on the island Tile island was made by sinking a scow and filling in earth The big explosion at Essex Center Ont some time' ago was caused by the accidental discharge of a ship ment consigned to Sullivan XV hen Swan denied the injunction Mr Henderson appealed the case4 perfection turpentine vn: ebruary Cottonseed oil: Steady prime yellow 40se Dosin: Steady bruary 4 Oil: North Lima Lnra and Indiana SOc rt ebruary 4 vine steady at 51Ac receipts 6 'in steady 25 receipts 5S ur rnthin doin receipts bbls enttne firm 25 $2 23 and $3 25 Ah Ga ebruary Turpentine bales 203 cask? receipt 331 Kofein firm sales 803 casks 4 Cl shipments 267 stock 376t4 53 95 I 50 window glass white $5 75 a ebruary 4 Credit bal runs 1704 bbls average 72 IaI073 bbls average 111453 jlx urnished by Cameron Cur Cash $1 Du May £1 1314 July $L21U President Daniel national Longshoremen left last niKht Cleveland to afitend the wage conference today between the ish Packer and en on One hand and the ishermen the Licensed Tugmen's association and the Tug iremen on the otner side The meetin will be held in the American house Next week the Dredge Owners I retentive asso ciation and the Licensed Tugmen associa tion and the Dredgemen will meet in De troit Ccuse Sarnia Ont one of the biggest vie raising the vie eked steamer red Pabst from the bottom of the 1 4 tv mnrinn circles IHLC4USV iu weatlnr had filled the liter with ice but CapL Heldr elu from his purpose ot recovering last October and was loaaea wua Miners Claim They Lose Money Through Use of Powder Pittsburg ebruary Miners In 10 mines of the Pittsburg Coal Co in the Youghiogheny Valley are on strike because of an order to use smokeless powder ully 3000 men are affected 7 The miners charge collusion be tween the state mine inspectors and coal companies in forcing the use of smokeless powder The coal com nany and inspectors insist that the order is a safety measure to protect lives of miners It Is expected that everv mine In the Pittsburg district will when the order becomes STheaniiners declare that smokeless powder tears coal to pieces so that a larger percentage goes through the screen when being loaded into cars They do not get paid for coal passes through the screen In addition they say that smokeless powder costs more and all 21J' they are out of pocket more than they can afford Belgium King Defeated In Cong Annexation Plan Brussels ebruary 4 Before a meeting of the Congo commission today the premier Schollaert announced that the treaty of an nexation between the Congo Inde pendent State and Belgium had been withdrawn and would be turned to the plenipotentiaries with the object of arranging a new text and tiew conditions The provision in the treaty relat ing to the crown domain which has proved a stumbling block in the adoption of the treaty will be eradi cated and replaced by aomo other acceptable measure by which rev enues will be granted to King Leo pold to carry out the purposes for which he established the domain The withdrawal of the treaty Is regarded as a personal defeat of the king but it is believed this will en sure the speedy solution ot the Congo question CHAHIES swift now BOARD THE II Dividends Charged oft for preciation Total deductions Surplus income Spent or Betterments There vtas spent for additions and bet terments $1024312 as follows: Organ ization expenditures $999396 payment on WAAdward avenue and cortlandt street i 1 1 mi BirmlnKham and additional otway S10 830 M): completion of 5u4b miles or ad ditional track standardizing of tracks on ort North Chene and Baker streets and Gratiot avenue pennanent foundation under tracks on Woodwaid avenue and additional switches derailers and interlockers $330151 84 additional rfed and trolley wires and poles $11 40315 construction of car house at Trenton installing a sprinkler plant at Clark avenue car house addition to powtr house including founda tion for machinery and additions to Bir mingham power Ice atd coal houses $46 06" 56 new turbo generator including en gine boilers switchboard etc at power house and generator and portable substation with appurtenances at Rochester $13546468 air compressors at Olark JEruh Leesville and lreuton car housek and compressed air hammer at Harper avenue $1124433: fifty double truck city cars seven interurban cars ten freight trailers converting nineteen open cars one construction car including trucks and appurtenances o24 electrical equipment of cars $11173749 In addition there was expended for right of wav and improvements on the Rapid railway $8228913: news cars and XXind sor and Tecumseh extension etc Sand wich Windsor Amherstburg $9264406 ris ht of wav new construction etc De jiuiiruu vb building tracks at Ann Arbor and Dearborn and other improvement De troit Jackson Sr Chicago pui chae of 'the 6 Detroit Ypsilanti Ann Vrbor the Jackson Ann Arbor Detroit and the Detroit Plymouth Northville $1230'W LOCAL BREVITIES Owners of 70 Ships Employing 3650 Men Go to Washfegton "Detroit representatives'ot tlyK' Associ ation of Passenger fsteamboat LlneB leave todav for Washington to attend the hearing Tnursday ot the bills which have met the united opposition of the passenger mn and the Lake association The Lake Michigan Marine club com prising the Lake Michigan passenger lines With headquarters in Chicago is sending Charles Kremer and XX Seymour of Chicago The latter is gen eral manager tlie 'Northern Michigan line rank Kirby is accompanying the Detroit delegation AVrittcn protests from the owners or seventv passenger vessels on the great lakes and in other parts ot the country employing 3646 men will be presented to Congressman Denby anol the committee in Washington The oleiegatlon is con fident of making a strong snowing At the meeting yesterday of the Detroit icalge of the association President A presented his report of the granol lodge meeting in Milwaukee Applications for membership were from Capt Claud Brown and Capt 5 alter of a change in the present method of navigating vessels by ineans of ranges which mark the center of the chan nel in narrow waterways is siderable discussion around the lakes De trnit indee bv a largo majority adopted a resolutmn tbit it is the sense Of the lodgeiVy are SedtQ1 Ungcewity I MEETING IN CLEVELAND The officers elected are: A Ev erett of Cleveland chairman or ths board of directors 1 Hutchins president: Arthur Pack first ice president XV Moore second vice president George Russel treas urer Edwin Henderson of New York secretary: A assist ant secretary XX' Brooks gener al manager All of the acts of the directors during the year were approved in eluding the passing of the dividends Sale of Bonds The sale 'of $750000 bonds al ready authorized under the $2o00' 000 mortgage was deemed advisa ble and the directors were given authority to dispose of them These bonds are to pay for betterments already made Instead of an ad journment a recess was taken until March 18 It is believed this was done to avoid the necessity to take action regarding the disposition of the remaining unissued bends It was rumored that 6the recess was for the purpose ot taking up the franchise question in the spring but this is not credited by those who are well informed Mileage and Equipinent The annual report is an interesting one On Janmiry 1 1967 the mileage was as fol lows Detroit United Railway 39 93a Rapid Railway system 127548 Detrou Monroe Toledo Short Line railway Sandwich Windsor Amherstburg rail iway 25266 at There has since been added Detroit United Railway 54660 Rapid Railway sys tem 1771: Detroit Monroe Toledo Short Line railway 1186: Sandwich indsor Amherstburg 101831 Detroit Jackson Chicago railway 1048623 making a total number of mils of street railways in oper ation by these companies tncbiding and yard tracks December 31 190 1036A The rolling stock consists of 343 closed passenger cars 325 open passen ger cars 229 freighr and construction cars 16 line cars 42 express cars 6 miscellaneous cars 2 locomotives 2637 motors and 01J trucks There are eleven power houses its a combined capacity of W50J horsepower two storage batteries with a combined capmit of 4500 amperes and sixteen sub staUon with a combined capacity 10 jN tv The Earnings The following is a summary of the busi ness of the Detroit United Railway the Rapid Railway System the Sandwich Windsor Amherstburg railway th De troit Monroo Toledo Short Line ra iwaj for the years ending December 1 1906 and 1907 and the Detroit Jackson railway from ebruary 1 to December 1906 1 Gross earnings i $6063 18254 $03k Operating expenses in eluding taxes a 18611 of 446o04uS4 Net 2 earnings froni (in operation 344661 00 Income from other sources "8 loyd Deterlc 19 years old 375 I street wa stabbed in the neck during a street5 fight at Rivard and Napolecildreet Mondav night and is in a serious condition at his home He accused Claude McMullen of 22 Henry strett of wielding the knife and was arrested yesterday by Precinct Detectives Golden and Baudemer After chase at top speed for eleven blocks men Canaan and Shoemaker finally 'succeeded in overhauling a yesterday and landing him in the Central 5 station The pnsoncr who gave his name as John Nobitzky 1 years old of Livernois avenue was seen by the offi cers as he attempted to hide a bunch of magazines stolen from a printing house Although they were discharged by Justice Jeffries vesterday on a charge of assaut with intent to kill George Kehoe William and John Hazzard will be called Son to a charge of assault and bat terr preferred by Herman SsLullz 1 he Justice decided that the evidenre was not sufflelent ti hold the trio on so serious a charge The three men attacked behultz December at Jefferson avenue and Vlai? streeU because they thought that iie was the man who had Insulted Mrs Hwrnrd When Schultz was dragged be fore Mr Hazzard she said that she had never seen him before whiiA waiting In the corridors of the manic Ual building for Judge Connohy to up hl case yesierday morning Dr accused of maintaining a A hTs proirtv held au informal "e'en ion be Constable who had been ''Trail nianv weeks No less than seven summons were served on hlni it I Ing alleged that there are about fifteen wire in the justice court for bills Gliner the doctor Judge Connolly kci't bfm waiting the hours before suspending sSntencs upon hltu $124327338 62500000 de 250 here was begun today asking that the city council eubmit to the electors in April the proposition ot abolishing the board' of public works Members of the city council take the position that the boaj of works is a needless piece of municipal machinery It is an inopefa tivc body inasmuch as its acts have to be confirmed by the council before they are 'final and binding The experience hero is that responsibility Is shifted be tween the two boards to such an extent that frequently no one assumes it The members of the board of works serve without pay If one hundred freeholders sign the petition the question will be submitted and a two thlrds vote will be required to carry Grabs Girl and Demands Money but Sum is Too Small Pontiac ebruary 4 Miss Olive Congdon a stenographer at ths Eastern Michigan asylum was held up last evening The man grabbed 'her by the throat and demanded her money The girl handed the stranger her pocket Th wvun ft and flrtdin? but a few odd pieces of change re turned it calmly turnea up nis coiiar and started on a run down Center street i mptters were dlscus tea 7pk luncheon held on umler the direction of slori a tion cummiuec ot he rank Standart of the committee presided i i irkc of the Grand Mr the report that a brewery paid his' liquor tax and that he lias asked fur a refund of $250 oh condition that he will withdraw from the re stricted district However the facts as learned at the count building yesterday are that Mr Churchill has submitted the ques tion to the county officials that lie be allowed to apply on payment of another tax $25V of the $11616 now deposited witti the county treas urer provided lie withdraws from the location and opens a saloon outside the restricted district No action been taken yet on tiio question Mr state ment that: a brewery company 'did not pay his tax is not borne out by that of his son shortly after the saloon was opened a few months ago When seen at that time the lad who isa school student was Jn charge of the bar in the absence of his father brewery Is paying the tax and the cost for fighting the case in said the boy Destruction Probably Caused by emirs of Non Union Men Cleveland ebruary All of the false work and aPart he iron work on a city bridge being constructed at the foot ot Eagle avenue was wrecked bje dynamite todav in addition to this much damage was done to factory walls and windows in the immediate cinitv The bridge was being con structed bv i non union men This is the fifth attempt that has hrin made here since January 1 to wreck bridges being constructed oy to enur non union men JTuesda Negro Waiter Gashed in Throat David ield a negro 42 years old living at 519 Hastings street and employed as a waiter tn thenierican dining room at the Hotpi Cadillac is a patient at the Har per hospital At the hospital it is said that he is suffering from a severe in' his tHroat the al leged result of a tight yesterday afternoon with another waiter in the kitchen at the hotel It is de nied at the Hotel Cadillac that ield fought with anyone but explanation is given that the negro fell down the stairs leading from the kitchen'to the first lloor The police are making an investigation Socialists to Nominate On May IO i a go br a ry 4 no tional convention of the Socialist party for the nomination of a presi dential candidatty will be held in xU' io It was so de cided bv a referendum" vote of the naUonai committee of the party tile result of which was announced here i ht 'nMiiw of the cost attached: the township board has de cided not to hold a primary 51? soring but orders that the two nkrties must hold old time caucuses instead This action was decided at a meeting of the board held yesterday The board says that the caucuses must be held in Hamtramcl: st any Cordova 13c i ULITS New York ebruary 4 ioK' i ior evaporated apples was a dders are firm in their views are maintained fancy are quoted 'r choice at 98jc prime at ia" fruit at Prunes areu ih quotations ranging from tor California fruit and from ci ior Oregons 60s to 30s Apri unchanged with choice at 21Si'23c at z3si25c and fancy at 24U26C arc quiet but steady viith choice extra choice at at lvh tgLtc and extra fancy at usins are dull with loose Mhs at seeded at Lonion layers at $1 75 KI ireinnaii ebruary Port Huron inspectors Holding a Trial of Collision Matter ort Huron Mich ebruary 4 Capt John Hutton master of the steamer red Pabst Capt Dun can Buie of Buffalo master of the steamer Lake Shore and At torney Masten of the firm of Goulder Holding Masten of Cleveland are in the city attend ing the trial of the Pabst and Lake Shore collision which occurred in the St Clair river October 11 last ami resulted in the sinking of the Pabst The fore United spectors XV Van Liew coincidence mlspil on r'qllfifl for by the local inspectors XV nil inildei weather promised it is almost cer tain that theiPabst will be brought safely to a dock without further mishap BIG BUNCH PROTESTS i nt of the Marquette it some of the things thatiigr departments of the Michigan have to con He said that comparison irning power: of the rail Oiiio tinder the two cent with th" same rate for in Michigan was not a Humorlnt Will Go to Republican National Comentloa Indianapolis ebruary 4 Indi ana Republicans today selected in district conventions delegates to the national convention at Chicago At Laporte the tenth district con vention elected George Ade of Dentland humorist and playwright and Kitt Hills of Monticello dele gates to the national convention The election of Ade and Sills fol a warm fight in which a strong sentiment for Taft was de veloped Roosevelt 0 Start Machinery New York ebruary Presi dent Roosevelt will touch the but ton that will start the Hudson river tunnels svstem in active operation on Tuesday ebruary 25 and Gov Hughes of New York and Gov ort of New Jersey will start from their respective states at the same time through the same tube meeting dn the state line at which point th tunnel will be covered with bunt ing Then there will follow greet ings between the governors njhich will be a feature of the opening exercises Aged Master Dies at Picton Picton Ont ebruary 4 Capt James Savage aged about 70 years and a wide ly known lake captain died at his btuno hero today Deceased fitted out nis schooner last spring bqt early in the um mer had to return home owing to luness and never recovered noon appointed temporary guardian for Henry Clay Ward the millionaire re cently aojuagea pointment holds probate court is contrast to his hearings Ward zunm 1814 tn silk hat and carrying a gold headed um brella Michigan XVashlngton ebruary 4 Michi gan patents were issued today as follows: Brouewers Zeeland curd mill: Cummings Grand Rapids carrier for cans casks etc Gies Detroit reversing gear XV Holnian Detroit wall mold: Kitz steiner Grand Rapids vaporburner Phillip Port Huron flax har vester Saltonstall Battle Creek mail box: Sintz Grand Rapids reversible propeller wheel Watson Detroit electric air com pressor Watson Evart vehicle brake: XVinterburn Kalamazoo beet topper KAILROAD EARNINGS I December operating income nr es and taxes $1038663 forx "rvia Eastern Six months pecember 31 total operating revenue' si7t Y3: operating income alter expenses ar i 5167361 December total operating rcye 'n 56 5X0 operating income after taxes iv months ended December after expenses and taxes $11 Lnais Sooth western December gross reae y76052 net decrease $159092 sur after charges and rent decrease $129 Six months gross increase $208163 net ca 5182760: surplus after charges and It is concoded that Capt Jam es til xxu in vnnrK JliQ 1 St I'lair river at Port Huron in the (lead of winter lias aroused widespread a 1 4 a iri 1 TI1O noat jay in lijv Idpiup tniu anv obstacle formidable enough to dtei him Pabst was sunk in collision with the steamer Lake Shore of the cargo lias been removed exchange Closing Bid Ask 11 Id 1111 1112 1113 1091 1093 Cameron Currie Co rpot cotton quiet American mid pood middlim 662d: mtd middling 602d: good ordf 510d The sales of rc i bales Roasted: Sphinx 1 lb Aoivenne 1 lb tins 19c: Mo ka iird package coffee $12 75jH3 75 coffee No 7 Kio Maracaibo 10yl2c per lb I cbmary The market for opened steady at unchanged 1 tee of 5 points in' rtspense rench cables Trading was taere was moderate demand interests and tho market held 'Win steady net unchanged to iger Sales were retorted of ineludlnc ebruary at $6 05 May at $6 20 July at $6 30 1 December at $6 5) Spot Goebel Company Xot Interested Churchill bnloon Cnac "The Goebel Brewing Co is no way interested in the saloon maintained at the corner of Twcn ty nfth and Porter streets and we have not attempted to open a saloon in tho district restricted by the Watson said Goebel yesterday Through an error the nanir of the Goebel com pany was used in The ree Press TueSday morning instead of the X'oigt Brewery Co This saloon is conducted by John XV Churchill and its right to7oper ate in the rest rioted district is be ing tested in the supremo court enure nil takes exception to May Get Ice Crusher Muskegon Mich ebruary 4 Despite the fact that the steamer Indiana wa imprisoned for IS hours in the harbor channel Sun day arid Monday announcement was made at the Goodrich Transit Co offices todav that navigation into Muskegon harbor will be continued and that if necessary the ice crush er Arctic will be brought from Chi cago Capt Albano is Dead Cl saning Mich ebruary Joseph Albano for 25 years a captain on tne great died here today following an operation for a mastoid abscess He was sick ouc dav Capt Albano last summer wss master ot the freighter Lcmy giving between Toledo and Dulutn He wae 55 yeJrs old He is survived by a widow and children riuimerce Told ExrSenator Client Wauf I'art of Boxer Indemnity Washington ebruary Ex Senator Chandler representing two officers of the Chinese and Japanese Trading Co appeared before the committee on foreign affairs to op pose the adoption of a resolution sent over by the senate remitting to China the unpaid balance of the in demnitv due the United States on account of tho Boxer uprising ot 1900 Mr Chandler informed the com mittee that by the proposed remit tance his clients wuld be prevented from collecting $430000 the unpaid balance of a claim of $500090 for damages sustained during the Boxet" troubles lie urged the adoption ot an amendment referring this item to the court of claims and pro viding tor the payment of the bal" ance if the claims were approved The committee has taken no action TREATY IS WITHDRAW secretary jriebiaent Stafford Portr and manager John bnvl rUre directors include Thomas Cleveland Ionia Transportation be held next week and treasurer 1 president and managci secretary Hugh Ha dweirthin Steamship President Michigan hker vice president and rank IiCKer MU1 8eC1etafy manager Ph'HP tieasurei Jehu Roby of 'cal the officers comprise 'the prp8jl1ent Gil National president secre bert $nanaKr' Maurice McMillan Insurer IL Williams These also are directors eidcnt Alfred awe Milne In icier wotier ident Hinej peck: secretary president Albert Waldo Di treasurer and miicera and Charles rectorStCO mpr and George BVri Emorv en0Transportation Co Owen vice president and Gray secretary Robert TRM7 Transportation pre" Roby Santa Monica Cal presi dent John Duddlesmi sault Ste s2retary rea urer manager 4 XXMdo bcBtmit The officers are tne aireciu Stewart Transportation George Beck vice president and maiiager Stewart secretary treasurer I Bielman Directors are the above and John Way ne COMMERCIAL MARKETS New York ebruary 4 uarket opened fairly active a sow but steady improvement the jobbing trade Retailers ntivo buyers but are taking a ciace or goods ordered There is trading tn weaving yarns iscs though nothing like a aas begun Substantial sales of 1 1 ire reported but the gen 1 le is quieter than a week 1 washed' 3SU39c tine unwashed 2678 clothing Ja bloods bld combing 3334c combing 32'q33c blood combing w' washes! 384j39c: delaine un vTt Michigan Wisconsin' and fleeces ine unwashed i1000 nwashed Kentucky In Mood 32ff33c i PvL Scoured values: mn hs fine 6 to months nr? faff 50fi52c California ir's3c middle county E5fr37e 55a35c Eastern No 1 eastern No 1 Uotlilug CtQOSc Milner president of the TPher of Commerce recently or rired in Toledo said his organiza t'inn intends to work largely along lines laid out by the Detro of Cotnmerce and that a spirit nionv Should characterize the altitude toward each other on the "a ot' tbe boards in Detroit To and Cleveland Gross Income 1CS operating expenses 400318 1 Deductions Interest on funded and fluting ISUOoOO'l There ew Changes on the X'arloua Three Companies Have Gone Out of Buine An other Will Increase Capitalization Annual meetings were held yes terday by steamboat lines incor porated under Michigan laws and directors and Officers were elected for the ensuing year Three corporations have gone out of business during the year tne Duluth Atlantic Transportation Co the Whitney Transportation Co and the Black1 Diamond Transpor tation Co The former sold its vessels the steamer Iron King and the schooner Iron Queen last1 August the latter had not been1 active for some time and fin dissolved There are few changes the lines having their offices here George Black who has been assistant treasurer of the Detroit Az Buffalo Steamboat company also becomes secretary of Hie line Craig of Toledo retires fiom the' directorate of the Adams ana Monroe Transportation companies owing to duties connected yi ith tne shipyard x'ecently establishea California lie is Puccc'r''1 Sullivan of Toledo The ntcet irig of the Ionia Transportation company will be held Hugh Havey ot Detroit will be elected secretary and it is possible that Thompson may be 1 er suaded to become president of tne company Woman Stockholder An unusual feature ot troit Cleveland line nieetti was Hie presence ot a worea? ronrt er Mrs Curtis of Detroit iepi sented her holdings in person In a short time 4 Transit company (e? capital stock from $11000 to 000 The company sand steamers Desmond and UH the latter haying been acqtUtei since the articles of incoi poi at 1011 WhiKo figures are given Hit it is known that both as Sengei and freight nes have ha a sat thC fol Detroit Buffalo Steamboat Co auTalslstant treasurer George Black general managei A £2 McM1Uall ors: George Hendrie PtimP strath Calvary Morris nrell A A earn Hendrie A ld Schantz George 51 LiavK anu dent James MeGrego secret Schantz" Directors: Philip Mc Millan santz and Kmory ciai tta? treasruar and waffic man Directors include the officers Pnd Rob ert Gray and A volton John Craig Retires Vlams Transportation Co and Monroe iSmrrtroitVirereSlent George AxlaniSf utiroiv whitrnore AreeHcan IauHre Clind nsportation pCo secretary and manager Charles WT Co Meeting will Hetioit RI flV will remain as at be held laid Aiken vlce PreiVent Yapt Edward Donoghue treas president 1 efftPr secretary A A Mato Tlie diieetors are the officers and Stacc tumber annual was held last month Officers tnet1nchan6cd President Jones LnSsnt Jones secretary yr Leonard Wilton rpsiae Hope irasurer Hone: vice president qpi pta rv i ieve uu Trranconu'v York and Jenness Meeting will Officers President Thompson vicc Thompson: Officers are also ns i 4 '3s' 1 SLs 4 7 ne 1 yy A jggifcv ijjc A '4 WBl ZN Z7' Li fist lv Mt di aMMEBr.