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DAIt-V ONE cc: ir mh Rain To--orrow. aAKT TWELVE TAGES- VOL. no: 133. BROOKLYN TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 11.

1002. FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION. CF SMIMIH BLMED FOB DEFEIT EAST RIVER BRIDGE A MASS Prosecution Finished Its Case Today Against Accused Real Estate Man. Van Iderstine Issued It Before Election and It Demanded lm-mediate Payment. Nobody in Willoughby Street Believes He Came Over to Brooklyn.

Ceremonies Were Remarkable for the Number of Distinguished Men Present President Roosevelt Was the Guest of Honor Ex-President Cleveland Delivered an Address Mayor Low Also Spoke Representatives From Most of the Countries of Europe Were in Attendance Speakers Tender High Praise to the Cham-ber of Commerce for the Stand It Took in the Countrys History. OLDMAN OUT OF SIGHT TO-DAY. Not Quick on Promises Republican Club Meeting. Soaked Canvas Wrapping? and Wooden Footways Ignited From a Match Carelessly Thrown Away Illuminate the Heavens While the Fire Department Helpless Because of the High Altitude of the "Burning Structure, Labor in Vain loss at First Estimated at Not Less Than $600,000, May Be Only a Few Thousands, and the Delay for a Few Weeks Only. For a time it was In the hands of 1 allsts.

After the close of the War of tb Revolution the charter was recognized by the State of New York. The Chamber of Commerce went In 1769 from Fraunce'a Tavern to a room in the Exchange Building in lower Broad street. A de- cade later it obtained quarters In the Merchants Coffee House, at the southwest corner of Wall and Water streets. The roof of the Tontine Coffee House first sheltered it in 1817. Ten years later ferryboat Virginia and the Sound steamer Plymouth.

The cables from anchorage on the Manhattan side a point midway of the river were swept clean of the temporary bridge. From a point about the middle of the main span to the Brooklyn tower the temporary bridge structure got tangled )n the ends of suspender cables attached to the main cables and hung swinging In eccentric curves. An hour twenty minutes after the fire started north footpath collapsed in much same manner as the south footpath. The mighty crash on the land side made street tremble as if shaken by an earthquake. William Hildenbrand, the representative of the Roebllngs, who has full charge of the construction of the four big cables of the bridge, said this morning: "I dont know how badly the cables are damaged, as I haven't had a chance to With elaborate ceremony and in the presence of men distinguished In the affairs of the world the permanent home of the New York Chamber of Commerce was formally opened to-day.

It is the first home of its own that the Chamber of Commerce has had in the 134 years of its existence. President Roosevelt was a guest of honor and ex-President Cleveland deli v- A D.ln r9 Dleea ered an address. Prince Henry of Pless represented the German Emperor, Sir Vincent Barrington represented England and Count Raoul Chandon de Brialles represented the French Government at the dedication. The ceremonies began at noon, when the committee in charge of the exercises met the distinguished guests in the old chamber in the Mutual Life Building, from where they marched to the new building in Liberty street, between Broadway and Nassau street. The exercises were opened with a prayer by Rev.

Morgan Dtx, D.D. Morris K. Jesup, president of the Chamber, then delivered an address of welcome and was followed by Mr. Cleveland, who delivered the oration. Luncheon was then served and to-night at 6:30 oclock there will be a banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria In honor of President Roosevelt, ex-President Cleveland and the foreign guests.

Mayor Low presided. The Committee of Arrangements included J. Pierpont Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius N. Bliss and Levi P.

Morton. Charles Stewart Smith was chairman of the General Committee. In April, 1768. twenty merchants of the city of New York, which then contained but 29,000 inhabitants, met in Fraunces Tavern, which is still in existence, and organized the New York Chamber of Commerce. They elected John Cruger president; Hugh Wallace, vice-president; Ellas Desbrosses, treasurer, and Anthony Van Dam, secretary.

Two years later King George III. granted his royal charter to the organization. Hugh McLaughlin was not at the auction rooms this morning and therefore the story that ha was visited on Saturday last by Charles F. Murphy, the new leader of Tammany Hall, could not be confirmed or denied. Men who ought to know declare that the young Tammany boss did not ctune over to Brooklyn.

While there Is doubtless some truth in the report that the young man and notice, the old man will start in on next year It is now campaign In full harmony, the friends of Blra 8. Ooler deny that an understanding lias been reached which will give to Tammany the right to name the candidate for Mayor while the nomination of Controller will come to Brooklyn. It has already become evident that a certain clique has the former Controller In training for the Mayoralty nomination next fail, and very naturally the story that a Tammany man is to get the nomination Is denied by them. In addition to McLaurhltn's well-known fondness for COler it Is believed that he will put Controller Grout forward for the Mayoralty nomination in case Coler is ruled out of the race. It was recalled to-day that at the opening of the campaign the Controller called on the old man and made peace with him.

Mr. Grout did not do this. It Is said, so much to help the ticket this year as he did It to boost along his own ambitions, which, every one knows. Me In the direction of the City Hail. There is no reason to believe that the Boss would agree at this early date to surrender anything to Tammany.

He is shrewd enough and patient enough to wait until matters have shaped themselves before consenting to relinquish any hold that he might have upon an office so important as that of Mayor. Mr. McLaughlin attended the funeral of Felix Campbell this morning and from there went to his home In Remsen street. A number of politicians who also attended the funeral returned to the suction rooms In the hope of getting a chance to talk with the old man concerning the story that he had been called upon by Murphy. ODELL IN TOWN.

Gov. Odell came to town this morning to attend the opening of the new Chamber of Commerce In Manhattan. He did not give the newspaper men a chance to Interview him. It la understood that the i Governor will have a conference with Senator Platt before he leaves the city. TWELFTH DISTRICT CLUB MEETING.

A special meeting of the Twelfth Assembly District Republican Club was held at their rooms Seventh avenue and Ninth street, last evening, to perfect arrangements for their coming entertainment and ball which will be held at As told Union a few In over an order Von payment alternative his suppiy cf grace were measure had sweeping in this Standard that the was not although failed to the time there was for such themselves printed in Penalty rates are on the 1st of following, 5 ail unpaid after, It is said Woodruff indignation generally, in the In his power it was bound party locally. For a had been was crowded freely expressed were not asked Is: why was A great Into paying though they Iderstines to pay it coming their other As Indicated the custom water rate months, those the benefits above. Mr. Van was first a good ten days he of time. know.

It The order Tie Deputy that the law. decided that if the taxes could be The Are which did so much damage to the New East River Bridge started In a tool house on top of the Manhattan tower a few minutes before 4 oclock yesterday afternoon and raged In a spectacular manner for over sis hours unchecked. Three hundred and fifty-five feet below the firemen were making a futile attempt to reach the flames with water, while millions of dollars were Imperiled and the work of years, as It then seemed, was being destroyed. Millions of feet of timber, beams and planking used in the construction work, tool houses, with cans of oil, burned fiercely, 'while across the river stretched a line of fire the temporary footbridge. Many workmen were on the tower when the fire broke out, and it was reported at one time that three had been killed when part of the structure was THE DAMAGED EAST carried ftway.

Early this morning, however, the, contractor in charge of the work on the Manhatttan side of the bridge said hq had heard personally from all the three men who had been reported dead. The work that Is now in progress on ilie tower is the covering of the main cables with a canvas Jacket, designed to protect the steel from the influences of wind and weather till the final Jacket of chilled steel is welded The canvas used for this temporary ja ket is roaked in a special preparation of oil and paint, much of which was stored in the shanties that had been rrected on the platform. It Is supposed a match carelessly dropped by a workman as he was leaving his work for the day set fire to some of this Inflammable material. The fire had been underway only twenty-five minutes when the cables porting the south path parted, and the great mass of timber and ironwork crashed Into the river and the street. Several boats came within a few yards of being demolished under the Immense weight.

Planks and pieces of iron dropped on three or four of them, including the fireboat David A. Boody, the the to up and the the the to to 1 COAL OPERATORS WILL NOT RECOGNIZE UNION, Part of President Baers Reply to Anthracite Coal Strike Commission in Regard to Miners Complaint Submitted By John Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers of America, Made Public By Recorder Wright Declares Demands Are Unjust and Unreasonable-Says Conditions in the Anthracite Regions Are Not as Strikers Aver, and That Their Organization is Primarily One of the Bituminous Coal Feilds. RIVER BRIDGE. examine them, and I dont care to try estimate until I have looked them over to-morrow. They are certainly so much Injured twenty feet on each side of the New York tower that all four will have have that much of them replaced.

I don't know whether they will have to come down. Maybe we will have to take the cables down altogether. He said the loss to the Roebllngs in damage to the four main cables and twelve smaller ones would be about KQ0.000. Other losses entlmated are: Pennsylvania Steel Company, New Jersey Steel and Iron Company. $100,000: United Engineering and Contracting Company, $100,000, making a total loss of These estimates were the earliest made.

Chief Engineer Martin, in charge of the steel construction on the bridge, said today: The four cables, numbered from the north and called one, two, three and four, are on each saddle weighing thirty-four tons and made of steel. Nos. and 2 were red hot and No. 4 was red hot all the way through last night. The (Continued on 2d Page 8th Column.) NO TESTIMONY OF DEFENSE Case Will Be Summed Up To-morrow Morning.

The trial of Ronald F. Brennen, the youthful real estate speculator, indicted for grand larceny on a certain transaction, was resumed this morning In Pai I. of the County Court before Judge Crane and a Jury. The prisoner came into court looking as neat and tidy aa it he had Just come from the hands of a valet instead of from a cell in Raymond street jail. At the session yesterday afternoon Dr.

Bamuel A. MacBrlde, of 1215 West Fourth street, Manhattan, testified that he had known Brennen for five years and had taken title for him of the property at 280 Lafayette avenue, believing that the transaction was all open and above board. A female typewriter and stenographer employed by Brennen also gave testimony as to certain books kept by Brennen and testified as to his handwriting. 4 Before the sessslon closed last night District Attorney Clarke proved to his own satisfaction the alleged grand larceny, which charge was made by the Title Guarantee and Trust Company against the defendant, whom, it will be remembered, is accused of forging a satisfaction piece on the property at 280 Lafayette avenue to vhich Dr. MacBrlde took title, but for which he never paid a cent, and on which a loan of $6,000 was secured from the company.

It is the opinion of the District Attorney that Brennen has cleared from to by his various transactions. More testimony was given this morning in regard to the Lafayette avenue deal, and this was followed by other testimony as to loans secured upon four other pieces of property, the object of the District Attorney being to show a system in Brennens operations, and it was alleged that forged satisfaction pieces were filed with the County Clerk on these four pieces of property also. Considerable of the testimony this morning was in relation to a transaction involving property at 88 Lafayette avenue. Upon (he satisfaction piece filed, showing that the mortgage had been settled upon the property, the name of Otto F. Peterson, of 158 Garfield place, appeared as the notary publir.

Peterson took the stand and testified that his signature to the satisfaction piece was a forgery. Lawyer Rldgway, representing the defendant, protested against any.Jewttmony being tetrode' than that relating to the transaction mentioned in the indictment, but Judge Crane permitted the testimony to go on record on the ground that it showed intent. George L. Moore, a real estate dealer, of DeKalb avenue, followed Peterson on the stard. He said that he had employed the defendant for several months, but was not pe-mlttrd to tell what Brennen's duties were or how much he had rail him.

He was followed by Sidney Grant, a real estate dealer of 190 Quincy street, who has an office in the Real Estate Exchange. He testified that he had mt Brennen in connection with the Lafayette avenue transaction John Morton, of 181 Washington avenue, who loaned $5,00.) on the properly at 94 Lafayette avenue, testified to that fact. He Identified the check whclh was deposited on April last In the bank by Brennen. The next witness was Edward N. Hussey, who testified that he leased the house at 94 Lafayette avenue for $600 a year from Brennen.

He was told by the defendant at the time that he. Brennen. owned the property, and later was Informed that a man named Stanton owned the property wlth Brennen. The pro-ecutlon closed in the Brennen case this afternoon. Lawyer Rldgway announced that the defense would put In no testimony.

The ease will be summed up to-morrow morning. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. Poklevsky Kozeil, Russias champion card player, is bankrupt after a aeries of unprecedented losses. Last week alone he lost a million roubles at baccarat.

He was compelled to sell his ancestral estates, valued at 500,000 roubles, and, besides, sacrificed his entire fortune to pay his debts. He is now destitute and intends to emigrate to America and start afresh. "bVEBBOMD WITH SAYS THE ii ALBANY, N. Nov. Albany "Argus.

in a double-leaded column editorial this morning calls upon the Democratic party to rid Itself of David B. Hill as its State leader. The stand taken by the "Argus Is a surprise to Albany politicians, Inasmuch as it was a staunch supporter of Mr. Hill and Bird S. Coler, his Gubernatorial candidate during the campaign.

Judge Alton B. Parker," the Argus says, "was toe ehelce of every delegate to Saratoga, who was observant of political conditions and capaole or comprehending the duty of the hour. If It had been permitted to present his name to the convention, he would have been nominated with a mighty shout, that would have resounded through the State, and a hundred thousand majority would have helped him pijsh Odell over the brink His election as Governor would have meant for party national prominence, and for him the Presidential nomination in 1904. Nobody in this whole State rea'-lzed these facts more keenly than David B. Hill.

The 'Argue" charges Mr. Hill with having manipulated matters at Saratoga, and with having "deliberately sought out the Democrats who had stood him at bav tn periods in the past end. like a Mad Mullah, he rode at them and over, them ADMINISTRATION CENSURED. No Legal Authority for Act It Is Said. exclusively in The Standard days before election, householders Brooklyn were greatly aroused Issued by Deputy Commissioner Iderstine demanding immediate of water taxes, ith the to the consumer of having shut off forthwith.

Ten days given from the date of the believed tha: this drastic not a Uttle to do with the Democratic victory at the borough. A reporter for The Union was Informed to-day threat of shutting off the water earned out in a single instance, quite a large number of people comply with the order within specified. It is asserted that not a vestige of legal authority action. The water tax bills contradict it. Upon them is bold type the following notice: for Non-Payment.

Water payable annually. In advance, May. On the 1st of August per cent, will be added on rates, and on the 1st of November an additional 10 per cent. that as soon as LieuL-Gov. had heard of the order and the it had caused among citizens he sent word to a certain municipal building to do all to have it withdrawn, as to hurt the Republican number of days after the notices sent out the water tax office with Indignant men.

who their opinion of the reform administration. Their remarks laudatory. The question now If the order was unenforceable it Issued? many householders were scared their water rates at once, doubted the legality of Van action. To not a few of them was a real hardship, the demand Just after they had settled tax bills. above, it has always been to pay the current years at any time during the twelve paying in advance getting of the rebate described Iderstine said when the order Issued that if a man could give reason.for not paying up within would be granted an extension But this the people did not was not printed in the notice.

was peremptory. Water Commissioner contends his action was entirely within He says that the courts have the water may be cut off are not paid. But so far as learned to-day there Is no case on record where a mans water supply hag fceen cnt off for not paying the tax lfpre the en(J of the current year. WIDEST HELD OH The Inquest Into the cause of death of the fourteen victims of the Medlson Square explosion was held at 10:30 o'clock to-day before Coroner Schaler and a Jury tn Manhattan. Mrs.

Margaret Shea, the widow of Daniel Shea, the policeman who was killed, was the first witness called. Her principal testimony was that she had identified toe body of her husband. Most of the other witnesses testified to the san(; plirpose regarding their dead. Coroner's Physician Weston then took the stand and said that he had visited the morgue and examined the bodies of the victims. He said that Daniel Shea, the dead policeman, had had his heart cut In half by a flying piece of steel.

Dr. Weston said that all of the dead which he had examined had been struck upon the upper part of the body. Most of them died from skull fractures. The testimony of J. Cratg, Pains expert.

who was held in $10,000, was to the effect that he had given the signal for the firing of the fatal bomb, and that he did not know the exact cause of the explosion. Recess was then taken until 2:30 o'clock. Coroner Scholer later took the jury to the scene of the accident. BON Proposals for the purchase of $7,500,000 of three and one-half per cent, corporate stork of the city of New York were opened this afternoon in (he office of Controller Grout. The conditions of the sale protide that these bonds may be issued in denominations of ten dollars or any multiple thereof, and as preference is always given to the small Investor, there are stacks of bids.

This corporate stock is exempt from all taaxtlon in the State except for State rurposes. and the amounts and title of toe same are as follows: $4,000,090 for the construction of the rapid transit railroad, $1,690,000 for the uses and purposes of the Department of Docks and Ferries, $1,000,000 for school houses and sites, and $1,000,000 for the repaving of streets. AMERICAN TRIES TO BUY SIR WALTER SCOTT HOME. CINCINNATI. Nor.

11 If the plans of Alexander McDonald. Cincinnati millionaire, go through. Abbottsford. the magnificent home, in Southern ttcotland. erected by the famous perettat.

Sir Walter Bcett. wil be presented to the Bceteh people- McDonald ta negotiating for tha purchase of tha property a 1th this purpose la tew. AX OFFICIAL iTEXOfintPREW at the tnatant rommard of business msn mk tha Feonsylvaiua Special. a jarge room was set aside for it In the Merchants' Exchange, which waa destroyed In the memorable fire of 1835. In 1858 it moved to a building at William and Cedar streets.

In 1884 the Chamber of Commerce became one of the first tenants of 32 Nassau street. Many important projects have been originated or aided by the Chamber of Commerce. Every national or munfeipa! demand made upon It has been met generously and promptly. It sent soldier to the front in the civil war, raised one million dollars for the Chicago fire sufferers, insisted on the Improvement of New York harbor, championed toe cause of the sailors as against the crimps and boarding house keepers, made a tight for sound money, and in ail national affairs has taken an active Interest. Mr.

Cleveland said in part: It is a curious fact that although the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York has sturdily and usefully lived for more than a hundred and thirty years, we are celebrating to-day Its first possession of a permanent home. This circumstance has, however, a meaning and significance quite in keeping with the disposition and methods of the organization. Its purposes have been so practical, and the occasions for its useful and beneficial work have been so constant, that it has been abundantly content to make a career and add lustre to its name before providing for itself a local habitation: but no architectural finish and no ornate decoration befits this beautiful edifice so well ns the bright (Continued on 2d Page 2d Column.) This company denies that the second demand, for a reduction of 20 per cent. In hours of labor, without any reduction of earnings for all employes by the hour, day, or week, is either Just or equitable. This company admits that the tendency of National and State governments and of labor organizations is towards shorter hours, but denies that a working day of less than ton hours will be of real advantage to toe workmen engaged in and about the anthigcite mines and collieries.

Any increase in wages will necessarily increase the price of coal to the consumer, restrict its use, and generally affect the ability of the industries using its fuel to compete with toe Industries using bituminous rial. "Replying to the third demand, this company has no disagreements with any of its employes about the weighing of coal. The quantity Is usually determined I by measurement. There is nothing unreasonable or unfair In the method it has practiced, of arris ing at the measurement of the coal from its mines. Replying to the fourth demand, this company avers that the United Mine Workers of America is, a bituminous coal organization; that bituminous coal is a rival competitor in the market of the anthracite coal: that ever since the advent of the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite fields the business conditions In the anthracite mines have become intolerable; the output of the mines has decreased, discipline has been destroyed, strikes have been of almost daily occurrence, men worked when and as they pleased, and the cost of nnn.ng has been greatly lm reused.

In obedience to the strike and pump dors, and the power expressly given by its Shamokin convention, all manner of force and violence was used to prevent pumping or me mines to savs them from destruction, and so prevent non-union men from working. This company avers that these acts of intimidation, of Injury to persons and property and disturbance of the pubito peace, were contrary to too law of ths hind. This (ompany avers that the Investigation of tins commission is confined to the nvUteis affecting its employes, and excludes the United Mine Workers of America from any part or recognition In the proceedings, recommendations or decisions of this commission. Further answering, It says that. If and when labor organization, limited to i worker in anthreute mines, is created, on shall ocey the laws of toe land, re-s; ect the right of every man to work, whether he belongs to a union or not, and rhai.

honestly co-operate with the employes in securing good work, efficiency, fair production and necessary discipline, trade agreements may beoomo practicable. The company does not and will not discriminate against workmen belonging to the Unied Mine Workers of America, or any ether labor organization, so long as they xrform satisfactory work, and behave as law abiding people should, but that the comrany will at all times employ any person It sees fit, and will not permit any labor organization to limit the right of employment to the members of its organization. Respectfully submitted, The Philadelphia and Heading Coal and Iron Company. "By George F. Baer, President John F.

Whalen and 8. P. Wolverton, counsel. OSBORNE FINISHED CASE; SAID MOLINEUX IS GUILTY Prosecutor Bitterly Attacked the Accused, and Alleged That Everything Pointed to Him as Having Sent the Poisoned Package 1 Wound Up With Stating That He Had No Personal Animosity Against the Prisoner Judge Lambert Charged the Jury This Aftenoon and the Case Will Be Soon in the Jurys Hands. Prospect Hall, Monday evening, Dec.

1. I 1902. After toe business of the evening relative to the ball had been transacted. President William H. Maxwell, who presided, railed upon Deputy Tenement House Commissioner Wesley C.

Bush to address the gathering. Commissioner Bush reviewed the recent election and in the course of his remarks said that a combination of circumstances operated against the Republican party locally, chief among which was the cry against toe trusts, caused largely bv the great coal strike: but he believed that conditions locally would change before the lection of 1908, and he was of the belief that the forces of good government would be successful. Superintendent of Buildings Calder also made a speech and Incidental to his remarks spoke in praise of the administration of Borough President J. Edward Svvanatrom. Messrs.

Jesse D. Frost, William H. Burgess. Stephen Callaghan and James L. Gem on also spoke.

Before toe meeting adjourned resolutions were presented by Mr. Burgess and unanimously and enthusiastically adopted. They congratulated Charles S. Devoy upon appointment as Chief Clerk of the County Court. AGED SOUND STEAMER CAPTAIN DIES SUDDENLY.

FALL RIVKR Nw. 1L Cpt. A. 9Xmr monet. captain of tha Fall lUror lint atoamer Puritan, and com modern of tha lino, died last night whtlo on tho train bound for this city.

Opt. Simmons araa taken til on tha train shortly after leaving Taunton, and expired aa the train reechM Fteep Brook. Just ontsldo the city. Capt. Simmons was born in Fall River tn ituo.

OF D. B. and back and forth and teat them Into the dust His evil genius pictures all his en-mies and he realized their name was legion buried beneath toe carnage of victory. It painted for his ambitious eve an unobstructed view of the White House, with all its pageantry of possession, its opportunities for personal politics, its wraith of political spoils. "Not a single Lemocrat In or out of the State knew the plans or the methods hla campaign.

Bo extraordinary were its developments that It excited comment, astonishment, dismay even, when it waa clear, for Instance, that Colers campaign funds were being direrted to the election of Senators and Assemblymen In districts where the party for years had been In a helpless minority of hopeless despair. "The State Democracy owes allegiance to our brethren below the Bronx. Tha loyalty of Greater New York has been emphasised so strikingly this year that never again may a State department question It. In Justice to our own reputation for party fealty. In Justice to toe Democratic party of the State, we must.

If we hope ever again to participate In tha affairs of tha Nation, be rid of David B. Hill as our State leader. Overboard with our Jonah. row tort mi mra. maids a slil (Mtur.

ta. pnntrW vsnla WASHINGTON. Nov. 11. Col.

Carroll D. Wright, recorder and member of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, today made public the answer of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company to the complaint of President John Mitchell, submitted on behalf of the striking miners. A number of other answers have been received, and all are said to be in line with the argument advanced by President Baer, of the Reading company, which is in part as follows. The Philadelphia and Reading Coil and Iron Company, replying to the demands of John Mitchell, representing the certain anthracite mine workers, says: The first demand for 20 per cent, increase upon the price paid during the year 1901 to employes performing contract or piece work is arbitrary, unreasonable and unjust. This company denies taht there is any such similarity between the mining of bituminous and anthracite coal ns to make wages paid In one a standard for the other.

It denies that the rate of wages in the mines operated by this company are lower than that paid the bltuinoua coal fields, where coal output competes actively with the products of this company's mines. This company dnles that the present rate of wages is lower than is raid til other occupations In the same locality and controlled by like conditions. It further avers that the annual earnings of the anthracite mine workers Is largely reduced by their refusal to work ns many days as it Is customary to work in othr oeeupations, and that by this reason this company Is subjected to great loss. This company denies that the average annual earnings of the men working full time In the anthracite coal field Is less than the average annual earnings for occupations requiring equal skill and training. This company denies that the rate of wages in the anthiarite coal fields Is insufficient to compensate the mine worker.

In view of the character of the occupation in relation to accidents, liability to serious and permanent disease, the high death rate, and the short trade life incident to this employment. This company avers that the standard of living In the anthracite region is equal to that of the average American workmen: that the towns and cities me better than any mining towns in tie1 bituminous coal field of the United States. This company dentes that the alleged increased cost of living has made it impossible to mainta.n a fair standard of life upon the basis of present wages, or from securing any benefit from Increased prosperity, and that the condition of the workmen Is poorer on account of it. This company further denies that the children of the anthracite mine workers are prematurely forced into the tweakers and mills. No boys are employed In and about the mines and breakers violation of the statutes, fixing the ages of employment In addition to provisions for education, ample hospitals for the care of the sick and injured are maintained in the anthracite coal reglcmg.

This company avera that there is not, anywhere else in the world, a mining region where the workmen have so many comforts, facilities for education, general advantages, and suck profitable employment, What is considered the last but one scene in the Molineux trial was commenced promptly at 10:30 oclock this morning. One of the remarkable features of to-day's session of the trial was the apparent lack of Interest In the case, as manifested by those who sought admission. Yesterday it required the combined efforts of sixty officers to keep the crowd away. This morning not more than one hundred people sought admission after tha favored women friends of the various lawyers and court officers had obtained It Nevertheless, the court room was packed, most of those present being well-dressed women, who appeared deeply interested in toe proceedings. From present indications, It is con-1 aidered likely that the trial will close day.

Assistant District Attorney Osborne, whose -summing up was Interrupted at the adjournment yesterday, took up the morning in concluding his speech to the Jury. An adjournment was taken at 1 o'clock, and after adjournment. Justice Lambert commenced his charge to the jury. It Is expected that the eharge will be delivered within an hour and the case will go to the Jury some time about 4 o'clock. When Justice Lambert took bis aeat 'Assistant District Attorney Osborne resumed his charge to the jury.

Mr. Osborne spoke directly to the jurymen at first, but as he continued he began glancing about the room. Mr. Osborne stated that ex-Gov. Black hid made a misstatement when he declared the experts had testified that the writing on the poison package was not in a disguised hand.

Mr. Osborne then read extracts from the testimony to prove that two out of three of the experts found It disguised ineffectively, but nevertheless disguised. Assistant District Attorney Osborna went on to argue that the Barnet letters gave the first evidence of an attempt to disguise, and that later letters showed an Improvement. He further stated that the early Barnet letters closely resembled the handwriting of Molineux. In speaking about the Importance of the handwriting testimony Mr.

Osborne declared that millions of dollars worth of business was transacted on the signatures of men. "Bank cashiers pay out vast sums on their knowledge of signatures," said Mr, Osborne. These signatures come to them in all forms, written with a stub pen, a fine pen and In many ways, but the characteristics are there and the checks sre paid. "So are the characteristics in Mol-ineuxs writing in every one of the exhibits, and no witness presented to you here has told you that those characteristics ere absent. If you can remember, and you may take the exhibits with you to the Jury room, any one of the experts who swore to such a condition, I ask you to acquit Molineux.

Mr. Carvalho told you he considered the' wrapper address from the standpoint that it was not a disguised writing. He told you if that assumption was Incorrect, all hla arguments and deductions were baseless. Look at the wrapper for yourselves. Judge of all the probabilities and then decide the question at issue and according to your conscience.

At this point in hie epeech Mr. Osborne took up toe queetlon of hiring of letter boxes, and eald that the hiring of the Koch box 1620 Broadway tn Cornish's name was an act of hostility to Cornish, in line with the attack upon Harpster. What where the remedies written for tn Cornish's name? asked Mr. Osborne. You have been told by witnesses, and ex-Gov.

Black will hardly charge Cornish with needing that remedy. Any argument as to the risk of (Continued on, 2d Page Sd Column.).