The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 20, 1901, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1901. FIFTY THOUSAND MACHINISTS TO QUIT THEIR POSTS TO-DAY San Francisco Employers Will Open Their Shops as Usual and Await Action of [len. +- -3 | | STRIKE WILL AFFECT MANY THOUSANDS OF WORKINGMEN. | CALL HEADQUARTERS, 1406 G STREET, N, W., WASHINGTON. May 19.—Here is a table of/the prin- [ cipal cities affected by the machinists’ strike, as given out by President 0’Connell: | New York, Brooklyn and Chicago, IL...... 1,000. Grand Rapids, Mich 500 | vieinity ....... . 3,000 Indinnapolis, Ind... . 1,000 Muskegon, Mich... | Jersey City, N. 500 Cincinnati, Ohio ... 2,500 Bay City, Migh.... | Trentom, N. J.... .. 600 Huntsville, Ohio ... 800 Baltimore, Md. Elizabethport, N. J. .. 500 Dayton, Ohio . S00 Richmond. Va. Wilmington, Del. . .e BOO Bufialo, N. ¥ 1,000 Norfolk. Va. New England States. ..15,000 Dunkirk 1,000 Portsmouth, | Philadelphia, Pa . . Rochester, N. Y 600 Charleston, i San Fra Cal.. 5 Syracuse, N. Y. 600 Atlanta, Ga Denver, : Seneea Falls, N. ¥ 600 Savannah, Ga t Kansas City, Mo. . . Schenectady, N. ¥ 1,000 | Milwaunkee, Wis............ 1,000 Detroit, Mich....... «ees 1,000 Total ......ovvvunnn...50,500 | There are establishments in many smaller places scattered all over the country where the terms of the association have not been agreed to, where the strike will go into effect. Places where less than 500 men are afiected are not given in the table. < W e ay 19.—The |er & Chalmers machinery manufacturing HIS is the day upon which the ike order ed by the ex- | plant have decided to make a demand for wage-workers in the iron trades ive board of the Interna- | 3% cents an hour and if the demand s have agreed to walk out unless the of Machinists | "G 5N 30, 80 Qrate that forty-four of proprietors meet the demands int ect at 7 o’clock t0- | the largest machine shops in the city have made by them. Every machine morrow g. President O'Connell ' signed the nine-hour agreement, leaving | shop in San Francisco will be open this t 50,000 men would ructs the men shops where s' work day said to- notices gr: expect er be nd that the ing the day Word came to-day e in St. 1 and also New Orleans have acceded to Scattered re- orable to the mate now is g firms nion ma- or less estion was taken up by the suspend e country. The peful that speedy in most of the the differences, struggle Union * Iron , an to resist other large the de- of cities there are ques- between h operate to prevent morrow, but which may . s@ the strike in a a lude cities where | . made by onferences ngton may be taken. In these be reached. ell received on Satur- from the machinists rd to aid the re not es with strike, but they stated ese_machinis n the differen inderlie th O'Connel! sed him that sub- tributions could be every week toward wose who will be out of “them il MAY AVERT GENERAL STRIKE. Leaders of Machinists Are Hopeful of an Amicable Settlement. YORK, M 19.—Whether to-mor- see the ng of a machin- al the one in the Ingland which t in the opening NE ading labor men the leading em- at they thought be s¢ led with- It was intimated might be ap- ed to use his influ- industrjal combina- s of peace. jsts were held at va- -day to discuss ng reports he metropolitan s reached that half of all the i would grant nd the 12i; per cent s without trouble and n 4000 men at the outside e big shops in New York City e sidered among the an Machine Com- chinists are em- th about $00 ma- Incandescent 50 machinists. ton Pump ¥y experi- expected at and towns. At cted to-night % employed 10rTOW morn- a strike in the four big com- the Crockei eed to compro- ne and one-half -ations are > number ral with ated Soci- ed to the Central that the 20,000 n in this coun the machinists for a nine-hour MIDDLE WEST JOINS STRIKE. All Union Machinists of Chicago Will Answer the Call. CHICACO, May 19.—The Chicago Feder- of Labor to-night indorsed the de- Assoclation of its moral and during the struggle he machinists will inaugurate to- According to the decision of the ve board of District No. 8, Interna- jon of Machinists, repre- »n machinists of Chicago execut tional Ass: and vi general strike will go into effect in this city to-morrow morning. In a dozen shops the men will refuse to work unl their employers agree to nt their demands. The pattern-makers the Gates Iron Works and at the Fras- £r to the Ameri- | only four large concerns which have not signed. Three of the latter decided to-day to continue at work in the hope of effect- ingja_compromise z At Louisville, Ky., the indications are to-night that 500 machinists will be idle to-morrow. Only one emplover has grant- ed the men’s demands. Indianapolis re- ports that 17 machinists out of 862 in that {feity and twenty boilermakers out of sixty- two will strike to-morrow. In St. Paul the order for the strike of machinists will not be obeved. About machinists in Kansas City, who struck a week ago to enforce the local demands, will remain out to-morrow in respect to the general demand for nine hours. The other 200 men have already returned to work and the indications are they wili not | strike. e | RATLWAYS AGAIN .OPERATING. work | Heavy Fall of Rain Keeps the People | | Within Doors at Albany. | ALBANY, Y.. May 19.—The incidents . the t day of active operations of all the railways, have been few be- cause of the heavy fall of rain. The two where the bat-| men shot by National Guardsmen were | dition will be met a 2 2 ey At the headquarters of the Labor Coun- | buried this afternoon. kept away the that otherwi: The pouring rain thousands of sightseers se would have been present. the employers and | The departure of the Twenty-third Regi- | employes. The matier | ment early this morning was the second feature of the day, and stirring sermons in many eity pulpits aided in closing the incident. The funeral of Leroy Smith was devoid of incident except that it was attended by the city officialc and the directors of the street railway company. At the funeral | of Willlam Waulsh there was nearly a riot. While the services were proceeding in the church the crowd that had been unable to gain admit ce saw a uniformed sol- dler coming down the street. the people were in a state of ferment. A rush was made for the soldier, but a few wise heads held the crowd back for a mph of their fel- minute, while several others advised the | man to run. Arguing that discretion was the better part of valor, he did run, and the trouble was avoided. The starting out of the first car of the line shortly after noon to-day Inter-City | was the cause of a demonstration. Pistols | were fired, flags waved. torpedoes were placed on’ the track and exploded, the motormen and conductors wore fiags on ‘lho—ir coats and fully 200 men and women fought for the privilege of the first ride. — SITUATION IN PENNSYLVANIA Over Six Thousand Machinists Pre- pare to Leave Workshops. SCRANTON, Pa., May 19.—It looks to- night as if all the 3000 machinists of Scranton and vicinity will be on strike to- morrow. The 1000 Scranton and Wilkesbarre em- ployes of the Dickson Manufacturing Company’s machine shops to-day refused to accent the company’s offer of a nine- | [ hour day auestion. morning. PHILADELPHIA, May 19.—About 2000 { machinists will go on strike in this city and arbitration of the wage They will go on strike in the to-morrow. Committees of machinists will call on the Baldwin Locomotive Works., Cramps’ Shipbuilding Company, the Midvale Steel works, Pennsylvania Jron Works Company and the Southwark Ircn Foundry, which firms emplgy about 1509 men, and if the committees are not successful in their efforts Agent Keegan ys the men who belong to the union will be immediately called out. WILKESBARRE, . May 19.—The Le- high Valley Railroad and the Jersey Cen ral have declined to grant the demands of the machinists employed in their shops here. The men will go out on strike to. morrow. Abcut 1400 men are affected. AWAIT ARRIVAL OF LEADERS. | Indications Point to the Greatest Strike in Ohio’s History. CINCINNATI, O., May 19.—No agree- ment has been reaclied between the Ma- chinists’ Union and the National Metal Trades’ Association and one of the great- est strikes in the industrial history of this city will be inaugurated to-morrow unless the labor leaders succeed in bringing the warring interests together. President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor will arrive {o-morrow to take charge of the strike. About 4000 of the 6000 machinists of this city will be involved in the strike. CLEVELAND. O.. May 19.—The greater number of the union machinists of this city are already on strike. About twenty- five gactories will be affected and 1200 m will’he idle. Eleven small concerns have agreed to pay the union scale and concede the reduced hours. YOUNGSTOWN, O., May 19.—The dif- ferences between thz Roll Turners’ Union d the Republic Irun and Steel Company soon be seiiled. The Steel Hoop apany is willing to pay more than the will not recognize the C scale of wages, but union. g IN NEW ENGLAND STATES. Twelve Boston Concerns Grant the Union’s Demands. BOSTON, May 19.—The call for a ma- | chini strike will not find such'a hearty make it invaluable feeble children, the aged, infirm and con- valescent. It strengthens and produces flesh. Sold by druggists. Nutritive, Sedative, Digestive, The wonderful tonic properties of ANHEUSER-BUSCH'S bt Nistiine Tanve Mamx —The Great Food Drink, to nursing mothers, Prepared by Anheuser-BuschBrewing Ass'n -St. Louis, U. S. A. Brewers of the Original Budweiser, Faust, Michelob, Anh - gi m-nd A euser-Standard, Pale-Lager, Export Pale, Black &T Instantly | morning. What the men who are demand- | ing an increase in pay will do is not defi- | nitely known, but Jt seems certain that they will refuse to go to work uniess their demands are acceded to. No unusual precautions to prevent vio- | lence have been taken by the police de- | partment. There is a spirit of concilia- tion, as far as this city is concerned. , A meeting of the machinists interested” of the 400 union | in the outcome was Leld yvesterday at the | | Turk-street Templ The session was | long, but orderly. The results were not disclosed by the exccutive officers, Sec- | retary Wisler flatly refusing to give out | any information about the prospects. | The managers of the leading machine | works say that a week's or a month's | idleness will mean but little to them and that they are prepared to meet the issue. _Vice President Irving M. Scott of the | Union Iron Works says that he, in con- | Junction with other employers of labor, is ; willing to meet each machinist, listen to | bis personal grievance, and accord to him all that may be his due. As to the other | factors involved, h as the occasion occurs. cil it was stated that n been done to select a | arbitrator between tne ing had so far aployers and the now entirely in the hands of the executive committee of that body and upon its good judgment may depend the resilt of the conflict. The walking out of a large number of machinists and men_affiliated with the iron trades would affect some subsidiary | branches and involve a large number of men who are unwilling to strike. | @il et it i@ respons¢ in New England to-morrow as has beén anticipated. The movement will be seen in its full strength in Boston, | where about 1800 machinists will strike. | To-day twelve large concerns granted the men’s demands. In Providence 500 ma- | chinists will go out from two shops. | The situation in Connecticut is serious. | The strikers will be, it seems, confined to a portion only of Connecticut cities, but | where they wili occur they will be very general and will accomplish virtually a rplete tieing up of the Tew and metal workers’ | workers' in- | dustries. | port, New Britain and the neighboring cities of Ansonia and Derby are the storm center. In these an estimated total of {men will be idle when thg opening time comes to-morrow morning. i T Strike Averted in Denver. DENVER, May 19.—The threatene strike of the manufacturing machinists has been averted, the local members of | the National Metal Trades Association having been granted the nine-hour day | and the scale of wages demanded by the Machinists’ Union. —_—— Buffalo Machinists Will Strike. | BUFFALO, Y., May 19.—All thé ma- | chinists employed by the Lehigh Railway system will strike to-morrow. About 1200 machinists in all in Buffalo. | | CGHURCH OF GOD ~ FAGES DANGER Moderator Minton Says Christianity Has Its Dervishes. ° PHILADELPHIA, May 19.—Visiting del- egates to the Presbyterian general assem- bly to-day filled the pulpits of Philadel- phia and Camden, N. J.. churches. The Mecca of most of the lay commissioners Calvary Church, where the assembly | Is sitting and where the moderatar, Rev. Dr. Henry C. Minton of California, | preached his first sermon as the presiding officer of the assembly. for his subject the parable of Christ re- storing sight to a blind man, emphasizing that the miracle was effected gradually. | Said he; “We are born blind, for a cataract of sin covers our eyes. Multitudes have re ceived the first touch, but want the sec. ond. This is a day when the church of | God should be on guard against the intel- ligence of her faith. . We believe in creeds of course, but we Presbyterians forget that creeds are by no means all. We boast of intelligence, but we should be y lest our glory become our shame. ‘The mystic element is needed to give tenderness to the soul, but Christianity, like Mohammedism, has its whirling Der- vishes. Scme see but a long line of sin- cere purpose and ethical endeavor. It is n‘ctmegouzh to be sincere; one must be right. ffhe moderator sounded a note of warn- ing regarding the public schools. Said he: ““God forbid that I should say an ill word against our public school system the safeguard of our nation: but is the' educational machinery subsidiary to the only worthy end of fashioning character? | Have we, so morbidly afraid of uniting church with state, gone so far as to dis- unite God from the state? This is a most serious question. The faith of our sons and daughters is involved, and the king- dom of God in our country is involved, “It is not an organized skepticism that threitens, but a God-forgotten secular- s; ism. "The Rev. J. Milton Gregne, D. D., now stationed in Havana, but formerly of San Juan, Porto Rico, where he organized Presbyterian missions, created a profound sensation in a sermon this evening by severely criticlsing, the alleged immoral conduct of United States soldiers.in Porto Rico. Dr. Greene addressed the meeting on the conditions existing in_that islang He said the conduct of the United States soldiers was a disgrace to humanity, Twenty drunken soldiers, he said, couid bo seen on the streets to one drunken na- tive. 7The lawlessness of the soldiers, he con- tinued, was_ proverblal. He attacked the present system under which the chaplain worked. and said some one ought to ap- peal to the Government for a system by which the spiritual welfare of our soldiers could be better looked after, —_————— Master Clair Beats Mollie H. LOS ANGELES, May 19.—Master Clair, a San Francisco dog, won the forty-dog stake from Mollie H. at the Los Angeles Coursing €lub’s Park to-day. i says that each cen- | n to preside as | machinists’, | Hartford, Waterbury, Bridge- | e e e e e "X’l’!‘l—r‘.' Dr. Minton took | CHAFFEE 1530ES FAREWELL ORDER Terminates the Ameri- can Reliet Expedition in China. Troops Will Board Transports Wednesday and Return to Manila. : | PEKING, May 19.—General Chaffee at | midnight last night issued a farewell or- | der_ending the American relief expedition | in China. The American troops will board ithe transports next Wednesday at Taku {and on Thursday will leave direct for | Manila M. Pichon, the French Minister, | here for home this morning. A meeting of the foreign Ministers will ’be held to-morrow, but it is not likely | that much will be accomplished, as some | of the Ministers have not yet received in- structions from their home governments. The Ministers, cummemini upon the blame attached to,them by the people for their slowness, say that as a matter of fact they are powerless to act without or- ders from home. One of the foreign Min- isters said yesterday that he had been in- structed to co-operate heartily with the other Ministers. He found upon consulta- tion with his colleagues that their in- | gtructions were absolitely different from | his. l tically impossibie. o | RUSSIA CHAFES UNDER DELAY. { High Official Says England Prevents Peace in China. and New York Her- by the Herald Pub- left \Ismcm Cable to The Call { ald. “Copyright, 1901, lishing Company. ST. PETERSBURG, May 19.—In an in- | terview a couple of weeks ago the Her- ald was able to give the views of lead- | ing statesmen in Berlin as to the senti- | ment existing in German political circles 1in regard to the United States. To-day the Herald is able to give from | the Russian pclitical and diplomatic cap- ital ‘an equally authentic statement from ! just as high a source. It may be taken as equally official, and therefore repre: senting the feelings of the Russian Gov- ernment toward the United States, and also, in a measure, Russia's views upon the Chinese question .and its immediate necessities. Naturally I first asked his opinion of the attitude of the United States in the Chinese question. He replied: {ure to me to note that America, without ! any prearranged plans or communicarions, | has, each time there has been a division of opinfon, found herself on the same side as Russla and of the same opinion.” “Is Russia anxious to get out of China as soon as possible?” | _“We are ou | But so long as large forces of troops re. { main the necessary conditions for prompt settlement cannot exist.” “l;:ngland makes trouble there, does sh not?” Diplomatically avoiding any direct re ply to this query, his Excellency said: “It seems a terrible pity to cause de- lays by working up fresh objections when everything appears to be ready for set- | tlement. On such occasions this action | means a renewal of communication with | home governments and consequent de- ay.” “And Germany—is she not making | trouble by delays and by sending wild | expeditions up country and incensing the | people? “Germany, I think, is all right now. Expeditions for chastising people are al- ways dangerous. Some are Kkilled, but ! the remainder become brigands, and, | therefore, sources of danger.” e XKorea Leases Land to Japan. i YOKOHAMA, May 19.—According to ad- vices from Seoul the Korean Government bas leased to Japan 430 acres of land to | form a settlement at Masanpho. The land | in question was formerly anxiously sought by Russia. | DEDICATION DA - AT EXPOSITION | Thousands of Sightseers Throng City of Buffalo. BUFFALO, May 19.—The eve of the ded- sees a welcome break in a cheerless rain- storm, a city gay in a dress of bunting and a happy people proud of the realiza- tion of their hope and work of two years. To-morrow at noon, after a parade, partly military and partly civic, with ceremonies of dignity becoming the occasion, the great fair will be dedicated to the liberal and peaceful arts, which it typifies. Dedi- cation day will find the Rainbow City al- lation. The great buildings in the exposi- tion city are practically completed, but | the justallation of exhibits has proceeded | very *slowly and completeness in that re- spect stretches away to some indefinite date in June. There has been a concen- | tration of eénergy in the effort to prepare | the exposition grounds for the opening ceremonies, and an immense amount has ! :een accomplished in the last twenty-four ours. An army of 3000 men is engaged in clean- | ing the buildings, grounds and streets, | other artisans are at work on and in the bulldings. The last of the network of scaf- folding that for weeks has enveloped | buildings and towers is being torn away, and the exterior view to-morrow will be marred by but few signs of incomplete- ness. The scenes within the grounds to- | day were intergsting. The sun fought its way through rain and clouds by noon, and a bright afternon brought thousands of | visitors. The tenants of the Midway were idle for the day, and many of the attend- ants at the foreign exhibits mingled with the crowd and gave it a cosmopolitan air. The Mexican band gave a concert in the plaza and drew a large crowd about the stand. The city is rapidly filling with visitors, and if to-morrow dawns brlfht it is esti- mated that 150,000 persons will participate in the ceremonies. Vice President Roose- velt, accompanied by the members of his family, arrived to-night. Senators Hanna and Henry Cabot Lodge reached here to- day and spent the afternoon at the grounds. The members of the St. Louis Exposition dircctorate were also conspic- uos visitors. The directors of the St. Louis Exposi- tion were banqueted to-night by the di- rectors of the Pan-American Exposition. ——————— Death of Tacoma Judge. TACOMA, May 19.—Judge W. H. Prich- ard of Tacoma died at Olympia this morn- ing of pneumonia after an illness of only three days. He was prominent in legal and political circles and was known throughout the State. As Christ Would Run It. A. J. Norton of Marion, Ind., who is running his grocery store “‘as Christ would run it,” has departed radically from the conventional. e claims that in the two months during which he has been adher- ing strictly to his policy he has built up a trade ‘‘second to none in the city.” He will not sell tobacco, cigars or anything that contains liquor. He will not deliver goods_sold, holding. that his customers should not be so indolent as to object to carrying their purchases. He makes pub- lic the cost price of all a;focuis and sells them on very small margins. He carries no insurance, saying that if the Lord wills that the store be destroyed by fire his will must be done. He will not permit SW in his place, and would muc; eal elsewhere.—Chicago Times-Herald. Consequently co-operation was prac- | “It has been a matter of sincere pleas- | | ication of the Pan-American Exposition ! most ready for its pleasure-seeking popu- and thousands of carpenters, painters and | NATIVE SON OF GOLDEN - WEST WINS DISTINCTION Martin Meyer Appointed Fellow of American " Archaeological School at Jerusalem. NOTHER native son of the Golden ‘West has won lasting honor in the East. Martin A. Meyer has been appointed a fellow of the American Archaeological School at Jerusalem and will spend a year in Palestine doing special work for that so- ciety in the unexplored regions of the Holy Land. Candidates for the fellowship, which, besides the expenses of a year's sojourn in Palestine, carries with it a bonus of $500, had to pass a very rigid examination. Among the subjects were Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, Aramalc and the geography of Palestine. Two of the con- testants were professors from Eastern col- leges, the greater portion of whose liyes has been spent in the study of Latin and Greek and the other dead languages. Mr. Meyer carried off the coveted honor, how- ever, and Professor Thayer of the Boston School of Theology expressed himself in the warmest terms of praise regarding the young man’s merits as a scholar and con- gratulated the Hebrew Union College upon fthe success obtained by its representative. Rabbi-elect Meyer, who has thus dis- tinguished himself, is only twenty-three | years of age. He is the eldest son of tailor of this city, and received his early training in the public schools of San Fran- cisco. From his birth he was dedicated to the service of the synagogue, so when he passed through the High School with fly- MASKED FOOTPADS BEAT AND ROB A DEAF MUTE Waylay Him on His Way Home and Relieve Him of His Money. J. S. Downey. a deaf mute who is em- ployed in the Gas Kitchen on Thirteenth near Washington street, Oakland, was | waylaid on his way home last night Ly two masked footpads and robbed of 318, all the money in his possession at the time. | The robbery occurred shortly after mid- | night at the head of the boulevard near ithe corner of Third avenue and Eigat- | eentn street. Downey did not see the footpads until | they stepped out in front of him and com- | manded him to throw up his hands. Being | unable to hear, he paid no attention to | their demands, and in_ consequence was i brutally beaten over the head with the | butt end of a revolver. After they had beaten their victim into a shelpless condition the footpads pro- | ceeded to rifle his pockets of their con- tents. | "The nold-up was reported to the police | as soon as possible, but Downey was un- | able to give a good description of the } footpads. | Monument to Famous Composer. LONDON, May 19.—The Dean and Chap- er of St. Paul's Cathedral have given their ‘approval to the suggestion of friends and admirers of the late Sir Arthur Sul- livan that a monument to his memory be | placed in the cathedral, and an influential [ccmmmee has been formed to carry out the idea. It is also proposed by the com- | mittee to endow a scholarship to be called | they Arthur Sullivan scholarship at the | Royal Academy of Music and to erect a | statue to the composer on the Thames em- = bankment. | @emfeeferfenfe cfeefenfenfenfofe feofeofenfofenfoie fiesii i @ EDWARD MAKES MANY GHANGES Fast Retiring Old Ser- vants of Victoria’s Household. LONDON, May 19.—Only now are people at Windsor and the royal retainers begin- ning to realize what the death of Queen Victoria meant to them. Sweeping changes were inaugurated this week in the royal establishments. The older servants are being pensioned. Frazer, the late Queen's police superintendent, almost as familiar a figure as the Queen herself on public occasions, goes into retirement, and head- i keepers and gardeners disappear into, the obscurity of the pension list. The King is putting his house into order with a vengeance. « The Prince Consort's rooms, which had been closed for many years by Queen Victoria's order and { which were kept as thay were at the time of his death, have been opened and refur- | nished in modern style, and the state | apartments have been 'transformed into rooms where the members of the royal family can live in comfort. The jubilee | presents and many favorite pictures of | Queen Victoria have been sent to London, and the Queen’s personal belongings have been distributed among the members of ‘her family. Even her dogs have not es- caped the new order. The smooth-coated collies, which were her special favorites, have been distributed among the people of Windsor, and the other collies. dachs- | hunds and’ Pomeranians, about seventy in all, have been claimed by various Princesses, for King Edward and Queen Alexandra care little for anything but ter- riers and pugs. Next month 5000 dozens of costly wine from the late Queen's cellars will be sold at public auction in London. Each bottle will have the foyal label on \it. Various reasons are given for this almost unpre- cedented action. The most probable con- sists in the fact that royal hospitality is | now generally confincd to whisky and soda and champagne, and to the lapse of | the practice by which court functionaries formerly received daily a bottle of Ma- deira or port as part of their salaries. All these things come as a shock to the cople, who had almost grown to believe hat Queen Victoria would live forever. M. de Witte’s Political Career. By a curious coincidence Henry Nor- man's fifth article on Russia in the March Scribner’s deals with the career and econ- omic triumphs of Serge Yulievich Witte. the Russian Minister of Finance, whose ‘pecent tariff measures have brought con- sternation t6" some american manufac- turers. . The author’s reference to M. de Witte's tarift war with Germany in 18% is especially interesting in view of th: present American episode. In that conte: he showed rare powers for handling colos sal economic issues with boldness and de- termination. ‘‘Since .hat time,” says Mr. N an, “his high ta neighbors have taken 500\1 care to give’him no ground for reprisals.” Many Americans will be surprised o learn on such good authority that M. de Witte is *“‘probably the ablest and most far-seeing statesman in Europe #to-day and certainly no other exercises so great an influence as he upon the course of events.” Heysis 52 years of age and has bhad a noteworthy career. His father was of German descent and his mother be- longed to one of the oldest families of Russian nobles. Aft gradvation from the University of Odessa he entered jour- nalism for a time and then accepted a modest post on the Odessa railway. Here he rose rapidly from grade to grade, at length becoming manager of several ra’l- ways. While acting in this capacity it became his duty to accompany an im- perfal train that met a terrible distaster at Borki, in which the Czar and his family narrowly escaped death. M. de Witte's action in this crisis won the admiration afterward to come to St. Petersburg and take the post of Director of lways. By {he beginning of 1898 he had risen by.his unaided abilit; the place of Finance, the t administrative i- tion in the Russian empire.—Chicago ‘Tribune. % “How you English can punish a story!"” 13' the American Duchess of = n, veter that people of bad temper should | chester’s tribute to her husband as a ra- conteur. e ing colors his father placed him under pri- vate tutors until he should be of age to enter college. When the time came he went to the University of Cincinnati and graduated the day he reached his major- ity. From the university the young stu- dent went to the Hebrew Union College and next month will receive his degree from that institution and will be duly or- dained a rabbi. Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger has this to say of the young man’s success in Emanu-Ei: Word has been received here that Martin A. *eyer has just been appointed a fellow of the merican Archaeological School at Jerusalem, after a competitive examination out of which the young rabbinical candidate came with first honors. We have news that Rabbi-elect Meyer will accept the fellowship, go to Jerusalem next October, and spend one year with an archaeological expedition to do some original work In the still unexplored ruins of ancient Palestine. That is a wise conclusion of which we heartily approve. We can spare Mr. Meyer from the pulpit for a year or two, but the honor of having a Jewish scholar represented in the annual archaeological expeditions of the American school is one not to be underesti- mated. That it has come to Mr. Meyer is an attestation of his own intellectual merits and GONVICT KILLS HI5 GOMPANION Quarrel in the Folsom Prison Results in a Death. One Prisoner Strikes Another on the Head With Iron Pipe. —_—— FOLSOM, May 19.—Henry Miller and Louis Kline, two convicts at the prison here, while employed in whitewashing with a spray pump yesterday, engaged in a quarrel, and one is dead. During the fight Kline took a piece of iron pipe from the spraying machine and struck Miller on the head. Miller was picked up in an unconscious condition and carried to the hospital The injury he received from the blow re- sulted in his death about 1 o'clock this Charles Meyer, the well-known merchant | of the Czar, and he was ordered short'y 3 a source of pride to all San Francisco, where this lad was born, and where he received his first training. Allis-Chalmers Gompany, Organized Under the Laws of the State of New Jersey. morning. An inquest will be held to- morrow. Preferred Stock, = $16,250,000 i Common Stock, 20,000,000 MANUFACTURERS .OF HEAVY ENGINES, MINING AND OTHER MACHINERY. $8,400,000 SEVEN PER CENT. CUMULATIVE AND CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK. OFFERED BY THE UNDERS!GNED FOR SALE AT 105 PER CENT. . with accrued dividend, at the rate of seven per cent. per annum from May 1, 1901 50 per cent. May 24, 190, . B0 per cent. July |, 1901, with the privilege of anticipating the latter payment. Negotiable receipts will be issued against payments, exchangeable for engraved certificates of stock as soon as they can be prepared. The Preferred Stock, in shares of $100 each, is preferred in liquidation to the amount of its par value and accumulated dividends. It is preferred in cumulative dividends to the extent of seven per cent. per annum, and has a further preference of one per cent., non.cumulative, after the payment of seven per cent. upon the Common Stock. It is convertible into Common Stock, share for share, at the option of the holder, upon any first day of May until and including May 1, 1921, exclusive of any declared divi- dends. No additional Preferred Stock can be issued at less than par In cash, or for property at such cash value. The certificate of Incorporation confers authority upon the Board of Directors, in their discretion, to declare and pay dividends on the Common Stock concurrently with the Pre- ferred Stock, when earned and applicable thereto. y The fiscal year of the company commences May 1. The Preferred Stock Dividends are payable quarterly, commencing August 1, 1901 lication will be duly made to list the Preferred and Common Stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. The Allis-Chalmers Company represents the consolidation of the property and businesr of the following builders of heavy machinery: The Bdward P. Allis Co., of Milwaukes, Wis. Fraser & Chalmers, Incorporated, of Chicago, Il Gates Iron Works, of Chicago, Il Dickson Mfg. Co, of Scranton, Pa. (exc'usive of Locomotive Works). All property acquired is to be conveyed in fee and free from mortgage or other len. No mortgage can be placed upon the property without the assent of seventy-five per cent. of the amount of Preferred Stock outstanding. The expert engineer, Mr. Jullan Kennedy, reports, after several personal examinations of the properties, that he estimates “‘the value of the plants, taking into account the real estate, bufldings, machinery. tools, patterns, drawings and patents. together with the cost of organizing and getting into full operation, but not estimating anything for Zood will, at $9,935,000.” He further reports, under date of April 5 1901, as follow “IL find the plants all running at their fullest capacity. The great bulk of the tools in all of these are comparatively new, having been put In within the last seven or eight years, and all the works are in good condition and running smoothly.” The security of the Preferred Stock, without any consideration for the ad- vantages aceruing from the consolidation, for the valuable zood will of the meveral Companies, so long and favorably known all over the world, e for the earning capacity of the united Companies, will be substantially as follows: Canlt CABMEAL « 2« o5 e c¥ sk avilasadse idines sfsive s« 5 - SINNENG00 of which sum $2.500,000 will be expended in the erection of an additional plant to double the pres- ent eapacity of the Allis Works. Valuation as above of existing plants owned in fee and free of len......... Total present value of tangible property .......$19,935,000 The total issue of Preferred Stock against this prop- erty 18...ccceccvscccscsscnnnnennns 16,250,000 all of which is issfled for cash at par, or, in lieu of cash, for the plants at less than thefy valuation as above stated, and of which total issue there will be more than 61 per cent. in cash, and the balance will be in property that produces much more than the cumu- lative dividend to which the Preferred Stock is entitled. i Of the total Preferred Stock. $7.830,000 has been accepted by the original Companies in lieu of cash, in part payment for their properties to be conveyed to this Company. The remaining $5,400,000 is now offered for sale to provide for the discharge of existing mort- gages and for part of the above-mentioned Cash Capital, the remainder thereof being pro- vided by the sale of Common Stock already consummated. The accounts of the several concerns have been examined by Messrs. Jones, Caesar & Co.. chartered accountants, who certify “‘that the combined profits of these Companies, In each of the last two fiscal years, after making full provisions for Aepreciation and bad debts, but without charging interest and management salaries, exceeded the amount re- quired to pay seven per cent. dividends upon $16,250,000 Preferred Stock, whilst for the last fiscal year the profits, as above defined, considerably exceeded such amount.” It was not until the last year that the new works of Fraser & Chalmers came into full operation. The net profits for the fiscal year ending May 1, 1902, are estimated by the chief offi- clals of the respective companies, without any allowance for Increase of manufacturing capacity, or for the economies of consolidation, or increase of prices, at sufficient to pay dividends at the rate of seven per cent. on the $16,250.000 Preferred Stock and about four per cent. on $20,000,000 of Common Stock. Including the economies from consolidaflon con- fidently anticipated by these authorities, the net profits for the same period should ex- ceed the amount required to pay seven per cent. dividends on both classes of stock. The same officials similarly estimate that upon the completion of the additional Allls Works, now in process of construction, the profits will be equivalent to elght per cent. on $16,250,000 of Preferred Stock and ten per cent. on $20,000,000 of Common Stock, With a ‘material addition to the Surplus Account. The Allis, Fraser & Chalmers and Gates Iron Works plants have been operated night and day during the past few years, and have. from lack of capacity, declined in that period as much business aw they have been able to accept. The business of these concerns, with more than fifty per cent. increase of capacity and ample cash capital, will be conducted by the Messrs. Allls and Reynolds, of E. P: Allis Company; W. J. Chalmers, of Fraser & Chalmers, and Gates & FHoyt, of Gates Iron ‘Works, who have successfully managed their respective works for many years, The Board of Directors has been constituted as follows: EDWARD'D. ADAMS, New York. CHARLES ALLIS, Milwaukee. MARK T. COX. Orange, N. J. WILLIAM W. ALLIS, Milwaukee. WM. L. ELKINS JR.,Philadelphia. FRANK G. BIGELOW, Milwaukee. ELBERT H. GARY, New York. W. J. CHALMERS, Chicago. HENRY W. HOYT, Chicago. JAMES H. ECKELS, Chicago. WILLIAM A. READ, New York. MAX PAM, Chiecago. JAMES STILLMAN, New York. EDWIN REYNOLDS, Milwaukee. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, New York. The regularity of the incorporation of the Allis-Chalmers Company and the validity of the fssue of its securities are certified to by Messrs, Strong & Cadwalader, of New York. and Messrs. Pam, Calhoun & Glennon, of Chicago. . The accounts of the Company will be regularly audited by ered Accountants. . SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED FERRED STOCK WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE OFFICES OF THE UNDERSIGNED UN- TIL THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON TUESDAY. THE 21ST DAY OF MAY, SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT RESERVED TO REJECT ANY OR ALL SUB- SCRIPTIONS. AND TO CLOSE THE SUBSCRIPTION AT ANY TIME WITH- OUT NOTICE. TEMPORARY RECEIPTS WILL BE ISSUED PENDING THE PREPARATION OF ENGRAVED CERTIFICATES. The entire amount of this lssue has been underwritten, AFTER PERSONAL INVESTIGATION WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF EXPERTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE LINES, OF THE PROPERTIES, BUSINESS AND EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE ALLI S COMPANY, ‘WE RECOMMEND ITS PREFERRED STOCK AS A MANUFACTURING INVESTMENT, IN THE SECURITY, EARNINGS AND MANAGEMENT OF WHICH WE HAVE EN- Vei'milye & Company, New York and Boston. May 17, 1901 il