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THE WORLD: SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1900. WALL STREET MEN TD BE INDICTED. Direct Evidence of Scan- del-Mongers to Go to Special Grand Jury. Exchange whe are gnzioue for this sort of ewindling to be stopped.” District-Attorney Gardiner late last Evidence implicating three prominent ‘Wall street men in connection with the origin of the rumors concerning the financial condition of the Brooklyn Rapid | night fssued m staiemen: concerning the ‘Transit Company ts in possession of tBe| proposed investigation by the special District-Attorney. | "one Jury. ‘This evidence, which has been gather-! “It i9 my intention,” the District-At- @i by detectives under the direction of | tormey said, “to have this matter thor- ex-Lieut.-Gov. William F. Sheehan, | OUshly investigated. counsel for the Transit Company, will| “last month the attention of the be submitted to an Extraordinary Grand | Grand Jury was called to a violation of Gury to be impanelied next month, This |the Penal Code in the circulation of al- @rang Jury will be especially impan- | lowed false and malicious rumors and @led for the purpose. intelligence in order to affect injuri- Indictments, {t is asserted by Acting | ously the credit of certain stock cor- District-Attorney John F. MclIntyre,|porations organised under the laws of Will follow the investigation by the| this St special Grand Jury. Fortunes in False Remers. “The evidence accumulating in this office,” Mr. McIntyre said this morning, “ts such that will lay bare to the public how fortunes are made in Wall street transactions by ‘llega! methods. “Bo unlawful are the methods adopted by certain of these operators to depress or inflate the value of stocks that an ex- ample should be made of one or two of them for the purpose of putting a stop to euch business. “Bince the edjournment of the Decem- ber Grand Jury, which made a partial into this iter,’ con- tinued Mr. McIntyre, “evidence has been @etained that will distinctly locate the persons responsible for originating the false rumers. Other Stecks Aected. “Not only has the stock of the Brook- lyn Rapid Transit been affected by this trio, but the stocks of several other cor- porations have also suffered. District- Attorney Gardiner has the evidence in} dis lon, “While most of thie evidence has been furnished by counsel for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, a great deal ena credit has come from members of the Stock TOGKS UP Bstre Jury Necessary. “The Grand Jury found itself unable, with other pressing business before it, tv go Into the subject exhaustively. “T therefore found myself constrained, in order not to interfere with the cur- rent business, to ask in the Supreme Court for a Grand Jury for February, to attend to the presemiment and to other matters of importance in addi- thon to the ordinary Grand Jury in the ‘Court of Genera! Sessions.” “The constantly increasing volume of criminal business submitted to the) Grand Jury every term has, in the opia- fon of the District-Attorney, made it Necessary, from time to time, to have two grand juries in session, in order that ee s Ft) i a RS eo # «@ me F so ; 2m 1 16% 1 N. : a oe ios ie | Advances Not as Large 2 8 BN HN) 3 “ ee ae Oo Per ite Eas, Pond eee ee ee em ge The bullish feeling among the traders | Re ecems to have been deadened by the| sominem Parite .. My ME TY Ty war in South Africa, for while prices | Southern Reilway pf... Hy bis me body] advanced, there was not the gain that| SPs: me oe me might have been expected. * seit oh] We 1% 10% ‘The trregularity of the Londen figures| SL § Ww, rf. § BBN was in part responsible for the tardi-| ques porite os. I iy BS Sen. Third Avenue . “aa ey s - Otherwise the news was bullish, More | (men Bas 8 Paper) ie We he ie wability in the British campaign in aa 3 yy @outh Africa and the expeciation of a 2 th bed ® very favorable bank statement (o-day 1 ih TH Th eS @14 not have the effect anticipated. hf ay ay ay It is known the market has been heav- om So fly oversold of late, and @ good many ~ el whorts have not covered, Hence the de- te ba] s “ sire of the big operators to keep the a3 ft it mt market down Any decisive British turn in the war is able to cause a bear panic. At the quickly moved over 2 points and a number of other in- dustriais followed in the train. Tobacco and Laclede Gas gained a point. The grangers, the Pacifics and in fact the I ratirosd ttet made only frac- tonal advances. Shares Mreng. The plentiful supply of money in Lon- don, notwithstanding the absence of war ‘ape-| news, caused @ cheerful sentiment in the whule market Wa8/ speculation and the security markets va buoyant. ve ices advanced further in a dull mar-| "ere id some of the lens active spectalties| The market for Amercan shares was making jumps of 1 to 2 Ls. also influenced by the international Beant ros, tosis 3-4." Phe bank state. money market situation and moved up Bugar, and invited attack by the beare| to the best prices of the weelt. Prices on that stock. Ot! ties reacted : ral sade led_a sharp fraction “his all around, and New York Lay Be 15-8 contin Pressure on forced it do reo ering shorts caused & slight el bed bi? was we The Closing Quotations. In the Leane Shows by Week's s a om a a an BR” Sg He Hg] _ The weekly bank statement shows the is Soe HS HE we ai] re reer tno Am. Gmeh. s * “ J An. Meet & A mm/h @ An. Meel & » » » ” beg [a a ™ Ne 1% ne Am. Tobecre . sg Be = ‘Thi Poe wong ‘707.280 in ‘Anasonse \¢ banks new excess Aun, (83 im of Wan reeset at tee Opes toe we Et i HEE F b FE eg tay35s"%y35 5925933 es hns§irg* path 2303: ged Benlgg ae jz} z2*3%: «i z fe i euubed so ugs2 $5 96355525993552739953! ee ai | heet vows “MY POEMS IN HOSIERY.”OHN SWINTON ON” [pariT cru” BY “Why am I @ hostery mode? Be- Cause a hosiery model 13 what the pub- Me wanted. Mies Bates enveloped herself in a soft white dressing gown for the rest be- tween acts, and invited me into her room. “But hew do you know the pubdilc wanted it?" “The proof of the puiding is in the eating,” replied Miss Bates sugely. “And I notice the public's appetite for ‘Naughty Anthony’ ts the ravenous sort that usually follows tonics, Now, 1 know what you're going to say to me,” continued the actress, knowingly “You're going to beat around the bush for some time and then you're eoing way in a very delicate way, “Well Bates, whatever motive could hay MISS BATES AS THE STOCKING MODEL. Yontery scene.) (From Spired you to accept such a part? Don't you think a long way from the serious parts you have been acting to} the Cora of ‘Naughty Anthony,’ who t shows her ankles and |» sugkestive?’ | « BLA © photograph of the ftanous “Hut do you like it? Do you enjoy the Tvs a rest When you her people laugh, and suc- sure to catch *ome ry to make ¢ ceed, you're pretty Wasn't that about it?” | of the gladness on the rebgund, It keeps “A very fair guess, Miss Pat | one's own xpirita up, as well ax those of he prompt reply, the audle I'm tired of having people my anewer. hold up (heir hands in horror, and say-| | “Hurt me? Why. how could jt? There isn't a part possibie whose rendering, tf ing ‘Well, well! Blanche Bates has left] artistic, could hurt an avtor, Because the serious and gone to kicking up her} I'm a y motel in ‘Naughty An- a hosiery model!” thony* doesn't mean that I'm going to “Is there anything very remarkable| be a hosiery mocel during all the reat of about @ woman showing her ankles on |My career. But It's ita help, if it's well ibe hinds. sete. ihe. part. roncifea, AC? done. Byer bit of artistic acting—and wt be both light and heavy work~ Dues any one thi of being horrified at| is a help and @ stepping stone.” the parts of Shakespeare which call for! Miss Kates showed her natural versa- tights? Because the hosiery mode! makes | /, people laugh instead of sigh, is it Ile gitimate work?” cHer's DERI TO GiS MEN He Will Not Resign the Presidency of the — Standard. Russell Sage told a reporter of The Evening World this morning that he had no intention of resigning the Presi- dency of the Standard Car Company, in response to a demand male at the meet- Ing of the Beard of Directors yesterday. | + “Tt Ma true that one of the directors— but only one—called upon me to resign,” | sak) Mr. Gage. “He said that in view of the published statements that | had | ry sold my stock I should retire, 1 Promptly declined. I was put In the position by the stockholders and [ shall stay there to look out for their in- terests. “Tam still a stockholder in the com- many. Yes, I hold a good deal mo! stock than some of those who are pas! Ina criticisms, And I may hold mo before long, too. The company in ali right, and I belleve it to be good prop- ent do not consider yesterday's meet- ine an inharmonious one We had a plain talk all around, 1 told the diree- tors 1 had wold some stock and had @ right to do it." ‘That is whar I buy stocks for. “The statement that Mr. Rockefeller sent & man to me with a certified check py a a my Just a plain, ordinary Heer So and Thirty-elghth street pasar, will ps b ‘The service of ship of the the Special services will be eld im oberrvance of the Week of Preyer, Church of the whe and Fag riod up an armful of turned from serious to they dreams?” she said, oa- NCHE BATES. “A hosiery |) model is what the public | | rereing them. “Do you know, it's jing me @x- travagant?) On my word,” with mock Leys pig “they have chased the @-cent variety from my life forever. The sen- sivle stout cotton, the cashmere and the ‘all gr wersanted ne to crock, have on. en, me fike-an ostrich. 1’ miler he ing If they be not sil Cora has me. Just look at t! The hosiery model tossed into my lap {4 pair of pink striped beauties. “Fetching, eh? Twent. y-eight dollars | {or the pair—end a hole in the toe every) Loyg 1 wear them, ‘They're too good to weight of tl i feel the COBOQNVOS) O16r0)' w CHURCH NEWS, ut | In the Chured of the Moly Commanion (I sorter of itis topte below \e ak On Thursday nieht of the services in Mer 4 eopr! rololate Mr Radelifte has Tempe In the Protestant Rpimepal Church of Saint Eaward the Maryr east One Hundred and Ninth street, the Hight Mer Genrer Worhing on, hold an ordination op ot Nedews service to-morrow morning At the South Reformed Church, Madison avenve fev.” Roderick ne the Cherub) "(Pom raw Temple” (Therne). Hie Holy Temple’ H Light of the Worle” (Weat) Methotia: Epleropal (hureh, 4 Hondred and Twenty: Tipple, D._D., pastor, ®. ‘The Right to Labor! will be the subject of ° the Julian Ke. eermon al ex Jervussiem, East Thirty th) him would sufi me. 0 ot oon. twill Kot attempt to may See, eet T'S, cas auietah Sieoeprete OF GS the ht Ag iy. 1 beh pastor on ‘Labor’ and “Owners we can res! re: re | Sonat im there will o# profit in doing burl ness.” 416) Moom mote 5.95 WOM WATER. AM Pt oe 6 en 64 to 63 PORT OF SEW YORK. | L Rotter ‘am in Landon Christiansend way and Sinty-eigbth wirvet, Ry Hamburg | Peters, D. West Side Auditorium of oaa'th No. ut oe Mienionary meeting of the Wom. hind street, om Teeaday rene will be delivered an anew Soule’ Protestant Episcopal Chureh wenve and Biatyowinth street, Rev R jewton, DD, Feetor. will preach to-mar Hoth services In the evening a special wervice will be helé under the Aitertion Macterlane, organist and cholrmaster me sill include Magnificat in it em, lL Desired Wisdom a And ord Mewstah* fen Maren (Svendeen) At the Uioomiagdale Reformed Church, Broad- Madieon nis series “ the ne (Handel, D.. pawior, wlll contin attan Congregational (harem. | street, neat firth avenve, Chaplain Madiove C. | Dr b.. will contect (he sorviens, tethers afternvom. The audience sill te addressed by Metigguished speakers, am@ (here will be Gne | et | mast increase 17 Interest apd Chur No 3 Weer aries B Nema, ; je services ate being held | 1s bee | tng assisted by Rev. T. i. Thames, D,D.. of Dan- ville, Ve, am evangelist and preachet of nete, AL the Church of the Divine Paternity, Rev. Dr. Katom, pastor, will preach to-morrow, and ai both services spe lal musical programmes will be | the chotr and quartet under the | J Warren Andrews, organisa apa jen | areat interes At the Judeon Memorial Baptist Chi Wash. ington Aquare South, oy ara sphere 1B D., pastor, 4 Fitth Avenue | nee, oor Win Sete | Antero, DD, | and evening. In the Harlem Presbyterian Charch, Rev. D. Ruseetl, pastor, services are being berg evening oseep Returday At the Pork Presbyierien Ciuren, THE K. OF L. MOTTO.! A Grand Rule for Life and Labor—Some Fresh News for the Copperhead Scribbler | Who Sneers at It. One of the copperhead papers of thie) the legal rights of an individual. “An city sneers at the motto of the K. of L.'| injury to one is the concern of all.” “An injury to one ts the concern of all.” | The motio under attack is at one with It declares that this motto “must tend| the everlasting doctrine of the Golden to make the individual Jers competi nt) Rule. to look out for himself, as he knows! The motto Is at one with the conduct that the orgapigation wil! look out for of any government which offers prot him, and 80 he trusts to it to protect him| thou to an individual in foreign par: and his intere. {ts own expense, ‘The argument is worthy of a pirate.| Why, If you can believe It, the motto In many cases, many circumstances | ts even in agreement with the principles and many of the exigencies of life an nest business | individual standing alone cannot protect, This motto met with the approval of| either himeelf or his interests. Atl men! (he poet Lowell, who sald | are more or less dependent upon Man's true freedom te to eb other in regard to their affairs | AM the chains our brothers. weer, The motto is as practical as it is mag-| And with heart and hand ( be nificent, as sacred as it is sympathetic. | Karnest to make others tree! The principle of it ts tn accord with) The Ko of I. mctto is of great value, | true democracy, which provides for mu-| not oniy tot hts of Laber but to} tual protection and for general her wor and to mankind at} thon against common dangers WAY) large, It high motive to labor, | Jet a copperhead stand up alone) one which mey not often be lived up inat the Spanish fleet or teht with | + yet which shines as a heacon-t is own carving-knife aga’ ‘he eM) tiekt for the mariners on the stormy! trance of the Hragiiian plague? I reas of our time. It Workingmen The motto i in accord with (howe! sy, stand up for mutual py fon in funtamental principles upon Which 8 day, of tetal, It prompts them to de clety ts founde at which ae Hever) food each other's rights against carried out. Why does not the Copper! cory Jt tends to link them together in head organ hoist the satanic Maxim!) 1.4 geaternity which is the only hope himeeit?” motto is in conformity | upon whieh rightful law | te based. That theory is that the com: | 4, munity must guard the person, as also i) some of the interes! f each of its mem- bers. The comamualty sometime pends | tena of thousands of dollars to secure’ all. “Every man fo The K. of L. with the theory for labor or for life atte It ts truly demo- It te not anti-religious, not the | When tt shall become the law of for the community and the law of or for all men and women the world | be different from what It is to-day, An injury to one is the concern of | JOHN SWINTON ALL THE NEWS IN THB WORLD OF e re >. Huber, the newly elected Brooklyn; Secretary, J. Mansion, of Preaigent Oe the United Brotherhocd | Troy, and ‘Treamurer, Thomas J. O'Rell- | of Carpenters and Joiners’ of ane, ly, of D. A. 2), of Brooklyn. or old, and of that eff is nearly forty-eight years That labor organizations in London from his twentieth year, when hel are anxious to do | adopted the trade he bas | their fetes {0,20 what Is right toward devoted much of he sue | fry ie shewie i dent | Committes received trom a cigarmakers \ asking If an exporter | a union untry answered. The 7 in the «If | income fl every official poaltiot t mmittee for th of the union. He held the office of !quarter shows a balance on hand uf President for six terms and was the , and that of the Agitation Com- | head of the District Council of West- mittee of the same body B. Three | for one yedr. In 188) hundred and three manufacturers are | eet ae cussr came tm tho bond wae] eet ety Seen at work In the Shops. ver achieved. Mr. Huber wan one of |, Th first annual meeting of the Gen: | . Berens ee ae tn Sra Counell of Painters and Decorators comenl| New Yor bee + Girect the eight-hour movement, and | {owing omeers elected: Thomes. Cases cheater County was made This Girl in Manhatta 11,000,000 9 yea h his until and enerseue | Local Union 1B. P om lon 1, Be resident; Vit efforts the demand was granted. Fix, German Painters’ Union, | A bill which will shortly be presented | President; Lx inderman, German to the Legislature calls for the waving | aintere’ Union, General Becretary- of members of the Street Cleaning De-| Treasurer; Thomas Hynes, L. U. il, partment for necessary Sunday work, /of P., Arms, and and also that no member of the Depart- | Brown , of Brooklyn; ment can be discharged before recelving | dore U. 1, ‘4 " A trial before superior officers. Thin Knoch Finane ii} 1s one which has long been urged by | The w ear ago with four) Jabor bodies in this city, and the p of protecting | jof it In the hands of the Legisiative Amalgamated | Committer of the State Cong is a body, and enpcas. siever, aMiinted bodies, including thore — of surety that It will receive some con- " | Brooklyn, Jersey City and the Bronx. A general meeting of the loca! unions | of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Jersey City the Truck Drivers’ Protective and Benevolent A elation, will he held at , 14) Hudson street, to-morrow. The following was the list of office fe ig the te tag before adjour ing: ent, Patrick McMa\ York Stationary Engl President, Jamer tA STE FRE, Set All Her Wealth on a Poor Man's True Hearts This is Helen Merrington. She ope@ owned the Matterhorn Building, the highest and most pretentious skyscraper Bhe also worth fhe staked aii this hage Wwealth—for what? For a poor man’s Jove, Was it worth such a sacrifice er not? Decide for yourself. You can read her thrilling life-story in “The New York Skyscraper; or, What Would ¥ Do with a Million a Year?” which in next Wednesday's Evening We NO DIAMONDS 70 CUR, Reagh ore Ontpet Hes Shed Down in Kimberley and Gomes Are Getting Expensive, The diamond cutters of New York ago out of work. The closing of the Mig berley mines ha ised a stoppage im the receipt of rough diamonds and the seven shops in this country have vie tually closed for the lack of material t@ work on. In a month, the experts any, there will, hot be a «ingle karat of rough stone leet for the cleavern and polishers. 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