The evening world. Newspaper, March 19, 1903, Page 2

FOR NEENE It THEAN PACIFIC Fg. : e Committee of the Board of Directors Bids Defiance to the Specu- rand the Stock Closes 2 1-4 Points ow Yesterday’s Figures. ALS IN THE FIGHT TO CONTROL SOUTHERN PACIFIC. KEENE GROUP. R. Keene (personally). 50,000 shares Taylor & Co........... 160,000 shares pool. Sbeee Bee eeeneereeeseneerseetereeneseees + 300,000 shares HARRIMAN GROUP, Harriman (personally)........... se seeeeeeees 400,000 shares PACE... 6... cece eee eeee ceeeee eens Fh sbeasese pees, 500,000 shares OUTSIDE HOLDERS, nd Stanford estate....... 300,000 shares lish capitalists 160,000 shares ting stock .. 150,000 sharea p tive Committee of the) dends on Gouthern Pactfic stock. ‘These uthern Pacific Board of Directors held| dividends are now being used to im- Smeeting to-day and discussed the|prove the road. The Union Pacific made aguinst the management! forces, which control the Southern Pa- B'the road by James R. Keene, who in| cific, refuse to declare dividends and ® formal statement published in the Keene and his party, who are loaded ‘morning newspapers charged the Union| With Southern Pacific stock under a pool 5 fio interest in the Southern Pacific| agreement, which they want to sell at with milking the Southern Pactflo|® profit, are sure of a loss unless they for the benefit of the Union Pacific. can force a dividend or engineer a cor- ‘Tt was decided at the meeting to make ee en walt enable them to unload Pro arges of the great} t! oldings on those who unwarily raha haat sy tite gun hla sown |&° short of the market and find them. ‘ to sult himself, It was reported| “Ives forced to cover their contracts. , that there was talk of compromising | 78? !Junotion sult brought by the ““wtith Keene by taking off his hands the| Keene forces to restrain the Unton stock at a g00d price rather than pes from voting {ts Southern Pactfic ve the injunction suit brought by ria lends meeting, in case it in in the Kentucky court go to a i. ul, will give the poo! holders é hearing, which might prevent the |p, (nance {0 control the meeting if they Watuion Pacific interests in the Southern | si0y on wr ot ny et ge ORY of the “Pacific board from voting the maJority | joo (oy mg oree OF Stock after the $00,- dings of their stock at the annuat|(V" Worth held by the Harriman Beas te held April ® crowd In eliminated by the courts, “None of the directors would talk about | mye torino the Possibility of @ corner, this roport, refusing either to condrm| ny Noe tne a, pac eee mene esr. Bel y {fle stock now ited eakktind inactive vitter a day | Whether oF not they can vote tt, Btean | | which started actively enough, but soon |Wme the pool continues by buying up : haded off into monotony on the belief |*P® Hmited floating supply. The shorts there would be no corner, at ieast {*20W thls and are trembling. very the present. ‘The stock closed at one in Wall street knows it and Is} $5 12, 2 1-4 points below last night's|‘Tembling for corners affect the whole losing and 11-2 below to-day'a opening. | market and might cause @ generat Sée-Saw at the Opent: Tremendous Fight. stock, which opened at (7, nearly) 5 the sou Pekintean Sec ixs aoe Be onan ve some of tremendous activity on ‘Change n (atten " first twenty minutos, but later fell| to ¢n°i- cia et eee fr, crapped ng hovered around , Her WAR) stumped to of t-4-laat night's cloning, ‘of prices and alo free offerings | ate! it touched 66 and then bounded back to around 67. Assurances, such as they were 65 fh, were given out by the Keene The aati decline indicated an easing ) Weparty that no corner was being at-| 0% '8 the threatened squeeze of the short ; Dae interests aa the result of the circulation jt { an aiithoritative report that tho -oMclal tt t forth that }°! Ps Se restie bees er Te coin Pa- | Pansfer books of the Southern Pacific Ihe would not Le losed hefore Apei| {0% the annual meeting of April § will giving ample time for all stock {0% be closed before April 3 Ehought abroad to get here in time to{ TB!8 indicated that an allowance would | record a change in ownership. ‘The |? Made to enable arbitrage firms to i ‘of the market held up with a mir |Tecelve Stock from Europe and thereby of strength, indicating that Prevent the operation of a clone corner, ul ‘Tho decline wax ma reflection of the ee panbranguneed sar of an London market, in which Southern Pa-| d + |eifle opened at 67 5-8, that by noon there was a disappear- i ol re took advantage of "of the feverish activity which had ea to poll fenely of thelr D mmearwopening Dour. ava wo shares and this helped to keep But the price down. nes to wipe out the recollco-| ihe existence of a shomt interest was ton of ae erent, Corner in Northern | proven by the eagerness with which ip B, May. 2 Ape ea sche’ sos cn [omerings were snapped up, hewhts Wall street, and anything which | Uke working toward a repetition; A Wall street news agenoy sent ont a that day puts things out of joint and Mtory to-day to the effect that Ta fuses ‘great ureasines: |Taylor & Co, had shipped by at eee rien to-day 15,000 shares of few R. Keene, the head of the trick. as it ome te iricerels marera ern Pacific pool, which is fight eae . ee rn Bay Doe ween ed market on arrival there or used for de- amare a ree canteol of liveries for stock sold while it te In * Apulatore Wall street has ever had, com-|ihis countey ee qannot be retur Attention in any deal he may ssa RA eye epnaaad Oe he cars ee ght MAY on the books from ‘Taylor & Co se foriialeatiineraa te two as of the new owners In this way Keene can vote the st ich way the cat was going to jump. the asme Ume ha \ ave the joney rc The Nght Keene is waging has for 1ta| which it would t pe ke to carry it, @nd the declaration of divi-!J. Taylor In Koonce oni Tet Ethere A Shrewd Keene Move. ato erred ‘s nam son-in-law, Ward went up to 1-2 Joan of che sto dleated that Were not ve v vr 1» Steel Fives and tt | Peppers Led iu Trading. stock ‘ jon the curb was quiet but a, ws; Mrmer to-day, Havana Yobacco| Jul 1-8, Btool bs at 87 and Copper M were unchanged. | as bid and esked prices of tne princi- f Corn’ ed; Jul, eago's closing’ 74 1-4 bid) uly : to 1) dt; fk securities to-day were et guly, 43 oa bidy Bene Bd, Ane, pied , a) ‘DEET C "Syst WALL STREET CHAT, a) tinh | Nelson Morris, the blg Chicago packer boi | 18 contemplating the erection of a i fon-dollar packing-house in Kansas City | Whe Wheat Market, John Koss, the milliona ® wal ruled the opening wheat| broker of Montreal, iy Pont : today, Low temperature helped | cular to his customers, in which al d rains attructed some cover: denies that he lost $1,000,000 in tae ree Ren..On Which prices held rathor| slump in Dominion Bice. ar fast night's clone, There will ge 7 in wheat and some | John W. Gates will return to this elty sone ho ade io, we Bt. Louta's |Gaturday after his protracted stay in tha ap 1-4 on whvat, influenced! South. He is in excellent henith, wer Spe cording to hiv son Charles, who arrived re home "yesterday, It 18 weported dhat a syndicate com- wing the entire Panama Ca: and at} for the} BS a om, despite the fact! "| posed of John B. MuDonald, J. Plerpont Morgan and their friend: by formed. to. bid for. the santract o¢ ‘tig? na sO Abra JAMES R. KEENE, WHO HAS AGAIN SET WALL STREET IN A FURORE BY HIS ATTACK ON SOUTEERN PACIFIC, E- LATEST NEWS.-OF THE BUSINESS -WORLD.\AR COTTON TAKES ANOTHER JUMP. Heavy Buying on Market Orders Sends the Price Up Seventeen: Points in Excited Trading on} the Exchange. | SPOT SALES NEAR RECORD. There was a sharp advance in the prices of cotton to-day, which caused a, considerable siir on the floor of the] local exchange. upward movement | began early in the day by short Jumps! of from two to three points until an| advance of from 1 to 17 points was made. | Phis rise In prices was caused by re- ports of heavy orders on Liverpool, Alexandria and in Now Orleans to sup- nly both foreign and domestic mills After the advance an the bull clique, headed by Daniel J. Sully, begin to operate heavily, buying and selling 200,000 bales, ‘The bulls were also aided | 4 thelr perations by higher forelgn | prices and the continued wet weather tn the South, | shorts were it pretty hard bo-! market closed advance were: | July, 9.73; Au, 895, and Geto nts fo May ! ched wit son'é highest p; nt of the sea The Cotton Market, A quiet and e to 3 potnts hig’ | 5 prices a aigher at} plained that! atisfactortly > Inittal deals | refleot the news at hand, most of whicalf Was Drillfant. Apart from scat ring and a Utte support for bull operators, there Was no feature to th trading whatever. Cables came 1 to points aigher, where Mitle change was expected. Early crtimates for port re celptw Were 1200), Because of the weather through the South jt pected that the movement and 4 will be further delayed. Following + 9.2 bi 976 to 977; August, 9. o 4 BO to ROP October, Sore 855; December, sing prices were: March, 9.99 to 99 to 976, STEEL LAWYERS CONFER, President Sehy Holds Secret Meeting with Counsel for Trust. Prosident Schwab.and several of the legal yepresentalves ef the United States Steel Corporation were in con- HAMILTON FISH, NEW ASSISTANT TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES) Lemuel standing In the Presiden| did ho } Bak cane may i Boot Covton | irom twat recorded sale are as folk jvall the market held steady with aig | . a 9; Ui At ember, 6.91 to $.03;| § see Fhercess Se asec FEREEE F* were res”. ference to-day at ihe banking houge of J.P. Morgan & Co. The object of the Meeliig could not be learned. It is undersivod thet the furthoomin annual fy RO wil om a ensive slatement of ora hi mtn es year will ead malvor pro: See Fe = Caverd Dividend Declared, iN, Merch W-The Our Com; tonday Oper een! HAM. FISH FOR SUB-TREASURY. President Withdraws the Ap- pointment of Plimley and Names Former Speaker of the Assembly Instead. | WAS MISLED BY PLATT. ‘The passing of the mantle of ap- pointment as Assistant Treasurer in |charge of the Sub-Treasury at New ork from the slouchy shoulders of | Major Willlam Pilmley to the stalwart frame of ex-Speaker of the State As- sembly Hamilton Fish, has uncovered a livelyl contest between President Roosevelt and Senator Thomas C, with all honors to the Chiet » President sent Major Plim- 1e Into the Senate it was fur- s to an §8,000 position one who is throughout the Nineteenth As- District as the political valet of Quigg. Not until protests sin to pour ja from men of high estimation ome aware of the fact ‘The new appointee, Hamilton Fish, ts brother of Stuyvesant Bish, the anleer, and a son of the late Hamilton 1, who was Minister to Spain, Gov- ior of New York and Secrotary of State under President Grant. He 1s a wyer, Afty-thrye years old, and ts thy, Mving at Garrison, N.Y. He as the Republican leader in the Aa- mbly in 189 and 1899. In 18% he was 1 Speaker, and the following year vigerous campalgn for the of nor, but failed, Bish ac vari Umes has been igiy opposed to Senator Platt, He 4 an onguigation man and a close per- sonal friend of the President. Mr. Fish om His Appointment, ish maintains a winter residence 0 West Forty-ffth street, and starting for his office to-day he ed upon his appointment to an rid reporter as follow fon for the important post Awgistant ‘Treasurer came upon me tos @ tolal surprise. ‘The first word was from Senator Platt in a teie- ram stating that my name would be sent In to the Senate by the President, No sooner had 1 Wired my willingness to ro-enter public Ife than 1 got a despatch frou Senator Kean, of New Jersey, in that the nomination had Veen con- armed, Concerning bis relations with the Prea, ident, Mr, Fish sald: ‘Words oannot measure my admiration for President Roosevelt. I have ‘rooted’ for him ever since he went into public Mfe, I was « delegate to the Slate convention which named him for Governor, and 1 am wills] ,. ing to. go on record as an original Roose. velt man from Putnam County, While I have not seen the President for a year, 1 am & close follower of bis #tateeman- ably.” i Bs STOCKS STEADY. ON OOD SUPORT Psoriasis, Scalled Head, Milk Crust: Tetter, Ringworm, ete, Market Conditions Favorable to Trading, and Southern Pa- cific Contest Failed to Have, SPOGHily, Permanently and Economically Cured, Disturbing Effect Anticipated. When All Else Fails, by SUGAR A FIRM FACTOR. @ Bull Pool in Louisville and Nashville » Makes That Issue a Strong Fea- ture—Tennessee Coal and Iron Up and Coppers Hold Well. LE Ya total of only $504,000 lost since last from his thought that he was! Stocks were not as seriously affected The agonizing, itching, and burning of the skin, as in} to-day by the Southern Pacific contest a uy ‘ aay | to was expected and prices advancea (eczema; the frightful scaling, as in psoriasis; the loss of | throughout the Ist. Call money was|hdir, and crusting of the scalp, as in scelled head; the! et SOND Gt 7 ES facial disfigurements, as in pimples and ringworm; the! amounted to only $422,000 since the close |aWful suffering of infants, and anxiety of worn-out parents, | of the previous day's business, making!as in milk crust, tetter and salt rheum,—all demand a) Friday, and London quotations were | remedy, of almost superhuman virtues to successfully cope steadier. These factora caused a gen-|With them. That Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent | Sal erent ano remen te the market /are such stands proven beyond all doubt. No statement is. nid made regarding them that is not justified by the. strongest , inThe lower prlve for Southern Pacific evidence. The purity and sweetness, the power to afford | f in London was reflected here by an|= * * + | early fall of 11-4 per cent. This was|MMediate relief, the certainty of speedy and permanent rg followed by a sharp advance of 13-4,/Cure, the absolute safety and great economy have made/ but the price soon reacted again and ¢h,, : * continued to eet any around Greet ine| them the standard skin-cures, blood purifiers and humour ly fell back, closing at 65. Union|remedies.o: the civilized world. Pacific opened down 1-2 point, advanced 11-4 per cent. and held the gain. Louls- ( ] f | | , vig toa Nashville wes a strong feature and (ternal Treatment. pool In the issue, and an advance of 2 . fe ber cent. was recorded, Rock Island Bathe the affected parts with hot water and Cuticura Soap, to cleanse the surface of crusts and scales, and soften | gained 13-8 points, Amalgamated. Copper was unsteady|the thickened cuticle. Dry, without hard rubbing, and! on fufther efforts at liquidation. A af i H re i i irri i carried the price to'7 a4, 2 gain |@PPly Cuticura Ointment freely, to allay itching, irritation, , of 1-2 polnt. Anaconda Copper also de-|and inflammation, and soothe and heal, and, lastly, take | 4 clined and later made up the early! Cuticura Resolvent to cool and cleanse the blood, This! } loss. Tennessee Coal and Iron contin- ued to be well absorbed at an improve. | CoMplete treatment affords instant relief, permits rest and | ment of 1 per cent. sleep'in the severest forms of eczema and other itching, | Gugar Refining was decidedly frm, | burning, and scaly humours of the skin, scalp and blood, | Consolidated Gas advancea 11-2 per|and' points’ to a speedy, permanent, and economical cure | cent. and Corn Products was strong i ici i | at fractionally higher pelees Goxan®| when all other remedies and the best physicians fail. As ment ‘bonds were steady and railroad |€Vidence’of the wonderful curative properties of Cuticura | penge Sra Remedies, and of their world-wide sale, we quote from’ While time money for all perlods was 9 5 ’ quoted at 5 1-2 per cent., business was | dull, Mercantile discounts for choice | Daper were at 6 per cent. for the mini. | D D Fowource to thelr owt banks igther wan “I desire to give my voluntary testimony tothe: beneficial effects Comparatively Tittle promere of vaiex an | Of, your Cuticvra Remedies. I have suffered for some time from an Rheimmarket, excess.of uric acid in the blood’, and, since the middle of last year, Loutsville and Nashville advanced on from a’ severe attaok of Eczema, chiefly on the scalp, face, ears and rome encouragement from ae, Weeted| neck, and on ohe limb. 1 was for several months under professional Serra, whe BAve & quer of reasona| treatment, but the remedies prescribed were of no avail, and 1 was siring higher prices, There was not a| gradually becoming worse, my face was -dreadfully disfigured, and 1 i supply of the stock in the market i th PT y it iled t Se A ee ae a aaa ana 1 vase en ater alle oI +4 . mi, Ee rae ey gautlous in sthete most satisfactory results, The disease soon begarto cleanpest, an in Southe : f > - the paol brokers wherever nosso’ buz| My hair commenced'to grow again, A fresh growth of hair is covey they professed to be willing to sell on|ing my head,-and my limb (although not yet quite cured) is gradually en en purchasing them in order to make presen’ Ww Caer ; . 7 Foperted’ one of Womern shorts Was Biren from similar complaints, and, as President of the Bible itany,outelders astoclated with the Women's Society, has told the Bible women to report Lenya nnesse ron Co Wilh Kindred interest were active fn | Should come under her notice when a poor person is so afflicted, accumulating the stock to-day. thot your remedies may be resorted to. ‘AAC FINNEMORE. ROBERT ISAA Amaigamated er acted better and acemed” to have. benetited by. ‘the (Judge of the Natal Supreme Court. weal bull interests! Pietermaritzburg, Natal, Oct, 29, 1901. shaking out of gom: of ine At SMe oE the mambers | CUTICURA REMEDIES are sold throughout tho civilised world, PRICES: Catieura Revolv- €n affiliation with the Seaboard Air Line | ent Boc. per bottle (in the of Chocolate Coated Pilis, 25c, per vial of 60). of a fairly intimate character, and Her-| Guaticura’ Otntment. SOc. per, Dox, and Cuticura Soap, 2c. per cake, Send for the areat ris, Gates & Co. and Wormser started | work, “Humours of the Blood, Skin and Scalp, and How to Cure Them," 64 pages, 900 Dis sho upwesd movement, ‘eases, with Illustrations, Testimonials, end Directions 1m all languages, including Japanese ‘The Waldorf-Astoria crow ran 17> | avd Chinese. British Depot, 27-28 Chirtertouse 89., London, B,C. French Depot, 8 Rud de the price of Baltimore and Onto, | | ig: Paix. Parla. Australian Depot, K. Towns & Co., Sydney, OTTER DEUG AND CHEM. oind that the most important shor | to, N, yrlet ton, U. 8, interest had covered before them. Bomo | (Ale CORPORATION, Bole Proprietors, Boston, Us 8. Ae of this stock was sold before the divi- = wee ray ye, acentee| THIS = WEEK ONLY Prager... |OUR RULE| 430 New points of strength cropped out during the noon hour, substantial gana being made in Abchison, Rock Laland, Canadian Pacific and People's Gas, Gen- ral movements were to level under ‘the Impetu rse in Southern Pac that stock Inter ap the general market became dull, but fully maintained its undertone of strength. Perfect Work Painless Process Popular Prices UAKER SPECIALTIES, xe 0 Pain, by QUAKER METHODS, Tooth ordered in the morning delivered et night, Jy, natural 19 appearances and eom- wear by (QUAM EER TVOM. Sots , fied with QUAKER DOUBLE WN, wade superior wo any olbers. eres, BB Bridge Work it, %2 $3\Gold Filling $4 Quaker Crown, Bridge and Plate Work imsts a Hiietime. Ali Work Guaranteed, Hours: 9A,.Mto9P,M, Sundays9to4, German Spoken, =="! QUAKER DENTAL SOCIETY, ue aa 44 Fast 14th St, | 171 Broadway Np MPHOVERS WANTED. NEAR B'WAY, N, Y. «COR. CORTLANDT ST.), N. ¥- sani: and olla Li nary, GOT W. 8 Room traders took profits on the day's i rise, ‘and prices rented on very mod ones erate offerings, Declines from the high- re ih t ith | fiting Gst of the day reaohed » point in some [ever 4enartmant, | Laboratory. aauippey wih J Tl of the leaders, notably St. Paul, Union | sai’ a to taeure | of 169 Pacific, New ‘York Central AVI Lie | prompt at and Wiinols Central, Southern Pacifie itell back to near 66, In sympathy with | et: the rest of the isi, ‘The closing was | aul) and easy. Laundry Wants—remaie. Gold Crowns ASS PAMILY IRONER, 330s w % WANTWD—as Bureka Laundry, 105 West 38th | 6 familly Ironer aud’ also Baanel oust. . TALS 1a _learn slarchings also wipla foe collar Oe Mcwsmplon Laundgy Co,. "108 7th Viet | WANTED for Ironlug, one 14 B. 1g4u ry GIRL WANTRD. K. Laundry, 1323 Amat: da Detween 185th aad 126in ete. HONER: ‘and assorte . ¢ Gry, 108 7th ave., wear 17th st. a are 08 trait edtatgle vet ti fs Ride ca es woe . ‘ | 01 teas can be bought for half cost of White Rose tie ) North