The evening world. Newspaper, December 31, 1903, Page 12

ft i aa ‘ day Are ay Mr. John D. Crimmins, who is heading the movement started by The M@vening World to bring the National Democratic Convention to New York $m June, 1904, began to-day by seeing representative business men in New York, all of whom have become Interested in the plan and most of whom will not only work for the convention and use their influence, but will con- “tribute to the necessary fund to make a bid to get the convention here. + The meeting held in the ante-room of the Board of Aldermen yester- @ay, and another in Mr. Crimmins’s office, have already begun to be pro- Both meetings have had the effect of making New York in earnest, which means that New York will get the convention if con- ductive of results. MRicoal Reputation Appointed Vest Already Exerting Their In-! fluence Toward Having New York) Chosen as the Meeting Place. John D. Crimmins, Who Is at the Head of the Movement, Expects to Have the Preliminary Organization Fully Completed by Next Tuesday: teerted action can now be relied upon. \FAMOUS MEN ON COMMITTEES. Working with Mr. Crimmins are Daniel S. Gorman, Jefferson Levy, F. L. Lawrence, J. ®dward Simmons, W. Bourke Cockran, J. C. mith and other gentlemen of prominence, Besides these gentlemen !s the committee appointed at the meeting yes- terday in the ante-room of the Board of Aldermen. posed of W. L. Jaques, Simeon L. lord, Daniel N, ©. H. P. Belmont, James A. Sheehan, C. T. Barney, R. A. ¢ and John Quincy Adams. It will be the purpc committees formed unde “whom are expected to disp Crimmins and his co-workers. 4 “I believe that by next ‘Yuesda tfon will have been completed. @id for the Convention. We y the political significance; that it is commercial benefit to the city. clerical force of the Merchants’ ‘Well of. WOULD BE OF GREAT SERVICE. “That is a splendidly organized force and would be of great mervite to us should there be any great amount of clerical work necessary,” Mr. Crimming has not made known the amount of money he has re- ceived in pledges for the convention. To this fund will be added $5,000 given by The Evening World, $1.000 by Sam Shubert, the theatrical manager; of Luna Park, and $1,000 by Congressman ‘Timothy D. Sullivan. e of the head of the movement and the various him to appoint other working committees, all of amu activity now belug shown by Mr, We will then be in the position to make re progressing nicely.” | NOT OF POLITICAI, SIGNIFICANCE Mr, Crimmins has impressed upon the gentlemen who are working with him, and upon those he is trying to interest, that this movement is not of| movement which was started for the elty's welfare alone, and that the convention, He believes that it will glve New York a dusiness impetus that will continue and be of lasting benefit, Mr. Crimmins has not yet accepted the offer made by the Merchants’ ‘Association, first through its former President, Mr. ‘dy Mr, H. D. Dumont at tie meeting in the City Hall y Association to aid in the clerical work to \__get the convention to New York, ‘This offer, however, Mr. Crimmins thinks He said when it was made to him: Lavaont, Anthony Brady, Hendricks, T. J. Grant, W. T. This committee 1s com-| Donegan, W. C, Whitney . | Mr. Crimmins sald, “our organiza-j| if brought here, will be of untold W. F. King, and later terday, to lend the That he has progressed he admits. $1,000 by red Thompson, President GOV. ODELL HERE, WILL SEE PLATT Appearance of the State Execu-' tive Unexpected, and, While Reticent, He Admits that He Will Confer with the Senator. Gov. Odell is in town to pay his long. Geferred visit to Senator Platt. The ap- pearance of the Governor at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to-day was unexpected Before leaving ais office in the Capitol Governor announced that hé was not going to New York. Later in the even- ing he changed his mind and left Al- bany on the 11 o'clock train, The invitation of the Senator to the Governor to come to New York and talk things over has been in Albany for some time. The Governor held out while poll- ticlans wearing the Platt collar nocked from all parts of the State to interview ‘the Senator. It ts Very lkely that at given out assuring the throbbing public is no friction between the two men who are tearing each other’ elothes off for control of the State ma » ehine. Gov. Odell was not communicative. He would not say that he had come to New York purposely to see Senator that he although he admitted couldn't say," replied the Governor wome hesitation, “You can't al- how it is outside when you ere inside, you know.” a DREDGE SINKS IN NIGHT. WwW Asleep Aboard, A dredge owned by the Reed Bros, Company, of No, 71 State sank in Gowanus Canal, Brook- ‘last night, and it is believed that engineer was asleep on board and pt to the bottom with the craft, dredge was moored between Car- F and Third streets. The engineer, name is not known, remained on ts and acted as watchman, the engine-room. The first the aecident was when the Upper works jthat of the Martin B. Brown Company. BROWN & CO, GET CITY PRINTING Henri Rogowski’s Bid, Which Was $19.500 Lower than His Rival, Was Declared Irregular! and Thrown Out. Martin B, Brown & Co. will publish the City Record for the year of 1904. The Board of City Record to-day threw out the bid of Henrl Rogowskt as irreg- ular and informal and oted unantmously to give the contract to the Martin H. Brown Company. ‘The contract for the | City Record will mean an expenditure | of about $150,000, while there are “ex- | tras" enough to bring this sum up to $250,000, Rogowsk!'s bid was $19,500 lower than When it was submitted at a former meeting of the board, the Supervisor of | the City Reoord was asked to make an {nvestigation as to the ability of Ro- | gowsld to do the peculimr kind of work | required, The Sapervisor reported to the board that Rogowski, in his opinion, was not properly equipped to undertake a con- tract of such magnitude, and that he had neither presses nor machinery in his plant ‘The board consulted for some time and decided that the only thing to do under the circumstances was to give ‘the contract to the Martin B, Brown Company ‘Tho contract for the vear's supply of stationery was given to L. W. Ahrens, approximately, —$ JOHNSON FANCIED TRUNK. Now He's Fa a Charge of Larceny, When Commander Gillmore, of the United States Navy, asked for his trunk yesterday at the Hotel Navarre, it was not to be found. ‘That why John Johnson, colored, was held in $1,000 bail in the West Side Court to-day on a charge of larceny. Jonson, while walking along Thirt: eighth street, spled a trunk’ that he fancied, Later in he day detectives searched the pawnehops for trunk and MEETING OF CITIZENS AT THE CIT¥ PLANS FOR B HALL MAKING INGING NATIONAL CONVENTION. | THREE NOTABLES HERE FROM ABROAD a Henry Norman, M. P.; Charles Allen, Burglar, and W. H. Ellis. Who Visited King Mene- lik, All Arrive on the Majestic. und Chatles Russell sn 18M, { Allen has been serving three years in| Datimvor on, England, and was | arrested when released. He was! brought back by Deputy United States | Marshal Watts and Scotland Yard. The noted burglar is now about sixty years old, wearing a neatly trimmed | @ray Deard and dressed like a prospe ous merchant. He was taken imme: ately to @ train and started for Spring- Meld, IL, where he will tie tried for robbing the Post-Office there in 189% of $8,000, With Killoran and Russell, Charles Allon frightened Sheriff 'Tamsen's depu- ties in the Ludlow Street Juil by mak- ing them belleye that silver matoh- safes were loaded revolvers, and they walked out of the jail unmolested, The frightened deputies ran through the streets crying, “Der call ts oudt!” William H, Ellis had much to say of his visit to King Menclil, He will try to have the United States negotiate a trade treaty with the dusky monarch. “When I sturted for the King’s palace I was accompanied by a retinue of 200 servants. I was received in state and with much cordlality, Menelik is fitty- eight or sixty years old and claims to| be a direct descendant of the Queen of Sheba, He denies that he is a negro and 1s not as dark as I am, “He was vory friendly with me and I know he thinks a great deal of Amer- Alfred 13. Ball, o} ica, He had never heard of Abraham Lincoln, but when I told him that Lin- coln hat freed the slaves he was greatly pleased anid suid he must have been a great ai 1. Menelilc 18 abol- ishing slavery in Abyssinta, having pro- mulguted w luw that no more slay: shall be hand that the children of those who are npw slaves shall be treo meu Menelik will sign @ treaty with this country which will mean at least $20, ‘ jes and 00,000. trade for our factori merchants, 1 HAve a personal letter from king Menelile which I shall pre sent to President Roosevelt and it may 1 a trade arrangement can be nry Norman sald that Russia does not desire war, out that If urged she will fight It was announced to-day authorita- Uvely that in all probability Cornelius M. Williams, the slayer of Andrew H. Green, will escape the electric chair. s declare now that the murder- Willlares, who ts a negro, has the va- aries so-often peculiar to the insane of his race. He shows marked tenden- ey to regard himself as the inspirea agent of 0 higher power, His cunning Is remarkable and not of that kind generally assumed by thoso feigning insanity. “AC times he is ex- tremely violent, and again he is given to greit religious fervor, Williams stil’ insists that Mr. Green aid him a great wrong tn k ng hin, as he alleges, from finding Bessie Da the negress ‘who Ives In a mansion in Central Park West |who are beginning to bel STOCKS ADVANCE ON MONEY OUTLOOK: But While Wall Street Looks for Improved Market Broker! Talks of Threatened Squeeze That May Bring on Trouble. COTTON BEARS ARE. STILL IN CONTROL Leader Price, with His Batter- After showng @ reactionary tendency uring the early hours bf timding the rket developed s th and held it until the close. ‘The report of the | Known movements of curerney, which | Sika niwin abate week gives promise | statem 500,000 during the of a fair bank ‘Three men, each notable tn his own line, arrived to-day on the White S:a*| line ste hip Majestic. They are Henry Norman, member of Parllament and authority on Russian affairs; Wine jam JI, ills, a Wall street broker, who has been on a visit to King Menelik of Abyssinia, and «%hurles Allen, noted post-office burgiar, who escaped from | cay the Ludlow Street Jail with Joe Kiloran sult thelr stucks to hold ti that there would be an strong market on Saturday Amalgamated Copper was on, best stocks of the day. and harp advance on excellent buy! s held well, the lowed such vigor that tl and are many ve that per [haps after all the common will be per- mitted to remain among the dividend payers, Brooklyn Rapid Transit was weak early, due, It seemed, to the efforts of | the bull pool to shake out some of its rather cumbersome following. ‘This seemed to be effective, and after an hour there was a sharp recovery in the stock. Mr. Keene was active again in South- ern Pacific, which was strong on the prospects of a dividend in 194. The Union Pacific earnings were so good for November, the net showing an in- rease of more than $200,000, wat the stock held firm all day. One prominent man, the head of oa mmrge commission houre, said to-day that he would not be surprised at any time to seo the shorts severely equeezed as he has watched the market very closely and knows that there ts @ large short interest. Last night he loaned 3,000 shares of Amalgamated Copper to spattering Borrowers and altogether his House hag loans of different stocks out to the numb 20,000 shares, He thinks that Ss have also made lar will call all aturday, and he under- t there will be a general call- Ing at the ' time, which will, if the programme ts carried out, cause a bear sur which Id shoot’ prices many | polnts highe T broker in q Leports that he expects a the shorts in many stocks, there will be nothing like the North-| ita ex ment there wil of anxlety for the bears. of ‘The total sales of stocks were 374,100 shares and of bonds $1,934,000, The Closing Quotations, To-dny's higaest eh Jowest and closing pi . a Japan would be a most powerful) prices or fru last recotded sale arene foe,” he said, “and I think would give | follows; Russia a long yand | hard hen. oe! Tris SP Gah course, England hopes there will be no | qj, , Ugh. Taw. Clon war, Our sympathies are naturally with Pamelecan btomeetited our ally, Jupan, but 1 nnot say now $f our naval and military forces would | &) be at her disposal in cea of war with Me, | Russia. That would ve a most drastic A] step and wid have to be decided by vil Parliament i jn | Allen said briefly. “I am willing to go | « bod F back, I guess it is all up with mg.’ an + a4 DL cris 2a pt =% | Iilinots ie + ly Touts ne Met. + 1%! | Mot = MF! re) N 0 x = 4 + Cornelius M. Williams, Say the} ironies, Gu ze Alienists, Has the Vagaries So % | Often Possessed by Crazy t Members of His Race. % & vie ieee: +Advance, —Decline ee We EAT MARKET, Strength marked the opening of the wheat market to-day of a cent higher, There were some good orders here to with prices 3-8 buy wheat, assumed fo be for Buro account, Corn was stronger and more active) WUN the room trade covering short ening p July, 4; December lay, bi 1-8’ pi souvenirs gathered in every ‘plase in the world, ‘They found man: Lv run membra: seis Commander’ ts ‘ray. noes: ity to oral mon, Non Bob West siatbone bs uate ———<——— ENDED LIFE WITH ACID. Stichael Leawy, fifty-four years old, of | No. 998 East One Hundred and Forty- fy street, committed by takdng cactotia wold ot bis ronitonay et bia venience, neta i prices were: to 84-8; July, 7 to December, 82. Cor July, 48-4 to 7-8) December, | New York's closing prices were: Wheat- May. 878-4 bid; July, && Corn May, i ing Force, Holds the Market and Forces Values Down from 15 to 34 Points. yntrol and prices ed a decline Yotton w of the nthe ma’ eirly trading yn io to 34 poin 1 Oper and made Dut the bears still had LOT MERGE ‘Big Holding Company Planned’ | for System That Will Be a! Gigantic Trunk Line Stretel- | ing Across the Continent. ALL PRINCIPAL TRAFFIC CENTRES WILL BE TAPPED. Securities Case Will Hasten Project, but It Wi!l Go Through in Any Event. | Favorable Decision ip Northern | George Gould has planned a big hold- Ing company for the merging of the known as the Gould roads, {8 are quite complete for rombining the ontinental trunk system, anc le decision in the Northern § # case ts only twalted to launch project. E though the Court ruling is advers the Northern Securities a way will be | ALL HIS ROADS: Road. Missouri Pacific. St. Louls Southwestern ‘Texas vacltic. Int. Gt. Northern Wheeling & Lake Erie 490 Western Maryland .... 268 Denver & Rio Grande 2,390 Ann Arbor ........ . 292 West. Va. Central...... 208 Total . 10,646,100 $416,285,900 $490,703,690 jarters close to the Goulds it ts al- nost admitted that a favorable decision { the Northern Sécurities case will ;mean a quick announcement of a com- pany to take over all the Gould roads. ‘This would mean a system of 16,000 miles covering the richest sections of the country, When completet %t will be the only real trunk Mne, for it will reach across the continent, although part of the distance will be over the Harriman roads. The total capitalization of the roads is $116,285,900 and the bonded debt $130,- The roads included are the Missouri Pacitic, , St. Louis Southwest- rn, ‘Texas Pacific, International Great Northern, Wheeling & Lake Erle, West- efn Maryland, Denver & Riq Grande, West Virginia Central and y Tpads, Gould lines have now entered irg and Baltimore, so that they tic and a Gulf seaport rhe ind to operate the combine within | id reach to Salt Lake Aw ri cars will be run tothe ’ the Harriman ines. » have been lately a number of] jt wil! be but a year or so, Under the rted denials of n action | management of George J. Gould, backed on the part of George J, Gould, alup by John D. Rockefeller, before the intement tmuii tould ish gets into New York through stitement "made by a Gould atto ‘ with the Vanderbilts. shows that such de re made f TINE LOE effect s stem: That The lessee of a building belonging to| te me ement to 8 well ad- id called j of the property to get hi make s improvements on the building, wh an old one, and was told that 1 could | not be ma aying: Mr. Nd has no money to spend on improvements now, He is using all his funds to bring tégether his rouds un Her one comp: He let go of his co! trol of the Manhi cain Con tor| that purg so you can see what! chanee there is for you to get any ini provements, The uniting of the Gould rounds under one head ts only a matter} f a short time." 4 ‘This is the most positive statement that has been made, and it is import- ant In that It was not Intended to be public, recent come The the Gould has led aAmialga ar, and str in sth to believe that th idly drawing ils tn many tlon is attorney | ans of financing combination have been thor- sed and arranged is almost tion, —— Practically Unchanged in the Outside Market. ‘urb stocks were dull to-day with the practically unchanged. ‘The bid and | prices of the principal outside se- urities were: Prices SIN DOMINED IS SWEPT BY WAR Three Governments, Each with an Army, Are Battling Fieroely for Control of the West Indleg Republic. | SANTO DOMINGO, Dec. &1.~The situs ation here is desperate. Three govern- ments are in power, one in each district, and eaoh has an army. On Monday there was.a battle before the gates of the clty near the residence of Mr. Powell, the American Minister. Commander-in-Chiéf Casimero Soto and several others, including a bugler, were killed In the fight. ‘The residence of Mr. Powell !s about 1,500 feet from the olty. He removed elght hours before the fight- ing began, A British warship is here, but is not to remain, although there will continue to be trouble, and there {s not the slightest chance of a settlement. The situation appears to be war to the knife between the factions, All the telegraph lines. are cut, so that communication through the island 1s possible only by @ messenger or by boat from port to port. ao Lecture by ,W. BD. Yeats. The Irish poet Wiliam Butler Yeats will deliver a lecture on Sunday even- ing next at Carnegie Hall, under the auspices of the Irish Literary Society of New York, on “The Intellectual Re- vival in Ireland.” W. 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