The evening world. Newspaper, May 14, 1904, Page 5

ONSEAIS SAFE Even Up-to-Date Pirates with) : Modern Cruisers Could Not Seize Mighty Treasure Car- ried by Our Ocean Greyhounds SCRUPULOUSLY STORED WITH UNUSUAL SAFEGUARDS Red-Eyed Sea Rovers Would Walk the Plank in Short Order if They Attacked iron- «Sheathed Leviathans. Fifteen millions in @ steel-barr mee eaitt BG, aha, w Bottle ot forum: net je galleon "8 10 1 Sing 0, ho, ho and a heave ho? ot In the good old days of Capt: Kidd. the black-visaged Morgan, terror of the Spanish main, and the bloodthirsty Flint with hts blue mug and tndigo oaths, what a sharpening of cutlasses, furbish- ihe of Long Toms and hemming of jolly Rogers would be going on in tho pirates’ foves had the news reached them of fuch cargoes of treasure as left this port on Thursday and to-day. La Lorraine is now scudding along the @cean pathway with ler strong box ereaking with the weight of $9,500,000 1.1 bar gold and specie of the Uafted Btates; in the holds of the st. Paul, of tho American ino, and fhe Cunarder Umbria, now steam- Ing out beyond the Narrows, is $5,000,000 of American bullion; and on lesday $10,500,000 morewill be consigned ‘4a great steamship Europe-bound, Never in his most lurid dreams did @he buccaneer speculate upon such a \Vast treasure afloat on the seas. ‘Twenty millions in gold, a treasure that the kings of Europe and the princes of India could not boast of, a prize that @ome nations might sacrifice the lives ff thousands for—and travelling with- but s convoy! Iittle Chance for Pirates. But the pirate clipper, with its mur- Berous crew, its scuppers running with the blood of harmless merchantmen, its dreaded plank—the blind pathway to the bottom of the sea~and the groans of the hapless prisoners issuing from tts reeking hold, has passed into the Great Beyond of legend and story. And, for the sake of a little idle spec- niation, did our very coast swarm with ie ships, would one double eagle of All thet vast bonanza be in danger thelr grasp? Would the great Deut land heave to at the whistle of a ball from the Long Tom, would the St. Paul put down her helm and swing around to the signal of the JoNy Roger, and would tho captain of the Unteria give heed to an rath-embroidered ecmmand if Capt, Flint? Ask one of poster commanders xf the gold-laden hounds of the yean and note the chuckle that would rome chortling up from his boots, Imagine him from the heights of his bridge smiling grimly down upon the {inky little pirate snip, once the terror of three oceans, What a laughable lit- tle bruise the Long Tom's ball would make on the steel hide of the modern leviathan, Let us go further and imagine the red-eyed virates swarming over the decks, A pirate crew of seventy-five with pistol, dirk and bloody knife! ‘What would bo their fate dmong a crew of 600 mer, drilled to the minute and armed with Winchesters and Colt navy revolvers, and then where would this Httle body of men be lost among 2,000 passengers, all to be subdued, blind- folded and made to walk the deadly plan Too Swift for Our Cratsers. Ne it any wonder that the captain chuckles and the crew laughs loud and polsterously at the thought of the an- sient terrors of the sea? The speed- lest wind-jammer that ever scaled billow could not run within hailing filstance of the great expfess steamship of to-day; even the modern cruiser of | $0, the world’s navies would have to force the draught to the danger point to keep within the wake of these flying mariné monsters. Then, how is this great wealth of gold stored and guarded? The loading @ cargo of gold, even though the pi- te's day has long faded into fiction, 's a matter of scrupulous care and un- nsual safeguards. First the gold, in bars and Uttle bags ot specie, is stowed in steel-rimmed kegs, riveted\and sealed with the Bub- Treasury stamp. Each keg weighs 200 pounds, and it is no e burden for two men to carry from the great Gov- a@cnment vaults to the awaiting truck. cae the rpules there is a guard.of armed “When the two carriers stagger put ¢ toward me truck with their burden | tour armed men surround them in es- vort. The truck on which the gold !s laced is under a guard of twice that number, armed and alert, From twenty to fifty kegs are loaded on these trucks, whe with the guards Ntting om the kegs, they are driven lowly to the steas hip “pier. |The un- foedite is accom d with the same circumspection and. tinceasing vigilance, As the Kegs are carried up the gang- lank and down into the great steel- arred vault betweenships and under ihe bow the guard still clanks behind. Armed Men Guard Gold. pificers lose ht of keg or carrier, an: [oat ee ks for it contal ch, nore ary than “ever fell to.a Punt oF| © pf, tingle vapture—approxi-| At i AS fome eh ‘all the kegs away in the great steamship Moers of the ship are res pon ble for it, and they place their privat ai the doors of the treasure Fo and rifles this mara, half a dozen in number, tain,an unfaltering vigil da lent, to’ th — byt sad inaiviaunt kere, one being f dy the captat at thou thes ‘ale zat a hea = a checked off these are re Wireless Hints to Western Union Directors. TAUCK DRIVERS | (By T.. E. Power: ) oo @ Whe —————_— SUBSCRIBED FIVE TIMES OVER. It waa anh dy offictally eer BDPEBG9OGHOO99O9G-906-9:59 559694999 9G-99 99999908 $0:69-0944-4009490944 ahDEind iL asa Whiod IDirecto jusion they could not aceomplish a dis: honest purpose, for the va with a great wax sta: When “the ateamahip arrives at its port the unloading of the gold is conducted under the eyes of Govern- Ment officers and a torelen, squad of soldiers. ‘A small troop of cavalry ac: companies the treasure to the nailon’s ‘There will be onl the Assay 0: iiSad has cleared the port, movement of gold to Europe ts count ‘of the Japa: nama Canal’ payments. has fason's stock of gold bars Ofice to the lowest point ea. Jn Fre $2,000, ,000 in gold pen ship- nese loan and ahs Pai duced Supt. at the As re ¥s.o00 ‘in gol, breakin revious records for so short a tim hen Tuesday's and to-day's gold is nent gut the grand total ‘will Bar Gold Supply Exha mm: iq will accept thi tte bolleved that. an atranges 5 Sold. Can be ‘made that will save tne ipment of coin, which 1s more expen- sive than to send over bars. $49,976,000 of gold will have neeney, Bee tite is Sountty about Ferg he for Tuesday. which ast evening. follow: $2,500,000: country has loi for saran has sent to t! and fe is get Spence Fea 300.000 $00,000; wey 1 Siton:0; (000,000, BANK STATEMENT POOR. New Record Change in Deposits Not So Marked. ‘One new record was made by thde bank statement this week. still soared and the deposits decreased which is bringing nearer to the condition In which {t was some months ago when the loans were in excess of the deposits. for loans was $1,078,928,600 and deposits $1,129,615,400. The increase in the loan Not an at 4o thease Government] \ccrcaped, the statement lepos! non 960 and on all deposits other than se deposit: a amounted to $16. which was a po Loa ‘ aaa THE WORLD: SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1904, ih 2O003000300440483900008D002 SEDOCLSICOSIE LL ECOOODOOOEE DS HOIEEE PEED IDESIPOEE 2605 ANY WAY TO GET THE MONEY. rs might fool Jerome and the police after po guise themselves as wash ladies and distribuie.racing results in baskets. Everything would come out in the wash. Monday Mr. Powers Will Show the W. U, Directors Another Way to Fool McAdoo and Jerome. ie t ROE oes - Ea /Guve Foor I Trinw MA0G0 1S WATCHING us Pi geverieciagn WAS LEFT AT THE Post oom wires are down, They could dis- se STOCKS DECLINE ON TRUST HUNT REPORT Wall Street Takes Alarm on (News from Washington and Prices Fall Away at the Close After an Irregutar Session. A bad bank statement was discounted to-day, and after the figures were is- cued the stock market held well and, in fect, several Issues made substantial gains, Gas being one of these. This fs- s31¢ Jumped up to 200 1-2, almost a point, ‘The market 2s a whole, however, was Irregular, and in the final dealings soid off, the cicse being generally lower on @ report from Washington of a trust hunting campaign. Tho further engagements of gold for export Tuesday, ti total being brought up to $10,200,000, also had a depressing effect, and as the railroads reporting earnings all made poor showings there was little to encourage the buils during the session, In fact, the bulls seem to have disappeared from the street and only bears can be found, The agree- ment between the Frisco and the Gould Ines for trackage rights for the two over the Mississippi Valley systems of the Gould lines had little effect upon elther ‘Frisco or Missouri Pacific. For the first time in days the bears who have been hammering Steel did not seem to be able to cause prices to de- cline. The statement mado by Mr. as still the largest tae edi ail ARG ass effect and caused 4 few stocitholders Who had sold out to buy thelr stock Back, “This gave the Steels a quiet steadiness that they have not had for some time. During t Gas ani Gen early trading Consolidated 1 eotrls were fhe strongest {86 sold up a ful hointeand thers seemed to Be * some Food buying of stock despite the inten- fon of the Company to issue $20,000,000 of new bonds. General Electric was WOULD THAT EVERY FAMILY KNEW ITS VALUE, The Wish of the Urauline Sisters of Waterville, in Indorsing Father John's dicine for, the Cure of Consumption. “We, the under- signed, cheertuily recommend an 4 endorse the use of Father John's Med- {eine as a sure and immediate relief jcess for one of the ubers of our in- . stitution who was threatened = with consumption of the throat, Hearing of the pees Natasa we em it a decided ? v3 also strong, and Ros aes it is to issue ught. Corn ee steady. more than $3,000, n jumped up ing Naplonal Lead was active and 4-8 hi pe lure duriag thes fading, while ‘Corn—July, eau call cf the rallroads all showed a decidedly Bertetber 471-4 to 47 3- weaker tendency. seem to be able to move the stock. Eries were weak and there aro many Bividend wilt be selling of Erle, which declined about | steady to-day with prices 1 to 12 points 1 per cent. Copper was aggressively | lower, due to the disappointing cables strong in the early trading. bat. fell 3 Sway with the list ne from Liverpool, July suffered the the wheat market to-day with trading lens favarable. crop new! dull. ‘The undertone, however, was |buyers: steady owing to the lack of offerings.| ‘Nhe opening prices were: Mav, 13.10 to Broomhall reported that the outho iL. in the territory of the Danube was bia: rerio x tw stock it| New: York's “opening prices were: at’ the opening 4 per cent. Wheat—Juls, std: Pepto 0) ng, prices wero: Wheat to September id Metropolitan Securities gained py mg a ET, the ture during the Gy Rent Pe as had at : Des ae York’ Rock Island declined against the re- Wheater ort that the insiders intended to put | cember, &21 corm May, b : July, the iusue higher, ‘The insiders do not | 991-4 bid; September, i 3-4. COTTON MARKET. believe, that the frat preferred) rhe local cotton market opened cut. This caused free greatest loss ag the start, but met such —— 5000 oe ie Qe on raed oH fommission-houss demand and. further WHEAT MARKET. buying by spot interests. Because of South and te posl- Investment Prices were practically unchanged in|low temperatures in ns proved attractive 36 ‘to 13.37; mber, 11.67 jecember. 13.12; June, 13.20 bid Aueuat. Js.08" to 130 because of the continued Ndi to ii To verify the truth of this Reasoning will only cost you 10 cents, and may save you many dollars. PTE A the men who attacked Irving Pending a settlement or a dec of open war the truck owner« Jana’ net “enenges Heading. 2° pe Took fata Tock Bout 7 fect ; Sele ana: ae it (8. Bee te 8 Stra ember, #2 1-4] Wabana sad ! STAKE SPREDS ‘Men Say They Will Tie Up Every- thing in Town Except Trolley Cars and “L” Trains Unless’ Demands Are Granted. 2 non-union dri South and Markee man injured driver for Jackson $0" haw and conviction ig rapidly Assootatios thie The Closing Quotations, To-day'n himhest, or from last recorded sale are aa eR Fi le ia “ion R. ; ce SHED HOUSES 7 TO LE LE?. wy ‘5 & APARTMENTS age Furnished—wWest Side. - SR ate ey and closing pricos | yeaterdny's closing | BEST IN THE CITY. 4 moms, bath completely | 1 silver Unfurnis! ed—East Side. Wen BT, LEXINGTON AY. flats. 8 rooms and bath ern iinprovements; HONeill & Co. “Will Commence Monday Morning Their | Summer Sale of Muslin Underwear For Women, Misses, Children and Infants. Thousands of pieces of the finest hand made French Imported and the largest assortment we have ever shown omestic undermuslins At the Lowest Prices Ever Quoted. Sixth Avenue, 20th to 21st Street. ee UNECHNISHED, HOUSES TO Cer.| FURNISHED © ROOMS TO LE’ 20c. Per Line East Side, hed ary rooms, “above 14th ther airy roomn; E—Nic 140 E. ely ventences; Wt E. sized rooms. "cool, quiet: private: “hall _hedroom. Fee. SReHeey ree 2 Bada! cFPE el SS LONDON STOCKS LISTLESs. Americans Make n t Recovery nd Clone Quiet. LONDON, May M.—Rates for money were extremely easy in the market to- Gay and the surplus supplies were larger, Discounts sympathized with the money conditions, On the Stock Exchange there was the usual Snturday lassitude ‘The undertone was fairly firm, but all- round profit-taking reduced the market to A condition of exhaustion. Consols were slightly vasier aud Home Rall had a saguing tendency. Americans were ad hank statement, They close t after a silght nominal recovei Japanere were depreased on specula sales Cigars of the same quality vary in price as much as ten cents a piece, owing only to the | difference in finish, STAR STOGIES cost more than dther stogies because they are made of better tobacco; cent cigars because of the difference in Hy they cost less than ten fiat, ’6 roome, bath, otear: All improvements, 0. Wec- sR, premises oF eevee Parser Unfurnisned—West Side. AMSTERDAM AY roo! room jerant | TE iy . “rooms; gas. bath; _week.” COLUMBUR AV. 305 (first floor) and bedroom: bath, cony: C20 W. $3.50 up: ot AMSTERDAM AV: ti Large room, running water , $1.50 up; Southerners ace MEU A ne ‘All te “Sear rooms, sath Mot water, desiravie {anc Wiehe ‘oF Prey Jexantiy iecorata fan ihtee and four room ull in anticipation of| Gor#H. ah TO7 ane ) —rooin beth and amaji neatly prices moderate: | i ea fortably ee. Stites gas included, $2.00 UD. ‘sca rrr 1080 ST. Unfurnished—North of 125th St. Bal, (1stch) orive large light Bee Pea W Fea Foon POE Sh sees “Vanes Van_ Vleck. “HOTEL LE ROY," Sy CORNER AGTH 8T- ADEE raianed, Refitted and tu yooms, bath. telephone. aT. # NICHOLAS AY. Poems: ‘Spnositn’ achagl ments, oppos! hood, trents $17 to $22 Bi W, Four, room, tg Tet ats. gt water and steam 7 elegant all fgets apne’ ORS, my OW. = rialanhome: electric ligne (Untirplnnee= sreskiiny <_< “ONFURNISHED ROOMS TO LET. Yight rooms, ail | rent f AInO salary, to wife for quire store, 250 ~ FURNISHED “ROOMS TO. LET. ‘invino ease, 14 | Hea: North; of 125th Streete MADISON AY... 1974 (126th st] or unfurnished; 3 hedrocm;, petvate Rouse: em. ; fi 36, E—Laree back par 1 hod tre ae front room, loaves +4 in Wi Brooklyn. 2, neal ia targe and small root good Tocatton 20 Conta Per Line. West Side. 200 Wr. Large nh hol fatlor fluor Peaable” repr parkcLaree ang in) 8. < Momble and Me “4 howtekeeping. $1:£0" uy up: hot wat iy furnished large ie conveniences; quiet prles 7 and snail Poo i two f pase keepin ehaimellod eatly furninbed, pi rivate house, gentiemen only; Tarnished room, Tent moderates sf. un B— Heely f _{arilabed Taree, ice ‘airy, clea entiemen, couple; $2.80 aI Bk: aon! board options 184, near Bond—Large coms a Mmtaall i house: rer Bond—Nicely furs soreentiomeg, 1.50, ids conne Sie aoe) TSE ar bites a ia) (Melxnea— jy furnished; inaily furnished foal iat light houscueeplag® ‘en: owner, Wall furnished, ; oth ww BOARDERS WANTED. ot x mae