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yy Be Responsible for Mishap: Had, Under Orders, to Keep in Line. Do Not Go Below the , Water-line. @amage to the Kentucky—because © “Mine—as it is sbout what the Court o- , will recommend after hearing All of the testimony. Or st least censured for the accident. ‘The Admiral in command is the one “held responsible for any acci- expecially of thi Same Rule Everywhere. 1 flagship. “There will be the biggest kind of a ow about this thing,” said one of the ‘Breatest naval experts in the country %9 @ reporter for The Evening World ° after the Kentucky had docked at the Brooklyn Navy-Yard. “Phe whole blame should be put where it “belongs—not to the individual captains, The Put to the Admiral of the fleet. eaptains of the Kentucky ami the Kear- ‘garge, which also ran ashore on the Shoals, could not help poking their noses in the mud. They had to keep in dine and it was up to the flagship to gteer them clear of trouble. @ame reason.” mand of the Vicksburg. Capt, Cameron McRae Winslow, a@ captein on July 1, 1905. It is estimated by the experts in the Brooklyn Navy-Yard that it will cost at least $20,000 to repair the damged Kentucky. that the Other Ships | Rear-Admiral Coghlan, Commandant ‘ot the Brooklyn Navy-Yard, sent a long @espateh to Washington this afteroon telling of the injurics fo the big battle- “ship Kentucky, that was rammed yes- ferday in the lower bay by the Ala-| ‘Bama, as the fleet under the command of Rear-Admiral “Bob” Evans was going out. The talk among the navat ‘experts now 1s not so much as to the ‘has been pretty well established that “she was not injured below the water HALF BILLION ADDED TO CITY'S TAX LISTS ‘There are those up high tn naval _ @ireles who declare that in the end ) Afimiral Evans may be court-martialled, such manoeuvres as that which the} Queens .. dron was performing as-the ships tout of the harbor yesterday it Is the ym in all countries tiat no matter the judgment of the captain of He individual slips is, he must keep line. For this reason the naval ex- and nayal men put all the blame Totals. “The English fleet went out of here ‘at eighteen knots an hour and without a pilot. They didn’t get into any troubie, At seems as though one of our own fighting vessels can hardly come or gO im the harbor without trouble, and yet the foreigners manage to navigate all “right. When the Kentucky got aground the Kearsarge had to follow to be in the line, and then the collision of the Alabama could not be avoided for the ‘A strange coincidnece of the accident] his his assessment raised to $25,000 this @own the Bay is in the fact that all «f| y« (ie captans who were in trouble had} ficiais on the lst, and those who are) cormand ofa battleship for the first) are assessed for only a small amount. thre. Capt. Edward B. Barry, com-|the McCalls and MeCurdys do not seem wander of the Kentucky, had be to be on the list at all. fe 1905. Xe distinguished himself in the Philip- pines at the time that Funston oap- tured Aginaldo. He was then in com- the Kearsarge, was made « captain on last and this was the first timo had had charge of a battleship. fatwer was the captain of the o!d Kearsarge when she fought the Ala- vama. Samuel P. Pancoast was mude When the Alabama, following the Rearsarge out of the bay four hun- dred yards away, rammed the Ken- tucky, {t was at first thought that she This Year’s Increase in Realty Valuation Is $480,895,464 and Personal Assess. ments Are Up $30,395,511. ‘A brief eummary given out to-day by 464. Those who are on the Personal kind, where} president Frahk O'Donnell, of the De-|Tax Schedule have until March 31 to captain of every ship must Keep! partment of Taxes, taken from the tax Metres cepacia at wane sayy} TOU. 204 Oe yates Stowe ee Jast summer that Admiral Evans sus pended one of his captains, for getting out of line with his ship. The suspen- of the captain lasted only a short as it was shown that the captain in personai taxes of $30,695,511 in Greater | agreement.” New York. There t# a net increase in| that many millions will yet come of. the valuation of real estate of $460,!%,-‘ This ts the summary by boroughs: ASSESSED VALUATIONS ON PERSONAL 1905. Boroughs. Manhattan The ¥Bronx Brooklyn Richmond LIGHT UP swear off. The story is that this year most of the assessments were made “by It is sife to vay, however, + $2,818,497,990 58,668,708 516,927,080 49,521,573 18,094,825 $3,461,620,172 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF ASSESSED. VALUATION OF ESTATE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. Assessment Rolls, Record Books, Boroughs. 1905. Manhattan weeeee Lipase tt The Bronx 260,742,593 Brooklyn sere S8B,775,852 Queens ... 134,172.390 Richmond . . 42,998,205 Totals, ...csscecsessceresenerseeseseesescsss $4,919,808, 751 ‘This was the day when the tax books of the city were opened for the in- LONDON cTOCKS QUIET WITH PRICES MIXED, spection of the public, and as soon 38 the gates guarding the offices in the Stewart Building were thrown apart citizens of all kinds flocked in. More dents of Manhattan, informing them that they were on the personal tax roll. hour the day closed, but there is until March 31 for the purpose. ‘The books showed some peculiarities on the part of the assessors. Charles F. Murphy, the boss of Tam- LONDON, Jan. 8.—Money was in good than 80,000 notices had been sent OwW,/demand in the market to-day. Discounts ot which over 82,000 were sent to resi-/were firm. Tradin on the Stock Ex- chunge was quiet and prices were {r- regular but the undertone generally was Only about fifty had sworn off up to the |Consols opened easier an closed above the lowest quotations of the day. Home rails were occasionally higher. Americans opened du‘l and were sold New York orders, mostly under ANTI-MAXWELL MEN FOR SCHOOL BOARD Members Opposed to “Fads” Idea of Superintendent. Mayor McClellan to-day fitied all tne vacancies in the Board of Education by the appointment of John A. Wilbur and Dr, Denis J. McDonald. Beth are anti-Maxwell and opposed to ‘fads’? in the public schools, Mr. Wilbur is president of the Salem (Nall Company, No. 29 Peari strect, and vice-president of he Granite Brick | Company, at No. 14 Liberty street, in lwhich hoe is associated with William Barclay Parsons. Two y was president of the H lerace Club. He lives at‘) One Hundred and Tenth sire | the indorsement of Leader Isauc Hop- r, as W.ll as Sherft Nicholas J. ayes, in whose district’ he formerly lived. “| am anti-Maxwell, first. last and lan the time,” Mr. Wilbur said, “and T propose advocating radical reforms in the course of study. I am opposed to the teaching of French and German, and 1 would reduce by one half the time ‘Spent on manual training. I think that fore time snould be given to the studies the children absolutely need."* Dr. McDonald is a Democrat and ts understood to hold similar views. ‘The Mayor got in from Princeton eaily to-day and was at his desk by 9.9) o'clock, when he procesded to work on routine business, ‘The statement attributed to Rev. Dr. Police Comm nian was 80 was asked to comment upon It. sioner can speak for himseif.’" Charies C. Wissell, the new Deput to the Mayor's attenth “Tam satisfied.” h missioner Ellison hi ly call it to his attention.” jave sent for Mr, ‘aring and investigation. DESTROYERS ALSO MEET IN CRASH aged by the Lawrence in Hampton Roads. Point, came together tn collisivn. $258,452,850] The Worden was rammed and had to be copvoyed to the Norfolk Navy- Yard by the Lawrence, which was un- Injured, the Worden’s damage was not $80,000,000 IN NEW GLUCOSE COMBINATION. Official announcement was made in the Corn Product Refinin; Ly. It will be capitalized at 1,000,000, The resident. of tie trust will be F, T, fe wilt the majori x will own the majority of th of the Corn Product Company and ne entire capital of the New York Glucose Company’ and the Be Leet Bye aad Lous Preserving Compan; Lk toe many, !s only assessed on $5,000, the same as last year, while Mayor McCiel- lan is not on the list at all. Ex-Mayor Seth Low, who paid on $7,000 last year, r. There are few life insurance of- ‘As usual, Andrew Carnegie leads the list with $5,000,000, the amount agreed upon, while J. Pierpont Morgan sets! oft with an assessment on $400,000, Rus-| sell Sage is charged with $2,000,000 per- sonality and John D. Rockefeller on $2,600,00. John D., ‘jr., 18 down for $0,000 and William Rockefeller for $300,000. ‘Among the names on the personal fax list who are put down for large amounts are the followin: Belmont, August Relmont, Gliver H. Bel Perry Astor, Caroline W Astor, John Jacov Blagden, Frances M. Bliss, Cornelius Carnegie. Andrew Choate, Joseph H. Cutting, R. Fulton Elias, Hannah Fish, Stuyvesant . isk, Pl had been so badly \damaged that she | $47 qwould sink. “We dida't know just now badly we qwere burt at first," sald Capt. Barry When he was soon to-day aboard the ship. “All our consern was for velow the water-line and to saye the ship. ‘Men were sent all over the lower part of her to look for leaks anywhere. At the place that we went ashore there was no chance to put down a diver, ‘amd w2 began to experiment with the etarvoard engine. ~ gyer about a ton and a half when we hauled out of the mud and «ot | Tompkinaville, Then he used a lit- gteam and found that the starbourd pore worked, That showed that at that the Kentueky did not appear to be injur ow. eet fina. That ie ———-———_ sc| WHO KIDNAPPED HIM? it of the have av “We didn't daro start it up for fear ‘making the danger worse. The chief > bea Jacked the starboard engine| ft9 one or two of the blades were in-| We sent for the divers and they after examining the bottom as | could under the circumstances Grigsby, Emile Gnggenhe'm, Murray Jemup, Morris K. Kohn. Solomen H. Hargiman, ai iayen Hegemai Hill, dames J. . Aselin, Adrian’ . lin, “Adria Ireiin, Archar .. Iselin, William E, Je, William B. Morgin J. Plerpsat’ Plait Jonn A. Bacefeltee: Jone Sometellers Twketelle William e Borers, Henry Kontit, Jaco rH A great mystery in serial form, napped. in New York,"' fore wu ‘begin in Wednesday’ Clearance Sale of Entire Steck of Semi-Ready Suits and Overcoats At Prices Below Cost of Production, No reservation will be made of any part of the stock. Our entire line is included in this sale. Every garment will be sold at proportionately the same reduction in price as those quoted here. selling price of each is indelibly marked in it at the time of cutting. can thereby verify the re- ductions, The Semi-Ready system precludes ‘odds We have therefore only the clean, unbroken Fall and Winter’ lines to offer. The Semi-Ready Gar- and ends,” from the Consequently charges are unknown to us. The quality of ma- first try-on. ported and domestic fab- SALE OPENS Tc-MORROW (TUESDAY) MORNING, SEMI-READY, R. 4. CAMPBELL, Prop. Broadway, Cor. 11th Street : 1 4 EN: tics, the fancy patterns being of the exclusive kind. The Semi-Re. tem, as con- ducted by R, ee Campbell, ts ac- knowledged to be the most advanced and perfect method of tailoring in the world. We quote here a few items to show the scale of reductions in this sale; Men’s Suits. In C) quality. Former Price. $15.00, reduced to 0.00, reduced to 20,00, reduced 25.00, reduced 80,00, reduced 45.00; reduced to In Overcoats. Most cf these are cut in the pad- Cock Ch sterticld styles, of medium and Leavy weight materials. The fab. rics are imported cheviots, kerseys, melicn and bevaer. The prices of these were formerly : . reduced to clear at. .§19.60 , reduced to clear at.. Yi . reduced to . Pia lear at , reduced to clear at.. 81.00 reduced to clear at,, 33.00 00, reduced to clear at: . 87.50 . Feduced to clear at. . 40.50 fot or Worsted of superior Mayor Names Two Moré) trading was somewhat irregular and “] have nothing whacever to say,* was the reply. “I presiime tie Commis-|®>2uUt 118. At the Navy-Yard to-day It was said Wall street to-day of the formation of @ big glucose combine .to be known xs Compan; MONDAY, ‘Jan. 8, After taking a brief nap just before noon the stock market woke up re- freshod and manifested sufficient vigor to overcome all of the early declines. lacked the Impetua of last Saturday, but bullish sentiment asserted Itself ef- fectively. .A canvasa of the leading brokerage houses in Wall street shows an abiding confidence in a substantial prolongation of this bull movement. ‘There are convincing indications a wide- spread § speculati-> spirit has — been aroused. Lambs that have fought shy of the stock market for two years are now bleating eagerly at the doors of the Exchange. Condi.Joas just now seem be favorable for good grazing. If thi Jambs do not linger too long some of them may get away with thelr own hides and eomethink besides. High-class industrial stocks are en- Joying special popularity. “Investment brokers report an unusual demand for the preferrcd stocks in this line cf se- curities, United States Steel preferred and Internatioa] Paper are maintaining sturdy atrength on fi heavy trading. In the eyes of the expert room traders irectors in deferring a dividend on. the common stock adds strength to this company's preferred stock, which has four years, The adverse decision on the common stock dividend {s sald to be due to the Influence of Joseph #. Hoadley, president of the International Power Company, which owns a large block of American: Locomotive preferred stock. It is asserted that the Hoadley Parkhurst last evening that the present |CTOWd will oppose a common stcck divi- cloner Was not a gentle-|dend until the preferrea F to the Mayor and ‘he |psints higher in the raarket. tive preferred has lately been selling at Much Interest {x felt in the approach- ‘The anonymous charges made against|ing meeting of the Amalgamated Cop- Water Commissioner for Queens, ‘thac|Pt® directors to take sotion on the he at one time ran a resort over there|Wuarterly dividends, Recent trading in Chie: and was arrested and fined for putting} this stock has dist: a woman out of the place, was ¢alled Hae Werte the expectation that the dividend rate 4, “that Com-| Would be raised from 5 to: 6 per cent. as already taken the| With a chance for an extra dividend. An matrer up. If he bas not. I will certain | :nofficial calculation based on the Commissioner Ellison later said: “|W productive capacity of the Amal- Issel : ¥ gamated properties indicates that this for a ful company's for 8, full y's Income for the fiscal year him on the strong recommendation of Borcugh I'resident Bermel, of Queens.” |the case a 6 per cent. dividend rate should aggregate $27,000,000. If such Is would still leave tho company full 1,500,000 excess each month to add if iis cash reserve. The peculiar behavior of Anaconda indicates that Boston's “conservative” influence on the copper shares is hav- ing more or less effect. Most of the New York specialists in copper believe | } that Rnaconda is destined to lead a still more energetic upward movement, but they recognize the fact that out- 1906, .| side investors andl speculat. a} et Worden Is Rammed and Dam-| #4 ponopidtrardveon pute pe caution if not with downright sus- picion. It is probable therefore that the Anacyeda ‘boomers’ will comport themselves hereafter with greater self- restraint, The average speculator Is NORFOLK, Va, Jan, &—During a| timid. He will follow a atock. that |; heavy ,blow in Hampton Roads yester-| advances 6 or 10 points a day with |< day morning the torpedo-boat dexroy- nt ers Worden and Lawrence, of the First | timid individual. Is HkBly to pause ang Torpedo Flotilla, lying ‘oft Sewall’s | conaider the sitzation that ie little less than heartbreaking to the | urgent. Yt ‘boomers.’ Completion of the ‘merger of the Corn eager confidence, but when a 3] Jumps § or 7% points: in .oge. day “this of a serious character. An investigation will be made by the commander . ped flotilla, pera tt Ruffled Muslin, . 60¢.'to $2.00 pair Ruffled Net, $1 to $4 pair Nottingham, 75c. to$2.50 pr Arabine, $4.00 to $8.50 pair Novelty, $2.00 to $5.50 pair interests control’ o| glucose Industries. It also R: out: the dividend paying powers of the peed! Teading companiex. fan ee. Bes} nOeT en’ Products Refining. Company is to Rock Is! imation of the old. . EB. T. Bedi ry nt of the organ- With the worki: Corn ‘will own all of the i New York Glucose | U8 ¢- L, Pipe. we one he Wamer Sugar Refining “Ry. Ine. Go. 91% 1 19h y and the St. Louls Syrup ana| u's Ry. Ins. Ci Preserving Company, beaides a majority ke . Mantas ‘of. the shares of the Corn Prod Red. efpt 70% The lart named. zpols the plants of 45. b Refining Company, the National Starch| ty; 3° 107 1088 10 e su enning, Company an cose Compa: feat ot. $8,000,000 cash th conce 1h 1351 Mthe| Union Packie 09 Glucose Wada: Y provided for 1% 4 was heay ich expects to 4 ail the business in Sorel t. cer about 60 per cent. its'line, both domesti The Cfosing Quotations. highest. lowest. closing prices and ot stocks: trom Saturday's final] WHO KIDNAPPED HIM? ae een pecan ar the action of the American Locomotive | , been paying 7 per cent. per annum for | 4%. Gay 4F) asoSeSSeSs! PELE BPER PEPSEEEE * - Si = nenene 58s hen bea ai alee att LL le eetttl tt+41 FRE Beasts REFER REEF, Hlth lett 3avags ttt] nial Sale - Lace Curtains. : We will offer this week 2,500 pairs of Window Curtains at reductions of MG to on Renaissance, $3.00 to $18.50 pair Irish Point, $3 to $8 pair Tambour, $4 to $7.50 pair Brussels, $4 to $15 pair Point d'Arab, $9 to $35 pair the former prices, ‘The most sweeping reductions are made.on small lots (one to four pairs). A small assortment of Bed Sets and Sash Curtains at equal reductions, will be included in this sale, at prices ranging:from Bed Sets, $3.50 to $20.00 | Sash Cilitains, $2.00 to $10.50 Lord & Taylor, Broadway and Twentieth St., Fifth Avei, Nineteenth St. WHITE GOODS at a Special. Price. BB. Altunatt & Car. piveiprepared a,Special Sale of White Materials for to-morrow (Tuesday), consisting of Four Thousand Yards of Mercerized White Cotton, Poplin, plain and figured, suitable for Dresses and Separate Waists, 22c. per Yard. | FANCY NEEDLEWORK, Thied Floor Ks if Hit i ey “ ribs WHEAT STEADY, WHILE | x aa ‘ e ars Bromed steel, ee sak F THE SHORTS COVER. Rael ses G ae alt rg i Heading oe, Hi Jia — | wheat opened steady. in the market Rt Bye S45 4° Mk | to-day on small world shipments. ‘There of- My 100% 107 +t oy, covering: af shorts, to-day a new feck Ilan Sim {Sih aun — ta] Was moderate covers 4 0 tox 83% + 14| “New York's opening prices “were: This ot — New Yo! 5 t $50,-| Sa ie" alsa sR y. 92) July, & 7-8 bid. aU + 1g npening prices were: Wheat— soot 100) i To.St oyh) Subse 88 7-8 toa 48 AS — 1G 410-8; July’, 43. ay 24> 4 York's. ‘closing prices wore: ‘6 at iad t ah | wheat—May, Sgt oneced; July, €87 ‘and. will manage its business| Fen", Goal A 14g 1H + 2H) Com—sanuary, Said; May, 0 Fe; July, Of President C.| Pict Avenues.) WR lank 8G + 4 | 605-8 - Ei she Fain Se BNR Ue 1g Fh] Chemo agar way, A058 bide sui. roel te, E ary, 8358; May, ‘July, out Ld — %) AL bids, Septr mer. $288, Com—Jan- uary, 411-8; May, 1-8, es 70 Sie Hiei Oy 1 5 + “| COTTON PRICES DOWN Ra tut ly ON HEAVY SELLING, mt Nim + 35 07 ; my There was a de e of from 5 to 9 points In the early cotton market to- day. The selling on stop order account y, Hut this was. partly ‘coun- toracted ty covering of shorts and Of more or less demand from wire houses. ‘Wis. Central The opening arecen were: Janual ACEI ES: 11.08 to 1109; Febuary, 11.15 ‘to The total sales of stocks “to-day was | March, 11.33 to 11.34; April, 1.44! May, 1,619,400 shares and of bonds $1,886,000, | 1b48 to 11.49; June, 11.02 offered; July, en 11.56 to 11,57;’ August, 11.42 to 11. cember, 10.8 Wa; October, 10,75 lar. Chem. pf 115! +§ Un. i to 11.38; A great mystery in serfal form, “Kid- | March. 11.48 ¢o 11.48; April, ae fo 15s ” May, 11.59 to 11, June, 11. w | ecbaforts wit hegta ts Weancedayre| Saye SAS, (OSU ABE GES Ce gt %| Evening World. to 10.82. ae — [fh mee ememee emcees meen memeginenne teeemnmenans » ” | Stern Brothers Me me eit 4 FY For To-morrow uw . Hy Silk Wash Ribbon sf For Underwear and Summer Dresses, in white, pink and blue, 3-16in. Yin Win Min, Lin, lyin. Fiece of 4|) 27¢ 38 48c 65c 85c $1.30 1° Yards FY Much Below Regular Prices. * 4 PI January Clearance Sale of % : Bricesa-Brac « Art Objects, ta Bronzes, Clocks, Clock Sets, Electroliers, Sevres and Dresden Vases. Unusually choice articles will be offered at greater reductions than heretofore, many being 50% Below Former Prices. (THIRD FLOOR) . Oriental Rugs -Reduction Sate For To-morrow and Wednesday, Persian Rugs | ft. 3xl0ft. 6, Formerly $125.00, $86.00 Choice Colorings,| %ft. x12ft.4, ‘ 165.00, 108.00 | Medallions and All| 10ft. 8x13ft.6, <‘* 225.00, 136.00. Over Designs. 11ft. 7x15ft. 10, ‘ 295,00, 168.00 India Rugs | 6ft.x 9ft., Formerly $85.00, $56.00 Solid Red Centre) 9ft.x 9ft., « 125.00, 82.00 grith, Green. Doren 12{t.x12ft., «215.00, 146.00 Red Border, | 1Sft.x1Stt., «350.00, 228.00 Sale of Women’s Underwear of Nainsook, Cambric and Muslin will be continued to-morrow, + will also place on sale 1 Women’s Waists and Blouses of Silk, Lace, Linen and Cotton, Dressing Sacques of Flannel and Silk. MUCH BELOW THEIR VALUE. West Twenty-third Street Dining Room of Our $125 Outfit. = La mir Rooms Completely Furnished for $125. oomns ‘OR BOO} jooms — Completely of nid itis AT ere 4 poet Containing everything necetsary to.atart | pi tisha’ $75] Maen Feet Oh ePircarion nishea 90 One Dollar Per Week’ Opeas an Our liberal Credit Terms apply also in the Suburbs ofNew on Long Island, tht Nese Jentes 6 Connections Our store can ‘ by transfer on all fines. WH PAY FREKGHIT AXD i