T H E
113thle
131‘ 31' 11;.
SUGAR TRUST T0 TIGHT
Millions 13 be Used 1.3 Crush Its
Gomnetitors in" Trade.
ITS METHODS ARE SEOJET.
$2.10” (:01), 000 [5 Sci . {Aside as “’orking Cap-
1.. .1. . Will be Use 1 11 D We to “'1' Wu“
the Arhuckles, {lusclmi' 1111.: Oilur ()1)—
5 Made
11: sin" 11e1E11r15.—-—fio Disclosure
Al: the Annual fleeting.
Neiv Y'01k..l?.11..l2.-—It was decided
by he stock holders of the sugar trust
at 11111 annual meeting to set a. Ede "as
walking: capital” the entire surplus of
the company.
Secretary Sear'les, who has been a
regular attendant for so many years,
was absent, and Frederick Heicke bf
Jersey City was elected Secretary for
the time being.
President H. O. Havemeyer said
changes in the condition of the busi-
ness had made necessary a change in
the policy of the company.
No figuxes were given, but it is esti—
mated that the sum equals about $25,—
800. (100.
This action is construed in \Vall
street as meaning that this amount is
placed at the disposal of the officers
of the trust for use in a bitter trade
fight against the independent refiners
of sugar.
The war between the trust and the
Arbuckles and Claus Doscher and oth-
er independent refiners has been in
progress for several months, but it has
not been bitter, as was predicted.
.SE ARLES.
JOl-IINL
It is now explained that the trust
was handicapped, in that the directors
were obliged to account to stockhold—
ers for all unusual expenditures. Then,
too, there was the chance of an in-
junction by any stsockholder restrain—
ing the company from carrying out its
plans.
This resolution of the stockholders
gives the officers full swing to spend
millions as they wish, and none can
invoke the aid of a court to get an
accounting.
The scheme is novel in corporation
management and it caused much dis-
cussion in W’all street.
But the sugar trust managers did
other unusual things at the stockhold-
ers’ annual meeting, which was held
in Jersey City. Business was done
quickly. No opportunity was given
to discuss the company’s affairs, nor
was any report of the year 's business
made.
The administ1ation of those now in
authmity was indorsed unequivocally,
and an executive committee, with ex-
'tramdinary powers, was appointed.
With the elect-ion of new sugar trust
officers, the voluntary retirement of the
man who, with the Havemeyers, built
up the tremendous business, is assurn
cd. .
He is John E. Searies, already nearly
seventy years old and ailing. Mr.
Searies was a rich man even before
he married the widow of Hopkins, the
a-lifornia multi-millionaire. It was this
wealth, however, which enabled him
to invest in sugar trust certificates.
and soon brought him into close rela-
tions with the Havemeyers.
Mr. Searles has many other financial
interests, the direction of all of which
owing to ill health, he will probably
relinquish into other hands.
Hawley Returns to U. .". Senate.
Hartford, Jan. 12.--Genera1 Joseph
R. Hawley was yesterday afternoon
nominated by the Republican caucus
of the Connecticut General'Assembly
as a candidate to succeed himself as
the junior United States senator from
Connecticut.
The victory which came to"the dis-
tinguished soldier and statesman fur—
nished the climax to one of the most
bitterly waged political contests ever
fought in the Nutmeg‘ state;
The final battle took place yesterday
afternoon, when the Republicans of
the House of Representatives and the
state Senate met‘ in a. joint caucus in
the Representative hall. The victory
for General Hawley was not obtained
until three-full- .hours had been con-
su’med and nearly all of that time was
occupied in balloting.
Technically, or officially, there were
seven ballots, but practlcall'y nine bal—
lots were taken. Senator Hawley was
at all times in the lead, but until the
final ballot was cast and counted his
margin was too narrow to permit of
great confidenCe.
The first ballot resulted: Hawley 98,
Fessenden 62, Bulkley 37, Russell 1.
The last ballot, which decided the
contest, was: Hawley 117, ,Fessenden
69, Bulkley 8,‘ Russell 4.
German Hostility at Manila. »
San Francisco, Jan. 12.--According
to letters received here
Kong by several prominent Germans,
Germany is intriguing actively against
this country by backing Agu'i'naldo and
his followers in the Philippine is-
lands. 1
The Carmen consul in Hong Kong
has held secret conferences with insur-
grn‘fi. r1131rcsc'ntativcs, and there seems
no don] t that. Agui naldo’ 8 recent atti-
tcd. is due toI German support
A'(' ('m din... 11' to these letters, the person
11110 is cmdited with devising plots
“gs, ml the American government is
Print-e Henry of Prussia, when he was
in fliong' Kong with his squadron.
r
. berg
,the Union League.
from. Hong.
THE LEHIGH VICTIMS.
and Baby Borreca’s Injur-
ies Are Fatal. ”
Plainficld, N. J., Jan. 12.-—The ‘medi—
cal staff and the nurses at the Muhlen-
Hospital are still rushed and
overworked in caring for the twenty
injured survivors of the wreck on the
Lehigh Valley Railroad at West Dun-
nellen. Monday afternoon.
‘With the exception of Edward W.
Rick of Bound Brook, the engineer on
the local train concerned in the col—
lision, and the four months old baby
of Mr. and Mrs. Nicola Borreca of Sha»
makin. Pa, the patients are doing re—
markably well, and it is expected that
they will fully recover from their in-
juries.
'l‘hc fractured ribs of Engineer Rick,
which pierced his lungs, cause him in—
1onse pain and he is gradually failing.
lie is delirious part of the time and
will p1'z.-b:-1bly dic, making the total loss
of lii'r- eighteen.
A large number of friends and rela—
tives of the injured survivors have
called at the hospital, and many pa-
thetic scenes are witnessed invthe trag—
ic 111eeti11gst hat ensue.
Considerable surprise was manifest-
ed when it became known that Harry
Ilutland the telegraph ("1pe1atm on
duty at South Plainfield when the col-
lision occuried. and who was responsi-
ble for the delivery of any orders to
the engineer of the. local. if any were
sent. by the train dispatcher, went on
duty again yesterday noon as usual,
and worked till midnight.
It is understood that he will not be
suspended by the railroad officials
pending lllF' investigation.
He declined yesterday to have any-
thing further to‘say with reference to
his work on Mondayfl
Engi ne'er Biol:
CHOATE FOR AMBASSADOR.
‘I’resident Names the “’ell-known Lawyer
to Represent the Government.
\Tashington, D. '0, Jan. 12.~—The pre-
sident has sent to the; Senate the nom-
ination of Joseph H. Clioate of New
York. to be ambassador extraordinary
United
and ~plenipotentiary_of the
States to Great Britain.
Senator Platt of New York and Rep-
resentative Quig g were at the \Vhite
I-IouSo yie steroay morning with refer—
ence to the appointment of Mr. Choate.
Joseph 11. (.‘hoate is one of the most
prominent lawyers in the United
States. He tomes of a notable family,
one distinguished f01 speakers and men
of e1 udition.
The Choate family settled in Massa-
chusetts in 1667. Joseph H. Choai'e
was born in Salem, Mass, 011 January
24, 1832, and was graduated from Har—
vard in 1852; after which 111.! attended
lectures in the Dane. Law School. Mr.
Cboate was the most brilliant student
in Harvard during his stay there, and
he was graduated at 'the head of his
class. He was admitted to the bar in
Massachusetts in 1855. Mr. Choatc
practiced law in Boston for one year.
Then he oune to New York.
JOSEPH I1. CliOA'l‘E.
Soon after going to New York 111.1 1311.-
gaged in a partnership with William
M. Evarts. The celebrated cases in
which Mr. Choate has at times engag—
ed are numbered by the hundred and
embrace law in all its forms. He is
famous‘as a trial lawyer and no less
famous as an office worker. .
Mr. (.‘hoa'te is probably at his best
before a jury. He. has a manner all
his own, and in examining witnesses
he usually meets with great success.
Witnesses who do not wish to give
answers~ he handles carefully and
without show of force or bluster but
it is not often that he fails to get a
direct answer‘ when he desires one.
, Friends of Mr. Choate say that had
he desired it he could long ago have
had high public offices as he had
friends in both parties. Mr. Choate is
known widely as. a speaker.
From 1873 to 1877 he was president of
‘His name is on
the rolls of the. following clubs: Uri»
ion League, University, Century, Rac-
quet,"_' Groli'e'r, Harvard, Alpha Delta
Phi, Down Town and Riding.
.Fitz-Sharkey Fight Now' Seems Likely.
New York, Jan. 12.--From Cleveland
comes word that Bob Fitzsimmons, the
heavyweight champion, will fighbShar—
key.
Fitzsimmons’ dispatch is as fol-
lows: ‘
Now is Sharkey’s opportunity to
cover that 32,500 I have posted in New
York if he really wants to become
champion. Let him cover the money
andI will make a side'bet of as great
a sum as he wants to post. I want to
fight the sailor in order to' get square
for that disreputable affair in San
Francisco, when I was deliberately
robbed of twenty‘thousand dollars. In
the ses‘cOnd round of that fight I had
Sharkey' out. 'No attention was paid
by the referee, and the same thing took
place in the eighth round. After a few
moments’ waiting for‘a decision, the
refeiee ihfmmed me that I lost on a
foul.
It'is my ambition to stand before
Sharkey in the ring once more, and
before another day has passed I want
to have the articles fer a match sign-
ed. When we fight again rest assurred
it will not be a fiasco, but a hard and
honest fight.
ROBERT FITZSIMMONS.
Emil Zola 111nm].
Paris, Jan. 12.--M. Emile Zola, the
author,» has been sentenced to pay a
fine of one hundred francs, and five
hundred francs damages for accusing
M. J udet, a writer of the Petit Journal,
of using forged documents in attack-
ing M. Zola’s father.
Addrssses the Senate Upon the
Vest Resolutions.
KNOWS NO LIMITATIONS.
The Ohio Sonmm' Declares the United
States (101 eminent Has the Right Un-
der the Constitution to Acquire and
Govern New Territory —- To Do Other-
wise \Vouhl 3110:.- Our Inferiorily Among
Nations.
W'ashinglon, D. (3., Jan. l2.—-Mr. For-
aker a.<ltlresr.c1,l the Senate yesterday
on the general question of the. power
to extend our territory. He. based his
remarks principally upon the Vest rc-
sol'ution. incidentally giving attention
to Mr. Mason’s measure.
The two resolutions, he. said, were
different propositions. The ‘Ves metas-
ure raised lhc question of power; the
”Mason resolution that of policy. \Ve
had been told by Mr. Hoar that the
(1111;511:111 of power was the most im—
1.1311 1111 it ev er raised in the history 0:
the gov e11111e11t.
Mr . l1‘.(1.1ak(11'di(l not :igiee with this
dictum. On the contrary, it had no
importance whatever as... a question of
practicable consideration. lt was a
moot question and nothing more. The
resolution expressed the extreme view
held by any one, and an analysis of
it was sufficient to demonstrate the
progress that bad bEen made since LII-:1
.1c.quisition of 'l.ouisiana. The”; was
no ].'.'11e(cdent when Louisie 1121 “as tak—
en, and naturally the1e w the many dif-
l‘eiences of 1'1pinion 011 the vaIious
points involved. Mr. Jefferson himself
was not reiitive as to his attitude on
some points at issue. Now it is con.-
tcdcd by t11-.'el'V'te1n1s of the Vest
resolution that the goveinment has
the. power not only to acquire terri—
tory but that we map also acquire
territory to hold it. though temporari—
ly. This was :1 great step in advance
since the days of Jefferson.
011 the other hand the Vest resolu-
tion involved a theoretical question of
vast’importance. To adopt the resolu.
tion VHS to declare that our fathers
had brought forth a nation that was
inferior to all other nations regardless
of the generally accepted theory that
one nation was equal to another and
all equally unrestricted.
Among the powers of nationality are
the powers in make war and to make
treaties. This is an inherent right of
nationality, and the government of the
United Slates has the same power that
all other govermnents have. Our Pre-
rogative is as great as that of Great
llrii'ain.
it being true that we have the pow-
1-1' to make war and to enter into trea-
ty agreements. \v1..- logicalh have 1111'"
1,1011'01' to acquire territory by conrnws:
or otherwise, and to inherit all the
.(~(,1nsequenccee that may accrue through
war. The s'natoi' quoted Chief Jus-
lici- Riorshall to sustain his position.
contending :l1at the chief justice had
said the l'nitr—d States had not only
the righl to acquire but also the right
to govern territory so acquired.
I111: For'al~:.1..11' also quoted Justice
lirluliey in 2.: l’tsh case, involving; the
queslion of polygamy. in \\'hT('ll the
justice said.
“It would be absurd to say that a
nation haspower to acquire territory
and not the power to govern it.”
This was a late decision on the same:-
liizcs as that of Chief Justice Marshall
in Hue early days of the republic. Such
being; the unintuitive. what grounds,
he asked. have the supporters of the
resolution to stand upon. ‘
Mr. Vest-had contended in his speech
that history was against the assump—
tion of power by ibis country to estab—
lish colonial governments. and that the
character of our war for independent-1.1
(lenionstratell that the 1111-111 of that
1112:. would not have countmmnced such
:1 1.1‘1‘1i't'erjllng. .
("n the contrary. Mr. Foraker held
that there 11': i no complaint in revo~
iutlonary tinzws of a colonial policy.
’l'licre were many complaints on other
stsor,cs but none on this so it must
be assu1'1:1:d that they had no such ob-
jettion.
111 reply to :1 qmstion 1.111.112 Allen
of Nebraska, Mr. Forakcr declared
that in every instance where the lini-
,fed States acquired territory. the con.-
stituiion of 1111-1 l'r'lt:-d States was ex—
tembd over it. and that all legislation
,'.11'ovi('l.r-'d by (71111.5;1'1-ss for such acquiru
rd territoiy must be and always is dis-
tirctly in accordante with the cmstitu—
lion.
Mr. Tillman inquired whether any
11" the states could discriminate against
:1 territm'y on account ofthe color 01-
nrnvions condition of its inhabitants.
“Ti‘liatfgpuystion is not before us now,"
replied Mr. Ftn'aker. "W'bcn it arises.
we shall merl it.
states that do discsriininate were out-
s’dc'and we had a. trial of the ques;ion
now.” (Great. laughter.)
Mr. 11‘1...1'ak-:'r then took up that part
4.: Ihe argument of Mr. Vest in sup-
port of *the resolution in which he bas-
ed his statements upon the Dred Scott
decision.
The Ohio senator analyzed the de-
cision, showing that a majority of the
court did not support the position with
reference 10' the acquisition and gov-
ernment of territory that Mr. Vest had
said. it did, and that leally only one
of the. as~o( 1.1 c justices stood squarely
with (‘hief Justice ’l‘aney in support of;
the full fox-.21 of the decision.
l‘eai e lush no 1101. a Sew-11'.
Washington, D. 0.. Jan. 12.--The pre-
vfdent has decided it to be incompati-
ble with the public interest to comply
w ith the 1mm st contained in the Hoar
Mesolution to supply the Senate with
-he instimmtions given to the American
peace COH’llTll‘Hl'nlélS
'No-u .h- rat-v Agriculture.
Trenton. N. J.. Jan. l2.-—About one
hundred delegates and members were
present at the opening of the annual
ae'ssion of the State Board of Agricul—
Lure.
Secretary Franklin Dye, in his re..-
lzort, discussed farming from a farm-
-'.'1"s standpoint. He thought that New
[may farmers (ould p1ofitably turn
111011 attentionno- the mining of s cop
and to a greatei pioduction of wheat.
He said that the price of cows sad in-
.orresponding increase in the price of
milk.
101111.711 111111 111111
,and all circumstances he
I wish some of the.
creased, but that there had been no.
PRESIDENT SLOAN RETIRES.
The 01.1.1111. linllrmld President Goes Out‘
of Active Service.
New York, Jan. 11.-—Sam/Sloan, the
head of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and W'estern road, to—day retires from
active service, resigning with his po-
sition the honor of being the oldest
active railroad president in the Unit-
ed States.
been president was practically estab-
lished by him. He is eighty-oneyears
old.
Samuel Sloan’s career is a fair ex-
ample of-what a young man of high
purposes, strict integrity and brains
PRESIDENT SLOAN.
may accomplish in this glorious coun—
try of ours without any assistance otl;~
er than that of his own talents and
energy.
Here is a sentiment written a few
days ago by Mr. Sloan in response to
a. request for advice:
.“A young man should be diligent and
give his closest attention to his busi-
ness, whatever it may be. He should
watch what goes on about him and
drink in all the information that will
tend to advance him. In all situations
must be
scrupulously honest--never leave the
straight path. Cheerfulness diligence
and honesty should be his guiding
lights, and unless something very ad-
verse occurs, success will be his re—
ward.”
NEW YORK’S POISON lnYSTERY.
District Attorney Says He is Unable to
Make an Arrest.
New York. Jan. 11.—-It was definitely
stated by District Attorney Gardiner
yesterday that no arrest will be made
in the Adams poisoning case on the
strength of the evidence collected up
t) date by Captain McCluskey and his
non.
This he qualified somewhat when
ask ed what uoull happen if the sas—
pet't in the (use should attempt to
leave the jurisdiction of the state. He
is fully conversant with all that the
detective investigation has elicited, for
it was all laid before him yesterday at-
ternoon at police headquarters by
Chief Devery and Captain McCluskey,
with the object of determining 11 heth—
er the case were ripe enough for an ar-
1esl.
Although he gave it as his firm be-
lit-l‘ that the police case is incomplete,
he expressed the fullest confidence in
the police detectives, in a statcment
which he made to-day to representa-
tives of the press.
“1 will not authorize the arrest of
any man 011 such a terrrlble charge of
murder unless I believe that I can con—
vii't him.” Thus he stated his posi-
tion. . - .7:
“Do you think from what you 11611'
know that the same person sent the
poison to lEiarnet and to Cornish?”'he
was asked. ,
“’l 112.1 is my opinion,” he answered.
“Has any attempt been made to have
the scene-(t identified as the purchaser
of the v.‘ is: and beard in Newark?” ”15
NI. inlolineux the suspect?” and
"'YV'ould the detective department per-
m’t the suspect to leave the jurisdic-
'tion of the state?” were the only ques--,
tions asked him which he refused to
answer.
111- said that it would be manifestly
unfair to reply to those, but he did
say that, any attempt on the part of
tin;- suspz-(t to defeat the ends of jus~
lli‘E' by I‘iigg'ht, would cause prompt ac.-
tion on the part of the police.'
He invited the reporters and the
public to aid in the detective work.
This was the invitation;
“11' :1; y of you newspaper men 01' if
anyone biing' s to me such evidence as
will convince. a reasonable man of the
guilt of any person in this case, I will
go at once and swear out a. warrant
and the anest \1111 be made as quickly
as the accused person can be reached
by the ofliceis
One of the. 1eporters present asked
111111 if any such informant would have
to be publicly known in .the.,case and
was answered in the negative.
Colonel Gardiner declared ‘it was all
rubbish to say» that political influence
hindered the arrest.
Russell Sage Wins.
Albany. .37, Jan. 11.—-'-1‘he court of
appeals has reversed the judgment 0.
f01ty- tlnee thousand dollars secured
by \Villiam R. Laidlaw, Jr., against
Russell Sage and ordered a new trial
to be held. ,
Laidlaw was in Sage’s. office at the
time an attempt was made on Sage's
life by Norcmss, and secured the
judgment on the ground that Mn.q page
used him as a shield against- the ef-
fect: of the explosive.
President. to Go to Cincinnati.
Chicago, Jan. lie-Chicago members
of the National Association of Manu-
facturers have received news that
President McKinley'will visit the an-
nual convention of that body in Cin-
cinnati on January 24, 25 and 26, and
will deliver an address on “American
Trade.”
It is expected that much of the dis-
('OlllSe will be immediately pertinent
to territorial expansion and it's im-
portant influence on commerce.
Sagasta Says No Crisis.
Madrid, Ja’n. 11. --Premier Sagasta
had an hour’s audience with the queen
regent yesterday and afterward an-
nounced that there was nocabinet cri-
sis and that he would not submit a
vote of confidence and that he believed
the present ministry. would present it-
Self to parliament. . , -
The road of which he has ~
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