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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-06
4 GLASSBLoWERS UNION IN EUROPE.
THE WORK OF THE KNIGHTS OF LABoR-STATE OF
THE PITTsBURG STRIKE.
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PITTsBURG Jan. 5.-A meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Knights of Labor has been held
in this city which is of great Importance to the
window glass trade and has decided bearing on
the existing strike. Secretary Turner of Philadel-
phia, J. s. McCleand of Newark, n. j., James
Campbell of Pittsburg, and three other members OF
the committee present. Ii is SAID that former
leading officials of the order sent out number OF
confidential letters to various labor organizations
throughout the country, advising them, for several
reasons not contribute funds for the relief OF the
striking windOw-glass workers. The result was
la ge decrease in the receipts of the men and some
thing of a lack of confidence in the strike on the
part of outside organizations. The reason for TINS
action is not known, but it is guessed at. II was
discovered by the Executive Committee and they
came here to look into it, as well as to transact
other and even more important business. The COM
mittee made arrangements to consolidate all the
funds now in the hands of the order upon the
window glass strike. 1t is the only strike of any
importance in which the Knights are now
engaged, and they determined to turn over from
81 800 to $1,000 week for the support of the
men, and in every way possible aid them III Keep
ing up the strike.
This is not alone the outcome of the meeting of
the Executive Committee. 1t arises from more
powerful cause. For months past the glassWokers
have had agents busy engaged in England, France
and Belgium in combining all classes of men who
are employed in window glass factories into one
compact international association under the name
of District 300, Knights of Labor Within few
days this organization has been completed in all its
details and Is now perfect. 1t is the only inteIna-
tional labor union of the kind. The association
headquarters will be furnished with report, from
time to time, of the amount of glass made in every
windOw-glass factory IN the world, thus an exact
and definite knowledge of the state of the stock of
glass as well as the condition of the market, will
be IN the possession of the union. II is said that
$1,000 to $1,000 blowers or from 10000 to I0,-
window glass factories, belong to the union.
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DRoWYED IN THE SUsQUEHANN1.
TWO GIRLS LOSE THEIR LIVES WHILE SKATING.
IRY rELrGRArH 10 TIE TRLnrYEl

TWO GIRLS LOSE THEIR LIVES WHILE SKATING.
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE rRIDUyE.l
WmKEsBARRE, Penn, Jan. 5.-Forty Fort, q
small village twomics up the stream, the scene OF the
famous Wyoming Massacre, witnessed a sad accident
this afternoon by which TIVE young girls, Alice Major ana
Sarah ardsen age eighteen and seventeen respectively
met their death The girls, in company with young
teacher Clark by name skating on the river little
below the village small portion OF the river had been
kept free from lee but the extreme cold Of the last Two
DAYS had frozen II thiny. without perceFlng
the danger the two girls skatcd handin'hand
on 10 this thin ice and were plunged into the river
Clark who was a short distance behind, skaed rapidly
TO the spot and attempted TO the girls, but was him
self precpltated the water by the breaking OF the
ice He managed 10 scramble ont, however and looked
for his companions but the swift current had carried
them under the ice and mortified young man saw them
through the thin clear ice borne rapidly along and
struggling for life Some twenty yards below there was
an afr hole and here the unfortunate girls
once more came to the surface. They uttered no cry
although the story current here tha one OF mem seu
her hand above the surface and waving 10 the Young
man called out "GOOdbye Mr.. CLARK, goodbye Inc
ne 1t instant they again carried uhder the zee ana
were seen no more Desperate cnOHS Wcre lhhdc 10 re-
cover the bodies but in vain nor u II ronanc hey VIII
be recovered until prng the leo being csh inches thcA
Me- Major was the daughter Of Crandl Major, the
poguuaster OF Forty Fort Both girls were well known ana
highly respected In tho vicinity.
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DESERTED STREETS IN CINCINNATI-BUsINEss M
TERRUPTED-MUCH SUFFERING.

DESERTED STREETS IN CINCINNATI-BCsINEss ~
TERRUPTED-MUCH SUFFERING.
CINCINNATI, Jan. j.-The thermometerat o'clock
this morning stood 200 below zero, which is the
lowest point 1t has touched here for years fire
this morning destroyed "A building in Front-st.
owned by Mrs. Treader and occupied by Theodore
Fes and Hermesch & Co. The total loss is about
$40, 900; insurance, $4,000. Some tiremen were
badly injured b. the cold, one, John Schuler being
drenched with water, which froze on him. He
managed to walk to the engine house, several
blocks away, where he was put TO bed, but it is
thought he may be permanently injured. Lawrence
Cranbert was also overcome by the cold. Both his
hands are frozen. There few people in the
streets; half the strcet-cars have stopped running
and the ferry boats cannot run at all
CLEVELAND, Jan. 5.-The weather here is the
coolest reported in years. The thermometer has
indicated rs low rs 10 belO zero in some places
There is a clear sky and the air is full of frost.
INDIANAPOLIs Ind, Jan. 5-At7 o'clock this
morning the thermometer marked 2lo below zero,
and at IL n. IN. 100 below. All the railroad trains
are delayed and business is partially para lyzed
Several steet-caT drivers had their hands and feet
frozen,
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FRENCH FORCES IN TONQUIN.
TIE ADVANCE on BAC-NINH POSTPoNED-opERA
TIONs OF ADMIRAL COURBET.

TIE ADVANCE on BAC-NINH PoSTPONED-OPERA-
TIoNs OF ADMIRAL COURBET.
LONDON. JAN 5.-The TOnquin situation is I'M
changed. The silence of Admiral COurbet causes
no alarm TO the French Government. Premier
Ferry has given his approval to a postponement of
the advance on Bac-ninh until General MillOt
arrives at Hanoi to take command. Ihc French
continue their reconnaissance from SOntay toward
Hoang Hoa but have met with little encourage
ment and no direct results owing to the low stage
of water in the canals For the same reason il is
likely that active operations will not be resumed
until May.
The idH UaU Gazette learns that the Mar
duis Iseng Chinese Ambassador to France, has not
held any communication with the French Govern
ment since the capture Of S0ntay 1t also states
that the menaces of the French press with regard TO
an indemnity for the expenses incurred by France
in the Tonquin campaign will not deter the Govern
mept of China from continuing to assert her rights
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SPANISH POLITICAL QUESTIONS.

MADRID, Jan. 5.-In the Chamber of Dep
ue yesterday the cOunerdraf Of the reply TO the ad
dress from the throne compiled by two sagastists which
depreoates a reform Of the Constitution at the present
session but which admits the principle Of electoral
FORM was taken up and debated Senior Poshd Herrera
Prime Minister explained that there had been efforts
made to promote union with the Liberals but they had
been unsuccessful He stated that when nc reluctantly
accented the Office Of Prime Minister the Dynasty Left
had laid down their conditions FOR supporting me Can
nct the acceptance OF universal suffrage and reform OF
the Constitutions and King Alfonso had assened to them
euOr Herrera said he was therefore, surprised ~ the OPP
nositOn shown by majority OF the Cortes which was
ctugtrd more nv personal questions than by those re-
iating t0 principle The Government, be said was 10
solved 10 maintain it, programme.
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EXAMINING 4 SURRoGATpS BOOKS.
CsPICIONs THAT NIAGARA COUNTY MONEY HAS
NOT BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR.
IrNr TEL rGp p AL.II Tl TILE TRIRUNE.I


IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRGBUNE.l
LoCKPORT. n Y. Jan. 5.-There is no little ex-
element in this city the condition of the ac-
counts of George p Astrander, the surrogate of
Niagara County, whose six years term of office
closed on January /. The preliminary work of pre-
pairing his books and papers for delivery to his sue
ccssor which has been going Oh for the past three
weeks has it is stated, disclosed an unexplained
deficiency of no unimpOrtant dimensions: at least
il was of sufficient gravity to the calling of
special session Of the Board of Supervisors, which
was held yesterday to take action at once upon the
matter This resulted in the appointment of the
clerk of tine board, j. J. b. Spooner, as an expert
to make thorough investigation of the books and
accounts of the SuToJate's Office during the past
year; and he was given special power TO examine
such witnesses as he found necessary.
The late Surrogate has been man Of unsteady
habits irregular in his attendance at his office, and
although much inconvenience and complaint re-
suited thcrefrOm, he was suffered, on account Of
his family 10 retain the office until the eXpir-
alton of his term Suspicious of Irregularities were
first aroused by assertions from persons that they
had paid in at different times TO the Surrogate
certain moneys for which no accounting had been
made and of which no record appeared on his
books The fact then came to light that money was
freuurntlv received by the Surrogate being paid to
him in trust. 70 be held or invested for estates, as
infant heirs, by order of the court and i'll these
matters, il is asserted. the deficit occurs.
The retiring Surrogate claims that his accounts
and his records all right, and Will be so proven
ON i'm yestgation. His bUudsmen are Senator L. E
Ellsworth and Judge A. K. Potter in the sum Of
S2OOOO and shonld any deficit occur, they viii
probably be called upon to make il good.
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FOREIGN NOTES,

PARIS Jan "a wcll-todo tradesman committed sui
eide on Friday in the Bots de Bouogne by placing around
his neck an iron tube filed with explosive material,
which he gnitel. His body literally blown TO pieces
LONDON, Jan 5.-The report that the Rothschlds have
offered to purchase the Government railways is untrue.
The French Government proposes sell the lines 10
seventh company. II believed, therefore, that the
issue OF a new Government lease Is imminent.
ST. PETERsBURG, Jan 5.-The bodies OF DE Long and
the other members OF the Jeanette expedition were
borne through TOmsk Wednesday their way to Amer
lea They were accompanied by large number of the
inhabitants OF TOm.k.
ment will submit to the Diet bill cancelling the May
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CLOSE TO THE LOWEST RECORD.

THE MERCURY 23o BELOW ZERO AT ST. LOUIS
MULES FROZEN TO DEATH.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 5.-The mercury fell to $50 below
zero early this morning, but since has been rising,
and at noon was 10 below. This is the coldest
day experienced here since January 1, 1864 when
the thermometer marked 26o below, the lowest on
record at this point. Heavy ice is still running
through the harbOT. No gOrges are reported below
the city.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 5-The mercury this morn
ing was about go below zero, the coolest
weather in years. There was no wind, however,
and the weather moderated slightly during the day.
stock train bearing 300 mules, mostly weanlings
from Austin Texas has been blockaded since last
night nj Lees Summit, twenty miles from here, on
the Missouri Pacific Railroad. The animals are not
acclimated and 100 of them have died from expos
ure. -
At o'clock this evening the mercury was %
below zero and is still rising.
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WINTER AT IT'S WORST.
INTENSE COLD IN THE NORTHWEST.
THE BIrTEREsT WEATHER EVER KNOWN IN DAKo.
TA-TRAINs NOT RUNNING.

THE BITTEREsT WEATHER EVER KNOWN IN DAKo-
TA-TRAINs NOT RUNNING.
JAMESTOWN, OAK, Jan. 5.-Yesterday was tho
coldest day ever known in this region II was 4So
below in the morning, and 42o degrees below at
noon. The air was filed with frost. but the stiff
breeze from the northwest Gained down last even
ing, and the weather moderated. No trains have
run on the jamestown and Northern Road to Car
ringtOD since Tuesday.
BISMARCK OAK. Jan. 5.-The coolest weather
known in ten years prevails here. Or Thursday
night the mercury descended to 800 below zero and
last night to $50 below, by the Signal Office ther
mometer. The weather is calm.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-A dispatch from Council Bluffs,
Iowa, says: AT 10 o'clock last night the themom-
eter reached 24o below zero, the coldest weather
in twenty-five years. At Lincoln, Neb. at 0 p. M,
it was 19o below. At Quincy, ILL.,, at IL p. m, lt
was 200 below. the coolest temperature since 1873.
At Cedar Rapids, Ia, at ~ p m, it was 300 below.
None of the towns in the above list report any cases
of freezing to death any damage to property from
the frost.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-06
PRODUCTION OF PRINCESS IDA"

HOW THE NEW OPERA WAS RECEIYED.-LILLIAS
RUssEM's oBsTINACY.
LONDON, Jan. 5.-The new opera by w. S.
Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, entitled Princess Ida
OF Castle Of Adaman "a respectful peryerson Of Tenny
sons Princess" In prologue and two acts, pro-
diced tonight for the first time and favOrably
ceived Sir Arthur Sullivan, Mr. Gilbert aud D'Oyley
Carte responded enthusiastic call from the house.
The orchestra was led by Sir Arthur Sullivan who looked
ILL., The prologue is good. 1t opens with exquisite
scene representing the gardens Of q castle, with a
hyer and a rustic bridge The first act requires
cOhdendng. The second act contains excellent music
ana Is dramatic and humorous The play Is less conf
ca lan previous productions of the same autuOrs The
nuhor Is subtle but Lacks the laughterprOvOnng ele
Meht The overture Is snort ana there Is rather tne
Stmng chorus, with brilliant grouping The trio OF the
Sihga three sons in aTmOr is good
LeOaora Brahan sings beautiful aria NT. Gyos.
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BUSINESS AFFECTED IN CHICAGO.
MANY HEAVY TRUCKS NOT SENT oUr-FIREMEN
SUFFER GREATLY.

MANY HEAVY TRICKS NOT SENT oUr-FIREMEN
SUFFER GREATLY.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-rhe thermometer at 3 o'clock
this morning dropped to a point 30 below zero,
which, taken with the cold record of yesterday,
makes it the most severe showing in the way Of ex-
treme weather known here in many years. At
O'Clock the Thermometer was still 24o below and at
he same hour Kansas City reported 24o be-
low, ST. Paul 200, Omaha $40, Dubuque
800, Des MOnes 24o and Keokuk 25o below. The
effect in this city has been partially to parllyze the
ordinary course of business. number of the larger
wholesale houses have not sent out their heavy
trucks and those teamsters and street-car drivers
and conductors who are out Drawing the weather
are experiencing lively time of II maintaining
circulation As is customary in such an unusual
cold spell fire alarms have been more numerous than
usual and last night proved to be one of terror to
the members of the department. Three fires after
midnight served TO keep practically the whole force
duty and the service required of them under the
circumstances was such as taxed their endurance to
the fullest extent.
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THE SUNNY SOUTH CHILLED.
UNCOMMON COLD AND snow IN SEVERAL STATES
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUSE

UNCOMMON COLD AND snow IN SEVERAL STATES
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan 5.-The cold weather
in this city to-day is almost unprecedented A
heavy northeast wind has prevailed throughout
the day Snow fell at intervals between a. M.
and D. H. The ground is frozen hard and ice two
inches thick has formed At this hour % p. M the
thermometer registers 20o above zero. At Black
stock fifty miles north of this city, fell TO
depth OF three inches, and the thermometer Is at
zero.
WIL,nNGTOv, Y. c., Jan. 5-The heaviest snow
storm for many years is prevailing here, accOmpa-
MED with cold and brisk n0rtherly winds Not
wthstanding rain which preceded it, the snow COW
ers the ground to the depth of two inches
RICHMoND Va. Jan. 5.-TO-day was the coolest
of the season. Snow fell to depth Of three inches
and drfted badly. The mercury ranged from 81 10
lao above zero during the day.
NORFOLK, Ya Jan. 5.-The seyerest snOw-storm
here for years prevailed to-day 1t is still showing
and unusually cold for this region.
PETERSBURG, Va, Jan. GA northeast snow
storm prevailed here early this morning,
and Il is still showing rapidly.
So far as is learned the storm
appears to be general throughout this part Of the
State. At Concord, in this State snow fell to-day
10 depth of from eight TO ten inches on the level.
The weather here is very cold.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. 5.-lhe temperature
fell to % this morning. 1t is the codest weather
here since 1877.
NAVIGATION AT PITTSBURG STOPPED.
PITTsBURG Jan. 5.--The weather here to-day il
the thermometer registering - below zero early
this morning. The river Is full Of heavy ice, and
navigation is suspended.
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4 SUIT FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
HE VALUE OF STOCK IN a GRAPE SUGAR COMPANY
OF RUFFALO.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCNE.l

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCNE.l
BUFFALO Jan. "a suit for the recovery of be-
tween two and three millions of dollars has been
instituted against Cicero j. Hamn and other men,
bers of the Buffalo Grape Sugar Company. Only
the summons in the action has been served the
complaint being withheld it is said, to enable the
plaintiff to gain certain legal grounds. The plain
tfs are the heirs of the estate Of the late Arthur
w. Fox, partner of the firm of Fox q
Williams. In 1867 this firm began the
manufacture of sugar out of corn, and
in 1874 they. together with Cicero j. Hamlln
and his sons, formed the Buffalo Grape Sugar Com
pany. The same year Fox died indebted 10 the
company for a large sum in Endorsed paper and an
amount of loaned money. Arthur G.. Fox, the son
becoming administrator Of the estate, permitted the
company to hold eighty-siE shares of the companys
stock in pledge for the payment OF his fathers debt
The company allowed tho administration $3.50 per
share for the the privilege and gave him an agree
ment in writngas to the conditions pledge The
plaintiffs claim that the debt has been paid but that
the defendants refuse to give up the stock. The
stock is exceedingly valuable, as the company has
become enormously wealthy since its organization;
The value of the eghty-sX shares of stock is placed
at over n million of dollars. In addition TO this
amount the heirs claim another million for the loss
of the use of the stock while il has been withheld
from them. The suit Is expected to develop inter-
estng facts on the manufacture OF grape sugar to-
gether with few points on peculiar business trans
uptiOug.
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FOUND IN A BEARS EMBRACE.
AN ENGLGsHMAN's ROMANTIC LOVE, ADVENTURE
AND DEATH.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNE.I

LOWELL, Mass, Jan. 5.-Arthur Legrand
Stafford who claimed to be natural OF the Earl or
Dunraven, anded In New-YOrk from an Inman steamer
the latter part of November At the st. Nicholas Hotel he
met sporting Southern men, and they decided to go to
Maine hunting and fishing On the way they stopped at
Bangor Me- where Stafford made the acquaintance OF
New York lady Both became desperately smtten, and
when Stafford started for the woods they had plghed
their troth December 81 Stafford left the camp with
his rifle for stroll shortly after hard snOwstorm set
in, and Stafford did not return, and his COM
panOns went to find him. They were
unsuccessful and returned to the camp about midnight
Early in the morning Of January they again set out
About three miles from the camp they found stafford In
the firm embrace OF q shebcar, and both were frozen
knife was sticking in the left fOreshOuder of the bear
short distance away a hafgrown cub with knife
wound I'm heart discovered. The guide said that
Stafford had attacked the cub first and was then set upon
by the bear.
Stafords companion went to and told the
the young lady. She lost her reason and Is now In
desperate condition. she Will be sent TO the Elmlra
ASYLUM
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BALM FOR HIS WOUNDS.

NEwBuRG, y. Y, Jan. 5.-GeOrge George,
who shot and seriously wounded William Brown two
months ago has made q settlement with the injured Han
by paying 900 George invited Brown and one Two
others to spend the day with him George spree,
and during the day two Mddlehope called 10 collect
bill This led angry dispute, and George went for
a gun His house Is dc scrbed something OF an arsenal
and knowing his disposition when In rage the men fed
for safety. As they rereated, George fired through
window and Brown was struck He has since been con
hiding ever since. Brown said to be only able 20 yet TO
leave his bed.
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4 LIGHT SENTENCE F0R FORGERY

NoRRIsTOwN, Penn, Jan. 5 Alfred 5. Acutf,
who was convicted at the september term OF the Criminal
Court for forging a Judgment note for $4,000 ON his
mother, now deceased, sentenced to-day by Judge
Boyer to pay the costs Of prosecution fine of $500 and
to undergo an imprisonment OF ten days Immediately
after his conviction and pending the motion for new
trial AcuiF fled West leaving his wife and nine children
i'm destitute condition. He went iar as the Missssp
nj and after corresponding with his counsel agreed TO
return home and receive sentence Acuf was at one time
wealthy. and was "a sporting man.
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ALLEGATIONS or BRIBERY.

CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-The Grand Jury, which
has been Investigating the allegation that the ordinance
granting Chicago aud Evanston Railroad the right TO
enter the city was passed in the City Council by bribery,
reports that while no evidence adduced sufficient 70
warrant the indictment of any Of the members OF the
Council there were outlined evidences OF croOkedness
and attempted blackmail and recommends that the C
gens' Assoc aton offer large reward and employ
pecnt detec tyes u an attempt TO discover the guilty
indiyiduals
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LIBEL SUIT NOT SUSTAINED.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5.-Judge Biddle in the
Court of Common Pleas to-day sustained the non-sut
which Judge Pierce time ago entered against er-
Judge Briggs in the atters libel suit against Philip O.
Garrett the president of the Committee Of One Hundred
for defamation OF character The alleged deaatory re-
marks were contained Ia letter used by Mr. Garrett at
the time Judge Briggs q candidate for reelection TO
tho judiciary The CourC rules that Judge Briggs In
offering himself as candidate invited scrutiny the COM
muncton referred to privileged one and the non
suit was therefore properly granted.
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4 QUESTION or SUNDAY YORK.

BRMINGHAM, Conn, Jan. GA new feature
in Sunday is about berased here, growing out
OF a difference Of law Interpretation between q pho
tographeT, De Lc Mos, who has for some time been
taking pictures at his gallery on Sunday and wishes TO
continue 80 doing and Chief OF Police Martin, who has
given him notice 20 operations on that day. The
photographer inclined 10 ignore the police ORDER on he
llOun3 that pcturctakug Sunday Ia no more crime
thMn seng csIs drugs and the work VI the bArDer
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PURSUING TIE PRIZE FIGHTERS.


IRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRtBUNE.i
HARTFORD, Conn.,, Jan. 5.-The authorities in
this city are making determined efforts to convict all the
persons who were enga ,ed in the pr1etght on Wednes
day either as principals spectators. "Roxy" Bill
ngs the proprietor of the quorstore where the fight
took place. WinslOw and Kelley, the pugsts, and four
spectators in custody and VIII be tried week from
to-day Billings il leading Democratic ward politician,
and his bail bond was furnished by member OF the
BOARD OF Fire Commissioners.