New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-24

nta,s wns g,yen 70 Nicholas Muller it, for 900
n wear although Bernard Biglin had BID " iyo'
4 sharp discussion was INDUCED IN and u was ne,
cid init ~ meet again on FRIDAY Mr. ulrch called
attention to the wide differences III lne pus, " t
suggested that the awards had better De i'uo ~
the lowest bidders. Assistant Pool ConimlssIo,iea
p,erson rc-entercd a protest against awarding inc
privilege of selling local railroad tickets 10 any
person unless II should come under the SUPERVISION
of the trunk lines JOINT agency.
NO TRACE OF THE REV MR.. TliOMfsoN'
DRAWING 81 800 FROM BANK-HAs lie GONE
WEST TO prY FANNY
No trace was fonnd Yesterday of the Rev p, JON
| r. Thompson, of Grace Methodist Church, bI ti
y 5: Tine last p r Re "n Of ' SU 9l
| with whom MIR. Thompson went home on sunuS
evening December !, after being unaoie IT, bonsc
early In The morning, leaving ne dc on, 9p M'
About 10 a. m, dspach vas tGeGiycd l t,Sa Sn
ras sIrSt ia 10 100 Boddao Ps city A 3 bSt
D. NJ Mis- Thonpson's sister whQ mlin Xxx,
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ItMi,' W0prIg ii9ip q eQNllielllgN ~ AlHNNNai
lle uXea dba'ftlNF and 'leeMlSd1,9,haaes VI XIV
lungs" we've not mircgntnl WIN, Wat
J,sI bclorc our return Ion bnganl ~ nt' Snurh
briter aiter We g0t ont on the water. ile loohen
very well When he sol h9me l'ui i4r tue ~ th H,i
weeks noticed u mirkrd thn"ge ~ mip'h and his
he has GRADUALLY brokon down IN hoallh nhn us
,ni,I GrnIlv pavc way. | believe he - Hlie some
where and we will soon hear of him, lhe detectives
think he took passage for Euiore but lhey cann"'
tt,l lint
lion has gone ON board of any OF tho
vessels leaving Ncw:York. am more inc,lhneo 10
| think that he went West. and may he heard ir9n
| In California or Mexico. The only reason Tor
secrecy in regard to the disappearance was To save
| MIR Thompson's feelings when he snohlu return:
| Wc consulted with Bishop Fow lcr, Dr. BuitH OF
Drew Seminary and the chief OF police, ana al "o-
| vised against pub1clly. II. A., ohu,nsor
drew 81, 800 from ms bank IN Jersey City. ,,,o
did no, draw the entire amount TO his credit. ne
has frequently talked of buyinga farm on wn,c =,
70 retire when his health broke down. ana some Oh
his friends are inclined TO think that he has gone
West with such purpose IN vicw'
Adspach from Wilkcsharre says that John e.
Maddox, who was mentioned yesterday IN conncc-
ton with Mr.. Ihompsons disappearance. makes
this statement 4:
Ihaye not failed never have failed, and do not in.
tend to fail lam now rs have been FOR me past yoa
and half the sole owner of the Plymouth ,ohi CON
pany never was superintendent OF me trace mc,n"
entirely ignorant of Inc whereabouts Of Mr. Thompson s0
since his departure from br99kym cnmnpcae with
family and friends.
NOT WISE TO RENEW THE FISHERY TREATY.
The Fishmongers' Association of Fulton Market
Yesterday discussed letter from the 1lshernlen OF
Gloucester, Mass, who said In substance
The Atlantic fishing Interests are Threatened win inc
worst calamity that befa them, Ivy an attempted re
ncwal of the fishing provisions oi the treaty Oh WASH
ingon, melted by Canadian ana English i III enc ~ 70
the American fisheries must inevitably decline un they
pass into the hands of our Canadian neghors mus dc
! ing an
uished the Government with lis means 81 dclchcc upon
atiycs They have pursued their business far in
spite of hostile diplomacy and mistaken leglsIaoh ana
only ask that Government shall allow theh INC san e
rights and privileges afforded to every other prcducg
business in the country that comes IN contact Win io,
egn competition Let it he del9onstated tat me bills
built fleet sustained by subsidies ana p9untcs urawn
shall have the control OF orr markets. ana our
must surely go down. Therefore, VIC ASK every hshlhg
community send delegates to convention Tor consul
taon the adoption OF suitable measures, to be held
| in GlouccsterOn Deccmber2I
President s. b. Miller stated that there, were
| fishes enough and fishermen enough to supply all
| the wants of tine American people AT living fate,
without forming treaty with any foreign country.
Tish CommiCsioner Eugene c. B!ackiord, did not
think il would be a benefit TO the whole people of
I the country 10 renew this treaty, saying we
! GET some fish from Canada very cheap, but they
! arc of an inferior quality. ne her we shouiu
| leave our markets open 10 the whole world, Is Il
| oucstion rs to whether il would be of beneht to
aur couutrv to do So. We nave labOred under great
disadvantages in the past, in the way OF trading
! with Enplishmcn, so far ~ the trade with the
Provinces il concerned. They have ieaped the
| benefits while we have mad to pay the bills. am
| in entire sympathy with revenue reform. Ctld do
believe in such a treaty. which shall give the
| American fisherman Just rs many privileges and rs
r,art ,igbts as The Canadian has" The President
apr0inted Messrs Blackboard Caleb Haley anu
! Oscar Co,nstock to attend the Gloucester cOnvcn-
tion.
THE NEW CABLE OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
The commercial Gable Company Announced YES
te,jnv that n vuuld ih,ow open It's lines to public
hie,,,} "a ~ midnight Noirrs rs tbs rftr vpic
rstcd in The wiplows W Us main oiNce, ~ Nnl
pnd a} Sc 1 9pnins r niyrH ill., t gaW
inp NJ ihp tWb rAblps ~ thr rUmrHnt Pbih tahirs
We,t hieheh ~ ahunt tht sahie ine. nnn nn 90
p,Ni NJ ilie ipttNi siNiWt Wtplhri ~ spp Nrie 50
ttpat, sipatehip Y,Niet haN sttuitN iW tWHWAN
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,NNWNNlpaiNh Mas tNWWN'rM 'Nh'iNh'HN wv
sN,ue ilNo NNlil ipp Steamship Nrtrl NNNN AWii
can cad ~ hp hls' rNppi hh lNNINlNr ~ 'No
! srcund CahlG MAS NcGmuplshri ~ W',rh less llh'p
The uoW hue Opnus with the rate W lWlA rnn'a
word a reduction at licn Nehls hom lln lheaNn'
rates ol the olhor con.p|hlea le p'Yes lA'u -
language To- he transmitted IN REGULAR order aud
the deferred rate Il ten cents Wo'd iul inossases
seut when the cables are free from other business
The reduction on all CLASSES ol business Is twenty
per cent from the taIil OF the other companies. Al,
| though ali messages Il ed yesterday were received
ON the condition that they should not he forwarded
before midn ight, the office of the new line was
thIonged during the afternoon
ORPHANS AGAIN CARED FOR IN THE HOME
No more bodies were found yesterday in the debris
of the burned buildings Of st. Johns Home for boys
in Brooklyn. and the work OF examining the runs
was stonpcd Ii is now thought that the boys who
are still missing have gone beyond the bounds OF
this city or Brooklyn, No doubt some of them took
advantage Of eirunexpccted freedom To run away
from their foster home. where nigh IRON fence cir
curnscrlbed their liberty The work OF restoring
the habtabe portion of the cast wingof the asy un
went forward yesterday, land it was heated by a
new boiler. Ii Is hoped to accommodate some OF
the boys to-day. The total of subscriptions made
for the relief of the children Is nearly TsoOo Inc
Insurance companies which held 500, 900 risks on
the buildings. have not decided whether to rebuild