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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-10
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WAsurNGIoN, Dec . l>pcciGb.-Ihc New
Lnsaud representative, uO pleased with tAc r.csI-
dents proposition Tor commission to negotiate new
fisheries tr.aty Referring 10 this matter to-day Mr.
Reed. OF Maine sal There never greater wrong
perpetrlied than payment Of Fj,OOOOOJ to Canada
for fishing privileges which worth nothing to rs
Canada IS now begging 10 renew the treaty without
asking any payment, Bat do1't want Canadian
n-h admitted free duty. aud don't believe that the
treaty VII be renewed"
Thousands Of petitions and memorials are coming from
Now-Enslnud this subject one OF those petitions
largely sirucd concludes as follows: "Wo memorial
lists. therefore, respectfully protest against any
admission OF Canadian nsh INFO American markets FREQ
duty except I'm the OF herrnSs brought into
FOR ue parking, and earnestly pray that Com
lres. Will OgnLc the claims OF our American Usher
en the measure OF protection thAt 10 accorded
other Industries OF The Nation. g this, simply
because OF tho iu pOrtauCc fthc industry VIII
maintain Itself Ia opDurre competition with the cheaper
labor and cheaper vessel, aud sulpcs OF Canadians
lagcd this industry Out also and specially because 1t
/. nursery OF scanrn from which tho Nation has I'm the
past drawn the men that have dcicu, ed nag the
ocean 10 time OF war and which II IS essential TO
maintain rcsOuroe and defence IA case Ola conflict
with power as II 10 10 erect forts anu buIld
navy
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was told so by a gentleman who sustained Intimate
personal relations with him. who Is also director III the
New-York Central He said that about @@o'oOOOoV '''
been left ia direct cGaces to all OF his many lelaIonS
and that the rest locked up to be dealt OUT 10 ue
during series OF years. lie mentioned Cornelius van
derhlt and Chauncey NJ Depew as the trustees whose
Influence in controlling the trust would be supreme
think this is excellent way Of leaving the fortune
is so great that If 1t was placed ia any single ono
hands, as the Commodore placed his III
the hand OF william H. the great stocks Wou" DC Noi'
feverish until the policy OF the millionaire was
known. The trustees, however. viii necessarily DC
cautious and discreet in any uso they may put 'he
money to- and stocks will have chance to get norman
and easy before any startling effect will be perceived
81 think the effect in monetary circles viii be very
great Gnt il VII be g snd not a, iev ths
so flr-r,aching and powerful that II cannot pe
estimated. But his tendencies we're known ana na
could be understood in the hght OF MS
nature lie uHQuestiOnably the richest man IN tno
world 1t is conservative estimate Ihat places h5 LOT
tune at $l500OoOOO shonld th,hK ma. P-oouOoOOI
would be much nearer the truth There 10 petsoua
fortune among the Rothschds or the BaFlks 'hae com
pares wih ths ana IL Was an III lile hah"S W Do 80
To he dealt with at his supreme pleasure he was tomn
to employ as large a sum as 40 100000 in obtaining
the control OF markets 1t IN HIS ability to WITH
ont OF the market hold it and tighten things that
the value of money was greatly Increased Or ne eoulu
Being quite accustomed to handle such sums to snip
them hither and yon, he could OF course accomplish
almost any effect he chose. Practically lie nau no
rivals, tor there was who could command such
power at any moment he chose.
ayes, lac operated u groit deal and very success
fully. Ia fact could not help being successIhI
who had the power to make situation anything
he chose to make it, But lie had retired
from active work long ago, ana Other
been I'm the OF his interests sucn
WHILE that market is prepared for this crisis II
West shore settlement had been effected by Nahdcr
bit alone his death would have been most serious
Eut everybody knows that Mr. Depew ana Mr. Clark
pshed II ALL and they still 1--we TO carry on tLe
plans. The young Vauderbilts are substantial men,
ton and think the fortune will remain intact for some
years yet, the OF Vanderbilt will endure
for several generations among the great eaPi'aSt' VI
ga
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FURTHER TALK Win DIR COOKE.
THE FUNERAL AGRA NGEMENIs-MR. NANDEhBiLTs
RELATIONS WITH THK CHURCH.

RELATIONS WITH 1HK CHURCH.
The Rev. Dr. Cooke, rector of ST. BarthOIO-
news Church, OF which Mr.. Vanderbilt was member
said yesterday reference to the funeral: " 1t viii be-
quiet and unostcna,ious There viii be private
vice at the house at $3.50 Members Of the family
only will be present. Then the body Will be borne 10
the church. There the simple service Of the
Protest mt Episcopal Church will bo read. There viii
be 10 discourse OF any kind at either place
The church will not be drapcd, nor wiz there be any
display ofnOwers. Mr. Nanderbiits empty pow WILL lo
the only token OF our loss do not know who have
been selected for pallbearcrs. An that, believe. Is
under tie charge Of Francis r. Freeman, relative OF
the family who also had charge OF the cement. OF
the funeral Of Mr. vanderblrs father Some discrmi-
nation Will have TO be scd IN granting admission
to the church. There are 10 be Populations from The
railroad employees. Mi Tolccy has charge % Nat, /
think shah read tine services uuIssiood An effort
VIII be made 20 get Tue Staten Island boat ny 10
-sccondst IN order 10 avoid the unpleasant feat
ure OF procession through the city Immediately after
the pail bearers VIII come he members Of the family
and after them the member, OF the cIurch ycsry At
the receiving vault in the little Mordvian Cemetery at
New DOrp the ceremony viii consist OF simple prayer
"Mr. Vanderbilt yestryman Of tie church
for over twenty years. He took
active part In all the duties OF the
Office and served many of the committees. He
occupied pew IN the centre aisle and his son George
aUolher pew OF MI NdnderDilts charities know
little. because he never made me his aimOner. In al
matters the aid Of the church asked no
extremely liberal. a great deal Of his money went into
tine contribution plate winch IN his capacity OF yostry
man he often called upon to pass around. lie
prominent at tho social gatherings OF the church
because 1t not ms way To mix much H. society OF
any kind. He had no morbid fear OF death His attitude
rather one OF cam hope, although for some time
am certain that he lived In the know ledge that
he might die az any moment. The last dine /
him, which Vas week or two ago. he
told me that lie had been having another bad turn.
what the particular trouble he did not say His
turning over the Staten Island property to bis
George had no significance, think. He merely wished
that the land should 20 into his sons possession and
did not 90 IL with any thought OF approaching DEATH"
"Did Mr.. Vanderbilt ever say anything to yOu OF HIS
intentions I'm regard To the disposition Of his property
whether he wished II kept together under manage
Insnt OF one person !" asked the reporter.
He never discussed business matters with
doubt mu Oh N those who talking about
arrangement that he made. really know anything about
As, however the ruling principle OF Mr..
VauderbilPs life submission 90 he wishes OF his
father should presume in this ne carried out
the known desires OF the Commodore"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-10
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON. wednesday, Dec. Q, 1885.
RANGE LIGHT IL TIE SOUTH PASS The Light House
Board has directed the establishment Of light 10
the east Jetty OF South Pass of the Mississippi
DAMAGED BY HIGH TIDEs.-Reports received by the
Light House Board indicate that the recent high tdes
have caused considerable damage TO shore line al Cape
Charles Barnegat. Ludlams Beach. y. j. aud AJsecon
~ j.
BRAZILIAN MrSIsTER-The Baron De stajuba, recently
appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo
tertiary Brazil tho United States was formally pro
sented the President to-day by the secretary OF Staa
THE BELT DIVORCE CAsE-The case OF perjury agalns'
Battle Miner Samuel Jackson, colored men, ehagec
with committing perjury IN connection with me Ecu
divorce case, sent to tho Grand Jury by Judge
Smell this morning ana bonds were liked at SlOoo
TIMBER DEsTRoYEKs IN'ALAsKA.-The Interior Depart
ment received information time ago from the Gov
ernOr OF Alaska that the pablo lands were being
stripped of timber without legal authority FOR eXporta
ton purposes The Secretary OF the Treasury instructed
the Collector at ska refuse ciearanCes TO vessels
laden wholly or In part with timber which has been
taken illegally from the Government lands.
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sl,5GS.5OO
EFFECT ON THE STOCK MARKET.

CROWDS IN THE GALLERIES A$D A STIR ON THE
FLooR-How STOCKS FLUCrUATED.
The opening of business at the Stock Ex-
Change yesterday attended with extraordinary ex
element The gal cries hod with curious specta-
tors long before the opening hour, and when the
chairman's gave fell the corridors to which only
members and subscribers are admitted were closely
crowded. The floor was occupied in every part by
brokers begin tho signal their days business
The groups densest and tho dealings most excited
where York Central and Lake Shore stocks have
their place the southern end OF the ROOM The excite
ment was contagious and stocks in which Mr.
Vanderbilt probably had the slightest interest
felt the influence. The spectators who had been drawn
10 Exchange in the expectation that they might see
a panic disappointed Those who were able to
look down on the floor only an active market,
which from first moment showed unmistaSabe signs
OF strength They nothing, Of about the
prices at which stocks being sold for in the I'M
usual confusion they could distinguish nothing Attera
while the stream OF curosyseekcrs turned backward
and long before the galleries were easily access-
BILE.
The market opened at q general decline of from to
per cent from the last prices Tuesday. Lake shore
started per cent lower and New-York Central was
not far behind. Other stocks with which Mr. Wander
bits name has been more or less closely
associated showed proporiiOnate declines and
from pure sympathy entire list was lower In less
than hafhour the struggle was over ana al!housn
were toncbed only by few stocks In the afternoon
Iaokawanna stock led upward movement. which
ended at the close business win prices ~ the highest
points. The London market had recovered, II was
stated by both private and public dispatches, from the
haf-panicky condition when had marked tue earlier
dealings in American securities, aud in Wall street ali
apnrebeDsiOus of dan ger hal been Aliayed.
Jay Gould said shortly before the close OF business
This rapid recovery demonstrates to me very clearly
the wonderful growth of the country Its richest man
Is dead spite the calamity The stock market Is
likely to close higher than yesterday when his death was
not anticipated few years tie result might have
been very different" -,
The death of Mr.. Vanderbilt did not disturb the
tl NlqrQ nf
AL the opening the wheat market showed SlSht ne
cline only in sympathy with he stock market ana
lower prices in the West The decline was soon maze
good.
The Windsor Hotel last evening presented marked
coutr the exciting scenes OF the previous night
Its corridors deserted except by The usual patrons
and by casual visitors The death OF Mr. Vanderbilt was
scarcely referred unless Inquiry was ventured as
to of his will One two iniln ale friends OF
his present short tine bur they cOul give 10
definite formation about the disposition of The prop
eTty. IL admitted by those IN position 10 KNOW
that the bulk OF fortune had been lett Ia trust
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FouRTn.CLAss rosTNAsrERs.

WAsulNGroN, Dec. 9.-Tho Postmaster Gen
eral today appointed Others the following fourth
class pOstmasters;
EEusachlf.t s--At Ashburpham Everett 4. Maynard 1
Charlton. Henry HercuCCn
Ntr- ilamp sItrc-llamptOn Falls Charles DOlgo.
Nsu- IOJh At sparrow Lush. George HcyuerI Bus on
Dunaiu Is iuiVrr, teutraI -QUaIo A T. / "
CLINTON Corners Joseph Al e. M4bOrulgA r. y p.!mt
AeicJcTs>y-At Junction, T. :. Shurts, stanton, b. H.
Rcrkaw
I,nnsgiranfa-At Bad nm, Gnpn smith, stArrucca,
James f. Farrell, PVnu lInc a.. T. Van iIeu
burg. j. y. Vine nan, NcshdunOok. job Bndgot
vermont At Charleston. j. a BoWker
Jg,scOHstf. - Al Mount Hope, William NElsl.om.
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RUSSELL sAGE'S ,EsTIMATE.
MR. vASDERBILI's READINESS. TRCsTwORTHINEss
AND COURAGE.

AND COURAGE.
Few of the great capitalists and financial
operators OF NewYork have known Mr. Vanderbilt more
intimately than Russell Sage. Their acquaintance has
been both social and business character Their In
teress have been times conflicting and times har
monous. Mr.. Sage found in bis Office yesterday
afternoon by a reporter OF The TRIBUNE Mr. Wander
bilt," he said, was q very remarkable man. Of
far original force and financial ability than any
imagined when he succeeded 70 his fathers millions.
don't know that any ever thought Of comparing him
10 the Commodore whose genius in finance was really
beyond comparison lie was to finance what Shakespeare
was TO poetry and Michael Angelo TO art But william
II. was certainly an able successor. lie doubled the
colossal fortune that was left him, and that proves
executive skin that only III a million possesses.
have had more or less to do with him. and the three
qualities observed as most striking IN his character
his readiness. his reliability aud his courage.
That is to say, be always met emergency with plan
lie always kept his word to the very letter be pos
sesed such fund OF decision and hardihOOd that hav
ing undertaken TO do thing and having made up his
mind how TO be done, no right ahead and
put Il through tho lines he had laid down l think
that his rare in manipulating his great fortune
was due 10 these qualities.
II is hard 10 say what effect Mr. Vanderbilrs death
will have upon securities We could tell that better II
We knew what he had done with his money. !
guess there is no doubt however, that 10 has tied
the bulk Of in fund under the control Of trustees
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WHAT WILL Mr.. RANDALL DOT
WILL HE REMAIN Al IHE HEAD OF MANNED COM
MIIIEE OR JOIN COLONEL MOKkLsONi

MICTEE OR JOIN COLONEL MoRKIsoNf
WAsHINGToN, Dec. tSpccidJ.-lt seems to
be taKcu Tor granted that the proposition 10 take seven
Of the appropriation bills away from the Appropriations
Committee will adopted. and THIS naturally raises the
gGc-t'on: What viii Nir Randall do The frce-trade
leaders the House make erct OF their expectation
that Mr. Randall VIII KICK and ask to DC relieved from
further scry.ca chairman ot Tie Appropriations
SIR Wattcrspn to-nEnt sent an editorial dispatch
20 ne CopriSr-Iorr,ai, I'm which bee expressed
the opinion that the only tAiue Tor Mr Randall to d.
is 20 accept place under Colonel Morrison r. Is an
derstooi Mr. Wa'trs1u reflects not only the VI" Va
the frrcttalr rttcr. In tho House respecting tie
proper fnr Nc. hau .u 10 pur, but aaO their
dissatisfaction with c Message aud tho report OF SEQ
Rotary Manning
A To- ST. Randall 70 t- safe 10 say that he WIN neither
seek acctpta subordinate place on Colonel Nor
r-ou's cpmuIJteo Hr ls too Old bind to ho caught
Wth Chan Some OF Ills friends express tuc opinion that
Justice 90 himself h ought 10 refuse tp ROMAN 10 tIc
head OF q iulinrt Appropriations Committed. Whether
ur HIi t,.,atc tO du 30 D. somewhat uncertain. \
conference ot tlc frrrauc leaders was hold a. speaker
Carlisle ruu'4- Tonight aru 10 f. understood ilt t.o
o. Mr. Randall one 81 the topics Of Csouss!on
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Mr.. cHAMBERYs REcoLLECrIoXs.
A MAN or. AMIABLE DIsPOSlTION-HIs EXACTNEs
ILLUSTRATED.

ILLUSTRATED.
Isaac p Chambers, controller Of the New
York Central Railroad. sdil yesterday:
acted as the private secretary OF Mr. Vanderbilt in
connection with the auditor duty from 1865 to 1888
During all those eighteen years WAS never further
away than In the next room to his and never a
man OF more auiabe disposition. IIc WAS not under
stood by tie public lie thought Of their Interest in
every respect and In considering any movement
change In policy wound say We must look out for the
public first, for you know that their servants
He was a very generous man ana was constantly
with applications for assistance and wond be
surprised at the character OF many OF the applicants
Doctors OF divinity. lawyers and judges who had
become entanged speculatons would ask him to help
them out OF their troubles Here eleven bound files
OF letters OF this sort-a miniature library. remember
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one letter he wrote in reply to request TOT auce j"
Dssomber 1878. in which he stated substantially ms
he never speculated In stocks and never recon-
mended any One elss TO do 20, for he had seen
100 many people ruined By ventures Of that kinds that
stocks in Wall Street cd soil the merts OF tue
properties but subject u the Wins aud caprio
OF "a few men; that he this mlca ia the ppa Of
influencing one man to 10 satisfied With an honest live
hood obtained in Legitimate business for thousands
OF people lost the savings Of icine IN one day OF
speculation; that the writer had asked for his advice
and there it was.
.Mr. vanderbilt neveg bought anything except for
investment and no put his money nO anything he
could not give his personal attention to. Socially lie
one OF the pleasantest men ever met. lie was y
man. too. OF strict integrity and he required every one
what the amount involved was, he exact TO cent
illustrate tins characteristic OF eXacthess when was
after he had invested $50 100000 In Government bonds
10 his office aud called to me say ing Was mere
last Thursday Mr. ChambersP No. replied FOR Ire,
member having been up to your house that day.
then noticed that he had In his hand oil from tho lah
tor VINO used to supply him with lnhG S.g
well Mr. vanderbilt said. do You know that
the janitor la, charged me vii lunch on Thursday
that heaped up his desk he made the deduction
abroad lie wrote to me that the people were charg
ing him twice much a. they charged other people.
but he supposed he would have to submit to 1t because
they thought he could he imposed upon.
at is a mistake to underrate his ability III railroad
management lie lived III period when LEGISLATION was
aimed az rai!rO far than IN the COmm0dOfes
and when the public were asking Tor increased ac
cOmmOiaons at less cost, and this, win the Compel
ton growing up all around In the railroad world made
his position often trying But he devoted himself
thoroughly to his work There was not an agreement
all the negotiations when he was active in 0usl-
ness which he did read and execute himself have
many contracts which have MS own interneatons ana
some which were drawn up In his own handwrltlng lie
never liked long documents submitted to hlin
He liked concise statements, as be had no time to waste
opportunities, and he was remarkably quick III arrV-
at decisions"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-10
RuR.LET MAIL CONTRACTS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. - Second Assistant
Postmastcr- Knott has rendered decision "a to
whether the contract for carrying the mails ON the
steamboat route from New.Oreans to Port Eas should
be annulied aud gwen to the Red River aud Coast Line
Steamboat Company, which has been carrying the mails
under sub-conract since 1852. Tho contract with the
Government was for S221OO and 10 had been suble
the steamboat company for 1900 year Under tho
law u s-2 The Department has discretion 90 auuul
contract when there Is -uu-coutrHc To- less amount
Under tho direction OF the judge
Knott hn- auuuod the contract aud viii award II to
the steamboat company direct for $4,000.
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uoNoEAELY nI.oHAEGEn suLDIfEa.

WA,HNGIoS, Dee. 8 ,SpeciaD II removal
OF Uuou veterans to make places Tor Democratic poll
c,lus aud cx-CouieGcrate soldiers Will De prevented
the future q a III introduced to-day by Senator Miller
becomes law. Al present preference IS only given to
soldiers houotably discharged because OF wounds or
.ickness Senator Mulcr's bill amends the law to give
pr. ference al persons hOEUrIply discharged from the
military aud naval service, providing they love the
business capacity Tor the proper usCge OF tue dutles
o such Offices.
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.ppANcryrNr OF COMMITTEES.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The caucus commit
tee OF Republican Senators having in charge the
arrangement OF the membership OF committees had .
meeting this afternoon in the commitee-room OF It's
chairman, Senator Cameron. 1t Is Understood that
decision was reached tender to Senator SeWell tho
Craftsmanship Of the Joint Library Committee vacated
by senator Sherman. and General Logan his old place
as chairman OF the Committee on Military AHalrs nov
held by General Sewell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-10
Army AND NAVY ORDER4-

WASHINGTON, Dec. 0.-First Lieutenant
John McMartin, 25th Infantry. has relieved from
duty Columbu, Barracks and member OF the gem
eral court martial there and placed OH sick leave.
Twentyseven recruits have been ordered from Colum.
bus Barracks to Fort Smelling MIMI for tho 18th Infan.
try.
Passed Assistant Surgeon O. w. Deane has been
ordered to the receiving ship Dale
Lieutenant william Little has been detached from tho
NeW-IIampshire and placed on sick leave.
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Personally have only to say about Mr.. Vanderbilt
and have known him for many years and knew the
Commodore for nearly half Century-that he was a
more capable more generous AMI man OF dner IN
stincs that the world ever credited him with beihg
tious generosity as railroad ana hnancier he
was second none but IN CAauneey Depew oOhs!def
he leaves able SUCCESSOR"
L. d. Worcester, the secretary OF the Newly orK Cen
tra, said -" have been askei several times as 10 me
probable amount Of Nh. NaGdcrbNts fortune, odt
nit myself on this subject. For inc last
three years Lave had but little To 40 WIN ms
affairs shall be surprised however TIE estate Is not
over I5O0OOO0O You VIII have noticed, PERHAPS tnaI
TINS was with him matter Of principle. Inc CoInno-
10 that all the real estate ndh ought 20
the house he lived in In thls opinion MS s"i
practically cOucuIred ana owned no more than ne toi.d
lep There a world OF shreSd common sense III the
old mans actual money Is the greatest power
O man Can Money can always be had Ior money,
even highest times II is merely aquesiOn OF how
much one Is willing TO pay.
"As To the probable disposition of hl9 properly am
not IN position to say anything. DO not even
know II there is Will bearing ator date than the one
he made when was intimately connected with him
should not WONDER however. II there surprise III
store for who imagine they know a great deai
about It," A.,
Mr. Vanderbilt owned the real mentioned In the
following table the valuations those OF the tax as
uay be reckoned at about 90 cent OF the
market value:
Bowling Green NO Observation-Disclosures. S2OOoO
Beexnans corner Nassaust.-...-.-. S 552}'0n
MsILen 81 10 20, - -55.7 u 900
sOutn-st. mos 1888 l5i. aV3oV
FourthEt NOS. 20 ~, ZJl TN
1rNiug Place (<Os. ~. IL ~ -~''''
Iith.ave between and SD sts the family AMMAN,
rav1tS a,C Eifh ayes 55I ana 53d sts ..... 5000