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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-08-13

JUDGEs--Adam Keller, Compton, w.
E. Barber, Wrightstown; Mathew
Williams, Thomastown.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-08-13

JuDGEs-Mrs. Jno. Hayton, Mrs. F.
B. Coon, Mrs. G. A. Cromett, Wadena.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-21
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GAS.

A BILL To BE INTRODUCED TO CORRECT ABUSES
p~OrrTs o. wv CNM",NIrs.
IFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE J
ALBANY, Marcn 2U.-SenatOr Thomas, the
chairman OF the committee that has been investigating
the gas companies OF NewYork, sent TO the printer To-
day summary the evidence taken and the conclusions
TO be drawn from IT, This written by Gen
eral Henry f. Tremain the counsel OF the committee
senator Thomas said that the committee would use
little OF General Tremain's summary IN their report,
which would be submitted to the Legislature next week
They would especially copy some OF his figures
although they might not accept all his
usons sugge.fions re-ootiss legislation san
they would bring In a bill for tho correction OF such
abuses discovered In the investigation General
Treman the publication OF the reports OF the gas
companies the as those OF the insurance com
panes He argues the State also has the power TO
regulate the price OF gas There should be some lina
lion Of the dividends and the amount OF capital OF the
gas companies. The gas companies he asser!s are 90
ing business on pretended cnpiai oi 90 00" 00'
which could be done a capital or only SEV,ooVoOO
Yet dividends are paid upon the watered stock.
The evidence shows, General Tremain asserts that the
prce Of Gas could he reduced to 81 10 thousand feet
and yet the companies would pay 10 per cent on tue cap
tal invested lie is OF the opinion that three eato Gas
Supervisors should be appointed by the Governor and
Senate whose duty 10 should be 10 supervise tne ga
charles The investigation showed that the system OF
inspection OF meters by the state Gas Inspectors
and tens of thousands OF gas meters 1t was shown
that consumers paid bills larger instead OF smaller
since the consu latiOn of the companies water gas
was found TO e superior coal gas produced the
former having % 10 80 candle power while The latter
WAS from To 90 II The calculation he made says
General TreInan the actual money paid in by the
stockholders OF the companies 1t VIII be found mat con,
sumers have paid enough and above, the cost or
production and 10 per cent proht to duplicate the pre-
ent gas system in New-York 1888 the average cost
of producing gas 90 cents while the charge
to consumers 50 10 Fully 5Oper cent OF the amount
maid for gas I'm NewYork in the last ten ought TO
have been returned In the OF reduction
of prices The total number OF mains was FOUND 70 DC
S47 while the number OF miles OF streets actually lighted
is only 40 The aims are double IN amount the num-
her actually req uired"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-21
LOSSES IN VARIOUS PLACES.

PETERSBURG, Va, March 20.-A fire broke
out In the rear of W. H. Camps drug store in Sycamore
st. which was consumed with its contents. The flames
soon reached large brick building owned by John W.
Bradbury, a hardware merchant. The first and second
floors OF this building occupied by z. X Rees,
photographer and burned A stock OF goods on q
wser The bo 6 d Pe9a s Ts b5P b M bdaas
owned by Mr. Bradbury $14 GOO and the STOCK SIOooo
The insurance is about $4,000.
DENVER, March 2o.-A fire in Leadville last night
burned the butter storehouse of James Sullivan causing
loss of about 81, 0O0 insurance $4,000
Another fire IN Leadville this morning destroyed he
Rosfon Block owned by J. W. Faxon, OF chicago Inc
loss Is about $4,000; fully insured
PITTsBURG, Penn, March 2O.-This morning whie
Mrs James Heintz vanishing the hearth In her
dinipg-room the varnish In q became ignited Mrs
Heutz's mothern-law, age sixty while endeayoring 70
extinguish the flames, fatally burned. Mrs HeinZ
received painful burns but viii recover
AUGUSTA Ga. March 20.-A fire this morning caused
q loss of 100000. The principal losers are i. X.
Schneider on building, 100000 Insurance. $4,000; Mrs
George Hendel $4,000, insurance, $4,000; Odd Eel
lows building S. 600, fully insured; Rufus Carter
Co. tobacco warehouse $4,000. insurance, $4,000;
James g. Bailie a Sons, grocers, $4,000 Insurance.
Sc 600: T. H. Stafford aud L. L. Force, nnlsslon mer
chants 80 200, insurance, $1,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-21
CHA RGES AGAINST A HOSPITAL.

Serious charges have been made against the
management the Eastern District Hospital In South
Thrdst. Brooklyn, by the friends OF Lawrence Smith,
who has been patient there since March 2. lie was
seriously hurt in sugar refinery and likely to die Ills
brother states that the patient had on the S
night that he at the Hospital and tied in his bed
10 prevent his falling out and that this often done 10
other patients. night hired for smith by
his brother The latter found shortly aerwar that the
authorities about tn his brother 10
the County Hospital. because he had erysipelas me
doctors admitted that he caught In the hospital Lut
said that they wOnld have ~ him TO protect te
other patients. BY the representations which le made
TO Dr. Giroux who In charge the patient was Kept
however. Then EFFORT made to send HIN 10 81.
GATHERINGS Hospital which did not succeed Dr. Girpux
said yesterday that tine hospital had facilities Tor
soating erysipelas cases, and must remoys them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-21
THE STATE GUARANTEE TO RAILROADS.

ALBANY, March 20.-In response to the reso-
luton Of the Assembly calling on the Railroad Commits
sion to report the adysabty and expcdiency OF re-
ducng the guarantee Of 10 per cent by the State to
railroad corporations, In conformity with the
reduction OF interest by the State, vol
umipous document received In the
Assembly from the Railroad Commission to-day consist
ing of majority and minority report on the subject
Commissioner o. DOnnell, who writes the minority re-
port that his opinion no harm would be done
by the repeal OF the section guaranteeing rairoads ~
per cent their earnings. II has never TO his know'
edge been honestly and legitimaely used by any rail-
road when the Legislature mas sought to reduce he rare
freight on road. IL has been used as bugDear 10
forbid legislative interference Ia complaints OF
unjust discrimination. the plea that reduction OF
freight would interfere with their with the
State allowing them to cent net income In
some cases q reduction would be unust to stockholders
in other reduction much below 10 would
be lust OF road aud to the public The
majority report By Commissioners Herman and Rogers
opposes u reduction on the ground that only few rail
roads make 10 per cent, great maturity falling consid
eraby under that figure. Out OF ls2 railroads only I'VE
paid last year 10 per cent and over.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-21
NON.STRIKING OPERATIVES IN COUNCIL

The former employees in the carpet factories Oh
Alexander Smith u Co., at Yonkers, who say that
they do not belong to the strikers but were thrown
out of employment by the strike, held meeting at
T.utonia Hall. in Yonkers yesterday to hear the
onort nj the committee appointed to ascertain from
AZ smith what he intended to do for them. The
attendance was largo and the committee reported
thav we're fold that Mr. Smith was sick and could
not Inc seen that they then wrote letter to Mr..
smith, explaining the nature Of their visit but
,wara odonted in which Superintendent Holden was
severely censured. One Of the resolutions read as
follows:
We deem IL advisable to dispense and procure employ
mani whereyer can found the firm to have no
sympatby with suffering families; while tue strk-
ers are well for with stores under 70
Commttee and boarding houses for the single or un-
and ssonised further when required also by large sums
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-21
WAR IMMINENT IN CALIFORNIA RATES
The breach between the Pacific Mail Steam


shin Company and the overland railroads was made
complete yesterday by the action Of the Central Pacho
Railroad in Joining with the Union Pacific in notice OF
the termination OF the contract. The Central Pacific
letter was copy OF that OF the Union Pacific but was
dated two days As the contract requires only
thirty DAYS notice. an active competition In California
rates is liable 10 break out at time President Hous
ton OF the steamship company, acknowledged yesterday
that he was uncertain whether the notices might not be
given at any tme although the spirit OF the agreement
was that none except monthly settlements should be al
lowed lie said that the steamship company bal TAKEN
no action OF any kind In regard To the notice.
person familiar with the relations Of the companies re-
that n the railroad companies were not VIKING 10
continue the guarantee 10 the end Of April there was 10
way I'm which the Pacific Mail could enforce lis claim
Nice President Huntington. OF the Central racine hh
road said laughingly, when he was asked about the
quarrel: Oh, suppose we shall meet In lew day
and make agreement. think we are paying
the Pacific Mail rather more than We Ought To pay Out
of course that can be adjusted without trouble"
Some Of the warm friends OF the steamship company
the opinion that the contract would not he re-
me- ed so easily and the Ia rates would not Work
the largest injury to that company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-21
DrsA PROMINENT LEA DIS TO sLfOTDE.

Anthony Kehoe, who was up to short time
ago keeper In the penitentary Backwers Island,
committed suicide last night at his home, No. 3il East
Fortyeighth-st by shooting himself through the head
with small revolver When Judge Curtis was ON the
Supreme Court Bench, Kehoe Court officer under
him. He was afterward a driver for Bonn Byrne,
manufacturers of mineral waters He was appointed .
keeper in the pcntentary Ave ago, and held that
position until December 10, when he resigned expecting
To get position under Mayor Grace In this he was
disappointed aud became despondeut He was also
night and went to mis- leaving his wife and three
children ct the table. In y few minutes they were
startled by pistol shot Mrs Kehoe went vt once to
her husbands roOm where she found him lying on the
bed unconscious and bathed In blood. An ambulance
was eummoneus put peAoie ~ sSsAvs" Aee"S W. ~Sss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-21
Work IN THE STATE PRISONS.

ALBANY, March 20.-The 100000 appro-
pated in the bill signed yesterday by the Governor for
the maintenance of State prisons will be used TO start
the clothing industry at Clinton Prison, which employs
the of 400 convcts and where the plant and ma
chinery are owned by the sate also to continue the
ufaeiure OF boots and shoes the States account at
Auburn where the plant is also owned by the State.
employing the labor OF 125 men, This appropriation
will find employment for half the idle men In the State
prisons and they will be Immediately set to work.
Superintendent Baker said to-day When the Palmer
hill which provides for the piece price plan Is passed
can sci the whole prison population at work The situa
ton will then he This The sing Sing force about Loo
nm the contract system the contracts
NOT expiring until 1887 the entire force at clinton
Prison employ in the clothing Industry on the state
account; and the Auburn POI uatiOn divided, 100 on the
state account and 500 the peceprice plan divided
three different industries, and only NIFTY men on
contract work. This will give each system fair and
honest trial, side by side.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-21
A. THoMPsoS'S FAMILY IN yEw.YoRK

The morning papers yesterday published an
account from Chicago, Of A. L. Thompson
who was found dead in his bed In boarding house In
Madison-st that city Among his letters were some
from his daughter Bessie addressed 10 him at No 2li
Nintb.aye York. Inquiry at that address showed
that Mrs Thompson and her daughter live there with
relatives She lad her husband for more than
"a wear but received letters from him frequently. lie
was In bad health having trouble with his lungs ana
was unable do much work. In this city he had held
situation AS keeper and In Chicago he had been
writing for newspapers and magazines His parents ana
relatives are living at Palmyra Wisconsin. and are PEG
ME of some means His wife Informed by tele-
gram Thursday night OF her husbands death and sent
word 10 his father she to poor 10 attend 10 the run
era Thompson probably died from paralysis Us Le haa
already been twice Frustrated by H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-21
DIED.

BURNHAM-On March IS. at his residence l2S otnavos
Gordon W Burnham IN the SD year Of hs age a,
Funeral services at Grace SnnrSh' broaa"aS anu W
SATURDAY morning at ~ O'CLOCK
coCKson Thursday March 49, Juliet wife Of Dr. George
Funeral from residence, 229 East 2th'st sa'a
day at 2 p IN. .,
ii Hancockst, William B. Fitch, in the 4ithyea Of M
Notice OF funeral hereafter
FoRREsTER-on Friday March 90. 1885, ct l2;lop. NJ
James Forester, In his 81 st year n, =. ,,,o.~ N M,
from his late residence SIS Gatesave Brooklyn NY
20 ls Mss M and
At their reslasnss sgs nads s,sS sa,ursav March
81 at O'Clock r. IN
LAwToNt Athens on aa day the dSth n n Sc:
Funeral from her late residence Athens " 9TH day
2lstinst. at 2 D. IN.
PECK-In Brooklyn on the 18th inst, Mr. Isaac Peck
His funeral i'll tase place On ss inst"
Greenwood Cemetery at the convenience Oh inc
II ia kindly requested that no flowers be sent.
RoHDA-on Thursday March 10 NJ. Justine Rohda In her
The friends of the family are respectfully requested attend
the funeral saturday the 2st nst at O'Clock from her
TAIcoTr-In this city March ls Reginald, youngest
Of and Henrietta Z. Talcott aged years months
Funeral service his parents No West 9th
ST., SATURDAY. 2lstinst, at 9:3o a. N.
THORNE-on Friday. March 20 Thomas Woosey Ihorne
Notice offuneral hereafter.
ToMPKINs-At South orange N T. Sd month 18TH, 1850
Friends and relatives are invited TO attend funeral at his
lato residence It'll day Sd month 2sS 1882 AZ npass
ocoss train from i2dst tNewYork NewHaven R)
wALL-At New.YOrk. Thursday. March 10. Mrs Eimira
services at her late residence $40 East ls5tht Sun
In %ay NJ "a at u Washington village RI
providence papers please copy.
Sa on Ta%rsay MaTcs ~.
Notice of funeral hereafter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-21

The steamship Alpes, from Central American
ports arrived yesterday bringing the first mail adviees
regarding the troubles In the Republics resulting from
the procaning OF General Barros as Dictator OF Cen
trai America Captain Moran said that on March TO-
when his vessel .eft Port Limon Costa R,ca about
thousand troops and battery OF SIX cannon arreu 70
put the place condition Of defence IN anticipation Oh
war with Guatemala So, ,,,.a m Tho
Alpes Ricardo Jminez. Minister 10 Mexico; Anoreas
Venega secretary Of the Costa Rlcan Legation AT
Mexco Ceto Gonzalez vignes, Secretary OF me COSTA
Rlcau Legation at washipgonj and George castro FER
nandez attache OF Legation. Senior Jmlnez IN
conversation with TRIBUNE reporter said IN regard 10
the Central American troubles Costa Kca ~ not an
enemy OF the Union OF the Central American STATES put
an enemy OF Bsrrios she will resist 10 the last Tue
ambitious attempts OF the President OF Guatemala.
Barrics can put than 10000 men Ia me nea,
while the three Repupcs OF Nicaragua, san salvador
and Costa Rica muster an army OF o0ooo Costa
Rica has 10000 not including 1000 reserves she
pan command srny Of &c, 900 In all Pori ldon hss
been well fortified and gArrisoned not because an
important city but because 1t il the gateway OF the Re
public There IL no fear that Barrfos can enforce MS
tchemes OF conquest There u great enthusiasm IN
costa Rca at the action OF President Dsz ~ %
Dancing the schemes Of Barros, and am gad 70 near
INST thte county has also frowned on them"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-21
LEVI KERR.
Isr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNAL

CLEVELAND, March 20.-Henry G. Ranney
received the following telegram from Palatka, Fla to-
day: "Kerr accidentally fell overheard and we fear IL
irrevocably lost" The referred to is Levi Kerr OF
this city, well.known millionaire, and power In the
financial circles Of Northern Ohio and New-York On
Saturday of last week. In company with Judge Rufus r.
Ranney end exNayor O. A. OTIS Of Cleveland and g. A.
Bowman, Of Springfield, Ohio, he sailed from New-York
for Cuba by way of Florida, intending to stay In that
State for few weeks Prlatka Is on the St. Johns
River nearly two hundred miles inland, and tho brief
and uncertain wording Of the telegram has mystihed
the friends and relatives of Mr. Kerr 1t Is not known In
what he met HIS DEATH whether at or on the
st. Johns River They believe, however that no is un'
doubtedly drowned.
Mr.. Kerr was born in Lake County. He went to New.
York when young man, and shipped before the mast
Of the steamers running to South America After
few years he became connected with large wholesale
house In New-York bookkeeper He advanced rap,
idly, and took hand in the oil market He sold
out his interests finally TO the Standard Oil Company at
large profit. John Roach, the Philadelphia ship
builder secured his services at the breaking out OF the
Rebellion confidential agent, and later the two Pc
partners In the steamship business organizing the
Steamship Company. Roach and Kerr then organized
tho Havana Line of steamers, and Mr. Kerr has since
retained his interest In that company though taking no
active part In its management He was first cousin OF
Leonard Case and Inherited large part OF the laters
immense fortune, also becoming administrator OF the
York who died two years ago. lie was over Sixty years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-21
CABLE ROADS AND GAS AND WATER PIPES

One of the objections urged by the opponents
of tho cable railroad scheme is that digging
trenches in the streets in which to place the tunes
for the cables to run in would interfere with the
system of gas and water mains Jacob NJ. Long,
engineer of the Harlem Gaslight Company. yesteri,
besn employed by the Third Avenue Railroad
COMPANY to rearra GO the gas mains at eight streets
crossing their Tenth Avenue cable route and ina.
Jamis r. Keegan foreman of repairs to breaks ana
leaks In Croon water mains, declared that the con-
struction of a cable road in LeXington-ave wou,,u
make il necessary to change the position OF the
pipes at great expense Petitions in favor OF capie
roads signed by 3s2 citizens and an atldavit Dy
Samuel NJ. Woodbridge, affirming that the proP9seu
railroads III Cortlandt and Liberty SIS. would DC
a serious obstruction, were placed on file.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-21
sNow.ROTND ATT A WEDDING.

BUsHNELLvILLE, Greene Co., March 90
wedding took place in February which will be long
remembered large number OF friends and relatives had
been invited and all proper arrangements had been made
but the day opened with two feet dep the wind
blew gale aud mercury registered i5o below Zero
Atnoon snow was piled up the roads from four TO six
feet deep When the hour arrived for the wedding there
was no minister nor invited guests present Two Young
men hired went FOR the minister AMI some
OF the guests and By late hour at night a. number u
people Dad assembled and the minister also appeared
The knot tied hich dance begun. There
were only four who could dance, aud they did
dance, did also deacon of the church This Disguised
the minister aud he started foot for home. He
trudged far LanenIs Hotel, nj Wardakeu, three
miles, aud came freezing 10 death ON the way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-21
RAID ON JEwELRY-sHoP IN EssEx-sr.
ARRESTS MADE.


RAID ON JEwELRY-sHoP IN EssEx-sr'
ARRESTS MADE.
seizure Of implements for making counterioiS
coin of small denominations and the arrest OF t"o
men charged with issuing counterfeit money "ero
the elimination yesterday of an effort when cecre'
Service officers have been making for the last wecA
to capture the offenders. Chief Drummond was
visited on March IL by o man who sno"eu
him one-cent coin and three-cent coin winch n0
said an expert declared to be counterfei' an
examination proved that they were so, out 'no
work was 80 well done that none but an eApor,
could have told the difference They were LraSoa
to a jeweller named Harris Rodansky, VINO kep. "
shop at No. 10 Essex-st. Mr.. Drummond seu or%
clerk there with clock to be Iepairsd. Inc as the
charge was twenty-five cents: seyenty,nto twantv
change was returned which included twen.Sh
five counterfeit cents. Another clerk had ora
repaired and In , the .h same aaro May o''"
The evidence being complete, desGens wa and
upon the jewellers shop yesterday. hodansAy a I'D
his assistant, Joe KOlpon, were arrestea 400 400
lodged in the Ludlow Street jail: Nearly o lies
stamps quantity of copper and nlckel IN srs
and peculiar machine by which the coins "cle
noiselessly stamped. Three-qnarGferS three.
s tas 'S S.se, nd tRs rest '
cent pieces The pennies are Of copper ana an ,nI
three-cent and ten-cent coins OF nlckel are suon
good counterfeits that only an expert Womb HoM o
that they not genuine. There is no Ieasy he an
put in circulation. An examination OF nun11eIoI'
repositories of small coin. like the Italian Dali
where the small coins taken at the Bridge aie tha
I'm daily, did not result IN discovering any pn,;sb
spurious pieces. The prisoners are DOth Iuii b
Hebrews. Rodansky said the work was dohe W
his companion, who does not speak English.