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New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
METHODS OF GAS COMPANIES.
CoNsOIIDATION RAISES PRICES-SENAIOR DAH

CONSOLIDATION RAISES PRiCES-SENAAo" N"-
INDIGNANT.
The investigation of the methods of the gas COM
RIuiss HOUSE before senators Thomas Gibbs and pay
James McCreery, dealer IN dry goods testnea
fed with the bills Of any Of them. Generaa rIe
main, for the Gas ConsumersI Association wanteu
to put IN evidence extracts from the minutes OF the
company thought that 1t was impairment, pas
Chairman Thomas permitted General Tremain to
read dvariOus resolutions When ne reacheu t com Um0
pertaining to the borrowing of money by Tue coni
pany Mr.. Anderson raised positive oblection'
General rremain-Oh. we want only to show now
Mr.. Xndsrson.That's about as impertnent as the
evidence. The city, believe. has nAea 'n0 p''' "a
water.
GAS Light Company testified thaS his company
built its works in 1849 owned seventy-three miles %
of MAINS had an annual capacity OF oyer SoV,VOU
600 cubic feet charged So thousand for gas, and
did not suffer from competition with the SIX rival
companies in Brooklyn because 1t had lts own
special territory. His COMPANY had SUI surplus OF
S75, 900 and paid dividend Oh $2.OOO,OOO capita|
General Tremain-Do you think consolidation III
o'sn:os Mr.. ArmnpstoS0Mcst mi pdis1 : assuredly.
General Treman.Peasc to be good enough 10 teh thc
committee how 1t does 1t. ,,.., Tho
Mr. Armngton1I can 90 so by an aSy racst, He
may charge them reasonable prices for board anu iou
n H sut snys nU ure than
must pay the interest on the new Investment anu SUD
III.
laws down its MAINS and finds Its capital exhausted IL
is helpless Another company supplies funds anu tno
two Consolidate. Here two capitals Invested, on
which somebody got to pay interest or course the
consumers have to pay It, .,.,,...
Senator Daly-Then. If understand You Alright these
capitals NAV be doubled trebled quadrupled ana
the consumers made to pay more every G time me
Mr.. ArmiDgton-C Certainly, that Is Just the case m,
Senator DAILY, QndignaDtly)-t s not right IL Is not
right am opposed to auy such state OF affairs
Mr. Armin gton Il know no class Of people more TO
blame for this state Of affairs than Legislators
The Senator grew red in the face. i wish TO
nut myself on record having never voted In favor
of consolidation" he said with some heat.
John H. Sherwood, president OF the Gas Consnm-
ers Association presented long list OF bills dating
back several years He called attention to many
discrepancies in them and said he didn't believe
in meters.
Mr.. Andorson-Dd you ever examine onei
Mr. shcrwood-Partly. l looked into IL as far as l
could, discovered 1t 10 be entirely beyond my
comprehension. . , , ,u. .
iti Ill.,. o
Mr. sherwood-NO. made up my mind, without 60
ing so far that II was humbug
Tho committee adjourned TO March Is.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
WEsTCHESTER COUNTY.

EAST CHEsrrR-An execution issued against
John NJ Nasterton, OF East Chester for $75, ,431 In
favor of =. II. Harriet, of New-York, was returned
Yesterday by Sheriff Horton unsatisied.
YoNKRRs.-Mr. Smith still refuses to q COM
mittee from the striking hands of his carpet mills.
-. H. q. H. Tarr has been offered the contract of
LAYING the 800 miles of pipe across the desert to
supply water to the English soldiers i'll the SOudan
He has not decided whether he will accept the con-
tract Until recently Mr.. Tarr was superintendent
OF the OTIS elevator factory, but resigned.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
NEW-JERSEY.

HOBOKEN.-PersOns passing Public School No. a,
in Park-ave.. on Wednesday at noon, saw that the
flag which had been put up IN honor OF the lnaug-
diiapidated umbrella. A crowd was soon attracted
and stood gazing at the umbrella some with amuss-
Democrats suggested that Principal Campbell, who
is Republican, had offered this insult to the
Democracy. When Mr.. Campbell was told OF the
state OF affairs he hasteDed to replace the umbrella
with the fag ID was afterward learned that two
boys were the perpetrators of the joke.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06

That aged potentate, Emperor William, who recently
threw Europe into turmoil by nearly cutting his life
short because OF eating too much lobster at supper
chooses his favorite In Lent Russian fish soup, Of
which the hideous ingredients small beer. cider and
pcked cucumbers He is also very fond of hashed veal
mi xed up with cinnamon and cloves, while of His
Mestys fayore sweets sponge cake stepped In pine
apple rum.-l Waterbury American.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
LONG ISLAND.

BAY SHoRE.--Conkling Iruks. while cunning
Yesterday, shot an eagle in Thompson's Woods. The
bird was only crippled and when it fell to the
ground showed fight. but after struggle lasting
nearly ten minutes Truks succeeded III killing II.
Tho bird measured seven feet from tip to tip.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
ALONG THE SOUND.

SrAMroRD-There have been two deaths in the
last ten days from lOckjaw. One of the victims
was Martin Burke. who was injured by falling from
a wagon the other was James Commerford, who
was thrown from his carriage at Waterside, about
three wee ks ago
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Eth Arenm Hotel-Congressn,e WIHWnm yam
Whiting Of Massa nusctts, and John w. stowart o.
mont and Congressman q. NJ Ianders q
norman nHouse-Attorney General LAWS sSm.o;,
n q Navy Zl6emarie Hote-General Abner DSuD,v' %
Say IT, s. Army ~ Victoria HoteI-9alusna a rrw Sww'
Of pennsylvania. .Ererea Ho"'e-Aiss fsA"' D"
mort.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
BROOKLYN.

An absolute divorce was granted yesterday 10
Thomas Z. Dram from Mrs. Eleanor A. ofah''
pr;due President Stranahsn said yesterday that
itb,tanding the increase Ia travel by the To-
duced tolls, the cities were losing $500 day.
benjamin Harmed Of No 195 indiasst ra,.r1ac artsr
dav. upon charge Of bigamy. lie u ahsrRcd WIN
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
COMMISSIONER oLLIFFE's CONDITION.

The condi tion of Commissioner William MOIiinc.
one of the Board Of Pars Commissioners, gives nus
family and friends great anxiety. lie has LOT soihe
time been suffering with pulmonary trouble and for
more than q month he has been conh1sd 70 ms
room at the house Of his father u.law, Jordan l..
Mott iu Mott Haven. lie Is much reduced phync-
ally and only his family admitted To see him.
His physicians regard his condition rs critical,
and his recovery doubtful He has not attended,
the meetings Of the Park Board since the hrst Oh
the year and theh at the risk OF his health. Since
then he has not been able to leave his house.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
TRYING TO MAKE HER A ROMAN CATHOLIC

Justice Massey, in Brooklyn. Yesterday upon q
charge Of associatng with girls Of Improper char
who desired 10 have the girl committed TO the
House Of tho Good Shepherd. a Roman Catholic
institution On the other hand the girl desired 70
the heir 10 81 OOO aud her grandfather. who lives
in scotland has sent for her. his messenger being
expected next week The girls parents came tho no
death of ner mother her father married Roman
Catholic woman. After his death the stcpmother
sent the girl to Roman Catholic church. but she
ran away from the services and attended Con
gTeeational church. Justice Massey dismissed the
Complaint against the girl. and she went away win
some women OF the Congregational church VINO
will care for her until she goes to Scotland.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06

Winter may be lingering in the lap of spring,
as the old curmudgeon had naughty habit of Going but
there is no lingering abclt the spring style Knox HaA
They are here bright May morning and may be had u
Kxoxs Two Emporiams. 2i2 Broadway and under Pifih
Hotel
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
PIN OVER BY A FREIGHT TRAIN.

The manged body of woman was iounu t.t ~ my ~
No. Sle a62 Eleventh-ave. 1t was evident that the
woman had been run over in the night ny one tp to
more freight trains. Her BODY haa psen &C. 10 tho
remaips could be identiicd except by the clothing.
The doorman at the Thirty-seyenth street ro,ico
Station thought the woman might nave pcon en- !"
sionalIy. She had worn an old black sacque. trim,
med with imitation Astrachan fur. woman ann VINO
recently lodged in the station wore sii ar tho
woman was run over by accident or threw herself
in front of train. The police adopted the theory
that she was under the influence of liquor and was
trving to cross the avenue The body was kept AT
the police station nearly all day in the expectation
that some one would be able to identity II. per,
railroad company, who will pay the buriale1pehses
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
THE wEsTCHEsrER ACCOUNTS.


Ex-Supervisor Henderson has employed Lindsay
I. Howe, late Commissioner of Accounts OF New
York City, to examine the report OF Mr.. Sibley;
Mr. Henderson with Mr.. Howe and his counsel
called upon Mr.. McGrery. the supervisor, for the
report for examination yesterday, but Mr.. McCrery
refused TO permit them TO IT. The report was re-
ceived by the Board of Town Officers as appears by
the minutes aud has been made the basis Of charges
against Mr.. Henderson, and now MIR. McGrery as
snes to hold the report and refuses the person ac
cused an opportunity TO examine 1t. An application
will be made to the Supreme Court to compel the pro-
ductlon of the paper 80 that Mr. Henderson may
show the nature of It,
PRESENTINiENT OF HER SONS DEATH.
Harry 8. Pratt, young clerk IN the employ OF
Bartholomew g. Co.. No. 100 Greenwich-st., was
killed on Tuesday by coping stone falling on him
while he was standing in front of the store; Yes
teIday bis funeral took place at his parents home
at No. 224 Summer-ave., Newark. The members OF
the firm closed their store. and attended the
funeral, accompanied by their employees. Mrs
Pratt had long had presentiment
that SEINE accident was going to befail her
son. and in her anxiety became so III that she re-
ceved the attention of physician. Last Monday
night she dreamed that she saw ? coffin yith
Harry's name and age on the silver plate and the
next day, when her husband arrived home to tell
her that the yeung man had been killed. she antlci;
pated the news, and before he could speak asked
HIM ii Harry was not dead
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
HENRY A. DANIELS, M, D.

l44 Lexingtonave., between !lth ani 51t1 ats
Hours TO l. 20 Z. Diseases OF ths Nery01s 5ystcn
Genito- Urinary organs Impotence anlstsrilitg.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06

WHUaC
Holds snch an cumity with blood OF man.
TNat swift asqucksiver 10 courses through
The natural gates and alleys OF the body"
"barked about most ia1AD1
Ike crust" such the enccts o.
dIseasei and NOR be only antidote for which
cieanse veran Office admirably performed
by Dr, Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery"
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
UARINE INTELL[GENCE
MINIATURE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Sun rsea as 562Mooa riss. lli5Moon ase a. 10
HlGH WATER TO-DAY.
<N-sandy Hook, ll3t Gov Island. 1i;3s Hell Cat. il9
PN.-Ssudy Hook, --Gov Island. -, Hell Gata E27
SHIPPING NEWS
PORT or NEW.YoRK. THURSDAY. MARCH 8. 1885.
ARRIVED.
Steamer AXE Manaba (pr) Liverpool Feb 10 with ndss
and pasaenQers to Arsell Douglass, 49,. n, -,
steamer seythia tbr. Whealen Liverpool Feo AZ vi"
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06

ApIANO THAT PRONoUNcES WORDS.
talking piano was exhibited by I: SCOOTER, the
nranager for the societe Anon dee Vienna, at the
u. lvidore Hotel yesterday to q number Of news
kspeq1 RAnd uusieal persons. The machine was
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
FOREIGN STEAMERS DUE 1T THIS PORT
Announcements.
The Lannon's distilment. whose effect

CLUETT's CROWN COLLARA
CUTS, and Monarch Shrts
are the best OF az.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-31
THAT ALLEGED BLACKmAIL.
Some of the Testimony Forthcoming
at the Trial.

Sergt. Fox of the South Side police sta
ton is ir possession of some interesting in
formation bearing on the cases against
Frank Brakeman and Robert Clancy, who
are charged with blackmail. From what he
will depoSe at the trial tomorrow it appears
a regular system has been worked or at
tempted in the southern part of the city,
where blind pigs are supposed to flourish
Peter Sauer is the only one known to the
police who actually paid any money. lie
gave SIS and promised $50 more in equal in
stallments al future dates, as a receipt ON
the back of one of Bakeman's cards held by
Sergt. Fox will show beyond doubt. w.
III. Hicks, druggist at 1929 Franklin ave-
nue., saws the prisoners attempted the same
thing on him. and Mr.. Balch, saloon
keeper. will come forward with similar evil
dence. In these cases, however, the men
got no money, their would be victims laugh
ing at any effort to convict them of illegal
selling Of liquor.
Color was given to this general attempt
by the fact that dozens of places below the
southern limits of the patrol line have been
under both suspicion and surveillance as
''blind pigs" In the trial of these cases
some interesting facts bearing on the liquor
law may come out and furnish pointers to
the police. In this connection it may be
said that one of the papers was drawn into
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-31
MINNEAPOLEs PERSONALs.

w. J. Underwood of Sioux City is in
town.
Sheriff w. F. Zwickey of Crookston was
in the city yesterday.
DR.. ]. V. Z. Lyman of Eau Claire was
registered at the West yesterday.
c. o. Wheeler, a leading real estate
dealer of Fergus Falls, spent Sunday in the
city.
Roland Reed, the comedian, and Nathan
lei Childs, associate manager, are at the
West.
A. J. Harwood, the Fargo real estate
dealer, and his wife are registered at the
Clark house.
Doc Fowler, II. c. Avery, T. B. Jenn-
sen. o. G.. Plummer, the Farragut four,
and ii. ID. Russell, substitute, left yeSter-
day for Chicago.
T. p. Avery, Z. w. TOrrey. d. c..
Shanks, Z. +. Taggert, G. o. Webster, u.
5. ~. stationed at Fort Smelling, were at
the West yesterday.
Elman Conner, the designer, yesterday
returned from the Milwaukee exposition.
where he has had charge of the Chicago,
Milwaukee 81 st. Paul railroad exhibit.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-31
A WEEKS PROSPECT.
Forecast of Some of the Principal
Forthcoming Events.

Forecast of Some of the Principal
Forthcoming Events.
The leading matter Of municipal COM
ment at this time is the proposed stone-arch
bridge, which divides public attention with
the resignation of Park Commissioner
Loring Aid Johnson has clinched the
parliamentary nail so as to prevent recon-
sideratiOn of the order to advertise for pro
posals and the bridge will go OF. 1hefe Is
no prospect of public protest a pupliShed
statement to that effect NOTWITHSTANDING
because the opposition is OF negative
character. The usual committee meetings
will be held tomorrow and to-day. the only
matter of unusual interest being the proposed
grading of Franklin avenue from Nicollet
10 IyndaIp avenue The water board will
have lis usual meeting on Thursday, but has
no important business before it.
In the court this week, The
interesting feature will be the
making up of the district court
calendar for the fall term. which will
keep the attorneys hustling. To-day is the
last day for filing notes of issue. There
are about l. 600 cases on the calendar, Of
which over One-half are personal tax cases.
The municipal court will handle its daily
grind of cases, the shooting case OF Satur-
udN nlTNJ DclllS Illc interesting lcdluIS 10
day and the Bakeman-Clancey blackmail
case tomorrow.
Tuesday will bring in the new month,
with the features incident thereto, includ-
ing statistical reports of August in the var
ious municipal departments.
The Minneapolis declarations to the river
way convention at ST. Paul viii hold their
final meeting tonight and decide upon a
plan. The meeting, and especially the
convention itself. will be OF paramount in
terest to Minneapolis people. Other meet
ings for the week include the Associated
charities the managers of the Catholic Or
phan association. the Operative millers, the
Masonic temple directors and other less i'm
portant ones. The corner stone of the new
Bethany home viii be laid during the week
and new developments in various newspa-
per negotiations may be made. Socially
the week will be gay one. Besides the
multitude of social teas receptions and par
ties. there will be three upper society we'd
dngs. Two skating Kinks viii also open
their doors for the season. In the line of
amusements there viii be plenty to select
from Roland Reed will give "Cheek" at
the Grand the Craig Comedy company will
play at the AlcaZar. and a new vaudeville
com pany will be at the COmique, all of
which events will cOnspire to make the
Eee< an interesting one
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-31
SQUARING ACCOUNTS.
How Buckley Is Getting Even with
HIS AssaiIaut.

William Buckley, editor of the Hotel Ga
zette, who was savagely assaulted Friday
afternoon in front of the Journal Office. yes
terday made an expose in the Gazette of
the circumstances surrounding the outrage.
He alleges that the instigator of the attack
is Col. Pumpkin of st. Paul. who stands at
the head of what is called the Merchants
Tea company, a concern which the Gazette
roasted with great persistency as long as
it maintained a branch in Minneapolis.
The outline of the alleged plot thus UNI
folded by the Gazette is about as follows:
That Col. Pumpkin" first hired a negro to
assault fdr. Buckley, who took $40 for
Tecompense, but failed TO perform the
work; that another emissary was hired who
was paid $50, but who likewise failed to
give the editor the desired drubbing. FL
nally Smith," q Chicago thumper, was
engaged and sent to Minneapolis in COM
pany with two men who were to see that
the assault was carried out; that after
Smith was arrested the colonel appeared
in South Minneapolis and had a check
cashed for $50, which was given to a mid
dleman who turned it over to pay the fine,
and secured Smiths release. Some very
damaging revelations are made concerning
the colonel and the article closes with an
expression of thanks that the smuggling was
done by an honest tramp who was paid for
his work, rather than by the real principal.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-31

His eyes were bloodshot and stood
out as if they would burst their sockets. Fiji
teen seconds passed when Thompson, I'M
able to withstand the terrible strain longer,
shouted ''whOa!' and at the same instant
was thrown violently from the ladder nye
feet into the air, striking again on his head,
near the horses. Without a thought, as to
whether the man was injured or not, the
delighted driver threw up his hat and
cheered as though he would burst his
throat. His friends took up the shout. and
it ran along the line until the woods echoed.
Thompson had been fairly pulled off the
ladder. and Broderick e. Terhune had won
the match. Thompson was at first thought
to have been dangerously injured, but he
picked himself up and slowly walked to-
wards the hotel, saying, 81 pulled against
four horses in New York. One team weighed
over four thousand pounds, and tho other
two thousand, but thunder and lightning, 1
never saw horses pull like that before"
81 am sorry Thompson got hurt, but I
was determined to win the match" said
Broderck as he shook hands in congratula-
ton with Steve Terhune.
SPORTING NOTES.
Patsy Cardiff left Minneapolis for Chi
cagO on Saturday night. His mission is to
challenge Dominick Mccartney to fight to
a finish. Patsy wants to meet the best
pugilistS in the country, and since he has
failed to make match with either Burke
or Mitchell he has turned his attention
towards Mccartney. His Minneapolis
friends are anxious that match be made
and that it will come off within fifty miles
of this city.
Steve Terhune is getting Black Weazel
into excellent condition. 1t is not improb-
able that he will get up a special race at the
driving park soon. he wanted to start
WeaZel in the Saltwater races, but there
no pacing races for his class.
There are large number of turfmen who
are willing TO wager that S. L. Whitcomb's
little gray mare will get a good slice in the
Saltwater free-for-all pacing race.
''TObe,' BrOderick has a green PAGER of
much promise. Tobe is willing TO match
him against any Minneapolis green horse.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-31

play which has secured the cordial and de-
served appreciation of the theater-gOing
public. The second play of tine week will
be one entirely new 10 Minneapolis, Mr.
Fred MarSden'S ''Humbug." a rollicking.
bright and very cOmical piece of work, if
one may judge from its reception else
where. Mr.. Reed comes to us to open his
season. and, in fact, was obliged to shorten
his engagement i'm the ''AIikadO" at the
Union Square theater, New York, where he
had met with superb success, to reach this
city in time. Surrounded by an admirable
company, whose names are a guarantee of
their dramatic ability, with plenty of new
material in the older play, and grand
promise of fun in the new production, Mr..
Reeds engagement ought to be one OF un-
surpassed prosperity. The comedian will
introduce lhany of the airs which he sang
in the ''Alikado," together with plenty of
other new music in both pieces.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-31
LAKE gFiNNETONKA.
Nearly Every One is Folding his
Tent and Quietly. Etc.

Tent and Quietly. Etc.
The closing days at the Lafayette have
been among the busiest of the season, and
there will be about one hundred guests who
will not make their departure until this
afternoon. when the hotel locks its doors.
Saturday night there were over 500 for
dinner and yesterday about 800. Among
the notable parties who left yesterday were
Prof. Thiele and members of his orchestra.
which has done so much towards making
the Lafayette a popular summer resort.
The orchestra gave two concerts yesterday.
previous TO leaving for st. Paul. where
they took the night train for Milwaukee.
At the conclusion Of the morning concert,
Prof. Thiele was called into the parlor.
where the guests of the house had all congre-
gated. and in their behalf Jewett Wilcox.
in a neat little speech. presented the pro-
feSSor with an elegant watch guard and
charm.
Though Prof. Thiele was taken completely
by surprise. he fittingly replied, alluding to
the happy and pleasant days he had spent
at the lake and the many new and firm friends
he had made, and that the present he had
just received would always call up fond rec
objection of Hotel Lafayette and its guests
during the season of 1855. just before tax
ing the train the orchestra assembled in front
of the hotel and played the Lafayette
March. Aud Lang Syne' and Home,
Sweet Home" Jewett Wilcox, who has
done so much toward making the Lafayette
a successful ami paying hotel. will spend
the next few weeks in visiting the summer
resorts at Ashland. DEVILS Lake, AleXan-
dria and Detroit. He will spend the winter
in the East. The dining room and culinary
department have, as for the past two sea-
sons, been under the personal supervision
of Eugene Mehl, and have been a constant
source of comment among the guests rs be-
ing the equal of any hotel in the country.
Hal Watson and Norm Wright were the
lions of the hour yesterday and were the
center of an admiring throng of friends all
day. HAS friends claim he is the coming
oarsman of the Northwest. and are already
talking about a race between him and Stone
early next spring.
Frank Newell of the Minnesota club sur
priSed his friends by the splendid showing
he made in the junior singles, and another
season will probably find him among the
leading amateur scullers of the state.
L. d. Cafferty. who oficiated rs head
clerk at the Lake Park the past season. will
take a position as room clerk at the Ryan
this week.
The FarTagut four returned home yester-
day, each one carrying a brand new gold
watch.
The White house and the Excelsior house
will remain open till the middle of October.
S. p. CHANNEL and family will occupy
their cottage only about week longer.
George Wheeler and family of AIinneap-
oils left Fairview Saturday.