New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-25
AT THE OIL BOARD.
H,oH.wArEs MARX IN STREET NONSENSE

uvou WATER MARK IN STREET NONSENSE
-, srocx xxcHANas MoDRsr-wHAT OTHER Ex-
CHANGES DID.
There may have been some righteousness J" .n0
....,rt ot toe Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Ex-
49, .. make ,ts Christmas rrolic this year especially
s,.oss.,ul. f.s the big board across Newest Was
h,. Ear reasons to do than be modestly
s,,nv But whether this be not the oil and STOCK
hroksrs had a. Jolly time Il Christmas hopes had
ot bee DESTROYED by the Cyclone which not long ago
hs vaues OF grease and railway stocks to pieces
Busincss at tic Consolidated Exchange was Pracueay
suspcnded. Every broker was itching 70 nave -
cook strike and when it did Tor rather did not tor
tbs b;e clock above the only winks at Chair
man Peters when time is up') there Yves large
orowd of expectant front OF the place. 40 inc
galleries crowd OF friends OF the Exchange OF ooth
sexes reckessy occupied every space that was avail
sbe TO onlookers. one reputable citizen IN six nav
that would have had little mercy the floor sitting
sstride balcony rail.
The iun was preceded BY the presentation OF hand-
some basket of flowers to big Bachelor Peters the
pooular chairman II began whom out of some floral
recess doll was produced TO remind Mr.. Peters OF
weli-known Biblical prvceIt Cheers greeted nm
when he sauted the toy without inquiry as to mstetoe
privileges sno then disappeared III the rear OF inc
ccr,wd But before he lett the rostrum he was COM
nclled along with President Wilson and Assistant
Eecretary Lewis TO shake hands with TREMENDOUS
crowd OF bro~ers until all OF the omceeI were WanS
led the proct son and after this ceremony was ove
seated Itself ia the oil pit and at intervals whooPeu
When Larry" De Forest, the presiding oihcer OF
the froic, call sd for overture from buo hochy-
fellow and Cncie' Jay Sage ana CyrSs' aneie
an artistic round, Marquis OF Hibernia rules Inc
result OF this demonstration, which proved the super-
orily of skill and spunk over science ana muscle
On .ie avery tnember of the Exchange WHO welgheu
less than 200 pounds, breathe freer our refer
Stu,v SAINT rec. ivc new hat In token OF Tue LII
change When MIR. t,ibbs Wat,erson was called
upou TO deliver a recitation on Our paliy Letter.
half of LII "a 10 the plead excuse on the erounu
Of his her ,ism on Connecticut heds oil battle and the
other halt rising superior TO the occasion soh .ne
shoulders of enthusiastic admirers toid now ai.e ;
losing customers through their retremen' non Ss
ness Iuto rfthave mansions, he proposed 10 GET res
customers nv sending letter iuto the interior OF
Africa. The VCOnuor brothers da dance ;,d &c.
admiration group OF dark-hned mi9stre,s 9is.ih-
guisbcd iteli by periormng the Grand G ar
foruance OF " MIR. Reading, OF Pennsylvania, whose
record previously had not been : SuIheo. Inc
Dns,res also found but one reply TO the query who
q the handsomest man III tho Exchangei anu "r.
Werner bowed his compliments Other uakuAg ni'S on
the III ogramme were as follows 49,
"Wonderfu act oil sustaining tue inaihe' on oii' W
Mr. Theodore Taylor. $50 - NIL,
Grand tight o. pigeons headed by Our Teddy.
.Bnver three act" bv the or at and only Mr.. Tege
Claiming everything by Eddie whom everybody
FuncGa .rch and dirge," by the army of storage
PAYERS Air" Forty oents day."
Pathetic song - Long oil oil at go cents" by the
aathor OF What will he do with III
Lightning changes and np-naps by the hussiah
Bear aud Assistant Corsican Brother . go
DEMONSTRATING OF the Lambs the OUTSIDE puonc
are invited to Join in the singing not the prohs.
Al the end there grand distribution OF
Cbrstmas gilts-all said to standard points. And
then alter nat-smashing manipulating ana other
divefsiops the big crowd OF Consolidated brokers
lad doU liz 10
There Was little attempt at johty at the STOCK tx
change. wbch usually gives W the day 70 irolo. 90
far tie rket concerned there was nothing 10
preyept toe customary festival but the danger that
might be incurred owing TO unfinished a erations 10
the building was prohibition. Some or the Younger
members could he wholly restrained however ana
q rope, a hand organ and foot-oali anorded them
museuent One oil the sedatest members OF the
Board not greatly pleased when the rope caught
him nv the legs and threw him violently at full length
on the floor but he aiterward blessed his good fortune
In escaping With whole limbs.
There was CHRISTMAS frollc at thu Cotton Exchange
Yesterday, and il brought enjoyment TO number OF
visitors in the gaery, and obstruction TO SILK mats,
eoof clothes and guod temper on the hOor The run
began early in the morning and continued until late,
when tn. door OF the Exchange resem bled the refuse
V old % co shop combined The Wkye gang" led By
Samuel UhIeder. came on the floor early WIN paper
bags OF wheat corn and oats. and those % a were
angry at the pranks of the boys" SILK mars were
demolished with the utmost complaceney, the new
oH se"t !" cock l. n Zereea and Sam" Uhlfelder
escorted an Italian organ grinder on the moor and ior
An hour there was an exhibition OF the german. the
.log tine - cap-can" and other dances The organ
gr,saer ard his wife went home with 81 80 tor their
Shristmas celebration. After tn there was smash
lnv of hats throwing of and other gram and o.
rolls of panei tape When Superintendent Powers
mounted the rostrum the closing prices he
received shower of handfuls of grain. 80
G. e. Hermann Is a good-nstu member OF tne
Produce Exchange and il he had not been he would
have forgotten his friendship tor Charley" Emerson
when the latter sat on his bat. Now, some hats may
be sat upOu without injurng them but Hermanhs nat
was dilapidaed and tail white one at that, OF the
kind usually worn summer and Emerson Is large
man who would tip the scales at about $50 pounds
The hat was considerably crushed and Hermanns
frienas took up subscription and presented him with
new one. of the finest make and OF the latest STYLE
When II was presented Hermann admitted that he was
9thunderstruck. overcome, but please continue
The members I the Exchange gave Christmas
remembrance of S2OD the Official grain reporter OF
the Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, and to John
Bleweit, the Off cia lard reporter, $50.