New-York tribune., 1886-04-25

knowing why. They didn't seem to know why them
selves. but there was clearly trouble ahead l made
hasty Investigation of the wages question to SEQ II we
were doing well by the other establishments
and then sent for tho local leaders OF tho Knights OF
Labor laid tho situation before them and said
would like to know tho principles Of their order After
they had told what they would do sad t settles
down to this that you opposed TO prison labor go
are We You are in favor of arbitration. So are We
There Is then no reason why we should disagree We
schedule which will show that doing we'll by
our men as any factory in the country and better than
great many Here Is our last balance isheet. Il will
show that our profits modest. II you want the 90
operation of our firm we want your operation You
must keep our men from striking We viii urge orr best
men TO join your order and we Will areitrate on any
We have prospect OF q strike We have urged good
men to JON tho Knights and TO become leaders IN the
movement because wo believe the organization In the
hands OF Intelligent men will be benefit to us as we'll rs
the iaoOrers believe that Is the true policy ior manu-
factnrers TO adopt all over the country"
Tho money that New England Is throwing into West
ern investments OF various kinds forms staple topic OF
conversation among the groups Of talsts who meet
uptown at night In of these parties ut the Windsor
Hotel the other night gentleman said: 1t tact
that the capitalists OF New England better prepared
Tor troubles srkos and riots than those OF any other
part OF the country do not know whether 1t has come
about by long headed design is the creation Of chance
but their situation Is desirable at the present tme
While New have been refusing to touch any in
yesmen that did not have speculative margins In 10 OF
25 to e25 per cent the Boston and Hartford capitalists
have Deen putting out their money on bg margins as 10
security but comparatively low rates OF Interest They
are satisfied with TO 10 per cent provided The security
Is ample Tor any possible shrinkago In values Incy
have got their money solidly placed. while New YORK
Sapi'a y,nS dle io tho banks and cannot ma use
The Hubbes have stolen q ,Earoh on Father knicker-
booker this time"
A. NJ Gibson, the newspaper writer. with whom was
talking about Boston yesterday he having Just returned
from there said to It requires pretty big stretch
OF mat inaon and personal visit TO Boston for New
Yorker to understand what city there is there.
confess that was amazed when friend TOOK his map
and with striLg showed me that within radius OF
eighteen miles OF Fanuei Hall there are 100000 In
habltants. would scarcely ha,e believed IT, You can
get some idea OF the size of the city from the growth OF
s1ty reporters on It's city stan doubt II th-re Is
newspaper in New, York that has more They yS are all
It thing the veteran theatre manager OF
Chicago, H. Mcvcke said to the day that the Third
Avenue street-car men tied up that line. We were
standing in front OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and bis
long gray ocks floating tho breeze while his round
and ruddy face shone Ike philosophers Said ho The
great corporations have only themselves to thank for
these disturbances When they watered their stocks
they taught the aborer that labor be watered also
That the demand Of today tue part OF the empoyo
that his labor shall he watered TO the same extent rs the
capital that employs him was watered'
Judge Homer A. Nelson OF Poughkeepsie is director
In Of the street limos OF this city, sockholder
in several and attorney for tho associated lines 1t was
under his legal adj ce understand that the agreement
was made under which the roads operating with
reference TO the demands OF employees. He said to mo
yesterday: "Thin2s had got to pass where the test
be made. II tho general strike had been persisted
in. would have been employed on all the limos az
fast rs possible without reference TO tho strke or tne
strikers. The new men would have been guaIanteei
their positions. regardless OF what end the strike might
reach and fer every new man that came 10 US striker
wDuld have had 10 give way whom the lnal ond was
reached. We were all agreed on that The principle
that may hire aud discharge whom he sees mt has
% In oh hal an
recognized 1t after their other contest They might rs
well up their tracks ut Onco as TO submit to any
settlement that stops short OF THIS prlnciple.
I met C. A. Clapp, who is in the book business, in
Twenty -thrd-st yesterday, with caske In his hand
that had Just come up from Tiny's. He opened 1t and
showed me a Bible OF the ordinary Oxford print King
James edtlon, bound in solid gold covers slightly en-
graved and highly burnishod. That is sample said
he OF how things 60 in this world This book Is part
NJ the estate OF dead nau His bors cared nothing for
it except to value in cash They took 1t down to
Tiffany to sell It for the gold In tho covers Ihcro
over 5000 worth OF the metal itself in the covers
TIFFANY thought the work was fine to melt up and
sent It up to found that 1t was male IN l53i IL
was gt and yet curious fact Is that there is no
Inscription or mark the hook or cover There IL an
incredible amount Of valuable pecos OF this aud othe
kinds being thrown on the market lately
saw in tho Fifth Avenue Hotel few days ago. where
he was the guest OF friend. tho venerable form OF
Samuel Swan FOR thirty five years head master OF the
famous Phillips School I'm Boston. presume that no
man In tho country has started moro youth on tho
Journey OF life with fairly equipped brains than he
While lie was standing In the lobby several old pupils
came up to greet him. In talking with friend heard
Mr. Swan speak OF his experience in the matter OF cor
poral punishment in language that vas empnatcaHy ~
said 1t the custom OF the day TO whi and TO whl
hard. PuIiis were sometimes punished TO an extreme
vinced long before retired from teaching that there
was necessity for the use OF brute fcroe IN sch0o
For fifteen years before retired never laid hand on
n child had better results during that period in the
government OF pupils than at any time duInS my llfe
Tn Broadway yesterday met c. II. Matthews, the
treasurer OF the Grand Opera House lie had half
dozen charts OF London Paris Berlin and other cities I'D
his band and he explained to hastily am getting
ready to go abroad and have just been making my
arrangements. I going to he guide Tor party OF
Young frends-al old acquantances-about twelve or
nfteen OF them. have got To brush up my knowledge
before we start AIN the only ons of the party who
has been In Europe. AIN crammnS ior the Trip as
we used to call 1t In school"
There is more or less talk among public constantly
about Senator Jones' OF Florida and his experiences In
Detroit Ex-Congressman Frank Jones, OF New
uampshre although not relative OF the Senator, Is
well acquainted with him. He 10 d me the othcr DAY
that he regarded the Senator one OF the remarkable
seli-mado mon OF tho times. He Is big man saia %
the New Hampshire statesman. He Ia a man OF bi9
ran and great power He must have been possessed OF
great natural talent to come up from he ranks OF apop @
a. he did He "a bricklaycr and even carried the
hOd for a living In his early days. He told me al Que
time how he struggled for existence while ne stHea
no ordinary cannot account FOR tue course no Is
reported 10 be pursuing ON any other oasis tna 'na no
is demented.'
Tho amount OF money spent In hotels In New-iork
must be enormous was chatting with we'll posted
hotel man last night who was telling me about the
prices ppd by some Of the guests. The Holman
House, said he. has guest who pays SID week Tor
his rooms, or over $l6s day, Admiral Ma1se, OF the
English Navy HIS service and meals arc extra and
must bring his bills well up TO 5000 week for himself
alone John W. Mackay pays 800 week for rooms AT
hen Iafpes McHenfy, the IOudOn rail-
,o,d man. was over here on Now York. Pennsylvania
and Ohio business he paid $50 day for suite OF rooms
with private service and table at the Victoria IL tel IL
WAS the same snite OF that President ana
occupied be held his famous Victoria HOtei CONFER
ence 10 acquainted with the prominent Democrats O
fine country. There Is Mr. Dean at the fifh Aventn
Hotel whose bills about $50 day lie Is retirru
CaSornisn and mas A family and several servants. He
has hecn there all winter Tue Windsor equehty nus