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New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
REORGANIZING THE PENSION BUREAU.

Washington, Dec. 3O-Pensio9 Commissioner Raum
to-day issued order abolshing the Board Of Re-Re
view in the Pension bureau and distributing the forty
members Of that Board among the five adiudicatlnG
divisions OF the Office six Of the ablcst men in the
Board Of Re Review will be assigned to duty In the
Board Of Review as committee TO whom all the
more important and difficult questions that NAV arise
win be referred for decision. The Board Of Review
will thus be increased from eighty-two to eighty
eight men. The remaining thirty-four reviewers
together with the forty special examiners recently re-
called from field work. will be distributed among
the adudicatns divisions thus increasing IA tHel u,
effectivc working force by seventy tOnr men. All OF
the divisions of the Office will be Tcorsdnzed on cor
rected and smphfed basis, with view 10 incrtas
ng TO its utmost the adiudicatng caDscitv oi the
hurpau
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
CLOSE OF TIE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

CanisteO. ~ y. Dec. 90 tspecall.-Ihe cause OF
education in steubcn County has received new and
lasting impetus from the holding Of the nvedays'
sion Of the Teachers Institute at this place The
Institute closed its labor this afternoon. having had
"a total registration Of 80 The Institute cost the
State about $1,000 Of the teachers present, over
tllrec-fourths we're women. Last evening The con
ductor Professor Albra who was appointed super
intendent Of Indiar schools by Mr.. Cleveland. but
was never confirmed lectured oil the subject The
Education Of the Indians The forenoon programme
today consisted entirely OF exercises drawing by
Miss Balch Of the Oswcgo Normal school; the aft,r-
noon was devoted to a continuation OF the discussion
Of educational maxims BY the conductor. Before the
session closed Professor A. Gaylord socum, super
intcndent Of the Public schools Of Corning delivered
an Instructive lecture on the Dehn' oi cohegc cd
ucat0n, and told how to obtain II.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT.

Washington Dec. 2O.-The President to-day trans
hitted to the Senate the following nominations:
Postmasters-Peter C. Vanmatre Holden. Mo-. Charles
II. Gerc Lincoln Neb. David H. Swain, Bunton, Ind {;
Edward A. Jcrncgan. Mishawka Ind. 5. d. Byram' Lib
cfty Ind Rinado j. Tilton. Ottumwa, Iowa Also tho
following recess appointments: Indian agents-Jamcs
Bltne at Eastern Cherokee Agency North Carolina {;
Horatio y Rust at Mission Tule River Agency Cali
fornia Stanton g. Fisher. Fort Hall Agency, Idaho
Archer O. Simons. Fort Bclknap Agency, Montana :;
jam d. Cstlin at Blachfect Agency Montana; Moses
p. wyman. at Crow Agency, Montana j. George Wright,
at Rosebud Agency South Dakota William McKusic! at
Ssseton Agency South Dakota John :. Murphy at Fort
Berthold Agency North Dakota james c. Luckey' at
Warm Springs Agency oregon Thomas n. Fauconer at
Grand Ronde Agency oregon; 7. Jay Buod, at Siletz
Agency, Oregon; H. j. Cole. az ColNile Agency Wash
ngton Iaan j. Miles Of Iowa, at O-age Agency Indian
Territory Samuel l. Patrick. Of Kansas. NJ Sac and Fox
Agency Indian Territory; William =. Mcclure at Pueblo
y. NJ: George A. Street Portland ore. Washington
g. Kooglcr a. Las Vegas y. NJ. Withdrawn-John H.
KOogler postmaster, at Las Vegas, y. VI.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
A WELL. STOCKED JEWELRY HOUSE.

benedict Brothers. at Broadway and Cortlandt-st.,
have long been known to NowYO as Keepers Of
the city time and importers of fine watches ana rc'i
jewelry large number of rings. brooches studs ana
pieces are shown with diamonds and precious
stones beautiful cluster rings are set with diamonds
with ruby or other brilliant stone in the
centre or the ring 10 set the finger with diamonds
or diamonds with rubes. emeralds or some other
jewels The patent slecve-bntton and collar button
fiji lOngfct need in that they are easily put in the
tifcst cuff or collar without any sary trouble
and are not liable to get out Of order All varieties Of
cufT-buttons ard colarbuttons with the patent back
are included in the stock.
This house keeps for sale nonmasnctic watches
for those who especially exposed 10 elccriciy
when the watches may become magnetizcd The firm
find that 1.-The Open-faced watch j. growing IN favor
with men though they still sell more hunting cases
Women seldom select watch with an open facc
A watch which tells the month"; week. day OF the
weck. day Of the month, changes OF the moon ani
* a minute rcepater, is shown among the rare and
curious watches
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
REopEy1yG or AN OLD WELSH CHURCH.

Appropriate services In cOmmemoration Of the re
organization of the Welsh Baptist Tabernacle In TINS
city will be held tomorrow al the CalvInisuc
Methodist Welsh Church. in Thrteenth-st'' near Ihrd
ave The old church, which has taken Oh new
lease of life was started in 1923, and its members
established themselves in church building at No 40
Chryste-st in which services were held up to 1906
From this period up to the present year no exercises
have been held in the old Welsh Church, but In June
last the church was again opened and a vigorous
effort has been made to interest the Welsh Bapnsts
OF this city in the support OF this church.
The commemorative exercises to be held to morrow
will consist Of a series OF sermons at the morning.
afternoon and evening services. At 10 a. m. the
Rev. J. W. Morgan and the Rev. Dr. j. W. Williams
will preach. In the afternoon addresses will be
made in both English and Welsh, by the Rev. Drs
Macarthur, J. +. Elder and J. W. Williams, and the
Rcvs. +. d. Evans, j. seth Jones ana ~ W Morgan.
In the evening the Rev. DR.. Frederick Evans, OF
Philadelphia, and the Rev. DR.. Williams VIII preach
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
THE COURTS.
lie PERILs OF RAPID TRANSIT.

TIE PERILS OF RAPID TRANSIT.
Arthur j. Connolly one of the passengers who
injured in the accident the Thirdave elevated
railroad. at Seventy -sXtl-s on March L. 1857. He
in the rear Of a downtown train and the
engineer of the following had been ordered not TO
stop at the seventy siXthst. station. The engine
crashed into the car i'm which Connolly sitting,
killing the fireman and iniuring several passengers.
Connolly sued for $4,000, and jury before Judge
O'Iren in the supreme Court. yesterday brought in
verdict for $4,000.
Albert Note boarded downtown Thrdave. ele-
waited train at the Sixtyseventh station February
"a last and entered the lie caught his foot
in piece Of frayed mating and fell, striking his
head the OF seat and badly cutting his
forehead lie brought suit against the railroad
pany for ~ 900, and the tried before Judge
O'tOrman and jury in the superior Court yesterday,
and NOlte recovered verdict for $3.50.
Mrs. Catherine scott recovered verdict for B. 875
from jury before Judge Beach, In the supreme
Court yesterday, against the Third Avenue Railroad
Company. Mrs. Scott's husband killed by
cable-car at Secondave and One-hundred and twenty
lfth-st., last May.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
THE CASE OF THE IMPORTED GLASSWORKERS.

PltrSburg, Dec. 90 (Spccial.-George /. Cake, sec
retary OF the Wndow-Glass Workers Association, who
returned from Washington to-day, threw some light
upon the secret conference held yesterday between
Secretary Window, of the Treasury Department, and
President James Campbell who has been prosecuted
for importing glassworkers last April Mr.. Cake
said that Mr. Campbell made general denial OF the
charges preferred against him. and stated that the
men about whom the suit were brought here
under the laws of the Glassworkers' international
Federation. Mr. Campbell showed the Federation
laws to secretary Window. and explained to him
that while they secrets OF the organization. they
had been made and were executed with an earnest
desire to conform 10 the laws of the United States.
This about the extent of the conference. Mr..
Cake could not say whether OF not the woald
now he dropped. II the ease is prosecuted Mr..
Campbell and his fellow defendants will make their
de .ence or entirely different plan from the one
adopted yesterday. The for this is that Mr..
Campbell and the others would rather be convicted
than give up the secrets of their order.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
A LIMITED POSTAL, TELEGRAPH SERVICE.

Washington. Dec. 90 (speciah-senator Cullom in
troduced in the Senate to-day bill Of general interest
1t provides for the establishment Of limited postal
telegraph service between cities. The Postmaster
General is to contract for five years with any existing
telegraph company for the use OF its lines for the
transmission OF postal messages between free delivery
offices, he having authority to determine between
what points the lines shall The messages are
to be prepaid with stamps at rates TO be fixed by the
PostmasterGenera and TO be delivered by letter
carriers upon the first mail delivery after they are
received and at such other times as the Postmaster
General may direct. Before making contract with any
telegraph company the POstmaster-General shall ad-
vcrtse for proposals. The contract shall require
the telegraph company to furnish other wires IN case
the lines leased shall become disabled through storms
IT accidents.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
ST. LOUIS BUSINESS FIRMS BURNED OUT.

St Louis Dec. 2O.-The large sx-stOry building
Nos $40 and 321 North Third-st., having also a
frontage on Locustst. in the shape Of g. L. was
totally destroyed by fire at ! O'Clock this morning
The building was formerly occupied by the Guernsey
Jones Furniture Company, but since the failure OF
TIA. firm il has been filed with manufacturing con-
oefns The fire started in the basement. and the
flames rushing up the cloN ators, soon spread through
out the building. which within an hour was mass of
ruins The Guernsey Scudder Electric Plant occupied
the Third ST. basement, the Commercial Printing Com
pany the first second. third and fourth floors, and the
two upper stories were used by DickersOn Haus,
shoe manufacturers. ON the LOcustst. side the first
fOor was occupied by Gaut Brothers, OF New-NOrk'
dealers in booknders' stock. and the upper stories
by the Commercial Printing Company and +. NJ.
Flameer. boohbinGcr. More than 300 people were
employed in the building, and had the fire occurred
In the daytime there would doubtless have been
fearful loss Of life.
The building cost. five wears ago, $4,000 and was
well insured The old Mechanics Bank building NO.
ol7 Third ST.. adjoining The burned building on the
south was crushed by falling walls and nearly
w. 'Vse9 This occupied by kOhn d CO.. bankers
Sau .IVAers, Carroll d Powell. insurance agents
f fvlIo'Ecl bowman Co.. aud the st. Louis Mining
iH'fIse Two or three small twO-stOry buildings
Syyaff o purned structure in LOcustSt. were also
60 -, ne falling walls. The total loss by the
100000 at oe'"'0" ~i'' ~
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
PROGRESS AT THE HARVARD OBSERVATORY

Cambridge. Mass. Dec Gothic report Of Edward
"0,ns' director Of The Harvard Observatory, has
~, P'oi'"eo' The Boyden Fund and the aid Of
.iS draper nave made ii possible TO maintain sta
uO" III rer" 70 that now both the northern and
sou'"ern SKY furnish Data TO Harvard. A mountain
s's.on III california promises to solve the problem
sueseseo oy Mr. Boyden in his will, namely, that of
o, Oe''er climatic conditions than the Atlantic
,,.i' anOiuS new freproof building is needed.
- -, ''Sclrcnes have been made In stellar
siafs being now partially in prtutI sctween NAV &
ssed u december a. 23G photographs have been OBJ
snmler ot 'ae no,n PERUVIAN station Since May II the
ton was Ibs ."n n oslalned at the California sta
reooreS 0u Sye ~ M stars have been Observed we have
Kiss c. 'sDT Bruce setting II 9s gift Of $4,000 from
i' i' 10 mahc contract with Aivsn 11orS e. sons
MsntrHsaDc telescope having an aperture Of
''u' 'ncnes ans focal length of eleven fest
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
SrprpTop UaTERPROOF CLOTHING.

The IIodgman Rubber Company, broadway and
Grand-st are now making waterproof clothing equal to
the English goods in every respect in appearance
these garments are precisely like fine coat OF wool
The distinctive feature of the Macintosh coat Of to-
day is in the concealment Of the rubber waterproof
ing between two layers Of wool. These garments are
shown In all the plain colors in fine stripes and irdes
cent 10th plads for gentemen's coats and for ladies'
usters. The fine silk waterproofs which were long
Imported from England are made by this house prn-
cipalv n raglan STYLE These silk waterproofs come
IN dark plnids in scotch colOrs end neutral shades.
This firm also Keeps every variety Of rubber goods, in
Guiding rubber dolls and toys Tor the hoIdays'
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
4 gAyrrACrrRER INDICTED FOR BLAcKHAIL

indianapolis. Dec aO-A dispatch to The sentinel
from Goshen. Ind SAYS: Colonel G. G. Conn, Of
Elklar proprietor Of the Elhharl horn factory, and
Joint Representative from Ekhart Hoble and s'enben
Counties. has been indicted by the Grand Jury Tor
biaolmaii lie IA charged with writing d letter 10
Henry Il. Sherwood. hi confidential clerk, charging
the latter with having appropriated 10000 IN 'el,'
cash and securities. and threatcnins the clerk win
prosecution TO the fullest extent OF ,hc hW II me
property was not returned by November l. 1889. the
letter also duplicates the wife Of Sherwood IN the me
matter, and charges. among other lhhss, tnal 4 xe
daughter. Tie case will be bitterly contested
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
WANTING HALF OF A RIG RIrsINEss

Samuel :. Hart brought suit against the Buttrick
Publishing Company Limited, before Judge Truax. in
the superior Court, yesterday TO establish his alleged
interest in the defendant corporation and to enforce
accounting by The company, to discover what the
plaintiffs interest worth. Hart In his COM
plant that he started in the publishing ana printing
business in July, 1871, with Jones w. Whder anu
Ebenezcr Buttrick. Hart was to receive goo "ceA
and q half interest in the business, so ne aescs' o
received the salary. but when the business Decsno
pronero,s he savs his partners refused 10 recognize
his claim TO a half interest The other partners pnt
$4,000 in the business and Hart S'hnOwedSrS rs, 'pa' y"
tho 0r, o,yss them that much with interest put no
~ 49, 49, n,s,pess 10 the amount OF ss3O,0oo was
declares tide tbc profits amounted 10 about Sloo.
transacted hicb belongs 10 him. besides half inter
0Oo ha OF onperty Of the printing business In 1881
est IN the then Furnishing Company, Limited. was IN.
the u.1'a u1 and Mr.. Hart alleges that the forming OF
corpofatsuo, tsuo,-,,tion was Illegal and fraudulent. Tho
that general denial OF the alleged partnership
defence v'Ill he continued to-day Cephas Brainert
The oared for Hart and Secretary OF the Navy, Ben
r. pf Tracy and Isaac > Catin are counsel for the
defendsnt company
CLOSING PRICES OF CALIFORNIA STOCKS.
San Francisco Dec 90 1850.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
pIIL IN DEuALF OF sT. LOUIS.

Washington. Dec. Ex-senator Vest to-day ntrodnoeo
a bill TO locate the Worlds Fair of 1892 at ST. LOUIS
Mo- and creating corporation to carry on the same
The bill provides that the Fair shan begin Nav i ahu
terminate on The last day OF October. The cap'al
stock OF this corporation shall consist OF oooooo
shares Of $40 each. The bill authorizes this corpora
tion TO purchase lease and acquire lands. ana u oo
struct the necessary buildings With the consehs oi
t,e nunicipal government of St. Louis any pnpho
crouud or park may be occupied for the site OF to
Fair No person shall l'c director IL the conn %co,Phhe ~
who does not own 100 shares Of the stock eAceP ''
three directors appointed by The President. 80 ,,,.
Mr. Adams OF Illinois. introduced the Worlds f"'
bin Of tine Chicago Committee in the House.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
orrsTDE OFFERS TO TIE FUPyESs LINE.

Baltimore, Dec. 20.-Mr. Futvoye. the Baltimore
agent for the Furness line of steamships has received
a telegram from the president OF the Philadelphia
Produce Exchange offering the support Of the COM
merciaI men Of that city il the line viii establish itself
there and negotiations are going on with the Pennsy
vania Railroad people for pier room at baltimore The
t,ess agency has contracted for 600 tons of -four
which will 60 to Newport News instead Of Baltimore,
ana soui steamers will take the -four to Europe.
stcry that has apparently good basis Is that Baltimore
d ONO Interests have 80 900 900 In another steam
bin line and that the raroac company will stand by
n Ia The exclusion OF competitors.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
BETTER MAIL FACILITIES.
TWENTY SUB-PoSToFTCE STATIONS FOR
THIS CITY.
THE NEW ORDER BEGINS JANUARY IS. 1890

THE NEW ORDER BEGINS JANUARY is. 1890
WHERE THE STATIONS WILL BE LOCATED
Washington, Dec. 2o.-Tbe Postmaster General
to-day issued order establishing, on January l9'
1890, twenty stations Of tie New-York City fost-
Office, with money order and registration faclI'les'
and for the sale OF postal supplies and the reccp-
tion of third and fourth class nail matter lhe
stations will be under the control of the post
master, and are to he designated as sub-statlons
and by numbers, from one to twenty, inclusive.
They are located as follows
No. 1. Catherine and Cherry sts; No. q North Moore
and Hudson sts No. 3. No 5G2 Grand-st. No 4 No
Secondave. No ., King and Hudson sts No o. avenue
and Sxth.st. No Z. No 1O2 Sixth-ave.; No o,
Seventh-ave and FOurteenthst., No ., Ff.e.ave anu
Sxtecnth-st., no 10, Twcntv-hrstst and fourthsVe'
No IL Eighth-ave Twenty thirdst. No 12 thirty
ourthst and Broadway No ID Forty-hrsst and EienM-
ave. 40 Il Park-svo ard Forty-seeobdst No 10
Fnty.scvcnth-st Ninthave no 10, Seventy Seooh'
ST and Secondave. No Il Observation-Disclosures anu
Third.svc. Ne IS Pleasantave. and One.hundTed'ahu
twenty nrs;-st. 40. 10 No. 3409 Tbrd-sve, lct"'c"
Onehundred.and dsiXty-siNth and one.hundred-andsNN
seventh sts. No 20. Fordhsm. No 2511 West Wander
bilt-avc.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
A BOLD ATTEMPT To COMMIT ARSON.

"oO"ia"u, 'ie'' Dec 2O.-An attempt was made at
a. m. today by ali mccndiarv IN destroy a frame
building in Main-st occupied ON the lower floor by
James Donahue as store and on the upper story as
clearinghouse number OF persons were asleep
In the building. bedquit which had been saturated
with kerosene was set on fire in the rear of the store
ha te flames were discovered IN time to prevent seri
Gus results The police the incend{,ry runninp
away aud fired two shots at him. but neither of the
balets took effect and the miscreant escaped
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
. PLANTER AND 4 NEGRO sHoor EACH OTHER.

columbia 5. C.. Dee. 20 (speciai-A double murder
,vas committed at Midway In this state. yesterday.
Edmund stewart, cOorcd farm hand who had been
working the place OF James s. Hro"h Tor fonr
wears, went 10 his employer and said he was ready
n make his settlement. Brown told him he was
huqv The negro made some reply went 10 his house
and returned with his gun Brown seeing linn coming,
armed himself, and the two men Tired upon each
sbent the same tine. Brown killed instantly
ana Stewart was fatally wounded. Brown was sue
oessfuI DlsnAer He leaves d wife and three children.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
ARCHITECTS PREPARING THEIR EXHIBIT.

The Architectural League il busy engaged In hanging
it, 9th exhibit OF architectural designs In the nr
No 306 Firth The press view VIII be ho'u
on Monday from 10 a TO D. M ana the tofmai Vpe
r.ccuton In tho evening An Important feature VIII DE
competitive drawings for the he" Cathear' 81 80 ~
John the Divine exhibited for the hrst time also
for an entrance to the Worlds Eau league m'.a ~ n
-, Ia d ono ~, .uyer VII. be awarded 10 the two sue
eo.t on,o,oot in this class loan exhibition o rarS
.eIss win be held In q at the rear OF 'ne
main halI.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
BILLS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT.

Washington, Dec. 2O.-The President has approved
the Joint resolution to extend the time Of service Of
the delegates of the United States to the International
Marine Conference the act making appropriations To
supply a deficiency in the appropriation for public
printing and binding for the fiscal year ending June
80 $50 the Joint resolution TO print the agricultural
report for 1850. and the joint resolution to pay the
officers and employees Of the senate and House their
res pccvc salaries for the month of December 1859,
on December 20. These are the first measures ap-
proved since the present session began.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
SILCOTT INDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY
THE DEFAULTING CASHIER CHANGED WITH
FORGERY AND UTTERING.
LIE GRAND Jury.

Washington, Dec 20.-The Grand Jury to-day
returned a true bill Of indictment against Craven
Edward Silcott. the defaulting cashier OF the Office
OF the Sergeantat-Arms OF the House, for forgery
1t is a voluminous document of I12 counts i'm four
sets-one charging forgery, another uttering, another
that the utering 10 the prejudice of the alleged
makers. and still another that 1t to the prejudice
OF the National Metropolitan Bank where the notes
were discounted September II. Each note Is for S410
aud the date OF maturity December T. The names
signed to the notes and the dates are as follows:
William II. Wade August 20: Charles J.. Crisp, August
90: William J. Stone, August 90; william II. Gest,
August 30; Melvin NJ. Boothman August 30 Charles
II. Mansur, September John A. Anderson, september
2; Lttleon w. Moore September Charles p Witkham,
September Joseph f. Washington September 3 Henry
II. Carlton. September 81 Thomas H. Payntor September
3; Chapman l.. Anderson September g. Robert H. David
seq. September 8 Alexander b. Montgomery, September
4; T. H. Conger, September a; w. Ii. Grain, September
Asher c. Caruth September 5 Walter l. Hayes, Sep
tember Hilary A. Herbert. September G Frank Lawer,
September Rice a. Pierce. September s. Robert Bull
lock, September John II. Gear, September . John A
buchanan September TO- Albert c. Thompson, September
TO- Isaac II. Goodnight, September T.
These names indorsed the front Of the docu
nent, with those Of Henry L. Balantine and Frederick
Wallace witnesses.
In the House to-day. Mr. Breckinridge of Kentucky,
offered a resolution providing that the and
other assets in the hands of J. p Lcedom. late Ser
geantat-Arms be turned A. J. Holmes present
sergeantatArms. to be held and disposed Of by HIM
may be hereafter determined by proper authority.
Mr. Brecknrdge accepted all amendment providing
tlat the adoption Of the resolution shall not De held
or construed in any to affect the liabilities Of
j. j. LecdOm. Mr.. Boutclle of Maine, suggested that
instead Of placing the money in questionable custody
would be better to pay it out to the to whom
it belonged.
Pending further discussion, this resolution went
tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21

Washington Dec 2o.-The secretary OF the
Treasury has appointed Joseph Hadfeld, of Ncwlork,
an assistant inspector of boilers at New-fork vice
John H. Lindsay. resigned. Mr.. 1adheld Is proml-
nent member OF the Grand Army of the Republic,
and was appointed at the instance Of senator His
cock and ex-senator Platt.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
10 BE HANGED FOR KILLING HIS cu,tnprv

Oharieston. W. Va, Dec. 2O.-Felix Kampf. an old
,eran, was today sentenced TO be hanged on Friday
sreh :. Tor TIE murder OF his son and daughter
- ~ 'e ~ night Of october T. lie had nothing 10 say
- alptsined the look of stolid Indifference which
80 ~ ~ ,erzed him throughout the trial This will
seTs e hr'' legal hanging in this county for over thirty
New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
BLEW orr THE GAS AND DTED

baltimore, Dec 2o.-Wam Firth. of Front Royal
Va, found dead this morning In his room at the
Niagara House, having been overcome by gas lie
had probably blown out the gas last night. as the
cock was tU~ned on. lie arrived here last night.