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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
pnosprcrs on AN KAR1r SNOW STORM

Pleasant weather yesterday morning gave promise CT
delightful day Tho air was exharauns ana ths
neecy clouds that hero and yelled the SKY contained
no threat Of rain As the day wore however. mfn
who carried canes instead Of umbrellas had cause 70 ioe
confidence In themselves as weather prophets hns
drilling rain fell late the afternoon and eonenusa
Intervals during she evening G.
The centre OF the storm yesterday morning was AZ st
Paul. with barometer nearly inch below the n0rn.s.
Rain fell during the day pretty generally in the ONO
ley Tennessee and the Lake regions and there was ~
rain the extreme North Atlantic coast N.' s
,o-, san,ra ,xs. AZ Marquette the extreme norhen
part OF Michigan, and will eventually fosw the % law
renee out TO sea New.Yorkers however wiz iee '0n'
Of its effects high winds and rain na' w' IN.
nue 10 nj. most Of the day. and be followed y snow n'
wind freshened late last night The average 'oinpe'
yesterday 40 degrees ~.
Signal oncer Richardson said that the snefuoms.ss
ils degrees ahead far this month as eompNr
nary record. for the seventeen years IAe fann
s,s mouth was also half inch ahead most OF "Hsn'
however was caused by one storm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
DID HE WRITE JOHN KELLY'S SPEECHES.
THE WIDOW WILL CONTEST :! r. NJ LAusHL1N 3
cr.,,, t,op eoo 400.

THE WIDOW WILL CONTEST J! r. MLAUGHLIN s
CLAIM FOR $4,000
Gossip was revived yesterday over sun brought
nv 7 Fairfax Mclaughlin, Surrogate hansoms chiet
clerk. against the widow Of John hely Ahe e'ois
went mat Mr.. Mclaughlin would like 10 receive
500 600 for services as secretary and Tor writing me
speeches of the great Tammany ieaaer' FeVer D.
olney, counsel for the plaintiff acknowisuseu tna' tne
suit OF hts client against Mrs. Kelly "o"u eome up
in the Supreme Court on Tuesday put ueonnou 70
,,ve any particulars as to the cause OF acnon. Mr.
arybIin was still less communicative and asserted
that no didn't know ANYTHING at all about the SUIT"
Mrs Kely,s interests arc looked after py Recorder
suvtA who informed a Tribune reporter mat MI
Mclaughlin had brought suit against MS hehy
about year ago 70 recover 10000 ior literary sor
vicess rendered to her husband. inc heeorucr was
reluctant at this stage of the proceedings to give the
nm Of partIculars, which he said was y ABOUT yard
long, but he though the literary SERVICES must hSo
bean highly valuable to be worth S2o'VOV. Pron
nent member of Tammany Hall recalled tne 'iact ina.
Mr. Kelly usually spoke without inc Asss'~noo VI
notes. He read from a manuscript only when ne haa
an unusually long and important address 10 uohVer
Mrs Kelly told tho reporter last evening that she
a,a noe care 10 mako any detailed statement, nut
would say that Mr.. Kelly had been very kind lndeea
"a Mr. Mclaughlin, and that the latter was indebted
10 her husband for almost everything he had enjoyed
IN political way, adding; "No one can truthiuliy
cav that my husband was not an eduSe.a MAJ. ne
sn5ke Geroan and French, and travelled extensively
abroad lie was selimad man. pn. no VA ~. s 10
well educated II Mr. MeSkau ssadsss s'n why hs IS
for him 10 establish In court shall not maze any
reply 70 that tonight As to sh n sum Ga value on
ther services than Others -,
Mrs Kelly asked whether or not ~ sho ~1ui 10
an Inpleasant thing under tho circumstances 10 meet
was her spirited answer but I'm not ''' S'i~u "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
RUNNING OFF WITH HIS wrFEs JEWELS

This advertisement appeared in Brooklyn ses'rusy
m EwARp for the whereabouts Of Michael dsso SS
tNolan who stole tin box eq naae, MIS-.
3. j. NOLAN. -. ,,.s
Mrs Nolan said last evening that while she was SO.
on Saturday evening her husband TOOK inc 00A ,S'
under her bed and went away with IT, ana she naa ~.
seen him since she secured warrant Tor h's a'ss
yesterday, aud police detective was ioos,as s ,s,.
"sss,, ,s..,rsrtv when Nolan married her. He haa
Sosy rs,rnad man, but after his marriase he de'
ua.S mon his wife for support. In the box: Mrs.
wos aid were pair Of diamond earrings worm
~ face value Of which amounted TO ss.eoo' NV
: h,,,' NJ sale for piece OF properly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
THE SHERIDAN MEMORIAL MEETING.

Albany, Jan. 16.-Immcdately after the adjourn
ment Of both houses OF the Legislature to-day tho
Joint committee to make arrangements for tho sherf
dan memorial meeting met. General n. NJ Curtis
was elected chairman and senator oconnor secretary
II was decided 10 have the memorial services some
time I'm the spring The time and place. however, was
left 10 tho Committee Arrangements, which Is
,,ode I'M OF Senator O'Connor and Assembiymen Mar
fin Mead, Croamer and General Mohtt. General
slocum will DO invited 10 preside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
go rp,nrs AssrlBLIEs CONVENTION.

Albany. Jan. 16.-The State Trades Assemblies Con-
vsn,,on to-day was occupied In receiving and refer
ring to committee number of resolutions on various
subjects. ono Of them urged the passage OF law
,,s.an,rg the use of laborsaving machinery In
sao,oros Others we're for the abolition OF labor for
halos on Sunday requiring employers to give thirty
aavs, notice OF reduction of wages calling Tor the en-
nendhre OF an appropriation in removing SIT nom
the bottom Of the state canals dennins ,ao naoins
~ omployers to employees In cases OF acoidents, ana
~ egslaton to prohibit gambling ana corners
l., e .nhaat and tho necessarleS OF me.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
.,rxANnFp MILLER.

Alexander Miller, a retired merchant, died suddenly
from heart disease early yesterday morning At DIS
homo. No. 1874 West Fifty-seventhst He was born
IN scotland about sixythreo years ago, but came 70
this country when he was young man. nc
,oymerv had of the Broadway lace firm Of Miller q
Grant. which went out of business about ten years
AGO. After his retirement he lived quiet life lie
was monument member Of the Fourteenth street Pres
byterian Church. OF which the Rev. Dr. hsmhton y
pastor. Mr. Miller leaves wife, TWO Sons anu
daurhfer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
cryrL,EYGIYEERS IN CONFERENCE.
EproRrs TO INTRODUCE THE TwENTT'FoUs
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yProRrs TO INTRODUCE THE rwENTT'FoUs-
HOUR SYSTEM OF TIME NOTATION.
Iecut 100 keen.Iooldng men gathered yesterday ~
M 1o7 East Twenty third-st. The house s enc hone
ot the American Society Of civil Engineers, ana INC
,osn were members OF the society, and were hodlhs
their th,rtyslxth annual meeting Thcy were called
IN order bv Thomas c. Kcefcr. Of Ottawa OahSla,
president OF tho society The report OF the boatu "a
direction was read by Secretary John BogaFI OK NV"
York 6andford Fleming. Of Ottawa, from mo sle
oial Committee on a Uniform Standard Time reported
that tho committee Rad received in answer 10 'no
question. Are you in favor Of the twentyiourhouf
svstem OF notation IN reckoning timer sEiy-oho
Affirmative and thirty negative answers nom railway
officials Of tho country. BY recommendation OF ihe
committee, resolutions were adopted providing tla'
efforts should be made to tho adoption OF mo
twenty ourhour system by tho railroads Oh 'ho oeui
try and the committee was requested 10 take suen
steps as may meet the approval OF the board OF d.
rection 10 bring tho question Of time reform before tho
schools OF the country.
The election OF officers resulted as follows: Prcsl'
don't ~ J. Becker, Of Pittsburs vice presidents
a. fteicy, OF New York. and z T. Corthen. OF Chl'
cagO secretary John B9gsr q Taer
Ss sfts 81 Sew York! William p shnn Of Boston
p q. CLARKE OF Boston; Robert e AsN1h' Gr sl
those present General GeOrgs 8 9rsn MIrs
town Julius w Adams p PSa residents Of
2c society; Vice-Presdcnt J. James r. Sroes. ireas'
arer George S Greene c TA provdsbee n Parl,
Gommissloner Iowle Superintendent IT, s. Goodwin.
OF tho Lebgh Valley road ". = Pope. president OF
Dsnbury, Conn. c. 0. Martin; Clark Fisher, Iren'
ton G. Achenhe chief engineer baltimore and New
Rorh Railroad X aut hsIns unalo v. q. Hamilton
H. BissoIl. chief engineer Boston ana Name kalirosa'
Me. Professor D. n Greene, Troy; W. Neteah. Pitts
burg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
,rpoE oRrExr,s North RIVER BRIDGE.

Albany, Jan. 1e.-Assembiyhan Greene today IN
troduced bill providing for bridge between New
York and Jersey City Tho bill IS the same as that
of last year. except that the Mayor of New-York is to
appoint one person, who, with Andrew II. Green,
charles Mcdonald, Charles NJ Vail and Frank X.
Uan shail constitute Commission 10 look after the
building of tho bridge and fix the location.
For Orear,er's Rapfd Transit bfH see Urst page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
.,,u nr rnn NEW. YORK pRIYINa CLUB

ms Executive Committee Of the Driving Club OF New
,Sas 10, the 80 class and the Mosrisanis Stakcs
,os ,no smnute class instituted last yeas VIII d
r ,nc fall meeting the dates and conditions to be
advertised later Each stake Is for 10000 AZ meet
~ 30 ~. Executive Committee Of the club held last
ns =. coorg, Floyd Jones was reelected secretary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
rvsrrxo THE MEvoY ELEVATOR Law.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. le.when the Court o. ns asoss
oncned this morning. the case OF the psop zoe, tha
= Talman Judd was moved. The sun ..,a,u,eu,s
validity Of the McEvoy Elevator law. s,snt A..
''ss. made BY spencer Clinton for appellant A.-
wero s,., cbsr,.s r Tabor and Dstrici-AtsornsH
s asorge 7. oainby, Of Erie, for respondent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
u,,, prv r,rupp onERHoFFER.

Erie. Penn, Jan16.-The v.Father oberhoner' one
NJ the Oldest Catholic priests In the Eric diocese oeu
today. He was ordained in Woliegg. Germany, III
&c rd afer coming TO Eric built three churches.
lie was profound theologian.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17

Memphis Tenn. Jam 1e.-James Lee sr'' veteran
,eamhoa, man on Western waters died late last night
AZ the homo OF his son. Captain James Lee r. age
eishty-One lie was tho founder Oh th' no' H."e =,
,as1 naeketa now running from Memphia lie has been
soelv connected with interests for the last sixty
war
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
nn ARFLARn GUERNON.
rHH crlrE BAR AssooIATION.

81 Paul. Jan. 16.-Dr Abelsrd Guernon' Uniteo
states Collector Of Customs died Of heart disease yes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17

USE HORsFoRDS ACID PHOSPHATE.
Dr. ]. r. FoRTSoN, Kowa Ind. Ter, sayei
have tried u for constipation with success and think 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
suMoRs OF CONSOLIDATING EASTERN ROADS
TO REGULATE RAILROADS IN ILLINOIS.

Springfield, Ill, Jan. 1e.-In the HOUSE to-oay U''
was introduced 10 regulate sIecpngcar companies by
prohibiting charge Of moro than al for twcnty-four
hours sole occupation OF lower berth, or 10 cens
for upper berths The bill also prohibited greater
charge than 81 80 for section or 80 for stateroom
for the same perod In tho Senate, bills woro intro
drced reducing railroad fares TO cents mile pre-
venting public officials from receiving railroad passes'
preventing railroad employees from giving free passage
IN any person. and repeating the stringent conspiracy
law passed last year as result OF the Anarchist riots
IN Chicago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17

BENJAMIN Harrison Mckee is much improved
this evening The vaccination has proved success
full and his fever is gradually subsiding Little
Mary Mckee the real baby of the household Is also
sick and has light fever, but not of serious type
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17

ExSENATOR ATtKELL ON HANIN1o0lV'
Canajoharie, N Y. Jan. 10 tSpecial) Ex-senator
Arlrel and W. J. Arkell. Bernard Gillian. of Judge"
and John T. sleicher, of "The Albany Journal
turned from Indianapolis this morning. They have
been besiegcd by visitors inquriug about General
Harrison. The ex-senator said: 1--WE went TO IN
danapolis with no other motive than to present to
General Harrison disInterested statement OF tho
Republican situation in Now-York aud speak In ths
interest of the solidarity Of the party The usual
impression Is that General Harrison is petite but ret
iccut man. courteous but mpenetrable 20 far as
our experience Is concerned, this would be mdsin-
depreciation OF bis character BE discussed With great
righteousness and cearneS the New York situation and
Nv evident Indication, without statement. left the
inpression that be was only elected President, but
pr0posed 50 to be. That this State viii receive ee0g
hti3n seems placed beyond doubt but what portfolio
and a whom tendeaed Is 10 be shown In the future
Inference might be drawn from the conversation 1t
Tsuid not however, be Just 10 crystaize conjecture
in,c sfafeu1ent That is the prerogative Of the
erntlemsn who has so far carefully kept his own
fonnsrl and kept II without assistanccs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
MlsoEnnANEous RAILwAY rNTELLIeENon

s,ter. James work W. w. Goodwin, Edwin f. Gaskll
and Hector T. Benton, all Phadelphians. The owners
were anxious the Pennylyania Railroad should take
hold of it. but that company declined TO buy IT, Tho
Atlantic Coast Line Is now constructing branch nom
its main system Plymouth, N. O., iDerceptng AZ ib
northern terminus the GAINESVILLE and washington ROAD
BY the feeders which It seems likely TO secure, the
system will get large trafic lumber and pershable
goods.
Hartford Conn, Jan. 1e.-rho Connections Railroad
Comm ssioners to-day made favorable recommendation
as 20 the proposed increase in capital stock Of the Now
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad 70 Whatever
amount necessary for the purpose Of meeting the
penaitures for improvements The Recommendation 10
also made that the Railroad be authorized to
issue stock to meet the cost OF improvements
Hartford Jan. t6-The petitions Of the New-York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the Housatonio
Railroad for increase Of capital stock were fsvoraby
reported by the Railroad Commissioners TO the Legs
ature and referred 10 the Committee on Railroads
The Commissioners recommend that tho NewYork, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad be authorized to increase
capital for purposes set forth in the report 70 such
an amount shall be actually necessary therefor, not
nxng any limit except that all stock be fully paid In
the case Of the HOusatonic road the commissioners
recommend that the company DO authorized 10 increase
Us capital equal 10 IT'S Indebtedness
and the constructing any and all branches author
lied by It's charter which IL hereafter be author
ized by the General Assembly to build and the cost OF
such additional tracks and improvements shall be de-
termIned on by the company.
Albany, Jan. JIG tSpecia)-Ths State Railroad Com
missoners To-day received application from the Long
Island Railroad Company asking 20 be allowed 10 In
crease its capital from 100000 to f12,000,oOo
Harrisburg Penn. Jan. 10-Tho South Pennsylvania
Railroad made appearance again in tho Pennsyl.
Legislature Senator Steel OF Allegheny has In.
roduoed bill which provides for the extension OF the
time for the construction Of uneompeted railroads IN the
State for years This IS entirely In the Interest OF
tho South Pennsylvania Railroad Company although the
fact does not appear the face Of the bin.
Montreal jan 10 (SpeciaLAt the annual meeting OF
the Montreal, Portland ami Boston Railway held here
to-day the following directors were elected: g. w.
Hendee. Morasyille. Vt Bradley b smaey. Bufling-
ton VT. J. Cassie Haton, Montreal; John s. Morris,
Montreal Colonel Arthur II. Gilrour stsnbrdee Easti
Albert p. Cross ST. Albans francis McLennan Mon
heal At a meeting Of directors Nh. Haton elected
president and COLONEL Gilmouf Vice president
Boston, Jan. 16-At meeting OF the directors Of tho
UzisR 3ssae Railroad hela teasy Edwin a. atkins was
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-24

The removal of Flood Island, in Long
Island Sound, New York, was the oc-
casion of the largest blast the world
has vet seen. The island was about
nine acres in extent, and to blow up
this huge mass it was honeycombed
under low-water mark with tunnels
twenty-four galleries running in one
direction, intersected by forty-siX at
right angles. These galleries were
pierced in every direction by drill-holes,
of which there were 2,56l, each with a
depth of nine feet and a diameter of
three inches-in all more than twenty
miles of drill-holes. Into each of these
was inserted first a cartridge of racka-
rock-one of Sprengels patent eXplO-
sives-and, second, cartridge of dyna-
mite, the two together filling the en-
tire bore of each drill-hole. In all
there were used 240, 1893 pounds of
rackarock and 1881 pounds of dyna-
mite. In the operations so, l66 cubic
yards of rock were tunneled out and
270,7l7 cubic yards were blasted.
Water was admitted to the mine and it
was exploded on the 10th of October,
1888. The resistance offered TO the
tADlOslNts tNluulCu pOO,pOO lolo VI IOSh
and 200, 900 tons of water. The spark
which exploded this enormous mine
was sent along the wire by the little
fingers of the young daughter of Gen
eral Newton, the chief engineer. AS
she pressed the button which completed
the electric circuit the spectators,
whose eyes were riveted on the visible
surface of the doomed rock, heard a
dull rumble, accompanied by seeming
sinking of the earth, and then, so sud-
denly that its rise was scarcely per-
ceptible, there stood above the flood
rock a mighty column of water, nine
acres in area and 300 feet high, with
the pinnacles of foam and spray pierre
ing still higher, the whole mass looking
like magnificent iceberg of crystal
clearness and enormous proportions.
For second it seemed to hang notion
less in the air, and then with crash it
collapsed in irregular, mountainous
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-24
Objects for Pity.

The peasant proprietors can neither
pay the money owing to the govern
ment for their land, nor even the state
and communal taxes, and are fiogged
by hundreds for nOn-payment. In one
district of Novgorod fifteen hundred
peasants were thus condemned in 1887.
Five hundred fifty had already been
logged, when the inspector interceded
for the remainder. Widespread famine
is found over great part of the coun-
try. Usurers, the bane of all peasant
proprietors in all countries, are in pos
session of the situation. The Koulaks
and Jew " Mir-eaters supply money
on mortgage, then foreclose, and, when
the land is in their possession, get the
work done for nothing as interest.
These bondage laborers, as they are
called, are in fact slaves, and are nearly
starved, while the small pieces of land
are often reunited into considerable
estates and their new owners consider
they have only rights and no duties.
Meantime, as forced labor is at an end
and free labor is of the worst possible
kind, the old landowners can get moth
ing done. They have tried to employ
machines, bought by borrowing from the
banks, and are now unable to repay the
money. The upper class has been
ruined, with no advantage to the peas
ant.-Nineteenb Century.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-24
Telegraphing to Moving Train.

The idea of telegraphing to a moving
train had its inception as early as 1853,
but of the many forms suggested all
were impracticable in that they in
volved a mechanical contact between
the main and the stationary conductor.
Obviously it is not feasible to make a
circuit, either through a sliding arm
projecting from a car, or by so modify
ing the track of railroad that its rails
may be utilized as electric conductors.
But that this may be done by induction
there can be no doubt, for its feasibility
has been shown in daily practice upon
the lines of the Lehigh Valley railroad
for the past two years. a moving
train may now receive messages pass
ing along a neighboring wire almost as
readily as New York communicates
with Philadelphia by ordinary methods.
Nor does the great speed of the train
interfere with successful communica-
ton. II it could attain the velocity of
meteor signals upon the wire would
fly across the intervening space, in
ductively impressing themselves upon
the metal roofs of the cars with the
same certainty as if the cars were mo-
tlOhICoS upOu u sue lIdCh, duu IL Is uOI
even essential that the train and the
line be separated by a clear air space,
for non. conducting or magnetic
substances may be interposed without
impending transmission. During the
memorable blizzard of March, 1888, the
capacity of the system in this particu-
lar was subjected to an instructive
test on the Lehigh road.-Scribner's
MODthh
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-24
Converting Iron Into Steel.

NJ, Robert of Stenay, France, has
patented a rapid mode of converting
iron into steel by providing means for
maintaining constant relations through
out the whole period of conversion,
which is effected by varying the posi-
ton and volume of the blast. He APP
plies a blast of air to body of molten
metal at maximum pressure at the
beginning of the operation, and after
thus overcoming the inertia of the
metal and imparting to it the proper
speed of gyratory motion he lowers the
level of the blast, without carrying it
into the body of the metal, and varies
its pressure and volume in accordance
with the requirements caused by the
reduction in the combustible elements
of the iron and the increased fluidity of
the metal.-Ne,o York Telegram.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-24
An Ancient Church Organ.

The oldest organ in the United
States is said to be in st. Johns church
Portsmouth, n. II. 1t was imported
by Thomas Brattle in 1913 and pre-
scented to the society worshiping at
Kings chapel by him. There was such
prejudice existing against setting it
up that the cases containing its parts
remained unopened for seven months,
after which time the organ was in use
until 1856, when it was sold to ST..
Paul's church, Newburyport. In 1896
st. Johns church, Portsmouth, n. II. g,
became the owner, paying $3.50 for the
instrument. A new case was provided,
the old pipes and the wind-chest being
found in perfect order. There the or
gan is to-day, doing service in the
vestry, where the veteran is regarded
with the tenderest solicitude.- Ed
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