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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-07
AB4LTIMORE CONCERN Routed.
UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE
FIDELITY AND CASUALTY COMPANY.

UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE
FIDELITY AND CASUALTY COMPANY.
The bear movement started by Baltimore in
snrance concern to gain control of the Fidelity and
Casualty Company Of No. 40 Broadway, thi, city,
has failed ,ignally At the annual meeting held yes
erday for the election Of directors for term
Of two wears the company easily prevailed over IT'S
opponents. The Baltimore concern had succeeded IN
getting 9O3 share, Of the capital stock but "A, the
company had Alb there little chance of a con-
test Seven of the old board Of directors were rs
elected George s. COe president Of the Exchange Ma
tional Bank: Henry A. IIurlburt. j. d. Nermuye
president Of the Merchants National Bank; John H.
Riker. Of J. L. 4 d. :. Riker; William q. Low, at
torney at law: william VI. Richards. president Of the
COMPANY and George +. seward, its vice-presldent'
The director, who hold for one year are j. - l.
,tranahan Alexander 4. Orr. George q. Williams,
j. Rogers Maxwell \. b. Hull, J. g. McCuIousn ana
William IL. Male.
Concerning the assertion that the capital OF the
Fidelity and Casualty had been impaired per cent
the officers said that they would be ready 10 MAKE
statement in few days, soon "a the investigation
now being made by the state Insurance Department
wee President Seward made the following state
ment THE election resulted IN a victory LOT ING
regulars who voted upon LAB shares I" the oppos.
tiOns COB. The opposition votes were CasI U. a
Marty who began about year ago To purchase stoc.
loading TO obtain control Of the company anh clahlei
that they would be successful to-day. The present
management Of the company believe thdt tnhe ueIss'
o the outs practically ends the contest IL being under.
stood that the majority IN control have proved ther
holding, for the future. The par value Of the stock
Of the company /, 100 and the charges mace Dy me
credited bv the facts that they uhe outs have paid
lately 300 per share for the STOCK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-07
KILLED BY DYNAMITE.
EXPLOSION IN AN UPTOWN EXCAVATION.
WINDOWS IN TENEMENT HOUSES BRoKEN-oNB
MAN ARRESTED.

WINDOWS IN TENEMENT HOUSES BRoKEN-OND
MAN ARRESTED.
An accidental explosion Of dynamite at Lexington
ave and Eighty second ST. soon after 10 yester.
day, killed a workman and broke many window panes.
Inc work OF excavating cellar for new building
al mat place has been In progress for nearly month";
ana IL mas been necessary blast out large masses Of
rock IN the excavations. Tully & O'COnnOr are the
contractors Lawrence ONeill. foreman Of the twenty
i've workmen there, has managed the work SO care.
fuly that no accidents resulted from the blasts.
lie had had in his employ John Delaney. Of No. 3O3
East Forty secondst, who had handled dynamite and
other high explosives for thirty five years and
known to be careful man. Delaney was the bias,
man, lie prepared and fired all Of the blasts after
the holes were drilled in the rock Of
the dynamite cartridges. which Of the kind known
Gelatnc No. 81 manufactured by the United states
Cartridge Company. The cartridge, were kept IN
magazine on the solid rock In the rear Of the cxcaya-
uol' Near the magazine was a heap Of manure, In
which the cartridges were thawed ont II is known
that frozen dynamite is liable to explode when It s
tllawed too rapidly, and the method Of thawing
plOyed By Delaney ha, been considered the safest.
Delaney was thawing out cartridges in the manure
when the explosion occurred yesterday Nobody was
looking at him then The other worSmen heard
loud report, followed BIZ the sound Of breaking glass.
several tenement houses the excavation. and
many windows in each house broken BY the explo.
sion. shower of manure filed the air for few
| moments When the wOrkmen scrambled out Of the
excavation, they found Delaneys manged body lying
nearly ten yards away from the spot where the manure
| heap had been one foot and had been
blown Off, and the rest Of the body was dshgured
beyond recognition The missing foot found later
the extension Of a house twenty yards away, and
| fragments of the missing arm and hand lad been
hurled to greater distance. The remains were
ed to the East Eighty eighth-st. station in sack.
Delaney's fellow wOrknen said he had wife living
but children. The foreman, ONeill. arrested
and admitted TO bail in the Of 81 200, By Coroner
| ochultze.
Inspector Johnson. OF the Bureau Of COmbustibles
made investigation at the scene Of the explo
sion, and found twenty three dynamite cartridges in
| the wooden magazine. They had not exploded. al.
though they only few yards from the spot
| where Delaney was killed. Mr.. johnson said that
| only two or three cartridges had exploded In the
| manure heap. lie thought that every proper pre-
caution against accident had been TAKEN and that the
| explosion extraordinary.
In the afternoon. Michael Moore laborer, of
CORTLAND ave and one hundred and fifty frsst.. had
his face and left hand injured severely by blast AZ
one hundred and -eighecnth-st and MadSOn-ave he
| went home after surgeon had dressed his WOUNDS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-07
pprrrRRJyG DEATH TO IDLEyE>S.

,, uccr,,ly a blacksmith OF middle age. who had
it vt. and several young children AZ No - stanton
4 lost his employment recently. He u'mpeu .oo".
h, city every day looking another job but eouu 10.
nnd work Yesterday afternoon he went nom, "a
~ ,I =. hts children. IL have done all | can. ana
all want now Is rest. Your mother can look ater YOU
INST ~ well when | am ont ~ the way" Thch NJ s""'
Iowcd dose OF audanum and lay down on the ounSe ~
rho front room expecting to die The chidfeh fdh "
,,, neither and TODD nor what had happened. She sent
for +, doctor and 4 policeman. stomach pump reie'eu
McGrady OF part Of poison and he was sent 10 s
Coyerncur Hospital lie might recover inc uo'"Fs ssa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-07
R4pyD TRANSIT COMMISSIONERS MEET.

Mayor Grants Rapid Transit Commission met
in the Mayors private Office in the city Hall yes'er-
day and organized for business. There were present
william Stenway. John II. Starin, samuel spencer
Edward L. BlIshe and John II. Imam. VINO was ap
pointed in place Of Frederic p. Olcott declined. Mr
Inman had accepted and flied his bond for $1,000 be-
fore going 10 the meeting go, o,
Mr. steinway elected chairman OF the Commls
sion and Mr. BuShe was chosen see rotary. Jonh VI
Rover. wac appointed counsel - the Commission.
Chairman Steiway offered Stenway Hall for me
future meetings Of the board and II adlonrned 20 me-
~, HridaV NJ :, n m Ninety DAYS are allowed by law
for me completion Of the work OF the commissioners
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-07
yor TO DrsrUR THE MOyKEr.

Miss Sophie Kau'imlnn. dressnaAer HNhe on 'ne
tan noor ~ the ncm nt.hoUs', No 81 East fourthst,
,,,c,v comnlancd to the Health Board that monkey
belonenc TO Joseph Hoffman. proprietor q ootcihs
f,ctory in the basement. was nuisance Inc "onAeF
rml I'd up 70 Mis- kaufnann's rooms ana s"'c N,i"E,
Co.,, ,,r,,ts ~ the house laughed at tn monkeys
.f,,s and Uonron Thought his pet too conlcal ana
,,eable To disturb anybody. Besides u inc hohNe' "s
NOT wanted upstairs door leading to the basement eoo
y, ,ort lock.d \ sant,ry policeman who inVestieath
Miss Kaurmann's complaint reported Ona' u''I7 "'' "
cause for the Health Boards Interference
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-07

During the labor difficulties arising out 81 The strike
of certain 81 ih" employees 81 tn Nc" YORK. Central
and Hudson River Railroad Company lat summer.
thcr were developed defects or omission, IN the
statute, Of 90 Stat. which the careful attention
Of tl. Legislature directed. relating Ia III" ar
bltra ion Of labor disputes. and IA" other concerning
the employment OF private detectives.
The sta;ut" creating the Board of Arbitration ana
Mediation. which provide, for The amical'lc adjust
mcnt Of labor controversies. cont"mplacs that th'
functions Of the Board shall unly be invoked hy the
voluntary action uf both Of the pdrtic t. tho dispute
Either marty may decline 30 accept the Intervention
of the onrd and for such refusal there j. no remedy
or p-ualty prescribed. The theory of the statute seem,
TO be that The state simply Great fair ana lhPuldl
standing tribunal which j. Away, at hand. and 10
which the parties 10 labor controversy are -
Iibrr'v without any cNpcnsr 10 thcmsclvr., &" VOL
unfairly submit their difference, for amcahlc adjust
mcnt but method of compelling such submission J.
.rlis /, probably all that can be accompl, hcd by
legislation 10 facilitate the arbitration Of surh con
trnvrrsips "A, between Individuals hut ~ between
cor nofatlops and their employees II /, believed 10 b..
n0srbIe "A. well as ca,ibc. enlarge the scope OF
ihc existing statute by making such afDltrdtoh> com
rn0rations are the creatures Of the law, ana thcli
,n.uaIrmcuf and actions. well rs the conduct anu
relations Of their employs, can 10 large extent !"
regulated Iy statute and the enforcement Of arbitration
practically controlled thereby .. "a, -.
Tho matter free from legal difficulties, hut y !,
believed that the object sought can he accomplish
nv framed statute, wherein the rights on al
parties may be protected. 49,, l., ,
Tho desiroblliiy Of compulsory arbitration In snch
cases II the can be successfully secured, Is sup
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-07
nun FOR MEMBERS or TIE LEGION OF HONOR.

Fifty councils Of the American Legion OF Honor VIII
give grand ball at the Madison square Garden on
January 81. The Legion has membership OF :o'ooo
in New York and Brooklyn, and the ball Is TO be
social feature Of magnitude. Mayor Grant, MEMBER
Of Starin Council il chairman Of the reception COM
mttce Other members of the committee are John IL.
,tarn Enoch - Brown Adam Warnoch, Michael j.
Mui1ueen II. J. Joyce John Henry Mccarthy, and
about 200 other wellknOwn citizens The boxes are
to be sold at Maennerchor Hall, in East Fifty
on Monday evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-07
ALDERMEN GET THEIR sPOFLS.

cautaln Twomey clerk OF the Board OF Aldermen mas
al bt ne of the remaining appointments yesterday con-
" - III, tho Do,rd and ,wore the appontees.
The names were furnished the clerk by the Aldermen VINO
tnov, ,he lperv num,r. az the Tammany Hall rattle"
fol
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07

to the chicken you had for dinner, sitting on
an owe rturDed half-barrel, Is a fine subject
for the snow-artist. The birds feathers are
not MADE OF snow either, but are turkey or
goose feathers picked up In the poultry
yard and applied with free hand by the
ambitious artist to make the great s0reech
owl more complete
The little white owl Is almost life-like, and
coming on him at dusk, perched uOOn the
grape.aroor, one almost expects to hear him
boot "WhO-OO! whO-0oi"
But the triumph of snow sculpture is the
great Polar Dear, whose fur, even, can be
excellently Initiated in snow by brushing
him-after he Is modeled-all over with even
strokes OF whisk-brOom A piece of red
flannel will make a natural looking tongue,
and a potatoe can be cut to form lis white,
sharp tnsks. If the snow gets packed too
hard In the first shaping of the figures, so
that 70 cut out places for the eyes and mouth
Houl be likely TO break away pieces of the
face, get a hot poker from the kitchen and
melt out places for the eyes and mouth.
Some of the boys will probably take far
more delight in snow-balling than In the
specimens of sculpture, but to really enjoy a
snow-battle fort is indispensable. To build
fort handsomely, solid blocks of snow,
pressed in mold-for which soap-box Is
excellent-are used.
When the fort has been built water poured
in at the Jennings Of the blocks will make
| them freeze together s0lidly. Then half the
party of playmates can occupy the fort and
hold 1t, II possible, against the insurgents
during sham battle with sn0w-balls, piles
| of which ammunition should be staked in
the corners OF the fort before the attack be-
| gins. A word of caution must be added I;
| Do not freeze the snow-balls TO make them
| hard. A frozen SNOWFALL is not plaything,
| 1t Is deadly missile. A firmly-packed bail
| of snow is as much of a weapon as any we'll
disposed boy would wish to hVrl at a play
Il
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07
Possibilities Of journalism.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.l

senator William Maxwell Eyarts. of
New York, says: When | graduated
from Yale in the famous class of 1887. in
which We're Samuel j. Tilden, Edwards
Pierrepont, the late Chief Justice Waite
and Professor Benjamin Silliman. the
most noted of that noted family. the
choice OF professions was exceedingly
limited as compared with that of TODAY.
l naturally commenced to canvass the
profession was to follow. Journalism
was not then considered the profession
it now is, and had no attractions for me.
The ministry was a leading profession
then as now, but it was attracting to its
ranks some Of the most brilliant minds
OF the country, and besides, | was not OF
ministerial frame of mind. Medicine
was such grewsome business that |
could not bring myself to consider il
seriously as life vocation, although II
promised wealth and honors.
l was very fayorably impressed with
the life of farmer In fact, through
out all my life have had passion for
farming, and | now own two large farms
one in Vermont of l 900 acres. and one
in Maryland, ON the Potomac, Of about
the same number of acres. But when at
the time speak Of | attempted to lift
barrel of apples into a wagon as a test of
my physical strength, and found that
was not equal to the task, turned nv
attention to the law, which | have fol-
lowed for over fifty years with more or
less success. think now that if were
standing where | was fifty-three years
ago, and Journalism was what it now is.
that | should choose as the business of
my life that Of a journalist. can see
in it greater possibilities than are en-
braced in other professions
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07
Nulsances In Great cities.

Not the least among the various Of.
lenses that meet the eye, and seldom
with any paliating incidents, are the
signs Of all kinds that disfgure most Of
the buildings In the business districts.
A plain signboard, giving the name OF
the company or individual proprietor
and the nature of the business, is unob-
iectionable, however large, II set up
against the wall, over the entrance or at
the Threshold. The largest concerns In
the city have, however, abandoned even
these, and are content to use a small
metal plate for their names.
But the popular idea in signs seems to
run to as great display as possible, and
in its indulgence taste and safety are
sacrificed. What can be more hideous
than those great aerial wire structures
that project from the tops of buildings
or are hung across the streets? They are
dangerous, too, as experience has shown.
Then there are those dazzling monstrosi-
ties which, in colored glass, call the at
tention Of the passerby to the game Of
billiards and other pastimes Some Of
the porticos which project over the
whole sidewalk are utilized for similar
purposes.
Exaggerated hats, bonnets, clocks,
mortars, saws and other symbols of the
merchandise for sale within the stores
haunt before the gaze at every turn.
Most of these are illegal, as the law al
lows but three feet nearest the building
for the display Of signs and merchandise.
and this is availed in many trades for
the profit it will bring, not only to them
selves, but in some cases by compensa-
ton from fruit vendors or other small
trades not connected with the regular
Occnnatinns
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07

You can tell the new Chinaman in
New York by his headgear. He wears
little black skull cap of silk, whereas
his fellow Chinaman of long residence
In the country invariably wears a low
crowned. black felt hat, with medium
brlm, which is manufactured somewhere
In Connecticut especially for the Chinese
American trade and sold at a dollar
apiece. 1t is curious to notice the be-
wildered air of the newly arrived China
man as he goes about the city under the
escort Of two or three of his country
men. saw group of four Cinnamon
in an art gallery the other day, and i'm
mediately discerned that one was a new
conner, The other three were showing
him the sights.
The pictures in the gallery were all
imported, and | noticed that the new
Chinaman was constantly looking at the
figures in the pictures and then looking
around at the people in the gallery,
seemingly trying to compare the details
of garments, OF course they were total.
ly different, and his companions went
Though vast amount of talk to explain
to him that we do not make many pict-
ures in this country compared with
what we buy abroad. One Of them with
whom | struck up u conversation said to
me, Him not belly we'll understand
why Mclean man no masee himself on
painting" 1t was something of poser.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07
Easily Answered.
youths Companion.1

Little Marjorie has an inquiring mind.
She is pursuing her education according
to the Socratic method-of question and
answer-and keeps the older members Of
the family pretty well employed.
"Oh, papa" she cried, running after
that busy man, as he was just starting
for his Office, wait just minute, please;
| have two very important questions
want to ask you."
Il can't stop now, Marjorie" said her
father; "Fm in a great hurry this morn
ing"
ut won't take you but just minute
to answer them, papa, pleaded Marjorie,
for you always know about everything. g"
"Well, what are they?" asked papa, not
quite proof against this hattery, though
his hand was on the doorlnob.
81 knew you'd wait, said Marjorie, in
triumph; "and all j want you to tell me
is, how they make condensed milk, and
whowere Abraham forefathers, please"
ASK your mamma, Marjorie" said
her father, rs he fed from the house
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07
Made Gentle unconsclousIy.

The authors OF 'FBlessed Be Drudgery
and Other Papers" relate touching lit
tie story of how sympathy and affection
sprang up in an unexpected place.
A workman in a pottery factory had
one small invalid child at home. He
wrought at his trade with exemplary
fidelity, being always in the shop with
the opening of the day. Every night he
carried to the bedside of his "wee lad, )" as
he called him, flower, bit of ribbon
or a fragment of crimson glass, some
thing that would lie out on the white
Counterpart and give color to the room.
He was a quiet, unsentimental man,
and said nothing to any one about his
affection for his boy. He simply went
on loving him, and soon the whole shop
was brought into half conscious fellow
ship with him.
The workmen made curious little Jars
and cups, and painted diminutive pict-
ures upon their sides before they stuck
them in the corners of the kiln at burn
ing time. One brought some fruit and
another few engravings in a rude
scrapbook. Not one of them whispered
a word; this solemn thing was not to be
talked about. They put the gifts in the
old mans hat. where he found them; he
understood all about it. Little by little
all the men, of rather coarse fiber by
nature, grew gentle and kind, and some
dropped swearing as the weary look on
their patient fellow workers face told
them beyond mistake that the inevita-
bic shadow was drawing nearer. Every
day some one did piece of work for
him and put it on the sanded bank to
dry, so that he might come later and go
earlier. So when the bell tolled and the
little coffin came out of the lonely door.
a hundred stalwart wordngmen from
the pottery, all in their clean clothes,
stood just round the corner. Most of
them had given half days time for the
privilege of following to the grave that
small burden of child, though prob
ably not one of them had ever seen him.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07
u Mons Muscles We're Like June
RnOsa

A gentleman residing on the west side
noticed very large June bug flying
around his piazza and proceeded to cap
ture it. He placed the captive under a
heavy glass tumbler which rested on a
newspaper, expecting to examine the in
sect little later in the evening when he
had leisure.
On returning to the table where he had
placed the bug, some half hour later, he
found that it had moved the tumbler
nearly foot by placing its head against
the side of the glass and pushing it along
In order to be certain that the glass had
been moved by the captive, he carefully
marked its position on the newspaper
with pencil, and at the expiration of
another quarter of an hour found it had
been moved nearly five inches. As the
tumbler weighed at least fifty times as
much as the bug, the ease with which il
was moved around on the paper was
source of considerable establishment.
The June bug was less than an inch in
length, and was restored to liberty in
view of the exhibition it had given Of its
strength.
The story is vouched for by several
witnesses, who were called in to see the
insect as it was pushing the glass along.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07
Hours for Eating In England.
detroit Free Press.l


In England, down to tue days OF
"Good Queen Ress," it was the custom
to Hospitality entertain all strangers and
visitors at any houT of the day with free
fare-bread, beef and beer. This was
observed at every table in the land, from
that Of the freeholder to the baron's and
abbey's, At later day the upper classes
became more luxurious in their tastes
and habits. As consequence the hours
for meals were very much modified and
have remained so until this day.
Breakfast is now usually taken be-
tween and 10 a, H., and the present
usage for dinner among the weather.
classes is from to 8 p. IN. A luncheon
"a rather substantial meal, by the way,
consisting of cold game, roast beef and
the like-is often INDUCED in between
breakfast and dinner. The meal denom-
mated supper in this country is COM
paratively unknown quantity in Eng
land, that known as tea forming in real
ity part Of dinner
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07
OUR BOYS.
Snow Sculpture.
TDamoraetsS AIoptbIv I

lDemOreSCS MOntnlyI
On winters day, when the snow lies piled
In wind-blow drifts of purest Carrara, no
more delightful amusement for the young
sters-and sumo Of the olders, too-can be
imagined than to get outdoors well wrapped
with Artic overshoes on) and fling the light,
feathery snow about or pack and pile 1t in
to fantastic shapes A cloudy day is really
tbs best for a snow frolic, for the sunlight
makes the snow so brilliant that it is trying
to the eyes. There is plenty of fun to be had
snow baling-if the balls are not to hard
but II there Is one of the party who can make
snow men or animals, or who, at least, has a
taste f)r designing or drawing figures, some
very amusing sport can be had by making
statues and fanclful shapes or images Of
birds and animals of snow. All the child
rem can help the artist or SCULPTOR in snow,
VINO, ike the great sculptors of genuine mar.
Die hgdres, only directs the rough shaping
OF his statues until the final touches which
need the masters hand, are to be put on.
Inc little ones can fetch and heap up great
piles OF snow while brother or papa, or per-
maps even mamma or sister Lu, shapes the
white mass into whatever form it Is to make
Our pictures of snow give several designs
which can be copied in snow most successful
by.
Pals, sh0vels and brOOms are valuable
utensils for the snOw-SculptOr, who will fluid
broad headed, blunt kitche knife of great
assistance in modelling fine work, such as
noses and mouths. We have seen some re-
ally artistic work done in snow, which it
seemed pity to see melt down in the first
thaw.
The snow man and woman are not hard TO
make. Life-size proportions are about five