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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
THE TRIBUNE AND THE wAGEEARNERs.

TO tbe Editor Of The TrIbune
Sir; For fhlrty.two years my home has been in ara
about New York City. Twenty Of these years / have
been a. constant reader Of that great American news
paper founded by the illustrious patriot, saiesmaa
and philanthropst Horace Greeley-The Tribune Tas
reason mention Is made Of this fact il because
eral occasions it has been limited. either directly %
indirectly. by several OF The Trlbune's contempt
raries that as a newspaper IL not for nor did
ever attempt TO champion the Interests Of the wax
earners In general. As one Of the wageearning com
munity and knowing full well the opinions Of manJ
hundreds of Others beg TO state that such statements
are erroneous and misleading and contrary to tie
facts at command. But there are none so blind ~
those that VIII not see when it, perhaps best serves
their purpose.
When some Of the beneficial and patriotic causes in
which Il * embarked for the sole benefit ultimately Of
the wage eerners arc considered Il too rIdcl0u
TO think that any credencc is given TO such mis-
representation OF facts but thai they simply originate
and remain in the very fertile brains of the Inventors
For Instance Tho Tribune, with heart and soul, sd
vocat.s protection TO home industries, which means
that all home labor shall AID must be employed by
fostering these Industries. well as assisting new
ones to start and that all goods needed for our homo
market entire shall lear the stamp OF American
workmanship in preference % any other. II Is for
the development Of home against al
Other raw or manufactured materials for use IN
American manufactures. Does this not cover one d
the most imptrtant points In tic SOWING OK the hb@
probleml If every one OF our home resources were
being developed, not solitary idle man would there b
of those that were anxious for work The industries
would be diversified and not contracted gutted ard
stagnated as they in many instances. thereby
causing strikes and bOycotis that are entirely IN.
American principle. 1t is soidly for the indcous
adjusted mechanical vagreaners' tariff that vii
home labors productions. II l. against that 500
| 600 900 worth Of foreign manufactured commodities,
that represent JUS 50 many days wages taken irom
| home labor, which every patriotic American should
shun like the sting Of q scorpion for this reason In
the light of these facts, they conclude that Inc
Tribune IS paper for the masses, wonder where
| one Is - .
| FREDERIC GEORGE WASHINGTON SIGRlST, IT,,
President American Wage Farmers Protective AAanA
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MRS. FRENCH SAYS SIZE INTENDED 40 FRAU

MRS FRENCH SAYS SIZE INTENDED NJ fhN'D'
Mrs Helen A. French and Abel Crook, her attorney
filed answers yesterday TO the complaint hed against
them by Clara p. Coleman in the United states circuit
Court Mrs. French at time the owner OF
French's Hotel building, having purchased IL lfO'i
Pelham ri. George Bsse her son-n-law. who Is aiso
q defendant in the suit, on January l, 1885, Tor
$500 600. She sold the property TO Mr. Pulltzer III
Aprll 1888. for 100000. After selling the properly
she paid Mr.. Bissell all her indebtedness to him Tor
the purchase money except aboJit $4,000. Mrs.
Coleman had a sut against Mrs. French arising out OF
the carrying on Of the hotel The suit ended on De
cenler o. 1890, by verdict In favor of Mrs. Cole
man for the sum Of 5000. In the evening OF the
same day Mrs French executed mortgage Of S36419 %
ON some real estate which 4le owned in favor of Mr..
Bissel she also subsequently confessed judgment for
go $50 In favor Of Mr.. Crook, her attorney. Mrs.
Coleman brought suit to have the mortgage and con-
fesson of Judgment set aside. designed to prevent
the recovery of the judgment in her favor. Mrs.
French and Mr. Crook deny In their answers that sre
was any fraud, and say that the mortgage and 1udg-
nent we're 10 protect valid claims prior 10 that Of
Mrs, Coleman
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tycs appear to be troubled wherever the missionaries
happen TO be stationed There Is trouble AZ
Foochow. at swallow At Annoy, at Tcntsin. and many
other places that might be named On the contrary,
there Is growing respect for missionaries ana uleir
work on the part of tse Government and the peopie
these riots along the Yangtse have precisely INC
origin ! have stated. Thoy more movement
of the people against missionaries than they are move
mcnt against merchants naval officers Tie gcnorii
feeling OF the people toward hospitals ut NsnKin,
and Wuhu is favorable; and no men stand better win
the MandaHns Of the people than Drs. Beebe "a anu ~
1 he Ioped that The Associated Press win to
send ont broadcast the land such msrepresenta
lions Of the missionaries and such surs against hatso
Christians those contained In the letter c0mmenteo
upon. - H. BhLDhiss' ;,ho
Recording Secretary Of the Missionary Society OF uie
Methodist Episcopal Church.
New York, July %, 1891.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
MORE STREETS TO BE RIPPED UP.

At the meeting Of the Board of Electrical Control
yesterday long list Of streets presented in which
the Edison Company asked for new subways 1t in
volved the tearing up Of many streets that Mayor
Grants usually placid demeanOr was changed to I'M
disguised alarm. lie thought after studying the list.
that it should be limited to streets which TO be
reopened this year. The same company asked for
many subsidiary subways. some of which would re-
qure the tearing up Of half block at time. At the
Mayors suggestion conference held between the
company and Commissioner Gilroy. which resulted in
the presentation of much modified list. The Empire
City subway Company was instructed to begin the de-
sired work at once and push it to completion by Sep
TENDER Is. The Consolidated subway Company
ordered 10 place highension conduit In Grand.st.
between the Bowery and GOerckst for the Eas River
Electric Light Company, while the repavlng Of Grand
Vt. is going
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
THE LETTER CARRIERS WANT MORE PAT

The New-York delegates 10 the National AssocistoA
of Letter Carriers preparing TO attend the meeting
70 be held in Detroit the latter part % this week Ine
delegates are Charles p. Kelly and Russell WHEY, VI
Station F; William Cokeley If Station p; Edward II
None Of Station l.; Joseph y. Mulvey and John f'
Victory OF station d: william +. Reed and James
Grcar OF station G william Woods, Of station W.
James Parsons Of station j; William Harvey OK -"
ton A. and James McVey Of the General Posoomre'
John j. Goodwin is president OF the association. INV
purposes Of the association TO Increase the saA'
and otherwise better the condition Of the carriers .!
organized efforts. The carriers think that they 'nou'
receive salaries of 81 200 instead Of 81 ooO that tey
shou,d he free from the danger OF removal except fof
canse and they may soon demand pensions on reufe
ment for old age. There 235 branches Of the ="
ISOLATION. and it has 5000 members. The Deuo,
meeting will Immediately follow that Of The uIs l
Army Of the Republic. large number % de es nari
I'm tha meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
MEETING OF THE ARMY BOARD.
THE wATERvLIET PLANT WILL NOT BE IDLE,
THOUGH PRIVATE FIRMS MAKE
THE BIG GUNS.


Tho Army Board of Ordnance and Fertilization met
again Yesterday in the Army Building In whitehall
ST to consider further the question OF purchasing 100
high power guns for the Army The members of'the
Board would not give out anything Tor puOicauon' rs
their reports be laid before the Secretary whose
decision will be made public. After the subject had
bean settled the Board adjourned not to meet again I'M
til September in Washington General Henry L. Abbott
in conversation with Tribune reporter yesterday, sold
@You can correct an error, and serious and wide
spread one by saying positively that the fact OF the
proposals for these 100 guns being given to private
parties will not interfere I'm the least with the useful
ness of the Waervliet plant. The Board Is decidedly
opposed to doing anything which will cursi the value
Of the Government works. IL would be poor policy
10 let them lie idle aber the millions Of dollars which
have been expended on them But the Waervliet
plant has work enough TO last it for long time to
come and If Congress makes the usual appropriations
for materials 1t can be kept busy for years.
EIGHTY three big guns, Of eight, ten and twelve
inches are in process of construction there. We
will want for the needs Of the entire country, almost
600 guns of those three dimensions during the next
few years. you that there is plenty of room
for both Government works and fer private indivd-
uals. The money appropriated for the 100 guns i'll
question can be used Only for contract made with
private individuals II we close such contract with
any of the firms whose bids now before US we are
authorized pledge Congress to pay the manufactures
II the tests with the finished guns prove satisfactory
II reject all the bids the money will lie untouched
/ cannot say whether, in such case, we would issue
new proposals"
"Have any new methods of construction been pro
posed by the bidders?"
"No, they offer TO make guns like the tweve-nch
gun at SANDY Hook. This is satisfactory 70 US, as it
10 use new and untried methods" Geueral Abbot said
further that he thought the effect Of interesting pr-
He was satisfied with the bids that had come in.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
TILDEN WILL CASE RUMORS.
NO SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN MADE.
WHAT LAWYERS on BOTH SIDES SAY ABOUT
RECENT REPORTS.

WHAT LAWYERS on BOTH SIDES SAY ABOUT
RECENT REPORTS.
Delos McCurdy, one OF the lawyers for the contest
ing heirs in the Tilden will case, was seen yesterday
by reporter Of The Tribune In his Office, No. Wall
ST., and asked about the umor that an amicabe ar.
rangement had been reached by the ltigants out OF
court whereby ne-haf Of the ulden estate was 10
go to the heirs and the other half To the city, u
have heard nothing whatever about that" he salo anu
nothing has occurred that know OF to start the
rmor. / am In such position that all negotiation
looking to a settlement must be MADE through me-
and can say positively that negotiations OF any
kind or any hints of any have been entered into since
the case was argued before the Court OF Appears Ill
June Before that time there was some very ihuen
mite talk, arising mainly from outside parties a. W
the advisabiity Of a settlement. At that time was
instructed BY all the heirs that oil negotiations were
TO pass through my hands since the case was arslea
In the Court Of Appeals have not seen Mr. Carter
or Mr. LedyarJ nor have l communicated with them
on the subject.
alt is very easy he continued for any outsider
10 pick up stray words that might be overhead In a
casual conversation, and the report may perhaps nave
started fIom q remark which i heard a few nights
ago at the Manhattan Club, to the effect that IL was
a pity some settlement was not made
Iouis c. Ledyard, who with James G. Carter Is one
of the leading counsel for the trustees, said that
rumor similar 10 this started some time ago,
but with little foundation
"when do you expect the decision from the Appeal
Judges In the casel' was asked
MIR. Ledyard smlingy replied, The judges alone
know that"
Mr. Balkan OF the same firm, said, 81 have only
Just returned from the country, and haven't even
seen the report but take no stock whatever In It,"
Treadwel Cleveland of counsel for the heirs, said
0r Choate Is out of town, but he could only tell You
what tell YOU and that Is that there have been no
overtures for settlement and the printed reports to
the contrary have surprised US as much as anybody
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
CROPS IND WEATHER IN THE VEST.
A PARTIAL. DRoUTH IN wIsCoNSIN-HARyESr
OVER IN THE DAEoTAs.

OVER IN THE DAKoTAS.
Milwaukee, Aug. 3.-The weather crop bulletin Of ths
wisconsin weather service for the last week says
In the southwest part Of the state and generally
throughout the western and northwestern PORTIONS al
growing crops reported IN nne eOndiltSh' siuea
good has been done by light shOWes over t8 paTShed
eastern and central portions during the last hrD-
six hours. Chlnch bugs have caused serious dauase
In many counties In the southeast ana Sen.ai p
tons OF the state. They reported 70 nave totalS
destroyed the spring wheat In NauKesna Jener,on'
Dodge Walworth and Manitowoc counties: The pastur
axe In many eastern and central counties Is ournd w
and the farmers are feeding nearly as much nay :?
stock as in winter. Notwithstanding me pngs anu
the drOuth the general average OF te a yivp
placed on it few weeks ago 1t viii Yield nearly up
to the average crop. Barley and spring wheat arc
being harvested in the eastern eoupues exp iii ~
about three fouTths OF an average crop Inc hsvess
win probably begin next week in the western porEvn
Of the state and here The yield promises from goca In
The southern To extra heavy in the northern portion
The continued cool weather has still mrther ""e"'
corn prospects. 49,
W. E. Powell general immigration agent OF ue
Central Missouri and 81. Paul Company who has 'uss
returned from North and South Dakota, SAYS
visited a large number Of counties IN the hoThela
state and every one I'm South Dakota, and ~ Is Onv
Justice and the truth 10 say that oolecr eryp9 -.
before The harvest Is oVef anu he
and IL Is simply immense. Inc crops tilrOushVuI Wv
Northwest are on a par with the Dakotas. Simply
great everywhere
Chicago. Aug. 3.-IIeavy rains are reported as hav'
ING fallen IN the vicinity Of Mascoutah and NandaUa
m breaking the drouth which has prevailed there io
some time past .
Huntsville. Aug 3.-The heaviest rain known IN
many wars fell here last night. The damage * est
mated at $4,000. The rain continued IN toISAs
nearly two honrs. In some sections cellars were n1'
and IN one two cases water covered the hrst nsc,;
several sewers caved in and street cars were grea'y
delayed The streets stood over two feet cacp Id
water. in some parts OF the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
COURT CALENDARS FOR TO-DAY.

Supreme Court-GeneFal Term-Recess continued.
Supreme CouTt-Chambcrs-Before O'BIlen. J.-CouTt
omen, at 10 80 Notion c0lendar, Mo-. called
at IL o'clock.
supreme Court-Speclal Terp-Psrts | and Had.
iourned tn term
supreme Court-Circuit-Psrt l. IL. III and IV-Ad.
iourned for the term.
surrogate's Court-No day calendar
SUPERIOR Court-Spcc!al Tern-Btfore DugrO J.-COuIt
opens at u m.-Motions.
Superior Court-Trial Tcrm-Parts l. II and III-Ad.
lourned for the term
Common ri as General Tern-Adjourned for the term
Common Peas-Speclal TeTn-BefJfe Pryor. J.-COutt
opens IL o'clock. Motions.
Common PleaS-Eguity Term Adjourned until August Is
Common Pleas-Triai 1erm-Paits l. II and I1I-Ad.
ournsd for the
City O0urt-Specal Term-Before Mccarthy. J-Court
at 10 a. Motions.
City Court-Trsl Term-Ports I, II. III and IV-Ad.
iourned for term.
- Court Of General sessous-Part I-Before Cowina +
end Assistant District Attorney WauhODe Lynn-Nos 10
fnclu
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tcIllgent observer. lie fully appreciates all the m
cutes 10 be 10 make the production Of ms.
from beets commercial success in our S0utlrvss,
Nevertheless he Is confident that within rasonsbl.
period IL can and viii be accomplished.
In my last letter 20 The Tribune on the sucp
question: mentioned seventy pounds as the Der cau,a
consumption Of sugar In England. / should have
said seventy-three pounds by 1900 We shall IN.
doubtedy consume annually sugar in It's raw state o.
the value Of 800 900 900. IL we can produce II all
in Louisiana Kansas Texas, Nebraska and California.
from cane sorghum and bects. will our experiments
not be Of great valne to the Nation at large en-.
trey vndIcse the policy Of giving a bounty for its
production
Mr.. Maxwell is very hopeful that process has been
discovered Of making sugar from sorghum com
merciai success also. am sure the readers OF The
Tribune will be pleased to hear from Mr.. Maxwell
on the subject Of sugar production.
Scarcely a day passes that we do not receive new
evidences OF the great intrest taken by President
Harrison and al the members CT bis Cabinet 10 de-
veloping the resources Of the country. Nr. Reids
triumph IN Frnnce will soon, have doubt, be FOL.
lowed by similar victory by Mr.. Phelps in Germany.
Have ever in The past node such giant strides
In commercial affairs since President Harrison
assumed control OF the Government Tie present
successes only a foreaste OF the good things We
shall enjoy In the future the result o. the
earnest active Intelligent and persistent efforts Of the
present Administration.
Mr. Maxwell was much interested in Mr. Mman.
theory that had about reached the limit OF wheat
production in this country. The result Of his obser.
vatIon is land his Opinlcn Is vauable) that can
supply the world with wheat, With small advance
in price TO encourage better system Of wheat pro.
supplies Of bread from Canada Just yet Mr.. Wiman
NAV dismiss all his fears on that subject for himself
and his children and ri MS S S9eG. cen for gen.
eratiOns 10 come FRANIlo "hfLhND GLEN.
RrOoklyn, July 81, 1891.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
THE NEW COURT BUILDING TROUBLE
FORGETTING TIE FRANCHISE OF ToRr LEE
FERRY COMPANY.

FORGETTING TIE FRANCHISE OF UoHi ii"
FERRY COMPANY.
Commissioner Gilroy's complaint against Dawson
& Archer the masonry contractors OF the lie" Oiiiii
nal Courts Building, in Centrest, for failure 10 push
forward their work they had promised to DO receiver
the attention of the Board of sinking Fuhu Non"'S
siopers at their meeting Yesterday Controer Myers
IN whom Mr. Gilroy's charges had been reierreu ie
ported that the work certainly behindhahu ou'
Mr. Myers thought he wOuh not recommend tlie en-
sorcenent of the 500 per day penalty, because ue
onntractors were not wholly at fault. the supply oil
arb,e from the auarries having fallen short lhe
controller favored giving the contractors little more
time. .,. :. Nm
Nayor Grant put some searching questions 10 M
wilson OF the firm of Thorn WILSON, architects "ho
admitted that nearly seventeen months OF the contract
time had already passed Five hundred days was the
riod allowed IN the contract for completing the WORK.
which ncuded the time OF the carpenters the latter
woud REQUIRE eighteen months longer TO get fhroush
thoir work Recorder Smyth cross examined Mr.
Wilson and learned from him that twothuS OF al t"e
marble had been furnished and was on the Di'u'Hs
Mot Dawson the contractor appeared to De surprSu
al Mr. Wilson's answers. lie had understood, ne sau
that his firm was to have 500 working days.to hhls"
tbar own mari Of fhe contract. The Mayor ssrcssucay
o,served that Mr. Dawson would better road MS con
t1,ct over again and improve his STOCK OF ihlofauo
The matter was laid over to give Mr. wilson an opPoF
tunity to visit the quarries at KeeSevie ana ma on
svacv how soon the rest OF the needed marble coud
be sent In.
The Commissioners revoked the franchise NJ me for'
Lee and Riverside Ferry Company, and declared i's
deposit Of So 500 forfeited. When the ferry hahch'e
was put up at auction last MAY Charles W. Day1on.
the company's counsel: bid % per cent OF ie -,
recetpts on the New-YorI side. After it had 9een
knocked down at that figure the company fsleI ~
come ND t. the terms " the bid saying that iiae
had been made. Controller Myers was IequeslSd ~
r0nsnt with the Corporation Counsel and II ne ahou'
| 90 advise 10 readvertiSe the franchise for sale
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
FITTING A NEW LIGHTSHIp IN POSITION

rhe new sandy Hook Lightship No As put in
position yesterday. She is schooner.ngged, having
two masts but no bowsprit. The hun is painted red
with the number as painted In white each bow,
and SANDY Hook each quarter. The mast
heads black and there is black circular mark
Al night she will show two lights, each thirty seven
feet above sea-level which will be visible for eleven
miles from any vessel with command of view Of
fifteen feet above the
The light on the foremost will be a red fash
light, revolving every thirty seconds During foggy
weather she will blow steam whistle follows
Blast three seconds interval second. blast three
seconds, interval thirty seconds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
SHOCKING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
sUFFERINGs OF TURTLES IN FULTON MARKET
OBSERVATION VERSUS THE DE-
CISION OF CoUR,

CISION OF COURT.
To the Editor Of The Tri bune
Sir: some years ago. remember. compia'ht
was made against certain dealers Fulton Market that
they dsobeyed the law in regard TO cruelty to anmah
I'm that they tortured turtles by placing them upon
their backs with their heads dangling In the air, perce'
their fms and fastened them together with thongs
The case was dismissed the judge deciding that HUE or
no main was thus inflicted We wish that the Judges OF
DIR courts that our citizens who do jury service ano
that humane people generally would take the trouble
to visit Fulton Market now. within a few DAYS. Az
unusually large consignment Of turtles IS on exhlbuon
there These turtles lie there helpless upon their backs
slowly swaylng their heads back and forth in evident
pain Their fins are pierced and sewed together wl'n
cords one of the largest turtles has by some means
had one Of his fms torn from his body. The maiige
stump Is waved back and forth a. slgDa-Of what !
Pleaslrel one week ago their eyes began to bulge
out and drops Of slime fell from them Oh the pavement
below collecting there In puddles. Day by day, since,
this bullying process has continued. Inc shme
mixed with blood Now the eyes are entirely out OF
the sockets and they look like masses OF raw ana
bloody meat-a most horrible sight TO any one VINO mas
a spark OF pity and sympathy for suncrlhs ANNA n,.
An apDeal TO the Society for PreVentOn ., "a M
to Animals met with prompt response DuU iic Vr.
declared that he was Powerless TO prevent su leb
the turtle dealers full liberty. VIII not hunsHe me-
and women help the Society for Prevention Oh NruotN
TO Animals TO get reversal OF the former unIuse nc
cisOn OF the courts IN regard TO the painie Dl @
treatment OF turtles. and thus secure less ihIuman
practice in this regard than now prevails III fuiooh
Market. EDNlN ~ J[,Ono"-' ~ ~
New-Yorl, July %, 1891.
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SUGAR MAKING FROM BETS AND SORGHUM.
TO the Editor Of The TIL une.
Sir: A few days ago had the pleasure Of travelling
from Chicago to Harrisburg with Walter Maxwell. Of
the Department Of Agriculture at Washington. Mr..
Maxwell is In charge OF the Government Experimental
school and Farm In Nebraska devoted 10 raising Of
becs for sugar and the manufacture OF sugar from
them. and for aiding and encouraging the farmers
I'm the vicinity TO cultivate beets fer sugar production.
Mr. Maxwell by birth is Englshman. lie de
voted some years 10 the study OK agriculture In Eng
land aud then like period TO investigating the agri
cultural systems OF France and Germany. Last year
he spent In France and Germany Government
Official specially studying beet-raisng and the manu-
iacture Of beets into sugar. lie Is careful ana IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
BUYING 4 MILLION ACRES ~ OREGON.

Chicago Aug. "A dispatch from Tacoma Wash,
says that a transaction has Just been closed By II
number of Mississippi Valley mmbcrmen. whereby
they into possession OF about 600 900 acres OF
land in Oregon which granted by the state to the
Oregon Central Military Land Company for the con-
stucon Of military road. The grant Is six miles wide
and some 500 miles In length. II includes lumber.
farming and grazing land While the consideration il
not made public, IL Is known 10 be a large sum.