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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02
SOMETHING NEW IN THE CORN MARKET.

There was small sized "boom" In December corn
yesterday owing to report that November tactics
were 10 be adopted with the December option Quo
tatlons went up two cents before the movement
stopped.
The following dispatch received from Mar.
sellles:
President Corn Exchange New York.
How is II you decline, after Russian ullnse. which
makes Europe dependent upon American wheat
BARBADETTY.
No one knew who Barbacetty" was. but as The
answer prepaid, Evan Thomas, president Of the
Exchange, sent the following reply "Loye for Gun
fellow -pen.S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02
THE COURTS.
HE WANTS THEM PUNISHED FOR CONTEMPT
STOCKHOLDERS OBJECT TO THE WAY IN WHICH

HE WANTS THEM PUNISHED FOR CONTEMPT.
STOCKHOLDERS oBJrnr TO THE WAY IN WHICH
TWO COMPANIES ARE MANAGED.
Ex.Judee DIttenhocfer, on behalf Of Levi l.. Cans
and Others made q motion before Judge Lawrence III
the Supreme Court. Chambers, yesterday 10 punish
Abraham C. Bernhem and other officers Of the Harlem
Lighting Company for contempt Cans declares tha'
the Manhattan Electric Light Company and the Harlem
Lighting Company have practically the same officers
and the hooks of both concerns kept In one pace
These officers he says consist Of Bernhelm his rela-
tiyes and friends. The capital stock Uf the Man
haitian Company, Mr.. Cans says, amounts 10
81 500 900 and IL has bonded debt besides OF
5000 OoO The capital stock OF the Harlem Company,
he also says is only S250,0O0 of which $4,000 is
guaranteed stock. The monthly income Of the two
companies Cans says amounts to $4,000, and the
capital stock of the Harlem Company Is much smaller
than that of the Manhattan Company, its stock Is
more valuable than that Of the latter company.
Cans asserts that in order TO secure the income OF
the Harlem Company for the Manhattan Company
Bernhem and others proposed practical conso dauon
Of the two companies. The stockholders refused to
agree 10 this proposal and shortly nterward Mr Cans
alleges the stockholders received notice that JudS
mcnt for S142 300 43 against the Harlem Company, in
favor OF the Manhattan Company, had been entered
Upon Investigation IL found that this judgment had
been entered by default The stockho ders then came
in and asked to have the judgment opened, to allow
the stockholders TO defend the suit This motion was
granted, and the case sent TO william IL. Wills,
ms referee An Injunction also secured restrain
ing any proceedings in which the judgment should
be used a. basis The Is still before the referee,
but the directors OF the Hsrem Company, at recent
meeting on motion Of "A. g. Bernhein, passed res0li
ton providing for the deposit OF S2OoOo In bonds
with the Manhattan Company to secure tho claim OF
that company against the Harlem COEgpany. This
action is the bass Of the motion to punish Bernheim
and the other directors Tor contempt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02

assignment yesterday to W. II. Wiley. giving pref
erences for s2,064 TO Edwin NJ. Wight. lie was for
about five years In the employ OF his uncle George W.
Iadd who died on November 90, 1890. and succeeded
to the business which had been established forty
years and "Ladds time,s which came on the ticker
every day, the Official time Of the New York Stock
Exchange. The assignor formerly maintained that
he had about $4,000 In the business.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02
RITS OF LEGAL News.

Ellen f. Ward has begun suit In the Supreme
Court against the New York Steam Company, the
Union Trust Company, the Standard GasIght Company
and Others to forecose mortgage f 100000 on the
steam companys property in Washington, Dey, Green
witch and COrtlandt SITS. The mortgage was executed
In 1882, and was originally for $4,000 but the
company has paid $50, 600 on It.
samuel II. Eckman and Abraham Vetsburs have
begun a suit in the Supreme Court to set aside the
assignment of Abraham Becker, the note broker, to
BENJAMIN F. Enstein, on the ground Of fraud The
plaintiffs are Judgment creditors of Backer for S32 900
They aege That since the assignment Backer has had
control his estate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02
THE pEoUO1 SIMS IN THE EAST RIVER.

The freight propeller Pequot. Of the Ncw-Yori and
Providence Line, bound for this city with q cargo OF
general merchandise, Man-of-War Rock, OPP
poste East Thirty eigth-s at 10 80 o'clock yestcr.
day morning. She slid OF and then began "
I'll with water. The captain headed the vessel foI
NcwtOwn Creek. She rapidly sinking, the in
rushing water having put out her fires. The Russell
Companys tugs Wonder, COnqueror and ylgiIant went
TO her assistance and kept her up until shc towed
rear Palmers pier at frcenpOllt, where she sank.
fer upper deck IS row out Of water.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02
STING A COUNTY CLERK.

Camden, n. j., Dec. speciaD-The Camden County
Board Of Freeholders to-day entered suit 10 recover
from ex-County Clerk Edward Burrough $4,000, the
amount of fees alleged to have been collected by him
during his five years. term, which expired last April.
Tho suit is entered in the Supreme Court by John
Harris solicitor for the board Of Freeholders. Mr..
BuIrough is president Of the State Board of Agn-
culture and his defence is that he is entitled to tho
fees On the other hand the Freeholders hold that
AS the clerk is paid annual salary OF $4,000 all
of the fees should be paid into the county treasury
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02
SURROGATE PETERS DENIES THE CHARGES

Saratoga, n. Y, Dec 1-Surrogate Elias H. Peters,
Of this village emphatcay denies the charges. re-
ported TO have been preferred against him to Governor
Ill., of defacations entertainments of trust funds and
malfeasance in Office. and declares that all OF tia
charges can be satisfactorily explained. Mr.. Peters
was elected Surrogate OF this county in 1877 and has
been twice reelected. His present term will expire
Seutemher Al 1896.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02
NEWSPAPER MEN MEET.

p,a.. cnhs mot yesterday afternoon at No. IT,.
p.0a.wsv r. worall presided. Arrangements N' ~
maae FOR holding the next meeting Of the league ,,.a
Inv aA r.snc,sco on January IA, 1902. A speesi w.
, ,nays his city ON January and viii maze sv ,y
=, p,,,sburg. Chicago, Denver and SAT- Ian. 800
Those present at the meeting were hn"Siu p,,.surs;
Of San Francisco; Thomas j. heenal. ~ ., Grand
NJ n voueht. of Buffalo,; W. d. Weston =. ns,a
~ a. ,,,on ana DR.. j. H. Leuper. Charles W. 4 rs -
aHd r. Worai OF this city, In the syen,nk besirS
ana ~ me performance at the BROADWAY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02
s. Y. WHITE Nor READY TO BEsUME.

report received yesterday from Chicago announced
that 5. V. White about to resume business. Mr..
White asked about the rmor and said The
settlement of the Chicago firm / understand to be in
progress. The New-YorS creditors have not all come
to an agreement, hence one cannot say yet when
business Will be resumed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02

pass successful examination for the higher PLACES,
they viii not lose their places as mechanics on the
general work. The examination will not end ff
several days. and then II will be week before The
names OF the successful competitors will be known.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02
ONE CHANCE SLIM ONE, FOR LOPPY.

Howe & IIumme will make only one more effort
to save the life of Martin d. Loppy, they say. Loppy
was convicted OF murder for killing his wife on July
4. 1890, at No. 900 Chrystiest. and has been
sentenced TO be put to death In the week beginning De-
cember T. His lawyers will obtain writ Of habeas
corpus for his production In the supreme Court on
Friday and II the decision is adverse they viii do
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02
THE NAVY YARD EXAMINATIONS.

The Navy Yard Civil Service Examining Board yes
terday continued It's examination OF the ninety can
didates who are competing for the nine places Of
master mechanics foremen OF details Of mechanics
in the Navy Yard Most OF the candidates are EN-.
poyed In the Yard Hence, even should they not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02
NEW STEAMSHIP LINE FROM BALTIMORE.

Baltimore, Dec. / (SpecaD.-A new steamship line
has established between Baltimore and Continental
European ports, including Hamburg Rotterdam and
Antwerp. Steamers will run every two weeks. The
ships are owned by Hunting Co., formerly Hunting
Pattison Co., of Newcastle upon the Tyne
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-11
AMERICAN PORK.
Corn instead Of Rye. aax'

WAsuINeroN, D. c., Especial Sec
retary Rusk has received official notice
that the German government has raised
the embargo on Amer can pork. The
agreement :elativc to the admission of
pork into Germany was signed at Cape
May Point about ten days ago, but at
the request of the German government
the fact was withheld from the public
press until official action could he taken
by the home government The agree
mcnt not only provides for admittance
Of our pork into Germany but also
affords TO the Uni ed States the same
schedule with reference 10 our farm pro-
ducts as that enjoyed by Russia. Sec
re ary Rusk is confident that he will
soon De able to extend our market for
corn by introducing it into Germany for
use MS an article of food in place of rye,
the crop of which in Germany is this
year exceedingly short. To this end,
he has Instructed his coin agent, Col. j.
9. Murphy, now im Eusope, to proceed
nj ouce to Berlin and lay the matter be-
fore the German government.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-11
JAPAN WANTS LIGHT.
An Appeal to Gov. Fifer for Points
on Local Self-Goyernment

oPhINGFIELD, ILL, Especial An in
tCrcstinS letter was received by Gov.
Flfer to-day. 1t comes from Japan. and
mas been turned over to Secretary Wine.
OF the State Board OF Charities with a
request that he reply to it. The letter
Is addressed to the "Hon. joseph w.
Eli, and is as follows:
lAMURA STREET, TOXIC, JAPAN,
Aug. 2, 1891.
'1he Hon Joseph W. Fyf, Gererno,. of
the State Of Illinois.
DEAR SIR: Count Stagki, the leader
OF the Liberal party of Japan asked me
10 investigate the local Government of
the United States. So read Bryce's
'fmm01s furnishes sb eouu IA d sssurs-
pie of that system in its newer form that
| cannot do better than extract from a
clear and trustworthy writer the follow
ing account of the whole scheme of local
self-govcrnment in that. State, which is
fairly typical of the New World, by
Robert Shaw. LII. D. >
$50 translate four pages of the loca
Government of your State, but it gives
only the main points l would like to
see manual of local self government
so we shall be able to know just how
much work be- longs to the State, county,
and town each. In Japan the ceptral
national Government takes up all works
on civil government Capitalization
wcskens the people. So we wish to reform
our administrative system. We want
our ioc'l sc!f-govc,nment as you have
in America Will you please send me
some of your Official publications in
which we may find all points for local
self government Or local ADMINISTRATION
we would like to know the extent of
the work, the taxes for national, State,
-~s'<s->.-,---~-a--~-
grateful for a sketch of local self-govern-
ment. 1t will give us new light.
Excuse me for the abbreviation of
YOUR name. l Just got it from the Amer
ian Legation by telephone, so that
cannot get the last part of your name.
Yours most sincerely,
''SHENEMoTor
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about thirty.one days.
In giving some further details Of the


10 giving some further details of the
alleged cure fo- tuberculosis discovered
by the eminent French surgeon, Dr.
! Lannelongue, the Paris correspondent Of
the London Times says he has not failed
IN single case of exterior tuberculosis
curing two years of experiment, and that
all his patients have been cured. His
experiments with the lungs are still in
progress, but the results, 50 far as thew
have obtained, have been uniformly salts
factory. DR.. Poyet, a well. known snecia,-
ise In the treatment of tuberculosis ~
tne iarynx, is quoted as saying that Dr.
Lsnpeiongue is one of the greatest or
fsreuct1 surSoe-s- amt Mui,I -,.sTyt=zusvs-
spoken to the Academy of Medicine If
he had had thesmallest doubt of the cor.
rectness of his conclusions. The use of
chloride Of zinc in itself ia not new in
cases of tuberculosis. His triumph lies
in the discovery of the ability of that
substance to harden the tuberculous It's
sue without cauterization.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-11

BANGOR, Me, Especial AT North
west River, Labrador, where there is a
trading post of the Hudson Bay Com
pany. the Bowdoin College explorers,
found an encampment of the Mountain
Ger Indians, who inhabt the interior re
gions of that bleak country They are
described as understood, half starved,
and poorly clad people, but very shrewd,
even "foXy" in their dealings with
white men. They come to the coast
once year, in the spring, and offer
their goods for sale by the piece, instead
of in lots, thereby getting more money
for them.
The natives alc paid chiefly in pork
and -four, and as rule they don't re-
ceive great quantity of these commod-
tiles. Last winter game was scarce in
Labrador, and many OF the Indians
starved to death The ply sical almeasurc-
men,s of several of the natives and also
specimens of their implements were ob-
taine6 by the Bowdoin party for exhib.
bition at the woNd's Fni;
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-11

It Is said that Mr.. Eiffel, wno built the
Paris tower, and Mr.. Bartholdi, who de.
signed the statue of Liberty Ealigaten-
ing the World, have been making calcu.
lations about the Colossus of Rhodes and
have arrived at the conclusion, from
careful mathematical and scientific data,
that the Colossus was impracticaole, i'm
possible and that no such thing ever ex-
listed, and contemporary announces
that 'sanother myth is annihilated. NJ.
Eiffel and NJ. Birtholdi are undoubte dly +.
great tower builders and statusmakers,
perhaps thu greatest in the world, aud
their opinions on subjects of this kiul
are very weighty iudee1. But it does
not follow, maintains the New Orleans
Pieayuns, that because they are the great
est now, there never were greater. Per-
haps they could not build Colossus Of
Rhodes. But to argue that, therefore,
there was never a structure is sa1 non
sequitur, and reminds one Of the African
chief who refused to believe that water
could be solid. He hal never seen ice.
Historical evidence goes a great way in
this world aud is not lightly to be set
aside by somebody's assertion OF its i'm.
possibility. As for Colossus, there is
abundant prehistoric evidence. 1t was
not erected in fabulous ages, but in his
toric tunes aud in civilized country, at
Rhodes, $50 years B. c., IN the very
heyday Of Greciau civilization. The
name of its designer, Chares, is known.
1t stood but ifty-six years, being too
weakly constructed, aud blew down ip
storm, and its ruins lsy there 70: 900
years, until they were sold by the Sara
cons to Jew, who carried away 900
camel loads of brass. Pliny saw the
fragments, and wrote about this wonder
of the world. Aud now we are to deny
this unquestiousble fact Of history. be-
cause some gentlemen tell us that they
'zsoeulds not duplicate II. Then had We
4 hsftsr$ NOT deny the sbuilding OF tn
PyrAmids, for it Is very doubtful IL there
is an engineer to-day who could build
another. It was only short time ag'
that 1t was the fashion to laugha at Home
and his .'Siege OF Troy" But Dl
schliemann turned the lsuyh around b
uncovering Troy, aud the day ma,
shortly come when another oaares will
put NM. Eiffel and Bartioii TO tn
blush BY building another colos'u
seventy cubits high, wiica, in ou
measure nent, would b. about Y
fest
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-11
REPORTED ALABAMA OUTRAGE.
'Families Driven From Their Homes
Into MISSISSIPPI"

WAsHINGroN, d. G. Especial. Act
ing Attorney. General Taft has received
telegram from T. S. Marshall Walker,
of the Southern District OF Alabama, say
ing that mob of fifty persons had driven
number of families out of their homes
in Choctaw county, Ala. Most of them
fed into Mississippi and left their homes,
crops and cattle unguardcd.
Acting Attorney Geperal Taft replied
to him by telegraph that the facts
stated did not constitute, in his opinion,
case calling for Federal interfercncc.
He suggested, however, that the, matter
be reported to the STATE a,Itf orities for
such action = they may deem necessary.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-11
Suiug His Sweetheart for Flirting

ST PAUL, MINI, Especial SO ,ial
circles of the twin cities are on n broad
smile over the rem rkabie suit brought
by John w. Turner of Minneapolis
against Miss Ella Terwilliger, a pretty
brunette of % summers. The suit is for
$4,000 damages, and the young man
claims this amount on the ground that
the young lady is common tlirt Re
ferring to his case. Mr.. Turner said to a
reporter with great warmth:
"This is not breach of promise case
bat case for damages. / don't like
flirting, and am going to show people
that this country is very unhealthy one
for that kind of business I have been
fair with the girl. told her that de
tested flirting end when l commenced
keeping company with her ] told her
that did it with the intention of marry
| ing her, and had every reason to believe
che intended to marry me. Now she has
gone to flirting with other people, and
| intend to punish her for il.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-11
Bradfield Will Sue Brewer.

WINSTON, N. c., Especial. Joseph
Bradfcld, one of the defendants in a
prosecution for lib.l at the instance Of
ex Congressman Jno. NJ. Brewer, who
attend d the trial last week in which his
case was mol pressed He says he will
bring suit against Brewer for malicious
prosecution for 5000 and feels sure
that he will be able TO recover punitive
damage.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-11
Steamer Burned.

wAsHISeToE, d. c., Especial. The
w. w. Corcorao, an excursion steamer
on the Potomac river, burned to the
waters edge Thursday. The loss is e.
timated at s45, 900; insurance ga, 200.
Robert Grantly, colored boy, who
worked on the boat, jumped overheard
and was Grounded. The steamer George
Leary caught fire from the burning boat
but suffered but slight damage.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-11
LOG RAFT TO CROSS THE OCEAN.
Plans of a Galveston Man to Make
the Experiment Next Summer.


the Experiment Next Summer.
GALVESTON, TEX, Especial. Charles
II. Moore, OF this city, proposes to un.
dertakc the shipment of log raft from
Galveston to London as an experiment.
He has consulted some of the oldest sea
captains in America, men who unite in
the belief that the experiment will prove
successful.
-yfWg 1Abqere Aeliexes that there is less
In nnt. eucouu- er- the -seYere
LonQOn wouItsSl :
storms and seas incident to the coast
from the Bay of Fundy to New York.
Mr.. Moore proposes to have the raft
ready to start late in July of next year.
Three mon! hs will be consumed in max
ing the raft. 1t will consist Of three
sections firmly spiked together after the
fashion of cctamaran. The raft will be
constructed in Galveston harbor, and
towed across the ocean by the steamtug
Storm King and an ocean tramp stem
er of 5000 tons belong ng to Leyland &
Co. of Liverpool. The raft is to consist
of Texas yellow pine, and is intended
for ship and house building.
If The experiment proves failure. the
loss will De about SEQ, 600; ifit should
prove successful, similar shipments by
raft will be made every summer.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-11
CONNECTED WITH MANY PAPERS
Career of DIR. Kingsbury, the Editor
of the Wilmington Messenger.

We copy the following from the
editorial column of that excellent jour
nal, the Wilmington IN. O. Messenger:
cit may interest some our readers to
know with what papers, etc, we have
been connected. We edited entirely the
Oxford Leisure Hour, Oxford Torch
light, Warrenton Indicator, Raleigh
Crescent. Our Living and Our Dead,
monthly, and the Educational Journal,
monthly. We were at one time asso-
ciated in the editorsfip with the Raleigh
Daily Sentinel, Raleigh Daily Record,
Raleigh Christian Advoctte. 0wice con-
pected with it Raleigh Biblical Record
er, (paid to write editorials), Tarbo"o
Southerner, Wilson Advsnce, Taiboro
Carolinian, (whcn Major Hearne was
editor), and Memphis, Tenn. Baptist.
We edited Kind Words, a Sunday -schoo!
monthly, published at Memphis, Tenn.
We were travelling correspondent of the
Weldon News and Fayetteville Gazette
(signature "Tuscarora'0: was at one
time q paid correspondent of Crutch-
fields daily at Petersburg, Va called
the News, and also of the Richmond Dis
patch We were also paid contribu-
tor, editorially and otherwise, of DIR.
Deems New York Watchman, and have
oftshs&tittsarfor. the leading. papers OF
| the State, such rs the old Raleigh Regis
ter, Raleigh Standard, Spirit Of the Age
| Gn Alex. Gorman's day. and Whining
ton Journal and other papers. We have
been connected with two other dail es In
this city for now nearly fifteen years,
making twenty two newspapers, month
lies, ETC., we have been in some way
| identified with"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-11

After this there can be no QUESTION Of
the entire h,mogeneity of the interests
and aims inside the German Empire.
William is, as it were, to put the official
seal upon this complete unification of his
subjects in the autumn by reviewing
Bavaria's two army corps, something no
German Emperor heretofore has done out
of~fear of wounding South German sus.
ceptibilities.