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New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
CIASIiING OF INTERESTS.
HART AND PLATT CANDIDATES For THE AN
ULLARY RECEIVERSH1P-NEIIlIhH


YET APPOINTED.
Providence. Dec 2S CspeciaD.-The scene OF the
legal manoeuvring for control OF the Ne"-l o'N anu
New England Railroad was transferred 70 'ii' 9'i'o
to-day William c. Loring of Boston. representing
the Hart faction, applied TO Judge Cot III TIC
United States Circuit Court. at O'Clock TINS H'e'
noon, to have william T. Hart appointed temporary
receiver for the New-Engllnd road property Ia
Massachusetts and Rhode Island Judge 'oiI
stated that he had received notice that Representa-
tives of the other side wished be heard. and were
cn the way here from Boston
AT o'clock the Court reconvened. ana NY. i|or-
ing stated his case. which WAS III erect that d.
Mr. Hart had been appointed receiver for the prop
erty I'm Connecticut which constituted the buIh oi
the assets II logical and desirable t'a' siliia
action should BE- taken in this district anu az o.O
as State officers could attach property uh'i' SUE"
receiver appointed ~. -,.. ID,
Almon A. Strout of Portland, representing Thomas
c. P.att stated that Mr. Hart represented me stcohl
mortgage bondhoders who were Iarsey ~ m,eres'sa "a
In a rival railroad. There were l9rrD shrc5 yl
common stock and $o5 shares OF preierr%eu % StpcK &
held by large number Of individuals II MI. iiIt
appointed the interests OF the stockholdeis ;
would certainly suffer. lie urged the appolntnentt t
the entire property. He asked at least Tor delay
until Mr.. Platt, of Tracy. Boardman 4 Ilatt could
arrive from NewYork. he having left tnat city az
8 o'clock. They simply wanted time To get the
papers together for proper presentation. As Mr,
the ancillary receiver should at least be some one
Judge colt said that he abored under some EN-;
each appointed different receiver 1t was Gus
tomary ratify the appointment of the Judge hay
road required speedy action. He didn't see his way
clear. however, TO appoint either Mr. Platt or Mr;
10 o'clock tomorrow morning ut the courtroom IN
Boston.
to Madison J. Perry Of this city, and whispered:
FIRST blood for our side
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
STILL ACCUMULATGNG.


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politicians. "N-polir"urn orld'' k''r'iS "i u'S-
orderly houses and others. such as would be
mt, ., ,.,,.,,,,, oi,,,s, everything I'm Null
berry-st
"Commiss!Yner Macir'n" SAID everybody on
reading tine story. and 90 Commissioner MacLean
...,t.., 90. l..l. ,fr Nocr.,n
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admit or deny anything. Nobody had Thought 'i
- .,,.. s,..h,n Tho possibility that he,
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an ""''-"D"'.' ,
trnii"T ''nil NOT "' ''''' ''l'''' '' " "
Yet the following statement from '"inhl7Sl'"er
Si',,,, ,,s iiiliahol in the course of tl" after
noon.
NJ attention has been called 10 certain articles
IN tne public press H. r'ry Houi sty ,, t.I' ! !
pr' lH" ';n ~. ,,..' r.' 80 4, tL. @as.,
'l'"h ~'t' -
s,r t,,.. ,,-, I WAS asked II would he opp ls"d
=, ar nv,steaiion ~ thc al ot tho Polio" De
partncu' 1 answered '.at vas n'i. h'l no
directions % sH.h M,V,S,' M . t'., I'LL , xxx u.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
MIR. HARTs ALLEGED AFFILIATIONS.

New-Havon, Dec 2S-It Is believed here that the
appointment Of Mr. Hart as receiver Of tn New
York and New England Railroad IN the interest
Of the second mortgage bondholIers Is nothing
more nor less than a movement In the Interest OF
the Ncw-YOr Ncw-IIavcu and Hartford Railroad
According TO the latest report Of the Connecticut
Railroad Commissioners. the Conspli latei owned
$1,000 worth Of these bonds II is also known that
the directors OF th, Consolidated n-ld very large
interests In these bonds also TIE bonded indebted
ness OF the New England IS as follows. First mort
gag" bonds. {l0eN.Oyl. second mortgage bonds
$j.9D0D: Boston Terminal bonds Sl.3GnpJ. mixed
obligations. fs2j.0D, total Obligation N1,-lA2i. To
what extent the COnsOidatel road is interested ia
the second mortgage bonds cannot b" asccrtaiu.d
today, but Il H. known that President Clark visited
Hartford early yesterday morning. ANA about noon
the attorneys In the case for IA" application OF "a
trustee came to this city.
President Clark's remarks TO the effect that the
Consolidated might be obliged 10 take the New
York and New England road although IT would
be burden Is believed 10 indicate that some thing
Is to be done In this direction soon. IL H. thought
that should the interest the second mortgage
bonds be- dcfaulte1 the Consolidated would FORE
close President Clark would not talk further In
reference TO the New England to-day, and lcft
the city for Boston this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
STATE OFFICERS- EJECT IN Albany
Mr.. ROBERTS SWORN IL As CONTROLLER-CAN'
DIDATES FOR THE ASSEMBLY CLERK
SLIP on TILE GROUND.


Albany Dec % (SpeciaD-A few OF the Repuolt-
can members OF the Legislature and Republican
State ohicers-elect arrived here to-day In company
with some Of the candidates for legislative offices.
James A. Roberts. Of Buffalo the Controller-elect,
came from thai city. and sworn into Office
by Deputy Secretary of State Benedict. Addison
h. Coivn. OF Gems Falls. the State Treasurer-elect.
arrived here tonight. He will be sworn into Office
tomorrow. Senatorelect Donaldson. Of Ballston.
and Senator-eiect Owens of Brooklyn, also got
here Both expressed the opinion that Senator
Charles r. Saxton, OF clyde. would be elected
Governor Sheehan has here from Buffalo His
friends say that ne does not intend 10 give Mr.
Saxton many chances this winter OF presiding
over the deliberations Of the senate.
Charles a. Orr. who Is candidate for clerk OF
the Assembly, has reached here from Buffalo, and
engaged rooms and Is on the second floor OF
the Delavan House as headquarters. He believes
that he has the support o. twenty-five Republican
Assomblymen. Mr.. Orr is Grand Army veteran.
and has been supported heartily in his canyais
by the Grand Army organization. lie brought with
him a Letter In his favor signed by all the justices
OF the Supreme Court in the Eighth District. Hane3
h. Cunningham. Of Albany. another c-ndidate for
clerk OF the Assembly. visited Mr.. orr. and the
two men compared notes. William j. loungs. Of
Queens County third candidate for clerk. VIII
be here tomorrow. George W. Dunn. Ot BinSs am
ton. still another candidate for the same of'c,.
has engaged rooms at the Delavan House from
Saturday until the organization OF the Legislature.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
ELYTHE'S FORTUNE STILL ~ LITIGATION.

San Francisco, Dec 2s.-The Supreme Court to-
day decided that the demurrer Of the defendant
I'm the case Of Mccain against the administrator
Of the Blythe estate should be overruled the sule
,.os hronrht by Mccain for s2260OO against
Rlythe's estate for services rendered and prohts
accrued on Blythe's tract OF land In Mexico, 10
which the admins traitor demurred on the ground
that the services rendered in a foreign coun-
trv and could not be urged against the adminis-
traitor appointed here. The Superior Court sus.
tained the demurrer. but the claimant appealed
from the decision 10 the supreme Court with the
result above named. The suit will now be heard
in the Superior Court and may possibly result IN
dimnutiop Of the assets OF the estate 20 the e4'
tent of the amount claimed.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
1906 ~"
Laundry Soap
Made by COLGATE & CO., Established 1906
MR.. SHEEHAN'S ADMISSION.
lie SAYS THAT HE Is THE OFFICIAL WHO
OFFERED AID TO DIR PARKUURSr.

OTHER MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
ANGRY At THE TEMT-E' IN THEIR
RANK EVIDENCE OF CORRUPTION
STILL ACCUMULATING.
II Commissioner Shochan had appeared at
Police Headquarters yesterday afternoon 1t Is
likely he would have had to undergo an extreme
ly uncomfortable quarter Of an hour at the
hands of at least two Of his associates in the
Police Board.
The excitement which had been felt in Police
Headquarters all day was intensified when about
noon, it announced that a high police
official none other than a Commissioner, in
fact, had entered into compact with Or. Park
hurst and was prepared to make clean breast
of all things in the inner side Of the Depart
ment-ln fact. turn States evidence No one
doubted the story. For many weeks II has been
practically certain that DR.. Parlihurst was al
ready in possession Of evidence. furnished by
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
r. w. AND O. OFFICERS ELECTED

The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Rome Watertown and Og1ensburg Railroad was
held yesterday and the following were elected dl-
rectors: Charles Parsons, Clarence s. Day, Charles
Parsons, jr., Edwin Parsons. William Iumrls
Chaunccy VI. Depew. II. Walter Webb. John Thorn,
William " White. j. + Maynard. Walton Fcrgu,
son. George Parsons, John VI Grouse These are
the officers chosen. Charles Parsons president
Clarence s. Day. first vc,e;;president Charles Par
sons. Jr, second vicepresldent; j. A. Lawyer Soc
sstant secretary.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
cov.prsx ASKED 10 ISsrE 100000 coo

Denver Dec 2S-Thc state Council Of the Farm
crs' Alliance and Industrial Union In session to-
dav adoptcd a resolution praying Congress i'm
,n,pt.lv to issue LEGAL tender notes to tho amount
of SlDtGiCp 10 be expended In tho construction of
reservoirs for the storage oi water along and near
I'M. crest Of the east ana west slopes OF the Rocky
Mountains for the general use of the streams and
irrigating canals 20 he supplied with water from
these sources. for the completion Of The llcnnepn
Canal deep water hnrbOrs. coast fortitcatiOns aud
other Internal improvements
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29

RECEIVERS FOR C.. o. & SOUTHWESTERN
Nashville. Tenn, Dec 2S.-ln the Cnited States
Circuit Court al Clarksvillc to-day judge IMrton
appointed General John Echols and ~. John Boyle
receivers for the Chesapeake Ohio and Southwest
ern Railroad Company. The application was made
BY e. =. huntington and was resisted by the at
torncys for the Commonwealth Of Kentucky. The
fully argued but settlement was finally
reached Judge Lurton fixed the receivers bonds
at $4,000 each The application FOR an injunction
against other funds was refused. General Echols
Ia the vice president Of the Chesapeake. Ohio and
Southwestern, and an attempt to have him ap-
pointed receiver at Nashville last week without
the State Of Kentucky having hearing was fOel
by protest telegraphel to Judge Lurton by the
States Attorney. 81. John Boyle Is wcll-known
corporation lawyer Of this city
The road Will probably be sold by order Of the
Court and the Louisville and Nashville has an
nOunccd that II will be a bidder
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
de an unsuccessful attempt to

,be prisoner made an unsuccessful attempt 10
stend up and said: Il would do II agan; ,d turning
ia he insane now" asked Mr. lrude, turhiis
,ho exNIbon made by the witness 10 instant ac,
count and proceeding to comment oi,,,J uto" o him in as
ev.sr and once more the man sprang 10 nis he ieee
and shouted You are the coward: lou CIV
% To- " 'NIr Prendergast you mus; keep queI io
III III pr~alergqst replied: II suppose III nave 10 TO-
'NIr Trudc will continue his address to-imV,Gm ii i
,,nrnin- To-morrow afternoon the Judge VIII give
his instructions to the jury.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
COMMISSIONER scHRArB's COMING REPORT

Albany. Dec. 9S.-The State Agricultural Comms-
soner. M Schraub. in speaking to-day of his
coming report to the Legislature said: 1T will be
ready early in January and Will show that the
system Of instruction undertaken by this depart-
ment in 1897 has been emneEtiy successful We
estimate that the value Of the cheese product in
the State this year was increased by s2.0o.000 on
account Of the better quality Of the cheese. due TO
the instruction afforded by our experts. In view
II the fact that there are loo cheese factories
In the State. and also on account Of the good
work already done. shall ask the Legislature 10
allow to appoint ten or more cheese experts. SO
that more general instruction may be given. The
now dairy school ~ cornell for which $4,000 has
been appropriated. is completed and Will open on
January There the sons and daughters OF the
farmers OF the state may receive instruction the
tuition being free. The trustees OF Cornell ask.
and shall recommend 10 the Legislature. an APP
pr pria tion establish veterinary school az Cor
Iali shall recommend that the STATE Weather
Bureau there 6e enlarged and improved"
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
AN ENGLISH CRITICISM OF MIR. RrINrIART

London. Dec. %-The financial editor OF THE
Westminster Gazette says this afternoon. la an
article on the affairs Of the Atchison Railway sys-
tenn: although fully recognize that Mr. Rein
hart as president Of a railway company standing
In precariOus position. may find IL necessary 10
be very reticent In dealing with an interviewer on
the position OF that company, yet feel that "A
man making such inSstatements appear in the
official report OF the position of the COMPANY not
entitled to the confidence Of the shareholders W.
have welcome Information that steps arc 10 be-
taken to-day 10 form a London committee TO pro-
tcct the interests Of the bondhOldcrS. The nalnrs
Of those Undertaking the task will represent th.
largest English interests in AtchisOn
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
,.srD Vaccine POINTS IS roorHpICKS.

Chicago Dee ~ ,SpeciaD. Thomas j. k'ahe is
,no first man upon record ns having had ms gums
tod In preference 10 his arm. Mr.. hcane
','retor OF II saloon In the alley leading past
=, ,h r.or Of the Chicago Opera House. (esteiuay
nr Itulvcr left two vaccine points In the Saovi ~
anr. ~ the porter. who placed them upon sneii
Is,er n hearty meal In the afternoon. keahe picMtu
a. thr points and proceeded To use them az , to.a
ulLs Great was his alarm when he uiscoNe,..tu
bis mistake lie hustened 10 rinse out his mouth M
III ,I ,rut for the doctor Immediately There W'S
ana , FOR Il; his mouth is thoroughly vaccinated
aDd he is taking soft foods ".
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
TO rScoar rorNDER BRADLEY To TRENTON

,,,,r,, park ~ j. Dec 2S-Two hundred men,
,r. ~ the Monmouth Republican club VIII escort
c., eject bradley to the State House on the
h,, the LeglsatlIrc opens. The members VIII con,
S ., Nr Rralley to Trenton IN special car ana
nr0r ARRIVING there VIII escort him To the state
House headed 10y II band.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

In this diagram continuous white line shows the
changes In pressure indicated by The Tribune self.
recording barometer The broken line represents
perniuro observed at Perry's Pharmacy
Tribune ONCE. Dec 90 a. m.-The weather grew
warmer yesterday, and showery the morning.
clearing the afternoon The temperature ranged be-
3, and a. degrees the average (39t) being 1915
higher than Wednesday and 2O higher than on the
corresponding day last year.
The wave Is likely TO continue until tomorrow
morning The conditions will favorable for showers y
and near Nsw-York to-day.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
THE SLIT GAVE NO SURPRISE HERE.
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RECEIVERS DE
CLARES THAT THEY HAVE no FEAR
FOR THE RESULT.

FOR THE RESULT.
f1ne substance Of the petitions on which the ap-
p,ication for the removal of the receivers or the
Northern Pacific Railway was brought was Hane
public in this city yesterday afternoon 1hat the
anplication had been made did not come IN Jhe
nature OF a surprise TO those VINO are ,laIiilIdI
with the Northern Pacific controversy IL mas peen
known for time that preparations Weie Deiiib
made 70 bring this action by those VINO are OPP
posed to Mr.. Oakes and Mr.. Rolston anu thJ o pa
hers on which the application was maze nave
heen shown 10 q number OF interested men IN tie
iast week or ten days. Previous 70 Dri.sins 'iias
action an effort was made by those VINO are re-
anonshle for IL and who believe that tc receivers
should be changed TO have the menpers OF tne
Raorea nzation Committee cooperate in bringing H.
This matter was placed before the members OF mat
Committee last week. and they decidc4 70 c nav
Nothing 10 do with it, The members or thlS com
mittee are Edward ID. Adams. John e. Buttt OF
Philadelphia; Louis Fitzgerald mares ial'er o.
n Probst James Stnan and Ernst Thaimahn,
All of the receivers now In milwaukee, Win
their attorney, William Nelson CromWe!Il;; Vi tne
Law Arm OF Sullivan a. Cromwell, but william D.
Curtis who is a member of this firm, sald yeSter-
day that the receivers had no ahAiSty ds 70 'e T
outcome OF the suit This Is an OId nid,t ny tiS
sad land believe that the Court which appointed
the receivers will protect them: ,. : ~
Mr. Roston the president or tne J. drHlsis IIS"Ii
and Trust Company. not at his once Wheh
the report OF the application Tor the removal oi I
recelvers reached this city, but the wee pTesiden.
~ The company said that In so far as MT hoistOn
was concerned, il would be found mat ms aclioas
wera ebove attack "They might just as wen 10
Tor me because as Vce-presdent oil tnis COM
,anv + signed some OF the bonds" he said None
Of the representatives OF the wizard herrsas ~ouIu
discuss ihe proceedings. The presence OF Mr. CrQm-
veil, the attorney for the receivers; means that
there will be a hard legai fight IN the courts pe-
fore the present receivers are displaced
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
NEW MEMBERS OF STATE noARp OF HEATH

Albany. Dec 2S-Governor Flower has announced
the following appointments of members Of the
state Board Of Health: Henry o. Wo.cott of Mat
teawan. TO succeed Thomas NewbOld. Dr. John Ed-
wards Of G,oyersville. 20 succeed Or Dawes, Of
Sauge rites; Dr. Murrl: ~ adams. OF Water
town In pace Of Professor Perkins. Of Schenectady.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
DETAILED FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.

For New England and Eastern New York. showersi
colder Saturday morning; southwest winds becoming
northwest.
For Jersey Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware. Mary
land Virginia and the District of Columbia, showers;
colder saturday morning: winds becoming northwest.
For North Carolina and South Carolina, showers SOUTH
west winds.
For Georgia. fair Friday southwest winds
For Alabama. fair Friday: colder in the northern poss
ton; winds becoming west.
For West Virginia. showers. followed by fair Friday
afternoon: winds becoming northwest; colder
For Western Pennsy lvania and Western New-fork.
sho,rs followed by fair in the interior; colder; winds
becoming northwest.
For Ohio generally Friday afternoon preceded by
showers In portion much colder winds becoming
northwest.
For Indiana and Illinois. generally fair much co!dsss
northwest winds.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
TIE UEd TIER REPORE.
THE STORM PASSES NoRTHEAsTwARD.

Washington Dee. 2S-The storm to the north OF Lake
euneror has moved the ST Lawrence Valley second
storm has moved from h' north Of Montana 10 Eastern
Montana An area high pressure Is central In Manooa
,5 , s.cond of tn. middle Pacific The pressure
remains relatively high Florida Light showers nave
occurred IN the Mississippi Missouri and ohio valleys the
Middle and North Atlantic states The temperature mas
fallen In the Missouri the upper Mississippi valleys
AMI IN. southwest has generally risen eiss'
.,tt.r
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29

Mr. Wood declares, however, that he Is In
formed and believes that the financial condition
on September 80 1893 was as far as concerns
the available assets, not correctly reported that
a large part Of the assets alleged to be available
were and are, in fact. worthless and that the
actual deficiency. TO compare the liabilities with
the assets actually available, is much larger
than shown by the report and is indeed more
than 81 200 900
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
=
The Modern Mother

Has found that her little ones ore Improved moro BY th
laxative effect gentle remedy than Ly any other on
that IL Is acceptable to them. Chi erea enjoy il
and IL benefits them The reiDciy Syrup of FiQ,
u manufactured BY the California Zig Syrup Co. only.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29

in Albany on January TO- and it is generally
believed that Mr.. Mcleod will oppose IL stTehu-
OuSlV
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
CHIEF ARTHUR ENJOlNED.

Cleveland. Dec 2s (specaD D.-Chef Peter NJ
Ar,hur ~ the brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers was surprised to-day when United states
Marshal William c. Haskell called upon him and
served him with injunction proceedings begun In
fbe limited States Circuit Court for the Eastern
District OF Wisconsin by the receivers Of the North
ern Pacific Railway Company Writs of Injunction
we're also served upon A. Il. Youngson. r. 5. lngra-
ham. II. c.. Kayss and d. Everett officers OF the h
brotherhood and others from In any way interfer-
ing with the carrying on OF the business OF the
Northern Pacific Railway Company by It's receivers
Thomas r. Oakes Henry C. Payne and Henry c.
Rouse. either BY preventing the running Of engines
facilities Chief Arthur expressed himself as greatly
surprised at the legal action taken. He said he
knew Of threatened strike on the part OF the men,
who awaiting adjustment OF their DIFF
ferences with the receivers In the matter OF the
schedule by arbitration He therefore could not
gard the law suit in any other light than mere
precaution-
New-York tribune., 1893-12-29

hFFIDAvITS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
NEWENGIAND RE CEfNER>fllP.
Nj WOOD. IN WHOSE NAME THE SUIT WAS
BROUGHT, ALLEGES THAT UNEARNED DINI-
DENDs WE'RE PAID AND THAT oPEEAT-
ING EXPENSES WERE CHARGED
Up 70 IMPROVEMENT

The documents presented to Judge Wallace In
Albany on Wednesday in support Of the appli-
cation for a receiver for the New-York ana New
England Railroad Company were filed IN the
United States Circuit Court here yesterday.
They contain many charges Of fraud against
certain directors Of the road. The most IN
tcresting affidavit was made by Theodore +.
Wood. on whose petition the receiver was APP
pointed He lives in Orange, n. j. His hold
ings consist of six first mortgage bonds and 100
shares of the common stock. He says that the
company has issued 1870 shares Of common
stock and 3S 200 shares Of per cent cumulative
preferred stock. The document gave the report
Of the roads condition. made to the Railroad
Commissioners of Massachusetts on September
30 1893 as follOws