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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
POINTED QUESTIONS PUT.
NINE DISTRICT LEADERS APpEAR BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE.

The corridors OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel were well
ned evening with prominent Republicans OF the city
attracted by the meeting OF the srbcommttee
appointed t, investigate the charges OF dsoialty and
neglect In the conduct OF party affairs in number Of
Assembly districts. The committee met In ParloF ID H.
Colonel =. V. Il. Cruger presiding. aud executive
,cstion. There a full attendance end The meetins
lasted until nearly midnight. According 10 previous ar.
rangsmen the leaders Of the first ten city Assembly
districts bccn requested appear 20 testify and
anrwrr questions relating TO the subject Of the inquiry
All were present except George H. Dcane leader OF the
iXth District who detained at an important meet
ing Of his district crguniz,tion.
Martin J. uealey and his brother. Eugene II Hcicy.
Charles ". Murray for the IIld; John Collins for the
IVA John simpson for the Vth; George lild for
the With Jacob NJ. Ppttcrscn for the With; Lucas H.
Van Allen for the VIIIt and wlliom r. Daley for th'
Nth. They gave their testimony sinsN. being called
by before the committee.
The line OF inquiry related mainly to the causes Tor
In the Republican vote. some pointed q,"SoS
as well a. hot were recorded On Adjournment
the committee ready make statement o. - lss
ogress Another meeting will BE- held In rarlor D II
this evening which the leaders OF the xlth 10 III" xSh
Assembly Districts and Mr.. Dcane OF the IXth. will be
expected to appear. The committee expects To finish tn"
remaining ten districts Friday evening. Cool"l Cru
yer aud colleagues will then devote themselves 20 work
uuop their report As this II prepared meeting
NJ The full Committee Of ihty three Will be called. !.
ia expected that abundant for reorganization VIII
De given.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
AN ANTLSNAPPER REWARDED.
APPOINTMENT Or T. T. CHAMBERLAIN, OF

APPOINTMENT or T.. r. CHAMBERLAIN, OF
ALBANY, As COMMISSIONER Oh NAyIG>TioN.S
WASHINGTON, Nov % (SpeclaD.-The President. In
nominating Eugene r. Chamberlain. OF Albany.
~ v to be Commissioner OF Navigation, clearly
demonstrates his intention OF building UP Cleve-
land machine in the State OF New-fork to the ex-
cIuson of the present Democratic organization
Mr. Chamberlain. a managing editor OF The Al
bany Argus" has been prominent and usefnl as
an Anti-Snapper for more than a year Ills qualih-
cations for the discharge OF the Important duties
OF the Office are unknown here. Some evii-disposed
persons assert that he would not be able to DIS
tinguish dngy from whaler This. however
NAV be mere sander Mr.. Chamberlain can tell
a disciple Of the Cleveland cult from Tamrnany
brave with the readiness with which he distn
cuisines camel from clothes-in More need
hardly be said. In the Office when ne VIII grace
presently the patronage is restric-. 1t does not
20 beyond two clerks and a half the latter being
represented by messenger. Mr. Chamberain,s
ability for doing great work. therefore, Is limited
H. T. O'Bren, whom he displaces. has managed,
I'm the short time In which he served as head OF
the bureau. to put stop TO the endless Quarrels
and chickering's which his predecessors Kept up
with their superiors by applying common sense and
business methods instead of prejudice and malicious
ing done So he retires. to the great regret OF the
shipping interests OF the country, whose cause he
served so well to make room Tor MS successor.
whose only claim 90 political preferment Is based
upon having Joined his fortunes 10 those or Grover
Cleveland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
rue HOOKS poslrIrELY GrIRlYrrEn


From The Detroit Free Press.
"you-you keep books here?' she asked as she
entered a Detroit book store and ,midly glanced
around
'Yes'm. we keep books" replied the clerk he
softly rubbed his hands together and wondered II
they had sold the last copy of "Bashfu Bessie; or,
the Heroine of Harpers Hills"
II want a book" she continued. but want to
look at the last page before buy IT,"
certainly miss-certainy. We have. no objection
to your looking at Mi the pages IL you wish. Have
you bought book here in which something was
wrong with the last page?'
mo. sir; but friead OF mine bought n book In
Chicago which ended by advising the reader to try
somebody's liver purifier and you don't know how
dreadful she feels about II. Have you Paradise
''Yes'm"
And viii you guarantee that 1t doesn't refer to
somebody's sarsapara?'
II cant possibly believe that II does"
but I'm afraid hes got I'm something about corn
or porous-plasters Are you sure he hasn'tg''
Why never heard OF such thing In Il stand
ard book"
Nor |. until lately. Shakespeare wouldn't be- ant
To have anything In about stomach bitters or head
ache cured In hve minutes. now, would hep
1--WE read him a great deal. and I never came
across any such thing However. you might glance
1T would take too long," she sighed, as she
glanced at the backs OF the volumes II nave come
times thought would like TO read Houers iliad.
There IL such a book. believe"
"Oh. yes"
and can you guarantee liz?
II can ma'am--posltively guarantee that you
Will find nowhere In that book the slightest refer
cnce 10 germs microbes. bacteria. consumption
asthma. bronchitis. curvature OF the spine varicose
veins pr Indigestion
III there is--?
You can return II and get your money"
She took 1t and went away smiling and happy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
A SPANISH OFFICERS TERRIBLE DELrsI0y
From The PhIladelphin Times

From The Philadelphm Times.
city Of Mexico, Nov. 15.-Sltuated within half
an hours ride from the city is the country place
OF a man who for forty years has been voluntary
reoluse. seeing only one face In that length. ana
as much dead TO the world as II his body We're
indeed decayed This man IL the wealthy Spaniard
Don Pedro Guierrerrcs, at one time an oficer IN
the Royal Army OF Spain. but who for nearly half
a century has been prey to the deluson that he
is a leper or about to become His reason for
this horrible fancy Is that when q young man or
twenty-five. he went on visit to Honolulu, anu
there met q lady. whom he married and whom ne
carried back TO Madrid with MIN.
After several years OF happiness this lady was
seized with a malady that was finally pronounced
10 be leprosy The shock OF this decision unhinged
her mind, and In short while she died by her
own hands. Her husband with this double blow
to bear, became monomaniac on the subject
that mad deprived him OF his beloved wife, and at
last grew to believe that he. too, was eprous. Re-
signing from the army, he sold his estates in
spain, and coming to Mexico purchased the place
where he Is. lie had fitted up for him suite
OF apartments, In which he has spent every hour
OF his lie since His servant Is only allowed u
enter one room at time. when the Don retires
into another until the mans work Is done Twice
n month priest goes from here to confess him,
but he sits outside little inner window, through
which he converses with his unseen penlteat. This
unfortunate man never even walks in hts garden
which u. however. completely screened from view
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
POWDERLY'S RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
J. II SOVEREIGN OF IOWA, ELECTED GENERAL
MASTER WORKMAN or THE KNIGHTS
0E I&Q0R

Philadelphia, Nov. 1.-THE General Assembly OF
the Knights OF Labor this morning. by vote OF
Is to IS refused to accept the resignation Of Gen
erai Master Workman Powdery. Action on the
proposition to declare his chair vacant was de-
ferred until this afternoon. when the resignation
was taken from the table and accepted by prac-
tlcaily unanimous vote. after Mr. Powderly had
explained TO the convention that he had rendered
Il In good faith. and that his action was final j.
r. Sovereign. Labor Commissioner OF Iowa. was
then elected TO succeed Mr.. Powderly the vote be-
ing: Sovereign. %; James Campbell. OF Pittsburg
Z: r. H. Mcclure. 1; Powdery, z.
The vacancies on the General Executive Board
were filled by the election OF the following e. A.
French, OF boston: II. u. Mastn. of Minneapolis
and J. |. Kenney, OF Omaha. all anti-Powdery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
A NEW TREATY WITH CHINA PROBABLE
| THE PRESIDENT TO FoREsHADow ITS rHoVf'


SONS IN MS COMING MESSAGE.
Washington Nov. % (SpeciaD.-It Is said :hat the
President will treat AT length in his forthcoming
message to Congress upon the relations between
the United States and China. and VIII In some
measure at least foreshadow the treaty which II Is
understood will soon be negotiated between Sec
rotary Gresham and the Chinese Minister at
Washington 1t is said that this treaty WIN cover
the entire ground Of contention between the two
Governments as TO the rights Of citizens OF one
country residing In the other. II Will place the
regulation of Chinese immigration Into the United
States upon a treaty basis. There Ii a probability
that citizens of the United States may secure the
right TO live In any part of the Chinese Empire. or
al least that the limits open to them VIII be greatly
enlarged. This modification OF the present treaty
relations Is especially advocated by American mis-
sionares in China who find the field OF their labor
circumscribed by the present treaty.
The negotiation OF a treaty one OF the
duties with which the present Chinese Minister was
specially charged when he was accredited to this
country Work upon 1t would have begun already
but for the fact that the time or Secretary Gresham
has been completely taken up with the Hawaiian
matter and he has not been able TO meet the Chi
nese Minister for the necessary conference on the
subject.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
PREPARING AN ANrI.rAMMANY APPEAL

Ant!.Tnmmany ana Ant shopper Dcmocia,s WIN are
promoting the new Democratic organization which -
Mayor william u. Grace and cN.Secietary charles y.
rarcnl expect to lead against Iamm,ny and the machine
next Year responsible for the statement that the en-
oincns various Assembly Districts OF this city has
Teen remarkably successful and that 5000 names
have already been signed tn the call The movement they
assert has been growing In popularity rapidly since
the cment OF II ten days ago that ths leaders
have decided L, Issue public appeal setting forth
dcca alton OF principles with series OF reasons why the
Democratic masses ought to Join IN IT, Ibis paper, Il
is expected. VIII h. ISSUED to-day. IL VIII bear tle
signatures or several hundred DeroeIae. prominent In
the movement who believe that the tine has arrived
for open attack Tammauy its methods and It's
lenders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
MAY BUY THE MONSTER KRUPP GUN.
CHASE OF THE MOST FORMIDABLE PIECE
Ii


Washington. Nov. q (speciaD.-Agents OF Krupp.
the German gun manufacturer. are expected to ar
rive here tomorrow TO negotiate the sale OF the
big gun which was exhibition at the Worlds
Fair in Chicago 1t IL stated that many OF the
most prominent Army officers who have Inspected
the gun have pronounced II the most deadly piece
OF ordnance in the world. While the Krupps are
said not 10 be anxious TO dispose OF II TO this
Government. they willing TO do 80. and have
cabled to their agents that valuation should be
made only upon the cost OF casting and trans
portation to this country. without reference TO the
cost OF transportation 10 and from Chicago. This
valuation IL said 10 be about t22spD. including
turret and all other mountings. In order TO secure
the gun bill appropriating the necessary amount
for It's purchase will have to be- passed by both
houses OF Congress Before the gun is accepted 1t
will have to be Inspected By the Board OF Ordnance
and Fortihcations OF the Army. The gun has al
ready been thoroughly tested. but the owners ex.
press n Willingness TO have many rounds fred
as may be desired, at their expense Each shot
costs about ST. 500. There has been some talk OF
locating the gun In New-York Iiprbor. should ~
be purchased
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
THE PHILADELPHIA PLAN FAVORED.

Tn" subcommittee Republican Reorganization ap-
pointed under thc resolution Of the County Committee
November 49, held meeting nj the Republican tIub
No $50 fifth-a,c.. lat evening. Ellhu Root chairman.
presided and Of his colleagues were present The
committee sat with ciosod doos and discussed the
various plans FOR rcorganzIng the party IN NewYork
IL said that the Philadelphia system was generally
favored with notifications. but when the committee
adjourned midnight no Debate conclusions had been
reached The committee viii meet agun this evening at
the same Place 10 continue It's work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28

by fence. eight feet high, without crack be.
tween, THIS exercise he .refrans from, from fear
as heavy burden. imposed by Providence
One relaxation besides music he allows himself
complished linguist and subscrbes to all the lead
Ing journals and magazines In the world while h
him all the books published that are worth perus
Ing. HIS VIII provides that his servant. who
served him faithfully. Is to place him. when b
dies. In his comm and to allow 10 look upo
him. and that he Is to be buried thus on the estat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
GOV RISK WORKED THE THRESHIyG MACHINE
From The Pittsburg Times

Rusk and a party OF friends were travelling
along a country road beside when. II being "a har-
vest time. "A full gang Of hands working a
the boys and he would tend threshing machine
awhile lie invited the feeder step down
from the box by the machine. and told The men
90 throw him the bundles OF wheat lively Some
practice several years before had made him eA-
merit He thrust the bundles into the hopper with
energy yelled to the driver TO hurry up his teams.
and told the the stack to throw EN-
in faster" They took the hint and tried to cover
him with the sheaves. but he rushed them into the
machine fast as they came. until all hands
thrcshing machine" he said, as he Joined his
admiring friends. All the delegates from that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
A DESPERATE FIGHT WIN AN EAGLE

From The Bangor News.
VIII Brewer. OF Vinalburg. In Knox County had
a severe tussle with a big gray eagle "Wednesday
while tn the woods choppns; HIS dog was with
the bushes He rushed to the scene of the dis
turbancc and saw the eagle endeayoring to carry
off the dog. Brewer attacked the big bird with his
ak. and drove II on, but II soon came back ana
attacked Brewer himself with great fury. uaing its
was almost ovcrpowered under the storm OF blows
lie succeeded In wounding the bird with his Ak, but
II measured eight feet from tip TO tip OF the wings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28

will bring. II was only necessary to change from
specific ad valorem duties. regard this feature
OF the bill as most perilous and one OF i,s oonox
demned by the best writer's on political economy
and by the experience OF the most engh,ened ma
tons the globe, and practically to-day apa'
doned I'm the tariff systems Of all nations
"In conclusion will simply sny That, monstrous
respectable"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
BRITISH PRESS COMMENTS ON THE BILL.

London. Nov, ea-"The Daily News" says of the
Tariff bill given out BY the Ways and Means Com
mittss in Washington: This tariff is In no sense
4 Free Trade one. II deals tenderly with Pro.
lection IT carries out 70 some extent the Demo
cratic idea OF tariff for revenue This e the
1sfly are pledged. and It n both their duty ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
Az OLD WAREHOUSE FALLS ~.

The paper storage warehouse OF James VI. Fit=-
gerald. at Nos Is end II l<ing-sf.. fell In at II 20
o'clock last night. Ii an old structure. and
fears for It's safety had often been expressed. II
was said that james OBrien. the Waterman. was
I'm the ruins but this report could not he verified
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28

policy to carry 1t out and give the country cheaper
goods"
1.-THE Standard SAYS: 1--WE may cordially welcome
the reversion Of the United states to more non
est and reasonable policy without inqurihs too
about the change. Whether the reformed tarln VIII
achieve for American manufacturers an me aaeah
tages that its projectors anticipate remains 10 De
seen The system which II replaces was not tne
only obstacle to the full development OF America
resources"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
APPOINTED CHIEF INSPECTOR IN THIS CITY

Washington. Nov. 27.-John T.. Ashe. OF Fonda.
y. ", was to-day appointed postofhce inspector IN
charge In New-York. In place OF &. G. James re-
signed. Mr.. Ashe Is n graduate OF Union College
and for a number OF years was Deputy super'h-
tendent OF Public Schools OF New-iork state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
STiRTED 4 BANK UITHOTT MONEY.
NEw-yORKER,s FINANCIAL SCHEME CONES
TO Az ABRUPT TERMINATION

TO Az ABRUPT TERMINATION.
St Johnsbury. Vt. Nov 1T. C. Brewer. OF New
York vicc-presldent and protector OF the new state
Bank OF Barton. has been arrested here. ABOUT
month ago State Attorney Miles. OF Barton. was
Informed by Brewer that bank would be- estab-
lished and lie was asked to arrange for hiring
quarters This he did. At several different times
notice was given OF opening for business but the
opening did not come until last week. when the news
papers OF the region filled with advertisements
giving the notice. a cashier was engaged The
New York which fact II was said. had delayed the
opening Of the nahs hank hSyin no Funds lis
per went protest. Mr.. Brewer was arrested on
the charge Of procuring certified checks under false
representations and opening the bank frauduentiy.
Hail was fixed at 81 90. which he furnished. II Is
alleged that Brewer did not comply with the state
law as TO having a majority of the directors resi-
dents Of Vermont. There were J0j shares OF stock.
o, which Brewer held SO. and the remainder was
divided between Charles y; Brewer and J. j.;
Thomas j. brewer. OF Rutland. none OF whom Is
known TO exist. Brewer IL the head man In the
American Investment Company. OF New-york.
II was reported In this city last nigh; that George
H. Morris q lawyer whose address is given In the
directory ~ No l0s West Thrty-fourh-st., had fur
nlshed 81 800 hail for Brewer by telegraph In
oulrles at that address showed that George r.
Morris had moved away. His present address is
unknown there.
directory. where his bunlness If given as that OF
banker at No. , Union Slnare est aud M.
the last mentioned number, n reporter learned last
night that the Brewer family had removed six
weeks ago to No. 673 Eghth-ave He only stayed
In Eighth-avc. two weeks and then went to some
unknown address In Sixth-ave. Joseph \. Lord
is entered In tie directory as living at No les
West Eighty third-St The lanltor OF that building
said last night that Lord had left IL several weeks
ago. All the addresses given are fiat houses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
HALpEsy AND suowALrER PLAY A DRAW.

The sixth game OF the chess match between }.
Iaipcrn and @. W. Showalter was played at The
city Chess Club last evening. and ended after
forty-one moves In draw. Halpern opened with
Ruy Lopez. and contest led to IA draw
,te
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
rUiTNCEY n, UEPEIV ~ ROME

Rome. Nov. 27-chauncey NJ. Depew, OF New
York is In this city. lie Is staying at the Hotel
Ourinui
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
GOVERNOR M'KINLEY'S OPINION.

SUBSTITUTION or AID vALOREM FOH SPECIFIC
DUTIES STRONGLY DENOUNCED.
is Columbus Ohio. Nov. T-The tex. of the Tariff
hill was shown to Governor Mckinley this evening
as ne was about TO leave his office for the train
TO Cleveland, and his opinion asked Of the new
free-trade measure. He did not have time to enter
upon close comparison OF the proposed measure
with the existing law and did therefore feel free
To discuss special features excep, to say that pac-
ing coal the free list great mistake. Re-
Ea-ding the general adoption Of ad valorem duties
instead of the specific rates imposed by the Nc
Kinley law. he talked freely condemning the de-
parture In the strongcs. terms. He said
This Questionable feature OF the new BILL II 1t
stood alone, ought to defeat the entire measure
The difference between the two systems IL that
the al valorem Is upon value. the specific ppon
quantity The former rests upon the foreign
value, which Is hard 10 ascertain and calls for
expert Judgment to determine 1t offers bride
to undcrvaluations because unlike the specific
duty, II Is not always determinabie and uniform
When q duty is assessed by the yard pound.
there can be doubt concerning 1t. but when IL
il ad valoren II depends upon the, foreign in.-
porters honesty and the judgment OF appraisers,
and the price e usually fixed abroad to escape the
payment Of full rates The system Is so unstable
has never been POSSIBLE even in his County to
have ad vaoreni duties uniform throughout the
ferences between the values fixed at Inherent
parts Al the leading nations Of the world have
IL.
doned every such duty but one because no honest
administration OF the revenue laws Is possible when
the valuation Is made thousands OF miles from the
point OF production where II cannot be verified
I'm 1856 Secretary Manning made an exhaustive
report upon this subject to Congress. and quoted
consensus OF expert opinion urging the general
reputable merchants and Of the revenue. Secretary
Manning declared, In cumming up the views he
and Ike dishonesty were Internationally and
t0riously inherent la the ad valorefn system.
That was true and exact statemen; or fact
which Chairman Wilson has turned his back upon.
This one feature o. the new bill! II adopted, aside
from all others will greatly the difficulties
experienced In collecting the revenue. Frauduen,
invoices and undervauatioEs will become vastly
more prevalent under 1t. The evil Of this is two
fold: II lessons the revenue that should be maid
under the duty. and does an incalculable injury
to honest dealers. who bring in goods at fair
valuation The adoption of this ad valorem sys-
TEN would mean stli greater reduction OF duty
than Is shown In the comparison OF the bin Wit,
existing law, for this reason"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28

For the Holidays.
Flint fashions line fanc'ful
Furniture for nrjt families
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28

In that part of the statement which relates
to ores Chairman Wilson remarks that lead
ore has small duty Of Is per cent. but he omils
to explain that this applies only to the LEAD ore
imported from other countries than Mexico;
and that all lead from that country VIII
hereafter be admitted free of duty, as silver
If the majority had not been so ANXIOUS
to frown upon reciprocity, it might have fixed
this item so that Mexico would have allowed
American products an advantage In return for
the benefit thus conferred
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
A CALL TO MKINLEY FROM ALABAMA

Birmingham Ala. Nov. q NpeciaD-In view Of
the dissatisfaction felt by the iron and coal men
OF this district at the action OF the Ways and
Means Committee In placing coal and iron ore on
the free list, number of Democrats have circu
dress the voters here at an early date on the sub
Jet Of protection The petition has been forwarded