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New-York tribune., 1893-12-30

BOLD THIEVES INVITE An TX XCOCNCILMAN TO
DRINK AND THEN TAKE HIS POCKETBOOK
daring and peculiar robbery took place in
Passaic y. j., Thursday night. TX Councilman
Edward Hogan was druggcd in his liquor store No.
80 Third-st. and his pocketbook containing slGO was
stolen. Early in the afternoon two young men
entered the store, had something 10 drink and
gave Hogan so bin 10 change. He took a pocket
book well filled with bills from his wdistcOat The
visitors returned shortly after p. m, and in re-
sponse to their invitation Hogan, who alone.
agreed to drink with them. Three glasses were
filled with soda cocktails and placed on the bar.
when another stranger came in the door and went
to an inner room. Hogan left his glass untouched
to wait on the new customer but returned to find
the young men waiting.
In his absence his drink had been druggcd and
Hogan. emptying his glass leaned the bar in
a stupor. His daughter entered the store and
spoke 10 her father. but the two strangers said
Hogan entered the store and aroused her husband
who found the strangers had disappeared with his
pocketbook. He gives a good description OF the
thieves. and word has been sent to the police in
other cities.
Hogan yesterday had thoroughly recovered from
the effects OF the poison. and that even after
he took the drink he did not lose consciousness,
but he felt chilled and nervelcss and could only
lean the bar half asleep. Thrd-st early In
the evening Is well filled with pedestrians, and
the thieves took great risks Of detection.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
MOT\T VERNON

The Republican City Committee OF Mount YER
non which has always been early and late at WORK,
and has proven itself an efficient executive oouy VI
the Republican party. met at Lincoln nan 'as'
night and arranged to call the primaries Tor the
election Of new members Of the COMMITTEES anu aSo
to begin the plans Of work for the spring election
which a Mayor and five Aldermen ar are ar, ro of
elected The Republican club held the HSC IT,, ~
a series of general meetings on Monday IN n'fn, im
Papers were read and discussions followed on I'M
portant municipal topics. The princlpal M MWUrh ~ U
the club is to keep clearly before inc pupnSc a
needs of the people in municiph as vel as '.a,b ,b
ana National affairs ts work Is cqiclden.d END "S tbn
that OF the Republican city committee anu ~ ~
Herublican Association. The annual ncetihs lyr
the election of officers will be held on @ 'anuHiH m h. h.
4 meeting Of the Republican Association, VIII ~ w
held in Lincoln Hall in Ff:h-Xe; eo9 On cdmpoNea
evening next The Oratorio ''oclety, Toii,Io9 r,,I
Of about 100 selected voices Of persons ,NlhS * m& az
Mount Vernon gave The Messiah III ue ne rnT, ni
preehv,erian Church on Thursday night Not OH! i
was every seat filed early IN the eVenihs' r, rns
almos, every inch Of standing -oom was TAKEN. IL
r,,oro vas creditabv given. especially the cnor-
uses and the solos Of Mr. Dennso4 tenor ana Mt M
Joseph : Wood. contralto. received mer''eu "P-
plausc.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
1898 A TERRIBLE. DEMOCRATIC YEAR.

r. G. Duns annual review shows some startling
results Of the existence Of a Democratic Natona!
Administration. The review says that the year OF
1898 started in with the largest trade eyer known.
mills crowded with work. and all business stimu-
lated with high hopes" but 1t adds that the year
has proved TO be the worst known In half a cen
tury. 1t says that "the year closes with million'
Of workers seeking employment and charity labor
ing to keep back suffering and starvation In AL our
cities. on December 10 per cent OF those
previously engaged in the iron industry were un-
employed" II says that one-hali OF the Woo!Ien
industry is idle, and that the price for fleece has
fallen 10 the lowest point ever known. Cotton goods
sales one-Quarter below the usual quantity. ana
the decrease in the shipments of boots and shoes
has been - per cent for the last four months. IN
reply several thousand circulars asking for IN
formation regarding the sales OF goods As COM
pared with year ago. the following is given: Tex
tile goOds-lsg3 &5.Sl3S7j 1872 $103i1Hs2; iron-lNi.
so S3ls) 1882. $6j52092; jewelry shows decrease
of % per cent furniture Of & per cent. dry goods,
90 per cent: hats. l9j per cent, hardware" ~ per
cent: shoe manufactures rs per cent and clothing.
10 per cent. Throughout the entire list groceries
alone showed increase IN the volume Of trade.
and that ! per cent. The report shows further
that the failures in 1896 both In number and amount
involved largely exceed those OF any preceding
year for long time.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
NEV-.J
JERSEY CITY

There IS general complaint IN Jersey CITY that ue
mon eruployed by Henry Byrne. who holis inc CON
tract FOR removing ashes and garbage. positively re-
fuse 70 10 the work unless paid by tenants. This
statement is verified BY statements made by Police
Captains I.angc and Mckaig who say they nave
- pay the men II they want ~" ashes remover
from their respective police stations. They decided
not to submit - III" cxtorton any longer ana as :.
consequence several barrels Of ashes nav" stool
i'm front ~ Captain Mckag's official premises Tor
two weeks William J. Doll. merchant ON me
Heights undertook 10 comp" an ashinhn 20 empty
an ashharrcl which had stood IN front Of his stor"
for several days. and tOld NAT ~" dshw"n
would remove what they pleased The matter
is 10 he laid before the Health Board.
William Harrison. forty-throe years old. Of south
cove. Jersey city. was knocked down by a motor
In Grand-st yesterday. and hts l'ft hand was al
most cut of He taken 70 the 'I'y Hospital
ana Frank Mcdonald. The moiorman. was h"ld To
answer a charge OF atrocpus assault
The OIrien divorce case IN which Thomas
OI,ricn. Of \cw-York. who brought ne suit. named
Father Hickey and Barclay Woods AZ correspond
onts was before Nico-C 'hnnccllpr Green at Jersey
City yesterday on argument Ex-senator John W.
Griggs summed up for the defence and Prosecutor
GOurcy. Of Passaic. FOR N" prosecution. The Vice
Chancellor reserved decision.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

Patrick Murray and his wife Hester nearly
suffocated in their rooms. No. 364 Bondst. yester
day morning with coal gas which was escaping
from a badly ventilated stove. They awoke just in
time 10 be saved from death
Mrs. S. Bass. of No AZ Van Siclen-ave.; Mrs. S.
Policy, of the same address, and Mrs. A. Fisher,
of No. So Arlington-ave.. yesterday morning formed
themselves into a committee for the purpose of re-
ceiving gifts for the destitute people in Browns
vile.
The National City Bank, the Nassau National
Bank. the Kings County Trust Company, the
Brooklyn Trust Company and the Long Island
Trust Company will clear through the Mechanics
National Bank hereafter. instead Of the Bank OF
New-YOrk
Alexander Cameron. Nelson W. Carman and p. b.
Halse appointed by Justice Pratt yesterday
TO condemn property Myrtle-ave. for the benefit
OF the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Company
Henry Nichols will lecture before the Brooklyn
Philosophical Association at the Long Island Busi-
ness College. South Eighth-st.. Bedford-ave.,
tomorrow ats p His subject will be Hawaii
Should We Annex It?"
A meeting of the Committee Of One Hundred for
the reorganization of the Democratic party in Kings
County will be held this evening the Clarendon
Hotel, for the purpose of organizing and laying
out the work of the committee.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
ELIZABETH.

The death Of Edward Shannon. who died AT the
hospital from injuries received hy falling under
the wheels OF a freight train the Central Rail
road investigated on Thursday night by Il
Coroner's Jury. II gave verdict that shannon
met his fate by being thrown from the train by
an unknown empoyc Of the railroad company. This
VIII compel the Grand jury 10 take the matter
up ana make searching Investigation shannon
made Il dying statement at tn" hospital To- County
Physician O'Rielly and Dr. Horton. Of the hos
pital in which ne said that he Was deliberately
hurried from the train a. Crawford by a brake
man. Tho latter had ordered shannon 10 get or
but the train running 80 fast that he hcsitatcd
The brakeman had thcn rcsortod 10 violence. All
the members OF the crew OF the train were
AZ the inquest and sware the man met his injury
by accident hut the jury preferred 10 believe the
mans dcathbed statement
The Central Railroad Company yesterday opened
It's station at Elizabeth for westbound traffic
and began the sale Of tickets. Peter StOothon. who
was assistant postmaster during President Ar
thurs Administration, was appointed ticket agent.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
lONkiR>.

The news that thr Board of Estimate anu ,rl'on VI,
tionmcnt Of New-York City has appropriated s-VVV'
for the widening Of the Croton Aqueduct arch o'ei
Nopnerhan,-ave is acceptable % The people oi ION
kers The present arch Is only sixteen ieet "''',
and with the electric cars runnlnS' thio's" "a az
in that part of Nepperham-ave. Is dangerous
nIan now is to make the arch forty-two feet woe
Nopporham-avc will then be widcned 10 r,i IN - Sr IL
(eot from the arch 10 Ashbur.on-aNc. III 49, r,, ~
viii be- Of great benefit 10 the "h4le -
mart Of the city Milton C. toacn aSS'9 ri
general freight agent Of the New ork [ ~
IJudsnn River RalrOld has .ui prn ed me pom, H. 20
b loss Of iewelrv valued AZ 81. wo Mr. Itoach hv's
af Ludlnv-st and South Broadway On W l'S''; a.,
rycuing while the family WAS at dinner, " li'i 80 -
into Tn. house. George Nc hihE MHHi,ttS III
vnars old "A member Of ST Jos"rhS choii un. ,
Yesterday from pneumonia. after an ln'ss "i , ,,s
fhro, DAYS He sang in the Oh 'ir on nrls
~. was n r1cnber of the Young Men IS thth"iiic
Issoria tion and president of St - scph l'rLdlic
C,h The annual dinner Of me -. NhirrW I.
Gn,f club was heln al the lonH'rs clinl'usr "a "a .
nirbt christmas festivals We're held mst hl|i 7,
af thc First Presbyterian. First trlorI"g' az M !
%onir1l Methodist churches. .. new paper. l" | nr
known, as the St Paul's Parish Rerord' WI a!p,IhI
1hoif the first Of the nov year. ' VIII ~, Pti'
Ii-hoi n,onthly by 81 PduIs Gum anu VII "r ~
voted To the interests of The trec Ep's''P"'
churches Of the city.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
NEW-YORK CITY.

The Rev Wilton Merle Smith has invited Thomas
s. Townsend, compiler OF the Townsend Library
of the Civil War" TO lecture this evening at
o'clock on "New-York and the War for the Union"
at his church, Seventh-ave. and Flfty-seventh-st.
The public is cordially invited
The Tribune has received 81 for the "R." family
from some who says it is for food"
TIE Rev. W. T Elsng will deliver NewYears s
message at the Young Mems Institute. No. 222
Bowery. at p. m. tomorrow
Controller-elect Ashbel p Fitch filed his bond for
$4,000 with the Mayor yesterday. There were four
sureties-John d Crimmns. Jacob Rupert George
Ehret and John de la Vergne.
The lecture this evening in the Cooper Union free
course for the people will be delivered by Frank
X. Robertson. on Japan and the Japanese with
s;ereoptcon illustrations
The Fifth Avenue Baptist Church will hold its
second praise service tomorrow evening when the
choir and chorus will give the oratorio Noel" by
Saint-Saens.
Dr. j. Silverman will lecture at Temple Ernanu-
Ell. Fifth-ave and Forty -thrd-st. tomorrow at II
a m on What Is Human Life WORTH" The
public is invited.
Homer W. Hedge who has been for many years
In the advertising agency business with II. b. King
& Bro, is TO become January the New-York
City manager for Frank Seaman. at No. S74 Broad
way.
Judge Ingraham yesterday signed an order that
Matthew Johnson, the negro who murdered Emile
Kucheihorn, be arragned for sentence on January
g. johnson was to have been executed last June.
but secured stay of proceedings pending an ap-
peal. The appeal has failed
An interesting ceremony will take place at the
Finance Department 1215 p. to-day. Con-
troller Nyers's associates and subordinates during
his six years service head OF the department
will manifest their appreciation OF him as an off,
cial and a man by giving TO him a handsome and
valuable gold watch and chfn The cost 1t is
said exceeded $780,
A special meeting for young men VIII be held at
the East Eighty -sixth-st branch OF the Young
Mems Christian Association tomorrow afternoon
at 4 o'clock. Addresses will be delivered by Frank
r. Crumbie Edwin J. Gnes. A. D. Penfold and
New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
l{lN>I-b.

After two years steady work drlllns 'uhhe1
connecting the Byram River with the heh@lco res
ervor. through solid rock 2oo feet. the opening was
reached Thursday night. Two years ago "orA was
l.g,,n for an additional water supply Tor Nrw- ioIh
ctsy iud9c NcOradr OF New-Nork. rad me con
tract for building the works 1his was ssor .or e,
addional supply OF water IN the kr!lsico reset NVi
one OF the most expensive parts OF the constr
was piercing the rock for the tunnel a., sams %
men was put 10 work drilling. blasting ana
ing M the wes, side OF the tunnel. ana ahotnci
gang on the eas, side. The gangs WORKING ii owl
from cast to west suddenly crashed urough 'he
ihin wau dividing them from their conn ace On On
h. y,ast and soon IN" wall cut through lh"r"
~.as great rejoicing among the mon .n1 :" -
nears After the men stopped work 'or the h'kn'
ner speechmaking. songs and music. lhe )ohlleA-
ion kept up until after midnght
New-York tribune., 1893-12-30

Steamer esorand B Liverpool RsSsnOsr PscsR co. o.
Arsa Steamer at I Il i5 G auicR Xcworlean with mdse to
stcancr Cherokee Bears Jas;snySS j S,xss aad ch3,e' ra
ton with mt,e ad % savannaS with nde
and passengers X !. walker ,o,,. Va W.T., mdse
and passengers to Old Dominion Steamship CO. Newnort
Guyandou' JenIey NoriY'n ora nnoninon steam.
News with md'e and passengers 10 o'' D0"''''''
snip Gold,boro Pennington, Philadelphia with md'e
I" Snip Gna r Patcn caIeutia iac rs Gay hTchSad wth
i Lark sS FSrm % CNoP Abahamson Padang ic9 days wit"
coffee ssr5 t2 Jn@S, oS 80 r"y mnd north light breeze
clear
CLEARED.
st$am,r T%ga nr cS.%a p0't, TS Of Porto i'''0
nandina-C II aalory & Co. o., " II p-ov.
steamer Unbra BD' Duttoh hNeip0o'- -
steiner Sirius Or. Ford, pc'namtreo Hio @c-
steamer D.eomyn D, Keen, MontevideO and- ue"o'
Stsanep Xlcnc (ir dcrs Kingston, Jacmel' &c
riH r"."o Vera DER, pohlc Genoaoelrichs TO.
steamer ncrin (Bu. Watkins, southamp'on-in'e''''
t''., eam"r Thames djr couar Perth AnbOy-w
"S Scgacr Cen & whitney. Bcarse Bo.tonH + DImock
steamer Iroquol,, Pennington, jacksonville ana On'ie'
Steamer I' II Iiar,man CNor). Bcheldt Halifax
Steamer onda poru Rosa, oporo-Hssemeyer
U,rk Gibbs san Francisco I'm i,,,t.,
LAX Mary 4 Hale IIir-ins, Brldge'o"h p'i- 'u'a
II Archer a 90 .,,rn
steamer. ~ Andrews tNorl. for shanghai ,oymmpl' m
NJ poro Rico: Derwent Holm" fBfl Ne"c's'ie' -i''
,,,.c, m iIri ,to: Chicago Obj, Antwerp ,,.,.o
Shii, Lucille fpr Melbourne; fweH' SN fr'"'i'0
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS 5000.
sto,me- wcehaw ken ,Bil. Manning sailed from Lonooh
fo- Nov. York December -. 49, val, no
'' Stcomrr Ml.,,-lppi fBr Gates from New-Nork De-
steamer Runic OBJ Lindsay. from NV Ne" iorA ~
c, mhcr 10 arrived at Liverpool D'cenir v soiloc
st,,mer Ioyic tIir Thomp-on Tor Ne"'iorA' S"'o'
from Liverpool December 20. , par.r,
steamer Dora tBr. F0rkc> from DantAc ahu @naf'1 @
.,ina f,om Oneenstown for Ncw.York December 20
Storcr Dlcmorhavcn Dutch. Butt. from New l OK
December Il for Antwerp passed The li.sri v 1erer
steamer colorado Bri. Abbott from New-i orA ~ ,e
ler ii for Hull passed the Isle 81 WIGHT y
Steamer Italia lGsr, Reuter-, from New Vrn Dr.il
bcr IS >tc,tin etc. arrived AT topehhls'h DcVeei
steamer Minister Mavtach Ger, Schierhor1t sailed
from Hamburg fDr Ncw-Nork DccemD'r - vi, M
Cremon Ger. Nclaetke. from .>c"-i0' ~
ccrnber :. arrived OF Hamburg December * vo., na
Paula I,eMcrs from Nc"'ioFn No'
ccnlber 49, arrived at Bremen December ~ 49, w.,
steamer Au>tcrd Dutch. StenSrr from ". @ III
December l6 for Rotterdam, arrived at bouioH"e D'
steamer Columbia fGcr). Vogelgcsang from Medltef
-ancan ports New-iOrk, passed hDrsIIar DeVcmo'
Q. Not previously reported ,.,... o.. x
steamer Gergovia (fr, sailed from Barcelona Tor Ne"
YORK December -. ,.,.-
r. York December %.
steamer It Rrruus Br sailed from Calcutta for New
York December -.
p,amor Aloeicne (Brl. nrom Bahia eC), saile'
r,gfa For NOF
New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
APPOINTED ExCIsE COMMISSIONER.

Ex-ALDERMAN JOSEPH c. HACKER "hIS lir'
PLACE-CORTLANDT r. DIXON TO BE THE
MAYORS PRIVATE SECRETARY.
Mayor-elect Schieren has appointed ex-Alderihaii
Joseph c. Hacker. Of the Twenty-hrst NdIu' d.
Excise Commissioner MIR. Hacker is "A well-knowh
pnub,ican and is of German parentage. He has spent
most of his life in Brooklyn and has many irlehds
IN the Twentv-first Ward He served as an Aider-
man two years and made good record AZ tne
suggestion OF Seth Low in 1852. lie became can
didate for Auditor but was defeated lie Is q
member of many German societies ana is d manu-
facturer of pocketbooks. Mayor Schieren's private
secretary viii be Cortlandt r. Dixon OF NO: 90
Drooklvn family and is well-recommended by the
officials of the Mutual Life INSURANCE CompsshEy,;, ny,
Major Kielev is stl considering the place or Clty
Treasurer and will probably take il. Mr.. Schieren
sti believes that Frank Squier Will accept the
Office of Park Commissioner.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
MORE CHARGES AGAINST j. j. VAIL
ARRAIGNED on TWO ADDITIONAL INDICTMENTS
FOR FORGERY IN THE THIRD DEGREE.

ARPAIGNFD on TWO ADDITIONAL INDICTMENTS
FOR FORGERY IN THE THIRD DEGRlE
John J. Vail. the cashier OF the Commercial BANK
was arraignec before the Court OF Sessions Yesief
day morning to plead to two additional indict-
ments found against him for forgery in the thiro
degree. The first Indictment alleges that on AusuS'
Il 1890 he falsned the account of the st. heVh
N,ninc Companv in the ledger Of the bank with in
tent to dcfraud the bank and stockholders by Wt ro
ING that the mining company had on July l. ioo9
$50 7C0 10 lis credit 1t Is also charged that al
raised the companv's account from 500 70 sSZ.a
with the same intent to defraud Horace Graves
Mr. Van Houten Charles NJ. Preston. Mr Dawson
H Cahill. j. w. Rowland Robinson Gill David
i, Harris and Richard Drang are the witnesses
upon whose testimony these charges are predlcated
The second charge of forgery is that Vail. on
August l5 1890 falsified the accounts of Paul C.
Crenng to make II appear that on April ls, lS'
(;renng had S35 75S 07 deposit at the bank The
Indictment charges that Vail knew this to be false
and that he raised the account from S.!os % to
s35 75s OF. II convicted of these charges, M Nai
can be sent to prison for five years Mr.. Nail
nil cd nO guilty.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
CLEARING HOUSES NEW SITE.
THE ASSOCIATION HAS SECURED PROPERT'
IN CEDAR-ST.
TO PUT Up NEW BUILDING ADEQUATE II
THE NEEDS OF THE GROWING BUSINESS
-s5ooOOo REFUSED FOR TIE OLD
STRUCTURE At PINE AND
NASSAU SITS.

NASSAU SITS.
special meeting Of the members OF the C'earl"s
House Association was held at ! o'clock yeS'eruay
afternoon to receive a report from the committee dP
pointed to secure a site for new buildihg LOT '"e
clearing House The building the northwest corner
Of Pine and Nassau SITS. now occupied ana owned ny
tho association has proved inadequate for IT'S con-
stantlv growing business. and consequently a COM
rlittee was appointed to purchase new site con-
sisting Of p y. Tappon. charman William y.
Nash George +. Baker W. W. Sherman hicnard
Hamilton and George G. Williams.
This committee has had this matter under con-
sidcratIon for more than year. and 1t has been
receiving offers of sites and plans for new buildings
from many quarters. Being experienced however
I'm Wall street methods. IL has moved so quietly
in all of its Investigations and negotiations that
neither bulls nor bears have had the slightest op
portunity 10 Illustrate any Of the committee plans
for making suitable purchase.
The committee. after inspecting sites ana onerS
last Thur day secured option on piece OF prop
crty. and calcl special meeting of the aSsocia-
ion for yesterday aftcrngon. George o. iliiaul5
president Of the Chemical NatontI l'nk anu p.,s IL,
lent of ne association presided at thm ieI{lni
Frederick /, Tappcn. president "f the Gnllatin nsnH
and chairman Of the committce on ste, r.p r.pIr''l @
in beha; OF the committce that il had secured an
the north side of Cefar-si between iroad"ay an =
Nassau-st FOR $50 80. Little time was occupied
In discussion. a. II was apparent To- al of tnc m.
had secured 4 most desirable site a. a moderat"
price. II nnalN resolved thit thlS 'onIll. .i'r
i. authorized and directed 70 purchase The lots
named ~ tfc figures given. Another resolution
was adopted authorizing the committee 10 sell the
present building ana site owned 10y the association
as soon a Il is ready TO vacate tho building. up
ward ~ TWO or mor' years hence.
President Tappen said yesterday that they have
had FOR over a year a standing offer Of 10000 for
ihelr present building Offers have been made by
the chase National Bank. the Hanover National
U,nk and the Equifahle Assurance Society. The
officials ~ the clearing House have steadfastly
refused to accept the sum ~ E"l"" Tor the old
building.
The plans FOR the new building have not yet been
decided upon. but II is understood that a large
structure Will be put up. which Will give ample
room FOR the Clearing House well as provide
Once room for those who wish - secure Offices IN
this locality. Tire new Clearing House Will BE- right
IN the centre - the block. between the Bank Of
Commerce and the American Exchange Bank
New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
IN THE FIELD OF POLITICS..
CONVENTION OF EErJBIICAN EDITORS.

CONVENTION OF EEPJ Bl1CAN EDITORS
A MEETING OF INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER MEN
OF THE STATE TO BE HELD IN THIS
CITY JANUARY 10 AND II.
movement which originated at the Republican
State Convention for the organization of all the
editors Of the daily and weekly Republican papers
in the State into an association for political ana
social purposes is TO be brought to focus IN TINS
CITY on January 10 and II. The committee arpointei
at the Syracuse convention TO take charge of the
matter intrustcd its management to Johh a
Sleicher editor of "The Mail and Express ana he
has received assurances from over i" Repuphcah
editors that they will join the association New
names are daily being added to his list
The Welcoming Committee, of which Chauncey
NJ. Depew. r. c. Patt. Warner Miller, Nhitelaw
Reid James Phillips. jr.. W. j. Arkell CoGmei John
other leading Republicans Of this city are meinuers.
will receive the EDITORS AT the Fifh Avenue h"tel
at o'clock on the afternoon OF Wednesday Jan
uary No. and Mr. DcpeW Will deliver an a'uI'SS 'l
welcome. Receptions at the republican 'Iuh ana AZ
the Lotos club. the last mentioned hclng rendered
by f. h. Harper and ". j. Arkcll. Will follow. and
of the guests during their stay: The meeting VIII
continue for days. and will be partly devoted 10
business sessions While the renahhca r ,nt ' nf
the editors will he at the Nendome Hotel.
attend are Colonel l.. H. Butler. "Bunalo News
+. l.. Willard, Rochester Democrat and 'hron-
Gle; Willard y. cobb, "Loclport Journar'; Fred
er!cl Z. Hall. Jamestown Journal; J. II. Gun
ningham, Utica Herald: John A. Place. "oswego
Times William Berri, brooklyn Standard-
Union; H. A. Brockway, "WatertoWn Times /;
Charles NJ Dickinson Bnghamton i!epuhlcan
George r. Peck and II. J. KNAPP auburn A
vertser'; John l. Pldtt. "Poughkeepsie Eagl~
J. f. Klock. Kingston Freemanr a. o. Runnell
rl.er'