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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-14
AN ATCHTSON COMMITTEE.
ZEE ETRsr STEP TxEEr TOWARD a
PLAN or REORglNLsk TON

Rsprsss-t-tivss ofLessi-e Bs-hiss Hsusss
sd Ftnssetai Institutisns, Rousheiaero
sss stoehhoiaers Usits - the Co-rs-
rye Isvitsusu Al Expert EaesEed.
The names Of the inanciers who have agreed
| 20 undertake the Reorganization Of the Atehi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
we're announced late yesterday afternoon.
There are nine members Of the com mittes.
which In respect to the financial interests rep
| resented IL one Of the strongest ever appointed
for such purpose.
The Chairman lie Capt. n. somers HAYES whe
was formerly an executive ofleer Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific and Wabash railroads. II now
President Of the Sc. Paul and Duluth and one
OF the receivers OF the Georgia Central. and
has had many years OF experiences ss practi-
cal railroad man. The other members Of the
committee are; L. A. Won Hoffman Of
the firm OF l. Won Hoffman 4 Co, and
represents also Messrs. Raphael q Co. Of Lon
don; Edward N. Gibbs. Treasurer OF the New
York Life Insurance Company; Frederick. Oh
cott President Of the Central Trust Company,
Gen. Louis FitEssrsld. Chairman OF the Fl.
nance Committss q the Equitable LIE Assur.
snd N t n ss
Ban Francisco MORTGAGES. George q. Haven
end Adrian Iselin, Jr director,s, OF the Mutual
New bedford. Mass. and J. Holman Weld Of
Boston.
Mr.. Herman Kobbe has been elected as Sec
Ietary, and Messrs. G. G Beaman, and John X:
Dos Passos as counsel It will be seen that
three Of the strongest financial corporations In
the world-the Mutual Equitable. and New
York Life Insurance com psnies-have repre-
sentativss on the committee.
This committee has been formed by the ex-
press Invitation OF the Atchisou Com any. and
will have the cooperation and support OF its
directors and officers. The effect OF its organi-
ration will be to render unnecessary the
further active continuation OF a number OF
voluntary protective committees which have
heretofore been In existence. both In this
country and in Europe. to look after the inter-
ests OF particular issues OF bonds Of the Atchi-
son system.
The committee has selected Mr., Steahen Lit
tie as expert to verify by an examination OF the
company's accounts all state m on IL which may
be submitted to II By the officers Of the railroad
company. and 1t is understood that Mr. Little
will enter upon his examination at once. 10
that plan may be perfected and the property
restored to the directors and officers OF the
company within as short q time as possible.
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rae R..alaE Rso-E..I..,Ioa I.raa.

Mr.. ]. Lowber Welsh. ore OF the receivers Of
the PHILADELPHIA and Reading Railroad Com
pAny. Was In the city yesterday. Mr.. Welsh
held conference with representatives Of the
banking irms who placed the general mort
gage bonds Of the Reading Company In regard
TO the attitude Of the bondholdsrs toward the
plan Of reOrk AniEAtlon. The bOndholdsrs. Ii
vas sxplAinsd by the bankers have eXDresssd
q term Of yeArs a. thsy we're requested to do,
aud Ii Is expected that the formulation 81
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-14
4oateI.Ir,. TyphoIa EpIaeaIe,

AoNTCLAIR April lathe typhoid epidemic
In this town has caused three more deaths.
MiSs MaTy Hastings sWsnArton. the lS-Jsar-
old daughter Of s. A sWsnATten OF Union
street died last night; James J. Mcdonald, 81
ysArs Of age. died At his home. b57 Bloomfield
ssst 81 aSuIe caRsiuEhan 'i tks s SsH
daughter OF James Cunningham OF % Cherry
street Mr. Cunningham Iost = child rOm the
tsY0T one week aga
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-14
w. @. oAKMIN ELECTED PREsIDESE
Tie New York Guaranty and 1ademaity
Company Elects a New President.

TIE New XsFk Guaranty and 1ndsmAity
Company EIssts q New President.
Walter George oakmSn was yesterday elect
cd President Of the New York Guaranty and
Indemnity Company In the place OF Edwin
Packard. who intends to go abroad for a rest
Mr.. oakmsn IL best known to the financial
community through his connection with
[VHtiiroes S:,di He Tss at en- time Second
wanna and Western Railroad and Tor
two Years First Yies;Presldent OF the
kchmond and DanVille In 1891 he Was First
Jersey and resigned that position In the spring
OF 1852 TO accept the presidency, Of the Rich.
Warehouse Company and its owned and con-
trolled lines. After the failure OF the nIst plan
appointed its receiver in June 1867
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Broke wiuaO" Ia the splaKIsr HOus. C.rs

A poorly dressed man about forty-nvs years
old entered the spinsler House cafe yesterday
afternoon and shouted: "IwSnt q drink. aud
i want It QuIekl" No attention was pAidto the
demand. and the stranger repeated IL. adding
emphasis by pounding vigorously on the noor
with heavy cane.
Look a-hsEe. you fellers," he said" I'm q
ball Of WhisksY"
The GensralsWAs prompt shown out By one
Of the Employees. The next moment his cane
came sailing through large plate glass win
dow IN the front OF the cafe
In Vhe Jefferson Market Police Court the
prisoner said he was MichGsl QKssie Of 4O8
Pearl street he vas held In $500 bonds for
good behavior for six monthL
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OMAHA. Esb.. April l3.-Judgs Dundy to-day
ordered the wages Of the unoEgAnizsd en-
ploySes Of the Union Pacific restored to the
basis which ruled before the reduction recent
~ tnAuguratsd By the receivers.
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MsKAss'. sssss..Or a. Police CAIsE

The new Police Board Of GrSVsssnd ysstsr-
day appointed James A. EuEtis 70 be Chief Of
has Oeen grocer az Coney Island, The police
force will probably be Ts0rEanlzsd before the
kaaaoa 0nank
The St. Johns herald., 1894-09-27
UNDER THE SPOUT.
A Strange Indian Method of Putting Lii
 tie Ones to Sleep.

a strange Indian Method Of Putting Lit
 tie Ones to Sleep.
 Sir George Campbell records in his Indian Memoirs a very strange habit of native mothers in the neighborhood of Simla. He seems inclined to recom- mend its adoption in England, but per haps he is speaking in jest.
 wonder not to have seen more mo- tice of the curious practice of the hill women of patting their babies heads under a spout of wa ter to send them to sleep and keep them quiet. When the new cartroa1 was first made, there was village at halting-place where rows of such children might be seen in a grove close to the road.
 The water of hill spring was so ad- iusted as to furnish a series of little spouts, each about the thickness of one's little finger. Opposite each spout was kind of earth pillow, and little trough to carry away the water Each child was so laid that one of the water-spouts played on the top of its head, and the water then ran off into the trough.
 can testify that the process was most successful. There never were such quiet and untroublesome babies as those under the spouts. The people were unanimous ia asserting that the water did the children no harm, but on the contrary, benefited and invig- orated them. In fact, they seemed to think that a child not subjected to this process must grow up soft-brained and good-for-nothing.
 Certainly their appearance showed no signs that this singular method of bracing the intellectual part of their bodies had done them any harm.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-09-27
POSTAGE STAMP COLLECTORS.
A Field Actively Covered by the "Phi-
 lateiist."

A Field Actively Covered by the "Pii
 lateiist."
 "All the worlds q stage"-at least in the eyes of the born dramatist. To the mind of the born ''philatelist' it appears to present itself as a vast field for the exercise of the energies of the postage stamp collector. From the new monthly of the Philatelic society of London we gather that the vice president of that society, accompanied by the honorary secretary of the Brighton society and one other enthu- siastic member of the latter body, is now on a tour around the world in quest of these cherished trifles and meeting with sympathizing souls in various parts.
 MT. Castles latest letter descriptive of his mission is dated from Bombay, which has, it seems, a society of it's own, and has left on the minds of Mir. Castle and his companions ''the most favorable philatelic impressions" Meanwhile numerous other philatel- ists, as will be seen, are posting over land and ocean without rest" impelled by the same absorbing passion.
 One chivalrously stands forth in de- fense of Prince Edward Island from the unmerited contempt of the indo- lent philatelists who have spoken dis paragingly of it's postage stamp pro- ductiveness; another takes Fiji in hand, while gentleman who has ex- amined the great work of Mir. Tiffany and his associates, just completed, on the subject of ''The Stamped En- velopes and Wrappers of the United States" reports that the list includes no fewer than sixteen hundred and forty-three varieties
The St. Johns herald., 1894-09-27
DON'T KNOW HOW TO EAT.
Too Many Americans Woefully Deficient
 in That Branch of Education.

Too Many Americans Woefully Deficient
 in That Branch of Education.
 "When my children get to the proper age," said the man who was smoking a briar pipe, ''I intend to have them taken in hand by some competent per son and give them thorough instruc- tion in the art of eating, and, further, in the science of finding out what to eat and ordering"
 What do you mean?" inquired a Buffalo Express man who sat next to him.
 ''I mean this: The average American citizen is woefully deficient in knowl- edge of what he can get to eat. He falls down when it comes to ordering a dinner. The great majority of people in this country are brought up frugally at home and do not know anything but the commonest dishes. The conse- QueGce is that when a man goes into q restaurant for dinner or to hotel he gazes helplcssly at the bill of fare and sees many things of which he does not know the component parts He dares not order anything that he is not sure of for fear of ridicule, and he falls back on roast beef and mashed potatoes. The fact is, he doesn't know anything but roast beef. Same way in a rcstaur- ant. When a waiter shoves bill of fare under mans nose nine times out of ten he will look it over and then say: Gimme q steak and some fried pota- toes Now, the man who does this day after day doesn't want roast beef. He is sick unto death of steaks and fried potatoes. He loathes ham and eggs, and yet he keeps on ordering them in dreary and dyspeptic success sion, because he doesn't know any better and he is too proud to confess his ignorance. It's that way with me, and I'll bet it's that way with most of you. 1 am going to relieve my children of all these things. They're going to know what's what when it comes to eating. No roast beef dominationr shall be my household slogan"
The St. Johns herald., 1894-09-27
INDUCING INDIANS TO MARRY.
The Indian Coramissioner's Scheme for

The Indian Commissioners Scheme for
 Perpetuating the Indian Race.
 The commissioner of Indian affairs, MT. Browning, is determined to prove to the Indians that marriage is not a failure. He has discovered that most Of the red men under the bureau at the present time have been induced to believe that it IS not the proper thing to get married, and for this reason, in the mind of the commissioner, the n'ssbers of the red men are decreasing f It is not certain but that the .amissioner, in the interest of pre- 5 wing his bureau, was forced to give some study and attention to the matter of matchmaking among the people. The commissioner has labored over this matter very industriously. and, ac- cording to the Kansas City Journal, he has evolved Q scheme. He proposes to prove to them that they can get in ia vor with the great father if they will join in the holy bonds of matrimony. The scheme is a novel one, and 1t is very soon the leading duties of the Indian agent will be to act as remarry ing agent for his colony. The reward for getting married is striking mar riage certificate. It starts with a heavy sheet of paper with red bor- der. Much is expected of this red bor- der. Then the ''United States of America" is in blue, while the ''Our Glorious Eagle" has not the savage look, but sort of wedding-day smile, and the ''E pluribus unum" and the American flag are displayed with an intensity that would be cheap at any price. The eagle presides over mar riage certificate in the usual form. The agents are to be instructed to make an exhibit of the scheme, and to use their influence in getting the Indians to come to the conclusion that they will be out of luck if they refuse toget mar ried. The agents are to show the certificates, which have been prepared with the hope that they would have the catchy" appearance, and to pos sess one would be the ambition of the average Indian. and this would last him until after the ceremony was per formed. By the flash of the certificate it is hoped to prove that marriage is SucceSS
The St. Johns herald., 1894-09-27
PARNELL WAS sUpERsTITIous.
The Training of an Old Nurse Left 8
 Lasting Effect on Him.

The Training Of Old Nurse Left 0 Lasting Effect on Him.
 A little light is thrown on the some what mystical character of the late Mr. Parnen by some curious stories, says the Westminster Gazette. A su- perstitious strain seemed, says Mr. Healy, to thread it's way through the Irish leaders mind like a vein of mar ble. When he was a boy he had an old nurse, a Mrs. Tuppenny, who scared him with horrible stories: and he never got over it. He would com mence no important business on Fri day; he started if anyone offered to help him to salt, and he would drink no wine at table unless the decanter came round from right to left.
 These foibleS affected even the leg islation he sought to compass. When he and Maurice IIcaly had together drafted in Kilmainham jail the amend ing land bill aftcrward brouCht in by Mr.. Redmond, he discovered that the final draft contained thirteen clauses and threw ii on the table as if he had been stung. "This will never Go," he said, sternly; and Mr. Healy could not move him. It was late in the after noon, post hour approached, and an other day's delay might prevent the draft reaching the queens printer in London in time for distribution to members before the second reading.
 A nasty dissection of the bill was made, but only to disclose that it could not we'll be sEorn of clause. What could be hit upon? There, in bewilderment and anxiety, stood the statesman and draftsmen in her majesty's prison at Kilmainham, eying each other in despair in the darkening cell as the minutes to post hour slipped away.
 At last gleam flashed from Parnells eyes, half ironical, half triumphant. 'I have it." said he. Add those cursed clauses of yours and that will get us out of the dificultyr' Thus were the tencts of Mrs. Tuppenny saved from 6acaorofiOD
The St. Johns herald., 1894-09-27
GOLD MINES IN THE SOUTH.
They Were Worked Quite Regularly Be-
 fore the War.


 fore the War.
 Few persons have any idea of the quantity of gold that exists in the western part of Georgia, South Caro- lima and North Carolina. The majori- ity of these mines were known forty CT fifty years ago, but have been aban- doned. In almost every instance a very significant amount of ore taken from them has been used. A short time ago MT. c. B. Warrand, of this city, visited one of the most interesting and valua- ble of these gold-bearing qua 'tz dis tricts at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains on the banks of the Broad river, in York county, S. C., near Smiths ford, and he gives an interest ing account of his visit, says the Savan- nah News.
 Forty-fve years ago and up to the war, he says, the mines there were worked regularly with slave labor. A shaft was sunk on the veins, which vary from three to five feet in thick ness and which are almost perpendicu- lar. The quartz ore was roasted on the spot to make 1t more friable and was then carted often for miles to some water power, where it was run through a primitive stamp-mill. With slave labor these mines paid well, though less than one-half of the gold was recovered, probably twenty-five per cent. of the free gold being lost; the pyrites or gold sulphurets were en- tirely thrown away, being considered worthless. Still, with cheap labor it paid, and thousands of dollars of gold were sent to the United States hints annually. Since the war number of spasmodic efforts have been made to work the mines, which invariably end ed in failure. As rule the capital employed was entirely too small and labor-saving devices were either be- yond the means of the operators or were unknown at the time. Lately this state of affairs has changed and the brilliant success made at the Hale mine in Kershaw county, $. C., in working up daily hundreds of tons of ore containing only two dollars and fifty cents of gold at a cost of forty cents per ton, and recovering ninety five per cent. of the gold by the coro- nation process, seems to have demon strated that with proper skill and mod ern mechanical appliances and suffi- cient capital many low-grade ores can be proftably mined. Such substan- tial proof as surplus of fifty thousand dollars accumulated in one year by the Hale mine is certainly a very convinc- ing argument.
 The time is near at hand, MT. War rand believes, when the value of our southern gold mines will be recognized, giving employment to thousands and adding daily to southern wealth. Gold mining in the south never will be in the nature of bonanza, but if it is carried on like any other business, with only moderate expectations in proportion to the capitol invested, and with the help of all improved methods and machinery, it will be found safer and more remunerative than the major itV of yentures
The St. Johns herald., 1894-09-27
VITIATEO AIR.
Impurity of the Atmosphere Of Steam
 Heated Buildings.


 In an article contributed to the Philadelphia Record by Dr. F. A. Ad- ans, the inquiry is propounded whether the immense increase of steam-heated office buildings, in which the great majority of rooms have no adequate means for the renewal of the air to be warmed, may not in a large measure account for the prevalence of pneumonia among middle-aged men. Many of these buildings, Dr. Adams says, are admirably constructed to keep out air, whether cold or not; this very perfection contributing to their insalubrity. In these dramatically sealed office rooms that abound in business buildings the steam heats the atmosphere to delightfully."- comfort able degree, and the occupant breathes and rebreatheS the air during zero days when an open window cannot be endured, the effect being to silently undermine his powers of resistance, so that when he goes forth, exchanging such tropical air for the keen breeze of unrestricted nature, it happens that, through some subtle change in his system which has robbed his lungs of their power of resistance, their ca pacity to endure the onset or transi- tion is gone and the subtle poison of unrenewed air does it's deadly work in the form of pneumonia.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-09-27
WOMEN WHO SHOOT.
Feminine Sportsmen in England Are NJ
 merOus and Stylish.

Feminine Sportsmel in England Are Nu-
 merOus and Stylish.
 A sport which has become popular with English women has not yet been taken up by the American women of society, says the New York Tribune. Anglomaniac though she may bc-she does not shoot. She does not feel the attractions of the pretty tweed cos tune which is to be found among the possessions of the young English wom- an of title-the shortiail skirt, the trim coat, the kniclzerboclers, tie small, soft hat; she sees as yet no harm in the little rifle, which, small as it is, car ries an effectual quietus for game birds.
 Not a few American girls are accom- plished anglers, but there they pause in the career of sport. Tn England and on the continent nowadays feminine shooting has become c m2ttcr cf course, and even the Field records the 'heavi- est bags of the season made by the fair pursuers of pheasant and wood cock.
 An authority on firearms, by the way, says that timil women il lux urious country houses ought to know how to shoot in case Of the advent of
 Rrglars. ard that for them Che small, sAort ''lady's rife is q much better weapon than a pistol. It can be handled with as much ease and qnick- ness as . pistol, and it is much more easily steadied for good a:1n by it's pos SeSSOr
The St. Johns herald., 1894-09-27
DAYS OF THE HOME MADE.
Times When the Farmers Clothes Were
 ETade at Home.

Times When the Farmers Clothes Were
 Made at Home.
 The cultivation of flax and the man. ufacture of linen were universal in the early days of New England. Nearly every house in the country had cards and great wheel and little wheel, reel and swifts, and dye-tub in the kitchen, and scarn, warping bars and loom in chamber or garret. From the ''History of Rochester" N. H., we cull the fol- lowing description:
 Every farmer set apart portion of his land for flax. It was an indispen- sable crop, and the manufacture of oil from the seed became a profitable business.
 The flax was carefully pulled up by the roots and stacked in the field till thoroughly dry. when the seed was thrashed out. It was then soaked in water for several days, and spread on the ground to be vetted, frosty nights helping to wbiten it.
 After a suitable time it was slowed away till spring, when it was brought out to be dressed by use of the brake, the hatchel and the swingle By this means the flax was thoroughly bruised without cutting, and the tow and coarse, woody parts separated from the finer fbers of true linen. It was then combed to complete the separa- ton, and was ready for the wives and daughters to spin and weave into gar ments.
 Woolen cloth was also made at home The wool was carded into rolls by hand, and then spun and woven into cloth.
 All garments were likewise made at home, not only for everyday wear, but the go-to-mceting dresses of the wom- en and the brooches for the men, even the suits that the minister wore in the pulpit and the clothes of repre- sentatives to congress, all were home made.
 The first carding machine was intro- duced by Eliphalet Horne in 1911. It caused much excitement in town, and set the old people to shaking their heads and asking what the girls would have to do now.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-09-27
Queer Lotterv Prizes.

A letter from Cairo says that Egypt has decided to make a gift of the mum mics found in upper Egypt, and now in museums in London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, St. Petersburg and Rome. The mummies are to De divided into six lots and drawn for by lots. This is the first time that mummies have been used as prizes in lottery, and it is difficult to see how puritanic England can recon cile itself to such gambling deal as this, although, no doubt, sooner than lose the grab, she will find some means to ''chase the devil around the stump" The other countries, of course, will have no hesitation in accepting Egypt's magnificent gift.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-09-27
< Strange Plant.

In the island of Reunion is a plant known as the wild orange, which pro- duces fruit, green at first, afterward bluish, and verging into purple as 1t ripens. This has been tested and found to make a beverage in every way equal to coffee and at much lower price. The product is called ''Iaussaenda, and can be used alone or mixed with pure coffee. It is announced that about twenty-four thousand acres of this plant are now being cultivated. 1t is most likely, however, that chicory, more than cof- fee, will suffer from the introduction of 'mussaeada."
The St. Johns herald., 1894-09-27
Bass Cheeks,

Bass cheeks is the very latest gas tronomical novelty. They do not figure on cafe menus yet and are found only at the most gorgeous and extrava- gant private dinners. The dish comes very high because it takes about ton of bass to furnish a small dish of cheeks. The cheek of bass is tiny nugget of the tenderest and most deli cately favored meat, found in the lower part of the head on either side. This bass is tossed away. One Philadelphia hotel man has achieved reputation in that city and New York by his prepara- tion of bass cheeks, and every time he receives big order, he creates corner in the bass market