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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-23
EASTWARD RATE CUTTING.
All the Railroads Said to Have Abandoass
the Rsesas Agreement

All the Railroads said 20 Have Abandoaed
the Rsesas Agreement
CHICAGO. Feb. 22-All the conditions arc
again ripe for an Eastbound freight war. The
agreement to maintain rates effective on Jan.
l Is UNDECIDED by any line. The Central Trafio
Association has no lettering power. The re-
cent Investigations into rate cutting by the
Federal Grand Jury seems to have but added
to rate cutting. One OF the sharpest as well as
one Of the shortest rate wars on record was
that OF December. INDUCED In by Eastern
Inca There is at present more provocAtion
for q war than in December Some OF tho lines
paid no attention to the agreement to advance
rates on jan !. except to make their cuts
much smaller. The majority tried to live up
TO the agreement, but none of them now gives
outward indication OF not having fallen from
grace.
The first cut OF more than q cent or two was
the 1ve-cent cut on corn rates two weeks ago
Provision rates were next attacked. and all
-four and grain rates began the descent 1t
Was estimated to-day that the average cut In
every rate In the tariff was i've per cent. The
cut in grain rates is 20 per cent or more. The
undoubted cause OF the rate cutting was de:
sire to stimulRte trAffie; Shipments east bound
were fought for by ten lines since the effects
OF the December rate war subsidized any three
OF the ten lines could easily have carried the
entire tonnage. The cut rates came because
OF the absolute necessity for earnings.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-23
EOYs RULE THE sTREETA
The Police Find II TI.e to Take n Hand In
Ninth Ward Fsctiou Flights.

The Police Find II TIas to Take . Hs.d In
Ninth ward Faction Flights.
Bows, from 80 to 500 in number. according to
different estimates. and from IL to 10 years OF
age. have been raising Cain In the Ninth ward
tho past ten days. IN spite OF efforts OF the
police to suppress them. The boys are d.
vided into factions. the largest and most
troublesome OF which are known as
the Twelfth street gang. the Perry street
gang. and the Dump gang. When gangs
meet there is always q row. But the
past few days there have been o num-
ber OF pitched and bloody battles. These bat
ties have been fought In Perry. Bank. Bethune.
and West streets. Residents OF tho district
say that the boys used ss weapons pistols.
clubs. stones. and snowflake. From all accounts
the flercest fight seems to have been one that
occurred last Monday at Bank and West
on this occasion the .boys. peited each other
passing pass fG along Vest street was struck on the
jaw and knocked down. When he picked him
sell up hi, face Was and he Ssgsn 70
ed hostilities against each other and went for
him. They put him to night
school hours, and the residents say that at
such tines s It isn't sSis i0F any ; one to o 70
gest was In the nelghborhood Of Bank and
street station and said that boy had been
shot.
Sergeant Tucker hurried Detective Mallon
to the scene but on his approach he was rec
ognized. and. at the cry Here comes de cops. "
the boys scattered in all directions. Mallon
captured one whom he saw firing pistol. At
the station house the prisoner proved to be
ington street He was locked up. charged with
violating q corporation ordinance His pistol
contained blank cartridges
the same locality and later another at Bank
and West streets Policemen McCabe and
Perry chased the boys. but caught none oil
them.
Capt. Delaney has decided to put an end to
such disturbances at once. and bis men have
strict orders to make Wholesale arrests
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-23
DAUGHTERs OF THE REVoLUrToN.
A Chapter ORGANIZED n PeuGhksspsis VITA
ThirtssA Asabsrs.

PoUoHKExPsIE. Feb pa Poughksspsis
chapter OF The Daughters OF the American
ReVolu tivn has Just been organized. bearing
the euphonious title OF "MArVsnaevasigh."
There are thirteen members; Mrs Edward &
AtWAter. Regent; Mrs Frank HAsbrouck
Vice Regent; Mrs. Martin HesrmAnce. Regis
ter; Miss II. Avery. Historian; MIRA Horace
d. Hubcut. Secretary; MIRA d. Crosby Foster
Treasurer. and Mrs. Milton A. Fowler. Miss
Helen Reynolds. Miss Nicely Varick. Mrs. VIII
liam Miles. Mrs. Robert Sanford. Miss KAthA-
rins WOdsll. aud Mrs. J. Spencer Van ClseL
Mrs Atwater is in WAshiDg ton attending the
opening OF the Continental Congress OF the
Daughters OF the American Revolution. and
on her return she Will bring with her the
charter OF the Poughk 90 psis society.
IOughkeepste was the scene OF many events
during the Revolutionary War. The State
Legislature met here In the old Van Kleeek
house aud the Court House following the burn
ing o! Kingston. The sessions began In Jan.
uATy. l7SS. and continued at intervals until
March IL. 177a GOV. Clinton resided here in
an old stone house on Main street during the
entire Revolutionary period. Cooper took the
plot Of his story The SpJ,'" from incidents
which occurred at the old Wharton House at
Fishkill. nsar Poug hk sspsie.
The chapter OF MRTvenaeVAsiRh will locate
spots made Interesting By their Revolutionary
associations. and mark them with appropriate
monuments.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-23
TLs Gra.a Rapid. a.a Isal.sa Ro.a.

GRAND RAPIDs. Mich. Feb. 22-Ths annual
meetings OF the Grand RAPIDS and Indiana
and the MusksEoD. Grand Rapids and Indiana
railroads. which will occur early next month.
will be Of great importEnes. A railway Official
who e IN = position g speak 4qth9ritAtiyslT,
Is making an heroic effort TO save itself from
disaster The read has defaulted on the in
cutting In operating expenses VAS mlde ia
the hope Of meeting the obllg atoms 10 bond
holders. Wee President w. r. shelby ia spok en-
Of As the successor Of PISsidsnt HpghATe who
rsslgnsd on account OF falling hesltk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-23
IN THE SENATE
washinktoA's Farewell Address Head by
Senator Martin OF Kansas.

washinkton's Farewell Address Head by
Senator Martin OF Kansas.
WASHINGTON. Feb 22.-Thsre was no busi-
ness transacted In the Senate to-day beyond
the passage OF House bill to extend the time
for building q street railroad on the military
reservation OF Fort Riley. Kan. A discussion
was started by Mr.. Hoar Rep. Mass.l over an
article In the NeU York Times relating to the
establishment. In the State OF Florida. OF the
Honduras Lottery. q revival OF the Louisiana
Lottery. He asked Mr.. Pasco OF that State
whether he knew anything on the subject Mr..
Pasco said that the matter had aroused great
attention in Florida. and that he did not think
an effort to establish the lAttery business there
would be successful
Mr.. Washburn REP. Mimi suggested that
Mr.. Hoar was very Inconsistent in appealing
TO Federal legislation to put down gambling
In Tampa. after his opposition last Congress
to the bill to prevent gambling In futures"
Mr. Hoar replied that the two things were
very dissimilAr He had called attention this
morning to an article In . wsll-known paper
of New York. setting forth with great detail
the Importation from abroad of certain imPls-
ments OF gambling. and the Senator from MIN
permitting a contract made in New York or
MIR. Wssh6urn - Never to be performed.
These contracts are not contracts. They are
After some further eolloquy the subject was
MI Martin dem. Kan offered two rssoIu-
instructs the Finance Committee TO formulate
and report to the Senate bill providing for
permanent American financial system. which
shall Include the, free. Unrestricted. and unlim.
tied coinage and use as money OF both gold
other instruets the Judiciary Committee to
formulate and report proposed amendment
TO the Copstitution for the election Of Presi-
By direct vote OF all the people. and for
single term OF six years. the President to BIO
ond term also providing for the election OF
United states senators by direct vote OF the
people Of the several stAteA
reading Of Washington farewell address. 1t
was the third time in late years OF the Qbssry-
the author on the nrst occasion Mr. Ingalls,
Of Kansas was the reader on the second hr.
Manderson OF Nebraska: and today Nj Mar.
present and ct the close Of the reading, at
1875 1. NJ. the senate adjourned until Monday.
DIda't Mean TO V,OI.ts the CIvn Service
WAsHNoToS Feb 22.-Ths members OF the
Democratic state Central Committee OF Con-
neetieut say they did not mean to violate the
Civil Service law in sending out a circular to
Federal onicehOlders asking for subscriptions
to the campaign fund = few weeks ago.
Mr. j. IL Brown. Secretary OF the Finance
COMMITTEES. has written > letter 70 Civil Ser
vice Commissioner Roosevelt 10 that effect
case to the residences and not TO the Offices OF
the OFFICIALS AadIesssdi and adds that Mr..
Bridgeport. cannot be held responsible. mas
much as ne protested strongly against the
CommiSsioner Roosevelt will Investigate the
Browns letter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-23
BLzND,s sEreSIoRzeB BILL.

Hon, DANIEL. W. VOORHEES,. Chairman Of {
Com mittee on Finance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-23

alteration manufactures OF max hemp luto. linen
Isaassi Of your Commute: hearing 90 that our a.
We pspr...st sSoSt 50 900 wage worisTs in Inc vsr:
ssi sss .a s p: 81:
ass;d .SH 80 Pc: Of e . h. '.s h g..
foIs the interference OF the proposed iarn Legislation
sire 70 sI our before you honorable body
and S 1S: Sa or s s. ySs S
goods here under expense We are. dear cir.
''u'' WIN Il " isSS.iOS of New Jersey. Chairman.
Up to this time We have no reply. We have
already stated in our letter that II you changed
the tArih you would reduce the wages Of the
worklngmen 80 per cent You have ignored
the demands made to you in good faith for
MED our request e. and shield yourself behind
the breastWork OF your privilege as Senator,
be heard. You have turned that privilege
intended as shield for statesmen Into dag
ger with which to destroy thS wages t OF ne ne
foreign manufacturers. You have Rttsm pied
TO create for yourself reputation By destroy
worker 10 the United States BY reducing the
Iarlff which will reduce our wages to that OF
is the goods as cheap in the Gnitsd
States as they are mAnulactured In Europe BY
We regard senators as the REPRESENTATIVES
but not the masters Of the people. You cannot
AFFORD 70 do Injustice 20 the laboTing classes Of
has never been represented as a dog in the
mangsr. Without excuse you have done the
doasble wrong. You are trying TO destroy the
bulwaTks of Protection and the homes of the
ward for having seal in the senate
Of the United states. You have made
hEs '9SIt aud against s 6f APs 20 Is
working people for eXEmina tiOn-chaTges that
you know to be unqualihedly and mAliei0usy
prices OF material does not increase the wages
OF the yOTkingmAn. You have by your silence
refused US an Opportunity 81 being heard in
order hat YOU ~ ght reap the benefit Of your
false theories to destroy the wages and homes
OF the working men and women Of America
aud give the prsisTsnes TO European paupsr
labor, that the goods We have been making
"a the lnlted States IoE thlItk years may
y0u do this. you put the American working
meA and women On the same level with the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-20
HINE PEODTCEhS COMBINE.
DEALERS 10 BE PROTrTED-AN ADVANCE
IL IRIcE NAY IOLLOW.

The State 81 California produces every year from
twev" ~ twenty million gallons Of vine. and within
the last few years the California wine has bccom"
popular that. despite l,s low price spurious aru-
ces Of inferior grade have been put on the market
AMI through th.-, and the sharp competition between
dealers prce4 became depressed and profits were
small IN consequence Of This state OF affairs the
wines growing business became as Improbable as
that Of selling. and with vew 10 benefit the whole
wine Industry the California Wine Association wa
formed in san Francisco last August
The firms composing the corporation are Il. ORGY
fus K Co.. :. Lachman Company. Kohlcr a an Der
gen Carry Maub"c Company. Kohler 4 Frohlins.
Mana Valley WINE Company ana y. tiaraszthy
Co
The associations m liu Office is In san Francisco
and its principal Eastern Oiice is at No a. 'roliWay
this city where an advisory boart. consisting 81 "A
representative Of clcn firm conducts the business
Albert Iachman ana Edward Frau"nicld. 81 me
hoard were. seen their Office yesterday. In an
swor TO the question: Has your company been
fnrncl 10 rails. prices" II was sad: NO. u was
not formed for that purpose but that may De one
OF the results 49,. ..
I, was further stated that the association reprc-
s.nt. about twothrds Of fhe wine growers IN 'l'-
f,rnl, AMI that the formation Of the association has
I'm view the lettering OF the condition OF the pro-
'Iucer - well as the wine maker ana dealer, ny
mining the interests of all ana marketing the
urnducts through its medium managed by practical
wine and business men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-20
RIILROAD INTERESTS.
ENGLISH BONDHOIDERS AGREE TO
TERMS


REORGANIZATION or THE NETWORK. PENN
sYLVANIA AND OHIO ASSURED.
The first mortgage bonlhoders OF the Newly ork
Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad decided in London
last Friday to accept the report OF the trustees on
financial reorganization The scheme IS planned 10
relieve the road from debt In thirty years, ana
to expend 100000 within the next five years IN
improving the property. The $."@"" OF prior h'h
bonds which mature next March are To be renewed
for forty years at a reduced rate Of Interest Ihe
first mo- tgagc bonds 10 be extended 10 1910
and receive interest only as earned III" FRI" rodl
must cuarante" n minimum of rental Of $IVF."H
and further capital 10 the amount OF EV"'D Is ID
be raised in England. The road now pays $"o"J
annually TO the Erie for improvements. TINS iuni
Will be- used 10 pay Interest on the ne" chpllhi.
The 100000 10 be expended for improvements
Is TO be- used by the Erie under the direction 81 the
New-York Pennsylvania and ONO ofhcialS ne
company has found difficulty in handling uaihc
from Chicago eastward. on account Of the poor con
dltiou of the PENNSYLVANIA and OHIO road. Inc nj
cago and Erie Is in good condition. with easy grades
snl at least $l.Sp1"D OF the new c.pllal j. - De
used in cutting down grades and douh!e-trdcklhs
portions Of the New-York pennsylvania ana ONO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-20
THE MAIL AGENT RESPONSIBLE
FIyIXG TIE BLAME WHERE A MAN WAS KILLED
uy A MAILBAG THROWN FROM TRAIN

,rren,on y j. Nov le-The Court Of Errors and
Appeals today decided case Of interest to rail-
road companies Il was an action against the f'nh-
svlvania Railroad Company FOR causing the death
Of Henry Papenburg. PapcnburS WAS sirnck ana
killed by a United States mailbag thro"n from Ia"
mail ar attached 10 one OF the company's trains
TN. bag was THROWN from the postal car not by
one Of the colnpany's servants. but by IN" mai
IA, Mt Of the United States Government IN" place
where the bag thrown from the tram was
about the centre % Cherry-st. In Railway. Fapen-
burg approac hed the place upon road used by
tho uic in gaining access TO the station along lie
the track mail crane had been erected from
which moving trains might tax" ON mAilbiss Inc
base OF this crane the spot desiSnat"l "h'Ie
the mailbags should strike the ground after being
thrown from moving trains. In order mat the pass
should fan at the base Of this crane, on rapidly
r,,,,ing trains f. was necessary throw them of
h.fore the mai!car had actually reached the crane
Tpon the occasion In question the United states
mail agent threw Of the bag some eighty feet De
fore reaching the crane and Killed Fdpenpurs In
the court below It conended that 1t was the
duty OF the bagg lge-mastcrs to observe no" the
mails were thrown off ana TO use precautions
against injuries therefrom. In this connection ne
i,rv vas told that neglect OF this duty ny IN"
haggage-master by which injury arose was tne
neglect Of the company me basil o, ths c3u ne
hv sun rintendent crawford. OF the railroad com
mi I'll states mall service. This notice admonishcd
barsnse-masters and mail agents TO use all possible
throwing off the bags.
the upper court holds that the Judge below mis-
conceived the meaning Of the notice and paced the
liability Of the company upon untenabe grounds
Saws the court.
a man car by the United States official IN charge
thereof | do not think that this notice conten-
,o ed any oversight Interference by the ordinary
tranmen. that. properly interpreted such d.
rsction Will be found in IT, The natural meaning or
49,. io,nt notice Of the Federal Government and
he railroad company Is not that baggage masters
tr trains that carried United States mail agents
should oversee the latter but that whosocvers duty
n was To throw OFF the mail should observe care
and excrcse all possible precaution against injury.
rhc cnurt orders a new trial of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-20
BOSSISM is UN-AMERIC1N
DR. PARKHTRSTS SHARP WORDS on
THOMAS G. PLATT
ONLY TO TAMMANY IN THIS CITY.
TIE CIEEGYIfac SAWS

THE CLERGYMAN SAYS.
The Rev DR.. Charles II. Parkhurst who has
been resting at Lakewood for than week.
yesterday wrote for publication the following letter
Lakewood. y. j.. Nov. -.
NJ. Platt IS quoted this morning saying That
Legislature.
He is handling matter now in which he
speak with the authority OF an expert
BOSsism Is a question in when this city feels
treated 10y one who is no thcorist. bat an accom-
rllshed cXpermentalist
lie slaps the Committee &C Seventy ana says that
NJ. Lc%0Wf committee VIII resent their intcrfer-
ence 1, Nr platt had intorfered little more
promptly an! had helped whip Yammany. and not
postponed his Interference III after the victory
ing the victory account could listen to his
homlieucal address To Mr.. I-arocque and his
coilcasucs with more c)mposure
Personally have unqualified confidence In the
integrity % purpose of Mr.. LeXow and his com
mite; bun know If there is one thins that New
lork city abhors second 10 Tammany. il is the
professional boss. and the LeXow Committee Will
strengthen itself in popular favor by taking means
TO make IT apparent that Mr.. Platt holds no brief
III their interest.
Bipartisan commissions ere TO be avoided as far
as possible in the reorganization Of cur city gov
eminent not only for other reasons, but because
th.y CIV" political manipulation an opportunity to
We want city that shall be administered purely
IN the interest Of its citizenship and We expect that
So, cure that for US. ana expect that the Com
mittee OF Seventy Will bring its wisdom and genius
TO bear upon he object
We hope 10 have Il city government 50 compact
In Its luTloSe of administration that diCkcrs will
be rciegated TO the past political Punch and Judy
become a lost art, and the first duty Of a citizen
be felt 70 be to sink and merge himself as far "a
possible in the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the whole
- Bossism Is distinctly un-Amcricar. and now that
Tammany is outlawed must take hold together
and throttle its perous and mschievoIs confreres.
Z. IA. PARKHUST.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-20
she SHOT AND hILLED HFR BROTHER.


\ TRAGEDY At croToN DAM THE WOMAN
ADMITS THE Shooting
William shech,n was shot ana killed. az Cro'on
Dan, YESTERDAY afternoon. The fatal shot was fired
D., his sister MARY. The ooupl" wore qHarr"lhng
a, th. time There appear. - have been ~ Nj
nos. 10 IN. affair Thu woman says that the act
WI I'm eolf-i'fcnce.
Shechan formerly kept saloon at the Dam.
The family consisted ~ the father. son and
daughter M were addicted 10 the use ~ liquor
md even the woman frequently became intoxicated.
FLIGHTS w.re Of frequent occurrence and the broth
or aad sister were the usual participants f~sier-
day afternoon about O'Clock William Sh""han
reached the house where the family lived lie was
then DRUNK II IL not definitely known what hap
p.ne,l after that The ueghbors heard William
and Mary quarrclling. bat paid lttl" attention TO
e. Within ten minutes after the man entered the
house. there. was 4 pistol shot. "A cry aUd Mary ran
from the house with the smoking pistol I'm her hand
Ncghbors attracted by the shot. entered tho house
They found William Shechan lying on tn" floor Of
a -nom with blood running from wound In his
abdomen tie was conscious iio said his sister
shot him. Sh. entered the house minute after
ward and a limited the shooting Shrchan soon
afterwarl died. Mary was put under arrest
Tn, dead W. about thirty years oIh. liiS
sister /. 1t. wears Younger Her story of IN" affair
is that wncn her brother entered the house sh"
In a quarrelsOmc mood and at once began 90 sclld
her ShcehaU fhrca t"n" 10 XIII her. she says. and
attempted L. strk" her. She avoided him ly rum
ming into another room tn" brother followed her.
II and fired wildly. The nciEhboTs sc"m Inclined
to sid" Nitr ~" woman and an believe her story.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-20

Steamer Alecto ,BD, Marshall from New-iork Novem-
castle Tor y, W YORK November ~. ,,-
steamer Norwegian NIrl Christie. sailed from 'hsso"
steamer Sfate II Nel aska H'r). Brown. from New
York November ~ Glasgow. passed Tory isahd Mover"
s,a,n.er Dos,on CITY G}r) Weiss. from Now York No
,.,b.r >, f,~ Bristol lass-i Bow II ad November j.?
steamer Dana Ger Lulwig from Ne" nrk N"'e'.pe'
Ia rr Hamburg passed the Isle ~ Wight November ~
Steamer Hers lel d}D. I& me. rom ~" lp,N ,o CIV"
b.r Tor Antwerp passed f'rawe Point November ~
steamer Wig MIA Ger Schesi. from N"w-loF octooer
- arrived ut Sietiln November II. . -,
steamer "ierl sailed from Sieun Tor New ork
s,.srner Mannheim On, IIoeck. from New-York No
vemter 2 arrived Bremen November - O..
steamer TraNe sander from N"v York via SOUTH
ampton arrived q Rremrrhaven November j" =.
amer Iucigon Brown. from New York November
arrived al Antwerp November u.
Steamer Faxman ti3r. Royce. from New ork october
ac ,rryed M Antwerp November Il.
steamer Nasernland lleg1. Viewer. sailed from Ant
werp November /, Tor York with - cabin and 10
passengers
from Cadlz for New-York November ~.
steamer Fulda (GeD. Thalenhorst. from NewYork ar
rived q, Gibraltar November 49, and proceeded for Genoa
steamer Neckar Ger. MENU from New-York. arrived
n, Gibraltar November ~ and proceeded for Genoa.
steamer Stratheyan G'D. Cormack. from Japan and
steamer I,auriwall GER schuli,. from New York No
yer,ber l. via Gibraltar. arrived al Naples November IT,
Steamer I.eibni,z TelgD. Graham. sailed from Rio
Ianero Tor New-Yorb November IS
Steamer CaNton HIl Ohls from New York October 7.
arrived a, RIO Jin@iro November 10
Steamer Gali~, dIrg,. Gregory. from Network No
v.mher arrived AZ Pernamhuco November u
steamer Ifevelius ,Ilr Sapeion from New YORK oco-
Der O. arrived Rio Janeiro November IL
Steamer Rose u'rl Dixon. sailed from st Lucia Tor
New York November l..
steamer Mnnanense Oir) Murray sailed from Barbados
for New York November u.