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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-10

the trades-un,on movement in Its efforts to anchor.
ate the condition II LIE work Ws m nessdea
and may differ to the methods emp,oySesHH er
ences in opinion as to either scope or methods. we
all recognize the necessity OF doing some nanE anu nn
operation Of ali our forces The ideal state Of 50,
Seiy or ;Srm Of am poon al single
Takers and others should not be permitted to stand
in the way OF Immediate and practical EFFORTS n DE,
be reached II ever is reached. By an edueatiOn nal
~ wh S onr who
are asking o relief from the s 81 oeaS he co
The greatest crime of the nineteenth century and
p sS 0 wa na By s
ADMINISTRATION In adding TO the bonded nqs 's 60,
tempt 70 maintain gold w,s S6s NJ
ares on in "a a w
s to a iaf hy IN the
Eastern bankers, and bondbolders, whose only de-
TEN of bonded Indebtedness Of part of the Govern
ment.
Regardless of the many disadvantages under
which the Federation labored during the year, such
progress was made IN our WORK that am n a1s
caiiy and financially the American Federation is
that na the for the are
full Of promise for the success Of the trade union
The year 1895 has been noted for the large number
81 rS e @o pleasing fas e Of
this character between employer and employed was
the uniform success met with In the way OF obtain
ing higher wages and improved conditions OF en-
poyment.
The secretary reported that the Federation had
been handicapped during the last year on &C
count Of heavy items Of expense in the face OF
diminished returns. The heaviest Of the expense
items were the following:
Defence of Tazewel County 0ll) miners, 300;
Bakers International Union. $3.50; Metal Polish
ers' National Union $780, to secure pardon o.
Dempsey and Beatty. Homestead men. $3.50; de-
fence of Eugene " Debs, $3.50: lecturing tour of
English delegates Burns and Holmes. s4O3 n;
moving headquarters 1888 40: committee at
Washington on seamen's bills 1878 rs; delegates
20 British Trade Union Congress, Cardiff. Wales,
sSO6.
The treasurer reported the income of the Fed
Grafton for one year s. 943 and the total X
penses Of s16,612. There was only 1891 in the
treasury.
George w. Mcneil, of Boston, John Swinton
and Father Ducey were escorted TO seats near
the platform after the reports were read. and Mr..
Swnton was called upon to speak. He denounced
the police and declared that Chief COnlin was a
meaner foe 10 organized labor than Chief Byrnes
was.
Father Ducey next spoke He present. he
said. because he thought the Pope would like
TO have been there
Adjournment was taken until $3.50 o'clock this
morning.
A ball and reunion ir honor of the delegates to
the convention will be given tomorrow evening
at Madison Square Garden at o'clock.
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NOTES OF TIE STA GE.

Henry Irvng's repertory at Abbey's Theatre
next week, the last OF his engagement, VIII be as
follows: Monday and Tuesday, Macbeth
Wednesday Nance Oldheld" and THE Bes";
Thursday. Nance Oldfeld' and THE Lyons
Mall; Friday, Charles T.; Saturday afternoon,
Beckett; Saturday evening, farewell performance,
bill to be announced hereafter.
Thomas O. Seabrooke IL to begin tour in new
play, entitled 1.-The Spectator at Albany on
Christmas Day.
1t Is expected that Oscar Hammerstens Olympia
will be finished in the end. Last night the house
had to be illuminated with calcium lights. Some
repairs had been found necessary with the dynamo,
and II was expected that they would be finished
IN time for the evening performance, but this hope
was disappointed
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TO TRY TO GET A CONVENTION.


NEw-YoRKERs GO TO WASHINGTON TO PLEAD
FOR NETWORK.
The Royal Blue Line train that eft jersey CRY
Yesterday afternoon over the Baltimore and OHIO
Railroad at 335 o'clock took away the sub-com-
mittee of the Committee OF One Hundred, which Is
10 argue at Washington the advsablity OF holding
the Republican National Convention In New-Iork
General Daniel Butterlcld the chairman, said he
was confident that they would succeed in getting at
least one OF the National Conventions for the me-
tropois
James II. Bresin said:
I'VE expect to arrive IN Washington before
O'Clock tonight and will go direct to the Arlington
Hotel. where the committee to hear discussions on
the matter of conventions will hold its sessions
Tomorrow morning we Will present our views De-
fore the body Cincinnati Chicago. St Louis, Cieve-
land. Milwaukee, San Francisco. Philadelphia' bal
tlmOre and Boston cannot Guido us. we think. our
pans to offer the committee the use OF Madison
Square Garden. As matter OF policy the commit
tee declines to state the amount OF money which
pie of New-York to get the conventions here, put
our proffers will exceed any made by any other
city" The sub-committee appointed IS as foIpws'
Chairman General Daniel Hutterfeld members members
John ID. Crimmins. Hermann Oelrichs, oar
win r. James, Theodore VI. Roche. James II. Bres-
lin Henry Simon. E. l.. Mortified, r. r. Thurbsr,
James Talcott, G. c. shayne Murat Halstead VIII
A.pln John Clann. John II. starin, Samuel W Fair
child, Jordan 1. Mott, f; r; Ladew, Hugh Z; Gar
den. General Arson G. McCook; Chauncey NJ De-
William Berri and Ethan Allen. Chauncey VI. De-
pew disappointed the committee in not going. Gen
era Orland Smith. first vice.president OF the BaItl-
car to the delegates They expect to return this
evening.
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IN ALLEGED FfREBCG ARRESTED

WILLIAM SEXTON CAUGHT IN NEW -ho'i'H
AFTER AN ABSENCE OF FOUR fEAHs
William SEXTON was arrested in New-hocnone
last evening on bench warrant issued at "n''e
Plains Oh an indictment found against MN iou.
wears ago for arson in the first degree. fre'ou'
70 the finding of the indictment sexton hau Doe
indicted, tried and acquitted on another "'
h as again indicted on additional evidence put IN
tho interval between his acquittal and the nhuihs
of the second Indictment he disappeared. ,,,o ago
He was not seen again until day or IVY a.
when he again appeared in his old haunts. ost, All
is alleged to have been member OF gans ga "a mth
him three men. who entered pleas of guilty 70
charges Of arson and their trial they gaSe 'Js
was their leader. The men were sentenced 10 IA "a
teen years each in prison At the time sexton In
great many friends and IL is DelieEeu thdt 'he'i
Influence saved him from a conviction.
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OFFICERS OF THE NEU- ENGLAND SOCIETY
REPORT OF THE NOMINATING CoMMITTEE-c. c.
BEAMAN FOR PRESIDENT

REPORT OF THE NOMINATING CoNMITrEE-c. C.
BEAMAN FOR PRESIDENT.
The New-E England Society ret last night at 8
O'Clock in one OF the pariors Of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel to nominate the candidates for officers of the
society to be elected at the annual meeting next
Monday night. About sixty members of the so-9ety
were present and the first business taken up was
to elect Brayton Ives moderator and George Will
secretary.
nominating committee was then appointed, con-
sisting of George c. Batcheller, Sigourney w. Fay
H. A. Sabin Thomas f. Wentworth and John X
CiIley. The committee reported the nomination OF
Elihu Root for reelection as president. but Mr.
Root declined the nomination The officers as then
reported by the committee Charles c. Beaman
for president Henry +. Rowland for first vice-pres
dent William f.. Dodge for second vice-presldent
William Dowd for treasurer and George wilson for
secretary; nominations for directors to serve
until December 1899, Joseph Bushnell, Charles G.
Burke, Addison C. Rand, and Edmund G. stedman
The following men were elected members OF the
society: Temple BowdOin, Charles b. Church, John
c. Goodrich jr., b. Frank Hooper Horatio g. Kim
ball, Edward c. Perkins, Howard c. Smith. Francis
l.. Stetson, Dr. Lewis Morris, James Macnaughton
Charles T.. Mitchell. George IL. Hyde. George Fox
Tucker d. J. Tenney, George S. "enney and r. NJ
81 unders.
Among the members of the society present last
night we're William f.. Dodge, Elihu Root. John X
Cilley. A. r. Whitney, Joseph r. Gay; Jonathan
Marshall, Clarence W; Bowen, John L. I Dudley
Paine Thomas II. Wood, Edward Hobrook, Robert
/, Niles Seth NJ. Milliken, a. w. Kingman, william
u. Hurlbut. George S. Sargent, Charles ~ Clapp
Edward A. Quintard and Thomas j. Davis.
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SENATE REORGA NIZATION.
POPULIsTs ABANDON THEIR OBJECTION
TO REPUBLICAN CONTROL.
HOW THE cHAIRMAvsHIPs ARE TO BE ALLOTTED
DISCUSSING COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.

HOW THE cHAIRMAvsHTPs ARE TO BE ALLOTTED
DISCUSSING COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUNE1
Washington Dec. 9-The Populist Senators have
changed their former decision concerning the re-
organization of the Senate, and have now agreed
among themselves to interpose no objection to the
Republicans taking control. They will act to-
gether but will withdraw as a body and allow
the Republicans 10 elect their candidates for the
Senate offices They may nominate candidate for
President pro empore, but they will not press his
claims nor continue MS candidacy so az materially
to delay organization
Both the Republican and Democratic committees
appointed for the purpose Of filling the vacancies
In the Senate committees met this afternoon at
the Capitol. The Republicans conducted their con-
ference with the secrecy. No conclusion OF
any kind was reached and meetings will be held
from day TO day until committee assignments are
ready to be submitted to the caucus. The large al
dltion to the Republican membership OF the Senate
makes the task OF suitably and satisfactorily ad-
justing the assignments one not easily performed
Senator's like Sherman. Morrill, Allison, Mitchell
and Aldrlch who have been charmen OF partic'i-
lar committees for years. VIII retain their places
and where n Senator Is the ranking member or
accordance with the usage OF the Senate, to select
the charmanshp from his list that ne prefers;
rearranRing those Committees the membership OF
which has been almost obterated.
ship There are sixty standing and select commit
tees. or these fifteen are given TO the minority
leaving fortyve for the Republicans. AS there are
only forty-two Republicans in the Senate they can
thus be easily accommodated TO say nothing or a
present of three chairmanshps Popullsts II need
be The silver men may dominate the Finance
Committee and fill the vancancy caused by the re-
tirement of Mr. Mcpherson. There IL also PROPOSE
ton to increase the number Of that committee by
adding Mr. Plat. of Connecticut. and II this is
done Mr. Platt who Is the ranking man on three
important committees would probably give way on
the most important Of these and give the place to
one Of the new men.
The Democratic committee also to no con-
cusion preferring to walt and see what the Repub-
iicans did.
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END or TIE MASCRY WILL CONTEST.

THE ADOPTED SONS OF THE DEAD MILLIONAIRE
SAID TO HAVE EFFECTED A SETTLEMENT
TO RECEIVE ABOUT s.. 100000.
1t is reported that the contest the will of
John w Masury. who died leaving an estate valued
at SoccCDO, will not come up before Surrogate Petty,
of Suffolk County, tomorrow, as the contestants
have reached an understanding and the contest will
be withdrawn and the will probated The contest
ants Of the will were John and Frederick l.. Mas
ury. children or Masurys first wife. They We're
cut off without cent while the bulk OF the estate
was left to his second wife The two contestants
were adopted by Masury and he promised them all
his money provided they adopted his name. 50 as
to carry on his extensive paint establishment The
contest has been dragging for time in the
Surrogate's Court, because OF the difficulty In Sc
lecting a temporary administrator who could give
the necessary bonds.
What the terms of the settlement are canrct at
present be learned, but 1t IS said that the two
boys will receive about 100000 Surrogate Petty
refuses to talk about the reported settlement
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no SET A STANDARD.
PROTESTANT. EPISCOPAL EDUCATIONAL
WORK.

A MEETING TO PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF UNIFORM SYSTEM AMONG CHURCH
scuoo1s coiIEGEs AND Summaries.
The standard Of education adopted by recognized
institutions OF learning allied to the protestant
Episcopal Church has been long felt by many 'e""
ing people of that Church to be of 10 varied char-
cter and in some instances so unequal In require
ments that n movement started a year ago,
and since vigorously fostered, for the purpose Vi
bringing about some scheme OF lnlhca'ion IN 'hs
direction The seeming anomaly tnat the d'p'o'
of one school should be more highly valued imam
another or that a diploma should be more easiy
ohtainabIe in some institutions than others. ~
sougbt to be crad.cated The movement also has
for its aim the helping Of colleges by pecuniafy az
slstance In any temporary financial d.mcu'y t"a'
might arise
A convention Of many prominent churcnmeh anu
representatives Of the leading educationa inTtb ne
house OF the Rev. Dr. Charles F. Honman;; civ. oiyine
West oT TO the S me Dr. Holman
presided and advocated the formation Oh nu,iined
cation having for It's objects the purposes o"''''
RESOLUTIONS were ultimately adopted t &c, nahs
organizing an association under the tue rnur"h
Association PROMOTING he Interests 81 ,bat be
schools Colleges and Semnarles ana s. ,,S and
promotion Of the interests OF the educational ns'
tutons OF the Church , 80 tho first Of
+ Hoffman president; the Rev Dr. . ,JIa r,sov
Townsend secretary; President Ge9rge Tr Robert
b FaIrbairn. warden Of st. Stephens Coiese uII III
Rev Dr. A. Toomer Porter. Char ID nyyersi
itarv Institute: VceChanceliOr Wiggin tm .,,
~ Of the South and president Theodore Str dnn
KENYON College vce-presdens Az execut INV nrss
DENT se"retary treasure and the GLOWING Dean ian
r UofYman General Theological Seni-iiaiy - ~
-. ~ m - r. van De Water Chaplain OF Column
a college Bishop Leighton Cslead o. pres
iTent Piper Racine College sidney tisner NE, ME
Alberta Oakley Bshopth9rpe schoT tc SSuon It was
decided to rnemoriaze the General Convem'D,b ,cS
set apart day in the churches eacn sthe educa
fional interests OF the church shall De ,inn ~
before the people, in order that tne co-ope'''' -
churchmen at large may be oDta!iea'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-10
IN TIE CYCLING World.

THE ATTITUDE OF THE NATIONAL BOARD OF
TRADE IN REGARD TO WHEEL EXHIBITIONS.
The resolution passed recently by the Cycle Board
of Trade TO sanction cycle shows in different cities
only when they were ndorsed by the local Boards
of Trade may some opposition from those
outside OF the National Beard The board yesterday
issued a circular which says. In part that some peo-
PIE who have money invested in the cycle business
propose to run a show in Chicago merely to put
money into their own pockets, the show to be man
aged under the guise OF A charitable entertainment
When the promoters enieavored to enlist the aid
OF the leading manufacturers in and around Chicago
in the project. they declined TO exhibit unless the
affair sanctioned by the National Cycle Board
Of Trade. A. G. Spaldng, president OF the Board Of
Trade. said that ne HAD no wish TO harm the fair
would hold 1t over until after the Eastern and West
ern exhibitions he had no doub; that the sanction
Judge Tuthill' who are interested in this Chicago
fair. expressed their satisfaction. and It Is likely
that they Will hold the fair, with cycles exhibited
some time In February.
Major G. ii. Luscomb, ex pre- sdent of the League
OF American Wheelmen. has been retained 10 defend
Char.es Murphy. the Class man recently dsqua,i-
fed by the Racing Board of the League Of American
Wheelmen: Major Lusconb viii take the case be-
fore the National Assembly at the meeting in Feb
ruary. and IL the ruling cannot be changed he will
take the matter into the courts.
The controversy between the South Brooklyn
Whee.men and the Liberty Wheemen over the piano
which was to have been voted to the most popular
cub at the Liberty fair continues to excite much
Spnaents o h c ns eyenS fraternity The two
day. but no decision was reached.
Tho crank bicycle pump has just appeared. and.
like most new Inventions in the cycling line. Won
ders are claimed for II. II said that 1t Is as DOW
erfu as foot pump, and nj the same time 40 small
that II can be carried without Inconvenience in the
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OBJECTION TO THE WILL OF NJ F. Il. DE
HAAS.

A contest begun yesterday on behalf of the
widow over the estate OF NJ. f. II. de Haas the ar
tist who died on November o. The objections TO
the probate were filed by Prebe Tucker on behalf
of his sister, Mrs Alice Preble Tucker de Haas
whom the artist married last spring. Mr.. de Haas
had been previously married, and had three chill
dren by his first wife. The will over which the
contest arises made June 20, 1883. 1t con-
sists of four pages of writing two sheets OF
ordinary notepaper. 1t written by Mr.. de
Haas himself and was witnessed by 4. W. Hubbard
Charles NJ. Skinner and Seymour j. Guy II pro-
vided that all Mr.. de Haas's property should go to
his then living wife Catherine Ann de Haas. for her
use during her life. and after her death should 60
to his children in eqral shares lie also gave to
his wife. Catherine Ann, any share or interest OF
his in the Artists Fund Society or in the Artist
Mutual Aid Society Of New-York, and directed that
c.eties should be- paid Immediately TO his wife He
requested his wife. Catherine. as his executor 10
sell as soon possible after his death all his
pictures, studies and studio effects at private or
auction sale and invest the proceeds of his estate
In bond and mortgage bonds OF the United States
OF OF a State of the Union or in real estate.
Mr.. de Haas left pei soDa property which is yalucd
$1,000 II consists largely OF pictures which he
had collected for 4 sale which was TO have been
NJ. f. II de Haas offered the will for probate
Under 1t all of the property would the chill
fT rs by The mrs; wife rhe ion filed BY
contains repugnant. Inconsistent and contradictory
clauses and that II does not express the often re-
pea;ed and openly ayowed declarations OF the dead
said that he did not regard It as his last will but
considered 1t void. and that he had often declared
after his death and offered for probate to the
surprise OF his wife, begins the present
her nnde ss s aside ana have made for
property where there is Will
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AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.

tently Kissed him, the fair-minded portion "
the crowd He at once began: Il am PROUD OF ','
enemies / have made" which called up a laugh;
he later there We're better Socialists the
stage than the Socialists in the audience VINO
ism he said. Law in unity and it could never nope
to succeed by introducing doctrnaire notions rs or
dormatic principles. Dissension was sure 70 sPi
up and then the organization would follow inc
Knights Of Labor. He made II clear ths1 ne wa az
ali He expressed his surprise that no allusion haa
been made by the previous SPEAKERS 70 'nf eeight
burning issue OF iabor-a working oa! u S
hours.
MRS. vALEsH FOR THE WOMEN.
Mrs. Eva Mcdonald Valesh OF Minneapolis was
the next speaker She is a member of the Typo
graphical Union. First apologzing for her West
ern accent Mrs. Valesh said that she wanted 10
say word about the new woman. and she said
1t in taking fashion, too She argued that the So So
called new woman was not new. She mace ner
hrst appearance when the first woman. an1 en
by force of CIRCUMSTANCES left her home ane kerr
that trade -unionsm was the one nope OF ehiai'c-
patton for women who h,3o work j., ,aues Nawdsev.
OF Lancashire. who comes from the textile fabric
mills there. He ended with the assertion thai, say
thin In this country; with all our boosted aaEhmced
and protected Industries f He was so fI inss
county OF York. He. proved to be de sia
event ave- are not Wanting n to roll up
to live, and not the worst kind OF stuff either
one OF his sentiments . -, ...uu.z
and failures of trades-union movements in ther
own country. and the audience gave swift indorse-
mont 10 Mawdsley's remark that when he was
lad he had not much chance at education: They
aid more punchin than schoolin. ana In that way
thew iearned to fight and fight TO win. 1t was the
rmIe never to let the other fellow best you he
went on The speaker determined that TINS was
the education the unionists need in their contest
with capital. ,,, u, A.,
Cou,ie In an Initiative tone. describing the phrase
Of many good people who deplore conditions They
are We going to do? We argue this way, that vel
be better friends for havin the fight when IT'S
over and so fight we have. . 49, 49,
Senator Robert Howard. OF Fall River Mass,
was the speaker chosen to follow the Es M
half house Adjournment followed his brief re-
marks
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RROOKIyN GARMENT WORKERS OUT.

Five separate councils of District Assembly NO
of the United Garment Workers of America met
,os, r,oh, q. No AZ Ewen-st Brooklyn to discuss
a 1ockout among the garment workers. Five hun
dred men and women are ont Of employment due 10
tbe;r refusel TO accept a reduction OF from - TO 81
uaek in their wages. Joseph Salatouski. the
leader OF the garment workers. says general strike
may follow the lockout.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-10
LIPSCHUTZ WINS THE ADJOURNED GAME

Llpschutz and Showalter resumed play In the
eleventh game Of the chess match. which stood ad-
journed Friday night yesterday afternoon. wher
Lpschntz by weak play. allowed his adversary to
show some Unexpectedly strong resistance. How
ever, after ninety -hve moves LpschUtz won. the
score being five to four in favor OF Showater.
two games being drawn Here follows the full score
of he M
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SALE OF j. B. SkEHAN s. CO.'S GOODS.

cHAFING DISHES AND CRoCKERY AS WE'LL AS
OFFICE FURNITURE.
There was a receivers sale yesterday at the $40
Art Galleries No 4S Liberty-st.. that drew a crowd
of curiosity seekers ard a few buyers IL was ho'
strictly an art SALE and the curios were not many
p $40 was the auctioneer and J. y. Skehan &
90 - goods were sod. There were to be disposed
of in all fortytwo articles OF furniture OF the once
of the firm: a.so four chatting dishes and lots or
crockery ware and knives and spoons, an electric
coffee pot and an electric chaiinsdisa The total
sum obtained $500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-10

This house, having the sole
agency for the sale of the
MacMonnies Bronze Stat
uettes in the United States,
invites inspection and study
of examples of them that
are always in hand.
Within two weeks two
gold medals have been
awarded on exhibits OF
these works made from our
stock,-one at Atlanta and
the other at the Philadel-
phia Art Cubs Exhibition.
THEODORE B. STARR,
Madison Square.
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SUED FOR LIBEL BY COyGREssuAy

Boston. Dec 9.-Fredeiic w. Peabody pleaded not
guilty In the Municipal Criminal Court to-day before
Judge Gaske Ia the charge of criminal libel
Drought by Congressman Harrison II. Atwood anl
gave 1900 bonds for his appearance. The suit is an
outcome or the recent fight in the XIth District
PupacAh cdndidate agains: Mr.. Atwood, the regu-
lat monlinee. Inc alleged libel was contained IN
MT AtwoSd while Bosion's city architect. had been