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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-09
MAIL ROY ROBBERS PLEAD gritty.

william G. Wheeler and John Grey pleaded guilty
TO forgery in the second degree before Judge Cow
Ing In Part III. General Sessions. yesterday. aad
were remanded until Monday for sentence. These
were two % the four men arrested by Central Of
fee detectives on September I. accused OF robb.ng
mail boxes and cashng the stolen checks after
forging the Endorsements According to the Central
Office men they belonged to n gang Of SIX profess
slOnal thieves who were supposed 10 have secured
Thousands Of dollars by robbng mail boxes IN veri-
cities Grey has the alias or BaIhey Kelly,
is thirty years Old and lived al No. 40 Yves, Ihiry-
eighth-st. When arrested Wheeler mhde a con-
fes.on telling OF the operations Of the gang.
Wheeler pleaded guilty to forging tfe indors. mt
on "A check on the Irving National Bank Tor VIZ
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DIES ISErEG A NITENTO.

Terre Haute Ind. oct S.-Pres.den; Dehs. q the
American Railway Union. has issued a circular 10
the local unions m regard TO the work OF secret
nization. which has been found necessary N
many localities because OF the disfavor In which
the union Is held by railway officials The circular
explains the methods to be pursued In this work.
and closes follows: II especially pleased TO
inform our union that the order - spreading rap
idly through all OF the Eastern States. Next year.
In All probability. a special convention VIII be held
when such changes IN the orsanc law ana In the
general policy OF the order Will be made may be
required to adapt the order the ever-mOvng tide
OF events. Some OF enemies were foolish
enough TO believe. when were defeated last sum
MGR and sent 10 nll. that the career OF the A. H. H.
was ended AS matter Of fact II has just begun"
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sn1.rlIrnN COTTON MARKETS.

Galveston oct steady; middlins. sec. 10,
middiing sac good ordinary. Sc net ana gross Ia
d5O3 bales exports 20 urest blltah "-"o ps'''' ~
1000 bales. stock. vd. so3 bales -, 80. ,ox
Norfolk oct s-Cotton quiet midiling. IL loc, ~
midIlins SIC good ordinary. ii-idc. net and gross
celpts S0i4 bales exports coastwise. 32'o bales s
22I bales, stock. IA I5A bales ,t,l,ne
New Orleans Oct s-cotton quiet soci- nla"s 80,
Lice: midding 1916. low middng .-loV % oes
bales sxpor,s 10 Great Britain, AHA bales TO frsn ~
G5O bales 20 the Continent 100 bales coast"is'' o."
bales. sales 2 900 bales stock i62 $50 bales a.. "a,
Savannah oct. s-cotton quiet mddlins ay srcss
tniddling si.c. good ordinary not quoted net anu Va
receipts ~ Oss bales exports eoastwise 63A Bales
627 bales; stock. g., I:9 bales
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mrs GRANT TO LIVE ~ WASHINGTON.

Wash.ngton oct S.-Mrs. l. 5. Grant VIII make
her future home in Washington She has purchaser
the house which ex-senator Edmunds built some
wars ago AMI IN which he was living when he re-
tired from public NE 1t IS an English basement
house. with n commodous drawing-room library
and dlning-room on the second floor. 1t Is located
near the western boundary OF Massachusetts-ave..
one of the fashionable streets OF the city, ana mas
been occupied for two years by secretary Olney.
Mrs Sartors Nellie Grant VII make her home
gernon who has completed his studies, VIII be with
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rus corRsE or THE 70BAcco TRUST ga

The Tobacco Trust is making the wires hot East
and West IN reports of all kinds intended TO bear
upon the market. Sai Wall Street man yester-
day: Reports against the Trust are now being
locked upon as mere enceavors TO help on stock
tobblng stu the end is rapidly approaching The
,rrusf's recent stand gave away twenty cigarettes
for five cents. and at the same time put out plug
at IA cents which has sold FOR 80 cents something
ia ga ny TO break down
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Az EDITOR KILLS A DRUGGIST

willows Cal. oct. s-W. A. Schern. an editor
last evening shot and Killed J. f. Putnam. a mem
Der OF local firm OF druggists. In the settlement
OF accounts on the first OF the month between
Schern and Putnam & Walker there was a dif-
ference Of few dollars IN favor OF the latter and
they made n demand Schern for the amount
At the meeting OF Schern and Putnam last evening
the trouble over the bill renewed. Angry
words were exchanged. then Schern drew pistol
and shot four times ut Putnam, three OF the bulle
taking effect In his body.
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A VERDICT IN FAVOR OF BLISS.

The jury in the Supreme Court that has been
trying the OF Lansing Clair and Fisher real
estate agents. against Elphalet ". Bliss, OF Brook
Ign, for 10000 commissions alleged 20 be due, re-
turned a verdict yesterday afternoon for the de-
fendart 1t was alleged by he plaintiffs that they
had sold for Bliss his iron foun Try in Brooklyn 10
the Wilson Hopcraft Company OF London. an Eng
lsh syndicate. for 81 10000 Mr.. Bliss defence
that he mad already paid commission Of $1,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-09
ISJPENING MINES BTSY AGAIN.

Ishpem.ng. Mich Oct. s.-From twelve to fifteen
thousand tons Of being shipped daily from
the Ishpemrg mines Nearly $4,000 tons have al
ready gone forward by lake and rail this season.
The output OF Lake Superior for 1898 will reach
100000 tons. nearly 10000 tons in excess Of the
largest previous seasons production. The ship
ments are hamperel by lack OF ore cars and ves-
sells The Ishpemng mines are now employing
within so men OF the number before the strike.
and additional hands being put on ia ~ at all
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RyG PRAIRIE FIRE rs THE DAKOTA&

Elendale. y. D.. oct s.-A prairie fire. started
near Frederick : D.. by a match careessly thrown
aside after lighting a cigar. extended in the latter
part Of last week over dstrict nearly forty miles
long In Brown County D.. and Dckey and Me
Intosh counties y. D.. causing the death OF a
Russian farmer, serious injury TO several other per-
sons and great loss OF crops. The fire has been
cI,..1
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Buffalo Oct S.-The annual convention OF the
Commercial Travellers Association opened IN Muse
Hall at II O'Clock this morning with good at
tendance Mayor Jewett welcomed the delegates
the city. At 230 o'clock this afternoon there
was a parade. with about two thousand men ~
line Al o'clock there BUSINESS session. ana
another at o'clock this evenin~
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The trial OF an action brought by Louis DIrkin
against Franz Zahn to recover $4,000 damages for
the loss Of an eye begun yesterday before Chief
Judge Daily in the Court Of Common Pleas. The
defendant has metal-finishing factory and DuTkin
alleges that while he working in the factory
part OF the machinery broke, owing 10 the negii-
gence OF the owner. and struck hun In the eye. de-
etrOyng It. - :.
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ErrIING Up COL PRICES.

The anthracite octopus Is at II again. pu''ms up
prices &c that The poor may the bottoms OF their
coalblns The next move by the barons Is set down
for October l,-lncrease q cents ton. IL goes on
Ike clockwora Delaware and Lackawanna Is still
In the lead
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JUSTICES TO HEAR APPEALS.

Albany. Oct. s.-Governor Morton to-day an
nounced the designation Of Judges for the Appellate
Divisions Of the Supreme Court In the Second Third
and Fourth Departments The designations for the
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First Department were made early in the year anu
the complete list Is al follows:

the COinpIeTt Ilst ls as IUNs. -.
First judicial Observation-Disclosures H. van H nIu
PRESIDING Justice George c. Barrett pe ~ sstr,on
lngraham, Edward Patterson. MORGAN ., ~ 49,
Charles c. Dwight and Pardon Z. "ii''' ~
ciate Justices ,,, I, proun
Presiding Justice; Edgar NJ. Cullen; Wiiiai" p"''
lett and Calvin r. Pratt Associate Jus'is' porIor
Third judicial Department-Charies r., al h,i
don and John r. Putnam, Associate 1us'',e Hardin
Fourth Judicial Department-George -, IiaiH IN
Presiding Justice: William Rumsey, David l.. FOL
lett William NJ. Adams and Manly - "iee"' ->
ciate Justices
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RECEIVERS APPOINTED.

Supreme Court.
BY Barrett. j
Catharine II. Smith George Crawford-Harvey C.
Williams
BY PeelSNan, y.
Home ms. Co of 7. s. julius Sax-Edwin r. Root.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-11
MR.. PLATTS AMBITION.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: There begins to be talk in the newspapers
now about what has long been an open secret VIZ
| that every movement OF Thomas c. Platt for years
past has been shaped by his ambition to rehaol.i-
tate himself by getting into office again. ne
realizes now that to return to the Senate, out OF
| which he fopped in so undignihed a way. and WIN
such lud!crous miscalcuation OF his own I'M
portance. compared with that OF either the
State OF New York or OF the President OF the uned
States, would not serve his purpose. Inc one
| place he wants is Secretary OF the Treasury
1t is an open secret that he has attempted 10 par
gain for this place with several candidates for the
Presidency IN for his support In more
than one nominating convention he has demanded
pledge Of this office as the price OF the Ne"-' 'orh
delegations votes. After the nominations nave
been made in one or more Presidential campaigns
his attitude toward the Presidential candidate OF
his party has been practically the same: promise
me the Secretaryship Of the Treasury or the Ma
chine will defeat you in New-fork
The newspapers now allude to this ambition very
often and rather cyncally But 1t does not seem
to have occurred to any of them to consider what
Mr. Platts qualifications are.
In our present financial condition. to be secretary
of the Treasury means to be the most important
officer In the United States, and one OF the most
important officers In the world. IL demands not
merely the highest business qualifications the wid-
est knowledge OF finance and the most unques-
Toned
but Il demands also such public reputation lor
these qualities shall command public confidence
the outset.
Now what is there in Mr.. Platts business career
to create this confidence? Is 1t his early record
rs a banker in the interior. which ended think,
in some sort OF difficulty? Is 1t his present mode
OF conducting the business of the United States
Express Company which can be judged by any
body who takes the trouble TO visit the ofiice OF
the president and observe how 1t Is devoted chiefiy
TO political caucuses instead OF express business.
or may be inferred from the quotations OF nited
States Express stocks in the daily stock list, as
compared with those of the Adams. American or
other express companies? Is il to be inferred from
his relation to the East Tennessee Coal and iron
Company? is IL 10 be inferred from his past man
clal condition and success. hanging over and over
on the ragged edge? Is there a single business
man in New-York. in the country no matter
what his partisan views. who can look over 10 $
mans business record and contemplate with sat.s-
faction the idea that he may be made, and that
the great Republican party OF Newly ork may be
forced to become the instrument of making him,
the arblter OF the business dest!nies OF the n.red
States? - WALL oa''EHi'
New-York Dec. S. 1925.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-11
NOTES OE TILE .STAGE

Henry Irving. Miss Agnes Ethel and Mrs. Barney
Williams are purchasers Of boxes for the Actors
Fund Benefit on Friday at the Broadway Theatre.
The dramatic features OF that performance will be
contributed by Mr.. Irving, Miss Terry, Mss Olga
Nethersole and the Empire Theatre Company.
Comedy features and special acts will be given by
John Drew and Miss Maud Adams, Miss Ellalne
Terriss, Fritz Williams, Miss Elta Proctor OTIS,
Miss Mabel Love. John lie Hay and the quartet
from HIS Exceilency.
Two hundred members of the Commercial Trav-
ellers Cub attended Neil Burgess performance OF
THE County Fair at the Star Theatre ast night.
Tomorrow evening there will be another large
party OF members OF Mecca Temple, Mobiles OF the
Mystic Shrine.
The first performance of "A Stag Party at the
Garden Theatre will next Tuesday, instead OF
on Monday, formerly announced
Arrangements are going OIL for the benefit 10
BILLY" Birch, at Tony Pastors Theatre. on Sun
dsy evening" December D. AS announced few
DAYS ago, he has been stricken with paralysis and
Is now in precarsous condition and without means.
Contributions are solicited. and may be addressed
TO Harry s. Sanderson, business manager Of Tony
New-York tribune., 1895-12-11
ABUSING OUR FOREIGN MINISTER'S.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Here is a little sample OF modern newspaper
practice which has recently come to my knowledge
through an authentic source, and which seems TO
me 10 demand the reprobaton of honorable news
papers.
A correspondent OF a New-York journal in Lon
don desired important information from distant
capital, and wrote to the United States Minister
at that capital TO call for 1t. The Minister oDeyed
the specific instructions of the State Department
which forbid his responding to such requests
Thereupon he presently received an abusive II not
insulting. letter from the correspondent whose de-
mands he had failed to meet. and he has subse-
ouently been subjected to coarse and unmerlted
abuse by this correspondent in the columns OF
the paper which he represents.
Now foreign Minister, when on duty at for
egn capital Is like a soldier in the presence OF the
enemy and is much entitled to freedom from
fire in the rear directed by his own countrymer
Most of all It is cowardly well as unpatriotic to
assa him for obeying the instructions OF the state
Department.
nclose my name and address. and beg to add
that in case 1t should seem needfu am prepared
to produce the name OF the foreign Minister thus
assaed the name OF the London correspondent
who assaled him. and the name OF the paper in
which the unmerited assault was published
This however. is probably unmportant. The es-
sential thing Is that the public sentiment or our
country needs educating to the position OF Its
foreign Ministers and the duty we owe them a
wanton attack man sent by his country 10 a
delicate and difficult post abroad is as unpatriouc
as conveying intelligence to the enemy in the time
of war or firing into the rear OF our own troops.
If the Minister is himself violating the ,n OBVIOUS
propr!eties and duties of his post-lt. FOR example
he Is assa.ling before foreign audience n poncy
which his own Government has practised during
three-fourths OF its existence and a majority OF
his countrymen approve-then he has invited cen
sure and should have ii. But II he is obeying MS
instructions and attending TO his duties. the man
who weakens him at his post on partisan or per-
sonal grounds is a public enemy. Respectfully.
A CITIZEN WHO RESPECTS HIS COUNTRY.
New York Dec. 6. 1885.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-11

for the stock of the bank Later ne was employeu
In the Artisans Bank, and when that institution
was closed he became assistant manager OF the
Clearing House of the Associated Banks. seven
years afterward In 1864. he succeeded George ~
Lyman as manager of the Clearing House. ho
continued unnerruptedly in this pace until Juiy l.
1892 when he was retired on half-pay. "niIe ne
was manager OF the Clearing House its TRANSACTIONS
amounted to S1OlO l59 1000, or an average OF s'V
10000 a. day. During that period the casn receive.
and paid out aggregated H73l,GO. Mr.. Camp had
a leading part In perfecting the Clearing HOUSE
system and his services In floating the war a poa ,
Of 1853 won much distinction for him in the nnanca' MA
world He was a member OF the Champer OF LIN I
merce the Union League Club and the New-fns-
land Society a trustee Of the American institute,
and honorary member of the Lawyers Clup anu d
member of St Thomas's Church. Mr.. camp mar
RED Harriet B. Tay.or, daughter OF MiddetoWn;
Conn merchant. He Is survived by his wldoW anu n
held at St Thomas's Church Friday morning at ~ ~
o'clock The following bank officers selected ~
himself two years ago Will act as pallpeareiS,r;
II Perkins ir president of the Importers ana rdu-
ers' National Bank; ]. Edward Simmons, Presinent
of the Fourth National Bank; George g. Mlllam,,,
president of the Chemical National Bank rrelerlGh
b. Happen president Of the Gallatin National BanK
change National Bank William Dowd, ex-preslueh'
of the National Bank of North America; Wiain "a nm -;
Nash president Of the Corn Exchange bank 9,uaL ,
G. Nelson president Of the Seaboard NauonaI ,amn
William Sherer, manager OF the CIearihs f1ouse,
and Richard Hamilton, vicepresident or the Bowery
Bank The late Ebenezer K. Wright was also Sc
.ected as a palbearer by Mr. Camp.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-11
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL.
ENGLISH ESTEEM FOR CLEVELAND

ENGLISH ESTEEM FOR CLEVELAND'
To the Editor OF The Tribune
i,r: A friend OF the writer, a represehta'''
p ointment Worth-st. commission house, mas '
turned from a business trip 10 Ensa"' -
tells the following story illustrative OF the ,'
in which President Cleveland is he'd by p'i,,'" ~
manufacturers While the New England WOMEN
mills OF country running nan i-','',
and In many cases shut down altogether Io' 'a0N
OF profitable orders. my friend found the nrS
across the pond going full blas-in fae,. ae,.,srtran
ing overt.me-largely on goods for the h!ne, me- ,ba %
market. During the course of conversSe1n converse manu-
New-Yorker asked group of representative nfave
facturers what they thought Of President o'e'e
land and the Democratic partys p6hcy.o, "Wbv
I'VE regard 1t very highly" said theyi Wii,y hi,Sy
shouldn't we? AS to Mr. Cleveland. we think nun nm
one OF the very ablest statesmen OF the day' III ~
deed, in our opinion he Is second only TO the I'M
mortal PITT" .r,so,
The full significance of this latter comparison @ son
was only understood by my friend when on 10, 80
ing through Westminster Abbey a day OF t"o
later he the tomb OF the great , frehi,st, ,ta
Carved on a beautiful marble slab marking inc
spot this inscription: MA. ,vho
Sacred TO the Memory OF William Pitt no
Did More for the Prosperity Of England thah ANY
Man That Ever Lived" Verbum sap. ,,.~o
NewYork, Dec. 3, 1895. H. A. VAN %
New-York tribune., 1895-12-11
Js pOLyGAMT ORTHODOXY

9. ro,,s Dec 1o-several important opinions
,,ara bsnded down by the United States Court OF
Anpeals at its sitting yesterday. One was tha' OF
the church OF Christ of independence. NO. ct al
appellants. against the Reorganized Church OF Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints. appeiiees Inc ue-
csion was adverse to the interests OF 'He
,zed Cburcbites. as their petition for rehearlng
Ms ovarrnled This disposes of the case entireiy
unless they take 1t to the Supreme Court oh Oh 'ne
United States Questions OF doctrine, az & %en me
i@isi az Kansas city Judge Phillps's courtroom
resem the meeting place OF some T the
troversy was as to which faction taught tae doc
trnes originally promulgated by JosTPn Snnrt Was
eaDn aieiseo to hear OF testimony bearing
upon technical points In taeoIsy thousands Of
printed pages Of deposItlons The ortn1Iosg st St
pois sany, and an elaborate attempt was made 10
or ,ba1 si,ch institution was never authorized Dy
the founders OF Mormonism
New-York tribune., 1895-12-11
John ]. WICKSTEAD.

John j. Wickstead, acting captain OF Company l.
9TH Regiment during the war, and formerly a prom
inent manufacturer OF umbrellas In Canal-st this
city, died a. the home of his son, No 10 ST. James
Place, Brooklyn on Sunday at midnight His funeral
was held last night at the house, the Rev Dr.
Scoeutzel, of St Lukes Episcopal Church. oiilcat-
years old, and had been feeble for year; NJ
Wickstead was born In this city on December o.,
1920 and conducted an umbrella making business
in Canal-st. for more than twenty-five years ne
oIned the 7th Regiment in 1851, when Colonel Abram
Duryea was its commanding officer and at the
breaking out of the war was first Lieutenant OF Com,
pany c. When the regiment reached washington
he was detailed as acting captain of Company l.
When the regiment returned to New-York ne re-
signed from it and resumed his business wnch ne ne
successfully conducted until few years ago IN
1873 he moved TO Brooklyn, since which time ne
had led a quiet, retired life. lie was member
OF the 7h Regiment Veteran League. -Four sons
lirnlNn i'm
New-York tribune., 1895-12-11
RECEPTION ON THE NEWHAMPSHIRE
DRILLING AND DANCING FURNISH AN EVENING
OF PL.EAScRE.

DRILLING AND DANCING FURNISH AN EVENING
OF PLEASURE.
The lst Naval Battalion held drill and reception
last night on board the training-ship New-Hamp-
shire at East Twenty y-eighth-st Orders had been
issued for drill of the four divisions OF the bat
TALON and an Inspection by Mayor Strong. The
Mayor however, was unable TO attend and ne sent
President OF the Board of Aldermen John Jeroloman
10 represent him.
The full battalion of 375 officers and men was
present. There was more than double that NUMBER
OF visitors
1t was shortly after o'clock that the Mayors
representative arrived, accompanied by Lieuenants
Hodges and Hume representing the United States
Government and Colonel Herbert l.. Satteriee OF
Governor Mortons military staff. They were sa-
luted by the Naval Battalion Band Shortly after
ward Captain Fields, Of the scholarship ST. Marys'
jolned the party. Adjutants Weaver and FAILS. OF
the 7th Regiment. were also among the Nsi'ors'
with James De Forest Barton.
When the drills began the large bridge on Inc
spar deck served for a gallery from which some
OF the women looked down on the marching. There
were also broadsword and sabre contests and other
athletic exhibitions. one prize was awarded, a
handsome silver cup, known as the duncan , cup
the award rifle supremacy at the Creeum9oI
range 1t he'd last year by me FIRST ~ ~.
vision of the battalion. 1t was awarded ast night
10 the Second Division President Jeroloman. OF
The Board OF Aldermen. in the Mayors name pre-
sented il TO the division . c,,
J. " Miller with his staff-Leuiena c ComInander
G. g. Kent Surgeon H. H Butts, Navigator Greene
Tbere We're evoiutons by the signal corps. the
waving OF signal flags and The play OF varoes a
tnfsntrv aboard ship, with rife and bayonet, ana
an artjle&y drill Then followed the distant-ser-
wee drill which CONSISTED II Se Sne OF for ne depaSUre
''G ager 1 the drills there dancing until after
New-York tribune., 1895-12-11
ALPHA DELTA PM CLUB ELE TION.
FOUR GOVERNORS CHosEN-rHIs Is LADIES

FOUR GOVERNORS CHosEN-THIs Is LADIES
DAY.
Delta Phi Club held at the club house No.
So West Thirty-thlrd-st. last night to elect four
members OF the Board of Governors to serve for
three years. until December, 1895. The names sub
mltted by the nominating committee for the ap-
proval Of the club were Charles T.. Sprague, A.
Fillmore Hyde. II. Oakley Hall and Roscoe c. T..
Brown. They were all unanimously elected.
Besides the election OF the new members Of the
Board. the reports of the various committees were
read. One interesting and welcome fact to the
members Of the club that evident from the
reports was that the membership had materially In
creased since the last meeting. There are now
about 375 on the membership roll OF the
club The meeting was presided over by Judge f..
c. Patterson. and was followed by an informal
dinner.
The interest in the Artists Loan Exhibition has
in no way suhsided. The paintings are still bring
ing large numbers of Alpha Delta Phi men to the
club house. An unusually large number of pictures
were secured this year and there many favortes
among them.
To-day Is Ladies' Day at the club house and be-
tween and this afternoon the rooms where the
paintings are hung will be thronged with the
friends and relatives Of the members who were
has been handsomely decorated for the occasion
and the ladies will IL at Its best. There are
not many more chances to see the pictures as to-
morrow Is the last day of the exhibition.