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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
MAPS FOR THE GREAT SEWER ADOPILD

NO RUN TWENTY MILES ALONG THE BRONA
RIvER-CoST ESTIMATED AT 100000
Tho Bronx River Sewer Commission met at the
MAYORS office yesterday and adopted the maps ana
nreliminarv surveys for the big sewer which is 10
connect White Plains with the East River The
,ewer which is TO parallel the Bronx River. Will be
sNentv miles long and ten feet in diameter, and Is
Estimated 10 cost 100000 The plan. it was agreed,
was feasible and practicable: -, , -,
Public hearings on the subject will be given III
January at White Plains Yonkers. Mount vernon,
Williamshridge and New-iork city. A scheIe ioa
land adjoining was also discussed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
TO REPRESENT THE WABA 81.

Milton Knight OF 81. Louis, freight traffic man
ager Of the Wabash Railroad Company. has been
appointed TO represent that company in the Board
of Managers in the new Joint Traffic Assoc a
ton Mir. knight born in Scio. y. " and AFTER
n long career with the Atlantic and Great western
and Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton ra.iLoats
became assistant general freight agent OF tne
WABASH ST LOUIS and Pacific Railway on Jahu-
srv ISIS In lsS3 he was appointed general freight
agent and on July l. 1889. became freight trahic
manager He is widely known and popular.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
AN INVALID KILLS HTXSRLF Win hAH"h.

Herman Anderson, forty-seven years Old OF NO
10 East nehunired snd-eighth-st painter IN the
employ OF the elevated road, coinmi;'ed suc'ue at
his home at o'clock Sunday afternoon. by cutting
his throat with "a razor On Thanksgiving eve ne
went home and told his wife tina; he was feeling III!
He went TO bed after and was taken win d
chill His wife sent for Dr. Larkin. OF one nun
dred-and-slxth-st. and LeXington-ave Inc DOCTOR
said he had a attack OF pneumonla. ms
dauehter Mary, was watching him. he sent her
out OF the ROOM ana while she was away ne went
TO the bureau drawer and took out a razor. wv
which he cut his throat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
TO CONFER ON THE EXCISE QUESTION.

PRESIDENT ORR OF THE CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE. APPOINTS a CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
President Orr of the Chamber of Commerce, has
Amounted the following committee OF citizens 10
consider the excise and the Sunday liquor question
as II relates to the city of New-York, ana also 20
confer with Lieutenant Governor SaX'oh anu d In,
mit,ea Of members of the legislature which ne may
invite for this purpose Charles Stewart smith sem
Low John Harsen Rhoades, Carl SchurZ George l..
Rives Charles c. Beaman, John b. Pine, Charles H.
Parkhurst and r. Fulton Cutting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
HOME NEWS.
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

CLARENDoN-Mme Clara Louise ,r Ke,osG-
Vann' of the New York Supreme Court ana -; IN
Csrbo. Minister for Ecuador at Wase e Ssu.
MnnSD Hof,LAND-Henry NJ whitney Of Dos,
ton and Henry Scott o and Shases IL James
Baiantne Of Andes. n y MuRR4A o1rr aanl
Count Heinrich MOtke Of BsTn
S SbarIes B. Andrews. of Connecticut and Judge
Hoyt H. Wheeler and Mrs Redheld f p%fns' ~
King eniso and john H. Farrell. OF Albany: Union
SQTARE-President George W Ather'2n Oh e" u
Locke and John ~ Scatcherd. Of Buffalo. ana Gen.
rral George j. Magee. Of watkins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03

Our Underwear Keeps pace WIN tHe "0r'" ""''''
The goldfish days are upon us but
shivering is easily avoided by season.
able underwear.
All wool, all cotton, partly both,
and always your size-S1 up.
A trade accident brings us a lot OF
hiph-class DE .JOinville scarts that we
can sell for 90 cents this cOmpels us
to put down all our higher priced ones
to the same figure.
ROGERS PEET g. Co
Prince and Broadway
Warren and Broadway
Thirty-second and Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
SECURE AT ONCE.

your share OF the bargains in Compartments Rclai"
Carpets at lO4 W. i&,h Street, No money needed o1li
a call TO choose your pattern 10 be made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
Iycr1JyA ILLEy SENT TO HARTFORD.

Angelina Allen. who was known a poser in
living pctlres and recently became insane, was
removed from Bellevue yesterday morning 10 re-
treat at Hartford, Conn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03

,,sar,or, agains, him for s249 Mr. Conklin was
CO.. tSenty Years superintendent Of the menager ger,
in Central Park, but resigned In ls9., ana "en'
into the animal and bird business on MS own &c
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise O7 1888 Moon rises "a Moons age Is
HIGH WATER TO-DAY.
M-sandv Hook SOC Gov Island s:3l He'll Gate 10:
p M-Sandy Hook s:34 Gov Island s53 Hell Gate 1916
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03

there would probably be two disnissals ana one
or two transfers from night to day duty as the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
Announcements
SWATARA.
A full-dress collar.
e. & w
Waste No Tin
r 4 W.

Waste No Time 49,
In choosing your share OF the bargains in cowpef'h"N
Reliable Carpets at lo% West isth Street
Nothing 10 more acceptable than piece ~
Flint's Fine furniture for Christmas Present.
- West 2Sd Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
INCOMING STEAMERS.
TODAY.
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 4.
thursday. DECEMBER
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

TO DAY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
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Ab5olIteY RKDkR
Pure.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DOCK BOARD
EMPLOYEES.

HOW THEY WERE COLLECTED-MR. PHhhAN :
LLsT-FRANK TESTIMONY BEFORE COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03

Prince and Broadway.
Warren and Broadway.
Thirty-second and Broadway.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-23

The taxpayers of Boston have to
rate this year Is no more than 1t was
last wear. 1t WAS the 20 cents less
state tax for 1885 which kept the fig
ures from being Sl3 per $1,000. In
1884 the tax rate was 81. 1t was this
that brought about the law in 1885 fin
ing the tax limit at SO on the 81, 600
on basis Of the average valuation
for five years preceding the year
OF the tax levy. The tax rate above
the 80 is to cover the debt require
ments, interest, sinking fund etc.
During the ten years from 1885, when
the SO limit went into effect, the aver
age tax rate for the city of Boston
and county of Suffolk. exclusive OF
the state tax, was SD. l9, but it
is the city debt and interest which sf-
fects the tax levy above the 50 debt
limit. Over the state tax the city of
Boston has no control; that must be
met, whatever it may be. The city
council, however, has each year made
Ito uppi OpI IublohS up w VIZ 80 Atih't,
and the city council is also responsible
for the increase of the city debt, which
also tends to increase the annual tax
rate. The administration was under
Mayor O'Brien in 1885 to 1888, in
elusive; 1SS9-'90, Mayor Hart; 1891
IA, Mayor Matthews. The state tax
for the above years was in the order
given, .7I .65; 81; 81; SO; SO;
SO SO; 80; rs, and 55. In 1898,
when the municipal tax touched the
lowest point, S1l. .l3. the valution in
crease was $50, 1880 OF which
S27, 4S2, 400 was in real estate. The
appropriation bill for 1884, SO is
1858, 777.43 more than that of 1894,
which covers the requirements for the
increase of debt, and this has wiped
ont all advantage that should accrue
from an increase of valuation, also the
benefit of the reduced state tax.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-23
BOSTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Signs VIII Remain.

The merchants aud business men Of
this city have secured further period
of grace during which they will not be
molested because of their failure to
remove the signs from their places of
business, in accordance with the act
passed by the last Legislature. A
committee OF their number appeared
before the board of police. aud pre-
sented such strong arguments IN favor
of allowing the sigus to remain that
that body was considerably impressed
Chairman Martin declared that the
board did not care to be harsh. and eN-
pressed the desire of the board to do
what was possible to favor the mer-
chants until such time rs the legis!a-
ture can again be appealed to in the
matter. All that he wanted was
to see how the board OF police could
abstain from enforcing the law.
The means OF doing SO WAS quickly
supplied by Edward A. Mclaughlin,
clerk of the house of representatives,
who represented some business people
on fremont row. Mr.. Mclaughlin
having read the act regulating the
putting up of signs, pointed out that
until the superintendent of streets had
notified the merchants to take the
signs down there was no compulsiOn
on the part of the board of police to
proceed against those who used them.
He further said that if the superin-
tendent of streets did issue such
notices test case could then be
brought, aud before ii could be de-
cided by the courts the legislature
would probably be again in session,
and the business people could appeal
to that body. This view appealed to
the board. who withheld decision ln-
til they had an opportunity Of con-
sulting corporation counsel Bailey,
who is now on a vacation, IN regard
to the matter. Chairman Martin and
commissioner Curtis were the MEM
bers OF the board present.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-23
LOOKS LIKE A REPUBLIC.
Dispatch OF Bodies of Troops to
Overthrow the Monarchy.

From present indications 1t looks as though
advantage was being taken of the despatch
of large bodies of troops to Cuba to inaugu-
rate an active momement looking to the over.
throw OF the monarchy and the establish
ment of republic
There has been concerted rising of re-
publican bands in the province of Valencia
and the province of CaStellon de la PIana
ernme1t is taking active measures to quell
the rising in its incipiency. A number Of
republicans made an attack on the small
town of Chovar, in the province of Castellon
de la Plana, taking the townsmen and civil
guards by surprise.
The mayor W s captured and imprisoned
and for time the place was entirely at the
mercy OF the attacking party. They seized
all the arms in the town and also all the
money they could find The authorities
asked for assistance from Segorbe and de-
tachmant of gendarmes hurried to Chovar
from that city.
Meanwhile the republican bands and fed
to the open country and when the gendarmes
arrived at Chovar they were despatched in
pursuit OF them under orders to shoot them
on sight Canada, a town OF Valencia. 40
miles from the capital OF the province was
also the scene of n republican demonstration.
Several bands collected there from the sur
rounding country and cheered for republic.
They then cut the telegraph and telephone
wires, and their subsequent actions are un-
known. A band at Denia. in the province of
Alicante, attempted to make a demonstration,
but the local authorities dispersed them.
Several arrests were made.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-23
After Scorchers.

A serious problem has come up for
solution by the wheelmen in and near
Boston. The question is that Of fast
riding in the various parks which
make up the park system of Boston.
The park regulations restrict the
speed of bicycles to eight miles an
hour. OF course these regulations
should be complied with, and every
wheelman who has the cause of
cycling at heart will comply with
them to the best of his ability. Just
here is where the rub comes Out of the
thousands of wheelmen in and around
this city, but very small proportion
can tell whether they are going eight,
ten or twelve miles an hour. The old
rider who is used to pacemaking can
tell almost to the yard how much
ground he is covering in given time.
The great number of new riders this
season puts this class in the minority.
1t is an easy matter for park officer
to tell when a man is riding faster
than the law allows. Standing watch
in hand, he notes the time at which
given point it passed. With small
field glass he watches the rider, un-
known to him, as he circles the mile
track. If he exceeds the limit, the
officer calls to him and orders him to
dismount. A rider will seldom dis
obey-the consequences are to severe.
The rider is cautioned and it is sell
dom that he has been riding too fast.
If the offence is repeated, the offend
er's name is taken, and he is warned
that on another violation he will be
arrested. BEN MARcATo.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-23
FIFTY FORTUNATE HEIRS.
Copy of Famous Trull Will Found
at Merrimac,

The Messrs. Trull of Merrimac, Mass, who
are among the heirs to the estate of the late
Mrs. Elizabeth Eldridge of Newton, Mass,
valued at nearly million dollars, are ear
nestly at work on the case, copy of the will
of John W. Trull of Newton, who died in
June, 1867, leaving personal property valued
at S50S,000 and real estate at $264, ,000, having
been discovered among the papers of the late
Alden B. Morse OF Merrimac, who died Feb.
8, 1895.
For more than sixty years Mr.. Morse had
kept diary of important events, both local
and general, and under every date were
carefully pasted items of more than ordinary
interest. The copy of the will above referred
to was taken from the Newton Journal OF
June. 1867
The will mentions as executors, j. T..
Heard and L. d. Sohier, both of whom are
still living, the former Mason in high
standing.
Shortly after the will was made an attempt
was made to set it aside, but it has stood as
originally written by the testator. Mrs.
Elizabeth Eldridge, who died at Newton re-
Gently, was a daughter of John W. Trull. ].
I. Heard was a son of his wife by previous
husband In the lifetime Of Mrs. Eldridge
the property was in trust with Messrs Heard
and Sohier executors, but owing to unfriendly
relations 1t is reported that no personal inter
views were ever held the business transac-
tlons being carried out by messengers. A
number of heirs to the estate, some of which
are located on Beacon ST., Boston, near the
State House, are residents of Merrimac.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-23

1t looks now as if Tammany will
have to go it alone this fail. Mr..
Grace, Mr. Whitney, Mr.. Anderson.
and other leaders do not care to asso-
ciute with Purroy, Gilroy, Martin 4
Co., while the German American re-
formers are thinking of going out of
business altogether, leaving the me-
tropolis to get along as best it may
without their assistance. By the way,
what did the Grace democracy and the
rest of the political aggregation that
co-operated with the republican party
last fall fight for? Better government?
Ii 50, have they not obtained il? Have
they not, in addition, captured a big
section of the offices entirely dispro-
portionate to the vote they were able
to cast? Do they now propose to
abandon Mayor Strong because he has
nothing more to give them, and are
they, by holding out, trying to make
a "dicker" with the Tiger for certain
high judicial positions? 1t is rather
curious to see a small political minor
itv, that does not dare to stand up and
be counted, capturing nearly all the
best paying offices in the gift of the
people. More curious still, the game
it labelled Democratic Reform.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-23

In 1890 there were nearly 1000, 900
wage .earners in the United States.
Their number had increased in ten
years over 100000, or more than
forty per cent. In the various branches
of trade the increase in female en-
ployes was 263 per cent. This is due
to the rapid utilization of women as
accountants, cashiers, clerks, stenog-
raphers. typewriters and the like.
During the same period the number
engaged in the professions show a
great increase, in many instances the
percentage of increase being far larger
for women than for men.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-23

The death rate of London last year.
according to the medical officers re-
port to the county council, was o.
per 1000 inhabitants, showing that
London still holds her place as the
city of the lowest mortality among all
the great cities of the world, if we ex :
cept Chicago, where they have habit
of rather overestimating their popula-
ton, and thus making their death rate
appear abnormally low. London's
mortality is far below that of the
other cities of Great Britain, while the
rate in Paris is 21.S, in Berlin %. 4, in
Vienna "a, in Rome 22.3, and in st.
Petersburg 30,6, while the rate in
New York last year was 23.9, and in
Boston 229. 1t will be seen by these
figures that the death rate of Boston
is below the average rate of the world
great cities,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-23

General Greely's statement before
the international Geographical Con-
gress that in little more than two
centuries the Arctic region has fur
nished the world with products worth
81, 100000, will surprise most
readers, and indicates to the New York
Mail and Express the possibilities of
that frozen region when human dar-
ing and ingenuity shall have per.
manently opened it to commerce.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-23
NEW YORK LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. I

Never since the settlement of Nan.
haitian Island has it been lawful pub
licly To sell intoN eating liquor on
Sunday. The original inhibition and
all the statutes that have followed it
were adopted to secure "the better
observance of sunday" Their aim
was, as has often been said, to
provide peaceful and orderly day OF
rest. With this object attained the
law was considered to be enforced.
In two hundred years, while it has not
been specifically lawful to sell beer or
spirits on Sunday, there has never
been time when they could not he
had by those who wanted them. Nor,
what is even more significant and to
the present point, has there ever been
period when the customary bever-
ages of the people could not he
privately vended and quietly drank on
Sunday without attendant disorder
and without infringing upon the equal
liberty of citizens who observed the
day religiously.
These are the only legitimate oh
jects of Il sunday excise law, and when
they are secured the law is enforced
in its spirit The political results of a
one-dny prohibition crusade are seen
in the overthrow of the Wings and
Republicans in consequence of the IA
naticism of 1857. The insaperable
legal obstacles to general and per-
manent enforcement OF the law in a
harsh and oppressive manner nre indi.
Gated in the result of Mr.. Greeley's
crusade i'll 1868. The present unjust,
unnecessary and foolish raid will end
i'll the same way. New York City will
not consent after two centuries of free.
dom. to he tyrannized over by Po-
lice Commissioner.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-23

Two thousand million gallons Or six
million tons of petroleum is the an
nual output of the world; half of this
is supplied by the United States, near
ly a quarter comes from the Caspian,
$1,000, ,000 gallons from Galicia, 25,-
900, 200 from Canada, and 1000, 900
from Burmah. The working of the
wells in Burmah and Galicia is only
inst beginning, while the petroleum
basin of the Mackenzie River is proba.
bly the richest in the world.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-23

The electric light is now used
everywhere, in the smallest village as
we'll as the largest cities The tables
of charges prepared by Prof. Parsons
and published in the August Arena are
highly interesting as being the first
systematic attempt at really compre-
hensive statistical view of the cost
and charges of electric lighting. The
difference in different localities is as
tonishing. Thus while the charge in
New York for the ordinary service Of
a 16-candIe-power lamp is put at one
cent meter hour, Hannibal, Mo. and
Madison, n. j., get the same service
for half the price, while i'll Swanton,
VT, it only costs 33 12 per cent of the
New York rate. Among the larger
cities the rate is nearly uniform at Il
cent. In st. Louis, where coal is ex-
ceptionally cheap, it runs to cent
and quarter, while in Cincinnati it
drops to three-quarters of cent.
In towns where the charge is made
by the month for 16.candle power
lamp, the difference ls even more re-
markable. Thus Brookline, Mass.
pays 81. so for what Albany, Mo. gets
as cheap as 2S cents. Charlestown,
Mass, pays ST.. for the same service
that Leadville, Col, gets for 81. For
all night services New York prices are
25 percent higher than in the small
town of Springfield, Mo. Such dis
crepancies are accounted for in part
by the added expense of wires laid
in conduils, but more by the fact that
the public has paid little attention to
the cost OF electric lighting. In the
absence of general knowledge of what
is fair price the companies fix their
! rates at call the traffic will bear"
With fuller information and more
comprehensive statistics there will
doubtless be change for the better.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-23

The first trial at sea of the Defender
was great disappointment to the ad-
vocates of aluminium as the metal of
the future, and many experts declare
against its utility. According to the
New York World, it proved SO lacking
in strength that the cleats and belay-
ing pins made out of it were SO twisted
and bent that they had to be dis
carded, and new ones of hand-wrought
steel substituted.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-23
To Save Human Life.

The railway commissioners of Mas
sachusetts issued an important circu-
lar recently. This circular is in the
form of semi-official order, but with
in a very short time it will take an
official tone, and the street railways
throughout the state will be affected.
Under an act of last years Legislature
for some time past the commissioners
have been giving hearings to railways
and others relative to the equipment
of street cars with tenders that would
be capable of saving life. As result
of these hearings the order was is
sued, and the different roads will be
obliged to conform to the require
ments of the new law before Nov. IA,
1895. The roads notified already are
the West End, Union road of New
Bedford, Springfield road, Lowell,
Lawrence and Haverhill roads, Wor-
cester consolidated road and others.
The officials of the West End road
have not as yet taken any action on
the new law, and at the present time
are saying nothing in regard to the
matter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-23

Fame is Aeeting, muses. the New
York Journal. 1t isn't so very long
since DR.. Koch, the famous German
discoverer of the consumption cure,
was almost worshiped. OF late, how.
ever, where he is best known, tablets
and other mementos glorifying him
have been quietly removed or de-
strpVa1