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New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
ECONOMISTS ~ SESSION.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION
THE DELEGATES WELCOMED BY PRESIDENT
GILMAN-ANNUAI. ADDRESS or PRO-

THE DELEGATES WELCOMED BY PRESIDENT
GILMAN-ANNUAI. ADDRESS or PRO-
FEssoR ADAMS
Baltimore. Dec. 2s.-I.everinS Han Of Johns Hop
kins University vas wcll filed with economists
from all parts of the country when Professor
Henry c. Adams. the president. called the ninth
annual meeting OF the American Economic Asso-
ciation 10 order at o'clock this evening. Presi-
dent Daniel {. Gilman OF JOINS iogk kirs Univer-
sity welcomed the visitors and guests in a few
well-chosen sentences President Adams. who f.
a professor In the University Of Michigan. respond
ed. and followed hts words Of thanks for tho
hearty welcome with address The Rela-
ton Of Economics TO Juris prudence" lie said In
part:
Employers still assert their purpose TO bargain
with individual employees. and III" employees stu
co~ardice In the presence OF definitely EXPRESSED
responsibties Each party a29.ats 10 tenh Ie mS
than IN the discovery and measurement OF their
respsctye rshts IN view , OF ,ne b.d nGE qsIT ~ y
Neither appears y recognize that ih. sociology
Of the industrial process has RENDERED colee.ys
bargaining imperative In order that quo regard
may be paid TO the instinct OF indiyiduasm BY
which both are impelled
The one thing needed is a true analysis OF tne
situation and satisfactory expression OF the ad-
yantages that would accrue from the labor con-
tract This service Is the high privilege Of econ-
omy but 1t must be economy that rests ON mis-:
tory. that is motived by passion FOR liberty ana
that is directed and limited by knowledge OF
jurisprudence.
A public reception followed the paper Of Presi-
dent Adams 1t will be discussed AT to-morrow's
session -. T.,
The theme of paper by Professor Bailey. Of Cor
nell University which will also be discussed TO-
sepretary Of Agrsulture and Charles " Debney
the Assistant Secretary WI take part IN tnls ds-
cusson. The convention Will continue until Thurs
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
GRANT NONE WNT DEDICATION.
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ALLOWED FOR EN-
PrNsEs BY THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE

FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ALLOWED FOR EN-
PfNsEs BY THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE
The dedication Of the Grant Monument Will take
pIac. on April q next the seventy-hfth anniversary
OF the Generals birth. General Horace Porter
president OF the Grant Monument Association, ap-
pea red before the Board OF Estimate yesterday ana
asked that the city appropriate 5000" for the ex-
penses Of the dedication. General Porter said thar
tho sun % ss0o.pO had already been contributed ny
sDDD citizens for the erection OF the monument,
and the association thought that the city should
d.fray the dedication expenses.
Paris" the General said spent SOco,oo Tor the
crvpt where rests the body Of Napoleon. and $o"-
0s for the ceremonies attending the removal oil ms
homes from 81 Helena. \ew-lork city spent 20"
90 I'm entertaining the Spanish lnfanta and descend
ants OF Columbus on their way to tne w crid AR
President Mckinley ard his Cabinet, Governors :
and other officials Of various Siat"s tho fnihia or
other States and cities and members OF the dIpio,
matte corps will likely attend the exercises. ~ ", J,
n- for military and naval forces # the ln.t"i
ST. es while foreign countries will be asked 10 send
their var vessels The Legislatur" VIII b, asked -
make the dan a LEGAL holiday. IL VIII cost fo"l
for stands and platforms at IN" tomb. Muse VII
have 10 re provided. The rest will ne needed 10
pay the expenses OF visitors. ,
Tho Board OF Estimate ordered the amount asked
for 10 De placed or N" budget
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
SrTT AGAINST SANTA re DISMISSED.

THE COURT HOLDS THAT THE ALIEN LAW DOES
NOT APPLY TO RAILROADS.
Oskaioosa Kan. Dec. 2s.-In the District Court
of jefferson County to-day Judge Myers refused
the petition OF the State Of Kansas against the
AtchIson Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Com
pany forfeit and sell the property OF the rail-
road. The previous orders appointing a receiver
and granting ntunctions I'm aid thereof the Judge
announced would be set aside. The opinion holds
that the provisions OF Chapter ,. Sessions Laws OK
IS9l relating to aliens. under which the action
was brought. not applicable 10 railroads
Judge Myers holds that the right OF way OF
railroad company Is not real estate in the eyes
Of the law The other questions OF law raised By
the attorneys on both sides were NOT passed upon
by Judge Myers. he held this point alone was
sufficient to end the litigation The .cis,on & Is
complete victory for the Santa Fe. The attorneys
for the plaintiff will at once take steps TO carry
the case to the Kansas Supreme Court, on an ap-
neal They will also make an effort TO get ths
case reopened in this court on Il new point sug-
gested by Judge Myers's decision. that the right
OF way OF the Santa Fe is held not TO be real es-
tate Every effort will be made to get speedy
hearing In the Supreme Court. and IL Is tnouSnt
IL will come up at the February term.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
ZUKEk FOUND GUILTY.
CONVICTED OF ARSON IN THE FIRST
DECREE.
rrrSzrrD ANGER OF HIS WIFE DAUGHTER
AND SON WHEN THEY LEARNED lhT
vERprcT-sENTENcE TO BE IN

FRENZIED ANGER OF HIS WIFE. DACOfiiH iH'
AND SON WHEN THEY LEARNED THE
vERprcr-sENTENcE TO BE IN
POSED TO-DAY.
The iurv in Justice Fursman's Criminal B!anch
of the Supreme Court which for severai weeks
had been trying Isaac Zuker for arson IN the nrs'
degree in planning the burning OF MS house' ->o.
oG4 Dvsion-st.. in January. 1892. last night
brought in verdict Of guilty as charged III 'he
indictment. The jury went out at $40 p m. ana
returned at 1890 o'clock. Zuker IS manuia''
urer OF cloaks and owns considerable real es-
t,tc The strongest testimony against him was
that of Meyer Schoenholz now serving for'y-
eight wears sentence in Sing Sing. who swore
that he had been paid by ZuSer TO set the d.
vision-st. fire.
Zuker showed no emotion when he learned the
iury's verdict He was remanded tli TO-DAY ior
sentence. which may be forty years III ''@'e
prison. IN appeal will probably be taken.
There was an unusual scene in the corrnoE
of the Criminal Courts Building after tne 'e'
dict had been announced. Mrs. Zuker began
TO scream as did her nlneteen-year-oio dausn
tor Annie. The son. Willie. twenty years o.1'
for n time tried to quiet them. but did not SUI
coed The women's screams were neard out o''
the street. and the people outside rusheo i"'o
th. building. Mrs ZuKer pecdhe "9 9''O''1'
and cried out for her husband. Soon her emo
,on changed to one Of anger. Somebody had
,locad her in a chair and offered her glass or
water. 80 =,
ms not water want; it's blood she
shrleked in Hebrew. 80,
ooh Ike my man, they have butchered YOU
she groaned Some young men tried 70 RESTRAIN"
her. but failed.
The daughter. Annie. caught Mrs. ZuKer
frenzy and running to her brother sau' VIM,
why don't you get Il revolver and shoot tnc'n'
what are you going 10 do about II: aShc" d
vouuy man. apparently d friend Oh VI iiHS. -,
"ru send them to hell. Willie rcpEed' VIII"
clinched fists ,r. ,siyed
The mothers cry of BLOOD, blood emphas'%eu
the outbursts Of Willie ana anne. ,,.
The court attendants stood about 10 see tna.
no overt act committed. but cd ho' a.,v'pS ,,p
TO stop the wild talk of the mother ahu chiui'
After half an hour the mother was led from .'c
builcing and up Ccntrc-St. on her way ~ H0i
home at Union Hill y j. .. u,
AT Yesterdays session OF the court DIX
Howe, the defendants counsel Inaie d" - "a"
anpeal TO the sympath.es Of the jury, ana u"-
nni,rced Schoenholz ard Meyers. the p'osecu-
tion's Witnesses in the most scltnlnS telHis' |,'-
sis,ant District Attorney Davis. who "as 'nc
prosecutor In his address for the people re.is"tu
the testimony and characterized as lie Iuhef >
statement that he had never known Scnoen-
holz the convicted flrebug. who testified that ne
had been paid by Zuker to set the DiVisioh-st'
fire.
Justice Fursman. in charging the jury. warned
them against allowing their sympatheS to enter
into the decision OF the case.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
GUESTS AT THE LEADING HOTELS.

c. Dixon. Ncw-York.
W. A. Castle, Spr.nghsA
Mass.
l.. n. L. Squire. Lendon.
:. T. Clark & wife. Blnes
hamton.
G. W. Fox. Boston.
z. II. Lawrence & wtlA
Bradford.
c. NJ. Howe. Yonkers.
4. Kennedy, P.ttsneld.
f.. X. Fay. Auburn.
5. NJ. Lewis. Providence.
PARK AVENUE.
II; .. Luce. RlehasA
G. p. Wood. Troy.
+. W. Klein. Detroit.
W. +. Greene. Troy.
Miss Bennett. Newhurg.
q. W. Lacy. Kingston.
vENDoME.
W: y. Rice. Hyde Pan.
Mass.
J. Ill!ngsworth. Providence
NJ. Prlntz. Cleveland.
y. Woin. New York.
q. W. stafford AZ wife
Providence.
". y. stafford. Providence
:. W. Jenkins & wife. Booo-
ton. y. J.
G. II. James. Chicago.
A. NJ. stevens. New YoT&
{. T.. Young. Nsw-fork.
WINDSOR.
II. Friedenwa.d. Philadso.
G. c. Franclscus. PAiladA-
phla.
r. d. Adams. Baltimore.
Z. A. Grosvenor. Amherae
Mass.
]. Winser & wife. cam
bridge. Mass.
n. r.. Gates. Amherst. MAsA
Mrs. j. $. Morgan. Groto@
Conn.
Miss c. l. Morgan. GDtnA
Conn.
II. r. Brown. philadelphia
T.. D. Warheld. Easto0
Penn.
+. Em ,rton. Cambridge
Mass.
J. W. Patterson. BaltlmorE
II. =. burlington. U. =
Army,
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
AI.BEMARLE.

AlsD r NJ n LIE
II. l.. Gaunt & wife. Mon
treal.
u. Il. Shaw 4 wife. Boston
{. B. Grimes & wife. Bos
ton.
c. A. williams. Newton
don.
J. q. Dunn, Philadelphia.
r.. ". Box & wife. Phila
delphia.
J. h. Wilson. Delaware.
Miss Il. Carroll. Boston.
Miss !. ". Buckle. Provi
dencc.
BROADWAY CENTRAL.
S. l.. Purdy & family. Bos
ton.
T. u. Mccormick. Columbus
Ohio.
u. l.. McLarin. Newport.
X. J. Lyle, Baltimore.
f. NJ. Briggs. Grand Rap
IDS.
q. ". Heintz & wife. Lynn
o. York, London.
T.. 4. Smith. Chicago.
J. W. Cross. Philadelphia.
W. B. Burns. Sumter. \. G
G. A. Oliver & wife. Leba
non. Penn.
G. II. Bareford. Louisville.
T.. Brown. Detroit.
o. ". Lyman. Cedar Rap
Ids. Iowa.
Il. r. Snow. Providence.
r. r. Grauling & family
Atlanta.
]. A. Guest. Washington.
T. \. Norris. Madison, Wis
J. r. Wait a wife. Port
land. Ne.
J. L. Jackson. u. 3. Army
BUCKINGHAM.
G. Crawford & wife. Phila'
delphia.
II. y. Hull & wife. New
York.
J. NJ. Brainard. Auburn.
u. C. Bloodgett. North
ampton. Mass.
W. II. Weeden h wife
Providence.
W. w. Filter; Philadelphia
Miss r. y. Hubbard. Bos-
NORMANDIE.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Simon W. Dutton. brother OF stephen \. Dutton.
who was recently sentenced to three years I'M
prisonment and TO pay fine OF 500 for swlndling
Mrs. Mary Godfrey. was arrested yesterday.
charged with offence similar To that OF Ste
phen
Mrs Marsella Cos'igan. Of Brooklyn. alleged that
In 1888 She owned some lots worth $500 in Bell
port Long Island Mrs. costigan induced
10 convey the land 70 Martha T. Judge. who would
get Dutton 10 sell the lots. she met Dutton. who
She says told her that he and his brother
very wealthy and owned property In several towns
After Mrs. CostIgan had transferred her property
she tried TO get the money for H. hut could not
she says. She then had Dutton indicted. lie lives
at No 1877 West Seventy -first-st. Recorder Con
committed him to the Tombs In default Of 5000
bail.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
The New SMALL SIZE OF
CASHMERE BOUQUET
TOILET SOAP
is within everybody's means. Ask for it.

,welve-lnch breech-oadirg rifle mounted at tna'
point. First Lieutenant George F.. Frencn. A'h
infantry is ordered 20 continue on duty with the
National Guard OF Idaho until further orders.
Captain &. J. Barclay has been ordered 10 COM
mand the cruiser Raleigh. relieving Captain morrill,
Miller, who receives three months leaNe' ON
mander ". c. Gibson ordered 10 command the
Adams on her return from Hawaii. reie" ing COM
mander T. w. Watson. who Is detailed 10 IN, foIts-
mouth On. IL Navy Yard "a ordnance oihc,r Cap,
tain Nicoll Ludlow has been assigned 70 duty as d
member OF the Examining Board at Washii.s.on'
Lieutenant A. p Nazro Is detached from the h!tsi
prise and will become executive ofccr AZ 'he ->e"
York Navy Yard January ).
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
TEXAS TRAIN ROBBERS CAPTURED

Houston. Tex. Dec. 3-Information was received
by the weils-Fargo Express ofciais here yesterday
that the State Rangers had captured the robbers
who held up the Southern Pacific passenger train
at Comstock Tex. a week ago. The robbers are
In Jail at Del Rio. Tex. The leader OF the gang is
A. II. Perviance. Of Del Rio. and the others are
Bud" Newman. Frank Gable and r. NJ. shacke-
ford, who live In that section OF the country Two
of the men arrested have been identified the men
who boarded the train at the station to purchase
fruit and stopped Il at the point where the robbery
occurred.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
NORMANDIE.
A. 8 Hunter. Utica.
TIE LEASE OF TIE COLUMBUS THEATRE.

Justice smyth. In the Supreme Court. yesterday
signed order for the sale Of the lease Of the CO
lumbus Theatre. In
which 70 held by Oscar Hammersen and assignee "a 70
ment Of $3.50. with interest and costs. loaned by nss
Rogan referee to sell the ieasehold interest in the
theatre at the Real Estate Salesroom No Ill Broad.
also decides that the assignment Of the lease amount.
ed to mortgage. Hammers,ein. March lM%
ian Johnston. Subsequently Mrs. Rosenberg loaned
lAiso to her brother. Mr.. Hammsfsteln. on ~ -
signmept e$ the lease --- =
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
ABUSE or TIE FRAMING PRIVILEGE
ONE CASE WHICH THE POSTAL OFFICIALS
STRANGELY OVERLOOKED.

STRANGELY OVERLOOKED.
Washington. Dec 2s-Complaint was made TO the
Derartmnnt OF State recently to the effect that the
frsnking privilege being abused by the Bureau
OF American Republics. 1t appears that THE Bull
,etin. OF that bureau has been printing advertise
rnents and otherwise has been. conducted a COM
rncrcia enterprise. and has been circulated free Of
expense for postage In the mails as a Government
publication. Secretary Olney has obtained a deci-
sion from the Postma sterGeneral. and The Bulle-
tin of the Bureau must hereafter pay postage. or
at any rate must 10 take advantage OF the
franking privilege accorded to Government pubica-
tions. IL somewhat strange that the dis
covery Of the abuse was not made by the Post
master General his subordlnates before consid-
ering their anxiety the annual deficit In the
postal revenues and their desire to find ways and
means TO recruit the income Of the Department.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

washington. Dec 2S.-The Secretary OF War
oy,ers that Lieutenant Colonel David Perry. 10th
Cavalry proceed to Omaha ard report In person TO
the commanding general Of the Department OF the
Platte for assignment to duty at Fort Robinson.
Neb First Lieutenant Edwin y. Babitt. Ordnance
Department. Is ordered TO make two visits 10 Lime
Point San Francisco Harbor. Cal. 10 sight the
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29

While coastlng with lot OF other boys on the
hill the Art Museum. In Central Park at 2
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Edward Bramwell
twelve old. or No. 2l3 East Eighty-nftt st,
thrown from his sled In collision. The run
of The sled following struck the boy In the
mouth. cutting his upper lip III two places, knock
ing out front teeth and looseninS Others. Park
Policeman McGinty summoned an ambulance from
tended there
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29

Dr. John Davies that he Sunfay-school has
n, arly ou grown It's gener rooms ArcDer V PAN
coast il is superintendent ard ne has urge corps
O. faithful officers and teachers. cUng r C. jack
SON. for many years at the head OF tha Railway Mail
Service in this city Brief address. mad' ly Dr.
Dawes, the Rev D.. Samuel Mc'culh Of Belfast,
Ireland. and the Rev John B Dcvins. of ~ DO
Chapel. a branch Of The Fourth Avenue Church. Lib
era. gifts FOR missionary PURPOSES were made and
many medals AMI prZ distributed. in addition TO
the customary Christmas gift ard candy TO each pu
nil
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
THE GENERAL ARBITRATION TREATY
IT WILL PROBABLY BE SIGNED THIS wEEK-TfE

IT WILL PROBABLY BE SIGNED THIS wEEK-TfIE
LAST POINT OF DIFFERENCE SETTLED.
Washington. Dec. 2S.-The latest information
respecting the Anglo-Amercan treaty under the
terms OF which all future disputes between the
United States and Great Britain not involving
the National honor OF the two Governments are
TO be referred to an arbitration tribunal. is that
It Will be signed by the British Ambassador. Sir
Julian Pauncefote. and by Secretary Olney rep
resenting the United States. this week. The last
point Of difference between the two gentlemen
settled few days ago, and ;hc agreement
cabed 10 Lord Salisbury for his approval. State
Dc partment officials believe that Lord Sails
hurys reply. which Is expected To be favorable
viii reach Washington not later than Wednes-
day, In which case the formal signing Of tho
treaty will Immediately follow. IT Is predicted
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
4 PRESBYTERIAN YCLETIDE FESTIVAL.

The Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church held a
Yulclde Festival last evening The exercises took
place In the ecture-room and church parlors which
crowded SO rapidly nas every department OF
the church grown during the pasorate oi the Rev.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29

william Jones. the alleged thief who escaped
Saturday from the prison Of the East Twenty Sec
ond-st. station. rc-arrested early yesterday
morning In a furnished room at No b9 First
ave. HIS ankle broken by the jump from the
tall wall back OF the station and II Is thought
that he Is internally injured He was taken TO tho
prison ward Bellevue.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29

Albert Wcimore, twenty-three years old Of No.
2i7 West Tw.nty-scventh-st.. who surrendered at
the West Twcnteth-st. station Sunday night and
confessed that he the thief who had robbed
Mrs. Flossic Murphy. of No 21S West Twenty
fourth st of about $1,000 worth OF diamonds on
Christmas Day was held In 500 bail tor trial In
Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday by Magis-
tratc kudlch. Wrtmorc Is cX-convct. Sarah
Scott cclcred servant. who was awaiting cx-
animation on "A charge os stealing the diamonds.
was dischr -ged
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
Or. Lyons
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.
Used by people of refinement
for over a quarter of century.

to-day that the treaty will be sent 10 tne =, Con
within few days after the reassehno''e -
gress next week
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29

Gustave White. formerly OF the firm OF White &
Oberfeld r. OF No 266 Canal-st.. arrested a
charge OF forgery yesterday and held In 5000 by
Recorder Gof In Part |. General Sessions. Whites
firm failed year ago. and since then. It IL alleged.
the creditors have discovered that the books OF
the nrr had been tampered with previous TO tho
failure one OF creditors went before the Grand
jury and White indicted for forgery In the
third degree He was arrested al No. 81 Lispenard-
sf where he was employed.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29

order. Is bad for the kidneys-bad for the stomach
1t holds in the body poisonous matter and because
It cannot go any place else it gets into the blood
The blood carries it all the system That makes
sluggshness lassitude. bad breath and foul taste in
the mouth fills the stomach with gas and causes
windy bclching stops digestion in the stomach
causes sour stomach heartburn and fatulence II
makes pimpes and blotches and causes sick and
bilious headaches. Nine e-tenths Of all human all
men,s due to this seemingly trivial cause
Dr. Piefce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation Thev
really it, Nobody becomes slave to the use OF
the Pellets" They cause no gripping and are as
mild as they are efficient. At any drug store Look
out for the druggist who tries to sell you something
which he says is just as good" There is nothing
just as good There is nothing that 10 nearly AZ
good Anybody who tells you there is is mistaken
" "o''e GREAT nEDIcAL WORK FREE.
We have arranged to give away absolutely free 200
oi Dr. Perccs great book. Common Sense Medical Ad
vssr contains zoos and than 400 iiustra.
iions some OF them in coors copies OF Il have
been sold at the regular price per copy The profits on
TINS immense sale have been used in publishing the pres
ent edition Of which will be to anv address ON
tese,p OF y stamps 10 cost Of mailing on
Hadress worlds Dspensary Mdcicai Association No Ga
1saa street. Buffalo, ~ Y.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
When any part of the body

When any part of the body
isn't doing the work that ma
ture intended il to do, it puts
the whole system out Of tune
out of harmony. When all Of
the parts do not work we'll to-
gether, none of them can work
just right. Sickness in one
part of the body is likely to
run into all parts of the body.
II isn't necessary to be sick
all over the body, in order that
you may feel sick all over.
When children stand a row of
bricks on end. they knock the
whole row down by upseting
one brick. That is exactly what
happens to the health when
the bowels fail to perform their
proper function. Constipation
makes trouble all along the
line puts the liver out of
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29

Harrison : Moore. OF Great Neck. who was ap-
pointed by Governor Morton County Judge Of Qneen-'
Il one o., tho best-knovn .awyers in the county lie
wA- the choice o, the Queens County General Com
rni.;tr The Judge Was born IN Waterford >a.at toga
county and IL a son OF Lewis X Moore. In lsIi n"
am. 10 New York. ard was graduated IN lNS IRON
Hall Moon Academy on Mdileiown lr 1872 he on
icroI the Albany Normal School and he was grIcu-
aici in lN-f. He then bean teaching at Liile Neck
and A 20 studied law he was admitted 20 the Bar
In M ami In 1885 the Republican candidate for
District-Atiorney OF Queens county. lie J. on" of
Tho managers Of the Queens County Bar Association
and counsel fir the Board OF Supervisors the Sheriff
and me Highway Commissioners OF the town OF
N,.k
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
APPOINTED BY THE GO|tRNOh.
COUNTY JUDGE OF QUEENS AND COUNTY
TREASURER OF SCHENECTADY

Albany. Dec. Ex-Governor Morton 'o-o"' al"
nounced the following appointments
u,r,i.on : Moore Of Little Neck. Long Island 10
hc County Judg. Of Queens County. 10 M ~" va
.,nrv r1iis.d by tn. i,nai.on ~ Garfe j. faTrci
.", ',-ho is a Ilsf!cs-c.sct 90 tie supreme touiI
James W Yclver;on Il Schenectady. 10 NE 'o.h,,y
Treasurer Of schenectady County. wee Johh - H.
Ackcrman. deceased.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29
AMERICAN PETROI.ElM ~ GERMANy-THE SAN
FRANCISCO TO VISIT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
GRANTED AND DENIED BY THE PREsI-
DENT-DIsTRIBuTION or CAP

In spite OF the favorable concessions mace 10
Russian petroleum In the commercial treaty OF
1891 between Germany and Russia, the signing oi
which was one OF the first off ria acts OF Chan
cellor Won Caprvi and Notwithstanding recent re-
ducions Of railway freights in the same interest
Consul Sawter, at Glauchau. reports TO me state
Department that American petroleum continues 10
hold the German market This Is que 10 tne ei,
ergv with which the American product s pushed
hv its agents. II Is declared that similarly or
ganized efforts IN bet a1f of other American prod
ucts abroad would produce like results
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29

Admiral Beardslee. the flagship Philadelphia,
after spending a week at Callao. Peru. has sailed
for Valparaiso Chill. TO make the first visit OF an
American admiral to that port since the attack on
the baltimore seamen. which came so near leading
10 war. The bad feeling which grew ont OF mat
pected that Admiral Beardslee will receive distin-
guished courtesies from the Chilian authorities
New-York tribune., 1896-12-29

The American Consul at Sydney. y. 5. W.. an
nounces the arrival there Of the pioneer OF new
line OF steamers just established by the principal
apanese steamship company. which owns seventy
ocean-g going vessels The steamers will make the
VOYAGE between that port and Yokohama. a. cis-
tance OF 1000 miles In about twenty .eisnt dsEs;
The largo Of the FIRST vessel consisted largely OF
norcelain pottery. laccucr-wcrk ana fsh-oil. des-
tined for New Zealand. Consul Bell CONSIDERS th's
a significant instance Of Japanese progress