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New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
ON THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
-rIoN OF THE PHILADELPHIA MANCFACTI'R

ACTION OF THE PHILADFEFHIA ACII II
ERs CLUB DISCUSSED IN THE HOUSE
Washington. March a-The monotony OF routine
consideration Of the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
in Committee OF the Whole House to-day was en-
lvened by several references to some poitco-nnan-
c,al occurrences OF recent date. Mr. Adams (Rep..
PENN called attention to the reports that repre-
sentatives OF the Manufacturer Club Of Phadel-
ph.a. In conference with certain persons In Wash
ington had committed the club to the free coinage
Of silver In connection with a protective tariff as
a satisfactory platform for the Republican party,
Hc sent 10 the Clerks desk and had read the reso-
lutons adopted last night by the club. refuting
the reports. ana, 49,. IN. ,
Mr.. Hartman (Rep. Mont) said that published
reports were incorrect: that the silver men were
not responsible for the conference and that It had
been held at the request Of the club members. .
Mr. Allen (Rep. Utah) confirmed the statement
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NEwYoRK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY APRIL

ranged for a contest the ground. OF the North
Shore Gun Club Saturday, April II. There will
be Ave matches including handicap for the cham
pionship of the county.
The Police Commissioners have for two weeks
had two patrolmen go through chair drill. for an
hour and half each day under the command OF a
sergeant. The Board said the men did not sit
properly when in the Board room. and decided to
instruct them.
The Journeay will will be continued to-day
before Acting Surrogate George NJ. Pinrey jr.
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.,v THE AppRAISEMENT rs TOO Low.

,-urord A. Hand. Charles Stewart smith ana
,,,u,,.u, q Choate. Commissioners OF Appraisal APP
sa nv the court to determine the value OF prop
p, pom scoured by the city at Madison-ave and
Twsnty-afth-st. appraised the part oeiohmns 10
H. -. -. 40" rh. own~fs are dissatisfied with the ap-
ss11aisemen, and have had T. Hsns eeorSs nneS
feha ~ thai Mr. Miners land was APPRAISED az
.o ts M rss than its value and Dr. Peasees N''0
too lIttle.
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EARLY ADJOURNMENT PREDICTED.

CHAIRMAN DISGIEY THINKS BUSINESS MIGHT BE
FINISHED By MAY Is.
Washington, March 3l.-Representative Dingley.
~ Maine chairman OF the Committee on Ways and
Means. said to-day that from present appearances
Congress could adjourn by May Is He was not pre-
pared 10 say that an adjournment would be reached
nj that early date owing 10 possible contlngencies
but he saw reason why adjournment should Dc
DELAYED after June l.
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PEEKSKILL.

License is probably carried In the town OF Cor'-
,.nd. NV a small majority The entire Democratic
.'n,s, ia elected except Town Clerk. s Allan Mea''
Republican is elected clerk Few oicIa. re,"r%s oaI%s
"ep +. ,oa, require an official count 10 decide
are IN, Gcn. AZ midnight there are no returns
m from Verpank and hc Issns 1HeTs s
eide the TO- Too much Raines law s conceded TO nave
~ I'd Ia tho Republican deIea'.
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THE SUGAR INDUSTRY MENACED.
ARGUMENTS BEFORE THE WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE For AN ADDITIONAL DUTY

ARGUMENTS BEFORE THE WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE FOR AN ADDITIONAL DUTY
ON THE GERMAN PRODUCT.
Washington. March sl-The Ways and Means
Committee to-day heard arguments regarding Ger
sugar.
J. d. Hill OF New Orleans said that since the loss
OF the production from Cuba this country has been
forced TO go 10 Germany for sugar. Germany paii
a heavy export bounty on sugar ana the result was
that the Germans were fast getting control OF the
American market and II conditions were not soon
changed and the Cubans allowed to make crop the
United States would be absolutely ct the mercy OF
tho tcrman. and the sugar industry destroyed. To
avoid this he urged the passage OF bill placing an
additional duty on German ~ugar equal TO the
amount OF export duty paid.
d. ID Cocock secretary and superintendent OF the
Louisiana Sugar ard Spice Exchange. referred 70 the
bounties allowed German exporters. and said that
a bill pending in the Reichstas 10 increase
the amount OF these bountes. Congress should take
Immediate action as the case one OF emergency
.As TO the damage We shall sustain, he said there
can be no sort OF doubt. OIr supply from Cuo1
this year IL and must continue 10 be insignificant.
We must Therefore. turn TO Europe FOR our heces-
sary sugar stock II go there for 10000 tons per
month We will have to import thence 1UVW tons De-
OF increased bounty on that weight OF suHai our
Treasury will lose H-lOc cent per pounu' y.
N5sco our pr9dueers VIII lose Ely 10 o seha lpss s
10 the country Of E3fl.U Inflicted by knd ot
Legislation DO not coTnienancs tho bee,
sugar producers. said that the Germans were gam.
ing unfair advantage by reason ot Stn oe,non
the Industry and capital OF the country we're en-
titled to protection against 1t "a much as rney Wa va
iaking advantage OF the Cuban war 10 crush the
American sugar Industry, AID he appea'ed to the
commttee TO recommend an additional duty on
German sugar.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
PORT CHESTER.

At the town election here YESTERDAY ''afehcc
sacket, CDem) was elected Supervisor by 81. ma
,r.,y The attire Democratic ticket Ia elected.
Az of the local option proposition submitted un-
der the Raines law defeated The seven ,'yer' r
ballot machines which were used here for "" sec
nd time were a success. The result was k"own
In thirty minutes after the polls closed. the dis
trcts being five miles apart
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that no bargain or agreement had been reached -

that no bargain agreement had been reached -
the conference.
Then Mr. Plckler (Rep. s. d. had read the hhan-
cial platform adopted by the Republican Convention
Of that State last Wednesday 10 disprove the stories
that the Republicans there had changed their atti.
tude toward silver. ..-
In the course Of the consideration OF the Sundry
(-i,,I hi a.temnts swerA mgde 70 amend II to IN.
crease the appropriation for the salary Of the super
intendent OF the Coast and Geodetic survey from
out the appropriation of $4,000 for. detecting and
furnishing Violations Of the nterna. revenue laws
and TO strike out the appropriation OF S9 500 for food
fuel and clothing for the Indians on the Pribylon
b islands Aiasha-al of which failed. .. .'-l .-s,,
The House passed Senate joint resolutions direct:
ing the Secretary Of War TO prepare plans and
estimates 70: deepening the channel INTO Portland
JNs) Harbur TO thirty feet: TO secure twenty-five
foot ship channel 400 feet wide in Providence River
and Nara gansett Bay from Sassafras POINT to the
locks at the Cascades Columbia River; Ore :
AT : O'Clock the House adjourned untl Tomorrow,
having passed fifty pages of the Sundry Civil
BIZ ,bout ha.f Of its contents %
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MR. RAyARD IGNORING CENsURE.
,,vr THAT lie MEANS TO SERVE OUT Ills
TERM IN SPITE OF TIE ACTION
THE HOUSE

Washington. March 81 'Spccisp.-fr'ehus OF Am.
,Iar novard I'm Washington scout the idea that
n ,.,c,t,on OF his house In Wilmington. DEL is TO
,o ,.rcn .as evidence OF an intention on his part to
re,,gn his Office and return Immediately to the
,n,,ed states They say that Mr. Pyle the lessee
~ The house gave 1t voluntarily on the eXpira-
ton OF the lease. and that 80 far from desiring 10
,,a,n nossesson now. Mr.. Bayard was looking FOR
,.,an. wnen he was last In the United
s,oaes The belief prevails here that M bayard
desires @ sJ t mon him by the House OF Representa-
81,
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o'clock and the guests were received by Mrs Mrs
Benoni Irwin, Mrs Howard Thorne. Mrs. B. Sill
man. Miss Wilson and Miss Gookin
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

Bids opened to-day at the Treasury for the
brick stone and interior finish work Of the New
York appraisers warehouse above the second story
There wers thirteen bids. that Of James A. Nc
Gonlgle OF Leavenworth, KAN being the lowest
at si4J JOD The bid OF G. Thomas & Sons, of Wash
ington at Bass OOO was the next lowest II is posi-
BILE that the McGonigle bid may be declared in
formal. .t..t..-
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There are Indications OF forthcoming investga-
ton OF the navy yards OF the country. especially
mat a. Rrookyn growing out Of alleged gross
practices with reference TO the skilled machnists
employed In the various shops. Memorials from
various organized bodies have been pouring In upon
Congress. There laid before the Senate Naval
Committee this morning a strong letter from the
Commissioner OF LABOR for Kansas. Ali these
nauor,als we're referred TO Senator Mcmillan, and
he will report TO the committee at the next meeting
what In his opinion. should be done The abuses
complained OF and the harsh treatment alleged are.
on the evidence before the committee severely con-
demned and II Is believed that full investigation
will be ordered
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

James F. Rule. correspondent Of THE Knoxville
Crenn) Journal" was to-day arrested and he'd In
ball for an alleged criminal libel Representative
Franklin Bartlett. of New-York arising out OF the
recent discussion in the House between Representa-
tives Bartlett and Henry Il. Gibson. Of Tennessee.
in which the charge was made that Mr.. Bartlett
stole OF Mr.. Gibsons private circulars to his
constituents, which was made use OF In speech
against Mr. Gibson In the House the other day by
Mr.. Suzer. Of New-York Mr.. Gibson went ball
for Mr. Rule
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-25

.cas Baltimore and Ohio and the
One-Man Power-W Who is Re-
sponslble.

The communication signed by Mr..
William Keyser, of Baltimore, and
published in the daily press of tn ne
CITY, regarding the one man power laa
directing the railroads of the country,
has occasioned considerable surprise
and widespread comment. Mr.. Key
sey was at one time Vice Pres dent OF
the Baltimore and Ohio. and, if we
mistake not, chairman of one of the
most important committees among the
Board of Directors. During the alb
sence of Mr.. Garrett, Mr.. Keyser was
generally in command and it is claim
ed incurred the hostility of the Presi-
dent for deserving his post and taking
himself to Europe when he was occu-
plying the position of President pro tenn.
Possibly it was then he had his confer
euce with the Rothchilds, and it may
likewise be possible he was then imbu-
ed with the idea that it was danger
GUS thing for any one man to have
such power as was invested in the
hands of the elder Garrett. 1t is sur
prising, however, that in all the years
that Mr.. Keyser was connected with
the Baltimore and Ohio as Vice-Presi-
dent and as member of the Board of
Directors he never raised his voice
against the misleading statements
made to the people regarding the af-
fairs of this great corporation. We are
frank to admit that we do not hold
Mr. Keyser any more responsible than
we do the other directors, but when
he seeks to place the responsibility on
the one-man power, we are forced to
believe that the directors must have
been very derelict in their duty if they
knew what was going on to keep quiet
on the subject. 1t is unfortunate that
the condition of affairs regarding the
bad management of this great road
was not made known long years ago.
Some one is certainly guilty and under
the laws of Maryland would no doubt
be answerable for the many false state
ments made during the past twenty
ty-five or thirty years. We take it for
granted, however, that nothing will be
done in the matter. The question now
is how to right the great wrong. We
believe the Baltimore and Ohio under
the present management is likely 10 be
greatly benefited in every way. New
life seems to pervade every department
and there is marked change in the
general conduct of the road. The flu
ture is now the all important question
to consider, and thousands of our cit
liens are awaiting the dawn of better
days, when dividends will come to bless
them f the hopes they have so fondly
cherised.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-25
Western Bank Fails.

Coming so shortly after the "Sound
Money Victory" the fna ncial panic
in Chicago, st. Paul and other places
in the West, would seem no doubt
rangely out of place, especially as
the promise of 'good times" after the
election held out temptations to voters
to renounce their party for what SEEM
ed the common good. The panic has
extended far and wide in it's evil re-
suits and many home will be depriv-
ed of the joys of Christmas, while the
pennies of the poor go down in the
slump with the dollars and eagles of
their more prosperous neighbors. Sew
eral of the most important banks in
Chicago, and the Union Stock Yards,
of ST. Paul, are samples of the concerns
affected. Not to bring politics into the
matter, there is no getting away from
the fact that something is radically
wrong with the present system of
banking and money issuing. 1t is now
a matter for Congressional considera-
ton, as the people decided last fall, and
no doubt the present condition in the
West may help to bring about the end
so long and ardently desired by the
students of financial economy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-25
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 25. 1896.
Close the Bunghole.

1T would be better to make some pa
triotic endeavor to stop the extraordi-
nary leakage of the government bar
rel at the bunghole, and not plug up
the faucet. The appropriations for the
departments never grow less, even in
times when every cent counts. Public
men never seem to think of making
restrictions where big sums of money
are directly concerned, but will screw
and pinch over a nickel in small
transaction. Something must be done
and that quickly. Every year our ex-
penses increase and no provisions are
made to meet the deficiency. The Gu
ban question is not the only grave
matter which confronts our Legislators
by long shot, and it would be as
much to their credit to look after home
affairs with the same zeal and attention
that they have lately given to those of
foreign countries.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-25
sHARKEY WINS THE MONEY.
Judge Sanderson Decides that the
Suit for Fight Purse Has No
Standing in Court.

The legal fight between Sbarkey aud
FitZsimmOns for possession of the $lO,-
600 purse was concluded Thursday of
last week, when Judge Henderson, of
the Superior Court, dissolved the in
junction restraining the lO-CaIifOr-
MIA Bank from cashing the check.
Counsel for Sharkey called the at
tentipn of the court 10 the State law
fOrbidding prize. fights, between which
and ''glOve contest" he maintained
there was no difference, and he there
fore argued that a case involving the
possession of purse for prize-fighting
had no standing in court.
The Judge concurred In this view
aud said he would have terminated the
proceedings earlier had that point been
called to his judicial attention. The
court held that under the California
statute the civil board of supervisors
had no more power to legalize a prize
fight than to sanction duel. The de-
cisiOn concluded as follows:
''There Is no question In my mind
that the parties in this engagement, or
exhibition, or whatever you call it
the complaint calls it boxing con-
test-are indictable under the law, and
the people who witnessed are amen
able as law-breakers. Understand that
these exhibitions are given bpcause the
pUlice wink at them. But no court win
recognize any such proceedings"
The whole proceeding was over.
FitzsimmOns aud Julian looked decid-
eddy glun, while their attorneys looked
resigned. ShaTkey was not there to
witness his triumph. FitzsimmOns'
attorney ssid the COURTS decision end
ed the fight for the purse. He admit
ted his client was Knocked out by the
law.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-25
That Promised Business Boom is
Yet Far Away.

1t is not pleasant to be everlastingly
predicting bad news, but in the face of
the absurd statements given out by the
managers of the Republican party at
the close of the late campaign, it is
well to keep the people reminded of
what was then promised, and what in
a great measure influenced thousands
in casting their votes for the Republi-
can nominees. The boosted prosperity
so lavishly promised by the great Met
ropoliian press, that would surely fol-
low the election of Mckinley, has so
far failed to materialize. On the con-
trary, we have found nothing but de-
pr. ssion in business circles, failure after
failure of large manufacturing estab-
lishments, and the closing up of long
established banking institutions The
end, unfortunately, has not come, for,
as a matt. of fact, the real hard times
have not yet commenced. We look to
find more men out of employment dur
ing the next three months than has
been known for years before. We look
to hear of business houses being forced
to suspend and bank after bank closing
their doors. Things have been on a
facetious basis so long that the day of
settlement is viewed with general dis
may. The Republican managers are
not able to check the tide. The high
price of wheat gave us temporary
brea' hing spell, but it will not last.
The extra session nf Congress which
will have to be called by the new
Pr sident, will fail to meet the require
ments of the situation. Passing
high tariff bills will not help
the great mass of people already
over head and heels in debt.
Economy in the various branches
of the government and among the
people is possibly the only salvation,
but this will take long time, and in
the meantime thousands will be forced
to the wall. This is, indeed, a gloomy
outlook for the New Year SO soon to
dawn upon us. Yet we have the same
conditions to-day that brought about
this widespread dismay; the same f.
nancial policy is being pursued, and
whilst the question was virtually set
tied at the polls, it was accomplished
in way that will never bring rest or
satisfaction. Trusts and combinations
still dominate legislation, and SO long
as the laws benefit the few, as against
the many, SO long may we look for
business depression and general hard
times among the people.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-25
Christmas.

THE observance of the merry Christ
mas-tide in this year of grace 1896. will
not differ materially from that of its
Immediate predecessor. Of course, in
the long ago, when the spirit of the
Yuletide had a stronger control
over the sentiments of the human
race than appears in these hard
fisted-money.making days, the APP
proach and departure of the Christmas
season had its incidental and relative
Significance. More attention was then
paid 10 the time-honored traditions of
the feast, without which it loses half
Its pleasure, at least to the little ones.
Some newspapers have been SO unkind
as to endeavor to take away from the
children the one harmless cbjt ct of
their youthful innocence, by Informing
them that no such thing as Santa
Claus exists, and that all who tell
them SO are guilty Of a heinous offence.
1t is good those papers do not get
among the children, for we think they
would rebel in their infantine might
and go for the writer s'toOth and nail. I"
Among the older heads the approach
of Christmas is welco med either with
Joy or lamentations. Prosperity makes
happiness at all times, but never more
80 than at this season of the year. The
pleasure of gift giving to those we love
ds one of the most gratifying sensations
possible to experience. Properly car
ried out. it helps to make the day more
cheerful and the hearts of others hap
by. And when you come to count
over your store of good things that
kind friends and relatives showered
upon you with a lavish hand, don't let
the thought of some persons suffering
or in adverse circumstances be swal-
lowed up in the Riddy whirl about you.
This is old, and possibly wearisome
advice, but nothing stands the test Of
time and repetition better than the
truth. Each one of you can surely
help to make one fireside brighter with
the donation of some of your old things
or even new ones you don't want.
Candy and cake are plentiful in all
well-furDished homes at Christmas,
and from the pantry few sweets will
not be missed when they 60 to help
make others think that Santa Claus
is not only for the "rich folks" but
comes down the chimney of those even
in the cruel grasp Of poverty, and who
live 10 out-of. the-way places and scat
RS his bounty by the hearthstones
generous hand,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-25
Baltimore Reorganization Com
mittee Adopts Resolutions on
the Affairs of the Company.

AT meeting of the Baltimore Reor-
ganizatiOn Committee of the Baltimore
aud Ohio Railroad, held ON Friday
last, the following resolutions were
adopted:
''That the report OF Mr.. III. d.
Buckley, made in 1889 but not pub
lished, c"py of which is now in the
hands of the committee, together with
the report of Mr.. Stephen Little and
the annual statements of the. Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company
from 1883 to 1895, inclusive, be sub
mitted to an expert accountant.
''That this Committee await the re-
port of such accountant before decid-
Ing whether further examination of
the company upon the lines agreed
upon by the receivers and this COM
mittee will ne desirable and required. !"
The members Of the Reorganization
Committee will be composed of the
following well known Baltimoreans:
Major Alexander Shaw, chairman;
Messrs q. Morton Stewart. Johu Gill,
James l.. Mclean, J. G.. Harvey, and
T. Edward Hamblet0n.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-25
ATE a BARREL OF EGGS 4 DAY.

.
shipwrecked Men Subsisted on Them for
Twelve Days.
DO you like eggs?" was the question
that stirred up "'49er" to make
some talk in a Bangor store the other
day. He was an old man. says the
Lewiston (Me.) journal, and he
Strengthened up to something like the
height of his prime as he answered:
81 had surfeit of them once: 'Twa:I
many years ago when was on the way
home from California. We left the
isthmus on good brig bound for New
York but ran into a coral reef in the
Caribbean sea and we're wrecked. LII
was a patch of sand just out of the
water, but you ought to see the fiocks
of sea fowl that nestled on it. They
had to move out of the way to give us
room to stay there and that was abour
all they would do. Their nests were
everywhere and there were eggs in
abundance. We ate about barrel OF
them every day during the IL days
we were there. Some of us got of In
a boat anil went to San Juan, III
Nicaragua, where we got vessel to
go after those we left on the reef. That
vessel was commanded by William
Lawrence, of Bath, who was killed by
a man named Wilkinson while he was
a policeman there. We tried to get
to the reef, but bad weather stove u
up so we had to set in for New Or
leans, where we found the rest of the
men rescued by anotheg vessel. But
eggs'-the old mans face took on pc
culiar expression.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-25
CHANCES OF LONGEVITY.
Primary Conditions Necessary to q Long
and Healthy Life.

Primary Conditions Necessary to Long
and Healthy Life.
''The primary conditions of longev
ity," the Medical Record quotes Mr.
+. w. Warmer as saying, "are that Tho
heart, lungs and digestive organs, az
well as the brain, should be large. L
these organs are large the trunk viii
be long and the limbs comparatively
short. The person will appear tai
in sitting and short in standing. Th'
hand will have a long and somewha
heavy palm and short fingers. Th'
brain will be deeply seated, as shown D,
the orifice of the ear being low. Tn