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New-York tribune., 1896-12-05

Governor-clcci Black. accompanied by his wife
and his private secretary. Mr. Griffih. arrived in
Ncw-York early last evening on tho Southwestern
Limited Of the Ncw-York Central Railroad. and
was driven 10 the home of Frank r. Plati. 30 9i2
West Seventy four;h-st. whose guests Mr.. and
Mrs Black were TO bc until today. Mr. Ilait Is
a son OF Thomas &. Plat. and IS a member OF the
wcll-known law firm OF Tracy. Boardmrn a Platt.
No sj Wa-si. Mr.. Black and his wife accep'ed
Mr. Plaurs invitation several weeks ago II was
understood.
The Governor-eloct's VISIT 20 New-Yorl has been
tho talk OF the politicians OF the state for many
DAYS and early IN the evening there was big
crowd af the TiNh Avenue Hotel. where II was
generally supposed he would stay. to greet him.
When IL was learned that he had gone TO the house
OF Young Mr.. platt and was not looked FOR at the
hotel and that an announcement OF "A scmi-oiicial
character had been made 10 the effect tha, the
Goyeruor-eloct and Mrs Black had arranged 10 at
tend a weIl-kuown thcatr" with select party
Of friends the statesmen In waiting soon went
AWAY and the hotel corridors took on half
d.sertcd look long b"for" the usual hour
II was UNDERSTOOD last evening that the Gov
crnor-cioct's plans were that he would b" at the
ready to hear whatever sustcstloms ms rpun',n IN
friends may have 10 on"r f"HaiGlns on'''1 ~ ms i'S
disrosal Stat. or National legislation, and any
other questions It IT. desired 10 discuss with him
Mr.. Black proposes to remain here until to-inor.
will leave here for Washington. wher" the COY
ernoreec VIII 9ccmy ls Se9 n his Iscs as on
legislator uniil fcw days before the time for his
inauguration at Albany
Al the hotel last evening th"r" were Congress
mon James : sherman. OF Utica, and W. H.
Hooker. of Frcdonia. senator Frank Higgins. OF
Alloranv: Charles W. iIack"rt Edward Iautcr-
bach STATE Superintendent r. u. kilburn. Of the
Ranking Department. cx-Ass"mblymhn Philip
Kcck of Fulton and Hamilton who is Il candidate
for fhe Board Of Claims. General +. e. Mcl"w"c.
who IS a prominent candidate FOR Adult 1nt-i"n-
craI: state Superintendent Gcorge W AdTldgc. of
the Public Works: senator John Raines Howard
White of 'rhc Syracus" Standard". ex-senator
J. Sloa, Fasscit. J.. f. Payn. General g. II. Gros-
veuor. Of ohio. and Senator George Fr sbc lioar.
Of Massachusetts.
\ rumor prevailed last evening that g W. Til
linghast, of Troy, would positively prove to be-
Mr. Blacks choice for Adjutant- General. General
McAlpin came down part of the way from Albany
on the same train with the Goyornor-elcci. Late
last evening some Of the Generals friends said
that Tillinghast the man. 1t was not believed.
however. that any appointments OF consequence
would bc officially announced while Mr. Black l.
I'm Ne
New-York tribune., 1896-12-05

no specific invitation TO visit NJ. Mckinley ana
shall not do without one. Reporls ena. al
arranging 10 go West this week or mex week. ai,a ,
tha, | may b. DETECTED from my course os IN Sr'
magnetism hat draws so many peopie ~ SA"'0'''
have foundation IL fact.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-05
HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR MEN,

HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR MEN.
Our own productions and those OF the worlds
best makers at Strictly Moderate Prices Smoking
Jackets and robes In exclusive designs Selections
made now can be exchanged after the holidays. II
desired GEORGE @. BENJAMIN, BROADWAY.
COR, 18TH ST.-(Advt.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-05
no MORE FRUIT FROM SICILY.
THE PRICES ARE so LOW HERE THAT EVERY
SHIPMENT is LOSS TO THE SHIPPERS
BORING HOUSES.

Boston, Dec A private cable dispatch received
by prominent fruit importer Of this city to-day from
Sicily says that the work of packing fruit for ship.
ment 10 America has been suspended II Is UNDER
stood that this Is owing to the low prices received
for the fruit in this country. which makes every
shipment n loss to the shippers
New-York tribune., 1896-12-05

,,, % o,cI OCI> noon train for Boston has been
., ,,Iii,,nred iir, n The time OF the II a. m has been
uun,J,cI'encd due Boston 4ao y. m hours ana
,ninutcs.-(Advt
New-York tribune., 1896-12-05
SIR HENRY IRVING SUBSCRiBES.
'THE DAILY TEI.EGRAPIrs'' SCHEME MEETS
WITH GENERAL. APPROVAL. ACCORDING
TO THAT JOURNAL.

TO THAT JOURNAL.
London Dec. 4-"The Daily Telegraph" will to-
morrow publish three columns of interviews and
letters the subject OF It's proposal 10 make a
present TO Ambassador Bayard a National
token Of respect and goodwill The paper says I
has received fifty more subscriptions to its fund
FOR this purpose including one from Sir Henry lr-
wing. the well-known actor manager.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-05
TALK ABOUT BLICK'S STAFF
NONE OF THE MEMBERS OF IT HAVE
YET BEEN SELECTED.

IHE GOVERNOR ELECT SAID TO BE FAVORABlN
DISPOSED TO TIrIINGrAsT-MosT OF NOR
TONS STAFF LIKELY TO DE REAP
POINTED. ACCORDING TO GEN
ERAL BELIEF N ALBANY.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Albany. Dec. 4-Governor- Black. with
Mrs Black and William NJ. Griffith, his private
secretary. arrived here this afternoon from Troy
and departed for New-York by the 2fO train. Mr..
Black said he would remain in New-York over
night and then proceed to Washington to attend
to his duties as Congressman. His special mis-
sion To Washington will be to pass bill grant
ing a pension the widow of General Carr,
former Secretary of State and a resident of Troy
AT the time of his death.
Mr. Black while in Washington will complete
his first annual message TO the Legislature.
which will be sent to that body upon It's meeting
January &. The names of the members OF
the Governors military staff will be announced
from Washington by him.
Up to the present time Mr. Black. It can be
stated on the best Of authority. has not filled IA
single place on his staff. Despite runlors TO the
contrary. he still has under consideration every
place on the staff nor has place on the staff
yet been proffercd to any one. Mr.. Black UNI
doubtcdly has friendly feeling toward G. w.
Tillinghast. jr., Of Troy, one Of the candidates
for Adjutant-General. but Mr. Tillinghast is still
without the authority to declare that he has
been selected.
There can be little question. however that Mr..
Black intends to appoint William NJ. Griffith as
his private secretary.
The general opinion here In Albany is that
most Of the members Of Governor Morton's staff
will be reappointcd by Mr.. Black Mr.. Mortons
staff is made up follows: MajorGcncral Ed
win A. McAlpin. Adjutant-G eneral: Brigadier-
General Frederick c. McL"wec. Inspector-Gen-
eral: Brigadier- General benjamin Flagler, Com
mssary- General and Chief Of Ordnance: Briga-
der-General William c. Wallace. Judge Advo-
cate-General: Brgadier-General NJ. o. Terry.
Surgeon-General: Brigadier-General Edmund
Hayes Chief OF Engineers: Brigader-Gencral
Howard Carroll. Chief OF Artillery; Brigadier-
General William s. G. Wiley Quartermaster-
General: Brigadicr General James NJ Narnum.
Paymaster- General: Brigadier-General Henry T.
Noyes. Commissary of Subsistence: Brigadier-
General Benjamin NJ Whitlock. Inspector of
Rife Practice: Colonel Selden f.. Marvin jr.
military secretary; Colonel Archibald Rogers.
Colonel Charles F. James Colonel John Jacob
Astor Colonel George w Turner. Colonel George
B Agnew and Colonel Herbert l.. Sattcrlce.
aides -dc-Camp.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-05

xor GOING TO CANTON. SAYS MR.. PLATT.
= @ Plat was asked last evening whether 1t was
.ua a. has been rumored that he was abou, 10
start for Canton to see PresIdeni-e.ec' Mckinley
II have no intention at present OF going TO Canton
A. ,,.ewhere outside OF New-York. have received
New-York tribune., 1896-12-05

Gov RRADI.EY on HIS WAY TO CANTON.
10, so- N.w-York by way OF Canton. II is be-
,ovel he has been summoned by Major Mckinley
-, discrss Kentucky Senatorial matters or a Cabinet
New-York tribune., 1896-12-05
CANDIDATE OF THE FRUTr-GRowERs

Sacramento. Cal. Dec. 4-The State Fru;-Grow-
-, Convention yesterday adopted resolution In
dorsirg their president Ewooi Cooper. of San:a
Agriculture
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-15
LATEST NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
SMASHED THE PLATE.
First Failure Of Carnegie Harveyized Armor
Plate to Stand the Test.

No OF Carnegie armor plate ever made
at Indian Head was attended with such bad
results as the test Of an s-inch plate for the
rifle turrets Of the cruiser Brooklyn, which
took place Mt the proving grounds Tuesday.
The plate represented q group Of armor
weighing il5 tons, part Of 1t being the bar
bette armor of the battleship Iowa, and the
rest the turrets for the Brooklyn. An s-inch
plate was used as a representative OF the en-
tire group. The plate tested contained two
port holes, out Of which the rifles of the
cruiser would project. The plate was Sc
cured without backing and was braced by
timbers. A G-inch gun was used In the test,
firing 100-pound MISUNDERSTANDING shell,
with 40 pounds of powder, and Il striking We
locity Of $50 feet per second
The shell struck the plate 10 inches from
the top and 25 inches from the left end. The
plate broke In four fragments. the right end
Swapping of as a result of vibration, the
crack extending vertically through the right
port. From the point of impact upward q
fragment was broken out, triangular In shape.
From the point of impact to the left end q
fragment was also broken of, which broke
In two pieces. There was no front or back
bulge In the plate, the penetration Of the
shell being only two inches. The head of
the projectlc was welded into the face OF the
plate the remainder falling In fragments.
lne oIunhnce expert present, us Well as
Commodore Sampson and Lieutenant Alger,
who witnessed the test, after an examination
of the wreck decided that the disastrous re-
suit was due to the fact that the plate was
too hard and too brittle. They sayit was the
worst plate ever tested. They do not think
that the reforging process had anything to
do with the result, but that the ingots from
which the plate was east contained fatal
flaws.
This Il the first instance In which Car
first failure of a Harveyized plate. The re-
suit of this test will not cause the rejection of
the group of armor, of which the smashed
plate was representative. The Carnegie
company has the right TO submit another
,late from the group for testing, before the
department rejects the entire lot Of armor
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-15
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

A decree has been gnzetted prohibiting the
export from France or the French colonies OF
warlike munitions intened for the Islands of
Cuba.
Minnie Palmer, the actress, says she will
marry the Duke D'Estrella OF Navarro, in
London, on May 10, and then retire from the
stage.
spaulding, Jennings h Co., steel manufac-
turers at Jersey City, N. j., have assigned
to Charles 7. Halrand for the benefit of
creditors.
movement ia on foot in Alabama TO put
out free-silver ticket for State officers. The
movers are Republicans, Popullsts and free
silver Democrats.
Rose May Abbott of Boston, has confessed
she stole $1,000 worth of diamonds from her
employer, Mrs. I. II. Burbeck, at the insti-
CATION of George Thing.
A big four-masted iron vessels Is ashore
near Carmanah Point. Vancouver island and
is n total wreck. She Is supposed to be q
grain vessel for Portland.
Pilot Medium, the celebrated stallion own
ed by Walter CLARK. of Battle Creek, Mich,
and valued at 100000 died suddenly of in
nammation OF the bowels.
A bill has been introduced In the Virginia
Senate to give to the Railroad Commissioner
power to fix rates for railroad, canal, press
and telegraph compannies.
It is found that John Barley Of the firm
OF hartley, johnson n Co., of Louisville,
KY. which failed Thursday, forged about
sl25,00O Of whisky warehouse receipts.
The shareholders in the Bank Du Peuplc
OF Montreal have decided to go into volun-
tary liquidation; 100000 has to be met
at once and S4,0Q0,0O of deposits In two
years.
General Baratiori. I'm command of the
Italian forces In Abyssinia, telegraphs to the
several fresh attacks by the Shoans on Ma
kaleh, the losses being slight.
George Carson and Sidney Yennie. two
notorious burglars. who committed many
great and daring robberies, are under arrest
In New York for the robbery of the postofIlce
at Patchoque, l.. l., on Jan. /, 1894.
Ex-President Antonio Ezeta. Of Salvador,
Is of the coast Of that country with n flli-
clustering expedition. lie is attempting to
make landing either at La Libertad or
Acajula.
Portugal, It is announced. will remain
neutral In the dispute between Great Britain
and Germany regarding the Trnnsvaal and
Will not permit the Germans or the British to
land troops ut Delagoa bay, or TO traverse
the Portuguese territory In South Africa.
The Cuban insurgents are now capturing
important towns and getting a great deal OF
wealth through plundering them. There are
many sympathizers with the cause In Havana
who are ready to start fires in the city and do
other things to help the patriots in case an
attack is made.
The crew Of the flrst-class Russian stee
cruiser, Rurik, 1929 tons, mutinied while
that vessel was In the harbor Of Algiers Tho
mutiny was suppressed by the French auth
critics, and 80 Of the leaders of the outbreak
are now said to be on their way to Cronstadt
where they are to be executed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-15
OFFERS CONGRATULATIONS
Resolutions in the Senate oonct rning the
Transvaal Matter.

Senator Morgan, the former chairman of
the Committee on Foreign Relations, offered
offered the following resolution in the Sen
ate, and II was referred to the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee;
"Resolved, That tha people OF the United
States, through their representatives In Con-
gress assembled, convey to the president
and the people of the Republic Of Transvaal
their earnest congratulations upon their sue
cess In establishing free representative gov
ernment. republican In FORM and In their OPP
position to any foreign power that denies to
them the full enjoyment of their rightful lib
critics. The people of America, having real
lied through the favor of the God Of ma
tions the blessings Of government based upon
the consent of the governed, entertain with
confidence the pleasing hope and belief that
the principles OF self-government will be se-
curely established through the influence of
the republic of France In her colonies and
the republics of Liberia and the..Transvaal,
founded by the people of Africa; and that
those republics will foster and give firm sup
port to the peaceful progress of Christian
civilization In the new and vast field now
being opened to the commerce and institu-
tions Of all the nations Of the earth through
out that great continent
'Resolved, That the president OF the
United States IL requested to communicate
this action of Congress to the president OF
the Transynal republic"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-15
NEW TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
Russia Will Back Germany, While Franco
Will Act With Russia.

A special dispatch from Berlin says that
Russia's cooperation with Germany in the
Transvaal matter has been assured, and that
France will act with Russia.
This, apparently, tends to confirm the re-
port OF an anti-British alliance, and that the
action of Emperor William toward the Boer
republic was thoroughly weighed step.
At the London foreign Office the dispatches
saying that the Beers demanded the banish-
ment of Mr.. Rhodes from Africa and tho
abandonment of the rights of Great Britain
regarding the Transvaal and Delagoa Bay
were discredited on the ground that Sir
Hercules Robinson, the governor Of Cape
Colony, In his dispatches to the colonial
office, has made no mention Of any such de-
mands or conditions
A report was circulated that the officers
Of the First Dragons, in garrison at Dublin,
In which regiment the emperor was made
honorary colonel by Queen Victoria, bad
burned his majesty in eifigy. and that there
was loud ana prolonged outburst OF cheer
ing. The colonel OF the First Dragons tele-
graphed that there Is no ground for this
story. II Is said, however that before the
receipt Of this Official denial, the German
ambassador. Count Won Hatzfeldt-Wilden-
burg, made representations on the subject to
the Marquis OF Salisbury, asking to be in
formed as to the truth Of the report.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-15
FOR BETTER ROADS.
Measure For Creation of Commission to
Investigate.

Representative G. W. Stone, of Pennsyl-
vania introduced a bill for the creation Of a
special commission ON highways. The com
mission Is to consist Of one member Of the
Senate, appointed by the Senate; two men,
bers of the House, TO be appointed by the
Speaker, the chief engineer OF the army, the
director OF geological survey and the chief of
the division of roed inquiry in the Agricul-
tural Department
The commission Is to make investigation
and inquiry and report by bill or otherwise
the method by which the government may
further provide for the Improvement Of pub
lie highways. 1t Is TO consider the best
method for the scientific location OF high
ways. The geological survey Is to be en-
ployed In the discovery of road material and
the means for testing 1t. The commission
shall also provide for the construction OF
model roads and giving instruction In road
making at agricultural colleges and expert
ment stations and at military academies.
The commission Is 10 confer with the Inter
State Commerce Commission and the leading
railroad officials OF the country concerning
q reduction In the rates for carrying road
material. Ten thousand dollars are appro-
priated for the expenses OF the commission.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-15
PLUNGE OF TROLLEY TRAIN.
Two Men Were Killed and Another May
Die

The Akron, Bedford & Cleveland Inter-
urban Railway company's bridge which
spanned Tinkers creek, just southeast OF
Bedford township, collapsed Thursday morn
ing and 10-horse power motor on which
were three trainmen and attached to which
was heavily-laden Pennsylvania Company
coal car plunged to the bed Of the creek 60
feet below.
William Young, one OF the trainmen, was
instantly killed. He was crushed and
ground beneath the falling cars. The other
two trainmen, Haymaker and Gieb, mira
culously escaped instant death, but Hay
maker died few hours later. There were
no passengers on the train, the regular pas
senger car having passed over the bridge a
few moments before the structure collapsed.
The train that took the frightful plunge
was work train. Its weight was tremen.
dous as compared with the ordinary motor
for which the bridge was designed. The
bridge was frail trestle structure. The
span that crossed the creek was about 175
feet long and the train was just about In the
center OF this span when the structure open
ed up as though it were made Of card
board Charles Gieg cannot live.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-15
NOT A BRIGHT START.
Clouds Of Business Uncertainty Hover Over
the New Year.

r. G.. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review says,
The new year begins with such uncertainty
that business is somewhat retarded. The
proposed sale of bonds offers ground for con-
idence In the future, but no one Is able to
determine what its earliest effects may be In
the money market, and for the time II Is the
cause of hesitation more than hopefulness.
Speculation In products has not been act
i've. Cotton Is unchanged. Wheat Is about
1c higher and corn the same, without dist net
reason in either case, for the Government re-
port. tardily conforming to commercial esti-
mates Of some months ago, did not command
great confidence.
The industrial situation has not materially
changed. There Is much hesitation in the
iron business, with some advance In Bessemer
pig because of the expectation that Connells-
vile coke and lake ore will both be dearer,
and yet finished products of iron and steel
are on the whole quoted q little lower, and
the Nail Association is still In session to de-
termine whether II will abandon the effort to
maintain a fixed price. That branch of busi-
ness is extremely slow. Nothing is doing in
rails, and while there is rather better de-
mand for sheets and plates, and several good
orders are reported for structural work,
angles are quoted shade lower.
Everything turns on the contracts for ore.
which are still unsettled, but the great ex-
cess in production of pig iron over the pres
ent demand Is no longer denied, and II Is ex-
pected that quite number OF the furnaces
will discontinue production. Lower prices
for Alabama iron renew competition with
eastern furnaces.
Sales of wool are large The opening OF
wooden goods shows n further tendency to-
ward lower prices, in spite of the prevalent
belief that higher prices would be realized
before long If the revenue bill which passed
the House should become law. The cot
ton mills are generally running, though moi
at all with full force, and some are piling vi
goods without regard to the immediate de-
mand, which is comparatively slack, as they
apparently believe that the short supply ol
cotton this year will insure them profits in
the end, as 1t has during the past half year
Failures for the week have been 43l in the
United States, against 420 last year, and 81
In Canada, against "a last year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-15
WANT STATEHOOD.
Three Applicants Yet For Admission to
the Union.


The three territorial delegates, Messrs.
Flynn, of Oklahoma Murphy, Of Arizona,
and Catron, of New Mexico, are waging a
very vigorous campaign In Congress to se-
cure favorable action upon their bills for the
admission of the respective territories repre-
sented by them to statehood. Each delegate
considers the achievement of statehood the
chief mission of his congressional ca-eer, and
their energies are bent upon securing IT,
They are anxious to have the bills before
the Territories Committee reported TO the
House and disposed of In some way, and hav-
ing made canvass of the committee, be-
lieve that more than two-thirds of its mem
bers will vote for favorable reports.
The bills for the admission Of Arizona and
New Mexico before this Congress are en-
nbling acts modelled upon the act by which
Utah was elevated to statehood with certain
notifications demanded by local conditions,
Arizona's bill. which was debated by the last
House, stipulated for immediate statehood
IN n constitution which had already been
'ormed by the people, but there was doubt
concerning the legal standing Of the conven-
lion. Mr.. Flynn's new Oklahoma bill differs
from the former one in giving authority to
Congress to attain any or all of the Indian
Territory to Oklahoma when the lands have
been allotted and made subject to taxation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-15
WILD FLOWER WRECKED,
The Steamer Which Saved the Ems 10 Re-
ported Lost.

The well-kuown British tank steamer Wild
Flower, Capt. Stonewall, which sailed from
Philadelphia December IL, for Rouen, France.
with 1, ,173,G gallons Of crude oil in bulk,
valued at $50, Cos, and manned bya crew OF
30 men all told, Il believed to have blown up
or foundered at sea and all hands perished,
no tidings having been received from the
ship since she left the Delaware breakwater
that day. She probably met with disaster
when not far from the seashoro by the men7u
orable gale Of December IA. which is though
to have sent to the bottom the Stag u
steamship Laurestina, which left the san
day bound to Sligo, Ireland, laden with
grain.
The Wild Flower was among the first tank
ers built and was made famous over both
continents by the services she rendered tho
North German Lloyds steamship Ems sever
al years ago. She fell in with the Ems with
her machinery broken down, laden with over
!, 500 immigrants and valuable cargo and
towed her into Fayal for which she received
a handsome salvage reward. The craft was
at that time In command Of Captain Living
stone.