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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
CLOSING Up POLICE BUSINESS.

Police Comm ssioners Mess. Andrews and Smith
Yesterday held meeting TO clear up the business Of
The Department before turning IL over TO ;he new
Board Of the enlarged city. Commissioner Parker
was absent. Before the meeting Commissioner
Smith tried several delinquent patrolmen. The
Board decided 70 finish up all business ending with
yesterday and 70 leave everything beginning to-
day for the Board
Commissioner Andrews. the treasurer OF the
Board mas made special arrangement with the
Controller Whereby the embers Of the force are
TO be paid off on December 81 1t Is customary 70
nav on The second day OF the month. but the Com
nissioners wish TO have the new Board start
afr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
MIIJ-OWNERS DO NOT YIELD
TUT FALL RIVER OPERATIVES PROPO-
SITION REJECTED.
-, 1..s FOR REDUCTION OF 5,s INSTEAD OF
II 10 pER CENT-THE STRIKE QUESTION
LIKELY TO BE LEFT TO THE
INDIVIDUAL UNIONS.

INDIVIDUAL UNIONS
-u piv.r Mass Dec 27-The latest proposition
-, ,ro onera-ives and the answer or the manulact-
ors have again left matters in this city in an I'M
o.rtain condition. although by many The outcome
on,,cinateJ is an acceptance by the operatives. ri
,sas. for the present. Of the reduction OF wages
- nronositon Of the mill hands is understood 20
he compromise between two factions in the Con-
.eronce Commit tee one favoring an mme dae strike
ard the other postponment OF all action uhti
uorch II differs from what manufacturers eX-
nec,es and is a request that the reduction be
haIyed-that is made So per cent instead OF Il l-s
MI March ! when another conference is suS-
gested 10 consider the questions prevailing at that
time The answer Of the manufacturers. decided
unon BY their committee al meeting this after
Moon is a rejection of the proposition.
II IS probable that the operatives Conference
Committee will not make any recommendation to
The textile unions but Will allow them TO act for
themselves The Conference Committee will meet
again tomorrow night. and on Thursday night gen.
era meetings Of the weavers, spinners and carders
will be held for final action. The other unions vii.
meet for the same purpose before the close of the
week
Both OF the latest communications were kept
from the public until the answer from the manu-
facturers was received by Secretary O'DonneL this
afternoon They as follows:
December 26, 1897.
C. c. Rounsevie. secretary Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION.
mittee OF The Textile unions held this day the fol-
lowing resolution adopted:
I'VE, the representatives the textile unions of
Fall River, having ;he best interests OF the city at
heart and desiring 10 avoid conflict with our en-
Iloyers. .equest them 20 make the proposed reduc
ton 5i9 per cent instead OF Ii 10 per cent. until
March !. and 20 hold another conference at that
time 10 try and settle the differences existing be-
tween employers and employees.
THOMAS o DONNELL.
On behalf OF the textile unions.
Fall River. December -. 1897.
Thomas O'Donnell secretary Conference Commit
tee.
Dear Sir: Yours of even date received al hand
In reply would say reduction OF wages has been
under cousidera lion for nearly twelve months. dur
ing which time We have tried curtailment OF pro-
duction. wnile competitors in the South and
Other parts OF the country have their mills and
supplied our customers: In spite of such all
Ynent the prize % goods has declined. and to-day
is a; the lowest point III the history of tho business
The amount of the reduction proposed is. feel
very mod rate, much less than Is thought by many
20 be necessary 20 rect the situa lion in which We
found ourselves placed. In view Of these facts
feel obliged 10 decline your proposition. Yours re-
spectfuily.
By order Of the Manufa ~turers' Committee
CYRUS {. ROCNSEN1LLE Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
UNION PACIFICs NEW PRESIDENT.
SELECTION OF HORACE C. BURT. THIRD VICE
PRESIDENT OF TIE CHICAGO AND
NORTHWESTERN


SELECTION OF HORACE C. BURT. THIRD VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE CHICAGO AND
NORTHWESTERN.
Horace G. Burt now third vice-presdent Of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company. has
been selected for the presidency Of the reorganzed
Union Pacih, Railroad Company The Board OF
Directors is to include Wlnslow s. Pierce. chair
man; James Stman. Marvin Hughitt. who Is pres
iden; OF the Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Roswell Miller who Is president OK the chicago
Milwaukee and ST Paul Railroad; f. II. Hartman.
Louis FIizgerad. Henry B. Hyde. John W. Doane'
otto H. Kahn. r. jefferson Coolidge. tr., George
J Gould oliver Ames George Q. Cannon and
Jacob H. Schiff Oliver W. Mink is to be vice-pres-
ident in charge Of the NewYork office.
NJ. Burs selection president Is intended TO
carry into effect the policy determined upon by the
Reorganiza,o Committee when II was hoped that
s. H. H. Clark would BE- able to continue in the
manage 1ient OF the property. an expectation which
failed by reason OF Mr.. Clark's ill-health. That
policy Is to put the operation OF the properly IN the
hands Of a local management through the choice Ok
n nrsctcal and experienced railroad man as presi-
dent who viii BE- charged with the responsibility
for the results OF operation and VIII hold ample
mowers 10 enable him to meet that responsibility.
Mr. Rurt f. one OF the best known railroad ON
GERS In the West. For several years up 10 1888 ne
was chief engineer OF the Chicago and Northwest
ern system In November OF that year he was made
general manager Of the Fremont Elkhorn and Mis-
souri Valley and the Sioux City and Pacific rail-
roads two lines In the Chicago and Northwestern
svstem Re became third vice-presdent OF the Chi
cago and Northwestern a year ago
omaha Dec 27-When the Associated Press gave
the Union Pacific headquarters force the news OF
the appointment Of Horace q. Burt as president or
the new company. there was general expression
Of satisfaction General Manager Dickinson said:
II consider It n most excellent appointment. AMI
have all along looked for 1t. Mr.. Burt is an accom-
nlished railroad man." Other heeds Of depart
EXPRESSED similar sentiments At the offices Of
other lines there were none but good words for the
new presdent. At the Elkhorn office. where NJ
Burt was once general manager, there was great
elaiion. The Northwestern people are also wei
uneasiness concerning the changes which the new
president will make In the operating force or the
road While no notice OF any changes has been
given. there is u general impression that some
sweeping will be made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
1.RDy sWEDEs BOUND FOR ALASKA

Fonr swedes clad In furs and attracting general
attention by their unusual size. arrived here yes
,.rdav on the Cunard Line steamer Etrdria- Ihey
arc hound for the hlondike. and brought an e'aoo
49,. outfit with them. During almost the entTe
I"'o ychlle westerly winds were screening
throush the rigging at hurricane speed ana e'ery
, dashed their spray freezing as II fell ABOARD
NE snip these hardy 5wedes paced me Upper deSk
~ IL Thermometers In their hands. gaugin8 ne
W. ranges IN the temperature When they landed
each shoudered his baggage winch ncsaed a a
IoIis mrchins I'm the wake They intend TO leave
for the West at once and secure the rest OF 'ne,f
T',l,on John Hene gren. G. X. karlstrom ana A.
" Nodee all o! Stockh lin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
FOUND WANDERING ~ NEWARK.

. fourteen.year-old girl who says that she Is
kate Brownie and lives in Stapieton. staten
island. was found IN Market-si. Newark, '"s'
n, rht. suffering from cold and hunger. and IN
pirlabe condition from exhaustion She was ee ,hc
TO NE enc lad TO be attended by Police surgeon
tI9rk She thny clad i'Ie sIa"a ,s ,ai' enc
sy rom nsr fhSeS S sns Mrs. i1,a M inLs
ia ia, h,: could or would tell nothing lurtheI ~.
one lime She said she walked to ' TIE
Richmond County police were requested 70 '"'e'''
gate the girls story.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
FARENELL TO MISS GONNE.

farewell reception was given for Miss Maud
Come, who is called the Irish Joan Of Arc by
the United Irish Societies. AT Cooper Institute last
night She has been In this country two months
endeavoring TO unite the various Irish societies
and factions and working for the cause OF ireiahd
She received q purse of $3.50 at the reception last
night Tomorrow she sails for her home in Ire
land. The Rey. Dr George & Bets preIIoeq ana
NJ Hanbury Barbara H. Casey and james r.
Eagan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
week will be allowed TO each department Courses
also the discussions Of questions Of the day.
AN INDIANAPOLIS MAN CHARGED WITH MAI pc
THE STUFF ILLEGAILY-HE SAYS

HE rs INNOCENT
Indianapolis. Dec. q (SpeciaD-wiliis m A. Nc
Curdy. prominent business 81 ths city. was
arrested this morning by Inspector McGirnis OF the
Internal Revenue Office. at Chicago. He was taken
before United S.a.es Commissioner Van Buren,
charged with violating the oleomarsarine laws and
released on 1900 bail until Wednesday when
he will have preliminary hearing. He declares
that he Is not guilty.
McGinnis states that McCurdy has been running
plant a, townsville and turning oeomar garine at
the rate OF twenty or twenty-five tubs a day. with
out the knowledge OF the Government and that h.
has made big prof, Of his plant for the rea son
that ne has not been burdened with any tax or IL
cenSe fee. The plant has been seized and this ciy
IL being searched for o.eomargarine herefrom.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
PLANS OF THE PEOPLES INSTITUTE.

The Committee on Education Of the Peoples In.
stitute-Howard Mansfield. Charles B. Spahr and
Charles Sprague Smith-announces the following
departments Of study: Natural science ana maine
ma,i,s general sociology (history. economies etc.
discussion OF questions OF the day and reports
Of committees. American and contemporary sociol-
ocy. literature and language, art Qncludng music
and philosophy, ethics and religion; a group OF
educators will be placed In charge or each depart
nsnt and ar the demand for classes arises youn-
teer Instructors will be sought. One evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
4 NEW ANESTHETTC.
DR. WILLY MEYER SAYS 1T POSSESSES NONE or
THE DANGEROUS QUALITIES OF ETHER
cHrnROEopv

AND CHLOROFoRM
The regular monthly meeting OF the County
Medical Society was held last night In the main
hall Of the Academy OF Medicine. IN West Forty
third-st. Papers read by Or. Charles 8 Wood
and Or. Willy Meyer The latter spoke OF a new
aneshetc with which physicians have recently
been experimenting. and for which Dr. Meyer
claimed qualities superior to ether or chloroforn,
possessing none OF the dangerous elements Of those
two an@sthetcs The meeting closed with a brief
report by Or. J. w Burtenshaw the abuse Of
medical charity, ne said was shown in the visit
Ing Of dispensaries for the poor by people who
could we'll afford TO pay for such treatment. An
amendment adopted 10 bill. which tho
Academy proposes to have introduced In the Legls-
lature perfecting rules for the conduct OF all dis
pen.aries and making II necessary for all such In.
sttutlons both large and small. to be licensed By
he Board OF Health
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
FREIGHT SHIPMENTS FROM CHICAGO

Chicago. Dec 27.-Eastbound freight shipments
for the Ave days ending December q amounted
10 7s35 tons against 50 7S the full week previous
and 1896 last year divided among the different
roads as follows Fort Wayne. 1903 tons: Michi-
gan Central 5.0i6: Wabash. 6,32, Lake shore, A9z2
Panhandle 1885: Baltimore and Ohio LIZ: Grand
Trunk Ss2S: Nickel Plate. 1854 Erie. 7.24s; Big
.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
vorurR AND DAUGHTERS DEAD FROM GAS

ch,,,oo Dec N-Mrs Mary Anderson and her
,uo daughters. Edith and Myrtle. aged eight ana
1--WE Years. respectively were asphyxated by mum
mating gas In their home. at NO Oh 'ohnso"-a..' ~
na''"s ~, husband on returning from work to-
10y, .a m. door locked On forcing II open
he and children sis d Se COOK a
was thai Mrs Anderson was temporarily IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
rx.cov swINEFoRD GOING TO ALASKA.

Lansing Mich. Dec. 21.-It is announced that A.
p Swincford Ex-Governor OF Alaska. VIII go 10
Alaska early next year. 10 take chdrse u '"o III
Gu T., ,ha, sort, Of the United Mines Company
- TewYork He IL a stock Older IN the company;
bsvng turned in his Interests In properties secured
when Territorial Governor 81 Alasha' Inc ''
pany has a cal ta OF $oU""
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
GREAT EXPECTATIONS OF RAILWAY ME-

Chicago Dec. 27-The Western passenger agents
sre making their arrangements to hanhle me
Alaska trade The longer ;hey look al th'S "a''0
from, q dis,arce the larger II seems 10 appear 10
49,, IA ,ou, there IS hardly p Western passen-
or ian that does not expect the ua'Nc 10 amount
~ flv two hundred thousand people inc chan ~, >
80 ~, a figure about oEc-half as large Us ma
n,I, cover the number who Will go rom points
where the roads q. the western ia s'isel ASSN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
TWO PROMINENT VISITORS.

w ". Thomas of Portland Me-. who vas ap-
pointed Minister TO Norway and Sweden by Prest.
dent Mckinley. was In the city yesterday. Mr..
Thomas will sail January s. to take up his duties.
He Is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. There are no
complications whatever" said De yesterday "be-
,wecp nv country and the country to wach am
Colng Therefore my work will be directed mainly
toward increasing the trade relations. especially
In securing larger use Of breadsiuns and
fruits. There are In Norway and Sweden over seven
million people. and hope TO Increase the sale OF
American goods immensely
Charles Foster Ex-Governor Of Ohio. and also ex.
Secretary OF the Treasury wno is now In the city.
saws he thinks that Mr.. Hanna will be reelected
10 the Senate adding: II suppose that Senator Fora
ker considers this struggle personal hsht between
Mr.. Kurtz and Mr.. Hanna Mr.. kurtz mas oeen
ST., ,r,.rd ,or wears and II is a generous thins foe
the senator 10 stand back and allow them to hight
II out without declaring against either When the
IN u,in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
RECEIVER FOR MINING COMPANIES
4 SURPRISE TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE kA''-
ERN STOCKHOLDERS

A
FIRM STOCKHOLDERS.
W. r,,.ra Wash. Dec Fly the steamer
City az topeka which has arrived from juneau >.
t., i.arred that the Newell q ID Mining company
I'D tho perner's Bay Mining and MILNE COMPANY
have nassed into the hands o. receiver INC
ce,var js E r Casse OF Juneau. formerly OF sea
81. Thomas l. Newell was president ana in""'eo'
80 tho conpanies which have been IN operA"on
s,nce 1855. and which embraced more propeiS 'n""
go - corporntion IN Alaska BESIDES inc
.uau Mine and Berner's Bay Mine. tHe company
uas 49, interests on Douglass lsiand ana one
hundred ana IN The heaviest stockholders IN the
comnanv are Eastern men, No estimate 81 ye e".i
ties and a &c. naf bullion from tie Tresiv Mn;
,nc company was brorghi down W '"'
Transferred for San Francisco.
1h, NOUS received in this city yesterday afternoon
r, the appointment OF receiver ioF 'ne ,,
Ni,,ng company and for The BcineF Bay Gimme
ana Milling Company was surprise 20 .'.' ,a
,ookbo3ers particularly 10 the pres tent OF ,"e 'o
o,,ra,t.s Thomas s Newell. OF Boston VINO was
.s w.,dnrf-Asior!a When seen last evening
Mr. Newe.. said: &c.. .,o, Tam
iao ~ j., ,ncomprehen,iDie. Some I'M. al
seIu ION mus have arisen In the aosenc. % ne
companys financial aSen, re 1s, ;, San Trsi.,
ci.co en- route TO Alaska. OF which tie n,senn on
ce Boston knows lows T P64, ffovM.end IL iha IT,
manager in charge duriag D. = wei. anss"Se
a-9,,fiod va mi ed Stdtc- l)flrF'
IpppPeon TO sppon receiver in order 10 pIo,eci ne
Joar,ies nrtil the Eastern ONCE cou be inioIIne'
PPSpo iobn.on therefore appointed T. T. Cassc' a.
diior Of Inc companies receiver 10. o'' Gond,r'ca
ononnanes' financial opera tlons are ,oiuu 20
trnpob the Easter Office and all 1rsf- nave pen
nsiS promptly up to GATE ] am sdvis.. rom re- 10
ION lon that ali demands coming TO that once VIII ''
promptly met o..,ary VA. ,ncorporated in 1921
- parner'e Cav Company in 1921 BON und"r
az az Laws OF the State Of Maine. Besides being
nrostdcnt OF both companies. ] own majority OF
he stork OF both companies ana the CtheT STOCK
holders are among the solid nc OF me Eis', hn
,.. No, q share has ever been oneTed 10 the
nnnhlic and the men who own the STOCK are nov
onering il for sale. but are holding IL as An III
THE properties controlled are CONCEDED
w. lining men to BE- Of great yaue The ,propcra;
.E - r hn,h COMPANIES. the Newell AT Juneau anc
u ,,oro1r's Raw. al Seward. are hundreds OF
niles away from the Kl9ndhe are OIL Inc CO.. 80
Lar THE corpanics' plants wer" treci"d az a c1H'
- 20 nin 90 The companies mentioned IN thht nis-
Da,ch arc IA no more danger OF failure th0n 'he
tinted Statcs Government
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-03-11
CANADA DOES NOT GROW.
One Reason Is n Heavy Emigration
to the United States.

10 the CnIteu Stutes.
In spite of almost unsurpassed nat
hral resources and q frugal and indus
trious people, the Dominion of Canada
shows a constant r~etrograde move.
ment in population and wealth.
While other colonies of Great Brit
ain, such as Australia and the South
African states, have made wonderful
steps in advance, Canada, the Oldest
of all, has gone backward. Constant
streams of immigrants are arriving at
her ports only to pass through and be
come citizens of the United States.
Fabulous sums have been paid by the
people for the substituting of railways
and steamship lines, the establishment
of bureaus abroad to induce ininligra-
ton and in bonuses to settlers. Grants
of princely proportions have been made
to railways to open up new territory,
but immigrants have not followed, and
if it were not for imperial bountlcs the
lines would be abandoned.
1t cost Canada $1O,000,00O between
1881 and 1891 to secure and hold less
than 10000 out of 1851 immigrants
who came to the country. In the same
DeTlOu tUc Sulu lEOlH uItuiui a.
was only 47O,3S5. The cities show nc
! greater proportionate gain in popula
ton than do the country districts
Toronto's census for 1896 displays M
| increase over 1895 Of only seven-tenths
of 1 per cent, which is extremely low
for the leading city of the dominion.
At the present time the whole popu
lation of Canada is estimated at no
more than 100000, and the birth ratt
in the Protestant provinces is on thu
decrease, because so many OF TIT
younger men and women have emf
grated to the United States. Our owl
census for 1890 shows that there air
among us 100000 ~native-born CAM
dams, and data since that year shOv
a larger proportion coming to us iron
thai country. This immigration repre-
sents a vast loss in wealth to Canada
On the basis of Mulhalrs statistic
this will in 1900 have reached the enol
nous sun of So 100000.
These facts, which are admitted b,
Canadians themselves, should convinc
them of the failure of their form o
government and would, one Nigh
think, incline them to the a%nneXatio,
idea, but the latter has not made an
material progress and the dominic
seems as firm a part of the British en-
pire as it ever was.-Ch'cago Chr nici
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-03-11
A Bank Tcllpr's "Reminiscences.

In May, 1857. a run was started on
the bank in which | was teller. A
pay had been made to the employees
one CT the mills. chiefly young girls, on
Saturday. On Sunday evening, a lot
c. them being together. some II start
cd a scare about the bank breaking.
As a result. On Monday following a
long string Of women came to the bank
and wanted the notes they had re-
deemed. The bank had issued new
notes, and the run" was on circulation
as Wei as deposits. The crowd kept
coming until 3 o'clock. and it was de-
Cdcd to keep open until 8 O'Clock at
i1It. The run" did not hurt. The
iu1k was strong and well managed.
silver WAS paid out all that day. l
, paid one man 5000 for six hundred
4 lar notes. and paid him all in quar-
tCrs. He was loaded down; pockets
all full, a pair CT driving gloves also
filed and a lot tied UP in a handker-
CHEF. On going home-he had to walk
some diStance-the fear of being rob-
bed took possession of the man. He
E1t his gun loaded and sat up all the
night watching the pile" Next day
he brought the whole amount to the
hank and r~edeposited it. He did not
know what to do with 1.-The stuff"
Silver coin, except for change, was
thus nearly forty years ago a nuisance.
What must it be at the present time,
With more than foul hundred millions
coined?
At the Iankers' convention of 1888
in 4 paper presented at that time | sug-
gested that in the way of business we
did net need as silver coin anything
legend Il half-dUllar. for the reason
that silver is altogether too cumber
some. Seventeen dollars weigh q
pound. 1t is not surprising that I'm
cOurted tons of silver are slowed away
in the vaults of the mints and treas
uries of the nation.-Philadelphia Let
ter.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-03-11
THE PROOFREADER'S ERRORS.
Some umOrou Incidents That Arc
the Result of His Oversight.

No newspaper writer has to contend
against greater obstacles than does the
proofreader, and when everything Is
taken into consideration the average
excellence of his work is little less
than marvellous.
His errors Of omission may easily be
pardonnd. Whenever the type calls a
lovely bride q bird the offense may
lightly be overlooked, since the mean-
ing is not entirely obscured. But the
p~roofreader's errors Of commission be-
long to a different category. Whenever
he attempts to straighcn out the IAN
gled meaning of something he doesn t
understand, the result often is some
thing to make the iudicious grieve.
At the conclusion of the Iii Hung
Chang festivities in New York, and
just before the distinguished Celestial
left for China by the Canadian route,
/ wrote a paragraph, saying: Before
Ii Hung Chang goes back to China he
ought to see the United States 1t
came out in cold type: Iii Hung
Chang is visiting the United States he
fore going back to China" Simultanc,
ously l found on my desk a note from
the proofreader. 1t said: you'll have
to Keep tally a little closer. That Chi,
Ia'1.an has been in New York a week.
Don't you read the papers,
w. w. N%aughton, the San Francisco
sporting writer, once included in his
sporting news for the Examiner an
item saying that "the young salmon
are beginning to run" 1t appeared i'll
print: The young salmon arc begin
ming to swim"
When Mr.. N%aughton asked for an ex'
PLANTATION the proofreader cheerily re
marked: THAT'S all right, Billy. 70;
had that mixed up with your turf stuff
but | Strengthened it ont for you"
But why didn't you let it go as
wrote it," persisted Naughton.
Il couldn't" was the reply. "\Nht
ever heard of a fish running?'-Chica
go TimeS-Hp.ald.