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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30
aSSIGNUENT or THE UNITED PhESS

.rho United Press, the principal Office Of which Is
" g., uroadway at n late hour yesterday after
- made an assignment for the benefit OF iis cred
~ naming Frederick G. Mason auditor OF the cor
~ ,, ,,bo lives at No - Hawthorne ave. East
&c \ J.. as assignee The assignment papers
,,,, eed by Charles a. Dana. president OF the cor
norstion The attorney for the United Press Is VIII
po' na,,,s NJ No 40 Broadway. Mr. Davis was
'" -, IT. office in the Equitable Building. Asked
90 "a had ANYTHING to say in reference 70 the as
nment Of the United Press. he replied mat a. ms
SKINNER, - newspa per he presumed that II they
cle'ts - s,aiement to make they would make one
mao % the regular channels II was his oprGh
that they would DIepaie "O""S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30
JAMES MICHAEL SUSPENDED.

Baltimore March 29.-Chairman Adult VIZ
the L. A. w Racing Board to-day announced the
irdesrita suspepsion from all l.. a. w. racing
tracks OF James Michael the Welsh racing
crack" Michael came to this country se'e'a.
weeks ago and has won several good races anu
was, It is understood soon to have tr'eo oo"
illusions with f.. G. Bald and some other OF HIhe'
icas best riders. Michael is a member OF the Hns
lish Cycling Association. and his Suspension 10 '
result of a request preferred by II. az he was un.
der suspension I'm England, II Is SAID, on ACCOUNT
OF some financial matters. -, - .,,,,
II Is also announced that the seventh anu o os
vacant place on the Racing Board has pesn zen
dered 10 Fred Gerach OF Chicago WhetheI ne
will accept Is not known Mr.. Geriach WAS mt"
Der OF the former Board.
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JOINT TRAFFICS POSITION.
LAWYERS OF THE ROADS TO MEET
TO-DAY.
m DISCUSS THE TRANS MISSOURI DEcIsioN-FuR-

m DISCUSS THE Ns-MrssouRI pEcIsloN-FuR-
Their DECLINE IN STOCKS.
c-aat interest attaches 10 the conference to-day
,.ho LAWYERS OF the railroads in the Joint Traffic
o,o,,on on the relation to the association of the
,-,.od states Supreme Court decision In the Trans
,u.sorr, Freight Association case 1t is said that
,, ~ the lawyers are inclined to think that the
.,r,or, before the court In the Trans Missouri
-o a,d not fully cover the ground In view of the
s,,s,ors IN the lower court to the necessity Of
nroof II the unreasonaboness of contracts In order
- Ia illegal IL is considered that the major part
=, ,hs argument should have been framed to show
,,o, tho contracts OF the association fact were
90, unreasonable and did not impose a hardship.
=, "a thought that the Joint Traffic case when II
,orres m in the Supreme Court. will be argued in
uav 10 show that when the Sherman Antitrust
ian nassed Congress had no idea that such con-
s,ruction would be placed on II the Supreme
Court has placed on II. 1t is said that when the
law was under discussion amendment placing
the railroads under the operation of the law was
voted down. for the reason that the railroads were
already covered by the Interstate Commerce law
There was a heavy fall in stocks yesterday on n
report that the executive officers OF the railroads
IN the Joint Traffic Association had already been
informed by their lawyers tina, IL advisable to
abandon the association. at least until the Supreme
Court had rendered decision I'm its case. 1t
implied that II the Joint Traffic Association dis
banded every other association in the country
would follow suit.
tn, following the high prices OF leading rail-
road stocks March 22 the low and last prices yes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30
GREATER NETWORKS MAIL
PLANS FOR HANDLING 1T ALMOST COMPLETE
TUBE TRANSFER TO BROOKLYN AR
RANGED FOR.

The Postof1ce authorities have already we'll I'M
der way the plans for the handing and distrlpu-
ton Of the mail OF Greater New-York. SO far has
the subject been considered that by the time the
provisions OF the charter go into effect there VIII
be little left 70 arrange
The most interesting feature Of the new plans IL
that which provides for pneumatic tubes 70 trans
fer all frst-cass mail matter from tho w-forK
to the Brooklyn postofflce. Contracts have tsen
signed by which the United States Mail Package
and General Pneumatic Delivery Company VIII
supply two pneumatic tubes eight ncnes IN DIAM
eter which Will from tho New YORK once I'M
der Park Row across the Bridge. and under WASH
ington-et TO the Brooklyn office. The steel Cur
ricrs will weigh twelve pounds and will hold about
siA hundred letters each. They Will make the
trip in either direction In three minutes az against
half an hour now needed by the mall wagons, ana
II is estimated that the tubes Will have n capaci!
OF 80 600 letters hour in each direction
Edward NJ. Morgan. general superintendent, Va
the city delivery in the Postofice. said yesterday
that II was possible that the pneumatic tune sys-
tom would be- extended TO the transfer 81 man ma
for TO and from the various sub-statlons ana uis
central station He thought that the system wouiu
nav for itself In four five years. ana mat II
vrould save fully IS per cent OF the expense Oh
TRANSFORMATION by wagons. Mr.. Morgan acdeh
,hat the Introduction of such system would De OF
esnecjal value I'm the special delivery department.
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terdsv and the net changes. comparing the prices
81 March % with the final prices yesterday;

ceorgo 7 Gould speaking of the decline In " IS
souri, Pacific stock SAID I regard {n nnri drcisjon
in the Trans-MissOuri case. of whch me pea,s az ~
taking fun advantage. Other stocks haNc so" p O
fully as much, or more, as Missouri An the
sonallv am doing nothing in he market an t t
minors and reports regarding recelvershp 10, lor
Missouri Pacific utterly WITHOUT Iou hnn no
There will be receiver Ihere mas pee .x f
charges being met as they become u' d iS hol
snticipated Furthermore. the Missouri Paclnc nas
freigbt aud has no intention of making q cur OF
mem or any other freight Rates are, oeIns
maintained by all the lines IN whCn ed az eo lang
es,ed and will continue TO ne malhlalheu :" ''"s
a. our competitors maintain them 49,, ,,u,.o -,
Henry Cirws said Yesterday: Under the sherman
.1ti-Tr,,sf law as decided 10y the supreme ouIt' II
Question in my mind whether il is not illegal 10
t,lqI Hbros IS 70 do so is restraint upon the egg
trade and a combination with the dealer "a Rouo,E
81 "a DO so is restraint the milk trade ana may
b. serious tax parents VINO DihS M" ,l ~
W on fresh milk. The owner OF Gov WIZ con me-
stus Il 10 \ butcher TO make beef MAKES d CON-
fination detrimental 10 the milk trade Juuee IN
hams decision clearly sets form that
and ANYTHING that Is restraint 10 trade are hesdi
Snaatinp more seriously he said: The effect OF
,r Joint traffic associations is To hold up the Wth
4 10 drive them into bankruptcy. Wnlch VIII cHdoi
Inc strong roads 10 acquire them on ther OWL
terms This will make poor d ~ raiIroads are
10 he cOmpelled 10 surrender 20 the DECISION 81 tit
United States supreme Court men "a Efnr he
a roads will he the inevitable result ana pcIVle Ky
close Of the next decade may witness ~ 'lis
country four or FIVE great syslens OF ra!lrohu .
through leases and purchases, instead or as az pre-
Ccnrt nov Congress can interfere with one Toad
leasing itself TO another. nor preventing on Io"1
from buying another; tntrcior. lnsb'SHH od he he
"a for The general good OF the country the Sher
man Antitrust law. under the supreme Cout ne
cislon. will drive them into confedera'o" ooi"-
1~sF ou'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30
BALTIMORE TO HAVE CIRCUIT MEET

Baltimore, March % (speciaD.-The bicycle ciuos
OF Baltimore have determined that Nationai Cir-
cui, race meeting shall be held here this season.
Mr. Fenneman the manager OF Electric farK VIII
put up 5000 in purses for such meeting III
,uaus, charity after the National meeting In
philadelphia il Is possible that 1t may De in.tl-
national In character Fuller. the crack rIue,' wl'J
competed last year with the PAGERS Robert D. anu
John r. Gentry will be In charge OF cycie tacins
az Electric Park He says that fifty circuit @
can be Induced 10 come here Inc Hee'i"e WIZ
probably last for several days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30
TWO OFFICIALS CHANGE PLACES

Kansas city Mo. March Pc. L. Martin. presi-
dent Of the Kansas City. Pittsburg and Gulf Rail-
road resigned this afternoon. A. +. Stillweli.
vice-president and general manager chosen
bv the Board of Directors to succeed him. and Mr..
Martin was Immediately appointed 10 fiji the
vacancy caused by Mr. Stillwell Mr.. Martin has
been president of the road since 1t first
ganized in 1890 the Kansas city, Nevada and
Fort Smith Hallway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30

Chicago March 29-It Is now definitely decided
that in the future the Baltimore and OHIO
will have "A lake and rail line 10 the East. The
road is making arrangements for two bOats whiC \
will run from Milwaukee TO Fairport, near Cleve-
land where the road has already constructed large
docks and there the freight will be transferred TO
the rail routes The probabilities are that the lake
route will be In operation soon afttr August !.
A meeting of a number Of executive officers OF
the Western roads held to-day at the office Of
President Hughitt OF the Northwestern. TO con
slider the recent decision Of the Supreme Court.
No action was taken or proposed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30
CALLING on THE CORNELLS FOR HELP

Mrs Clara Cornell. thrty-six years old, who
GAYS that her husband William $. Cornell. Is a
nenhew Of the iron merchants. j. Il. and j. NJ.
Cornell was removed to Bellevue Hospital last
evening from her home. No. Ssi Columbus-ave.'
violently insane. All the way TO the hospital III
the ambulance the crazed woman kept calling on
no iron merchants 10 come ana help heI Inc
,romans husband is i'll IN bed with the grip ana
" cnmnlication Of diseases. and, according TO MIS-.
iosenhine Saith. the janircss of the house IN Whch
,Ha Cornells live with their three young children,
~ family has been in poor circumstances TOT
some time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30
TOOK POISON NEAR THE CITY HALL.

man who appeared TO be German rory NV
wears old dressed in dark suit and wearing o'aoN
Anime hat walked into the city Hall ponce s'a.'o,
Yesterday afternoon and announced that ne "au
aan,t,y Of carbolic acid with suicidal in
- A., ambulance was quickly summoned, ana
t the man was taken the Hudson street h9sRl,a.
hhinG, - The man died in the hospital last
evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30

this country and Is credited with drawing up the
original articles Of which bound tho roads
in the Joint Traffic Association together. The de-
cison of the United States Supreme Cour, In the
Trans Missouri has been interpreted by many
to that the JOINT traffic agreement is Illegal
Mr.. ingalls, is president Of the Big Four and the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroads. He makes his home
In Cincinnati. although he most OF his time Is
spent in his private car. When Chauncey NJ. Depew
is unable TO attend the meetings of the Joint Traffic
Association Mr.. Ingalls, has been looked upon the
representative of the Vanderbilt system In that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30
GAVE FOOD TO A CREW N WDOCEAN

The Norwegian steamer EIdswold arrived In port
Yesterday with a story OF having saved the crew
az the Newfoundland barkentne Silver Sea from
starvation Captain Schuyler said that he sighted
the silver Sea on March - In mdocean flying sig
nails OF distress He of long boat to her. and
found the men In a serious condition from lack OF
food He gave them sufficient supply ana pro-
The silver Sea left Cadiz two months ago for
ST. John New fOundAnd.
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st., resulted in an easy victory for the xavier
Wheelmen, the score being II TO e.

cvcl,s,s desiring TO Join the League Of American
WheeImen NAV obtain full printed information and
membership blanks BY sending their names ana ad-
dresses TO the Cycling Editor Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30
THEIR M4NTFESTS WERE FAULTY.

The Atlantic Line steamship CHVe ar'l'e' " ~
nor, yesterday with 100 Italian immigrants on ooard
n.ho uere improperly manifested. c. b. Richarhs q
60 rho agents tor the line were fined by the lnited
S,ates Immigration Commissioner $40 for every I'M
mig
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30
PILLSBURY ~ THE LEAD.
HE WINS A RuY LOPEZ FROM sHoWALTER
IN BROOKLYN

After fifteen hard battles between Sho"a''e' anu
Pilsbury the Kentuckian succeeueu III .s
E o,o, scors with the move for the sixteenth
encounter which was contested at the Hamilton
club Brooklyn. last night
In the earlier part Of the match the result "'au.
Il OF decided advantage TO have the a''aoA ~
la,elv the defence has seemed to be eaua''h''ie
matters and never In the history OF chess mas no'
ter war been waged nor more ihs'fu'. -, 100
- ,bor in the conflict between these two
American players. - ,,,,.,,,
After the fourteenth game 1t did not seem nNe'y
~. - porziani would be again brought out ana
accordingly 1t was within the general expee'a..o"
when Showalter played B-Kt on MS '"'u '''''
tho onening running as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30

Albert Mott. chairman OF the Racing Board OF tn
L. A. w. has decided that no sanctions are needle,
for races held on homo trainers Such contest
were held at the recent cycle show In Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30

THE MOTION TO BE MADE ON THURSDAY.
Washington. March 29.-The motion Of the Gov
eminent 10 advance the case Of the Joint Traffic
Association will be made in the Supreme Court on
Thursday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30

The wheeling members OF the New-York Athletic
Club Will ride In body 10 the scene of the cross
country run OF the club Saturday. The start
will Ice made at the wheelhouse I'm West Sixteth-st
AT p. m, and John Is. Yates will pilot the party to
Morris Park.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30
SIXTEENTH GAME-RUY LOPEZ.


account of their game: ,.o. 90 Tho Ruv
Rionk's first variation In the defence 70 me pus
1anez was BIB g. followed by 10 Nd 49, =,
10y 10y NV in,eniion OF winning Pawn, at the ex
manse however of an extremely herce at'aS en- -
It's height White gave up second rsT w. ~ once
p}onk nossession OF with his queens Rook; ,o In
With H....P-Q 3. Black was aoie u u'Ne ~
WHITES menacing Queens knight -ror va g
AT Whites twenty-hrd turn. k.R an o enof the
~ e,,nf,,aG which six moves later brougnt .ne
co mi, - a. close White resigning at his twentE
SSn1h move. Score: Pnsbury, !; Sho"a'e' D.
drawn. g. III, =. o,oyed a, the Ham,
i,on club tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30

The game Of basketball between the Xavier
Wheelmen and Company f Of the sth Regiment. at
the formers gymnasium, No. Pos West Fourteenth
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Tiffany & Go.
THE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT.

NJ f. INGALLS, CREDITED WITH HAVING
DRAWN THE ORIGINAL ARTICLES.
Melville f. ingalls,. who sailed for Europe last
Wednesday on the same steamer with j. Pierpont
Morgan, is one of the best-known railroad men in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30

The annual election OF the South Brooklyn Wheel
men will be held next Friday night. In the year
ending March l over one hundred persons have
Joined the club Tho only candidate who opposes
the regular ticket IL w. H. Nash who Is running for
place on the Board of Governors. against {. NJ
Burils.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-30
GREAT LECTURES.
CHICKERING HALL THRONGED TO HEAR
AND TO SEE THESE MAGNIFIcENTLY
ILLUSTRATED MEDICAL LECT.
URES BY DR. GREENE.

DR. GREENE ~ THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PHYsl-
CLAN IN CURING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SUCCESS IN CURING THE SICK AND SUFFER-
ING-DR. GREENE CAN BE CONSULTED Al.
sOLuTELY FREE-No CHARGE FOR CON-
sULTATION EXAMINATION ADVICE on
MEDICAL ATTENTIoN-ALL ARE VEL.
COME TO CALL UPON OR WRITE DR.
GREENE-TUE SICK CAN SURELY
BE CURED BY DR. GREENE's
WONDERFUL. REMFDfFs
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Bitpslrs.
"Kimball" Bicycle.

C,ECOND- HAND BICyC1.ES-Barssins-f from 5000 W
- cash or insialmsns Call 81 ais broadway New fork
The times., 1897-07-11
Anuther Idol smashed.

AT the beginning or this Administration
we were Inclined to believe in that beati-
tude widely advertised as Nick inley
civil service neform." 1t has gone to join
enother, in which we did not in the least
believe, L e., Mckinley prosperity"
The Washington Correspondent of one
OF the chief Hanna organs in New York
wires to his paper the authoritative an
nouncement' that important modlfica
tions Of the civil service rules viii be
made by the President at an early day"
A fine ,ot of Government positions thereby
are 70 be opened to those who shall bear
the burden and the heat OF the Ohio cam
paign, in case their devotion to the cause
of the business manager" should happen
to bring satisfactory returns.
Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati
typographers are to be fired with en-
thaSiasm because the Government Print
ing office Cuce more is TO be open 10 The
boys with a Congressional pun. The noldc
throughout the Buckeye State VIII be
graaried TO learn that deputy collectors
and other suboIdinates no more wnl be
compelled to submit to reading, Writing
and arthrnefcal tests, but Will be APP
pointed 10 office solely upon their merits
as Repnblfcan heeIers and strikers. All
the appointments under United States mar
shals and district attorneys are TO be
thrown open. In fact, everything posi-
bic is to be done to fill the Ohio campaign
with hope and the sInaH-try politician
with joyful expectation.
This is that sturd y resistance TO eneroach-
ments upon the merit system THAI was
promised US when Marcus Aurelius Hanna
seated Mr.. Mckinley in the chair OF state!
Well, it is so nearly like the fuIfilment of
other promises that, really, there is 10th
ing 10 say.
The times., 1897-07-11

much hurt by association with other chin
dren who have not such homes; and too
close d surveillance is apt TO beget "A de-
termination in the child to seek the very
company which is forbidden. Almost any
thing is preferable TO the Pharisaical attt-
tude for moral or business purposes, and
any chifd who is mistakenly taught at
home that he is better than others and
that they are bound to show him the e-
spect due TO superiority, will get that no.
ton Knocked out of him before he can do
anything greatin the world. It's pretty
good rule foT children or adults TO respect
themselves and other people, and to be as
careful OF others rights and feelings as
they wish others TO be of theirs. In this,
as in other things, example is the best
teaching for children. IL little girl sees
her mother behave imperiouSy 10 the SER
want or saleswoman, or the feilow-travtler
on the cars, she will do likewise, and go
a little further than her mother does in
which case she will grow up into the kind
OF mistress who is always changing ser
wants, and size will be thorn-scratched all
the way through life, because sheis always
Fricting some one else. There is no social
distinction in this world which should be
allowed to interfere with kind and gen.
tie spirit
The times., 1897-07-11
Horror on Horrors Head.

Although we are sufficiently convinced
that it Is useless TO make any further
appeal TO President McKiniey's patriot
ism, humanity or Christian manhood, this
journal would be false to its high Ameri-
can mission il once more it did not can
his attention to the hideous saturRalia
Of crime in which the Spanish hyeRa Wey-
Ter is waIowIng and reveling, under his
direct liberation
Yesterday our news columns gave de-
tails of whole chapter OF Spanish atroci
ties in Cuba, almost too horrible to print,
Weyler has ordered pacifioos, men, women
and children, captured in future, to he
treated as enemies" This means moth
ing short of the murder OF the men, and
the outrage and butchery Of the women
and girls. We have reports or emaCiated,
naked fathers, mothers and little ones beg
n Havana province for the food which
no one dare give them, and dying in the
cutters. Here are two other samples:
At Ranchuelo, Santa Clara province, 200
pac1ilcos, after several DAYS without food
and repeated refusais of their appeals to
bc allowed to go forth and get help, be-
gan TO riot declaring to the military com
nlander that they would rather he Killed
ilghling than starve to death. The Off
Ger, IN Tear, gave them the food which
was prepared for the soldiers, but when
the soldiers learned what happened they
started out from their barracks and be-
gan general massacre of pacificos In
which women and children were killed
Al PalenqHe, In the same province, sew
enteen women We're brought from the
country as prisoners of war, the Spanish
Column stating that they were found in
cuban camp. The women protested that
they Were peaceful country people and
that the Spanish officers and soldiers had
assaulted them in the road. They were
ordered to withdraw their statement and
as tiey refused TO do so, they Were for
tured until two died and the others tainted.
President Mckinley, can you longer
stand this? Remember that you know
and your country knows, that you could
put an end to this condition In twenty-for
hoursl Whatever you may think to the
contrary the people are not under any
Illusions on this subject They know that
one noble American word from you would
stay the hand OF The staryer, torturcr, out
rager and butcher against the poor peas.
ants and the wOmanhood and girIhood
OF Cubal They know that the very ex-
cess Of these hellish offenses against
humanity. virtue and God, is because the
The times., 1897-07-11

There is tendency among some of the
and Stevenson and Bret Harte, and dot
their pages all over with artistic pro-
family The trouble with this plan is that
The caliow birdlings who write the stories
do not know an ything about the world
OF Kipling and Bret Harte, and their
strong language is about as much out of
place in the somewhat weak and watery
stories which they write as would be a
glass OF whisky straight at a seminary
picnic. There was a time when the young
writer tried to be elegant In his diction
and his choice OF characters; wrote for
Godey's Lady's Book, representing his
hero as wearing the finest of broadcloth
and linen and wooing in the most fiowery
language This sort or thing was popular
among the factory girls and farmers
daughters, who read the stories, because
they did not know the real thing. But
nobody is taken in by the prevalent imi-
tation low-life sketch. II doesn't inter
est the factory girl, because she hears
men and boys use bad language now and
them on the street, and that has no fasci-
nation for her; and it doesn't interest
tee educated man, lecause he kroNs
what literature really is. It ia poor
little fad and should be dropped