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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
THE MIDDLE N RICHMOND.
JUSTICE MADDOX ISSUES a MANDAMCs REQCIR
ING THE CANvAssISG BOARD TO USE
ONLY THE RETURNS MADE TO THE

ONLY THE RETURNS MADE ~ NE
COUNTY CLERK.
The canvass OF the vote OF Richmond County was
further delayed yesterday by the serving by the at
torneys for the Republican County Committee OF an
order issued by Justice Samuel r. Maddox OF the
Supreme Court. restraining the Board from making
the canvass and ordering II TO show cause yestcr
day afternoon why It should not be permanently re-
strained from canvassng the vote from the police
returns.
When the order argued in the afternoon jus
tice Maddox granted inandamus directing the
Board OF Canvassers to canvass the vote from the
returns made 10 the County Clerk. and not from
the returns made TO the police which. according
to the Courts ruling. are simply presumptive ey-
dence.
The complaint made by George Cromwell.
the Republican candidate for president of the Dor
ough Mr. Cromwell said in his complaint that the
lice returns. which appeared to have omitted votes
cast for him on tickets other than tho Republican
one and which votes appeared on the tally sheets
He said that the Board purposcd making an err
roncOus canvass and asked that II be cnjOned from
using the police returns. but be ordered 20 make
the canvass from the original statements the ccrt
fed copies and the sealed packages OF void ana
protested ballots In the County Clerks hands.
According the police returns. DR. John l.,
the borough, has majority Of Sc. Mr.. Cromwell
however. contends that from the tally sheets I'm
the possession OF the County Clerk he has "A ma
tority of three.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
ELECTRIC WIRE CONTENTION.
SIXTEEN COMPANIES CONSOLIDATE To
LESSEN THE COST OF PRODUCTIONS.


LESSEN THE COST OF PRODUCTION.
The large manufacturers Of insulated electric
wire have decided TO combine In order. NJ they
say TO lessen the cost OF production. Sixteen
large companies are interested In this move and
Il r. expected that i will Doe fully carried out
inside Of the next three months. several years
ago an cIort Was made so TO consolidate the wire
interests that they would produce better proht
but tho moyemen, failed. owing TO the refusal o.
one OF the large companies 10 enter into inc
agreement Tho company that refused at that
time f. now ono Of the prime movers in IN" ne"
arrangement. II VII mean the closing down OF
some Of the smaller factories almost Immediately
and following that the collecting oi the WORKS IL
four or I've large centres Of trade.
The compnni,s Interested IN this Consolidation
are the Safety Insulated Wire and Gable Com
pany. Of ibis city. the General Electric Company.
the New-York insulated Wire Company tn" Ia
birshaw Company Of Houkors. the Bishop insu-
lated Wire Company. the Okonlte Company. OF
Passaic. y. J.. tho American Electric Company.
the Easton Electric Gable Company. The National
India Rubber Company. the Crcnioll Electric Wire
Company. the STANDARD Underground Gable Com
pany. Pttsburg Pa. tho Kcrtc Company. Sc
mour Conn. the simple. Electric Company, J. A
Roeblng's Sons and Washbrrn X Moon.
An officer OF on" of ih".- companies said to a
Tribune reporter last night
OF the insulated electric wlTc interests II j. not
true. however thar # viii increase tho price. Of
the quality VIII reach a higher standard than at
present. The concerns Interested In thu manu-
facturc Of insulated wire made money until three
years ago when competition became so great That
prices were down and small profits were re-
allied at a large cApcISc to me manufacture.
with the competition II required n large outlay
IN order To obtain q contract. Then, certain fac
tories were compelled TO Keep men on their pay
rolls FOR whom they had no work In order 10 pre-
vent the men going 20 competitor and revealing
trade sccrets This wl he done away with. and
men who are not competent VIII not get salaries
for what they know Of firms secrets. II ~ not
PROPOSED to increase the cost Of the wire to the
trade. but the Capitalization VIII reduce the OK
ponses In all directions. and thus increase the
profits
In fact the estimates We now nave on paper
show that the plan proposed Will yield 4 profit or
~ per cent on The common stock. without incrcas-
Ing the price Of the wire. one advantage of this
move will be the making of = highcr-standard
wire and maintaining that standard. A. II Is now.
some OF the companies have allowed the standard
TO be lowered IN their products. ana thus cndan-
gered the buildings whore the wire was placed.
other companlcs. which have maintained q high
standard In their wire have. by reason Of the
heavy expenses OF putting IT on the market. lost
IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
pOINGs OF THE BOARD or TRADE.

At the meeting OF the Board OF Trade and
Transportation yesterday. number Of new MEM
bers were elected. among whom was John Jacob
Aston.
Resolutions were adopted for the appointment OF
committees 10 prepare measure TO be submitted
10 the Municipal Assembly limiting the height
OF buildings, and to consider the proposition TO
establish a National department OF health.
committee with Oscar 8. Straus as chairman
was appointed TO make preparations for ne Board $
annual dinner, to be given In January.
Lawrence J. Callahan said he was always In
favor of an annual dinner and expressed the hope
that the committee in charge could see that some
thing stronger than water was provided TO drink
at the dinner.
81 don't like cold water TO drink at banguets;
/ like something stronger" said Mr.. Callahan
with emphasis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
MOUNT VERNON.

The Needlework Guild. OF this city at It's annual
meeting reported e5l new garments mace IN 'ne
wear and distributed follows Bureau OF Chan-
Ties go: Five Points House Of Industry. 100; Mount
Vernon Hospital. 10; Wartburg orphan Home 70;
81 Vincent de Paul Society. 20. and twenty-five
each 10 Little Mothers Association. Martina wilson
Home Baby Fold and Bethany MISSION ana lHe
others 10 special cases. - - .,s -,
The funeral OF oscar W. Alderman was held on
Monday night in the Presbyterian Church. and was
Extended by three hundred employees OF James Nc
Creerv & Co Of New-York City. for whom he was
assistant manager.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
FIRE WHILE THE PARENTS WERE AhAl
A BLAZE IN GEORGE r. MoFFATT's HOUSE DIS
COVERED BY A MESSENGER BOY WHILE
THE CHILDREN AND SER
WANTS SLEPT


n, ruooaav night FIRE broke out In the basement OF
No n7 West End-ave., occupied by George -
Monatt a banker Of No. ! Nassau-st. Win Ms
wife and three children. governess MISS Nul
pby and q number OF servants. The servants
were asleep on the fourth floor ana the three chi
dren on the third door In charge OF the goVernesS.
Mr. and Mrs Moffatt with theatre party.
George Andes a messenger boy. discovered tho
FIRE and Informed Peter FIcklein. a night watch-
man who turned In an alarm. They then aroused
those who were In the house. which was filled with
smoke by that time. The frightened servants.
without waiting to dress themselves. ran down
stairs TO the street. on the way Mary carey one
Of the servants, picked up two Of the children on
the third floor and downstairs with one under
each arm. Miss Murphy cared for the baby.
1t was not long before the fire engines were on
the spot They found that some clothing when
had been hung up 10 dry near Il stove nan caught
fire. The flames soon extingWshed The
damage from fire smoke and water amounted to
about 500
Ii was an hour before the servants and children
could go back into the house, and meanwhile Mr..
and Mrs. Moffatt were totally Ignorant OF the cx-
element at their home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
,,r1 vopx DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY NOVEMBER H. 1897
ROYAL
Baking Powder
is the greatest of all the
m0dern-time helps to
perfect cooking.
HOME NEWS.
ENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.
FIFTH AVENUE-Ex- Governor n. w i'add OF
Rhode Island GRAND-Judge W. L. Dechart' OF
NiddJetovn Ohio HOFFMAN - Congressman
George ~ Southwick Of Albany. and ex-Assembly-
man John y. Stanchfed. OF Elmlra. HOLLAND
Charles DENLY. jr.. secretary Of the American
Legation in China. MANHATTAN-Judee H. e.
Rannev OF Cleveland WALDORF-EX-Senato or
Johnson ~ Camden, OF West Virginia, Johh
UcrreshoN. OF Bristol r. l.. and s. II. Galloway.
president Of the Lake Shore Railroad. WINDSOR
William Barnes. jr.. OF Albany
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
TARRYTOWN.

~. renort that the Board OF Education intended
~ abandon the Chenille Public School. owing 10
the trolley factie. for bringing the children 70
rarrv,own Is untrue The Board has denied the
rumor and says that 1t had no intention of aooi-
fishing the school. ,,.-..
The women OF the First Methodist Protestant
Church Will hold art entertainment on Thurs-
day evening next. -,
Steps are being taken toward consolidalng WASH
ington Irving Council No. Sc. Of North Tarrytow
and Goodwill Council No 49, Order of Chosen
Friends Of TarrytoWn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
SING SING.

An interesting meeting OF Mohegan Chapter
Daughters Of the American Revolution was heio
at the Ossining School, yesterday afternoon Inc
programme consisted of the reading OF paper. en-
tItied "A Walk Through ew-Amsterdam Dy
Mrs Hanford. a violin SOLO, by Miss Geraldlne
MORGAN Miss Dil,ey, accompanst: and readlhs.
"Rebind Manhattan Gables" by Mrs. Edwin LINUS
Todd The mex. meeting OF the chapter VIII De
held on Wednesday. December 5.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
NETWORK CITY.

The Society Of the Alumni OF the city Hospital
held n meeting at Clarks in Twenty-third-st. Iast
evening Papers were read by DR.. Walter |" carr
and Dr. Charles J. Problem. The president OF tho
society is Dr. Brooks II. Wells Supper was served
Controller Ashbel +. Fitch acknowledges the re
ceipt at his home of letter signed "A 81 c. IN
closing fifty -dollar bank note, conscience money
being the taxes a very small estate and ask
Ing Acknowledgements in The Tribune
There Will be n parade IN celebration OF the cleo
ton OF Judge Van Wyck as Mayor and of William
Aston Chanler as Assemblyman and OF local candl-
dates by ,he Independence Hall Democrats Of the
Vth Assembly District tonight, beginning at
o'clock at Sixth-ave. and Washington Place The
parade will pass through the chief streets OF the
With Assembly District. and end In Abingdon Square
at 9:30 o'clock
The Charity Organization Society appeals for 40
10 III out and send woman and her chhd 10
Poland. where they have relatives WILING 10 re-
ceive them The woman has beer ahandoh'h py
her husband Is unable to support herself and is in
wretched health. Contributions sent to the charity
Organization Society. No los East Twenty second
st. will be acknowledged.
Henry Winthrop Gray. Special Commissioner OF
Jurors Yesterday obtained from Justice Lawrence
IN the Supreme Court riders for the arrest OF D..
Lynch Prendergast. OF No 70 Liberty-st; Roy u.
Boriface of No. 40 Broadway: Charles uIman OF
No 423 Third-ave.: Frederick T.. Platt. OF 40 :"
Rond-st: Charles A. Brodel. Of No. 30 Canal-SI'
William A. Aldrich. OF No. &c East Twenteth-st'
and George NJ. Sexton. for ignoring subpo'nAs 10
attend before him for examination as TO their quail
fications special jurors.
Chief OF Police McCuagh yesterday reduced
eighteen roundsmen 10 the ranks ana appoih'ed
eighteen patrolmen to All the vacancies mus maze
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
PEEKSEILL.

The Board OF Trustees. through the EFFORTS OF
Trustee McCutchen, have finally placed the chan-
mel lights The channel lights are two red IN
nerdescen. electric lights one South-st bank,
o ouarter Of q mile from the river front. and an
other on the northwest edge OF the lower pier
a line taken from these TWO red lights ana car
SSted out into the river indicates the new channel
which has been dug by the Government In Peeks-
kill Bay The lights are great convenience 70
, n, coming into Peekskill Bay, and Mr..
McC'utchen has received several letters from
pilots of boats thanking him for the interest ne
has ohOWn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
STILL TALKING or GENERAL wCOOK

Mayor Strong yesterday made announcement,
10 his choice OF successor 10 the late General
Duane In the Aqueduct Commission. Although
General McCook. the City Chamberlain. has said
;nat lie vii! not De candidate, his friends were
saying yesterday that he probably would resign his
present once in time to accept the Office OF Aque-
duct Commissioner before January !.
The Board OF Aqueduct Commissioners Yesterday
eraI Duane.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
TO REAPPOINT THE COMMISSIONERS

Mayor Strong yesterday announced that he intend
ed 10 reappoint all the seven School Commissioner,
whose terms OF office expire on January /. They
are Commission Prentiss. Hurlbut Montani
Taft, Agar. Rogers and Peaslee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Trial OF Martin Thorn. Long Island city
Union League Club, evening.
Citizens Union meeting No 80 East twenty
thrd-st p m.
New-York Library Club. No 3l West Thirteenth
St. p. m.
Society Of Naval Architects and Marine Engi-
neers No. IL West Thirty -frst-st, 10 a. m
The Rev A. c. Dixon at Cooper Union, 70
p. m.
Academy Of Design Building Committee, p. m.
Salvation Army Fair Armory
St Andrews Society Delmoncos. $40 p m.
Princeton Club Delmonco's. $50 p. n.
Annual meeting Of the Society for the Ruptured
and Crippled No lS5 East Forty-second-st'
$3.50 p. m.
Nineteenth Century Club. Sherry's $50 p. m
Brooklyn Orphan Asylum Fair. Academy oil
Music Assembly Rooms.
Lecture by the Rev. DR.. r. 6. Macarthur. Cal
vary Baptist Church. SIS p. m.
Paint. OIL and Varnsh Club dinner. No. 100 Will
iam-st. p. m.
Lecture by .he Rev. DR.. Charles A. Perry. ol
WolverhamptoD, England, in Adams Chapei' Union
Theological Seminary. at 40 p. IN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
4 SERVICE OF pRAYER IN COOPER nN1oN

service OF prayer and for the exposition of scripre
concerning prayer under the auspices Of the pastor,
OF Greater New-York. Addresses were made no
the Rev. DR.. John Hall. the Rev. Dr. A. G Dixon
the Rev. DR.. A. f.. Kitiredge and the Rev Dr. y g.
Pearson, the Southern evangelist " "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
DOBBS FERRY AND HASTINGS.

"reminiscences OF the Late War" will be the sub
feet OF a lecture by the Rev Mr.. Van Arsdae In
the Hastings Reformed Church next week.
The Cinderella Social Club Is arranging TO give
an entertainment. and reception.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
4 sorl,G clrB APPEALS TO THE COURTS

not PERMIT ITS EXHIBITION HE SAYS
TIE LAST WAS DISGRACE.
IN order TO show cause why the Waldorf Athletic
club should not obtain a mandamus to compel the
MAYOR to permit the club 90 hold boxing exhibit
ton" tonight IN the building In broadway. for
merry used by the broadway Athletic club. was
served Oh Mayor Strong on Tuesday The Mayor
permitted .hc club 10 hold exhibition last Thurs
day
Il refused to give them another permit ne said
Yesterday morning because they broke faith with
m. last Thursday. I gave them temporary permit
then because they had got the afar up In "A hurry.
had tickets all printed. and promised that the per
formance would be entirely respectable | think
they broke faith with me. Tho bout, understand,
WIS stopped by the police. one OF the men was
struck in the face and covered with blood IL WASH
, respectable entertainment. Ii was disgrace 10
The CITY I have given the case to the Corporation
counsel and he will appear In answer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
Announce dement's.

Henry A. Daniels. NJ. d..
20 9ist st.
,,.,usnt, OF the System of all descriptions
impotence Berillty and like ailments Hours TO to
y r. W Yolo f. & W.
A new Lock Front collar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
THIRD AVENUE RAILpoAD DIRECTORS.

The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Third Avenue Railroad Company was held yes
terday afternoon at the Offices OF the company N
the car-stabcs. SiXty-s!Nth-s, and Third-avc
The directors elected were:
HENRY HART. CHARLES REMSEN
iott.itT "a TALLER. HENRY lDEN.
InIIX +, f.AESD\S. DAVID g. ANDREWS
EbVNKD IA TERRACE. q. HONLAND DEWITT
Al uttr' ELIAS JOiN IA. WAiDEII.
WILLIAM u WEBB. JOHN HEAVIER.
EMANUEL LEIIMAN.
Tho inspe, Tors elected were:
, Il III, GROVE JOHN Is. JOHNSON
JACOB ELIAS.
The report OF the operations OF the company
showed that during the twelve months ending
October 81 the receipts from car passengers
amounted 10 $3.50, Si2 IS, and the receipts from
other sources to $L5GS 90 n total OF s..32j.:GJ 3
The operating expenses were Niii 6iI g.
When asked II there was any discussion OF the
reportcd agreement between the Third-ave com
pany and the Metropolitan street Railway Com
many one Of the directors stated that there
no such discussion, and that. moreover, the whole
thing was newspaper talk. He said that there
were no negotiations pending between the two com
panes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

MiNIATtRE ALMANAC
suo-.. ~ Sunset 4t6 Moon sets 900 Moons age II
HIGH WATER TO DAY
AZ Sandy Hook S26 Gov. Island sa4 Hell Gate lo;t.
sandy Hook $50 Coz. Island $40 Hell Gate u N
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-28

The following petition was presented
to the Legislature:
To the Honorable Members of the State
Legislature, assembled at Sacra-
mento, California:
At mass meeting of the citrus fruit
growers of California held in the as
sembly room of the Chamber of Com
merce in the City of Los Angeles, De.
cember 26, 1896, it was unanimously
resolved to petition your honorable
body to memorabilia Congress to amend
our present tariff laws and increase the
import duty on foreign grown citrus
fruits.
In all foreign countries where citrus
fruits are grown the price of labor i:
many times less than it is here. II
costs us for freight As cents per cubic
foot to put our fruit in the Eastern
markets. The Mediterranean growers
can place theirs there at not more thar
fifteen cents per cubic foot.
The difference in freight as between
foreign grown citrus fruit and on,
own is 80 cents per cubic foot and will
the difference i'll cost of production ant
labor. simple justice demands that W,
should at least be placed ON footin,
of equality with the foreign growers.
We, therefore, beg your HONORABLE
body to ask Congress to place an i'm
port duty on oranges, lemons, lime
and grape fruit that will place us upol
such an equality.
George Frost. President.
A. Fl. Cargill, Secretary.
And 500 other fruit growers.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-28
THE MINING INDUSTRY
What they are Doing in the
Minis.
Ill BRANCHES ARE REPRESENTED.
Brie fie:s that Are OF Interest To All
CIasses-News from All over
the Country.
Local Capital for Mines.

There are a class of men who are
eminently satisfied and apparently not
at all affected by the adverse conditions
of business affairs. says the Western
Mining World. These are the minels
and prospectors who have passed
through the siege of knocking unsuc-
cessfully at the door of Eastern capital,
and amid hardships, were forced to
utilize their own resources and develop
their properties themselves which were
industriously hawked about the coun-
try, and scorned by those who could
we'll have afforded any possible loss
that might accrue from an attempt to
demonstrate their failure or success.
The scorned miner is now in many
cases the fortunate possessor of a divl-
dend payer, and is enjoying the fruits
of his numerous personal sacrifices
clothed in the garb of regular divi-
idends. At times we are of the opin-
ion that if every mine was forced to
depend upon itself, and the enterprise
of local capitalists, it would be far
better in the end, both for the owner
/ anu buO az Aa4sOs w udO
little money we secure from the East
is at an enormous sacrifice, and the
profits are quickly absorbed and moth
ing said of them. But whenever a
mining proposition fails and there is
any Eastern capital identified with it,
there is great ado about the loss and
the dishonesty of the enterprise, and
in fact, everything that can be invented
to cry down mining. A great many
thousand dollars are wasted in the
pursuit of Eastern capital, and in
ninety-nine cases out of hundred
are without results. The most fortu-
nate operators have brought about their
success through their own efforts, or
with the assistance of local capital.
Eastern people will buy few hundred
shares of wildcat stocks, something on
which shrewd manipulators promise a
hundred per cent, but present to these
same people legitimate mining prop
osition with profits THAT Zone would
expect in ordinary business and they
will frown 1t down. It's too legiti-
mate. 1t is safe to say that they know
but little about mining.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-28

mines railroad communication with
the outside world.
The Veterans Home Association
held meeting at San Francisco and
decided by unanimous vote 20 turn the
institution at Yountville over TO the
care of the State. This step has been
in contemplation for some time; II has,
indeed. always been the ultimate in
tention of the association. 1t has been
precipitated at this time by the action
of the Secretary Of State, l.. Brown,
taking issue with Controller Colgan as
TO the status of the institution with re-
gard to the State. The Controller
holds that the home is now a State in
stituiton, and entitled to State aid
Secretary Brown holds that it is not a
State institution, aud therefore not so
entitled
Construction of the San Joaquin
Valley Railroad is to be pushed south
from Fresno AS soon as the necessary
rights of way can be obtained. Sig
nificant action has been taken by the
board Of directors of the road. A
resolution was passed instructine
that condemnation suits be instituted
Immediately at Fresno, directed against
owners of land lying south of that city
who have declined TO give the new rail
road the privilege TO cross their prop
erty. On behalf of the railroad corpo
ration these suits will be pressed al
vigorously as possible. Considering
that the report has frequently been cir
culated that the directors of the new
railroad would not extend the roat
south from Fresno unless the property
owners ceased their obstruction tactics
the resolution passed is an all-impor
tant indication of the purpose to con
struct the road to the southern ent
of the valley with as little delay al
possible.