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New-York tribune., 1897-08-29
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From The Chicago Record
Americans awakened more quickly than the
r,noIish rcorie t. the fJllics of a burdeIlsonne
and ..vneusiye funeral, and in III Judge Sewai
noted The first public funeral without scarlS
in Eoston In i1ll the provincial court Oh
Massachusetts enacted that no HC"lsI9 oa
C;lnvcs except six pair Ia the hearers ana one
noir to ca n minister Of thr churcn or cohgre-
tation where any deceased person belongs no
zinc rum or rings be allowed to be given at
any funeral upon the penalty oi i'o. me Ia"
must have been a dead letter, but II certainly
had its influence IN curtailing expenses, aS Va
r.ous newspaper notices show. sun TINS cent
urv a New England funeral was a ponlpous
affair and il must De confessed. far from peihe
In ali respects a gloomy affair. Hawthorne
says:
;I.onk back through all the social customs of
New England in the first century oi her eAlS'
eroc and read al ner traits Of character ana
find one. occasion. other tnan IA funeral feast,
where iollity was sanctioned 10y universal prac-
tce."
New -Enciand rum was ever present at New
ENGLAND funeral To- solace and 10 cheer bereaved
rnn,,rrars All drank before tn" procession to
the grave. and many drank after. Nearly all
tho itcinizrd funeral bills have seen untll TINS
century were Iarg" in items Of rum. whiskey,
lemons loaf sugar and spices Spiced cider was
q Cavoritc drink az funeral When p beloved
minister chauc,G die. his church. or more often
Inc town cutdid Itself in liberal liquid provision
for the funeral Nor were town paupers forgot
fen in death a barrel of cider two or three
gallons of rum were supplied by the town as the
final item OF expense for the town poor
Judge SrWall spoke of 4 visit 10 his family
tomb as an ''aV ful yet pleasing treat" Not less
plainly 90 the entries in his diary show that
every funeral he ATTENDED was to him a treat
great social excitement. He served readily
and officially az pahearer at thirty funerals
and in every case but one received scarf. ring
and gloves lie could not attend one funeral
lest he should hear the burial service Of the
Episcopal Church. which. he said was "a lying
very bad office; makes 10 difference between the
precious or the VILE
New-York tribune., 1897-08-29
TIE TRADE IN OYSTERS.
HOW THE DIVAI.VES ARE CAUGHT AND
MARKETED
r,crr,REsouE SCENES AT THE CITY's ''oYsTER-
LAND" ON THE NORTH RiVER-THE SEA
SON BIDS FAIR TO BE GOOD.

LAND" ON THE NORTH RIvER-THE SEA-
SON BIDS FAIR TO BE GOOD.
Again the oyster Is In season, will be bright
and early Wednesday morning. when the first OK
September ushers itself in. Any one would thlnK
So at least. If he would only, any one OF these
fine days, let his feet wander to New-forks
"Oysterland," on the North River shore, Tor TWO
blocks above Tenth-st Here Is the great oyster
mart Of America, and it IS now scene OF great
hustle and trade New-York still avoids oysters,
and not until the middle OF the week VIII the
local demand begin, but. nevertheless ever since
August 1G lively trade has been driven from
sloop and steamer tc "scow" and from "scow" to
the wagons in West-st. The Western trade,
which amounts daily to fully much as the
local has been in swing over week, ana liter-
ally hundreds Of tubs containing well-iced bi-
valves are being sent away each morning
Oysters, it Is pleasant to be able to relate
were never in finer fettle than they are just now
To judge from all predictions. ana from the re-
ports that come in constantly from the Long
Island Staten Island and Connecticut Shores
this is certain to be a banner oyster year. NOT
that it will prove especially profitable to the oys-
ternen except in their assured increased sales)'
for prices will be no higher and "stews, 1ries
and half shells will be dispensed at their usual
figures. But the crop promises to be very large
and plentiful, and the oysters themselves are
especially delicate, fat and succulent. The best
reports come from the Blue Point region and
from Rockaway, and the oysters at the moment
in market-oysters almost entirely from the
grounds of Princes Bay on the far south shore
of Staten Island-are far above expectations.
TIE SEASON OPENING WELL
Extraordinarily we'll is the season opening. II
might not be thought that the newly arrived
wave Of prosperity would have much effect on
this trade but the fact is that it has affected It
in the most marked way decacy Of the Far
West is the oyster of the Distant East some
thing the farmer and the small tradesman Of the
towns welcome with delight when they feel they
can afford it. Just orders coming In
New-York tribune., 1897-08-29

with great celebrity from far-away Western
points A single firm in the market shipped
ninety thousand in refrigerator cars day or so
ago-in a single morning-a phenomenal record
FOR this time Of the year. Much satisfaction, in
deed, Is felt among the oyster merchants atsthis
western outlook, the more particularly as the
crop VIII not fail them. and there will be oys-
ters In plenty all the winter. for every man.
woman and child
Many things are, perhars worthy Of the at
tenton Of the NewYorker who would stroll OF
the beaten track Of Broadway. Wall-st. and
Fifth ave. occasionally. but the city has nothing
more picturesque and full Of life to offer than
Its fleet Of oyster boats Along the river side
Of West-st.. for distance OF two blocks. close
to the bukhead and connected with the shore
by strips Of planking making a broad. swaying
sidewalk, are a row OF scOws covered by two
story buildings Each has . huge sign upon II
New-York tribune., 1897-08-29

sented by the Duke Of Bedford-comparatiVeIy
rare animals and the only examples seen at the
100 for about fifteen years. The word bapirussa
means pig deer and the animal has been so
called by the Malays on account Of the remark
able development Of the tusks Of the males
which emerge close together near the middle or
the face and sweep with strong curve pack-
ward frequently attaining to very great
length The tusks Of the lower Jaw arise like
those Of the boar. What the male babirussa
needs the upper pair for is a point which nobody
apparently can satisfactorily settle.
Another popularity Of the animal Is that It
falls short OF the number Of teeth usually pos
sessed by the ordinary pig. having only thirty
four in ALL fact which indicates that It must
be directly descended from one OF the extinct
genera Of pigs marked by q similar type of
dentition. In other respects the babrussa Is
not very different from other wild swine. 1t Is
a splendid swimmer. has somewhat lighter
gallop than that Of the wild boar. and when
hunted will Hght gamely and ferociously to the
last
New-York tribune., 1897-08-29

head Of the Grand Orient. while the atc I'm
peror Frederick held the Grand Nasters"'P VI
German Free Masons from 1850 until the tini'
of his death. His son. although a Mason mas
declined to accept the Grand Mastership IN SUE
cession to his father to attend any ipuso
meeting since he became Emperor. In Austria
again. Frecmasonry is eschewed by the aristoc-
racy and the regnng family. as 1t is aIso ",
Russia and Belgium, while in Holland the DUO"
nobility are nearly all members of the craft
New-York tribune., 1897-08-29
PRINCES IS NiSONS.

From Tho To- rto Free Mason
In Great irit2in the craft Is presided over by
the Prince Of Wales; in Sweden and Norway the
Grand tiastsIsiip is held by King Oscar who
occupied that Office before his ascension 10 the
throne. As In the of the and grand
SONS Of the Queen of England, so are also the
sons of King Oscar members of the craft
In Denmark II is the Crown Prince who is the
New-York tribune., 1897-08-29
HPLES or THE PfG DEER.

From The London Graphic.
Among the more recent and important arry.
ais at the Zoo are two young babirussas pre-
New-York tribune., 1897-08-29
\ PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

IT was at a pleasant gathering one afternoon
shortly before NY departure froin England 1t
was at the house OF really broad American.
and a great many people from this side were
present But / was spending most Of my time
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
BoERs ARE ANGRY.
They Profess to Ee Insulsrd by the En-
thusiastic Osation to Rhodes.

They Profess to lse Insuisrd by the En-
thusiastic oyation to Rhodes.
pREToRiA, Jan a-Jpon the occasion
Of the new year wol wishets calling at
the presidency to oflor President Kruger
their congratulations, Judge Jofrisen made
a speech, in the course Of which he said.
that the gratitude which his countiymen
felt nt the deliyerance from the attack up
on the independence Of the country was
mingled with fears for the future lie
proceeded bitterly to complain that the re-
public had been insulted by the ovations
accorded in Cape Colony to Cecil Rhodes,
who, snid tie speaker was undoubred-
ly the chief criminal IN the despicable as
sault upon our country
After quoting the verdict Of the parlia-
mentary commission on Cecil Rhodes with
reference to the jameson raid Judge Jor-
risen continued:
''This man is now feastad by every town
IN the colony and glorifed as the hero of
.he day and even as the hero of the NOR
Tow, from whose return to South Africa
the people expect everything This is an
insult to you, TO us and TO the whole re-
public. We ask ourselves how we have
deserved such treatment at the hands of
the colony that a man who has shed blood,
ana, IKE n highway NlpAn' mas sprung upon
us In the night, and who is about to be
tried before a tribunal Of his countrymen,
should be glorilod by a colony IA tending
to value our friendship. We fea pe-..at harm
will result from this We trust that we
view the situation too gloomily, but we
place our trust in you.
President kruger showed himself deep
ly moved at this address, but he did not
reply.
Cecil Rhodes has been welcomed with
unbounded enthusiasm at Cape Town,
where a procession of torch bearers escort
ed him to the house. and 5000 persons
who were present joined in singing God
Save the Queen" A gigantic banquet in
honor of Rhodes has been fixed for Tues
4 1aV
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
MINERAL PRODUCTS.
what We Have Dug From the Earth
During the Past Year.


NEW YoRK, Jan. 9-Stat~tics OF the
metal and mineral production of the Unit.
cd states for 1896 have been compiled lay
The Engineering and Mining Journal a
trade paper the accuracy OF whose figures
has caused their adoption by the British
government Statements OF some outputs
are as follows:
The entire production of minerals and
metals in this country for the year is given
at a total value OF S653. 81 /, 1853, showing a
decrease as compared with 1898 of S24..
$50, 2s6. This decreaseovas largely in val
ues rather than in quantities.
The total production OF metals was
S242, 3l1,4 ,4Sl, an increase Of 81, 6DI, Ill
over the previous year. while the value OF
nonmetallic substances was S41O, 800, 9S7
q decrease of s2G, as8, 37i. A large part of
this was due to the lower values Of coal
stone and a few other important sub
stances The production of aluminium
shows an increase Of 400. 900 pounds over
lSg5, the total for the year being / 800, 600
An increase Of about 100 tons is reported
in the production of antimony.
The increase ia copper has been extraor-
dinary, the total gain amounting 10
$3.50, 100 pounds
The production Of gold reached the great
total OF 500 3Nu1sNuuf 2 gam over 1870 OF
$40 l60, 500. This extraordinary advance,
which far surpasses the gain reported from
any other country IN the world, puts the
United States far In the lead of the pro.
ducing countries.
Pig iron reached s,i0S, $50 tons The
depression of business had less effect than
might have beon anticipated, the decrease
from 500 being only 677 439 tons
The production of lead from domestic
ores amounted to l75, al short tons, an
increase Of 90, SOB tons In addition there
were 5000 tons produced from imported
ores or refined from imported bullion
Silver from domestic ores reached a to-
tai of 4b, l65, l73 fine ounces, decrease
from 1895 Of s65, 062 ounces There were
produced or refined from forSign ores and
bullion by our smelters ana other works
40, 600, 900 fine ounces making the total
quantity refined or put into final market
able form, S5, l6b i73 fine ounces This
large production was almost entirely alb
sorbed by the markets
The total production of coal was 1913,
361 027 short tons, and the total decrease
as compared with 1890 was 2,4lO, 3O6
tons The production of coke showed a
\ gain of 44b, 276 tons, chiefly due TO the
activity Of the iron aud steel trades in thu
7 earlier part Of tho year.
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
Three rrlend. Aealn Free.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 2.--lhe gum
ner from the revenue cutter Boutwell, has
been withdrawn from the Three Friends
by Captain Ililgore, acting under instruo-
tions from Washington. District Attor-
ney Clark has received no instructions TO
libel the steamer. and it is now free from
the custody of the government. The ques-
tion whether the Three friends fired upon
a Spanish cruiser will, however, be brought
before the grand jury of the United States
district court, now in session here, and a
thorough investigation will be made. At
present the government has nothing upon
which TO base a charge against the boat
There is no longer any doubt that the
recent Three Friends expedition was land
ed on Florida key after the vessel had
been chased from the Cuban coast by a
Spanish patrol boat A telegram from
Miami says that the Dauntless reported
there last night and went to No Name
key, where a large body Of men are re-
ported to be wrecked, and that two Of the
number are reported to be dead. telc-
gram from Key West says that when thc
steamer City of Richmond passed M
Name key the Dauntless was there takin
on board party OF men and a cargo.
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
CAUSED BY DRINK.
While Under the Influence of Liquor One
Woodsman shoots Another.

LowELLTows, Me-, Jan. 2.-The incom-
ing of the new year was marked by a
bloody deed here, which viii probably end
ia murder. AS is common with back
woods crime liquor was responsible for
the deed John Moses and Gilbert Blon-
dell, lumbermen, came into town from
their camp to do trading and visit their
friends. While in the store of the Moose
River Lumber company they began to
handle their rifles in "a careless manner.
Both men were intoxicated at the time,
but bystanders say that Blondell pointed
his rifle at Moses and fired The ball went
through Moses body just above the heart.
Tho wound is "a bad one, and the ply
scian who was called says there is hardly
"a chance for The man $ recovery.
Blondell has disappeared. Word has
been sent to Harrington for the sheriff to
come here and inquire into the affair. No
reason Is known for Blondell's act, but il
is thought that the liquor made him re-
vengeful over some faneied wrong
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
Captain Generai weyier BraEs.

HAVANA, Jan. "A reporter of The
Diario de Ia Marina has had an interview
with Captain General Neyler in the Mata
Ioro camp. Speaking of the situation in
the province of Pinar del Rio General
Weyler said that from the point of view Of
strength and Importance the insurrection
in that province had been crushed The
few Insurgents remaining were obliged to
hide like wolves in their caves. fevers
and smallpox had thinned the rebel ranks.
Ills own column and those Of the other
spanish commanders had oyerrun the base
ana interior of the hills and had met no
rebels.
The insurgents, after the death Of Ma
,eO, were without a leader. Rivera, Ma
seo's successor, was unpopular among his
men, General Weyler added that his state
ments would be confirmed after General
Melgui2o and Arolas had completed their
operations, which included the sweeping
3f the province from west to east Gener-
rs Hernandez, Nelazco, Obregan Bernal,
Ruiz, Fuentes and Segura were now in
the center of the hills. Perhaps General
Arolas was also there Once the Rubi
hills We're fortified q severe blow might be
directed against the rebels under Ducassis.
General Meyler said in conclusion that hc
would allow no houses TO be built on the
outskirts OF the towns as, were they CON
structed, they would serve mostly as ref
uges for bandits.
An odd feature of the above interview
is that General Weyler, while declaring
that Pinar del Rio is practically free of in
surgcnts, finds it necessary to have th'
Rubi hills fortified before be viii attempt
to strike blow at the rebels under Du
eneefe
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
Tobncoonlst Makes an Assignment.

DANvILLE, Va, Jan. John W. Hol-
land, for many years a prominent tobac-
conist of this city but for the past eight
years retired has made an assignment Ia
Bergman Green, trustee. Mr.. Holland
was security for his brother the late @. G..
Holland. on notes aggregating Sl4s, 600.
Suits on some Of these notes were recently
entered, and i'm order that all creditors
should be placed on an equal footing this
assignment was made. The notes are held
by banks in Dnnville, Richmond, Peters
burg Lynchburg, Baltimore and Other
places The assessed value of the proper
~ conveyed IS nbout 5000 600.
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
kIrknnlrlnl.,s crltlnnl Innes..

LONDON, Jan. 2. Hon George a. Kirk.
patrick p. C., lieutenant governor Of on
tario, has been lying for some time past
at the South Street hospital, which is the
same private institution at which DIR.
Jameson of Transvaal raid notoriety is be-
ing treated. A consultation Of Mr.. Kirk.
patrick's physicians was held today, and il
was decided that il would be necessary e
perform an operation on their patient
This will be delayed until the arrival OF
his wife, which will be in about ten days
Meantime Mr.. kirkpatrick is not confined
to his bed, and is even able TO walk out
lie has many friends in London, including
Hon A. G. Jones of Toronto and his
brother and sister.in law, and Mr. and
Mrs DobeH. The family decline to state
the nature Of the distinguished patient
complaint.
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
Children nnrned al Damn.

HANOVER. Pa, Jan. 2.-Three young
children of Mr. and Mrs. George Duttra,
who live in the country about four miles
from here, died from suffocation during q
fire at their homo. During her husband 4
absence Mrs. Duttra called on a neighhor,
locking the children in the house while
they were at play. On her return, after q
longer stay than she had intended, she saw
smoke issuing in heavy volume from tht
house. AS she entered the house the moth.
er stepped into a hole which the FIRE had
burned through the floor and fell violent
ly to the cellar below. Cropping her way
back to the first floor, she found the bodies
Of the children lying in q corner Allwere
dnnd
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
onnen sirn, the necree.

MADRID, Jan. 2.-The government h.
ordered that legal proceedings be begu
against six Madrid newspapers-The In
parcial, The Heraldo The Correo Sigl,
The Future, The Correo Espanol and N
Ejercito Espanol-for articles attackin
the military administration in Cuba. ~
country editions Of these newspapers wei
held until the objectionable articles ha4
been eliminated. AT cabinet counc
yesterday the queen regent signed decr
granting reforms for Puerto Rico. Ih,
official gazette publishes the basis Of thest
reforms today. They are the same as thos,
passed by the cortes. Other reforms Of an
administrative character will follow.
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
Cerrr nn,s sen vornce vIlIn.

NEWPORT, r. l., Jan. 2.-The villa Sea
Voyage, directly at the end of Bellevue
avenue, between the villas Of Frederick
Vanderbilt and II. II. Brooks, it is report
ed, has been purchased by Ex-Commodore
Eldridge 4. Gerry Of New York. Mr.. r.
II. Cook, the owner, has not occupied the
villa for a number Of years as he has a
villa at Lenox. The reported price is about
$780, 0G0. The Gerrys have been summer
residents here for five years, renting VIII
Ia. Sea Voyage is one of the most charm
ing places in Newport.
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
nisnsfer I'M Mine.

Cry or MEXICO, Jan. "A terrible
disaster occurred in the Santa Gertrusi
mine at Pachuea, ono of the most famous
silver mines in the country From some
cause not known fire broke out in one Of
the levels Of the old southern workings
shutting the exit of l3 Mexican miners
Miners on the outside went TO work to put
out the fire and save the men. One Eng
lishman, Ned Richards an experienced
miner, went down in charge of the rescue
operations, but perished from suffocation.
All the Mexicans died from the same
cause or from burning. The bodies have
not yet been recovered. The affair caused
the greatest excitement, as it is one of the
most horrible mining accidents in the his
tory Of Pachuca.
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
Kansas 10 TaIk mack.

Topeka, Jan Jan. 2sth next, the
birthday anniversary Of the state, will be
made a state holiday The people will
meet, irrespective of party, and denounce
the eastern capitalists who have maligned
her good name because Populism won at
the recent election. The appeals Tor meet
ings everywhere say: Every yelping dog
has had its bark at Kansas. Every cess
pool of ignorance, squalor and iniquity in
the east has gaspcd a curse at Kansas.
Let us stand up for our state and rebuke
those hoary wrinkled, hardened sinners. +
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
Reform Plan Not PopnIar.

LONDON, Jan. 2.-The Standard S Mad
rid correspondent says; Public opinion
has received the announcement Of the con-
cessions so Puerto Rico rather coldly, as in
volving reversal Of the colonial policy
under pressure from the United States and
Europe The Correo Siglo, Future and
several other Liberal, military, Carlist,
and ultramontaine newspapers will be
prosecuted for attacking the commissariat
and hospital staffs in Cuba The opposition
will bring the matter before the cortes.
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
The Davis Will Case.

BOSTON, Jan. 2.-Judge Holmes in the
Suffolk supreme court gave a hearing up
on the appeals taken by Erwin Davis, Cal
win p Davis, Elizabeth :. BowdOin and
Harriet Wood from the decree of the Suf-
folk probate court authorizing Special Ad-
ministrators r.. NJ. Morse and Gideon
Wells, of the estate of the late multimil-
lionairess Andrew j. Davis of Montana, to
sell 80, coo shares of common stock of the
Butte and Boston Mining company to W.
A. Paine for $3.50, COO and to deposit $40,
600 of the first mortgage bonds of the
mining company with a reorganization
committee
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
killed bv His Fsther-in-Iaw.

WiLLTAMsPoRT, Pa, Jan. 2-Dell Ha-
vens of sistervllle, ". Va. was accident
ally shot and killed by his father-in law
at Eldrod. The young man was visiting
at the place and during the night won't to
the kitchen for a drink. The father-in
law, hearing the noise, thought "A burglar
was in the house. and with rife In hand
went down stairs, where he saw the form
Of man. Iic fired, and Harens fell dead.
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
Louis Pawn win Be Appointed.

ALBANY, Jan. s.-Louis f. Payn oI
Chatham has arrived and was with Coy
ernor Black for some time Afterward b,
had a conference with Senators Mullin
Coggcshall, parson and Malby and ther
returned to his home. Il may be stated
upon almost indisputahle authority that
Mr. Payn will be named by Mr.. Black tS
be the successor OF superintendent of In
surance Pierce and will be confirmed by
the senate
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
Tno I1Illed In cnlli.lon.

SCHENECTADY, y. ", Jan. "A rear
end collision occurred on the New York
Central railroad near here between two
freight trains John Cook fireman, and
CharL,s Nogel, brakeman, both Of Alba
ny, We're killed. George Gilchrist engi-
neor Of the rear train, saw that a collision
was Inevitable and jumped, saving his
life Several ears caught Ere and were
bnrned. cansing q loss of $50. 900.
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
RECEIVERS FOR 4 Savings Bank.

Concord, y. H., Jan ?. Judge Chase
of the supreme court appointed Hon. Fran
els G. Faulkner Of <eene and Henry G..
Sanders of Claremort as joint receivers of
the Sullivan Savings institution at Clare
mont Mr.. Faulkner is "A member Of Gov
ernor Busiel's council. and Mr. Sanders is
the treasurer Of the defunot bank.
Evening journal., 1897-01-02
Fiyo Years For nigbvay Kobb,rv.

PROVIDENCE, Jan. 2.-In the supreme
court verdict of guilty was returned
against James O'Connor, who was arrest
ed on a charge Of committing highway
robbery Nov IL last. O'Connor was SEN
fenced to five years in the state prison
Charles Manchester, who was jointly in
dicted with o Connor, was acquitted as
his innocence was clearly proved.