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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
SHIRT-IRONEPS on STRIKE.
THEY QUIT WORK WHEN RAISE IN THEIR
WAGES IS REFUSED.

Twenty-Five shirt-ironers. all men. employed al
the shirt factory Of Bernstein Co.. at No. % New
York-ave.. Jersey City, went on strike yesterday
because Of the refusal Of the firm to grant an IN
lease in wages which had been asked for The
roners were receiving y cents a dozen for ironing
shirts and they claim that the work is worthy OF
a higher compensation. The dissatisfied workmen
sent committee to the firm on Monday to request
that an increase In pay be granted but the firm re-
fused to grant the raise. All are members of
union and at a given signal they quit work ana
left the shop yesterday morning. The firm i'm
medately engaged thirty non-union workmen from
New-York to I'll the strikers places. The strikers
appointed pckets. and when the non-union work
men approa ched the factory attempt was made
TO prevent their entrance. - -, -,
The firm fearing trouble. Informed the Slxth Ire
RED TO the scene. He had no trouble howe,Vrr., ~
preserving order. The non-unon men had decldcd
10 return TO New-York. They said that they mad
rot been Informed Of the strike when engage. ! ne
firm employs about one hundred ana MY haius'
and has a rush OF orders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
NO EVIDENCE OF HOMICIDE.
THAT CHARGE AGAINST CHARLES zANoL' p''-
,rserD OWING TO DIR. wITTHAUSS REPORT.

THAT CHARGE AGAINST CHARLES AANoi' Ni'-
,rssrn OWING TO DR. wITTHAUS's REPORT.
Charles Zanol the barber who was arres'eu o'
,s,,c,on Of having poisoned his four wives 10!
Insurance and against whom complaint Oh elano
,orosrv was made by the Metropolitan Lie lhsur-
,roa Con,nany was arraigned in the Centre street
police Court before Magistrate Flammer yeste'ua'
morning on the advice Of his counsel ihohas
u Dlpnean he waived examination. ana ne was
ho,d IN 90 900 TO answer 10 the charge that TIC
oh,ained the sum OF s32j from the complainant oy
making false representations
Distrct- Attorney Gardiner told the Masisuate
that no would not ask that the prisoner be held on
counlaint OF homicide. as Professor Witthaus.
who made a chemical analysis OF the stomach anu
sone other organs OF the body or Jennie sumner
tho nrsoner's fourth wife. could not state posi-
tye,v that death was due TO poison. In explaining
tho result OF the analysis to the Magistrate. Pro-
,ossor Witthaus said that he found arsenic zinc
and mercury in the organs The posons composed
tho euiI used to emba.m the body. He also found
a substance ike atropine. but he was unable %
sav what II was II therefore could not swear"
continued the professor. that death had been due
10 other than natural causes, -. 49,, ,
The Magistrate theh uis'h'SSeo the ehaise Vi
homicide. . ,,,.,. .
AZ he was leaving the court District-Attorney
Gardiner said that he did not propose for the pres
ont m least TO take steps TO have cxhumed the
bodies OF Zanolis other wives. 1T may be-" he
added THAT evidence will later be found which
VII connect the accused man with the alleged
crime II So the case will be prosecuted with the
xrea ylgor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
1ocu BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.

yrsuce Cohen OF the Supreme Court has APP
no,n,ed John A. Fitzpatrick receiver In supple
mentary proceedings for Paul Roussell a coorer
o. artificial flowers No. "A West Third-st.' on
tho application Of Jacob Froman. who obtained
deficiency judgment against him IN sunok county
for N23s
Frederick W. Pulls has been appointed receiver
IN supplementary proceedings for Ferdinand A
Thomson formerly attorney of the United Mer-
chants al No 800 Broadway.
An attachment for s. 900 has been obtained against
Mrs Ellen A Nahs. Of F1aibusn' BROOKLYN IN
favor Of Maria s. Dunkin, on the ground that she
Keeps concealed 70 avoid the service OF summons.
The debt is on a hond made by Mrs: Mans on June
{ for the payment Of $500 with interest, the In
ierest due on December not having been paid.
Schedules Of Herman iiirshfed manuiaGturer, OF
eliiiss $50, nominal assets. 1881 ana actual
&
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
STOLEN SAFES RECOVERED

The two safes stolen from the lower East Side
have been found. and three men have been arrested
on suspicion OF knowing something about the
burglaries. Both safes are battered up by the en-
deavors OF somebody to open them. The prisoners
are Samuel Gordon. OF No 2l2 East Twenty-eghth-
st; Max Levy. OF No. 231 Broome-st.. and
Samuel Goldstein. OF No. rs Seventh-st. They
were remanded by Magistrate Wentworth in the
Essex Market Court yesterday afternoon.
one OF the safes, that stolen on January 4. from
the barber shop OF Samuel Mtkon at No. 7
Forsyth-st. was found in front OF No 81 Sheriff
ST. yesterday morning. The other safe was stolen
on SUNDAY night from Tgnatz Clicks shoe store, At
No Isl Essex-s,. Il contained several hundred
dollars in cash. besides valuable papers This
the detectives found at Stanton and Mangn SITS
II was much battered by the efforts Of thieves TO
oet al IT'S contents 1t cartcd to the Eldridge-
St station The three prisoners are said to be ex-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
THE SUGAR TRUSTS ANNUAL MEETING
STOCKHOLDERS APPROVE THE ACTS OF THE Dr
RECToRs AND SUGGEST A CONTINUED
POLICY OF SECRECY

POLICY OF SECRECY
The annual meeting Of the American Sugar Re-
fnlng Company Sugar TRUST took place yester-
day In Jersey City. w. B. Thomas and Charles
II. Senff. the two directors whose terms had ex-
PRED were reelected. The total vote cast was
4I5.G6O shares
u. O. IIavemeyer, the president Of the company
said in his report: "The officers of the company
and its Board Of Directors have been much graf
fled that Gown 20 the present time their action
has either in direct terms or by acquiesccnce been
unanimously approved by the stockholders. There
has never so far as / recall been complaint at
a stockholders meeting about the action OF the
Board or Of the officers. The directors are the
servants OF the company. Their effort Is 10 con-
duct the business IN the interest of stockholders
They have beer guided by the principle that all
stockholders should be treated alike, and that II
should be left TO the body Of stockholders at the
annual meetings TO express approval or the re-
verse IT. therefore the stockholders have been
satisfied with the action of the directors during
Inc ast YEAR Il is the hope Of the Board that they
will say so: II they have been dissatisfied. that
they will indicate in what respect TO the ehd that
the Board may have the opportunity of making
any suitable explanation. The tariff changes dur
ing the wear have required unusual attention 10
the conduct OF the business The existing tari1
REQUIRES large additional capital for the conduct
of the business 1t is necessary that the company
shall keep on hand large STOCK, hotn % raw ana h
of refined This represents the duty added 10 inc
cost A sufficient time has not yet elapsed 10 ue-
termlne exactly the effect be produced upon the
business by the ta abn usna rate nder he
thorty given 70 the Board at TIE last annual meet
The directors have by fixing the dividend rate pre-
scribcd that the residue OF earnings shall remain
Resolutions were adopted by the stockholders
approving the action Of the officers and directors
ana nsin n,ss Should be- made public ex
cept as authorized by majority OF the stock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
MOyEY-ORDER BUSINESS OF 4 YEAR.

General Superintendent Elliott OF the Postoffice
Money Order Department reports that In the last
year 24s743 domestic money orders, aggregatng
sOs2 9l7 49, an increase OF 242sl in the orders and
OF A2s 526 70 in money. were paid at the General
PostofT,ce The 9l4S domestic money orders issued
represented N,lo7 O32 5s The money orders TO and
from foreign countries certified 10 numbered LOIS.
PSI. and aggregated N55sSoS 70. an increase In
money orders OF l3.li5 over 1896.
The international money orders paid were 63.l3s.
representing s5s7 asa 49, increase Of 50 532 2
the previous year.
Drafts numbering 5s2S drawn by postmasters
throughout the United States on the Postmaster OF
Nsw-York amounted TO sli55l,0,5 o. They were
drawn because the payments Of money orders ex-
ceeded the amounts received for orders issued BY
them The drafts negotiated for payment at
banks in the vicinity OF the pos,oices needing the
money and finally reached the money order divi-
sion through the Clearing House system -
The kurpius money-order remittances-Ss.z6o IN Al
from pos toficss I'm the United states. the receipts
~ witch exceed their disbursements on money-or-
der account amounted TO S2 I2.p2 90
The stations and sub-stations OF this city DAG
sss SOS transactions amounting TO ssO@ Isl ~ gam
~ arc Gas transactions and SsOs76 30 IN money.
Nine per cent OF all the money orders issued IN tnc
United States during 1897 were paid at the GeneFsi
Postofice OF this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
BISHOP DUDLEY FOR SECRETARY.
MrNIsTRATION OF THE MISSIONARY WORK
OF TIE EPISCOPAL CHuRCH

The Right Rev DR. Thomas Underwood Dudley.
Bishop OF Kentucky. has been nominated to the
office OF general secretary OF the Domestic and
Foreign Missionary Society II the Episcopal
Church. TO succeed the Rev. Dr. William s. Lang
ford who died last July. The nomination. which
Is considered equal 10 an election was made at a
meeting of the Board of Managers Tuesday
afternoon The Rev DR.. Edwin s. Lines, OF New
Haven Conn who had been elected. declined TO
leave his parish 10 assume the burden of the adj
rninls-rar,n OF the missionary work OF the Epis-
copal Chutch
Rishop Dudley f. one Of the best-known members
~ the American episcopate. and has nm inter-
national reputation He born In Richmond.
vo on September %. 1897. and was graduated from
tho University Of Virginia In 1883. He became a
rnen,bor of the faculty of the University where ne
,,,ob. Latin and Greek. He enlisted in the Con-
Tolerate service and appointed major In the
Comnissarv Department. with headquarters at
Richmond.
A, tho close OF the war Major Dudley studied for
The ministry In the Theological Seminary OF VIZ
c,n,o NJ Alexandria, and became rector OF the
cburch at Harrisonburg. Va, and was suose-
ouon,y called to Christ Church. Baltimore. az as
s,s,oot minister He succeeded 10 the rectorshp
,y.eve months later, and remained In Baltimore
,,rtu his conservation as Assistant Bishop OF Ken
,,,ckv nv Rishop Benjamin b Smith, OF KENTUCKY
T., ~ ~; " on the death OF Bishop Smith. In 1854.
Rshop Dudley succeeded 10 the olshopIyIc' ,,,,,
y, ~ confidently believed that Bishop Dudley VIII
occent his election. which will be forHlaily maus
~ tbe next meeting of the Board OF Managers VI
the Missionary Society
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
UETPOPOJJTAN THROAT HOSPITAL.

Al the tw4nty-ffth annual meeting OF the Board
NJ Trus,ees Of the Metropolitan Throat Hospital.
held Yesterday at No. 81 Wall-st. the following
officers and trustees were elected for 1888: Presi-
dent Colonel De Lancey Foyd-Jones; vice-presdent,
clifford A. Hand; treasurer. Joseph IL Chapman'
secretary DIT Clinton Wagner: trustees. T.. +.
1y,nslow DR. George -. Hope. Nelson Robinson,
Matthias Nicoll f. c. Bliss, ". X. 7 Jones and j..
Kensett Olyphan,; surgeons. Drs. Clinton wagner,
George y. Hope. J. X. MacGresor ana Il: rro' y
,rpham: assistant surgeons. Drs. W. Mahoney, IL.
n Dlsbrow and c. r. Booth.
The report Of the medical superintendent, Dr:
wsnuer showed an Increase In the number or
cases treated. The institution Is intended ior me
tireJv by voluntary contributions: donations may
he sent to the treasurer. Joseph H. Chapman. NO
81 WalI-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
WESTERN ROADS MAY AGREE.
EXCESSIVE COMMISSIONS DIscoNTINrED-NE"
r,Ds az TIE PENNSYLVANIA.

CARS ON TIE fENNSi b' [>4'ih'
Chicago jan l2-Ncgotiations are now In prog
ress between the Union Pacific. the Canadian Pa
c,nc the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern
nv which the excessive commissions paid by the
four road. on North Pacific coast business VIII be
discontinued II Is practically certain that the
road. will In the future reach an agreement
similar 10 that reached BY the ROADS OF the west
ern Passenger Association some days since.
The Minneapolis and st. Louis has made an en-
rbatic denial that any OF its tickets have found
be,r way By any connivance OF the road Itself into
the hands OF the scalpers.
new outfit OF equipment OF the Pennsylvania
.porrsvIvania Limited train was on exhibition to-
dav In the Union Depot 1t went into active SER
,.Ics this afternoon. and will continue In use from
,h,s time forth The equipment Is fresh from
,ho pullman chr shops and It IL said TO be the
anes, ever turned out by that company. The equip.
,nar, consists OF Ave cars, all similar In outward
annearnnce bu, showing great variety In their in
,artor arrangement and fnishngs Outside the new
,rsin presents a peculiar combination OF colors
THE car trucks are all painted red while the lower
mart OF the bodies OF the cars from the window
siiis down IL yellow. the upper part dark green
and the roo. black.
The train Is vestibucd throughout ana lignted by
both gas and electric lights.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
STRIKES ~ NEW-ENGL4ND.
wEAvERs CALL MEETING TO DETERMINE ON
PLAN OF ACTION.

wEAvERs CALL A MEETING TO DETERMINE ON
PLAN OF ACTION.
New-Bedrord Mass. Jan. IA call was issued
todav asking every textile union In the city
10 send representatives TO a meeting to be hed
in Spnners Hall Sunday at 10 n m ms
meeting will be attended by the leaders IN al
the textile departments. and II IS the purpose
~ the session to effect an agreement upon some
plan OF actor In carrying forward the strike
which viii be begun next Monday. ,,.,
The Executive Committee OF the COTTON w eaVeis
Protective Association to-day placed call IN cir
culation for the weavers 10 attend n mass meet
Ing 70 be held on Friday evening for the purpose
~ discussing the cutdown. The call closes with
the sentence: Surrender now and your cause ID
lost forever.
Providence. r. l.. Jan. n.-The weavers In tho
Geneva cotton mill. situated near Wanskuck. and
owned by the Wanskuck Company, followed the
example of the Wanskuck mills employees to-day
and refused 10 work -. .,,
The total addition 10 the number OF strikers
will be twenty-ni,u weavers, making In all lS3
weavers engaged in strike
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
HOTEL MEN CHOOSE OFFICERS.

Tho annual meeting OF the City Hotel Mems
Association OF New-York was called 10 order by
President James H. Breslir at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon in one Of the parlors OF the rilsey
Ir,so Tho following officers were elected for
tho current wear: President H. II. Brockway, OF
the Ashland House: vice-president, A. i. Ashman.
Sinclair House: secretary, Simeon Ford; Grand
Union Hotel; treasurer f. l.. Merriheid' Coh'i-
mental Hotel -, ,.,,s oo,
An Executive Committee was also elected IeT, con
L. Ja9ues C. F. Wildey. c. c. Welman, Van Est
e Grcaves G. A. Plcrson and August Luchow.
The annual dinner OF the association VIII DC given
In Delmonicos next Monday evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
THE BOARD or TRADES MANAGERs.

The Board OF Trade ard Transportation heId l,s
annual meeting in the rooms OF the Board NO Do
Broadway yesterday afternoon The foHowing were
elected as managing directors, 10 serve io' .''ee
years. rsru,, u lanes. william II. Wiley, Simon
sterre q Waldo Smith, Jeremiah Fitzpatrick.
Frank O. Herring. Thomas r. Main. silas NJ ca
dings George E Weed Eugene H. conEn a. serve
until January 1900 J. Frederick Alderman. g.,
The Board adopted a resolution calling for an IN
vesfigaton of the expenditure OF 100000 for cah"'
improvement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
AT WORK ON THE BUDGET.
MONEY APPROPRIATED FOR STREET
CLEANING AND STATE TAXES
BIDS FOR PAVING TO BE

Tho Board OF Estimate and Apportionment met
In the Mayors Office yesterday and talked over 'e
skeleton budget for the greater city, which hau
been submitted to the heads OF departments III
order to enable the Street Cleaning Department
to go ahead with It's work and pay It's DIS INC
Board repassed. tentatively. and subject 10 IN
crease the budget OF s2,ooo0o2 40 Of this Depart
nent as provided by the old Board OF Estimate
and ApportIonment 1t was passed with the under-
standing that this money was appropriated oh'y
for work done In Manhattan ard Inc bronx
When the Board gets down to real work the
items will be changed. Commissioner McCarthey
appeared before the Board and asked for an IN
crease In the appropriation.
Controller Coer said that he was present at inc
meeting OF the old Board, and that Mr.. Warning.
the Commissioner OF Street Cleaning then. mad
asked for 100000 more. More money would I'M
doubleday be needed for street cleaning.
The Mayor admonished Commissioner Mozart
ney to keep his provisional estimate as hnahy
asked for down as near the present figure as posi-
BILE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
SUPPOSED ORIGIN or THE PL4cERS.
THE ROCK SAID TO BE THE SANE AS THAT
FOUND IN SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

Seattle Jan NV J. Jones. OF Port TOWNSEND
Wash who arrived from Alaska on the steamer
CITY OF Topeka on Monday. brings news OF the as
covery Of what is supposed to be the mother 10
ga o,ar,z orivr nf tho placers of the Klondke.
Tho discovery was made within four hours AT
four different points-one Of them at the Dome q
high mountain at the source OF Edorado Creek'
nv Frank Slavin; the second at No 81 Eldorado.
by A. H. Jose and partner; the third IN Nusse'
Gulch a, No &c. and the fourth somewhere III '"o
,tos y, Ronouza Creek The trend OF the
vo,n T. northwest by west from the Dome II IS
found about thirty feet below the surface ana
under the muck and auvial deposit Inc ledge IS
width II is generously sprinkled with free gold:
Mr. Jones brings down samples Of the ore hset ,
one xho has seen them SAYS the rock Is preclsely
the same in character is found in southeastern
Alaska
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
MOTT THE RIVER OF BROOKDALE.

Renorts have been anoat thnt the celebrated
Brookdale Farm In New-Jersey. has been solo. Al
first Richard Croker was rumored to be the pur-
chaser but he denied the tale, bluntly saying: FOR
breeding purposes would not have farm IN New
Jersey a gift" Gossip said YESTERDAY ,hat mem
ry Payne Whitney was the purchaser. This Is I'M
true Mr. Whitney mas not bought the property
and denounces as absurd the report that he did
buy st. Some credence was given TO me ruinOr pc
raisc within the last few months MT whitney, s
father has been buying costly racenorscs, ana IL
was thought that his son intended 10 ny TOT aure,s
on the turf but the has not purchased Brook-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
RETURNING TO INDIA.
THE SWAMI sARADANANDA CALLED bACh ~
HIS HoME-sAID TO BE ACCOMPANIED
RY DISCIPLES.

ON the passenger list OF the Teutonic. which VIII
sail rs soon as the fog lifts, is the name OF "Mr.
Swami" He is said TO be the Swami saradananda
who came from India two years ago TO ADVANCE
theosophcal work in the United States Accord
inC to the statements OF several OF ms uiscipies,
who were with him at the pier. he has been called
hocL ~ India II was also stated that three prom
inent women were going TO India TO study theoso-
nhv and that they were on the steamer, pui no
Sacts as 10 who they would be given
out hv the swami or any Of his followers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13

Washington Jan IA telegram was received
by Adjutant- General Breck yesterday from Generai
Merriam commanding the Department OF the 90
lunbla at Vancouver Barracks. that may nave
some effect upon the policy OF the War Depart
ment in extending relief to the miners In the
Klondike The General reports that the passengers
IN the two steamers which have recently arrived
from Alaska all state that there Is no dearth OF
food et Dawson, and that the miners VIII get
through :re winter in safety
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
NEW EAsTBOUND RATES.

New eastbound rates on grain and grain prod
nets Except CORN. effective January Is. have been
ordered by the Board OF Managers OF the Joint
Traffic Association the basis Of 20 cents per 100
pounds, Chicago 10 New-York with the usual differ
ences to other Eastern cities. The rate on corn.
whether for domestic or export has been fixed
at liz cents per 100 pounds Rates on export corn
from East St. Louis and East Dubuque. ILL.,, to
New-York with usual differences to other sea-
board ports have been scheduled at i7la cents per
100 hounds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
VERDICT AGAINST corn EXCHANGE BANK.

The suit OF j. y. Moors e. Co, the Boston BANK
ers against the Corn Exchange Bank OF this city.
,.oe ended Yesterday before Judge Shpman in the
United States Circuit Court. by the jury awarding
the plaintiff 5000. The suit was the outcome OF
tbe dofalcaton ard failure OF the skin importing
Koen-Suttcrle Company. Limited. OF Philadelphia
ifrcIerck " Sutterle, president OF the firm. Is al
io,.d 10 he a fugitive from justice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
MISS BURyELL MUST BE MORE EXPLICIT

Judge Olcott In the City Court mas oeo'u'u ~"
Miss blanche A Burneu must set forth IN a bill or
particulars what II cost her in preparing wedding
rousseau and also her expenditures In removing
from Boston to New-YorS This decsi tss R %ns
handed down Yesterday In the suit Wnlch MISS Dui
nell has brought against William r. Cores, OF tnIs
city TO recover sO0O0 damages for breach OF prom
hsl of marriage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
EXJUDGE ALLTSOy's BILLS.

JUSTICE DAILY HOLDS THAT THE BOARD OF EDU.
CATION MUST PAY THEM. But AFFIRMs THE
BOARDS RIGHT TO BE HEARD
Justice DAILY. In the Supreme Court yesterday.
granted ex-Judge Arison's motion for peremptory
WIFI OF mandamus requiring the Board OF Educa-
ton to make requisition upon the Controller for
the payment OF his bills OF $3.50 each for services
as special counsel In two proceedings TO acquire
school sites. The Justice sustained, however. tho
right OF the Board to appear In person and op-
pose the issuance Of writs overriding the contention
OF the Corporation Counsers Office that It alone
has the right TO appear In a proceeding against
city officer or board OF officers.
On the main question as 10 whether the Board
should pay the bills, the Justice held that the
certihcate OF Justice Truax afforded ample war
rant and protection for the Board. ordinarily
there Is no evidence OF the decision Of taxing
officer other than his certificate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
POTUSCHILDS' KLONDlKE ROAD.

Tacoma. Jan. FIT is definitely announced oy
c. Brattnober that the Rothschilds will build
n railroad into the Yukon country over the Dalton
trail The railroad will be about four hundred
miles long The cost of construction ana equip
ment Is estimated at SSOOC.ooO