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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
TIE PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

Fail River. Mass. Dec l. (SpeciaD.-The week
ending last night proved successful IN the local
print-cioth market as tho two weeks that preceded
a. The brokers report sales aggresatins about four
hundred thousand pieces. and the narke IL quoted
firm at 2A- cents Up TO last night no sales Of
regulars had been reported AT that figure. but the
So linz Committee 81 the trust had disposed Of
many odds AT that price and placed the regulars
AZ the same quotation. The jump to "a cents was
made on Friday. only one day later than the in
crease from p. to 5-l5 cents y second trust.
minor i'm importance n the fist formed dur
ing the week II n composed Of mills that manu-
facturc 2j-ncn iiSH goods. and II Is proposed 70
prevent loss IN thoit Inc through home competition
This Will sortc ~ Increase tho strength of the
main mbins a. n will extend the trust scheme
over wider branch. and II will undoubtedly prove
helpful To tho market. Tho marlSo' Is cleared out
Of trust goods. and the mills will make only short
contracts. The Telling OF nrmnees has extended.
ana mill men look for IN increase 10 2te cents be
fore Chrstraffsf Al ~ the mills will be running
next week bar thu following week. beginning with
4 holiday. Will witness pretty genera shut
down. which. II Is thought, Will practically end
the period OF curtament.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
OFFICERS or THE RITERSIDE CLTB.

The following ticket elected By the Riverside
Republican Club Of the XXIst Ass6 nlbly District
on Wednesday: President Armitage Mathews; nrst
vice-rrosideni. NJ Linn Bruce. second vice-pres
don't. Joshua T Easton third vice president. Josiah
VI. Thompson. jr.. CORES pondng secretary. George
VI. Soib, financial secretary. Joseph Sentner, re-
cordins secretary. William Meade; treasurer. Will
lam u Holmes, ana sergeant-at-arms. Ernest l.
Foster
Executive Committce-Ahrahsm Gruher. chair
man. William NJ. X. Ocott. George e. Austin. John
Ford. Edward II. Fallows. Francis " Jones. Emil
Twyefort. Charles .. Mas, Arthur NJ King.
Charles Andruss. Plowdon Stevens. Thomas l.
Crane. John Rau. John Curtis and George p. Iehr.
House Committee john W. Cuthbertson, chair
man. William s. Bonnet. Charles r Sehel Samuel
r. Iones. Joseph +. Cook Major + Butler. Joseph
T. Ouieley Henry q. Dorsch, Henry Deln. James
r Dining. George Conrad william g Bragg
William Lloyd William j. Klspp and Samuel B..
Totten.
Membership Committees y. Goodaie. chairuan :
Frederick Y. Simpson. Patrick g. O'Harc Edear
". clifford. Robert G. Mccormick Harry A. Capell
W 7 Breake, James =. Grimes, II. c. stuart
John Moeckel r, y Hurlbut Patrick n Kennedy.
Jamos j. Flanagan George & Snedder and j W.
Tiadenann
Auditing Committee Henry y Ayers charles :
whitman. 7. Castree Williams JOSIAH ". Thomp.
son. sr.. and Henry Lippman.
The club Will have = Smoker December IS At
Colonial HALL One-hun1rcd nd .Nrst-st and Column
hiis-Ave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
PETITIONS ~ BANKRTPTCT.

James Il. Mcdonald filed voluntary petition IN
bankruptcy yesterday showing liabilities OF $685.
oc which s0,Ns IL on notes The debts were con-
tracted from 1859 10 1897 md are chiefly 10 persons
in Seattle. Tacoma. San Francisco. Milwaukee and
Detroit. lie has no assets. The principal cred
itors are the Puget Sound National Bank OF Sc
attic. $4,000 for borrowed money: First National
Bank of Seattle. $4,000 borrowed money; National
Bank OF Commerce of Seattle $1,000 borrowed
money: J. u. I.owmar. Seattle. S,sS due on a real
estate deal: Mary VI Miller Seattle. t3.915 indorse
mont for the Washington Southern Railway; Bal
four Guthrie & Co. Seattle. s. iS3 Endorsement for
the Washington Southern Railway: National Bank
Of Commerce OF Tacoma. $685. Endorsement for
the Pacific Mil Company. and Arthur s. Reeves,
New-York sI52. note given for commissions Mr..
NJ Donald gives no address and no business IN the
petition J. Park Henderson, his attorney, said
that nc is promoter ana was interested In West
ern railroads and other enterprises. He has no
permanent place Of business now
Yesterday against David NJ. Torrey. money broker
and banker OF No al Nassau-st. by Henry
Cooper Oscar Richter and John Phn creditors
whose claims aggregate s53i. The claim of Mr..
Cooper is for legal services. $3.50. and balance OF
account 81 that Of Ms R nI g for money on
posi,. They allege that he committed act OF
bankruptcy by makiny general assignment and
mont on october H. and his schedules showed
ia abilities Of sl23S5. and actual assets Of 1854
Samuel Barnett filed a petition In BANKRUPTCY
Yesterday showing liabilities OF $3.50 and no assets
lie was formerly In partnership with Elk Shofch.
as Barnett & shofch. general store. at Caruthers-
husiross since The creditors are all in st. Louis.
Memphis and Carith'rsvile
Louis shonch filed a voluntary petition In bank
ruptcy yesterday. with Liabilities OF s2,6s3 and no
natl and Boston He formerly in the general
store business at Talladega Ala. from 1851 to 1892
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
SOME BOOKS OF THE SEASON.
SOME OF THE PUBLICATIONS BY A. c. ARM
STRONG & SON

STRONG & son.
Some Of the works which people have NJ their
disposal this season the publications spoken Of
in the latest announcement OF A. c. Armstrong &
Son. No. 3, East feminist. Their general appear
ance Is marked by scholarly finish
Perhaps The most rotahle Of tho entire collection
is The Expositor's Bible" edited ny the Rev. W.
Robertson Ncoll il IS issued complete In forty
nine volumes. and Of these twenty-eigh: are de-
voled 10 the Old Testamon. and the remainder 70
the New Testament. A large class regards this
as most successful series Of expository lectures
on All the books Of The Bible by Of the fore-
most preachers and ,hooogians OF the day. ana
the fact that the sa,es ~ England and this countr,
have already reached into the hundreds Of thou
sands shows that has well sustained the expeca-
tons OF i's projectors. Among the leading con-
tributors the work George Adam smith Mar
GUS Dods Dean Chadwick. Munro Gibson, Dean
Farrar. the Rev. II. c. 6 NIoule. James Denny,
G.. T Stokes and Alexander McLarcn.
The greatly increased interest taken by collectors
and book lovers generally In the records Of booka
and fine art sales led John LAWYER to write an &C
count OF the Book Auctions in England in the
Seventeenth Century" In this volume the author
has attempted TO tel the story Of the rise and
progress Of book sales in England, from their he
ginning, in 1876. 10 the end Of the seventeenth
century. He deals fully with the origin. method and
progress of selling a'by auction and the prices
ten" something about the places where the auc-
lions were held An interesting feature or mo work
is the references to the personality G. the prominent
auct ortCTs OF the perioC.
beautiful edition OF 'Meissoner His Life and
Hi Art" hy Vaery {. o. Gresrd. is being made
special feature OF the holiday trade this season.
The worx translated from the French by Lady
Mary Lloyd and Florence Simmonds. and includes
extracts from MessOliiers notebooks, and opinions
and impressions or arr and artists. collected by
his wife It is sumptuously illustrated with thirty
eight fui-page plates in phooeravure and color
The story Of John q. Patton" accoun; OF
thirty years among South Sea cannibals by tho
Rev James Patton. has been issued In edi-
ton. with two additional chapters. bringing the
narrative up 80 1898.
A new edition Of Mary Cowden Clarke's work.
THE Girlhood OF Shakespeares Heroines. has
also been issued. containing series OF five addi-
tonal tales, with new preface by the author.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
A CIV CAMERA.
The New Orleans Times Democrat.

From Thu NeW-Or1taNs IInes- IemocFaF.
A stout black. bearded man walked into one OF
me hotels the other evening carrying peculiar
looking packagp II had the general appearance
~ = runcase except that II was extremely short
and inordInately thick While he was registering
and chatting with the clerk couple OF guests
60, into A heated discussion as to the character
Of the queer parcel. and one Of them finally made
hold 70 Introduce himself and PROFOUND the ques-
ton 10 the man with the black beard He smiled
"The ca 81 contains a gun. he said. and proceeded
m extr,ct a singular weapon. Tho stock was like
thar az an ordinary shotgun. but the barrel was
fullv four inches In diameter and covered with
carni.hed with several little levers. II I'm an anna
faur ornlthologiat." he continued. and this Is
movements I level 1t on 1yina bird just as
might a real nrearm. and null the trigger. In
and I have my subject transhxsd the Alm I
can take twelve shn!s and II reioads very much
venience In focusing. and u has enabled me to
Get some really remarkable pictures For instance.
/ have photographed such fast flyers snips In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
DPTRY LANE AND DAYS THEATRE.
, The London Daily TELEGRAPH.

From The London Daily Telegraph.
Augustin DAILY and Drury Lane! Tho sounds a
fine Angio-American combination. To tho chief OF
American managers English paysoers owe various
debts Of gratitude. Years ago. having served his
time ae dramatic critic and framatist he showed
New-Yor what grand musical spectacle should
he when ne put up lie Roi Caro;to." with. among
Others Mrs John Wood in the cast. Later he Sc.
10 work and organized that admiral bic stock
pany which shines with equal brilliancy IN Ger
man farcos ana ShakesDearlan comedies. Now.
noting as expert that Sporting Life "Tne
White Heather" and other English melodramas
hive proved exceptionally acceptable To American
audiences he has determined not 10 show New
York mere equivalent. but actually the real
thing. In fact he yesterday ratified agreement
with Arthur Collins. whereby the entire production
Of THE Great Ruby" Will be shipped at the docks
within twenty four hours OF the curtain falling
s,furday night. Everything will go: the plate
glass windows OF the jewellers shop. the vast and
Wonderful village street. the hotel electric lights
and all the famous baloon and the whole military
tournament carefully packed and nailed. VIII
on their way to Days Theatre. New-York just
ahou, .he same time "a rahsaTsas begin over there
for the cast will be exclusively American and thu
nlaV VIII be English to the backbone.
Is anxious TO make the presentation In America
scenery properties and costumes. an annual af-
fair Indeed. he would do more and II Arthur
Collins can his way to lend the necessary as
sistanoe, the Drury Lane pantomime. the ons
show that children OF the wide world around long
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
LIBRARY WORK ~ TENENEVTs

The New-York Free Circulating Library Is send
ting out home libraries containing from ten 10
Nteen books each, TO tenement houses in The citv
IN each case one Of .he children OF the family 10
which the box is sent as librarian and gath
a membership of five or six other children
A visitor Is sent once week the day when tho
books are giIen out 20 talk to the children abou,
them and II possible. 10 lead them 10 read still
better ones. These visitors. having small nurl-
Der OF children 20 deal with at one time. have more
opportunity for personal work than would be pos
sble with larger numbers. The children feel
ownership in the library and the small librarian
who Is ntrusted with the key and tho of the
statistics feels as much pride and responsibility
II the library mum bered twenty thousand volumes.
The work done in this direction has. Of course.
been only small beginning. - Is the desire and
Intention Of the Free Circulating Library 10 push
this work as theoretically possible through It's
travelling library department. which has charge of
st. At present the only obstacle is lack Of proper
persons willing and able To serve visitors. Paid
assistants be utilized only a limited extent
for the visiting be done only in q few hours of
the day The library is anxious form list OF
names OF those who will volunteer TO give a little
time every week-not less than one hour nor more
than twelve hours-fOr this purpose. All those who
are willing 10 help win confer favor by sending
their names to the librarian in charge OF the
cling Library Department. No. ls5 Second-ave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
FRESH MEAT AT SEA
AZ UNPRECEDENTED sCHEME-THE cELTIc's
FOOD SUPPLY

Az UNPRECEDENTED sCHEME-THE cELTIc's
FOOD SUPPLY.
From. The National Provsione~
The great meat concerns Of the United States. as
well as the Government itself. have done some un-
nsard,of and wonderful thnSs recently IN me way
field. well a fighting navy. on 4 fresh meat
dict AS extraordinary as THIS may seem. more
voyage Of the battle-ships Oregon and Iowa.
which are at present beyond Bahia BrazIl. on their
ship Celtic. Which Ieft Ntw-York with the Meet
about three weeks ago The celtic is q. vertabe
floating store and warehouse filed with needed
supplies of every kind required by man-o'- war
Smates B, The chef Interest Of this novel ship
centres in her meat stores and refrigeratng cham
sfSre leaving NswYok there SsGt 81, into her
n n r6s mutton 81 and pounds 81
tables These supplies are so arranged that the
nateships can any s lshe are rom neaS s SAs sp
the during n, long voyage 20 the Philippines.
hSs h 9o'In Tr s ana q @
heard OF In naval history. And II has been left to
Ing companies to store up and send with fleet
the longest voyage OF record ship loaded with
be fed. tie same as on land in any climate She
left in company with the OREGON and the Iowa, and
ing novel in naval history it is departure IN
the meat trade The meat was specially got up
frozen in Chicago and brought from there to New
York In Of beef in frozen
during 30 long a freight Journey is big under
taking In itself II Is seldom attempted by the
largest and best-equpped companies even for short
or distances. The cargo was carefully stored In the
shin under thu personal supervision OF L. n Hey
mar the general Eastern manager OF the company.
who Is specially qualified for this kind OF work
The whole cargo was loaded in a frozen state. and
will be kept at a frisid temperature until IT is
s,mod or the residue landed at Manila. Before the
ships-after touching at Honouu-reach their dest-
nation the storeshp Celtic Will have performed
the mos, wonderful voyage In tho worlds history
I'm the meat line. She will have carried in her
hold, and through al climates. cargo OF frozen
fresh meats over the longest voyage OF meat ship
In existence She Will have demonstrated the limit
less possibilities OF refrigeration and ~ nautical
cold storage FOR distributing the worlds surplus
meats and provisions 10 those clifnes and people
who require them This voyage OF the warships
and OF their hoating store. the Celtic. Will take more
than one hundred days. heretofore voyage Of
siNtv days for n frozen meat ship has been
caried as "A marvel In trade circles. The Whole
AFFAIR Is one OF great credit 10 the Government at
Washington and 10 the energetic contractors IN the
premises. The possibilities In the case indicate In
dennite EXPANSION for the meat and provision in
Gustriss OF the United States and the meat trade
4. under obligation to the conmendable daring Of
our oficials ana Of our enterprisins business con-
Germs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
A PROMOTER ARRESTED.

CHARGED WITH swINDLING 4 MAN FROM PROV
IDENCE.
George + Mellen. promoter OF No. III Broad
vav was arraigned in tho Centre-st. police court
Yesterday morning or charge Of grand larceny.
The complainant against him is David F. Lignane.
the proprietor of a newspaper in Providence. X. ].
Iignane sails ne gave Mellen $500 in December
las, with which TO pay an instalmtnt on the steam
ship New-Orleans. which was to he bought from
the Cromwell Steamship Company. William ~.
Church. who had secured a $4,000 option on the
vessel wished 10 raise the money and had only
$40 600 He interested Mellen In the transaction.
and Mellen spoke 70 l.ignane. The latter said that
Nslen told him hc could raise tho rest of Church
had the $1,000. Lignane says he paid over s".an'.
He declared that Meen applied the money TO tho
use OF the Marine Conveyance Company OF War
ner. II. J.. of which he was president. and he had
him arrested. Magistrate Wentworth held Melen
I'm $l.JOn bail for examination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
SOME HANDSOME GIFT BOOES.

Prospective buyers Of gift books for the holiday
season win find Il Of profit 10 consult the Christ
mas announcement of Fords, Howard & Hubert
Of No A. East feminist. where they will find at
their disposal OF tire most desirable books
being displayed for the holiday trade Most OF
them are old favortes. OF fne literary worth.
Tennyson's In Memoriam." with critical pref
ace by DR.. Henry van Dyke. is being featured
again this season. and. # Is said, promises 10 be
popular In his preface Dr. van Dyke says:
There could be no better notes and illustrations
10 IL than the pictures Of hill and meadow and gar
den. stream and field and flower which have been
drawn for this volume 81 the hand OF one whose
devotion 10 art Is the fruit OF his intimacy Win
Mature for he has lived with her Ions and loved
her well" The illustrations which pr. van Dyke
speaks OF are the WORK OF Harry rem . .
Or John Lords Beacon Lights of History, IN
which is given biogra phical review Of civilization.
setting forth IT'S great epochs ana mater 'n.nds Is
one Of the leading productions OF Fords Howard q
Hubert For fifty years DR.. Lord gave an en-
thus1astic devotion 10 this single line
The Don't Worry Nuggets, which are SPOKEN
OF az bits OF ore from rich mines. reached It's hftn
thousand las, fall, and the publishers mink II Will
undoubtedly run INTO many more thousands
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18

and Mrs. Jonathan Thorne. OF New-York, and Mrs.
william Rasmus. NJ Brooklyn
At the Laurel lioiso-Gilbert Colgate the Key
James lie Baron johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. j r.
Blodgett and Miss Blodgett, Mrs. Theron g. strong
Fargo and Miss Helen Fargo Mr. and Mrs II: n.
Vreeland. oliver w. Buckingham. Mr. and Mrs
Ncw-YOrk. - ~ -
Al the Lakewood-0eorg Lucas. DR. w r.
Fisher &. A. Macy. ID. Mr. and Mrs. +. W. Spauld-
ing. T. b.. Fargo THONGS b Rlloy j. shed2h
Nathan Straus. Max Nathan. Mrs 4. Fullerton.
Mrs. NJ J: O'Conncr. Charles 3 Faulkner william
strauss Wesley Earper. Or. and Mrs. John W.
Lynch John Ruddell Mrs Leopold Wallack f.; g.
Bach. Mr.: and Mrs. p =. Goodhart. Columbus lse,
T. Poor and Mr.. and Mrs J. B. Bloomingdale OF
New-York 49, $780,.
At the Palmer Housc-E. Schoheld. Miss Allston
William c. Ringer. Frank :. Osborn. conrad r
Nagelson. Of New-York: Palnh nshorn r. me
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
INCORPORATED AT ALBANY.

Albany Dec. 17-Thc following companies have
nled certificates Of incorporation with the Secretary
OF State:
New-York Polo Club OF New-York City. capital
stock $1,000 Directors-George r. Manchester.
Robert Conn and Lewis Morris.
The Clarence NJ. Noble Company. Of New-York
cl,y. TO deal in real estate. capital stock $50 OO)
Dircctors-Clarence NJ. Noble and n. r. Kelly, Of
New-York city and John X Meyers, OF NeW.Ro-
che.le
chernung Creamery Company, Of Chemung; capt.
tal stock 5000 Directors. NJ. S Manning, G. y.
Strater. c. r. Smell, jr., j. r. McDufie and {. NJ.
Young
Bronx Granite Company OF NewYork City; capt.
tai stock $1,000 DlrectorsF. H. r. Zimmerman
and Charles Zimmerman. jr., OF NewYork City.
and J. +. Powers OF Elizabeth. " J.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
TWO MORE BOSTON BANKS CLOSED.

Boston. Dec. 1.-THE stockholders Of tho Howard
National Bank to-day unanimously voted by $3.50
shares to 70 into liquidation the close OF to-
days business. Wllinot l.: Evans. Frederick L.
Snow and W. ID. Duran; were appointed agents in
LIQUIDATION. frhe stockholders Of the North Ma
ti0na Bank also voted go into lquida-
ton the close Of business to-day by vote OF
6 e39 against 2s5 shares. President Jeremiah Will
Jams. II. NJ. Satons'all and W. J.. Benedict were
appointed agents in liquidation The directors wi
meet later consider the amount OF the first div
6epd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
TO BE REDUCED TO A BATTALION.

Al the inspection Of the 18TH Regiment which
took place at the armory on Friday evening Cen
eral Butt said that the regiment would be re-
duced 10 a battalion. and II is believed that Major
Washington Content will be placed in command. II
A the Intention annagamate the battalion. which
has about three hundred and hfty men, with the
18th Regiment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
@urou an Advertisements.

EUROPEANS AND TRAVEL
LERS will find the London Office OF lhs
Tribune, $40 Fleet Street, convenient
place to leave their advertisements and
subscriptions for The Tribune
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to see, and our American friends long TO appre-
ciate, will go direct from the Lane, London, to
Days, NewYork.
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every conceivable position. from head on to point
blank retreat-something that would have been
absolutely impossible with any other style OF in
strument. II 10 OF Frencn make. and the only
her. I've caused good deal OF surprise among
sportsmsn In the held added the owner: putting
his curious weapon back In It's case. When they
zee me bring the thing to my shoulder they expect
. report like q CO non I've often thought II would
be 4 me machin, 10 intimidate burglar with. and
At the same time lecture portrait for the poiicA-"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-27

them our blessing and let them do so."
When asked what he thought VI the
proposed Increase In the standing army
TO 10000 men. the general declared he
had always believed such an Increase
WAS necessary.
I'VE need atndlng army ~ at
least 1000 men here ~ the United
glatca." h. declared. Nov that We
have acquired these now territories We
shall need a Few mufe. Bua. ln my he
llef. 5000 mon are ample and sufficient
fur all possible cmcrgcncica In cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines to-
geiher. The rest are ncoicd In the
United states Tor garrison duty.
~ n larger force j. wanted In the
Philippines u can easily b. had from
among the natives. By offering the
naive soldiers with Americans. a most
effective army for duty In the Islands
can be formed. In time, perhaps Il
would como 90 resemble tho British
army In india. where the greater part
of the men are natives. Tho Filiplnog
are anxious 60 enlist In such service.
and they could b. made INTO effective
soldiers"
Gen. Merritt was careful not g.
vouchsnfe any opinion aH to what Con.
grcss might DO or ~ 10 what he had
learned or H. action during his short
stay In Warrington. lie declared he
would nErumc his former post ~ com.
mander Of :ho department N the East
Immediately after January iaL