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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
STOPPING 4 Run on A SPANISH BANh.
From The Chicago Record.

\ man who recently left Lisbon tells an Interest.
ing story OF the manner In wMch we panh oi
Sp1Iu checked the run upon that institution seNera
weeks ago The circulating medium OF Spain CON
sis.s OF the notes OF that bank ana TN. sI4Eer
llevr OF their par value. As the pubic was IoSlhB
confidence in t.c financial STABILITY 81 thc PoN'rh-
crowds OF people took their paper notes 10 me
stances they viii exchange silver for paper note
without any delay. but when the run c9rniheh.ra
the managers found II necessary 70 auopt s"i,e
measures to restore confidence and 10 save the
specie IN thor own vaults 1t would nor 40 OF
course for them 20 show the white feather or re-
fuse 10 redeem their own notes so they adopted nm
ingenious plan which ultimately tired out the poo
plc and stopped the demand for coin Thousands
~ u"nnla surroi,ndrl the hank-many OF them were
I'm bad tcmper-and stood In lines several docks
long awaiting their turn nj IN" cashiers counter
When one OF them finally reached him ana laid
down the note he wished to exchange for silver
coin he was held for five or ten minutes ana SUB
iected 10 a oss-cxamination such as might have
been given him by census "nuinerhtor In the
mean dime clerk wrote hts answers down upon q
nank h Of Ss Parents stc Then he
was required &C. sign formal application for tho
exchange of twenty pesetas. for example In paper
for their equivalent In silver. Then he was sent
away and told to return I'm three days
ON the third day the man would return and. after
standing In line again all day and all night per-
be required to bring somebody TO Identify him and
TO certify that he was the person described In the
paper presented. This took couple OF days or
more perhaps. and finally he was given Il certi-
draft upon another cashier who he was
necessary for him TO stand In another line for
day or two. and when he finally reached the proper
place he would be required 10 sign receipt and
make an oath OF allegiance TO the Government
and Endorsement OF the financial soundness OF
ment man had 10 waste seven or eight days TO
get n paper dollar changed into silver. and the
transactions were SO tedious and complicated that
each consumed fifteen or twenty minutes AS
there only one cashier not more than forty
or nifty persons at the utmost could be served In
day and the clamor finally subsidized from ex-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
NATIVE OF SWITZERLAND PROTESTS.

. NATIVE OF SWITZERLAND PROTESTS
To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir In yesterdays issue OF your valuable pape'
appearcd an article quoted from journal pup
ished in Borne. Switzerland. and devoted TO
criticism Of our Army. Navy and warfare IN gen
eral. As a native of that country tbut thorougnIy
America nized) | cannot refrain from disapproVins
of such a bitter attack made upon the modus ope,,-
andi OF our republican Government How the oio-
est sister republic could assume such hostile anu
tude toward the United States Is beyond my CON
ceptOn, and at "A loss 10 comprehend on WhaI
grounds this so-caed Government organ bases lts
authority 10 defend Spain or. for that matter any
other monarchical Government OF Europe, consld-
ering what Helvetian forefathers endured III
order to accomplish the very object for which we
are now striving-liberty to downtroddcn Cuba:
sincerely trust that the "Bund. IN antagonlzihg
this glorious country I'm such bitter terms, unjusti-
fable and uncalled-for merely advances us own
individual opinion and sentiment which, happily.
count for naught amtlg the wel-lntormed ana
enlightened people Of Switzerland. ,
Jersey city, June Is. 1898. VI. CArblSCh.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
AN ENGLISH VIEW OF LETTER.
HAS HE MERELY SUCCEEDED WHERE OTHERS
HAVE FAILED ~ TRYING TO RUN
OVER THE UFNS'7

OVER THE IIENS'7
To the Editor o. The Tribune.
Sir. Few paradoNcs have startled me moro than
the abuse Of Mr.. Letter. To IA In England he
has been the greatest Of bcncfactors. Our country
has been brought to the verge Of bankruptcy by
low prices our homo trade impoverished. and part
~ our once prosperous acreage thrown out OF cul-
,lvaiion TO US Mr. Letter has come Deus ex
rnachina Neither can l comprehend the reasona-
hlnness Of the attacks made him. what IS
trade II you please? Simply matter Of buying
10 sell The doctrine that a man must sell at your
price instead Of at his own. rests on nothing moro
sound than abjcct fallacy. Every trader. n ne
could would command the market; yet because
Mr. Letter has don" what other traders have falsd
to accomplish he IL denounced. This amazlnS in
consistency reminds me ~ a story OF the old
coaching days: \ summoned coachman for
driving over his hen. There much altrrca-
lion in court; Al last the plaintiff lost his temper.
and cried aloud to the Judge: IT'S Just this. my
Lord. All my ne long I've been trying To drive
over Il hon and never have done IL. for they al
WAYS dodge me. Tn" defendant has done what
Two tried to do. but haven't DONE ana hang mo
II he shnn't pay for H.
Mu,ato noninc, here YOU have reflection OF the
world OF trade. commerce. speculation. OF Cnp"l
Court and wall Street. Your dealers and your
brokers have been trying an their lives 10 run
over tho hen. bat without success Mr. Letter has
gone one better so they cry shame Well can
assure Mr. Letter that n thor" p" thos" who curse,
fhrrn nro those also who bless He H. IN" best
friend the cn'lcncn of England have had since
peel hludgeonrd them with Free Trade II Is the
lie f. the hcncfactor ~ the English rural lahorcr.
I drink his health, COMPTON READE.
Kenchcstcr Hereford. England. June T. 1898.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
GTCOCO PIANO.
WHITE. BLACK.
FISHERY INTERESTS COMBINE.
ENGLISH CAPITAL BEHIND A MOVEMENT TO
UNITE TwENTY-FoUR CONCERNS.


Chicago, June IS.-W. Vernon Booth OF the A.
Booth Packing Company confirms the report that
the fishery interests Of the Great Lakes region
and the allied canning trade will be combined In
a gigantic corporation. sustained by English cap
itasts The association will embrace nearly all
the fisheries OF the United States. The A. Booth
Packing Company. OF this city. and Il number OF
local fish companies will be merged into the new
corporation.
June 30 is the day set for the formal transfer
of individual properties 10 the hands Of the prin-
cipals. The names OF the men who backing
the monopoly In London are not revealed. but upon
the authority OF Mr.. Booth Il be stated that
they are men Of high standing in the financial
world. There are twenty-four concerns In this
country which Will be in the corporation.
Mr. Booth declines TO give out the amount Of
the capital stock. but judging from the size of
the A. Booth Packing Company. which is one
Of the twenty-four concerns the stock will be in
the millions. The Booth company alone employs
five thousand men. The other companies are en-
gagged around the Great Lakes and Canadian fish
ing regions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
STREET ENCUMBRhNCTS.
TIE MAYORS ATTENTION CALLED To THE SIDE.
WALK VENDORS Ok THE LOWER WEST SIDE.
r.. 49,. t-.ts,.r ~ Tho Tribune

THE MAYORS ATTENTION CALLED To THE SIDE.
WALK VENDORS Ok THE LOWER WEST SIDE
To the Editor Of Tho Tribune.
Sir. find the following tn your issue o; Juno u.
MAYOR Van Wyck yesterday vetoed the resolution
Of the Council granting permission 10 IA" Women :
Auxiliary maintain luncheon wagons on the
stree. resolution ia vetoed on the ground that
IA. stands are violation - the law. being an 'n-
lrnaDhmorf on the street. and that N" authority
- permit Thorn 20 stand does not lie IN me Munich
al Assembly
Having thus interpreted tho law relative % street
circumstances. Will our redouhtabe Mayor turn
his attention 20 some Of the tradesmen who oc-
cupy lu certain localities from one-half to two
thirds OF the sidewalk He VIII ind this espe-
claiy 10 be- the situation IN the vicinity or Wash
ington Market. where every sidewalk IL blockaded
bv huckstcrs ana vendors ~ all sorts OF goods
The BARCLAY stree, ferry brings many thousands o,
business men 10 this city every morning, and they
are forced w~nd their way through Barclay.
Fulton Ves"y Cortandt and other streets the
.Jeg AXIS ~ each OF which are occupied by the
Illegal trafiic ~ hund,eds Of vend ers - fruits.
vegetable fish. etc. When ycnd"r and Gus
toner ct TO htgclug over prices and occupy tho
r.r1uIu!cr Of me thnroughfnr" pedestrians must
talk" To- "a" middle u 'h" road. The Mayor SAYS
Ing the permits 81 the Municipal Assembly, but
IL ~ well understood that the huckst"rs and
traders required 10 pay consid"rahl" sums 20
CITY officials for n" privilege Of usurping the
might well look into, and II he VIII visit the
streets named any tim" between and o'clock
a NJ he Will - ono" learn that pedestrians hay"
uo rights NAT these lawbroak"rs have any respect
f,r II he escapes being hustled and jDstlcd by
hem he Will Doe inring better than do many OF the
c,fy's taxpayers who r'Sid" IA N"w-Jersey and
have 20 use thcsc streets twice a day.
\ NETWORK TANPAYING JERSEYlTE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
WITH QUEENS AND ROCKS.
DIR. TARRAscH TIE LEADER IN THE
VIENNA TOURNAMENT.
puJepr,Ry ONLY ONE POINT BEHIND HIM--soAu
OF THE GAMES PLAYED-NOrEs FROM
OTTER CHEFS FIELDS

The third week Of the big international chess
Tournament NJ Vienna during which thirteen
rounds were contested. caIne to an end yesterday
and the race for the honors remains as interesting
and close as 1t possibly could be. The last week
has heen an eyonttuI one. and not a few changes
have occurred uIsset the calculations ana proph'
ecies Of the experts. The withdrawal OF sch"afz'
y, Vienna on Monda,, account OF sickness. les
sened the number of contestants TO nineteen ana
several of the latter had 10 submit to deduction
Of the points scored against the retiring player
from their scores. The scores of the games played
by schwarz. far received. do not give any indi-
cation OF a high degree of proficiency. as his OPP
,o,en,s seemed 10 have been able to do with him
as they liked This however may have been due
IN nl-beaUh which finally caused him 10 fan out
OF the .
At present the GENITAL figure OF the contest is
u, TarrasoA TIE German champion who mas
Med ten gs mes and thus far has not sufered a
,n.,a defeat four drawn games being all that has
,asr sn,red az ainst him The doctor Is In capital
rim and should he be able 10 hold out through
This struggie-and there is no apparent reason why
ha should not-he Will e;d Pilsbury and the other
asp,rants a merry chase. and should come pretty
near to pulling off the rat prize "hich Will ie"A'u
the efforts OF the winner.
Four games were finished al yesterday morning S
sess,on Of the Thrice nth round. as follows: Tar
rasch drew with Baci lburne Pilsioury beat schif-
tors showalter beat Aapin and Schlechter beat
Walbrodt
The draw yesterday prevented Tarrasch from
having straight scCve OF five for the week. but
nevertheless left him clear point ahead OF Pills
hurry and also shows that he is playing steady
xane and taking 10 unnecessary risks at this stage
OF the contest.
Excepting Plllsbury. who Is garey STRIVING 10
keen up with the hot pace set by Tarrasch. the
Americans made a sorry Sd owing last week me
American champion met one reverse at the hands OF
Tschigorin whom. according 20 the cable he hau at
a disadvantage In addition TO this. he drew with
showalter and won from BlacSbIrne. JanowsK ana
Schifers-a total Of 3ie points as against Tarraschs
Az representing the difference in their total scores
Pillsbury is playing good chess. and may be de-
pended on to keep TaIvasch within hailng distance
having at last shaken Aapin from his heels. The
Pllsbury- Tarrasch game tomorrow Will be great
contest without doubt
The work OF stenitz. Showalter ard Baird was
djsappointment the three together counting Sho-
walters win yesterday. adding only TWO points all
told, This Of course leaves plenty Of room for i'm
provement this week
Following is a selection of games played in the
earlier rounds:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
PATENT PIRACY ~ JAPAN.
LITTLE INDICTMENT TO GIVE PROTECTION TO
FOREIGN INVENTIONS.

LITTLE INDICTMENT TO GIVE PROTECTION TO
FOREIGN INVENTIONS.
From The New Orleans Picayune.
Tho unrestricted piracy Of foreign inventions and
for some time TO come there Will be lttlc propa
bility Of japanese inventions being Vaiuabie
her rapid progress still engaged in bringing her
self up to the Western level rather than In at
Japan to give protection TO foreign inventions Tor
the sake Of securing reciprocity Nevertheless the
venton between Japan and Germany. ana as 4
matter of course" the other treaty Powers loI t.s
purpose u securing protection for foreign pnten,
and trademark rights I'm Japan II appears. now
eyer that the convention has SO far had no ,hc
Japan Herald" remarks that what had oeen l LOT
years asked for I'm vain was at length salsiactor'y
their reckoning. for by means of strained inter-
probation OF the law foreigners appyins ior p,i
TO Information which has been published that OIL
all the numerous applGaOohs LOT ~, ,i,o
ton which IT IL pretended justihes the Patent Bu-
reau in refusing the issue Of patent are the
words that thu Invention sought 70 be protected
must not have been previously IN public Use
Japan and might be interpreted. tho applican,
being required on oath to prove that he was me
Hut II win scarcely be- credited That such inven-
lions as have been registered abroad are held 70 be
been in no public use whatever AZ must neces-
sary be the cas-" with such new inventions rs
have been registered for protectors SAKE as pr
liminary step before "A patent Is granted. j. ~
added that this strained int'rprotnion OF me law
Is not simply that OF the oiioers who nave me "u
minisiraton Of the department. but that some ot
the Judges under the direction ~ the Minister OF
Justice have been consulted, and their ruling mas
been adonied bvsAh' officials or the Patent bH-
reau II the Interpretation given 20 the clause re-
ferr.d - were decisions Of an incompetent OF
fetal the matter would b" the less serious hlt u
Is pointed out II such twists Of the laws OF japan
arr to De- expected IN future. who can possipy pd,
win. what constructions may Yet u" piA''H hl th'
courts on the treaties The difficulties when nave
already cropped up with regard 10 the adninl-tIa
ton Of a single enactment whore Foreign Hi"tes
are concerned may. Dc q added. b" regarded AZ
tyuical Of what hereafter may b" expected Whrh
the abolition OF the cxtcrrtOriallty has caused h
nnal abrogation of foreign courts IN Japan ana
Japanese Jurisdiction shall have been substituted.
Foreigners have all along dreaded this change.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
"BRITISH-AMERICAN."
scoTCHMAN's COMPLAINT OF THE USE or
ANGLO AMERICAN" INSTEAD

scoTcHMAN's COMPLAINT OF THE USE OF
'ANGIO-AMERIcAN" INSTEAD.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir No people rejoice more at the prospect or
closer union between Britain and America than
the Scottish people But why do 80 many
Americans call the proposed alliance an Anglo
American" alliance? The alliance would not be
between England and America. but between
Britain and America. The unwarrantable sub
stitutcn OF the terms England" and "Engiish
for Britain" and "British'-propagated mainly
and for many years by the London press-haS
excited strong feeling in Scotland. The longest
petition presented to Queen Victoria during her
long reign was the Scottish petition presented
only n few months since and signed by over
1O4 ODD Scottish people Of all ranks and classes
both at home and abroad. protesting against
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. even In official docu-
inents-of the terms England" and "Englsh
for Britain" and British" in the very practice
referred to as direct violation Gf the treaty OF
union and invasion Of Scotlands rights ana
Scotland's honor.
why. then speak of "Anglo-American" when
il should (by every rule Of justice. honor ana
accuracy be "British-American' You speak
constantly OF the "Spansh- American war. why
not OF the "British-Amcrican alliance why
Gn the important matter Of national names
should the Americans treat their Scot'iSh
friends with less justice than their spanish
enemies? DAVID MACRAE,
Author Of THE Americans at Home
Maxwell Park. Glasgow. June J. lsoS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
New-York, June II. 1895.
SELF CONTROL AND MORAL HABITS.
THE BIBLES UTTERANCEs AS REGARDS TIE
USE AND ABUSE OF WINE.

THE BIBLES UTTERANcEs AS REGARDS THE
USE AND ABUSE OF WINE.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir ! desire to thank you for the article. "Crit-
cism OF Colleges" in your issue Of June II. Most
OF those people who talk about "the development
own for the government Of In daily life.
They profess take the Bible their guide. but
they seem TO take 1t only SO far 1t is in har-
mony with the theories they adopt. This Is the
case with the Rochester Methodist Conference. |
would like TO ask them what the Lord did after
He had created man. Will answer for them from
their Bible: He tested mans sef-control by setting
before him the OF the knowledge Of good and
evil and forbidding him to OF the fruit thereof
and He declared the penalty Of disobedience.
SO in the matter OF drink. He wine before
men and tells them to drink IT with Il merry
heart" (Eccesastes tx. y. But lie tests their
sef-control by forbdding them get drunk and
He sets the penalty Of drunkenness before them:
THE drunkard shall not Inherit the kingdom OF
OF carrying long at the wine" proverbs XIII. 3Q)
in other words. OF drunke nness-beforc men, n
the wine He tells them 10 drink Will not intoxicate
II taken 10 excess or II we are not 10 use II tenn
perately? Why not say. as is said In the Koran.
do drink wine?
No matter whether 7 believe the Bible or not
the people OF the Methodist Conference do.
profess that they do. and 1 hold them TO the rec
toxicating beverages II they will. but do not let
them set themselves up as Judges Of other men =
duty OF the colleges. In this matter or drink
ing wine or beer The Lord they profess to serve;
moral habits Of which the Conference speaks.
and that development is secured by . man learn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
MR.. sHANKs's FRANCO-GERMAN DATES

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir II is TO be hoped. In the interests OF his
torical accuracy that the dates In William f. g.
Shanks's letter, entitled "A Remarkable Exhibit"
I'm your issue OF June Is. more correct. so far
as they relate to the present war and those re-
Gently preceding II. than they are In HIS postscript
referring to the FrnncO-t herman war. AS | know
from personal recollection and from private docu-
Tnents in my possession my commission az II sur
geon in the Bava rian Army notes, etc). was
declared by France on July II. not July !, or IA
few days later" The first battle OF importance
was at Weissenburg. August 1. and the next at
Woerth ReIchshofen. as the French call II Ger
tany decisive engagement. as MacMahon was
utterly defeated and thrown hack Saverne In dis
ORDER. and not at Gravelotte. on August u
Finally. Sedan was fought on August 80, and Ma
poleon capitulated on September i. not September
30 and Paris was invested on September 49, or
heard the guns OF the Partisan forts on October 10
my arrival there with my regiment on the
march from Sedan. Last OF all. Paris capitulated
on January g. ISL. not on March ]. and peace was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
WANTS THE CAPTURED FLAGS BURNED

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Reading In to-day's issue the letter on cap
tured Confederate Flags" by Thomas & Towns
end | would lndorse such portion OF the closing
paragraph as reads: They should not be returned
TO former owners either at the South or In the
North but b. assembled I'm some place provided by
the Government At Washington. each duly labelled
with It's story" and | would then add that every
one should at appointed time. and with appro-
pr,ate ceremonies In the presence or all interested
AT the direct command Of the President of the now
united States be totally destroyed. preferably by
fire 80 that thus only. and for the short space of
time necessary for the burning. they should shine
az meterial deacon lights throughout the land"
vet I'm the ver-recurring memory OF their destruc-
lion live forever after I'm the Nations consciousness
as a glorious magnetic sunburst OF free, fraternal
forgiveness and spiritual reunion. {. j.
NcM- ork Iunc Il lSys
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
A FASTING CAT.
SPENT TWENTY NINE DAYS WITHOUT FOOD IN
THE HOLD OF A STEAMER.
From The Baltimore Sun

From The Baltimore Sun.
Captain Fisker OF the British steamer Lackenby,
which arrived yesterday from Rotterdam, has IA
cat on board which has proven her capacity 10
keep the most rigorous spell Of fasting. Captain
Fisker relates how when IN Marlopoi Russian ii n
loaded with grain in bulk. his favorite cat was
missing The steward given orders TO search
for the pet. but returned without success.
AS the Lackenby was lying at anchor and the
grain being put on board from barges the cat had
no chance to go ashore unless stolen by the Rus
sian stevedores. which doubtful.
On April rs the Lackenby sailed from Mariopol
for Rotterdam. where she arrived May 20. All
thoughts Of the pet cat were dispelled from the
made IL their pet Tho Lackepby had been In Rot
terdam the second day when the grain men who
were discharging the vessel found acat ed
cat In the downpour Of grain which being led
TO the grain receivers. The men put II In n basket
and sent II on deck where II recognized as the
pet Of the ship. which had been missing twenty
nine days
The cat was taken in charge and carefully nursed
and yesterday was one Of the liveliest objects on
board the Lacksnby.