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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
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Col. Samuel K. Johnston. who served In tbs
Civil War on the stan OF Gen. Robert z, Lee.
died yesterday at hiS residence. 81 Essex Park
street. Fast Orange. OF exhaustion following
an attack Of paralysis Col John ston was born
In Fairfax county. Va, siXty-sx years aso.
His fathers estate Joined Mount Vernon.
He was descr ndant OF George Johnston, who
IA said to have written the resolutions
oTere by lhtr.ck Henry IN the iou+e OF Bur.
Gesscs IN lTd5, relative to the stamp tax. aud
TO have come to Hrurys rescue when tho
orator paused during HI, ,impa>soned address
Col johnston was c.Nil engineer When the
war began he ra,sel ant informed CON.
81 his profession with III" baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. He had heon coEnsct"I ior the past
eleven years with the Fri. Railroad. although
hu retired from active WORK three yenrs ago.
He married twice. Ills wife. II son by the first
vito and two children 10y the second. survive
him.
Daniel Sharp Ford. principal owner OF tho
loWhS' Companion, died ~ his residence in
H@iSn Gary }g'5frdIS TFE nE aGs gSsss
and his dnarh WIS not unexpected He leaves
wife and married Inugh'ar. He vas born in
when very younc About h" eIc-e OF the civil
VA l." houGh, The lio"t$. Gg,ggo'do,. for .
gradually built III" rarer up. Whittier and
Bryant were occasionally contributors, and he
a. ta S@ hS az J na en Years yeS
hr wa, Of a very retiring disposition. and no
one ever saw him except hy rrcyions appoin,-
t-rest in The RuGGi"s street Enptist Church.
As hiR wealth iHcr, Isel. Mr.. Inrl gave large
sums for charitable and phlanthropic pur-
poses.
The body OF SerHt. Michael Rim OF the
Ninth Infantry who died q few DAYS ago at
san Francisco. ar we'd ut the homo Of his Sis
ter at Flushing yesterday. Sergt Finn had
been in the regular army Tor Il teen years. AZ
the beg:ning OF the Spanish war he
went to the front with his regiment. At
the battle Of San Juan hr performed an net
OF bravery for which he wu- promoted, Col.
Kent was wounded while leading charge.
II.n saw Coz. hent lall and ran TO his assist
ance. Although the Mauser bullets were iiy-
ing. Rim impruvisrl a Lnn ,nce and hound up
the ColOucns wounds, He then carried him To
II place ui safety. RIM remained ut the front
during the santiago campaign, After n Icst OK
n fcw months he was ordered to Manila. While
there he W." taken III and sent home.
Tho lry. william j.. Parsons. chaplain nj
Mount lie Sae- Academy. near baltimore. died
ct that institution yesterday, az 80 years, OF
paralys'~ lie was q native OF Ba!tlmOr" and was
The oldest chaplain IN Baltimore, He had oc-
cupled tho nos Tor thirty-!Ve years. He was
, ordained priest in lSl5
samuel j. Cornell. son Of the late Joseph
Cornell OF New lor, died yesterday afternoon
at the Shadolawn Sauitarium in Kingston. y.
Y, lie had been under treatment nt tho SAM.
'RTium since tho cOse' OF tho new Grand Hotel
ut summit Mountain in September.
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-Fi'EHo6TsTTE s OF f'147s JEEv1NTs.-
II Il Taken for Granted That They Get .
Percentage OF Bills Paid.

FROM ne ia Ndu OditVs
Sorns of the most dist ne vi shed members OF the
Paris clergy, presided over By the venerable
Cardinal Richard. Archbishop OF Paris have
been sitting in solemn conclave on a curious
case OF conscience. French serants more
pecially in the capital have gradually established
q system OF pcrquirtos that Is now 80 generally
recog nized and submitted 10 as to be practically
accepted institution, This eNaction In known
as the sou In the franc. When a cook. for ek-
ample purchases Joint for her master she eS-
poets tho butcher to make her AN allowance which
she puts in hor own pocket OF sou on every
franc OF the total cost Of the meat A sou bang
the twentieth part OF a franc the tax thus levied
amounts TO per cent on the purchases made.
In the beginning this practice was doubtless re-
sorted 10 by few cnterprising iradesmen who
hoped in this way TO attract custom by bribing
tho servants. and Il il just possible that at this
period 1t was the tradesmen who supported the
cost Of his far from disnterested generosity. Al
present however almost every tradesmAn in
Paris gives the sou In the franc. and they may
be thus trusted TO arrange their prices so that tho
money comes out Of the pockets of the masters.
Naturally tho masters have rebelled at being
thus mulcted, They maintain that the toll
levied by their servants is nothing less than
barefaced robbery Still. in spite Of the most
strenuous Efforts, IL has proved as impossible to
do away with the sou in the franc cs TO suppress
tips or Christmas boxes The matter has finally
attracted the attention Of tho clergy, who have
had 90 decide the delicate question whether the
servants who take advantage OF the trade smen =
"lberaity arc guilty of petty theft or are merely
accepting a legitimate profit A rather lame
decision has been arrived at, but perhaps not
even ecclesiastical sage city could do any better
in the circumstances In brief the keepers of
the Catholic consciences admit that the practice
is in many respects rrprchcnsiblc but they add
that II In universally followed that at any rate
in Paris there IL nothing 10 BE- done but 20 tolerate
it, ON the other hand, certain Developments of
the sou the franc system arc condemned, For
instance ladies' maids are forbidden 10 have
substantial additions gratuitously made TO their
mistress d ressma ker bills with view TO pocket
ing the difference between the real charge and the
doctored account In short, pferng by domes'ics
would seem only 10 be wicked when carried out on
an extensive scale
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
METROpOLTrAN CONCERT.
The First of the Sunday Night Entertain
mcnu by the Opera Company.

According TO iho programme ut the Metro
politan Opera House last night the first OF a
series OF concert. was given under the regular
management Concerts have been given there
since carly October. and they offered the prin-
cpa singers In last nights programme. so
the novelty OF tho proceeding wac difficult to
discover In this holiday season the though 10
OF the public are not OH music. and the ira
d!tonal condition OF the house on the niZht
before Christmas was almost realized last
night by the size and demeanor Of the audi
eucs.
The soloists'lnc'uded Mines. Suzanna Adams
Schumaun- Heinth aud Pol Pluncon. who was
the single newcomer Of the evening. Emil Paur
conducted IA programme that contained moro
OF musical significance than SUNDAY night per-
iounaucrs usually do. Miss Adams was
heard IN two numbers that showed her
TO excellent adyanttge-M cae'd's romanca
from Carmen ana the puunaise from
"Mignon." Nine. Schunann- heink began her
share Of the evenings entertainment with
Councils Ave Maria md cioSai II with y
rrn.Iu Of songs. ~ she added the Donlzetti
B'B1Tst tt-- audience found he - -+lt-sA;+s-
factory. II Wa in Pol Phncons favor that he
gave Les RancGuN' and The Two Grena-
dierS" in addition 20 Aiamss Noel" and his
Hdherents In the small audience welcomed him
warmly. The orchestra. under Emil Paur's
direction. ayed % II rarely has before AZ
these concerts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
FOOTBALL MEN Talk RELIGION.
Prominent Yale and Princeton Players
Speak mt Y. N. G. A. Meeting.

Tho afternoon meeting OF the West Side Y
NJ q. A. Branch on West Fifty seventh street
was addressed by Yale and Princeton football
players yesterday afternoon. On the platform
were Dr. David Boviard OF Princeton, with
half Back II. II. Reiter OF Princeton, Half Back
Howard Richards OF Yale. and Guard 4. G.
Craig OF Princeton. Mr.. Richards confined
himself to an account OF Y. NJ. c. A. work at
Yale. He was very much in earnest.
Some people will :ell you fellows" said he,
that Christianity is an old woman's game
That is about as far from the truth as II could
be. One time a small boy was asked by his
teacher what a lobster was. He said 1t Is q
red fish that swims backwards His teacher
said There are only three mistakes about
that answer; first lobster Is not red. and IT
does not swim backward. and finally is not q
nsh.' That Ia the sort OF statement that the
old woman story about Christianity Is"
Mr.. Reiter talked football. He said that he
felt at home sitting near Richards. although
they had maintained SO far In the meeting
unusually pleasant, relations. The audience
there to make Jokes. He was there IN the most
serious earnest. He went on to speak at some
length on the lively and optimistic inspiration
which wss furnished to young man by a
Mr.. Craig, referring to DR.. -Boviard's remark
In introducing him. to the eject that II was no
easy thing for the bravest o. football players to
right in saying that It's hard to talk to you fell
lows. would rather line up ag aims the whole
yale team any day than against you here"
experiences in settling his faith that appar.
emily made deep impre salon on his hearers.
Quarter Back Fincke OF Yale. whose appearance
a. the meeting had been promised. was not
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25

A Pastoral Talk to Brooklyn Baptists as to
the womanhood That Fails.

A Pastoral Talk to Brooklyn Baptists as to
the womanhood That Falls.
In the First Baptist Church. at Keap street
and Lee avenue. Williamsburg. the Rev. Mil
ton +. NeRus. the pastor. preached last night
on the ''Penitonce OF Mary Magdalene." The
sermon was ono OF series entitled
"Womanhood In Brooklyn" and In II Mr..
Negus said: What are the charms OF
our city that lead to the downfall OF our
young women They are many and are
varied. Principally l might mention that OF
the love Of pleasure. BY this mean certain
kinds OF pleasure. Our Chief OF Police tells us
that three-quarters Of the fallen women are
traceable TO the public dance halls. They are
to the right and to the left OF US In plenty.
Where IL tho voice OF public opinion9 Ono
Catholic priest confesses that the records OF the
confessional show that nine-tenths OF the girls
who have gone astrsy have done so through
these dance halls. The time TO stop this is now
Another great cause Is the starvation
wages being paid TO the girls that worg.
You find II In the store and in the shop. and
IL Ia not necessary To search sweat shops. II IL
everywhere where woman's labor Is not paid
for properly. These girls must live. They
must have place TO eat and to sleep. They
1t Ia when they do not get II that the evils
crowd in. Then comes the love OF dress and
they 90 wild aud wrong.
1T is time for Christians to begin to realize
allows his Golfers TO be filed with this blood
money. Our duty is living at our doors aud
God demands our toll aud our prayers SO that
lost souls may be saved
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
GLOBE BANKS DOWNFALL.
BANK EXAMINER WING TELLS WHAT
CAUSED TINE CRbSB
President Coles Indebtedness of 5000. 200
Made Good-Then II was Discovered
Tint Nearly si.Oo0OOO in Lonns Was
Not Securpd ProperIy-Most of IL Made Tn

President Coles Indebtedness of 5000 200
Made Good-Then II Was Discovered
Tint Nearly si.OoO,OOO in Loans Was
Not Secured Properiy-Mosto of IL Made Up
BosroN. Dec 24.-Acting under the authority
OF Comptroller Dawes. d. G. Wing. National
Bank examiner and temporary receiver Of the
Globe National Bank. this evening wrote the
following statement OF the circumstances
i'm med lately preceding the closing OF the insti-
tuition
About Aug. came to Boston under the
new system inaugurated by the Comptroller OF
the Currency for the special examination Of
banks On Sept. q. | found 100000 OF tho
Globe Bank cheeks outstanding. which did not
appear upon the books. President Cole adj
mitted this to he his personal loan.
Il felt that to close the bank would cause not
only the failure Of that bank. but also. by rca-
son OF It's relations to other banks. brokers and
business houses. the probable failure OF
severa. important banking and business
firms and individuals. Consequently Mr..
Bigelow who was the only director
within reach. Mr.. Colei and myself went to
Washington and laid the matter before the
Comptroller. Mr.. Bigelow agreed to guarantee
personally that Coles shortage should be made
good to the bank at once. Cole turned over
| certain securities to him. and hessrs. Clark
| and Coolidge assisted in guaranteeing Mr..
Biqelow.
THE Comptroller OF the Currency directed
| that Mr. Colo sbould rssipn nj once az President
~. A.. -, go. .ha,,,a ha t,ia h,,ora
thh' inc Who'e matoer shouu oe ,ui" pe'oio
| tho directors. and that | should at the
proner TINA report the facts N tho Dia-
-. .,t. -, .-o,,a
uio' h''orney. NJ ''s '"o' """''o''
Messrs. Coolidge and Clark were ench
borrovers Of not moro than 800 600 OF tho
| bank, with plenty OF security at the then mar
ket prices. and each had about $4,000 cash on
! dsnosi, Mr. nigeIow oved not NOR. than TINT
1875, - " -, - -, a. -
ana hau more Ihan enough on uepos'' '" pay
| his loan.
| 'On the following Monday Messra Coolidge
| v" 60 NC - eco nnn 60 .s'aJ
| and clark gave 'o'e sSo'ooo. 'o'e huueu
! $40, 900 OF his own money and repaid $500
| 600 OF the 100000. The balance, 100000.
| 60. I'll Il, ,hro. ,,,, ~, Tho s,lo -, Co,a,s "a.
| curities. part being bought by Coolidge and
| Clark through their respectIyo brokcrs
"rha hanr.'. ass,,s yo,s ,,n. he.,o-sd Nv
Ihe banks assets were mus oe''ereu oy
seoo'ooo in cash Aeouta month later the facts;
| ~ dIrectnrs sni rprther iny.stivatton showed
that there were $500. 900 more Of checks out
| stnndinq mt ON Tho books and that the in :
S.hiannkcgnapo s -, IL IL, I%vcu kTms ronn,nV ,rms
| r.nIiv ,nuoh in a. yrns. nj the nuouut ahnvn Inv
M Lom III MI Thai Mr. col, was himssW ne ~
snDaIIv tba ho'Isr 81 nearly S5r0 V0O OF The
| Invam naner "''0 ~ "' ~ "
5rI ,,a, f,,,d m, amman, ovor,,ro n
81 a. = ,u,raa q -, oun,int, Il, ,pr, Doo nlI,i.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
yOTYINGS dROUT TOWN.

Two Young women. giving the names Louise
wainwright aud MAY Robn-on. were hell IN 81 900
hall each ~ tho Jefferson trket police court yes
t"rdsv ON the charge Of stealing furS valued at as
troim n sixth aVonno store, Tue Wainwright woman
the police said is q we'll known thief
Acting Capt Lantry OF the East fiftr,htst street
eaton with his detectives, White and Cnllils rGided
The back room OF cigar store at gis Third evcnns
last night and arrested tue proprietor. DAVID Dnx-
"atinn With nine other persons found In tho room.
Two packs OF cards and itv csllnloid cups
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
Only MOOD RELATIONS ELIGIBHE.
No Others Can lie Bensfciarlos OF tho
Royal Arcanum Insurance.

Vlce.Chancellor Pitney OF New Jersey has
Ned decision declaring that only blood rela-
tons OF member of the Royal Arcanum are
elgib.e under tho law to DO his beneicarles
The decision was given In a suit OF Charles f.
Temper Of Jersey City against the Supreme
Council for the insurance on his fathers life
m" ilaut.Nf's father, Charles 7. Topper. mar
lied woman named Zuber who had Ave chill
arrH In 1870 hr joined the ROya' Arcanum
,harI"s, and the 1--WE Xuher children. Tepper
MOI n 1897. The six bencilcinrieS nan" ed ap;
Il"d tor the insurance, but Topper asserted
brought suit Tor IL.
Wee Chancellor Pitncv holds that the word
relative in tho statute under which the Royal
NrcnHum operates applies only to bloc! ren-
! 0ns, and that the Arcnnum, in making up
beneficiary list is limited to blood relations
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Advertisements and SUbscriptio may be Icnat
these offices. where hr rates wApbe the Same
ms those charged az the main office.
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1t was reported at the meeting OF the Central
Federated Union yesterday that either scth
Low or the Rev w. 3 RainsiOrd would open a
SUBJECTS whCa will take place NJ the o. T., J. .
MEETING on tho hrSt sunday IN January. rms
NilI NH m" first ~ u series OF discussions 10 De
h",d monthly 10y the G. i. L.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
vILArTE NOT IN THE ROMAN CHURCH.
Head of tho Old Catholic SCOT in This
Country Reportrd to Have Left Rome.

News has Just been received In this city from
Rome that j Rene VLintc. head Of the sect OF
Old Catholics in this country. who a year ago
announced his submission to the liomnn
Catholic Church, has had Disagreement with
not he come n Eomar Catholic. Niattc called
himself an ArchblThop OF tie old Catholic rite
would not rccorn2e him as such. The Old
Catholics are ss"ceaers from the Roman Cath;
Ole Church who do not accept the DEGREES Of
tho Vatican Council uf 1870. including the
doctrine OF tho ntalliblity OF the fope,
II was understood here that, vilatto was In
Catholic Church. But news comes that he has
left Rome and gon" TO England, II said that
I'm his case ut Rome two questions were CON
sidrrrd. The first concerned the recognition
~ his Sacrrhotal and episcopal orders and
this point could not be allowed. The second
question was about his entrRnc" into III"
l,nmau Catholic Church, II Is said that
his past carrer-he was once Cathnlic-made
II necessary that he should seek perm isslon to
enter into commune with the Holy See on a
prnitential plea, which he was not prepared to
do.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25

Horrible. distressing indigestion causes has tenn
rsr cure both with JOhnson's Digestive Tablets
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
Memorial window to Mrs. Grail Unveiled.

The memorial window in memory OF Mrs. l..
II Grail. described IN Yesterdays Sun. was I'M
veilcd Yesterday in Holy Trinity Church. 1921
service. Tho window IS tho gift OF Mrs. Crall's
husband. Only Mr.. Grail and a lew friends
were present The Rev. DR. Henry =. Nichols,
the rector. oficiuted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
A MATTER or INTEREST TO REAL
ESTATE DEALERS.

Satisfied Liens" lis Pendens" and
Foreclosure Suit" ami u'hcr necessary Real
Ea'at, News is printed in comr.ctr detail each
day In 1Hr SUN. You need this in Your busi-
nrss. No other paper gives such attention 10
this detail Gr
, 1899-02-27

A high windstorm nearly undid the
work of weeks and trains are tied up
ito a fare ye we'll" No. 2, the east
bound passenger due here last night at
II o'clock is stalled at Miser. ffty-fve
miles west of Laramie. No. l. the mid
night w~est-bound mail has been at
Lookout since 2 o'clock this morning
and a rotary is between them and a
dead engine so that this increases the
difficulty of opening the line. No. 3,
the limited ~east-bound due here at
1870 this morning is held down in
Nebraska by the snow and will not
reach Cheyenne until late this after
noon or evening.
A rotary ven over the hill today
to clear the track but the cuts are full
again this afternoon. The wind plays
havoc in the cuts as it only takes a few
minutes to fill them enough to block
traffic and the officials had just finish
ed clearing the road for traffic and
while not u~nprepared, were not expect
ing such a wind storm as last night.
1t is very likely that the snow bucking
equipment will get the line open to-
night. Express Agent O'Connor has
some baled hay to ship west by express.
1t is said it is for the passengers on
the trains stuck in the snow.
, 1899-02-27
SMALLPOX AT FORT RUSSELL.

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, 1899-02-27
SOUTH BEFORE THE WAR.

,.Tho co,,,h posora A. W,ru onn ~
lac. -. au.oono, :. .ho
u,,..,.... -. To-, ora.,.n ,osouo
auau,ass - TIL ,,au =, nr,..,oo,
~ tho conn. &c that y, ,ost se,son with
w. d,woronoo ,,a. an .ha sonas .rd
d,noov orc ~. ,ates+ and tho most nm
.o-d..o +vro ord not ono number fail
I'D n mato , hit Tho ner,ormanca
onens with a bea,tiful series Of moy-
, 1899-02-27
U. p. IMPROVEMENTS.

The management of the Union Pa
citic is making preparations for some
extensive improvements of its proper
ty during the coming year. 1t is not
known that an extension of its lines
is contemplated, although many have
Geen rumored, but the repairs will re-
quire a large outlay of money aside
from the expense for new equipment
already announced.
The Julesburg branch, which was
recently acquired by the Union Pacific
and extended from Julesburg to La
Sale. Colo, is practically to be re-
built. New rails will be put down and
the rCadbed improved to make the line
compare in excellence with thai of the
rest CT the system. During the period
under which the branch was controll-
cd by the receivers little Improvement
was made on it except what was abso-
lutely necessary to the safety Of traffic,
which makes The work planned by the
Union Pacific all the more imperative.
A trainload of seventy-pound steel
was taken west a few weeks ago for
that purpose. and another load has
just been taken out. 1t is announced
shat this work will be commenced as
soon as the weather will permit.
But the branch is not the only part
CT the system to receive attention.
There will be improvements all along
the main line. Wherever the track
shows signs of weakness it is to be re-
built, and the new heavy rails substi-
tuted for the old ones. The increasing
traffic which is being carried over the
single track of the road is producing
of wear, which will be remedied
without delay. Other improvements
are under contemplation, but the plans
have not reached the point where they
will be given out.
Process of commercial assimilation"
now going on between the Union Pa
,ific and the Oregon Short Line is said
, 1899-02-27
POLO PONIES FOR FLORIDA.
Demand for Wyoming Horses is In
~creasing Very Rapidly.

Yesterday Charles Hirsig, the horse
breeders. shipped one carload of spirit
ed polo ponies to Jacksonville, Fla,
from his ranch northwest Of Cheyenne.
The ponies were the best looking lot
or h~orsefiesh which has been shipped
from this section in many months. Ev-
cry n is well broke. and has been
thoroughly trained in the work for
which they will be used.
Wyoming polo ponies, or rather
ponies sold by Charlie Hirsig. for he
is the only horseman in the state who
handles them. bring the top price in
tie east Mr.. Hirsig has been supply
ing the market, which, until two years
! ago was confined to New York city, for
many years and he has established a
reputation second to nom for the high
! grade Of horses furnished.
During the past two years the game
OF polo has grown more popular and
has invaded the cities of Boston, Phila-
delphfa, Washington, and has travelled
as far south as Jacksonville, Fla. A
few years G Mr.. Hirsig shipped only
one carload each year, but now the de-
mand for polo ponies is so great that
Mr.. Hirsig finds himself unable to fill
his orders by shipping a carload every
other month.
! From present indications the game
of polo has come t stay and the de-
mand for polo ponies, such as only the
western plains can produce, will in
crease instead Of decrease. Ranchmen
OF Wyoming will doubtless find it to
their interest to pay more attention to
the wiry little "cayuse" in the future
than they have in the past, for the de-
mand for them is such and coming as it
does from wealthy people In the east,
that fancy prices can easily be obtain
ed, rendering the raising of ponies very
acknowledgements Tribune.