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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-26

the writer's nane) ndorses to-day the opinion
which Yesterday he held in horror. TINS prle'
history explains better than pages OF common
tary the firm grip which the Figaro retains
upon modern France. The best writer's COZ
certain age) are among its contributors; such
criticism as it presents is amicable ana oid
fashioned. its news is not much less Trustworthy
than the news provided by its rivals; ana at any
rate il makes no profession to govern the coun
try or to keep the conscience Of the CITIZENS
NJ de Cassagnac the other day charged IL. IN
page Of brutal logic. with caring for notnlhs
but the till and Of course the charge Is well
justified: but then NJ de CasSagnac is a fierce
moralist, who would lay down his life Tor ms
gospel and perhaps when he takes the Figaro
az seriously as ne is bound To take hlinSeli ne
loses the sense If humor However let US not
forget that the Figaro" repreSeI Is exceedingly
well the respectable. half-informed. semi-cuit-
ured good sense of France. and that he VINO
would understand the golden COR leaden) mean
Of French life cannot do better than consult its
columns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-26
4 BiLLOONING CLI b.
From The London standard.

FROM Inc LONDON standard.
Certain well-knoWn Frenchmen interesio
balloonng have decided % found CLUB vi
view to promoting their favOrite sport Inc
liminary meeting OF the Aero-Club as IN
ISOLATION is to be called was held on saIH
on the temporary premises u the Auton'
Club. many Of whose members are 20 JON
new body
one of the first steps the club propose
take is to erect a building in the nelghoIs.,
Of Paris in which one or more balloons w
ways be kept in a state Of readiness lol -
mediate ascent. one II the founders OF 'p :.
NJ. Chesnay. OF Dion. has already preseas
with a balloon and with special appsfs. ~
manufacturing hydrogen gas. The cluo .'s
to encourage the solution Of the various
lens connected with ballooning, and as az :.
effort in this direction il already oneN
for an improved system Of producing 81
sessing the necessary qualities TOT oA'"'
purposes. u
The club, too. will grant certlhca'es "
nauts establishing their competence
to say, The question OF steering pA'oo
matter to which the club intends 10 de'ys
cial attention. Among the most proni,n,1os~
moters of the Aero-Club are the Prince "a
Hiram Maxim. the Baron de Hu!ie"
welt and the Comte de Dion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-26
TRAVEL without MOVING.
NOVEL. TRIPS THAT WILL nE OFFERED n
ITORs TO THE PARIS EXPOSITION

NOVEL. TRIPS THAT WILL nE OFFERED ~
IroRs TO THE PARIS EXPOSITION
From The Chicago Post
# has been said frequently by those '
know them best that 10 the true ParIsans p
is The world and what is true Of the PARISH
particular is equally so Of the French In GER
They are deeply Interested in journeys ers
tions and explorations. but when II cons
leaving their hearthstOnes the bare idea "a
fies them.
such being the case one of the features III
exposition should be tremendous success Il
is the Mareorama Of the painter Hugo an
whose railway posters and whose school pa
tablets have been adopted by the COVERING
His plan will enable lovers Of the BOusl
to take long voyage without leaving Their 4
chairs-that is. the journey from Marseda|
the Mediterranean to Naples. Venice and q
StantinOple.
The illusion is cleverly managed. The ps'z
ger goes on board the steamer. finds the \
and cabin correct in all details and the err
genuine sailors obeyng the orders OF q
fide captain.
Around the ship are the blue waves. behel
the port of Marseilcs. before 30 the sea ani
horizon. The order to depart is given, II
pours from the funnel the water is churs1
by the propeller Of the vessel which is piatsI
pivot. four hydraulic pumps giving th !
tiOns Of rolling and pitching. and in tss :
ments a fresh breeze. scented with the srs
the sea. strikes the face. This is furnshs
ventiators filled with fresh seaweed
Comfortably seated on deck. the trayelr
joys the sight as the vessel PROGRESSED ~
the forts and meets ships and fshing-bosu
the incidents Of sea trip are supplied A 4
Of war vessels is sighted. sunrise and suns
admired. and the excitement Of a storm at
is safely tasted
The arrival at Venice takes place al nd
while at Naples the port is entered at dayE.I
as is that Of ConstantinOple
The illusion is produced by the walls Of
panorama moving on both sides Of the ye>
These canvases. more than fifteen yards II
slide smoothly by. moved by machinery and
judicious use of lights and saline odors compi
an effect opposite To that frequently expererl
when journeying by rail when the N
eler seems to stand still while the landsi
moves by.
Local color and music appropriate to 4
country will add TO the pleasure OF the jourl
on the Adriatic and Mediterranean and .
BospOrus. The site Of the Nareorama al .
Champs-de Mars will be between the
Tower and the station Of the MOllneux. an
promises to be one OF he attractions OF the
position.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-26

all the while pouring a leaden hail NJ
as they rushed to the attack Little a. D.|
Rangers had no thought Of the fearful 800 -
they were taking in going for miles Intn - ~
Indian region surrounded on all sides by h..
erous savages. "ed
TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP.
Any unmarried man over eighteen ys.,.
is eligible as Ranger. out II is an eycss,
difficult matter to get into the organlza,o.
but few men can fulfil the requisites n, y
bership. The term Of the enlistment :,
year. The Ranger furnishes his hor,e 49,
trcments and arms. while the State fu,.
food for the men. forage. ammunition ma
ard medical attendance The paw ~ a..
is 500 "A month, sergeants so. and nr.j
$50 The force is made up Of young men y
well ordered and as a rule fairly wen }
Gated. The Rant ers Of to-day attend N n
ness in the same thorough fashion AZ A
famed predecessors. and in small bands al
or eight pursue and capture the worst dexl
does Of the border communities. They drss|
they please, but experience teaches them 4
"A corduroy coat with reversible waterproo,
ing heavy riding trousers and boots
spurred. "A flannel shirt. buckskin gloves al
big hat are the hest outfits. For arms 4
carry short carbine. "A bowie KIN fe and cI
six-shoOter which hangs almost to the h
In their belts are their cartridges. end %
coutred they are always ready to n.lunt
ride. whether it be to capture some despr
train robber who has held up A passenger 4
or to pursue a gang Of cattle thieves or "A
hap. a murderer or some other desperate "a
acter. I'm Waco, Tex. there is a club Ct
Rangers. and when the members assemble \
are in the mood visitor may have some q
most thrilling anecdotes and stories he has \
heard or read
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-26
ONE or PENN'S DEEDS.
nm The Philadclphia Record.

From The Philadelphia Record.
deed from William Penn came to light in
Chester last week. IT is dated l1O2 and owing
10 its great antiquity and excellent state of
preservation. is an object Of much curiosity. An
interesting feature in connection with the deed
is that the original grant of land conveyed by
Penn was made to Thomas MinShalI and the
property is now held 10y Thomas Minshall de-
scendant. the deed never having passed out Of
the possession of the Minshal family. The grant
is in Mddetown Township. Delaware County
and consisted Of I.I3 acres Of land. The parCh-
mcnt is huge affair. and connected with it, by
piece Of blue string. is the seal Of red wax
four inches across The face bears the nscrip-
zion: lG.U Truth. Peace. Love and Plentey."
I'm tn" centre are three ears of corn and a vine
on the reverse side is inscribed: William Penn.
chief Proprietor ana Governor Of PENNSYLVANIA"
Thes" words are in the centre. while at the top
and bottom are the words Mercy" and Jus
ticc." The seal is carefully preserved in a round
tin box. and does not bear a scratch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-26

From The Forum.

From The Forum.
The foregoing description may he taken as a
rough outline of what is considered "A DAY 5
pleasure by the fast set more refined way or
passing "A holiday is to so 10 some suburban
ten pie ,arden or grove. with luncheon. To en-
iov the scenery the flowers and the budding
trees Practically all Japanese make these
plcasant pigrimages at stated times First
there are to be seen the plum trees, which send
out their hardy blossoms before winter has en-
tirely looscned It's icy grip; then the famous
cherry blossoms Gt should be noted that these
are the large double flowers. which do not de-
Nclop fruiD: afterward. in succession. come the
aZalea Gancy "A whole mountainside covered
with these blopmsD. the tree pcOny. the wistaria.
the convolvulus the lotus. the chrysanthemum
and the lovely maple leaves.
II cannot b, denied that the cup which in
ehriates Will" il may cheer momentarily, plays
a conspicuous part in these flower viewing"
III, mics This evil is growing each year. because
the mild sake Of earlier days is being fortified
with alcohol often the worst kind Of wood
.lcohol and strong foreign beers wines and
s. pirits are becoming too popular. 1t used to be
, pleasure Ia mingle with the japanese on one
If these flower viewing occasions but to-day il
VII bring 10 the intruding foreigner insult and
r,ueh language from the tipsy crowd ! think
hat all who have carefully observed the Chinese
nd the japanese i'm their native environment
viii agree with M that the japanese Of today
are more dissiplted more truculent and more
III -mannercd than the Chinese
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-26
4 PROPERTY or CATS

From The Chicago Tribune.
johnny, what is the name OF tne va,
weapon that returns when 1t Is thrown W.
forward into the air."
The boomerang. ..,snes
Us there anything else known 10 s'N
has that peculiar property
'Yes'm; the cat"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-07
THE CURRENCY PROBLEM.
FIRST MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN eau
CTS COMMITTEE.

wosbinrton March 6 (SpeciaD.-To-day meet
ing OF the committee appointed by inc HOUSE ~
publican caucus to consider the SUBJECT y, ~,
and currency legislation was caIeu inc'''S
cuss and If practicable TO fix a GATE an" p'"oo
Tor tho beginning OF it's work. In the absence Oh
tho members of the Finance Committee OF ''ie oo"
ate who are expected 10 join In the discussio"s
and Iabors of the caucus committee no action was
taken to-day in regard to the matters mel''oHo1'
and the committee adjourned uhth to-"l"''o"
tornoon Before the committee rtassempoS -
understood there will be L conference with inc
Senator's with view to arranging LOT JONI 10
sions and a programme will be arranged
while the members were together to-day inc
various nroposons in relation TO currency reior"
which were brought forward or discussed III the
Ranking and Currency Committee OF 'ile Ias' 'o'-
Rress were referred to- and some obserVauoIlS VIZ
made by several Of those present respecting "e
practicability Of proposed legislation but there was
No discussion OF the plans. IL may be remembered
that in the course of his speech In the House OH
Friday Mr. Walker OF Massachusetts, crl'ic'S'u
the composition of the caucus committee SIX Oh INC
eleven members of which. he asserted haG p'eusc s
IRE IL appears that Mr.. Walkers asseI'oh va
based solely on the fact that six OF the men "no
tim or request last winter for the conslderaloll
Of bill which had been reported from me l'anknS
and Currency Committee. and was Withdrawn IronI
the calendar by unanimous consent 9"lne 10 sum
nformality or irregulaTity IN ~ uonsr There
is no reason to believe that the SIX members re-
forred to arc pledged 10 the support of that meas
IRE as a whole or that all OF them would regard IL
as the hest wisest solution OF the cutenCs PIT g.
lens which have been proposed and discussed III
and out Of Congress. ,,... - 49,,
n a more than probable that a majority OF them
arc at present disposed 60 slow That they ltNpl
President McKiney's plan to require EreenDaoK F,l
redeemed with gold to remain IN me treasury ul'ti
pold ia deposited I'm order to restore thtm 10 tIc
Sirculat ton and that they also favor the amenI-
ment Of the National Bank act so as 10 perm, nli
the issue Of circulating notes TO an amount eiutu
to the par value Of the bonds deposited TO secure
The same and also n reduction Of the bank tax
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-07
INCORPORATED ~ NEWJERSFY.
THE PARK STEEL. THE AMERICAS BRICK AND
THE UNITED ELECTRIC COMPANIES.

THE PARK STEEL THE AMERICAN BRICK AND
THE UNITED ELECTRIC COMPANIES.
Trenton y J.. March 6.-There were filed with
tho Secretary Of State to-day articles of ncorpora
ton OF the Park Steel Company, with a capital OF
s10 oO0 600 fully paid in The company Is authorized
10 acquire the foundry property Of Park Brothers
e Co Limited. Of Pittsburg. and to manufacture
anv form Of iron or steel The incorporators are
George D. Hallock Of Plainneld. and Park z. Bell
Charles c. Ramsey Herbert l.. Grigg ard Charles
W Person Of New-York. Al except four OF the
shares are held by Mr.. IIallock.
Articles Of incorporation were also filed for the
American Brick Company. The company Is eu-
thorized 10 1nanufac ture and deal in stone. BRICK
and building material OF all kinds. me capllal
Stock is YOOc0O00 Of which 100000 IS per cent
non-curn,ilative preferred stock, and AoVpWU com
mon stock The incorporates are Oakleigh POI ne
\ Y. RAYMOND G. Knox and Frederick W. Sauh,
6ers Of New-York: Charles Hansel ana fH%aiI
Moss Of Irving on. and J. NJ. Terry, Bayonhe, = j.
TIC companv begins business with $Z3VD lhln ",
and II is understood that the bulk OF the STOCK VI"
Io need TO acquire al OF the larger BRICK manu-
featuring plants along the Hudson River ana IN NE
Immediate vicinity OF New-York Inc agetes4Io
1,eerlv o1tput Of the plants which are 10 De IN
Guided i'm the American Brick Company Is Hloic
than a billion bricks -, o,o, ,or tho
United Electric Company with an autnoflzed caPltai
Of 900 900 900 The company Is formed Tor the puiPoS
~ acouiring and consolidating the electro llEht
cornranies of Essex Hudson and adjoining counties
I'm Northern New-Jersey ana Is nackcd ~
IInited Gas Improvement Company. Of Philade..
mia The corporators are Frank NJ. Stillnian, OF
hallway; Thomas j. Joyce, OF Newark. ana WIZ
lam J. Davis Of Harrison, y. j.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-07
CLEAR WEATHER IN COLORADO.
STORM THOUGHT TO HAVE REACHED ITS END

STORM THOUGHT TO HAVE REACHED ITS END
FOOD FOR sNowBoUND PASSENGERS.
Ieadvile. COL March 6-The weather here was
warm and clear to-day. and the prediction is made
that the backbone OF the storm ia broken. There
have been only four days out OF the last hfty-siX
on which It has not been showing and blowing IN
the vicinity OF Leadville Around Twin Lakes
tho snow is six feet deep on the level and In
places for miles It IS heaped to height of twenty
feet.
Eight miners with food and mail left here to-day
for Kokomo on snowshoes. Twenty-Five men
carried large quantity Of provisions from Pando
to Kokomo removing the danger Of famine in the
towns on the two abandoned railroads. the South
Park and the Blue River. The Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad Is open and the Midland is run
Ming trains east OF Leadville
Cheyenne Wyo. March G.-An trains the
wyoming Division OF the Union Pacific are again
tied up. The track opened up yesterday. but
another wind. accompanied by light snow renewed
the blockade. Not a wheel is turning to-day on
the division.
dispatch to-day from Superintendent Rasbach.
in charge Of the snowbound passenger train on
the Cheyenne and Northern, says he has killed
steer from tho range and obtained supply Of lOur
thereby supplying the imprisoned passengers with
ample food until relief train can reach them.
The relief train which started out yesterday, re
turned to-day, having opened the track for twenty
miles. ana VIII 20 out again with a larger force
-Four passengers who left the train or foot AZ Iron
Mountain on Friday reached hero to-day, having
suffered severely i'm Saturday nights blizzard. in
which they wandered from the track and nearly
pcrshed. All were BABY irosthtten Tho tenn
perature is low here to-day and cattle are suffer-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-07
SYNDICATE AFTER SARATOG9 SPRiN"H'
LITTLE PROGRESS APPARENTLY MADE IN THO
NEGOTIATIONS.

LITTLE PROGRESS APPARENTLY MADE IN TIL"
NEGOTIATIONS
Saratoga y Y. March Special. Colonel Will
lam s Powell manager Of the Kissingeh spring
said to-day that syndicate composed of Ameri-
can. British and German capitalists. who control
many foreign mineral waters. had secured options
ON three or four springs here. In regard TO the
Kissingon spring Colonel Powell said he had re-
fused 10 give them an option but he informed the
syndicate that they could purchase IT outright pro-
vided they would give the amount demanded by inc
KissinRen Company.
Cornelius Sheehan. president OF the Congress
spring. ridiculed the idea that mineral spring
trust was to be formed. and declared In substance
that his spring was not party to any such deal
T. A James. superintendent OF the Nlchy sprlhb;
would neither affirm nor deny anything in regard
10 the deal. $780,,
Frank H Hathorn Of the Hathorn spring. placed
no confidence in the sO-Called mineral water trust
and added that his spring was IN no way connect
cd with It, He added that at intervals OF several
mont ms he had been approached by persons pre-
tending TO represent some syndicate or another,
who desired to secure option on his spring. As
they were reluctant about stating whom they rep
resented Mr.. HathOrn at once declined 10 have any
further dealings with them. Interviews with own
ars ana managers OF other mineral springs elected
the fact that they have had experiences similar TO
,-,. ofM Mr. HathO-D.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-07
SUIT AGAINST 4 SUGAR TRUST.
ANT N AN ACTION BROUGHT BY
OHIOS TORNEY-GENERAL

Columbus. March 6.-Attorney- General Monnett
Is now after the American Sugar Refining Com
pany. Suit was brought on Monday by him in tho
name OF the State Of Ohio against the trust to
recover $500. said 10 he due TO the State by rea-
son Of the defendant companys failure to comply
with Section liS IF the Revised Statutes. Tie ac-
ton is In the nature Of an attachment and gar
nlshee proceedings, and in tho affidavit It IS al
legged that several local firms have properly be
longed to the defendant company. The Sheriff VIII
serve papers on the firms mentioned I'm the aiii-
davt on Tuesday morning In the petition the At
torney- General alleges that the American Sugar
Refining Company is foreign corporation, and
following this are the usual data connected with
he Incorporating and the passage Of the law
which Is alleged to have been broken.
This law requires that thirty days after the pas
sage Of tho act the defendant company be required
to make and file with he Secretary of State "a
data relative the amount Of business transacted
in Ohio. Not until this Is done II there certificate
issued authorizing the company to do business IN
Ohio. The petition then alleges that the defend
ants failed 10 comply and refused TO do BY rea-
son OF this they subject TO 4 penalty or $1,000.
In the second cause OF action II IL alleged that
or agents TO whom portion OF their goods were
billed. Tho bills were made out against these
agents when in reality the goods were owned ana
held by tha American refining company. copy
president and John T.. Searles, secretary and treas
urcr and signed by the company Is embodied In
the petition. Tho object of the letter IS To show
that tho defendant company retained ownership OF
Then follows the prayer of the petition. ia which
Il Is alleged that the defendant company Is subject
and 81 900 as stated in the first clause Of action
ms king $4,000 In all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-07
now THE CAR DTSARMS.

The "Vorwaerts." the organ OF the Moderate So
callsts in Germany, published recently the follow
ing paragraphs. in the way OF comment upon the
alleged peaceful Intentions ~ the Muscovitc En-
IcrOr.
August l7-Tho car publishes the manifesto on
disarmament
September 20 order for the reinforcement OF the
Russian naval squadron IN the Caspian Sea.
November l5-Order for the building Of two new
cruisers. each OF l2.56l tons
torpcIO-Uoat
December 2O-The Minister Of the Navy asks for
o0Or1G rubts for vessels destined for the defence
of 81 Petersburg. the coasts OF Finland and Port
Arthur. orders also are issued To Increase tho
Pacific squadron by four ironclads six cruisers and
a torpedo notilla
January l2--The budgets OF War and Navy are
respectively increased hy ANG0O0 and AZ 0D1 90
lubca
January lS-Russian troops on the frontier OF AZ
ghanistan are increased by 20.GD men
January l9-Ihe Minister OF the Navy proposes
the building OF a new cruiser OF s $50 Of
two torpedoboais. lie orders also the construction
of three ironclnds OF u 100 tons each and of two
cruisers OF GO and OF 5000 tons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-07
NO FEARS At RICHMOND.
JAMES AND KANAwHA RIVERS sCBSIDl"" fOO"
LIVES LOST AT DECATUR

pichmond March Sat Columbia sixty miles
above here tho water reached % feet' belhg TWO
foot HIGHER than the food OF 1889. The lower part
~ this city Is flooded but little damage was oohe'
as the residents were prepared The weather Il
fine and with the water recedng above here there
is no great apprehension.
Charleston. w Va. March 1.-THE city IS so"
nearly half submerged. but the river Is steduly
falling AT the rate Of two inches an hour having
receded bout three feet already. II Is eslIn''-
Cd that five thousand people have been driven from
their homes and will not be able TO return TOT sew
oral DAYS Suffering from cold has been slight. ana
today the sun f. shining and the temporary NM a.,
Towa from the Big Sandy is that II - ia us az ~
bcadcuarfers All trains on the BIG SANDY 'lllalul
~ The C,hesa peake and OHIO are suspended on AZ
count Of andsides.
Decatur. Ala, March ga terrible storm OF wina'
hail and lightning struck this place on SATURDAY
night doing great damage and resulting In the loss
OF four lives The huge tower Of the Long-Distance
Telcnhone Company 40 feet high which carries
tho v.ros spannlng the Tennessee River, was
sn,,red Ike n reed Several manufacturing lianls
are SUSPENDED as . result Of the damage TO puH1-
inc aud machinery. Captain Mckee, OF the steam
err PRYOR came IN last night, ana re2orted thdt
he had found q large raft below WhlteDurE WhlCl
had been broken w. The raft was being prouSht
here by four white men who were eVldenuy losl
in tho storm.