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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
SAILORS AND THE CRIMN
sEAMEN WANT A LAW TO ABOLISH -,
EMPLOYMENT BROKER.

Just little way of South-st., in Old s,
the New-York branch of the Atlantic c.
Seamen's Union, organization which ~
headquarters in Boston and Is endeayor,n,,
do good to those who go down TO the "a, =
ships" The New York office IL not an npor,.
place. To reach II one must climb a counl. !,
flights of narrow stairs and through d,,.
hallway; the scent OF old. strong pipes lea,
the way.
In the one room which answers for ofics A.,
headquarters half dozen or more men A..
usually to be found seated about big tan.
shutting a greasy deck Of cards, pulling vim.
ously at their pipes, or spinning yarns Of n.
last voyage. Their faces tell the tale Of hsr,
ships endured In the teeth OF biting gales and =
suffering passed through in rain and s,orr
and cold.
Besides the table and chairs. the only os.
furniture in the room is a little desk at wh.a
the agent of the union makes up his account
consisting principally Of the dues OF the men.
bers, for the organization is self-supportng M
does not seek outside help. Once or twice p-.
sons have asked for contributions in the nan.
of the union, but It has been unauthorized "a
the men are indignant at the imposition on "a
public
The purpose Of the Atlantic Coast Seams.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
THE MARY FISHER HOME TENAF1Y

Union is to secure legislation beneficial n
class. For years, II says, seamen have been u
the mercy of the land sharks" and the shipptg
masters, and they think it is about time f'
them 10 do something for themselves.
You see. it's this way" said one OF the "s'
men yesterday; the crimps gets all the best o.
it. The crimps is the men who stand IN win Tie
captains and get their men for them Now We
don't make more than S25 month 90 The coast
when we're workin', and good part OF The ums
we don't have nothin' to do. These here ieAsl'
makes it a point TO get us the jobs ahc 'hs
squeeze out dollar or two every time. TnsS'
a law agin IT, but they gets around the NV
You see, they come 10 me or some other Tax
and tell us they knows Of a captain tnat W3'
some men. Well, If I want job the crm'
get kinder confidential like, and say guS
that lob ought to be worth dollar or wv
what dive think" If ! don't agree 10 ante
he fergtts all about me and some othe. fes
gifts the fob. The crimps is mostly shipprs
masters. and they pilots along between the a.
,a,ns and the crews. Some OF 'em is old sam
that's tired of gon' out. and they pick W.
livin' out o. us. good many OF the ct'-r
though. is fellers that don't know the f0ca'
head from the taffrail. The worst OF II -
It's their policy to drop the wages-thals
way they stands In with the cap'-ins NV,
n second mate on this here coast VINO pau
fer Job" -,
YES and I know one who paid $40" sD''
up another OF the men. =. "a
mo. you don't say?" said half dozen Oh '.
sailors in concert, and when they "e''
that It was true they shook their heat' -,
manner plainly TO convey their oehei nc
profession of sailing was going 10 'De
ton bowwows," wherever that Is M
The men are IN earnest. and the folio"ihs o'1
- % ho nresented 70 Congress at It's next &c
sion: ,..,o,,l
Anv person Other than snlpplns or SV attempt 4
under this title VINO , sYa or indirectly, the daus
Which. by the title set form a sban i'm any vsI
shipping commisss,3sheemT or employment agent
sgsen owner ar master OF Eesse renalty q, II
shall for each offence oe naT in the county
more .nan - ~; NOT exceeding six months "
at the discretion OF the eou'" -
ono ~ the laws which have resulted I'm
efforts OF the Seamen's Union pro''o' a,
ivory MORT where a vessel unloaGs Ca ~
oan, shall he entitled to one-hal' u ,.s
wages A paragraph in the sh'pPins N,
,orusr,v provided that the men s hounS
- w. ana of the voyage. AS 80. sslr
many captains starved and aou near the the vs.
so that the latter ran away Wv wh captains pa
touched port AS a result, UT, '' sor the first =
eted De the yo %aRey the Te seamans ration
OF the OF Statute also and Il It is Ssn
| quantity not exceeding t.lru "e day for
anu Leo 20 raduction. II the ration - I1v,,s
m period than "a third or If it is bad he nus
i0 in every article Of asrssm Sf
posted in the galley and ID i fore oort the cr
SET ,,ided with fresh vegetables H""sr
a or fresh meat from ashore. IL those III"
| obtainable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10

the gardener, and in many other ways f1nding
healthfu recreation The home is established
in the interests OF those in the various profess
eions who have become incapacitated through
age"
The home is situated about a mile ana hair
west OF the railroad station. on what was origi-
nally the stephen O. Clark estate. The building
is a commodious frame structure which STANDS on
q knoll in the centre Of a large tract OF land
and commands a magnificent view OF the sur
rounding country. In the rear Of the building
and TO the side are large pine trees.
The home contains sixteen rooms, each or
which Is comfortably furnished. on the lower
floor are the reception and dining rooms. Tine
entire upper part of the building is devoted 10
the private rooms of the inmates. Among these
will be found the artist the professor and the
teacher. Probably the most interesting OF the
present inmates is Alfred Dean, professor OF
languages. who recently celebrated his ninety
sixth birthday Despite his advanced age he Is
still as active and spry as many men OF nifty
years He takes daily walks far out into the coun-
try and does not show the slightest signs OF being
fatigued reception was given for him upon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10

years old, and still keeps a. his WORT
fine morning he takes his paint box ana ssvsry
and with his camp stool pped Az. NJ
back makes his way over the hills 10 in his
sades where he sits for hours working p,oi pal
canvas. Nv" Me
II Ia the object Of the management "
the home self-supporting. and as n conseo, max.
an entrance fee Of $500 is charged thoee wSa
in a position 10 pay II. Those in extrenn are
however, are received free OF charge iced
contributions are received. though thew a,'ns
sufficient TO maintain the home and ~ 10,
fciencies are met by Miss Fisher from bs,s ce-
private purse. wa
Shaw, and the officers are Miss Mary ~
president; Mrs. Edward p. Terhune, Mrs pa.
jamin McGraw. Mrs. Florence Howe Han oes.
Mrs. Thomas NJ. Moore. viee-p presidents: W., aug
J. Newbury. treasurer. and Miss Belle Dur..As
secretarY ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
DPEW'S NEW BUILDING.

THE STRUCTURE DEDICATED LAST WEEK
AT MADISON. N. J.
The formal opening and dedication OF the ne"
administration building and chapel OF Drew Theo-
logical Seminary. at Madison. N. j., began win
exercises on Tuesday last. when Bishop f. g. An
drews OF New-York. delivered a sermon IN the
morning. Several other bishops OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church and other prominent ministers OF
the denomination also took part In the exercises
OF the week.
The new administration building is situated in
the park of Drew Seminary, which comprises nine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
REGIMENTAL REVIEWS.

II has been definitely determined that Gov
ernor Roosevelt will review the 22d Regiment on
December q The tickets already issued and
a dance will follow the military exercises Com
pany will hold dance at the armory tomorrow
night after drill. The team OF six match has
been won by Company on score OF 243 points.
First Sergeant Reilly. Of Company !, has been
unanimously elected second lieutenant He served
in the volunteers There will be a rife contest at
the armory on December % for teams Of eighteen.
In the 18th Regiment w. Babcock, from civil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10

trucks besides without Its tender the length
OF the engine is a fraction OF an inch more IMAM nus,
40 feet. and the tender adds 20 zee. M
inches. The heating surface Of tubes anu h'e'
box combined amounts to $500 square iee''
The boilers are expected to carry workins
pressure OF 10 pounds. When TO these iac''
Ia added the statement that the cylinders nave
a diameter Of % inches and stroke OF oo' 'he
expert will at once recognize the TREMENDOUS
mower TO be developed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10

has tust been turned TO the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad Company for freight service by
the Brooks Locomotive Works Of Dunkirk. Its
weight not counting the tender. is 232.OOO
pounds, or 116 short tons Very few engines In
the world weigh even 100 tons. 30 that this
product OF mechanical skill and business enter
prise greatly exceeds the limit for such objects.
No. $40, as it is known, has eight driving
wheels. 81 inches high, and two two-wheeled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10

is fully practicable may be judged from the
successful operation OF the homes for young
girls here in New-York.
TRAINED IN THE RUDIMENTS OF SERVICE
One of the most interesting and striking OF
these is the Free Home for Destitute Young
Girls. at No. % East Eleventh-st. From un-
couth girls of the street. trim little housemaids
are evolved that. so far as their youth Will
permit, make admirable little servants. They
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10

work. having done much for the poor OF New
York
II. have had under consideration for some
years the establishment OF home in the coun-
try" Miss Fisher said, but my plans were con-
summated only last summer What these aged
people most need, you know. is fresh air. ana
this cannot now be had in New-York. 1t is
great pleasure TO see how they enjoy walking
about the grounds gathering flowers, assisting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
INFORMATION FOR BROKERS.
AN AGENT WHO ACTS AS A BUREAU FOR REAL
ESTATE NEWS

A macmillan business that has been carried on IN
this CITY for a number Of years without becoming
kro,n N the general public Is that Of the man
who acts practically as a clearing house Tor reai
es,ota hrokers Persons who have property to sell
,recuentIv have II entered upon the books OF
number OF brokers, but when the sale is CONSUME
mated by one broker they neglect to advise tho
others OF that fact Nowadays most sales appear
IN tho real estate columns of the newspapers out
there was a time when the only intimatlon the
hroler had that a piece Of property was sold came
from the man referred to above He MADE II
h,,s,nass 70 keep on close terms with all or the
brokers and although his original intention was
rot IN he of special service to them, he was soon
found IA be a convenience In the way mentioned.
In the beginning he started out with purely self
,sb motives He was the agent OF the iceman or
80 aooIrno, and his visits 10 the real estate Of
Aces were made in the interests or MS employers
What he wanted TO know was the names VI pei
gorS u,ho bought or leased houses. and as soon as
a broker arranged deal ana dr 20 ,av Tn the
snrIies FOR the new tenants, AS he went from one
1dce 10 another he told the brokers OF me business
that had been done by others or me me rtes' that
they could then rid their books OF properues rnat
rad passed out OF the Market. ~ sdseu na oS
amount OF time and trouble, for the broker was
frequently engaged on deaI LOT pIeGGe ", by r
erty that had been SOU ol ieiI'cN "SNN0 " $500
months before " ,,. l.. 49, hro,,orooa
business has been somewhat lessened py the Tuli
rerorts of real estate transactions printed In me
crr,bune and other newspapers, but there are sew
oral men who still make a business or seeing the
brokers' regularly and who draw saiarles ZION Iroin
m Give ont reports Of their leases. because they
cav that II they did so their clients "ouiu Dc
swooped down upon by small army OF cOdIIhtH,,,
icemen, bakers. butchers and tradesmen OF all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10

life has been elected second lieutenant OF com-
many 70: Corporals Fields and Saunders, Of Com,
pany g. have been promoted sergeants. osment
Daniel Butterfed will shortly review the regimen,
Second Iieutenant James Lynch. OF company
X 9th Regiment has been elected FIRST heu'ena"''
In place OF Byrne promoted captain,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
HOME FOR AGED ARTISTS.
AUTHORS, TEACHERS AND PhofES
SIGNAL MEN ALSO CARED FOR.

In the outskirts OF the pretty little village OF
renafy. N j., on the Northern Railroad, stands
a large frame building. which Is known az Inc
Mary Fisher Home Its object Is TO care TOT
aged and INDECENT authors, artists teachers ana
other professional persons
Miss Mary Fisher, OF this city. Is the founder
NJ the home She is well known in charitable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
LANGUAGES HIS HOBBY.
YET MATHEMATICS ARE HIS PROFESSIONAL
PURSUIT.

VET MATHEMATICS ARE HIS PROFho0io>E>A
PURSUIT.
u-orooe,er Mass. Dec. 9.-There are rev
,,.,,,,o,e in the United states who are equaI
n, 1osenh de Parott, OF Clark UNIVERSITY
ord vet his specalty is mathematics ne IL an
,.,,ruo,or in mathematics al the university
ora snends his spare time in researches alohs
,ho limo Of nure mathematics Yet ne mas oe
,,Ad sufficient time to the study or languages
IN have thoroughly mastered seven incluu'ns
r,rgIisb and at present he is periecuhs hlhi9oi
in modern Persian
" no Parott is Frenchman by birth' out
hos been in America for NUMBER vi !e"''
Ito has little or no care for CONTEMPORARIES anu
dress His hair is long and ne wears oiu
clothes At one time President u. Stahle9 nan
of Clark demonstrated with him about MS per
sonal appearance. thinking he would nave
better effect on the students if he dressed as
other people NJ. De Parott waited uh'il TIeai.
dent Hall had entirely finished. and then said
that he dressed as he did because he wanted 10
be different from other people ana not siaNe
10 conVentionaities. .
He Is a pleasing talke1 and last summer,
when the univeTsity's decennia celeDrauoh was
held, he was one Of two VINO c0uld coh VIE
with the wife Of Professor Caial, who spoke
nothing but Spanish. In a recent letter com,
pimenting Clark University on its successlul
ten years professor in one OF the most famous
universities of Europe asked to be kndy re-
membered to VI. De Parott and referred TO MIN
as one OF the best lingusts he had ever met;
NJ De Parott does all the translating TOT tne
university and in fact all the translating zone
An this manufacturing centre. He seems 10
have little difficulty in mastering a language
He SAYS he has particular system or learn
ing a language. and does not seem to be able
10 tell how he does IT, His strength as a
lne,iist lies in his ready mastery of idioms In
the case Of Persian. which he Is now working
on he does not attempt to learn the spoken
language as It is impossible for him TO get the
correct pronunciation from books
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
A COLOSSAL LOCOMOTIVE.

THE BIGGEST THING OF ITS KIND AGOING-
IT WILL HAUL FREIGHT FOR THE
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
What &c nrobably the heaviest locomotive ever
huut and the largest one likely to be con-
structed anywhere In the world for some time,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10

had been drinking freely or the table dhote claret
that goes with n dinner OF flve courses was
overheard expounding forciby TO another man.
evidently a recent arrival in this country, now
Americans beat the Spanards of the seas, beat
the Germans In trade. beat the British In manu-
features. beat the French in justice. etc, ad
nauscam.
man in broken English II haf been told before
| come here that the Americans are the greatest
beats in the world"
And vet the American did not seem satisfied
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
GENERAL SMITH TO REVIEW THE 71sT

The list Regiment will be reviewed by Brigader
General George Moore Smith on December ~ at It's
armory. and dance will follow. There is muc1
satisfaction In the new staff appointments mace oy
Colonel Bates to wit: Lieutenant W. II. Whittal
and Sergeant J. H. Beatty 10 he battalion quarter
masters and Drs. Lewald and Van Wagonen 10
be assistant surgeons.
Company f. when it produces the Fall OF San
tiago"' at the arfnory the evenings or December
2s % and so. will use, II Is said, nifty thousand
rounds OF ammunition. well as indoor fireworks,
which include aerial bombs There will also be
an exhibit OF relics from the Cuban campaign, Army
mules intrenchments and siege guns. Suitable
scenery Will also be placed in the armory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
ACKNOWLEDGED AMERICAN SUPREMACY

Although the spirit OF boastfulness Is no longer
40 prominent feature Of American character as
once II may have been, 1t cannot be denied that IL
l., No, altopether dead In a French restaurant In
Twenty-eghth-st. the other day an American who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10

his last birthday, when he danced through an
entire waltz with one OF the young women who
was present without Visibly showing any sign
Of exhaustion. He attributes his remarkable
age 10 the fact that he never tasted any spir-
ituous liquors used tobacco in any form.
Professor Dean In his younger days conducted
a private school in Brooklyn.
Frost Johnson. an artist Is also an Inmate OF
the home. He was portrait painter, and his
OF Lord Dufferin and those of other well known
personages won for him distinction among the
artists OF his time. He is now ABOUT seventy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
TO TRAIN HOUSEHOLD SERFANIS'

A NOVEL PHILADELPHIA ENTERPRlSE-
WHAT is BEING DONE IN NEW
YORK IN A SIMILAR LINE
The news that a Philadelphia clergyman rec
tor Of a coored Episcopal church. is about TO
establish I'm Philadelphia a home for young COL
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-07-29

Humoring your travelling upanion is
great discipline.
This International Rubber-neck So
ciety is sort OF hyphen that connects
the different cliques. 1t was formed
the second day out. Leonie and myself
were made honorary members They
we're the congenial fellows OF the steam
or. 10 bicy Gle suits. tennis suits, golf
suits, white flannel suits and travelling
suits. with songs and jokes, and out for
good time. But they did not know
any OF the ladies'. met one Of them
and introduced him to Leonie: the
others accused him OF not knowing US,
but making the acquaintance by rubber
necking and threatened they would make
his steamer life miserable il he did not in.
troduce the rest. He introduced them
all as members Of the International
Rubber-neck Society, and the society
was formed. Leonie and l were made
honorary members, with the understand
ing that we must introduce them to
whoever OF the pretty girls they desired
to meet--the list to be headed by one
girl in particular She was pointed out.
We promised. She was the girl with
the chaperon, and they were our neigh.
bors in the dining saloon. She was
taller and looked older than her
chaperon, and was making a
speciality Of the broadcast English &C.
cent and was drinking high balls to
prevent seasickness. We did not think
the Rubber. neckers would fancy her for
long; but there was no denying that shc
was great beauty, slender and willowy.
with beautiful eyes and complexion
patented against the sunburn and tan
Of sea trip and yelled for effect more
than for protection. Her chaperon's
complexion was Of the same sort. They
have never changed after leaving Amer
lea, excepting to be more brilliant after
every trip to the stateroom.
They two, this girl who could have
been the belle OF the boat and her chap.
eron, who told us she was the wife of
prominent New York man, placed their
steamer chairs 10 spot on the upper
deck adjacent to the portion that had
been appropriated by the Rubber-neck-
ers. The next day after our promise to
bring about an introduction we were
visited by committee of the Rubber.
neckers. 1t had been decided they did
not care to meet the beautiful girl.
They did not like the way she walked.
1t was too serpentine. They did not
believe her complexion was natural.
Her accent was affected. They con.
sidered her very rude; she had omitted
to thank one OF their number when he
had assisted her out Of q difficulty, and,
too, she belonged to New York's 400!
They knew she did. She said 90. And
che was very exclusive. She had said
this also. And the Rubber.neckers did
not think they could stand anything 60
dead elegant on shipboar1. They were
out for recreation. They really wanted
to forget painful conventionalities. So
since then the girl and her chaperon
have been known as the swell set.
Being without chaperon, however,
has its Inconvenience. Leonie and !
have had to 60 down to our staterooms
every night at the hour we are expected
to 60. The swell set have gone down
just when they wanted to. 70 be sure,
thov hova MT otovod IN tho dorl> dooi,. |
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-12-01
New Mining Company.

The new mining company recent
" formed to operate in the Frosty
creek district is composed of the
allowing gentlemen:
President and Treasurer, w. H.
Wilgus; Vice President, o. w.
Pautzke; Secretary, Jas. G. Boyle !;
Trustee, r. A. Williams. These
gentlemen are also the board Of
managers. The rest of the company
isconposed of M. Quinlan, r. C.
Ackley, W. O. Draper and w. E..
Mcdaniel. They have just received
returns from an assay that gives
$4.25 per ton, while the famous
Treadwell only gives $1.S3. The
boys report the prospects as being
exceedingly bright and the assay
made was from surface rock only.
All interested claim to lave a
knowledge of mining and we shall
expect to have good reports from
their mines as they get in suffi-
dcently to get richer rock.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-12-01
At the Altar.

At the residence of the brides
mother in this city on Sunday even
ing last NIB. H. Baugh of Sprague,
to Miss Nettie Russell, Of this city.
Rev. W. M. Kenney officiating. The
groom is a prosperous and influen-
tial rancher of Lincoln county and
Miss Russell was one of the charm
ing young ladies of Ellensburg.
They left on the east bound
train for their home near Sprague,
carrying with them the we'll wishes
Of host of friends. Mrs. Baugh
concluded th.t she wanted the
latest news from Ellenshurg, so she
had Mr.. Baugh call and order the
best paper in the city come to their
happy home for year and many
pleasant hours will they spend
perusing the columns of THE DAWN
which wishes them long life, peace
and prosperity and NAV their path
way be strewn with roses, the briars
having all bee n gently removed.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-12-01
Chelan County Officers.

The law providing for the new
county of Chelan named as county
commissioners Dennis Strong of
Nilsson, Spencer Boyd of Chelan.
and G. w. Hoxsey of Leavenworth.
This boasd to meet in Wenatchee,
the provisional county seat within
thirty days after the Governors Of
fetal proclamation, to select the bal
ance OF the county officials,w who will
serve until January /, 1901
We learn from what seems to us
very go'd authority that the fol-
lowing persons are the ones mos t
likely to be appointed, at least they
are the elect slated:
For sheriff, Frank Reeves of Tun-
nell City.
For treasurer, H. A. Graham of
Chelan.
For auditor Capt. G. J. Trow of
Chelan.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-12-01

LIST Vice Presidents. G. Smith,
Ellensburg.
End Vice President-Mrs. B. F.
Bush, Roslyn.
Ord Vice rresident-Miss Lillian
Zimmerman, Wenatchee.
Secretary and Treasurer-Mrs.
M F. Edglngton.
The convention was favored by
having with them Mrs. M. N.
Graves of Centralia, WASH, who
gave an instructive talk on temper
ance and missionary lessons.
Rev. F B. Sapp of Tacoma also
gave a good talk on Sunday School
work.
The program as prepared was
we'll carried out, much interest
being manifested at each session.
The constitution and resolution
og the convention will appear next
week.