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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

THE DEPUTY HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER RE
CElVES FINE SILVER SERVICE

THE DEPUTY HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER RE
CEIVEs FINE SILVER SERVICE
One Of the hundsOmest presents received by
Brooklyn city official WAS given yesterday TO
Thomas h Farrell Deputy Highway commis-
sioner by his subordlnates In the Highway and
incunbrances departments 1t was "A sterling sill
YER tea and dinner set encased In TWO boxes OF
onislte workmanship There We're sevah dozen
pieces OF tableware and the five larger pieces
ornate in design and workmanship The presenta-
tlon speech was made Uy william II. Mclaughlin.
supe rlnte ndent of the Bureau ~ incunbrauc-s.
The gift genuine surprise. When christmas
Day passed and MIR. Farrell found nothing par
ticunrly imposing In his stocking from his sub
ordiuates he dismissed all Thought of a present
from his mind.
Mr. Farrell is possessed OF plenty Of nerve. D,n
Yesterday when he was marched up To the table
where the present was displayed and listened 10
McIaughlin's flow OF eloquence. choky reens
came TO him and his eyes were IA oit moist Tor "a
minute.
Yesterday was Mr.. Farrelfs birthday. and the
reciplent l. able call his treasures birth
day or a Christmas present. just ~ he likes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
PRICE or GAS Reduced IN NE"Ahh.
A CUT OF TEN CENTS on THE ONE THOUSAND
FEET ANNOUNCED

FEET ANNOUNCED.
reduction OF 10 cents thousand rect IN me
price Of gas announced by the managers "' mo
new Consolidated Gas Company IN Newark yestef-
Asv 7. was also announced that the price would
be gradually reduced until the figure becomes
stationary at 81 thousand feet
The present price OF the illuminant TO consumers
ia 81 3d. with discount Of 10 cents on the one thou
sand feet for prompt payment Of bills making the
net price 81 90 so that the net price VIII be u 10
after the reduction goes into operation As the
company controls the gas supply IN o'het 'o""s' re-
auctions will be made elsewhere.
In Montclar the reduction Will be from 81 TO 81 o.
and In Summit from s. % to 81 IS Further reduc-
lions promised when local conditions warrant
them.
one new departure determined On at q meet
ing OF the directors IN Jersey City on FRIDAY az
which were present Gerret A. Hobart representing
the Newark Consolidated Gas Company; Bernard
NJ Shanlev president Of the Essex and Hudson
Gas Company. and Secretary Morgan or the United
Gas Improvement Company. OF Philadelphia The
reductions effected had been foreshadoWed Tor TWO
weeks and were undoubtedly Influenced by the DE-
mand for dollar gas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
ROHR WAS UNDER THE BED.
A SERIOUS CHARGE BASED on WHAT HE
CALLED A JOKE
sIMONrAN SAW NO FUN IN BEING CHI.ORO-
FORMED AND ROBBED. AND HAD
ROHR ARRESTED


RoHR ARRESTED
John Rohr a painter twenty four years DID,
rested yesterday morning and later charged
I'm the Even st court before Magistrate Kramer
with attempted burglary. II was also stated in
the complaint that he had attempted TO admin
lister chloroform TO Heron Simonian. who. with
Rohr was q guest Friday night in Ed ~ards's
hotel In Greenpoint. The hotel is largely pat
ronized by trolley line employees. Rohrs room
was on the second floor. and Simoniah's on the
top floor. Simonisn is about thirty years old.
and works IN the Neptune Brass Meter works.
In Long Island City He is unmarried. and has
lived at the hotel for the last eight years
He says that Rohr visited his room without
Invitation on Friday night. and that afterward
he went TO bed He woke up at 30 o'clock yes
terday morning with O tinglins sensation IN his
ears Rousing himself. lie noticed strong
smell OF chlorOform In the room, and then. be-
lleving that some WAS In the room besides
slept In the next room With McAunes help
ne poked under the bed. and out jumped Rohr.
who began 10 explain that he was trying 10 play
New Years joke Simonisn. The latter did
not see any joke In being chlororormed, and an
officer was sent for Then examination
his pockets belonging 10 Smonian. and that he
had a small bottle OF choroform with him. In
one OF his pockets WAS a small American nag
saturated with chloroform. Detective George
Bohlan said when Rohr was arraigned that he
had been arrested before for serious offence.
point. He pleaded not guilty and was held for
mi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
SILK MILL EMPLOYEES STRIKE.
THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR WAGES FOR
SEVERAL WEEKS THEY SAY.

One hundred employees Of the Hudson County SIX
Mills in Jefferson-s'. Union Hill closed the old
wear Yesterday by going on strike for the reason.
they said that the concern has not paid wages for
several weeks The majority OF the hands are mar
ried men with families. and the New Year does
not look bright TO them.
Mr. Bloom. treasurer OF the mills. prepared on
Friday afternoon 10 pay of some OF the men, but
before he had a chance TO do so Constable McCar-
thy OF West Hoboken. called at the mills and
served an attachment TO cover Judgment secured
by two former employees for back wages. Mr..
Bloom turned $40 over TO Mccarthy. ana as re-
sun the waiting hands received no money and de-
cided 10 strike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
WANTS THE CAKE ANALY/ED.
1T WAS SENT THROUGH THE MAILS TO NEW
ARK WOMAN, AND SHE DOES NOT KNOW

Two pounds Of fruit cake sent by an unknown
donor through the mail TO the wife OF Norman
James williams OF No $50 Westinghouse. New
ark is in the hands OF the Newark police and VIII
be analyzed TO see II II contains poison.
Williams and his wife conduct school for dress
making and travel over the country. The package
was received a week ago. and there no post
marks TO show where Il came from. Williams be-
came suspicious after ne had opened IT, and for
bade his wife to taste the cake Yesterday he de-
cided to consult the police.
Il hardly believe the cake contains poison" said
Captain Cosgrove at Police Headquarters, but we
will take no chances" Mr.. Williams has no Idea
10 where the came from. =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
LETTER. CARRTER HELD IN BAIL.
MANY LETTERS FOUND IN NEn-Uss HOME IN
JERSEY CITY.

MANY LETTERS FOUND IN NEli-Us's HOME IN
JERSEY CITY
John B. Neius. the Jersey City deterioration ar
rested on Thursday charged with purioinns letters
was arraigned before United States Commissioner
Rowe in that city yesterday and held In defaut OF
80 700 BAN TO await the action Of the United states
Grand Jury.
Inspector Shopp identified sixty-three letters ana
thirty postal-cards found In Ne!luss dwelling mousse
Some Of the letters were two years old. and many
were addressed 10 patients in Christ Hospital In
the opinion OF the inspector. tne letters nan oesh
steamed and opened
IDENTITY Postmaster Wooiley coroborated the in
sDector Bernard Bertsch superintendent OF car
rers az the Jersey City offoe testified tnat ne wen,
10 Eeilus's home after the carriers aTrest aho
sound I'm his msilbag seven letters and eleven
nostaI-cards that should have been delivered
Neflus has been carrier 10. seven zen years
He is married and has two small children
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

all winter. 81; cleaning, oiling and adjusting all
bearings and storing bicycle all winter. ~ oo'
cleaning Cling and adjusting all bearings. enam-
cling frame and forks I'm black or maroon ana
storing bicycle all winter 50 %: cleaning. OIL
ing and adjusting all bearings. enemeling frame
and forks I'm black maroon. truing frame
forks and cfanks. repairing tires. II they are
worth repairing. and storing bicycle all WIN
In SS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
NORTH HUDSON CoUyTrs PURCHASER
BERNARD NJ. STANLEY SAYS THE ROAD WA:

BERNARD NJ STANLEY SAYS THE ROAD WAS
BOUGHT BY HIMSELF AND SOME FRIENDS
Bernard NJ. Stanley. general manager OF the
North Jersey Street Railway Company embracing
all the trolley olds in Essex County and Jersey
City stated yesterday in Newark that the North
Hudson County Railway had been purchased by
himself and some friends and not by the North
Jersey Company. The money is TO be paid this
week.
Mr.. Shanley's purchase embraces a large control
ing share of the stock. amounting 10 over 25cooo'
held by J. Herbert Ballantine. OF Newark; Miles
Tierney and Mr.. De Forest of Jersey City. What
price has been paid per share is not stated. but
Is said 10 range between $50 and $40.
Mr. Stanley the purchaser. on his own ac-
count of the Passaic and Newark road. which now
forms a part OF the North Jersey trolley system,
and II Is taken for granted that the North Hudson
Company will be incorporated In that system soon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

Cyclists desiring to Join the League OF Ameri-
can Wheelmen may obtain full printed informa-
ton and membership blanks by sending their
names and addresses 10 the Cycling Editor Of
The Tribune
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

That membership In the League OF American
Wheelmen Is "A protection IL the wheeiman has
Just been demonstrated In the case VI II Western
cyclist who run into by n grocery delivery
wagon. sustaining injuries TO himself and his
wheel On the refusal ~ the owner OF the vehicle
to settle for the tamages. the aid Of the League
Of American Nh-rlm,n was invoked. Suit was
begun through n local attorney. with the result
that the grocer was forced 10 reimburse the
wherlman for the full amount or damages sus-
tanned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

In future all private members Of the National
Cyclists Union Will be insured for t50 at death
and Il a week FOR five weeks In case Of accident
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
GOVERNOR SHAW TO SPEAK ~ THIS cry.

Dc- Moines Iowa Dec 3i-Covernor Shaw has
accepted an invitation address the Manufacturers
Association OF New-York AZ It's annual convention
IN New-york on February on the money question
He will also visit Washington with reference TO the
his OF Iowa against the Government for expenses
connected with her troops.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

The official report announced by the Fr,ncf
treasury shows that 40S.S6 cycles were tsxe(
in France the last fiscal year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

This paper reproduces herewith one OF the ~
cent portraits Of His Holiness Pope Leo NH.
In the long list OF Popes who have reigned since
the foundation Of the Christian Church probably
none has been more concerned over the welfare
Of mankind than Leo NH His motto has ever
been to do good to all alike. Though this worthy
man Is well advanced in age, YET he Is pos
sessed Of most marvellous vigor and strength, az
well as clearness OF mind.
When during recent years he was attacked by
Illness /; was astonishing how rapidly he re-
gained his health aud strength. The message
contained in the following letter from His Emil
hence Cardinal Rampolla will be somewhat OF .
surprise TO many. as it is so extremely rare that
praise and honor are bestowed in such gracious
manner from one so highly placed:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

At the recent Good Roads Convention. I'm st
Louis civil engineer Of Keokuk. Iowa reported
tina, he had obtained excellent results win
crude oil In improving the condition OF high
ways. and recommended wide experimentation
with the system. His attention was first d.
rect,d TO the use OF oil by reading In II Penn
syvana paper that oil from leaking pipe hnd
dried up n spot In the road that was nearly I'M
passable In wet YEA the.. According to the story
the ground became saturated with oil. and soon
II was noticed that the mud dried up ana the
surface became hard and remained so.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

On the other size Of tho Atlantic they are ex-
perimenting with perfumed carbide IN their
acetyIene lamps The odor is more agreeable
than the unscented carbide. but It is said that
there IL more smoke and that Il chokes the
burner Quicxly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

II Is said that English life insurance COM
panes now include the significant question:
DO you use a brake on your cycle" in their cy
clist's application blanks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

While there Is -tiii some talk OF Candidates 10
oppose the election g. 7. ] keenan,. tr. 10 the
presidency " the T.. rsue OF American wheel
men IL Is of such nature as to warrant the
statement that there vill be only one ticket In
the field though there :nay be independent can
didates for the other pisoea. IL IL now fact
that Keenan, has more taan "A working majority
for the first place. and opposition would be al
most useless. His strongest opponent would have
been Conway w Sans of Baltimore. but as
that nopular wheeman has been prominently
suyeasted he will be- iU good place for next
year The keenan, supporters have only the
kindest words for Sans. and II ne wishes the
Office next year VIII probably give him thei.
support. No other ca 1Yfe VIII appear should
the friends OF Sans i-t-.n their opinion that he
should not run this year and Keenan, VIII be
elected unanimously Ire principal reason TOT
this condition r. that al 4 the leaders Of the
League OF American Wheelmrn realize mat II
the lost ground Of the Organization y 10 be
made up 1t Can only be by harinorizins all FAC
lions and all working together FOR the interests
OF the whole. This ~ sensible. Ia view OF the
damage done IN the past because OF internal
troubles and II is not TOO late 10 again put the
League a perfectly solid basis
In Java It is said that the wear on wheels H.
not great. Long distance riding Ia unknown al
thoungh the roads are fine IN" suE Is hot and
the only time can ride Is. >.nfort Is Tor @:
hour In the early morning -rd about the same
time In the evening Riding AZ night. even with
a lamp is looked on with disspprovai and sus-
p,cion. though II is not prohibited Cons eQuent-
Is with care. there Is 70 reason why wheel
should no, last ten years IA spite of all this.
the bicycle dealers maintain hat the bus. ness IN
increasing slowly and they think that with
prouer effort. large number OF additional con-
verts To bicycle riding could he made among the
natives
prominent Boston dealer charges the follow
ing prices for winterinS wheels; STORMS bicycle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

A prominent Boston dealer charges the follow
ing prices for winterinS wheels; STORMS bicycle
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-21
INDIANAPOLIS, q,

perial troops, especially Of the well-drilled.
swift-moving horsemen. The enemy are
still, as of old, mob. They are without
horses and forage, and many of them rely
for food upon what they can obtain by loot
ing. Their animals are mostly in wretched
condition.
1t is understood that before to-day's bat
tie several Beers had left their commanders
and gone home to their farms. and many
others are now likely to follow. The move
ments of the commanders in the Utrecht
district are somewhat mysterious. 1t is
supposed that they have some idea of get
ting around between this place and Lady
smith. Many Beers are reported TO be fall
ing back on their old positions. They have
been raising a series of Notifications be-
tween Sandspruit and Dannhauser, their
object being to contest the grand advance
of the imperial troops. Near Sandspruit
camp they have a laager with several pieces
of artillery and another behind Volksrust.
There are guns on Mount Pogwani, over
looking Laing's Mex, and Ingogo Heights
are fortified, and earthworks have been
thrown up and guns left at various places
on the way south.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-21

message OF congratuation through the
British military attache in Berlin TO the
service. The London press regards this as
well-deserved compliment, the papers
pointing out that not only have the re-
servists responded splendidly. but the large
majority of those who have reported are
medically fit for service. In several cases
the outgoing regiments contain prepon-
derance of reserves, most of them In the
prime of manhood. and men who have
fought in India and Egypt.
II is the aim of the War Office to send no
man to South Africa unless he has had at
least a years service. The only serious
criticism apparently TO be made regarding
these thousands destined to go to the front
Is that the reserves are, for the most part
ignorant of the mechanism of the magazine
rifle. Efforts have been made to overcome
this, and TO give the men practice with the
Lee-Metford. but the time has been too
short TO do much. What effect this lack Of
familiarity with their own weapons will
have upon the accuracy of the fire of the
British can only be judged when the dead
and wounded are gathered from the fields
cf battle
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-21
And "A .'Dominion" Created Out of the
and the British Colonies.
DEBATE In THE COMMONS
SUPPLEMENTARY ARMY ESTIMATES
EXPLAINED BY MIR. WYNDHAM.
Forty Million Dollars Needed for Mob
fIizing, Equipping, Transporting
and Maintaining 1900 Men.

LONDON, Oct. 20.-It is reported tonight
that Great Britain's immense military
preparations against two Insignificant re-
publics are viewed with considerable curl
osity in some of the European capitals, not
ably Paris and st. Petersburg Notes have
been exchanged on the subject, and 1T is
even hinted In unofficial quarters that in
quiries will be addressed to the British gov
ernment as to the contemplated absorp-
ton of the two republics by the British
empire.
The Press Association tonight announces,
with an air of authority, that the govern
ments plan is to terminate the war in the
speediest manner possible. after the forts
at Pretoria and johannesburg have been
razed. and then to promulgate. by order of
the Queen in council, a new constitution for
a group of five federal states-Cape Colony,
the Transvaal, Natal, the Orange River
Free State and Rhodesia-under the title of
the Dominion of South Africa, the crown
to nominate governor general and the
five states having power each to elect Its
own lieutenant governor. and to have local
legislatures, with Dominion Parliament,
to meet at Cape Town. With some iodifi-
cations, the scheme is based on lines simi-
lar to those of the Canadian government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-21

Brilliant Dash of the Dublin Fusileers
and Kings Royal Rifles.

LONDON, Oct. 21.-The Glencoe Camp
says: "A force of 5000 Beers, led by Com
mandant General Joubert. has been defeat
ed severely by force under General Sy-
mons. and the enemy at this moment is in
fun retreat. Nobody in the camp save
General Symons and his staff were aware
that the Beers intended to attack this
morning and that he would get within three
miles of this position before making his
presence known TO all concerned. 1t was
known, however, that the enemy were ad-
vancing still further south, and it was seen
that unusual precautions had been taken to
guard against a surprise during the night
Just after dawn the Boer artillery
opened fire from Glencoe hill. The range
was ill-judged and the quality of the am
munition bad. During two hours and a half
scarcely half dozen shells burst within
our lines. Our gunners, on the contrary
mado excellent practice, which soon began
to tell upon the enemy. At 7:3o o'clock Gen.
Symons ordered a general advance of the
infantry brigade, which he himeslf accom-
panied.
1.-The Dublin Fusileers were we'll in 'front.'
with the Kings Royal Rifles out on the
right and the Leicestershire regiment on
the left. The men advanced smartly. taking
advantage Of every bit of cover-tactics in
which they had been exercised for weeks
past
1.-The advance was covered by a terrific
fire from our three batteries and several
Boer guns were silenced before the Fusi-
ieers began to climb the hill. By the time
the Fusileers and Royal Rifles got within
a thousand yards of the crest the Boer
batteries had been completely silenced, our
own guns having pounded them at $500
yards range with crushing effect.
1.-The Beers meantime were keeping up
heavy rifle fire which thinned our ranks
considerably.
by 8 o'clock the Fusileers and Royal
Rifles had swarmed over the hill and the
Beers were on the rum Meanwhile the
mounted infantry and the Leicestershire
regiment had been moved north and east,
thus practically cutting off the Boer main
line of retreat and the enemy, caught be-
tween two fires. lost heavily. At this mo-
ment fighting is still going on, but the de-
feat of the enemy is already complete and
escape. Our losses are probably three hun
dred killed or wounded and that of the
Beers thrice as many
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-21
WAR OFFICE ADVICEs.
Gen. Sir George Stewart whites Re-
ports on the EightinR.

LONDON, Oct. 20.-Several dispatches
from the scene of war were made public by
the military authorities here this afternoon
One dispatch from Gen. Sir George Stewart
White. commander of the British forces in
Natal, filed at Ladysmith at 1915 o'clock
this morning. says: 1.-The following advices
from Glencoe camp just at hand: The
Kings Royal Rifles and the Dublin
Fusileers are attacking a hill occupied by
Boer artillery. They are within three hun
dred yards of the position and are advanc-
ing under cover Of our artillery at about
two thousand yards range. Scouts report
that 1900 Beers advancing on Hating
spruit The Fifteenth Battery and the
Leicester regiment have gone to meet
them"
Another dispatch from General White,
flied at o'clock this afternoon, reads:
This from Glencoe: We were attacked
this morning at daylight by a force roughly
estimated at 1900 They had placed four or
five guns liz position on hill 800 yards
east of our camp and they fired plugged
shells Their artillery did no damage. Our
infantry formed for attack and got our
guns into position. After the position of the
enemy had been shelled our infantry ad-
vanced to the attack, and after hard fight
lasting until 1:5O p. m, an almost mac
cessible position was taken, the enemy re-
firing eastward. All the Boer guns have
been captured. Our cavalry and artillery
are still out. General Symons is severely
wounded. Our losses are heavy. They will
be telegraphed as soon as possible
Another dispatch, dated yesterday even-
ing. from General White at Ladysmith
says: The Beers commenced descending
the western passes on Tuesday and came
in contact with our patrols yesterday. They
continued 10 advance, halting for the night
with their left flank at Bester's Station.
their center at Bluebank and their right
more retired. At Acton Homes Lieutenant
ing and Trooper Spencer, of the Natal Car
bineers, was slightly wounded. i moved my
camp into position L had selected with the
object of covering the town of Ladysmith.
and L hoped to-day that the Beers might
have been sufficiently near me TO strike
blow. To-day, however, the enemy seems
to have retired west. our patrols getting
into touch nowhere except with compare
lively small body at Bester's Station Com
munication with Glencoe Junction was cut
a goods train. A Boer train is passing over
Beggarsberg Mex Communication by tele
graph Is still open via Greytown."
II was reported in the House of Conn
mons this evening that the British had
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