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New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
CONSOLIDATION IN FALL RIVER.
ITS EFFECTS FAVORABLE TO HOLDERS OF
CORPORATION STOCK.

Fall River. Mass. Dec. decentralization has been
the order Of the day far as the industrial IN
terests OF this city concerned, during the last
twelve months. The greatest combination or all
the Selling Committee" OF the Fall River Cotton
Manufacturers Association, controls practically
all of the cotton cloth mills In this city. Its pow
ers have been added to during the year. until now
It is the selling agent for every mill In the as
ISOLATION The Kerr Thread Company. employing
six hundred hands, has been absorbed by the
American Thread Company and mammoth new
mill will be built by that trust here In the spring
with capacity Of 100000 spndles and giving en-
ployment to about one thousand hands. The spool
and bobbn MILL a paying concern here, has been
absorbed by the spool and bobbin combine. The
Union Belt Company. which has been paying cx-
tremely large dividends has come under control
OF the Belt Trust. and the Globe Yarn and Sanford
Spinning mills have been purchased by the New
England Yarn Company. The Fall River Bleach
cry. with a surplus fund large as its original
trust. and the management Of the Parker and the
three Hargraves mills has been consolidated. The
Eddy Wooen Mil has been bought by the Ameri-
can Woollen Trust and dsmantled, thus removing
the last vestige Of that industry from this city
The business for the year has been enormous
and the dividends given to stockholders have aver
aged s per cent The dividend year promises
even better than the old. the outlook Icing for
annual dividend OF per cent.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
GENERAL WOODS CABINET.
PROBABLE MEMBERS HIGHLY sATlsfA Az
TORY TO THE CUBAN ELEMENT.

ppopAprE MEMBERS HIGHLY SATlSFAO-
TORY TO THE CUBAN ELEMENT
Havana Dec 3O-The names OF the members
y, General Woods Cabinet and the assignment
~ nortfoIios will be issued tomorrow. IL 10
believed that the list will be as tollo"s'
Secretary Of State and Government-DiEGo IAMAio
Secretary OF Justce-LUIS ESTENEH. =.
Secretary Of Education An
Secretary Of FInance-ENRIoUE vARoNA
Secretary OF Public works-JOsE RAMON 'lL"Ai1r, .s
Secretary Of Agriculture. lhuuS"S "'
RIVERA.
All of those names with the exception or that
OF Senior Hernandez, have been expected Tor the
last few days The mention Of the name OF Her
nandez as Secretary of Education came as
surprise although he holds an important pro-
fessorship in the university and Is prominent IN
Cuban national affairs. The papers generally
have given the Governor General great credit
for the other five appointments, and from
Cuban point OF view the Cabinet Is considered
a strong
Prominent Cubans and other inhabitants OF
San Antonio de los Banos, in view of the recent
attempts to lynch Spaniards have FORMED
committee called the Local Council Of General
interests, which has issued a circular saying
that "in view Of the lawlessness OF some indl-
vduals who wish to outrage the rights OF the
people, the committee has determined that
such outrages shall cease the committee acting
as the sentinel OF public order"
The "HeraldO" says there is a growing danger
Of Cubans and other old workers being under
bid in the labor markets Of Havana by Span
iards, who coming fresh from Spain, where they
are accustomed to work for almost nothing,
eagerly snatch any employment for half the
usual wages Instead Of allowing immigrants
to swamp the labor markets Of the towns, the
"Heraldo" thinks bureau should undertake to
direct the immigrants TO the country districts
where work is to he had.
General Wilson has been ordered to report at
Washington, and it is believed here that this
means he will not return TO Cuba.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
RAILROAD INTERESTS.

PULLMANWAGNER CONsoLlDAiio''
INJUNCTION SOUGHT To PREVENT MERGER No'
GRANTED.
Chicago Dec 3O.-Judge Tuthll. OF the poa eupe.,oa
Court to-day refused TO issue the injunction p'"'
for by Truman A. Taylor, a stockhoioer III 49,
Pullman Palace Car Company, to prevent ''o
merging of that company and the wagner fa'a0
Car Company, under the name OF the "',iNo' ,
Company. In his ruling Judge Tuthiii ueci'ie
the allegations of the bill did not contain SUI
fcent ground for the Issuance of the ihJuho',oN
1t was claimed in the bill Of complaint ''Ii'
through the consolidation of the companies no
nopoly Of the sleeping car business woulo pe 80
cured in violation Of the Antitrust act
Judge Tuthill held that the sleeping car ou''
ness was I'm the control OF the railroad comps s
and combination between them would nave " LOCJd
shown before any monopoly of the business 0oaid 0oaid
be declared The sleeping companies, oii
Judge TuthH, are only the agents or the Iai- Ialt
roads nctfng under contracts, do the otho'
employees OF the railroads. u ann.
The transfer Of the stock Of the Pullman com, @
many for the purchase OF the wagner coInpPeiny pPi
property can now be consummated The decis1odd decisnod
of the Court sustained the contentious adVahceu
by the counsel for the Pullman company
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
INVESTMENT IN COAL LANDS.
sENAToR GoRMAN's BROTHER ONE OF THE fUR-
cHAsERs OF A LARGE TRACT IN
WEST VIRGINIA.

Charleston W. Va. Dec. 80 (speciaD.-William II.
Gofman n brother OF ex-senator Arthur r. Gor-
man and Hatfield & Hiletts, coal dealers or Phli-
adelpha have Jointly purchased 14oo acres OF coal
lands in Preston County, this State. just east oil
Austen near the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
and between that place and Oakland, Md. Inc
new purchase lies the lands OF the Austen Coal
and Coke Company. The new company VIII build
one hundred coke ovens at once and Will estao-
iish a town. few days ago Mr. German and Mr..
Hatfield looked carefully over the field
The purchase lies above the lands Of the Hite Coal
and Coke Company and the Baltimore. and ONO
branch-plans for which have been completed Tor
construction to lands OF the latter, distance or
two miles-wil be continued to the German tract.
The Hte Coal and Coke Company is new con-
Germ, composed largely of Philadelphia capitalists.
who have already driven a heading a considerable
distance. The company has seven hundred acres
and will make a speciality Of manufacturing coke
The branch railroad to tap the new held starts
near Newburg and will be built at comparatively
small cost, the grade is not difficult. The plan
OF development OF the Hite company includes the
construction OF twenty houses. The Hite Brothers,
of Fairmont. coal men OF long standing, are IN
terested. =.
Philip Mcdonald has bought the timber right of
about one thousand acres of land on Middle Ridge
Hampshire County w. Va, and Will erect large
lumber manufacturing plant
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
THE REV DIR. J. THOMAS MURRAY.

Baltimore Dec. 80 (specaD.-The Rev. Dr. J.
thomas Murray, Of the Methodist Protestant
Church, died here to-day at the age OF seventy
years. He born in Hagerstown. Md. and at
the age of twenty-one entered the ministry.
Among the pastorates he filled were those at
Newark. ~ j. Washington. d. c., and Uniontown,
Penn. For many years he was the Editor of
THE Methodist Protestant" the leading paper OF
his denomination For the last eight years he
had been the manager OF the Maryland Tract So
city For nearly half century he had been a
leader in the councils Of his church. He took a
Methodist Protestant Church in 1865. which met
with n commission OF the Methodist Episcopal
terms for union. He left three children. Mrs.
Mary Norris. wife OF William Norris. OF this city;
Mrs Fannie f. Benson wife OF the Rev F. f.
Benson Of Centreve. Md. and Thomas A. Muir
ray, of the Baltimore bar.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
BOLD FOOTPADS IN BROOKLYN.
ENGINEER OF STEAMER PouNcED UPON AND

ENGINEER OF A STEAMER PoUNCED UPON AND
ROBBED IN JORALEMoN-sT.
Last night at o'clock daring holdup occurred
at Joralemon and Furman SITS, Brooklyn The
steamer Aldenrose IS lying at the end Of Joralemon-
ST. William Connors, the engineer had been in
Manhattan and was on the way TO his vessel
Suddenly two men jumped upon him and pinoned
his hands to his sides as they started TO 20 through
his pockets. Connors. who is sturdy man. broke
away. and fought the robbers. One Of them was
knocked down. and Connors is sure that the man
has black eye by way Of remembering the oc-
caslon. Two against too much for the
engineer and in the mix UP they succeeded in get
ting his watch. valued at SIS. and sa4 in cash.
Connors made his way TO the Amity-st police sta
ton and reported the case. Detective Sergeant
Rhoades and Detective Clare went out and later
brought in Thomas Marion, thrty-three years old
Of No. 294 Furman-st and Patrick Smith OF No
2s6 Furman-st. They were locked up Both had
the appearance Of having been in a neht but no
watch or money was found on them. The police
the party.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
SANITARIUM FOR POOR COySUMPTIVES.
A BELIEVER IN STATE SUPPORT FOR SUCH A
CHARITY.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: | nave been deeply interested in what L
have read of the effort 10 establish State sanl-
tarium for the treatment OF tuberculosis, and
wish II were In my power to Increase the EN-
thusiasm" IN that direction. Your correspondent
Joshua L. Barton. NJ. D., objects to the large
amount of money which must be expended in
Greeting equipping and managing" such an in
stitution but when we consider the thousands
srcnt upon such an ephemeral thing az the Dewey
parade. the 100000 asked for does not seem
large amount to invest in a substantial charity.
Dr. Barton asserts that tuberculosis is a symp-
tom OF malnutrtion caused by wrong habits OF
living As l understand IT, it is just the class
who live in the densely populated districts OF the
city and whose conditions all wrong that this
charity is intended to benefit How a poor
man disabled by disease change those conditions
and have we'll ventilated and perfect diet
with time and the chance to breathe outdoor air
several hours each day?
The first advice n physician gives is, BE out all
you can and eat the most nutritious food" To be
out in the lower part OF the city means TO walk
in a dusty, sunless. windy street TO eat nutrl-
| heartily approve OF DR.. Barton's plan for edu-
eating the children, but until several generations
result. and In the mean time are the parents 10
he left die after Injecting countless others? Inc
danger OF Infection from the dried sputun ~ Dr
Barton does not mention. That should be taught
10 every man, woman and child In the land
In regard TO the cruelty Of taking patients from
their homes, If Or. Barton VIII read the report
OF the Ioomis Sanitarum for Consumptives, at
Liberty. " Y. he Will find that they have large
waiting list of patients who are eager to try the
"privatlons" of that institution. ,
Educate the children. by all means. In the mean
time will DR.. Barton write tract Tor Tree as
for Consumptives and How TO Get IT.?
New-York, Dec. ", 1893 II. NJ H.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
SURROGATES YEARLY REPORT.

RECORD OF BUSINESS HANDLED BY THE OFFICE
IN 1899
The annual report Of the work done in the Sur
rogates office for 1899, prepared by Edward w
Bonynge. Deputy Chief Clerk, submitted yes
terday. II showed that 4.462 special motions
heard and disposed Of 3.27O written decisions were
handed down. 452 hearings in will contests took
place. 1888 wills offered for probate of which
1S35 were admitted and II rejected; 1.74O letters
testamentary were granted 1916 DEGREES final
accountings. The total number of orders and
DEGREES entered and signed % 1872, and 3.O23
letters OF administration were issued.
The quarterly return Of estates made TO the Con-
troller OF the State OF New-York and TO the Con-
troller OF the city OF New-York show that there
835 testate estates and 30S intestate estates
and that the amount of taxes certified to the
Controller assessed and fixed s9S4525 and
the amount OF property reported taxable s. 706
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
sUPT RUSSELL HAS NOT RESIGNED.

At the offices Of the Lackawanna Railroad Com
pany in Hoboken, yesterday, 1t announced
that there truth in the reports that Gem
eral Superintendent Edward G. Russell had re-
signed. w. b. Hunter. representing the officials
OF the road. said that Mr.. Russell had not en-
joyed the best OF health for some time. 1T was
at his request" said Mr.. Hunter, that a
leave of absence granted him. lie Is now at
the Hot Springs. and when he RECEIVERS he will re-
turn to his office and assume control of the road
as general superintendent, Notwithstanding all
rumOrs which may now be prevalent to the con-
trary. The statement that the friendly relations
which existed between Mr. Truesdale and Mr.
Russell have been severed has absolutely no foun-
dation, and ! at loss 10 understand how It
gained circulation We expect Mr. Russell to re-
turn within few days"
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
IMPROVEMENTS ON THE READING.
RESULT OF THE NEW TRAFFIC RELATIONS WITH
THE NEw-YORK CENTRAL.

Reading Penn Dec. 20 (SpeciaD.-Slnce the Reao-
ing Railway has secured traffic relations with IN,
New-York Central 1t has expended a large sum OIL
money I'm making Improvements. and the amount
Of traffic now handled is a record-breaker' TN inc
Shamokn Division complete transformation has
taken place fine yard has been established at
WiIliamsport and another at TamaqGa. New I'oii
bridges have been erected on the Catawlssa prancii
and the last at Rupert. has just been completed
II spans the north branch Of the Susquehahha
River In addition to the improved yard facllite''
a number Of sidngs have been put in at dinereh'
polnts and considerable double tracks laid at the
points where the traffic demanded IT, Inc Hl'io
SchuyRiI branch between Port Clinton ana ana , GasI u
Mahanov Junction. has been double trackeu nxa IL
distance OF fifteen miles. This Is no" III oPe1"
tion. - .ooot,,,,, AZ -
The Reading Division has also been recelViInS a.
tention All of the main sidrgs have Deeu lens IN,
ened and additional track facilities are now UeIIs
prepared at a number of points. A yard mas peeH
laid ont nj Woodane capable or holdlnB AT ieast
800 cars and third track Is being lad az blrqso
boro Besides these changes third track mas t9o
been constructed between Port Kennedy ana NdI-
ley Forge and the work OF double tracking @ @tne
entire Lebanon Valley branch between TINS clLy
and Harrisburg is under way. J ms WI! pe
completed in a few months. IL Is now ,said tnat
changes and improvements Will be made IN TINS
CITY which will require a further large outlay OF
money This includes an enlargement or the frelght
yard here at cost OF 100000
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
SEGUIN CHIMES AT ST. ANDREWS.

The following programme will be rendered on the
seguin Chimes. st. Andrews Church, One-hun-
dred-and-twenty-s y-seventh-st and Fffth-ave by ].
Grant sena. beginning at Has o'clock tonight:
"Seguin Chime Changes"
Across the Sky the Shades OF Night"
Lad. Kindly Light"
The Day Is Gently Sinking to a Close"
ABIDE with Ne"
~ O'CLOCK
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow"
'Red. White and Blue"
See: the conquering Hero Comes"
"Cnfurl the Banner"
"Hsil, Columbia
"suwsnes RIVER
sBlus Bells Of Scotland"
"Amerfcs."
Coming Thro the Rye
sThe starry Flag
"A>sRs. Sweet Homs.~
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
NOT PLEDGED TO Mr.. WOODRUFF.
wu.r SENATOR pIATT SAYS REGARDING THE
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND THE
YICE-PREsIDENCY

Friends OF Lieutenant Governor Timothy l" "oou-
- have been active recently in spreading reports
.bat he is favored by the Republican organization
Of the State OF New-York for the nomination TOT
Vice. President by the Republican National CON
yenton in 1900 Senator Platt has been declared 10
be in favor of Mr.. Woodruff, and there mas oeeh
an understanding among the politicians oi ''ie
-city that ~ Senator Platt controls the New-1ofk
Alteration TO the Republican National Convention
the delegation will be for Woodruff. Senator Platt
said Yesterday: 81 have not said TO anybody that
am pledged to the support Of Mr.. Woodruff Tor
vice President or that the Republican organization
=, the State will be for him. I like Mr. Woodrun
and consider him a good Republican. but there
have been pledges given for his SUPPORT oy ino o
ssrlv 10 tell who will be the Republican candidate
Tor Vice-President and l have said so seVerai
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
OUTLANDERS ~ JOHANNESBURG
THE MOST COSMOPOLITAN TOWN OF ITS SIZE IN
THE WORLD
From The London Mail.

From The London Mail
1t must not be thought that the sum total of
the Ouanders in the Transvaal is Comprised soleIv
Of English, French and German ''
The case is far different. We are hghtinR the
Beers primarily. OF course. 10 maintain English
supremacy In South Africa, but one OF the factors
In the quarrel, and not the least factor either Is
the redress OF Outlander grievances What these
but II may not be generally known that the great
doubt the most cosmopolitan town in the world
for its szecontains representatives OF SUCH wiSeiu
diversified nations as English French Germans
Austrians. Hungarians. Poles, Italians Portuguese
Americans Danes, swedes Norwegians Russians
Chinese, Indians. Maays Dutch. Greeks Turk.
and Rumanans
Among such motley crowd It stands to reason
that there should be considerable difference 81
opinion as to the precise form OF government de.
sirable, but there is not the slightest doubt that
all these good folks would be happier and more
contented under British than under Boer rule Thai
Is. II they conducted themselves honestly
OF Europeans proper IL IL not necessary 10 snea r
here, because they are mostly lawabidIng hard
working folk, who would be a credit to any pro
gressive community. ' P'o-
But there exceptions The Polack or rou.,-
traffic with the natives In the mines Ue a,nN ca
ducts no legitimate business and divides his tn,
between contravening the laws OF the countrv ~
suborning the officials specially appointed 10 checg
his nefarious trade W '"e0A
Among the extra European Outland.rs ,ar.
the aualntsst are the Chinese. There are hundrsSs
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
SEEKING THEIR FORTUNES IN CUBA.

The steamship Yarmouth sailed from Pier NO o.
North River last night with four hundred pas
sengers. bound for Nuevitas, Cuba, where COM
pany has a tract Of land and intends to establish
a town. to be known La Gloria. The passengers
came from various parts OF the country, and are
chiefly tradesmen. 1t said there was not
enough coal aboard TO carry the ship to NueVltas
and back but the captain ordered the start MADE
and the Yarmouth sailed three hours late. owing TO
a strike Of coal handlers.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
SARA PUTNAM LOWELL BLAKE.

Boston, Dec 30.--After a brief Illness Sara Put
nam Lowell Blake the widow OF George Baty
Blake died at her home here to-day. She was
the daughter OF John Amory Lowell, and was born
in Roxbury. She had been prominently Identified
for many years with phanthropic and charitable
work and was also active in matters connected
with patriotic societies She was president OF the
Massachusetts, Society OF Colonial Danes, Mrs.
pIaka also belonged to the Massachusetts, Society,
Daughters OF the American Revolution. and was
member Of Liberty Tree Chapter OF this city
~ which Mrs Julia Ward Howe is regent
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
ARMY AND NAVY RETIRENENTS.

Washington. Dec 30.-The year 1900 will be
marked by the statutory retirement OF a number
Of prominent officers in the Army and Navy and
consequent promotions in both branches OF the
vice. Naturally because OF its numerical strength
the changes will be much numerous In the
Army than in the Navy. Among the retlrements
for age 1.-THE Army are those OF Major General
son.
None OF the officers OF the highest grade In the
Navy Will retire account OF age In the COM
ing year This Is somewhat Unprecedented. as Ii
Is usual for from to four rear admirals 10 reach
10 retire will be r. V McNair.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31

Greenwich Conn. Dec. 30 (SpeciaD.-Wilam
Allen one OF the best known residents OF this
place died at his home this morning from pneu
monia which he contracted week ago. He was
born in Ireland seventy-seven years ago. and came
to Greenwich when scarcely ten years old. lie
was one OF the pioneer Irish settlers of Green
wich, amiable, thrifty and man Of sterling quail
tiles. For forty-eight years he was foreman on
the Oliver Mead Farm at Field Point. He had
been a member OF the Second Congregatlonal
Church for nearly half century. He was the
father Of twelve children. eight OF whom are still
living In Greenwich. Tarrytown, ocean Grove ana
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
NO INJUNCTION FOR THE ONLY WAY"

THE TWO PLAYS WITH THIS NAME AS UNLIKE
AS CAN BE.
Milwaukee Wis. Dec SO-In the Superior Court
to-day Judge Williams refused to grant an njunc
tion restraining Henry Miller and the Charles Froh-
company from producing the play entitled
"The Only Way" Colgate Baker Milwaukee
newspaper man. instituted the injunction proceed
ings, asking heavy damages and accounting
from Mr.. Frohman as to receipts from the play.
Baker claimed the production was infringement
on the name The Only Way" which he claimed
to have copyrighted Judge Williams declared there
was lacking the element OF competition in the plays
of Charles Frohman and Mr.. Baker which bear the
same title. They were unlike as could be. and
the property rights OF the plaintiff were not in
yaded
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
FUNERAL OF A MAINE VICTIM
FATHER CHIDWICK CELEBRATES A MASS AT ST.
JosEPHs CHURCH.


The funeral OF Frederick Holzer twenty-five
years old one OF the victims of the battleship
Maine took place at $50 o'clock, at Cecilia Hail.
Yesterday At o'clock the members OF the
Cecilia Society to the number Of fifty gathered IN
the hall company of forty marines and eight
sailors from the Navy Yard, under the comfha"u
Of Lieutenant Dewey. a nephew OF Admiral Dewey,
landed from a tug at East Seventy -nnth-st and
escorted the hearse This was followed by hity
coaches containing the mourners and dead man
friends The procession moved down Avenue
A to Eighty-hrst-st., to First-ave, 10 Eigh'y-s''
enth-st. 20 ST. Joseph's Church. solemn re-
ouem mass was celebrated by Father Chdwick'
the chaplain Of the batteshp Maine at Havana,
He was assisted by Fathers Weber and Stack ana
Father Lamell. the pastor Of the church, acted as
master OF ceremonies. The singing was by the
society. , =, .ho
After the services the body was remoyed to the
hearse and the pageant went to the Ninety-sec-
ond-st ferry. and thence 10 st. johns cemetery;
a firing party OF seventeen marines accompanied
tie BODY and fred three volleys at the grave
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
THE CONFINED MICHIGAN SYSTEM.

Detroit. Mich. Dec. 90.-At midnight tomorrow
the Pere Marquette Railroad Company Will take
full charge of all the properties Of the Flint and
Pere Marquette Detroit. Grand Rapids and West
ern and Chicago and West Michigan lines and
the combined Michigan system, with an aggregate
mileage exceeding nineteen hundred miles, will be
doing the business of the three. 1t Is stated to,
dav as probable that the consolidated offices Will
he in portion of tho Union Station. in Detroit. A
deed transferring the Flint and Pere Marquette's
property to the Pere Marquette company was hied
at Saginaw to-day.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
JUSTICE BARNARD REIIRES.
HIS THIRTY YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE
SUPREME COURT BENCH ENDED

Poughkeepse. y. Y Dec 3o.-After thirty-sN
wears OF service on the Supreme Court bench. JUS
tice Joseph F. Barnard retired to-day He reached
the age limit OF seventy years in 1893 but under
Unconstitutional amendment which was passed lor
his benefit. in order 10 finish the term ior "i'io"
~ u,as elected he has from year to year been ap-
pointed by the Governor
. The courtroom was almost turned into flower
Garden this morning. and forty members cf the
bar assembled to bid him farewell as Judge n1a ane
made by William II. Wood and Allison BUTTS 10
~hich Justice Barnard responded with emotion.