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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
E.iILRO1D MEN INDICTED.
Charged with Violating the Federal Inv
In CnmsInc n NInn,h Disrhnrr.

BosToN. Mass, Dec. GA true TIN was re-
ported by the Grand Jury in III" United State
Circuit Court this afternoon against AImerln
J.. Ackey. Superintendent OF the Taunton
division Of the New York. New Haven and
Hartford y, Railroad Company rs tho
result Of the controversy hetwron tho Order
Haven railroad; Hugh ]. Hill. a train
despatnhsr on q" same division. was
alsn ,lnhlr'nh. The Offence charged is
dIschnrEc Of Peter J. GnIligan. n momb er of
H. order. employed Tor s5rr me in tho
Train Despa Ch"r's office. Action was tD;an
pnLer section 10 OF the Interstate Commerce
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
Japanese Inspecting Our Electric Rail
rOnGs.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Dee, o. Seizo Misaki o.,
Kobe, japan. chief enRi Ger OF the HanshIn
Electric Railway COMPANY, and T. Ikcda of
Nakanoshima, Osaka, JUpnn, chief engineer q,
the Osnka Electric Ligh, Company. arrived
IN New Haven to-day nnh with officials OF Tho
New York and New Haven road made a tour az
inspection 81 tho roads electrical plant and the
third rail system at Berlin Conn. The two
foreigners will return to Japan on Dec Id
Thy have been inspecting electric railways
In this country for several weeks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
FRANCE LIkEs me MESSAGE
President McKinIey's Friendly Tone Greatly
Appreciated.

Sp'cii' Cab, Dep tch to TH1 Sen
PARIS, D-c. ~ Pres lent MrKtricy- Message
to the American Congress- has pro 'uced ID most
favorable opinion IN French Official circles as
tending to maintain the peace Of the world
The friendly tone employed by the President
In his references to France is greatly appreci-
a,ed and warmly reciprncat,d.
4 high diplomatic authority told the corre-
spond"n' OF ruF SuS that the American policy
requiring China was ideEtcal with that OF
France. Vie added that he hoped soon TO see a
new parcels post convention drafted between
Amer ca and France on the basis Of the new
German American convention. for tn. present
convention was somewhat antiluated and
hamper"d the dev"loI ent arising from the in
creased intercourse between the two cou ntrics
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
ENGEL SORE AND SORRY.
Can't Understand why Tanmany Doesn't
Held His Lmcklcss CnnsIitn.nts.

Can't Understand why TaIHmany Doesn't
HELD His Iucklcss Constituents.
The Hon. Martin Engel caused to be printed
in several papers Yesterday morning n state.
ment that he was dssatifcd with tho patron =
age which had been given to tho Eighth dis.
trct Of which he ia the leader. by the city
Administration and that he intended 10 dssort
Tnmmany Yesterday afternoon Mr. EnRel de-
Mod that he intended to desert tn, organlza-
ton. md "a il that he only wanted TO ri him
self Of tn" detail work Of n district loader An
acIuHlnthnc" Of Martins snys thi- Is all n bluff.
4 number OF tho Hon, Mr.. Enpel's consfit,
ncntS were ,No",ors of he eIection
get Tnmmany 10 do nnythinw for than
W th DEPUTY Attorney G"ncral prosecuting
before An "StIaordlnar term Of tie sur RENE
Court u was said Yesterday that Mr. Ennoi
apparently WAS not able to understand the
situation and was core. ''
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
No Action Taken On the Rev. DIR. Virgin,
Resignation.

There was congregational meeting at the
Pilgrim Congregational Church at l2lst street
and Madison avenue last nigh to consider the
RESIGNATION OF the pastor. the Rev. Dir. Samuel
H. Virgin, which was rendered three weeks
ago. Those who favored accepting the resip.
nation Cec,urel that n promise had been mad.
would he raised from $1,000 to $1,000. but
Their. was now deficit OF $1,000. As this
nation be accepted Others. howeveTr'. urssI
that the reslgnht on bo not accepted. but that
the church he sold and III" CONGREGATION move
mc"ting finally adjourned for a week without
taking a vote
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
GERMANS FLVORdBLY INPREs,E ED.
The Presidents Suggestion for Food Com.
mission L. Welcomed.

SPECIAL Cable b,ipItch to THE suS
BERLIN, Dec. 6.-The message Of President
Mckinley has made most favorable impress
sion here. The reference TO a food commits
sion IL especially welcomed The Post in an
apparently inspired article. warmly approves
the message.
The IOssische Zeituno. in a pleased way.
compares tn" tone OF N. message. which. It
says ia The most cordial that can be used in
nm Official document" with tho recent "vItu-
perations OF the yellow press
The National Is,tuno. haiing the message.
says: 1T isa welcome tokon that the biased
conception Ola onc-sided Anglo-SaIondom is
being abandoned"
Tho Krens Zeih,ro thinks that opinion con-
corning the excellent quality OF American food
products will continue TO be greatly divided.
especially an Increased import OF them has
10 be reckoncd with.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
NEGROES ~ M1SOs
Alabama Grand Lodge Refuses TO AnlIInta
With the Grand Lodge of Washington.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Doc. G.--The Grand
Lodge OF Masons of Alabama to-day passed n
resolution rrit"rating its Withdrawal from fol.
,,WShlr win me Gran Ice OF the State Of
ton GRAND Lodg" PASSED rcsolut 'Ons rrcovnIz
ing ne negro ~ 4 Mason aud at the last June
with IN" Washington lorlVe was withdrawn
subsequently the Washington Lodge modified
u" f'snutIons, but did SO IN eIuivOcal terms.
and the AlahaWa Grand Lodge TODAY ran11
hrmoi is withdrawal of fellowship. 'e"'o
IN" ~ hama Grand Ioige to-day reslcctad
lord as Grand Master ' VI VA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
FRENCH TRIAL or NINE. MUsSELLA.
Courts Competent to Hear Charges Against
American Woman sued for Divorce.

COURTS VOmpotent 10 IfcRf ChnrReS NehInst
American Woman sued for Divorce.
SreeidI Cable DYndtri 10 TIE suS.
PARIS. Dec. On the matter OF the appeal In
tho divorce case OF Nine. TreZza do Mussella.
an American woman. the court decides that
French courts are competent to pronounce
judgment in all matrimonial and other
offences committed by foreigners in French
territory. Consequently Nine. Mussella is
liable to Imprisonment
Nine Mussella was sued for divorce by her
second husband. the charge being that Of I'm
proper association with MAJOR Pam 2arii. for
merly the Italian military attache AZ Paris
Mime Mussella denied the charge and her Il st
husband. n scptungennr' an, gave testimony In
her favor Major ianniZardi declined to testify
because of his connection with the Dreyius
case, An appeal was taken, evidently on tho
ground that the French courts were not com
petcnt to try charges against foreigner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
Married Will. In Quarantine.

DIS MONIES. Ia. Dec. 0.-Charlss Day an d
Anna Maltby. who were 1uarantned in Corn.
Ing by reason OF smallpox scare. managed
10 communicate with the Rev. z. H. Mason.
VINO appeared JnSt outside the uunrt,'1 a., ~,
limits. as marked by yellow Tags, and irnm
that point married them, There wa no MN
lister In Corn.ng. We NV "l'h-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
Are you a walker?

HiC YOU WALKER.
Our medium weight overcoats
are made on the same principle
as is the well known light but
warm Harderfold underwear.
While the cloth weighs many
ounces less to the yard than that
in the ordinary Winter overcoat,
a light weight interlining between
it and the regular silk lining pro-
vides two air spaces betwixt your
body and the outer world. It's as
warm as heavy weight; it's the
sensible coat. $40 to 1872.
Heavy ones, of course, $15 to
$55.
Also the Harderfold under.
wear.
RoGERs, PEET & Co.
$50 Broadway cor. Leonard.
h,s broadway cor, Prtncc.
THIRTY. second and Broadway
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07

Ridpath's History of the
World, which John Wanamaker
is selling at half price, is an ideal
Christmas present.
If a book is appropriate at all,
Ridpath is a safe choice.
Only one dollar need be paid
now. Balance may be paid
$500 a month after the Christ.
mas buying is over.
A grand Set-9 massive volumes.
nearly 1000 pages, 1000 illustrations,
over 100 maps and charts. A COM
plete historical library all by itself.
Call or write for particulars.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
Plans for the Telegrnphers' terrain men,

The annual entertainment by tho New York
Telegraphers' Aid Society for the benefit of the
relief fund will take place on Friday night, Dec.
=, at the Lexington Opera House aud Terrace
Gardens. filty-eighth street. near Third ave-
nue.. The programme consists OF performances
by first 90 ass vaudeville motors. and by mem
bera OF the society and other ana eurs Fol
lowing the vaudeville there will be dancing,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
Chief of Police Commit. suicide.

NEW ORLEANS. la. Dec 6.-P F., Lemee.
aged -. CHIEF Of Police OF Natchitoches. La,
comm tied suicide last night By shooting him
sell "a he head. He was OF one ~ the oldest
families in Louisiana and In good cirrum.
stances an heath Via suicide Ia attrt bu ID
10 disHpnoiEtmcnt " love.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07

LAKE LaNatiNe iiromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
sb's frInht the money II It tails to cure II 10
Sfo'et signature 10 on each box. 2Gc,-Ad,.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
Two Members OF "Th- Christian" Company
Married.

SIOUX Cry. Ia. Dec. 6-Edward Anderson
Emery and Miss Florence Wheatley Simpson.
both OF New York. who play Lord IRE and
Bniy In The Christian" Company. were mnr-
riod hero tonight.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-01-06

In San Francisco a move is on foot to
~amalgamate all the unions in the central
~body-the Labor Council.
Judge Meyers, OF Bloomington, Ill, has
decided that the Unlon labor only clause in
contracts has no standing betorethe court.
The native laborers Of Mexico, the peon,
receives from fifteen to twenty-five cents
per day In Mexican silver at common labor
The strike of the Srocers' employees OF
Paris, France, has suddenly collapsed. 1t
is stated that many OF the strikers obtained
their demands.
The Boston [Mass.) city council has or,
dered all city departments to advance the
wages of laborers in the city employ to
1926 per day.
Delivery wagon drivers OF Duluth, MIMI,
are organizing.
New Albany. Ind, has a federal labor
union composed OF printers, cigarmakers
and iron molders.
The New Jersey State Board of Arbltra-
ton reports that for the year 1898 not a SIN
gle strike has been successfully arbitrated
In New Jersey by that body.
The Italian council Of state recently de-
cided that communes must abstain from
granting subsidies from their budgets in
support of the foundation or development
of chambers OF labor,
The native labor OF Hawaii is 81 q very
low grade, the average wages being as high
rs IS per week. The prevailing labor is
Japanese, who get Sl5 per month, and
Chinese, who get SIS and sl7 per month.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-01-06

The latest example of leze-maiesty
in Germany is apparently more divert
ing than seyious. The offence oc-
CURED at Sbandau, near Berlin. and
the offender is a stonemason with a
numerous family. The mason did not
go out OF Els way to commit the Of
Tense for which he had been arrested.
He was simply having dinner in the
bosom OF his family when, in the
midst Of the talk that was going on, he
let fall some observations which were
not exactly complimentary to the
Kaiser. 70 his great surprise his wife
did more than dissent from his views.
She went to the nearest police station
and denounced her husband, who was
Immediately arrested. = London
Globe.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-01-06

London had seyenty-two fatal cases OF
influenza in six weeks.
Australia will join with Canada in de.
fraying the cost OF a Pacific cable.
The farmers about Salem, Ore, are con-
sidering the project of a cooperative
creamery,
The French were reported to be ~fortify-
ing Tahiti, the principal island Of the So
clety group.
Consul Washington at A~lexandressa
thinks there is a good chance for American
wind mills in Syria,
An American has founded Ruskin Hall at
oxford University, England, forthe benefit
of poor young men,.
A Greater Sydney, New South Wales,
will be organized, possibly on lines similar
to those OF Greater New York.
The Director of the Mint reports that the
United States Government now has more
gold than any nation on earth,
The Wesleyan M~ethodists of England
have already in hand a fifth of the fund OF
S., 200, 900 which they recently decided to
raise as a twentieth century Offering"
The terracotta monument marking the
spot where Lafayette was wounded on the
Brandywine battlefield was blown down by
the recent high winds and badly broken.
The Hungarian opposition party threat
ems to throw Hungary into a state. of revo.
lutionary anarchy before they consent ia
the extra co~nstitutioLal "Yoppromise'
with Austria,
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-01-06
AMERICAS INDUSTRIAL SUPREMACY


New York CITY Special .-America is
now the greatest ironmaker among the ma
lions. In four years her yearly output of
iron ore has increased 5000. 900 tons, over
reaching the worlds production of three
decades ago; her import of pig iron has
dWindled to nothing, her export has in
creased ten-fold; her imports OF iron and
steel AVE been cut in two and her exports
of iron and steel have doubled. Now the
greatest ~ironmaker, America, by great
strides is taking her rightful place with the
ironmaking nations Of Europe in the iron
trade Of the world.
England and Germany, for q century the
iron masters Of the world, the one now
slowly losing her grip on the worlds iron
trade and the other as slowly gaining, are
amazed by the complete reversal of Amer
ica's foreign trade within two decades,
Going back to 1880, before the discovery of
the Gogebic and Vermiilion mines on the
shores of Lake Superior, Ne find our ship
ments of iron and steel to foreign countries
amounting to SIS, 900 900, while the imports
were $50, 000, 600. We were producing less
than four million tons of pig iron for our
factories, and had to go abroad to supply
our wants in manufactured iron and steel.
Our imports were over five times as large
as our exports. During 1898 our iron and
steel exports exceeded SIS 900, 600, while
our imports we're less than sl3, 600 900.
With a million tons of iron pouring out of
our furnaces every month our manuiactur-
ers need to seek new markets to sell their
wares.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-01-06

1t is the part of every householder,
or any one in authority, public or pri-
vate, to carefully consider orders be-
fore they are given. But after they
are issued it would be suicidal to all
| government to argue out the matter
with employe, servant, or child. From
the nature of things, they cannot judge
the necessity or worth of the COM
mand it is their part to carry out.
Many funny stories are told of fresh
ly trained soldiers and sailors, to whom
the thought was new that their first
virtue was implicit obedience. One
such tale dates back to our Civil War,
and is told for truth by one who over
heard it. A sailor of one of the big
gunboats of the time was notorious for
his lazy habits, as well as for his in
genuo4sness in finding excuses for his
careless ways. While seemingly hon
est, he was often hauled up for repri.
mand or punishment.
The captain, n passionate man and
q believer in stern discipline, lost pa
thence with Tom, and when the fellow
was brought before him for the third
time in enc week for some neglect Of
work, he said, angrily,
"What-again, Tom?"
"I'm not here of my own will, SIR"
began simple Tom.
And poor Tom, finding his efforts 10
speak were cut of, at last said, resign
edly:
"Well, captain, have it your own
way. I didn't come hero to argue
with you, sirl"
And after that Toms unsympathetic
comrades called on him every day III
his Imprisonment, which he may have
deserved, but scarcely understood,
and told him that they "did not come
to argue with himi"
And while Toms story sounds alb
surd, it is true thatmany of us are just
as foolish, and take just as long to
learn the beauty and strength of obe-
dience.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-01-06
A Spanish WOInan's Gift.

After the three days fighting we
moved from San Juan Hill to another,
hal we came later to call Misery Hill.
II was while we were on Misery Hill
hat Private Earl got the Spanish man
tilla. The Spanish refugees were at
Ell Caney and Earl and I ran the guard
lines and went there to look at them.
That was after the surrender. Some
of the refugees were well dressed, but
all were hungry. Seated on the porch
of a cottage we encountered a hand
somely attired Spanish woman. We
opened communication by signs.
The woman signed that she was hun
cry. Earl emptied his haversack of
bacon and bareback and gave it to
her. After a little further attempt at
thumb and finger conversation we
started on. We had not gone many
steps when the woman caught up with
us and thrust her mantilla into Earl's
hands. He tried to refuse it, but she
would not take it back. So he thanked
her and we continued our Stroll. The
mantilla was a beautiful piece of fabric.
" ""o eiih, 50 Soie liae YOU coulu crush
it into a single handful, and embroid-
cred with life-like figures in gold.
"What in thunder asked twill
you do with the mantilla?"
Earl held it up and let the sun shine
through Its folds, bringing out all its
silken beauty, and said with a smile:
'Ill take it home for my mother to
wear on Sundays"
Private Earl died OF fever at Mon
tauk Point. The newspapers say his
mother vainly searchedfor him through
that big camp for four weary days.
And then found not her son, but his
grave. 1 sometimes wonder if she
eve got that mantilla. New York
Sun.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-01-06

The exercises optned with prayer by the
Pigbt Hey WtliamlC c.. Deane, the Episcopal
Bishop Of Albanyy Music by q band i3l-
lowed, after which, Secretary Of state NC
DOnough, who h1i charSe OF rue eete-
monies, read, in LOUD, clear voice, me
oath of Office taket by Governor hooseVelt
before Secretary d state John faImer Oh
Saturday.
Then came the tormai transfer OF au-
shority. The retiring Governor, Franz ..
Black, addressed Colohel roosevelt, VINO
then delivered his inaugural address IN
which he said:
at shall be my purp1at' SO lar as an
given strength, to administer my once WIN
an eve singleto the welfare OF an people
Of this great Commonwealth.
Penedietlon by Bishop Doane and a Sc
lection by the band closed the ceremonies;
and the inaugural party theh proceeue9
TO the executive chamber, where the usual
reception was held.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-01-06
NEW Works. MURDER MYSTERY,



NEW YORK Cry (special).-Mrs. Kate j.
Adams, a widow, nfty-two years old, died
suddenly a few days ago at her home after
taking what she thought to be a dose OF
one of the efYervesclng salts used to relieve
headache. The physicians who attended
her and the Coroner's office are equally
certain that she took one OF the deadliest
polsons ~known-cyanide OF potassium
and that the Investigation of the case will
result in disclosing one of the most daring
poisoning cases ever attempted in this city.
The case In many ways Is similar TO the
now famous Botkin-D unning case.
The present case has added interest in
the fact that, II the police theory Is correct,
the poison was intended for Harry Cornish,
the physical director and manager OF the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club, who received
the package by mail containing the poison
as a Christmas gift.
Mrs. Adams complained Of a headache,
and the poison was given to her for bromo
~scltzer. Mrs. Adams was at once attacked
by violent nausea and commissions and died
In twenty minutes. Cornish, who tasted
the mixture after she displayed alarming
symptoms, suffered intensely, and narrowly
escaped the death which is supposed to
have been planned for him.
1t Is believed that q woman, inspired by
Jealousy, intended to murder him because
OF his attentions to another, as the pack
age was addressed in a woman's and writ
ing. But that, It is limited, may have been
a ruse of a male murderer to escape detec-
tion. The police are working on the case.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-01-06

The traffic of railroads was larger in tom
mage during 1898 than in any previous year..
The failures for 1898 were IL, 1872 in num-
Der, with liabilities amounting to $liS ,6S4,-
25l.
! This country sold 80 worth abroad for
every 81 worth it bought during the past
year.
Exports of cotton for the year were over
100, 900 bales, being about 1886, 600 900
pounds.
Baltimore reports an m trade for
last year, Its exports averaged 80 900, 600
a month.
The year of 1898 closed with a 'boom'
that representative business men expect
will extend far into 1899.
In no past calendar year have net imports
of gold reached $75, 900, coo, but in 1898 they.
were about sl40, OOO, 900.
Sales of stocks at the New YorkStock Elk
change in 1898 aggregated approximately,
i112, 600, 900 shares, against 76 GOO 900 in 1897.
aud SC, 000, 900 in 1892, hitherto the highest
record.
Exports of wheat for 1898 were about
2lS, 594 $50 bushels, -four included, slightly
exceeded only by 225 ,665, sl2 in 1892, and of
corr 200, 1897 bushels, only approached
by 1s9, l27, $40 in 1897.
All sections of the country, and all the
principles cities report that they enjoyed
unusual prosperity during 1898. They also
report that the year 1899 opened with prom
Use OF even greater prosperity in every
braneh OF trade,
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-01-06


Baron Ferdinand de Rothschlld lett Tor
u of about $4,000, 900,
The real nama of Jules Verne is Ochle'
witt, He is a native OF Warsaw and lives
at Amiens, France.
Rudyard Kipiing has accepted the Vice
Presidency Of the Navy League OF Englahu.
He proposes to take an active Fart in the
movement.
Governor Pingree owns the prize war
serapbook. II is Of enormous proportions
and yet treats mostly OF the Michigan VOL
unteers only.
NJ. de Blowitz, the famous Paris corro
spondcat Of the London Times, was born In
Bohemia In 1925, and did not become a na-
turalized Frenohman until 1870.
Cambridge University has made LORD
Kitchener, OF Khartoum, a Doctor OF Laws
Cecil Rhodes has presented a $3.50 eup,to
be competed for by the eolored iootpai'
clubs of Cape Colony.
Guy v, Henry, one of the new m~alor-gen-
erals, has probably seen more n done
more actual lighting and bears more WOUNDS
than any other officer in the army
Mr.. Simon, the new Senator from oregon,
Is the smallest man in Congress-smaller
than General Wheeler and Senator Nlisoh'
who weighs only ninety-six pounds
Thomas Handy, the novelist, owes much
to his wife, for 1t was she who ersuade
him to give up architecture tor literary
work, who coiied his first novel ana sem
1t TO the publkher, and who stu attends "
most Of the Business part Oh us NfNins'
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-01-06
MRS. BoTKIN FOUND GUILTY.
Jury Convicts Ifer of Murder and Her
Sentence is Life Imprisonment.

jury Conyicts Her of Murder and Her
Scntence is Life imprisonment.
SAN FRAycIsco, Cal. (Special).-The jury
in the case of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin,
charged with the murder OF Mrs. John Z.
Dunning and her sister by means OF
poisoned candy, which was sent through
tine mails to Ddver, Del, returned a YER
diet of murder in the first degree. h
jury fixed the penalty at lie lHprlsoA-
ment.
The Botkin etse and that OF DR.. T.
Thatcher Grayesl of Providence, r.. l., who
sent arsenic in al bottle to Mrs. Graves In
Denver, causinJ her death, are tine only
cases in recent Criminal history OF murder
committed in tbs way, except the case
now being Investigated In New YORK In
both the Botkl and Graves cases the
accused were Convicted OF murder IN the
0rst degree on trcumstautial evidence.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-01-06

Although green is his nations color
Parnell had a superstitious dislike of
it. Some of his letters were once con
fscated. Among them was one to his
sister at Avondale, begging her to
have a certain green wallpaper re-
moved. When he was imprisoned at
Kilmainham n friend thought to
brighten his cell by sending a table
cloth. 1t happened to be green. Par
nell Immediately huddledit up in a cor
ner. Green is an unlucky color!"
he exclaimed.