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New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
"LADIES' DAY" AT CROKER'S CLUB.

The Democratic Club was thrown open TO the
women friends OF the members yesterday. and
from until o'clock in the afternoon the
and corridors were crowded with attracvely
gowned and properly inqusitlve visitors. When
Richard Croker went away he decreed that every
thing should be done to keep the club well patron
tied. He planned smokers" Christmas celebra-
tions vaudeville performances and ladies days"
John Whalen John + Carroll and John W Keller
have faithfully carried out orders. Yesterday
the first ladies day" The club was handsomely
decorated with flowers Christmas greens and
mistetoe An orchestra played In the course Of the
afternoon. and refreshments were served The
visitors were allowed to delve into every part OF
the club and to order anything they wished to be
charged to the member upon whose card they were
admitted The bar was not patronized, but several
OF the ladies' essayed billiards and ordered the
more attractive things from the bill OF fare The
whole day was declared a great success
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
BALL OF LES AMIS IyTIuES

Consul General e. Bruwaert and the stan OF thu
french Consulate In this city. consisting Of J.
oharpehtier. consul; Il. Moet. vice-consu. and NJ
Heimann, vce-chancellor. have accepted the in
vitation to be present at the seventh annual bal
masque OF the French Society Les Amis Intmes
which Will be held at Sulzers Music Halls Ono
hundred-and-t twenty y-seventh-st. and Second ave-.
tomorrow evening Besides the usually interest.
Ing programme arranged by Xavier Delisle. chair
man OF the committee Of arrangements, there will
be contest for handsome silver punch bowl to
be presented to the young woman wearing the
most original costume. The judges will be six
we'll known New-York actresses.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
SENATOR SULLIVAN CANNOT BE FOUND.

HE Is WANTED TO ANSWER FOR A PERFORM
ANcE AT THE DEWEY THEATRE OF SUNDAY
The case OF the Sabbath Committee against
George J Kraus and Senator Timothy d sullivan
as alleged proprietors 6 the Dewey Theatre IN
Fourteenth-st. charged with holding SUNDAY
performance came up IN the Yorkville court yes
terday Dr. William NJ Hubbell the complainant
acting for the committee. appeared. and his coun-
col NJ Perry asked for an adjournment because
Senator Sullivan had not been found. He said
man had been stationed in front OF Senator sum
vans house til II O'Clock on "Wednesday night as
:, bad been said ne would return. Emanuei
Friend counsel for the defendant. objected 70 an
adjournment Of the caBe. He declared that u the
neonle who made the complaint would search the
nroper records they would find that Maurice krau,
has tho license for the Dewey Theatre. The case
was adjourned to Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
ER4STUS WIMAN'S CREDITORS.
THEY GET A PARTIAL PAYMENT OF LESS THAN
ONE CENT on THE DOLLAR.

A decree was signed yesterday by Justice Gaynor'
IN Special Term OF the Supreme Court. held Tor
the County OF Richmond at the Kings County
Court House in Brooklyn. authorizing David Ben
nett King assignee OF the estate OF Erastus
Wiman. TO make a final settlement with the cred
i,ors OF Mr. Wiman, as far the assets In the
assignee's hands are concerned. These assets con-
sIst OF various stocks and bonds. which have been
reduced TO available funds. the assignee realizing
thereby $3.50 10. After deducting expenses. fees
and commissions. there remains 6G5s 10 to be d.
vded among sxty-three creditors. whose claims
aggregate little more than S9l3.Oo. They VIII
each get about 6S-1OO Of cent the dollar.
Before Mr. Wiman made his assignment he had
transferred 10 Mr. King. trustee. for the benefit
Of his creditors. all HIS Staten Island real estate
except his home These assets remain TO be di-
vded later Among the largest OF Mr.. Wimans
creditors
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
ENGLAND,s USE OF SHIPPING FACILITIES

PHILADELPHIA Dec 8.-Chares II. Cramp in
speaking Of the extensive shipping facilities which
England Is employing In the conduct OF its South
African war said:
No war In the history OF Europe has ever used so
much OF the great transportation facilities OF the
ocean To-day practically every fast transa Uantic
liner I'm the merchant marine service OF England
has been impressed into the transport service and
the effect will be most marked In the carrying trade
OF that country. Germany Is already securing a
profitable foothold In transatlantic navigation, and
she will maintain II for years TO come A sudden
termination OF the would not result I'm the i'm
mediate return Of those vessels to their former
vocations some OF them may be lost others will
be used for different purposes and still others will
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
ATTORNEY GENERAL MONNETT NOT THERE
A MISTAKEN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WOULD
LECTURE IN COOPER UNION.

A MISTAKEN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WOULD
LECTURE IN COOPER UNION.
Because Of an announcement, which Is said 10
have been unauthorized. that Attorney General
Monnett OF Ohio would lecture before the feoples
Institute last evening Trusts" three hundred
or four hundred people stood around In front OF the
locked iron gates OF Cooper Union and waited Tor
some one 10 let them in. From 7:3O o'clock Tor
nearly an hour people came. inquired ana 'heh
went away and the policeman Who patrols the beat
and the tanitor OF the building were kept busy
telling them that there would be no lecture In the
institute hall.
Secretary Edwards. private secretary 10 Charles
Sprague Smith managing director OF the institute
was seen and said: Some time ago we entered
into negotiati tions with Attorney General Mohhett
and tried TO get him TO speak before US, put Inc
negotiations never came 10 anything. Inc an
nouncerneni that he would lecture tonight was GER
tainly unauthorized. ! do not know how II came
TO be made" ,
Secretary Edwards announced that this evening
Porfessor Edwin a. Grosvenor. OF Amherst tolege
would lecture the subject "A Defence OF 'he
Present Policy I'm the Philippines
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
LAST HoNoRs ro DrKE or WESTMINSTER.


ASHES or THE DEAD NOBLEMAN DEPOSITED ~
THE CHURCHYARD OF EATON HALL
London. Dec 2s-The ashes Of the Duke OF West
minister. whose remains were cremntcd AZ Woklng
Cemetery on December e. were to-day privately In
TERED IN the churchyard OF Eaton Hall. Cheshire.
I'm the presence OF his relatives and the Marqux nt
Lorne. representing queen Victoria.
Impressive memorial services IN honor of the
Duke OF Westminster were held In Westminster
Abbey to-day. Representatives Of Emperor Will
lam and most of the English royalties were pres
ent Mime. Albani sang "A solo. A. j. BalfOur the
Diplomatic Corps and many other notabes also
attended.
There was similar service In Chester ca
thedral The Queens representative and all the
municipal and county bodies present Henry
White. Secretary Of the United States Embassy.
among those who attended.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
PLEAS FoR ALLEGED coNspIRAToRS.
SPECIFIES FOR THB DEFENCE BEFORE THE
FRENCH SENATE

SPEECHES FOR THB DEFENCE BEFORE THE
FRENCH SENATE
Paris. Dec. &.-The speeches for the defence in
the conspiracy began In the High Court (Sen-
ate) to-day. VI. Derouede's counsel announced
that his client had written instructing him TO be
silent. az the trial was legal masquerade and
iniquious stratagem." Moreover, counsel continued
had VI. Derouede left him free to speak ne would
not have discussed the charges upon which NJ
Deroulede acquitted May 81. nor insuted the
High Court by supposlng It wished to give the Gov
fused them.
NJ Buffet defended himself denying that he had
been engaged in conspiracy, and concluding with
declaring that he was ROyalist and more In
sympathy with NJ. Deroulede than with the Repub-
licans now In power.
NJ Jules Guerin then applied to the Court for an
order providing that the Prosecutors dosser
against him be submitted TO his counsel
The Court refused this application and adjourned
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
THE FIGHT on GRCBER IN THE x1IST

There another meeting OF election district
captains OF the Republican organization In the XXIst
Assembly District last evening TO talk over plans
for running an anti-Gruber ticket at the Repub-
lican primaries In March. The plans include a
canvass OF every election district and the clrcua-
ton OF appeals TO the Republican voters TO aid in
the election Of delegates TO the next Republican
Abraham Gruber. the Republican leader In the
XXlst District. Mr.. Gruber's friends also be-
ginning to work, and an Interesting combat at the
primaries in March is looked for by the voters OF
he
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
BUTTERFIELD UNABLE TO REVIEW.

. owing to slight Illness General Daniel Butter
field was unable 10 review the parade and drill
Of the 18th Regiment. at the Armory. Sixty-sec-
ond-st and Coumbus-ave last night The regi-
ment four hundred and eighty strong, under Colo
General McCoskry Butt and stafr. After the
view dance took place. II was announced that
General Butterield has been confined to his home.
No. SIC Fifth-ave, for a week.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
CONSUMPTION

in its early stage can be cured,
and great relief obtained when
far advanced. Fresh air, proper
food, and SCOTS Emulsion of
Cod Liver Oil, taken regularly,
is the universal treatment. If
you are threatened begin the
Emulsion at once.
At all druggists; 5oc. ana 500
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
u1RINERS' CHURCH FESTIVAL

An entertainment was given last night at the
Mariners Church. Catharine and Madison sts to
seafaring men and their friends. The church was
decorated with flags and foliage. There was pres
ent a large crowd of tars. who. from the enthusl-
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
TRANSFER or STATEN ISLAND SERGEANTs

There was shakeup among the sergeants OF
the Stapleton. Staten Island, precinct yesterday.
Sergeant Stephen Harmon transferred TO
Brooklyn Sergeant Hugh Conlon was sent TO IA
maca. and Sergeant Henry Brandt was ordered TO
report to a Bronx precinct
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
NEW ISSUE or RUSSIAN SECURITIES.

ST. Petersburg Dec 8.-An imperial decree Just
made public directs the Issue OF two new series OF
notes bearing per cent interest and dated Janu-
ary 1900. In substitution for OF the Imperial
Bank amounting tC 55.5l6O00 tubles, which sub
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
SHJPWRECKED CREW BROUGT TO PORT

The steamer Origen. which arrived late last night
from Kingston and other West Indian ports has
on board Captain villa and eight OF the crew OF the
Italian bark Fabo, wrecked on November IS near
Port Royal jamaica while on the voyage from
Genoa to Pensacola.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29

asm they showed. seemed to enjoy the festivai I'M
menselv Theophllus A. Brouwer spoke and Gre
o,ed much laughter by his witticisms. The pro-
gromme consisted OF vocal and instrumental music
md rectations After the entertainment refresh
ments were served
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29

nave become obsolete Iermanys merchant marine
assuming large proportions and her ocean carr
Ing trade Is increasing rapidly. She will leave no
stone unturned to take advantage OF the present
terests. w "e' III
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29

,oc, 10 REDEMPTION While the Treasury and sta,s
Ils nix will receive the notes Tor al phy"c"''
the nuhlic will not be bound 10 accept thefn'
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29
John Was Ready.

In these days of proposed interna-
tional alliances it is interesting to read
OF the little difficulty in which a Chi
cago newsboy found himself involved.
and how he extricated himself there
from. He had wandered over into one
of the foreign quarters" on the west
side, where one can hear almost every
language except our vernacular, and
he was set upon by two or three boys.
He defended himself bravely and was
holding his own fairly well, until the
two or three were Joined by as many
more, and then the battle began to go
against him. SAY" he yelled to a
group of boys watching the fight from
the sidewalk, lis there an English boy
in the crowd?" YES" shouted a
stockily built urchin of about his own
size. Come yere, then" painted the
young American, laying about him
with all his might, AN we'll clean
out the hull gang!" And they did.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29

Louis began, and just then mamma,
hearing them talking, opened the
door; and she said she felt ever so
much better, and he must go and help
Mr.. Arizona celebrate. And besides
the bucket Of milk, she filled one also
with cakes and pies.
We'll, reckon this beats all the
ridey-go-rounds at the picnic!" said
old Arizona, as he put Louie on his
burro tied at the garden gate.
And Louie thought so, too, as the
turro carried him, easy as a cradle.
all the way to old Arizona's camp.
where the big spruce stood mp like a
tent over the pack-saddles and picks
and pans and blankets.
Now, this is a ginuwine picnic"
said old Arizona, as he set out whole
camp-kettle of cold venison. pitch
right in"
And Louie politely pitched in" to
the venison, and old Arizona as polite
ly pitched in" to the milk and pies.
Then for the first time Louie thought
Of it, and jumped right up with, ooh.
say, Mr.. Arizona. how are we going
to celebrate 'thout any firecrackers?"
"Ha! ha! haw!" laughed old Ari-
zona "As If amt got the biggest
an the best you ever see! Ginuwine
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29
OUR CELEBRATION.

The birds have been practicing glees,
but today
They gave up their concert and flew
away;
And the locusts and grasshoppers.
noisy and shrill,
Could not make themselves heard and
so they kept still;
And the clustering wind went off in a
huff,
Since nobody noticed how loud he
could puff. =
And the clouds rolled up from the west
in a row,
For they thought that the noise in the
world below
Was the voice of the thunder to call
them together,
And so they began to make showery
weather.
And the Man in the Moon, being great
ly perplexed
To know whatever would happen next.
Wished for hands or feet, as we'll as
a face,
To cover his ears up, or run from his
place.
And the baby stars opened their bright
little eyes,
And stared down below with the great
est surprise
To see how the rockets shot up in the
sky
But they never guessed out
What it all was about,
That we were just keeping the Fourth
of July.
-PareSis Gardiner
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29

cannot ones. Why, one of my giant
crackers'll go off louder than all the
crackers at the picnic put together!
Looky here!"
He reached to a root behind him.
and showed Louie a bundle of the
queerest looking Crackers"
He laid one on boulder and lit a
fuse; and didn't Louie jump at the
noise when it cracked that boulder!
Now we'll have some water-works,"
said old Arizona. And he dropped one
with a lighted fuse in the creek by
the spruce, and it went off with a
splutter that sent the water to the
spruce's top.
And now we must have a real big
cannon one" he said; and he put three
whole crackers in hole in dead cot
tonwood. And in a minute that tough
old tree flew everywhere in splinters,
while roar louder than thunder went
rolling through the hills.
Il reckon that beats anything at the
picnic" said old Arizona.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29
AN EPISODE OF THE FOURTH.

Oh, yes, we had a glorious time, of
course. We always do. We didn't be-
gin firing till o'clock, partly because
it wakes people up, and partly because
it is SO silly to use up all your crack
ers before breakfast, as some boys do,
and have none for the rest of the day,
and have everyone to think you a nui-
sance beside.
We had a good lot of crackers, and
my horn was almost the biggest size
there is, though papa did say it was a
pity didn't get fog-horn. l am not
sure whether he was in earnest. how
ever; he isn't always.
We had no accidents; that is, moth
ing to speak Of. Polly burned two or
three of her fingers a little, but we
made that all right with soda and a
rag, and she never cried a bit; but
there was an episode, and it happened
to me. This was the way 1t happened.
I wanted both my hands to use, and
l had piece of punk in one of them,
and there was no place to lay it down,
and everybody else's hands were full,
too, so well, l just put it into my
pocket for a minute. 1t was lighted,
but l didn't think it would do any
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29

and the faster l went, the harder they
popped. Then all at once l saw what
to do, and l pulled off my jacket and
threw it on the grass. Luckily 1t was
my Jacket and not my trouser-pocket!
Billy took it up and shook out the
crackers. and then he turned out the
pocket, but there wasn't much left to
turn. 1t was just black rag, and 1t
dropped into little pieces. Then there
was big piece that looked as IL it had
once been white, and that, they said,
was my handkerchief, but l should
never have known it,
Well, of course they all laughed at
me a good DEAL but didn't mind
much, for it really was very funny,
suppose; but my advice to other boys
is: Don't carry crackers in your pock-
ct, and If you do, don't put lighted
slow match in with them!
Laura e. Richards.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29

According to a recent report issued
~ the French bureau Of agriculture,
Spain, and not Italy, should have the
adjective Sunny" placed before it. On
the average, it is said, Spain enjoys
about 1900 hours of sunshine a year,
while Italy has 1900. France has al
most as much sunshine as Italy, her
figures being 1900. Germany has at
her disposal no more than LOO hours;
while England, the land of fogs, has to
get along with 1,40O, less than half o.
SPANS amount.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29

Some important changes have been
made in the Maintenance of Way de-
partment of the Baltimore and Ohio
lines east of the Ohio river by Assist
ant General Manager Willard. There
will hereafter be four division en-
gineers instead of six, with territory
and headquarters as follows: B. T.
Fendall, all lines between Philadel-
phia and Brunswick, Md, with head
quarters at Baltimore. c. B. Owen,
the main line and branches between
Brunswick, Md, and Grafton, w. Va,
including Brunswick yard, with head
quarters at Cumberland, Nd. ]. F..
Cassell, the main line from Parkers-
burg to Wheeling, including both
terminals and the Belington branch,
with headquarters at Grafton, w. Va.
c. t. Manning, the main line and
branches from Wheeling to CumbeT-
land by way of Pittsburg, with head
quarters at Pittsburg.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29
% Mrs. DnAhan.,
Lynn, Wass.



"DEAR FRrEND-A year ago was a
great sufferer from female weakness.
My head ached all the time and would
get so dizzy and have that all gone
feeling in the stomach and was SO
nervous and restless that l did not
know what to do with myself.
my food did me no good and had a
bad case of whites. wrote to you and
after taking Lydia L. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound as directed, / can
truly say that feel like new woman
and cannot tell you how grateful am
to you.
~ have recommended it to all my
friends and have given it to my
daughter who is now getting along
splendidly. May you live many years
to help our suffering sisters. "-MRs. G.
CARPENTER, 253 GRAND ST., BROOKLYN,
N. Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29
LOUIE'S FOURTH WITH "OLD
ARIZONY."

It was nearly noon when cold
Arizony," coming down from his camp
for bucket of milk, found lonesome
little boy standing guard on the door
step while mamma was resting within.
An so you amt at the picnic?" he
said How's that? Your ma wasn't
feelin' right good, an you stayed at
home, with her SOS your pa could take
every body else to the picnic. Well,
that's rough! l didn't git to go my
self, but sure's I'm a old gold-miner
from Arizony I'm a-thinkin' right now
old Arizona, as he put Louis on his
of celebratin' this Fourth if can run
acrost anybody that'll jine in an
help!"
"Oh, If mamma was we'll L"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29
A STRANGE LODGEROOM.
Nothing Like 1t Probably Elsewhere in
the World.


The sixteenth session Of the Masonic
Grand Lodge of Arizona was unique in
the history of latter-day Masonry, ac-
cording to a correspondent of Leslie's
Weekly. Its mystic rites and ceremo-
MES were performed in a temple Of
great beauty and magnificent dimen-
sions in the building OF which the
sound of hammer and trowel was never
heard. Two hundred feet below the
surface of the earth, at the end of a
halfmile of windings through narrow
tunnels into the very heart of a great
limestone and porphry mountain, was
the wonderful temple-a cavern of
large dimensions and exquisitely
adorned by stalactites beyond the pow
er of man to initiate. Two years ago
some st-begrimed miners in the up
per levels of the Copper Queen mine,
at Bisbee, A. T., drifting their way in
to the dark depths of earth, came sud
denly upon this cavern. In the light
of their tallow dips it seemed like a vi
sion into eartn's inferno. There were
the many-hued carbonized lime drip
pings of centuries, within a Iimitless
rift that was shadowy and weird. The
cave has since been seen by people
from many parts of the world, and is
said to be one Of the most beautiful
subterranean caverns yet discovered.
For the Masons the winding passages
were brilliantly illuminated by cleo
tricity, and within the main chamber
itself, which seats a thousand persons,
there were innumerable lamps and an
electric &c" and other symbols.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29
Counted Him.

81 am tak!'Ng a religious census for
our church." said the young woman at
the door. II don't expect to live here
any longer than this week." said the
man who had answered the bell. "Oh,
well, that makes no difference. III
take your name, anyhow. The one who
brings in the biggest list gets the
prize. Indianapolis Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29
The Beauty of II.

Muggins-"What have you there
Browning? You don't mean to say
you enjoy reading that stuff?" Sweet
low-"Stuff? Why, sir, it is beauti-
full" Muggins-"But do you really
understand what he is driving att"
Sweetlow-"Of course don't. That's
the beauty of his writings. Boston
Transcript.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29

Over eighty thousand
such letters as this were re-
ceived by Mrs. Pinkham
during 1897. Surely this is
strong proof of her ability
to help suffering women.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29

Speaking to you day after day as wa
do about the different articles we place
before you we have neglected to men,
ton bicycle suits. Our assortment OF
these lines are good-very good-and
we have divided them into two prices
Linen Crash Bicycle Suits.
White Duck Bicycle Pants.
These are something new and are
much worn with dark coats.
BROWNING, KING & CO,
Omaha.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29

Blitzen-'I was sorry to see you on
your wheel last Sunday. Evidently
you haven't much respect for the Sab
bath" Donder-"You'd better talk;
you were playing golf all day long -
Blitzen-"Yes, but golf, you know, is
G. holey game. Boston Transcript.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29

M. r. Swan, of Manila, Iowa. has
Just obtained a patent for breastpin
including Admiral Dewey's picture.
This pin is now being manufactured,
and is known as the Dewey pin. The
patent was obtained through G. w.
Sues & Co., Patent Lawyers, Omaha,
Nebr., who will mail free book on
patents to anyone writing for the
same.