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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-08

The American Patriot is new publca-
tion devoted almost wholly to the interests
of the various patriotic societies of the
United States. A member of any one OF
these societies without doubt would find
much of interest in this publication.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-08

Self Culture for March is a very attractive
number of an interesting and valuable maga-
zine The cover this month presents fine
portrait of Governor Roosevelt in citizens
dress. This number has eighteen leading
articles in addition to the usual interesting
and thoughtful review, The World and It's
Dongs'
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
BARRING OUT STOCKS.
THE POSITION OF THE NEw-YoRK LIFE
EXPLAINED.

VICE PRESIDENT PERKINS SAYS THE COMPANY
WANTS BUSINESS IN PRUssfA-oTHER COM
PANIEs TO HOLD THEIR STOCKS.
George w. Perkins. one OF the vice-presidents
Of the New-York Life Insurance Company. ex-
planned yesterday his company's reason for de-
Gliding to invest money no longer In stocks. ana
not to lend money upon that form OF security
in the future He said in the first place. that
this step had not been taken hastily, but That
President McCalrs policy for years had trended
In that direction, and that the company mad
been gradually decreasing it's holdings in stocks
until now its total assests of that knh
amounted TO about $i,OOOOOO only. These Will
not be thrown on the market in lump out Will
be gradually sold till all are gone
In the second place. the New-York Lille wants
to resume business in Prussia. and the Prussian
,ows forbid n life insurance company from
dealing in stocks.
In the third place, the present management
Of the New-York Life believes that the stapiiity
and soundness OF the company VIII pe iiiO
Nr Perkins was asked II the officials OF the
New-York Life would in their lhuiNluua. @ i ~, az.
private capacities retain controIhhs H'ei
in the stock Of the New-York security anu
Trust Company, now held by the Ne"-ioih
Life He said he did not know ,.o
At the office Of the Mutual Lire, "hcL ass - am IN
c-x dited with a desire to resume business III
prussia and which is said to hold STOCKS u INC
value Of over $32OO0.00O, brief statement ! M
was given out. which said: Tne Mutuh, 80 III,
80 o. ,ho sliphtest idea Of selling its STOCKS.
and viii not adopt any such course. That was
all the officials would say l., rod
The Equitable Life Assurance society Is cieu, ,San
tied with possessing stocks worth ihoIe ''Iai.
a. ono uo ond declares that II does not want
to do business in Prussia at all the actualY
of this company told Tribune reporter yes
terdav that the management or ms coInpanS ia,
coneIdered some stocks to a much saier lh'eS
noant than some bonds and would continue the
same policy that It had adopted in the pase
With regard to such securities. lf leneIhs VI.
tbo security OF stocks" said he. rs unsate' % tnen
,os, ~ 90 our Great banking institutions are GOING
an unsafe business"
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
WHAT FORMS A "TEMPORARf RESiDhNOh'
poARD OF CLASSIFICATION UPHoLDs THE DE
CIsION OF THE COLLECTOR ASSESSING
DUTY on A PAINTING.

The Board OF Classification OF the Cnited states
General Appraisers yesterday announced ueciSioh
which bears on the question as to what cohsu-
tutes a temporary residence" abroad. Ihe 'oi-
lector at this port assessed duty OF 70 per cent
ad valorem on a painting by d. ID. Dare an
American artist, temporarily living In Athens
Greece This assessment was at the regular ratio
for paintings under Paragraph 4d Of the Dngley
tariff The United States Express Company rep
resenting the importer. protested. asserting tnaI
the painting was entitled to free admission under
Paragraph 703 which gives free entry 10 paintings
by American artists residing temporarily abroad,
In this case however, all the proof was brlet
affidavit by Mr.. Dare IN which ne stated tnat hls
home was In Philadelphia. but that he had started
for Athens in May. 1891. and that the painting IN
question had been produced while in Athens. NO
mention is made as TO any intention OF returning
to this country at any time: -,
Judge Somervie, who writes the opinion or tne
Board says that Mr.. Dares afidavlt Is not sum
cient to establish the claim OF temporary resi-.
dence" The affidavit Il simply the ordinary formal
document used In such cases and after such a
long absence as eight years more detailed informa-
ton would be needed To- nrove that such Ioreien e
residence Is Temporary Ihe decision Oh the No-
lector Is therefore affirmed.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
THE SOCIALIST LABOR RUnPUS.

As a result of the trouble which has of late torn
asunder the ranks OF the Socialist Labor party the
Dc Leon faction has removed the plant OF The
People' from The Volks-Zeitung" Building. and
announce that an edition of the paper would
hereafter be issued from No 81 Beekman-st.
policeman was on guard at the late rooms OF the
De Leon faction. on the third floor Of THE Volks-
Zeitung" Building. yesterday to prevent any more
of the property being taken away. After the night
on Saturday night at the Labor Lyceum. No "a
Fourth-st where the members Of the party had
assembled TO elect officers. the De Leon faction.
which was worsted In the fight from all accounts
took everything out Of the headquarters that was
movable.
THE Volks-Zeitung" Publishing Company "hich
leased the rooms to the Socialists declares that the
De Leon people took things away that didn't be-
long 70 them 1t has instructed it's attorney TO
hiring repievin proceedings against De Leon ana
his supporters and II also proposes 10 print ne
Peonle" from "The Volks-Zeitung" Buildlng III
his is done there will be two editions OF me
People' issued THE People is the English organ
There were about dozen Of the De De-, Leon iic Iac-
tion gathered in the old rooms IT ne NoLhs. ,
Zeitung" Building yesterday casung ietoci9as ,as
glances at Policeman Hallen, or the oak-st' s'a'
ton, who was on guard.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14

Yesterday when she frightened the man al ~o.h.
He dsrted out OF the basement with a bundle unoer
nj. arm and his pockets buging. skelly saw n,m nn
and he also saw the woman run Out atteT nun nun 6, 40
cried out as loudly as she could, stop thei' e'oP
thief" ,,.,. -. o, Eourth-ave
and into that thoroughfare. Skelly dashed ai'eI t
him and the people passing thereabouts Jolheg IL,
the chase. Policeman fltzsmin9ns; oa ord a." So did
Twenty -second-st. station, Joined IN: ana so o''
Policeman Kline OF the Fifth-st station. s,
The chase led down Fourth-ave.. across croWuoa
Fourteenth-st.. and by the time Thirteen'h,s
many women, following the burglar oheM,
proved to be something of sprinter. and ne caukh'
Higgins at Thrteenth-st. The YOU. nan sur
but Policeman Fltzsimmons came p III ~, srndIo
and they held him. lie had dropped ms puiuIe'
which picked up. and he and the stoien 81 81.
erty taken to the East Iweh'y-seco"u-e''
The bundle contained fifteen fine napkins. three
tablecoths and cut glass jewel case Win hte'
II was found that the man had cameo an en- en-
trance 10 the house by breaking window IN me
basement He had not had time 70 make thor-
ough search before he disturbed. .
Higgins was remanded by Magistrate Zeller in
the Yorkvile Court until this morning.
Among the officers examined were sergeant
O'Sullivan and Doorman Carroll who were IN
the Fast-one- hundred and twenty -sixth-st. po-
and Sergeant Townsend and Doorman sharpe,
who allowed the Italians 10 get out OF the West
Forty -seventh-st station. At the conclusion OF
the Investigation President York said the COM
mittee on Rules and Discipline would make
report as to the investigation. He declined 10
saw II anything further would he done the
trials OF Dcormen Carroll and sharpe VIII be
held at O'Clock Monday afternoon next
1t is understood that the Committee on Rules
and Discipline will report IN favor OF preferring
charges against several others besides Carroll
and Sharpe.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
SOLDIERS BEAT A POLICEMAN.
SERIOUS AFFAIR AT FORT WADswoRTH IN
WHICH A TROLLEY CONDUCTOR.
ALSO is INJURED


Patroman James Wall. OF the Eightieth Pre-
cInct, staten Island. and George B. McIIenry, n
conductor on the Staten Island Electric Railroad
were badly beaten by soldiers at Fort Wadsworih
early yesterday morning The car left South
Beach at l:30 o'clock. and a short distance above
two soldiers jumped board. The conductor
asked for their fares, which they refused to pay
Patrolman Wall standing on his post In that
reighborhood and he conductor appealed TO him
for n assistance When the soldiers the police
coming they paid their fare. Conductor NE
Henry asked the policeman 10 remain on the car
until the reached the fort where the soldiers
would get off. He did So and the soldiers left the
car anticipated.
No sooner were they Off the car than one OF
them. John Kelly. of Battery B. picked up 9 stone
and hurled II at the car. Policeman Wall I'M
mediately gave chase 10 the men. one OF whom
turned and struck Wall powerful blow In the
face with his fist knocking him down Wall arose
slightly dazed and again started after the soldiers
who making for the entrance to the fort
He followed them inside the gate, but as soon as
he passed the gate the soldiers turned on him.
calling to the sentry and guards TO help them.
The men all responded. and set upon the police
man. knocking him down and beating him terribly.
Conductor McHenry Walls plight. and came
TO his assistance Although both Wall ard Nc
Henry are powerful men they were no match for
the nupbs against and ID tRey me Tseeyed
Captain Whistler. the officer Of the day, heard the
noise. and came TO the scene or the Datte, ne
asked for explanation. and finally ordered the
arrest OF Kelly. who had thrown the stone; lie
placed in the guardhouse pending An inves-
tigation. Wall and McHenry demanded the arrest
of the rest OF the assailants, but this was re-
fused, and they were within the limits Of the
fort the policeman powerless 10 arrest the
men and take them to the station. The affair
was reported the sergeant at the desk, and an
appeal Will be made to bring the onenders 10
Justice .
Wall and McHenry are laid up through the beat;
ing they received, and Walls face Is blacK ana
blue. .,
The affair is to be thoroughly investigated oy
both civil and military authorities.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
WOMAN STEERAGE PASSENGER ROBBED

When the steamship Pennsylvania. of the Ham
burg-American Line. reached her dock at Hoboken
yesterday afternoon 1t learned that Gertie
Saharktowa. a Russian woman, who steer
age passenger had been robbed OF 500 In Russia n
money Tuesday last Detective Weintbal went
board. and the woman told him that she was on
her way 10 Rochester in search OF her husband
He had left her and her three children In Russia
some years ago. and she had heard that he was In
Rochester and had come to find him. The money
she had was partly In rubles and a small amount
in a check, and she kept II in of her stockings
Nine other women occupied the same compart-
ment Mrs. Saharktowa. and they. as we'll
second cabin male passenger who was frequently
seen in the steerage were searched but trace Of
the money or check could be found. Payment on
the check has been stopped
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
ARBITRATION IN LATIN AMERICA.

While the Peace Conference Mt The Hague was
debating the question Of international arbitration
the Latin American countries were preparing to
discuss what should be the status Of foreigners,
about whom the future arbitration tribunals may
have to busy themselves or course those tribunals
would be guided and Influenced In their decisions
by the new status Of foreign residents VINO are
considered by some Latin American governments as
eniovng greater privileges than the natives and
subjects OF those governments. The question has
been discussed often for the last few years In the
press OF Central and South America and the ar
guments have been condensed in book recently
publ,shed by Paul Bureau, professor OF interna-
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
SOUTHERN FURNACES COMBINING.
ACTIVE OPERATIONS IN BIRMINGHAM PIG IRON
DISTRICT.

DISTRICT.
birmingham Ala. July 13 (speciaD.-The Bir-
mIngham district IS the scene of active compha-
tons In the pig iron business. The most interesting
one now forming is the consolidation or the SIoss
Iro, and Steel Company, the American Coal com
rorv and the Gulf Coal and Coke Company or
Walker County The sloss company has -FOUR
furnaces In full operation and immense coal ana
ore mines and coke properties. Also 1ncluueu Ill
this combination are the Hattie Ensey Furnace, at
Sheffield and the Philadelphia Furnace at flor-
erce These properties will certainly be In the
combination which Is now being organized In New
York City 1t is also stated in business circles that
the Alabam Coal and Iron Company Will be In the
consolidation.
This company Is a recently formed consolidation
of the Clifton Iron Company. with two blast
furnaces at Ironton; the furnaces at Gadsden' the
Mary Pratt Furnace Company, at Birmingham
the propertles of the Richmond Williams syndicate
at Gate City and the Standard Coal Company, with
large coal mires and coke oven plants at BROOK
wood Bibb County. This syndicate has issued It's
prospectus 1t is capitalized at 100000, and T. g.
Bush former president Of the Mobile and Birming-
ham Railroad. IS president, with f. NJ. Jackson
general manager Of the Standard Coal Company,
&c general manager. In the Sloss consolidation the
Soss company is to lose Its Identity and the synd-
Gated properties Will be operated under new
1t Is said that Mr. Brown of FS Kogess soIs
Alabama consultations combined VIII give total
eighteen , Hundred tons of pig iron and seven thou
sand to eight thousand tons OF coal ana COKE.
sIficlent to operate all the furnaces and make 1t
the only serious competitor in the South Of the
Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company
officIais OF the Republic Iron and Steel Company
completed their inspection OF their birmingham
district properties which lnclude the rolling mil at
blast furnace OF the Pioneer Mining and Manu-
featuring Company at Thomas mas. These Sc pToperhtes
company and IN full operation.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
DOES NOT INTEND TO MOVE.
FALL RIVER LINE PERFECTLY SATISFIED
WITH ITS NORTH RIVER PIERS.

The report that the Fall River steamboat Line
Is desirous of leasing the river front occupeu ny
the big drydock Rutgers Slip, East hiNe'' io'
the purpose OF erecting piers there. to be useu III
place OF those II occupies In the Nor'n hVe''
is denied by officers Of the company.
ANY such desire Is news 10 u.s." said Mr. Tay-
lor the general passenger agent. yesterday. or
to put II in another way, the rumor Is untrue we
are well satisfied where we are.
J. Sergeant Cram. president OF the DOCK boa'u
said yesterday. when spoken to on the subject
that for long time he had been or the opinion
that the pers of Sound steamboats, should be In the
East River not only TO relieve the frequent con-
gestIon around the Battery, but also for the pur-
pose OF averting accidents which might result from
the crowded conditions which prevail at that point
And believe the entire Board agrees with me-
he said I'VE have decided to lease no more North
River piers to Sound steamboat companies 80 far
no application has been received by US from the
Fall River Line to lease piers in the East River
We are now building eleven new piers In the negh-
borhood OF the site of the drydock. and we nave
received applications for the lease Of some OF them
from steamship companies in the West India and
South American trade.
AS have said we would like to see all the
Sound boats start from the East Side but the man
ayers OF some OF them do not favor the idea. They
say that as the larger part of their freight consists
of manufactures destined FOR the drygooos uis"i0'
their present location Is more convenient .....
1t is the purpose OF the Dock Board 10 spI lmpsove
the East Side water front considerably Souln-si
is TO be wdened to 125 feet. and oukhead d Wal
will be built along the strips between tne SIDE
The new piers proposed and In course OF conslruc
ton will permit OF the docking OF large steamers
as they will have depth of water In front OF them
of Ssv hry sT R% R% ST Between PIKE
Market slips. now owned by the screw DoCn r. 81,
proyements planned so far embrace the section ex-
tending between Rutgers and Catharine Sips
distance of about third Of mile IL, ~
n is predicted that the improvements will pay
the city from 10 to II per cent on the investment
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
STRIKING GLASSBLOWERS RIOl.
NoN-rNroN MEN ATTACKED ON lhNif'
,pprvAr. AT BRrDGETON. y. J.

ARRIVAL AT BRlDGEIoN' ~ -
prdeeton. " J.. July lS--The arriVal OF m'ee 49,
-. ,,ntor ola asshlowers here to-day was the cause
y, an outbreak on the part Of the strikers' anu 49,.
residents are apprchensve OF more serious 'rouoe'
,rho strangers came from Indiana over the New
rorsov Central Railroad, and two women accom-
panied the party s
They were met at the station by large crown u
n, strikers who Immediately stormed the traih anu
ca,tured the non-union men. Manager o. G' King
~ tho Cumberland Glass Works, who was In charge
NJ tho new arrivals was hit on the head WIN
brck and badly injured. The glass In the doors anu
uindows OF the car In which the non-union men
uers riding was shattered. and hack waiting at
the station for the mail was wrecked py the
e,rknre IN the belief that It was to take Manager
Ktng to the works The non-unon men were sent
ayay by the strikers on the noon train SeVeral ol
them the strikers say have been here before ahd
were sent away in the same manner. IL - sdla W.
thev come simply to get money from the union as
an inducen1ent TO leave . .,t.o,,o,
The Mavor has sworn In six extra polceiIniaeIl;; !;
He saws the manufacturers have heretofore noticu
him OF the expected arrival OF non-union men ndu
they done so In this instance he WouId nave nau q
sufficient number OF policemen at the station 20
have nrevented the dlsorderly acts OF the strikers
Warmer King OF the Cumberland company. VINO
uas struck with brick and other missiles is CON
Hned 10 his house with a badly cut head ana other
wounds John Triance. employe OF the Cunlper-
land company. was severely Wounded, ar WaS DIS as
a Philadeiphia detective who accompanied the non,
union men here. A local policeman fnally rescued
them from the angry mob which was assaiihs
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
tional law at the Catholic Institute OF Par,s ~.
explains the diplomatic and judicial imsros,,s

tional law at the Catholic Institute Of pass ~,
explains the diplomatic and judicial imoro.,,s
called the CerrutI affair which lasted for near,
teen years. between Italy and the republic OF col.,,
hia. and which was submitted to the arbltra,,o, =,
President Cleveland The history and the nsr,,
of that famous international case were repea,.s,.
explained in The, Tribune. 1t Is known tha, w.
Clcvelands decision In favor Of the Italian cia,r.
was executed only after many wrangles which .,
one time brought about the presence OF an Italian
squadron In the waters OF Colombia which ha
finally paid up 100000 francs OF the CerrutI cl.,a
The book OF VI. Bureau which Is devoted maIn
ly TO the confederation Of the members OF the pe.n
Conference, II nearly. as says lie Temps" an an
peal to the tribunal Of public opinion II tries ~
show that In regard to international decisions y,
cases Is thing OF the past: Res judcata pro
veritate non habetur." VI Bureau was nrer.SaS
In his opposition 10 the cerruti award by ar Itsi
ian Senator. Sisnor Pierantoni. whose opinion can
not be suspected OF partially since he attacks a
decision favoring an Italian claim At any rate the
Colombian protest and appeal contained in The
book. which the Bogota Government officially or
dered from NJ Bureau. IS intended evidently 10 pye
pare Europe to consider fayorsby the new inter.
ationa policy the adoption OF which is under sis
cussion In Latin Ams rica Colombia complains tha,
the sentence rendered did not leave any recourse
against It's violent execution the part OF I,aly
in order 10 guard In tho future against the com
mon peril caused to weak States by claims OF foY.
eign residents. The Legislative Assembly at Pa.
convocatlon OF a Latin American congress, in view
Of establishing common entente Of the Latin
republics in regard 10 the judicial status OF for.
egners established in their territory.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
TROLLEY ROAD AGREEMEATS.
PORTIONS OF BROADWAY TO BIZ USED BY
THIRD-AVE. AND METROPOLITAN.


THIRD-AvE. AND METROPOLITAN.
AS fresh Item OF news. 1t was reported yester-
dav that the Thiri-ave and Metropolitan COM
panies had entered into an agreement wnereDy the
latter is TO have the OF the Third Avenue com
pany's tracks from Fifty-ninth to Snty-nith 81
as soon as the electrical equipments are completed
The situation regarding this portion OF broadway
has already been told The metropolitan company
owns the tracks in Broadway from Sixty-hfth 10
Seventv-frst St. over which the Third Avenue cars
uere allowed TO run under temporary agreement
That agreement has been made a permanent one
and in return the Metropolitan obtained the rght
~ onerate its cars on the Third Avenue tracks from
Fiftv-ninth to Sixty-hfth St Both stretches OF
road will he operated on the duplex condut system
that is each company will have Its own siot. WIN
tho necessary transmitting apparatus, put tne
,racks will he used in common oy both companies
CardinG the assertion recently MADE tnat heso
tiatlons are going on for a joint use 6y ine com
psnies of the Amsterdam-ave. tracks H. H. Nree-
land said Yesterday: =. -, -ooo,,o,,ors ara
IN nrorress The situation there Is unchangen. -
An official OF the Third Avenue Railroad Compsn!
confirms the report that the directors are c9hs,9eI
Ing the advisabilty Of equipping the Drydock East
Broadway and Battery line with storage battery
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
RELEASED FROM HOFFMAN ISLAND.

QUARANTINE OF LIEUTENANTs MOSES AND
wILDMAN REMOVED.
Among those who were released yesterday from
Hoffman Island, where they had been detained for
observation the arrival OF the NewYork and
Cuba steamship Mexico few days ago. George
w. Moses, second lieutenant of the Sd Cavalry,
who has been paymaster In Havana with the rank
OF major He paid off the Cuban Army in Havana
Province between May 27 and July l. and also paid
off the Fifth Army Corps in Matanzas and in the
Province OF Havana, giving to 3.671 men SO each.
Lieutenant l.. d. Wdman, who was In charge OF
the Second Balloon Corps at Tampa, and who was
chief Signal Service officer General Lees staff In
Cuba, was also released He In charge OF all
teegraphc and telephone service in Pinar del Rio
and Havana provinces. Lieutenant Wildman in
mados, suffering from typhoid fever He has been
assigned to the staf OF General Merritt. on Gov
ernor's Island.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
THE SQUADRON AT PORTLAND, ME-.

Portland Me- July 13.-The vessels Of the North
Atlantic Squadron were officially visited by Mayor
Robinson and Collector OF Customs Milliken TO-
day Chairman Dow, OF the Board OF Aldermen
and President Brown. OF the Common Council
and members OF a committee who have charge
OF the entertainment OF the Meet, accompanied
the head officials. Captain Taylor received MS
guests on board the battle ship Indiana. after
which luncheon was served. -.
This afternoon there was a ball game at the
Portland grounds between the teams from the
Indiana and the New-York. Later the Board OF
Trade took about nifty officers OF the fleet on a
sail down the harbor landing at Peaks Island.
where dinner was served. This evening the party
attended the theatre.