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New-York tribune., 1899-12-24
FIRE IN THE COLORED HOME.
ppovpTXEss OF EMPLOYEES PREVENTS FLAMES
FROM BECOMING DANGEROUS.

pPONPTNEsS OF EMPLOYEES PREVENTS FLAMES
FROM BECOMING DANGEROUS
rbere was a FIRE IN the Colored Home and Hos
nital Yesterday afternoon. in which good deal OF
nromptness was displayed, and, 1t is believed. 70
this Is due the fact that person was injured IN
blaze which caused $4,000 damage. The lnst-
,ution Is at One-hundred and forty -hrst-st and
Concord-ave. , =,
The fire was in the laundry building whlch Is
,oe,tv feet away from the main building, In which
are $50 patlents some blind. some paralyzed. some
urnbIess and some seventy and eighty years old
An ~ them are helpless others being kept.
The fire started II is supposed from spontaneous
combustion IN the drying room Some OF the
laundry help smelled the smoke. but thought moth
inc az II tiu an outsider saw the fire and turned
IN alarm.
SuDerint ndent AMI Lake was In his ONCE in the
main building with some Of the physicians. He
WAS Informed Of the fire. and he gave immediate
directions that all the help in the main building
should remain at their posts and that none Of the
patients be allowed 10 see the IRE.
Hose lines were fixed and started 70 work, and
pals Of water brought TO hght the nre. but
The help could not master il. II was learned that
the engines summoned on the first alarm had been
sent BY mistake TO nehundred and thirty eighth
elapsed before they were recalled by another
alarm being sent in. The hremen then put out
The patients were enectually prevented by the
attendants from learning OF the nearby danger
No one was hurt There was some machinery in
the laundry building that was injured partly by
FIRE and partly by water and some clothing was
destroyed.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24
DPIF1ED To SEA WITH HER CAPTAIN.

ST. Johns. y F. Dec 2.--The schooner Myra
drove ashore near Twngate during gale and
her company. with the exception Of her captain.
abandoned her After losing her spars. the vessel
fos ed Of and drfted sea with the captain still
on board The NAL steamer Alert has gone IN
rch of her
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

Southern Ry popular route. Dining and Sleep
ing Car Service. New York once. I'll Broadway
Adyt
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

BEAUTIFUL SOUVENIR MUG WILL BE
- - id to bottled beer customers recorded on
pIesslk Iessaoks January lst. The otto Huber Brewery
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24
4 VENEZUELAN GENERAL KILLED.

DEATH OF GrNFRAL MENDOZA. COMMANDMENTS.
CHIEF OF THE GOVERNMENT TROOPS
Caracas. Dee Cit is announced here that Cen
eral Luciano Mendoza. commander-in-chief Of tho
Government troops operating against the revolu-
tionarv leader General Hernandez. has been killed
as a result OF a private quarrel by Celestino
POraZa.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

IF YOU WANT 4 GOOD BEER
try Otto Huber's Golden Rod. At Grocers.-Advt
LOW RATE HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS.
Lackawanna makes one fare 10 Niagara Falls
and return. Tickets on sale to-day-Adyt.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

s.,,,,orreotvpe can be restored TO it's original
, oaE or 'co2ied by lockwood. b way Goth sL)-
Advt.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

the nS % New YORK Central has train every hour for
axe tickets good Oh all trains-Adyt
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24
THREW HIS WIFE FROM A WINDOW.

John Welsh Of No 10 Flushing-ave., Brooklyn.
ouarrelled with his wife last night and finally
threw her out Of a second story window into the
street An ambulance was summoned by passers
by and the woman was taken to The Brooklyn
Uosnital where 10 was found that she had
tainsd severe contusions of the legs Her con-
dltion II was said later g. not serious. Welsh was
arrested and taken TO the Flushing ave. station.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24
continued on third page.
RESOErs cn1ru

hEoDIIS SOUTH.
southern Ry Perfect Dining A. sleeping Car Ser
We ar Gn all trains New York once ri Broadway
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

FOR MEN OF TASTE
There's supreme delight in Evans Stout and Ale
Adyt
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

FLORIDA AND CUBA
Southern Ry Perfect Dining and Sleeping Car
Service New York ONCE III Broadway.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

Continued on hfth page.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24
T. J. TAYLOR SUBPENAED.
GRAND JURY TAKES Up ATTACKS ON
BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT.
LEGAL, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COM.
PANY LOOKING FOR THE AUTHORS OF
sLANDEROUs sTATEMENTs-1N-
TEREsT IN THE MOVEMENT
IN WALL. STREET.

IN WALL STREET.
Wall Street was deeply interested Yesterday in
the action taken by the directors Of the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company in determining to
use every effort to ferret out the originators OF
the many malicious rumors circulated against
their property. and in offering a large reward
for information which would lead TO the detec-
ton Of those persons The interest was intensi-
fed ard made personal by the appearance or
rurnors that Talbot J. Taylor head Of the Stock
Exchange firm Of Talbot ]. Taylor & Co. had
been subpnnaed to appear before the Grand
Jury for examination in the matter OF the
charges made by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
management that persons unnamed ana pre-
sumably yet unidentified had been assailnS
the property. Mr. Taylor is a son-in-laW OF
James r. Keene who for months has been the
leading operator on the bear side. The reports
unfavorably affecting Brooklyn Rapid Transit
have been put forth frequently in the last few
months the most outrageous and indefensloIe
being the latest. set ahoat only three or four
davs ago. that receiver was about to be ap-
pointed for the company. It is beyond dispute
that these unfounded reports were issued by
bears. with the obvious object Of depressing
the value Of the stocks and securities Of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, and the gem
eral opinion in Wall Street seems to be that II
the originator or instigator Of these successive
falsehoods is discovered he will be found TO oe
some prominent figure among the bear opera
tors.
William f. Sheehan. Of Sheehan Collin
counsel for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit COM
pany. said yesterday afternoon, as quoted;
A,, oro 90, eaa for himself that the company
New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

Any one can for himself that the company
offers S25 90 reward TO any furnishing ntorma-
tion leading the discovery and conNlcton OF any
Of the persons who have circulated ta'se statement
and rumors with intent 10 affect the market ptlGiSS
OF ne stocks and securities Of the Brooklyn Rapld
Transit Company. 1t is perfectly plain what tina
means. and II should talk for an hour could adh
nothing 10 IT, We have had no responses 10 the ad-
vertscment as yet FOR II was first published thls
morning. ! do not want 70 say at present IRON
what quarters we expect to get our Information II
We did not expect definite results from It We would
baya inserted rhe advertisement.
The record-union., 1899-09-10
A Cats Strange Family.

John Parker of Cross Fall has
queer family of cats. About two weeks
ago a pet Maltese cat belonging to him
disappeared. He had reason to believe
that she would return in a few days,
bringing with her a family of kittens,
but he did not expect the kind of family
she has introduced to him. There are
nine of them, and every one IS three
times as big as a kitten less than three
weeks old should be, and their tails not
more than an inch long. Their only re-
semblance to their mother is their
color, which is a true Maltese drab.
Only one of the kittens show ming
ling of the ugly gray streaks of the
wildcat, although there can be no
doubt that they are the offspring of a
wildcat father.
Already they show his savage nature.
Two of the nine have died since their
unwise mother brought them home.
There is a bounty of 81 on wildcat
scalps. and Parker believes that moth
ing can stand in the way of his col
lecting $1S on this litter.-Philadelphi
Record.
The record-union., 1899-09-10
Nye Knew North Carolina.

While standing on top of Lookout
Mountain a few days ago 1 was car
rled back to the memories of dear old
Bill Nye, for we had stood upon that
same spot some years before. and a
guide told us that we could see seven
States from that point of view, namely,
tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and
Alabama
Where's North Carolina?" Nye
inquired
The man pointed to a place in the
horizon to which distance gave a pur-
pie hue.
What makes you think this is North
Carolina?" Nye asked.
oh, we know the direction and the
conformation of the mountains there. -
the man replied
wen, | know that's not North Caro-
lina,' Nye declared, with some vehe-
mence. And you know it. too. if YOU
would stop to think Here is a map of
the United States. and you can see
that North Carolina is pink. Besides.
know 1T is pink. l live in that State
considerably and have helped to paint
it red, but, of course, go away some
times, and it fades a little, leaving it a
pink. No, sir, you can't stuff me. The
place you are pointing at, a color-blind
man could see is purple
Nye said those things so seriously
that the man was almost dazed. He
gave Nye puzzled look, and then went
on pointing out other sister States in
the late Confederacy.-Chica Times
Herald
The record-union., 1899-09-10

were a gentleman in reality - we'll, he
would beat most of the men I know [
wouldn't whisper it to my cat, but he
| is everything a man should be- His
| eyes-how they seemed to look through
| mel His voiee-if it were a gentle
mans, it would be called sympathetic
and refined. 1 must find out something
about him. = * But what's the
use? Edith, you are a silly little
fool!"
| painting.
By dint of strenuous self f-contrel,
Edith kept away from Crowsnest for
more than q fortnight. The effort she
had to make to keep away convinced
her that it would be very unwise TO
CO. The picture was finished, and no
longer afforded an excuse for a drive
in that direction She would remem-
Der the painter carpenter as an ideal
of what workingman might, in a per-
feet system of society, become, and
she preferred not to risk the loss of
her ideal by learning more about him,
She would have kept away much
longer had not a harvest festival at
tracted many persons-including Sir
George and Lady Tomkins-to Crows
nest. Edith naturally went with her
parents.
The church, which was ablush with
fruit and flowers, was crowded. When
the time came for the service to begin.
there were heard from the village street
the approaching sounds of the pro-
cessional hymns sung by the choir. The
G n criY n dray r4pa Tha Of tJ.a
singers could be followed by the chang
ing volume of sound. Now, it could be
told that the choir had entered the
churchyard; now the choir was just
outside the belfry door; now it was
under the belfry arch; then it entered
the church and paced slowly up the
nave. Edith turned her head as the
choir approached her pew-and there
she saw, leading the line of surpliced
singers and singing as heartily as any
of them, the painter carpenter, his face
beaming With devout interest in his
work!
Edith knew not whether she was sur
prised or not. The mystery of the ex-
traordinary workman was explained,
but the explanation introduced difficult
ties. Her relations to the painter car
penter. now that he proved to be the
vicar himself, We're not without some
degree of awkwardness.
Edith" whispered her mother,
that's the man who was painting the
belfry door!"
THE Socialist. fellow, you called him.
replied Edith.
How very awkward'' whispered
Lady Tomkins.
The story may be left to finish itself
A little before Christmas the "Times"
contained a notice of the wedding of
Miss Edith Tomkins, only daughter of
Sir George Tomkins, Bart, to the vicar
OF Crowsnest.
That is how Crowsnest became IA
nous. For a long time the whole dio-
cese talked of the village where the
new vicar had wrought miracles of re-
form in the church, and had won a
Baronets daughter as a door painter
and a rough joiner. And people have
since discovered that Crowsnest is a
beautiful place; that it has a salubrious
air; that summer holiday can be
pleasantly spent there, and that the
new vicarage is a charming place for
a garden party. The villagers love
their village more than ever. and think
that England has no finer man than
their Wharf.-The ,Favorite.
The record-union., 1899-09-10
Expansion.

The means of people enslaved and in
chains,
The groanS or people in throeS OIL snarP
Came over the sea to the West,
Where a powerful nation sat, happy ana
And on her strong heart fell the pitiful
OF right by might sorely distressed.
Never in better cause did her hot passion
TEEN;
Than the blade that she drew from its
Not in Conquest and rapine its glory to
But with its keen blow to cut fetters of
Flashing victory in tyranny's teeth.
Not the lust of dominion her arm did in
Spire,
But the cry of the weak to her strength
twas lent fire,
Protection, not conquest, her aim.
And she followed that cry from appeals
To its fartherest echoes the wide ocean
In justice and nberty's name.
Expansion? Why. yesi She proclaims It
aloud,
Expansion's her boast. and her clean
hands are proud
Its standard to plant by her own.
Expansion Of freedom, expansion OF
Expansion of justice DER power and
might,
of its rule over seepter and throne.
Such expansions her mission before the
whole world,
And to bear it, her banner is boldly un-
furled;
Nor ever will strike to her foes :,
Expansion of doctrines that right shall
meet wrong;
That the battles of weaklings be fought
by the strong;
That our flag with humanity goes.
So will our great country in triumph ex-
pand,
Till her, glorious principles rule every
land,
And sacred all human right be,
Then here's to expansion! May ages yet
bless
The banner that everywhere succors dis
treSs
May its folds keep expanding o'er land
and DER sea,
Our Star-Spangled Banner, the flag of
the free!
Josh Wink, in Baltimore American.
The record-union., 1899-09-10
Oldest Rose Tree in the WorId

The Cathedral of Hildesheim in Ger
many, is noted for having what is said
to be the oldest rose tree in the world.
The tree is the wild rose of Europe and
is credited with an age of 1000 years.
Though the tree proper has died in
spots and former principal trunks have
been supplanted from century to cen
tury by new ones, the ancient root of
the tree has remained the same, giving
nourishment to generation after gen
Grafton of roses. The latest report re-
garding this famous tree related that
the stem was nearly twenty-seven feet
high and that its branches covered a
space thirty two feet in diameter.
The record-union., 1899-09-10
No Dyspeptics Need Apply.

But just in time for berry pie
For goose, and raSp and huckleberry
temptingIy in reach:
And on the vines now flowing free
Are squash and pumpkins growing free.
AND now pan-dowdies are IN style and
eobblers made of peach
The radiant fruits so fair to see.
The haky crust that's there to see
AFFORD a luscious spectacle most fair to
mortal eyes;
But better worth the taking there
Than all the pastry baking there
ana sWeeter far is Mary in the kitchen
making pies.
The record-union., 1899-09-10

A well-known house-fu furnishing firm
has devised brush to polish cut glass
The objection raised to most of the
brushes provided for the purpose is
that the handle is apt, in the rapid
movement of the operator. to break the
glass. This brush is made with pro-
jecting wings of bristle which make ii
impossible for the wooden handle, un-
der any circumstances, to come in con-
tact with the glass.
Common ice-shavers for use in the re-
frigerators are inexpensive. Something
better comes in polished nickel for the
buffers pantry. 1t is a pretty gift to
bestow upon a host or hostess much
given to outing parties.
A board for polishing knives is cov-
cred with chamois. A few drops of oil
are used and the knives polished with
one or two quick rnhs.
A plate-warmer to stand on the side
board or side-table comes from En-
gland 1t is highly FURNISHED copper
and has a hot-air chamber which Sc
cures an even, gentle heat that keeps a
dish of food warm without cooking it.
1t is rather an ornament than other
wise to the serving table.
Something new in chafing- dish acces-
sories are the porcelain pan and cover
which some fastidious chafing- dish
cooks prefer to use in the preparation
of any dish whose acid element might
affect the metal of the usual brazier
The use of this cooking utensil is being
somewhat lessened through the widen
ing service of gas and electric stoves
Gas Ichafing-dish stoves, indeed. fol-
table use, have already been mentioned
in this department, and in more than
one home chafing- dishes run by cleo
tricity have been developed by the in
genious electrical expert of the family
The folding d-baskets wash and
dry salad admirably. They are of wire
in f1attened ball shape, and fold to-
gether like a wire boiler In this the
salad may be swung rapidly through
the air, and quickly drained and dried
French cook, however, will use moth
that he is accustomed to in his native
kitchen.
If when veal loaf is ready for the
oven it is packed in a melon mold, ii
will be found to bake in much better
shape. Wet the mold and closely pack
in the meat. A short time suffices fol-
it to take the form, when it may be
transferred to a baking pan and baked
as usual. 1t should be basted often
with hot water, to which a lump OF
butter has been added
In all up-to-date buffers pantries. a
knife-sharpener is necessary. These
machines are permanently attached tc
the shelf, and are turned by means OF
small handle. The fine emery wheels
when set in revolution, instantly put a
keen edge on the blades. Their first
cost is 50, but they last indefinitely, as
the emerywheels may be renewed.
A convenient little outfit for the iron
ing-table is a small board covered at
one end with asbestos, under a wire
netting, and having at the other a loose
pocket, in which wax is placed, and
on which the iron is rubbed. With
these go the asbestos iron-holders.
A duster for bric-a-brac is made ot
soft, white, fluffy feathers, which, it is
surprising to learn, come from the
turkey.
The record-union., 1899-09-10
THE EXCITEMENT NOT OVER.

The rush at the drug store still con-
tinues and daily scores of people call for
a bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs for the cure of Coughs, Colds,
Asthma, Bronchitis and Consumption
Kemp's Balsam, the standard family rem
edy. is sold on a guarantee and never fails
to give entire satisfaction. Price. 25c and
The record-union., 1899-09-10

The wise man turns UP his sleeves
and goes to work while the fool sits
around and waits for work to come to
him.
The record-union., 1899-09-10

The heart of loving woman is a
golden sanctuary where often there
relgns an idol of clay.-Limayrac
The record-union., 1899-09-10

The only woman of royal lineage who
is known to hold the title of M. D. is
Queen Amalie of Portugal.
The record-union., 1899-09-10

Wire sink brooms are preferable to
whiskS or brushes used for the same
purpose. Little shovels for the sink
are also sold to be used with the
brooms.
The record-union., 1899-09-10

In all up-to-date buffers pantries, a
knlfe-sharpener is necessary. These
machines are permanently attached to
the shelf, and are turned by means of
a small handle. The fine emery wheels,
when set in revolution, instantly put a
keen edge on the blades. Their first
cost is 50, but they last indefinitely, as
the emery-Wheels may be renewed.
The record-union., 1899-09-10
HUDYAN CURED HIM
OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE.

| Dear Doctors: I am again a we'll
man. Your Hudyan cured me. [ was
1 pale, weak and nervous. Suffered pain
! in back and limbs. Doctors said I had
/ kidney disease. After taking many
/ remedies without result L took Hud-
1 yam. [ began to feel better right away.
| and in two months l was cured.
VIM. I'll. WALLER.
The record-union., 1899-09-10

A convenient little outfit for the iron
ing-table is a small board covered at
one end with asbestos, under a wire
netting, and having at the other a loose
pocket, in which wax is placed, and
on which the iron is rubbed With
these go the asbestos iron holders.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-02-02
ALGER is rO ELAME.

Naturally enough, Secretary of War
Alger is very angry at the Presidents
determination to courtmartial General
Eagan. or course, Alger would prefer
a court of inquiry, because in court
of inquiry all sorts of side issues could
be dragged i'll. 1t is alleged that Alger
is SO very angry over the Presidents S
move that he has threatened TO resign.
But he won't resign. No such good
luck as that for the nation need be
hoped for. Alger may die, but he will
never resign. That is to say, he will
never give up his position as Secretary
of War of his own vOlition.
OF course, his blunders and his venal-
ity may force the President to ask
Alger to resign. and under coercion this
incompetent millionaire may leave the
Cabinet, but that is not likely to he the
case. Alger has proved useful to the
administration. He is shrewd wire
puller, an experienced and unscrupu-
lous politician, and all through his term
of office has served the Republican
party faithfully, to the neglect of his
duty to the nation. Again. Alger was
largely instrumental in securing the
election of the Republican candidate
for President. His barrel came in
handy and his political pull was of
great value: therefor Alger is likely to
stay in the Cabinet.
Nothing more beneficial to the army
could happen than the resignation or
removal of Alger. Indeed, if the Re
publicans knew when they were well
off they would urge upon the President
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-02-02

the dismissal of Alger. He is an Old
Man of the Sea on the neck of the ad-
ministration. But Alger has come to
stay. Eagan will 90. He ought to go,
although Eagan is but the ill-tempered.
ill-conditioned. reckless and foolish
mouthpiece of Alger. But Alger will
stay. Out of Eagan's splenetic attack
on Miles some great good may come.
In discussing this question, the New
York Journal says:
1t would he simple insanity to put more
soldiers and more money at the disposal
of such a staff machine as has just re-
vealed its nature to Mortified world.
If the President wants a larger army
let him do three things as a guaranty of
good faith:
/. Remove Alger.
.. Recommend n reorganization that
will unity responsibility and deprive dis
reputable and inefficient elements of pow
er.
3. Propose such an enlargement of the
educational facilities at West Point as
will provide the new army with full sup
ply of trained and honorable officers.
Should such measures be taken,
Eagan will have proved himself the
greatest of reformers. But it is too
much to hope that such reforms will be
made by Republican administration.
Chicago Democrat.