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New-York tribune., 1900-04-30
GERMAN TRADE AND FINANCE.
HEAVY SALES OF IRON AND COAL STOCKS DUE
TO THE REPORTS FROM AMERICA

HEAVY SALES OF IRON AND COAL. STOCKS DUE
TO THE REPORTS FROM AMERICA
Berlin, April 29.-The president of the Reichs-
pank pointed out to-day that the banks dis
counts and loans are now $4,000 600 marks
higher and its metal stock is 16OOOOOO lower
than was the case at the corresponding date
last year. Private discounts fully 1 per
cent. higher, and foreign exchange is partly
above the gold point. small quantities of gold
already having left Germany. For these reasons
he contended that It was impractcable to re-
duce the rate
For the monthly settlement money was album
dant but the heavy fall in industrials rendered
the carry over difficult Some operators were
compelled to close their engagements at a sac
rifice.
Last week began with heavy sales in irons and
coalers. owing to the American iron market re-
ports which continue to attract the keenest at
tention- The decline kept up heavily until
Friday, when recovery began. The boom here
is thought to have reached its elimination and
consequently price advances in iron for the near
future have been indefinitely postponed.
The coal famine has not been relieved and the
Chamber of Commerce of Barmen has resolved
TO invite the cooperation of other chambers in
remedying the difficulty.
The pig iron output for March was 69465O
tons against I09,O39 for March, 1899 and
19l3,S69 tons for the last quarter against
1991SlS tons for the corresponding quarter OF
last year.
The sugar syndicate is said to have reached
an agreement for the next five years. The Saxon
Cotton Mills have raised prices from 10 to 10
per cent.
Imports into Germany for the last quarter
were 1851 100000 marks, a decrease of % OOO- =
900 marks as compared with last year. The ex-
ports were 1,149,O00O 900 marks an increase of
9o0Oo0oO marks, as compared with last year.
The statistics for 1899 show that the imports
from the United States were 90T 900 900 marks
and the exports to the United States 81 900 900
, marks. The imports increased 80 900 600 marks
and the exports 100000 marks.
According to the official figures published by
the "Reichsanzeiger." Germany's imports last
year We're D. 51S3000000 marks and her exports
4,36S,0OO,00O marks, the joint increase being
about o00,OOO,OW marks, of which about 100,
100000 marks represent the increase of exports
to England.
The North German Lloyd Steamship Company
will soon establish line from Shanghai Han
Kow its steamers in the Asiatic service being thus
increased to forty.
The Saxon Government will issue per cent
51.0000 900 mark loan SO.
United States COnSul-Cieneral Mason is preparing
an official report of the German trusts.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-30
FRANCIS MARACHE.

Francis Marache, general manager for ]. D.
Probst Wetzlar & Co, bankers, of No. q William
St, died Saturday morning from eryspelas, at his
home. No. 164 st. Nicholas-ave He taken ill a
week ago last Wednesday. and though several we'll
known specialists attended him he sank con-
stanty, for from the beginning there was no hope
He was born in Brooklyn thrty-eight years ago
For twenty-five years he had been in the employ
of the present house, which was first known as J. D.
Probst Co. beginning office boy In 1898 he
married Sallie Preston Buggs, of Norfolk She, his
mother. two brothers and two sisters living
He belonged to several clubs. among them being
the New York Athletic the Englewood Golf and
the knicker9oeker; He was also member of Pub
lie Lodge, Jerusalem Chapter, of Masons The
funeral was held yesterday afternoon at his home
NO. 164 St. Nicholas-ave.. and many of his bust
ness and personal friends present.
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CINCINNATI CONVENTION TO MEET MAY 8
WHARTON BARKER SAYS DEMOCRATS CAN'T
SUCCEED WITH OLD TICKET

Phila delphia, April 29.-Much interest has been
aroused In the PopUst National Convention. which
will meet in Cincinnati on May g. owing to the pos
sihility Of the party turning its back upon w. j.
Bryan. According to Wharton Barker, of this city
who has received the Endorsement of some of the
Populist State conventions for President, there will
be between eight hundred and thousand dele
gates at the Cincinnati convention. the ma jorty
coming from the South, West and Central West
Asked as to the effect Of his nomination for the
Presidency by the Populists Mr.. Bryan's candi-
dacy, Mr.. Barker said:
There can no longer be doubt in the mind of
any one who considers the situation that at least
100000 OF the 2,0O0000 Popust votes ca for Mr.
Bryan in 1856 viii this year be lost him anG cast
for the Presidential candidate of the PEOPLES PARTY
That the Democratic leaders know this is mad
clear by the course of Hll. Pattison. German and
their associates. The Democrats will probably give
the nomination 10 some else. and thus invite
the gold Democrats back into the field.
Mr.. Barker secuted the idea OF a strong opposi-
tion TO President Mckinley at the Republican con-
vention in this city. He asserted that the Presi-
dents friends control the machinery OF the party
and that he would be renomina ted.
Mr.: Barker says he thinks the Popusts have a
fighting chance to win the Presidential fight With
Mckinley, Bryan apd Barker as the candidates he
believes the former will win, but with Bryan not
in the race Mckinley's prospects would be less
bright
Il think" said Mr.. Barker, Bryan is the man
the Republicans would like nominated"
New-York tribune., 1900-04-30
OBITUARY..
MRS. JENNIE NJ. pRINKwATER CoNKII

MRS, JENNIE NJ. DRINKWATER CONKLIN.
Mrs Jennie NJ. Drinkwater Conklin whose death
occurred Saturday in New-Vernon n. j., was
widely known a writer of books for girls.
Among the best known of her books ''Tessa
Wadsworths Discipline" Miss Prudence and
Fifteen Her writings for the religious press
have also been numerous Mrs. Conklin the
originator of the organization known the shut
In" Society. which is a bureau of correspondence
for those who are invaids 1t has an extensive
membership and publishes 'The Open Window.
In 1880 Jennie NJ. Drinkwater married the Rev.
Nathaniel Conklin. who for many years pastor
of the Presbyterian Church of New-Vernon. He
in
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DIED.

brief illness sD9s NJ ARTaS ART s
wife Of the late Rev Nathaniel conklin r-..,,..-,.,
church. Madison \. J, at $50 p m
D1BBLEE-on Thursday April &C. Frances NJ Dbbee.
Monday. April so. 1870 a m.
HARvEY-on April "a. Ellen T II Harvey. wife OF
George Haryey | in the S yeSE No OF @ her
Brooklyn on Monday. April 80, at 10 o'clock
Interment Shrewsbury Mass
Jones q i5 Woodwork Yonkers. in his SD year
Notice of funeral hereafter
Joseph T Kent of the late Theodore and Sarah NJ
Funeral services at his late residence 163d
Tuesday. May !, at p IA
IANR-suddeny at Mass. April 90 A. $ Lane.
interment a woodawn.
LATHAM-In Memphis, Tenn. SATURDAY. morning
Aprn IS. Mary L, wife Of John C Latham and only
Funeral Memphis Tenn
LIVINGSTONE New York City suddenly on Saturday
eyeniGt the sh OF April IN Ine 60 ,ro yes ~ % ing
ston, and daughter of the late Jane De Peyster and
held the cnq.sn Of Nh, The r9H;
asp5aon ac5sf on Tuesday morning the i'' OF May al
Internaent at Garrison Hudson.
MARTINDA ALE Henry :. Saturday. April 2s at New
York City son Of the late Genera era p Sohn MI a. NSf'd"'e
and EnRs nj NJ N9T1dae % on esdaS eT ia May 1900
McHEsNEY-At East Orange, y. J., SUNDAY; April
~ Gertrude eldest daughter of Samuel D. and Rebeeca
Fdnsra hsT erses viii Be hd at the residence Of
parents 81 Carton-st, East Orange Tuesday May l.
at 2 D. m on train leaving Newiork p.
tI. l.. and W r.. RI
Carriages VIII be In waiting Brick Church Station.
NEWLIN-At StonykTl. Fshkill- Hudson. April IS
De Iancey Panck Newn, of the late J. Shtpey
Ver Panck Newlin, in his s3d year
Funeral sery will he held Tuesday, MAY I. at >
m a the residence OF Miss Matilda Yer flanck
Stonykiu. Fishkill- Hudson
Carriages will meet leaving New-fork iO3o and
II 80 a. m
PATLDING-On Sunday. April % 1900. In the sist
age y Kemble Pauiding. son OF the late jsnes
*. Peuldng .
Funeral services Marys in the Highlands Cold
Spring on Hudson Tuesiay May /. arrival Of
train leaving Grand Central station at 1880 a m
PIERCF-At Crawford y. j.. Friday, April -. Annie
Browning wife OF Carlton B. Pierce and daughter OF
Stephen G. Charlotte Prentiss Browning, Of
Cooperstown. y. y.
MAY L. after the arrival of llo p. m. train from
New-Iork
PORTER-At Glen Ridge. N J.. Sunday. April 70. 1900.
Eustine r wife OF :. Porter.
Funeral services will held residence, Hillside
TUESDAY afternoon May l. arrival Of leaving
BARCLAY st. 10 minutes aIter
Boston papers please copy
RUTGERs-A New Brunswick. y. J., saturday. Apr'i
Is John Livingston OF the late Nicholas
Gouverneur and Cornela Livingston Rutgers. in the
s7th year OF his -
Funeral his late residence. NO. ~ bayafd st. on
Tuesday. May l, at s'io
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GOV. TAYLOR RETURNS TO KEyTUcKr.
READY TO FACE AK INDICTMENT IF ONE HAS
BEEN FOUND.

Lexington. KY. April 2s.-Governor w. s Taylor
PASSED through here to-dsy from Washington on
Tie way 10 Frankfort. He met by a large
number Of leading citizens at the station. He said
he returned TO silence the rumors that he
1eayoring 10 escape Indictment His friends insist
hat these rumoTs were started BY some one who
TOOK advantage Of his absence After learning
whether there Is Indictment against him he VIII
return 10 Washington His wife accompanied him.
he Is looking well and appreciated the fact that
is friends him. number OF Lexing ton resi-
DENTS VIII go 70 Frankfort Monday TO AID hi1 In
any Way IN their power.
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An IRISH M. p. SUPPRESSED.
MR. FLYNN BOTTLED UP BY A STRONG FORCE
OF POLICE.

Newmarket, Ireland April 29-When James
C. Fly!--l. Member of Parliament for the North
Division of Cork County who had declared his
intention of addressing meeting of the United
Irish League scheduled to take place here to-day,
sought to the town this morning he found
his way barred by two hundred police who
stopped his attempt to force a passage.
Mr.. Flynn protested, and he subsequently
allowed to pass giving undertaking not TO
address meeting in Newmarket in it's i'm
mediate vicinity. There disturbance of
public order.
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THE REV JOHN HUMPHREY BARBOUR.

Middletown, Conn, April 29-The Rev John
Humphrey Barbour. NJ. A.. a member of the fac
ulty of the Berkeley Divinity School, died at his
home in Westinghouse. tonight in his forty-sixth
year. He had been i'll for days with abscess
on the brain Since 1889 he had beer professor of
literature and Interpretation of the New Testa-
ment in the Berkeley Divinity School and also
librarian of the school and secretary of the as
and
New-York tribune., 1900-04-30
ONO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Columbus. Ohio April 29.-The Democratic State
Committee will meet in Columbus on May 3 to fix
the time and place of holding the State conven-
tion. Political circles have been somewhat agi-
tated by suggestion that the convention be held
in this city on June and the dates for Ad-
niral Deweys visit but the Democratic leaders
assert that the convention probably will be held
week later. " -
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GENERAL ALLAN RUTHERFORD

clerk of the Maryland Court of Appeals. died here
yesterday from consumption. He was about sixty
years old He native of New-York and
served with distinction in the Civil War; entering
the service as Major OF the 9Th Newly York He was
breVetted brigadier general of volunteers for gal
lantry In General Grants administration he was
Arlington - -
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DIED..

sUFFERN-At Hflburn. y Y. April % 1000. Annie
eldest daughter OF James B0gert and Sarah = sunern
Funeral HiIlburn chapel. Tuesday. May 1. at 2iS
m.
Train leaves Chambers-s, at O'Clock.
TBRRY-In this city April % 1900 Harris. Spragle.
widow ~ the late Seth II. Terry OF Rochester. " t.
aged u years.
Funeral services and intsrrnent Rochester. " Y.
vANDERPOoI-on April 2s. 1900. Eleanor E.. wife OF
Eugene VanderpOoi
The funeral services viii held No. % Washington
Place. Newark y. J.. Tuesdly. May l. at O'Clock
in afternoon
VAN DYKE-On Saturday April 2s 1900 at his
residence No 50 Broad ST.. Newark y. J. Albert van
Dyke, OF the late Frederic and Anna " Dyke
OF Philadelphia
Notice OF funeral in to-morrow's paper.
Inderfa<crs-
burfai and Cremation to-Stephen Merritt, Frea.
10Th sth Ave. Intermens all cemeteries Tee.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-30
MURnERs OF cHILDREN IN GERu4Nl

Gerlin April 2s.-From numerous points in Ger
many come reports Of sensational murders. In ad-
dition TO three In Berlin, are reported
from Cassel, Schwednitz, Treves and Storchnest
the victims being young girls and boys. The mur-
derers have been discovered, although large
rewards offered
New-York tribune., 1900-04-30
MRS. ELEANOR BEACH vANpERPooL.

Mrs. Eleanor Beach Vanderpool, wife of Eugene
Nanderpool. eX-president of the Newark Gaslight
Company, and member of the Essex Park Com
mission, died Saturday in Newark She
born in Brooklyn in 1S47, her maiden name beins
Tiffany The funeral will be held at the Vanderpool
home, No. % Westinghouse. morrow at p. m,
the Rev. Louis S. Osborne rector of Trinity Epis-
cOpdl Church. officiating
New-York tribune., 1900-04-30
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND TUESDAY.

New-England and Eastern New-York fair in
showers northern portion to-day; Tuesday
1air cooler; brisk southwestery winds.
New-Jersey. possibly showers this afternoon
tonight: southern portion to-day; fair
Tuesday; fresh southwesterly winds
For District Of Columbia, Eastern Pennsylvania
Delaware and Maryland, partly cloudy, with possibly
tonight; fair and cooler Tues
day; southwesterly winds
Western Pennsylvania and Western New-York.
partly cloudy to-day with showers the lakes cooler
to-day and tonight; fair and cooler Tuesday brisk
o northwest winds.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-30
z, KEMBLE PAIuDING

P. Kemble Paulding died yesterday at his home
at Cold SpringOnt Hudson. at the age of eighty
one years. He of the late James K.
Paulding. The funeral will be held at St Mary's-n-
the-Highlands tomorrow morning.
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OFFICER TO BE TRIED FOR CRUELTY.

Berlin, April 2s.-Captain Kannenberg, who is
charged with having committed number of cruel
deeds In German East Africa, has arrived here to
be tried by court martial
New-York tribune., 1900-04-30
METHODIST CONFERENCE AND WomEy
QUESTION OF ADMISSION OF PROVISIONAL DELE
GATES AT CHICAGO

u l-S-ltA OF ADMISSION OF PROVISIONAL DELE
GATES AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, April 2s.-The fate Of more than one
hundred and fifty provisional delegates the TWEEN
ty-third General Conference OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, which Will convene in Chicago this
week, depends upon the decision Of Mrs. Matte Y
NcGahon. o. GriggsTille H. This fact developed
yesterday, when the formal announcement made
THAI she intended insist upon admission TO the
Conference with the other delegates who anx-
ious 10 sit in that body
Every effort has been made 10 keep Mrs. Nc
Mahon away from. the Conference, that her alter
Eate might come in her place. She told that
i she persisted in her intention 10 make contest
i would result in the refusal of the General Con-
ference 10 grant women the right to participate
in us sessions. She has declined TO accede 10 all
oyertgres Of this kind.
When the Conference is called to order Wednes-
Gay morning by Bishop Thomas Bowman one OF the
lfsf questions Il VIII nave 10 lncIude IN is deiiD-
crsilOns NH be the seating OF l5Z provisional dele
gates ali Of whom laymen. The arguments
presented against their admission the Conference
are fhreefOld: first. II is urged that no authority
from the General Conference existed for the cleo
ton OF the delegates the time they were chosen.
Next il is held that their admission would give
BODY which win prove detrimental 20 me interests
Of the smaller Conferences The third reason is
Mrs Matte Y Mcmahon Of GriggsVille-
The discipline Of the Church makes IL impossible
for d woman 10 attend the General Conference a
delegate. This fact alcne renders the last reason
important in the sight OF suckleTs for adherence
70 parliamentary rules Then il is held further that
Il the I52 delegates are admitted Mrs. Mcmahon
viii become a part Of the Conference. On the other
the others VIII be yitiated.
Delegates from ali parts Of the world are begin
There viii be 7si in all and thrty-five Of them come
from foreign lands.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-30
JOSEPH T. KENT

Joseph T. Kent of No. 776 East One-hundred and
sixtythird-st.. died yesterday from pneumonia
Mr.. Kent engineer by profession. He
the of the late Theodore and Sarah NJ Kent
He ffty-three years old. The funeral will be
at his home Tuesday .. m.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-30
Postoffice Notice.

SHOULD by interested. changes may
Foreign mails for the week ending MAY 5 1900 vii
Gss FgPe in % all s s. At s one sa r s
o5Ts o 5me al shown @ 2oT MonS snd & na if
TRANsATI4ANTIC MAILS
rUEspAY-At a. m. for Europe. per 'sasle. VIA
wEDNEsDAY-At a m lsuPPlsneR,aryy . a M tos
a. no. supplemeniary 1870 a M for BiTope per
.Germane via QgsenstoWP a. 80 a m NO, for Belgium is m
~ dirscted per o NoorGana q F,ro,a ,.- r
Bsmarck via PiS@outh S and Hambure ,s for France
RHtsh india way viS ceTRnF P must be dsctd per q
F. BisnaTGk 3 at $50 a m I9T & 6ranSs % ttSi Tni
per ia Bretagne via Havre mail for other parts
at 10 a. m for Azores Islands direct per BoTsrer
sATURDAY-At $50 Cor Europe; per .Ineanis.
via at II. % s25 Thfanas ma % S aFsS s1.cs Ssi
per $ 5 Spaarndam'l ) a m. for Italy.
Aller, via Naples mail must be directed per :,
Rome via glasgow (mail be directed Per =
TUESDAYS take Printed Nate ee Tor & erHSny & ana
specially AddrsTG 1T,n' ed Eir Star stesmerI on
Wednesiays German ard French steamers % ThsTs.
take Printed Matter. for ali countries for whieh
Mails named above ADDITIONAL suppiementary mails are
opened the piers Of the American. English, French
Ten Minutes Of the hour Of sailing Of steamer
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL. AMERICA.
WEST INDIES. ETC.
10 9 a f m 5@. 9T inass 5 and Ham amPs PsT Far,
-, go,
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1ciS 8ar,s - trbos Va colon 1T,.iI fo-
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Ins nus nus -, II T. q r-srsDo-, q.
Ssn InsnH AZ i N m FOR Nexir, p4r Matsnzas-
via Tampico tmal must be directed per = Ma
TfTJ-RSDAY-At a m. for Bermuda per Trinidad:
at IN. La Plata Countries per :. Corouda;
a 1O3o a. for Haiti per Oranje Nassau mail
for Curacao Trinidad. Venezuela. British and Dutch
Guiana must b.. directed per Nassau'):
an 1o.3D 70 m COMPLIMENTARY D IN for ISeward and
Windvard Islands and Denierara. per :. Roraima;
al d m for Yucatan. Campeche. Tabasco Chapas.
Securanca. ia Havana a 70
other parts of Mexico nd directed
per ; SeEuranca - a I p. for Santiago and
kits and pemerara pr Uller. p. m FOR
Jamaica. Admiral sampson. from Boston
SATTRpAY-At a. fer Newfoundland. 8. =
IJyOrrian. Philadelphia. 50 a. m. for Bra
North Brazil must be directed per Bufton'):
10 a m tsuppl,meutary a Fortune Is
Savanilla and CSrthagena. =.
Allegheny Costa Rica must be directed per
s : Aueghany'D; at 10 "A. complementary 1880 a
M Hait. per :. = Alps at II a for Cuba.
Macors SantO Domingo CITY. Mexico.
al N a. for Porto Rico, per s Pence.
Mercat0r via Prcgreso.
;
for Newfoundland. by rail 20 North SytneS and
thence by steamer, close al this oihce daily az sso
connecting close here every MONDAY. NelSs.lay
and Saturday. Mails for MiQueon. by rail 70 boston
and thence by steamer close al tis Once daly al SD
7. Mails for Cuba by rah 20 FORT anpa, rld ana
THENCE by steamer close at Inis gse & qssS ss'sSS @ ~
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MARRIED.

KERs-DWIGHT-At noon on THURSDAY, April 26, 1900.
Arthur Lawrence. assisted by the Theodore Sedg-
wick Charlotte Mabel, daughter of the late Colonel
James Fowler Dwight, of Stockbridge to Charles Ed
mond Akers, of Lenham. Kent, England.
I4EYSERSOHN- -ROTHENBERG-On sunday. April 30.
1900. by Raphael Benjamin. NJ a. Lille
Rothenberg Max Leysersohn-
Notices OF marriages and deaths must be in
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Tribune ofice April 80. / a. m The weather yester-
day fair. The temperature ranged between ~ and
degrees. average t5s tegrees being 4ss
higher than that OF Saturday lower
the corresponding date OF last year.
The weather day will be fair.
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SpeeiaI Noilee5.

The Annual Meeting Of the Vault Owners Of the New
York Marble Cemetery will be held the oftce os
the President Alexander Maitland. Broadway. Room
ls6. Monday May eth at Il o'clock
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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-16
Ingerson and Beecher.

Several years ago Henry Ward
Beecher and Colonel Ingersoll met in
a railroad station in New York state.
where both had to wait for train.
They talked together on all sorts of
subjects, more especially the future of
man. Finally the conversation drifted
to peculiar eptaphs on gravestOnes.
and Mr.. Beecher. who had been look
ing over the headlines of a morning
paper, exclaimed:
"Ah, colonel, here is a fitting epitaph
for YOU The day before the birth
day of Robert Burns, the Scotch poet.
had been celebrated with unusual cere-
mony, and description of the celebra-
ton occupied considerable space on the
first page of the paper. Mr.. Beecher
tore off a two column headline and
handed it to the unbeliever. 1T read.
Robert Burns
Two years later IngerSoll and Beech
er met again in a st. Louis hotel. Il
remember your epitaph on me, Mr..
Beecher," said Ingersoll, land l have
got one for you. l will read it for you
Born in the slavery of sectarian shac-
kles, hungry and thirsty for freedom
and light. he yet died in religious bond
age"