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New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
CANAL CONCESSIONS.
THE NICARAGUA ROUTE NOW PRACTICALLY
FREE OF COMPLICATIONS.

Managua Nicaragua, Aug. 3.-"E1 Comercio.
a daily semi-official newspaper published here in
Its issue of August u contained an editorial an
nouncement that the Government Of Nicaragua
had informed the Interoceanic Canal Company that
its concession had been annulled August or the
present year because of the failure of the company
TO deposit 500 900 in American gold in the Treasury
Of Nicaragua within four months after the or
ganization Of the company. required by Article
xxxyiii OF the canal concession granted to Messrs
Eyre & Cragin October 80. 1898.
This apparently leaves the Nicaragua Canal
route free from any complications other than the
demand for the which the Caribbean and
Pacific Transit Company may ask for its con-
cession obtained 1897, early In 1898. granting
to It, the company declares, the sole right for
thirty years of steam navigation on the Rio San
Juan and Lake Nicaragua, the canal route, quail
fed however. by the reserved right or Nicaragua
to grant in the mean while canal construction
concession 70 any ii fit to do So 1t was
agreed that the receivers of such a concession
should pay the Caribbean and Pacific Transit Com
pany for the Lake Silica and San Juan River Rail
read "a few miles in ength) for such improvements
as it made in deepening the San Juan River, and
for their steamboats,, lighters, etc. referred to In
the concession they received. This company is an
offshoot of and a feeder to the Atlas Steamship
Company. of Liverpool, England.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF NEw-YORK. TUESDAY. SEPT 4 1900.
ARRIVED
Steamer EHFppe T FndlsT Lsq2T 7sd dqSus az & a a @
Steamer State of Nebraska CBr) stirrat Glasgow Au
gust q aud Movine "a with mdse, 252 cabin and 40
steerase passengers To Austin Baldwin Co. Arrived a.
Steamer Dunbiane cr) Farquhar Shields August -
ballast TO Norton & Son Arrived at the Bar at 1880
steamer westernIand OReIg). Kline Antwerp August
2 with mde 221 cabin and s6l seerage passengers TO
4:4s pm.
90 %S nd: comB. sG @ ] HazSi Aas
Arrived at the Bar at @ II mdnsst tA,,.. ,,-,
90 St chaes @ F9S 4 TsfeeiFa IS I aad Flores e.
GmsincE & Co, Arrived the Rar 1880 m.
and SO cabin passengers Panama R R SIS Co Ar
Tiysa sasq ss the BSE a sasp,.s ANA z, -
POntnsp city % "a MSeoT :; - S sanGs. & % %
with mdse and 2 Ca cabin pa:ssnses to William Clyde
steamer ssHti'so % de Cuss ,cuSsn rcens., johnson.
M%P1@Dts n1 A%Sg' cS "a sat9ssGs = sad sTRsSo -
Co Arrived 12so ? m. '--''F4 r :
rndse cabin psssenseSs to James Z Wand & Co
steamer Nueces. RISK galveston August .7 and Kew
West ~ with mdse and pSsssnSeFs to n Mallory Co
with mdse and passengers to the oSe.n S On
passengers the old Dominion S. Gu N'' anu
seamer CITY of Macon. Savage. Boston with mdse
Sandy Hook. ]. Sept 4. $50 n,-wInd southwest.
SAILED.
Steamers GeorEs w Clyde Charleston sse RIchmOnd
Newport News: Algonquin. and Jseksonvis:
Caprfv (Nor Marseilles; Honiton (Er). HRmburx etc:
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse (er). Bremen CnereOuFg
and SOUTHAMPTON; Gsostc gr Liverpool; Deutschland
New-Orleans; City Birmingham, Savannah: Chester
Dutch, Amsterdam; KRtahdin
port News: 0oldshoro. Philadelphia
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS
FOREIGN PORTS.
London. Sept Arrived, steamer MinnehahA CRr),
Robinson. NeW-Yo4k.
for hS & ToSw6Sa S Ns MS
York for London.
punnet Head. Sept. 4-Passed steamer wuIkommsn
Ger, Schaefer. from New-York.
Brow Head Sept Passed, Bristol City (nrl,
sends NewYork Bristol PhiIadelphia (Rr) Kennoy.
New-York for Liverpool.
seiiy. Sept Passed steamer spaarndsm CpasehO.
stenger. New-fork for Boulogne and Rotterdam.
Plymouth. Sept a IL rs a n.-saied steamer Oral
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
Che 6urt

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a n. Grrtve1 sSsEarsr ESzzzyeSAEA tts&NN St~
York for Hamburg - uzra
nuNru S<VS S-S1Isst stELrzrr rsSEUz-s SSsN
Har,bFrrr Sers S-4-fves. sr~azssrs SssrHSses ~
Davies Nev-YoES 9I.unAsluI Ger oeSslI~7'~
Antwerp sept c-a-vSVsS sreaHser SSc-rdnlss 49,
GISrsl,Sr Srx sS-Pasze1 seeazz~~ FCcssss p
Owen New-York ftr ofarta. Sspsoraoer -. ssl
sailed steamer Werva NlerA> Never VTV" 49,
RSSsts Aug sS-S.sssa. sssuzS~ vera tS-> -
New-YCr6- .u,A ce1~
PaGiIIsc. sept a-ArrSvVA srvazss~ FOSr1s' w
FsrtE sept S-F>aSsc,l. ssoa=er ASsTS SsssA 49,
Shanghai etc. for NsN~Nc<s, - fESA
s. MpoAaeaS sept S-ArCtVSA stear-Ss 4 49, 49, lssA
SanspS er Calcctss etc <eWrToSkS frsaa ~ Vsa
tKrl FOFtA C<aoa AMI re siCS Iyr NeUN Ness - 81
81 VfncSnt = Y Sept S-,lrrtVsa. sssanssS @'-a'--
Near East Isa0soa eor SSW-NSSS .-..-,.. sssasr
wSTSsSS nan ,tsTN Sw~asSs, SS~W-TSsS v'~ - ''S'
Para, Sept S-SSle1 sesaH'se F'asalaense ''eN -
Sieassv!asSS Ar- s-saisol, sssaHss rs@'stNS'~
Rio JeperO, sept i-sSalsel, sse@Ss0e slSVS-4N-
BROWN, Sow-NoFk, sSsaFA
Rernamoooo, Aug So-ArrsVp,l yreaasSr SFse'N-'
Behrpann. Hsw-Iork RoF RlN JRestNN> -. tnsA
81 I4Gcia. A0g SN~SaileA St~aaer OV~es'N"
rtsher tfFona fsia ,ranelFol, SeNe-NoFk
NOTICE TO MARINERS. 49,
The inspector rt eRs raiFt l3sSthS0se pl.tgSs trgF
notice that the ped and black hoFisehtAlE ~ aFs
buoy estaNlisAoa Ia sS toet mean lNW Wats oNas
barge sunk IN Nov-rerS CefeE taN 80 sysss has-
maEpetle eeaslass, has been dnsc@h'ih"sA '"' "
ms been renoVetS Aj$aI 4
IIesrt sseSS q "
Robhlna Reef Lighthouse, - - W.sr
FiAxssar at dsnsrai Lighthouse nsSsI \ L-'-"sA
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
TRUCE IN NORTHUMBERLAND FIGHT

NO RENEWAL OF EoSTuITIEs OVER FENCE SEP
ARATING THE BEACHES,
H T Wilson manager of Woodland Beach, and
D. A Hoffmeister. manager of a hotel there. who
were arrested for alleged participation in the de-
struction on Sunday OF the fence erected by the
Midland Beach management between the two
beaches were arraigned yesterday before Magis-
trate Forker They were charged with the wilful
destruction OF the property of the Midland Beach
Company. The complaint made by Mayor
HInchfe OF Paterson. the head OF the Midland
Beach Company The defendants asked an ad-
journment. and the case went over until Septem-
ber lS.
There was no renewal of the trouble between the
manag cement OF the two beaches yesterday. Mayor
Hinchfe says he will not again erect the fence
until he is fortified by a permit. He says ne acted
within his rights in erecting the fence and will
sue the Woodland management for the destruction
of his property.
George s. Scoheld. counsel for the Woodland pro-
prletors. says the fence erected by the Midland
people dock property. and obstructed
public
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
PORT CHESTER.

While Caleb Fisher. the superintendent of Glen
si6e, the large country home OF the late James W.
Quintard was returning home at a late hour on
Monday night from a meeting of the Knights Tenn
plar Commandery he alleges that he was set upon
near the lodge gates by Luke Reeney, night watch
man, who struck him the head with CLUB
He was knocked down twice. he says, and bruta!ly
beaten. Fisher had had Reeney arrested, and the
prisoner has been held IN $500 bail for the Grand
Jury. There has been some misunderstanding be-
tween the men. and Fisher believes that he was
assaulted maliciously. Reeney. who is an old man,
has set up the plea that he mistook Fisher for a
burglar He SAYS he called to him to halt before he
came through the lodge gates. but that the super
intendent gave heed to the warning. Reeney has
furnished bail.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
WOHEN BATHERS DROWNED.
KIRK LAKE. NEAR PEEKSKILL, CLAIMS
TWO VICTIMS. MEMBERS OF PROMI-
NENT FAMILIES.

Kirk Lake, near Lake Mahopac, twelve miles
from Peekskill, was the scene of double drown
ing yesterday Alice Cole, daughter Of Wallace
H Cole; Pearl Hadden, aged seventeen years.
daughter of George Hadden, and MurieI Agor.
daughter of Millard F. Agor. ex-School Commits
sioner of Putnam County and postmaster at
Mahopac went bathing in the lake. Miss Cole
could swim but the other girls could not. Miss
Agor and Miss Hadden went beyond their depth
and sank Miss Cole ran for help, and the two
bodies were recovered.
Miss Agor was a granddaughter of the late
Deacon Alonzo Cole Pearl Hadden was en-
gagged to Edward Agor. a relative of the other
dead girl.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
PEACE RATTFICATIONS FILED.

The Hague Sept 4-The ratihcations of the
agreements and treaties resulting from the Peace
Conference were formally placed in the Foreign
ONCE archives to-day. The Minister OF Foreign
Affairs Dr. w H. de Beaufort. in a brief speech
expressed the hope that the future historian will
be able to declare that the work OF the Conference
was of lasting benefit TO humanity, and proposed
that expression OF this hope be conveyed to the
Gar
telegram in this sense subsequently dis
patched to st. Petersburg.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
WEsTCHESTER COUNTY
WHITE PLAINS.

The September term of the County Court began
Yesterday Judge Lent in charging the Grand Jury
asked them to use special care in presenting in
dictments and to present them only in cases where
they believed the evidence produced before them
would be sufficient to convict before triai lury,
The inquest In the case of the barefooted burglar
has been adjourned by Coroner Birch for one week,
The Coroner desires the presence or an important
witness who has yet been found
The public schools in this village reopened yester-
day with increased attendance.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
YONKERS.

Hugh A Adams, OF Linden-st-. is confined in st.
Joseph's Hospital from injuries received Monday
night by being thrown from his bicycle he
coasting down Nepperhan-ave. when the head OF
his wheel snapped on:
home No. 158 Wavery-st- He was a member OF
Rising Star Lodge. r. and A. M; the Yonkers
Curling Club and other societies.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
State Of New-York,
E-a,,sFtya


Mr.. L. viereck. Sea Clf. n. Y.
ter Of 6 3 he The ehaTee yGn a toT m anti
German is so absurd that it is difficult even to dis
closest and warmest friends socially and political
ly, Germans. Many of the who have the
most intimate relations with me. officially and pri-
vately are Germans. My stenographer who is
my eight captains before Santiago Fritz Muller
was with me more intimately than any one else
throughout the campaign was German. son Of
the Police Department the two with whom I
was thrown into closest companionship Were Ar
thur Brlesen. German and Jacob A. Riis. a
Dane. l have constantly gone on the principle Of
paying heed to his creed or birthplace /
discriminate for against man because he is a
Catholic or n Protestant My most important ap-
p9intmens here hqXe been the jpfges 6 have
some eight judges. One of these was by birth
Germans. I did not take the fact into account one
way or the other l appointed all four because
were Judge Werner, Of Rochester Judge Hirsch-
each case among the candidates were several men
OF native American stock who were also well fitted
simply because after careful examination, they
seemed to me TO, TO be the best htted. IN Newburg
and in the county from which Judge Kruse ap
bar. I did not in either case appoint the men to
represent bonSb 5ns German vote appointed them be-
pacty ana professional training they were the best
positions in my gift one. the State Archtect. is
filled by a gentleman named Helms. who is OF Ger
man descent. When l appointed him did not
think Of his being Of German descent. What
| thought Of was that he was the best architect
| could get for the position. When put ex-Mayor
| Schieren my Charter Commission and Otto NJ
EidlitZ. the architect, my Tenement House Com
mission did not appoint them because they were
| Germans, but because / thought they were men
exactly / thought the thing about Mr..
Crimmins, of the Charter Commission and Mr.
| Miles Tierney, OF the Tenement House Commission,
| who are OF Irish descent
/ happen 10 have peculiar sympathy with German
social customs German literature and the German
| way OF life and sturdy character generally So I
| doubt If there is any body of my fellow citizens
| with which | am more apt to get on well; But the
| am incapable OF treating any man except on his
| merits as man. whether In my regiment or when
| handling the NewYork police force or as Gov
| ernor. 1t has never entered my head 20 take any
position, save to push forward dscent mat
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
FIRE AMONG COTTON BALES.

London. Sept 1.-Two hundred and fifty bales OF
cotton, which discharged from the North
German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm H. from
New-York by way OF Naples, upon her arrival at
Genoa September 2 took fire under a quay shed.
and with other goods were much damaged To ex-
tinguish the fire in the cotton the bales were jettl-
hOned into the
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
SING SING.

The Prohibtionists of Westchester County held
a convention here yesterday and put up a ticket
for the county follows: For Sheriff. L. W. Ell
lott of Katonah; Surrogate. Charles Haines, OF
Bedford; Coroner, George D. Johnson, of Ardsley;
State Senator. z. A. HILL of Yonkers
Prison Keepers John McGoHgh. George Il. Mes
erole William Scovflle and Claude Vaughn, who
were suspended few weeks ago for falling to dis
cover that entire gallery in the prison was un-
locked all night, have been reinstated Garrett
Smith, who was laid off at the same time was also
reinstated.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
SIXTH AVENUE, goth TO 21st STREET.

suddenly seized with cramps and disappeared under
the water.
Patrolman William Sexton, a nephew OF FoIlce
C,orornissIoner Sexton who IS connected with the
Thirty-eighth Precinct jumped into the water Win
his u1ifoTm on and after hard struggle orouenI
CantwelI to the shore. but he died without regain
ing consciousness. He leaves a widow ana Two
children
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS
ALBEMARLE-F. r. Mitchell. Of London and
Seymour Cunningham, of Washington. Fir n
AVENJJE-The Rev J. Addison Henry, OF Phila-
deIphia and Ex-Governor S. T. Hauser OF Mon
tana Northumberland E NJ HOFFMAN
n q n Y: Captain S w Fornetsin and Captain
F. NJ Foster, 5th Artillery. and Lieutenant-Com
mander E NJ Crary, L. S. n. HOFFMAN, ';
CiIIey and Nj p Hughes, Of BuenOs Ayres, and
Anthony N Brady, OF Albany. HOLLAND-Dr NJ
Davenport of London; Ambrose Swasey, or CIeve-
land and Charles NJ Hays president of the Grand
Trunk of Montreal IMPERIAL-Dr c: G; Rich
and DR. I N Lewis of Roanoke Va MAJESTIC
Mr. and Mrs. S. Franklin, of Chicago Man
HATTAN-H. Wells Sellers, Of Philadelphia MOH- @
TON IA i C+rav of Melbourne MURRAY HILL
pr E N Brush, of Baltimore. PARK AVENUE +.
John Wright, of London. PLAAA-Count ana
Countess N Beretns. Of Paris; H H Han OF
bradford England, and Carl Meyer, of Chicago.
SAVOY-F N Higgins, of Chicago. VICTOFIA-
CAPTAIN H A vassells, U. S. A. WALDORF-F.
GIVE Ilewellyn of London; George Clark. OF Han
chow China; Postmaster-General Charles Emory
smith Commander Beatty. Royal Navy, and A G
Yates of Rochester.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
INCOMING STEAMERS.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

TO-DAY
ys.z>l For. Line Mails close Vessel sails
Oceanic, Liverpool, White star l17 800 a m ZaO p m
81 Paul, Southampton. American. 200 m 1000 m
SouthUark Antwerp. Red 1880 N LOO m
Ithaka Tampco, y Y & Cuba-------- 100 ? N 800 , m
Carbbee. st Thomas Quebec -1S;S0 80 m $:oo N
Pernamb1co Iamport & Holt $50 m II ~ N
T1omo' InAgla. Cameron -lO=uO a m 1Z2OO N
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8.
La Touraine, Havre. French 6+SO a m 1U7OO a m
Columbia, Hamburg. Hanb-Au. 6-So m l07VO a m
Circsaer Kurfurst Bremen, n G Lloyd 200 m
VIgfIancia Cuba 100 2 500 m
Santiago de Cuba. Santiago. Y&Cuba LOO m 800 m
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER a
C,ou,zncbe Charleston CIvde .....-.-.-- 800 m
Cioiorado Rr1InsHcs Mallory. 800
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
TO STOP BUYING AMERICAN COTTON.

Manchester. England. Sept. 4-The Federation OF
Cotton spinners at meeting to-day decided TO in
vite all the Lancashire spinners to attend con-
ference on Friday at which II will be proposed TO
discontinue buying American spot cotton This
VIII nave the effect OF almost stopping the mills
low. "
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
PoLICEMANs BOLD PLUNGE IN VAIN

BRINGS STRICKEN BATHER ASHORE. BUT RE
sUsCITANT MEASURES FAIL
Gilbert Cantwell driver employed by the Rock
we'll Bread Company went in swimming In the
Sound yesterday of the new road pier at West
Chester In the Borough OF The Bronx He was
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
oswEGo DELEGATES FOR coLER.

Oswego N Y, Sept 4.-The lid District Demo-
cratic convention controlled by the Hill forces
and there was no opposition to Judge Bulger. DR..
J. E Mansfield G. y. Harding and Albert B. Cadd
were chosen delegates to the State convention and
F P. Farrell. George w. Bacon and Frank Wood
were named alternates. The delegates are Tor
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
AT THE HIGHEST RATING.
SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER RECEIVED GREAT
EST NUMBER OF POINTS FOR SUPERIORITY
AT PARIS EXPOSITION

Paris Sept. 4.-The Smith Premier Typewriter
received a diploma of the Grand Prix at the Paris
Exposition. Following is from report of Jury Of
Award: ITO - The Smith Premier Writing Ma
chine for it's general superiority OF construction,
and efficiency at the highest rating" This Grand
Prix was given the Smith Premier in competition
with d tYpewriters exhibition.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
BARON sUDELEFS LIABILITIES.

London Sept. 4-The examination OF Baron
sudeley in the Bankruptcy Court to-day showed
liabilities amounting f796ss and assets OF eco.
Baron Sudeley became bankrupt in 1S93 with LA
biliues reaching f460.27S. His creditors then re-
ceived dividend OF I0d in the pound
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
NEW CONVENTION PLACES IN WITH AND
IXTH

The Tammany Executive Committee met IN the
Wigwam in East Fourteenth-st, yesterday after
noon. TO designate places for holding conventions
in the With and IXth districts this evening Tam
many conventions to be held in the thrty-hve
districts Of New-York County this evening 10 elect
delegates to the Democratic StaJe Convention that
meets in Saratoga on Tuesday next The desig-
nation of new places for conventions in the With
and IXth districts was made necessary by the
the district leaders, at the primaries.
John F. Carroll who led the proceedings OF the
meeting in the absence of Mr.. Croker, offered a
resolution changing the convention place in the
With District from No 24O West Fourteenth-st to
No 30l West Seventeenth-st., and suggesting that
the IXth District convention meet at the Horauo
Seymour Club Nos 293 and 295 Eighth-ave in
stead of at the Pequod Club No. 267 West Twenty
hfth-st. The resolution was adopted.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05

Ter what their parentage ancestry creed. and TO
stand straight against men who are nor oecehI'
also disregardng every other consideration.
With great regard, very sincerely yours. -
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.


Third Ticket Party Convention, Carnegie Lyceun.
p. m.
Sheepshead Bay races. 2:So p. m
Park Commissioners meeting
Music in Hudson and Mulberry Bend PARKS
p. m.
Tammany district conventions. D m
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
HARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

MINIATURE AIMANAC-
s,s. h.S Sunset 62s Moon 1-12 Moons IL
HIGH WATER
AN-sandy Hook S:Ss Gov Island 410 Hell Gate 5;5e
PM-Sandy Hook 4OT Gov. Island +;Se He'll Gate 6-2S
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
ROOSEVELT AND THE GERMANS,
HIS TERsE COMMENTS ON A RIDICULOUS
AND ABSURD CHARGE.

The following will appear in the second number Of
''De Vereinigte Staten Zetung." published by the
German-Amercan McKinley-Roosevelt League.
which viii appear on Saturday next Louis Viereck
was formerly a member Of the German Parliament
and is engaged in writing biography Of Governor
Roosevelt. An article on Governor Roosevelts
school days in Germany appeared in the first num-
Der of die Vereinigte Staten Zeitung":
New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
Announcements

= & ". DRESS SHIRTS. E. & W.
Linen OF special weaves-
The age-herald., 1900-05-13
The LorIc Of q Tyrant

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 The courier prostrated himself before the dowager empress.
 eWhat have you learned concerning this reformer Ting -Foo-Ping?" inquired the grand old woman.
 q have learned, your imperial ineffabil- ity that he is a man of dangerous pop ularity whom it would be well to let alone"
 You think it safer, eh? And why?"
 Because, madam, he has a wise young head on his shoulders" The empress laughed contemptuously. ''Bah" she said, 'I can easily remove that objection"
 And turning slightly she beckoned to the imperial headsman.
The age-herald., 1900-05-13

orchestra and to engage Madame Sem hrich. Miss Carrie Bridewell, whose repu- tation Is already made, Miss Norma Scholar, who will make reputation, MT. Miles and Mir. Williams. Such combina- ton would cost perhaps 5000, as against a total cost of 3,60O or s, 700 involved in this years festival. But Theodore Thomas, Sembrich and the other artists named would come very near packing the Audi farfllno
The age-herald., 1900-05-13

Grand Sacred Concert at East Lake every Sunday af- ternoon, from 3 10 6, by Mem- Oli's Concert Band.
The age-herald., 1900-05-13
His One Noble A ct

From the Columbian.
 Mrs. Tracy-Do you realize, my dear' that you have never done anything to save your fellow-men any suffering?
 MT. Tracey-Didn't I marry you?
The age-herald., 1900-05-13
WHY

Does Gelders serve more l5c lunches than all other Birm- ingham restaurants combln- edP
The age-herald., 1900-05-13
PARVITA.

Great picture show; moving pictures in colors; all the latest war scenes; East Lake, week commencing Monday. May IA. Admission l0c.
The age-herald., 1900-05-13

Nothing equals Alabama Brewing Go. s May Festival Beer. Have you tried it?
The age-herald., 1900-05-13

Advertise in the Age-Herald.
The age-herald., 1900-05-13
No felt

It will be several days yet before the Br- mingham Music Festival association can know just how it stands financially, but it is thought that it will come out without d
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-10-12

and erysipelas. Mr.. Blanchard over
taxed himself during the summer. He
was engaged for many days in an ar
gument against the bill introduced in
congress providing for a reduction of
the compensation to railways for trans
pOrtatiOn of mails. The funeral ar
rangements have not yet been made.
Mr.. Blanchard was 50 years old. He
was railway man all his life. He be-
gan as clerk in 1858 in the employ
of the Cincinnati and Chicago road.
He was subsequently connected with
the Ohio and Mississippi. the Central
Ohio, the Baltimore and Ohio and the
Erie roads, becoming vice president o.
the Erie in 1884. He became a COM
missioner of the Central Traffic asso-
citation and then chairman in 1896, and
was given charge of the Joint Traffic
association Until it was dissolved. He
was regarded as one of the highest
authorities on railway rates in the
country.
During the Spanish war Mr.. Blanch-
ard gave the government the benefit Of
his knowledge of transportation, but
he declined brigadier generalship
rendered him by the president. He
was called on by railroads all over the
country for expert advice and to act
as arbiter in cases of difference. In adj.
ditiOn to his extensive knowledge Of
railroad affairs, he was forceful and
entertaining writer even on the most
technical subjects, and in leisure mo-
ments he occasionally wrote verse for
recrea ton.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-10-12
Habit In q Horses Work.

when I retired from the contract
ing business a short time ago." said
well known man, Il had a number of
horses that | was anxious to dispose
Of. Among them was one named Jer-
~, which for several years had been
used to working on drum. In such
work a horse becomes accustomed to
lifting his feet high to avoid striking
the hosting ropes. When the horses
were put under the hammer, Jerry
went to a Harlem grocer.
about a week later the purchaser
Of Jerry called at my house and told
me that he had lot of trouble with
the horse. He said that Jerry would
go short distance. when he would
stop short and lift his feet high, and
after doing this would go little far
Their, only to repeat it again. told the
grocer why the horse stopped short
and lifted his feet and also advised
him to look up some contractor and
sell the animal to him for hosting pur-
poses. He did so, notifying me that he
received larger price than he paid
me for the horse."-New York Sun.