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New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
WO. Id ENJOIN MARCONI.
A CABLE COMPANY DEMANDS THAT HE
CEASE HIS EXPERIMENTS.
CLAIMING A MONOPOLY OF THE TELEGRAPH
BUSINESS OF NEWFOUNDIAND-THE
INVENTORS PLANS

st. Johns n. F, Dec. 1S.-Signor Marconi re-
turned tonight from Cape Spear. where he ex-
perienced poor luck. The weather was rendered
extremely unpleasant by fog wind and a rain
storm. and the inventor unable to decide
upon a site for his proposed station. He could
not see the surrounding country, and general
view of the physical features of the country in
the vicinity is necessary before fixing upon
site Marconi wishes TO avoid the presence of
! high hill behind the station. Hills in the back
ground are detrimental to the system if they
in the line of transmission. they weaken
| the signals by causing rebound.
On returning here from Cape Spear Marconi
was served with legal documents from the So
licitors Of the Anglo-American Telegraph Com
pany, giving him notice that the said company
possesses an exclusive monopoly Of the telegraph
business within Newfoundland and its depen-
dencies and demanding that he cease his ex-
periments. and remove his apparatus forthwith.
| else the company would apply to the Supreme
Court for an injunction restraining him from
further trials.
Signor Marconi has not yet decided to what
course of action he will take in this matter.
But he regards this action the part of the
Anglo-American Telegraph Company as the best
proof of the Importance Of his new discovery
Owing TO fog and rain Signor Marconi was
unable to swing his kites here in midair to-
day He went to Cape Spear to determine on
the fitness of that promontory for the wireless
telegraph station which he proposes TO erect
He will use a mast two hundred feet high in
stead of kites as the mast will give him more
certain results
Marconi will inaugurate the new year by
| sending special message, If the steamer on
which he sails from NeW-York reaches England
in time He will go direct to Cornwall and take
! charge OF matters there. The inventor VIII give
/ a special exhibition here at II a. m. tomorrow
TO the Governor. Premier and gathering OF
! representative citizens. He is amply SatlSfled
/ with the recognition which the world displays
| OF the Importance of the new discovery. He eX-
! poets 10 have a fully equipped station here for
! sending and receiving messages between Amer
lea and England, by midsummer. He expects to
erect another station on the Massachusetts coast
the same time
On being informed that Thomas A Edlson dis
credited the announcement OF signals having
been received here last week from Cornwall
( Marconi replied that the signals were received
by himself. and added that they were absolutely
genuine. Further Governor Boyle, at Marconi's
request, has cabled the fact to King Edward
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
j. u. FISKE'S WIDOW WEDS.
A MEMBER OF HER HUSBANDS FIRM
TAKES HER TO THE ALTAR

Mrs. Martha T. Fiske. widow of Josiah NJ.
Fiske. the wealthy broker, who died in 1892 was
married to George w. Collord last Tuesday
marriage notice appeared in The Tribune on the
following day, but excited no unusual interest
until yesterday, when the identity of the con-
tracing parties became known The bride is
seventy-three years old. and is reputed to be
worth between 100000 and 100000 This
money was accumulated by Mr.. Fiske in the
Produce Exchange. The bridegroom is fifty
three years old. Mr.. Collord was bachelor.
and lived with his mother and five sisters in
BROOKLYN Up to ten years prior to Mr.. Fiskes
death Mr.. Collord one of the most trusted
employees of Mr. Fiske's firm-Fiske, Smith &
Co A few wears ago he became a member of
the firm. The principal partner in the firm was
then Edward NJ. Smith, who died several years
ago. He was Mrs. Fiske's brother.
The marriage on Tuesday was performed by
the Rev Dr.. Thomas S. Hastings. professor In
Union Theological Seminary. DR.. Hastings was
formerly pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church,
and was a close and intimate friend of Mr. and
Mrs. Fiske, who were members of his congre-
CATION for many years The ceremony was per-
formed in Mrs Fiskes home No SS4 Fifth-ave-
The house has been occupied by the family ror
about twenty-five years. Mr. and Mrs COllord
were married noon, and the ceremony was
witnessed by about twenty of the relatives and
intimate friends. oo,
dropped dead on the stone steps leading to the
office of the American Exchange Bank, at
Broadway and Cedar-st-, where he had gone 20
attend a meeting of the board OF directors, or
which he had been member for more than
thirty years. He stricken with heart dis
ease He was seventy years old Mr. Ftske
left no children. He was one OF the or1ginaI
founders of the Union League.
Mr.. Colord's father, George Washington Col
lord was professor in the Polytechnic Insti-
tute Mrs Collord is we'll known for her philan-
thropy She has made large gifts of money TO
some of the leading institutions and colleges
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
THE WEATHER REPORT.

YESTERDAYS RECORD AND To-DAI'S FoKhCA9I-
Washington Dec 16-The cold weather continues IN al
z,ic-s east of the Mountains temperatures oeiS
from, 10 to 80 degrees below the seasonal average "
ho, there has been rise in the Southwest the Lower
Valley and Tennessee another fall IN tepe'u
,a has occurred in Middle Rocky Mountain region
and ,b Northwest fell during the day IN Eastern
C,1oras, Solth Dakota, Iowa. Missouri ILLINOIS, anu
locally, tc the lake region and seet was reported III
>rtbarn Florida Cloudy. unsettled weather with hst
SNOW IS indicated for lake region and the ONO 'aeF
Tuesday Snow is indicated for Eastern Coorado ana
the mountain districts Eastern Wyoming On "ednes-
a there will probably be furries m the lower aNe
,on and locally IN Middle Rocky Mountain districts
h ,ou,Derature will slowly in the Ohio valley ana
me lower lake region 1t will be colder IN the Mdde
Middle Mississippi valley OkahoIna
and Eastern colorado. The temperature chanses on
Jtt1nesday will be small 1t will probably De somewhat
warmer in the Atlantic Coast districts The Winds
fIc1T Atlantic will be mostly ngnt 10 Hesh
north to northeast Steamers which depart IueoS 4r
Trnnean ports light northery winds ana ialr
Gather TO Grand Banks Cold wave waTh1ngs nav
Colorado, Southeastern wyoming
southern Montana Western Kansas Western NeSTaska sk
Dakota and frost warnings FOR North-
Florida Warnings FOR Danger stage IN
the ohio River a Point Pleasant. w Va, ana IN the
lanes at Richmond also issued to-day
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
RosEBERY QUOTES ROOSEVELT,
MAIN POINTS IN THE EX-PREMIER'S
SPEECH AT CHESTERFIELD

MAIN POINTS IN THE EX-PREMIERS
SPEECH AT CHESTERFIELD.
Chesterfield. England. Dec. 16.-To Lord Rose
berry the former Liberal Premier, was accorded
q great reception when he appeared on the
crowded r,latforn here this evening. He said
he had come by invitation and did not wish TO
indulge in phraseology, but TO speak his mind
and offer the Liberals some dispassionate ad-
vice The Liberal party, he continued, had
passed through a long and trying Illness but
was now approaching conYalescence, one OF the
signs Of which was that ii had got rld OF
the Irish alliance. The Liberal party must now
regain unity. though he would not advise just
Row this should be done.
Lord RoseDery's speech can hardly be SAID TO
have thrown much light along the pathway OF
the Liberal party Resolved into its elements
the speech merely said, Get together" The
speaker himself confessed that he did not pre-
tend to say how this cohesion should be accom-
plished In urging his fellow Liberals to re-
organize. Lord Rosebery quoted the following
words from the Message of President Roosevelt:
We hope to keep going by slow steps. not by
bounds. We must keep our eyes on the stars
but We must also remember that our feet are
On the ground
The following the tenor Of the former
Premier's speech: The Ministry was wrong. but
the Liberals should be very careful how they
tried 10 set il right
Turning from the immediate outbreak of the
war. Lord Rosebery touched upon education, in
which he said Great Britain was woefuHy be
hind her sister nations. Her commercial de-
velopment was also sadly atrophied. said the
speaker and the time would come when
Great Britain would be forced TO fight Tor trade
supremacy. She would then be as helpless as
though armed with bows and arrows
Lord Rosebery maintained a discreet vague
ness the question of his personal lncllnatlohs
concerning the leadership OF the Libe.aI party
He said he could not imagine himseif in the
position of Minister. But in the next breath
he told how he would reorganize the War once
IL II fell 20 his lot He said this reorganization
however should be postponed.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
DIED.

ANDRovBrTE-At Huguenot, staten Island on sunday
Anrovette. Funeral services at her late residence on
Tuesday December II. at I:3O Interment in the
Moravian Cemetery. New-Dorp. on "Wednesday, at the
convenience ot the family. Los Angeles Cali papers
RI-rI.ER-At residence. in this city. Monday
December Prescott Hall Butler. Notice OF funeral
hereafter.
EWAN-On Saturday. December II. 1901 Barbara EVAN
tives friends respectfully invited TO attend the
her late residence No 50 LeDeck-
ave. Jersey CITY. Tuesday December IL, at p. M
Interrnent convenience OF family
FARWEI.I-On Sunday. December 10. at Wells River.
Vt, Augustus S. Farwen, aged 81 years
FRYER-In Philadelphia. on Monday morning: Decem
be- T. Fryer Funeral services viii De held
at No. III North 20th-st., Philadelphia on TUESDAY
evening December Il. o'clock lnterment at Wood
lawn Cemetery Wednesday December II Train
leaves Central Station at 200 D. m
EAyIIAND-At Piainheiu First Day the fifteenth In
stant Mary HaviIand daughter of the late Daniel G.
and Hannah HavfIand Funeral Third Day. the
a M. from the residence Of Mary NJ
(5riffen No 255 East 2d-s:.. Plainheld. n J.
at the home Of her father D.
Walford 16. Edith Patience. beloved wife
Of Charles Turner OF this city Notice OF funeral
later.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
FIGHT ON THE ISTHNUS.
LIBERALS DEFEATED AFTER A BATTLE AT
NOMBRE DI dos.

Colon Colombia Dec. 16-A schooner, just ar
rived here from a town on the Caribbean coast
called Nombre di Dios, brings the news that the
Colombian Government troops, to the number OF
seventy, which left Colon a fortnight ago for
Viento Frio, had engagement with the Lib
eral forces at Nombre di Dios last Friday. The
Liberals numbered two hundred and fifty men,
chiefly recruits from along the coast. They were
badly armed, the majority carrying nothing but
machetes. They fairly well ntrenched.
however at Nombre di Dios. A bloody engage
ment ensued, In which the casualties on both
sides amounted to eighteen men killed and forty
wounded. The government troops succeeded IN
carrying the intrenchments and driving the
Liberals from the town back onto the hills be
hind it.
During the engagement the women and chill
dren Of Nombre di Dios. with the United States
vice-consul at Colon, Mr.. Hyatt. and other for
eigners sought refuge on a small island facing
the scene Of the engagement The government
troops are now on their way back to Colon.
Mr.. Hyatt reports Nombre dI Dos to be now
practically deserted and unsafe for foreign
ers. the Liberals believing the latter have been
aiding the government. Nh Hyatt is also the
manager OF a manganese mine Nombre di DOS
is the centre of American manganese mining in
terests. There is a railroad running from this
port nine miles back into the country. but, owing
the. unsettled condition of affairs, traffic on
the railroad and mining operations nave Deen
suspended during the last month.
The Colombian gunboat General Pinzon. after
driving the Liberal forces out Of Coce, will leave
part Of the troops she carries at this point and
then proceed Immediately to NOmbre di Dios.
The Colombian gunbodL Boyaca, which arrived
at Panama last Friday. again returned in the
direction of Aqua Dulce Saturday night, carry
ing on board two hundred government troops
and large supply of provisions The Liberal
leaders POrras and Lorenzo are supposed 10 be
retreatiug in the direction OF La Negrita. The
gunboat General PinzOn with one hundred
troops board, left here this morning for Cocle,
where the Liberal forces fairly numerous.
She will rid this part of the coast of Liberal
bands and viii also be the lookout to inter
cept Generals Porras and Lorenzo should they
attempt to reach any Atlantic port. from which
it is believed they would probably sail to Costa
Rica in ,kIest of reinfoTcements. ammunition,
etc.
The Conservative soldiers landed b. the
General Pinzon garrison. in detachments of
from twenty-five to one hundred men. all the
stations along the railroad between Colon and
Panama.
The reported purchase by Colombia OF the
Chilian cruiser Presidente Pinto cannot be con-
firmed.
The probability of a between Argentina
and Chill is the engrossng topic OF conversation
at Panama. In the event Of such war Colon
bIan synpathv would be on the side of Chill.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
WINTRY WEATHER ~ EUROPE.

HEAVY SNOWFALL IN sCoTLAND-BRIDGES ON
THE TIBER SWEPT AWAY.
London, Dec. 16.-The fall of snow in Scotland Is
heavier than any time in fifty years. Several
ganeke apers and shepherds missing, and the
destruction sheep IN the snowdrifts, which range
from ten to twenty feet deep. is unprecedented
The roads impossible Parts of England are
also suffering almost equally from the heavy fall
Of snow A train which was showed up near Hart
ineton on Thursday only released this morn
ing
The frost this morning is severe that outside
work has been suspend I'd at many points.
The appears to be pretty general all over
Europe. There has been a violent snowstorm at
Rome. Several OF the bridges over the River T1ber
have been swept away.
Numbers of wrecks have been reported from the
dedi
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
DIED..

VALENTINE Suddenly. Of pneuriona. Abraham B. Vai-
255 34th-sr-. in the 74th year or lis
services Church OF the Incarnation.
Wednesday. December IS as
a. NJ Relatives. friends and members or ST
Society Colonial Wars. Sons OF ms
Revolution and NewYOrk Historical Society are nviteo
Interment IN WcOdlawn-
SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS in .he State Of NeT-
York Of Secretary. 45 Wiliau-st-. New
I9OI-The of this Society are
requested services OF their late asso
member Abraham =. Valentine. the Church OF
Incarnation 35th-st Madison Wednesday,
December IS, 1880 O'Clock.
FREDERIC J. DE PEYSTER. Governor
WM. B. SEAMAN. Secretary.
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION. Office Of the Secretary.
Room 1861. New-York. December ID
190i-The requested aStenk
their associate Inenoa&,
3. OF Incarnation. 35th
Madison-ave. Wednesday. December Is. 10 %
oclock. FREDERICK :. TALLMADGE. President.
MORRIS PATTERSON FERRIS. Secretary
wICKSTEAD-At Corona. Long Island. December Is.
1901. Arthur Wfckstead. Notice funeral hereafter
The woodEayn Cemetery.
Borough Bronx. New York City
Once 20 East 23d Street Madison Square South
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
LONDON AND GLOBE REVELATIONS.
swINDLING METHODS EXPOSED BY THE OFF,
CIAL RECEIVER

CIAL RECEIVER
London Dec. 16-At meeting of the creditors
of the London and Globe Finance Corporation to-
day the official receiver, Mr.. Barnes. announced
that the unsecured liabilities of the concern ag-
gregated Il 114200o with apparently overvalued as
sets totalling fi2icp
At a subsequent meeting of the shareholders Mr.
Barnes said there would be nothing left for them
Apparentlv none Of the directors, with the ex-
ception of Whitaker Wright, knew anything Of the
enormous transactions of the corporation. The
balance sheet for 1900 work of art some or
tha entries made inflated the assets by t3li,etp
and within a days Gold Estate shares, previ-
Ouslv valued at O0000 appeared at fI64Un OF the
reserve f5COOON had been absorbed, but there was
nothing TO show this OF the cash In bank
f25 O00 had been hired from broker for two days
for f5OO0. With the exception of Mr. Wright, VINO
had netted a profit of $4,000 in LIE ROf No ,, none
of the directors had prOtited in the corporations s
speculation in LIE Rois.
Mr. Barnes also said that the British America
CORPORATION, which held a large number OF lie
Ros was as usual made to act the part or On
derella and sold none of them
Dealing further with the balance. sheet MI MT
Rarnes showed how certain sum of f2JO.OV0 hrst
Inquired as an asset on the balance sheet OF the the
London and Globe Corporation, then on the pal
ance sheet of the British America Corporation. and
then again on the balance sheet of the London and
Globe Corporation. all within three months
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
rp.xssTLANTIC MAILS.

AY-At 80 A. n Italy direct per $ s. Nord
America (uaiI be directed per :. > E'oru
11raDSESD 4Y-At $50 m. for Europe. per = 3 s.
Inufs VIA Southampton mail for Ireland must oe a.
-actaf '.nsr : St Louise; at $50 a m supple
-,en+ary 10 a M for Europe. $ $ Teutonlc VIA
O-,ss1afovyn. al 10 a. fOr Belgium direct. per 8
Southwark (rnau must be directed per 5 5 SOUTH
-1Tf1PsDA AY-At a. for France Switzerland Itaiy,
S0afn Portugal Turkey. Egypt Greece BrlLn Inlla
MARQUEE, 5. La Bretagne VIA E1aVIe
,st FOR other parts Europe must be directed Per
. La Rretagne'D. .-.,---,-s- st-..+ 49,
ssTT-RDAYGAt T:3O a NJ FOR Netherlands direct per
90 s,1z+srgiarn mail must be directed per . ;.
z11a+ossl- at 9:30 a. m. supplementary II a. nj
pers $ Etruria via SueenstoNI,l
NATTER ETG-ThiS steamer taxes
NSa+tsr Commercial Papers ard Samples I2r
OF mail matter for oneT parts %
go,s yyiu not be by this ship unless speciaAy
directed by her --,.-.,+,--, Transatlantic
SiaUz named above. additional SuPpement 5ls a.
OF American. Eingilsn EEsIiGIl
German steamers. and remain open uHAi "---
~ Minutes OF the Of sailing OF steamer
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
POLISH WOHEN URGE A BOYCOTT.

Vienna Dec I6-The women OF Cracow, Austrian
Galicia are now taking part in the Polish agita-
ton A meeting which attended by over a
thousand women. has passed a resolution TO send d
manifesto TO the women Of America and Europe.
d.scriting the treatment Polish children sub
jected to in Prussia 1t was also resolved 10 poy-
cott PrUssian shops. German schools, German gov
ernesses and German newspapers especially the
fashion and comic periodicals.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
FEELING THE KAISER'S ANGER.

HIGH OFFICERS FORCED OUT OF THE GERMAN
ARMY AS THE RESULT OF DUELLING.
Berlin Dec. 16.-Count Won Gutenberg Grand
Court Marshal of Prussia and commander of the
First Division of Infantry. has resigned from the
army It IS understood that Count Won Eulen-
bergs action is a result OF the Blaskowitz- Hide
brand duel This, together with the recent resig-
nation of General Alien. the commander of an
other East Prussian infantry division is taken to
mean that Emperor William Is resolutely deter
mined to suppress duelling except under the most
unusual circumstances. 90
These forced retirenents of German army Off
GERS of high rank have naturally excited lively
circles
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
WISH NATIVE JUDGES REMOVED.
THE AGITATION OVER LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
CONTINUES IN PORTO RICO.

THE AGITATION OVER LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
CONTINUES IN PORTO RICO
San juan Porto Rico. Dec. 16.-Less than hun
dred Ia borers answered the call of the local com
ntttee OF the American Federation of Labor to at
tend a mass meeting here yesterday afternoon.
The slimness of the attendance evidently due
70 the order of court declaring the organization
Illegal A more respectable assemblage of working
people was never in this part of the world
The meeting was peaceful, and only mild addresses
were made Santiago Igesas president of the
Federation of Workmen Of Porto Rico, explained
the object of his visit here, and 1t resolved TO
netftion Governor Hunt, when that official returns
to San Juan, to his influence to bring about the
removal o native judges of the District
Court and appoint Americans in their places Win
the petition will be filed "a charge of political bias
and prejudice. 1t also decided to ignore the
ruling Of the court dsSolving the Federation L1bre.
or local organization. Those present the meeting
we're mostly delegates from local unions-cigar-
makers nasons carpenters. longshoremen. etc
The meeting confirmed the resolution adopted some
time ago to affiliate the local organization with the
American Federation OF Labor.
Governor Hunt sailed for Porto Rico on Saturday
last on board the Red D Line steamer Caracas.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
rRANsPACIEIC MAILs.

80, e. China and Japan via Tacoma close here daily
az s.96 n m up December TlI inclusive Ior cls-
match Ciaver1ng
West Australia which IS for
F,urste) Zealand. FIJI. samoa and
EIavTaU via San Francisco close here daily at $50
m after December -. and u9 TO December I-l N
piusive or on arrival Of Campan1a. due az New
Work December 421 for dispatch per 8 SonoIna-
Neil for Hawaii Japan. China ard Philippine Islands,
TO San Francisco here laiIy AZ $50 m up to
T1ecen1fer +e3 Inclusive dispatch Copt1c
NaiIs for Japan VIA vancouver close nere
n. % December "a inclusive. fOr
dispatch per Empress ot India treglstered man
r1ust be directed via Vancouver Merchandise Tor
NE II s Postal Agency Shanghai cannot be forwarded
Mails for China Japan via Seaue close here daily
~ 40 % m. up December -. inclusive. for dis
natch per . $. Tosa Maru Registered mail must BE-
directed Seattle')-
Mails for Hawaii China. Japan and Philippine Islands
Via San Francisco close here daily at $50 m up TO
December 80 inclusive. for dispatch per s s America
Nails for Tahiti and Marqaesas Islands Francis
Co close daily at $50 m up to December fSO
Inclusive dispa-ch = Australia
Mafrs Francisco. close here daily az
$50 D. up December 80. inclusive for dtspaten
Mats for Australia Except Australia which goes
via Europe and New-zealand. which goes via San
Islands. via Vancouver close here
after December +21 and up TO jan
,srv "a inclusive. for dispatch Aorangt tsup-
Elementary Seattle and Nietor1al close here
$40 p. January 70
ranspacdc mails forwarded TO port OF sailing daily
and OF closing is arranged on the preslmp
on OF their uninterrupted overland transit tReg1sered
mali a D. m previous day.
CORNELIUS VAN COTI. Postrnascars
Postofnce. Nsw-Y0rk N Y December "a. 1909
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
CROKER AT FRENCH LICK. ND.

French Lick. Ind. Dec. I6.-Richard Croker. OF
Eew-York and his party arrived here to-day
With Mr.. Croker were Senator Murphy, DaVlo
Gideon and Drs Carr and Cosby, Of New-York.
who came from Lexington KY, where they were
the guests Of Colonel William s. Barnes, OF Mel
bourne where two Of Mr.. Croker's horses are being
trained. Mr.. Crokers stay here - indefinite
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
ro.fomce Notice.

Should read DAILY by all interested as changes
at timeO .,oz
Foreign mails Tor the ending December d. 1901
will close promptly all cssesl at the General POST
ca az follows: Parcels Post Mails close hour carter
closing shown below. Parcels posi- mans I9f
GERMANY close al Friday. per $ $ Pretoria VIA
Hamburg
branch half an than closing time shown peo
Cexcept that supplementary mails for Europe ana enr
via Colon. close hour later al Ioreisn
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
THE P4N-4HERIC4N CONGRESS-.

ARGENTINE DELEGATES DENY THAT THEY
WILL, WITHDRAW FROM THE CONFERENCE.
City of Mexico. Dec. 16-The Argentine dele
gates to-day denied a report said to be current
in the United States that they would withdraw
from the Pan-American Congress this week
New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
4nvJR4L BENDEM4NN DISPLACED.

Berlin Dec. 1S-Vice-Admira Bendemann has
been relieved of the command Of the cruiser
squadron and Rear-Admi-a Geissler has been ap-
noirta6 to succeed him simultaneously, the latter
has heen promoted to the rank of vice-admlrdt
Vice-Adr1irel Eendemann, whose recall mas oesn
expected for some time, in command OF the
Asiatfc Sqadron He will probably be given an I'M
portant command at housA.