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New-York tribune., 1901-12-22
EVERYRODY'S CLUB.
THE POPULAR GOLF AND SKATE HOUSE IN
VAN CORTLANDT PARK.

VAN CORTLANDT PARK
1,,,or,, man woman and child in New-York
City may be a member of club without initla-
tion fee or dues to pay. The clubhouse is al
ready built and contains shower baths. lockers
Iavatories a chackroom for umbrellas anu
wraps. and all other modern necessities lhere
are some cOnveniences lacking, of course anu -
is not possible for all the people to enjoy the
club privileges at once. for the house measures
only about a hundred feet by thirty, and there
are only two showers and $50 lockers Ihe
lockers are all taken. Only golfers. too; nave
access to the showers. as they are in the locker
room the second floor, and NOBODY except d
golfer is permitted there
This wonderful clubhouse is in Van Cortiandt
Park. and is known among the Park Depart
ment employees as the golf and skate house II
was completed last June, and the lSo lockers
for golfers were all taken before 1t mad oeen
open a month. The skateroom Is on the ground
floor and its back doors open directly on the
lake.
The golf and skate house is covered with shin
giles and plaster the outside and IS hhlsHeu
in yellow pine. vanished. within Its inner
walls are ceiled with matched timber, and the
steam radiators are Of sufficient capacity 10 keep
the house. comfortable upstairs and down. even
in ideal skating weather. The soft drink anu
sandwich privilege on the first floor occupies
with the checkroorn. about third OF the Hoor
space on the whole. il is not wise Tor more
than half the members Of the club 10 get coId
at once in that vicinity. as not more th;ih d nun
dred or so can find warmth and shelter IN the
clubhouse without crovding. Father knieheT-
booker paid S2oU0o FOR the clubhouse. and there
| are members enough TO create grUmblins be-
cause there are not many others like it.
John O'Conneu. who leases the hotel and
restaurant privilege in Van CortIandJ Park, has
been publicly accused OF turning the free club
to his private account by charging fees amount
ng u 81 a year each for various services TO the
holders of locker privileges Inquiry among
those who have lockers shows that there is con-
sfiera BILE dissatisfaction with the action Of
0,ConneII Alleged fayoritisrn in aIloting lock-
ers is said to be only one Of numerous causes
for complaint.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-22
From Tho S2hcrc,

feasting to follow. The Osages will likewise
hold a medicine dance and eat dog meat
while the Poncas will have big sun dance
The agent for the Poncas has made requi5iti'n
on the government at Washington for three
hundred china dolls. which he Will give to the
children of the PonCa and OtOe tribes.
At the Chillocco Indian schools. in the Chero-
kee outlet. the students, many of whom are
Sioux from Dakota will give Passion Play.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-22
KINGS CHRISTMAS DINNER.
THE ILLUSTRATION SHOWS WHERE THAT
OF EDWARD VII IS SERVED

The Tribune presents vivid contrast here IN
the method of serving a Christmas dinner hlng
Edward VII Of England usually eats MS N the
beautiful dining room at Sandrlngham- me
walls are covered with old tapestry ana 'He
ceiling is richly pa1eIed the mehlpe'9 VI 'H
rovaI family seat themselves along both sldes OK
the table the King and Queen occupying een-
traI positions facing each other
New-York tribune., 1901-12-22
CHRISTMAS on An INDIAN RESERVATION.

The Indians of the oklahoma reservation are
celebrating Christmas thoroughly. They began
on Thanksgiving Day, and have been having a
festal time since. They are dancing and
merrymakng, feasting and lovemakng, marry
ing and feasting again. and it is their desire to
extend Christmas about a month longer At
New-York tribune., 1901-12-22
MORE APPROPRIATE.

From The Philadelphia Record.
Wigg-It's queer how time flies
Wagg-Yes you would think that clocks ought
to have wings instead OF hands and feet-
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
YATES HOLDS CONFERENCE.
Governor-Elect Meets LegIs Iators for
the Purpose of Distributing
Patronage.

Springfield. ILL.,. Jan. Friday
night, after the dinner given to the
newly elected state officers and their
wives by Gov. and Mrs. Tanner, Judge
Yates called into conference with him
in his Office In the federal building .
number Of his closest friends, and the
report was Immediately circulated
about the lobby OF the Leland hotel
that the meeting was for the pur-
pose OF taking action in the speaker
ship contest. The conference lasted
until three o'clock in the morning,
but those who were present insist
nothing was said about the speaker
ship. Judge Yates when seen Satur-
day morning denied that such was
the purpose of the conference, but
that it was to consider the distribu-
ton of patronage.
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
A NEW MINERAL.
Miner Find. Deposit In Idaho Mine
Which Give. on Phoaphor-
escent Glow.


George F. Ayres, well-known min
er of Boise, Idaho, has unearthed a
mineral substance that has illuminat-
ing power which can be found 900
feet from the surface. He had been
running cross cut tunnel to tap his
ledge, and ran across "a deposit that
gave off enough light SO he could pro-
ceed without the aid of his candle.
He brought some pieces to the surface
and experimental with them in his
cabin that night, but they gave only
a phosphorescent CLEAN. In the earth.
however, the light was almost bright.
He impaired the information to an
assayer, who has been able to repro
duce the atmospheric conditions in
water that prevail where the mineral
is found, and lighted a room with it.
He has several fruit jars partly filed
with the mineral, which is covered
with a fluid preparation. While it will
not supplant other means of ilumina-
ton in large places, it can be used in
thousands of mining camps, where
coal oil is expensive and electricity
and gas unobtainable.
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
Signs of Further Progress in Conn
mercial Lines During the
New Year

New York, Jan. 7.-R. G. Dun & Co s
Weekly Review of Trade says: '.In spite
OF the Interruptions of the holiday and
OF the unusually heavy annual settle
ments in all lines of business the new
year opens up with indications of further
progress There is no lack of contracts
offered at steady prices in the country S
leading industry, and in some depart
ments Of cotton goods there is a better
movement, though speculation has de-
pressed the price of the raw material
otherwise decline in wheat is the only
noteworthy movement in staples. 1t is
explained by a reduction in the flour out
put at Minneapolis, some mills shutting
down, while the foreign demand at At
lantic seaboard cities is not brisk. The
ordinary measures of business continue
to make gratifying exhibits. No altera-
ton has yet occurred in quotations of iron
and steel products, and this industry is
on such a firm foundation that most large
concerns have maintained wages at the
old scale. instead of making the reduc-
tons anticipated.
Bradstreet's says: Trade has been
quiet in all lines, interest being concen-
trated largely in stock taking and con-
temptation of 1900 results Colder wealth.
er has proved a slight stimulant to re-
tail trade In winter goods. but stocks in
retailers hands are reported large.
Cereals and provisions have advanced
this week, while stocks have declined,
but the upward movement has been one
sf those familiar of late, a short swing
with small fluctuations, limited by fever
ish desire to bag profits : earn
1ngs hold up well for the and the
greatest dividend payne record
were reflected in the lar 8 bank
cieartngs ever reported a; dew York.
Failures show the usual ~ crop Of
small disasters, feature q the turn of
the year. but the results Tor 1900 as a
whole are not all discourasing Deem
Der bank clearings hold the record. all
though the 1900 total as whole is SO per
cent. behind 1897
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
DEATH BY FIRE.
Eight Men Perish by suffocation in Miu- i
neapolis Lodging House. Awaken
ed to Find Escape Cut OF.

- I
Minneapolis MINI. Jan. Z, 100, ,-As
the result of sutfocation by smoke,
eight men died at a fire in the Har-
ward hotel, lodging house at 115
Washington avenue S. which broke
out about 2 o'clock Sunday morning.
The dead are: Nat Perley, Skid
more, oiler, Pillsbury "a" mill, Joshph
Erickson, night Clerk Bentley, Mich
ael Monahan, George Rudey, Temple
Court barber, D. Schofeld, jacobson
As near as could be learned, the
alarm was sounded by Charles Han
son, lodger, who, on going to his
room, was confronted by dense vol
ume of smoke. He was on the second
floor, and he Immediately gave the
warning to George O'Connor, the night
clerk
O,Connor Immediately recognized
the danger, and his first thought was
OF the dodgers in the hotel.
AS soon as the firemen arrived it was
recognized that there was great dan
ger for loss of life, as the building is a
veritable fire trap. The ladders We're
run up at the front and the firemen
rushed up.
The first man found was dead. He
was on the third floor His body was
lowered to the ground by means of a
life line and taken to the morgue
Harry Cotton jumped from the rear
third story window, but the fall was
broken by wires. and his only injuries
are slightly cut hands. He was taken
to the city hospital.
Owing to the fact that this was an
ordinary lodging house. the dodgers
We're generally unknown to one an
other, and it was not possible to learn
the names of any of them. Among
the dead were two gray-haired men.
All had the appearance of being la
borers
Patric Nichols had thrilling escape
from the third floor He was asleep
when the alarm came, but seizing his
effects, he rushed for the outside. He
was twice so overcome by smoke that
1T was with the greatest difficulty that
he was able to reach the ground
The other dodgers who managed to
escape did SO in the scantiest of attire
The monetary loss Is estimated at
less than $4,000 The building. for
which Jones & Mcintyre are the
agents, is damaged to the extent OF
$1,000,
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
SIX ENGINES SHOWED IN.
Drift Il FeeteHigh blocks Railroad
Near Ashland. Ore.-storm
AbnteS.,

Ashland, Ore, Jan. with the e1-
cepton of Sisson. Cal. where it is still
showing, all points in the track of the
.fSs at snow.storm that has been raging
EEfa Northern California and southern
Oregon: since New Years night re.
port an abatement Of the fury Of the
Storm:
Friday evening the blockade was
raised which has existed on the Sacra-
mento division of the Southern Pacific
south of Dunsmuir. Six engines are in
a drift over Il feet deep in a twomile
cut on the northern side of the Sisski-
yous mountain. a few miles south of
here. The company has been engag-
ing the men along the line that could
be had at increased wages to shovel
snow and clear the tracks.
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
STEAMER WRECKED.
Near San Francisco-Oyer
Thirty Drowned.

San Francisco. Jan. 1.-THE steamer
1aqua, which left this city Friday aft
ernoon for San Diego with cargo of
general merchandise. was wrecked
some time during the night on Dux-
bury reef, just outside the Golden
Gate, and all on board with the sin
gle exception of Chief Engineer Bur
rili, who was washed ashore on an
overturned boat, after being in the
water two hours. are believed to have
perished. Details are meager, but it
is known that there were between 30
and 40 persons on board the ill-fated
vessel at the time OF the accident.
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
WON BY PHONOGRAPH
Sultan of sulu Signs Treaty After
Hearing Talking Machine.
Under the influence of the Weird and
Mysterious Voice He Finally Con-
sents to Placing the Desired
Signature to Document.

According to Capt. S. E. Smiley, of
the Fifteenth United States infantry,
who passed through Chicago the other
day on his way to Washington, the
phonograph played an important part
in the negotiations which preceded the
signing of a treaty between this coun-.
try and the sultan of the Sulu archi-
pelago.
Capt Smiley accompanied Gen. Bates
on the tour of the islands under the
jurisdiction of the sultan.
When we made the trip said
Capt. Smiley, 1T happened that we
had phonograph along. When we
reached the home of the sultan we in
vited him to come aboard He ac-
cepted the invitation. and after every
body was on deck, Gen. Bates stated
the object of the conference and
formal negotiations were begun. We
succeeded in making the sultan un-
derstand our mission in a measure,
but he seemed suspicious, ard acted
as if he wanted US to do something to
convince him of our power.
after the treaty had been drafted
we tried all kinds of schemes to get
the sultan to sign it. Finally some
body thought OF the phonograph and
it was brought on deck. In moment
all thought of diplomatic matters
were forgotten, while the strains of
ragtime ditties rolled out The music
caused panic among the sultan's
party, who threw themselves on the
deck and prayed loudly. The sultan
made careful eXaminatio of the in
strument. Finally. he was allowed to
talk into it in his native tongue. and
his surprise was even more pro-
nounced when a moment later the
words he had spoken We're repeated
He signed the treaty before we left,
and we had no end Of amusement later
exhibiting the machine with the sui
tan's speech to the different govern
ors. They recognized his voice in an
instant"
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
FINDS HIS WIFE WAITING.
After Many Years Wandering. Penn
syIyania Man Returns
Home

Oliver II. Newcomb. of Wilkesbarre.
Pa, has played Enoch Arden and gone
the gentle Enoch one better. for he
found his wife waiting for him. loving
and hopeful and he has poured into
her glad hands riches from the Klon-
dixie. He was away for % wears. He
tells his story with gruff simplicity.
I went west % years ago he said,
because | was tired of plodding along
for small wages. wanted to get rich.
| left my wife and little baby boy at
home to wait until I made a fortune.
| had hard luck for some years. and |
got so discouraged that at last did not
write at all. Seemed as if I couldn't
write unless | had good news to send.
After a time my luck changed, and |
finally managed to make little money.
Ny pile grew slowly, and when it
wasn't so small I thought of writing
back home again. But thinks I, sup
pose my wife thinks me dead and has
married again? If she has, l amt
a-goin' to spoil her happiness by turn
ing up where amt wanted
Il tell you, stranger, I was kinder
scarf, too, for fear it might be true.
So just waited. Then the Klondike
boom came and went up there. Well,
l amt boasting none, but l made my
pile. This fall gets kinder lonesome
for home, and made tracks back here.
I Lay low for awhile, and made some
inquiries, and as soon as I found nv
wife still believed me alive I went right
to her. We-well, we amt going to
lose sight of one another again. And
there's my boy. Makes a man feel
mighty proud to come back home after
% years and find big strapping man
to call him dad. 1t do.''
Mrs. Newcomb's story is that of trust
and hope and patience. ST always felt
that Oliver would come back" she said,
quietly. Il felt that he was alive, and
| just waited and watched for him.
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
CALLS OFF HIS SOLDIERS.
Count Won WaIdersee Orders Il Cessa-
ton of Ho~tfIities Against
the Boxers.

Shanghai, Jan. "a dispatch re-
ceived here from Tientsin says Field
Marshal Count Won Waldersee has no.
titled his staff to cease hostilities, but
that some of the commanders have not
been informed of these Instructions 1t
is explained that they are in the field
after Boxers.
Prince Ching and Ii Hung Chang.
have again urged Count Won Walder-
see to ask the commanders to desist
from hostilities.
Tientsin, jan 1.-THE German ex-
pedition which started Christmas for
Lien-Cheng-Hsu, under command of
Col Greuder, returned Thursday. Col.
Greuder reports the capture Of 43
krupp field guns and the. destruction
OF 1000 rifles and large quantities. of
ammunition.
Paris, Jan. 7.-The foreign office is
advised from Shanghai under date of
January 3. that advices from sian-F7a
confirm the reports of the execution of
Yu-Hsien (the former. governor of
Shan-Si, guilty of massacring about
so missionaries. whom he had invited
to accept his protection), December 10,
by order Of the: .dowager empress.
Prince .s. Tualp-,is still at Ninghaa.
There are 10000 Chinese regulars
at Sian-Fu The court has made no
preDaratiOns to return
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
TRAIN DITcHED.
Four Road-PaxsenEers Escape
Injury.

Alexandria, Ind, Jan. THE north
bound Big Four passenger train on
the Michigan division was wrecked at
point one and one-half miles from
this city Saturday afternoon. The
whole train was ditched, the engine
striking an open switch.
John Cripes, engineer, of Anderson,
was killed and William Bates, fireman,
of Paramount, was fatally hurt. The
passengers escaped serious injury,
and also other train employees.
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
Drops Dead.

South Bend, Ind, Jan. Godfrey
Meyer, aged about so, a pioneer of
South Bend and father-in-law of Con-
gresham A. L. Brick, dropped dead
at his home. He leaves a widow and
four children. The latter are: John
". Meyers, Mrs. A. Z. Brick and Mrs.
Augustus Wenger, of this city, and
Mrs. Thomas B. Roberts. of Armour,
6 n
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
veae.uela Settles.

Colon, Colombia. Jan. (via Calves
ton).-The indemnity to be paid by
the Colombian government to the Pa
ciic Steam Navigation company for
the seizure and use of the British
steamer Taboga for conveying troops
and munitions Of war to Buenaventura,
has been settled at 6 5000. The steam-
er has been returned in good condi-
ton. The British flag was again hoist
ed on board of her Friday.
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09

on the oleomargarine bill Saturday
was Mr.. Tillinghast representing the
Vermont Manufacturing company, OF
Providence, r. l. He opposed the bill
and contended for free field for the
oleomargarine industry. He asserted
that no deleterious substance is used
in the manufacture of that article and
said that chemical experiments demon
strate its complete healthfulness.
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
Mini.terial Cri.i. Pendln<.

Madrid. Jan. Tt seems certain
that a ministerial crisis will occur aft
er the suspension of the sittings of the
chambers. Some Of the ministers say
the marriage of the princess of the
Asturias to Prince Charles, second
son of the count of Caserta, will occur
during the first fortnight of January.
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
Miners, Troubles

Gallup. N. NJ. Jan. THE men en-
ployed at the mines ofsthe Colorado
Fuel & Iron company have struck.
Aspen. COL, Jan. THE miners of
the Star mine have struck because of
an attempt of the owners to enforce a
ten-hour day system.
3 Denver. Col. Jan. THE tie-up in
the northern Colorado coal fields is still
complete.
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
Car Shops Burned.

Bristol, Tenn, jan THE car
shops of the Virginia & Southwestern
railroad were burned to the ground.
A new locomotive and other rolling
stock were destroyed along with the
office records, tools and machinery.
The loss is estimated at from $4,000
to S100. 900. =
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
sustafns Gen M.cAr,hnr

Manila, Jan. The Philippine COM
mission has made permanent the sus-
pension by Gen. Macarthur of Judge
Majarries. of the court of first in
stance, for improper administration OF
his duties.
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09

Washington, Jan. 7.-Speaker Hem
derson was again Saturday detained at
his home by illness and Mr. DalzefL.
Pa.), by designation of the speaker,
presided over the deliberations of the
house. Without intervening business
the debate upon the reapportionment
bill was resumed. Mr.. LittIeieid Me.)
was the first speaker, His argument
was in favor Of the Rurleigh bill. That
bill provided for a house of 3S6 mem
bers. Mr.. Littlefeld declared that the
Hopkins bill could properly be enti-
tied IAN act to cripple the state of
Maine in her representation in the
house and in the electoral college" :"
He resented what he termed Mr. Hop
kins' assault" upon the state of Maine.
That statement drew from Mr.. Hop
kins an indignant denial which led to
sharp exchange between the two
members.
Mr.. LittlefeId sarcasticaly called
Mr.. Hopkins attention to the men
who, like Lovejoy and Fuller, had gone
to Illinois to give distinction to that
state. Yet. said he, the gentle
mans speech Friday was saturated
with pettifogging assault upon
Maine''
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
A Hint to Kitchener.

The next time the British get pos
session of Colesburg, says the Chicago
Record, they would do well to put q
fence around it.
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
Former Governor Dead.

Goldsboro, n. c., Jan. 7.-Former
Gov. Curtis a. Brogden is dead at the
age of IS.
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
Proposes an Inquiry.

Washin gton, Jan. 7.-Representativ
Shattuc CO., introduced in an amend
ed form his. resolution proposing a
congressional inquiry into alleged
abridgment@ of the right of suffrage
The resolution recites that the right of
representation is denied in many of
the states to male citizens over y years
of age, in direct viola ton Of the four
teenth amendment TO the constitution,
and is an invasion of the rights and
dignity of the house of Representatives
The resolution further declares that
Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut.
Delaware, California, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi. North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Wye ming, Oregon and other states
deny the right to vote to certain male
citizens of full age and that such de-
NAL i'll certain of the said states eX-
tends to more than one-haIf Of those
who, prior to the last apportionment of
representation. were entitled to vote
in such states" The resolution calls
for an investigation by select com
mittee of five chosen from the census
committee and a report within 20 days
with bill "apportioning memb mbership
IN the house of representatives based
on the provisions of the fourteenth
amendment to the constitution
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09

Maine tative Fayors the
Burleigh Bill. Which Provides for
q House of 1856 Members-Senate
Continues Consideration of Army
Bill-Amendment Adopted.
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
Conoquy Becomes sharp.

The colloquy between Mr.sLittfefeld
and Mr.: Hopkins became exceedingly
sharp. at times. Mr.. Hopkins claimed
that Mr. Littlefield had violated the
rule with reference to.the second per-,
son about fifty times. :;
The gentleman is becoming exceetfshg-
-ly- nd, sensitiYe, retortefIsS1r.
littlehe d:zzs:t'sI siafsfefer to him lSsssrz in
the third person and later still Ian titi-.
pate. that he. will have shrunk sufficient
lN. to, permit nqez<to refer to him inzsthe<
fourth or fifth person, and perhaps. in
the end [ can eliminate him altogether.
daughter and applause).
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09
Army Bill Amended.

Army Bill Amended.
The senate then proceeded to the
consideration of the army reorganiza-
tion BILL
Senator Proctor (Vt.), for the mill
tary committee, offered as an amend
ment to section % the provision, in
troduced by himself Friday concern
ing vacancies in the position of chief
of staff. The amendment was adopted.
When the section of the bill was
reached providing for the appoint
ment of volunteer officers to be off,
GERS in the regular army, an extended
discussion elsued.
Senator Money declared there were
many. officers in the volunteer army
who were as clearly, entitled. as gentle
men and officers, to commissions in the
regular army as the cadets who, by
.hazing and by their testimony before
investigating committees, 'are to-day
disgracing the whole country at West
Point
The committee amendment provid-
ing that volunteer officers might be
appointed to second lieutenancies was
disagreed to, thus restoring the house
provision that volunteer officers might
be appointed to the grade of first lieu
tenant.
The army reorganization bill, so far
as the committee amendments are
concerned, has been completed. All
committee amendments except those
to which objection had been offered
were agreed to. A bill to ratify and
confirm an agreement with the Mus
eogee or Creek tribe of Indians was
passed.
Confirmed.
Washington, Jan.. THE senate
Saturday confirmed Frederick E. Ritz
mann. of Ohio, to be auditor for the
war department.
Hearing on Oleomargarine Bill.
Washington. Jan. THE principal
witness before the senate committee
on agriculture at it's forenoon hearing
New Ulm review., 1901-01-09

There are nearly Zoo crossing sweep-
ers in London.