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New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
STATUES FOR TRINITY IN THE CHURCH.
wHITEHoUsE TO BE PLACED IN TOWER
INCHES SOON

Church, as announced recently in The Tribune by
Mr. and Mrs. W. Fitzhugh Whitehouse, are now in
Trinity Church, where they to fill the four va
cant inches, two each side of the tower. Ever
since the church erected, in 1916. these four
inches have been empty. Now, through the n1unif-
cence OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fftzhugh Whitehouse
OF Farnborough Hail. Banbury England. the
statues of the four Evangelists-St Matthew, ST.
Mark, st. Luke and st. John-are to be placed In
these inches. Mr. WhitehoUse has been until re-
Gently resident of this city. and for many years
attended Trinity Church.
The statues ten feet high, made of Dunn
fries sandstone, and the makers Farmer &
Brinsey. Westminster Bridge Road LONDON They
The task of raising these great blocks of stone
which weigh two tons apiece, and placing them in
their inches. is attended with considerable diff
Guilty, extreme will have to be used IN
order injure them A local firm of con-
tractors will do the work.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
CERFERA'S CHRISTMAS GIFT.

REMEMBERS THE SERVICES OF VICAR GENERAL
ocAILAGHAN TO SPANISH SAILORS.
rnncord " H. Dec 2S.-The Rev E NJ. O'Calla-
ehsn. rector OF St Johns Roman Catholic Church,
in this city ard Vicar General OF the Diocese Of
Hew-Hampshire has received a Christmas gift from
Admiral Cervera- L is a casket containing auto
graph portraits or the admiral and members of his
family On the outside IS q gold plate suitably in
scTibed
After tie Spanish war. while large number of
Spanish sailors were imprisoned on islands in
Portsmouth Harbor. Vicar General o'canaghan,
who was then IN charge OF the parish at Ports
mouth. looked after their spiritual welfare
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
BABoocK MEMORIAL FUND COMPLETE.

THE BRICK CHURCH RAISES s50Ooo-INcoME GOES
TO THE WIDOW.
The $4,000 needed to complete $4,000 for the
Babcock Memorial Fund raised last Sunday
morning at a special meeting in the Brick Pres
byterian Church, at which Dr. van Dyke pre-
sided. The entire amount has been raised
within the last three months.
The fund is a memorial to the Rev. DR..
MaItbie d. Babcock, who pastor of the
church The money is held in trust, and the in
come is to be given to DR.. Babcock's widow.
She is at present living in Pittsburg.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
c0LD Avn roc ~ ENGLAND.

London Dec 22-The inland counties suffer-
-As from severe frosts. Several instances are
ported Of dwellers IN exposed spots having been
'lozen 10 Death Skating is general in the provinces.
c ogsy weather prevails along the coasts. In the
ss,ashAel the fog IS thick that IL ccmpels the
--cessant discharge of fog signals. Trafnc at the
mouth Of the Thames has been snoppe by the fog.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24

Highest temperature yesterday. 30 degrees; lowest 30
degrees average degrees temperature for
responding ~ degrees temperature
for corresponding last twenty-five IS degrees
Local forecast: Clearing in early morning followed by
fair to-day Wednesday generally fair. with moderate
Temperature increasing coudiness prob
ably without rain Light to fresh southwest winds.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND WEDNESDAY.

For New-England cloudy. unsettled weather. with snow
rain to-day; Wednesday probably fair fresh south to
southwest winds the coast
For Eastern New-York. Eastern Pennsylvania. New
Jersey clearing early morning followed
hy fair to-day Wednesday generally fair with moderate
temperature increasing cIoudness in the afternoon prob
ably without rain; light fresh southwest winds.
For the District Columbia, Maryland. Virginia.
Carolina and South Carolina fair to-day; Wednesday
ceasne cIoudiness afternoon; light fresh
winds
For Western Pennsylvania and Western Nex-Yorh
snow to-day and probably Wednesday; light
fresh west southwest winds
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
: MARRIED.

AIIEN-P -PosTON--on Sunday. December %. 1901 BY
the Rev Joseph Dunn Burre at the residence Of Ed
ward w Allen, No 1875 Greene-ave.. Brooklyn y. ".
MARY Adele Poston. daughter OF the late John Wilson
Poston and Nora Hampton Poston OF states
vile n. q, Harris Piatt Allen, Of Worcester Mass
JANEwAY-BuLKLEY-Att the residence OF the brides
father No 531 Madison-ave., by the Rev. DR.. Henry
van DYKE ana the Rev Charles Scudder. Monday.
December % 1901. Elizabeth daughter of DR. and Mrs
I. Duncan Bulkey. and DR.. Henry Harrington Jane
way, New-Brunswiek n. J.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
MRS. LEWIS A. HALL.

Mrs Lewis a. Hail. who died suddenly at Port
land Ore last week, will be missed by a large cir
Gle of friends in this city, Boston and the West
She was we'll known for her charities. She ac-
COMMANDED her husband, Lewis A. Hail. in his trav
els both in this country and Europe. The funeral
will take place at Newton, Mass, on next Thurs
day on the arrival of the body from the West.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
Postomee Notice

Should be read DAILY by all Interested as changes
may occur any tinae) - as 1oo,
will cIase Gnropty the General Postofhce
"a follows. Parcels Pest Mails close hour earlier nan
Closing time shown below Parcels Post Mails FOR Ger
many close at 5 D. m Wednesday, per BaroaEessa
via Bremen and Friday. per 3 PhGnlca VIA
ReruIar and Supplementary Mails close at fereizn
Trane half hour later closing time shewn below
1ecept that Supplementary Mails for Europe and Genre
America, Colon, close one hour later at Foreign
Rranr
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
QUEEN ALExANDRA's ILLNESS.

London. Dec 23.-It announced to-day that
the Queen was suffering from chill. but that her
condition is not considered to be dangerous 1t is
expected that her majesty will be able leave her
in a few days.
a bulletin issued at noon to-day says the Queen
is making favorable progress. but that the exten-
s!ve arrangements made for Christmas festivities
at Sandringham, including large shooting parties,
have all been upset. and that their ma1esues will
spend Christmas at Marlborough House
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
TIE pRINzEssIy VICTORIA LUIsE HERE.

The crr;sing Yacht of the Hamburg-Amercan
line the Prinzessin Victoria Luse, arrived here
from Hamburg last night. She will sail for her
first West Indian cruise January l. On this trip
she will touch at the Windward Islands, Curacoa,
Kingston Jamaica and Cuban ports
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
THE VATICAN AND WASHINGTON.
oEsIRE OF THE POPE THAT THIS COUNTRY BE

REPRESENTED AT HIS COURT.
London. Dec 23-''The Pail Mall Gazette" to-day
publishes the following dispatch from Rome:
The Vatican is becoming decidedly more hope
ful that the United States will yield TO the Popes
great desire, and appoint diplomatic representa-
tiFe the Vatican So anxious is the Pope for
the Of his project that he would be salts
nea present with seTni-oficial representative,
II the hope that he would be eventually turned
into minister CT ambassador. II seems that
Washington is unwilling to discuss the matter,
and the Vatican has intimated. in return, its de-
sire 10 meet American wishes in Cuba and the
Philippines. and possibly create another Cardinal
IL the United States. The Pope is somewhat op-
posed the latter steC while Cardinal Gibbons
lives bat he may compromise the matter by Great
ing Archbishop Ireland or Arch bishop Corrigan
Cardinal Of the Curia. entailing living in Rome.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
GENERAL ALGER DOING WELL.
DANGER FROM SHOCK OVER. BUT COMPLICATIONS
STILL POSSIBLE.

DANGER FROM SHOCK OVER. BUT COMPLICATIONS
STILL POSSIBLE.
Detroit, Dec 23-General r. a. Ager. former
Secretary of War, who operated yesterday
passed comfortable night and reported in
good condition this morning by Dr. Longyear. At
o'clock his pulse so and his temperature
99,S. He slept almost all night and much freer
from pain this morning
At 10 a. the following bulletin issued
General Alger's condition:
General Alger passed a good night. with several
hours of interrupted sleep. He vomited twice, the
last time at midnight Temperature. 100; pulse rs
c. B. JENNINGS, NJ. D.
HOWARD LONGYEAR, M D.
DR.. Jennings who is in charge of the case, said
to-day that General Alger had passed the danger
of abdominal operation-that is. the shock.
Now comes the danger of infection or some other
complication, and il would be several days before
this was passed, he said
AT o'clock this afternoon General Alger's tenn
perature 1915 and his pulse rs. Dr. Longyear
reported that he continued doing we'll. He is in
excellent spirits. and has not vomited since last
midnight. He has taken no food since the opera
ton, but has nourishing enenas.
DR.. Longyear, attending surgeon on General r. a.
dtion good. His pulse is rs and his
perature is less than 100 and he is very cheerful
said the doctor. The general says that he feels
better tonight than he has for time
tinued DR.. Longyear "and have apprehension
present of change for the worse
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
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New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
THE PASSING THRONG.

The of great city said r. ]. Casey.
of Philadelphia. at the Hoffman House yesterday.
"aTe in most disgracefui state,
DISGRACE and one that reflects little credit
Full CONDI- the outgoing government. which
TION OF THE is still responsible for their
STREETS. dition Fifth-ave. is coated an inch
thick with mud. and grows daily
worse as neither man nor horse sweeper ap-
proaches it now, and the dirt and filth accumulate
without let or hindrance from the Street Cleaning
Department. Tammany shorn of it's power. seems
determined to leave the city to for itself.
while the little time left is devoted the problem
possbe n the mean me ths Physeal hs Condition
of the city grows steadily worse for little moth
and should cost Tammany dearly at some future
amunhieiRal eiecuon FOR 1t Is most wiifuI ana
and rights which Democracy had sworn at the
orS sbod Ieurn 10 aan mo n @ yfr Tny e% fo
she has had sufficiently costly object lessons Of
of that party for civic government in both the re-
cent and remote past If however. there is any
cleaning the streets | wish that lacking up would
Scenr instanter Nowhere in the world is there
SON, steady line Of carriages moving north and
Christmas shoppers the afternoon ' throughont
Fifth-ave Is at present interesting and absorb
'This too is peculiarly the time for the carriage
CRATER, who is reaping rich harvest His method
of work is simple. He lays in wait
TAKE DOG for carriages with only one man on
IF YOU HAVE the box. When the enters
NO FOOTMAN. store the CRATER captures what
ever is in the carriage from the
street side and makes off with it. In almost every
carriage to-day the CRATER is certain to find one
more Christmas packages. and when he does those
particular gifts extremely unlikely to arrive
at their intended destination. There is easy way
to circumvent him if you a dog. and that is to
take the canine with you and leave him in the
carriage when ytu enter a store. No thief will
tackle carriage guarded by dog. The other
afternoon | particularly single
brougham standing before a Fifth-ave. Jewellers
Only one man was on the box. and the brougham
itself was packed tight with attractive packages
They were as safe, however. though they were
in burglar proof vault. for seated on and among
them husinesslike looking white bulldog
whose bloodshot eye served timely notice of no
trespassing. which his undershot jaw supplemented
and italicized You didn't have to hang sign of
cave eanem outside that brougham, for every
CRATER who took peep SHE'D the width of the
sidewalk. wise thing to do if you haven't foot
man and have a dog is to take him along, for he
will save you both money and trouble"
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
WANTS DESCENDANTS TO HAVE TRADE
:
HOFFMAN ATKINSON SAYS HE WOULD LIKE
THEM SAVED FROM BEGGING OR
POpP0WTNG
BORROWING.

Hoffman Atkinson. whose will was filed for pro-
bate in the Surrogate's office yesterday, left his
property the value of which was not given to his
widow Mrs. Sophia A. Atkinson, and his two sons
In mis- WILL Mr.. Atkinson said he hoped every oe-
scendant of his would acquire profession or trade
and be saved from begging or borrowing. NO pro-
Fession or trade. he continued. was degrading or
low compared with the shame of getting for moth
ing the fruit of others labors
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
SIR JosEPH HENRY GILBERT.

London Dec 23-Sir Joseph Henry Gilbert, the
well known chemist and former Sibthorpian profes-
sor of rural economy in the University of Oxford
who made long visit to Canada and the United
agriculture of those countries is dead He was
born in 1871
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
5perial Noiiccs.

The Five Points House OF Industry very grate-
fu for donations enable It to give Merry Christmas
its family of hundred little folks
Checks be made payable FREDERIC z. CAMP
Treasurer. 155 Worth-st-
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
BRIERE CONVICTED.
FRENCH PEASANT WHO MURDERED HIS FAMILY
TO BE DECAPITATED.


TO BE DECAPTTATED.
chsrtrez. Dee 23-After weeks trial, which has
attracted the attention Of the whole Of France,
sriere the farmer OF this vicinity who. April 2
murdered four Of his daughters, aged respectively
fourteen. eleven. five and four. and his son. seven
years Of age. stabbing and beating them 10 death
while they were in bed. found guilty to-day
and condemned TO be decapitated by the guillo
me BTiere persisted in declaring himself innocent
sho DEFENDED himself with the habtual cunning OF
the French peasant. but the circum6tantial evi-
oence Was oVeTV helTning.
a pathetic incident of the trial occurred when
Declare only ped the fate of the other children
ny rot responding TO Br1ere's invitation to go 70
see him went on the witness stand sobbinsly pro
tested that her father innocent and begged the
court 70 restore him 10 her.
brlere. al the tine cf the murders asserted that
two tramps entered his house during his absence
AID killed the children He added that he returned
while the raurderers were robbing the place. and
that tney attacked him. and. after q desperate
struggle. left him for dead. with four stab wounds
u The head. He said further that the trarnps
escaped with the sum OF J. eco francs and number
q objects Of value. Suspicion fell on Biiere
:. n OF drunken madness as ne spent the evening
VI the murders IN drinking, and as no trace OF the
et.eeed Tamps was found Besides this. Brlere s
ns11oE were only Slight and the EniIe WITH @flcn
.hy were inflicted belonged 10 his house Finally,
olooc stained jacket belonging 10 Briere was ois-
covered. hidden Gnder some straw in the court
pEs1ceo n connection with the murders was that
Dilefe wanted TO marry & widow. who had rejected
IN t on account Of his large family ano ne mere.
e sent Tor all his children, some OF them AT tht
lie boarding with neighbors. and committed the
.-1tee1s- after which he invented the story OF the
suspicion
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
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and German and remain open untI "lthn @7
Minutes OF the hour sailing OF steamer
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
WILLIAM c. CASE.

Hartford. Conn. Dec 23.-William c. Case, ex-
Spea ker of the Connecticut House OF Representa-
tiyes and one of the most widely known lawyers OF
this State, died his home, in Atwood-st., here
this afternoon, after d few weeks Illness HIS age
was Sixty-fiVe.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
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New-York tribune., 1901-12-24

The Dnintiest Christmas Gift.-rhe latest
Is DelettrsZ AglSia. the handkeT-
chief perfume. Dainty and distinctive
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
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TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
HOURS: Morning.

In this diagram the continuous white line shows the
changes pressure indicated by The Tribunes self
recording The dotted line the tempers
ture as recorded at Perry's Pharmacy.
The following official from the Weather Bureau
shows the temperature the twenty
four hours comparison with corresponding
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24
OBITUARY.
WILLIAM ELLERY CLAIMING.

Concord, Mass. Dec. 23-Willtam Elery Cnan-
ming the last of the brotherhood including also
Thoreau Hawthorne and Emerson, which made
Concord famous died to-day. He was an author OF
marked originality and poetic power, though less
disciplined than his three contemporaries HIS
published volumes number nine and he left copious
manuscript, from which selections will be made
for publication later. Mr.. Claiming was married
in 1872 to Miss Ellen Fuller, sister of Margaret
Five children survive him.
William Elery Claiming born in Boston
Mass, June TO- 1913. He educated in the
Round Hill School, at Northampton: at the Bos-
ton Latin School, where he had Charles Sumner
for instructor. and at Harvard. but was not
graduated. In 1889 he went to Illinois, whence he
removed after eighteen months to Cincinnati
where he was for short time connected with The
Gazette" He returned Massachusetts in 1872
and settled in Concord. In 1S4445 he was on the
editorial staff of The New-York Tribune, and in
1855 Sc of the editors of THE New-Bed-
ford Mercury" He began to write verses in 1886
for The Boston Journal in which he also pub
lished a series of essays Shakespeare. He pub
liShed a number volumes of poems.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-24

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