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New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
FOREFATHERS' DAY.
At PLYMOUTH
Hoe old Colony Club Vas Formed
-Uhaf 1T Is To-day.
,iS is Fnrefathers' Day.

This is Forefathers' Day
If Won are a New-Englander you don't nave
TO be told If you had even the most remote
connection in the Mayhower you are teiiiiis
every one of the less fortunate mortals you
meet. -.
Two-hundred and eighty-two years aeo u
day a band of Pilgrims LANDED OH tho
shore Of Massachusetts Bay at q piaOe
called Plymouth. They pushed their way 10 d
great rock through the shore ice anu lhe'
fered ND thanks that the all powerful one h8u
permitted them TO voyage across an uiihi''
in safety - .,a
d. +4,s &c no+ = story of the landing OF the
pnrriros That has been told in prose anu
verse IN sonp and story until it is an oio SUI y
If &c rather an account of the ancient ana non
orahla cl,,i, which bv celebrating the Gay Vi INT
lsndinp SET the example which is followed 'o-
day by various England CLUBS III an P
Of the country That club was the oiu ',--, Co-O-
Club of Plymouth. Mass, ana It's i"N'-o.-s
descendant. bearing the same naliie' nv g
has its being to-day in quaint oiu
stone on the longest street in the oiu W ,o
II was in 1869 well toward the END OF Tue
year. that seven respectable inol'iuu".s .ho
gsnized a social club to which 'hes a.
name Old Colony. Their reason ioi :.
put in one long sentence from their 'o'A
records which reads thus;
We whose names are underwritten, haN.hs ~ s
naturally weighed and seriously consluei eo -
many disadvantages and inconNeiieiIc.S ~ q
arise from intermixing with the coiHPo-' 80 a
tsverns in this town and apprehenolns t %
well regulated club will have the . - tho
Prevent the same. and to increase, .; no. -,eTn-
pleasure and happiness Of the Tespecuss.sa -,
bers but also will conduce 10 their eai,,ar
and Instruction do hereby incorporate our r, -
INTO society, by the name OF the oiu ~
Club
That certainly was reason enough p0' ~
Speedily found a better one. Foreiathefe Lag
Sss not properly celebrated in Plymouth 10" L.
No body of men took hold and saw thal lne Joy
vas different from other days Ace0foinsS
Isaac Lathrop, the president. announced .
dinner for December %, and selecting tnat oas
historians say he missed it by one. nu' ..N
0ate has been held TO. and NeW-io'As 80
New-England Society is going TO oeeu' a'e
foretashers' Day on December Y. az mas
le custom for many years.
The mistake came about this way, sou
william T. Davis the venerable riyhiou'N
historian The Pilgrims landed on DecehhOei
a. according 10 the Julian calendar, which wa"
slA In in England in 1920. Years ana yeais .
Selore, in 1882 to be exact. Pope Gregory OF
se'ed new reckoning of time and dropped teh
usys 10 start even 1t was not until lfol thal
england saw ht to adopt the Gregorian system
- = lhst time their calendar was eleven days De-
sihd and accordingly the English dropped eleven
ss When the Old Colony Club got to hgur-
out date for Forefathers' Day 1t aooeo
TO December ii, making the date de-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21

Commander Cottman of the monitor Wyoming
is anxious to fill out the of his vessel will
Californians. and especially with natives of SaI
Francisco. The ship built for the defence o
San Francisco, hence her commanders idea o.
getting recruits from this city.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21

cember % They should have added only ten
days.
But it was not of much Importance that
they added eleven days that they chose a
day and celebrated it And how they did cee-
brate,
First they discharged carnon. They raised a
flag in the town square, flag with "Old Colo
ouy' written over it. Then they proceeded TO
the house of Howland, chosen because il
stood on the site of the first licensed inn of the
colony, and there they dined with a like
this:
Large baked Indian whortleberry pudding.
Dish OF sauQuetach (succotash).
Dish CLAIMS.
Dish oysters and Goldfish.
Haunch OF renson-roasted by the first Jack brought
the colony.
o fowl.
Apple pie.
Cranberry tarts
Old Colony homemade cheese.
What a dinner! VIII the New-England So
ciety of New-York have anything good to-
morrow night?
The members of the Old Colony Club sat
down and ate thereof heartily. All appearance
of luxury and extravaganza was avoided after
the example of their worthy ancestors. They
drank much of a stiff rum punch afterward,
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.

San Francisco Dec 19.-An event of great
in,nortance to the commerce and trade Of San
! Francisco was the beginning this week or the
LAYING of the Pacific cable to Honolulu The
ehore end was landed and spced in the pres
enca of an enormous crowd at Ocean Beach
under a coudless sky and with the warm air
of an early October day Since the steamer
Svertown left here. last Monday morning, she
has made excellent time. and it is expected that
tho IN ble will be laid successfully to Honolulu
] in ten days and will be in full operation for
commercial business by the beginning of the
new year. The time set for the completion or
| the cable to Hong Kong is July t. All the mer-
| chants who engaged in the Oriental trade
are looking forward eagerly to cable comrnunl-
/ cation with Japan and China, as 1t means
great stimulus to business, which. even with the
| handicap of costly and tedious communication
| by way of New-York and London. has developed
wonderfully in the last four years.
| Under the auspices of the California Asso-
| citation of Collegiate Alumnse Booker T. WASH
| ington will deliver an address here at Mechanics
| Pavilion on the night of January 3 to large
| audience All the women's clubs and educa-
| tional associations have shown great interest
| in the affair, and the members will attend in
| body.
| One of the numerous suits of George Barrie
/ & Son, of Philadelphia, for costly illustrated
books. compromised here this week by Mrs
| Harriet Pullman Carolan, Of Burlngame The
firm sued for S1069O for books accepted but not
| paid for. Recently the same firm sued the es-
| tate of Edna Wallace Hopper's mother for
| payment on similar books
| Charles Millward. the actor, has sued Belasco
| and Thall, managers of the Alcazar Theatre. for
! his salary for about twentysx weeks Mill
| but Mr. BeIasco says that he engaged the Eng
| lish actor in New-York. and that the contract
| provided that he could be discharged with two
| weeks notice if he failed TO draw or neglected
| his work Belasco alleges that Millwdrd never
| knew his lines and that the audiences fell OF
| because of his poor acting. In his place Ernest
| Hastings was secured. and the attendance Is
/ now restored.
Commander Cottman of the monitor wyoming
| is anxious to fill out the crew of his vessel with
| Californians, and especially with natives OF San
| Francisco. The ship built for the defence OF
| San Francisco hence her commanders idea OF
| getting recruits from this city.
| The death of Alfred Bouvier formerly man
| ager of the Baldwin Theatre, removes one of the
| most popular theatrical men in California Mr.
| Market and Ninth stss which to be the
finest playhouse west of Chicago. but he was
compelled to reinquish his plans owing to poor
health. He was a prominent member of the
| Pacific Union Club.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
a MOLTKE ANECDOTE.

A German magazine has just published the sub
ioined anecdote about Moltke: Did YOU your ex,
asked Herr Won Bennigsen of the great battle
thinker one evening over rubber Every day.
Uban n was possible" replied Moltke. We played
balf-farthing points so that at worst the players
cnnld not lose more than a shilling One day
Count Rethusy was his partner. Why. my dear
Count did you play spades? said Moltke. in a
sharn and serious tone Il had idea, your ex-
cellency that you wanted spades" But. my dear
Count one does not play whist according TO ideas,
hut according rule" replied the field marshal,
shaking his head
New-York tribune., 1902-12-21

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
ANTHRACITE STILL 50 A Ton.
Little OF the Newi, Mined Goal Coming In
Het-Hopc for More soon.

There was little anthracite at s6j0 a ton
in the market yesterday. With most Of
the dealers 81 IA ton MAS the price, with the
promise that in a tew days il will Ire cheaper.
we haven't received the 81 so ton coal
vet" said a dealer: when We do it will
bn rctailed at that figure.
According to the dealers, there has been
little or no anthracite he for several
weeks, though they have zen reducing
the price from SIS a ton.
H. l. Herbert 4 Co. of Il Cor1landt street
said Yesterday that they had no coal for
Hale and therefore could make no price
j. Samuel Smoot and Curtis & Blaisde,
both firms belonging tn I'll" Retail Coal
Dealers Association, said that 81 was the
retail price. A member of the latter firm
said:
Il haven't seen any freshly mined coal
vet. and have been trying 70 find 1t. We
have still to buy coal al high prices from
individual operators
In BROOKLYN the price of coal az yard
al Fortieth street and Second avenue was
50 30 a ton. Late in the afternoon several
Manhattan dealers said they were going
To charge that price for part OF shipment
of 5000 tons which was coming over the
LaCkavanna road.
A representative Of Williams 4 Peters.
general sales agents for the Erie Railroad,
said To "A SUS reporter:
Theoretically the Collieries were TO open
on Thursday and coal was 10 be sent in
continuous stream TO this city. But every
thing AZ the mines Is out of gear Even
the men have TO timber up after FIVE months
Of idlcness The machinery is rusty and
many of the Collieries cannot be worked
for a while. Il j. considered big work
under normal conditions To mine 100000
tons or a little over in month IN N" whole
of Pennsylvania. Coal will be scarce all
winter, but tn" price will lie normal after
"A week or two.
jesse l.. Eddy Of Dickson & Eddy, sales
agents for the New York. Ontario and
Western. said that the dealers would find
il necessary for month or two TO buy coal
from spectators in addition To the newly
mined coal, If they were To supply the
demand
The representative of one company
which waS 20 have coal at tidc-water here
to-day, said that II would be "A week before
any appreciable quantity could be shipped
here.
The British steamship Madura. in yester
dav from Glasgow, brought $500 tons of
Scotch anthracite: the Bellarden, from
Barry. brought 3,O6i tons of Welsh steam
coal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
LITTLE GIRL LOYAL no LOVER.
she Loves Him and viii some Day Marry
Him-He l. Free: she Is Held.

Alfred Walsh, the young sailor on the
receiving ship Columbia at the navy yard
who WAS arrested on Friday on suspicion
that he had abducted twelvo-ycar-old
Florence Merritt from her home at 727
Gates avenue. Brooklyn. was arraigned
yesterday before Magistrate Dooley in
I he Myrtle avenue court. He admitted
hat Ire had a great affection for the girl
but denied that be- had any knowledge of
her movements during Tn" day on which
she absent 'd herself from school and her
home. Ne also confessed that there had
been * hlnge of love letters between
them Alfred was promptly discharged
and fastened out of the court room before
The srraipnment Of Florence. whom her
mother accused of waywardness At the
request Of the mot her the examination went
over until mex, Monday, the girl meanwhile
remaining in the care nf the Chidren's
Society. Sne says that she loves Alfred
and will marry MIN sooner or later She
also saws that he has always been good and
kind to her and has never said anyt hing
20 her h II any one could find fault with
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AtCHlNCLOSS.-Ath her residence No. II West S7,h
St, on sunday. Oct. 20, Elizabeth, widow ~
the late John Auchncl oSs. In the seth year
NJ her age.
Funeral services AZ her late residence. on Wednes
day ?ath inst, AT 10 4. NJ. ~ is requested
that no flowers I've sent.
BALDWIN GU oct. IS Pauline, wife OF Radcrr.
BALDWIN
Funeral services At Christ Church, list 81 spd
BROADWAY, on Tuesday Oct. p, at II O'Clock
\. ". lrtcrmrut private.
BuRRllI.-At Pelham Manor y Y. on SUNDAY
oct. 70, Charles Drlyton Bur,il. In the "a
year OF his age
Funeral from Christ church. Pelham Manor on
Wednesday morning. oct -. az II 80 O'Clock,
Trains leave I?eth St station. Harlem River
branch, at i0ii.
SHERWOOD. sabbath morning. oct. Is in his
iSh year, samuel spencer son - Angelina
jackson and the late Peter Perry Sherwood
Funeral service AZ his late residence 10 Letter.,
place, Brpoklyn. on Tuesday at: l.. VI, Plca,s
omit lowcrs.
SrREETER. At his residence ,oa West li7th O.
on Oct. %, 1902, after brief Illness william
Henry. husband of Elizabeth ". StTcctcr
Funeral private.
TCCkER.--N London. England. oct o. stephen
Davis Tucker, In the S5th year Of his age
Funeral service from his late residence lug Fast
10th ST., New hurh, on Tuesday, oct -. at
sp. NJ, Kindly omi, flowers.
NouNG.-Dlcd at Cold Spring on Hudson. oct g.
1897! William Young. VI. d, IN III, NH year Of
hts age.
Funeral at ~, Msrys In the Highlands. Wedrc,
day, oct. -, 1912. on the arrival OF the II so
train 'rp.N Nsv Norl; CIV
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The Weather.

The storm AREA from the west passed north OF
the Lake regions into Canada yesterday. attended
ny cloudy and Showcry conditions In the Like re
gons the New England states and part OF the
Middle Atlantic States. The winds IN the Lake
superior regions were high.
\ second storm was central yesto rdsy over north
crn Florida and Georgia, preceded on the coast
Of the latter State by very heavy rainfall Nearly
three inches fcll al savannah inside OF twenty four
hours. This storm will probably move mort beast
with Increasing force: the wind velocity was high
over Georgia and the Caronas. ~ Charleston II
was ~ miles an hour.
West OF the Mississippi the weather was fair,
area OF high pressure covering the country from
Montana to northern Texas with much colder
weather. The temperature was below freezing
In the Dakotas, Montana, Minnesota and Wyoming.
The lowest was is degrees at Havrc, Mont.
In this city the day was cloudy with few sprlnkles
OF rain, wind fresh. east to southeast; average
humidity. 81 per cent; barometer corrected TO read
to sea level. at y \, NJ, 30 o.; 5 2. NJ, ?ges
The temperature yesterday. as recorded by the
o iclai thermometer, and also by THE SUNS ther
mometer at the street level. Is shown In the an
neIed table,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
NOT 4 LATIMER SUSPECT.
Capt. Reynolds Believes Rose q Bubklar.
but Not q Murderer.

Michael Rose. alias Lamorto. a car
penter's mate on the receiving ship Frank
lin at the navy yard in Norfolk. Va. who
was arrested on a warrant charging him
with burglary in Queens county, was
brought on TO Brooklyn and last night
Capt. Reynolds questioned him for several
hours. Capt. Reynolds was led TO believe
that Rose might know something about
the murder of Albert c. Latimer at 3is
Hancock street. Brooklyn. on July 10. and
also the murder of Detective Sheridan
In Long Island City. on July 10.
81 do not believe he knows anything about
the I.atimer case" said Capt Reynolds
last night. As my men arrested him it
ia my duty to find out all ] can from him.
He has served six years in Elmira Reform
atory and 10 wanted for burglary in Queens.
! do not believe that Rose had anything To
do with the Sheridan murder"
Capt. Reynolds and Detective Sergeant
Foster. Brady. McClosky al d Hayes brought
out the package containing the felt -soled
shoes, black cap and bicycle lamp which
were found in Latimers house and opened
il in Roses presence. The shoes did not
III him and he said he had never seen them
before. He will be taken to Long Island
City to-day.
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Meadow coliery, insisting. however. that
the men should apply individually for
work and this they did. At the other COLI
lieries. however. they refuse to do even
that. and these collieries will remain idle.
Wentz Il Co., opened the Silver Brook coll
liery under the same conditions, retaining.
however, the non-union men and only
taking back few of the strikers. The
same company will open tomorrow the
Halle Brook colliery
{. Pardee 4 Co, who made no restric-
tions started the Lattimer and Harwood
collieries with a large force and the Iehigh
and Wilkes Barre Coal Company, worked
at the Audcnried, Green Mountain and
Honeybrook Donson Il Co. worked at
the Beaver Brook.
q. B. Markle 4 Co. and A. Pardee 4 Co.
did not recede from the stand they have
taken that work will not be resumed until
the mon decide to sign the desired agree
ment- To-day the Markles served eight
eviction notices upon strikers who were
prominent during the strike, three of them
being the president. secretary and treas
urer OF the J,ddo local. They are ordered
To leave their houses in six days. The
strikers are declaring this to be discrimlna-
ton
The operators made evident to-day their
plan Of treating the union men who do not
act properly toward the non-union work.
er-. Some who refused 10 ride on the
cages with the non-union men were dis.
charged summarily and those who referred
Ia the non-union men as -scabs" were also
dismissed Immediately. After making
few example, of this kind the mining Off
cials think that friction now existing Will
cease. The operators are also determined
not to rt"nploy any men who are under
indictment for strike violence and to-day
the Lchigh Valley Company officials AZ the
Exeter collcry discovered that a driver
whom they had engaged was To appear for
trial shortly for rioting. He was discharged.
The union men refused 10 take his place.
II was offered TO nine of them and each
refused.
SCRANTON, Oct. 27.-Several additional
colliores resumed in the Scranton district
to-day. The output of coal has practically
reached the normal.
SHAMoKLN. Pa, Oct. 81 several thou
sand more miners resumed work to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
1,.JOO MINERS ca OFT.
strike Because Operators Discharged
Dozen Men for Lawiessness.

TAMAQuA Pa, Oct. 27,-The first seri-
ou- diesension between the operators and
miners that has taken place since the men
were ordered back to work occurred at the
Park Place collery, near Mahanuy City,
this morning, when about 500 men and
said To have been guilty Of committing acts
of lawlessness.
On Saturday the employees Of the col
liery demanded that the men be reinstatecl
and threatened to tic the operation up IL
this was not done. The operat ors refused
TO comply with the request and this morning
not single man reported for duty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
CROFT MURDER: TWO INDICTED.
McEncaney the lnformer ~ We'll ss Tobin
the Alleged HcadSman.

Thomas Tohin, alias Kelly, aud AeNan-
der McEncarcv were Indicted yesterday
By the Grand Jury for murder In the first
degree They are in tho Tombs charged
with killing Capt James y Craft. whose
head was cut of IN the cellar Of tho Empire
Garden in West Tw"nty-ninth street, sept
% Robert Kelly, who was arrested with
Tobin and McEneanev. j. IN the House of
Detention, being detained a. witness
Tohin and Mctneaney will be arraigned
before Judge Cowing IN General Sessions
tomorrow. II was McEncanev who went
To the police with the story TINT Tobin had
cut of Crafts head with a Cleavcr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
PRESIDENT RAERS THANKS,
Appreciates the "kindly" Interest OF the
R0st on Ministers In His Coal Company.

BosToS. Oct. ?7.-A note from President
George Bacr of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron Company read at the
meeting of the Congrcgat onal ministers
in Pilgrim Hall this morning. was in ac-
acknowledgement of resolutions adopted at
a recent meeting, pcremptorily demanding
the resumption of coal mining.
President Baer politely thanked the
ministers for the kindly interest" mani.
Tested in the affairs of the Philadelphia
was also received from George Is Cortelyou,
secretary to President Roosevelt, expressing
the Presidents thanks for tho sympathy
extended him in his efforts to settle the
strike
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
POLICE CAPTAINS MOVED.
Gallagher Takes Wendcli's Place in Eliza.
beth street.

Commissioner Partridge yesterday made
another move of police captains, shifting
Capt Charles &. Wendell from Elizabeth
street TO West i25th street; Capt Bernard
Gallagher from Eldridge street TO Elizabeth
street, and Capt. William Hogan from West
l25t street to Eldridge street.
Capt. Wendell has long been in bad health.
The precinct he has commanded hitherto
!. regarded ar hotbed Of Tammany coloni-
za,ion and will require "A strong hand Oh
election dav. Commissioner Partridge
said Yesterday when he ANNOUNCED the
transfers
Il have long been asked by Capt Wendell
10 pm, him into an uptown precinct where
his duties would not be so arduous This i
the only reason why | have shifted him
The Sixth precinct needs an active and en-
ergetic man, and ] regard Capt Gallagher
a. one
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
MIST TAKE TEACHERS BACK.
Schoo, Board Miners Can't Get Old Jobs
ln,il Two Women Are Reinstatcd,

SCRANTON. Pa, oct. PA peculiar
strike complication has arisen in Forest
CITY. The members of the School Board
there are all union miners Last summer
the parents of two of the women school
teachers Of the borough went back To work
at the mines ~ non-union men This
caused a big stir in the borough and the
teachers were not reengaged when the
schools rcopeued in September.
The women got employment from the
Hillside Coal and Iron Company. When
the mines rcopened in the borough last
THURSDAY all Of the members Of the School
Board failed 10 got work, because Of the
way in which the teachers had been treated
The Hillside company declares that the
School Board members will not get their
chambers back until the teachers are re-
inStated