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New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
NEW-YORk CITY.

The excellent halftone Of ]. Pierpont Morgan
which appeared the first page of The Tribune's
Illustrated Supplement Sunday, was from
photograph by Pach Brothers. The credit line
Copyright 1902. by Pach Bros" unintention-
ally omitted
The children of the religious school of the Temple
Rodoph Sholom. at Lexlngton-ave and Sixtythird-
st. will give fair in the vestry of the temple on
the afternoons and evenings of December 30 and 81
The proceeds of the fair to be used for the
purchase of shoes for the poor Jewish children in
the lower East Side. and for coal.
The Republican Organization of the XXvth As
semby District and the Madison Square Republi-
can Club will hold New Years reception at No.
1,146 Broadway. from l TO p. m. New Years
Day.
a reception for Matthew P. Breen is 10 be held
by The Bronx Club at its clubhouse. Nos. l26l and
1858 Franklin-ave.. from to II p. m. New
Years Day.
The annual entertainment and reception of the
Nameoki Club, the district club Of Tammany for
the XXIst Assembly District. will be held the
Lexington Opera House. in Fffty-eighth-st.. be
Third and Lexington aves, Monday
evening. a vaudeville show will be OF the
features
An open of thirteen lectures The
Doctrine of Salvation IS TO be given In the Adams
Chapel of Union Theological Seminary. No 7ol
Parl-ave.. Sunday afternoons at 40 O'Clock.
beginning January Il. The is divided
into two parts. the first being historical and the
second constructive and practical The first lect-
Of the course is on Conceptions Of Salvation
in the Ethnic Faiths" by the Rev. DR. George F.
Moore. Of Harvard University: the second. Sal
walton According TO the Old Testament" by the
Rev. DR.. Henry Preserved Smith. Of Amherst Col
lege.
AT the second of the monthly entertainments Of
the Alliance Francaise Carnegie Lyceum last
night Numa Bles and Lucien Boyer. the Mont
martre minstres. well known the habitues Of the
Chat Noir and the Quat-z'arts. appeared I'm this
city for the first time. Among the other perform
ers were Nine. Rene Japhet, who sang the Ave
Stella" OF Faure. and several delightful French
chansonnettes; Professors Georges Castegnier and
Edouard Lance. who recited. and Carl Walters.
the young vioinist. who gave selections from III
TroYatore."
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS


Liverpool Dec 2T-Arrived. steamers Bowie Csr Jones
Aberdeen. Dec 27-Arrvel steamer C1ematis (Br)
Tyne New York
London Dec 2a-Arrved. steamer Minnetonka (Br) Lay
land. NewYork.
Biyth. 2T-Saled. Noruannia DAM Erik
Grom Stettin,. New-York.
Lizard. Dec 2l-Passet. steamer Bresau Ger Feyen
Bremen for New York.
Isle Of Wight. Dec 29-Pased. British Princes,
'Br). Freeth. New-York for Antwerp
Copenhagen Dec 2i-Seiled. steamer NcoIa II. DAM
Drum New-York: eth. arrived. steamer Norge DAM
Bremen. Dec 29-Sailed. (3er) Won RoraI
New-York.
Antwerp. Dec o. noon-Sailed Finland Aibrecht
New-YorI mot prevouslyl . m. arrived. steamer
Vaderland tTSrl Rroomhead. New-York.
Gibraltar. Dec 2'-Passed. steamer fntramayo CBr).
Price. New York. for Alden. Singapore Manila
Naples. Dec 26-AIrived steamer Sicilian Prince C8r)
Jackman. New York.
Calcutta. Dec 25-sailed Beckenham Gsr) for
New-York.
AIgoa Bay Dec 19-Arrived. Westminster (Br,
Black. New-York. via st Vincent V and cape
ST vincent V. Dec 25-Arrved steamer Heathsl.n
(3r). Seaborne. New-Yorf via Newport News. for
Cape Town.
Rio Janeiro Dec 23-Arrved steamer Tennyson (Br,
ohls. New-YorS. via Pernambuco: sailed. steamer
La Guayra Dec -. . m-Arrived steamer Maracaibo.
Furst. New-York.
Aiontevideo Dec 26-Arrived. steamer Apollo (Span).
Chacertequi New-York for Buenos Ayres Ros-
ario: Tntoretto (Rr). Mathison NeN-York
Ymuden 2T-Arrived. Prins der NeGer-
landen Dutch. Van der Est New-Yorlt. West
Indies Venezuela
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
GIFTS TO CONSUL FOWLER.
An Evidence Of Chinese Confidence in Ameri.
can Officials

Washington Dec pa striking manifestation of
the complete confidence which the Chinese feel in
the fairness and honesty of purpose and dfsin-
terestedness of the United States Government and
Its officials. as result of the Boxer uprising and
the negotiations which followed is afforded in a
report 10 the State Department describing the pres
eutation Of three magnificent silver vases TO Tohn
j. Fowler. United States Consul at Che-Foo b,y
the united guilds Of that Chinese city. One of the
vases was eighteen inches high and was said 10
he the most elaborate piece of silverware ever seen
IN that city II was fanked by two smaller vases
OF beautiful design and workmanship. The presen-
tatiOn was made by =. T Tong. the president Of
the united guilds, who delivered an Interesting ad-
dress, expressing the esteem and affection felt by
the Chinese for Mr.. Fowler personally and Of high
appreciation or the good Offices OF the tinted
States in China's troubles
This was the first instance of a foreign consul
having been honored by the entire native city
there were, Of course officials concerned in the
anair), but when the consul left Ning-Po for Che
Foo every native official was at the dock TO hid
him goodby- There two thousand soldiers
hninS the road, ard for eighteen miles down rho
river there was continual din from the iunks
etc, until the great forts were reached. where A
salute was nTed, the first delivered in honor
Of foreign consul. The presentation OF the silver
ware took place on October II. and besides ten
Chinese there were present the leading American
cltizens OF the place and Captain Barry of the
NlcksburS, and several of his officers
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
All LCITYWORK NEN4CED
Strikers at MuncipaI Building De
mq2d Settlement To-Day.

Walking delegates who have been taking hano
.n the controversy between Ryan & McFerran. the
contractors who are repairing the CITY Han yes
.erdav called on Borough President Cantor and
threatened ;hat if the trouble is not settled to-day
tbey would call out every union man employed on
city work.
Borough President Cantor had talk with Mich
,las Rzan Of the contracting firm. Ryan would
not discuss what the outcome of the interview was
and when Mr.. Cantor was seen he said:
II would rather not say anything about the Sub
sect until tomorrow. / had talk with Ryan.
and will have a further one tomorrow morning,
after he has seen his partner. AS things stand
now think there is very good prospect or set
sling the difficulty
It was rumored that if Matthew Ryan, the
brother OF one of the contractors who is so OBJ
noxious 10 the labor men, should be discharged
ehe United Board of Building Trades would be will
ing TO waive all the other demands; and while
this could not be verified. 1t said that Matt
Ryar had remarked that he would be willing TO
step foreman if that action would settle
the difficulty. Mr.. Cantor will have a meeting
with the labor union delegates this morning. when
concessions. If there any, Will be compared
As a result of the strike there came near being
an encounter between Nicholas Ryan and E.
Scully OF No 152 East Twenty-seventh-st-, the
delegate OF the Marble and Slate Cutters Union.
Scully and three ether delegates closeted
with Mr.. Cantor. when Ryan entered the Borough
Presidents room in time hear them make some
statement regarding the cause of the strike which
Ryan resented.
Ryan was induced to leave the room. but he
waited for the delegates in the corridor. when
they emerged he went at Scully. and exchange
OF strong language ensued- Ryan threatened 10
Thrash Sculy, and proudly Informed Scully that
he could wipe the dust covered floor up with him.
Finally Ryda followed ScUly and his companions
out onto the marble steps in front of tbs City Hall
and again threatened Scully. who pulled out his
card from vest pocket and told Ryan he could
be found any tine the address on it. Ryan. who
Vas by ,his time in a lage. struck the card from
SculIY hand 20 the ground. accompanying the G
ZION with strong wcrd Ryan's partner Meier
ran lntefered at this point, and succeeded in get
ting Ryan into the building before the men could
come 10 blows
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
CAPTAINS TITLES TO BE TESTED.
Attorney General Grants Permission for Par,
fridge To Bring Suit.
TBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRrRUNE-I

Albany Dec. 29-Seventeen police captains Of
New-York. who were promoted from sergeants by
Police Commissioners York, Sexton. Hess and
Abell in 1890 will have the validity Of their
titles tested in the courts. for Attorney General
Davies to-day granted permission to Police Com
missioner Partridge to begin suits for that pur-
pose Commissioner Partrdges appli alton To bring
the suits was based on allegations that the cap
tains were appointed in violation OF the provisions
Of the Civil Service law J. Warren Greene orig
inally brought action a taxpayer. 10 test the
validity of the promotions but the courts decided
that he not the person TO brig the suit Then
Colonel Partridge took up the cases, which We're
against nineteen captains but two the Attorney
General decided. cannot he interfered with be-
cause they are veterans Of the Civil War.
The captains named in the application of Com
missioner Partridge Edward j o-TooIe,
Michael Devanney. John Cooney. John Buchanan.
Edward A Cans. John G.. Colgan. Edward J.
Kenny Michael E Foody. John Lantry. Francis
4. Creamer, Francis J. Kear. John F. Flood. John
Nara Edward Walsh L. J. Murphy. Charles {;
Wendell. Jefferson Deevy Michael German and
James
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
HOME NEWS.
WHAT is GOING ON TODAY.

State Railroad Commission hearing congestion sur
face and elevated railroad lines Aldermanic chamber
city Hall, 10 a m.
Association of American Universities Columbia Unver
morning; dinner Shefry's 130 p.
NEE the American Mathematical Society
Columbia University, 1890 a
Roard of Aldermen presents resolutions Lorenz
and grants him freedom of city, afternoon.
Convention of college school gymnasium instructors
York Athletic Club.
Tam1nany Hall general executive committees. even
ing.
Review Regiment by General Chaffee arn1ory
Brooklyn evening.
Mass meeting Island residents consider ferry
plans, Union Opera House West Brighton, p. m.
Christmas ride at Durlands Academy Sixty sixth
st, evening.
lecture Professor Angelo Heiprin
o. Alaska Klondike' Cooper Union ) p. m
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New-York, Monday, Dec 20, 1902
ARRIVED.

Steamer BelgravIa (Gerl Meyerdiercks, Hamburg
cember Il Boulogne 10. with mdse / cabin
1.34+ passengers, to the Hamburg-American
Line. Arrived the Bar at 7:5e IN.
Steamer Rosenrath dBr), Ronald. Port Spain Decem-
Asphalt Company. Arrived at the Bar at m.
Steamer Lauenherg tCuban), Sperling, Cape Haytien
December II. Gonaives and St. Mare 10. Cages L.
is. Petit CSoave and Miragoane TO-
Maria D. Port Antonio nd
~. mdse cabin passengers the Cameron
Steampshp Co. Arrived at the Bar 2:30 a III.
Steamer Ponce Dalton Jobos December 20. Arroyo
80. with mdse passengers to
the New-York and Porto Rico Steamship Co. Arrived
at the Bar $50
Steamer El Dia, Mason. Galveston, December 23 with
nndse T Van Sickle.
Steamer louisiana Halsey. New-OrIeans December
"A with mdse and passengers to T Van Sickle.
Steamer City Augusta. DagRett, Savannah. Decem-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
STANDARD OIL TO GIVE PENSIONS

The Standard Oil Company has prepared a
pension scheme for its employees. which will go
into effect on January l. The plan is similar
10 those in force on many railroads, but con-
tains come new features. One Of these is that
an employe who is sixty-four years old after
twenty-five years in the service Of the company
may retire on half pay for year, after which
he will receive one-quarter Of his yearly sal
airy s. c. T Dodd. general solicitor for the
Standard Oil Company outlined the plan yesy-
tardaV
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
COLORADO Tows coMAL TO PORT.

The steamer Comal, OF the Mallory Line arrived
here last night in tow of the Colorado of the same
line The steamers anchored in Gravesend Bay for
the night, The steamer Comanche. of the CLYDE
Line, which arrived here Sunday, reported PASS
ing the two steamers on December 26. fifty miles
northeast Of Charleston. The Coma left Charles
ton and the Colorado left Brunswick on December
6- 1t was reported that the ComaIs shaft was
broken Captain Risk in command of the
Colorado and Captain Woodward in command of
rba( -
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
OIL DEAL DENIED HERE.

A representative of the Standard OIL Company,
when asked yesterday about n report from New
Orleans that the company had 'at last obtained
control of the rich Beaumont oil fields. in Texas,
and also the Jennings field. in Louisiana an
swered: we have bought any oil properties
in Texas. We are, however, buying Beau
mont oil and transporting II in tank steamers to
the refining works.
The policy of the Standard Oil Company has al
ways been to control the refining business rather
than the production of crude oil, although the
company owns some producing property in the
PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio fields.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
MATHEMATIcIANS MEET.

The annual convention Of the American Mathe-
matical Society was held in the Engineering Build
Ing of Columbia University yesterday. Some twen-
~ Of the leading universities and colleges of the
United States were represented by prominent mem
oers OF their mathematical faculties. Among those
who spoke DR. Z. V Huntington of Harvard.
Or c J. heyser of Columbia; Professor Harris
Hancock OF Cincinnati; Professor L. e Dickson
q Chicago; Professor f. II. Moore of the ITniyer-
sfty OF Chcago. the president of the society Pro
fessor w. Z. Taylor and Professor E. d Roe hnrh
OF Syracuse Professor E, O Lovett. of Princeton;
Dr. l. L. Rabinovitch, of New York CITY and DIR
z D. Wilson. OF Yale. The meetings viii continue
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
A MEMORIAL TO DR.. SToRRs

Friends of the Rev. DR.. Richard Salter Storrs
the eminent Brooklyn preacher. who was for MANY
years the president of the American Board of Com
missioners for Foreign Missions. planning to
erect mission hospital in Foo-Chow. China as 3
memorial to him. The building will replace
one which was constructed thirty years ago and
was recently damaged by fire. The new building
will be known as the Storrs Memorial Hospital
and $4,000 is needed for its construction DR. n
\. hlnnear medical missionary OF the American n
board. Is the physician in charge of hospitaI's
unrl
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
PERE MARQUETTE ELECTION.

Boston. Dec 29-At a meeting of the Pere Mar
quette Railroad Company to-day the following
elected to the directorate: Thomas H West
of st. Louis; w. X. Bixby, of st. Louis: Samuel r
Shipiey of Philadelphia; Newman Erb of New
York, and Myron J. Carpenter. of Chicago F. H
Prince elected president NJ. ]. Carpenter
vice president and general manager.
The new directors succeed w. w. Crapo, Charles
M Heald John NJ Graham, o. w. Mink and S. T.
Crapo The change results from the recent pur-
chase of a controlling interest in the company by
syndicate,
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
BIG CLINTON-AVE. LAND SALE.

The Sisters of the Visitation have decided To sell
their property at Clinton and Willoughby aves
Brooklyn. Herbert l.. Pratt, H. d. Palmer Lowell
NJ. Palmer. E T. Bedford. John F. Dingee and
James Cassidy have agreed to buy the property for
$4,000 AL except the latter two will build homes
the sisters give up the property which
has frontage in Clinton-ave. of 223 feet and In
Willoughby-ave. of 200 feet The Sisters Of the
Visitation are arranging for the purchase of the
old Inebriates Home in Second-ave. near the
Shore Road, Bay Ridge. ~
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
FARO BOXES PECULIAR. JEROME SAYS.

District Attorney jerome went to Police Head
quarters yesterday to examine six faro dealing
boxes He refused say where they had been
obtained. believed they were seized by In
sDector Brooks in recent raids made by him When
the District Attorney returned TO the Criminal
Courts Building he asked about the faro deal
ing boxes alleged to have been seized in Garfield s
place.
There are some peculiar features connected with
those boxes of which | do not care TO speak, he
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
GENERAL FITZGERALD RESIGNS

General Louis Fitzgerald has resigned from the
presidency of the Mercantile Trust Companv and
the directors gave him a farewell dinner at the
University Club last night. They presented to him
a handsome service of silver as a token of thair
appreciation of his faithful services General Fitz
gerald had been president of the trust compan nv
for twenty years. '
The general expects to spend his winters ,r
Florida. and the of his time at his conn, ~,
home, the Huuson River. ''
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
COUNSEL TRYING TO SAVE sHARkEy.

Henry W. Unger. of Levy & Unger. counsel for
Thomas J. Sharkey. the detective, who was SEN
tenced to ten years Imprisonment for manslaugh-
in the second degree for killing Nicholas Fish
the banker, applied Justice Fitzgerald. in the
Supreme Court yesterday for A certificate of rea-
sorabe doubt, pending an appeal from the judg-
ment TO the Appellate Division. Justice Fitzgerald
said he would allow the District Attorney to sub
nit briefs, and reserved decision.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30

Miss Margaret Zimma will be buried to-day al
Hampstead. Long Island in her wedding dress
She was 10 have been married on New Years Eve
10 Anthony Hoefner. in st. Boniface's Church a,
Elmont- Miss Zimma nineteen wears of a re
Final arTang gements had been mad. for the we'd
ding, when she contracted severe cold She
thought little of IL. so interested was she In the
preparations Tor her marriage. Her cold deyeloped
into hasty consumption and COMPLICATION Of
other troubles. and late Saturday night she died
suddenly surrounded by her parents girl friends
and hance. A few hours before her death She ex
pressed a wish TO be buried IL her wedding dress
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30

Der 20 with mdss and passengers to the Ocean Steam
ship Co. -
and passengers c II Mallory & Co
Steamer Mamma Hata. Charles Baltimore. with ndse
II Foster
Steamer Hector. from Boston for Perth Arnhoy.
Steamer Standard Ger SHUTTER. st. John. r. De
cember -. ballast Philip Ruprecht Arrived at
a 3 p M.
steamer Buffalo (Br). Hull December 13. with
ndse SandersOn Arrived at tfs Bar at 8 n
Sandy Hook y j. %. $50 p m-vind southwest.
moderate breeze. cloudy
Steamer iceland OBJ. Roberts. Antwerp December 20.
mdse and the International Navigation
Co Anchored of Sandy Hook IiEhtshp at 6:42 m.
War; Liverpool December 20
Queenstown with nldss and passengers H
Brown 6 Anchored outside the Bar a 7:5O p m
Colorado. Risk. Brunswick December %.
ndse c II Mallory Il Co Anchored IN Gavesend Bay
at $50 m
SAILED
Steamers Apache for Charleston and Jacksonville Bos-
(Rr). Bristol PhadelphiRn (Brl. Liverpool:
innaa Anna No Nauya
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 81.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
TO-DAY

Line. Mails close. Vessel sails
Allanca Colon Panama $3.50 a 100
Ctta di MIano. Naples. La Veoce $50 IL 00 a m
Galveston. Morgan. 300 D m
Barbados, Quebec 1870 300
Norfolk. Old Dom. 400
Sailor Prince. Argentine. Prince. .12Oo 800
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 81
PHILADELPHIA Southampton. Amer. $50 1000 m
Liverpool, White Star. 300 $50 m
Vgilancia Havana Ward. Zoo m 300
Flandria Hayu. Hamb-Am. 930 a 1900
Vale. Orleans. Morgan 300
Jefferson. Norfolk. Old Dominion 800
Comauche Charleston. Clyde. ......... 300 II
Denver Galveston Mallory. 300
Ravensdale. Campeche etc, ..f2OO m 800
THURSDAY. JANUARY /.
La Champagne. Havre French. ..... 700 a m 1000 a
Booth. 300 a m a
FL sud. Galveston, Morgan. 300
Hamilton. Norfolk. Old Dominion. 300 p
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
APPOINTS 125 POLICEMEN.

Police Commissioner Partridge Yesterday
nounced the appointment Of one hundred and TWEEN
ty-five new patromen. recently predicted in
The Tribune. Long before noon the corridors of
Police Headquarters were crowded with the appli-
cants who had passed the Civil Service exaininat
and whose the eligible list.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
RHODE ISLAND RAISES QUARANTINE.

Providence r. l., Dec. 29-The executive com
mttee of the State Beard of Agriculture voted to-
day 10 raise the cattle quarantine. and allow farm
ers TO buy and sell in Rhode Island and Conneeti-
ey the foot and (uth disease.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
MAYOR LOW VISITS THE GOVERNOR
They Talk for Two Hours on Legislation.
Principally Financial

~ TELEGRAPH TRIBuNEl
Albany. Dec. Ex-Governor Odell had as one OF
his visitors to-day Mayor Low. who remained about
hours. talking. the Governor said later about
the financial affairs of New-York Nothing was
said about the Police Department which apparent
y disposes Of the rumors that attempt will be
made longthen the term of office of General
Greene when he becomes Police Commissioner.
Apparently therefore, the object of Mayor Lows
visit to enlist the Governors interest in the
scheme Of Deputy Controller Stephenson of New
York to lower taxation in that city by authorizing
the issue of bonds TO be called general fund bonds
and be sold to the sinking fund commissioners
the extent of the Of the revenue of the
sinking fund The excess of revenue for the sink
ing fund is said to amount many millions of
dollars and this. it is thought might well be used
TO reduce taxation. A committee of the New-York
Chamber of Commerce recently prepared a report
declaring that 1t believed the plan for the reduc-
uon OF taxation proposed by the city authorities is
of great Importance, well devised and that steps
10 put IT into effect should be taken
Mayor Low surprised the political sharps yester-
day by going to Albany early train and
taking luncheon with Governor Ode. None of the
Mayors friends able to say what he had
gone to Albany for but 1t was assumed that he
wanted to talk with the Governor about his annual
message to the Board of Aldermen 1t Is under
stood that the Mayor will legislation for this
city that he did not wish to handle in his message
until he had the Governor and talked with
him about the prospect Of getting it, is expected
that he will favor bill for the reorganization of
the sinking fund on the lines advocated by the
Finance Department; also a bill giving the Police
Commissioner greater power dealing with de-
linquent policemen than is possessed by the
head of the force.
on his return to the city last night he said:
My conference with Governor Odell had no con-
was just a matter OF legislation"
The train on which the Mayor returned from
Albany was delayed an hour and half at Irving
ten by wreck.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
Announcements A
ICARIA.
A New Collar
z. 4 W.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
e. q W.

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Sunrise 723 sunset $40 Moon rises age
HIGH WATER.
N-Sandy Hook 7:4s Gov. Island 1000
PM-Sandy Hook 10 Gov. s+5 Hell Gate 1924
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
Reported by De Haven & Townsend No. 40 waIl-st)
q Al
SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.

San Francisco. Dec 29.-The official closing quo
ltions for mining stocks to-day follows:
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
SAILED.

Steamers Apache. for Charleston and Jacksonville: B
City CRr) Bristol. PhiladelphiRn (Brl. LiverpC
Princess Anne. Norfolk and Newport News.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30

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