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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-25
BowERY MISSION FEEDS 100 MEN.
First of Series of Christmas Meals Served
Mrs. Bird There.

The Bowery Mission at No. 90 BoHery is yearly
at Christmas time the scene Of a round of meals
for homeless and poor and destitute children
OF the East Side, breakfasts, dinners and suppers
following each the other in rapid succession, and
the benehciaries of the charity kept very busy
Beginning with a rousing dinner Christmas
Eve, the Bowery Mission keeps open house until
the close of the fourth day after Christmas. Last
night than a thousand well fed by
the mission.
The mission is supported by readers OF 1.-THE
Christian Herald" and the running expenses are
assured by DR.. Klopsch. the Editor Of The Chris
tan Herald" The mission is in charge OF J. G
Hallimond, superintendent assisted by j. H
Long. Victor II. Benko, the organist OF the mis-
sion, and a corps OF assistants. To Mrs. Sarah H.
Bird, known throughout the East Side as 1.-THE
Mother OF the Bowery, was due large measure
Of the and plenty that attended the dinner
While a gospel service WAS IN progress on the
marched In single file through the hail to the rear
where the kitchen is. In the kitchen, piled high
from the floor, nearly twelve hundred boxes,
each containing a complete dinner for man. In
the box were carefully packed two sandwiches
chicken and turkey celery, crullers. pie cake
berry tarts, apples and handful Of nuts Of various
kinds
As the men passed in line each one received one
OF these boxes. Then the line OF march down
into the basement OF the mission, where another
corps Of assistants in mission work handed 10
the homeless men cups of coffee. The visitors ate
their meals and left the In this manner
about eleven hundred fed.
Mrs. Bird WAS In constant attendance during the
evening and moved freely among the poor and
destitute men, by whom she is loved and respected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-25
CAUGHT BY JERoME's ASSISTANT.
Mr. Miner Has Man Arrested, Charged With
Being Concerned in Straw Bail Case.

AS Karl Miner Deputy Assistant District Attor-
ney, about to board southbound elevated
train. at Eighth-ave. and MISUNDERSTANDING
ffth-st, yesterday morning. he noticed William
Nichols, of No. $50 Mott-ave.. law clerk, whom
Mr. Miner says the District Attorney has been
looking for for some time a charge of subor-
nation Of perjury in connection with straw bail
case
Mr.. Miner told Nichols that he wished him to go
to the police station with him. but Nichols refused
and boarded a train. followed by Mr.. Miner At
One hundred-and- forty-dfth-st- Nichols left the
train and went to the street, but Mr.. Miner fol-
lowed him. called patrolman and had him ar
rested.
Nichols arraigned before Magistrate Om1nen
IN the Tombs court. Mr. Miner said that on April
g. in the case Of George j. and William r Leahy
against Woodford n. Davis Davis was arrested
and went to Ludlow Street Jail In default OF
$1,000 bail. A few days later, he said, Alfonso
Stercks and Peter ShOrtell went on DaVls's oond
Mr.. Miner said he had known of Shorteu as pro-
fessional bondSman, and he found that the surety
offered was a plot of ground in East One-hun-
dredth-st-, between Madison and Fifth aVes: A
deed Of the property, he found. had been Ouered,
giving the property to Shorteu from John STAPLE
ton, who had been a scyuatter on the property Tor
to the property, and found that II was owned by
William r. Travers. Shorten and Stercks We're
then arrested and indicted. SterCks is now in Sing
Sing serving sentence, but Shorteu died before
trial
short time after sterck had gone to Sing Sing.
Mr.. Miner said, his wife called him and told
him that Nichols responsible for all the trou-
BILE. Mr.. Miner said that investigation showed that
deed to Shortell and Stercks. Nichols was held In
$500 bail for further examination on Tuesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-25
WALL ST. NOT FESTIVE.
Consolidated Exchange Holds Cake
sraM as Principal Celebration.

The afternoon before Christmas Day is the time
fixed by custom for the annual holiday celebrations
Of the various downtown exchanges except the
Produce EXCHANGE which has its exercises on the
afternoon preceding New Years, but except In the
case Of the Consolidated Exchange, there was not
much celebrating yesterday. on the Cotton Tx
change business heavy that there WAS no
time inclination for festivity. and on the Stock
Exchange, although there more or less merry
making attempt was made to carry out any
thing like a regular programme
The great boardroom OF the Stock Exchange was
decorated with Christmas greens and American
flags, and both the galleries were crowded with
friends Of the members great majority OF the
visitors being women. The 18th Regiment band, on
the band PLATFORM" played patriotic and popular
airs w. N. Vance and John L. Riker, jr., two OF
the three men, who were elected to membership in
the Exchange yesterday. went on the trading hoor
in the course OF the afternoon and were seized
by old members and carried around the room.
while the band played marches. Confetti throw
ing was kept up the entire afternoon session. and
the brokers INDUCED in good deal OF skylarhng.
including three abortive football games IN the last
hour. Officers Of the Exchange distributed among
the employees the $1.Ooo raised as Christmas fund
for them.
The Consolidated Exchange was the llveliest
place in the financial district A regular pro-
granrne TO begin $50 O'Clock. had been prepared.
and the Sth Regiment Band was hand Little
business was done from the middle OF the morning
on. At o'clock the vaudeville entertainment be-
gan, a troupe OF colored troubadours having been
engaged
The singing OF plantation melodies followed
by acts OF various kinds. including buck and
wing dancing. Tho climax of the performance,
however, was grand prize cakewaIk'' for
immense cake weighing forty pounds. The floor,
galleries, windows, tops OF telephone booths and
post benches were all packed with spectators. Al
Holmes and wife, the Chicago champions, won the
arst prize. Mr.. and Mrs Washington. of st. Louis,
We're second and "Pickaninny'' Hill and Muriel
Ringold. the winners for two years OF the Madi-
Square cakewalks. were third. The cake
raIned of for SIS, K. H Petugrew winning the
rafie, and this distributed in prizes.
At several OF the larger banks yesterday the
employees received their Christmas presents The
usual amount given from $50 to $l00 IN a lump
sum- while in some banks the clerks received
percentage OF their salaries. The Chase National
Bank gave its clerks s75 each. and the First Ma
tional Bank gave a months salary. In q number
of brokerage houses cash presents were distrtb-
uted- Harris, Gates 8 Co. gave their men a weeks
j. 2. Morgan & Co. make their distribution
the first of the year. as do most of the banks
and trust companies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-25
RECORDER GoFFs VIEWS ON LABOR.
Says Laborers Have Right to Improve Con-
dition, but Not to Use Violence.

Recorder Gof. in passing sentence on two labor
men convicted of assault, yesterday took occasion
to express his views the labor situation. He
said he believed every laboring had the right
to improve his condition wherever possible-get
more money and shorter hours. But he added that
he began TO violence, tnttnida don
or coercion he lost the sympathy of the general
public
The two men sentenced were James oBrien. OF
No. "a Oltver-st.. and Robert Michigan. OF No. 100
Westinghouse. They were convicted recently of
assaultng Robert Hammil. negro. at Washington
and Dey SITS. on September 8. Each was sentenced
to nine months in the penitendary. Recorder Gohr.
in imposing sentence, said in part:
fairly we'll satisfied that the workiagnan If
he reflects for a moment, will recognize that the
greatest injury he do to his own cause Is 70
resort 70 violence because by that he alenateS the
sympathy of those who would naturally Join with
him in his efforts for Improvement of his condi
ton. The moment he has recourse to violence ne
deies the law and disregards the rights or other
Workingmen; and IN so doing he becomes lawless.
ana Is not entitled TO either sympathy or consid-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-25
MINIATURE TRAIN FOR GOULD BOY.
Father of George J., Jr., Imported It from
GermanY-It Cost $500.

Lakewood. N. J.. Dec. 24.-As a Christmas
present for George ]. Gould. jr six years DID,
his father has imported from Germany what is
called a most perfectly appointed miniature rail-
way train ever built It cost $500. and is an
exact reproduction a minor scale, OF a. first
class Pullman train It consists of a locomotive
and tender and vestibuled train made UP Of
a combination mail coach. dining and parlor
coaches It runs steel rails and has auto
matte brake system and an electric lighting
plant
The locomotive Is large enough for its owner
to seat himself IN the cab and handle the
throttle and lever. The coaches are twenty
inches high and about three feet long. They
have staterooms and a smoking compartment
The fuel used is alcohol, and no smoke or
dust is given of, as all the gases are consumed.
1t is safe for a child to operate. as there is no
danger from explosion. The boy will receive his
first lesson in the running Of a railway train
from his father tomorrow morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-25
DINNERS FOR 10000.
Volunteers of America Bring Glad
ness to Mann Homes.

Boxes containing dinners were given to over ten
thousand deserving persons yesterday by the Vol
unteers OF America Several months ago General
Ballington Booth. the commandant OF the Volun
teers, began arrangements that would enable him
to find the ten thousand most deserving families
in the city at Christmas time There was some talk
Of having a dinner Christmas Day. but General
Booth found that the really deserving poor
were not reached in that way, the major portion,
a rule. refusing to go in the daytime with their
wives and families and stand in line waiting for
a charity Christmas dinner to be served. General
Booth and his secretary. Colonel Lindsay, there
upon got into communication with the churches
having missionaries in the poorer districts OF the
city and asked them to be prepared to distribute
a certain quota of orders for dinners Wagons were
even provided deliver the boxed dinners to those
who had no means Of sending to the headquarters
at No. IS Cooper Square
Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth personally took
charge of this part of the work, and for the last
two days has gone about the city on the seat of
truck. carrying dinners to the widowed and faith
erless poor. About thirty-fve hundred dinners
distributed in this way. and at the head
quarters in Cooper Square last evening there was
a steady stream of men and women. each with
orders issued by the Volunteers. The boxes were
distributed by members Of the organization and
In some Instances. there were men and women in
were refused them there both they and their fam
lilies would go dinnerless on Christmas That no
Lindsay asked these persons to wait and he i'm
persons homes to make an investigation. If the
applicants actually III need the Volunteer tel
ephoned Colonel Lindsay. and the persons waiting
sent their way rejoicing.
The boxes Were of different sizes and were dis
trbuted according to the size Of the family. Many
children's toys were also provided, and the pa
rents received present for each of the little ones
at home. About seven thousand garments were
distributed TO those who appeared TO be badly in
need.
Colonel Lindsay. representing General Booth.
said the Volunteers were providing dinners for the
unfortunates in all of the larger cities of the coun-
try The donations Of the public, Colonel Lind
say said, had been generous, far beyond his
pectations. and enabled the Volunteers to provide
bountfulY for al.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-25
RAILWAYS FOR PHILIPPINES
Isolated Ports of Lqzon To Be Opened to
Trade.
From The Chicago Inter Ocean.

From The Chicago Inter Ocean.
The plans for railway in the Philippines
template the extension Of the railway Manila
Dagupan northwaTd the building OF a line from
Manila into interior LuLon,
Etructiop Of line extending southwark Mania
into the southern provinces OF LUzOn The railway
in the Philippines IS the line from Manila Dagupan.
This is be improved and extended hundred nd
seventy miles the NORTH opening
Of the northern The estimated
provehents 10 90, 0O0G00
The road 10 the interior. intended place
OF central provinces in direct
Manila 10 expected 20 81 100000 third railway
extending souL4Ward nom Manila distance OF seventy
hve miles. probably VIII cost than II. 2Oo0O0
This Is beginning OF railway system develop
Of the principal Island Of the Philippine group
tablish steamship connection between Manila and all
commercial ports Of the other islands OF the Philippines
Previous TO the American occupation Communication be-
tween different points the island mainly
by water. The SpanRrds made develop the
Interior OF the Philippines and the Fpinos accepted the
Limitations imposed them by the absence OF
roads and railways. Under American supervision how
structon and they looking forward 70 the OF
railway building did the people OF Western States
fifty years ago
Congress- guarding Philippines against the land
grabber has placed limitations 10 railway
II there IS TO be railway system In the Philippines II
must be built by capital looking forward 70 satisfactory
returns from the railways themselves Land for this
81 way can be secured al low price labor 10 cheap and
there promise Of profitable business from the provinces
into which the railways to be extended. Tho
surveys have been nado by engineers and the
railways DO planned develop the
Of the Islands than the possible
money for tbs original investors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-25
BLAME PLACED ON BOTH
Butler Typhoid Epidemic Laid to Their Lack
of EfiGeney.

The recent typhoid epidemic at Butler. Penn Il
the subject OF the following editorial comment In
the current issue OF The Engineering News:
The Butter typhoid epidemic. reported on at length
IN this issue Dy Ilr. George y SODer. who Spent
nearly week in Butler for this journal. would
never have occurred had tns local water company
and the local Board OF health exercised the oTdi-
nary ana well known precautions which should
always be adopted IN municipal sanitation But
even with the omission OF ali such precautions a.
proper system or reporting cases OF disease would
nave given warning OF the impending danger az an
early stage Efficient health board measures TO
check the outbreak at It's start. and particularly
10 prev snt secondary injection. might have kept
the NUMBER or ,eases and deaths down 10 com
parativeiy small number
Judging from all the evidence IN hand. Butler
might almost as well have had no local board o.:
health as the one which accepted the grave
responsibilities of that position In fact perhaps
u would nave ceen better on without than with
the existing board. upon which more or less
Hance was placed until IL showed its utter in
capacity.
The deficient Official records OF typhoid cases at
Butler are alone sufficient TO condemn the local
board OF health, and with IL the local physicians
and the whole state OF PenHsyl yala. which latter
must be held largely responsible both FOR the lack
OF vital statistics in OF its municipalities, and
hibited at Butler By both the local government and
the water company.
We point OUT these things without forgetting that
the cher responsibility for the epidemic must be
laid at the door OF the Butler Water Company. IE
was it's business to know whether the water was
polluted, to exhaust its powers 70 stop the Doliu
ton, and IL those powers failed TO guard the public
in every possible way against the dangers that
might ensue. and even II necessary 70 nOIIy every
consumer of his Danger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-25
GRAND JURY CRITICIsEs STRIKERS.
Hearses at Chicago Funerals for First Time
in Week.

chicago Dec 2A-Scathing criticisms OF persons
VINO nave disturbed funeral professions in CHICAGO
were made by the grand jury. which reported TO
Judge Cnnord to-day. The grand Jury also criti-
esed irresponsible organizations for creating dis
order and defying the law. The report which was
drawn by Colonel James W. Nye. the foreman, said
We ma that Tor several months irresponsible or
gaalEa uohs nave been creating disorder in this
S2unty. destroying property and defying the law
we nave round tnat ordinary subpCenas and sur
pcsnas duces tecum made 'forthwiths' snd issUe5
by this court have been eVaded 'SSNS"
.a Is p9oa9 report that at present IN this city
made the scene Of disorder BY men calling them
selves union pickets and that the bodies OF tn
dead are desecrated; We believe that these condi9
lions require careful examination, and we resNeSt
fully suggest that the conditions We have re1{ta5
be made a special subject OF inquiry by the jan
uary grand jury. ISL
For the first time in a week. hearses to-day car
ried the dead to the cemeteries in and around this
city. The hearsss driven by non-rpio,
drivers. Though the police were ordered 10 attend
funerals II necessary. and non-union drivers went
armed, In anticipation OF opposition from union
pckets. who besteged undertaking establishments
no disorder occurred.
comparatively few undertakers sent out hearses
MOST or the funerals were conducted as on the
previous days since the beginning OF the strike tn
dead wagon" only being used
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-25
FAvoRs COMPULSORY VACCINATION.
DR.. Anderson, Mentioned as Dr. Lederle's
Successor, Says He Has Been Misqaoted.

Following the report that DR., H a c. Anderson
has been approached" by those who are putting
city offices in Christmas stockings. and that hs
would in all probability be the next Health Com
missioner. the reminder by some that tho
doctor had been formerly quoted as opposed TO tho
compulsory vaccination OF school children The
doctor declares that he has been badly mIsquoted
and asked to be recorded entirely in favor Of
the present attitude Of Dr.. LederIa-
Il strong believer IN vaccination said hs
last ever ing. ANY would be a fool who WAS
not wouldn't her I have never said ANYTHING thar
could be properly construed as expression OF
opinion not favorable system vaccination.
now authorized by the Health Department / have
said that a child VINO has been successfully vac
Ctnatsd. where the operation worked il good IN
mStakable fashion. the child ought not 70 be com
PEELED to be vaccinated again ne next year C)nce
IN seven years Is often enough in such case Thai
opinion agrees enure4y with present REGULATIONS.
Certain over-OfiiciOUs inspectors have vaccirared
children who had been successfully Vacciuated the
year before That is the onlv thing have objected
TO- and Of course. the department is not responsi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-25
FOUR MORE CASES At PAssAIC.
Thirty Typhoid Patients Reported This
Week-Open Sewer May Be Cause.

Passaic, n. J.. Dec. p (SpeclaD.-Thirty eases OF
typhoid fever have been reported TO the Passaio
Board OF Health this week. There were four more
eases reported this morning. AL in the district
where the other patients live.
Ten cases reported yesterday greatly excited
the Board Of Health. This morning DR.. Hunt Of
Trenton, Assistant Secretary of the State Board.
and DR.. Leal, OF Paterson. a member OF the State
Board. here and made thorough investiga-
ton. We unable state positively, said
DR., Hunt at the end OF his tour OF Inspection,
but think that the epidemic IN Passaic Is
caused by OF two things. either the milk supply
or an open sewer which has been exposed since the
food in October
DIT. Leal said he felt sure that the water not
20 blame for If IL was the epidemic would be more
general and not confined to any one part OF the
city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-25
FEED PUMPKINS WITH MILK.
Pennsylvania Farmers Raise Monsters
Strong Enough to Break Iron Bands.

Pennsylvania Farmers Raise Monsters
Strong Enough to Break Iron Bands.
Fall River. Mass, Dec. 2l tspeciaD.-"Punkins,"
said the man who had returned from Pennsylvania,
''punllins, why you people hereabouts don't know
what real ablebodied punkin is. These prize
affairs that you show with so much pride at your
county fairs and boast about mere infants.
pigmy babies beside the punkns raised by the
Pennsylvania farmers Place of your largest
beside small one from Pennsylvania. and 'twould
compare about 4 pea does with big potato.
Those Pennsylvania farmers set more store by
their barns than they do by their houses. You'll
find a man living In q place that resembles
cowshed owning barn that looks like a mansion.
Big barns. they always spick and span In
white paint and with green blinds and shutters.
Their fences. too, put TO shame that Of the aver
age w-England farmer. Few tumble down. tot
tering. weatherbeaten fences are seen Pennsyl-
vsna farms. But this Is depression. The pun
kins are the main thing. the pride and bulwark
Of the Keystone State.
Those punkins are raised and tended as care
fully as blOoded stock They feed them on milk
twice day. morning and night Not SKINNED
milk either, but the best Jersey fluid, thick with
cream. This milk diet is begun with the punkin
of tender age, and continued through the age of
fat and rotund and wax strong is almost
behevable They put iron bands around them, and
though they were paper. They the Shadows
among punkins, One who has never seen Penn
sylvania punkin field stumbling on one on moon
light night would think he had struck the ruins
of ancient Thebes. monuments raised by giant
What do they do with those punkins2'' asked a
Furnish the country with pie material" re-
Piled the speaker.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-25
JAPANESE WORKING WOMEN.
Female Employment in Mikado's Empire
Small Wages.
From Tie London Telegraph.

From Inc London Telegraph
The social condition St woman s fairly Trustworthy
standard IapSn has not reached The summit OF
Western CULTURE This fact however. is not reproaeh,
have bTtdCed sUnders barbaric
humane legislation OF to-day. And
Hitherto, and indeed. ct the the
IN Japan recruited from among
population by agents induce the country asses
to contracts quite number OF yearSthe best
portion Of their uves And the wages averaged pence
SeIs to be WHO'LL is6ated from the CUTE World lust as
Il they a prison. a hospital a nunnery.
they entirely IN the OF their employers. the
least scrupuous OF whom take unfair advantage Of
and lurd light has been thrown upo these dark places Of
OF the Mikado's realm IS Osaka and II the terrible
state Of things in in the mills and works Of that
Southern States Of North America had better time than
Of the wretched girls in Osaka, the products Of
nominal prices Happily the Guild of Weavers
set to work to better the lot OF these heots ana its
Curousy enough. the higher calings professions
which REQUIRE skill scientific training instead OF
activity. Thus OF the ministries government
Offices was 10 be found as civil servant The
members Of the fair refusing employ as
ssleswonen only In few cheap bazaars. where the
women seen behind the But here too. a
5sneheient change is now being made, The firm Of
In Japan-have lust decided 20 take on girls
For considerable time past women have engaged
traffic and Sanui line. which hitherto eaf-
mated the female element has completely broken with
line wiz be looked after by lady conductors aud
perhaps LADY controllers we'll The Crown Prince
aims at making life miserable 10 his future Female
SUBJECTS ana he has begun by setting
to Es generally undeTsood ha he H ana and mas soTsd
main InonoEamist 10 the end OF his days.