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SIX CENTS FOR MKS. LEDEREB
EN'D OF HER LIBEL BUIT AGAINST THF.
TRIBUNE.
TirB Ji'RVs rsTiMATi: OF THE AAEOOBT OS
DEFAMATION SHF. HAS 8L F FEItRD?SEN*
BATIONAI? IXCTDEHTS BROUGHT
0!'T IN THE EXAMINATION,
The libel suit of Ida Florin?- Lederer against
Tl.- Tribun.- Association tor $60,400 damages for
alleg'?! defamation, whir h liar, been on trial r? -
fore Judge diegerich in the Court of Common
rieas for the last week, was ended yesterday
afterncon. The jury av.arded th-? plaintiff f,
renta ?lamlges.
This la in !:n- with Die record of The Tribune
In libel suit?? for more than twelve years. Dur?
ing thai time there has r?een only <>ne verdict
awarded airains: this newspaper for more than
6 oents; an?l in that single instance th.. Judgment
was reversed on appeal, and upon the s-eon.l
trial the verdict It. thai case also was for ?
cents. In other case.?? where the verdicts have
n?>*. been for the nom nal f. c?-nts the trials have
resulted In absolute *ti?lgmem In favor of the
defendant.
Many libel suits of an unroas.inahle and
extraordinary' character hav.? been brought
against The Tribune, but it may fairly b? said
that tie acti n concluded yesterday was one of
the most remarkable it has been called upon to
defend. Th.? plaintiff was the daughter of the
late Richard S. Ne-arc Unbe, the wealthy and suc?
cessful lawyer. The publication complained of
w-is a paragraph appended to the sketch of his
life on the morning following his unc\pe??te,l
death in July. 1S91. It was as follows:
Ills oldest daughter, Florence, was marri.-?! t.?
the theatrical manager, ?;. W. Lederer, about
two years ag Lederer had ?\ wife living in
Enplaii'i at the time, but this was not known by
Miss New.?.mije?, family until some lime after
her marriage. Tin? marriage was made much
against the will of the -ill's parents. Tin- young
wife went back t" her father's home as soon a*
sh>? learned of the ?existence of a former wife, and
went West with her father, .?h.- slipped away
from the h.'iis. where the family were staying,
cam?? back t New-Y >rh and \\.nt back to ?Led?
erer. This was a heavy blow to her father, and
h?. discarded !-.- r. She is now living in Harlem
with Ledert r.
Tw ' Sum STARTED.
George W. T.e.ierer. the theatrical manager
referred to, brought a $"?0.000 libel suit promptly
upon this publication, but the action has not
been brought to trial. The suit finished yes?
terday was begun in the fall of 1M2 by the
young woman he married. The trial attracted
to Judge 'il.-g. rich's courtroom a large crowd "f
spectators, wh.? evidently anticipated, from
what they had known of the career of the Led?
erer?, that there would be sensational devel?
opments?-and they were not disappointed. A
man nam--?l n?rnberger was the plaintiff's law?
yer, ami Messrs. Saekett and Moquaid were
the attorneys for The Tribune, other counsel
were stated to have been engaged in the case
by the plaintiff, but no ?ne appeared for her
upon the trial except Mr. Bamb'-rger. Francis
L. Wattman was the trial counsel for the de?
fendants, and conducted the defence with great
skill. Pom?- of the Incidents developed by him
Were of dramatic int?-r? st.
The chief defenses were that th<? publication
was true, that it was privileged because ma?le
upon the authority of the plaintiff herself ami
that there was a variety of circumstances show?
ing good faith on the part of the publishers and
no damages suffered by plaintiff. Mrs. Lederer
went first upon the stand and told a st ?ry upon
her direct examination that ina?!?- her appear as
a badly abused woman, but which presented an
entirely different aspect before Mr. Wcllman
had finished her cross-examination. Sh-- was
compelled to admit that she ran away from her
home at 5 o'clock in the morning t<> avoid what
she knew was her father's Opposition t > her mar?
riage to Lederer, that they w-nt together the
same morning to Long Island aird w. r<- mar?
ried; that her mother, learning of h?-r flight, fol?
lowed in haste, but did not r'-a ch the roupie
until the ceremony bad been performed; that th
?plaintiff returned with h?-r mother to Mr. New
combe's home, where sh.? remain? I several
Weeks, then went West with h?-r parent?, an :
soon afterward, suddenly leaving them, rejoined
Lederer in this city.
SKNSATIONAL EPISODES OF THE TRIAL
The evidence showed that many interesting
incidents had happened in th" mean time.
Upon the complaint of the woman claiming to be
Lederer's former wife, lie waaarrested In aban?
donment proceedings in the p'jioe court, and
was indicted for bigamy. In the former pro?
ceedings the complainant herself and many
witnesses gave evidence to show a common
law naarrlage between her and Lederer a year
or so before his marring" t?? Miss Newoombe.
Lederer stoutly denied the former marrlag?-,
but admitted sending letters t?? Iit Inclosed la
envelopes gfMrciseod "Mrs George w. Lederer,"
and also living with her in this city ?and else?
where. In fact. It cam?- out in the trial that he
lived with this woman at the Clonan House
up to within three days ?>f the runaway mar?
riage with Miss Neweombe.
Now come some of the sensational episodes Of
the trial. The plaintiff had declared that she
knew nothing of the proocedlngs brought by
the woman claiming to be the former wife, ex?
cept what she had subsequently gleaned fr?>m
the newspapers, and that, as a matter of fact,
she ?.?.as satisfied from the first that the other
woman ha<l n?. marital claims up?m Lederer.
Mr. Wellman then confronted h?*r with h?r own
petition, ?Sled in the Supreme court within ten
daya uf<r her marriage to Lederer, and sworn
to before a notary public, In which she alleged
the information sh.- had r"-ivf<i as t" th. ex?
istence of th'* f??rm'-r wife, and staled that sh"
had not lived with Lederer as his aife, and
asked t?. have her father appointed guardian
ad lltett, m an ?action f??r the annulment of her
marriag-: with Lederer.
AN AMAZ1NO STORY.
It was plain to every one that. If the plaintiff
admitted the bona Sde ??haraoter of this docu
ment, that was the end of h<-r '-ase. But sh) d I
not admit it; and the story she told In explana?
tion of it -, appearance on the court records wag
?ne of the most amazing that has been given
la the i urts in a long time. Sh.- said al lir.st
???t ?he did not know wiu-ther the signature
?*?? hers or not: then she said that sh?- believed
11 to be, but that it did not look like her signa*
tut*- Then sh.- denied that she had ever seen the
P?S?rbe: re her examination In the ease. Finally
in* made the astounding statement that two or
?iree day(1 Hft,,r her marriag.- and her return to
ner father's bouse she was 'rugged, ami, while
in an Bnconacious or semi-unconscious comlition,
?J ?sjaatuie t?i the ?petition wa? obtained with
?ut her knowledge ??r consent, and us?-1 by her
fj-h'r iri th.- ??iurt proceedings In the same way.
TnU was not an easy story to maintain under
such k?"n cross-examination as Mr. W.-IIniaus,
*nl th<- impr.-ssion made when fin-t told ?vas
(?opened many times before he had tinish.-d his i
Questi ,r,a. 8ubse<iue:,tlv the defence called the
iotary public who t.,.,k h?T verification at Mr. |
Eta-combe's house, ami h?- testified thai sh? veri?
BSiIII voluntarily and regularly.
Mr Weiiman followed up the career of the
?hBfortUnate young woman sin?'- thai lime with
*feat delicacy and consideration, and particu?
larly the j'ortion that has been frequently
"rought ?before the public ?luring the last year j
J?r ?o. But the life th?- plaintiff has led since
her separation from Lederer laut spring, th?- j
habeas corpus proceedings In which. <?n his al?
legations of her abandonment of their chiid ami
or her unlltness t?? ?have Its custody, it was
awarded to him. ami the divorce proceedings
-?st November, in which he again got tin- cue
tody of the child?th?-?-. and many other sad
Incident?- ,,f th<- plaintiff's llf.- were brought out
BJ Mi W. liman, as h<- sal?l, not s?i much to
demonstrate the character of the woman a? to
emphasize th?- fact that her father wag right
When he mu?l?? every effort to save h.-r from the
??fe Into Which She went when sh? return? ?i to
I-? derer.
The plaint.if h- stlil a woa_ati ? unuaual
teauty and attractlv.-m-ss, as well as brightness
and eleveraeM of Intellect; and it would be ? ? ry
to understand the pride her father had f. It In
her and the effect upon hi? Ufe of her conduct
? WS? shown by the evidence that he dlsin- i
herlted her. and althoi gh she heKan a contest of
h.-r faUwra win, it *mj n?,t succeed.
THE OTHER WOMAN ON TUB STAND.
Another striking episode- ,,f the trial was the
deposition of the woman claiming to be Leder
er's former wife, introduced by the defendants.
She testified that when she abandoned the crim?
inal proc-f-edings begun against htm soon after
his marriage to Miss Newcomb?, It was be,-ause
Lederer had induced h.-r to do so by sending bar
o\er to England and promising to follow her and
marry her 0.1 the other aide. Th.' affidavit which
sue made at th<- time of withdrawing the prn
ie,<lir:?s. she teafifled, was a part of the same
bargain. Lederer himself was put upon the
stand, but he did not deny a word of this evi
dence, although he did ?leny that he had ever
married this woman. Much other evidence on
this point was introducid by both sides.
The Jury listened to the protracted testimony
With ppttenco and interest. They were, almost
without exception, substantial business men,
and they were detained nearly a week ?beyond
th.- usual time by the length of this trial, but
they made no complain!. The Jurors were An?
ton Halm. C.irl l'ralltorlous, David W. Leaver,
Fred-rick Andreas, Henry Hovet, Henry N'asb.
Louis Behwangerl, William it. Lowe. Charlea
E. Harvey. Charles Bttrassnutn, w. c. Mauch
and William A. Wales. Judge ?*.le?*orlcli con?
cluded his charge ?t S o'clock, but the ?jury
did not return with thdr v.-rdlct until after 4
o'clock, it was stated by s.-veral of the jury?
men that they stood ten t<> two upon the first
ballot in favor of a verdict for the defendant,
but, as tin- other two thought there should in.
a nominal finding for Ih.- plaintiff for the aake
of her child, all finally concluded that six cents
would be the proper award to ^n-e.
.fuilp-?' Oieg? ri.-h's ruling! and charge gave
evident*? of a dealre t., reonduct the tase with
absolute impartiality and fairness.
BIG BLAZE IS HI7DSON-8T.
i^kRc.r. wir<i.Ks.\i,K nriM.iNo PARTLY Dii
BTKOSE*f*??*<n*r*TT OfltU in" an rvri'it, story
haI'I.V BCARBD, BUT ALL EXCAVE.
< t--third of the interim- of th-- big f dir-sf.-ry
building No. Grift to cc: Hudson at was destroyed
by fire last evening. The building has a fr nta?.
nil f?'"t in Hudaon?at, 100 in Wrat Thirteenth?
st. and extenda through to Nlnth-ave.
The (ire started in the bartment of Mo. 66..
Hudson-st.. which, as well as the first floor of
that number, is occupied by John J. Tarlton &
Co., wholesale grocers There were flfty b?rrela
? if oil mi th.- ground Hour, and in th?- basement
aras packed a mlscellsneoua collection of goods,
including s,,,ips. ?aid. butter, cottoueed oll and
other Inflammable m it? rials.
Four alarms w-.-r.- aenl out altogether. The
total loss will* reach ll.'O.n????. of which ab<?ut
$'.?',.(.'..1 will fall on the tenants Tennant K- Co.,
allversmltha. occupied the seconil Boor of th?'
burn,.I portion <m Hudson-st. Lyon it Hutch*
eon, dealers m produce, occupied th- ground
Boor at N'inth-av.- and Thli t?-.tith-st.. and J.
L. Illnger bad ?1 ?portion of th?- second floor.
Hubbell Ar Catolr, snap manufacturer?, occupied
tii- entire toi. floor, where they <rmployed IM
people, thirty of whom were twirls.
When the Are started then- wits a panic Binons
th?- girls, who saw the dens?' clouds >.f Bmoke
that surrounded th?* building and Imagined that
they were cut off. They made a dash for the
rear windows and cMmbed out on the flre-eacapes,
down which they were assisted by Watchman
Hennlchs, known as "iild Sleuth," and Thomas
I'orrlKan. William McCarthy, a fireman, at
ta then t.? Hook and Ladder N ?. ?, was battering
in the windows on the third lloor of'N'., 1?
Klnth-ave., when the (sdder ?<n which "h> was
standing ga***e wgy and he fen to the t ?p of th
shed, a distance of twenty feet He received a
sever.? cut over th?' right eye and Injured Ms
rlKht wr-.st. li?. was attended by an ambulance
surgeon from the New-York Hospital, and after?
ward went home This wsi the only a rcldenl
during the progress of the tir?-, though It re lulred
three hours' bard work to aubdue the flainea.
STRIKER* RELOUE THE GRAS!) F CRY.
DISa01UBB*at**S**IT IN* THE CABE ? d" KTMVa'*.* > KKI.I.T
CHEERED nv his iiunst'S OTREit mi;n BKLD
After nineteen hours o? deliberation nr. 1 In the
face of a etrang charge f>>' 'he <? mrt, the lurymen,
la the <?;???? 'f ?Sdward Kelly, a striking motormsn,
chrtrrt"d wlrh throvrlng B ?tori'- Hr a Thlrd-ave. r-.ir.
la Brooklyn, i-eported to Ju u-e m.kii? that they wer?
unable to agree upon a verdler.
The anaounoemeat was cheered despite th? -rigor*
s of the gavel by Jtidg? Moor* The cheer waa
taken up by the hundreds who ha ? aasemMed tn, th?
?rridoif of th? Courth >u?e
??? Moore aaked the membera of th? | .-?? l a
,, i.
Aft-r the th:ri ball t." th.- foreman repHed, "?*??
?tood aeven :,> Hve f ,r c nvlctlon; we debated and
dellb :??? i all night, bur without retmlt Bven i
we starrt s.-v n to (.?..? .' r convlctl n." The Jury
was then dlBcharg? '? with the thank? of Ib? i ?un
Th?- ca?? ?cali t? Kelly wa? regarded by the l?:?
trlci N - ?ID i u M ? ? illy at r ?tag.
After rh<- K-lly cs was thus dl*g?sed of, th?
dr.md Jury found Indictments against the fo
atrlkei in ?a them with Injury to laur-m,! pr,;.
erty Jame? I ?? ,,:?-,. Benjamin Jone?, John -.
Peter Ward, Kate Carfcy, William K-lly, l*n -.
Donovan, John Amea, Louis T pack, Kelli I"*ufl
Walt? r rjibh ,r i, !.. :. Rauth. <!-. ma Rl ' ?
Jame? Connelly and John Emer?on
The complain!? ?gainai twentj other strikers, hell
by police justice* f,,r th- action of the Orand Jury,
were dismissed by "thai body.
An indictment for manslaughler In the second ?!?
gr--?- was return? 1 .iiM.r.-r Orlando Worthing??, n.
th?- non-union motormsn, who had r'.n over an!
killed, on February 1, little ?Samuel Bradley.
SOME good PRK-ps FOR PAINTINGS.
n.r>sr ?ir thi: pai.k of i:t-:r<-ii.\p.i> * m c r-, ,*,.
UBCTION '-"It'iT HKAHS Till-. I.IST AT It.sjra
There wns a decided improvement In ?he prteea
obtained last rnirht In Chlckcrlng Hall, at the ?ale
of itei.hard Ar Co.'a collection of modern -minting?,
as compared with th?- i?<*J?* ?,f the night before.
The total for the eighty-tlv?. pictures sold WedlMS*
?iri-, night amounted to $::."?.*'?', while m? average
pri??- was rib.,in MM Last nliiht the total amount
realized waa ?**s9,*rtt f'.r etgbty-flv? ?picture?, the
av?rai."- price being *'??
Th?- highest price paid last night waa f'.r a Corot
(17x29*4), U.M9 l'eliig paid for It. A Inipr'- land*
aeapa (21x?Tt4) brought &IOO| and a Troyon (13xl<),
was bought for $.'?.'.. li*a**ns?BelIecour*a "The Artist
Captain." was bid In for H,S60, while a Dsubigny
no^xlT'.i was ?old for 9%U0. Joeet Israels*? "W,.,r.
Ing for th?- T'.'l?- to Pall" fold for 1700, and Cour*
bet's "Th?- Surf* wen! for MM.
when perrl'-r's ''Daybreak" was exhibited, the
bidder-, expressed their admiration for tbe pointing
by hearty spplsuse. Il waa ?knocked down for
Ji.'-'V. Baverai other ?paintings were reeelv?Bd with
similar expt*et*a1ona of admiration.
Th?? prtlotlng? by Americans. ?rhl?**h were ?old In
the ?aily part of tbe evening, brought compara*
rivety K'.o'i prices, (Tharlea M. Dewey*? "Ntahtfair
fHchlng 1210; Frank M. Bogg?'? "On th? Tliarn? u.
neai Greenwich." 1200, and Jame? M. Hart'? "?'h.-r
,. Valley," ?TOO. Some pi the other painting? by
American artists w?-n- sold a.?, follow?: A land.
Bt-ape water-color, h'-aL'"'--/. by J. r"ranrta Mur?
phy lio:.. Bruce-Crane'? "Midwinter Bnow." 16x31,
Si:?. ' George Innesa'a "The Passlna Show, (l.xl8i,
< ?.. ?i Boiton Jone?'? "The End of Spring," U?x
21, til'.. Carleton VVIggins's "A ?September Day,"
A Blip Of th?- type vesteidiiy ,nude Tbe Tribune
,. ?:,.., H Bolton .lone-'? "Summer" and u T
Dannat'a "La Phocolatlere" sold on Wedneaday
nlshi for *O0 each. The pri'?- should have been &?
a lame number of th<- foreign palntlna? hiHi
nlKht went tor prices varying betw?Ben IMp and
pu?. Among th.rri were Caaln'i 'TTie Ruined
Shfrie i-.'".i-x2!n 1750; Michel's "l'hemln de Cam?
pagne" (21x37), ir?*-?, and Rouaeeau'a "Evening" ii:x
1m. eSc*-.
The following are some of the other pictures
sold, with the names ?,f tha artists, and Of the
buyers wher?- given.
Kii.ni.-. 'Tl.- Dteiuated Model"
Dautrigny. ' "'? "?'
Sl,.-|. ?
'I yo-.?,,
< ?If.-"? . Kiin?'dl< r <V ' ...
Kr,.Her * ?'".
??.M.-.rKrr-lm>--.
<;.,i,i.-. "In ,i? Moaqua".
Imp,?, "Marine".
trUu, "*r-k>wera''.
l.e Neuville, ?'*rTench Hoidler" .
?*.-.7.i,i. ??M-?.nli*jrt?t ..,, tba l^la***'.
Ko**/alakl "After th* Wedillna '.
?? un?,- "Pernal? Bead." iTwrt? M Kurtz ?
ll.-iii.iiii,. "The lt.-|.,-i,n:,?i.i " K,i"-'H-r ?v ?*? ?
iMATIIIlt. ??|*Hl?,?.| ' U Slllltlllir.e. . .
Uuphelmer, 'Th* New l*Tt**lleae," Kn.,e.1i?-r it ?
Mana Th? Dach l'ond'-.
Uouahton. "?Tiarlly." Bf. F. Th,,r,i..
r.--i-, "Alcal?." A A A-,*.i?'.n.
M..rr,,n. "Anxiety." Qeurge ir Bead .
Tl?*e..i. "A Vlail r.i id? Louvre," K,i"?dl?T & ? o.
?Zehtier, "Refora Supper," K K. I..?,.,. ?
2 ,UO
-.???
l.tao
*;.*?
ag?
aso
sir,
?JKt
?ALB OF Tin: TRACT PICTURE*?.
Th.- .?al.? of ?minting? by ih. late J. M, Traey
wa? en. bided last rrlulil .it the 1'iflh AveUUC AUC
tioti K'.'urr, No. 2?s Kifth-ars. The total number
of paintings disposed of in the eritlr?- sal?- was MS,
an.! th.- ?um rcaJtoed was iuj,m^. the average pri a
being ?Hi s,.,,!., of thorse bi-lng?ng lb? hlghesi
prices i.ist niktht were "Champion BUrnura R***
trlevinj .. wild Qooae," lito; ?Wood,-.,, k Shoot?
ing," *BdO; "Viscount,'? 111.'.; "Th?- Evening In the
('?mil." fdtO; *-i,?ij?.t Knokh," *fll5; ?'??n the gcent,"
HSU, and "J.?mine," flu.
////. ACO)BlA CELEE H Of. F. EUS OS lk'l.ll.
Stafford Coiirilioiis.', \ ;( . r,-b. 21.?The trial Of
MorKantield and S.-arcv, the .\..|ui?i Creek tn,In
roi.liera, opened here thla morning. A Jury waa
secured and tha talcing of testimony begun.
I'TWAS SHORT AND SWEET:
I UNEVENTFUL MEETING OF THE REPUB?
LICAN OOUNTT COMMITTEE.
NO RKSni.t TIONS INTROnrCED REGARDING THE
JIAY'iR AT-Tf'INTMENTH - STANT'INO
COMMITTEES ANNOC.N'CEP.
The regular monthly session of the Republican
j County Committee last evening In the Murray Hill
Lyceum. In Thirty-fourth-?t.. near Thini-ave.. was
? short and sweet. There wa? a large attendance "f
ilelegates, every As.-embly district of the city being
I well represented, but It was apparent before the ran
j ventlon wa? called to order that there would be no
.serious boato??? transacted. In different part? of
, the crowded hall delegates were hear?! expressing
? the hope that, In view of the conflicting opinions
j among members of the party as to the rec?-nt ap?
pointments of Mayor Strong, no rt-solutlons would
| be offered to cause dk-icusslon In the convention.
Boon ?after S o'clock Chairman I'M ward Lauterbaoh
rapped for order, and Secretary BMwell began U>
call the roll of delegates, onh- two nsmns had been
cslli i when a delegate moved to have the coll dts
; pensed with Mr. Lauterbach said then- was no
; Deed t>> call the roll, as it wan ..vident that there
?res .1 ?pi..rum present. Th?- mlniit.s.? of th?- sessions
| held in Jsnuary were then re.ii rapidly by Mr.
BMwell, and they w?-r sdopted ?rltbout dlaaent
Charla? 1; Page announced that the Auditing Com?
mittee bad examined the boohs of the treasurer
and had found the account? correct Chairman
Lauterbech then announced the standing committees
for the rear? snd before he res l the names be said:
"I have tried t.? make as few change? ;n p
in Um committees, and bave retained th- names on
tost year's committees except where it was neces?
sary to mahe changi -. A recasting ?if tie- com?
mittees waa made necessary by the tact that one
chairman of la.-t rear ha? been disqualified and
other ni<-mi>crs of committee? have been dlsquall
tie.i in the asms w.iy, ?>n sccooot of accepting oflV e
Buch disqualification Is ? reason for gratification,
and w? h.,v.? .?.ope that there win i*? m-ire such ?lis
??u.iliil allons." (Laughter.)
The name of Cornelina S. mis? wms in the list
of th? Committee on finance as read by the chair?
man. but it war* withdrawn, an?l that of M. J.
M.-i'utin was! substituted, wh? n a ?le'.egate explained
?hat Mr BUM COUM HOI .-?pare the time to serve on
the eommltte?
George \v. Stephen? handed up a notice of s
motion i ? change Article in of the constitution, re
latlng to ths number of delegates la th- Assembly
district convention?, ami it was lal-1-over until the
next meeting
Then one delegate shouted: "I move to s?JJourn**"
The motion wh? seconded promptly, snd there was
silence and suppressed excitement In the hall fOf
half a minute. When the chairmen pul lb? m >!i'?n
tu'oiir a doma men said "Aya" in ? nervous f ?
and un- man shouted "No." and th* convention w.is
adjourned, afters s?s?ion of .exactly tarent] minut?e
As the d?l?gate? were l.-avin? the hall they s.il 1
that it was lm-ky nobody had offen -i ;?r i offen r<
resolutl ms, .. H ?.? i- no time i>? have a light In 'lie
convention. The standing committees sni unced by
Chairman Lauterbach ?re appended
Committee on Appeals ?'darles it. Page ?>f the
XXIXth District, chairman; Otto A Roealsky. III!.
John A. Collins, ivth; Jacob Katsensteln, Vlth:
I, I. Van Allen, Vlllth; Hamilton William?. IXth;
'. .:_? M Hau, Ntli. s V 1! Cruger, XlVth; A.
p VVIndolph, XVth W J Matthew? XXIV'th;
Isaac Newman, XXVth; ?*hari?; K Lewi?. XXVlth,
_:..| George M Smith. XXVIIth
? 'ommltti ? ? rIi ?? ice Heni ? I ? Ein *? In, XXI?t
I. ? ?:. ni. M .i M-1 ann, Xlth . Jsm< ? .1.
l-ifii XUIth; John It Van wormer, XlXth;
Th.-itu- I-' VVentworth, XXIst; Edward ?-' ?
XXVIllh, and W K Andrews, XXIXth
(?ommlttei -.. thuse* and Grievance? Ernes! Hi!.
XlXth halm an, John ?-' ib K Ith ?'?
i.?m |l?nk< :. Xllth PI I ;? F ?imlih, XI\
Humphr? \s XVIIItl . lohn Tli :? ?. >-V si I A
?-? Van ' ?i len, XXXih
Commit i.t. Onranlaation James \i
mu? XXVlth, rhalrmai . i i oh M. I'att?
Yllth Cornelius Van Colt, Vllltli. lieorge P.
1.. _ne, IXIh ! r '? ? k .-' Gibt s, XII II
A Klammer, XVIIth; ? ?eorg? V. W ai
WH it1:. John io'-- nweb? i XlXtl
Thou..i XXIat; Krank Hralnard. XXIIII Henry
?? Al--. XXIId: Julius M M. v.r. XXVIII)
Charles A Hen ian.X XXth
Committee i ? ? ?" ? i
ber, Will I. ? !.. rrn II \I.ir ? ri H II
John - ? H J
. . irlos Holm k. Vllth: 1 B. M I -. .
Drummon I. Xtb; Jastr? A i <Xtl I
?;. McCook, .VMM Krnk Gul ?- XXlVl
.1 Calmer, XXVth, Alfred II Page. XX\
and J.-epfi J. A hn ! it XXIXth
mmlttee on Naturalisai ???.?? \ rjre
XVth rbsirman: .>????? ? t? ?:.!?-. III! Ft
er. Vth. Hmltl r ? ??? ?
X1XI
...??? r. . nn I'l
.Stephen? XXXth. rhalrm?n; \V, II Kll?x?y, II.
i XVth, K K Kroyer. XVIIth. and
? , ? K holer, XVn I
Com? ??? ? ? ' llenr. i Vllth.
.' !' .-'? iring. Xth, and \ tr* i i ;
N i on. XXth.
THE MISSION OF Mi: SAXTON,
HB I- SAID : ? HAVC i.-'UN." \ Ml IAOB ?"ROM
Tlir. <;?)VK!:.V"i: TO THB MAY?-'
?pt'RPORT I? !NKN?'V.?:
Albany, l*Vb ?1 tSpi al) Iccordlng t. report
her? i -night, Meuterten! ?overnor Bast?n i
vlsll ? > Mayor Bu i I In Nee ? Vork i ist nil hi bear?
ing ?;.,? on ol rommunl atlon from Governor
Morton !" the Mayor. U?rutenant*?Oovernof ?
uns absent trim the Governor's rs eptloi
;.. every one's ??irpris... and thus had ampk chance
t?i make this hurried trip t-. ih metro] i Mr.
Baxton was in Albany f.>r a few niitrit.-s th'? morn?
ing, bul did not preside over ihe Renate, leaving
that ?m-, t. Senator O'Connor Aft?-r a chat with
Governor Morton he went t?. his home at ? '
What was the nature ?.f hi? lalk with Mayor
Htr??i.K' is not yt disclosed Th.- friends -?f Thomas
c. platt -i -ii that Mr Sait..us mission ?? i -
bag Ih? Mayor no! t" "exasperate" Mr Platl i ?i
much, it is extremely doubtful if ?Charlee T. .?-i*.
Ion would consent tc be ih?- bearer of ->n\ such
message, <?r that ?Governor Morton ?rouM s-n?! it
uii.it is suspected with reason Is thai ?Governor
Morton snd Lleutenant-?Governor Bast?n .?r-- !???tti
?leslrou? ?.i keeping the Republican party harmoni?
ous m this Btate, snd that the latter went t?>
New-York i? the former's requ I n ? iaiili??h
friendly relations wiri. Mayor Strong, so thai th?
Republican Hiate government and the Repul.ll in
? it-, government in New-York mlghi act In u
upon all affair? affecting 'te- metr?poli
It ?ras fiiiih.r reporte?! here in iiiimt ib.it Ai
blyinen Pavey. Hold. Andrews and l,awson, ol New
I Vork. had addressed ? letter to Mayor Strong ask
? Ing htm t?> remov? Police Commissioners Kervrln
j and Murray These Assemblymen left lown for
! New-York this afternoon, s., thai the truth or
falsity of tb.- rumor could nol i.-- learned.
TO ARRANGE A I'l.AN ?.,-' RETREAT.
SENATORS LEXOW \NI> ?.?'?NNHIt AN!? AS
SEMBLYMAN AIN.-U ? ilrTII ???Mi: TO TOWS
Senators Lexow and O'Connor and Assemblyman
I Aineworth, Republican leader ??f the A--iui.iv,
j were among the arrivals In New-York from Albany
, last evening They all maintained a strict reti
. cenee .?s t.. th? object ?f tii.-ir coming, bul accord?
ing to reports they nr- 1er.- to assisl Mr Platl
i in arranging a plan of retreal which win nol look
iik>- an absolute rmit. The c ?n pli t.- abandonmi ni
of the vaunted policy of reullatlon ?which Mi Platl
, announced ai his conference al th? Fifth Avenue
Hotel las) Sunday has *., much the appearai.f
a general skedaddle thai it will r.-?inir.- the servio
of ?political stratesisls ??f .? high order ?to counteract
th?- Impression that iin- anil Strong movement has
totally collapsed, Maybe this trio of legislators can
iiiak.- the public believe thai tie- Ttoga contingent
lias saved some ..r Its camp equipage and ordnance
M.ir.-K, l.rit It lias Im-.-ii un 1er? t..?id f'.r til" la??' till""
days thai ?*. majority of Mr Platt'? dstachmenl In
this city are n ? l- t.? capitulate. The term? of sur
render In ? ?nimber ?if caaes have, ii was reported
in ?? evening already been ?submitted to Major-Gen
i eral Ht"?ikiiei?l, comnitiii'iini' the Department of
Public W..ikr
THEY AUK WITH MAYoR BTRONO.
Th?- Home '"lui? of the XXth Assembly District on
Tu sudsy nlgbl ?dopl ??! rasoluHon? ?Imsd al psrsons
win?, "claiming iwh.i they ?i., n?it pcaassel the ??x
ClUSIVfl r.pht 10 Im? leader? of the ll.piibll'Mii parly
Of 'his < Itv and to ?llre.-t Its polby. are not only
wIlliiiK', Iml anxious, to brin?; illegISC? I? th?' Repub*
ii.-an party? for th? ?shs of political pa I roes gs f-,r
tin-iiis.iv.-s an.i followers, by repudiating It? pledges
to the pe.iple "
The club approved m.- action of the ais ven Repub?
lican Assembiymen In sgrsslns to stand by Mayor
Strong. P, J Carp.nter is president ..f the club .md
Isaac Kahn l? re.-..nlliiK sec rotary, Th.- clui.ro. .m.?
are at No. |,1M Becond-ave,
CUTTOS CARRIERS URET IS BBW'OBLBABS
[few Orkans, k.-i? -i Th.? convantlon of ?team
? ?hip axeiit?" ??i"' railroad oflldala csl?ed f??r i.? day
met in ih-- rooms >?f ii??- ?Chamber <?f Commerw ?:-'
much Irregularity has .-rrpt Into ths preparation of
cotton for shipment in the last few year-? thai ell
partie-? interested decided that a stsettac h."i better
be held snd the result of ?is n o m lusion? is the eon*
ventlon t ?-day. Ths contention >?f ?hippinit men is
thai if the staple Is properly handled, from -"-i to *"
i?... ceni more bales .?" i??- stowed In ths hold <?r
?team and sailing ?ye??el?. Al the afternoon session
Presldeni rlcws read an aildr?s? prepared by th.
Maritime As-hclatton Considerable space was given
to th< discussion ?>f il"- prepjratl.I trotton. The
aubjecl ? of freight, st?r ige sn I It, urance tvei
rUMiPd al length, and carelessne?? In compreii?ing
was- severely comment?-d "" New-Orleans, Oa.ves
ton llruiiswlck. rfavaruiah, Norfolk, New-Vork and
?overal other ?AtSaa were repre??nt?<_,
PARIS PAPERS ATTACK RAROS CHOMER.
l.VCKNSEI? AT MIS ATTITfDE TOWARD TMK KHB
MVE-THK sm'ATION AT ALKXANPKIA
Paris. K?b. 21 -Several Of the, Parla newspapers,
this morning publish attacks upon ?Baron ?'romer.
I'rlttJh AK-nt and Consul?lene ral In Kgypt. for his
attitude toward the Khedive. The '?Soleil" ?leeply
lament? rhe apathy of France in regard lo Egypt,
and express.* Dope that ?he may B|*ee?*Ulj -
arouvd
1 The "Irehats's'' corresr.irtdent In Cairo say.? that
Hrltlsh averts are ClKUlattng the r,in:,,r thai the
| natlvea In Alexandria ar.- preparinc 10 attack the
; Europeans. The correspondent des, ril.es th? rumor
as a pure falsehood, got up by English provoca?
tive agent*, who foment trouble for the benefll 01
??nar ?Britain.
London. Feb. 21.-"The Stan.lard" has this dis?
patch from i'airo:
The ?it,union In Alexandria has been somewhat
overdrawn. Symptom? of Inquietude exist, but
probably they will go no further.
It has excited ?-onsld' ruble comment In Ports?
mouth that the troopship Malabar, which Is on the
<-v of her departure for India With a relief fOVVe,
ha- received orders, contrary to th" original pro
gramme, to land m men at Alexandria and to
embarh there I smaller number of men than the
first orders called for.
This nnti-iiritish campaign of the paria preea was
opened three days aim by a violent article of the
"Journal dea ?Debata," which is eona'dered tha i" r*
s'.ti.ii organ of M. RJbst the ?Prime Minister, who In
the ii-t t.-w >-e.ir- has caused to be published In
thai pap r manj artlclea written by himself ?>r one
of hi? secretarte? relative to British and An
affaira The artlch In the "Journal des Debata"
above mentioned, would have caused some commo?
tion m Europe if ?t had appeared al the time when
tiiit newapaper wa? s,-.n maintaining the authorit)
and consideration wbtcb Its glorious pasi had gained
for it put recently th?- "D?bala" his managed to
i" Its former International diplomatic preelige,
through tts anxiety t.. m? cur.- the popular ?uppon
and t., Increase its waning circulation. It has come
to publishing an evening edition, printed upon pink
?rhicb waa ridiculed everywhere, under the
name -,r the "Mbpts rases." The elevated tone
of th - papei has been lowered, and H i- now com?
menting upon Kr--.it questions of heme and foreign
li '? ;? ?I ir, , partisan, nay, In s perscnal ?plrlt, un
m> ? : of the trad It I ?n? of the one? famous and In
lluentlal ornan. In it? "white ' morning; edition, and
it-- j .rik'- evening "D?bats" busies Itself
wttii orlet) scandal?, light and sensational ?torle?,
and othei trivial matters, nearly to the s me- extent
"Flinto," the "Echo di Paris," and similar
w ?:.? ? of Parisian cay lif?
As tu the "Solefl, a hk-hly dignified paper,
edlt-l by M lMouard Herv?, ,-,,i Academician, It
is th- avowed and official organ of the Orleantat
party, and, consequently, does no! have .my In.
fluer.ee upon public opinion in Prance. Still, II Is
?ind?niable rhiir this opinion la more AnglophoMai
than Ansiophile especially alnca the Opportun!?!
party, In order r,. conceal It? tendencies toward a
rapprochement with Oermany, which date from the
time ..i .lui?? Perry'? Qovernment, ?.i" affected to
diver! French llngolam ?s "Chauvinism" Into an
anti-British direction.
On the oth.-r hand, Premier Etlboi ha? ever been
accused of entertaining an extreme sympathy for
Entelan?! The alleged hostility ?.f Ihe lattei toward
th.- French policy In Africa and Madagascar has
contributed toward Intensifying Anglophobe senti?
ment In ?France, It is in the hop.- ,,f bringing some
popularit) to the Rlbol Cabinet und to th.- ()r
leanlsi Pretender thai the 'D?bats" and the "S"
l?;r pretend i" abandon their former pro-English
poll? \. and are up m ?.rm? agalnsi the continuation
of ihe Rrltlsh occupation ol Egypt. They apeak as
if Fran >? should demand peremptorily, and even
a! the oal "? .i war, the cessation of thai o il ,
ti-., inn the French people know thai II will
, .,m>' aoon, and they are nol prepared to add an
Egypt rai to 'he Madagascar expedition, only
in order to advance at home the political Interests
of Premier r.ii.ot or of the Duc d'Orl?ans, the
. respectively <?f the "D?bats" and the "So
AN* AUSTRIAN ?SUGAR COMPANT IN' TROUBLE
?Xsmdon, Feb H The Standard'?" corre?pondent
i thai the Chropln Company, srhoae
iqggr fact >ry In Moravia la one ..f the largeel in
Austria In difficulty and ?eeka assistance to the
? - ' - -
B? 7.???>'.???' hut a li -? n in ?
ten, in t '.k-- .? i k atepa t.?
m.. ? ? . Neverth? - the eorre
?I-' ?lent, I the ap
- fr m the ? \
in the gai Ind i^try.
BEHEADED BT NATIVES IN AFRICA.
I. ? ?-i ? '. Feb. -l Mail rilspatche? fmtn ?Vest
-, .-.v.- raid on the Rojal
rtl :.? at Ah ' '
n m ??? ? aptured Mr \v> -? hlef of
ompany's printing w,,:k?. ar-i rork ?
. wb.re they tx head, i him h li b? llev? :
tn.i * tar*? number of ih? ?mi ? ? ? : ill
; ? ? iptui It I?
? i - ? -it.
"1.11 MINERVE" A 1 SITED PRESS PAPER
?i ntreei, F Le Minerve." the
French moi md the ??fi
t-rvtce of th? United Pri ??,
CALLED A Klli.I.. i\\-litllT ?V a LIAR
r.ir p. m n '-ill" i
I . ? ity i;. (,?? Vlv| ml a liar in 1 ? of a debat?
in :1 ? ? '? ? ? ? ?
i Republican I
\ iv, i'ii |a ?i So
r?, ? ?? en ting i Parli : I I
TRIAL OP ORA VER, THE FIRE-BCQ.
r*t*r ICtt'i" RRVKUATfOKl H* THF" TKSTIMovv OF
TDK U I 1 M ?S l!?.S1-:SI!l .l!'?
The trial ..f Max il Orauer, charged with
In Ihe flrat degree, was resumed yesterday mon ig
in l'art m ofthaCnuri "f Den?tral Sessions before
Justice Mirtina. The two ; ? lays "f ihe
'? ii have been de*WU I to the ?ecairlng ,,f ? Jury
tan! District-Attorney Davis, ?i.pened the
ens,-, aald thai ih" )''??; ?- could not prove thai the
? i-f.-i daiit ?as near the scene of the fire, No :7s
?i . >.ri the night of Dei emb.r L'\ but would
prove that the winde dlaboUeal -hem., was planned
In his office ii.-tw'-n the clothing merchant, Levl
Weinberg, now a fugitive from Justice, and the ac?
? I Rothman aras racen tly convict? lof s.-ttm?,
tir- t.. the premlaea In question, and Mr- Sllvei
?melster met a similar fate f-.r her compllclt) with
Rothman. Simon Rosenbera. testified that he
had called al the defen lant'a office several
days l?f..re trie tire .ml told Orauer thai
?Weinberg ?ax wining to have a tir.-, and
bad trt.-d hard several time? to have one.
' ? r cross-examination he told with a wealth ..f
detail h..-?, he knew | ? i ? very flrebu
New V.-rii City. II? had gone with most ?<f them
? ?n Spedition?. H.- recall?! the clothing atore fire
at No? 7*. ?'ir.a! ?. Rosenberg'? (?-alimony eon
? .- I the greater pan of the din's proceeding?,
la-ding till after .'. o'clock, . t r i 1 was Interretlng III
the extreme, The case will be continued Monday.
Mit HIGAS REPUBLIC AXS.
NOMINATION:- RV THE **TATB ?ONVKNTION
NATl.'NAI, l-HI.M II*USi *CN*JNCnATBD.
l>"iroir, i--.-b. 21. The Republican State Conven?
tion to-day nominated Judge J- B. Moore, of La
peer, for Associate Justice of tha Supreme Court
?if Michigan on the seventh ballot, Roger W. But
terfieM, of Qrand R?pida aril Charlea Hachley, of
Muskegon, were nominated by acclamation r.r Re?
genta of the Unlveralty.
I The report of tha Confmltiae on Resolution? eon
' gratulated the pe?pM of Michigan and of ihe coun
. try at large upon tha magmncent Republican vlc
turis i..,? November, and predicted the restoration
of confldenea and National prosperity upon the re
turi Of the Uepubll.-ati paity t" full Control of Na?
ti-nal affairs; r**harged the Dem-.erati?- party with
grass maladministration of National affair?, by
Which the) hive bankrupted the Treasury of the
United Btatea, .Irtvn pro.perlty from the people
by a m gigrai tariff act, rau*?ad a ?mrinlmga of rev?
enue and forrad a mla of bond? to supply tha da
ft. len.y thereby created, and ?arraigned the Demo
? CratlC Administrai!,,!! for It? im-Atr.erlr.in policy
wherel.v h,.i?e Imli'Mtry 1? p.irriU *?'d and NaUoaaafJ
honor bumlllaled. 'Hie rtport contlauea;
Reaolved That we denounce the unpatriotic and
. un-American kctkm of the Cleveland Admlnlstra
1 lion regarding the young republic of Hawa , tha
? ?-..w.i-.iiv aci of hauling down the Amerlran Hag
! and lia arrogan! dlare-jard of public sentiment In
this COUnti*) relating thereto.
Resolve?! That this convention approves and re?
affirm? the plank? of the Repub.lcan ?State ,,??.
: form of lt**M relating i" tarin*? e-Jrrenev, reciprocity,
labor, Immigration and the .-.*-.-?i??ta law?. .m I ex
l , i,-.-.,.? it? full eonftdence In tli? ..b,i ty ,.f th? u.
publlcan party through It? re-j-rae-r-uutlwa In the
Nai.,ml and Sine government? to settle to the
advantage .,f the State aiwi the countrj at larae
detalla ul rju? itlon? upon which there may be dif?
fer. ,,...; 0f individual opinion; and,
RfBolved. That we Indorse the action of the Re?
publican member? of Congre?? from Michigan m
voiini? aaalnat the proposition to change the word
* ,'. m bund? ls.ued by th? United State?
? ; ,v?*i qmeni , .
Thi resolution? were adopted
?Seaator Casloi i? nneldoti 01 Houghton County,
., . , ,.,.|,.,| t.. tin the vacancy ?m the state Cen?
tral Committee from the XllM Watrtct.
l'K?iHIPl'i'!?N NOMINATIONS
lAUmHm, Miel. Pel,. Jl. TtM iTohlbtUoii State
i-oneniiiin ia-datpnominated Myron w. VTauock,
Of ?Iran.I Uap'.d?. for .lustl"' "I the Supreme ?Murt.
Profeaaoi D B, R.h of Hlllsdal? College, sad
Noah v\ Cheeney, of Ann Arbor, were iii.iiiinaieu
for Jlegcnt? of th? Unlveralty.
LEADERS OF THE WOMEN.
SOME NOTABLE PTQURB8IN THE COUNCIL
AT WASHINGTON.
HOW THffY DRKSg, HOW THEY SPKAK ANT) HOW
THEY LOVg THK STARS AND STRIPES
MISS WIIXARO ANI> LADY
HENRY SOMERSET.
[ST TSLBQRAPBI T?) TUB TRIBI'NE.l
Washington, Feh. 21.-There Is nothing quite like
th.- Bag for an sffsctlve feature of decoration, f>ay
ih.- National Council women, Bo the star? and
Stripes form 1 lie bricht background of the stage ,.t
Metzerott's Muele Hall. From the celling la hung
a bright blue banner, on whleh are the names of
Officer? of the National Council, Inscribed In silver
letters, and on two larger banners at the sides
are the names of the organizations represented.
?ach followed by the name of ;ts president. The
r.iii ?? ?ervtng sis ihe reading desk is coveted with
11 ?mail flag, snd a larger one hangs over the gal?
lery rail opposite. On another blue banner are
the -11.'-r-letter-.il names or th.? ofh>ers of the In?
ternational Council, that of its .?resident. Lady
Aberdeen, al the top. To complets :he picture are
two ?ir three scon women .er th?- platform. In hand
some gosmi. and as for th? bonnets, on.- wouM
hardly see BO many pr.tfy one? m a ?lay's journey.
in th.- face of all these becoming toilets, It In
the mo;-.' natural thing to wonder if th'-r?- .ver was
a tini". .-ven BO short as a quarter of a century
ago, when women on th<- publl?; platform ? I i ? l not
keep pai e with th? fashions of the dap. At say
rate, th?- National ?Council women's bonnets and
gowns are far snd away from any suggestion of
such a past. When the representative of the
Americgn Antl-Vlvi?ectlon ?Society, Mr??. Mary A.
Love!I, of Pennsylvania, unexpectedly sellad at?
tention to th.- nodding plume? and jaunty f.-athers,
six- caused a decided flutter and stir all over th.
house, Nobody could hav.- tol?l live seconds after
how ii happened. Probablj Mrs. Lovell herself -
1 ta'.l, slender young woman, a ready talker and
undoubtedly clever?could not have explained Just
how sir?- slipped Into the discussion of "The In.
fluence ?>f Women in Bringing Religious Conviction
to Beer upon Dally Ufe" ihls quiet hat none the
less startling protest Bgslnsl the n-tinement of
cruelty which gratlfMs fashion's ?lemamls by de
stroylng th.- blr?ls. It was all over like a flash,
but there was not a feather In the house which
? lil nol give a sudden frightene?l little shake on the
head "i its wearer? Including the |.r>-tty bonnets
..11 the platform, where but two women escaped ?
Mis.- Suaan I!. Anthony, who follows the safe old
Quakes custom of removing her bonnet, an?l the
antl-vlvlsectlon representative herself, who wore
roses on her bonnet instead of bir?l's feathers.
The president of th.? Council, whose gray ha!r
m I stately grace mik>- h.-r a striking figure, sets
th>- example ?>f rich stuffs and becoming sha-le?,
and for evening wears colors which light up well.
Miss Anthony hoMs t?i black as a rule In satins
at,?I I?mea.I. s, relieved by soft white lace, though
now and then she maki-s a departure In favor of a
ruby velv.t gown. Her hair, as yet only partly
(ray, Is worn precisely as it has been for fifty
years, smoothly framing in her tine, strong face,
now more and more expressive of a sweet serenity
which Hhows that the rough places |n her life's
roa.I ai.- inu"s?-t over.
Mrs. Bagley, wife of cx-?"iovernor Bagtey, <>f
Michigan, Vic-president of the Council and a mem
ber ?>f tli" Board of Lady Managers for the WorM's
Pair, Is one of the exceptlonaHy well-dressed women
wboee g'.wn? are rich and plain. Mrs. Bagley Is a
handsome woman ?.f mil!;.- a*" Mrs. Mary Lowe
Dickinson, of Xew-York, delegate from the Inter?
national Order ??f the King's l'atighter? and Soi
Is t ? ?man of line presence, ?rho might give the
impression of i-ing ? society woman If she were
nol so ?sell known ?s a practical philanthropist.
Mr? Bagley and Mrs. Dlcklnaon are just now |n?r
ha; s tnosi uUked of In connection with the election
new president of the Council? which t.ik.-s
: next ?reek, B ith aie women of strong indi
rfduatli . ? lerabl? executive ability, Mrs.
Dlcklnaon being of s mewhet the more aggressive
temperament, The choice of either won! 1 give to
: Council a flrst-cla 1 presiding officer.
In th?.- younger set pna Of th.? most personally
.m 1 popular women is Mrs. Rachel
et Avery, of Philadelphie, who. when a
lolgtrl, became .? djsclpl? ..f Sisan I!. An
When, al the death of her father and a
f. ,\ years later the death of Ic-r nioth-r. sh?
foun 1 herself mistress of > Isrg? fortune, she
took up Hi" "causs "i woman," n??t ?imply in ths
line ??f suffrage, but In -?n line? which would ad?
. and widen the sphere of woman's useful
Mr? Avery is s gifted and cultured woman,
at 1 as tt.. ?-? ? mdlng secretary ??f the Coun?
? r sir..- it was organised, has display.-1 ram
ability. It I? an open ?ecrei that she would be th*
mous choice of the Council if sh?? would eon??
? m to eccept the place. To be president of sn
? tsatlon hiving fur Ils aim the highest go?>d
' mankind, and f.?r its platform a breadth of
thought and action which Includes all creeds and
. \ erj political faith anl knows no ?olor Une, l?
an honor few women would decline, Mrs. Avery
is a young woman of slight figure, fair, snuitng
face and magnetic presence. She advocate?/ "dress
reform" t" th.- extent of good lasts in color and
fiishiun mus' be. ott.lng t?i the wearer.
Another of th.- younger set and a popular woman
I? .Tirs Harri?: Taylor I'pton. ?laughter of <?\
Repr.ntatlve Bxrs B Taylor, of *?hio. Mrs,
1 pi o li treasurer of the Woman s Nati mal Suf
fr.ik.-" Association. Hut s happy fate always puta
her al the head of the Press Committee happy for
the press representatives. Bh? is irankn.-sa itself,
but never gtv.-s away ? secret, though she comes
close to It when h??r keen sense of the lltdl
1 crou? refuse- to accept what t?> others appear
to be tli" gravest and most weighty affairs of the
Council.
Tli.? National Council of Hebrea Women .?s
represented by its president and three delegates
has been a revelation i?> the ?'otin.il and to ihe
auillencea in more .says man one Sol s.> much.
because this is the youngest organisation in tli.?
Council, and m it-",' only a year old, but !>?-.-aus,.
Ingle organisation, until now comparatively
unknown, s. nos four beautiful women, young, tal?
ented, and whose papera were so brilliant and In?
teresting as i.? 1.aslly tt.hi.?.' feature of Tues
' day evening's session, Mrs 11 Solomon, <>f ?Chi
, cago, president of the organisation, is a slight,
.: .- . -.ii. dark-eyed woman, with a .-harm of voice
? and in.inner which would haw? h? M her audience
I even 1! the treatment ol her subject had not been
i sufficiently able to do 10 Mr- Carrl. Shevelon
I iiciijaniin. of Colorado; Mr? Isabel Rlchman Wal?
lach, of Xe? Vi.ik. and Miss Sadie American, of
Illinois, are brilliant type? of Hebrew beauty, en?
hanced i?> fashionable toileta. No one of th.?
three apparentIj is above twenty-flve years of age
s.? :.u no papera ?? a whole, from -r.w single or?
ganization ?how the tin?? literary style, scholarly
research and practical application which mark the
papers presented by these young Heorew women.
Prances v.. Wlllard scored ?m?' for the tempei
anee cause when, referring to her visit to the
White House to bespeak th.? President's official
: aympathy for the ?real polyglot petition, she said
that Mrs. Cleveland was a total abstinence worn
, an After Hi- iiit.ivi.-w with th.- President the
commit!.f which Miss VVlllard was ?pokes
woman 1 ailed ??n the President's wife During
ihe conversation Miss Wlllard expressed h.-r Jov
thai Mrs ?'i.-vei.in.l was able to ink.- (his decide?!
stand The President's wif.? replied that It had
nol been hard for her t.? i..- a total abstainer, foi
friends had been most kind All of this was rx
.-??i\..| with hearty a| ?.lause
Hut no stunulus was n.-edol to arOUBC au.II. n. .
1. enthusiasm wnenever Miss Wlllard and Lady
Henri Somerset, the great leaders of the cause In
two world*, appeared on the platform. Though h.-r
llfework for temperance has been ion* and unceas?
ing, 11 cannot be san! of Miss Wlllard that she has
1 grown gray in the service. Her li iir is th.? same
i soft brown, and sh.- still has all th.? eloquence,
? earnestness snd magnetism which have made lur .1
! powerful and popular speaker for ihe last twenty
flve years or more? and the same gentle womanll
! ness which has endeared her t?> th*? public. Lady
1 Isabens Somerset, who .- at the heal of the Hrltish
Women's Christian Temperance Cairn, is forty-two.
! t beug h ?h? hardly l???'ks her years In physique an?1
complexion she is a typical Englishwoman, an-l ?he
has the charm of h fasclnallng manner both in
public and privat? lif?-. Th? personal attachment
between Mis-? Wlllard and Lady Somerset Is more
thatf the bond of frlen?lsh!p In a common cause.
THK PROCBKMNOfl TB8TSRDAT.
CO-OPERATION in i:i?i'?'ationai. work i?is
CVSSBD- TRH?l'TKS Tu FREDERICK DOUOLAB
Washington, Keb. B.?ThS attendance this morn- j
ing at the .s.-sslon of the Women's National ?'oun- j
? il was unusually small, s.. far as members of
women's organisations wer? concerned, but the j
gallery was well tilled with spectators. The first
paper read was that of Mr? Penny Pnrdy Palmer.
?rtfeof Dr. WlHIaor, H. Palnser, of ProvhMsxi?, it. i.
"The N,-e?l "f Co-operation of Mea and Women in
all i'oi r.-ctlonal Work" was the subject. There
w.-i" evils In ths public school system, the said,
which call for correction, such as th.. seiectloa of
tin. hers through political favoritism, th.? m-ihods
of teaching, the physical effects of SOhOOlhOUOC
ciinilltli.il:?. These would be remedied || most
cases. Mrs. Palmer maintained, If women of the
riKlit sort wtar? SSSOelated, With m?-n In the man?
agement of public schools and with women as
truani officers compulsory education laws would
i?? enforced. Correctional work was required in
tin manag, m. n' of p. nal Institutions. '?here
Should be women physicians In asylums for Insane
women, and especially should women paysicuag
PUT IN PLAIN ENGLISH.
AN AUTHORITY ON THE WEATHER CONTRInt'TES
TO THE OKNERAH POTTO OF KNOWLEDGE.
I The m.ist famous American authority on the
weather recently said: "The fatality (after the
Krlpt is mont marked when the humidity is at it?
maximum and there is a sodden fall ?f tempera
tur.-." That means in plain ?SBgUsfc 'hat MOM
quenoes of ?rip are most deadly when dampness
Is followed by sudden cold. How often auch a
condition of weather ha? pr??vall?'d this winter Is
shown by the official statistics Of grip.
Prudent p-'?pie know h?>w to ?trengthen them?
selves after the grip. They will ?ibserv.- the usual
precaution necessary In our fickle winter, and
they will promptly corr-ct any b. Illy ailment,
n.? matter how small it is. A trifling ?'hill, a
cough ami fugitive ach'. In the back and shoul?
ders linger long, sun- n?'s. after an attack of
grip.
They will not be followed by permanent weak
ne.?.? If the body ?s warmed nn?l all its latent
energies are roused by 'h* best of all stimulants,
Duffy's Pure Mali Whiskey, skin, lung?, stone?
SCh ano b .weis are quick t.? feel the g???>d effects
Of this whiskey. Those who have been stricken
by the grip, remember how this stimulant has
turned them on the r.ad to ?V-.ltri.
It Is the crowning merit of Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey that it puts the h.idy In a state of de?
fer?? .?. Giddiness ami headache in the morning
an I tendency ?to lake cold easily are overcome by
this remedy Strength ami buoyancy supplant
weakness an i depression, so that the dreaded grip
leaves no trace behind.
Tin- old saw "forewarned, f?.rearmed" would
never have lived so lone if it were not a gem of
wisdom. It applies with great force to the
sp? ? ly recovery of grip bv me.ins of Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey.
be employed for tire me.llcal examination and
treatment of ?Iris in reform school?. Mase illne
and f.-mlnlne traits should also, she sa'al. be .inlt-?d
In charitable works, and she maintained that
th.- prevailing standards of temp?rance ami charity
would n.-vi r ii. raised except by the free and com
blned intelligence of men ami women.
The discussion of the topic was participated ?n by
Pannle Harrier Williams, a prominent colored
woman of Chicago, who sal?l that sh?- was suffering
from such Kreat emotion because of the death of
Frederick Douglass that she eott!d hardly speak
Mrs. if. Solomon, of Chicago, read th* paper pr??
parai by Henrietta 0. Krank, of Illinois, and Mrs.
K. H. ?Veils, of I'tah. r?-a?l the piper prepare?! by
Mr- '/.'.na I"). II. Young, of Bell Lake City. In all
th.se papan the gr.iun'l was taken that men and
women ?houid work together in all correctional
work, and this sentiment m-t with hearty applause
whenever It was mentioned. Some of th? papera
while agreeing to the sentiment that met with ap?
probation, held that for some branche? of correc?
tional work wmen were better (Hte.l than men.
When Mrs. Williams had conclude I her paper,
iT.-sHent Bewsll male reference to th?- death of
Frederick Douglasa She was .-ur??, she mU, that
every heart had re ?ponded to the cadence of sadnes?
In the voice of Mrs. Williams. She then paid a
tribute to trr-^ latter, making reference to the recent
agitation about th- a-lmission of Mrs. Williams to
the Woman's Club Of ?Chicago b-cause ?he was a
Colored woman. This brought Mr?. Solomon, a mem?
ber of th?- Woman's Club, to her feet with a dsfSasg
Of that organisation, th? members of which, sh? said.
had been sorry that the fe-lings of Mr- Wliiiams
had been so CTUSliy huit, firent injusti?-e. she a?,
serted. had li.-en ?lune t; th- club In newspaper pub?
lications of the affair.
Mr-?. Ellen C. .Johnson, of Massachusetts, read a
paper On "Wossen'i Work In Managing I'ub.i?- In?
stitutions." of which -he was well qualified to
speak, as she is marron In S S .tr.an'* reformatory.
She foil of the happiness given to female priSoa?era
by the receipt of Bowers and of many touching
little incidents In connection with til-Ir distribution.
Domestl? an mis had also s soothing effect on
women convicts, Mr- Johnson said, an 1 she received
applause at the con?,us.oti of S story about one of
them Who, fr on being almost unmanageable, had
. m.- to lea m n- ntlen- s? thr muh the .-are of a thor?
oughbred hor?e
An open Ii* russlon by members of the council foil
lowed this paper, and on its conclusion a recess wae
tak>. n.
Th-- programme for the evening s??ssion was. as
usual, divided Into two parts, the National Woman*
Relief So lety, eomp.sed of Mormon w. men. having
til.- platform th.- earlier part of the evening. Dr.
Jones, ..f I'tah, opened the ?esslon with prayer after
th.- Mormon tneiho!. He wa* followed by t'n?- rea?t_.
ina of papen, as follows: "Heredity and I'rogreo
?i mlsm," by Mr- Dr Bails n ghlpp, of Utah. The
Sixth Sense, I?-. Sirah M Kimball, of I'tah. "Forty
Vi irs m the valley of the tSrt ir ?Salt Lak-'.'' Mrs.
Bmmerine B. w.-l!s. i tab
A discussion on indo.striai schools for girls was
th. n entered on, an I Mrs Bliss, of Michigan, ?ave
rome Interesting Information as to the girls' ra>
formatory at Adrian, Mich. The preaentatlon of a
i-i i --r by Margaret Ray Wickens, ?.f Km-as, en?
titled "The New Thought the True Thought of
Philanthropy." ended the -?ssion
At the conclusion of the session s spe.-.al meeting
of th.- officers and delegate? was had for the puT
i .f taking action renard in? the death of Fred?
erick Douglass, the outcome ?f which was the ap?
pointment ?>f s committee !.. draft appropriais reso?
lutions
MKS ?rOETBR MAPS PRHIDEXT-OENBRAta
Washington, Feb. .1 -Th.? Deughtera of th-? Amer?
ican Revolution elected s new pre.-':.lent-general at
their congress to-day, In place of Mrs. I.etttla Ste?
venson, the srlfe of th.- Vice-President, who la n
?llgiblc under the constitution "f the or-i.?r to seno
anther renn Mrs. .lohn W Pooler, of Indiana,
wlf.? of the ex-Se.-r tirv .if Srare. wai ?'h ?sen for the
ohVe after som.- I v--'y scenea lb- othei esadldatsg
w.r? Mr- Juli? Hon of Pennsylvania, and Mr?.
Roger A 1'ryor. of New-York Mr* Pryor, how?
ever, withdrew in favor of Mrs r .-:.?r. but not until
her own n ?mm.ition had !.. - n seconded by Mrs.
Bchuyler Hamilton, ?>f New-York and othera The
nam- of Mrs Poster, from th.- time II w?s men?
ti, ned by Mrs W?tuur. .if Connecticut, who n??ml
nated her, was applauded vigorously, an?l the con
Kre?s ?. n: wild wh-n Mrs. VVtrbour concluded the
nominating ?p.-^.-ii. Mr- Poster wa? elected by
nearly .1 two-thirds vote Mr--. Charles Sweet John?
sen was elected vice-president-general by srrlsias
tlon.
XEWS <n 1 in: .11;my.
Washington. Pel?, a tSpedali Secretary i.amont
to-daj detailed Captain tVllllan C. Manning, :'--l In?
fantry, as profeasor of militari setenes and tactic?
at Clinton Liberal Institut--, Port ?Plain, K. Y, ro
lieving Kir-t Ueutenani Bvereti ,'?: Hatek lsth In
fantry. who nul proceed n |otn bla company, ny
lira von of th. President th- retirement from activo
service by operation ??f law of Captain Oerhatd U
l.uhn. 4!h Infantry. Is announced. The foil ?wing as
I ?Ignment? to regiment? of offlcera recentlj promoteg
ar?? ordered: Colonel ?William 1.. ICellngg to the US
Infantry; Lieutenant-Colonel Henry B ?Treemaw, to
the 5th Infantry; Major Wl'.Ilam 11 McLsaghlls, to
th.- i??t 1. Infantry; Captain ?Charle? McClare, M the
18th Infantry, Company 11. Plrst '..'.euteoar.t Jamea
Baylies, to the i?ih Infantry. Compeay I.
Th.- leave of absence granted to First Meuten mt
Qeorge B, Davles, Ith Infantry, Is extended twvnty
three days. The following transfers in the l*-'.h In?
fantry an? ordered: Captais wi?iam T. Wood, fr em
Company K m Company H. captain Chart? Mo
?'liirc. from Company H i" Compeny K The exten
s.on 1 f leave of abs-nce ?ranted to Captain OeOTgt
_ Hoyle, isi Csvslry, Is ?tin further ?atended
twenty daya C?ptalo Alexander Rodger?. Ith Ca?>
' airy. ?<' hl* "??" request, is relieved from duty in
the War Department, to tak- 'ff ?? March 1. and
will Join his troop.
a beard <?f otBcers 10 coaalat of roionel John
j W Harrln?.er. assistant commissary.general of
1 dubslstencei Major John l'an R Hoff, surgeon.
j and Captain Prank II. Edmunds, 1st Infantry, is
! appointed to meet at New-York <'ltv to pre?>an?
for adoption a dressing kit to contain neeossary
toilet and other article? to be furnished hy !he
subsistence department t?i recruit? iijvon enlist?
ment.
Leave for two months on surgeon's certificat?
of ?Usability Is granted to Pirat Lieutenant Krank
H. Albright, .'.".th Infantry. Major William H.
Comegy?, peyma?ter, will proceed to Han Fran?
cisco an?! report for temporary duty. Leave for
one month Is granted to Captain John A. John?
ston, Sth Cavalry. Leave for six months on ao
couat of iiin.-ss is granted to First Lieutenant
Frank T Merlwether. assistant surgeon.
The following transfers of officers are ordered
to take effect this date: First Lieutenant Kll
woo.i w Evaas, from th.- r.th Cavalry to the 8th
Cuvopc?i.i ^?jncrtiacmcnts.
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