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NEW YORK, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1897,-TWELVE PAGES.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
A DECIDEDLY MIXED CREW.
QUEER AGGREGATION ON THE WEN
NINCTON HALL.
BAII^R? ?G MANT RACES. COT-OR* ??G> PRE?
VIOUS conditions or fervitude cause
WKINKMCa IN THE CAPTAIN'S RROW
COMPDICATIONg RE* A'.'SB OF
VARIOrs REDIGIONS
Car"?'" Hostler of the British tramp steamer
Wennington Hall, which came Into this port yes?
terday morning, has boca havlnp his troubles for
the last two months. Languages mHI religions
have been at the bottom of the whole affair?not
the absence of religion, but Its presence In large ,
and various quantities. The Wennington Hall
left TJllatJap, Java, on Reptember 24, but when J
she got to Colombo, In the Island of Ceylon, all j
but eight of the crew deserted. The captain j
found himself far? to face with two alterna- j
?ives. One was to wait three weeks for another !
crew to arrive from Bombay. The other was to ?
collect a new crew In Colombo. He chose the
lattar alternative, and, wandering through the
streets of Colombo with his two mates, he picked ,
up such a crew as has probably never before ??
trod the deck of one vessel. The motley mob j
Included Arabs. Bad Indlamen, Perniane, ?
Frenchmen. Hermans, Chinese and Lascara. In
eataf It was everything, from white to blackest
black. In religion It was Christian, Buddhist, ?
Mahometan, I'arsee, Jalnlst and Theosophlcal. |
In temper, according to Captain Hostler, It was
exceedingly bad.
From Colombo to New-York the captain's life j
was made one long nightmare. He delivered
himself yesterday of uncomplimentary language
about his crew. They didn't want to work. In
the first place. In the second place, they didn't
know how. and. In the third rlace, they were too
much occupied with their own personal dis?
agreements to work. If they had known how. A
haughty Mahometan named Mohammed Ferrai
was In charge of the stokers, and he refused to
speak to any one but the members of his own
faith. "Me Allah man." he said scornfully.
"They no Allah man." Then he drove his pang
Into the ftreroom with Oriental curses. The re
llgiOM differences of the ere? broke out almost ?
dally.
When a Mahometan went below ard discov?
ered a Buddhist at worship he promptly picked
up the nearest coal scuttle and smote the un?
believer over the head therewith. When n-xt
that Buddhist discovered that Mahometan fac?
ing toward Mecca at sunset he effectually dis?
turbed that worthy's prayers with the handiest
belaylng-pln. The Christians among the crew
were smitten from every direction while It was
next to Impossible to get an Aarah to pull on f
the same rope with a Lascar The captain and :
his mates did what little they could with be
laylng-plns and horny fists to discourage this
exchange of courtesies, but the heads of the
crew were exceeding tough.
"Blow me. If I ever pee seen bloomln' 'ard
'?ads," Fays Captain Hostler, to which his mates
respond earnestly in chorus Blow me, too!"
When the steamer was In the R^d Sea one ;
of the East Indiameli rebelled and Jumped
overboard. The captain ordered a beat lowered
and the crew dragged the would-be suicide from
the grave he desired. At Suez five of the Lascars
deserted, and more Arab? were shipped. They
stirred up race strife afresh
The Mahometans firmly declined to eat pork
ir.d religiously starved theme?!vea when there
ta no beef provided. The Lascara declared
iJia.1 their ??Ieirllll forbade them eating the flesh
Of any animals they did not kill themselves. So '
the captair had bought six sheep at Colombo
for their especial benefit. Five of the sheep had ?
leen eaten when the steamer arrived off Dela?
ware Breakwater, and the Laacarf were about
te sacrifice the sixth when they discovered that
Um animal war with young and they refused
to kill It. saying that any Lascai who did such
a thing would be everlastingly accursed by his
forefathers back to the sixth and seventh gen
eratlons. The captain responded that lie could
not take the sheep into port because the quaran?
tine regulations forbade the importation of live
?teck from East Indian ports The Lascar ? ?
ferred. and at lest reported that thep would
reimburse the captain for any fines he mi.rht ;
suffer, even to the full extent of Huir ?.alarles, ?
if he would only spare the sheep. The sh? ? ?
was spared, ar.d gave birth to a lamb that died
at once and was cast overboard.
When the Weanlngton Hall arrived yesterday ;
morning and anchored off Liberty Island th?
crew were in an unenviable condition. Most of
them were suffering from the cold, as they were
loosely dressed in Oriental costume, and were
hare-legged. A physician was called to attend
them. The sheep was cooped up In ? warm cas?
on deck and ai peared more comfortable than
her preservers, the Lascars. The Wennlngton
Hall will next proceed to Brunswick, and when
she leaves that port with a cargo of lumber for
Liverpool Captain Hostler ezpectl mor? trouble.
The saddest part o? the whole proc?? .ng is
that he cannot g?t rid of his motley err .? until
next September, for he had to hire them for a
year or he couldn't get them at all. That Is
why he wears a worried look and curses the
sailors of Arabia, Ceylon and other Oriental
points of interest with fervor and enthusiasm.
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FIERCE STORMS G?' ITALY.
TWENTT-FTVE MERCHANTMEN WRECKED IN THE
RAT OF ? \PI?EB.
R">tne. Dec. ?.? Torrentini ?forms hsve prevailed
for three days ever large parts of Italy. In the
Bay of Naples twenty-five merchantmen have been
wrecked, though there has been no loss of life, and
several houses on the sea front have collapsed. Con?
siderable damage has been done here and In the
district around the city. Almost all parts of Italy
have Buffered In a mensure, and railway communica?
tion has been seriously Interrupted. The harbor of
Portici, on the Hay of Naples, has been greatly
damaged, and 1t Is feared that there have been
aome fatalities there.
THE KAISER A\P THE NATAL? BILL.
HE HOPES THE MEASURE WILL NOT RE DIB
CUaWBD IN A PARTIHAN SPI UT.
Berlin, Leo. 5.?Kmperor William te ?y received
the President of the Reichstag. Baron von Buoi
Berenberg, and the Vteo ? Presidiata Herren
Schmidt and Hpahn. In conversation with th^m
he expressed a desire that the Government'? Naval
bill should form the subject of businesslike delib?
erations, as party politics ought to play ? > p.irt
in the debate? on suck a question. His Majesty
further declared that Germany's relations with
foreign Powers were good
?
COVSTESS ELOPED WITH A TA LET.
SEQUEL TO THE RECENT ESCAPADE OK fOUNT
CKR<HI ? ?>?G<:?'?.1'
London. Dec. ?. -The Vienna correspondent of ;
"The Dally Mail" describe* a sensation Involving
the Counte?? Eugenie, eauahter of the wealthy
Count Cerchi, who step? ? ? BM .time ago wl:h a !
Herv?an named ChSTttcl . I Ippdoed by her to be ?
captain In the Servian Army. }|e 1?) treated her
and recently they separated ,Now It turni out !
that Chentes, ?a? only an officer*? valet and had
already married a Sen! m kitchen maid.
SLIGHT WIME IR LA UH IT H PALACE.
London, Dec. ?, ?A fire broke out to-day in Lam- j
beth Palace, the London residence of the Arch- I
bishop of canterbury, it was quickly extinguished '
and did little damage
?
THE BUHT MEMORIAL? SERVICE,
The Fifth Avenue Theatre was crowded la?t
night for the annual memorial ?ervlee of Dodce
No. 1, Benevolent and Protective order of Elke, j
Theso services are held to keep fresi the memory ?
of the departed awatbera of the order, -.nd the first
Sunday evening of Reeember ' generally teier-ted !
by tlM four hundred ?nd nor? lodges f >r this pur- ?
paje. >
Kxslted Ri.It ?), ?um?? I*. Brogaii conduct? I the
sendee. The eulogy win delivered b) Billot Dar
fortn. The Diamond Quartet. assisted by Mi . .
Sad ??? Cuahman, Herbert Holcomb, William It.
Armstrong, Hoi Deron, Miss Sawyer and Emile
Xatsenstein, sang severa? selections, chief Of which
waa "The Vacant Chair.' adopted by the order aa
its funeral aong. An adere?? wai also made by
Arthur Moieland?
MINISTER nOSf?l RETURNS.
SAID TO HAVE IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION'S
FROM JAPAN AS TO HAWAII.
San Francisco, Dm. f>.--Toru Hosht. Knvny
I Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
from Japan to the United Htates, wan a pas?
senger from the Orient on the steamer City of
Peking. He left here tn-nlght for Washington,
carrying with him Important Instructions In
reference to the Hawaiian treaty of annexa?
tion, which will be considered by the United
Ptates Senate.
Several months ago he hurriedly left Wash?
ington for Japan. He started Just after the
publication of his correspondence with Secre?
tary Sherman with reference to the Hawaiian
question. Dispatches from Washington declared
that he was angry with Mr. Sherman and the
Administration for their advocacy of annexa?
tion.
"I know," he said, "that my recent trip to
Japan has been misconstrued by some of the
American newspapers. I believe my relations
with the Washington authorities are amicable.
My relations with Secretan' Sherman are not
strained. I desire to say positively that Japan
Is opposed to the annexation of Hawaii by the
United States. The recent reports that Japan '
had withdrawn her opposition are untrue.
Japan has certain Interests In the Sandwich j
Islands which the United StAtes should respect.
1 believe this matter will be armlcably adjusted. |
There may be serious trouble If the United
States annexes the Islands without regard to
our Interests there. But I do not believe the
United States will act unfairly. Japan Is very
friendly with this country, and there Is cer?
tainly a way by which the annexation question
can be settled satisfactorily to both great na?
tions. I return with certain Instructions from
my Government.
"Japan has In the Hawaiian Islands about
twenty thousand of icr people. Hawaii ha? a
treaty with Japan permitting the latter to send
Immigrants there, and also Import? for the use
of the latter. Ha< nil has viol?t? d this treaty,
and our claim for this violation has not been
fettled. We want nur claim settled after an?
nexation, if not before that time. Hawaii de?
ported some of our Japanese immigrants That
was in violation of her treaty with Japan
Hawaii has also levied a discriminating duty on
Japanese mine Imports. That was another vio?
lation of the treaty. Hawaii would certainIy
act in the matter of our claim If the United
States would use her good offices."
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KEW POST FOR htOSSWSOR FCHROFDER.
?G??t?tp? t? thf facti.tt of the catholic
?G??G?? AT M*-FN'5TKR.
Berlin, Dec. 5.?The Right Rev. M->ns<gnor
Joseph Schroed?r. late Professor of Dogmatic
Theology at the Catholic University. Washing?
ton, has been appointed by the Prussian Min
Ister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affaire to
the faculty Of the Catholic Acadeno a: Muen
st?r, capital of Westphalia
Monsignor Schroder's resignation of hi? pro?
fessorship at Washington vu placed In the hands
of the Hoard of Direr-tors of the Cntholjc Un!
verslty In the latter rart of October la?t. the
Board receiving It on the understanding that he
would b* permitted to remain at the Cnlverslty
until the end of the scholastic year when the
resignation woul 1 take effect. unleas he ?OUId
sooner find another post. The period of grr.ee was
glve.n him in order that he might communi.ate
with the rnis.=lan Minister of Education ani ?'
ranee for a professorship In snrne Cern?an uni?
versity. At the time Monsignor Sehroeder said
that he had earnestly wished to resign during his
last vacation, and had been advise 1 h\ nil phfSl
clan to do so. but that he returned to the University
bt?tOM the' Tope had advised him to take the
course. The Boari of Directors therefor? left the
final decision of the matter to the Pope, after an
official expression of Its "regrets at the many ;
charges iig.ilnst Monsignor Bchroeder In this con- j
ne-non."
Muenster is the see of a Roman Cstbollc bishop, ?
In the eighteenth century, when the prince*?- Cal
litxen. Count von Stoibers, Furstenberg, Ifamani
and other notabilities live.] there, it we ? ? e of
some uterary Importance A universit) ? * ?
tabllshe.i at thai period, ???1 the theological and
philosophical faculties m..? exisi under the name
of an academy. There are between lhre< and four
hundred students In attendance Muenster was
Ions governed by Independen) bishop?, Iti whom a
warlike spili I was often more conspicuous than ?
? -.m spirit. The bishopric was secularised in ,
IMS m d annexed lo Pi ?
ITALIA* 0ABIS ? UE BIOS ?.
A CHANCI ??? BUDINI TO MECOXftTRUCT ????
?????'??
Rome, Dec. ??General IVlloux, Minister of War
maintains the altitud?? lie has taken In conse?
quence of the a< tlon of Parliament In amending
the hill dealing with army promotion! against ht?
advice, and persists In his resignation.
?.?? Humbert, the Marquis di Redini the
Premier, and the other members of tbl Cabinet
urge (fonerai Pollona to rocoo?ldor his action, but
he refuses to do s:>.
In view of this It Is expected that the entire Cab?
inet will resign, and that the Marquis di Rudlnl
will reconstruct the Ministry.
I>ondon, Dec. ?.?The Rome correspondent of "The
Morning Post" says:
"The Cabinet has resigned. General Pelions'?
ac?M is regarded as a political move to make It
possible for the Marquis dl Rudlnl to secure a '
unanimous Ministry. The Ministers of Finance, !
Justice and Public Work? In the retiring Cabinet
Will not appear In its successor."
The outgoing Italian Ministry la constituted r.s
follow?:
President Of the Council infl Mlnleter of the Interior
The Marquis Antonio DI BUDINI.
Mlnifter of ."orelgn Affairs?Tb? Marquis EMIUO VIS?
CONTI VENUSTA
Minuter of !he Treasury- Professor LUIQ1 ?,??/.?tt?.
Minister of Finance StfBW ASCAN!') BRANCA,
Mini?', r of .ijBii-e ??? if Boelestastleal Affaire l'r<
fessor LUCA EMANUELE OI4NTUBCO
Mtatste* of W?i C-net?! LUIGI I'KI.I/it'X.
Minister of Marine Admiral BENEDETTO URIN.
Minister of Commerce. Industry ami Agricultura beate
VU A Ml KH/YI Hill II A IlIilM
.ninri'r hi ? iiiiiriiricr. iii'ju
PRANt ESCO GUICCIARDINI
Minister Of Public Jnitru<-tl
MinlMer ..f I'ul.li
Minister of ????!
., Conte OOBRONCHI.
Work?- uni.io pittsinTi
ind Telegraphs KM I Mo S1.M>>.
CBISEBE EMPEROR FAVORS aoi.I).
LITTI.e: PROffPECT, HOWRVBR, of IT? adoption?
BT CHINA AS THE STANDARD.
Sen Francisco, Dec f, ?The steamer City of I
Peking arrived yesterday from Yokohama and
Hong Korn-, bringing the latest Oriental ndvlces. I
It Is teported In the Chinese pre?* that Yank.
MEXICO CLING! TO SILVER.
City of Mexico. Dee. .?..-"The Mexican Herald"
denies authoritatively the report from Parli pub?
lished In Dondoli that Mexico Is making prepsi
.._._ _-. ,.. .. ,.,.'..1 V, ..lu ?...I ...... .???._? ...
there Is ut present no thought of changing from
th? silver standard, which is contributing to the
growth of manufacturing and other Industrie??"
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RBB?EED l?) MR. RITCHIE.
Ixmdon. Dec. 6-The Right Hon. Charles T.
Ritchie, president of the Board of Trade, decline?
on behalf Of the H. ar.i of Trade, to accede to the
re?jueet ef the nu?.? tnsl be Ihoald interfere in the
pri .-.? nt labor dispute, with a view of arranging a
conference between the Amalgamateli society of
Railway Men and the railway compunte? as a
whole, In order to avert a strike.
Mr. Ritchie In his reply reminds the mon. In sub?
stance, that they are a specially privileged body,
having special reaponaibllltlea, and that their pres?
ent attitude is unjustifiable.
BLACKMAIL PLOT ALLEGED.
THE SPANISH CONSri.-OE.NEBAL TO BE
A WITNESS.
two tounc men charoed with trt1no to
export money from a wealthy pra
7.p.???-bow they weee cadostt,
An attempt to blackmail Srnhor Don Eugenio
de Parra, a wealthy Brasilien, now living at
One-hundred and-fifth-st. and West End-are.,
was frustrate,] on Saturday night by Captain
McClusky and his detectives, sud William El
ford Could, thirty-seven years old, of Nft US
East Elfbteenth-et., and William ? Turnbull,
thirty-five years old. of No. 7 West Nineteenth- \
st , were locked up In the Tombs yesterday to
await examination to-m >rrow morning. Turn
bull ha? turned State's evidence. Th.- polire le
lleve that he wee only a tool In the hands of
Could. In the court proceeding peaterdaj the
name of the Spanish Consul in this city. Arturo
Baldaaano ? Topete, was mentioned In connec?
tion with the affair, and a subpcena for his at?
tendance Rt ?he examination to-morrow was
Issued.
The story as detailed In court is an Interest
In* one. Senhor de Earra came to New-York
in October, ISitil, with his mother, from Spain,
and announced that he was Intending to Invent
their large fortune In this country. They built
a handsome home on the southeast corner of
West End-ave. and One-hundred-atid-flfth-st..
where they now live.
On November 13 Senhor Farra received a let
ter from Turnbull. who Is an expert ae.-ountan!.
asking to be ninde his private secretary. Senhor
Earra had received many such applications for
such a position and paid no attention to the let
ter On November 17 n, received a ae,-ond let?
ter. It was dated from No. 7 West Nineteenth
si, and was written on Turnbuli'e monogram
paper. It was as follows;
1 regret not seeing you when I coll. d to-dnv 11' 1
write 10 1 igg*s< li your own I iteri iti thai you
? ? p ni ate srlth me si once Informine me when ,
>ou iir?' nt home that t may see \,, , ? Itnout
as 1 have Informal ? ?? . m . ?
vitally, and del?* mUthl make it too late t" save
you much annoyance and disgrace
??1?1??.?, WARNED
For reply Betihor Farra sent Thomas O'Con- ;
nell, of No 27.? Weal I >n<- hundrcd-and-twenty- 1
seventh-st., his real-estate broker, who ? a
large, well-built man, to see the writer of the
1.t Mr. O/Connell saw Turnbull and told
him that If he wrote any more such letters h??
(O'Connelli would knock his head off his tthould
ers
On November 2fl Senhor Farra received a let?
1er from Turnbull ns s r?ply to Mr. OTouneU's
call It was written from No. 7 West Nlne
teenth-st.. and was In part n* '"'lows
By the mere-t Chance I go: Inform?*!..? from s
newspaper reporter of a rompiere -tnrv of your
llf?. and wltlio-it refi? t :? spresente?
Hon of not i ve?, sud thi? ki?-,g only of ?svlng you
from am ?ylm . I wrote j ntvM.i The
* ?? ext?nuai ? k,? imrtances you hsve :: your
f..-.or fir ?ending the man ?.. me n? you d.
mi) have heen room for the ba-:
?tru lion -??i:?! to heve 1 ???: pul ? ? ter, a*
11 wai hurried ? written si I erldei ? esa
:?.? worded from m\ am ? I sure ol in ra? 1
chanci ol seel r you '?? .. ?ir Interest? Tou I
now by yotii t put ? of pos
help you and youi ' ? -m be known
r ? ? . ? ?? you ? ? ? . ?
t'* der no circumstances will 1 noti * an]
m'inl atlo'i from efforl or youf
to communicate alt me ?? I will take no ? re
rhst "?^ of misrepresentation by 1 ma?- of an .
diseernmer,! h? yourself.
On the ree Ipt of this Renhnr Farra decided to
consult his attorneys, and Mr Pohly. of th? ,
firm of Meyer?. Oberatela * Pehlj of No ft2rt '
Broadway, laid the rase before Captain afe?
Oloaky, who assigned Deteotlve-ferrgeaate Vai
lelv and Iie/iirnn to the rm?.
Detective Viillelv saw Turnbull on November
2r> at his home ?;,e dele Uve Introduced him?
self as Tb..mas ? ?nderet ?. a cl .?? friend of
Herih'r Fiirra. and said be had called to learn
what Turnbull wanted, liete.the Vallely aa'd
that Turnbull told him that a friend of hla. a
reporter, hud received an offer of $.'{.."<<?? from a
newspaper for the facts about Farra. The de
tectlve'a reply to this was that he and Turnbull
cubi setti?? the niatt?r between themselves
\sk ?.;? ?-1 ir an orrVM
According to the detective's" story. Turnbull
aald that It WOUld lake money to settle It, end
ha usked Vallely to make an offer. The utter
Jokingly s.ild thai he uoijM give $1
Turnbull said that he would have to do better
than that, and Vallely then offer??.! to pay
Turnbull's friend, who, he had learned, was
Could, il.?"*? and Turnbull himself ?C.'hi At the
close of the Interview Turnbull toid Vallely .
be would consult his friend and are him again
the following nicht
Vallely met Turnbull as agreed upon, ami the
latt-r then told him that his friend wanted
?M..i<x>. and Vallelj said thai it would have ? 1
be .>1..".?hi .,r nothing
On December 1 Vallely received e letter fr-nn
X irnbull saying thai hla friend would meet him
half-way, and take 12,230 In exchange for the
ni toe and papen that be had relating to Benhor
Parra On Oecember ??. Vallelj ?<? another
leiier from Xurnbull. in whk'h the latter de?
clared thai the matter would better be settled
at once, and that be should expect to fee him
that night.
Filially Vallely took Farra and an Interpreter
to Turnbull's home, and Turnbull then said
that lie would have nothing more to do with
the ease Me finally Hind thai the parly he
represented In the ceje was known to hlrn ?is
Benhor Mendosa. Vallelf then told Turnbull
that he was a detective, and that he kmw that
it was Could that he represented,
Detective Vall'ly then took Turnbull to the
Centre Street Court, and tried to get a warrant
for Oould'l arrest, but it waa refused, on the
ground <>' Insufficient evidence. In tit?- mean
time Farra had written to Could, felling him to
meet him on Saturday, and Could did so. at
Farras home. The detective? and Turnbull
were on hand. <build .-peaks Spanish, and In
his Interview with Farra, he aoiinlit to lav all
th- blame on Turnbull. He also said that if
Parra w mid promise not to pol him In Jail he
would tell all he knew about the affair.
Detective Vallely then questioned Gould In the
presence of the o there, and Could asid that ho
wan accustomed t.. take supper with the Span?
ish Consul-? ?crierai ?very Sunday night, and that
he bad known him for many years. 11-? said
that be had known Turnbull for twenty-six
years, II?? declared that the facts which he had
told Parra he bad learned from th?? Consnl
General.
He said thnt the latter hud told him that Farra
was Implicated In u scandal In Brasil, and that
there v.iis an Indictment against him there
Could ais., declared that he knew other things
about Parra. He admitted that h?? outlined
most of the letters written by Turnbull. except
one In which ??'.!,800 WM demanded.
Could Is a graduate of Colombia unlveralty,
and give? hla occupation as a lea? h'-r <-f Ian
eoiiros For several years, it is said, he had a
broker's office at No. 5 Wall-st. lie told Magis?
trate Meade that b? had ?lore nothing wrong.
Senhor Parra la aald t.. be a fnuatn of Dom
Fedro the former Emperor of Prazii.
consul cenerai Baldaaano ? Topete was seen
last nicht at his home. No. 68 ?Peat Ninety
seventh-?* "Yes." be said, "I km w Ifr. Gould.
He i" an educat? d, courteous gentleman, and an
honor to his country. I know there musi he
some aerlous mistake. Mr. Gould came to me
day several months ago, and asked ?
on* <u*y bvviT.ii 1 o?mu?"? ?r..- ". I
onlrb.n about European art schools, particularly
In Parir, and Madrid. I know little about art.
and told turn so. Hut I gave him the address
Of Si nhOT d? Farra, whom I happened to ktrnw
?llBhtly \ small bo.-,k Issued by him at the ?
tint? be secured ? prtse In Madrid, and which ;
contained his address, happened?? ? ""'"?,
desk and this I gave to Mr Could \\ ?? talked
of Senhor de Farn, and I mentioned the scan
dalous stories which had been circulated about
th? latt-r Why shouldn't 17 1 simply gave
him what was common property. Mr Gould
anked me a number of times to give him a let?
ter Of Introduction to Benhor de Fatta, and [
finally did. fou pee whai use M has been
pilt to." _
Anv on?? who has the Idea that a musle ?,<ix I? Just
ihst and nothing more, should visit the musi.: room?
of J?'?t S Bon?, SD l.'nlon Sq., ?. T.?Advt.
GRIGG8 TO BE APPOINTED.
HE WILD SUCCEED JUDOS ITKENNA AS
ATTORNETOEMERAL.
THK ANNOUNCEMENT OF ms acceptance MAI?
AT THE whiti: ROCn 1 SStBRDAT?RB
tviu, takf: OPPICI \??p? M'KENna
KNTKKS IMF; ICPRKtU COURT
TO BKStON AS OOVEBNOB
ON IANUABT 11.
Washington Dec. ... -It was oilb-lally an?
nounce,) nt the White House to-day. on the re?
turn of the President to Washington, that QOT
ernor John W. (iriggs of New-Jersey has ac?
cepted the office of Attorney-General of the
United. States, which will be vacated by the
nomination of Attorney-General McKenna to be
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme
Court. It has not yet been settled when tiov
ernor Qrlys' Will assume his new office, but it
Is probable thai the dut.? will be about the be?
ginning of the new year.
Thus The Tribune's esclusive announcement
mad? last Friday morning, Is confirmed offi?
cia ::>
Psterson, ? J , Dec. !"> (Special) Governor
John W. ilriKu's announced to a Tribune rep?
te?? nt.it ? ? nt Ma home to-night that he had
received ami accepted the office of Attorney
General The Governor said thai he had ac?
cepted the appointment last Thursday, but had
refused to discus? the question, as he thought
the announcement would come with more grace
from Washington.
The Uovernor said that when the offer was
made ??? him, sume time ago, he peremptorily
refused to accept. Since that time, he has been
GOVERNOR J W cnTc,r;s r>r NF.W-JFRPKT
V ho will In January succeed Joseph McKenna as
Attorney-General of the United S;nte?
urgently requested to ax ep| by his K\\n per?
sona! fri?'tils and Ihose of President McKinley,
After much hesitation, he roucluded to aecrpt.
a? .1 did so, while in Washington last Thursdsy
Presidenl McKinley'? absence frmn the White
House necessarily delayed th? announcement
of the aci eptanee, ss the Qovernor did not want
to mik? the statement until If came from Wash
In ?t ?n
Goeernoff Crlrgs ?III no? res'eri as chief Kx
eciitlve of \e,v-Jcrsey unti! January 11 next,
w ???? the legislature meet*.
John tVllllam Grigs? was h<->m In Newton,
Su??*? ?',,,??,??. ? ,?, on July |? l*tl and was
Kr ?di ite,1 from T?if?n ?- ? . .? ? |n IMI Af'.r
leaving ? illese >.e became ? tudeni in the law
? ???..? of Robert Hamilton, In New?.?,, ?tid. In 1171.
removed t?. Psterson, ubera he resumed the study
of law in ti.e office of Bo rates Tuttle, lie was
admitted to ? he bat in ?>?t: Pour v.irs later he
sctsd to in? Hun'.? nf Assembly from Pee
sal? County it ISTI ti- wa? ?gain ?lectcd to the
House of assembly, lut th< a esr ' ?? ire?
defeated. Por several years he devoted himself
??? building up his privat? practice In ISM ce was
? :? led Blata Benatoi betna re-el< tted In ISM, sod
again two >.-irs later In : ?? Sens <?? ISM n??
? .- ??:? ted to th? Pri Idi ncy.
Pi the ummer of IM Presidenl Hsrrison ?????>
serious onsldt-ratlon to Mr. Qrlggs's name In
ectlon with a vacancy on the United State?
Suprem.? bench, caused by th? di tth of Justice
Joseph P. Bradley, bul C?e appointment went to
another la U? ?? Grlgga was elected Governor
over Alexander t McGIII by a plurality of M.M6
votes, being the fir-it Republican Governor elected
in Nes Jersey in twenty-five years.
Governoi Grigga Is s been lover of sthlettcs, end
is espectelly fond of sport with rod and gun. Hs
frequently K'.es on bunting expeditions in the
S ... and ? ..il I) every Saturday during the sea?
son llii.ls h m plying his rod along the trout
stream? "f Northern New-Jersey. He ?* equally
nt hum.? ?.ith shotgun or rule, and som? of hu
? re? ?.-, ti.? contests on th? S.u. Rille ?.????
ai Bea ? 11rt are worthy of an esperi. He i>. be?
? ?.? ?.ili player, hein* a member of the
Paterson tlolf Club. Al indoor amusements be Is
si proficient a* In outdoor spurts. He has for
years played on the crack learn of the Peterson
Ches? ? lull, and taken part In numerous State
willst tournaments He la ? member of the Hum.
titoli Chili of Peterson und of the t'nlon LOSgttS
Club of New-York city.
Uovernor Orlggi Is Identified with several busl
n???.? Institution? Of Paterson, beltiK pr?sident of
?in? paterson National Ban* and else of the Peter?
son Safe Deposit Company. He is married snd
ha? six children, four (hummers and two sous, one
of whom Is a student in Lafayette College,
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MR. OLCOTT t? nt; A JUDGE.
UK!.!.? TO SUCCEED VAN ?rrCK OM TMK OTT
COURT BENCH.
District-Attorney Olcott will in all probability he
appointed by Governor Week to fill the vacancy
on the City Court bench caused by the resignation
of Judg? Kobert A. Van Wy-k Mr. Oleott said
last Dlsht t" a TrlbUM reporter that the Judgeshlp
hid been offered to him soon after the .-lection, but
that be had declined It, and bad heard rio more
about the matter until Saturday, when the Uov?
ernor airain tendered him the office
Thereupon he reconsidered his prevtoua decision,
and sent word that he would eccep? the Judgeshlp;
but be COUld not. of CO irie. nv positively whether
or not he would be appointed. Mr. Olcott ?loes not
believe tin? the appointment to the judgesblp will
take effect before January 1. If the vscent post
mint :..? lili? i ut ..ne. lie will he compelled to de?
cline ih.? honor of appointment to it, for he reel?
that It Is Obllgstory upon him to continu? to dU
eharse the duties of District-Attorney for the next
few Week?, Until the ???.-e Is turned over to the
Distri (l-Aitorney-elect, Colonel Gardiner.
t IIIFF J?DOE R?B81 1/ G0 RETIRE.
THE POPI ?.?? ?????,???) JUBIST MAY HK ?
CANDIDATA PO? CONOBESS BSflCT TKAR.
Dent?n. Md. Dec. G. (Speciali, _4 'iilef Judtfe
OeOrge Mitchell RUSSUm. Of Caroline County, will
to-morrow retire from ine bench of the Second
Judicial circuit and of the State Court of Appeals,
ills friend? denj the rumora that tu? win be a can?
didate for Untied Btetes District?AtteSney, he hav
ivn with other member? of the court of Appeals,
alined the? application of George U/hltelock, of
Baltimore, foi thai onice. It he? been reported
thai the popular Jurist will he a candidate for
Congre?? In the 1st Districi next year and also
|hai there |s ? probability of his appointment to
an Important pia.,? In the legal department of
the covernment at Washington. Judge Bussum ??
succeeded by James Alfred Pearce, of Kent County.
MAIL CARRIER rt: Kl su Fs i\ ?? ? storm.
Cheyenne. Wyo.. Dec. 6.?Yesterday afternoon In?
formation reached the city that James Murray,
who carries the mall from this city to Horse Creek
postomVe. hid been lost lu the storm, and had per
l-ilicil with cold. He left this city Thursday morn?
ing WBttS the storm WSJ raxing, ami reached the
Wind Mill ranch Thursday afternoon. The storm
wa? heavv and cold when he left the ranch for the
Horse Creak station II? ha? not reached the post
office.
J. <7. BENNETTS HOI SE ROBBED.
THIBVEI CARRY AWAY THEIR BOOTY IN
A WAGON?SOME OK it POUND IN
AN UNOCCUPIED STABLE.
?p.-glars entered the Tlennett mansion, at One
hundred-and-flfty-nfth-st and Port Washlngton
ave., th* city home of lames Gordon Bennett, on
Saturday night, and plundered it of considerable
property. What the burglars actually got away
With Is not definitely known. It will need more
careful examination than has yet been made to
determine the loss. Tw0 men were arrest???! early
yesterday momia? on suspicion of being the
burglars. They ;1re William Ryan and Andrew
Cunningham, who described th>mselves as home?
less nr.d of no occupation. They deny all knowl?
edge of the burglary.
Police Captain Crseden was at the East One
hundred-, md-fourth-st. station at 12:30 o'clock yes?
terday morning, when a night watchman entered
In a hurry and told him that a few minutes before
he hid seen two men, with a horse and wagon,
stop In front of an unoccupied stable In Onc-hun
dred-and-thlrteenth-st., near Ianox-ave. xne men
? took a quantity of good? from the wagon, placed
them In the stable, and th. ? drove away. The tSO
pldoni of the watchman were arou?ed, and he In?
formed the police. Detective!. Wilbur and Shermer
were sent to investigate. They went to the stable
and searched. In one corner of It ;hey found a lot
of rugs, some carpets and a piece of harness.
They were piled up on a trunk, which the de?
tectives opened, to find that It contained a quantity
of bronzes and choice brlc-ft-brac. One of the
articles was a valuable brome clock, which was
still going. After a genera! examination of the
property the detectives secreted themselves and
watched. It wa? 2 30 o'clock when the door of the
stable was pushed open, and two men sneaked In.
Before they had taken two steps the detectives
pounced on theni and made them prisoners. D??
te.Uve Wilbur took the men to the station, while
?w' mer remained to watch the property. Themen
gaw> their rani's to the police, but when asked
If they knew anything about the property In the
stable declared they ilid not. They explained that
they were tramps, and had sought sheber in the
?table.
While the two prisoners were on their way to the
station. Detective Shermer overhauled the prop?
erly found In the corner. ? piece "t paper was
found on which was marked "C. G. iiowland, No.
; :; Kasi Thlrty-seventh-st." ? monogram com?
I posed of the Initials "O. C. ? " was al-o on a silver
! piai.? on the harness, A full description of the
property was cent out by the police, and it wa?
learned yesterday tint the mansion of Janus
Gordon Bennetl had been robbed. Mr. Howland la
the general manager of "Thi Herald" who until
recently occupied ;he Bennett man.-!.m
Blnce Mr. Howland left the house it has been In
charge of Edward Crowley, Crowle) lives in the
lo.!,... i,r the entrance to the grounds, snd.lt is his
m lo go through the house .-very day. When
I he mad?? h.s round? yesterday morning h? discov?
ered that burglar? had been rhere. S.-veral of th<>
? room? wer?? ransacked, He found that the burglars
had entered through a basement window, yvhleh.
hsd been forced After entering the house nnd
? gathering their booty, they had evidently opened
the front door, through which the property was
taken The fr-mt .loor had been locked again, and
the key wa? found lying I rtween 'he pilasters and
? the doorjamb. hs If it hsd been placed ther? so as
to !.?? obtain??.! easily at .some future time. In front
. of the main door were marks of wagon wheels,
and these could be traced <-.;it to the roadway.
showing that the burglars had driven to the house
In a wagon ? . arrv eway their booty
The prisoners will t" arraigned in th? Harlem
Court Ih's morning, and 'he police have requested
', Mr Howi.uid to be In court at that time to make
complaint against them.
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G??? OF TEE WIRE MEK.
, an tMMBWfle roamtwATtOM at most pr.RFETFry
Cleveland, Pec. ,V The proposed Immense mm?
htnatlon of wir*, wire r.Rll nnd steel rod Interests.
??? rshadowlng anything of the kind ever before
planned, has advanced to the point where the con
; cerr.? Interested have decided ? go In, and all that
r-malns to be don? Is to r'.-o-h an agreement on the
I value of the diff?rent mills, liaily conference? ar?
being h<n in Mew-York ani Cleveland manufaet
uri p sic in eonstsnl communication with the seat
'of SCtlvlty Th?? (??\?. land concerns Interested ?re
American wire Works, the h. j\ Kail Cosa
pai the Ci nsolldated Wire nnd Steel <-onipany.
th?? Cleveland Holline Mill Company, and probably
th< Johnson Company. The Pittsburg Interests ar?.
t tie Parkin Works, the Beaver Kails Works, the
Pittsburg Wir* i'ompany. anil the Ollver-Rnyder
Company. The last named carries with it th?
' ? : ? ? ?- r Interests in the immense Carnegie scqulst?
Realdei rod arid wir?? mills, th? new com?
bination Includes iteel mills, blast furnaces and
ir ?? ore mines. It ia the pac thai sll the Interests
? ? lo-,? ;ioir idei io out of business,
?? .? there t.* simply th?? one cre.it company.
The further statement ? made bv Cleveland iron
men ??? ar. Interested thai the control of the big
? will real m the hands of J, Plerpont Mor
I his asso? te? ?. having arranged to ob?
? ? thai control by purchase.
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VADE VAQISTRATE M OTT lAVOB.
TWO "JA'c?' similarly DECORATED, AVERTED
A STORM IN Tin: JEfTERgOR MARKET COURT,
It Is a well-known fact that Magistrat? Mott's
t? mper is ni I the evenest In the world. His Honor
t .k? I life and himself seriously, and If he catches
anybody trying to make a jest of his d gnlty
there's trouble Immediately and forthwith Things
loi ke,| bla. k In his court for a few minutes yes?
terday morning, and the attendants prepared to
mak.? the rigging snug and batten down th??
hatches for the approaching storm. Then the
clouds cleared away from the Judicial face, and the
? wa--te of the courtroom of the J-fferson Market
j Police Court was Illuminated by a burst of aun?
' shine that is passing ,<are when Magistrate Molt
Is sitting there. Th? Incident had to do with two
convHhil souls who had got themselves decorated
as like as two peaa, In what manner no man
knows,
Thomas Kenny was one of the two Jovial ?ou?s.
His favorite tipple Is not known, but it I? believed
to h?? p.iris green. Policeman (.'.rimes, of the
Cbarles-St station, saw him picking tils way out
of the old cemetery at Leroy and Hudson sts. at
a late hour Saturday night, and, being charitably
: disposed, went to his assistance. The right side
< f the man's face was painted green. Kenny in
! slsted thai the paint was blood. He was Irish.
I lie said. Th?? policeman took him In tow. and yes
I terday morning he appeared before Magistrate
Mott with all his decorations. He couldn't tell
how he got them, and for his bad memory he was
Not ten minutes afterward Policeman Hyan, of
the West Thirtieth m. station, presented John H.
Kelly of No. 8Tii Sixth-ave., for Inspection. The
right side of Kell) s face was painted a brilliant
gr? en
? "Why do you bring this man back, officer?'
! shouted the Magistrate, turning red to the roota
I of his hair.
?Your Honor"-? began the policeman
| "Why do you bring him back. I say?" shouted
the Magistrate again. _
?This prisoner was not here before. Ter Honor,
?aid the policemen.
"He wasn't?" roared the Magistrate. "I just
flue.I him O. Take htm away."
"But his name is Kelly," said Ityan. "Th' other
feller's nain.? was Kenny."
Th.-n the Magistrate began to smile.
"Ah oh I sec." he grunted. "Where did you
?'?? limino no more'n you." said Kelly. To which
the Magistrate rejoined. "Three dollars."
?Jack the Painter's been glttln' In his work,
sure." said Policeman Ryan as he departed, grln
nlng._#_
AWARE OF THE COM RAW'S DESIRES.
? BTATF. RAILROAD (OMMIS.SlONKn FAYS ????
BOARD has BBBM uis< uksim; informally
?M.KVATK? ROAD l'I*ANH.
The stitement made by RUSBell S ige on Saturday
that the State Railroad Commission, he had been In?
formed, favored gramlng additional concessions to
the ele\a'ed road caused widespread comment
yesterday A merabei of the state Commission who
v. is s'en yesterday sail that so far as he knew no
member of the Hoard had been in inference wdth
\lr Sage or any officials of the Manhattan Ele
\ tted road. He admitted, however, that the Com?
mission was thoroughly cognizant of what the eie
Naie,1 officials wanted, and had been dlscuselng
the matter at various time* informally. So fa: as
he knew, however, no decision ha i been reached.
He declined to give his own \lewa ipon the subject.
A SUPPOSED DEAD MAE RETVEES HOME.
Cleveland, Dec. B.?Sidney A Osborne, s dealer In
agricultural Implements at Klyrla. Ohio, who mys?
teriously disappeared In this city on October 30
last, and who had been given up by his family as
dead, has returned to his home. Ue exhibited a
?car on his head and declared that he had been
sandbagged In thla city on the day of hi? dleappear
? ?.??- and had been unconscious e\er since until
yesterday, when he recovered his sense?. Osborne
declare? he I? unable to tell anything about his
movements In the mean time
CONGRESS STARTS IN TO-DAY
NOT MUCH LIKELY TO BE ACCOMPLISHES)
THIS WEEK.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE EXPECTED TO-DAY
WORK CUT OUT FOR THE COMMITTEES?
MICH INTEREST IS THE QUESTION
OF- ANNEXING HAWAII.
Washington. Dec. 5.?The long session of Con?
gress. as It is called, because there Is no con?
stitutional limitation on the period of Its dura?
tion, opens at noon tD-morrow. The leaders and
a large majority of the members of both houses
are here to participate in the opening cere?
monies, and President McKinley has made the
Journey from the bedside o* his dying mother
that his absence might not delay the National
legislature at its assembling.
The extra session robs the opening of the regu?
lar session of the excitement and Interest which
usually attach to it. On the eve of a regular
session ordinarily Washington thrills with ex?
citement. The hotel lobbies surge with place
hunters in the wake of the various candidates
for Speaker, clerk, doorkeeper, etc; the members
are struggling for committee assignments, and
the air is full of rumor? of plots and counter?
plots. But as the House was completely or?
ganized at the extra session and all the com?
mittee assignments were made then, beyond the
natural stimulus produced b> the returning
statesmen, the regular hangers-on of legislation
and the outlining of schemes by members of the
"third house," or lobby, Washington to-night la
tranquil.
The programme at the House to-morrow Is
very simple, and beyond the spectacular show
which It effers to the curious has in itself little
attraction. ' The Hous? will be called to order
by the Speaker, who. afier the chaplain's invo?
cation, will order the clerk to call the roll. Thl?
1-i;l\ !??? been accomplished nnd the presence of
a quorum demonstrated, the clerk will be dl
' reded to notify the Senate that the House
Is ready for business, and a committee will be
' appointed to wait on the President. After this
; there will be a recess to.await the arrival of the
! President's annual Message, which will be reed
! upon Its reception, and be followed by an ad
1 J.-urnment until Tuesday. This Is the regular
routine, and. unless something unforeseen oc
? curs, will not be departed from.
RAPID WORK LXPKCTED IN THE HOUSE
It la the Intention of the House leaders to pro?
ceed with the business of the session as rapidly
as possible The committees will all begin their
labors this week, and as all if them have bills
on hand which were Introduced at the extra ses?
sion, there will be no lack of material for the
House to work on after the committee-hoppers
have begun to grind. The Appropriations Com?
mittee has been at work for ten days, and Chair?
man Cannon expects to pass at least two of the
regular budgets?the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial and the Pension appropriation bills -
before the holidays. One or the other of thes?
bills, it Is expected, will be reported by Wednes?
day, and the end of the week promisee to see
? the House down to business.
Among the early general measures to receive
consideration will be the Bankruptcy bill.
Whether it will he the Nelson bill, which passed
the Senate at the last session, or a modification
of the Torrey bill, depends on the temper of the
1 Judiciary Committee, which will submit the
measure ?o the House. Beyond doubt there will
be several resolutions of inquiry during the first
week, which may be more or less sensational,
and some of the radical pro-Cuba members will
attempt to get consideration for a Cuban reso?
lution before the Foreign Affairs Committee can
act. Congressman Livingston, of Georgia, Is on?
of these. But, owing to the nature of the House
rii!-s. all these hasty efforts will prove abortive,
and they probably will take their regular course.
There ?ill be nothing except Indisposition on
the part of members to prevent the Senate en?
tering promptly on Its work upon convening
to-morrow, as there is a calendar ready made
for It, with about three hundr-d bills reported
from committees otirlng the special session. If
any circumstance should prevent the receipt of
the President's Message to-morrow the proba?
bilities are that the Senate would adjourn over
without takir.g up any other business until the
Message could be received.
HAWAII TO HK CONSIDERED EARLY.
With the Message read, it will remain for
the Senate to decide whether It shall enter seri
otts'.y upon the work of the session after Mon?
day, or begin a system of delay Intended to
throw all important questions over beyond th?
| Christmas holidays. The Indications are now
for a little more activity than usual during the
pre-hollday session. This Is largely due to the
fact that the supporters of the Administration
and other advocates of annexation are very
! anxious to secure the earliest possible considera?
tion of the treaty with Hawaii. Senator Davis,
[ chairman of the Oomm'.'tee on Foreign Rela
j tlons. announces his purpose of pressing annexa?
tion at the earliest possible moment, but It Is
probable that the matter will not be taken up
I seriously until the committee can have a meet?
ing and decide on details of procedure. The
committee will be called together on Wednes?
day for this purpose.
One point which the committee will be called
on to decide Is whether to proceed to ratify the
treaty of annexation or to annex the Islands by
resolution. The annexatlonlsts have lost som?
votes during the vacation, and there Is now ap?
prehension that the two-thirds vote necessary to
assure the ratification cannot be secured. No
satisfactory canvass Is possible until all the Sen?
ators arrive, and If It is then made manifest
that the necessary two-thirds vote cannot be
secured ft Is likely that the proceeding by mean?
Of resolution, which would require only a ma?
jority vote, will be Inaugurated. Some members
of the Foreign Relations Committee who favor
annexation advocate this course, because they
1 say they see no reason for traversing the same
j ground twice, as they would be compelled to do
' in case the matter should be first considered In
' executive session, fall there and then be taken
! up in the form of a resolution In open Senate
and House.
1MMIC.RATION AND OTHER BILLS.
The Immigration bill, for which Senator Lodge
stands sponsor. Is practically at the head of the
I Senate legislative calendar and will be consld
| ered early In the session. Senator Lodge to-day
repeated his intention of pressing the bill, but
he will not antagonize the Hawaiian treaty
with It.
The first bill on the calendar Is Senator Gear'?
1 measure providing for the adjustment of the
I Pacific Ral'.rcad debt, but the sale of the Union
j Pacific doubtless will have the effect of causing
the temporary withdrawal of this bill and the
! substitution of others.
Of the three hundred bills on the estender
l about two hundred are private pension bills, and
i all of these probably will be disposed of at one
sitting when taken up. There are also several
hundred recess appointment? to be considered In
executive session.
It Is not probable that much will be done la
the way of legislation during the present week.
There will be an adjournment for the day after
receiving the Message on Mondsy, and, as there
is no disposition to press the Hawaiian matter
until the Foreign Relations Committee agreea on
a Une of action, the Indications now are that
It will not be taken up in the Senate before
next week. ?
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The Stella Mualc Box has a sweetness, harmony
and volume of tone found In no other self-pinyin?
Instrument. Jaoot A Bon, 10 Union Sq.?Ad vu