Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 18, 1881, Page 12

. 12 THE CHICAGC TRIBUNE eet > ©RIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1881—-TWELVE PAGES, : A POWERLFUL POOL. . The Western Distilléra and the New Western Export Associstion. + How to Keep Down the Production of Corn-Juice and Boost the Market, Export Four Thousand Barrels for December and Hight Thousand Monthly ‘thereafter, How tho Export Prico Is to Be Fixed —Tho Pool to Opeu Moutay. “Buffalo” Millor at the Holm, and All the Western Oorn-Mashera on Dock. Vor three or four days past ‘THe Teiitse's Special dispatches have alluded to tho fact that Toe distillers of the West were contemplating tho formation uf a pout whereby to decrenso Droduution, work olf tho aurplits In the shape of exports to furelgn countries, and put the trade moucrally ina living condition, re ‘Tho rovent advance In the price of gruii~au fucrenso of between Hand 7 per cont aver a year ugu-bus added thls much tothe cost of ‘production, bit the Iminensy stocks of falahed goods now In warehouse have prevented the set dug pr.ve from moving upward parallel with the antianeed valttgs of the raw mutter. There has. afso been an timense falling off in the demand from jurensn countries, parienuriy Franee and Spain, owing to the strong German competition. Iivethe dutier country the potato erop, from which alcofiut ls largely manutactured, iss been #O urent, and the production of spirta so lurely: Inerensed ut vn luss cust, that the American mapifucturer At the present price of gral, has been and fy todas unatble te vompete with the German producor. ‘The cost of atconol at the still tsin the neighborhood of 41 conta, fo all that emt be got for it in New York is By cents, which entutis a loss of 243 cents, exe elualye of the frelghts, commissions, and othor vharges. ‘Tho distillers, tinding that this state of things meant nothing but absolute rotirement from the bus ness or bankruptey, resulved to bold a cone Yentlou and determi If sume steps coud not De tuker whereby to fmproye thalr artuation and ‘put money in thelr purses. BUFFALO” SOLLEI, whe fs reunited us belng one of the best-posted in tho fraternity, took the mutter In hand, and mie result ut hls labors among tho brethron wns tho vonvention which met yesterday In the Grand Vaciile Hotel. Atnony others present were * Budulo" Bitter, 4idurac Miller. toby oS. Miller, George furs lonmthan Abel, HL 1 shureldt, Thonn Ritehy. ad HL, Hea, of Chie George Dueitworthy Wi Ns bart, aud J. §, of Clocinmatis VPollip Ls, ftush,, and Cl ol feorhts : eris ane Ce," Stewuy.of Ste Laie: and G2 Manles, of ‘Terre Haute, Abuut forty distitlerles dn al were representa. - Philip Zell, of Veorin, eatled the meeting to order, and, tnt brief speech, expinined ns ntove tho object Uf the movting. wee “Bulle” Miller submitted the following agreement, which bad Beun decided pow at at Fecunt eouferenee (1 Ch nat Aub distiflers shall Hanit thelr production to oucebalf thelr uetunt eapnelty, and in no case shall over Chree mushes be run. Any distifiers muy nish in uxeess of their one-hulf eipaeity by “paytng ime the funds of tho ussvvintion five cents fur every bushel nex: cess of thelr one: F tetiied capacity, "Distillers nughing tesa thin thelr one-halt capacity irs to receive Hive vents per bushed for wen bushel under thelr une-nalf actual ca- ypuelty.” 4 ‘Shere Is also n provision in the agreement for encournguig exports by paying froma general nsgocidion fund a eertiin’ bonus per gatlun to distulerd way expurt, On motiunof Mr, Hobart, of Cincinnati, the convention resolved tanccent the enpacities of the Clugiunntt, Peart, aud Caleago distilleries, ag ugreed upon by the owners, © bultalo* Miller odered tho following, which wads laid over uti] the afternooy; Hevolved, Vhat wbts ussuchition shall take effect. aud he in fut fores from and after Monday, Ne frof, it deemed prudent by the Execu- tive Committee, The folowing was offered. and, attor brie? discussion, wis ald on the tinue: Uenvlved, That distillers within: any eollection district thay transfer enpuenty Crom’ ane hunse to another erin wien they tony vero pun At Che nppre of tho Executive Cominittea, At was decided that nu distillers should be eon= bers of the association until thoy 7 ice een, OF wiven In thelr ud- HEALD, uveral rexolutions were then read and brlotly discussed, Lut action was deferred wutll Ue att orpoon, after whieh the convention tuok a re- cease, ‘The convention wus, erpoon by Mr. Philip 7 was taken from tho table Mr, Hobart's reaolu- ton that the Executive Committee hive the right to decide what general assessment sual! bo. anade on the distillers, and the assessment stim be wide on all’ the, capaehy tity but its addition to tis, five” aenty por bushel auall be pall on nll eapaciy over W per Wt Miotted any distiery, bat vt tho market vilucol Myenwinus should reach gL15 dn, Cluvtanatl the Uxecutive Committes soall Uy cuts per bushel for nuitohed, Miller hoped the rerohstion wouti ag Tp was dt perieet burucny with te nent Which tho distivers bud already signed. Air. Glari, uf Peorii. otjeuted to the tae elute, and, after a br Uiscussion. it wits stticken out with the eousent of Me. Hobart, Tho cluusu Lad referoyce to ie assessmeut oF Wcents per bushel for the extra capaulty Tokshuil. _ FINING THE ENECUTIVE COMMITTER, H. 1, Miller offered tho following, whieh was adopted: ficumeed, Thal, according to the capacities of We diferent districts, thy Exeeative Committee te pase f th Ineanhees from Ulinels,” ” from Indian, aud one from Tito ter weat of tho Midsixsippl,. ‘ark, of Poort, offered a resotution that. Ne asacsanient be levied except for tho purpose of exporting alcohol and paying the ondary expensns of the wssoetation, and paying for cae Pawity Joss than bd per ¢out, My. Miller sugwested that iC any olftside spire is sboukl make thote upperrancy in Clighinatt oF efsewaery, provision saul be mnge for res i this surplus und stippung it to Multi ur elwewhers, aud (uareby keeping up the Mr. Clurks objected. 10 the ussoclution going dote Clnuiats, oc Chicago, or any other tr Ket and trking care of anybody's goody, uly way witd Lo expore the att, Mr. Hovart, of Cinelumact, sald that shipping whisky teota one tome thirket to snother woul Hot help the tie vess. te had beon tried in Cine elinatl aud pe ia failure. Mv. Begs, of Shelbyville, Ind, thought Mr. Miller's sugzestion wv gzout une. He beheved That it would nop to keep up the murket, and Ao wis uatonianud to tid Mr, Habart and Mr, Clark oppuaud to it, Duriug the het elxty days IUAD Cost mint $1,100, end ho supposed that It bad cost others Just as much, Hnotmore. y Mes Miller ecctet tf thors were an extn 100 Varrels oie the Cmehinatt market it would be eusy to ship It to dulliinure, where the woods nih by stored until the market bucwine equal dead, Mr, Must, of Ponria, sugzestud that the goods Wight bs bold in bond wt han, m Mr. Heys sald Ui tn nis Vioinity they” lind thetr own way of dony busin. Shoe Por Were shipped to Clnciunutt and gold by the eam. ilsstom merchant, ‘Thy diveuraion Was Curtier participated. in by Muara. Bunb, Rush, Clark. tHoburt, Wolab, Ereptuanas und others whbout eicluog any new anita. v Mr. Hovis. of St. Louls, winted to kuow bow tho vécacladan was galig to (uy Uve cents when thy selling price of Whisky Wad only ubout engl, Me, Abel, of Chicago, raduizut me thing would Tegulaty tise] ve coull pol bow Hetluons Burke. Acatting dewn vf production would equalize wil tho boing tturkets, dre Churk's resoiudion wus udapted ulinos, ‘Unauimously, there bulug only two dissenting vutun, Sir, Millur stutedt that afl the sdlstiilers in tho country execpt threu bud slyned te agroue Jouut. “He bad wssurance Sram two of these that thy would nigh. Me. Hobart wauted to know on waat basis the pool sbould buy on uxport uleohol, Hy believed That it wouhl be adyisabte lo ask the New York alcotol inen wo ake buts for wht meobol they: deeded fur Decousber delivery tree on bourd: aus the privo they proposed to pay. The aasocl- ation would then VAY DLetween the export would sell tor on the ~ Butfule ” Millor wug autistied to accept the proposition, fe believed that whisky would sell tor ¢1.45,und, with alcohol at 40 ‘vents in purters would yet suilivieut Tainua to sive thew a promt. vr. Hush euld thut tho myreemiont betweon the dlatillers, aud whiek they had ull styued, guure amevd v promt un tbe export alcohol. Str, Abel belleved it wus Nol necossury to re- revict tho buainessto New York.: She aloobol 1B DIFFERENCE rice and whut the goods umedtio miurkel. { Man sbonld have te power to. er le vould export direct to Gibraltar, or Mar- gullies, * Or, ust’ remarked that most of the export alcohol was goiny tn small fotstoSouth Ameries with which the distillers bad tio direct connec- jon. Mr. Alieldld not believe te the pian of sue Heiting bids, Fle was in favor of puttlte all the export alcohol fy tho bands of two or three men in Now York to be hundted by them, Mr. Bush sugested tht a price for the alcobol eet, bused on tho price of domestic goods 14 near nis possible, and that tha nsevetation pay to the nicohul miaufneturors tho ditteronee’ be- tween Unit price and the ainount tho goats ‘ REALIZED AT TIES vont OF EXPOIT, ‘Tho vssuctation, uster Axi tho price teed on the domestic valte. should sead wt eirentar to the trade announcing tho prive and promisiug the dlferener, wantever it might be. thought Me. Busn's sumgestion a ested that the Chairman of thé -ommitlee revelye from tho distitlers: portilcohol, These ho could offer w York market, oad nil that was role fvided ap among tho distillers, it han cuough was imade it could he held (tt ttl th etal Turchor vrders for ex- AC thore wis not enough oitered for ux art toreheve the tomestle markets too Contre iol the ise Ullers tu export, AML that was needed wis to get the aurpfus goods aut of the country. Mey Greenhut. of Peoria, dit nat helave in eoutpulsory exportition, He thought the oeutive Committes nad the power to otter an tnibticemaout to tho datillers to export thelr sure pis, Mr. Abol waa of the opinion that a price should be fixed, ao that the distiliers could know on what Dists the export business was to ba eundueted, Mr. Diekworth, of Cincinnati, thougbt tho whole business had been settled, Re belloved the price of the export atconol spould be based ‘on tho domestic price in Clnainmitl. Mv. HL ft: Miller moved that tho whole matter of export ateahal te referred to the Executive, Conunittee, with pawer to net, : HOW THE MUCH 18 TO DE SETTLED, Burroughs offered tho following ns an Which wus adopto Comsnittes be sith dys Of each jeNtH 60 HN ti AMOMN per gullon to be paid on alhuicohol exported for bye weeks, enen cum- menelng on the et and 16th of the month, the hasis to bv made on the diy tho price is tixud, quid that cuch teinber of the pool be noried. Tn reply toa question by Mr. Revis, Mr, UW. B, Miller stated that, to retléve tho murket, woukd require the uxpurt of 4,0 barrels in December, auld 3000 barrels pur month thorcafter, TUG ONGANIZATIO olfered the following: ita President, Mrousurer, and {ve Hbers of tha nesvemtion, Who tos gether ehall coustitute the Exugutive Commmit- te ele by thy ussociition, and shall hold th wn bute T next, Wutuss’ the assur euttion shall sooner be dissolved. Upon the Mresidunt anali develve the goneral arrangement of all details connected with the mtnugement of the atures of the ussocutlon. He shutt useertain from relitblo suurces, or pe sunt Visit, tho notitl eapucity to whieh each Akeseittetly authorized ati stiller, where “capacity bits not already: Deen oagrecil upon by rhe aescetie tlon, Is, entitled. It shui be his 7 ty report fo the diterent members of the Exec= utive Conmittvo at any Hine anything requiring thelr netion, and to obtain their decision tn writhing where a meeting (3 not practicabla, His decision on ay subject submitted) to him shall. miways be oven for revision by the Executive Cominittec, vituer on request of member of thu cominittee ar by the party whom tis deelston aitects. AM reports inntde by distlliers muxt oC cornified by the proper Govornment oflicer and addressed to tho President, who, after ips Jroving them, shall forward thoin to tho ‘Treuss é urer, {pon the President atall devolve tho duty of keeplug all recards of nection hy the committee, all correspondence referred to hint by the evr mittee. ind the accguats with exch member of the pool who wilt have to pay into the fund or to by paid from it, Tho Treasurer shall collect frum al) members of tho pool what muy be dite to ft, and shall, upon tho order uf tie Presilent, pay out any sti whieh muy become dup wider the pro» Visions of tne cuntriet or for duc oxpensen ns tho Wxeentive Committee may approve. Ho stitiollty: the members of the amount of thelr USSCRBINENES, And report fully bis revelpts aod dhebursumente, when ordered by the Executive Committes, sad make uy full” report. once a jmvnth, iy ‘The approval of five members of the Execu- tive Committees shail be remured tv puss on any subject brought beforo it, aud this approval nity bo obtatt either t erea pad ones ie by A meetings, y Bhatt decide woutsmount shall be paid tha nog olleers for their services, and Buali be pant their own necessary expenses, RELIEVES IN “BUFFALO,” Mb. Clark, of feorin, thought the carrying out of the poul should be placed in the hands of Mr, HT Miller, with the understanding that an aivisury committee ba appointed, ty whom compliunts and ditferenves could be referred, thety degtafon tu be unl. “There shoutd anly be threo sularicd olltcers—tho Preaident, Secrotary, and ‘Treasurer, It was sugested that two salaried officers would be suttigtont. Mr. Chirk thought thot the President mixtt pertorim the duties of tho Secretary. ‘The Hx ny ive Committes could meet oney a month in blenge, Alter gone discussion the resolution of Bir, Habart was adopted tinuntmonsiy, Some tuk followed on he question of Incraag- ing the Executive Committee so us tu give A 1uller represontation, and, on motion of Mr. Ho- ‘burt, It was resolved to re nsiilor the voto by whieh the resoludon was ndupted, whereupon ‘Ae moved to amend by making the Executive Comittee tine instead of seven, whieh was concurred In. TUE ELECTION OF OFFICES was thon hold, aud resulted tn the choice of HB, Milter, of iverton, Hl, aa Prestdent, and W, NS. Hobart, of Cincinnati, as Treusurer. As memberk of tho Uxecutive Committes there Were appointed Jumithun ‘Abel, uf Chleuyzo; Philip 4eth and C. 8. Clark, of 'Peoring Juin Beggs, of Inaina; GH Kellan Jt. and Edwin Stephens, of Cluclanati; wud A. L. Bovis, of St. nuts, . On motion of IL H, Shufeldt, the organization wil hercatter bo known as the Western Export Assoclution, Un motion of HL, Miller, the association ree, solvad te ago into feet Monday, Nov. 21. acy Usenet ollered the following, which was nulupted: . Rexalved, That tha Exeuutive Committee shalt e the power to muke uy Arrangement! which 8 Inare CeUnUioN! Loh to pay the bonus port ulcobol and produce tho sume elfect. Mr. M{(fer sald that be would do wh he cout to Auconpish the objects of the vssuclaion and get the surplus alcobol out of the counts Thy thinks of the convention wero sinuns: mously given to Mr. Miller and John T, Peatt, of the Wine and Spirit Lfview, for thelr etforts in securing tho orgitization. The convention thon adjuurned aie de. WON'T GLYE IT AWAY, During tho wveulug a reporter, called on Mr, M, i). Miller and asked hit wout rate the Com- fuittve on the Lasts of Prices bad nduptoi as the busts of the export price of uleohul, ‘Mr. Millur unswered thut the committee had devided not to make the expurt price pubiie, A bool might be formed ugainst the assoetitdon in New Yorke to hut vit the Western producers Team the export market. ‘The avoulnton bid Hecided ty deliver alcohol in New York ata Durchusers could guuly atturd to wt thes Jul vot choos to take feat the Price the produ would export Jk right through to Rurope. * Yuu inlzbt say,” continued Mr, Miller, * that uae to afulr pric for uur prod: reitter, Every distillery in the Weet is how, la the combliition except one, 1 huve. Just recelved a tolegram froin tho Athis Dis- Ulliag Company, of Dea Mules, tating that Shey hud degided to go in. ‘hy only distittery Tomiiniag vib now ts that of Her & Co, af Guoutin, who bave noe yet Leon heurd from, bie who will undoubtedly’ come In when thoy sue the seine of the camulnation and under- Stund the benotita to bo derived trum tt COMET G, 1881, Kt Mine Appenrod MMulf Way Retween the North Sturand the Group in Pere weu toectal Divsateh to The Chieaeo Tribune, Rociusten, N.Y Nov. 17—At I o'elock last evemug Director Lewts Swift, of Warner Ob- Survutory, digcovered the seventh eumet uf tho yer, In (he constullution of Casalopelu, In y Huw betwoun -Pularls und tne great cluster in Pure seus, a trilly uearer Polaris, [tis nh wearly round falnt. Itbasa shght central condensation, but ho tall ls yet vietble. Ste right ascension ts one hour and itty iiuutes; dectination north suv. vulyeone degreos, und its urology slow west- war Ita eathmated diatuuter Je about forr tmluuted, Aw the comet of J8I2 Js an. Ucipatud from thls quarter, it may be the great Paris comet, ‘This makes the sixth comet discovered in this country slave Muy swift wotting tho €200 Warner prize Wwiee. he $1.50) aivon in comet prizes ducing the past twelve months by de, Waruer bie avidently ven an uxtraordinury mpelie to ustronunicul study dn tbls country. —Direetor 8 T tne Warner Ohvervatury, will visit a y tho sxoneroalty af the fonder of the observatory in Muy, 1883, ty observe the totul cohpsy of thu sun aid verity ple colebrated dia covery af iu totrusmercurtal plant 10 1878 which. hua boen ao mitch diamitud by ustronomurs, ———— = Wished Wo taduts, Detvolt Bree Press. alle yore a ae edith aM “ e ou'ye [s * No, Tosti. ee se Naat 18 tty aca * Naw-ouwthing, oly yesterday E gave that Jones boy u tivkiug, und this mor: bought bim a ‘yout All the bo} arnieey funey and {ie goat iy bunting all the peva iu i goats ae: Pera and lm Y tho ewoid ‘cued I [le rune thu aniusal ee DS a Goldsiutth Mald’s thine, 3314, wus neve: ten. Neither the populurlty of Dr. dull CouguOytun,, INSURANCE. United Fire Underwriters’ Session— Lots of Talk, but No Astion. Atrald of Their Small Neighbors, Whom They Expect. Finally to Devour. Tho English Triplots Depart—No Ap- pointments Announced, ‘but Several Predicted, Now York Undereutters Stealing Chicas go Business—Personal vind Olher Qussip, Speciat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, New York, Nov. 1—Tomorrow tho seeond mecling of the United Fire Underwriters, or, us some frreyerent Chicagoans express tt, tho “tire Undertakers “of America, will assemble in this elty Co cansiter measures for promoting the healthy growth of the buatness and reform, Ha nbus tele pirate welt aniderstood: tn ad- vane what the conventlon wilt do and what it will not do. Its representatives: will consuine much valuable tine In talk und the presenti. Uon of various wise and delightful theories, and Wil prove toa baie's breads chit a continu. ance of the existing evils will bankeupt hult of the fire-insurancy campanics of tho country in three or four yeurs. Thoy will com- plalu oof legislative loterference, through Valued-palley ttws and othor measures, with the legitimate wperntions of tho: compunies, ana drery cortaly practices ag rulnoua, ete, ete. They wit ter alnge the proposuls whlets look anion tor raising mites, alton the whole si and substance of the tronble is comprised jut Words—"jow rates" In truth, these assem. Dhiges of the tire underwriters to lsten to the wise platitudes of a lotot interminable talkers, and the wane Of pnekbune to curry Into efeet the remeding Necessary to remove tho evils from tha ttistiess, ure beeeming great nul suoees tun uijurty of the couspatiles, and thoy buve no ture respeut for the detiveranees of such hodies than for the resolutions of Russian Nihilists, MORE PRACTICE AND LESS PREACHING, Tho companies mean well when they prociain to the public that tha Nre-Insurance business is frighttully demornitzed, and they speak the truth whon they say that there 18 danger if it continues tha many compunies with qo dawn, Hut here their sincerity ends. Last your the “United Sites “Fire-Cnderwrlters” “held 0 week's gession ju thiselty. They denounced va- rlous schemes ne ilegitinute, and pinced thom- selves on record Is favor of an early advanco In Fates In every goetion of the vauttry, Then the olfivers of comprntes went home. nud the next thing: we heard was that ony of them were xoluz on tn -the good olu” way: of grunting night —opriviezes without ebarge, nccepting fnes on * proits,” and writin Palictes over the heads of their agents, “Then, we Jearned that the dual system of agencies one in und ove outside ot the lovtt bonrd—was begun in Chicnzo, Then we herd of term palleles on stocks bemy writtes in Southern eities, and ta some extent in New York, and of rates being tundy lower than ever fn Brooklyn, Pasiudelpuia, Baltimore. and elsewhere, Toes Tidings came from vartaus quarters with such uniformity that there wis no room to doubt their surbatantint correctness, and tuday, on the eve of the treating, matters ara in words cons. tion thun when the waited “undertakers” Passed resolutions one year age. If each mane ager Wii slinpiy manage his awn schooner in such iM way us to accomplish a reform for bis wrust, there wil) bea real reform umong . Byen that would be unnecessury, Mmemuett a8 there would -be un ogreeinent on tho part of many companies to elevate the stundard rates ton paying point. The enief vbstiucle tu success Jn this direction Is the AR OF LOSING NUSINESS, Of all the Aindrincss to successful efforts for Toform thisia the mest serious, We buve abu dant ovidences of that here In New York, Seve eral attompis to organize a tart tissecintion bave been innde, but baye been thwarted by the rofusal of u mere bund ful of companies to Join. OF the tssentora only one has nesets uf over a iniliion, and tho muJority are of the smnll-fry order, Dut they aro of sutticiont strength to deter some of the high and inighty men of the business from Jolning in’ an obligatoPy tarts, and the spectacle fs prosented of the bie tsb, {ke the Continental. Home, German-American, Pheuls, Hnnever, ete, together with tire: quurters of the Euuiish companies, being afrald of the computition af the sniutt $200.0 com panes, with the Willitwaburg City at their bead, © Here 18 the trouble: tha great" companies are. afsatl to advance mites 20 or dv per cout for fear the little tetluws will rash in and carry of tholr premluins at tive or tea cents under the rates, And, what 33 thix wonderful business the bigh wacnates are afraid of fost? Why’, the sume business folel they now Buy is loading straight to the brink of ruin and the juve of binkruptes. They wif commence thotr ansual wail tomurcuw over: this horlule condition of alfairs, and keep on In sho sume puth regurdieys of thelr own pruphu- cles, THE LAMENTATIONS WILD BEGIN doubtless by an essay spoken by Mr. A. Londen Snowden, freeidentof tho Fire Avsoclanon-of Poiludetpula, who wilt wall over the degenerate tines and the impossibility of making money fu the preseut posture of atfairs. Mut if any hotly whu ds curious on that polut wil! exaurie the offielul returas of Mr, Snowden's own ollce, tho Firo Association, hu will discover that hotwithstunding the aforesiid degenerate tines, and tho demoralization generally and spociticaliy complained of, that olfice hus mate. Natiy foproved its Wunngial position since 18H, ‘Tont is really aepeclinen of the olficlal ptates nents Of the ture compunics whose olticera will fako part ithe annunt wall) beginning tomors row, All tho hirge companies—the Etim, Home, sora 7 vo Compe at North Ainerien, Cont- Trane American, Geronii, the Hurts coIpaties alinost withuut oxvepuon, tho. Engiigh oflces nearly so, and miny more—wall snow that ie the tice at bard Uaies aid att tbe adinitted drawbucks of the bisiiess they bive Inade mvncy, Alinest uny merchant or capitule ist who vould make such au shuwine would a luuzned ut fer xrnubling stout bls Litsluoss, ihe underlying” tuct ubout it fe that Tho “ainulk” ailees® are having oa very hard tlie waking both ends muet, aud they wongrully want higher rates. in the bollef that owl help then aut, The large companies Understand fully that when rates ure advanced the customers will leave the Kuvall ofttces und putronize the large, Accordingly they exw on the Uitte ones te Burret for ulyber rates 10 the bellef that it will hasten thelr death, This is the trae iuwardnusa at the great aoise wade by tho represcututives of large compatles In favor OF better rates, ete, HV ALLIANCE WON'T COME JUST NOW, ‘Thero fn great digappointinent becuse Mr, Robort Lewis sailed in the Algeria lust week without inking any appuintient Cor this coun- try. ‘Two rensons are assigned, ‘Tho threat f4 that atv, Lowls was played upon by certain English resident wanigers into tho bellet that this was and 14 an Uopropitions te tora naw company to beyin operations here, He was appulied by the Qotuber lusaes und by tho prophecy of Worse to, come, unttl fe fost beurt and deemed it best to oreturn and report prowess. ‘Lhe second reason Is entirely fora, elore feuving Sumton Mr, Lows was advised by his Directors teseeure the cor operation of the New York Directors chosen by thy company, When bo tesrurcived he stuted very Crevly Unite ho stout! the advice and couneel ot bis Now York board, who kiow Amure fed did Atnerititis better Con biwxelt, in his woe lection, ‘Tuut resulution wits sv well understoud, that wevoral of the upplicunta knew that thoy must abtala favor io Sassy atreet before they could hops to represvat the Allineo, fy duo Utuy Sty, Lewls boone suttetod clave Mr. Henry WL Hah, present Beeretary of tae Nadanal Fire, wily the best mun, but when he mule kuown hie views to big Now Vor trends who tad bean w lected for Trustees, they wore divided tn sent} nent, aud One Of them refused his sinction, ot Decnuac to bad any ebjection to Mr, Hall, but be- cuuse ho preferred another qundidutu, Me.cowts Hiiled to cupvines this party, and as he was te no hurry to dake the putamen wUshow, bo connuded te defer vetlon until his coties, Thiy ts he gossip whieb ta in alrculution, and, while wot hteraily trae perhaps, thera, (5 Wit the worm of the reasons whiek wetuated Bir. Lew in the matter. Ho stuted 16.4 reporter that be would prolably appulat somebody 10 Tepresent tue Company 80 ad to begin business hore by dun. 1. . TUE IRIS COMPANY NOT COMIN There Ia a Juke current elnce the munuger of tho National of Lreiand returned to tho “ ould" country Hat he didn't aetna businessat ality bls irlp to America, byt thought ft would be a good idea to como over and cultivate tho Ameripan @ Dit and stimulate the insurance-men with Tho fea that bo meant te uppolod agents, and thus uccliro & Vast nOUN Of personul attention. This supdysition does qrout injustice to the Nudonul's wunuger, Mr. Hurold Bogytbuch, who frankly Stuted on bls urrivul that it was altogotbor Uucertuli whotber bis company would euter Upon Atuericuy business, aud that bis wisaiun Wud to luvestivate and conort, Yey there is uu doubt tha) var(oue attractive plans for relusur- fox and ubsorbing small local companies were prospnted ty bim, and that bu wus Jed nearly up = Int of promistag to that Wo andy het, hownvar, anion AOve that tho alleged indiferenee of Me, to the biaiues of this country ts. wii for tasking hia read intentions pre Dabtie board will annetion bis views, fet agireirg tts attend itistenecer wilt York fulletviied with the New York deposit and eager for the Trt, fa thy tateritn Ane atitement nbant tie reinaurance of the Tradesmen’s nid other companies so freely re= penter on the street y fortnight aio sre proven a he Hest rine fins, THE SCIPY OF LONfON” DELAYETIE Thiala suathor easeot tone deterrud, Tha City ef London Insttrines Company means terome here te tannery next, and when tho Palliips, tett hore he mae ntentlon to vamply with the lu of Now Vore. with Gfeheaduuuctora, however, in aston. ane redohu (. Pate 04 his manger, ‘This compnny f¢ 40 new tnd [64 business so stmt Mat lt untet perfaree came to the United States or elav fall ty obtain a sullziently lire revenue to guistity b er piileapeapital ‘The Callie om in tie of he N rte meye that company us ¥ “yy at (Cas part) Vth caine: WEE ew fretted Uke tte f London und the Laon, Whene Heo ds sterted in Enlind? the thauyatis, When wilt It goto America? tid country, In spite of thy dread antlouk pore troged bY fueat companies, fs ati the haven to whieh ming of the Torelen companies look for refuge ening Incomes nt bom, THEY DONT “PROvaSsE ‘yO STAND IT, Although out of tho four English imnnagers Who have been here only one (tho Standard of Londou) bas actually ostablisned an agenuy here, It isso generally beleved all tho others Wi soon como that there Is a quiet movemont solng On to restrain them, av at least to fierense the diliculty of tholr coming, Tue loent con. panies do not care to appear before the public 28 Opponents or enemies ot tho English compas nea, The reason js that go many of the Seere- faries und Presidents hope that thos may be able to capture the agency of sume Enchstiman wad reiusire thu aw ollice that ing di Wish to be conspicuois In an anti Bogtish ino But the preasnt sehen it Is alegod, contemplates a demand apon the Leg:stiture to Pass tb rales tho enon of the deposit ree quired from foreiun Sur apatin Ue BANU) to Bye, ing would bo flen-bite for such a company us the Afilanen, but dt would bo aw stunner” for the Natoma, of Ireland, the Caledonian, tke City of Lourdes, Loudon & Northwestern, and others presuut and Prospective, tt. wouid divert such ow large Amun OF Bayiist assets to thie country that the company would probably be Gnivilting ty venture tu New York on sueb terms, and prove ably to the French companies we are threatened with It would prove an msuperadle obstuele, A ROUGH JOKI ON CHICAGO AUE A tira of active New York brokers were buay. Inst week in plncing large Ines tu this elty on at risk which elgitfully belonys to Chlengo, und which fs provnitiy foue here on a cheaper busts than wasovored tn yourcity. Tue lines covered the lurze shyps and othor buttdings of the Pull- tian Pilaco“Cur Company in the suburbs of Chicago, and it Is reported that the forefyn campanfes took livern! slices of tho Juat. Tho rates ure contidenttal and hut to be mentioned, but what catises. tha most Furprise bere 1s thatthe Lia Snilo street boys should have been cut autor the vis oy Moy New York broker bo er atitirt. The wen hore thut it ty not the nents’ ur brokers’ puss to mitke nutes tor comp iuies, but only to risks and let che compuuay guy yeu Or nny as and tnt tue Chicago vrokers. th with this dea they cannot compete with New-Vorkers. ‘There it another case of one of our uetive brokers “aeooping " aChicago rk. It 1s a dire inanufustucimng risk ott the West Side au which there {9a mort= neo beld by a iite-lusuranve company. A New York broker thought be could handle it cheaper eve then in Chtcaga und was told to try. fe began by obtaining smuit policies bere and clse- whero at fd cents under the Chicago non-board aod thon vtaltad your city, | whore = some noneturlil — aweneies were frightened into the belief thoy were going to Jose the tisk, aud thon mude 4 concession to compiety thy Job, ‘This {gt story of how tnerubiaation” works in New York and hus its owe reward ia Chtcago. RBINSURANCES AND AMALGAMATION The Holtman bas.reinsured jts risks In the Nlagera and ‘retired front tho rnce, This ts the beutnaing, althongha more surprlacd individual than tho Seerotary or President, whose office may be, 04 it wero, it tho lust Unroes uf deuth (expecting roineurauce), when usked if such uw retirement us tho Hyitinan’s ls contempiuted, ean rarely bo found. ‘The usual unawer ls that there is no such Intention, und thon the game goes on, ‘There Is a amull ofice represonted in your city whose Secretary haw considerable brokerage ue virtue busitess, und who bus eutertalned an olfer from ond company to relosure his company and retuln his “services ut om fundsome suf. ary, Upon whom Oo reporter recently called to learn whethor such a thing was in content pluuon. The Secretary was red with Inducnu- Hon, and demanded who hid stiggested such it Vhing, ‘hu reporter winced, but did not tell ‘Thore are stories dully girculuted of intemted retirements, buta few weeks will tell the story whethor thoy itre true or not, and we hd better await reautty. Itia repurted from Albany that fgiinntions ure Giiked about between come es, but. those metoods ite not poputir, since one company which amalramated with another bos nlready zone out of existence and another In atck onouxh to require nursing, MISCELLANEOUS ITEM. Tho Fronch Metropolé hua nude tho doposit required by tho New York Jaw and commenced business In this State, ‘his company enjoyathe distinction of having a full $200,000 depvalt in two Stutes ag a condition of doing business therein. One of the brokers’ tidbits In this alty is tho Insurance on the property of the standard Oil Company, on whivh the anuual promiums amount to nourly $50,000, 1t is controled by 1 Pine wtrect tirm, Another ano of these soft things ts the Du Castro & Douner wugur refinery busivess, un Whicn the annual preimiuus ure $40,000, * i A new company culled tho London & Provin- celal bha been started ta Londoa by parties cate nected with tho murine cumpany of the sume nae, Probably ie wilt begin “Amerivan bude tuess inn few months. - ‘the atates of the Londow & Statfurdshics tn conuecdon with its Inte Glundastiny business through a Wastiigion, DOC, aggut have buen niuced su the BAnUR ofa Now York law unin, tho company has beon budly sulted by its opers ations bere, und deserves al the bid fiek IP ex. peronced. Leis given out that tie eompauy will ultimately pity all ita losses, und in full, but the extent of Its imefortunes Is tobe learned byfore payment ts begun. ‘rho Englieb syudleato which agreed to take under we buwket form the smurunees recent, mientignud in the cotmmerolal stures in Soul Urovklyn buva retreated trom the Jow rate quoted aud are now churuing 75 vents on the rhiks, Itis related that the President of a ulty com- bangin weonference with ons of the foreign man: ‘ayers lately held very cordially recommended his own Beorctaty for tho posta of manugerot the fore.cn gompany. Atter the foreyner bri tuken fi ail the tuity thus ofercd, be withdrew with tho rumurk, that he bad no doubt the Kee- retary wag n rninable man aud all that, wud be wouldn't for the whole werld think of cupriying hig friend's company of his service, An upplicution waa recently tiken by salty. Ue company on President Artour Cor 1A) abd the appl eution elicited the Information that here wes Sou0U0 already faeured ta other compunted, ‘The President ls cortunily prudent for his poatertty's sake, ‘There le yrent relooing aunwong the tire-insur- whee compiled over the recent rental iy toe belwe that thy auppoged water fuiniie is over, But tis uravely naseried that thore was No In mediate danger of such a fuulie, and tht the remote duuger wow oxaggeruted a4 meas of nubUTncturing publlo sentiment in favor ot a big stent tn tho way of a legislative Bj) wnt bore pray @ Bonet Hrd Publle Works to spend $25,- tandoy Tor now sources of WALeEEupDIyy so ea Urowerlos and tult-huuses bave fate: y burned that the subject ts Atiructing atten- thon, und great surprise 139 uinilested that tis chase of risks, herotofure regurded bu fayorubly, hyuid provi of jute so wnprotitaule, SS * ‘tho Girard of Phitudelphia hus cvased avcept- ing riyks iu this city. Nuwo. —— __. WOOL-GROWERS, Cauunnus, O,, Nay. 1—~—Tho Executive Com rolttec of the Nutioual Woul-Growers’ Agsoolue tion met iu thin city today, and decided to valla mevtiug of tho Nutional Association to meet at the Grand Uniouw Hotel, New York, on the 2oty of November. : ae The ‘uicauors Joke, Landin, Globe. 2 ‘Tho article on this subject which recently ap- venred In (he Globe lacks, to touke It cuniplete. wstury Which an fow yenrd ko wis current anong Edinburg Uulversity wien. Ou of the Professors wis very much addicted tu tatu rieluy, aid be bud an old crony who wae quite us tuuch addicted tu vary ris, Not only wus thls oll Ceiuad up wih the lark, but he bliuselt— ue te uvAl with such men—imdde Ie ow virtue, witch hy continually purgded and hetd up os an excipplis to bls Eeivads. ‘fhe old professur bore ull the talk and advice for a long ume, put coutlnned hla old custom, aid only walted until hls turn came to respond. It eumo ono day fu bis own lvevare-room, where bis friond wert ta eur hits, as < (In the midute of the lecture tite friend was fastusleep, Now wus the professor's opportun- ity. Pausing ju the midst of his romurks, be poluted to the glueper, sud addressed tha ‘atu. unticiuen,” he said, "you a ply of tho pernicious ‘Tho pealw uf hiugd- Through the rou awoke the sleep. ef, und be afterward bad thy story told bin, * Byur afturward, ju story-book parhinee, ie kept bls Virtuous uctions to bimuselt, and did uot atinck the fulllugs of otbora, OURT Tha Stern Murder Case Stifl on Hearing. A Warning to Vagrants to Keop Ont’ of tho Town of Lake. Saloonkeepers in Troublo —Judg- monts, New Suits, Etc. THE STERN MURDER TRIAL Tho wtercat In tho Stern murder trink, Judge ing from thu audience whicw dally lads tte way Inte thy Crimtaal Conrt-roorn, ts inerenstng avn great rate. Yesterdiy afternoon there was not Haingle sent to be found anywhere, aud a nunie ber were obliged to remain standing or gut the Taunt. ke tte openig of the court Me. Milts closely, seanned nll tha benches, and them un Honneed te the Court that net one of tho wit+ husses he Intended (9 iso fe rebuttal wis pres- ent. and Aiding hlinself In this unfortunate plight was compellud.tu avk an adjournment Until the wflernoon, Mr, Johnsun opposed, but vat tho prosecution to proceed Unully swayed the Court into arantiug Mr, Mills’ request. Upon tho cunvenmy uf court at 2 o'clock tho first witness cutted by the proseeution wis Teall wn employs of Suhlusimgor & Ht dealers, Whose tosthnony twas Ori wits a rot wugh sites. imata Woen dvber, but that he wits. yuentiy ine loxtentad nad the stat conscyuences of mych aL Lite wore ttolfested tn his casi. Freduriok Waltot, & buyer for Churles Gbs- wo Knew Stern from June, 1870, 10 Feb, Ho wan Trequently abeent Crom work Withont apparent cause, and be sometines neied tndiferently In tis duties. “It wits gene erally known that Stern was a dringing mud Stepuun We Chitveh, the Seerctury of the Worunginen’s organization of whieh Stern's friend. M1 Muguire, was the President, testl- fel thit be never herd of Stern's attempt to. Sd Siuruiry, allio be was waist constant jy 1 the rouns Cor sx weeks pracedttng and tole Towing the: tine when ft ts anid te hive vo curred, While this witness was on the stand Me. Johnson was cautioned ty tho Court ad to his antnier. and address, and Was given to me ierstund that he must state jis objections prop: erly. ilichara Grow, No. 34 North Curtla street, who Was a frequenter of Muuire’s potttivat head quarters, also testitied that be never lieard of the cutting altray referred to. Mr. Johnson bantered tho wituess considerably, and. chirged bin with pavlug been tired out by the President of tho orgaiznton for having proved a trutor in the cuinp, all of which witness deuled orm. phationtty, While seen: fora witness the Court took up the questiun o| THY NUNDLE OF LETTERS, tho correspundence between Ida. Arthur, and Hugo, “Phose written by Arthur tu lit be proseeution did not object to, and the Court ruled that they were wdmisable. Mr. Jobnson cutied attention repeatedly -that bo bad not ie trodnived the lectars from Avth to tt sepae nately, For by thomserves they Were uf un use to haats he tutrodaced the entire eorrespondencs. “Cie Court reasserted the dyuaiston, waereon Mr apntaan guved the polut by tukinyg an excep: jon. Stute’s-Attorney Mills at this juncture sntd. bo would watt ne longer tor the absent witness; alsy that he bud no other witnesses save medi- cal experts, und, owlig to an {rauflicieney of Une for their proper eonmidoration of the vl denee in thy cia, ho neked that court be ate Journod for the Huy. Mer. doliison opposer, and arter some dickuring, Mr. Jobnsen , decided nally to constime the tine remalntng in ulfer= {ug in evidence the leltera Gonaldered vdtanssi= ofe by the Ce Prior to roading then, hows eVor, he propused to call ty the stud thred wits nesses nated Doyle, Fauniiaw, and one whose naine be did not know, to prove whut he bad indented about tho witness G: objected, and the Court sust exception.” sald Me. funngon. he reutliny of tho letters betrayed a mawkish Kontinentulity tn the aceusd, And the produce ons, woolly devond of Interest ug Unoy wero, tell Hat upon oll hateners, Tho contents were tender and toving after 9 fusblon, and were sine choug as tur ity they went, What they prove for the defense is a query. . Torluy’s avsstons are likely to be taken up by (he (vstiinony of the medical expurta, Dra, Jow- eiland Brower, and by the arguments, anould the Court consent to bear them, of the oppos- ing counsel as to tho aduilesibility of the orber luttors in tho bundle. A CAUTION ''0 SUMMERS, A habeas corpus case containing a question of miich intorest to tho nutpuritics of thu Town of Luke was heurd yesterday mourning. About two months ugo Daniel McCarthy was arrested fn jUyde Park ona charge of vagrancy und tres- vassloy on another's . premises, und sent ty the Grldewoll for 10) days In defuult of payment of bis Une, Me stad tn Jail about two months, and then tiled « petition for hubess curpig, At the heuring, his uttorncya, Storeh & Shumin, olalinud that, under the spectal churter uf the Town of Lake, passed 1a 188d, & person couvictud and tine pelsoned by the town yuthorities way not com: pelted to work woilo vonlined. and was jillowed tu Go credited with 34 for uvery day te was in jul, such credit to: go toward we payment ol hig tine, Phat the gener gtocnd- anent of 187, relating to citles und villazes, reducing tie umount to be credited daily to cents and compelling the prisoner to work: did Hot apply to the ‘Town of Luke, beewuse It wis nother w city nor w village, and that MeCurthy, having been dn jail brtyenne days, bad under tye old eourter of 180%, waolen was sul in fore mere than worked out hls une, at the cute of §2 aa : Ye Tho Judue held, however, that the sword “town” ted He a purlut the title Or inne uf tho corporation did not mean a tegully Ineor poruted town, but was only a part of tie deslg- fution of the place ov munlelpnalty, and mat the hattur could with equal weouriey lave called: MAIL a olty or vine, necarding the pretungions of its inbabltants, to ‘Town of Lake was evidently tended to be tneluded uniter tue “gihius and villages,” and was bound by tho provisions of tue amundment of i870. Thu olausy Of the ordininve of eid requiring pute Kons to work Was Invalid tor wWantot power, bit doe remauider of it was valid, and Was Not rus pealed b¥ the amendinent of tot. The preonur was: tueretoro only eutitled to a erautt af fib conte n day for the Toe ue Was imprisoned, wo ns bu hud only beon aa Jal) about sixty days bid ine wis not worked out, aud ne mitt he re- ianded, ‘The authorities Of Flyde Park tave naturally hud w yreat deat of trouble ever the trumps who spillover trom the uity, dud they baye bithorto been obliged to bunrd tau in rdleiess, atid ale low thet to reducu tudfr fine at he rate OF §2 wu uy. From tus on, however, the Villuge ‘Trustees will make thelr Lives a burden to thon in thakiuy Gres without straw, or sunie equally honest mode of hyethodd, + SALUONKEEPEItS IN] TROUBLE. -Anattempt was muds yesterday by a couple Of suluonkeepors in Hydo Purk—Juln Hodge und &, M. Hodgaon—to tear up ull che legialu- ton of tha Village uf flydo Park to dnl: und coutrul the nuiuver of saloons wittiln its ifrults, White bus built a hotal in the ‘Town of Huse- Jand, wbout bale a intl west of Pullman, aud applied Cura saloon Leonse, whiod was refused, Hudgdun 1s ADxIWUs ty UpEeH a auluon in Ken sgiun, On Prout streot, but thy villago autor iHes fave ulse dechhed to alow bin, ‘hey both take the yround that the urdinupee of tho vile luge of Supt. Id, roxervitig a diseretion ty tue Vitluge Hoard of Srusteos to grant or with. hold Lecnwes ag Way deem best ter the pull kyod, tends to create a munepuly, is eu heya and Wijist Bud arbitrary ase ot d surutivoury power, and bs unrcusonuble. ‘Thuy theretore wk fur wo injuncuon ty restr thestrustees, trom Bucs gig (hey safouns If thoy altel te open taunt. An vx parcetemporary injuuotion was granted by Judge warnui. —— TEMS, Judge Anthony [4 hearing a slander case in whieh the Bender family are airing their dirty Wearing appurcl, ‘The sult Js brought by Molly Atuiguet wyainat hee unels, dubn it, Bender, to secovor dumuyes for slaudering ber ronnie und fumes aud be retorts vy a denul, anda charge thut soy (6 Crying t6 biacknut bie. ‘Tho court-rouns hi well tiled with interested friends ana pegnbord, Discharges from bunkruptoy were tasued yous ferduy to Henry and ‘humus Alsup, Juliet Rowell, Juny i. shields, and Bruuerd T, sinith, Judge Buruuin yesturday granted w duerce of @ivorce to Courles 8. Binolaed trom Ada. A, Shepard on the ground of uduliery. UNITED STATES COURTS, The Kuroscno Lainp fleater Company fled a bill yesterday agaiust the Excelaiur O,l-Stove Sanusaciuring Company, HK, Watker, A. VW, Pluinb, & SM. Horine, GH, Horne, and 0, Babe vock to prevent them ustug a patent for an tne Proved cuul-ait wtuve, taued Jan. 17, 1eus, to Witla 1. Billings, Fred Elwell, owner of the sonooner Hertle Cutis, ed y DI ugainat the schooner George Stevie ty recover $liw dumuyes tur 4 cullisiun, ‘The accident occurred on tue evening of AUK. 4, when the Bertie Calkins wae seling from Clevehtnd to tiie Jake and louded with 483 tone uf coal, Sho wus runuing cluseshauled on tbe starboard lick, while tne Usorge Steele was suiling free with the wii on her purt quarter, should fave kept ous of the way, ‘Tho Culgins wus struck on bur port sidu, and the foun rigging, mutosail, watu bovw, and galt wud quulupdrll, Mizzen rigydig, aud buat were: curriud away, besides baving ker rail broken aud sulforing otbor dutuuye. STATE COURTS, ‘The Chattanooue Brokeraze Association bo- Bao wsult for $2500 yesterday ayuinst D. H. Denton and C, L, Sackobp es i owas Conductipw the cumpa wut sburus allowed for : 3 Uy Kons ane wT; Ble Melunm, 4 Diy Wright comméncad a sult against Dantel I, Hale to recuver $16,090, George G. Mubar begin a wit to recaver BVA damages nf the Pullontn Patace-Car Company dud Roary Frost, Aninda Claments sued Prank 1. Knight and Elly Knteht, to recover S10 damages for al- Jeyed namult. 1D. Heouks and 1. Leeds Miler Bled a bit tyainst f, Te Palmer, trates, A. 8, Patino Dt, trustee, Cd. Milne, J. oN. Hiri, A.C, Trond. way. and Robert und Kntheriny Greer to force close nt trutst-deod for S10 utr Lot 10, Block 6, of Ciybourn’s Addition to itiveqswoud, Jofn Kramer sued Serthu Kramer for §1,000, INSANE DAY. ‘ Tho Insano enses before Judge Soomis ‘in the off County Court room tn the North .Diviston: were numerous but unimportant, with perhaps a elnglo exeeption, tant of Air. Walbtrga Steins bach, whe about ote Month wo aroge in the mnidille of the nthe and nade i desperate atte tompt to KIN her husband by cutthue his tarvat. ‘The wound fot fitat wad Mr. stelitmed ane petred In vourt yesterday with the frivberul sh purtlally healed asd covered with bind Hues, Thy eaee was weltten ap md brought to tho attention of tho Puce Wt the me, hut it wits Hot itll some diye tater that Mrs, Stel hell was fouud and atrest She nnd ng recat ind wits SUlI late be ain undergrent mental uxeltenoent, | Sho was found ienie and net pauper. Mra, Netlio Bherlidan, 8! yuura oftage, beenme: insuve thraugh protracted hysterin, and came, ni Mg ture Prom Avaadule, HL, to te Home for tha Fricntloss. She has it hustand who ja eupable of envang for t oneoals hime sel, ant, Chrows her pan ute chery of stho world. ‘The wite was therefore found insane nt hott pasiper, Mary M. Dickenson, of 87 Walnut street, becume deranged throng, nervous dub tity. ton, wits Cound to be not i pauper. Javol i ) years of ager subjegt to Itstonse religious oxcitément, Lueckele, a chronle drunkard, suue and puupers, 7 Nie othors whose cares hive Jrcen passed from time te tia wero fond not Inetac, and Wore disulurged froin custody, CHIMINAL COURT. Yofore Judge ‘Tuléy in the Criminal Court yosterday Thotnas Ready, Sumucl Davis, and Wilim Burley plemed gulity to lnreony and were remnuded for sentence. John Cavieznt, eburged with robbery, faiting to nppear for triad, hia bune for FL0u—Jenn B. Gambant aid Chories E. Sohurlin suretioa—was declared fore felted, Sa nisu wiih the bond of Patrick Ni conned with axsuull, Jumes (tobey. surety, i the suit Of Sin PC. Blaster and Tin aa Bebrand, ebarged with aesaull, vlga fafled top. tenr for teu, and their bunds, signed by exch olber a8 securities and approved by Jtratios Kautinann, wero dechued furfeited. THE CALL. Juve Dirustsoxy-—In chuinbors, Juvoe BLopdert—Goveral business, Arpeiuats Count—Motions, devon Gany—aAssists Judgo Anthony. case on Crint, Jepus SMiri—No first call. HAS, 4,500, 4.580, son, On trial, ‘ Witdampox—Assists dudes Smith. No. sale, Rebpirt vs. Herder, on tril, 7, Sal, 559, G4. G77, $88 to. and Chelsthin ‘e found In- ody No rind call 4,520, No, 4,02, Bluurock JUDGE AN i, Sal, 550, OF. UH. ace vee Lit, on trial. . 3, 18, 17, 1%. No, Ul, Htyan tle Coal Coinpuany, on teh Jendt tocie—No rst call! Veil call 0%, Oly, 61 82h, 0 US, USS, ON, 838, Ode, OL, ut Ai. Gt: S10! 1 Li, on trial, , 1 Fi. Thi, TS, 160, 108, 1B, WH, 105, 166, Le dungr 8. Piper, on trial. EAA: son vs. City, ut fen Paws Be 190, 103, 1M No, 163, Jotiue tat tri cts BARNES AUDEE Lous tet ‘Nos. 370, dol, B82, ast 3 and dus, and 1 300, B87, 68, Ged, and BW, JTDGM Surenion Covut~Cuxressions—8, rinatun et al. vs. Nuthaniel Phillips, $4 duper ANTHONY—Goufrey Snyducker vs. Var- ker It, Mugon, $3,485. —Morehunts’ National Bank vs. John M. Wriuht, $1200.61. Kinz va. Aue gust Bluz and Amellu Binz, $6.52—12, T. Kelly. we jeary. G. lawrence and Morris T. Martin, ish, Cinceir Gounr—Jupar Rogens—A. 'T. Doty. et al. vs. John Busses verdiot, $160, and mution for new, trish—Sutue vs. SYD. Madden and Thoms MeLuughting verdict, $160, and mution for new trial, Jupie Morax—Moses Welskopf vs, lanac An delsonz verdict, S8040—J, 4, Whituker | ya. Thunt M. Nyos verdiat, $50,~—Moses Welskupf vs. Imtag Andelson, tt Clark Jr. va. Lautan 8, P. Fate 8.00. 4. Jupax Hawrs—John Mesgrve, excoutrix uf the will of C. » C. Meserve, Hevea 3 Verdict, $334.15, nud motion for now ory SPRINGTIELD APPELLATE. Spxctat Disvated (9 The CAtcagy Tribune © ~ SPuINGriELD, I, Nov. 17.—Following are the ordora entered in tho Appollute Court here to- Hawlttou ve, The Stato, ute. appeal froin Macoupin; petition tur rehearing dented. KH. Noonan va. The Sitter append from Me- couping petition for rehearing dumed, A, UL Stewart vs. Pacts; mpnnas from Green; potition for rehearing denied, Smith vs. Cogburn; xppent from Huncovk; time extended tu appellant toa to inst. tu tite brich and abstract, Snyder vs, Wull; error to Fords leave given: defendant ia errarta reply by Wednosday aext, ‘Toumpson vs. Farmers’ National Hunt: orror to Css motion by defoudunt to tle bref in- stauter. Mupio vs, Moore: error to Murgun; motion by pM in error to continuo for Want uf sorv> jee upon ane of tho dofonduuta in error, ‘Shoe Indianapolis & St. Louis Rallroud Compas ny vs. Links appeul from Edgar; wodon by aps peitunt tor extension of tine to tle abstracts and bricts. Tho same ve, Juutgen; apnea! from Edgar; auine mation, The anno Vs. Bridgman, appeal trom Edgur; same motion. A counmttee, consisting of 1. F. Hamilton of Springiield, J, M. Rizys or Winchester, and 3, D, Heecher of Delavan, was engaged 1h exuin- iwing a cluss of faw students in this court today. Their roport wii be presented In 4 fow daya, oe Astor, the Defeated, Calling Mis Coach« era to Account, ooo qe inputted te Cincinnatl Enquirer, New Yors, Nov. U rfusion relened in the Astor cau fontiy The iefeatod cundidute tor Congress tn tho Rloventh District was nigoly ine dicuunt vt the ailstmunuigeuent of tie canvass, aid called for an accounting of the funds in- trusted to bis nintgerd. ‘ho umount apent tn the cunvuss 13 eathnaded nt roni $75,000 to #By- Ow, including the usgesrment ty the Kepubticun Campaign Comimlttve and 239 assessment, pat To thy committes of exch élection disirivt in tha Longrusninut “district. Mir Astor compluined that in the northern section uf the diatelet, the Mmipnagement uf whicn wis Intrusted caletiy to Péhcu-dusticy Solon K. Smmitbwith un abundant supply of the *alnuws of war” bo rain bebind the Stute Ueket, Lt should be stated, however, that the sume was the cise In the seutiona of the datrict where Sir. Astor muda a perronal cane Vous by day und wight. ‘Phe chler iunawers uf Uhe cunvass in the district were Jusiey santh, who aciud us treusurer, Comunasiuner Hess, and Bernurd Bigity, Mr. Hess eald today that no sueh sim had been spent 38,0. He wuld: 1 did nuthuve the disposal of any of Mr. Antur's muney during: tho cutupulen, aod ft gon’) believe te swren that baive been circulitted lu eeverul papers ahr the amuuntalieged tu baye been expended on “Hut, cortamly, be did not send out bts paeg to conduct the canvass empty- odes ri “Woil, Tdon’tway he did, Judge Smith may bo able to tell you ‘something wbuuL tbat, for L bu was trousurer:. but ju any eta the has beun greatly exugyurated,” “ How much, tn yuutr Juugiuunt, Wad expended by Mr. Astorg" “Not mpre than 815,000, if he spout even thut amount, ‘This hue wud cry abour hie extruva. ince th thy eam 13 all muonslne,” © And you baudled nen of the mongy?"* “Nota cont, Furthermore, | can answer you that 1 never saw Me. Autor trom the wind be wag nomimnited till the ulght before election, and thon only for a fow minutes.” ‘Chere law riuoy, however, thas Mr, Hess, in an uoguarded mbment of exoilurution, saul that he himself bud nde tore thug 915 Wy out of the canvass. The very fates. duvelupmunts Cane NGy tho dispusition of the Astor cum baugn fuid buve xasumed such a.chaructur that. welutenent wus propurcd tuday fur presunts. ton ta the County Democracy wt ite next. Mecting, It is alleged that a Democratic ox- Bemilor, a prowivent wember of the County Demonerauy, cunyerted ble costdeace, nl M“pper = secon of tho didirtar, ute @ polling-place, where be distributed in berson the Astor tickets, buncoed jn Bite those. of (hy County Gemocrayy, only ne peraun be- toy allowed to unter bid back purjor uta ting, alter wuich be wae shown out by the buck door, Karly tn the forongon the Senator bud a confers choe, Ht ts uileged, wilh Sheridan shove, who Mat decuon fur Ir, Ae Another seriou allegation agatnst prominent Pomouratly aupporten af Mr, Autor 4s, that, wolle the County Democracy approprie ated 86 fur wach eivetion district, ualy 840 of that amount wus paid, RS r Whe Brith Oolon es, A rovont Parllumontury return shows the cost at the wuvernt colonies uf the Miupire to tue Ueltish Exchequer betwoun loud'Ty atid 1810.'by, The not expeudiure dunk that period for Gyilund otter scevicos waa £2.28ulUs and tor uiiiftary services, Huis, bu eM tho net totul for army purposes was £6,411, exuiusive of Sti, the umount by wollen the recelpts from Ceylon exevedod the espaniituro. ‘Lue wilttary services during the Year mendoned wore: Gibruttur, L387. 1s; satis, AUUL, pead, £763; Maurhius, ST dil; i hi; Hong 3 South Atrion, £e8ed2; dau ; Gabduus, £724; “Mondurag, 2h 1 West Undies, §lUL62; Nova soacin,’ £} Weat Coast of Africa, £42,516; Straite pettce mont, £18,000; aud Western Australis, £11,374, sin the Atlinde, or atatuments, would vonture to do it. Aud as traveling ovor there is nu deater tl mn hore thu fushionable people wave money by raking trips to Bure; le atenimer spent thing Ike the sume price dressuaikers 1086 gations of dolla radon dn yrapes deserve more cunsdacade! ally. than they have generally re anything. EDISON'S ELECTAIG LAMPS, Their ‘Trial for the First Tim This City, How They Are Arranged—Manner of Preventing Fires, 0 In Tho first practical trintor Me. Batson i of elevtric Hgbting, which has- chee Chicago or anywhere west of Voiladelpbta, is now In progress ut tho works of tho Uinng States Rolling-Stuck Company, corner of tiles Talund avente and Hoyne street, ain inn tad tuctury, covering 100x970 feet, tins been tien with 125 of tho etectric lumps, and last event _ reporter of ‘Tie Musunt, with a tow ueattee men interested in tho subjeut, bid an one tunity of exauiluin@jnto the protien wore, aH tho systent, whieh was started ‘Tueeday abn 116 ‘Tho premises of the United State: Stock Commany, In, while the tights pee piteed, consist of tWo large roomns—the anachine root and the vreting round @ Doth are Hacked fal ofinfammaple material and valuablo ma. eb.tery, wid the problem of how to" WITHOUT DANOEN OF Fn: lung ovuupled tho ittentton uf thy mane » A purt of the premlsoy bus heretyfore beep He with kerosene Imps, but these were too risky to bu tied In the erecting haps, wh on tre filled with dry himbe: Vurnish, and pa at, AUG o'clock Inet might tho workmas were moving aruund, tho machinery way atl i action, ~and we wok uf toe wrent fnetory was golngon as Bteadhly and tape Hy as fit had been broad. dayliht. The 15 Clxut-candie lusnps burned steadily aid without, a Hivker, and both the Suportnterdent, Mr. J, L Stuy, tnd the workmen cwployed EXPE nyse thoutsolves as oxtreiwely well putistled withthe eww dewarture, ci lich ‘The he curront 1s supplied trom agenere ator waweb 14 runt byw belt tron the manne, IT aspeemt engipe wore used for tis "7 it wotld have to Le of seven-horse purer, Wipe dire penreshaped gtaes etoney inte wy two the wires new condaeied tarough hole tonal ot hiss. “Lhuse wiles. cuuneet with a loop of exrbun, mune from bitnboo, which flips Divhes the teandescent: matertal. -Tuo Joon ts in the shupo of it siychtte-Mattenedt hursesgos anid Is vot much thlekur thus a tile, A perteet vacttiin~or ts near perfect as tine may et hope tu uttain—exiets within. tho Klues lute, and teas by the burning of the enthon fag vacuum Unt tie Hight is produevd, THE GLOBES Cost ABOUT St EACH, the chief expense of thelr manufactur (he creation of the vacuuin, anit itm chee that gueb burner will ron ov hours, giving Odight eal to that of teatidles nit the tiny, Wuen thelr day of usefulness Is over thor ean be replied 1 ‘un tasiant.: ‘The Prinpapal caus made forthe Edlgumsyaten of vleciric Ighting are ceonony. eltlesency, safety, und readiness, of applievilon. ‘thy latnps uy be funy fa any direction, and the ylisa dues not hecutme buated. Mr de tf. Vile who tas: Utter UD the “buitiiiny spoken of, suid tbat you contd be putin a burrol af souvings and It would paver ebar ne eerupat thom. Heelutined yu that ie was equally adaptable for eubmurine work, the ony tine needed boing thy pretection of tho conducting wires. Absolute safety trou fire ia chimed, Theres bave been many com Dhtints wf imuipient thes crused by electric Wires, and the insurance men and trenien lave bad a guod deal to say on that subject: In the Edigon system SMALL PLUUS ANE INSERTED at frequent latervale Ii the How of the wiees, These vont tain pieces of lead wie whi serve us a mirtof the line when ull ty gohuy on propetls, Bat l€ by erassing tho wires of trons Ay O1Ge catise the Huvd Become Uvercbureed, tho soft feud instantly fuses, aud eauses a broak in the line aud consequent extitustwent of mange ‘te lamp. ‘vhe usp riinents made lust evening showed that the Lunps could by rug atany degree of ine tensity required up to their C1 power of efant aundlosguneh. Under the system In use in tis faelory the lawns ure urrineed in seetions, and onch section cn by cut of mgependautly. For Momgstie uae or the Hgbtang oF halls {tsa Just as eusy to arranue the tiftios se tit any one en be extngnleerd or rudt by the tien of a screw. ‘Tho abt wivon iseolt and steady. without tha puinful glare sy often compliiued of, and with one tanp ut eneb of bo miuehines (1 nctlon the workmen could execute tne work with as much precision as in dayitgnt. everal gentlewen connected with the Blain Watch Factary viewed the experiinents, und expressed thembclyes at highiy ploused with want thoy siw. ————. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. +. J Wilken Booth. To the Editor of The Chtcayo Tribune. Ciroaqor Nov. 17,—Wjll you: kindly (nforma a Tender whether history® gives an ucconntof J. Wilkes Booth’s uurtal? Was be buried secretly publicly with the otber hanged conspirators? An Eastern paper nssort> ed the other day that J. Wilkes Doutt bad boen spirited away by tho United States Seeret Scorv- fev under Col, Bakers una i Westoru Jouraul stited that be bid veen buried with the rest of sng comenirators. anil poriit to remuve tha body was afterwards granted, Who ts right? Taquinen. {The “Western journal” is right. Wilkes Booth was first Interred with tho rest of tho consplraturs |v the old Arsenul grounds, Wash ingtun, D.C. His’ body wus afterwards aurren> dered fo hfs family, and buried at thy old bome- atead in Boluir, Md,} ‘ Docs Protection Increase the Cost of * Chathing? ‘To the Editor uf The Uiscago Tribune Cacao, Nov. 18.—1 ubservo that ona GB. Stabbing, ot Detroit, whow 1 understand to boa substtized and professfoul advocate of “10768 tariff," offered resolutions at the * more tarilf” convention yesterday to the effout that a tari fs nu (ax on thy constimer, and docs wut fucrests the cost elthor of forolyn or domestic xvods to thy Anerican purenusor! ‘his te a pretty “chucky” assertion, and only a bired advocate, whounrns bis living by making such rekless Got ma stato n little fact for such persons to consider. Ono ureat mative for so mupy thuusunds of Amerimins visiting Europe eyory suinmer 1919 Durchuse wearlug upparel we abut une-nal Whut artlefes of tho authy quillity costs people in this country whe do not go abroad ty buy toon. Every minand.woman in Chicago who tas bees ta Htiraps well kuows that thoy made thels pir ehises aver there Rt td tad) percent fess (hen the aumne quality at gurments custs thei bere. Woon who vine. uropeovory sulnmer pure Chase dress goods of ull Kinds to the umount of $1.0 to 82,0u) each, and muny of them twice uf thrice those sums, They save from ong- {bad 6 one-balf of what the things of like quality would cost tein In New York or Cicago, ach woras Cherelore saves $50) to $1.00) ar mey on Bel dresses, shnwis. faces, gloves, and other hinge. 8 for shopping purposed. Men, af enutse, spend only a. eunall frwction a8 much oo fine clothing as women, cousequcAls thelr suving fn buying their xurnicats wbrond (é pot nearly ne rent ns that uf tho otpor sex, Sell te watt ue tair and moderate walle that euch mute american lays iw pipet clothing wen over there which saves ita a to $20 on the “protected” home prices Chowrh, i most cases, to defray tho cost df oie busauye trom Now York yo Liverp aod return. ilexpouse or daughter sill ae Sevorul tives ag mucn on her mire costly wa hue Fons of withons of datluca are ! uae your In Brunce, | Englaney and Geruuny by Americans for vaca ing appurel for the express | bully OF avoiding tne enarimous cost of Amel robe, Rods cased by our Ulessed protective tach Tho duties lev ed on the cluss of goods thus pur enused by Atnericuns wag auto Sarops toed rity 0 be biy nv percent. And thle {s Just TUE AH hivgable About thu differenes in expense of lus! 4 cluthinw purchused fi Zurope wad in tee co ies. ¢ Those who wtay at home are, “stuck, have to pay nbote two peices, wherbee ne airy Imported or duimestic, for,” pens jon.” Not bull the puinber ot Amur ey are Due visit Burope that now du if they could Vor aa thea weartue tua li ed for wes pre fu Burope, Our ultra high turlif ucts 6s & niunan woiny, abruad. Aessihra wartb 0 work by reson uf the excessive Protect ee ie tes. on wearing apparel, and the c 3 Qf millions af ite inaney spent Aba § Rat cee epee at Detrot olu protectiv® or bo aba! ho fs dulug tue W oe causu burm by bis faliu assertions Fact —————— Grapes as Food. ir | f od by con: to the views antertained by oie niaioen ace nied, In France, (be ord. ihe dy wid? ve wanty 1B ir itive vutie bas been as cout alo Hermie 11 ja Jesnowvne that they are EUAN carbame void In the bload, aud posits oe aig redeurebes will show (bat they are e ‘shat i fata tate, Mt de theagbt tut he ah 1DeF ranked with the carbu-pydrates fet Mn excep bave uso been found 4 valuable di ane and the well-known “grape curs Prove chair benene te other dacuscs. ————— 6 Uurrdh foc Our Sides erat in 3tany te uve tost thelr {uteruat 10 Pe ties od da uinwsenuetits breause toey ore Of Korte und run down that they canke Ny if wuch persvnd would ty eile enough to try that celobested rein y Bae Wort, and oxpuriynee ite tonto ead eg as . 1h oltber dey or tl v fect remedy for Torpid liver, kidueyt OF bo bade ‘a i i is ’