XEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1002.

SHOPPERS IXA BADJAM.

We do not keep open evenings. Our salespeoplerequire the rest. Please shop during the day— themorning hours are best.

I would be impossible to make an estimateof the number of shoppers busy in any given

district between any given hours, but the man-ac«rs of p.vera' of the big department stores

declared that over one hurdred thousand per-sor.p visited their establishments yesterday.

Certain it is that the crowds were enormous.

Transit Facilities Fall Doicn Under

Holiday Conditions.Probably on no day in the history of this city,

\u25a0with normal holiday conditions prevailing, have

the transit facilities l>een so completely over-

whelmed as they were yesterday. There have

betn big Christmas shopping crowds In Xew-Yo-k for many years, but none any larger thanyesterday's, and it seems likely that even yes-

terday's record willbe surpassed by the crowds

that nil the streets and the shops between now

an.l Christmas.

Ready To Urge Legislation IfCity Author-ities Cannot Afford Relief.

It is not at 2!! unlikely that Governor Odell may

before lorn? feel itincumbent to take steps to make

sore that the surface and elevated railroads of

this city an- doing everything in their power to

give the best service of which their equipments

are capable. The Governor yesterday talked with

William K. Kin-

chairman of the Merchants' As-

sociation's Committee on Franchises ar.d Trans-portation, and with S. C. Mead and N. Planter, of

the association's Office staff, and assured them

that he intended to refer the whole question asto the rights and obligations of the transportation

companies to the Attorney General for an opinion,

and to the State Railroad Commission he would

refer the whole question of the proper perform-

ance of the duties of the transportation compa-nies. He expected soon to receive a report on thesubject.

The Governor's attitude on this subject is prac-tically the one he took with regard to the Pennsyl-

vania tunnel franchise, only the favorable action

THE GOVERNOR TAKES A HAND.

AA quality Alaska Sealskin coat fashionable length. Broadtail jacket, Russian Sable muff or

scarf/handsome set oi Royal Ermine extra lung victorine and muff, set of Hudson Bay Sable,

overcoat lined Mink, trimmed Otter. I$500 to $750

Elegant Alaska Sealskin iacket trimmed with dark eastern Mink or Hudson Bay Sable, Broad-tail jacket Chinchilla trimmed, Russian Sable victorine or beautiful muff. Elegant overcoat.

$1000. $2500 to $5000Magnificent Russian Sable muff and scarf, or new style victorine. long tabs.

NOTE. /do not sell blended or darkened Sables, only the genuine natural skins.

41st and 420 Sts., Bet. Broadway anp Sixth Avtxue.Carriage entrance, 129 West 41st Street.

Store open evenings until Christmas.

Alaska Sealskin coat, Persian Lamb jacket, Chinchilla trimmed, overennt lined Mink, trimmednatural Otter or Persian Lamb. Siberian Squirrel coats with collar and revcrs of dark fine Mink,set Hudson Bay Sable, Ermine Opera cape, fur-lined overcoat.

$400 will buy

$300 willbuy

$75 to $100 willbuyHudson Bay Sable muff and boa. boa of Russian Sable, stole of Siberian Squirrel, Royal Ermine,Chinchilla, Blue Lynx muff and boa. Handsome sleigh or carriage robes. Fur-lined overcoats,

Snuirrel-lined circulars.$125 to $150 willbuy

Hudson Bay Sable muff and boa, Russian Sable muff or boa, Chinchilla victorine, extra long

neck piece of Ermine, Mink or Siberian Squirrel, Persian Lamb jacket, fur-lined overcoat, SiberianSquirrel jacket. . $200 to $250 willbuyOvercoat, Mink lined, natural Otter or Persian Lamb trimmed. Persian Lamb jacket f Leipzig dyedskins) elegantly finished, extra long Siberian Squirrel coat, set of Ermine or Chinchilla, HudsonBay Sable or dark eastern Mink, jacket of genuine Alaska Seal, handsome piece in RussianSable. Sealskin cape trimmed with Chinchilla.

Muff of Hudson Bay Sable, Ermine. Stone Marten victorine or Chinchilla Mink muff or boa.Blue Lynx boas. Siberian Squirrel-lined circulars, automobile coats. Silver Lynx muff or boa,

extra long Stone Marten boa?. Splendid sleigh robe.

$25 to $35 willbuyMink muff set of Sable dyed Raccoon, which wears splendidly, new style muff of Otter and Si-berian Squirrel or Sable dyed Fox, Persian Lamb, Natural or Black Lynx, Chinchilla muff orcollar, Stone Marten muff and boa, Sealskin gauntlets, mufflers.

$50 willbuy

HOLIDAY PRESENTSSUGGESTIONS BY

C. C. SHAVNE,

MANfFACTURING FtTR MERCHANT.Until the Holidays most of us are too busy to "shop" for an appropriate gift, and sorap_Qf

us are forced to realize that our hearts arc larger than our purses at this particular season ot the

year when all regard it as a duty and a pleasure to remember in some substantial way those vvno

are dear to us. Few there are. however, who have not the time and means to gratily to some

extent the sentiment which possesses us. and grows as Christmas approaches But the real per-

plexity of the question presents itself— what shall it he? What article will he the most ex-pressive and at the same time come within our means? .

Furs are among the most appropriate gifts. Whatever investment you make let it be for the

genuine article. It does not cost too much to buy genuine furs if you go to the right place.

$5 to $10 willbuymuffs of genuine Astrachan, Beaver. Krimmer, Thibet. Lynx: collar Beaver, Fox. Krimmer.Thibet: handsome set of children's furs; pair Seal or Otter gloves.

$15 to $20 will buyhandsome Mink muff or boa, Sable dyed Fox muff or Persian Lamb, Sable dyed Coon muff or

boa, Alaska Sable (Skunk) muff, Seal gloves or cap, Stone Marten muff or boa, bealskin mutt,

Hudson Bay Otter muff, misses' set ofNatural Beaver.

CHRISTMAf? SHOPrERS AT BROADWAY AND THIKrY-FOURTH-ST. YESTERDAY

Silk Hose=-Our Own Importations.1« P"l.. Centra.

Silk Hose appeals to nil women. Tour judgment and taste will never be challenged Ifyou choose Silk Hose for the gift. Our present stock is exceptionaL The variety is com-Daratively immense; the elegance of the styles and the qualities Is worthy of deepest

admiration and the prices— their marvellous cheapness— complete the combination thatmakes this sale important and unsurpassed. Every pair was secured by direct personal

representation in the leading French and German centres. No other house would dreamof selling them this way:—

Black Spun Silk Hose, Richelieu and French Silk Hose, black lace instep.

Rembrandt ribs, spliced heels c t Io with hand embroidered black or coloredand toes 31. ly figures; also plain black and white.Pure "Black" Hose, gauze and enhanced with lace Insert- $2.98medium weight, double soles. «| 39 Black-pure-^H^-embrVldered in-nm«-*d h*l^ Ani

* tf)es 91'O^ Buck Pure S.lk Hose, embroidered in-

Pure silk Black h0... Richelieu step or w.th heavy white side $3.24rib. finished with fine cotton $,#49 Pure^ilk "Black" Ho;;]"'th*e* "cobweb"...........

H«^» Richelieu quality—

very fine and sheer—

S&2S a^aCl?ancHHy

0S RiCJel^ clocks-spliced soles, heels and $4>()8spliced heels and 0"---- '

Black Pure Silk Hose. dainty patternsBlack Pure Silk Hose, small fig-

embroidered on insteps-ex- c, goares embroidered on "*-£|94 ceedlngly rich and fine ;.S>J.VS

steps r-"^

Black Pure Silk Hose. prettied Black Pure Silk Hose extra heavy

c"och n..^d..^.Cy-..-!d-.$2- 19 qer^ ton

nln,te^r^eln.brOld:.S4.9SFrench Silk Hose, very thin and delicate texture, embroidered Insteps and side clocks.$9.03. Each pair In a Christmas box.

Beautiful Tailor-made Waists atMuch Less Than Our Regular Prices.

2d Fl., C»ntr«.The?e Waists have ju3t been received

—bought at und»r-prices, and will be sold the

same way. There are forty distinct styles to choose from—representing all the newestand prettiest models of the season.Splendid workmanship—every one of them perfect.

Regular $2.25 Waists marked at 51.49.Regular $3.00 Waists marked at $1.90.Regular $4.00 Waists marked at $2.49.Regular $5.00 Waists marked at $2.96.

The material* are very fine, including French Flannel. Wool Crashes. Cheviots. Tricots,

London Vesting* White Piques, Alpacas, Imported Poplins and many handsome All-wool N'iv? ltles—all colors. Some are plain, others are richly embroidered or otherwisetrimmed, according to latest modes.

We Have Made Big Reductions on Thousands ofBeautiful Novelties That Were Selected

for the Holiday Trade.We are pretty accurate at forec.Tntlnx. Broad trade experience de\-elops a sort ofprescience that quickens a merchant's acumen and permits him to plan with tolerable

Under normal conditions we do not think the pre-Christmas business will exhaust ourenormous variety of Novelties. The trouble may be directly attributed to the longdelay in the completion of our new store. Manufacturers were siven an Inch, andthey took an ell.' We expected to move in September. Wh^n it became known to us\u2666hat the builders would be over a month behind time, we notified many manufacturersto postpone deliveries. Some of them have followed our instructions too welL

New Gift Goods Are Arriving Every Day,W*e"H have only a few days in which to sell hundreds of things that shouM have been inthe store several weeks ago. Drastic measures are being applied. Much of the earliermerchandise is being subjected to deep price-cuts, and JA.L, goods suitabi- for pres-ents that were received within the last few days are marked relatively 10-.v—at ratesthat are equivalent to liberal reductions.

THEMUSICIANS

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TWO EDITIONS. HIGH VOICE,LOW VOICE.

IN' PAPER, EACH, $1. 50. INCLOTH,GILT, EACH, $i-5o

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Edited by JAMES HUTEK23

IN PAPER, CLOTH BACK,$1.50.

IK CLOTH, GILT, 31.50.

OTHER VOLUMES INPRESS.

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faction Soleo.

The most annoying delays of all were atTTwenty-third-st. where Broadway crosses Fifth-ave., divided by the huge "flatiron" building,

\u25a0which is coming to be known as the cave ofthe winds; at Thlrty-fourth-Bt., where Broad-way crosses Sixth-aye., and In Broadway atXinth-st., which is nearly the lower boundary ofthe shopping district. Every car that camedowntown ail through the morning and theearly afternoon bulged with shoppers, who rode<-v»>rywhere excepting on the roof, and would

have ridden there could they have climbed up."When the tide turned uptown the troubles ofthe shoppers began to thicken as they mixedwith the regulai uptown rush of business men.

According to a much .-rated custom, thestreet railroads, as soon as the early morning

rush began to abate a little, took off large num-bers of car*, despite the fact that the shoppers\u25a0were coming downtown by thousands allthrough the day. The consequence was that theJam of the early morning continued all day.

'If

the surface road managers really want to ac-commodate the public there is no reason forthis sort of thing. They have plenty of cars,but as soon a* fairly comfortable conditions be-Sin to prevail they take their cars off and thingsare soon at- bad as Wfore. Just after breakfastand just before dinner are the times when greatdiscomfort can scarcely be avoided at present,but the patrons of the road cannot see an ex-< use for the mauling and jamming they areforc*d to put up with at other times..

Their complaints also us>t>ly to the elevatedroad, possibly with a little more emphasis. Thescenes 01 Crowding and rushing on the uptownpJatfornvl of the elevated road last evening asshoppers and business, men fought for admit-tance to the can? were far from pleasing. Theonly wonder was that fatal accidents did notoccur at every station between Eighth and Thir-ty-third sts.

The Jams at the various ferry houses andrailroafl stations were only less strenuous thanth«w«e on the surface and elevated roads of thecity. Every resource- of the different companies\u25a0wae called upon to provide sufficient cars forthe commuters and occasional shoppers whopoured into town by thousands. The railroadsmet with rather better success, however, thanih*lrmetropolitan rivals, and for once, at leastthe commuter was the lucky man.

All last evening crowds surged through the•hopping district, and streets usually compara-tively qiii*t and deserted after 0 o'clock wereelire with energy and animation. Several ofthe big department stores were op«n until a lateHour, and many of the smaller shops followedtheir example.

and. "while the Increase over last year mightnothave been apparent to the eye, its influence\u25a0was easily observable in the increased dis-comfort and delay which resulted. Travelling

about New-York streets is not at any time an\u25a0unmixed joy.-but during the last few days ithas been fraught with more vexations thanever. The troubles of the traveller are vastly

increased by the subway improvements going-

on all over The city, and not infrequently yes-terday afternoon long lines of streetcars werestalled lor periods of anywhere from ten min-utes to twenty minutes, while frantic policemen

ran hither and thither to straighten out thetangle.

V0HOLIDAY IN POSTOFFICE TO-DAY.

Postmaster Van Cott Expects Six ThousandBags of Foreign Mail.

Postmaster Van Coll yesterday ordered the fullforce of clerks in the General PoatofSce, and for-eign branch to report for work this morning. TheCymric, with 2,600 bags of mall on board, arrivedyesterday, and the mail reached the Postofflee lastsiigt.t. The TJtruria. the Kaiser "vtrUhelm derOrossc and th.- St. Louis are expected to arrivehere 16-day, and between them they have threethousand more bags of Christmas mail on board.Luckily, there are ma:', clerks on the St. Louis,and her mall will arrive already sorted and readyfor <Wfrery- The mall of the others, however, willhave to bs sorted by the local clerks.

Postmaster Van Cott said that, witn the Christ-mas work, which wag now taxing the office capac-ity to Its utmost, and the six thousand bags or for-eign mall which would all get In to-day, in allprobability the office would be almost swamped.

"There will be no Sunday off for any one to-morrow," Raid he last night, "'and Ifwe ret thl<*mail aX out en time Iwill consider it a wonderfulachievement, and a bit of work that will epeak forThe efficiency of the men in the Postoffic*'s em-ploy."

GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.Verona, N. J.. Dec. SO (Special).— Mr. and Mrs.

Conrad F. Wettyer. celebrated their golden w»dainganniversary at their home, in the Pompton Turn-pike, to-day. Th« couple •were married in New-YorkCity In1852. where Mr.Wettyen conducted a grocerybusiness until 18M. when he removed to the CedarGrove section Of this town.

Kia* children wer« bora to the couple, of whomtvt M£t Btfil living. They are Edward Wettyen.»rsiEmma Bippel ana Anna. Johanna and George\u25a0W. "VWttyeu, all bf whom took part In the celebra-tion. Mr. and Mrs. Wettyen rrere the recipients ofmany gifts, among them a purse of gold from theirchildren.

TO LECTURE ON MONT PELEE.Dr. Edmund O. Hovey will lecture on "Mont

Pel*« and the Destruction of St. Pierre" to-morrowevening, at the Church of the Puritans. One-hun-dred-and-thirtieih-st.. near Fifth-aye. Dr. Hoveyvisited Martinique last June as the representativeof th« American Museum of N'aturnl History H«accompanied the expedition sent by the UnitedStates, and ascended Mont Pelee four tiroes Thelecture willbe Illustrated with, many view*.

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Ithink that if the "L" road would build aspur at the bottom of Sixth-aye.. and start emptytrains up from Carniine-st., in the afternoon, theshopping district would obtain gTeat relief at onceThen more trains c-uld be operated, as time wouldnot be wasted at the stations with overcrowdedcar*. And the Metropolitan company could also}.i!;. matter? by building a switch at Seventh-avf. and Fifty-nlnth-st., so that they could runthe Broadway cars throunh Fifty-ninth-st., toBroadway, and up Broadway to Columbus-aye . atEixty-fifth-st.. and so on up Columbus-a,ye. TheBroadway cars, you can observe any day, are notso crowded as the Cniumhujt-ave. enrs. Ihopeyou will succeed in this effort.

The Women's Health Protective Association orNew-York has also written, through He president,Mrs. Mary E. Trautraann. to Mr. Cantor, appeal-Ing to him for assistance to mitigate the transitevils, and offering the co-operation of the asso-ciation. Mrs. Trautmann's letter says In part:

A year ago the members of the association, feel-Ing how much the public is outraged dally by trieovercrowding of both the surface and elevatedcars, particularly the open cars on the surfaceroad during the summer months, when every senseof decency toward women and girls is disregarded,decided that they would consider and find whatcould be done to remedy this abuse.

Accordingly, in the early part of June a meetingof the board of directors of this association andrepresentatives of vnrlous clubs met at the homeof the president, Mrs. Trautmann, and InvitedH. H. Vreeland, the president of the Metropolitancompany, to meet them for a conference,. The com-pany was represented by Orrin Root, assistantmanager of the road. The result of a two hours'conference was that there could be no relief ex-pected from the Metropolitan company, and wecould only await the completion of the rapid tran-sit subway. . . . The. public seems to be fullyaroused to the necessity of some action, and itseems to us that it is the duty of the corporationto devise some means that will give the publicdecent service.

The letter adds that the association early nextweek will present a petition to th« railroad com-mittee of the Board of Aldermen.

J. L. Brower. chairman of the grievances com-mittee of the West End Association, has writtento Mr. Cantor a letter of complaint. In which healso makes a suggestion for the elevated road, itis as follows:

Th^ committee also wants to know what rlgnt

the ilcMttl roaa has to allow it£ nations to beused for advertising purpose.", and desires informa-tion about tracks for which surface companieshave franchises. Copies of these letters have beensent to the Central Federated Union, urtlng themto Blgn the petitions that have been so widely cir-culated.

In the course of It* letter to Borough PresidentCantor, the association characterizes the condi-tions which surround the local transportation sys-tem as disgraceful and continues:

The crowded condition of the cars forces thewomanhood of our city into the position where theyare often isubjected to indecency and insult in suchmanner an to render them unable to show openresentment. This reason. Ifno other, should arousethe manhood of the community to such an extentas to force the alleviation of this condition and theproper service on the part of the transportationcompanies. We earn»^Hy trust that you, bothindividually and in your official capacity, willheartily co-operate with the association In thismovement. To that end we desire to ask you forinformation as to the unused tracks that are nowmaintained by these corporations, its to the un-lawful use of streets by corporations whore fran-chises have either Ihpswhl or never have beengranted.

of the Board of Aldermen made It unnecessary tocall upon the State for legislation in order to

execute the tunnel project. Governor Odell toldMr. Kins and his associates yesterday that hebelieved absolutely In the principle of home rulefor New-York City, but he also relieved in com-pelling corporations that held francnises from themunicipality to render the public the full meas-ure of the duties incumbent upon them under theterms by which they held thoss franchises. Ifitwere found that the necessary power to compel thefulfillment of these terms did not rest with thecity, or that for any cause the people could notobtain protection through city officials, the Gov-ernor said he would most heartily co-operate inthe movement to secure needful reforms.

Although the circular of protest against transitmismanagement which the Merchants' Associationsent out asked that the petitions inclosed should beslimed and sent direct to Mayor Low, many of thepetitions, In addition to those sent to the Mayor'soffice, have been forwarded direct to the associa-tion. The.c will be turned over to the Mayor.The petitions are coming In by the hundreds fromall parts of the city.

Owing to the continuous sessions of the Board ofEstimate and Apportionment for the last few days.th<= Merchants' Association Committee has beenunable to arrange for a conference with th* Mayor,but expects to do so by Tuesday next. Owing to

the same cause Controller Grout and PresidentCantor, who arc likewise members of the Board ofEstimate and Apportionment, hay« been Unable toreply to the letters from the association asking forInformation and co-operation.

TRY AGATA.Maybe what yon wanted last Sunday you

alia not lad In the -Little Ad., of the

HARVARD CLUB MAY GIVE MORTGAGE.The Harvard Club received permission from Jus-

tice Scott, In the Supremo Court, yesterday tomortgage Its property, in West Forty-fourth andForty-fifth sts. , for the sum of $300,000. The money60 raised Is to be expended in making extensions tothe club premises; and for the purchase of newproperty to enable the improvements to be made.

AN ATTRACTIVE ASHEVILLE HOUSE.Morgo Terrace, at Asheville. N. C, under the

management of Lynn Halm, who was formerly at

th* Battery Park Hotel, is beginning the winterseason with this pleasant hotel well filled. Asidefrom the equipment of this house, many personsare attracted by the magnificent view of Asheville.as Itis «ir.uated upon one of the highest points Inthe place. It Is new throughout and luxuriouslyfurnished. After January 13 it is expected to bedifficult to obtain rooms at this hotel.

mIT'S A SHAMH TO DO IT.

ButIfyou do not want anything- In the littleadvertisements in the narrow columns to-day, tear out the pave for fatnre needs.

Mr. Hodgakin contradicted a. report that the

Sugar Trust had ruined Mr. Jahn by dropping

the prices of sugar when It knew he was a

large holder. He said the Atlantic Rice Mills,

of which Mr. Jahn was president until a few

days ago, could not be affected by the failure.The warehousing of a large consignment of beetsugar from California, consigned to Gustave A.jßhn & Co.. was said not to be a contributingcause of the failure, and It was added that tho

interests of the American Beet Sugar Companywould not be affected.

•Inaddition to being a large stockholder in the

Atlantic Rice Mills, Mr. Jahn has been a vice-president and director of the Flat hush TrustCompany, a trustee of the Germanla SavingsBank of Kings County, vice-president and adirector of the Moore Cortes Canal Company,president and director of the San BernardoRice Company and a director of the TrinityRice Land and Irrigation Company.

Mr. Jahn has a fine home In Flatbush onAlbemarla Road. He 19 a member of the 13thRegiment Veteran Association, of LafayettePoet. G. A. R., of the Hamilton, Germania, Mid-wood, Knickerbocker, Manufacturers', Ridingand Driving clubs and of the New-York Cham-ber of Commerce, the New-York Board of Tradeand Transportation and th* German Society ofNew-York.

The making of this assignment I* on« of th^saddest acts of my life. Ibomn my bus>ln<--s.scareer as an office boy nearly forty-thr»« >• r»ago. and have been In business for tnyeelr overthirty-seven years, all In th« city of Nfw-ioritDuring this time my commercial credit has stoo.lhigh and it has only been during th- MSI >• "that there has been any question In regard torn)

ability to pay all my debts on demand and to

have a comfortable surplus In addition. Ihe lossesof the Urm were mainly Hie result of our having

made contracts for large Importations of foreign

granulate! eugnr during ISOI. coupled with a con-tinuous decline in the eofltee market during thebusiness year of 1901. which resulted In making

During the yar mi 1 w*rw obllH»Kl to bo fre-quently away from New-York for long Beriodt" ata time looking after the ric« an.i milling Interestscf the firm in Louisiana and Texas, and conse-quently was obliged to leave the management .orthe business to others, and w.i? not. therefore,sufficiently familiar with the details to know its

exact situation. . .While 1knew that the firm was embarrassed, l

was not willingto make an assignment, as IKit

confident that it had more than sufficient to payIts debts and that, with a little time Icouldl put

Itin a sound financial condition. During the pres-ent rear Ihave done everything that was possibleto do this. Iput all my private means in thefirm, and my son Frederic onm* to my assistancewith additional capital. Ifound, however that ihad underestimated the liabilities or the firm «nd

overestimated my ability to meet these obligations

as they matured. Thin necessitate,! my oMalnlng

from my creditor* an extension of time, which. mturn, curtailed my credit so that my available cashresources became insufficient for the conduct

a {the business on a paying basis The firm owns a.

number of valuable asset*, whioh Ibelieve to bemore than equal in value to all its d«.Ms \ct

r,![!order to preserve them Ihave, after a vcrj full

Consideration, come to the conclusion «*»«•\u25a0necefinary to make nn neslgnment and »l' l̂.a Vteverything. Iam confident that this will SesttliIn the payment of all the firms creditors and kaYo

*4Sfi&rJß3tT&* regret i- that I«houMhave.been th- cause of bringing my son "intomisfortunes. Ho in entirely innocent in the mat-"r and is in no wav responsible for th« ur.rortu-

nat'ft position In which he Is placed The capita"

Which he accumulated has been lo»t in Ike attempt

to help me.

Gustave A. Jahn started the business at No.!t,S Wa!l-st. thirty-seven yt-ars ago. For many

yearn, until last year, his partner In the firm

was \v. J. Gritriths. The firm were hJobbers In rice, sugar and coffee. Dlment between Mr. Jahn and Mr. Griffiths ln*tyear led to a demand by tho latter Tor a disso-

lution of partnership, Mr. Griffiths threatening

to make an assignment and place the firm Intho bands of a receiver then if the partnership

was not dissolved. Statements made yesterday

by Mr. Jahn and an attorney for Mr. Griffiths

differed as to the responsibility for ihe Hfailure, and In the settlement of the Brm'aaffairs rivalclaims may be presented. Mr. Jahnsh!<l yesterday afternoon:

Son Helped His Father to Tide Over Diffi-culties.

Gustave A. Jahn and hi» son. Frederic L.Jahn, doing: business under the firm name of

Gustave A. Jahn &Co.. at No. OS Wall-st.. madean assignment to Gustav XV. Schlmmel yester-day for the benefit of creditor*, without ;>r-f-

erence. The assignment was filed by the firm'sattorneys, Wingate & Cullen, at No. 20 Nassau-st. T. E. Hodgskln, of the law firm, said that

the liabilities of Gustavo A. Jahn & Co. wouldamount to about $lfiO.<*Mt, and that the assets

would exceed that amount.

GUSTAVE A. JAHN & CO. ASSIGN.

ALPHA DELTA PHI CLUB ELECTION.At a meeting of the Alpha Delta Phi Club, held

at the clubhouse. No. 35 West Thirty-third-st., onFriday night, the following officers were electedfor the ensulnp year: President, Francis LyndeStetson; first vice-president, Bpnjamln W. Franklin;second vice-president, Collin Armstrong treasurer,Charles May. and secretary, G. T.Donnell.

WHERE TO ESCAPE COLD IN THE SOUTH.At this season of the yenr many persons are

wanting to know where to ro to escape the severewinter weather. The climate of North Carolina isparticularly pleasant in the winter months. It isnot so warm as the climate of Florida, and yet Itoffers relief from the severe weather of this !o-cnlity. Southern Pines. N. C, is a newly foundedvillage, where hundreds of Northern people aresojourning-. One can ensily take a run down tothat locality and s<?e what it is like in the wintermonths. The railway fan-s cost little, and PtaeyWoods Inn, the new olg hotel, will care for ont atmoderate rates. This hotel has recently b*en en-tirelyrefitted, a large number of private baihroumsadded, and in other ways Improvements inaiie-which will acid to tbe comfort and convenience o£guests.

AT THE "OLD CURIOSITY SHOP."Mi. Lauthler, at the "Old Curiosity Shop." No.

3.1iFourth-aye., has On hand a large assortment ofantique articles, suitable for Christmas presents,which those who are driven to their wits' ends tofind gifts for their friends may advantageously in-spect. Mr. Lauthler is an Importer of paintingsand exhibits a large number of them. He h&s alsoold silver tea sets Hurl smaller silverware. He has,too. a great deal of old furniture, and a collectionof fjo'd chnlns, lockets, watrhes. diamonds, breast-pins, brooches and other jewelry.

POULTRY. PIGEONS AND PET STOCK.Kiitrirs will close tn-m.Trrnw with 11. V. Craw-

ford, MontcUiir. N. J.. secretary of the New-YorkPoultry, Pigeons ami Pet Stock Association, for

the fourteenth annual exhibition, at MadisonSquare Garden. January 6 to ID. The New-York

show has earned its popularity and shown itsvalue, and has biiome a fixture In the st-ason'a»>hows. The addition of pet stock was a necessity

Hevnral years ago, and the coming exhibition will

have the finest showing of cats that has been given

since the exhibition of pet stock has been a feat-ure. There will be prise winners from abroad andat home, and the Atlantic Cat Club. uC which Mrs.\V F. Hofytra Is president, will be responsible forth<» felines that will be In the Concert Hall. Moreoh/tllenne and s;i.tcial prize cups are offered than Inany previous exhibition of tho- association.

Mr. Crawford will place the fe-ithered exhibits,ns usual. On the main floor and tho platforms overtho boxes at the Garden, and In all classes therewill ho more than last year, and tho pet stock de-partment will be well filled.

As Qulnn, with his prisoner, reached the vesti-

bule of the courthouse. Harris announced that he

would not fro to Boston, and, striking the detective

a blow in thft fnce. Attempted to escape. Qulnngrappled with him. and, though a much larger manthan Harris, was being rapidly overcome, when

several detectives ami court ofilccrs went to his

assistance. Harris fought like a tiger scratching,biting and kicking, and it took the combined effortsof six men to put ll\<> handcuffs on him. and eventhen he bit Court otli<-er Woods so badly that howas obliged to have his hand dn?6S«d by a »ur-

Hn'rrls wn* finally subdued, and the Boston offi-Unrriß v.f\<* finally subdued, and the Boston offi-cer, accompanied by a detective, started with himfor the station.

SIX MEN TO HANDCUFF ONE.Michael, nllns "Pussey." who was arrested

several days ago by Headquarters detectives, onrequest of the Boston pollc<\ was arraigned In tho

Jefferson Market Court yesterday and turned over

to Detective John Qulnn. of the Boston force, whohad com* on for him.

Dr. Lorbcr struggled with the highwaymen anashouted for help. A watchman employed on thetunnel taw th« struggle and Informed PatrolmanGafTga. of the Flfth-sf. station, who was aroundth« corner. When Gaffsa rushed up. the physician

was atUI In the grasp of the footpads. Gaffga

seized the larger of the two men, and a desperatestruggle ensued, the other man escaping. The po-

liceman rapped on tho sidewalk for assistance, andncveral other policemen were soon on hind. Alarge crowd of people gathered and watched the

policemen and the footpad as they rolled around

on the sidewalk. It was with the greatest difficulty

that th« highwayman was finally secured.The patrol wagon was sent for. and when th«

prisoner had boon placed In the wagon, he began

to utrugk'l* again, ann footthi his captors all theway to th. Marion. Ha said ho George mui-vey, n hardware speculator, of No. 367 PMri-st.\u25a0I \u25a0•.. polloa say he is a relative of a well knownFourth Ward politician. None of Dr. Loeber sproperty was found In his possession.

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Mulvov was later arraigned before Magistrate

Bonn, in the TorkrUle Court, charged with grandlarceny. The complainant. Or. Loeber. failed toappear, \u25a0•!::'! '<'\u25a0>» prisoner was discharged, no evl-

den<r hnvinß been Riven against him.

One of Two Footpads Arrested After a

x Struggle.Dr. Henry Loebcr, a Milwaukee physician, who

came to this city a few days ago to attend Dr.

Lorens's clinics, and who Is staying at the Belvl-dero Hotel. Elghtcenth-st. and Fourth-aye., nanan exciting experience early yesterday morning

-with footpads. The doctor was on his way to thohotel and had reached Fourteen th-st. and Fourth-ave., when two men— one of them a powerful six-footer—sprang upon him from behind a shanty usedby workmen engaged In the tunnel construction.

The corner is a dark one at night, owing to tne

number of shanties and piles of building materialthat axe being used by the subway contractors.Toe footpads forced the doctor against the sideof tho «hanty and one of them searched his" pockets,taking a roll of bills amounting to $30. They also

took the doctor's gold watch and chain and a dia-mond stud.

WESTERN DOCTOE ROBBED INSTREET

SOCIETY OF THE GENESEE DINNER.The dinner of the Society of the (ianesie*. In

honor of Dr. David J. Hill, First Assistant Secre-tary of State, and formerly president of the Uni-versity of Rochester, promises to be the most note-

worthy of this association. It will take place at

the Waldorf-Astoria on Saturday ever:Ing. Feb-ruary 7. 1903.

Hamilton Odell. of the New-York bar, has beenappointed chairman of the dinner committee byPresident Seth S. Terry, and application for dinnerseats should be made at his offices. No. 35 Nassau-st. It is probable that members of the diplomaticcorps at Washington, two or three Justices of theSupreme Court and two or three members of theCabinet will be present to show by their presencetheir appreciation of the public services of r>r.Hill.

The following committees have ..been appointedby the president: Invitations—Louis Wiley. Ros-slter Johnson, James McMahon. W. W. MumfordDr. J. P. Munn and Dr. W. W. Walker. Dinner-Hamilton Odell, Dean Alvord, Abraham Benedict,

Committee on Explosives Would MakeMatchboxes Coxnpus«r*.

fn rod sooth they well deserve the name. Mtoe-

I ii». alas, bes'owed on them with Intent sarcastic,

01 City Fathers, these city officials. Argus eyed

alnost they neern. lor they observe alike big andlittle things affecting the welfare of men and

babes. Last week it was the Pennsylvania tun-

nel franchise that made the aldennanic heart throb

with emotion: now 'Us parlor matches that thrill

the souls of the Municipal Explosives Committee.YestarJay, at a hearing on a proposed regulation

of the sale, storage and household usea of parlor

matches, the committee suggested an ordinancepart of which, concerning: householders, showedmuch consultation of scientific tomes, and many

burnings of the midnight oil. ,First, this part deals with where matches should ,

be kept and matchboxes as ornamentation, taking

cognizance of the habit of people in general of

keeping matches inthe bread Jar. the cake tin. the

clothes bar or ratbox.

There shall be a matchbox in each room, placed

five and a half feet from the floor with a recepta-

cle for holding the burnt or lighted ones, to obviatethe carrying of matches from one room to another,and to prevent the throwing of lighted ones •\u25a0 theBoor.It would seem that the committee, misht go fur-

ther and insist that the color scheme of the match-

boxes be in harmony with the. furniture and wall

decorations. But a little at a time. Great re-

forms move slowly. That will come later, per-

haps. The exact distance at whien a matchbox

should be placed from the floor now being known,

people should not make th« hlunfler of putting j

them 5 feet 3 inches, or 6 feet 1 inch from tho |floor. Itis a most heinous offence. According to

the ratio of the height of the matchbox to that

of the readier. It might lead to apoplexy or con- jcusSion of the brain. j

But the committee recognizes that th* foregoing

instructions might be misconstrued, bo It adds:

Matches In each household shall be kept In acovered earthen or metal receptacle, or in match-boxes on the wall.

But by far the moat Important of what the com-mittee wishes to be a part of the ordinance is this:

Children under ten years of aga shall not bepermitted to play with or use matches of anykind.

The practice so often Indulged Inby fond moth-

ers and fathers, of going out and leaving bftby ':alone, after giving him some matches and a flat-iron, and clothing him in a light, flimsy dress,

saying: "Now, baby, have a good time with thematches." thus receives merited attention.

Lastly, the committee adds:

The violation of these regulations is a mlsde-nu-auor, punishable as such.

Beware) Having a matchbox In parlor, dining

ret m. bedroom, library, hall and sitting room 1ill

not say« you. Leave the kitchen without one. and \u25a0

to jailyou go. '\u25a0

Inplace of the hackneyed "God Bless Our Home" jthe committee suggests:

A printed copy of theso household regulationsshall be posted in a conspicuous place in thekitchen, or room used as such, of each household.

jC. W. TOBOLDT.- • • Auctioneer

I 33 AND S5 LIBERTY ST.

! $35,000 STOCK •

Oriental 'RugsTO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE. BT ORDER 03!

S. A.AIALCOM.BOSTON*. MASS.

SALE TO-MORROW, MONDAY,TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY

AFTERNOONS. 1:30 O'CIOCK.Ph. .'213 John. C. W. TOBOUyT. *. v::->r.«r.

U. C. Davis. James M. Hunt, Tom Karl.*A. •

Lueseher. A. If.Stein. George TV. Sweeney anaKufjcnf Whitney. Nominating—WUllam R- J"S"cox. Robert E. Bridges. Leonard Bronner Henry «•Bricham. Charts A.Dean. Jamea B. OULMM*"Doyle. B. L. Fenner. Dr. Geonce H. ox. Dr. H. *>•

Hathaway and Thomas J. Hurley.

NO RISE FOR JERSEY CITY POLICE-Deserving members of til*Jersey City Pollcs De-

partment cannot be promoted, because tin salaryappropriation Is Insufficient. The commissionerare anxious to advance twenty-three acting patro

-men to patrolmen, but Corporation Counsel Recordhas advised the Police Board not to make tn*promotions, fearing a deficiency and ensuing »pation. The Police Board has asked th» fJ£S s.Board to help it out of the predicament by inn*—Ing the appropriation.

TO GIVE AWAY 200 PAIRS OF SKATES.Joseph Kaiser, proprietor of Columbia Halt J^"

sey City, will give 200 pairs of roller skates !•*»children residing In th» neighborhood of Oceanand Cator ayes. In rumaglng through Ui«

***room of the hall yesterday. Mr. Kaiser *JJ*Vffilthe skates, and. toeing Imbued with the spirit «r

XYuleUde season, decided to make the TO"*?.lz\&happy. The skates Were used years ago in ws>^~

Metropolitan Skating Rink.

MAYOR DOREMUS*S APPOINTMENTS.Mayor Henry M. Dcremua of Newark a3P^ l! £̂

Malcolm MacLear City Attorney and FredericsL. Lehlbach Assistant City Attorney yeaterday-With Henry Young as city counsel. Newark's na^law department '..•* now complete. Both the \u25a0•appointees are graduates of Yale University, **jMaeLetir being a member of the class or «. •"

Mr. Lehlbach of the class of -98. TB» *•*?£ *1son of

-Herman Lehlbacb. formerly sneriii »•*

Congressman.

IN EVERY ROOM IN EVERY HOUSE.

- , j—^ |h> Macy &Co.'s Attractions Are Their LowPrices.^

AaJi V? V"y4 *•»*\u25a0» «•• r Aye,, ',4th to 35th St.

Broadway 34th

Removed to E3S§r* at 35thSixth Aye. St.

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