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VIEWS ON RAPID TRANSIT.
MEMBKRS OF THK CO.MMISSK >N TKSTHY
HEFORK THB AStfKMHT.Y CoMMTTTEE
bjqw THK KMlVA'i'l.i. BbOADB COCVD Hi.l.r THB
TRANSIMIVTATION i,n'..rv<T. BXX* mniN" KO
?na l.NMAN AM> STKINWAY-LAW
BOM BT. rn.i.Ki: iu:i.i..ini:i>
\- -. nii.lv .'ommitt.M appatated to laajalre lal*
th.- phyalcal and Baeal condltlon of the New Vorh
Btreet raiiw.i- rw undrt Ita aeaalona al thc Hotel
?. ? ,pole yeaterday niornlng. Tne flral * I.
wnmg waa 1. L. OemiBmtm, the iecr*tary al
the Board -f RapM Tranalt Commlaalonera Uw
N FnBev, wh* attaeked. the BoaN al Wedne.
, ,,-, hand Mr. Delafleld. In
rtaptj t.. Arthui C. Wade, the counael for tt..- om
nttttee, Bald th-.' B* prweni Board ol Rapld
Tiaailt CommtBBfonrra waaappolated undei Cbapter
::,.- af thi lawa at iBaf, on ilune ?. UM. He aaM
Alrxaader K. Off wa* .:?? ' P*** !">" '" rth*
i H. ftarln 4dc-?-f*WBklent anfi -ohn
Claflln treaaarar.
?H.v. you knowVedge of HV bualnew of the
Board r -k I Mr. Wafia.
i I..? <? "' * ? ' "1"
, ?
I . v. ip raa aaM that the Kaptd Tranall a ??
,,!,. i ,.. aaj rlty of ov< ? l.OOfl.100 nhablunta
??I vs ;t gapl] i" Bro. 'n- i'
"V. ?- at*; >n rry ,.,>nion a*8?4 of Ita pi-otMB*)**. are
af-pllci ?klyn a. well ai S. w-York.
?, . rltn ia atated thai befara bj a**wroM baap
rooglyn the Mayor af tbat dty must gi**
h"H. J , me, had ponr Board undei con
aMrrarl*-! arnee tta craatkraT'
?Tne or.lv aeJMBBB the E***N k*i uoaer cnMdera
?? wai - aa?8 far rapM -?"- ^ ';" l
lh had tbe power 8B gtwai a.i-uM* al f.ar..h,.s
t . Klatlng city ratrwafB." . ,
, wU*eee th.n ..io la a>a?B the Pr.-iv-.?:on ol
,:y,, .-- nnder whlcb rhe ji-eaei.t RnpM Trnrait
Boai ' ? ' :-'" ? x ":'-?'' ?
WHAT TOMB I BOPUS VOTED FOR.
*a*rat*ad that thc- people of N**r-Tortt
. . rgrourMl rallway when they
on the qaeatloM of rapld tranaitr
. ? commlaalon conteni
rallway had had the wldeal poaal
.... ,. r -,,:, ,'>c,,i, ?n.ll haveno
that tne voto on the ?4i4*>tl*n wa* ? veaj
... V0W< ,I: r ,., ::... electlon the Commla
i _ . uam* i a atato-eaa that tbay totended
,e piaaa prevloualy adopted aad ehaag
|, th* m 11 they ?nw Bt"
... | . ;. , raalty bave any deflmte
plan tO VOte Ul OB'.'"
-1 thlnk vour eoaeluaMm ia correot.
-v | ;. , ..; not know Whether they wore vot
tn. f.r an elevated or und rgronnd rallway?
aM ^ kI, ,v M m deftnlt* p.an of con
..... them. They atoply
, .. opoB cpoUO of munlcipal cvnatnirtlon.
Tba witaeaa aald that th*- coat of the rallway was
limrtexi lo SiA'WM*). .
??;? ? BUPP0B8 that when you had gOttB as far a.
Bleecker-aL ln bulldlng the unuerground rallway
tnt SOO00.000 was expend. '. then you wouM have
tagafon i moaey to the L*********l , . .
l bai rdtl ?' r, taa. ? h.fore. but
1 assume that th ? englaeei* who made th. Bpectfl*
cations knew thelr buslnrs;
ln rep.y to another c,,...,tion. the wltncss said
,he Plan a.b.p'e.l by the pre.ent Board 8*1B **
S?T^=^ ctuite simnar to thal whlrjIWB.
adopted bv the old Board pr.or to the electl4mof.
Vn Mr Delafleld thea stated that Mr. I'arsons,
thVchlef englneer of the Boar.1, went to turope in
UM prlor to the electlon. anl made an elaborate
report of tha ayateeaa uaed there.
??Outside of the examlnatlon of Mr. Parsons. have
any of the Commlsaloners made atudlea of the sub
jeet of rapld transit?"
"Yes Blr and I thlnk mo.t of the Comnalaatonera
understan.i '.he subj. Bt very well for men who are
r.ot engint-ers."
MR. INMAN'S TRSTIMONY.
At this polnt the examlnatlon of Becr.tary Prla
fleid was suspended. and Cemmissloner John H. ln
man to.k the atand. He sald that hc had made
rapld transit a study.
"Ho you favor munlcipal ownrrshlp at al.. unless
ln a large ent-rprise llke this, whlch prlvate capltal
wlll no. undartakel De you favor tbe muniolpallty
operatlng a rallway?"
"No. Mr, I uo not. 1 would sublet it to a prlvate
companv.''
Mr Inman stated that as a general pnnclple he
did not favor State ownership. but he thought tbe
preaent Rapld Transit act was aU rlght. He also
Hated that the Hoard of Baptd Transit Comml*
e; in*rs wera raa ly ta glve reasonable conceaalon.
to the elevated rallway for the purpose of securlna,
rapld trans't lf proper appllration was made.
"Vv~hat system should ln your opinion be adopted
by th>- . ,. ratl I r
??Hy thc adoptlon uf the third and fourth tracka,
on the Ninth-.iv.. llne there ihould be a third
track as far a .uth as Elglrtb-*Ve. From the foot
of Weal Broadway a track ahwld be extended to
Oortlandt>.u ferry to connecl wlth the nptown trat
lic And then ar>- other improvement. which the
?Jommisatone'i are ready to grant when th.- ele?
vated road- make their ll.-as and want. known to
us."
"Our sch'vlule ln regard to sui.way transit In
v Ivaa equipmeat by the roaJ which executes the
'..a.e. we WOUld furnlah the track and roadbed.
"Do you thlnk your schemo of BUbway tran.it,
?whlch contemplatea slx year** work, retaraa im?
provement. on the elevated roadafj
"There ls no earthly re.is..n why the elevatel
company should no: go abead an.; l.uild to Fort
Washrngt.ii. and glve us third anl fourth tra. ks
and th*- Cortlandi ferry extenalon."
Then Mr. Ir.man made- another Intereatlng state
ment. "Jf the people. ' aald he, "are tirei ot ua and
w.mt us to i|Ult, 1 (or on. am ready to qult. We
have be.n trying to do cur best to carry out the
law boaeatly.
LAW80M N. FIT.T.ER AOA1N.
Mr. Inman was then excused and Law.on N. Ful
ler jumped ui> and aaid:
"The cost of this commlttee to the State haa been
fuily Ju?tlJ1r-d in the testimony of Mr. Inman alone.
He ha. .aid. and he probably repreaeatcd the senti
ment of tha CJonunlaalon, that he la willlng to have
the elevated road extended to Fort Waahlngton,
whlch the people in that rlclnlty have heen try ng
to get f..r yeara, Wlthln tw.. \ears that great lm
provement can be aecured. Thla la the tirst tlme
th.it I - . ? : ln gstting the vlewa of the Rapld
Tranalt Commlaalonera on ihat auMeet 1 cengrat
ula:*- .\lr li n.an on bis atatement'
Mr. Delaflelf] agala rei imed the stand.
"How much money have rh- t'omrnlsaloners ex
pended .Inee ltftT" aaked Mr. Wade.
"Th*- u.tal am i ir.; approprlated," replled Mr.
IieUrteld, ".s 861.77586, and we hav. expended of
that between g?ii,ui*i and J5S,.>?>-the exact tigures I
have not with U><-." , ? :, ^ A
Mr Htelnwtiy. another of the Kapld Tran.-:t ( um
rnisslon<rs. was then called. Mr. Stelnway Bald that
h*- though' thal the buil i.ng of an underground
rai waa the best thlng that the city could do for
Its liit.-rvsta.
"The ur. ierground rallway. sald he. "wlll not
cost tW.000.000 to bul'.d, and In forty year. the elty
wlll own it complet.-ly. without paylng a cent.
lt Wlll be the beat thlng this city ever did."
"l.o you belleve in munlcipal OWQirahip in gen?
eral*"
? No, air I an. appoaed to inunicipal ownership
ia general, becauae 1 belleve lt wouid buiid up a
corrupt po'.ltlcal machine, and b?- the refuge of
poiitical iih.k-."
Mr Bteina .y aaM be was opposed to the city
operaHng rallway. ll*- ai.<< -ald that the new
underground rallway la London was a great huc
ceaa, wlth only ..n. drawback, tbat the e'evators
.-arrylng paaaengi-r. down to tht. road ataaty-flve
f?-et und.r grour. 1 were not ad*-.|uate to th.- de
tiiun 1. Th" us.- of eleetrk-lty woull rernf.v. all lh?
unplcasant feature. of underground travei.
Mn Btelnwa) t:-..-!i corroborati-d Mr. Inman'.
Btatemenl that the Hoard Btaafl. ready io h-t.n to
any proposltloni th*- elerated road mas lubmli
?'Every *'n*r of tba Rapld Tranalt f'oniroi??loner.."
s^id he. "alv.'.iys ho^ b.en, an.! to-day ;-, willing
to entertaln any reaaonabli propoaltl n fr.,m u...
Mar.haf ni Klevated Rallway Company for the <-x
tenaior, of thelr ayatem, tor whl.-V they ;nr..r io
pj\ a far and reaa nabli ? impenaa ?n to tbe
Mr Btcinwa) tald he ..i nol ihlnk tbal tba
Mai hatl in compa , ?"?'? ? ?
the r-tty for nve vearx for ine Kuigsbmlgr exten?
alon If they xr.r b 1 the lin** to thal ,*.,rtl<n of the
Mr atetoway aald he wculd a.ao axempt that
branch cf th*- roa.t" from payin. orilnary taxe. ontll
the line b-o Id I ? paylag baal* and tbe H tl in
?row rr. ,i ? populo U
rHl iMIK! KNOINEEK'H VIKWS.
WUllaai Ran ay PMB08B, 8BM t < ne,.ne- r lo tbe
Commiaaatoa, ntxt t.iok tne etan I Me eubmitted
. - : . nd BBld that tiie bur.
r.n uridfigratand rallway wa. aerfaetly t*m*aY.t trom
.-it- aagU ?
?Therr u ae great eagln*eriaa dlfoeulty/' .aM he.
"in the rarlldlaa of th* roa.l, but there Is a "*m
..tiiouiu of .:<tiU: Tiir aabla road wlU not i* Hter*
opt* 1 foi a ii" ro' ' .
It waa expected that aome of the other membera
..' the Rapxl Traftl r-.v'd ?OttM appear and glve
:)i?lr vlewa oa the quaatfcm, bul th*> dii not. Seth
ixw *<nt word that he ha I *n Important eogaae
m-iit anl oould i.oi be preaaat, Bnd FteemleaA QU
also c-oui I not atten-1
Then Chalrman N v n innounced tbat the cpm
..,' :..? ha t flniBhod Ifa labOfl lu New-fork. and an
immehi aa* tak-n to thaet gt AJbaay oa Mon?
day riiornlna n.xL
Law* r. .-. i . ? ? a-. dellghted with tbe day.
-? aeion anl eHpe.-i.-.lly wlth lli- testrmotiy of Meeara.
Bteinwuy aui Imnaii relatlr. lo the extenalon of
the '?vvatt i road. He mvlted everyoody graaaat ta
tabe a earriBKe ride v? th him.
??; ar.i ae 'aald Mr. ruUer, "tint I wiu
Uheoul myteamofsM bora tm\ drlve ubUI mld
m?li;." _ m _
ADDBB88EJ) BT JOBX W. FOSTEB.
BB !-''?Ti'KRS 1TBF5RI Tlii: ITPDEVT* OI JOHN1
HOFKlNfl UHlVEReHT. ON "EAmBBN
POUTICB."
BailinHira, Dee. f. Jobb W. Poater, ??->?**["2
ol Btate, -i-l.it, > .? i ths atu ? nU ol ?' ' ' .."','*
i t, verslty thir afternoon en "EaatSTB P
rotfld ;? ibm Um* to a dlacui - >n ? I l" Txv* :'
i-ituation. Ifl tbe c iuibi ol fl hl h h< i >
Tho Turklsh Emplre, whl * i I -? r*nt?i ?
bade ralr to become th. mlatres* o thj < ? - ?
tor tha la*-t eentur) mi inl ?
, , nl) b) thfl auffi rai I "
Kuropeaa Powera It would lon*;
rleneed the fate ol Polai I II '-???? ? .. .
ln thr way ol liussMn. Pren .... ; Aui r '??'.''..
ratlona < ?r sll ths imiions I vlaltca, i regs.ru in
, .. rnmeni of the TurkUH
rupt, Inefllclent on.l wretcheal. hnti rprlsi' :~ ? ,
aaed: lawleaanea* la unrestralned ln many pa
Jhe .r,?.i..'. wu-epi ln ih. few loeBlltle* when
PlXn capltal and energy hava forci . an unw.
cntrance; ull Induatrlea langulah and ebjeet .
I evalls. The pr.aence ol the mla lonarlea hwaa u
,', ,.:, ..; ,.,.. ,',.:, ?::... i ?>,.. llttla iBtereal li
.-n,, -i, h n j-""- lanoi tne la almo i unh i i i
aaukl be unfalr to charge th Ilrltlah Cov*rnin*nt
v ith the sole n nponallillity for the contln i -
ti . utate ol affa - k?i a ise ? I Iti i iti tl ? *
r,r .- :??.., up ?n th ? Brltlsh i: ivernim i i
ii large ahsre of th* reaponalhlllty for ll
,in i rontlnuance ol the r4>cent ouira
MJnor, whi-ij have ?? Justly awnkem
i.on and luirror Of th. rlVllUed A -ri. ! ilo I >l
IobM ;?i?! thi presenl Oovermmeni of G
atltniilated bv the Indlgnanl Bentim+nl ol
lian constltuency, haa been alncen exerting Ita
li j,,.., ... ai ihe Porte lo atop thi barl irlH*a ln
Armeniii snd to brlruj aboul the long-proml r*
forins, but Ita relatlon wlth Ruaala and Prai
i., vanl and In ll ? fai FCasi are ol au 'h i
atralned aad dell ate nature, ll lare noi preai th
aforma to th>' ni 'essary cxti 'in< wltb ' the eon
narrenca of thoai Powers. Then la nothlng nh, h
llluatratea more vlvldly the confllctlng Interrsts an I
policy of Kn*i_'i<l and Ruaala than th* reeent eon
illtion of BffalrB at Conatantlnople and in Asla
Mlnor Bur for thea* Internailonal Jealoualea the
Chrlstlan world mlfhl to-day hall the expulslon of
ihe Turks from Burope _nd Ihe eatabltonmeul ol
autoo imou* j.rinrii>alitl*a under Buropaan proteetlon
IB AaM Jl-inor, Syrin and PaMatlne,
Of tha eft> 18 Ol BM war between Japan and Ch'.na
.Mr. Fom*]' aald:
'i'ii-- future of fhina looks omlnoua The atateaman
wh.. ootild beat )*al the emplre oul ? f irj dllH rultloa,
I.i Hung Chang, lost preatlge durlng the flrar, and
hl.. sflrvtce ..s peace negotlator ad-ied to hli unp ip
ularltv. Th.- Conservative party aeema to I mlnate
the Govi rnment at Peklng, and to hav- proflted
llti .- | |hi late adveraltlea. Whlle no readlneaa i
belng abown t.> conatruci raUi >ads, to Introduc.
Weatern methodi ln the army, the Oovernmenl and
! urin bb, !tlll theae change: musl ..une ln tlm
through ih.- preasure of European Pow ra, the per
severan ?* of foratgo >ommorre and Ihe traching of
the tn!?*lonfir,. s The eonatructlon of the Rlherlai
Railway aml th.- needs of Its navy ari- llk.H'. to
Wh i RuB.si'i to doman.l a rlghl of way, If nol terrfl
tory, In Manchuria and an open porl ln the LlatT
Toncr pminsula. Th^ relgnlns dynaaty haa been
greatJy weakened by th* eventa of ri-- lasi year, an l
_l.ui.ler anJ jnsurrectlon aerlously threaten It.
MOX8IGSOB 8ATOLLV8 ELBFATIOX.
THE DATE OF THI: CXRJCMONT NOW PIXED Ffll
JANTAIIV _.
laaltlmora. Dee. t?What wiii doubtlaaa be one of
tho most imposlng reliplons c*r. inonles i-vrr aeen
IB the I'nlted Statei! will take pla^.- al the Cathe
dral on Sun.l.iy. January t, on the occaaion of th^
elevatlon to the cardlnalate of Uonatgnor BYancla
Satolii. Papal Delegate to Amerlca. lt waa in?
tended thal Monalgnor Batolll Bhould don the purple
<jn Daeedlber 15, and Brr__i_re_aenta therefore had
been made. Bul MarqnM Sa. ripantl, the Noblc
Ckaard bearlng rh>- in-r?-tta to the future Cardlnal,
was delayed in his departun ffi m Rome untll y?
terday, and is not diie to arrl\e her.- untll De?
cember 16. The date o. Monsignor SatolU'a i leva
tlon was thar.-for.- postponed, and the (lrst Sunday
ln the new .war aelecte. Insteao.
RAILROA D IXTERE8TB.
GOSSIP AB TO THE JOINT TRAJTIO Anni
TRATORS.
Speoulatlon as to th* thrcfl arbltratora to be
named next w**k by th<' Board of Control of the
new Joint Traftb' Associatlon has narrow*! doWB
to Xathan Qullford, John N. Abbott ard ex-Judge
Aahbel Ore^n or Wllllam Q. Choate. Mr. Qullford
has bad long experience as a freipht Biaaager. H
was formerly freinht commlasioner of tbe Trank
Line AaaoetatloOi and ls at preaent general trafBc
manitser of the New-York Central and Hudaon
Rlver Rallroad. Mr. Abhott ls a pass*n>?er exjiert.
H* was for many years general paaaenga. agent of
the New-York, Lake Erle an.l W.-st.rn. Later he
beeam* rommlssloner of the Western I'assenger
Assoclatlon, and st.Il more r.ntly was arbltrator
f-.r th* trar.satlantM ateamahlp eompanMa. Meaan.
("ireen arid Choate are both lawyera The former ls
counsel for the Wesl Bhore and the latter took a
promtnent part la fTsmlng tii.' prea nr igreement
under whlch the arbitrators ar.- to be appolnted.
READINO PLAN BTILL T'NDER D1BCUS8IOK.
A meettag of ihe Olcott-Earle kteorganlaatlofl
Commlttee of th.- Raadlng Rallroad wa-. held yea?
terday without advanolng materlally the proapeeta
an agreemeBt, After it was over Mr. Olcott
said thai r!.,-y had done nothlng bul talk. and that
he did not believe the plan would be ready for
publleatlon fu." a w i-ek or ten day;;.
PACIFIC MAIL AOREEMENT XOT TET SIOXED
Anotix r conferei c !?-:'.\..:i '.'. p, Huntlngton,
repreacntlng the Paclflc Mall Steamahlp Company,
and j. Edward BtmiBona, representlng the Psnama
Kailroad, took plaee yeaterday, but the propoaed
contract batween the two corporatloni atlll r>
malna unslgned. Botb Bldea aaaert, however, thai
ti e>- aarely erill get togethsr wlthln a day or two.
OX THE OVTGOIXQ 8TEAMEB8.
A COMl'AltATlVEl.Y LAROB NIMHKK Of TRAVHr
LKKS TO POREION BHORB8.
The North German Lloyd ateamahlp Kaif..-r Wil
helm II, which salia to>l.iy for Oenoa by way <if
Olbraltar, Algiers and Naplea, caiTlea a larga num?
ber of pausenKfrs. Thr Medlterrsnean wlnter ser
vlce of the North (l.-rmnn Lloyd Llaa ls beoomlog
ya-ar'.y more popular wlth travellers. Among the
passengers are the followlng:
Mr an4 Mri. W. M. Alex- Mr. *n<l Mrs. J. Kflflofl
ander. H^I l<in,
Mr. ani Mr*. K. bbNBBBB, 1". Bad Mr* H. r .Tacques,
Mlfs llmnaon, M;?-> H. |_ JfleflBflfl,
C. M. Bla kman. ll*nn' Mortlni*r J"hn?nn,
Mr. and Mr*. <;. D. Board- CflptalB CbflTlflfl Kui?.
man, iii aad Mrs. i.ni.-.t w.
Mr. and Mn. Henry Brooka. Longfflllow,
Vr. and Mr*. Ogden Baekus. J \S Uiv.l ,r,
Mr*. l.*ili:.i Iiiuno. Mr. anJ Mrs. II. D. MeCUl*
Tlaniiaa Bm R?-?s. I" I .
Mrs. R. W. W. <"ryan, Profell ir Alr*r*.l M.ini.nl,
Mr and Mra, II. C Chat- CflpUlfl aad Mr*. J. Mnmnl,
Beld-Tai'lor, Blgaor Capltal n? Me__a_o,
Mr and Mrs. A. G, Cod- Ml?. Alccdfl M. .
dingion. Mr, and Mra Muntaoflawy,
Mi. flfld Mr*. E. W. Car- Mr aad Mm. Henry I^oomla
penter, aTaaaua,
Mr BBd Mr*. J. Clinch- Mls.-t N..:iimn,
Snii'.li. Mr. aad Mr*. R.,b*rt W.
A. W, ("ol*. I'ala-i-. .n.
?V H Dln.mor*. Ml BBd Mrs. I*. Stanhoji.
Mlai -lulia iiiuno. Phlllpa.
Mrf> Oeorge A. i'-.-riiig ' unl and Countea* Plei .
Di mi.) Mra. Hflrbert i lark Mi and Mri !'.. u. cik-,
Kmfliaefl '? I'.
Mr. and Mi*. J. BflflHi ? i .. I. .
rord, Mr. and Mn Wllllain R.
Mr and Mrs. BJaflfB Tl 1 Bflfldfl,
Pord, Dr. i;^ rgt W. Bb n.-r,
pi fflflflor Henry A. Prlnk, Th* H?n i r g ? n,
Vr BBd Mra w. B Petda Dr li. a Bmlth,
Mr. and Mr* JflHIBB C Ea .!'.?* y... rfloVfl,
-,-.: Mr. It H. B ni .
Th^ Rflv, snd Mrs. Dflaiel Ueuiflnant-Colonel Turnbwll
<;."-dwin. Mlaa Mary Araylfl Taylor.
Coluafll and Mis. .1 ll. Oll Thfl Bflv l r. Ucorgfl B. Tay
n.iiii. Mr,
Mlaa Katlienn* Ollman, V.i and Mri C. II \.,.i
iir aad Mra, Ba__fl_ ?_?? A M, Bria_lflw,
**tt. Mi. iui-1 Mra. Chariaa Hiu
CapuUl anl M^". W. II,n H
rlflofl y M W.,r.i.
Mif I' VT, Ir.-lnn.i
Amoi.it tha paaaengera who wlll aall to-day on
board the Cunurd Line BUaaublp LncanM aill bu
Um followiag:
... N Bt Al ?
Mi and Mi*. ? L Bood, Ctiarlea Munro,
I'..?...,!. iui: Butlcr,
j l: Bacharaoh,
ti- Uflti > <?< il Barlng
j li. I.iii7.-id?l*.
i; A Bni.i^l.-r.
A H <'.trnr.t..-l].
Mr aad M.v \. cart*
ui*. Carotyn Cornwflll,
Maaa uii^ n. .*? ; ? i
I r ,i . An :r*w Baaaaa]
I r y. i*?id) r i: Bo_on*jd,
i .'. Oe% laai Mr aad Mra. >
M. .\ 1 -i ?- ii i ll Ui.
Mi. and .!' Thflfiifla R. Mr. anl Mi i -.
Fr?n? Mt. ti i Mn WllUani
Wllllam II (il
K*rii.aM <rT.-1i.ll. M V-" I i*r?. ThflBBBa Tui
J H.IT'jf. Kuiff.
) hl 11 iflrtl ". C ipUlfl Ti-- i B \
Mr. and Mi?. D W, H-ir .,iid .vlf*.
miai.. -'.,i..,-I .ii.c Mr.. Vau.liHr.
A Bl i . I. BflB, I! W V i
I' ? Kaaaady, Bar anl Mra, w o wn.
i'. i?. K>>kei 1(7.. ?__,
ii i' ijltofl Lay,
I.i N'.nn iiidi... of Ihfl I"r.neh I.lne. wlll earry,
ftiu.riK .itherc
F^rnan-!.. Ai ll I Ko(<>n* Ja. q
'ap1 or, l::_i .m Henrl Lal irdi I.
'',,ii!,i Bouthillk ? ? ?
81 ? Parreau ?? M M .
?_ Ii. HaMurn MWa Owraldtefl R-?-i
Irnii c'laial'- ,-ir II T mn, i.
Marnn I'.i ... Mi ind Mr* \ B V'aMM,
nn the Perata, fortHamb_rg, arBI aall
. )ir;.ii_M iui'. . -ii-. H - aoHfl,
Ir Wlliiaii. T. Mi.. Raj_olfl4i Hillr-/-,
' ' i.pi.n
Mi*. Helen Ropi im
OutU.a.-l Bchmalta I Wlltlam K_a
__ll*'l*lif I9AAVUVA1|
\y"Z? *^ \i^?h.f J Oj' *?'_. ._?
(_ttll grocery Btorca iwo sizesof [vory Soapu c sold; one
costa five centa a cake, and a larpcr size. The Uxrger cake is Ihe
convenient and economical tor laundry and general hoxi
If your Grocer is cut of it. insist on iii-- getting it ior you.
T.r. PaxarrtB A?**?aii Co c -1_
? that
more
u<e.
A TAX TO BE IMPOBED.
IMPROVEMEMT8 ON WATER-FRONT PROP?
ERTY NOT BXEMPT.
ngClglON BT THB OOBPOBATIOB OOCNSBL IN
TH-- CXJXTBOVXRI Y ir':;ui:i:N thi: tax
am? DOCK i.i.r.iitTMK.vrs-i.m n:ns
OJF HBBBBB ?< OTT AXD fTBIUEH.
ration Conaael Bcotl aenl a latteij yaaterday
l , Edward C. OBrlen, pi ' ' '?' Department
, ; Dock'a. in r.-p.v t,. t,i.? UoBi rai d bj th
head ..f th.- Doea Commlaalon, Ln a letter, to the
D ?f atructurea eracted by the leaaeea upon
. ,?; buihh ,,, on ti, ? water-front un.br the
Dock Board' lurtadlctlon. T I i perty, Mr. Bcotl
. |, Wbjeci to laxatlon. The leaaeee of auch
i, property, or tbe partle* to whoai permlU bavi
. laued aUowlng auch atructurea to be bullt,
muat pa) taxe*, Mr. Bcotl aay*. In reply io the
queatlon an to what Btructurea, if any. eracti 1 bj
leaaeea on water-froal propertj be glog to th cltj
,bjeci t., taxatlon, Mr. Bcotl wrote:
1,, answer to thla queatlon i advlae you that all
atructurea, whether erected under leaae. or under
permta lo endure onlj during he p-eaaure
lioard are ? ubl cl lo laxal on io I ing aa tn r<
maln the property of rh- leaaeea or grantee.
auch p*rmit?, or thelr aucceaaora In Intereai other
"'"'"'The fact that a atructure bo ;? t. i by a leasee
or under a i ermll wli: 1 e the propei 11
,lt\ u.'Oti the termlnatlon ol thi lease r?r revoc ,on
ol the pirmlMlon doea not exempt the iti
from taxatlon. Thf atructure la the propertj
i_,? notwithiunding th- covenaat by whlca lt
V:, lt a future tlme becoma the property cf tbe
' I 8ucb atructurea whlch by tattainatlon ..f the
leaae. have a.ready reverted to the city. and are
now l iaed to prlvate partlea. are i. it taxab.e.
tl aeemi to me thal the foregolng gpneral rulea
, ove to be lufll leni to determlne the queatlon.
which you have propounded.
If however, vuu nr.- ln doubl ns to any apeclal
case, I wlll be glad to advla* speolally ln refi
n puch ca.e upon n elpl of i >py ol the leaae or
oermlt under whi.h th" queatlon may aris,-.
In relatlon to rh" augge.tlon made in your letter
that the collectlon of Bucti taxei would be faclli
tated by a eovenant in each leaae, that In caae the
leasee falli to pay the taxei Impoaed by the pi iper
horitlea, thi leaae w.ll be forfelted nnd b-.-ome
; ili and vold, 1 beg leave to aiy th.it th.- bu .
tlon meeti my approval, and In my oplnlon would
,,: ,ve very <i!l fenl lr, rnforctng any tax whlch
may be impoaed upon auch atructurea.
OPINION OF PRE81DENT BARKER
Prealdent Barker, of the Tax Department, ? >.
pn Bed his entire aatlaf.ctlon wlth the oplnlon of
Corporatlon Counael a-oit. it was ln full accord
ance, he b*M, arlth tha advtce glven to his Depart?
menl by Mr Bcotl ber..,- tbe Taa Boai I atarted to
colli t .lata whlch would reault ln placlng valuabla
property on tii*- water-fronl upon the clty'a tax
boolts whi.h had heretofore aacaped taxatlon. Thia
..:.? ,x, ,i pro| en ? la estlm ited at milllom of doll?ra
of aaaeaaed value.
The utt.r of Prealdent O'Brlen to Mr. Scott la
ua followa;
Thla Departmenl ls ln rr.-erpi of a communlcatlon
from tii.- Departmenl of Taaea and A nent.
dated the 25th ult., Incloalng a copy of an opinlon
fr.un th* Counael to ihe Corporauon ..! date tne
22d ult., In relatlon to propertj under thi Jui
non of this Board llable to taxatlon, and requeatlng
thia Departmenl to tranamli a llat of all propert)
refi rr < I to in aald oplnli n li ible to bbbi ..ment, that
thi ume mlghl be entered upon the booki of the
Ucpartmei ot Taxi I ai ! A..i sam nta ..-r the pui
Thla c immunl ation wa - taob .
._- .,., opinlon from t. ? Counael to the Cor
I tlcn as io wn.it Btructurea an covi ed I
oplnlon. . ,
The whole hiatory of the admlnlatratlon of 'he
nfratrs of water-fn nt property, both prlor and aub
aequeni to the organ laat lon of thc Departm nl ol
Docka nnd the cuurae beretofore puraued by the
Department of Taxe* and Aaaaaamenta showi thal
n haa beea the uniform pollcy of th.- city tn refr.iin
from taxini? atructurea buiit by leaaeea on water
front property belongtng to tbe city. ln rlew ol
this fact it appear* to th.- Boai l of Docka thai be
fon actlon is t iken to Imp ise. taxe. on Buch Btrui t*
ure. a carefal examlnatlon ahould b- made In
circumatan e. and condltlona Burroundlng?tbe exiat?
ence of thi aame.
Th<- Counael to '.he Corporatlon, ln the opln
fern I to, atate.: "I have examlned the qui
Bu^ae.ted ;;, relatlon to th. taxatlon of property
belongina to the rlty, and beg leave to preaenl my
conclu.tona as tollowa: r"lr?t, Property owned by
the city li exempt from taxatlon."
Then followa a review <?: aeveral authorltiea In
connectlon wlth th<- li uea raiaed, and the
...i. i ai followa: "l am thi r. fore ot the oplnlon
ti .; plera, -. u. on pler., bulkhead. or other
ructure rreci I ipon Iai i whlch belong to the
city by the leaaeea thcreof (auch .iructurea belng
the property ol thi leaaeea) may be ..
taxeq as real eatate agalnat auch leaaeei
owner*."
ONLY WITH THK LEOAL BIDE.
Thi. oplnlon of ihe Conaael t*i the Corporatlon
deaJa only with tbe purely legal Mda o.' iln- quea?
tlon nn it-wus. pr*-sented to him. As it I.s not the
pollcy of the city to authorlie or aUow leaaeea to
bulld plera or bulkhead*, the oplnlon of the Counael
to the Corporatlon muat therefore be conflned to
iructurea erected upon plera and bulkheadi
and :o Btructurea un land undei water belonxdna. to
tbe city In fronl ..f bulkhead. clglmed by prlvate
; ?; . for whlch permlaaalon I. given to i
only during thi plea lure ol the Board. lt Ia noticed
that Ln thla oplnlon be atate. that thi courta bave
formulated tbe doctrlne thnt "partle. may by .-oti
tract th lr reape rtlve Inter ita li i
esl ite that one may be the owner of tbe bu
an.l th.- othei ..f the landa."
There c m, of * ourae, be i o d >ubi bul thal
a con icf Btatemenl of the law. Tbc r.-ul que
however, remalna: Hav. th pirtle.a In thla ca.e by
. mtracl bo regul ited thelr re pe rtli ?? nten ?" i )r
ln o i worda, In the language ... thi Coun el lo
rporatlon, are euch atructure. left the prop?
erty oi the leaaeea? To determlne this quei lon
from a .trlctly legal polnl <>f vl?-? the i inti i
each case mu.t be examlned. Thi -?? contra.
oontalned In the leaaei and ln the permlta grai ed
by tha Departmeat of l ocka: In many case. they
are i oni llned only ln the p rm ti As th.- C lunael
to the Corporatlon doea r.ot quote from or refer to
theai eontracti It la preaumed they w.-r.. not
broujht lo hla attentloD, and thal he haa noi care?
fully con.ldered th" matter from tbal polni of
vlew, and ?iii now tak" the queatlon up anea \\i h
refi n n ??? to th. m clrcum.l in
Bectlon 711 of the Conaolidatlon Acl provldea that,
among other powera, tbe Departmenl ol Dock.
?hall have exc'.ustve charge apd control of the |eaa
irr: ol every part of the wharf property of the City
ol New-York.
Bectlon 711 '?' the Conaolidatlon \. t containa the
followlng: "All leaae* made by aald department
ahall ?? nt.-iin eovenant* on the part of the lea.. i ,
:? '.. .ii n ? II ii n;.iir>. upon or aboul the prop?
erty leaaed during tpe term ol the lens.-, undei the
penalty .f forfeltura "i euch leaae and dam
Bgea: provldi I, thal the Bald Department may, In
Ita dlacretlon, make leaaea contalnlng coi
thal tii- leBBeoa Ktm.l keep in good ordei .
palr, .it thelr own expense, thi plaaklng, -ir.rm
,,r,.| moor Ing p;U-s ..f .ald \\ hi: i v. p
bulkhead., reaervlng to uld Departmenl of Docka
th i' bulldlng and renewlng ..f tne un i> r s:i .
therei I "
SII.KNT AS TO TAXATION.
An examlnatlon of the leaaea and permlti dl
th-- fa.t thit ,.11 of them are sler:r .1 mat
t.-r of taxatlon. The th.-.iry lu 111 ikltik' thai ir -
v. .- th.ir laaataueh as auch atrncturea h.-.d nol been
.rn l w.-r.- nol ;.; thal tlme taxed no .uch 11\ would
be Impoaed and In flxlng thi rental thla hai be i
t.ik.-n into conaideratloa, ai ? ??. ii ghi r 1 t.-,?? :t -. .1
A further examlnatlon of th* leaaea wlll ah
thal BlmoBl mvarlabl) wh r a atructure i- . i.????. i
by a :?-'?> u in water-fronl property bei
to th. . it) th. 11: ? containa . 1 laua
atructure ahall reverl t> and b come t ie proi r
1 of tbc cltj upon thi explratlon or noonei termlni
tii.ti of th. eaue 1 . .. . ber of ca* the atru
? ; ? . - ilread) reverl 1 10 an.l 1 on ;
property >.f the city, ai 1 I >. t.. ? rr o-..] wlth the
on ? hi< h lli j ? nd. and 1 n .1 1 ouni
Iraproven nt the pler ha. brouajhl .1 m 1. 1 ..::ir ?
raie >.t rental. Mai ) more ,.f theae itructur.
ri ve.-t t.. the ctl, wlthln a f. w
!t 1 il th*1 ln .1 ?? rl. ?
j ar.- the prnpert) of the ritj from thi moment th.i
I are en teJ, a ihe li i.< - - h.i-.-. uoi 1 . .
remov. them, eren during rhe term. if thi ? ?
The qui ttion pres. nti Iti If, | li t? -.. > ?
tru. thal ??? rl iln of the.c atmctu ;
1 rhat m mn*.iUl 1 ,\ 1,.u,,,. 17 jt N ;
I we.l noa 1 tl 1 ? -
trn.nl ??? Ta ea .... 1 ,v*ai l . .
I?w tbe property. and In ca.e thi I. ees ref
' ? pay, the laxea mual f.,li.".\ the propert) nto ihe
?nei ahlp of the rity. Tl ? refore It app*
practlcal wai th it inxei ... 1 .1 :,..,, ?, .
on ii. Btructurei I be to ,. ,
? in aa. ???
to pa? the taxe. Imp* ed 1.. rhe proper authurltl. 1
thi .. .- will ,, . ?. 1 ,,,,.( 1,. ,..,?,,? nu '
volrt If ihe law .- || .,, y 0f the 1 tl netui -
'. uueai ,,, -houl I r ' ?? | au. ' .1 .
1 the lea. rhe wlfldnrn
l.o?*.vei . ;., ?.. ,. ,| .,,
'???I ;! WOUld nol ?1 ? Iln-- o, I f ,,!), ,,,, ,1 ,.
P lt ". 1 .-? ? lt) to tl
'? v - ' e Board of Do. )?
? a a\ la ? ? - hai ^u iicturi t If ,1 ,s
ina t.. >i,e citj .,!. mbj . 10 ta latlon
II !'?'? CooBBel 10 tba 1 ? r , ?(,.
' '?"? '??"? t .1 ...
: ,,f }'?' '?' - ' ? olvi 1 they aiil be furnlahed for
.uch lni ...ctiou.
CORONER HOEBEk'8 YERSION
His EXPLANATION OF THB [NQUSST IN'
THE CA8B OF MR8. G. P. HABMON.
T,i:: REABON ih: ALLOWED THB _3IPLOTEB OF
THB MAN ACC1TSED OP HOMIC1DE TO ACT Ag
IKTERPRETER KR BATB. WAfl THAT
HE WAfl AS OOOD A8 \NV
BODt RB COULD OBT.
Coi ner Emll W. Hoeber caUed al The TrlbuBB
olHce jroftei lay in r latlon Io an Inti rvlea
i...., i:. potter, chlef consul of the New-York Btate
DIvIsIob of the Leagu of Unei eaa Whi (Unea, pub
i . terday. Mr. Pott ir ob W< Inei I .y at
t.nde! the Inqueal ;.:, the caae of Mr.-. <'? P. Harm ia,
the blcycllst who waa kllled in a collhaOfl wltb a
brewery wagon al Plfth-ave. end Nlaaty-ateth-at
oa November 18, -\lr. Potter was present te too*
af.er th ..il i M ? r whflfllmen. on Thursday h*
k-iri.-'l thal CoroBer Hoeber"! InMrpreter in the
caaa waa John C. Bactjer, of Jeraey Clty, prealdent
of the brewlng compaay whleh employed the drlver
who waa eharged wlth bomldde foe canatBg Mrs.
Harmoa'i death. Mr. Potter atoo crttteteed the
Coroner for persUtently brlnglog out bearaay testl
mony. Coroner Hoeber said:
,MADE CORRECTIONB HIM8ELF.
"In th- flrst plaee, Mr. ." itter had no atandlng ln
my C'.urt. He repreaented t1-.- League of Am rlcaa
Wheelmen, bul it ba I n ?t been injurei and was not
eoBcerned. But I wanti l l ? rlve both eldea a fair
chance. I dldn'l know at flral that the man who
. .is interpreter waa the emptoyer of the poor
fell. w wbo ?.is eharged with homldde. But l
? latlsfled wlth bla tranalatlona of the anawen
and 1 myself .1 d sen tlm 1 corrected him. There la
no offlcMI Interpreter and th* Coroner is compelled
to uaa tbe aervlcea of any ona who happena to be at
hand. Now, everybody ln th* room was concerned
on .'ii- ? le or the 0 her and would ba prejudlced.
Bo I coulda'l get any Interpreter In th* courtroom
?rho waa nol Interested on one alde or the oth._r.
"Mr. Potter s.iy.; i ;i.-ked for bearaay teatlm my.
So did he. I am no lawyer. If tho people wanted
the Coroner'a court to ho conducted on lec;>ii prla
clples, Ihey WOUid e>rt Judgea fi.s roroners. 1 am a
jihysician. one coroner la a llquor-eeiler ani-i another
ls .1 carpeoter. if lt waa wroog for me to a--k for
bearsay testlmony waan't it mucb worae for a
lawyer to .10 u?
"The aril.le Ifl The Trihune eays the drlver ad
lnltted be ha.l been drlnklng. That is not so. I in
aiuira-U partlcuMrly about that He had a jtlass of
whUkey al YM In tbe mornlng and four gMsaea of
beer before noon Tha aeddent happened ln the
afternoon. Vou know that waan't enough to make
the drlvei ol a beer araa ?n drunh Bealdea, 1 par
irlj Insti 1 ? I thi Jury thal if the drlvar waa
partly under the Influence ?f li.iuor, he waaa I *o
much to blami aa if he had beea sob-r. \vaaa t
thal right? Don'l you thlnk ao? Nobody n.i- 1
man fo mu h .1 countable for what he doea when he
haa bei . Irlnklng aa when he la aober. He doesn t
know s.? wcil whai he la loing. I told the jury that
??T - ? ir fi low waa eharged with homldde or
, ighter. and I asked him ad the facts. Two
- im to drtva on, as lt waaa t hla fauit
that the accldenl occurred. I ask.d him waat 1 .
men aald to him, Thfl puir fellow w_a t-ntitled to
Iaaac B. Potter, th* Cbtef Consul of the League
oi \ ,,,-.. an Wheelmen of this Btate, was be
.1. -. 1 by callera yesterday, most of them rldera
vh. wished to commend him upon
.i-.-' he had puraued tn the Harmon Inqueal
h'.-M by Coronei Hoeber on Wedneaday. Rep_rlng
..-,,,, ,: . rn ma le by Coroner Hoeber tnat
hi !,, 1 no offlclal Interpreter, Mr. Potter said:
?ii |a unfortunate that hi.- efforti In tbu ease
were rewarded wlth auch an Improper aelectlon.
There are thousanda of Oermana who are ready to
., ?? on all occastona if aaked, and who would trans
late falrly, without conscmt correctlona and ln
terruptlona by the Coroner. The troub'.e was that
noi one lu a thousand knew that tht ease waa to
c me up, and tii.' proceedlnga can bo charaeteruad
? gular in many partlculara,
KOJCBER'S INTERRUFTIONB.
"Coroner Hoeber interrupted the int*rpreter, It
la true. He and Iho Interpreter COUld not agree. but
my Imperteet knowMdge of th* Mnguaga, I
CQUld not tell whieh was right It ls BlBO true, as
the Coroner la reported to bave aald, that nobody
?,v atandtng In the premM 1 ew pt Coroger
Hoeba-r. There la no queatlon of dlapute on that
,.? go far aa the condu 1 and the reault of the
Imuest are concerned. they are probably the aami
as though the Coroner hai been there a one. If l
had bad any etandlng tbere by right, Instead of
by courtesy, the record would bave ibowed an en?
tirely dlfferenl fltatfl uf affairs
"V, lawyer bad any rlgbi to objeel or except
to anv proceedlnga in that court. Hut as a cltlsen
1 1 right to condemn every improper or unjust
; roi ?? Ilng that ls carrled on under the name of an
"__ocber*e frlenda aay that he dld not ask for
-?:;:, my. Thal is true. He slinp.y pro
? it Every falr-mlnded Coroner acta in a
,pa y ai an Inqueat, and any Coroner
?.'.y r.ivea lestlmoBy whlch commen
laa and common aense condemn as unflt for a
,i concluslon la fullty of an acl wh.cn 1
would better not characterlse just now.
A TALB OB CLEAXIXG THE STREETS.
COLONEL WARINO THLLfl OP BOME OP THE NEW
ri.ANS HE HAB IN MIM'
On the iBvltatloB of the Btreet Cleanlag Cooratlt
?.f the Fi leratlon of Baal Blde Workera, Com
?,..' WarlBg, of the Btre l CManlng Depart
tttendcd the eommittea'a flrst meetlng yeater
lay afternoon In thi Brooma Btreet Tabernaele,
So. :?'? Broome-at Thoae preaent were the Rar.
Dr. Kerr, pastor of the Broome Street Tabernaele;
Mlsa Ali'" i' Clarkaon, of the "!>.. Te tbe Next
Boclety; P. J. alcCna, of rh. Ht. vtn.-ent de
Paul Soclety, aad the Rev. James 0, C.tmeron,
reetor nf the Church of the Holy Crofs.
Colonel WarlBg begaa by explulnlng that the con
. whlcb coBfroBted me Department now and
(,.,,.-,. ,.f s:,- m ? ->^> bai matetiaily changed.
?i'.?. taklng ..r ash barrela, tb.- aweeplng of the
Btreets, had all been falrly well provlded for. "Tbe
10..si Important thlng to day," aald the Colonel, "ls
lha throwlng of pap. r in the Btreets. lt \< par
- \ bad in lhai port of Ihe clty you are pro
po_lng t>. deal wltb. It la ln th.- aame aectlon th..t
Ui.- i'ii-;i earl men abound, anl we ir>- .;>....? to try
i;.,i teacb people i. >t to ih: ?w parlng of frult in
,1,,. Btreet. We are :;?;:.?' to bavc pucarda prlnted
tl ,,: Unacce agalns) tba form or nuteanc.
dlaplayed upon all the car.a in bopea tbat lt may
do . me a rod.
"TlUlnesa ln r. rard to tbe Btreet ar rka backward
and reaulta in -. k: 'at.- tldlneaa ln the bome. of
courae ibe pro.reaa is alow, but if wr eaa keep II
from golng ba kward wa are golng forward.. lt
., ,:, tba papei nulaance that you may assls: ua.
The chlldren ?.: ihe Baal Blde In thelr llttle orgaa
izatlona havi ? ?? - ?<: Ihe gn tr ;: asali lan -e '
"Wbal wouM you have thi people 1 > Wlth Ibe
paper, born lt? qui rlcd I ?r K i
they .-.'in burn u. ' answerod tu.- Commla
. the - mpl iim ;- ma le thal it
: it I :. . .! : .i; :!i -y
,,.,_. ? it in t.- ? a hpan Inau ad of i be Ure.
ilanj , :- ???'?? Tb. ;?,- .t
I can la ? i? . '-ri" aah bar
? .
loni I thal thej wou i :i.>; bave the
t.i - . gei. .i- he ? > latioduce
ii Itj furntabln .
All .,; ihi im ?- ? i t.i trj th.
,i i . i the cr?wded d atrlcl -, < lolo
ii iki a t ; il .,f it on Ri :?(?
. Rlvln :ton '-.
DlBCVSStOX OF TBB BUILDIXQ LAW.
I'RELIMINARI WORK IN TIIE PREPARATION "F
A BILL . ' ?II - ONBIDBRA1 ION BI
. ii,: l.C.I LA PURE
nl , ..? ted wlth ihe
tt-na." ..'a, diags, flre
underu tera, mi snl. ? englneera, real estate
own.ra, etc., ra.l Ib conventlon In the ro ma of the
i wrller.*, Ib the Mulua i.Ife BulIdlag, yea
lerda) al . n i in. Bu Ilng Buperlntendenl l lon
Btable preslded ind I tbat the mc< ttriK wa i
for the pur] igge i ng imendmenta to the
prose ? bulldli ?-?. I.wa.
. gi tl - ? waa coi umad in de
..ii 111- fl iti.in Jir.v. rat bai ,|
laga besiM I i u ? '. tor that Uwa mlghl be
? ?? Ir i r per medi .ir" constructloa
?:i : . resulta wi; be paasi i upon
latc-r .... . . ' , . - ted to tha 1 egls.a
j ? ? bl!"
? ? - ? ilneI to . i' ? i Ilghl ..i ') a qu? -ii in
i io clasalf] all bulldlnga
1 "r-ub.lc h ..: l ngg" and to ach.\lule them
aa auch ln th blll t . ? ? reoared.
Ain.in_r tii.ae wbo took part ln the discusaion wer*
THAT LITTLE WORLD OF TOYS
in the Btsemeat is Fairyland for tke ehUdrea. let them eomt
Tn be eurethe greotflooriscrowdedwith Dolli and Aamaitand Gamr.ynd
Sleds _?d caiflBM rndtaaical AUsaa and tweet Xuate Xahen ar.d-all
) 7 buttherTs rom for Ih" ehttdren, too. Well make rom-eeenif
% . Iits 12 CiaZ gei pushed back a Uttte. Cm> *flj-?*l
late. The boys aml girls can make Soturdag a double holiday iflheg trg.
a:i mbIi ot Games, ?.*.>_.. Trkka, Mcdumc.il anJ
M i;,, Toy>, Iron LoconKrtive*, Tratna, Wagocie,
Hooki and Lad lera, Firc Engines, ttc .
Tm Kitchei . 1 nt RanKei, ?"/ I'-rlor. D,"'n*
Room and fe_roorn Su.t>, 1'e.i and Lbbbbbi v-t.,
Trunka, etc
< hildrcn'ian \Mhsev Deski, Extenaufl rabki, etc
Dolli iointedlid kul bo.lics. dresaed bbJ undrtiied,
v.u.u.i DolU. Clapping Dottt, DouV (Uniage ,
Dolli Houies, Toy iheatrcs, eu.
Punch aud ju.lv Sl.uwv
Magk Lantem*.
WOMEN'S CLIHKS AND COATS
You could have counted l?J __sUbtb? hi our
women's Cloak itore al one lirne yc-.tird.iy. sawi
Ck?k selling sets the town wondcring
We've taken wwoe fifteen ityle '?' ?"???? Cloaiw. ai
I eaaon'a aoods, in plain and rough cli lh?, ano
? ,,?.,, ,,;?.,,; .,,.;,, |,1? thia: |7J? from 5L>, ?'J
from .?-'<>, SIS from |80. Same proportion ior betweefl
ptices.
kilSSES' LONG COATS?Thh ahall be t gatt aay
in Ihe Misses' Department, particularly in Long Coata.
A dozen disfanct rtyles, nol all uzes m each styi
but all sizwin the lot, in boucle, kersey and i
cloths, all this aeaion'i (joodi, 6 to 14 yearv
Orkjioally $7 to |20; may go Jt oc.is. ><?*>?
and SK).
An anr.iiil ot hcavv MaCB importe.! cheviot Ja.kTrts,
velvet eollar large lull dteves. 14 lo IH yrv, that
have been |7 BU, may go .it $3.53.
A little lot ot prettv bflght pl.iul Drc5Se,Jnm:uei
with braid, 6 to 14 yn., that have been ?-.?>? and
98.50, may go at $1.*).
Bea-onil Kloor. Kourth Avenne.
CHEAP GLOVES
are usualy meafl Gloves. WeVe been ddng the un
heard ul?dicap Gloves ot' high grade. Marvels in
women's kul Gloves at 82.. at 51, M\d io on.
llroniitrnr.
HANDKbRCMEFS
AJmost as you would have them, Lir.cn Handker
iilk Handkerchiefs, and at prices lhat leem **h
surd?they re s. low.
Hr.iHtlaany.
! . - ii Wtgoni.
Sleighs fa.r boyi and ffrfc.
Iri . - B . le*.. Vel'Kip-.l''
Boxina Gk>ve?. Dumb Bells. Pumrhing Ba^s, Ir.iian
Clubs, Bxen isers, Poot Baft ?'
l.. i.l SolJier S ? '
? , i ? i) i- -i ?
Real skin .overed Ho i ??. ' - ' ???
Uons Ti \en Lambi lhai
MD ?-? i hfi i and a l oiextty \ ,\
.mi/n.il n!i^| "
We Wlll hald pnrch.is'. for ,! livery any Ha m )rO i My.
THAT (iXEAT BOOK S.ORi:.
',, r] vr you hav .: r _.:it lo I "i ? I I 'hi
Book .ind Statioiiery .lofe is lo I
An.l ?l i i ?'" that will .'are
but a U-k ot the . -? '< in Bo -
i, mr es ' i ??'? rn
ddineate 1 by in and carnera, .**50 f
the i*ii turesque Worth Arnenci
with'deKrfjnive le?l Pi ni rd n royal ,
ol ? io, 11x14 h ?;,-',5; 9%
kailier. maril-l edge $2.25; fuli 1 gher, em.
bossed, uilt edges, S.2.7S.
\ ipotec i'a Vicl aries M f Capt. Pa |
' Uigimperial gtiard. 2(K) :??'-: ...
pUtesBi colors, quarto, 14x11 i SIA_
Stoddard's Glin pses ot I ? ? World Ox
lographk v.-v. . -: live text, fme
Century Migazme, bound vol im i '? Coa.
t.iris [996 |J_'-> "! i; . ? . ' itter, tully
illustrated, '-' vols Oui prk W.Wl e l
Uvesof Ihe Presidenti By |ohn S. i . '.'?' tl b_|
Russefl H. ConweW II trated wil
vvooJ engravings. 0 Uvo, T',"J pages, fa Our
price, 75..
St. NKhoba Magaaine, bound v-' imes I :??_
The best olreamng Ior young foMis. H^t ; n
Our pn.e $1.10.
The Wed Piper ot Hamelm. By Roh-- l
llbjatrated ii monotinl anJ colors. Printed l
Munich, Sl. Ou price 25c.
Our Book Catalogue (1W page?) is lent C-ee to am
asker.
>lBlh Street
BROAXWAY
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fOUHTMAVE.
SlKCE?50T_ TO AT.StLVWWT 8. <^>. ^?^
! A M0R1AI WINDOW OF THE MINO
T ___^
stimdiiiff as t* lastinjf remembnwoe of
one whose Christnias gift lo another eon
sist.s of a good book.
And no choicer secular work can pos
sibly be choaen than the great CEXTUKY
DICTIONARY AXD CYCLOPEDIA. 'Tuill
last for a lifetime and keep the jjiver's
memory greeu.
+
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Mon rear nionuments and build memorlal windows to presorve
the memory of themselves or of others. These stand for a century or
ore, but?the cold marble or metal yields no vital spark. Polisiiod
siirlaleorn.ulticoloied glass rtashes no light to -raken or lltame the
hiin.an mind. But he who found* a library pla.tts 111 the iinivcrsi. I
mental siui to devclop and mature, it may be, a million niinds. Om
ofleiiOff is dead; the other lives.
Vnd so with "ilts to frlends. Some simply adorn awhile to tarnish
nnd -row dim with age; others permauently enrich with luiowledge,
Which is power. and beautify with goodness, which ever ezaltl and
enibellishes life.
\nd now that the season of giving comes on, im it not worth while
to think well of tlie nature of proposed ofleringa with reference to
nermanent betterment of the one to receive ? Shall it be marble or
metal or rather, shall it be an embodiment of "thoughtt that breathe
and wortN that burn ?" Shall it be, for instance, a blcycle or ?
library? Btrange as it may ?eena.eTen the latter In pomlbie and at
|?ss than half the iormer's coat For the inconiparable CENTURY
DICTIONARY AM) CYCLOPEDIA is praetically a library In itself
sinee ittells more about more words, more about more things, mme
about more persons?and more about more piaees than any tingle work
the world ever saw, and its cost has been so brought down by THB
TRIBUNE'S elforts in behalf of its readers that about every one who
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TRIBUNE CLUB figure. lt was never sold so low before, even ln the
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to ternis, while the times ol paynieiit extend nearly through next year.
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pa) rnents.
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OS about the best way yet suggested of making a inagni.ieent hollflay
g\{\ ut some one whose gratitnde you would highly prize. especially
sinceiuthe manner above ontllned the immedlate outlay Is so small
as not to Interfere wlth plans for the beatowal ol othei glfta?
Uui Immedlate deeision and actlon is necessary. Ior those
who apply are served exactly in the order their applications
are recelved. Hundreda of readers have already taken ad?
vantage of the remarkable opportunlty and now have the vol
uniesin thelr possesslon. One thlng Is eertaln, and that is that
r the manufactiiriug depiurtment of Tlie Ceiitur) Company wlll be
+ sorely taxed to lill the applicatloiw now dally comlng ln;
Becure tlie work at onee, while it may be so easlly li id, save
ii tlll Chiistuias, and make it your principal gllt to some one
ivhofie good wlll or gratitude you value higheitt. and your geiis
erofdt.3 will build for yon a memorlal window lu that iiersou'n
mind which will ever shlne refnlgeut with remembrauce.
For iaformation writ. to T J.S r rpp |((|||\|P ^ ? inspection
154 NASSAtI ST. fc ilL |I\IDUllLa 152 BROADWAY.
M 1111 I ?I 111 I M M II M 111111111 111111 H . 111 11? I?111111 H
\ |.'..nl ard Bonner, of the Flre Department;
i and M< M .. in, of tbe Bei bl i ito Ex
. n . . :?'. .'. Moore, of tbe XewO ? ?? Hoard >.'
i lera rtt**ra; r'runcla H Klmb tl , .) 11. El
pa rii':< and othera i - irejvntlng tha 1-" in 1
Club, Weal End 4 itlon, AsaoeUtl n ol Ma t#i
l?lum ? ? . Aaaocla tlon of J ?uri .) man i'
O.iBflttere, Mechanlca' ir.d Traders1 Exchan<e, North
.-? la 'r..ri ot Trade, repreaented iy v i ??? Mc
.\ir:un und Davia; the Upper Kmt Slde A* ? >.?..:: >:i,
the North Blda Taxpayera' Aaaoclatlon, repreaented
i.) j A. Gtolden and othera.
* HATFlFl.lt COBBITB MUBBBB dff FOVBTBEX
Huiitlwrtoti, W. Va., Dec. 6 Tw ll.itlt.lt ahot
Daa Cralg four tlmaa with % V71neh**ter, laatantly
kiiiiti*; hlm, n?-ar tVllUaawoa, in Mfagb County, laal
niaht. H.itlirlt ,a only fourtein yeara old. He |a
the BOB of "Devll" Anae Hatllrld. well known all
over the couniry. owlng t> the feu.i wl:h the Me
Coye. The trouble aroae over a glrl. wlth whom
Katftcld a ia la love. *
horn., and tbe author) ?>
:: k
I- ;? ?-. id It ta tiioughl ibai
. lhe> .\ ..l mrrei
i.e formed to raaki i -.. i ? ilg a t
man aad wa. well kn ia a.
-IACE* BAEOX AEBBBTBB T08 DBBT.
Bo ui, Dec l? ".i.i k". Mi- .1 i. - af*
i. ? d laal Blghi al tha laitaac
Bd la aow ln u ????'
tllr.l a i? ? i. , ? ' r*
had no aaaeta, bui thla i. . beea i,i;iM"
npon. _^
flint's t ;
4 ta BT*** t*A Bt. i* t??*?**
P|1\E T r, ?;'.<,-.! at U.e loW**l l **
riinmiTiinr ' ****? s,"r'' emaBaad *.'??'? n"''*

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