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? MOlU: ROOM AND BETTER. COXGESTION OF BUBlKESfl IN THE POST office and rra results. MON'KY KEEDKD TO PJEJtKDT A8CHITBCTUBAL AND SAN1TAKY DEFECTB, BUT IT IS HARD TO GKT-LACX OF BPACB POR WAOOHB? CHANOEg IN glOHT. "Moal week tbe nea Poatofflca In thi. clty wlll bc occup-...;. <>.;:? local column. contala full detalbi of the hnproved factlltlea whl h P itroaal r Jamea wlll now ln ai le to furi I B. to o ir - Itlaene, The old Dutcl, Church In Cedar-at. wlll bereafter be of ln ten-at to .,- . and futun gei rati. na wlll wender how II narrow llmlta eould ao long hav* gtrved th. poatal bualneaa of New-York." Thua runa an < llt< rl I paragraph In Th* New York Trlbune of Wedneaday, Augnat 25, 1175, II w-uld b* well if thal paragrapri eould b< wrltten for an laaue of The Trlbun* for th* preaent day, re gardlng the rcmoval from th. preaei quart-rs of Ihe Po " Into a modern atructurc, only tl ? tura is still a Ibln and dlaunl future. it :.- really matter for aatonlah ni-T:t and furnlshea food for thought to contem plat- how - I the generallty of people a.o when broughl fac* to f?ce wlth a i <4 mu nlclpal growth, ll would aeera that they have no falth la tl ?? Phi y ? ilk ? ?" ' :!"K for ali time on each and every - caBlon thal a publlc laaproven ? ? l up for con*lder.i on, and wlthln a d.. i i- they have to fnce th* aarcaatlc comment of their progeny ai I I ? ? ? tlvelj ui mawerabl* evl il, nce of thelr oa ln no departmenl of munletpal llfe is this more elearly proved than In thi poatal aervlce. II ap peara on every band. Tbe old Putchmen who ajnoki i Iheli mulish Governor Into 8 compllanl con? dltlon thought Bl Paul'a Church and Vesey-st. would mnrk the Umlta of New-Tork'a northward growth. Later on the llmlt was placed aa far north a* Caaal-aL II w*a a terrlflc atraln upon the Im aglnath.n to conceive ot Mfty-nlnth-?t. and the cre ation of Central Park out of a prlmltlve wilderneaa of anyleldlng rock. Then Ibe edtct wenl forth and rar.K and ecboed among the PaUaadee, llke the laat trlumphant note of Anthony Van Corlear'a trumpet aa be wenl down Into th. turbulent depth. of Spuyt-n Duyvll Creek, that the head of the clty ahould be the head of Manhattan laland But llke Anthony, th. pi ?pheta wen wrong. The clty went on. Tha corporatlon Hne has been extended untll araalclpal llmlt. are now twenty mllea from the Clty Hall, iit Yonkers, and the atablUty of that local government is threatened. Braadway la -i Btreet IM mllea in lanjjth, exter.d Ing ir aame, and ted*. i la fact, to Albany, whlch ta llkely to wl. .ew dbitlnctlon as the capital auburb of the Or**ti r Si w-York. CONOESTION IN THB ToSTOKKirE. The poatal a*nrlo* of th* dty has grown wlth its growth in ;i klnd of way. The worklng force has been eteadlly and contlnuoualy tncreaaed, and the ctowded condltlon of the Oeneral Offlce, the one bulldlng now- under oonal leratlon, ha* come to such a paaa that lt can be leacrlbed by only om word? eongeaUon, The condltlon* ar- not as b*d as are thoae exlatlng la th- New-York Cuatom Houae, who?e depl itati waa paaa*d ln revlew but Baaday, for the I illdlng marka on* of thoae Inter aeedlary iranaltlonr throuah which archii has paaacd from an aftectatwn to an abaurd degiee of the claaalclsm of the ancU-nt Oreek* down throngh th ? epoch of a atrnm*d mnalaaanc* and a rbeumatlc n irrlag* of multlform notiona, clai le anl baatard, to th- ideal modern Btructure, with this difference, however, lhal the Oovernmenl haa aet yet rea bi I th* atag* ol abaolut* em*i tlon from formaltaaa la deatgn. Il muat have io many porchea, bo many column* masslvc depth of wlndow aeat ai.-l al topped off by th* Fren h aaanaard, Chlcago ae*ma llkely n break thi and faahlon of the tlme. for ahe ll lo havi a Pi??: aUca bnlldlng only two atorlea In helght, whlch ahall contaln all of the worklng departmenta on its groun 1 floor, wh. i- th- i.pl. can get al thlnga Bjolckly, and on the second, tbe offldala of th* ?'. anrtmenl In whatever capaclty. That is bualneaa Benae, and this bulldlng is to coat 14,881,898 Herela ls dtaplayi I th* peraplculty of Chlcago. Bh* goea for tblnga unltedly and get* what she waat*. Other cittea, New-York among the num? ber, ri fhr llke thtaga and R-t hun? up llke the ancler.t nnd boeorable ptratea, wbo, lf they dld not haiiK tOgOther, were hnnced separately, Whlch WB* a v?ty perceptlM. difference from thelr orlglnal deatgn ot eacaplng *col fr--. New-York haa been lold that she may bulld her own I'ustom House. By th* *amc token poaatbly th* prlvBeg* would b* oonceded h-r of remodeKIng ber own Oenernl Poet adflce, Tel I ? P l fflce, lUt* the Cuatom House, la the centre of dlBtrlbutlon for th- antlre country. Thlnk of48l lonaof mall matter paaslna throng. tbe bulldlng In Mall-.t., Broadway and Park Bow each anl every day of the year! lt meana 972.f>x) pounds every twenty-fout houra Tbe** are th* average flgur. s, ao thal Bua lays and holidaya are ceunted ln. HAXDLED PIECE BT P1BCX. Wlth * me ezceptlona thls cnormous masa has to -.. aeparated and ench Indlvldual piece atamped an.l then dlatrlbuted anew for varlou. destlnatlona over the world. It ls w-11 to brltig withln the pur vicw of telllajent cltlaea at this potat aom. aotlmat* of the volume of the work, ar.d tbeflgurea ar- al ba. ' In the last publlahed reporl of Poet gaaater Dayton through F. B. Bo me, Buperln tet.,i Bt of the Order Department. Thhi departmenl haa nothlng whatever lo do wlth th money order divlalon, a. aome good people a a a**n*l raadlng of th* tllle. ll I. whal Poat ganater Pearaon o i gnated aa the bralna of the I'OBtol'i.-'-. It I flowa all al ' tlon as to the vrorklnga of th- offti Boome 1* a aorl <>f con daanx | . n ln i onaeqw ? i He haa tbt a ? 1- i dtotlnctlon of having hla ofllci on th* loor of arbal la t. ehnlcally called the Bnaeaanlni gallery. A good many people in taklng on- of th* ae* eternltj tran.li elevator. ln the I'ostcrTlce hav- notlced th.-: ? ird cmblaaonad in r erlng on the Jolal fadag tha Int.-r:. 1 ? ?? irlably Inqulre of lha I ? man wknt that meana, and he la ahowlng viaii'l" .lan. of weartneea vVlth lntenl t>> relli e hlm Th* rrlbun* glvea tbe deflnltlon, whlch he may cut onl and paat. In a conapl ? pl ?? Now, th* term i "a i tory of helght Introdueed l Iween two hlgber onea." ra jmi an Jaded aplrlt. of the elevator m-n in the Poetofflc* may take a day off and re anperati Th* aana who aaya lhal ihe Poatofflca of Ki w-Torh I. bull llng a i , ? i tlf truth? 8ni ihkB haa i l to do wlth statlatl. ? Th? tot il numl ? r ? f i . if aaall h m |]< I n 'he .->??? 917, ln the dtatrtbutlon de Bnrtmen. Oeni ral < tffl. ? th : ?? wa* ? g i total ,,f Vv :ii.. .'..,; , , ;i>.,.-|- !-..., -!!,.i !s of th.re baatneaa of ib* clty Igur d down to i alngli pl. - basis. Th. n are flfty-elghl brai ind aub atati" ind Branch A. in princr-sf H- i Bfeat Br idway, bandle. u. much tnail in a Bhagle da| aa many of th* general offlce. ln rlttaa f Ibe II t grade over the i mtrj Th* daily .veragi of ' mall for the year waa VIKW I UiiM TIIE fiAIJ.KIIY gTn.iM. j . i Itle furtber, tbe o; . handled waa i mta;: i ichea and 4 pcuch' i" : aaeaa el foretga aaali of aabich hen w ? N wn. h wera hai Ih i i i.jm caws ?? :"???? , nm haa Of r . - I nmtt.r and !>:< | .u-lu-a .m I i..i.,i Baxka of aupp I. ?. Th.-ir i.k-wi g iiassid Ihrough the Oeneral Offlce In transit fr-rn nn-l 10 Other ofllcoa 32.1,32') pOUCbea and 72ii.163 aackl Of mall, mak? lng a grar.d total of 7.41UN pou caaea anl sacks handled. The dally average waa ?.SU1 ea cluslva of those whlch the twenty-one branch ata tlona axcbanged each with the other of purely h> il n.ail. These ln a meaaure are ladependenl offices amonp tbenaelvea, rellevlng as mueh i posalble the congestlon of th- Generai Ofllee, whlch wou'.d other wlsc be awamped beyond any posalble chance of rellef. A SARROW MAII.JNO PLATFORM. Th< re li anothi r f< ature of thli ea ie, too, which ls of Importance. Thla w.is revealed in a eonven The Trll n i portei held wlth the Buperlntendcnl of alalla, Thomaa J. elarke. The two had been maklng a voyat ? i f dtoi overy thrcug l i fllca Oi rather the reporter waa maklng th It vv.i-i b twlce-told tale to ih- auperlntendent He aald: "1 retu ned only ;i Bhori tlme ago from a trip Weat, where l wenl to examlne thoroughly Into tha I ? the tranaactlon of p b( il buBlneaa. I ;.;; you ;; made mi heartalck when i reachi i l ittaburg t , flnd what an offlce they have there, .-. superb buil llna and c imi lete I idl tl< s for ha The i ? platform was four llmea as wlde ., ira." , , , , ? ., The malllns platform, he lt undei tood, li the r~^-rr-V,1. . , ' -?-?^-e1H*.RTt??Tv. jci A THC DORMITOBY the floor and aei tangled and anarled up am themaelvea over their ifmpli affalra wlth that per veralty known only to Inanimat. thlnga. But tne portera are men of Infln.'te koi 1 nature, ,,:: 1 the manner In ??? hlch they qucll a r<\ ? ? uprla he p. la n. utei to i ompi i the ad mlratlon of evi n thi unthlnklng. The reai i for thla aboundlns Rood humor and patlence and pen I tent Induatrj fou lo partly ln the Ju llcloua order t;..it the men -:, , wo. 1;' "V, rtlme un!,,s for rea th exlgency. ln consequence, '.::??: workina; houra tl,< v move wlth celerlty and lhal adaptlvem . mgeati ? ! i ? ndltlom whlch accrues onlj f. i xperience Hut Supi i :?::? nd/ni C'larki h . - been ieft with his arm extended ln thin alr to emphaalse hla declaratlon of poverty-atrlcken facllltlea. ll contlnued: MODEBN METHOD8 BL8EWHERE. "I n nt on to other cltlea, to Cinclnnatl, where they hav,- a model bulldlng for thelr n? la. Chl? cago, bowever, la to hav, tbe IdeaJ postofflc. Ing. lt ia to b* two Btorlea in helght, wlth all Ihe worklng <!-nattmcnts concentrated on th- ni und floor. .Thls ia as it .hOUld be, wlth the : offlce* placi l upon the aecond floor. Th i il dlng la to cosl 84.000,000, but li will be Ideal I i the , pose when rompleted. Wlth regard to Ihi n platform," be went on, at the aame tlmi leadl. wa\- to the exterlor ,>f the bulldlng, "for u lona tlme, I shoull not care to r. ho. the protecl >n of the men and mall wagon*. whlle the work ,.f unloadlng mall I. r >lng on ?... I ? ? i promlsed ua. Here, aa you can aee, ihen la nol th- allghteat protectlon We ahould have .i rea hlng out a aufflclent wldth to protecl wago i* and men and horaea ln atormy weather, Vou can aee bow we are cramp. l fo. ipace on ihe Inatde. I often come oul here and wonder how It la that Ihe mn do thcli woik wlth a* few crrors ai hav. to be counted agalnat tne aervlce, An averagi ol elght thou.and pouche. paasea over tbe n platform every day of the year, "W>- bave been alded, too, ;.. anothei and ver) material manner by buelneB. men, w h. u I'o.t maater Dayton tooa hoM of thi offlce, 1 madi ll n.v llrat bualneaa t.* ?.-,. aboul imong bualneaa men 10 a ? whal eould be g-atned from iht-m In Ihe waj of aaalatance. Of courae, we expected the moat fr..m the blg nubllahera of magaalnea and pei ... i.ils who har.dl- mall whlch can be forwanled In biilk. .Material whlch carriea Btampa oi i-ach ln dh lual plece mual of neceaal'o be taken .., irl tnd e.-.cli plece atamped for cancellatlon purj MagaaTnea, however, im by weight, and !t li only ii-. :,, aeparatc ihi m fi i ? l .:> ol the publl.bera t,> do this work them aelvea, w furnl.hlng them th.- pouche. for the ... ol courae Now, you .ne thal ma jiouches yonder?" and he polnted lo a maaa ol mall lylng ln one of the chutea and plled up on th< floor "Well, there are 800 bags <>f mall, wbich few momenta a?<> from Han r .'.- Brothet Each .,r-- of thoae bags ls tagged lo it- deatlnatlo proper manner. When i flrsi i ime here Ihere were <,nly 1", per --nt of bualneaa men dolng thls. Now there are 65, whlch I thlnk laa prctti good Increnso, 1-. aavea u. tlme, nnd ls a matt r ot convenlence t,. ihem. They are, of cou -? ahould be put through aa expi lltfoualj aa poaalble, ao thal at Ihe aame llme ihi y t.i\ oi - i h. . are dolng well by themaelvea. li li -.- ,- nol for thls ald the Oeneral offlce would And ll poaalble to bandlc It. bualneaa In exl ?:.-.; con dltlona." Th- flnanclal Importance of th- New-York pn ? ,; ???n .?> another Important featun The ...t il re ci ipi. ol i!.fflce fi ia all iourci foi juat ? W 199 '?'>. '.'< ... i the total -v pcndlture* t3.uM.638 50, Including $1,311,130 fo ilellverj i rvlica Thla ahon a i ? I evenue I the otn e of 84.lt3.898 89, or an amount almo : t, i.i.t to pay for a new bulldlng In a : ln ?:? yea. Bo thal New-York'? I'oatofllce bear. n laterlj i aemblance .<> tha New-York t'uatom Houae In ti,.it 11 ii p iiaibly hejplng to pay for i uhjlc bulldlng* In e provli - ? ? ? a not on. Har for local rep La.loi Thla m mey la recelved In i pl ice lhal i .mli aeem des|dcable to a Kentucky backwooda l.aiik. and one mual rlamber up 1 wo rHghti ol i ali lo *i i to lt or - ae wai: tlll he nei I. a h ilr i ui an I a ahave ', afor* th- elevator heavea ln aighl from region. ceruli in Posslbly thi. aervlce wlll be bet? ter. I, i,.i it l* understoud thal wlthln i few day. tl. ma hl ea are t> l?- turned ovrr to the ofl .,. as compleied Forelgn money order. are , ureal and popular Item ln tlu bualneaa of the I'oatofflu The .un. ls true ol forelgn mall* Poi ih< last \..,r lh< averagi fm ign mall* i week waa thlrty elghl and the outward bound mall frequently roraprleed 1.400 baa . and requlred from on. to flfteen Iwo borai trucka r r tranaporl ... th- ptera, NO ROOM POR L'P-TO DATE ARRANQEMENTB. Th* rramped facllltlea nre ihe prtnclpal aource ,,f Ity. Thla la obaervable the momeni the vlaltor ? . . ihe n wapaper miii la | ed. The 20,089 feet of I .. ? atrei h . oui ui lei Ih ? pavi - ? ba I'.,.-.. <? ? ii . placed I the ? i, rk- aa i carr!. ra Ti ? orners I noihlriK -ls- bave been w!a?ly i.m I nn as Iui k . .1 ;'i canlera, whei eat and -ritiy .-. guhM j.ip ? between BiaOfl BVal tared about the floor aie fourt.-en Irorueaia d.a ttibutlna caaea for newapapera. Thla ayatem la oh rolete In firat-c iai ofllcea, and haa Klven place to the pouch rarka, where 'he mall la tbrown dl rectly Into the i??ii, thus Blmplrfylng the ayatem t handllng. But there bi not room for the bow Ir.vi ntlon. . . , .. , The baaemenl la burdened wlth archalo nethods. The <;. n-ral Postofflce floor on a lev-l v.ith ,he s....... |( |? the aame condltlon. There are only 26 752 --i'i re fe ! of Hoor space ln fact. this la decreaaed matertally by tha aenaeleea ayatem of a Icovee, whlch exlend around the ,hree a.dcs of the corrldor. and whlch are a eonatant.fource.of a'novm.-e to the average bualneai man till he has ftone^aroaan . ? '??...t?P^l5''~!n'nf'\fllnra for unravellir.g this modern rlddle or tke aphnlx Th- plani for havlng thla nulaance abated and of addlng aome hundreda of Bquare feet of. warktng .. to the man floor have now been ln ttaah f,... n month The purpoee 1 oaUraati r I ay .,,-, nai -i mind ?- to atralfbtet the partltlort, i,t:. Bl ,s ilnsl II la the coal of Ihe alter X-,,. ?- thou ind dollari wai appropi i I Bome'tlme ago for tha aaw i laval .ra aMd cha ngea l? ,-,,.. Bvstem ol v ntllation. or rather for the in trodu ..,.,, ... a system of jrantllatlon where none existed. Tl i i ve fl bar. although Itflhou.d not in the , ' natldn of tha offlclali and for the ?ake ,.r the burlnesi men whoae dutlei earry them t , the offlce fr m day to day. It ih eatlmated thal , ihn Ogh thf> conidors dally on rjosi il buslneaa, , ,, To return once agaln to the mcManlae ajallery. ., thla half-story and over agalnat the Broadway Mlda ; .' : ? ? rh? rei atry dlv|a in ol the fl *ylce. There behlnd clo i I .?!.. -.-? partlrlona and benlnd the m'urkv windovvaol theouter wall men work In an ab s? ,;..iv ...,.1 atmoephere. whlch la cnllvened on v . rlaing cl ui ! i of Impalpablii dual from the ruain floor b low. and by Ihe i mgesti I atmoep , re whlch I ivlng done - rvl ? foi tni multltu.iinoua lunKs'below, rii,- and Bllnka throu.'h the partitlon he ui, i ovei agaln by ??? "a^try inen. fho nosslbllltles ar. enough to brlng the Health Of kvn upon tha itructure wiih a rush, for it ls , ln auch placea thal the tubefeular bacUlua beat Tl ? "top lloor of the bulldlng is glven over to n.e if ih* rallwav mall elrvlce, and there are the and thedorrn lor; of that departmenL fcvery efl ? ha. been made to brlng order io the aervlce tlon* -..-! it li im I . i :: tem of arrangi meni tbou. ? ? e-flfth of th. entlre b iil. inn I* m i upled by the p alal d< partn 1*1 " ? ol thi ..... up more than a goi . ... the re '. and ne:.- li la pro| ?---d to make a. thi mpi Imi rovi ? nl :' ran he . bIIi ; It la pr. ;.--? I lo make Ihree a I didonal : I ??? fi : : ? ovei l .? i ourtrooma al ? : i done?and th< ie work ar. noa in Wa I ngton i parl a; 1 over . ? ? : ni Ilbrary, an i hy varloua de. vlees th- I-,. ???il. - v 11 1 ?? atlll robbed ..f I'- Iiv It ahoul ! have .. i -:;. Ilng to tsell ? tructed upon no? t mulati : U| it, but 1 ui,oi. : OOSSIP OF THE TR0TTER8. DIRECTLY'a CHAMPION THREE-YEA! OLD RECORD REJECTED. l.I.I.U:!'. 8:09V rjOUfl TO ?::.i:\iwv \M!l-:>N TROTTER8 WIKN1NO ON EI'II PEAX TBACKB, When the great .?:'.-'?: il., laat 1 bi in ie lowei I bi ll Um ... r- .? I ' ? ? ? n irly thr. - i ? , Whlrllglg'a *:10 I mark rver mn '.? i ?? a paeer of Dli tly'a performai I ' ' tlon I >ok rtlaed m< eting. and th j of the time announ, ? I waa nevi ,:???????! ' ti , i> ir. tl horae world 1 lhal Ih ni., :?? ??? . .,i ord, bui Ii li :, >w anm in ? tmerlcan Ti [ R. ' al i (Thi i . ? \. , \ lluok of ted the performai i iir- eular a the | ??:-???? wai n il !- 11 un I ? 11 i ? ol ther l \ itlen. A* neithei ,,r ,.,.. , ?.- ? any hand ln a : ? r tlmei m-etlng. glven I m mbers, h rsen ; made ai - ? ' ? ? l'' ' all i ? I ' ' ' ? - n ? . tmpton atalllon re oi l ma e by E. II. Hai I imoui b ?.-? 1 In 1892, a. Hcial publlca f the ai ? re rd B| ;?? u i a* '.' II, ? ? 0f -? : tan t. ?< ? l thre* oi w, ,|,. ,th< ,-?:-.. ? -: Iban I 18 ai the . . ln 1898, and Cloae I th ln 1 - aa n way the harne - reco. I of <lu .... ' >'?? " ? I to nagon wer. b ith rejected, all '? "*? ? ' ,?.,. .. iieti Orar.d C reull mi rtli : i. I . ., . i v-i . :. , ledoffl Ial* Alli f the* llte.l by tu i and 1 I piildl .,, l l. ,. ll '? mark bf ! ?' . a . doub'.l. s .-. ' II ' uU-:" ' '? '?'??? '?' ?' i:. ik. HARNESfl RACIN I ABRI ?AD ll,m? racln. ln Eur. la rapldly becomlng an ln.rtanl aport. Bome of tbe puraea Offerrd al I . , , whl h are under Oovernmenl patronagi and . ' ? : ':i ' ,lu' ?" ?' ,,, thi Am< rlcnn ? onti l ? i ? I' the Kenl n I t ].- iturlty, and ? >'eral Ame. Ican trottera abroad i,,,.,. aron more mon. y durlna ihi h.s. year than l,,,, , ol rnunl ??? were able te Win on home ,,.,. , xhe chei tnul i talllon Bell Wether, 1 I ? ,. hy \ iklm . lhal J B llrown. W< rterly, R I lo >a ,,', vienna In : H, won ???.'?"?'. on Au irlan tracka Iu I i.., [u-IIb, 2:18*4, tl.e bwck mar* by Quarter m. ter whlch w. rulaed b< B. H. Rundle, ol Dan |,ury, Conn., and lampalgned on Eaatern tracka by john ii Turni . won 86.IM In Auatrla and llun aary; Quortei trei h, the on of Quarterm* ter, -,,!,,, took .. i cord ol 2:12 :.' Ele*twood ln ,v'..|, i-aptured 84.300 thla yeni al Ihe meetlnga around Vlenna, aml the old hoi - Bpol ord, I I 14, mli ? d '-. .1 n. Ifouaton, ol New-York, earned 18,800, ,->l though be i now Igteen yeara old Arehle Bher man, " 29!?, anothei Sc? V, rh hoi a, won $.'""?. and Valkyr, who made h-r recoid ,.r :? II , In Wlacon ,n tn laa*, and Eddle llayee, I:**1f> one ..f llob Kneeb'a collectlon, were als., good wlnnera on Aiistrlan nnd It.ilian tracka ln Italy. wiiere the American trotter waa Inlroduced mon- thun ten yeara ago, a natlv. ihr*e^year-old coll called Ca.plo, by the old tlme Orand Clreuil ainner, At lantlc, :'.:'!. headfl the llal ol money wlnnera wlth K.Q8S tu his c-'illt Alattl- II.. L'.llV ii Cat-Off from Monroe Ballsbury'a st.ii.i-. won IMM aa Itallan tracka, and a good deal more In Ruaala When it la remembered that th- great mare Beuaetta, 1*86*4, won only 86,500 ln thls country laat year, aml that ao good one* im Onhqua, -.||s'?; Wllllam Penn, ::n7'?, Lockheart, ?-?" ',; Leaa Wiikos. IM: Ryland T , 2 M .! aiid Fantaay, I .*;. earned a good deal li as, an ii. a can ba bad >.f what Europa u .ioiiiK in the waj of prlz-e lor tr,.ltt-r:i. At the wlnter troltlng meetlng na st. Potera lnirx |U3,000 waa dl.tributed among the tr.,t ters. The Internatlonal free-for-all ls worth $:t..>>. and the atalllon ra? f,.r Ruaslan iii.d horaes i- worth 812,160. All racea are, >.f courae, trotted on Ihe I?. and alnce tha pneumatlc aulky ha. comi Into uae, speedlng aleiaha have l.i.n dlacarded, the ruolier wnecla belng fastrr The faati l harneaa hora. lhal hai \<i been ex ported from ih.s counlrj ?? nu aenl to namourg re? cently The .in.!-..! la Ellard, 1^8*4, owned by B. .; Brlcker, Ruttc, Mont. Jamea l<eonard, aaalatani tritlncr for Mr. Brlcker, took th- n,.t,-d trott.r a iroad. i.-i.ii -.rd wlll probably campalgn hlm in Erance, Italy, Auatrla and Oermany un.il bi i aold. Ellard d elghl -,- ir. ,iW. and la one ol the li-si looklm; nml moal I ilistantlal trottlnK atall lon. iu America. He waa br?d by J. Wllllam Kl lard, CummlngBVllle, Miiss.. nnd ls a son <>f Charley Wllkta, 2 II ., who was by Red Wllkea, tha Bln ol llal, h A'llkca, 2:0a*4, nnd other fiist one* Thi horae appi ired flral on the lurt ln 1181, win : ? >m r.i , and galnlna a rccord of 2:.:i C. W. Wllliam. had hlm the followlni year and drove him lo a four-yeai old record ui -.,'? ,. il Indepen dem -. lo* a. In 1899 H Dobla look blm In h ind and hi haa alnci then been Iralned i?y the famoua drlver ol Dex ? r. Oold.mlth Mald and Nancy ll.ir.ks ,\l u.. ?'l veland Orand .'ir.-uit m**tlng iii 1*94, Ellard lon d Ftyland T. oul ln .':(r7'4. then il.e no made ln a rnc?. and a ffu v ? , , later, In .. i .< al Terr< Haute, h- entered th. 2:16 i,i ..- irot h rac. agalnat Wllllam Penn and i - ? .? Jlm. I.uki- i irii, :!-.> newly el ted tre.Bufej of tha i>r.. i: ? Iub of New-Vork, la aolna te eloae oui hla atable of l.-ottera al W. B. Faalg .'.- <'o.'* >.ii.. nexl i mth, and retlre from th" turt He own. tii^ champ'.on ten-mlle troltei Paa >i 2i:lS, . .. i .1 ? Mtmorlal, 2 ii'i. and Thotaia A.. tba uUter a. aald to hnve troited ln 2.1$ in ber vioil. ut Buffalo la liJi. Uurke ihou^ia to Curocran (X&urrtiscmcnts. wiiKiti: to siior m Ei'RorE. DebenharrT& Freebodv; ajBjka, Laeea, brm fioodt, Imtunifv. lloaki, luri. Anllque KnslWh Karultur*. WIGMOP.E BTREET, LOKDOSI. W. CLOSK TO LAWOHAM HOTEL._ TheCrafton FurCo.,Ltd. ART FURRIERS. "Tho Lrading llousc for Fu'rs in Londoii. _j64f Now Bond St., London._ H. P. Truefitt, Ld., 13-14 0L0 BOND-ST., LONDON, W. (Through to Burlington Arcade.) illuh-rlaxs lalrereawag i.t (aatsla eiperta faafciwa an.l i liin.po.lj bj Jfew-Tora eaeratora, Flrat anii onlr ??liiirr r.n BbaTlag Saloon" ln 1-on.I.iu. PARIS SHOPS. .Tituli^s ABAafc^H PaRCRT NOUSE fMlfe".SCRJBE'' 1/... " X.:.'.. ..'iTSI ^ IJUtBA^t^tW/tBE WORLD - 8lL P.RJCES well of Tooisi- A. laat Bpring that he matched her f,?. ,-,., , alde agalnai the noted campaigner rvnhna ' ii1- Andrew Mlller backlng the leldlng. Th- race never i smc .,ff. Iiurk- also offered to net ?-,'.',i,ii Pascal coulJ beal any trotier Iu the ao'rl.l n ., long-llstanoe race wlth we!aht up, but he found no takere. lr la the common bellef. hoar ?ver thal Kcorea of horsefl now on the turf could tose the game litlle bwi of Pascarel at any dlatance and al any weght Hla beat record for one mile la =?::?.?._, LITEBATVBB BY XEGUOES. TIIE UBRART WHICH THK WOMKN'S LOT AI. UNION IS COLLECTISO. BOOKB vvuiTTF.N AND PERlODtCALB PUBUSHED Bt COUJRED MliN' ANL WOMEN A Bt'tTABLI HOME WANTED FOn THE COLLECTION. ITnder tha* (kyllahl of a^buaim i houae In Murray. i of a unlq is llbrai ? . whlch tre ita of ,.,.. , , . . developmenl of Ihe Ameriean negra Tne ? ll< Ung of th.k?, pamphleti and manu pt |i tn- i.ii.or of th. Women'a Loya' Unlon of Xew-York Cltj and Bro I Thi organlaatlon of patrlol \'. i-Amerlcan ? mi n waa eitab'.lsl I D , ,.,. . i8jj || i:. ;',..-? .. numbei ol the ? Iu ated I ? ..,?!, ,,' th Eaat. lti chlef alm ia ihe ;, j,,, . ? ,i ; ihe coi natural and clvll , _.. :. .,' i f Afrlca leecent In thla trv. |i - eki withoul abatem nl or eaaggeratlon ,,,..,., viewi of ihelr moral condltlon al the prea p,,t tlme In all i;,r', of the country. Oplnlom are - pei i aa ire able b) con t , il i ? or actual ma) be re ?- l I lati, i.i ? .- ? ... ? oin I ihe practlc. ?; awli isni ia, the i i ? I - ? ? . . ? and the va i H tani fa, tors In , li . I ;?! ?'. li ' ? rean p lt has ga ? ? ne of ? I ? ? i ? i ? :.nlj li i ii aa a lll Ung thla O. T. Dowi Ing, ,,f ;, xleiandei d ,mmi 11, h E i. ?>. W i . :,. an l "!':? - we -ki a n ? ol. i- I i Itlav n ? of ?:.. -li. beque ith v i g to i i ra ?-. ? i noa i parl if I WHAT THK LIRRARY CONTAINB. \ | ., t thla ? lei ? on of '..kx wrltten and . . liti : I pe ?;??? ??' a I'nil I ika Include t'g worki of bred hlatorlan \\'i I am i' Bi r.a, author ? f the , ',^,i* 1 Patrlota of the Rev h ii ,,, . Wllllam Wella Bi wn'a "Black Man"; ?- . ? | , . ihe flnt ti ,,k ol Iravol wrltten bj an Ameriean negro; alao the tir-; novel, : n,. i.i;. ..;: ! Btorl - ol Fre lerlck Doug l Trul a valuable \ imi. pub .??.;, i >r ' Perrj 'a "Ou hlti ". :-, -;; or Free oi I i ? ? ? ihe v ,,k-." by J ihn H I.., lue; ? The Mfe of WIIH r i i.i iyd fl irrli in," by ? ,; I (Jrlmke; .1 ? ph U ll? o,'* "Black Pl i \|, if Mark, ' > the Rev W, .1 Blm ? >. ;. i Women," by It. Bcrugg . "The N> i i ? ? i: lltoi i," i.v i . ;.u i.i;, l r-nn: pa | [) -i tr'i I'.il.-t Poem ." hl rhl) pralaed by Ihe "11." poet, Jamc Whltcomb Rlley; John I Hlator: ; "Fi m i Vlrglnta ('.,t,in lo ? il." by .1 M 1.1" ;aton; ' lola !?? roj." bj Mn F !?: Ilarper. and "M u : ? an '? 8 ime lllghly i ? iple." !,-. James M Ti I rhe mn irlj ?? ll.lon 1 p< ople . ? , n i: i foui I In ihi Anglo A r. i ,i . .. in ii ? ? publlshi I I.i Ni ,. -York < "Ity In ? lltor and pi -i i i, I ? 1 ::iw,- w. re .ip? :i to ihe moil expertenced arrltei ol ihe daj Many Importanl paper* on i -- .. C :,.? ls," ' Tl .tl a -1 - ii of the I'laneta," ? 'i i, .- ? ',i ances of Aatronomy" a re con Irlbut' i bj M iriln It I ? ,;<-??? i \,, ? M ? une Bmlth a ?????? for ll . ? com rhi F iriecni li (J rj ol Thoma Jeffer on VI liila, lerman inva ilon " I , ? ? ii \ l.. ? vm. ii, ii. 1*1. ? uie i:,.!.-.? r'.ordon'a "IVri n .iht \ t ihe in ? , ? iuae i >,? p nnlngion i "Tne H< ? lt, I, ? ;nlm Powei of the Colored Racei of the Woi , un l I'. Blyden' The Blave Traftlc " i.'ni. ?-. t un. tloni u. ln itcd I ) Fi l> 11 k 11 iug la ia. tt . i.ini .' \-ll. John Merci-i l.angatun. Theo .l.t - - llo ly. .1 .-'? la Martln, Francea Kllen tt at kins, .lan- Bu ter, Ba ,.', M D and Urace A Mopp ' THE ANOLO-AFRICAN." lr waa i gen llna i ici p. i! Ili .1 Ita ? iff wai well known nnd appreclated by Wendell Phllllpa and Wllllam Uoyd.Oarrlaon. lt Bourished when the rie gro in ii', rature waa looked upon ,i i a projllgy. The flral colorrd newapaper, "Freedom'i Journal," wai publlahed In 1827. lt w.n devoted to the up-bulld Ing of the negro "Th. In ilou Wronga Infllcted I'i.oii tli- Colored People." aaya one of Ita edltorial articlea, "wlll make , race llterature nol only a poa Blblllty. bul a neci Uty. to dlaslpate the odlum con jured by the term 'colored' peraon, orlglnally d? slgned lo humiHate, lo di ilgnate nol only an ln forlor order, imt to acccntuate and ,-.ill unfavorabla att, lon to the moat Ineradicable dlfference i>< tween Ihe racea " 'The Weekly Advocate" was eatabliahcd ln IUI by Phillp A, Bell, assblted by It Jamea McCune Smlth. I'rvder Ihe name of "The Colored Ameriean," rhi? aecond lournal flourlahed untll UM2. in im; Frederlck Douglaai founded "The North st.ir" at Rocheater. Th- m,-i noteworthy lournali ,,f the present uuh Hshed by nea;roefl are "The New-York Age," cdlted by T Thoma* Fortune; Ida Wells-Barnat'fl "Free Bpeech" and John Mltchell'a "Rlchmond Pla net" Th- nrgro woman wai nol unknown ln ante-bellum llterature. ln poema, aongi and addreaaea, the 11 l,t-.i.-v reveala tne namea ?,f Mra, F. B, W. Ilarper, Charlotte Foater Orlmke, u. Cordelui Ray, tlertrude Moaaell, Mi\ 'i K. Johnaon, w. ii. Btowera aml \v H Anderson. To ilie pr. Mldent of the YVom-n's Loyal 1'niou. Mra. irate Fal Party III! Thl5 lan't a luttijage van. Tonng Bport- l i>evf your pardoa I dld not nottce lt waa a. cattle-tnica.- -(Tha Bketch. (Btiropean CVbcerticcmcnta PUKOPEANS AXD TRAVELLEHS wlll flafl ta. London o?ea af Th* Trttr.e*. T8. ?h*8 etreet. E. C. a eonTentent place' to leave thelr adrartliarnanta ?nd aubaciipttona for Tha Trtbuna. Savoy Hotel, London. rfpTEL, DE LUXE OF THE WORLD. Gavoy Rcstaurant Of liaalronomle Faai*. Il?iul nlaj* on tii* trrra^* ***ffM8t*f tbe Ii-iii.inl.iii.-nt, Oarrl*n* anl Blfar. *** <""'""? 8AX.IGEB* ) J' &S1IXAB8 JIaltre K?rom*r. ta* wwaaa Hotel Metropole London Offors nneqtialled accom inoriation for real coinfoit nnd liixuryin every detalL Moderate charges. Proprietors, The Gordon Hotcls, Limited The Hotel Cecil, London. Thla magriificent new Hotel ? Ihe lar^'st and finest in Lon? don?will be open for the re cfption of visitors about tho 15th ofApril, 1896. Its loca tlon is unrivalled, facing and overlooking the river Thames and the Embankmcnt Gardens ?while the eastern and west ern wings flank thei Grand Courtyard and Garden, en? tered by a drivevvay direet from the Strand. The hotel contains 1,000 Rooms, and will be fitted up in the most luxurions and completa style. The Cuisine will be under the direction of Monsieur Antoine Coste, the eclebrated French Chefj under whose nianage inent sorne of the best restau ranls ln Paris and London have become famous, C. P. BERTINI, Mana^cr. vI.i-iiikI Hotel, I'nrla. l-'ormrrly of l)?-linoiili-o'?. ^?-Vorlr. ' l rlli-rliill Kialu iirii n i. london. The Walsingham House P1CCADILLY. (THE BRUADWAY OF LONDON.) Orerlook. th?' Park and oc ui lea the fin<?at po. r.'i m ln Lond >n. Apartmenta at moderati charfces for a *h ,rt or long pertod. Culalne managc l by an experler ?? .1 Erenen ehef. T^l??rram?. "rfjlKne." } I;. OELARDt, L ,ii,l.n \ Sec'y <fc Managef. MiJUixl THI! llll'.l.l'lll IKlTF.t,. J NIDLASD URAXD IIOTKL. KailWay f biidlakd graWd hotel. H. V - BRADFORU-? otels. I nalaml. **8*graaM ??i|| |a8?L lt. loni.v. yttr. r<n.f t. Modarita charge*. KOBEKT IIAI.I. & c?,s I.ISTS nta.n iba baat aaladloa of UROt'BF M.- n Hmlaod. DEI-:i! 1 "'-I KTS, IfAXMION IIOI -?!? ' > Irrl.in.t anl t.ow um irsu bhi rvrixofc - \< mon I'lMiiNns. -? >? iiaad. To b* I.lir Miil POR :i\l.r rai I ? I > 1 I ?' fr** from ? - fl !? ? ? . r .-:? . I", B.V.I-. U : ! B, W <;ilATKKI I^IOMHIHTIM.. EPPS'S COCOA lllli: IKPA.T?ai I'lT.ll.? "I > i .'-.: 'i?li Kn.wl. aa*a .< tb* natural lawa whlch ?:,--? n ih* up^rattona of .!.*-,-*ti r. bhiI Butrl. ind by a ran (ul appll. ,', * ol t..* na* propanlaa ol <r?ll-*?l? l. i i a, Mr. Kppa haa prv. Vldl I tol I ?>? tr.-ikf.iM and BUppar .i .!-!.' "I'-lv <i->% i'-t :? *i~ arbl ii may wif ua man> h**vj ?' ? ?? aV bllla lt li b) mr ju.li.uuK ii-' f .-,i.i artlcln f :.??. lhal a coo atttbtion ma) ba aradually bullt up unlll *ti ?<: ???? ugli ti rralat o>n i*nd*nc> to diaraaa Hundrrd* of aubtl* mala ,;,-f are m'..-1-.k around ua ?? idy to altark nrberavar tli^ri 1 , * v. ...i!< [?.'"? \\> r. .i\ ? . ? ? ' I't I ? lo ., oirf ..-,;?.?!-. .??. -a -ii ??.'? B, .! " lll pur* l.lo I and ? pro*. *rly nourlahMl frama." ?'.? I Hrrvlra Oaa?tt<, Mada almply wlta holl.na watai oc m.iu s :i unli In half-i *ind Un*, I.v <!r ??-r*. Inl.-ll-.t I JAWKB lll'I'S .1 (().. I.tl.. paiH< Ch^mlata l?ndon. Bngiand._ I/ltKKril I'KNamN Madam* \t tn 75 I ul r--: lr? Parle ?i:i taka n r?a I - kr? d**lr1na '?? learn Kr-n. h i.-f-r-i. ?. Dr SV. '?. iVrrtlnanlal II ial. v v .?.--. / Qt tscn'a lioTKL, I _ - l.KKI'S- ? V TIIK NIDLA8D IIOTKL. ,. 1 _ DRRRT -.? r Bparlatt.ra: Eaeallani Culalaa Vlciorla li.ri Matthews, .-? glfted Journalist, New v. ,,:it i largelv ln li bte 1 for Ihla n ivel coll I n Bhe was brought bv her alave m ther to New-York , , ? ,re the ? i ise if i'.- a\ir. an i edu ? ited in the com? mon ? bool i. Iter mother w is t1 - lirsi '. i tck woman lo galn recognlilon In a <'? irgla court of Juatlce The mother'a eff rta lo reeover her chlldren, wl;.. Im I f ni. . ? , ea, ipe ??? Ith !,-?:. ellcll I th ? ? mpathy ,,i Prealdenl (Srani, w,?, labored In her l>ehalf untll ;!.ouri gave her a h-i't:.-. !?-. the flnancial a ..-.? lary, Mra Kate \' farmand, the unlon has Ihe flrst , olore l woman apn ,lnt. I to i - ? rkahlp ln Ihe Oov? ernment servlci Mra. Carmand made a good i in the Treaaur) Department, from whl li ahe re algned lo marry Her mother, who a'aa parl negro and Indlan. ipenl a I rtuni : 130.000 In educatlng tli-f:-l -i,i\.- Rlie form. '. inlon '.? ,tn, i u the colored peonle of Vlrginia, whlch contrlliuted for yeara lo Bepubllcan vlctorl No leaa Intereatlng1 [a the hlatory of M.--< .1 Imogen Howard, ot the i;>?-,-iM\- Committee, a aucc. iful ti icher ia the public achoola of New-York and representatlve-at large at the World'i Falr. A \EW CU8T0M U0U8E FBOBABLB. CONORE88MAN Qt'IOQ CONPEB8 WITH THK CDIj. UBCTOR AND CnOMISES TO IKTRODCCB A Hll.l. BBAITROPRIATINa 11.800.000, Congreaaman Lemuel Ely Qulga, v -='? -,i ti-e rus. tom Houae yeaterday, and had a talk w ith i'ol l.,-ior Jamea T. Kllbreth aboul a new Cuatom liouae Congreaaman Beth Milllken, who expected to accompany hlm from Waablngton, waa unable t,. do ao. An approprtatlon of tl.SOO.O l waa ma '?? by Con uri-is to apply on tha conatrurtlon of the Bowllng On -ii alte. Congreaaman Qulgg aald he would '.n troduce a Mil for tha reanpropriatlon of thla money to h- uaed on a new atructure on ihe site of tha preaeni Cuatom Houaa, In Wall-at His hiii would provide for B coiuir.S !,hi of flve tO s'lperv se the eractlon of the bulldlng. lt would ipeclfy that two membera of ihe commlaalon ahould be Oeorga B. Post. prealdenl of tha New-Yorh Archltectural league, and the Collector of the Port of Xew York, whlle the other three ahould be appointed hy the Becretary of tha Treaaury, Thls commlaalon would aelecl the plan for the huil?lln?r. and provide quartera f,,r carrylng on the work of the Cuatom Houae iintii the new atructure ahould he ready for occupancy. The total coat of th- propoaed Cua? tom Houaa would !>.? from 15,000,000 to $i<ionoiini) The mtrance to the preaeni bulldlng, whlch waa ronaidered to ba parflcularly Impoafng, could bo preaerved. The notion of repalrlng tha preaeni Cuatom Mouse. haa been glven up. McKIm, Mead & tthit. tba archltecta who made an examlnatfbn of th.- bulld? lng, reported to rhe Secretary of the Treaaury thal tt waa butli around a rotunda and half of tho iloor Bpace waa loat. Th- foundatlona were coo.i enough for the bulldlng aa it atood hut they would nol bear the welghl of addltlonal atorlea. The interior of the bulldlng, however, was glvlng way. Congreaaman Qulgg aald ha had aaeurancea that hls tilll would paaa BBOTBBB AND BI8TER BURIBD TOOETHER, There was B douhle funeral reaterday BBOrttlBg from Bt. Qabrlel'a Botaaa Cathollo Church, la Baat Thtrty-aeventh-at Arthur a. and Anna Turner, brother and alater, who dled withm a few houra of each other. w-re burled together in CaJvary Ceane t-iy. The boy waa oniy alghtean yeara oid nnd the SeL!LMa4!112 tir*"1 hN Ju:,l,,r- T"?J ?"?ra chlldren of Mrs. Ellen Turner, a wldow of No. 881 Thlrd-ave. Arthur dled on Tueeday after a lingerlng lllneaa of P-rl.onl s Anna. who was BUfferlng wlth pneu monia. dled of ihock, on lenrnlng .,r hla d-.ni:. .1 PRI80NBR TBREATENR l CAPTAIN. Frank a. Houaton, accompanled by a Itttta bay, went Into tba Oak-at. atatton yeaterday mornlng and Inelated on wttBaaalng aa eperatloa balng performed by an ambolaaoa Burgeon on h patlanl in tha raar rouin. Wbea AoUaa Caotata Tbomaaoo oblectad. ha i fotciqn Beeottfy. The Internationai Palace Hotels, Thr l.liealn-U Palace. cAiito .tsarrpt. Ttii* Itlvlera I'nlui'C , Ml fl .Franca, Tho Avi-iililn PHlni-r. LISHO.V .I'ortugal. Tlic Muliijn I'nlin-r. MALO.IA. KXIJAIHIVE.SwitaerlaaA 1 h<- Mummvr 1'iilai-p. THRRAPlA.Turkey, The I'rrn I'iiIiicp. COXSTiVmOI'LK.Turkey. The <;<! Ilolfl lii.?-rnullonnl. IlllIMHM .Halr. Tnr ln:,<in.at|..ri, t|,-kft* lo all polnta an'i W re**rva aa* cnrnm'?l*rl,n. iiii.lv linerna.lr.nal S. C Co.'b Offloea. U Corkipur-M.. London. or 3 Plaee <1e l'Opera. Parl*. CALAIS MEDITEBRANEAN EXPRESST TralBM do LajX? from CALAIS aUrwet to tfec KIVli;iiA wlthout iliii.i^c. sii-rjiitm and Hi-mru. raiit C'ar*, "VesllbuU; Traln." Tliroucli HoKlstraiion. Cuatomo rxainiiiation* in the frniiia. ? Thrre ollirr dailyaiorvire.. Farea and full pai'tirnlars, post free, from the INTEKPIIATIO*AI* sleepino car cowPAPir, i? (OiksiMIt STMBET. IO\DOM. S. W'.. nheie plarea mu?t be reeerved iu advance and all tlrkctw oht.'iiiifd. Rome, Italy. Grand Hotel, Onanad la 1S01. Tn* mo?t rnmplet* or godrrn Hotrl*. ll-rtrlc llrht throuahnot. Amarieaa rlrratorH. All **nttarr irranarmrnl* nlanned and rarrlrd out by leurge Jeanlngi 1 Co., Londoa. {P Ril7 of "aaeat Hot?i,*? ?*? W,IZ. Unaaa. ofGd. Hatol Xatlaaet,* taaaraa. A PfutTaP "r'rankfarUr HoP ?. nyner, imakrori, a.?. Alger- Mustapha Grand Hotel _St. Oeorge_ CAMVES. FHA.NCE. Hotel Beau Site, _Can nes. Hotel duPavillion Cannes. MCK. Hotel des Islec Britannique._ irCosmopolitan," Nice.=^ AMERICAN HOTEL. Quirinal Hotel, Rome.--^ HOTEL OONTINENTAL, ROYAL DE L.A l'AIX. Florence. Hotel de la Ville, Florence. HoteTrJeTa Ville, _IV! i lan._ MARSEILLES. G'd Hote[ du Louvre de Paii._ Hotel Chatham, Parls. GRAND HOIELdel'ATHENEE, 15 Itf*E BCRIBR, OPPOSITE THE ORAND OPFRA. The Modern Hotel of Paris. E ARMBRU8TER Manager. HOTEL DE LILLc ET D'ALBON. 223. Ra. st. Honor*. Part*. IVtwron the Tullerfo. Gaiitns. PUe* V"n.10T.e an>l New Opera- Adrantngeoiia arrangementa ff fanilllea. Heautiful Hall. I^nrRi* Drawrtng Koorna* Kla.-trlo Llgtit, atc. Telejrnms. "Lillalbl r-.." Parla HENRY ABADIR became abustve and was flnally locke.l v.p. Ile waa flned $.". by Maglatrate Brann, in the Centre Btraat C irt, and .??< he w ia leavlng the brldge, he threat en-d the captaln. The latter grabbed hlm by tha neck and ruahed hlm back on tha brldge igaba, Mn latrate Brann ordered inother Pharge of da>> orderly conduct ..talnst llouston, and Impoaed aa addltlonal Haa of 110. ENTERTATXED 17 BERKELEY 0YMNA8IUM. Mlt AM, IfRg. KIDDI BECBtVE THB MEMBBBl OP THK WOMEN'I CNIVERSITY fl.rn. The pretty drawtnK-rooni of the Uerkel-y C.ym: a alun, No :;i \\--t Forty-fourth-at-, was well r.iiej yeaterdaj afternoon bj th- membera ar.l friends of the Women'a Cnlverslty Club. It was tho o,- <- t of the regular monthly tea glven there by th- club. The entertalnment was provkled by Mr. anl Mrs. Regnor Ki.i.li. whoae programma eoaabited of somci aml monotoguea. Mr. Kkftdt, who la a Dana baa mada a apeclal atudy of rhe foik-songs of all na tiuns. ii!-. Spantah, French, Hungartaa and Engllah ballada yeaterday arara daUghtfaUy rendere.i nnd warmly recelved by his baarara Mrs. Kid.ll ls al?3 a alnger by profeaalon, and loinci her husban.l ia tWO or three duets. She app.ared at her best ln her reeltal <>f PaudaH'a moaologua "Le Soua Pr#fet," whlch has been made famoits hy Coqueltn. The ofllcera of the Woanen'a Unlveraity t'ltib are: Miss iiei.n Dawaa Brown, prtaaaaat; Mrs. <;??orge 0 Traak, rtca praatdent; Miss Laaey Davla, seere tary. and Mlss Ali." Williams. treasurer. Mlsa Itary B, Pulhaaa was the chalrman of the Tea Tal.le Committee yesterday. an.l she had aecured tha aarvttea of Mrs. Frank Ilryson an.l Mrs. R. C. Myles to pour the tea. Among the ku sts present were M.-s. |,. I.atlln KcIlogK. Mra. Henrv M. San dera, Ml.s Itary L Avery. i>r. H. S. oppenhelmer, Mr. and Mrs. Horatlo \\ alker. Mlss Klliabeth Ful lock. Mrs. Orouard, Mlss Kunkle. Mls? I'restouia Mann and Mrs. H. 11. ltutlor. RESCUE OF A DROWXIXG WOMAN. sili: HAn PtATNOBD into THK iuveu in AN AT? TiiMiT TO roMMiT BUatSUWg, Nearly a hundred per>ons wltnessed the resctia of a colored woman who attompted xulctde yester ?lay afternoon by jumping overl.oard at pler lT F.nst Rtvar. The woman was Klla WaahtniHon, thiity-two years oid, who llves at Fourteenth-st. und Wlllow-iive.. Hobokl n. She vvalked down to the doek about :' o'dock and piuaajea into the water. The wataaa'l aet was aaaa hy ? number of laborera ..ii tha dock as well as the ctvw of the boat Rldge arood, owned by the Croton Wutcr Company. whlch waa moored at the adjoinlng pler. The boat atarted for the drovvnirtK woman, who was belng swept out Into the rlver by the ( iirrent. Hefore the boat reached her. howavar, ? colored laborer on the dock nam.d Danlel Wtlaon, who llvea at No. 261 Weat Btxtv-thtrd-at., grabbed th- woman as she float.d i.y the ,nd of the pler and managad to puli her up on thi. dock. The woman was then in an exhausted condltlon. ,r,A J,0'i,',,m"? of tha Btaaaihaal squad detalled at tne dock placed her under arrest an.l nummoned an amnulanea from liud3on Strctt iloxpltal. where ba hud her rcr.ioved.