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Colgate's CASHMERE BOUQUET Toilet Soap. pgOTEST OF THK MAYORS. HAN1 RA1NE8 LIQUOE TAN BILL. ?4*101 THACHEB OF ALBAKT. ?v\i.l,s it rxixix ??tVr_T-ONAl_- MATOH JBWETT, OP HfFFAi.). points ot*r its ixjrrncE bvbaci*be*h CH-BT EXBCtTIVB TBLI_fl THK OOVBn term TO ME INDCPEKDENT OF Pl-ATT. ajbaay, March 11 (?pecial).?If Oovernor Morton ", iny doubtfl as ,0 the gravity of <he obj.-erlons ,0 the Ralnea I.i.pior Tax t.ill s 1 freely pur forward . rver> P?rt of ,he Siate. those doubtfl musl have ^fn removed at the hearlng he gave thls mornlng .0 the Mayora o'. the Btate. Thi repreaentatlvea of __:,-er, cltle* *pohe Ihelr mlnd* aa to the blll. ?fcjrteen of them atUcked ll on conatltutlonal g?ynds Thev argued thal under it the Btat* *? uW roh lh* citl'S of exclse fund* whlch outrht to be teft in ti.e clty treaaurlae. Three of the .\i_\ors. all hgrlne. Intlmate relatloo? wlth Thomai C. Platt, -grove. of Ihe blll. Tt1,, aeen* preaented ar Ifl o'clocb ,h!s mornlng In thr Executlve Chamber wa* intereal ng. Beated at ja. flch wa* ihe Qovcrnor. At h s rlght were the Mmberfl of the Btatutory Revlaton i'ommi,-'sion. In t i?nl-circl* aboul rhe Oovernor were alzteen y3>. r, 01 theli repreaentatlvea, Amonr- the latter wfre Mayor Thacher, of Albany; Major B B jfw" of B_ff-)-*r: Mayor Titar. of Hudaon; County jglge Loneley of H k-*oii; Mayor Malloy, of Troy: C k H ill. prea;denl of the Jameotown Common Oflancll: Mayor Odell. .-f Xewburg. and Prealdent Bob: son. of rhe Newburg C immm Councll; Mayor i?ok*taver, of Dunhlrh; Mayor Olhaon. of l'tlca; ?ayor l" .1 Qleaaon, of i.ong lal..nd c ry; Corpora tljii C mnsel J. P CToonan, of Ktngaton; Mayor Mc Gu.,, .f Byracuafl Mayor Oreene of Blnghamton; Mayor Edward N Bmlth. of Watertown, and Arthur Irho Ikopf. of Nlagara Pall*. Among other* pree tP, eren Benator John Rilnea, Ib* nomlnal author 0f the blll; Benator Hlgglna, chalrmaa of the Com ^itt.r. 0n Taxatlon and Retrenchment. whlch con ridered th* measure In Ihe Benate; Mr. Atlda, ehalr mu . ( .... Aaaembl] Bxi a* Commlttee; Beth l.aw. fftH lent ot C dumbl 1 C rth ge; Bt. c'lair McKel**>. of Brooklvn; Oeneral E A. McAlptn. of the Oov rmor's ?t*?f. and ea-Maycr Wltoon, af Alhany. MAYOR THACtHBR'fl BPEECH. tlayoi Thacher, of Albany. mad* the Bral apeech. j. m . ,-, .,!,> protest agalnal Ihe algn'ng of Ihe Bflinrs blll by ihe Oovernor. He sa i In part: m tt May.-, of the city of **??. I have no ? demand thal th* local legUlattve bodj Smyself be heard before you upon thla measur.., I_ive , -_.: rlght, and the ocal l?tla.atlve body i.T >_a rlsht iinder the Conatltutlon. to demand __n ? -' -enate ln whlch body lt orlglnated. a copy ;r;.:, |*d ?n opportunltj to record our*, ve? ;:.-, . .. eptlng or aa nol acceptlng the *ald l- 1 .-,-. ,1. .ir. th*t thi* blll ls of a character ?l.;..? rcqulrr* lts *ubml?aton to lh* local au lT- ? ; ., not ln Bccord wlth thfl Con-ttiutlon. ... vrtlcle XII Ther.' can be no ;tue_.t>..n t_t',r.e'lt,:ne., |.i?,ior Tax hlE relate. to theJ>rop _Tv affalri and gavernmenl ol cltlea. From tta !., . ?' eel-la ve enactment. In Chapter l- of the ?_'? . f iTM ,.e presen, tlme. every *tatufc h;s r, ,_.-,-V-n? th' regulatlon of the Itauor trafflc E gltim.tc governmental functlo n.of a clty. ? rusl therefore, be either ? ??neral or spenai j*. rnde, '"e Ralnei blll. all Itfl feature* and provislons LusT mmori to each other lo mak- :. a general ?a- Tl - - nol the case Soi on.y have the c.tle* 5 -. ia*" van ._ feature* from thoae of tta or? laa"* but oni tj llffer? from another clty ?? - "arne -aaa li tr.. appiieatlon ol etaw.Th Const.tution cla?*lfl*fl tb* cltl 1 of tta Btate ?eroro ing 10 lh* populatlor, and l- are? lhat t>t-M hav.ng ?T)OPUiation if -W.-00 or mor* ahal. conetltute ini fir.-r- :.4s- Ttare ar- three *uch cltlea-!Sew-torh. I!: ,klyn an I Buffalo . , Tl" most Imjiortant feature < f ih.a bi.i. tne 1 j ta^mcJij-T^lng^^^^^^^ ^.rthieaie Yet thli IM I* no, levled gen ~; iVtta. of -h. Bra" riflM. M cltles Havlng 'r ' ' .**, - - a_ r _ari?---?-r-Yorh-a 1 iu ?r a ,?.|.ul?_>r. a- ''"'^"i"..!^ of less ,Vim B_aga?^s^?-_i?_a6 m \RK BOMB BTOREKEEPERB BXEMPT. ' h Mb-dlvlalon 2 of taetton 11 ol tta hlll. pro r,l"-. I ma,:- ,-r ai *xcla? tax for iramchlng ln Inor* tn quanlltlea lea* than nve galloa*. no part Jwhlch aha'l be drunk on lh* prern'.*. It . ;? ,:yti.^^'^ ? n? n0 storekeeper I'.vlng ln a eltj. of 1 Iha-a1-- ^tantscan J.M t**g an-er a ^"^-'P C'rek.et ? n* clty of kaa than b rcqulred of an> - - K. ',,'.. Ki.= ai 1 Olean, : Lnh.*,"2"^eM ",??". nhibltBr.Ts, are 10 v-"H: S* i*___a5% 1 " 'iLV.71,-,-., thli W.1 would b? unconstltutlon*] I -le.-lare tha. t( ? ? ?? h,ch ?r.. nol ;?'":? [_ti-n "raMate ?o ? ?!n| iy 01 10 leaa than " ' ^fi_uB?tn*tta*Con?ltutlonal Conventlon hv - ' '." fhifit waa tta Intentlon that all g.-neral fcawa S,_:f_*.^r]ly allke to cltle* of the same elaaa. and o"r,c ?'--.-'.i've. or law? BPPllcaW* ln one or th-_ ?ll,__r*If ? cia** bul no, ln all. flhOtlM be more cltles ot 8 ! ,.H?,|0, ,-nmnre refe-rred to tta cltl*? Ano ai .^ . ^ sftg s_Sff_3s_? ?1%S 5S?? v i paaaed MOMK RITLE VIOLATED Thla blll vlola-e- tta flplHI of home rule The a mlelpal rorparatlon Ifl ereated no, only for the . . venlence of the j.eople of the locallty. but for ti-a conventence ol the Btat*. whlch ls relleved from the dlfflcull and unnatnral taah of governlng it. The ical authorltles are charged wlth tta maln terance of order !n flie mUBtclpallty an.l the t_gu lat'.on of all l-lndfl nf bualaca* and irade* whoj* ?kva* w llkelv to produce dteorder and crtme. To rrntle thfl- to fully dlacharfe theae dutle* they have aiwavfl been veated wlth the power nnd au Utority o."determlnlng wbo .hould be permltted to ^r;^'v;r,i':/,,i,..'.%hesp.r.t of ^B?* ?? ,r_, t takOfl f-oni the cltlea ? large ,,n,por,ion of revenue -o whlch Ihey ar.- Justly entltled I rememher no publlc ?*??"r'; "*nu:>\n,*\?;'rJJm, cb-telv deeelved th. good l>e<.i.le of the State as f__".t hafl reVelved much of thelr aupporl becauae lt der-lare-l .h.t lt would reduc* tta number Of p\Jt, ..Ulna u<uor. Thls W^rbotn-^tm^bubJ Wll; be ?.,, but lt canno. Ih; I^!'',?^V,rtrW' w i Wll lt le-sen the number of thO*e who 'inf'* ??J II les'sen the number of crlrnlna.s rnnv cN and ?upported at publc expense? W Ulll ?f*^".!^ there wer. before 100. does that mean that ther. u I 1 be Mly rtxty drinkerfl where lhfl?^warelbefore lt? If the' Koorl people of the fffjtjfg^jfi^ otarratlonf wllh the BCUteneM of Mr. taln ? 1 Air_ r*l_tt they mlght dtacov*r a inetbod^of ?*???*"?"?! useof IhH-or. I do nol know why th*^8ta te aho uy lo the noor wldow who ?^SS^ith^tiwISt famih on the sale .,f a few barrelfl of beer a ?<*'k. "Oo awav and become a charg.- on tta county. un 1?M you ran ralflC enough capltal to buj and f.irnlsn ?nd llcenae a gilded saloon ' _ Aaottar gravc dlacrlmlnatlon ?p,""t,~T_rLu,1' JS ?m.i: town. ls dlacovered In Beclton ?*_ ^.^ ?{??? option ls permltted Ita latter. I * <_r'';r'lr !lined the wi'.l of the quallfled electors ahal. be ?,'.r;r'?'n^1; Mr. Ralnea rloes nor care tr. asc Maln thfl) U.111 of th* qua::f,.-! electon of the thlrry-K.-v-n < "lea or tne State. Neverthe.e**, thelr wlll some dajr aball be ??eertarne! Tb* peofrt* art not dumb. I ne\ .an *p**k They nrlll apeah. BUfTALO-B REMON-rTRANCE Mayor Jewetr. ol Huffalo. preaented orre of ihe itrongest protesis that r. ached the (Jovern.ar t > day His worda wr.i uadoabtfldly recalvfl thfl <<>n ?'?deratlon they deserve. comlng, as they do. from 'h* Republlcan Mayor of tb* thir'l elty ln polnt of ?_? ln ,he Btat*?Ott* of ,he banner Republlcan cltlea. Mr Jewetl sa'd, ln par,: I beg t. say, w:,h greii eara**tneaa, ihai ,he peo We of the elty of Ituffal-, wlthout dist nr-tion o." -?rty, are oppooed '.. thla blll. lt is regarded as a vic'ous and ob.ectlonable measure wlth no meriti tnat are not greatly ouibalaaced by Ita fau.ts It ls aa rmpr --,\. ...... FLINPS FINE FURNITURE AT l.KSS THAN MANFKA4TFR|\(; ?'RI?'K. TO MAKF. H(H)M F4)H ?'AI1Y AIUtlVALS KI14)M FAC T(?hT. prodnced by a low lleense or a hlgh llcense, ahould go into the city treasury and be applled to reduce the heavy hurden of local taxatlon. Our people are taxed to the extent of over iS,7..00f) a year to malntaln our pollce force and our Poor Department. and If ther.-- ls to be an ln? erease of vxclse revenues the additlonal money received should be applled to make the support of these department. Irss ,.f a hurden upon our tax payers. The rural dlftrlcta -iirronndlrg Buffalo are con tlnually unloadlng their vagranta, tramp* and ohjeetloeable characters upon the clty. and 1 re apectfully sucrest that If there Is to be any change i nthe manner of taxation the country dis? trlcts be taxed for the benefll of the ,-itles, rather than 'lat the cities be taxe I for th* benetl! of the country As I look at It, the Raines blll Impover Ishes our clty for the beneflt of other communl'.les, an.l we protest against thls ali-natloi, of our funds Ano'hei feature of the hill whi.-h is objectlonable to us ls the abrldgment of the dlseretlon of :h? local authoritlea as to who shall be permltted to have Hcenaes Thls feature of the blll Is not ln th? Interests of morallty, but o,uite tne reverse. It w'.ll permll the dive. and re*.rts of ,-rlnlnals. whlch the proso'ir Kx'is- C immlssioners refuse to llcense. to run i;i fuii blaat, while many po..r but reapectable Hquor-de.ler. will i>. cloaed out of huslness l b g to aasure you that I am a Republican l'k* your.elf and Intereeted ln ihe su-^eso of the Re? publican party, but 1 frar th-.: if thls la'.qultou. blll beeomes a law lt wlll aertoualy en langer Re? publican aupremacy ln th.- county of Krle, and alao throughoul the state, and 1 alncerely tru.l that. on a 'count of Its many InlqultOU. feature., you wlll refuM to give it your approval, A WORD ABOPT INDEPENDENCE. in the courao of his remarks Mayor McOnlre, of Byra 'use, said i lt is said that this bill w.s prepare 1 hy a certaln gentlein.ii, i;i New-York a'ho has Iden. o' hla own and wh .se Influence i> greal wlthln Ihe Republican party. ar.l thal hls wlahe., as far ,is legislatlon I' concerned, generally prevall, hot we of .<yracu*. think you are Independent nnd have eonfld'?nec ln your Indlvldual ludgment. Your cle.-ti.m waa - proteat agalnst im? rule in ihls Btate. Your m > lorlty came largely from the Democrata, who bad become diasatlsfled with rlng rule. There ls nothlng l:- the platfjrm of the R*publlcnn party whlch ealls upon you to sign this blll There |s no demand that 1; become a law, rxceptlnj sa such a demand conies from the polltlcal boa. of vour party If the repreaent.tlve from Byra "U.e h oi been known to favor such a blll as Ihe Ralnea blll he could not have carrlej liis dlatrlct. < >n lln- parl nf Ihe cltlaena of Byraeuse of both pnrlle* l ask jrou to placa your veto on th.- Wll. Mayor Glbeon, of Ptlca; Mayor Gleassn, of i. >ng Island Clty; Connty Judge Longley, of llud .n: Mayor Book.taver, of Dunklrk, and Clty-Attornej ri >onan. of Klngaton ap ^< agalnal thi Mll, and Mayoi U/arner, of Roehe*ter. aenl > telegram opp >*? ing i' Mayor Qreene, nf Blnghamton, ma le .. ?pei ,-h in favor of tlie blll. PROTEST KROM COXTROI.l.EH I-IT 'II Controller P*!lch .enl ihe followlng telegram io i; ...-".nr Morton yeaterday, plaring htms-df on rer-or I in opposition to the Raines blll: "If ne other proteat ls received from th.- munlctpal otfl . >-rs elected bv the pe-ple In t 's elty asalnai ihe Ralnea blll, I i-eg reapectfully to I allowed to preaenl to the Qovernor thal of the Flnanc* D* par:me:i: of this city and ' - add, peraonally, thai l bave never known su. h unlveraal publlc condemna tlon of nnv blll amone all partlea and all cla.ae* of cltlaena as exists ln Ihl. ? 'Ity toward ihla un Just measure" THK Q. A R V S PRl rTEST Tne Qerroan-Amertcan Reform I'nion yeaterdaj sent t. Qovernor Morton a protest agalnal Ihe R.lnea bill. denounclng lt ..- a vlcloua and unjua: meaaur A apeclal me*a?r.ger. waa aenl :>? Albanj last evenlng s. as to hav.- ih.- remonati ince p'.ac i ln Ihe Qovernor'a handa thla morning. ? AN CARNEST PLEA F*OR N1AOARA R. I.. FHYF.lt AROl'EB AOAINBT THE BCHEME OF A POWEB rOMPAJTt Albany, March IH The proposHlon lo allow the Nlagara Power Compant t , uk? sufflclenl w-.ter dally from the Nlagara Rlver to enable it to gen .rate IOO,OW horse-power, provlded for In the Mll of Aaaemblyman Dudley, came before the AaaemMy Judldary Commlttee to-day The ftrst ?p, aker In opposition to the blll waa R. I. Fryer, ol BuffalJ, on. of the Nlagara S'.-ite Reaervatlon L'ommla alonera. To allow the company lo enter ipoi ihe reaervatlon, he sald would no* ..nly im,...ir lh be.i uly ol the acenery, bui would decreaae tn* ,- . i of Ihe fall* If one company ahould be al ow< i l . hi.ve privilege., others wsuld deman i almll.i rlght., and In tlme. lnste.d of the fall. being ihe erande.i llgbl ln the world. they would become .-.::.;? - me.in. l.y whi.h manufacturer. could ae in a Per pow. 1. Mr ii Jtner, who representi lh. Nlagara Powei rompany, said lhat Oeorge R.lnea, ?.f the Reaerva? tlon Commlaalon, had Indoraed he propoaltl MKASiKKS BEFORE THE BENATE Albany, March is Th. Benate convened al " a m. wlth Lleutenant-Qovernor Baxtoi h.ir Ft-eleri k I Haber, prealdynt; .1 Mattland Cl. secretary, ar-1 other. ol tbe Junlor Knlghta Llter ary Boclety, an I eonnected wlth the erammar ."hooli of New-Tork Clty, senl ia to i.L ,t-nvr c, y.rnor Baxton ? |. .leal agalnal 'he "Curfew law." Tbey aay i.Vir club. mual meel <>- Inga Th* petltlon w.t* refi rn I The Benate Commlttee on Mlacellaneou* Corpora tlona reported favorably Benator Bulllvan'a blll pro hiblting the formatlon of gaa iruati n New tfork Clt) and Brooklyn, and Benator Bulllvan'a blll tixing the prlce of gas in New-Tork Cltj at tl a th< naand . I , f-et AmOng the Mi.s p.sse) werS these Benator Johneon'a, allowlng physlclana -*? cents fe* for reportlng v.tal stattatlca Henator Brackett's, authorialng M ai la A Buper vlaona to ilx Juror.' fee.s ai $_;>. ,i day. Mr i.-.;m-iui?'?. dlrectlng tne immeulate .- alla tlon of the iHMamani f-.r Improvlng Am.terdam ave . New-York Clty. Mr. Brennan'a M'.l aithorir.ing Brook'.yn to is-u* t_,x certlflc.te. ln orler to carry out the Alnaworth Alcoholic Inatructlon .aw Mr. AUStln'a MU, provldlng for addlilons to the bullding ef the New-York Museum of Natural H:u to:y. The .peclai ordei .if the day, ?'.'tuior Mullin'* blll re lo.-ing ihe .a iry ?' th.- pre.ident of th. )?'-?. Fore.l anu Qame Commission and Increaalng the Kilaries of th<- commlaalonera wa-. called up an i th. blll paaaed wlthout lebate and with no negatlv. Vole. Senator Ford'a i.'ii waa paaaed, provldlng for the appolntment by -he New-York Flre Board of a Deputy Plre Marahal, salary 1V??? The person* now eervlng as Flre Marahal and hla deput) ?r.- t. s.-ive six je.rs Tr.e Klrr- Hoard may also appolnl two confldentlal and -ecrel servlce examlnera or cerka lo Ihe Bureau <>f the Kire Marahal, aalary nol le-? than 11,200 nor more thin ll.'n" Among others these hllls w?-re Introduced: Senator Ford'a, maklng the depoall of adverfalng rnatter ln hou?e mail boxe. oth.-r than bv I'nlted r-'jtes postnie. or new*paper carreis a rn:." !?? meanor punlabable by a fme ,,f $T. or flve days' Im prisonment or both Mr. Ford'a. anthorlzlriK the New-Tork Clty Fire Hoard to apfolnt a <'!v,: Serv'ce Board to exsm'.ne liremen Senator's Wil-ox's. authir'zng the Rallroad '"om mlsslon to modlfy ordlnancea for street snrfaee <.ir speed on streets. S.-nator Ford'.. flxin:? the com:icns:itlon of the New-Tork Flr. Departmeni untformed force as foi lows: Chlefa Jfif?"1 a year; deputv chlefs. $I.V?t; chief* of battallon m\Oi; captaln. m foremen, $2. >Xi; assistant csptalna or aasistant foremen, 6,100, t.j be pa;d montnly. The law take* effect January To ADJOURN FROM FRIDAT TO WEDNESDAY Albany, Mareh II - -Senator Ell.worth sald thi rnornlng that the Legislature would Ultd-Ubtedly t.ike a r?~^ss from I-'rlda. day of next thls week untll Wedn. s ?ek. so that the Republican legls 1 itors COUld att'-nd the Hejuibllcan Btate Coriventton, to be held nt New-Tork City on Tueaday. A MOVE FOR Doi.l.AR <;as Albany, Mareh )*-The prlce of gas her after ln NoW-Tork Clty wlll be only 11 a I.OOO feet. lf Sen? ator Rulllvan inn aCCOmpil.b what he says he wlll endeavor to Mcconiptlsb The Benate Commlttee on MlsceHaneous Corporatlona met this morning an.l decided to report favorahh to Ihe Senate lo-d.,v Sen? ator Bulllvan'a blll flzlna the prlce of gas at ll In cttlea of over IJbb.881. The commlttee also decided lo report favorably Senator Sulllvan's other 1.111 de ?Igned to prevenl a comblnatlon of gaa componles ln New-Tork aad Brooklyn. - ? ? BENATOR SII.l.IVAN IN THF CHAIR. Albany. Mareh IS?The Senate went into Com? mlttee of tlie Whole to-day on the general order* calendar, wlth Senator Sulllvuri In the chalr. Not a pm was move 1 Senator McCarren BSked lf the Hcnators liad any? thlng ag.lnst Benator BulMvan. ? Tlie Ueutenant _overnor has known me . i .ng llme and deslr.-d to let me hav.- a slne ure." sald tl.e chalr. Th.- commlttee rose wlthout ha\lng done any busl i-e?s and witn a geueral bei;ef ()f u ' put up .l<?b" on Senator Stilllvun. LATE 8TBAM8BIP ARRIYALS. Steamer Havel (C.er). JUngst. from Hremen M.in'h 10 and Soulhampton 11. wlth m<l*e and pasaenjers to fr.-lrlchs A <'o.. BOajta of Flre Island at 11 p. nt. ?teaaaer CBaBBleaas ?Rn, MeKeaade, M.naos .i .a. 1 Par*. 8 and Harbadoa 12, wlth mdse and 7 ^engers to Sh?pton tlreene. Arrlved at the Bar ?? 8?? P- m-h.lade|ph.a. Dalano, Porto .-''cabln' Uesen^ers te Bou.ton. Bli*. A Dallett. Jrrtved at the fiar at 9 P- m. COMPARATIVE PRICES of CHAMPAGNE in England, THE HOME OF WINE CONNOISSEURS. 84" 84" 84" 8." 78" VINTAGE. PRICE. POMMERY&GRENO, ExtraSec, 1889.*?? WE. CLICQUOT, Dry. ??* L*?e';_ n__ PERR1ER JOUET, CuTee* * f' Extra Drj' LOUIS ROEDERER, Carte Blanche MOET & CHANDON, Dry ."_*'????. Cuvee 36, G. H. MUMM & CO.. Cuvee A, Extra Dry, Taken from the price list of Messrs. \V. & A. Gilbey (the leading Wine Merchants in England), ihowing the position of the different branda of Ctaampagne on the Engliah market where wines are paid for according to quality. NEW-YORK'S SCHOOL SYSTEM. ARGUMEXTfl FOR AND AOAINST THK WARD TRU8TEER PROMINBNT MEN AND W'OMEX, TEACHER*! AND OTHBR8. IIEARO IX M.BANT SKTII M>W a\|i miis .-?< 111 v r.i:u VAN BENBBE I.AEB AMONO THE BPCAKERB Albany, M irch 1s The hearing on the compi n ? New-York Clt] Fchool i>!U waa held befor. Benate Cltlea Ccmmltte. thla afterroon The follow Ini peraona from New-York aM?nreu ln favoi ol the m< i-u'e XI ?- Colzate. of the Barnard Alumnse \- ,:?.-? n: Mla. Banaa of th* Commlttee of Slxo Mra W'.ari Parker Mrs Wtili.m E. D Bc It. Mr* I'.en liic.in. m -- Kendatl. Mr*. Howard Van .-'-. d.-r 'i Mr- .-'.-Inn'M V.n R-n?* .ot. M'.ei El). ? ' the Publlc Kducatlon Bortety, w.-si Bdde Br.i Mi- ii.it- ,.f -Th* Outlook"; Ml?* Klnne, of th* Alumnl A.aoclai n of th< T*i eh*r?" <' lleg* M ? Im-.i Emeraon, of I ie w ? l'.e?le> ?' ? .- - Mumn i< M -i Voorhla, M:a* Brown?:i. prrrldeni of th* Bar nai I Ora luate Club; Mr* u-'.- Mr* w H R . i foi l .-' >h i .1 Tniatee, ai I tor thi l' ibllc K l Boclety; Mr* Blola Mr* s-i .fi- li:- and Mra t'oo ?'-n. of the Women". Auxlll.r? :" "? ,,|Vil B?rvtco Rrform A.aoclai lon; mi-- potter. Keth l?ow, Mr Olln, Mr Ban !? ri Mi Reyi 11* John C fV.ark ai Mlaa Daj Among thoae In th* p i tj opp a?e l t ? ihe aubai I ite l li; ?. r.- Mitihea I i:..-..- pr*. lenl of lh* N< . i'ork Ti-ni 'i. :?-?' Aaaoclation; Henn P O'Xefl pr*. .; nl of th. \1 il. Pi Ini i la \- i latl >n loi n l>wyer, prealdeni o( the M .'- Aatlatanl Tea A* i ?! iti .-. Willlam .1 O'Bhea. j i- -. lenl of tl * r I. stcal \-- lall *n; Ml - lle.fi r Rolx. Prlmarj Prli Ipal.' v - ? ?" .n; mi- M irj T.i of the Pem.le Uramnur Prln. pai.' A*aod?tloi arjrd \ Paaji pi ?- I nl of Ihe New-York Bocletj ' Pi 1 iu- .-\ ; Brj ? : RMIlj Wllbur F Hu I* i - n< i M iradi n !?' > r-\ Edtioi of ' Tl - W*-1 Teacher.' Annual", lu'la \ Blrdnrye, Bch.* lt ? ? ? ? ? Tr i iv I.-V-- !-? ? an i Brown and H Truatee Abb ll im Hon M n Ivoi IRGI'MKXT OF \ TEACHER Matthew J Kiri- *| Ice igali I the commltt* asvlna ?? wi. ?!? ? r??:.:? \\ ???'.! .)..< "eompr n blll H- mpecl ill> ol ecli I io ih. ah illtl m ward ii .-?-.- .i' : ?? : ??? teirhera of New V rl v re w -li nlm ll- ?re? nt* I a peili . ? ? 1 i -. ::.' M i ' ? ? . ? i : ? the I III "1 e i th. tru.ti - clrc il.te the patltlonT" i Benai -r Btranahan. "So, s'r ' n ;.^ the rep ) ' I ive lelter* -1\ - - -?? - - ? r Rt ran.hai The at item. rt I. not irui r?| I ? l i ?? i: .-. Tl ? ';?' il.-' .. -??-?? I thal .-.?.-? of E luc itlon at. montha l n an i .? ? for a ; ? .? dp il.hlp. and . ? ' ? do wlth 300 appl i' n. a ye.i u li! : He ? ii: i ..??. r--i .- i '. ? coul i onl) r?riioi<? .i ?? .?'.-? i -. i thre< i-l tha ?"???;.-?.? i IP1 .? ? I ? i n rl:i voi w ??- m . le .-?? .ter ll ihe n *tei "Tlie teacl ? u ... i '?- ir. aald Dr El f.a. "hy recurrlng < imli .- .. ? ? ? ??? ld* l foi ir I*. thi nen i 111 To Rcnatoi Whln ' * Elga. admltti i it the exi ?? ,.. not Impali ? h< ? rr: lencj of a le.r W llll.m .1 ' >'BI - - - ;? .1 ? rlefl -i ? f ih* rlaln.l Btrauaa P.fte hill, -..- ln. I .? . i- ? ihe aub.111 ite hill ll v. .1 i be .-?.;.-...-..-, . i m irk from tea* hei s Ell '.i h <".. rk. a jrramn I _? ln favor o< reia nlna ward t--i ???-. -. T lh :hk iii ih* n< I . .i ? llk. Ij to do |ii.t|i e lo le. ? - ii ird ol ? I. len tu:;-- hv..i\ I Hen. W Ml ' irk aald that many downt it . I j.-.,:. I and ... ..--..??_ Th< -...-? of i waa th* refua* l ? Bo.rd f Katlm.t. nr:-! ^, poi ? i .nmeni ln al r I and altera tlon. Tli- auballtuie blll. uld Mi i "1 irk. pro I for ..p >lnlmei i- ontr.rj u lh* prln | '. . . S. ? ?.? .mi Mr-- Charlea Rr.iwn, Bchoel Inapaeior, ipok* Iu l'-flv 1:i :.i preaent *) ati.' arard tru.ti a, aa dld B -hool Ti tatee (bb - llam Iton M.i l\..r Mr* Bchuvlei V.i.i Ri ? .. ?ti In-'ie' ii of s hool., poki foi the al illllon of th. .yatem ward truateea, a.yln. that under Ihe aub.1 blll reaponal | * flxed . her. .1 pn enl li coul l l.e ahlft. i from one -?? ?'? ?ol ..ill.-.- oi teacher ??i -. noi her Benator Bli n al ?? ? I ? il ?? i ?: ? com inivee helleved :'iH' a* .. whole, the irurteea ner.? noi Ineflldent, bui lh* !.'??? .r.i ?rlih ih. ajr.trm SKTII l.ows VIEWH Beth Low, pre?ldenl of folumbl. ?' i'-u--. -. I thai ihe l ulstnc ol tio- power of appolntmeni wlth local board. o! trualee. ?:i^- n i conduclv. la l elevation of educational lnlere.li The teacher., lie belleved, would *oon flnd oul thal the ch. ? ..--'.il would ttoik foi thelr benefli The be?l work, Mr. l..? contlnued, cme from ? pald eer \ |.-e Tli?- ward truateea wer? volunteer* Tb. profeaalonal men who would b* appolnted ..- s'i|..r Intendenta to '.ik<- ihe place <>t tne truateea would, he l elieved, rx if ireal rftli I. n - and would pivr i he bi s: of s.-i -.., .. Mr? < lara Wllllama, . formei Bchool Commla? aloner, apoke in fa*. or of reialnlna ihe ward trua Bh. - ild ahe dld nol thlnk much ol aome of th<- pres.nt membera of ihe Bchool Board, aome '?? Ina u"t loo well acqualnted wllh Ihe Engliah lan Buaae The new hill. sh<- th ni.hl. would Interfere materially wllh the lenure ot oili.-. r,r ihe te.i rn i . wh.. would I". om.- aerv.nl* ..f .i board of eapert* The remarka ..r the advocate* of ihe Pavej idea, sh?- aald, i-d her to belleve ih<. lhe> knew nothlng aboul the publlc achool* of New-Vork <'it\ Pr'nclp.1 liei,r>- P O'Nell Mld lh. new luli fave In.pectora admln h-i.ii >. ?? and ped.Roal ? dulle.. un l S*n.ii >r Btranahan aald lhal wa. Intended Mra Mary A Tate, prtnclpal of Orammar Bchool Mo 4. h icl the ward truateea w.-r- niw.tv. ready lo a**! for thelr schools in .m emergenry Bhe oppoae.1 ih propoaed ay.tem of r^currlna examinatlon. Mrs Emma K l<andrlne, pr'nc!|>.l of Prlmary Bohjol Nu. !<:t. siid lhal he; .\|cii.-n.-e demon.iraled a tl.e nierlt leal wa. Ihe ..uli one uaed by Ihe ward trustees :n i. e..inni'ndinn appolntment. Mra. Wlllard P.rkei pnoke tor ihe aub.l tute blll. F.-ivinif t'n.tt ihe preaent ay.tem wus too compllrated an-l laborloua Trust.-e Kennedy, of ihe Nlntli Ward, aald th trustee-. nrhe are i us'n.--.- men or mechantca, mlRhi nol be veraed In ped-taojry, hul thej were be t-r able to care fnr Ihe luil'd n?s Tru.'ee Reynold* apok* f.,i th. .uballlute i. II a.ylng thnt his .xperlenc* proved lo him ihnt th? tru.tee. ahould n> Mra Phyllla l.e.-eridK- apok* for the truateea, -.ivmu thev were falrer nnd m-.r. Independ*ni lhan pald Offlclal. would he A CONDITIONAI. PROPOWTION lietirv P Boyer made Ihe flnal appeal .ip.i.nst th. ai.oi'iion of ihe ward truateea "Olve ui tlme BBd a return for our Inlior by yottr BCtlOB and we arlll hrlni? you u petltlon .(?ulnsi Ihe al...lli.n <?f lh. ward trustees Blgned DJ (00.8SO eit'/.ens <.f N-w York, who wlll pray lhal V'"i do nol de-.tr ?y the vi-n i lhat keep. Mctarlanlam from our publlc achoola" .ald he. ?\\> wlll reeehe .mv papers \-Ou flle," aal I Bl B .1 u Btranahan. "Oet ih. petltlon; rn pul it to use." aald Benator Ahearn. and ihe hearlni cloaed Tl.ommlitae took no actlon. 8 Mlts l.Al"ri:i:i!Ai'll ADVOCATEA A nn.l. Albany, Mareh i^ Mrs Edward l<auterbach and Mi-s WoodbrMse, of Naw-Yorfc Clty, appearad be? fora th^ B.-naie Judieiarv Pommltta. ihls afternoon and Brgoaa for Aaaemblyman Harvey T. Andrawa*. blll putllriK mereantlle estiihllshments ln elll.-s under tlie aaperrlaton ol the Board ol Health The eom iniite.- wlll meel lo-morrow bmmtbIbi 18 d.-eiie on ih. i.i;: Mr* Laulerbaeh. who ha* baea ln Albany far i-ome Hma advocatlni ln. blll, bell.ve. lhal it wlll ie r.port4*d favorably lo lh. B.nat. and will soon lie e,.me a law Aiix-rt Btlckney, of New-Tork, ap peared before ihe commlttee and propoaed an amend ment, whlrh w.is n.eept.d. it provlda. lhal lha occupanl of a mercanlll. eatabHahmenl must t,* in forme.1 flfteen davs ln-fore proodlng. are taken MKHinst him for ihe panaltle. f.r InfractlOB of lha law INHBR1TANCI TAX FOR curNTliis Albiny, March IS Aasemhlyman OttO Kempner, Iiemorrat, of New-Vork, to-day Introduced 11 l.lll with which he prapoaaa ta ratallate in a m.-aaure for what h* tarm* th* rural rald on th* cltle* a* rontemplated by the R.lnee MB. It provide* for the dlvlalon of th. taxea collected from glfte, legw cies and .-ollnfernl lnherl,ar,c-s among the count.(fl of the Btate on ihe same baala hs the iiquor tax ls dlvWed two-third* ,o be reialned by ,he countle* for local purposei and one-thlrd to be Bpproprlated f..r Btate purpose* lll,her,.. the entlre c.aiiater..l Inberltance tax ha* gone t., the State. Mr. Kempner ?ald lo-day: "A glance at the state Controller ? reporl sh..w? m.> thal In IW he recelved from thls flource |2,1_-,_M 1'nder mv blll ih.- countles would rllvlde among themaelvefl ll.417.M0. There are th.r t.-.-n countles In the Btat* whlch would eacb proflt i.v ih.s arrangemenl fr.-m about tlO.oo.) as a mlnl nmni ui. lo nt. cn $7.ral.irif) for N'ew-Vork I'ounty as inaxlniiirn IH.br the prOVMoiM Of my blll the ? i.i: -s ..;' the foilowing countle* would be: New v, rk. rr_.5T. Klng*. klt_._6_; Onondaga, |lli.93>; Dutchesa. K3.64.; Weetcheater, r>\_47. Onetda, BO, 7"". l'i.. $I_._T2' Uueen*. 137.030; Monroe, 131.131; Siifr.u. I19..38S; Rlchmond. 111X1; Rena*e_aer, IH OM Putnam, ti..?i.> " PASSED OVER A MAYOR} 8 VETO. THK ALBANY POLICE BILL OOEfl THROITOH THK ASSKMII.V. ,.v_-v.:i: .,(? TMi- sii'll.r IHI. -J-D OTIIBH M':>-< i:i:s BT THB IXTWRP IIOt'BB A l:\Ti II OP M:w irll.l.-' v ii-. March II On imrlnn <>? Mr O'Orady, a ,-,: of ? houae wa* ordered to-day. and the Bpeah ei :.,:?.:. i ;,u-i the Albanj Pollc* blll, whlch had been veto. i b; Mayoi Thacher. The meeaage ->f ihe Maj i *nd ih* actl n of th* C mmon Coundl on M,, blll were r? i I Wh*n th* Bp iher announced thal ihi queatlon wa* ? lether Ihe blll flhould paaa , ,t? ,hst?nd!na th* veto of Mayor Thacher anl ih* opp. It'.on of the Common t'ounell. Mr Bti i;.. ,1 sald he wUhed lo be heard, He then warned lh. m ii rltj thal If II agaln pa?*< 1 rb" Mil II r ? . i n ran '? rh.- Intentlon of the Conalltu ? r,- , . . ? ? t il? Inti ntlon ?ns 'h.ir Ita II ,y0| -. ul i hav. ,i v ?:.?'? In rhe legla-a . . . " ? .... -,. rltj ,f whlch h* I* ,he admln - I r>f a it at ill w ia tha approval or II ip,? , \i,- >r? if bll'i wer* to b* paaaed or kllle I wlthout o bell pald by the house ,? the ..,"??? of the );?.-> of clttei on local m-a? ur- ?? M- Bcherer, of Albanj defendei the blll Th* f the C tltui na i nveni on, he aald, ,.. is nol ? ? i. II ?? blll i- ? i ise II bad been dlsap ;-.-.. . :.-. ? Ma) r bul almplj lo aubmll lr f.?t ,he f the vartoui M*vor* \ c-'i' ral advo ?cy ,,f 'r.r |. II waa ri: i I. bj Mr I .'' Ira l? f ,. bl ? i- then pmtat I ov?r th* veto cf M*) >r Thacher by a vot. f M to _ ??..,, from l '? md Mean i C ?m reported I ? ? ~ ? "Pl. hlll W.ll l it hs rt Ita aecond and . ?',-.. i ? . - Tl ?? raa no rea*on why thfl Wll ? ?. i i i ? ? n ln tta , . ,,,. ......... ; ??? a i no bj) ? ? in, a-id : ? i - - -! Mlll .( ?? ; ? rporatlon of tta ? -? ? ? Tralnlng H for Sun ntra ton on bull 1 nga irj fl ??!? f ? .<f"tv of etn ? . -. . , ? latlon of ral ? ?. ... ..- >ree* of I I te I ? - .- providlng for th. i ee| ? inee by pl.,1 f ground -dli in lacb , . ? lohn Bi wn, the lo the State b) Henrj i *wi .. .. ;, ~ | from mnlnt.i ? ? .-? ... a pi llng foi registi itlor ' veter -..' , - . ? r.- introdu ? l. -,- i ? !- . nK for a flve i en: far* on ?? ... f. v. - l.f O.non r |i, iti i Mi Ki ring* .uthoi tln* ihe i' inti ? ii.ii <?? havlng ? ?? ? ? H \ > ippo. ,ni thi li rir ??-. in the oi!,--e of ? ? \ fl 'i r ,< ' 'I' \ I-. -,- ? [jual I \ il . i lll I i .lll ?? I ? to *ell un ? '..., ?..,-,. I .? lt) \ :... ? hi i. prlvat* trlal* In ea* t "' ????-... i ?? ? Mr M ?' ? -ui ? i I lh* ? ipen llture of }-.,. , ? , mj.tovf Br) >ni I'ark, Sew V---k 14) ,; \\ .'. ?? i| ng from tasatlon or a? ..... .-. ? lnten.le.ll 'i- m inufa. lure -,; \ , ?|n i ? ng by 800 the m< mt.-rahlp of th* v w Vork ?'lty police fo ? II) Mi !i ? :-. .pproprlatlng l&.-OO for Improve ? ihe Bl iti ? in : H) Mr Nla mi Kvrni tii .? furnli ; from J ii r v dut) ? - RF.POR1 o\ OREEXWtmD <'EMETER\ The ii .f tlrrenwood Pemetery made publ ih.ii reporl for l*M yeeterda] Th* reporl state* thal ri:' i ? ol loi a ia largei lhan In am prevloua ,,..,, thai tzl.OOO wa* egpended ln permaneni lm provemi ni I I -'? *"1 -**d "? ,!l" B*neral fund foi rv. Improvement and permaneni -aie ,,t ihe remetery, whlch was Iherebj Increaaed *?> It.Ml 065 || .,. \ 1 i>: :?, l( i- recelved for the trust fund for ihe special and permaneni car* ..f lola, Increaa Iru; lhai fund lo M37.I7. W. whlch i- the total amouni recelved foi thal purpoee alnce 1B1, and thai llflO hedge p '?? ? out. whlch. wlth those prevl ously planted wlll In ? fen yeara aiirround the entlre i-emetei uuli a denae lnc|o*ure .'iKhr ..r )iine >..-? hlgh The foilowing leciirlllea are held b) the cemetei) corporatlon l'nlted Btate* r,n\ ernmeni reglatered currenc) bonds -30.000 bonda Of the rltj of Brooklyn. |13?.oo_; bonda and mortgagea, $..'ii:v.'V. ii lal, |_.l_9..V_i ? FREDI /.'/< h U /" \ 7"')\> ///?' iRIXG. Oeorge i: llagerman w** agaln ralled ta rhe ?tand when ihi hearlng of Prederlck W Dunton, charged wllh mlaa pproprlatlng mone) of ihe Sew y,.ik Bnd Brooklyn Buburban Improvemenl Com? pany, ?--. i -.nn' .1 before Maglatrat* Crane, In the Cenlr* S"e_t Court yeaterday 1'nder a aevere crosa examinatlon conducted by John Babln* Bmlth, rounael fo? ihe defendant, llagerman, who, as see relar) of Ihe company, prepared ita mlnute* <.r tta meetlng*, teBllfled tb.ir an Item of the mlnute* whlch he had written and whlch he was queationed Bboul wa- ineorrect. When llagerman wa* aaked who _.. ? reBponalbl* for Ita Inaccuracy of the part j of Ih* mlnute ln .etlon. h* *ald "1 added s.-veral iiiiid:-. foi Jo* Ward and ih* defendant. Dunton. They asked me to Then l added thlnga l was told b) itockbolilers occurred al the meetlnga l dld nol at'..-tid i afterward i-.uc-d Ihej wera Incprrect. i harir w Flrooki coun*el for th* complalnant. remark. i thal much llme wai belng waated, and sald somethlng nol pleaslng to Mr. Bmlth, wbo announced thal he would n..i go on Wllh the case unleai he waa i rea led wllh reapeel by Mr. Urooke. Maglstrale frane lnterfere<l and Mr. .Siniiii Rnally declde.1 to j'.. ..ii lle then moved thal tta case ba di-mi-.se i Maglstrale I'rane *atd h* wooM renoer a declalon ln rh.- ca_* lo .1*, ? l//; WRIGHT "\ TBE HOUTB. An Intereatlng lectur* oa tta "New Induatrlal Boulh" wa* dellvered las, evenlng befor* tha Bcbool of n..i.ii Bconomk-*, al Mo M I'nlon Bquare, iw ? '.HI..II i. Wrlght, imt--i Btate* Commlaaloner <>f Labor Mr Wrlgbl r-ild In Ihe course of hls lecture that Ihe Boutk was fort! tlmes as rich ln mlneral weuith bi Bntiand, and thal h.-r rlvara ?nd ?\aier I.-.iiiIh K.?v_ her fii.lllll.s wlth whl.h ,o ge, ber mlneral nroduetlon* ready for reBnemenl at th. <-..s, of ti n ton. wtareaa ll coat* $?'? la Pennayl \ -ni.. , Un \ ou Wiml 4<i Bm n >lnrl>rf i'i..i-ai.ii i,..i' iiui if roa >>?'. iry fl?d uat iht iyaaaeaie. \,\ nn?l-r f,-r,||iiK TI..-M \-illl anlT.-i BMrtyrdOM wllh n rengeanrwl uoma p*opli -."? amrtyri t,. ,n,? eemplalal ri..m .hii.iii...-i ia ii..' grav*. >*flnirtnfl from mi lt* ar i.iil.iiii bonor* .>f bM-fbUia, vvlnd an.l |-?,n ln tlie al.,inah weutt abim>?T an.l nlgliliiiiire. .-a|.rl<-l..iia a|> |.et||p. iiiiiiaeii, l.lll..iian *a, leantieaa nn.l B*tlOWa**? N.i Bee*fl*lt) f.r ?n ibla The remplalal, ..i.atlnaie aa it la. when th.- ..r.llnan,- remedlea ar^ bniiiahl 10 Ix-ar upon D. In?arl.il.lv pfeM I* thr ?r^ai ai..ma. iftl*, H**l*tt*r** Utotaaek llliirn,, whi.-h r_al..re? Iranqullllv lo Hie a.ialrl, teginn an.l n^rv?,, ragMflfllM >he llver an.l la.w_la, la.lh of whl.-li me illaiiirl.^,1 l.\ w.iil.neaa nf Ihe aloma.rh, and pr,.m..tea _|ip#)||.. Hnd an In.'reaae of fleah Thal "t.araln of |b* floal." Ihe illnner Mt, when I, peala BBOfl ,he a,r. aurif.ala B* prenii.nltl.in >.f .llre mnilina nfler a Mflflflflft able meal If y.,u have trle.l a ciirse ?f Ihe llltters. whlch ala.. baatflhfla MUaahama rliruinullaiu. nen-ousneas, ma. larla and kulney truuUa BACK FROM ARMEXIA. WILLIAM HOWARD RETCRNS FROM HIS PERILOUi TRIP TO Tl'RKEY. A PRICI PUT ON HIS HEAD BT THK Tt'RICISH OOVKRNMEXT?HA1.KKP HY T1IK Kt'RDS? 1NTBKMT1N0 ouskhvations OF THK COUNTRY. Willlam Willatd Howard. who hae. been con BCCted wlth thp ArmenUn relief w rk, but who was uBSOCCCBBful ln hls attempt to er.ter Ar nu nla, returned y.-sterday cn board the Whlte Btar ateamahlp TVutonlr. Mr. Ilowan1 left about flve mi.ntha ago for Armenla, as an envoy of "The t'hrlstian Herald" In connection wlth th* relief work. and had many nBITOW escapes anl thrilllng *xp*rlenr-es wlth the blo idthlmty Kt.nls. He had pr?vl msiy made a Flmilar trlp for the purpoa*- of Investlgattng the Bassoun out rage and the aliuatlon generally. anJ waa the only one of flfteen newepaper (xrrespondents who auT-eded In reachlng the seen*. He re j tLrned last September. fully determln*<l to at? tempt the ratslng of a fund for the relief of the i starving. destltute and maltreated Armenlana. He called upon Charles D. Kellogg. secretary j of the Chartty Organlzation 0 .clety. and upon I hls advloe went to Dr. Loula Klopsch. of "The Chrlatlan Herald." The fun.l was begun, and Mr. Howard consented to return to Armenla to a?l mlnlater It. He aalled on the Ctinarder Campanla on September 28. PEBBIA ANCIBNT AS EVER. Upon hl. arrlval last nlght Mr. Howard went at once to the Astor House. anl there told hls experienee t,i the newspaper men. Mr. Howard s.ild thn: he went bv wav ot Lor.don. Parls, Ekrtln, vYarsaw, Odeaaa, Batoum and Tlflls. At the lutter plac> he fitted ont for the cold weather, wlth bourkaa, baabltka, an.l other bb* tive garmenta aultabl* to the cllmate. He then wnt on to Akstofa and by post carrlaga t? DJulfa, where be croaaei the Arrla Rlver into th terrlton of tha Shah of Perala. Perala, .ald Mr How.ird. ls stlll niiKh llke it was In th* days of Abraham, laaac and Jacob, and th* roads nr.- stili only tralla Al Tabrla he b.-ught three horaea ami .-ngiged iw.i servaata, a dragotnan and ;. honae-niaBtar, His id.-H waa to enter Turkey from the east. Inst??d of th* weat. From Tabiiz he went 10 Balmas, ne.ir th8 IVrslan ar.d Turklsh border, where h- spent aeveral daya trylng to get a guard. Tiils was aboul November. and st >rie* of miBMcrea >f aroman by the Turklsh Kurda i the Bultan'a Irregular eavalry were common. Flndlng that it wa* Impoaarble to get a guard. Mr ii iward detennlned to attempt to enter Arm-.ula 81 all ha7.ards.44nd he started. At tb* first vlllage, in the mountalnous and dangeroua country, whlch was called Nazarabed. 11 en.- luntered ih* entlre lot of vtllagers, beaded by two aona of ? famous bandit called Aftl Kh.m. Th- men wer- well armed and thelr lodies were covered wlth cartrldge b*lts. Mr. H .ward carried a Lea rlfle and a handy re? volver. The vtllagera awarmed around the thr^e lonely horaemen and through the dragomaa they 0 Ivlaed hlm t . g> another trall. The drastoman could hear tha raacala alreadj dtacurstng th* dlvlalon of the horaea and baggage uf tha Uttle 1 irt> HE WON <>N A "BLUFV" Mr Howard rald they almply brtatled wlth arm 8, and he began to feel appreh*nslv*. But he pul B K "I fat*e ? n the affair. nnd llnolly, by .1 game of "biuff" and by eaaually mantloetlng that the s.in 1 bb 1 other great P*r8iana were hla friends. he* managed t i get rafely away, aft-r enjoylng th*ir questlonable hoepltallty for the nlghr. He then retra ? d his st.-ps anl went by another route t . Khoy. and then on to K .UtOV. The country was extremely imigii and was thlchly apotted with mounda of the dead, it being the _.tom ln tbat corntry for every j_> _- ?'..> t 1 thr.>w a Pt..ne up?n each grav-^ that l - . -?"' l!e',.re arrlvlng at Koul ?v, he passed numer uis i ,11. is of rol.rs drlvlng CBttle, Bheep and horses, but was nm moleated, as nis party had been ?welled to H\e h\ the addltlon of Iwo guarda At K .ui iv Mr Howard offered 1388 for b guard uf thlrty men to eacort hlm t 1 V in, but, after the Oovernor had sent ?ut acouts to examlne the I- .,:?? he declared tbat It was Impotslble. as the trall was llned wlth bands of Kurda on lh* out I . ik tor Howard Mr Howard aald that between November l and Meiember 15, 150 vlllagee ln the Provlncr of Van had been wh >||y deatroyed by the Turklah a ddlera ai I he ha ! 11 if ln his p waeeelon thnt lt w.is d .ne by order .>f Sultan Abdul Hamld. He rode l"" mile. I 1 a teletraph atatlon t 1 communl . ir- the f.i--ts t 1 "The 1. ndon Tlmea" an I "Chrta tl.in Herald" and then returned. While on the w.i\ t . I'rumla. whlch Is also on the border, he was ambu.hed, bui after a brlak exchange of ahota. In whl h he eoul I n ?l eee his aaa illante, he a.caped Arrlved 81 the latter place he offered slmoal an) money for guard* Bul nelther the Bhlekh Bahdlk f Kurdalan nor T imar Khan, who llve. under Itounl Ararat, would heed hla blda, f..r th->\ declared tlie road ewarmed wlth Kurda and "..ther i hlldren of th* devHi" Other appeal. t . the Shah Teii.-ran ..nd othera in authority, ? ii . . ii ten 1 almllar repllea The Turk Bh ''. ivern ment had offered a hBBdaome r*wnrd for How? ard". h.-ad and ther.- arere many ac\i .us ro earn H He had practlcally made arrangement. wlth i. Turklah offlclal when he was recalled by "The Chrlatlan Herald" BNOW 11 A PBACEMAKER Mr II..ward aaid tli.it opera tlona agalnst tb* Armenlana had ceaaed temporarlly on 84*count of th.. depth of ihe anow, but, as aoon as the gmaa Bhowed again tbe> would ba renewed, II- ih.,ugbt thal aboul 50.000 had been slain. ?nd fully #00.001 were now destltute. The fund now amounta lo M0.00O. As an llluatratlon of the state of aff..irs ln Armenla. Mr. Howard re i.it.d the followlng Ineldent: A Neatortafl n?f HK.e came down from Oawar, Kurdlatan, to the Vlllage where he was Btopplng, Bnd sald tbat the Sultan had aenl word to the Kulmaklm of d.iw.ir t.. order the maeaacre of the Neatorlana, wh.. are ChrlBtlans llke the Armenlana The rhlef Kurda met and declared that thls would nol do, ns the Neatorlana were thelr slaves, their cattle and thelr beasts of hurden. Instead, they s.-nt .1 paper lo the Bultan swearlng that tha Neatorlana would be found when wanted Thls was conflrmed later by a Kurdlsh chief, who was a Turklsh offldal nnd one of those wh.? drew up the paper. Mr. Howard sald the masBacres tvere m>t brought about l.y anythlng the Ar menlana had done, but was almply u cruaade agninsi tb.- Chrlstlans by ths "black-hearted Sultan " H* sald there are 2,nooooo Armenlana in Tur? key, and the fun.l already raised Is being dls trlbuted by the nilsslotiaries nt seventeen polnts. -? FIRE IX A CBOWDED PWII.IOX. A \\ 11.I> SCItAMHI.K F.'R THK I'millS llt'T MIOXK uniT TWO ii.'VS ARRESTKD i?n stspi.'ioN K re started under the blu st.iKe ln the PavtHOfl nt CaledonlBB Park. Newark. Insi nlght. wblle a roller akatlag earnlval waa being held. Th* tirat one 18 *ee the amoke crled "Klre!" an-l Immedlate lv ih.-re was u wlld ruah for th* doors. Women screantaa .nd became frantlc. Eortunateiy ther* are many exlta from the PavttlOfl nnd all of them me wide Bvery one aseapsd from th* awlldlng, suffi-rlriK no Injury worae rhan hrulaea or torn Clothlng. The Ilremen <|ulckly BUbdUCd the fl_imen. tnveettgat'.on Bhowed that the Mre had atarted In a lot of acenery and atage-flttinga atored beneath ti-e ataaje. While the laveatlgatlon was l>e|ri? m.de Wllliam Kopp, nlneteen years old, of No 419 F.fteenlh-ave , Newark, was aald to have remarke I that If Bed. Volirhi. the owner of the park, would ulve hlm 15 he would tell who started ihe flre He waa talk ItiK to .losei.h Huiith. a boy of alxteen. who llved Bl No 421 F.fteentb-ave Th* alleged rem.rk waa reported to the pollce and both young men were srrested b>- Detectlve Felpel. They aald that rh*lr remark waa mlaunderatood und waa m.de m jest. They were held for exam'natlon. -? I/.'l/V AND VIIV ORDERS. Woshlnjrton. March IS (Speclai).?The followlng: Army order* have been Issued: ('aptatn I'latt lf, Thorne, 2?d Infantry, havlng been found by an Army iietuing Board hiiiapaeltalad for a.-tive aervloa ia retlred thla date Th* extenalon ot leave on aur geon's certltlcate of dlaablllty granted Flrat Lleu? tenant llarry M. Hallock. aaalatant aurgeon, on FVhruary 12, la extended two month.. The exten? alon of leave granted Major Kdward R. Moacley, aurgeon. on February IS. la extended alxteen daya. Lleutenant 8 M. Potta. of the Navy. la granted two montha leave wlth permlaalon to go abroad. The -Naval R.tlrlna Hoard haa rec.mm.nded ta tht 860 Broadway, Union Sq. * 18th St MAKE A SPECIALTY OP TllBS, -?, ADAPTED FOR Marbles,-.0PEN F,REPLACE* Mosaics, WA"-S*PW0R* Flneat Gooda?M.'-kers* Pricea. THE GLORY OF MAN. STRENGTH, VITALITY. KIOW THYSEIF. w. h. p?__f__i d. 'tsaffier* THI MOST EBIKET. arKCIALinT i* _ninic__ t'hlei i-ouaultiiia phyalcian te tke ******** MrUl.Hl loatltule 'M_abU_-4 ln 16-0). to whOOB waa awanled thr gold medal by the aatloaai Medlcal Aaeocliitlon for ,h? PMZB ES8AY on fca aaoate.l Vliallty, .\ervoo* *nd Phjelcal D_??_ lt> an.| all Dlneaaea of Man. Cl R-.S tha youna. th* mlddle-aged and ,h? old. Conaultatlon ln P^raoa or hy letter Prospectufl. wlth testlmonlal* rMKBJ. I_rae book, The Xrlenrr of l.lfei or. Self-Preaer lallori. Ihe prlr.e eaaay 370 pp . 125 Invaluable prescrtg tlcns for ao'te an.l .-hronlc dlH-aaea, full ftlt. only II W. by mall. d'.nhle aealed. - .--.. Dr Parker'a worka aie tbe beat, on ,he subjeots tr-a,*_, ever putlished. and have ?n enormous aale througriout thls country and Knglsnd. Read them now. ind learn tO be atrnnur, vl?nroua anl roainly. Heal TBrMII. ~Th? Peabody Medlcal Initltut* hai Imlutor*. but a* equala ? Boston llerald. Pre-ldent thnf I.leutenant J. O. Nicholson. I'nlted Btat** Navy. be placed on the retire.l list on ac eounl of dir-'ability. I PROJECTEO BAPTI8T ORI'HAXAGE. THK KNI-i.V MI-:\T POfl THK JENNIR O-ARR-NM. HOME FOR ilIIl.nRKN The f)r*, annual me-ting of the members of aa assoclatlon forme.l for ,he establlshment of a p.ptls, orphaaaga to be known a. the Jennfe- Clark son Home ,'or C'hlldr.-n was hel.l yesterday after? noon ln an offlce of the Xew-Vork 4'ily Faptlst IHaaloa, in >he t'onstable Huildlng. No. lll Flfth ave. The Rev. Dr. Krank It. Morse. prcsidcnt, wa* In (lie chalr. An electlon was held for elgh, dlrect ors ln plac- of an equal number whose terms of oflice had expirrd. The foilowing cl-rgymen and laymcn were unanimously elecl-d as thelr own lUCCC?or* ,o aerve a ,erm ot three year*: Dr. Wendeil C. Phllltpe, Heary ff. ?aeaatt, the Rev. i.r Roberl B MacArthur. the Rav. Bnanael Aiman, Vlctor V'laroar, Dr. T Praaklla Smlth. the Rev. Dr. .lohn L Campbell and Wllliam 11. llenjamln Tha Board nf Dlrectora v.ili ment ar the same place at 1:30 p. m. next Monday to elee. offlcers an.l stand inK t*omraltteee. The efltabltanmenl of a I!a;.tisi .rphanage wa* projected In \*<!. but no deflnlte actlon was taken ,111 february. iv_. when, ar a meetlng of the friend.. of the project, held in ,h- Rev Dr Mac Arthur'a itudy, ir. ,h.- Calvary Baptlat Church, Ihe Rev. Dr. Mor** s:r 1 thal hls couflln and friend. the lar- Willlam R. .'larkson. of thls clty. wa* rieslr.aus of making a bequeal far that purpose. lf the lnstltutlon could he e*t*MI*bed as a mcmarlal ta hls .!.-?.'! l.i i.:ht. r. M-s lOP-lle GefTroy Clarkaoa. To thls th.- aaaoclatlon agreed. Mr CLarkeon, arho hai been a ?yetr-anown flour mercham ln thla clty, d:ed on March D>, 1W5. leav? lng a large estate. I'n-ler bla wll! the aaaoetatlon will receive MO.-M wlthln a few daya, half of ,he remalrtder of tb-? -state on the death of either his Wldow or hls slsrer. Mrs. Ayer. and ,he other half on the death of the survivor. No s;re for th* projectod h,)nu- .is y.-t been aelected. ? TBE LA8T OF TIEX-FAB'8 EELIC8. a i.m-.'.i: <?->, r.-'.-TU'N <>r MODBRM PADTTDfOl IM OIL -KD \vatkr-?''>I."P.s AUmO _-___>. Tha auctlon aai* of tha Chfaoa* porceialn eoBecttaa of Tlen-Fuh. ,he celehrnted collecror of ^hnnghit, ended yeaterday m-.rning ,,, the Flfth Avenue Art Oallerlcs. No |M Plfth-BV*. The sr)!e was c-n 1 i,r.-l irrd' r the man*g*menl -af tVrgie-: A i'o . and the anctloneer araa Robert Som-miie Teatoraap w.is the thlrd day of the sale. and llke tho other* wa* poorly attendi 1 irrl thoae who ho;u-hi had an ezcellenl opportunlty to lecure the nrarei al ex tremely loa price* A man who his travelled ex lenalvely and wh > h tppened Inr ?> rhe <<sle yr?srer ? l.iy sald ,ha, thi prlcei pald rh?re werr nol M IiIktIi as would have been romtnanded by the giiols i: thej had been *oM to r iriatfl ind i-losiry hunlera ln Chlnn. Thir TMen-Pah rlid not mak* much oul of Ihe dlsposal of hls warei ls .'.'-(.iin. Al the cloaa of Ihe iale Mr Bomarvilla anaouacedj tbal Crodfr*y Mannhelmer'a ti".- .oliecton of oll palntlngi would be pul on exhibition at the Ktfth Avenue Ar, Galleiie* to-day, prloi to th?ir sale at BUCtlon In Chlckeiing Hall Mr M.innhe.met has been well known as a collector of cholc* palntlaga and It !? oni| on account of eontlnned lll-health and a long abs-M)c> al.ro.id thar he is compelled ,o g.\e them up Th.- Buction Bale of this collectloa at Chlckeiing Hall will ba held on PrMay evenlng, March tt, ai I o'clock, under the managiraaaai of Ortglea .>.- Co Among the artiata represonted m the collectlon are Alma-Tadema, Breton, I'.-.s:. Hon heur. Heiiecour, L'orot, t'aaanova. Detat|te, He. camp*, Defreaaer, Daublgny, Dlas, Dupr.. Qdrdaia, tlallego*. Isabey, J.mene_-Aranda, Jacque, Lelotr. Ma.n.i/.. Uraklne N'lcol, Toby rvoeenthal, Wiiegas Vibert, Vautier, Vollon, Van Marcke, Woraaa and /.jm.i. ,; - l.asr nif-lir ,ir I o'clock ,li" sale nt th? CQllactlOflj of modern palntlngi ln oil and wate.-- colors betong* Ing to I M Hi slul was b_gun There was a (tood Bttendance, notarlthstandlng the condltlon of th? ?treeta, and al nm.-s the I. ddlnu was brisk Most of the prtcea, however, were mtxlerate, In all flfty eigiu palntlngi r.er.> s.?i,i The blgheai price pa d was j^:',. for "A Blleni Autumn Day," i>> <;eorg* Innea* Two palntlngi by Kugene Verboeckhovea an.l two bv .1 c, Jacquel alao brought falrlv gaod price* Some of the palntlngi and pricea are ?s followa: "Ol- < aa.tr- ar Bund v r 1 ')i? ina'a M.ir.in. N A.. . $110 "Mnrnlnr al Marblahead." \. Quartley, \ a... ioo "Venh?. ll Harnnan . im> ' I'Hlipll.n." .1 .;. .1.:, |tl-r . 170 "Landacara. ' R W rtelr, N. V., ||g "Th- !t ?? ? -u il;_-i :-.. ' I.. KOSH . 'jm "tlanie.' i- i lluaaaiia.,, \xi ' >i- li rt in- i: Keytrr.. . -aai ' a Moralna IValk." i <; lacquat. ,...) ayu "The I'avaller," Paul V'lry. . |?_) "BhraherJ and Bhe#p." Kug-n.. \'.-. ,-, ,v.meri .'.''." ,v^> T.l Sl-a.ii," |? Hcaal. ]S)j "X'eni.e." iv H i Bterberger.. o,^ wi ii r lr ll Ein_ vv ; tne i .- 4<*> ".'.irinc f.r nowera." RaMman Jobaaon.! ....'. l.V> ' l.in, 1-, ape ln II,.II.n.l. K Jeltel. U5 "Th- Alp*," liiiaiiu i',,ijr)H"-t....,!" [8 "RetumlBg nrom Church," I -- | i raeli...*.'.'."."" 4ts "t*haaaeur,' Davld Co', . "" ?,'?? "8w_m Beauty." I_ It-aai. . j-,, "Siina-t in the tVood*," N H. [>lB8.. . . I<? "The Return." I.. Jlmlnei. n_ "iiuall-r." A. A, I_'aia-I. |2 "Peedlng lha Calvee,' Willlam _tai_. _2.% "iii-ri. Rlpe," Maurlee Lelnlr ..'. 2'-? "Bheep and l*hlekena." I"ng.'ne VerWckhoveri!'...... .?2S A Mi.iiinei D*J In rhe I'.irk.'' I K K,,e?aeill. 1.10 I'repaiing Breakfait." hiuomen . i.v> "i^n.ia.-.,,,,. aad .'i.,i-." .i. ii i? i<e Haa*. *_> Kla* Orandmi Ojodbye." i: a i-m.-har,. .?. 300 A Bummer Day." J. <v r??in . 3ra> "Reiurn fn.ni ihe Pleld." D. K?1k?.iv Knla-lu. 410 "*Ah*i siiHii i 1'inv ,i ti. itrown N A. ?',-_ "Imperunloelty." ,i.,a-r isrn_i*. 30# LITBOORAPRRRS sTfl.h OX sTRIKE. The members of the I.lthographlc Artists and Kn grawrs' Assoclation who went on scrtke four weeka ago ar" stll! out. and they said ye-,erday that they could May our for an InddBnlte lengrh of tlme If tii-.-.-asary. as fhey had pl.-ntv of funds. The strlkers iued a fltatemeal yeaterday eajrlag that they wer* \(> IJOBTOy THE I'ATERSOX MURDFR. Paterson, V I . -March IS ?The SuMlvan Inquest was eoanpMad tO-Blght Nothlng new was brought out. and the Jury found a rerdlct fhat Mamle Sulll. van came to her death frorn a fractured skull, tha resul, of b blow glven by a person unknown. -e ACCIDBNT TO A FA88EX0EE TRAIX. Huffalo. March is?The Krle passenger traln whlch left here al I o'clock thls mornlng for Nlagara Kall*. narrowly aaaaped golng Int.) the dltch at Tona wanda The traln was running at hlgh speed when one of the rear drlvlng-wheels went to pleoei. th* heavy steel spokes flylng In all directlon*. Fortu nately the heavy t!re renialned on the traok. but the air-brake machlnery was dlaabted, and the traln ran for nearly half a mile bef >re it could laf stopped. The paaaangnra were transfern-d. and the dlaabl*d traln was hauled to ,he I-'alls. Mad the tr*ln left ,he track the resul, mlght have been serlous los* of llfe_ COWPERTHWAIT'S ' RELIABLEi v""r "nm* ?*? bp mada attractive by aa* > or the?? Orlental Ruga CABPPT? . r'r'"' ,,,r,",n, K0W* VAKrciO. <LONQ CREDIT. XO* W**t Hth BtrMt.