New-York tribune. [volume], August 27, 1897, Page 4, Image 4

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NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
TO INVESTIGATE TCXSELS
PRESIDENT BALDWIM WILL SAIL
EUROPE TO-MORROW.
FOR
WHAT 1IF UBARMI ?TILL MAVS AN IMPORTANT
PEARINO ON AN EAR RlVKR TUNNEL
AND TSTS ATLANTIC -AVI?:
IMHmHEMIIHH
W. II. Hildwln. Jr.. president of the Long j
Island lt.ailro.id. wld sail for F.urcpe tO-morroW
afternoon to hispe,t the ?onstniciio'i of under- !
ground railway? iti London and ?t???.??* on the ?
?" : :!r"nt His purpo?. is to <Olsed sugg? s'tons for j
t..? :t:nnel whlcn his road Is going lo construct [
- Dm r ..-? Rtver. Tan Atlantic Avenue Cena?
mi? ion is awaiting the Aral ueVtslon as to the build?
ing of this proprsed tunnel before going on wl*h :
p'.ms f"r the Isapcoysaaat si Atlanttc-ave. The? ;
? isslcn will hold a gacet?n? to-day at the Ham- j
llton Clul?. .it which un,?? Presldenl Baldwin win
raporl the ?>r ?n?s which hli road has made in It?
place. The Commissioners ?r?? ronSdenl thai Ike
Long Island Railroad will construct the tunnel,
a?;: will be a necessity to them .f the] wish to de?
velop ibeir bualnes?.
la no ooui't thai if ila? Near-Tort bualaaaa
men could take the Long laland trains at Cortlandt
s?... in thai city, Instead f being obliged to make
Um long trip to the Halbes? station or Long Island
Cit.?. : of I '.? m would he attrait? d Into th?
Lciir Island rabarba f * permanent homes. This
::, reaaed :r.iuV Would menu a great deal to the
ra?ro.a.i corporaUon.
Preatdent Baldwin, to speaking of hia proponed
trip to Europe, yesterday saiJ:
? I nm going to London for the express purpose
t>: Investigating extensiv? underground railroad
wark. which is now h?mg prosecuted In tli.it City.
Ther. are In the neighborhood of thlrty-eeven
sattes ol this W"rk. all undertaken In the light ?if
recent impr ivements in t :nn?l building. The con?
struction of thfse subways Is Of the utmost in?
terest to those who arc desirous of putting a tun?
nel und?r the East River, and tht method of con?
struction and the appearance of the work when it
Is compbted naturally Invite investigation by us.
"I shall no; be gone long. A f.rtr.ight In Europe,
probably, and say a week on the ocean ..a? h way,
would ina??? a month's absence all told. The
Mersey tunnel, connecting Liverpool and Blrken
jesad, is an Important engineering work, and an
Inspection of it migi t furnish some useful hints.
but 1 cannot sav wnether I will have tlm? to In?
vestigate It or not. There :?? also an important
; of underground engineering in Bud ipeat,
which I would like to \i.slt if It is possi!.;, lo
t?O sa."
In response to ? question ns to when the work on
the Last R'.ver tunnel would begin. President Pail
win replied:
"In ail probability soon afier I ret back. Charle?
M. Ja. ms, oiir ? ?' ulting engineer, is now in
rjrn;??-?, and Important Information required in the
pi -? tutlon of the enterprise is obtainable there.
as t> the matters Which have t>een engaging our
attention Since the Mil permitting the tunnel wai
pj ed, you may say that It has beei m esaary for
us ' --? ?? erta street rights A supplementary
bill wa? piss, i, bul did noi receive the Governor'?
signature ..? the lasi ?easlon of the Legislature;
? i| left certain steps to be taken to secure thes?
?treei rlchts, and this h.as required time. Tou know
this undertaking Is a U?n e one. and men who pul
m*ney into It expect that every point will be care?
fully guarded.
"A company has been organised to build the tun?
nel, but the capital hi- noi yet been fixed, for th?
reason that the cost of the tunnel has not yet heen
determined C nne tlon will undoubtedly he made
with the New-York i';tv und.-rground line, but It
will not ba dependent upon It in any way"
ALMOST CHOKED TO DEATH.
? CHOWDER l'ALTY'S SEARCHLIGHT SAVED
THE LIFE OF A MiNu ISLAND BOT
Henry Bheffi t weh?*- year-old hoy. wv
severely li itred In ? peculiar manner In Long
Island City on W< Inesday night, Th.? boy live?
at Nc IS] Dupont-st H< is In Si John'? Hospital
-in a crl'lcal condition, bul It was said yesterday
r a':? rr.?? m II it hi s ou Id ? ? \ er
On Wednei ? ? was n chowder
j .r-> landed at the Thlrd-st. pier. Bheffens was
among th? crowd who tri : li gel on the pier, At
th?? head of the pfer then - big ?a'?? used to
prevent peopli from ding on the wharf This
w.is a little ai-.r ??? Wednesday, and young
Bheffens tr,? ? t . so through the space between
the partly open ^-ate snd the support on the s:<i??
to which the gat< fnstened. He managed to gel
his head In the opening when the watchman ens
the gate moving Not noticing Bheffens In the
dart, th?- watchman gate the gat. a push ??>
close iv
Young Sheffens was unable :o iret his h< ad out.
end the gate caught him by the neck. He re?
mained caught, alowly choking until the ... .,r h
light an th? boat of the returning party was
thrown on the pier, and then his predicament was
shown H? \\ ?- freed, but was Insensible, and
rr.at.v though? him deal He war, taken to an
undertaking establishment, where it was found
that he was silva Hi was then hastily trans?
ferred to st. .lohn s Hospital, where he was r<?
vlved. Last evening he was reported to 1>? Im?
proving, although the injuries io bis neck may
ke?-p him In the hospltsl f<T several ?lays.
A CHAPTER OF ACCIDEXTS.
LIVELY TIMES AT ROCKAWAT BEACH, IN
CLUD1NG A RI'NAV AY AND A
DISASTROUS RACE.
Ther? was a ??p.?? of accident? on Long Island
Wednesday evening, none of which termin?t?
fatally, altbauc es api were narrow. Rockiraj
B'-ach had three. A l.ig tank containing several
hundred gallona of water in thr rear "f I'bert's
fishing resort, at Reach Channel f>:i the supp rts
having given away, The tank f>n on a plasan, amis
Uberi and three women narrowly escaped being
crushed. Th? sernp.,] ,.,,-??? ? ? at the beach wai
due to ? runaway on the boulevard. Robert
:.? .mi tv? young women were thrown
injuij
Bl vi o
?tiong th?
b il ? ? ned senou
cycle path wen greatlj Irlghten??d
ii'tn?, on which were Miss Georg a Ronald and
Miss Ruth Jones and Roben Meyers and Herben
Joachim, w?r- wrecked. While racing with a hack,
Rohen Johnson the driver of ? stage, r.??:?. imo a
surrey ni ir H?illand-av? Jam??? Rotherroel Mr?
Mary McAllister and Mis.? Nellie McVey, th.? occu
i mti ol the surrey, were thrown out, Miss M? -
Vey received a dislocated shoulder, while Mrs M -
Allister h.as a bad scalp wound Rot her mei wai
hurt uhout the knees. '|h<? surrey was wrecked
Adam Hill, iwenty-two year? old, ?<G Ishp. a Long
Island Railroad brakeman, while coupling cars of
th? Bag Harbor freight at Baj Shore, had hi? left
leg cruahed by being caught between the cars.
Miss Lydia porter, who is staying al the home ?>f
the Rev. I?r Wilson, In Freeport, mistook the door
g to ? illway for her own doorway and
fell downstairs. H? r ikull waa fractured and *.!??
r...y j.. : reo ver.
LIFE-SAVERS HA O A HEAVY TASK
? MS-POUND NEW-TORKER RESCUED FROM
DROWNING AT ROCKAWAT BEACH.
Captato McEnroe and Lieutenant Gallagher, of
Iba Rockaway Reach Volunteer Ufa Saving Corpa,
sand? a reaciM yesterday which gave -hem gre,a
dlffl ultj and excited much Interesl among the
peopk who witnessed il. Th? man rescind was
Leonard Drenkerel, of No 111 Christopher??!.,
New York City. Ho i- tkhrty-four rear? old, and
a .?'?..- three hundred pounds He was In bathing
ai Schilling's pavillon, ??aside. He is a good swim
afar went out beyond t'a- life Hnaa, and, ow.ng to
?a!? Sire, he attracted much attention, and 'ne lite?
ra .-er? watched him carefully,
v.'n.ie swimming be waa caught by the undertow
and ?.arri?.I under, and the life-savers started at
on ?? for him They reached him after he had lost
? began to work hin: shoreward
Owing to ?..y weight, this was no e:>.*y tn?k. but lite
j..'?? eat : lard???? him H? was revived a< I
ed for hume a few hours later, without ? w
ly 111 results fi m his experionc?
?
}'!<\ri.i HATER ARRESTE!*,
THE DEAF ?tCT? ? ;? WADIXO RIVER DREW ills
PISTOL UN A RIDER, WHO DID NOT BCARR
Riverhead, Long lakand, Aug. 26 lohn Muaany
the bicycU hit?- of Wsdlng River, waa arreated
yeaicrda; ?? ompl ? I I ink Thompson, a
wheelman, on ike rhsrgi ?: drawing g pisto; on
VIS have .? <: imlai tlan to morrow be?
J . ?. ?? Lawson, i ; St, J iai< - Mumby is Arty
?..:?.. ano deaf and dumi . When b? : o .t
v.a km?.? be moves neither l Um right n??: left,
continue? in a straight road. The bell of a
? am ?? ? ?? h< ard I ?. him am ? ... ? .< wl ? el
man romes up t?- reaaonstrau with him he merely
draw? h:s revolver, which says men with a move
ih.-.ii word? would ? ? press in s *..;,
M ml was la the ron?; yesterday when Tboann
ii ? ? ?- and, a? usual d ? ? >? p ove Th?n
?, hompson and tre gun was pr in,. d
? ? ' to Bl .' im< s and ?: ... ?.? ? .?,. .?,,('
warrani f?.! M u . .?? .? ? .,??>? ?,j -? .rr
? ?? Simla? : .,?.?
Mun
.?.:?'a ? iri
? the bl.'?? k?. It hi ?
here s ?.??.? ?
v ': ? x r for * m? ?',-?..? . . ?, . 11 her handle
?'r ? ? v? ut. I ? . m ?, ;ti??
clon?? to Mumbv, snd it tbej spproached htm ia
the darkness they 'iliiiiiat.ly cam? to disaster b?
running Into the extended Bgece of u ?,..?]
Kor Oiln ? llruokl-n \rtva ?<-? 'l>nTh~l???<r?
TOO MUCH TRIVIAL LAW.
GOVERNOR GRIOObTS ADDRESS BBFOM
Till: HAP. AMOCIATION.
! AN EVIL that is QROWtNa WORSE EVERT YEAR
REMED?!? SPOOESTEB TO CH88CX THE
FLOOD OP UNNECESSART
UOQISLATSON.
- There wa? a larje a!
? :? veland, A?
of women and
meeting of
. ? ' : lam e
? sr .'.' the
de
?Law
of
members of the
Nation;?l Bar Aasoclatlon la the
Y. If. C. A. Building this motnlnc. In anticipation
of a Hir-Ulf on th" Arbitrati.?) Treaty Which
had Leen promisi I, However, ine dl nandoa did
nr? materialise. U roon .1- th.Hng w??
?ailed ?o orde:, lYisi.l. tit .1. M Woolworth lu?
ti, sauced Governor ?irini-?- ->f Kear-Jera? ?.. who
Hvered thi annua addrear, hi? toj
making."
UOYKHXOI. ORI??S'H ??? ?HI>:?*..
t?? Qoveraor spake at length on ihe eel
th?? gr. at mass of crude aad unnecessary leglala
tion belai tamed oui yearly by Parliament and
CiHigroo?. the many t'oioni?- and stai?? Legisla?
ture?, and :.n laaum? 1 ab a mualclpal bodies, an
evil th.-t his grown le alarming proportion? in this
eountry of re -"lit years. II?? deplored the faci
that, while every calling had the benefll <>f trained
minds anil hands, there la ao claaa of akl.led kegia
hatera, m? ? trained to conatruci haw?; nor is there
any school of leglalatlon at which may be learned
the theory and practica of cobs true ting ? itatute.
H? reviewed ihe actual procrea of lawmaklng oa
it is practiced In State Legislatures, saying, In
part:
Th??.? thousand? of propealtlon? to ?Iter the law
of the land cover almost every conceivable objeci
of government, every department of inibii? and
private nf.?. they extend to all kind? of bualness,
to trad., commerce, manlclpal government, sani?
tary and police regulations, to the domain of mor?
al? as well aa lo the fields of si.? atlon and |???
Htlcal philosophy. Man) of them were intended
to correct error? In the legislation of the preceding
year Natural.* the more carel? ? aci one legis?
lature liasses ih?? mor? blunders there w?i h?? for
the next one to repair
Then? is usually no general acheme of uniform
and consistent statutory revision In these masses.
They are heterogeneous, often absurdly contra?
dictory, as where on? member offered a Hi re?
quiring all electric wires t? be Inld underground
within ihre.? monili.? after the passage of the Idh.
ami his col.eague Immediately offered another re?
quiring all electric ?aires m be e.evated at l?-ast
ilfty feet above the surface of th? atreet.
Tin? genesis of these bl la, as well as their true
purpose, ?? often covered with obscurity. Borne,
Indeed mo.?t. ;,r?? the products of thos? especia 11)
Interrateti ns Individuals in securing iddttlonal
legal powers or privileges for private or buslne
purpose?. Many originate from municipalities
not from thi genei ? consideration and mature
purpose of th?-? people of any city, bul out of Ih?
opinions and particular idea.? of single muti
officers, and are .?raw ? up by the counsel of ihe
city und.t the direction of Its chief officer or po.?
??mini* body Many ar<? prepared and urged by
member? of the legal profession to m et real 'i
suppos.-d difficulties that they have met h
in th.-ir practice. More than one Importan) chango
in the law of divorce has originated In the deslri
of sum?? lawj r to bring hi* client within Its ;
vorable condition?.
Qt'Ai ? DOCTOBB OP GOVERNMENT.
Other bill? nre the product of men with
id...is. to whom nothing that I? la beyond their
caparti) f. >r Improvement, to whom no experte
of a?.?? can teach anything, who havi no reap? ?
for stability nor reverence for antiquity. They are
the qua.l; doctor? of government with curi
for every Inconvenience of life, no m it r what It?,
nature or origin,
Many of these bili?, drawn w!!i cr.h one purpose
in view by men lacking corre? mess . ? :? >.?. ! ? xpr?
slon and unlearned as to th? whole bod> of ? ? I
ments relating lo tbe sub).?.?!. ;ir.? unintentionally
dangerous and disturbing unless careful!) revise?!
and pruned before ihelr pas age. The) an
upon the committee In confusing numbers. To r?
vise them nil is Impossible it manifestly absurd
they at.? generally suffered t<> die without ih?
eourtesy of a report, or are rcnort?Mj adverael) and
killed Som.? arouse Influent il hostility from af
f cted Inter? ?ts and succumb io opposlti n. Uni
under th?? pressure of the Introdn er, wlih his per?
sona! pride In Ihe ward of his I? - tlv? guardian?
ship or be? p use no pos ?ve evident?? I luti m ?
p.Tir? ..r und. r Ine pi.? < ?s of i??: roi Ing I?) whi :i
ti. ? maxim "one ?;.I turn deserv?s another"
brougbl lo hear upon the f ri tton of law-m klug
many t.:? isutes :>,.?? are usci? ? and som? thai ?
positive!) vicious re? Ivc the approval of ? ?
Jorlty and ?<> to tbe Executive for appi ral The
p-acllce Is to hold these me? uree back to th. ilos
Ing days of the sess ?n, when the it tent ion ol tl
moi ?? careful and pru leni ?- : ?? ? ?1 or occup
then the floodgates are opened, and new Is?
pour oat In s torrent that i? terrifying ? ? I
ca? ful conservatism o? the bar and courts
si ms that the only Immediate remedy foi M
condition rests In the disapproval of ?'.??? Rxecutlv?
1: t? worthy of note that thi Governor ol N? ?
Yak by withholding bis approviti put to death
about live hundred passed bill* In the pr< ten! - n
In New-Jersey ninety wr. similari) disposed of, ?
? 111 r numi? r, but, In pi ??:? ??? tlon to ih?
b. r passed, ti mal perei tai Yet I doubt if
.i single reasonable eomplalnt it Inconvenltn.*t> or
oubli?? '..?;?. hns ?"?? heard by r? ison ol the faillir
of these V.i hi I In io '???-..tri?? laws
Th!? "\??? - Iv. legislative activity i- a fcatun
mi 'own times It h - develop? ! enormousl) wll
??? a very few rece?? years A comparison of ? hi
.-> limiti ! volumes of statutes of nny particular 81 .??
for the last twenty years will p* ive this,
Something of this Increase Is attrlhutahle : ? th.
im. ai btislii - development of the ? m? -, to
.Unifions .f scientific discovery to th? m ?
chinen* of life.
At Ihe same tin.? there have been ? inni
movem? nts to restri? ? he -, ?:?,.: I. ??
By constitutional provisions In many ? ? ? lie |
sage of specif?I laws upon man) ? ti I ?
den, notaol* In * he mattei s of gru
corporation and ;).? government ?? eitles, .ntles
and other municipal divisions of tl ? Bl iti
Vet the maases of trivial legisla ? ts tutes m
calli d for b] ai j publl In ? ? ???.?? .? ? ?
go on ?nei easing, eonf th? !;*? a, ? mba - ? ?
lag thi lawyer and perplexlrg th.iris if Jurtiee
with contradictions, Inconsistci 'les, dilemma* and
floods of verbal turgidi)
?,..? enacteil one year ore repealed the nex?
give pio*.? to eomc ? .? s concenti Th? sp
com? rv?tli m dl. : . -, fierce ? re*t of this
busy age ?if ?!.? ? mult indinoti? strivings for
chanci for the mere ? ke of chana ws. Il
may !??? said "A:?.? ai not with? r them, :. r ?
ili : hi Ir Infinite variety."
REMEDIES KOR THE EVIL
Speaking ol Ihe remedie? for the pernici ms ? ? :
ti. p of things he describ? d, ihe ?: ?-.? , ? ir - ? Id
1 hive *.?!.! enough of the prolific tendency to
.?. that prevails In our day. li remains : ?
speak of such remedies as can l>< applied. I* i
?seles ? ? funda ni? In the eoi
m ol parllamentar) botile?? with all its d??
fi is, our repr? sentatIvi systi m is the i?? -: ihe brain
of man ever devisad or his experience w. rked ?
A lower hou-?? with membership frequenti; chang?
ing secure? closeness of touch and sympa thi wll ?
th? people. The upper hous? .-? ures the calmness
and deliberation which are essential to guard
<a',.!:'si sud !en and unr? aaonlng popular pr? ? ? ??? ? -,
to give stabillt) to our system of low, and In ?es
sons of clamor ? nd unrest to save th.- people from
the follv of their own excitem? m and ? m itfons.
if representative ?.odie? iik.? ? . s tat? ;.?-?-'
tir.?- are unable lo acal wltb entire success with nil
tbe complicated and subtle questions : lai ?re pi ? ?
sent? d for their com : lerat?? ?, how mu 'h I? -i: ?*an U
be expected that the masses of th? people would be
? do so? Y? ' ? ? And - ome who
pose to rei? I leglslal to 1 he p? ?:?.
and by m? m f th? ?. stem !" ? ? the rein
diim take tb? popular voice, noi through ihe
pie's chosen representative? i ? from illreci
votes of the peopli* themselves Thi - ? ?nndon
th?? system of representative governmeni Govern?
ment by representation Is a prln : '? derived from
the oldest ruetom o? Hie Anglo-Saxon r.o ?? In
Hucbald'a biography of S. Lebuln, a book wrl b
In th? tenth century, I? found thi? remarkul.l. ? ?
six?? concerning tli*- Saxon? ..f ih<? elg ith entnr)
?*Once every year, at ? iixe.i season, oui of each
local 111Islon and oui of the three ordei leverally,
twelve men were elected, who, having nssembled
together in Mid-Saxony, near t.'..? VYeser, at a
plac? called Marko, h?dd a Common Council, de.
lib? rating, enacting and publlahlng m<
common Inter st, ? -cording to the ten r of a la?
adoptod b) themst Ive?.'*
Historian- of the English constitution trace tl
. xi>!. nee of auch a r. presentattve sssembly through
all the periods of national existence.
We .?. no: want the system 'hanged; it la only
necessary that ? it eglslatlve bodies ?hall be con?
trolled, restrained and regulated b) a propri
of ihe solemnlt) ?nd respon*lb!i|t) that pertain to
the power Ihey exercise; Ihui the) ?hall learn to
resi??.?: ih?? wisdom of conservatism, to vclut ?t.i
oiiity more than experiment
The extension of the practice of h? ?.- only bl
ennial sessloi ? .??: Stats legislatures ? pi
prevalent now In more than thirt) Bis tee will do
on., r. io decrease the amoui ? of legii ut! in
BF.TTKIt MEN POH LAWMAKERS NEEDED
T!i> r.? is room for Improvement also in ''??? qual?
ity of th?? s?en selected aa member? of the State
legislature?. Too much regard I? paid to political
qua lidi itlon?, and not em legislative sMIIty.
This li noi ?'?,.? fauM ol tb? citisene; ?.?? r* oft.?.?
gel th? i ? ? ????? li ? ble Then I? . gr< .? ?
ur?? on ?:?? ? ?r? of men Who art- ? . ?
by educatici and mtalnme t? to .!?. their wbolo
?'.?; '?? the State '?.. serving In the legl ih
ot the Stati an I the city I hav?
th. people ut? t? r ? ?,.?..-. high ? lass ih le . ?
?In th ? at ..? : th? m. But :i ? sch >1 ira and
y< ? ?: : illrl' ' ? _'?id?? .-? ?' r? atrain eglslatlon
v,'r>'. ''?' ? "t ??? ng to glv ? their Urn? to puh ?
service In it..? Legislature On rar??., usions thev
wll come forth snd *-m?? th? State with great s? il
and benefit; : u* the; usu illy , ? .j.,., ."?,.!
!.. '???'?? ?:'"? ? ? ? ? ?? : m?r. havi
\\- need ? arger . n tribut I .?, ol the timi and
brains of. hi ,1 , .,,, . .
' ?"'\ ' 5iau "''' ;*' ' - :'? ?:? ?be fomiot
""","\."' ,' , Th?* exaen knowledge and
??'? '? babils a I sir k? ihe enacting
' ', ? '??;' - csi Ml ?.?.rwls ?? iild
. drift through ?:? II ? . : ? tbs .- ?,;,G. easy : , -v ?
With thi io stem Me need mor? lea ?
one ??, .
? ??""-' ? lack ? oslirr? unity
Public discuaslon. disclosing thi barm thai - re.
Milling and musr r.s.,1' from ex,-,^?iv.? ??.| , ,
legUUtlon. will be useful by awakening public sen.
tlm-nt ??.*? extending lis influe;,, ,? ,?, ,.,? m,.mh,r.
skip of the legislatures. In this w.ik toe imr a?
waya foremost in a:i that j.tr-.uine to ^uud ?iovero
ment, can render most vantante service. They per?
hapi mor? than any other claea ar?? -hated with
r??ponslblllty in thi? manor; for ? pertains direcuy
t.. their own espectal province, ft an? ??*. In?
bop) thai 1 might recur* the attention of tin? Inn?
of America t . the reform of this evil -a reform
whl.h I have .n mv ofSclsl capacity tried to ciTcn
In the legislation of my own Stati that ? gave
choren this suoi?.?! b>r your consideration, in ?
large decree the raulty conatructlon of our statute?
Is due to th.? legal profession: for there is no doubt
that they are mostiv framed by lawyers, Lut they
ai? prepared in must instances by attorney? *pe
cially employa ? for pittici,..: object?, which i>eing
accomplish.d. Util. r?g.ird :?; paid to th.? relation to
kindred lawa or t,. their if.ct upon the general
body of Jurisprudence. There Is needed a higher
-..?,?? ?,; responsibility am mg lawyer? who engage
in t:,.? drafting of i.nis at private solicitation ?nd
there ought t ? ' ?? a more censorious ntltudc among
legislator? toward propositions :??. l?gislation thai
emanate fian private sources
? do ni>i aish t?j enter the controversy wh.-h
divi':?.?? ih? partisans ?>: codlScatlon ani it- ????
nenta It la a falrli debatable question whether it
i- better to have the body of th? law comprised
with ? ? written cod?? or existing In th- Indefinite
mass of the common law modified by miscellaneous
.nil occasional statutory amendments.
Whatever we may do with reference to .Miration
. f general acts, we (ind ;t necessary very frequently
to codify car statutes. The great number or sup?
plement? at??! amendments tint ??? passed from
yea ? t?? yi ir . ? obscur? [he original t?'\t thai a
revision or same similar reduction toward order
and simplicity is n.--.iry every f>w years In
New-Jersey, si:;,., |?75, ??, t? have been fou?- au?
thorised publications ?f th.? general laws, under I ??
various titles of "Revision.' ' It? v.s. I Statutes,"
"Supplement to the Revised Stit ;:????" ani "General
Btatutes." Iti thai perlo I th? mi? of general
statutes has grown from on? volume of gbOUl nine
hundred pages ? ? t ic tin ce ; in:.? octsvoa containing
over three thousand page?.
At th?? present time, so ere.??: ? ?h? dissatis?
faction of th.? bench and hat th l| ;<? i.t! cor.imis
sinna of eminent lawyers have ?..???? appointed by
t:? Executive under legislative sanction ? revise
a?!?; codifv an.??? the nios. important title?, with ?
view of reducing and clarifying th.infused m? -
"f enactments thai have been piled upon th.? orig?
inal t?xt. This wrvice I* rendered without
it ion "ut ..f a sense "f public dut?, a faci
wcrthy to in? recorded to the credll of the bar of
New-Jersey. This w'.ll serve the double purpose of
Improving present condition? and warning agalnal
further excess It distinctly recosmlses the faci
that th,? help of skilled men working on lu??"? of
public snd not of private Intcresl musi i??? calle?! m
to aid th?? I.? glslatiire when accurate and skilful re
vision Is wanted If .that ? ractlce can be intended
?? .?- t ? In? ? .?.. v\ hi!! r? c.o< .? th.? car? ful revision
of a trained draughtsmen, th?? rain in simplicity,
stabiliti and diminution of litigation will be ?
? normoui
SPECIAL COMMISSIONS
It is not to be expected that the high degree of
kvow!? Ige, ski'! and car.? necessary to the revision !
. ?? codification of any tul.? of the general statut < ?
? an l?e always obtained among the member? of a
legislature, busj as Ihej generally are with p
'??rs of more or !??*- political Importance, Such
\v..rk Should 1??? prepari?.! with the thoroughgoing
care am! pains that p.-rtain to th- library and th.?
study rather than amid th.? turmoil and excll 'mem
of a legislai "? session. 1? should be ready in ad
van.f th.? assembling ??:' th?? Legislature, an?'.
refitll) compared, revised and considered by s? ?
. and?. ? inly . ?pecioI comnii.--i.iti can do
this. I; i* to be noted that Congress hai pro
vid'ii for Buch a commission t.> revise the criminal
.n,.; penal statute? of the I'nlted Btates
A censoi . f bills Is noi permissible under our ?y?.
?? ir of I? glsl ition. hut there car. he a ra!.? of publl ?
? ? . ., ???.?.???? of prudence ami conservatism.
? : ,- will ennl.ver) legislator ti? rej? ? all ??<?'<
nr. s not properly revised ind corrected, ah mess?
ii - (hai hsivi !;?? positive public necessity in
iustify tu. Ir adoption. Il oughl no: t?? be enough
. ; r??.1 Isjw dors no harm; It rhoul? here.
lUin ? ? ' it It shall hnvi I he quellt; ol po i
l!'?.? Ixncfll i:i order to in-? fy Iti enactment
? h? ?? at ? ome prln Ini ? "t legislative pollcj
tii ? iii lain and ??.?:".? t! u l nei d only to
! e ?.? ?:? ,\ ? ! I?, a;.? roved
M ike sur?? that the olii law !s really deficient.
? ? nslder whether the inconv< iilenc?
|| ? :: ..'ti : . .if t!,.? old |aW f ''f
enough Importane? to deserve an acl of Ihe Lcgia
? ?., eure it
G.?? careful that the rem? ly be ??' worse than
\\ ? : ? expei mu nts in laa -making,
? : ill? if recommended by men or pani??-? who
m. vol?| .? knowledge or wanting !n reepeel for
. stabil 'In ?! customs
I io noi go ?? the Idea thai th?? world ?s oui of
::.i ?. m: \ :? DOH 10 ? : i: t ;g!,:
Observe accurnc) in to?? tsi of language, and
r, .. Id the ?; ?? ..f imhlgu expr?s
It '- one ??? ' I.?? |ll -i .fit! i -ai- ? : . r Jill
??? -. 1 i? ? ?- ?. it a 1 ?. hnlc il vu. ile! . I
,, conceptions ? in '.?? ? pr<*<*cd v. il h
? ?? . ai aev ? ?
not ? ? ? memi ? of this
??...?? annual me*l igs, But t;.?? quantity
: and iinne ? ? slatto ? ha? goi
Il may be thai this ?? .-?? ? ilk
. ? . ..? ? ? . ?
So; ?'? the ?Ilsen?e of excesslv? l.iw irai:
r. ? ? degree ol Intensllj xuffl
id lo J" tir. in ? spei : ? ' ' lion The ills
roval of more than fiv? hundred ?.?-? ?? bill?
? ..? Oovemor <'f om Btnte u ? of ninety bj
another In the present year has served t., ,?.???
????.??ral attention to the subject In a ver) m rl<??!
mariner The creation and maintenance of ?
strong ; at h ??? ntlmeni h favor "f greater ? .?
?i? ?; conservation In !? glsln'l????? will tend more pos
. full? thin m) otl ? li m? nt to cl
Liti thai sentiment musi be pet ?? ' ml Mon
than 111 ? ? tv are ???? ?? ? ?. d ' ?? pi Ice ol
Il |s ? ne ? u it nnlveraal w ir
1 ' nude ? ? the ??? ? ? : r
orders of Intelligence upo the ? Hon th ? ??. ? ? ??
: lune pvi rv In? on\ ? nlei .??. en ?? I
? '?-?. The rules of business the Isws i?f tr.????.
lii .??.? ? a?:. ?? ,.; nst ur.i : 1 iws .- ?..! processes
the ? ? ? im nce or the
? ? ?.? misfortune ; lei -, death, th.? Ten Com?
re .pdni.-ni- ill the?? and many others ?re h
? . : ?.f legisla I Ive dabbling
?...???. ? |c < it ?Imple ? ?? of fort?n <??
? Btate ? egl lati.? ??? nu?.? them nil.
I .? t un continue our 'abort for uniformity of law
noon proper topics I.Implicit ol procedure,
? ??? ? legal In atlon for Intel I ni '?!
(ration; and at th?? am?? time let us strive t.. In?
en ase ? he -? irli of ?a p ful con rv tl m wh
t'?. heal preservativi of good, t" cry ? continual
al.??i-m iigalnm trifling with the deep-lnld foiinda
iloi s ut our lurispri ?1 ? ??. ?nd lo preserv ?. for oui
laws thai sentiment of reverence and resp? ?
hitherto ! >-: so disti ig lished the Anglo
El ? \ .? race
Prolonge?! applause expressed the Intcresl of ihe
les in the paper when G ?vernor Grigi
Ished. ? ?>?. ?. . xpression of a ppro'
has not been accorded toan) other paper
? IiniTR \Tb IN RK80LVTK ?NS
Contrary to expect ? Ion, there w.is no rl
on the at '? ?. que m, which cam? next In
order Th? rommltl ?? to which Ihe r?solution
offered yeaterday hnd been referred had draft?'!
p resolution which satisfied nil Ihe delegates, they
having slept >?? Ih? question and cooled off John
Prentlss Po.I tl ? ??, ? \ whl I was In perl
?
Resolved, That the Vmerican Bar \-- . ?? n
renewing with emphasis ihe strong declaration
madi hy us last nnnual meeting '? favor ol ?'?
b?1 lustmi nt of trovei ? ??? ? nations l?v
? ? medlun of enlightened International arbitra
? ?. expresses its carne ? hopi that the . 'forts ???
establish s<? beneficent a principle mny noi In
their general spirit and purpose h?? relaxed ?,??,?
that the Administration of President McKinley
will take such steps as may be appropriate to
negotiate lust and liberal treni..s ???h foreign
Power? for -he nccompllshmcnt of ihb imp.a? nt
lesti!?.
Ri lived further Tha ? copy ?if these ?
lions signed by the presld t a .. ? ??rc.arv of
th? association I?? sen) to the pr. ddent of the
I'nlted Btate?
JOHN ITI?".'" '.L-t ??? Mary!? d
'?? M H'ILi'MXN ???,|????,,
JAMFS I! HOYT ttevi land
A motion to send thi ?? Ions to t House
ar 1 Bei ..t. wa defe? it ?!
During ihe afternoon there w. r.? sesslona ..f th<
Legi ? Ed ti ..?'.? p Branch of the Is? dation and I
Patent Law Branch From ? to : ..'.lock in ?
ng the delegate? were tendered a p
..? the horn?? of Andrew Bqulr -, on Euclld-ave
rO . - being one ?,f those present This
evening there w.'.s another ?- ion of lb? lt..r
during which Interesting paper? wera
re? : and discussed, ,.f:?r which the <b ?:????.??? Coun?
cil of the Association held a meeting and nomi?
nated offlci rs.
The Standing Committee 01 Qrlevan
Reporting ind Digesting ami the Special
Committee on Expreaaion ind Classification of ti-.??
!. \v and on Indian legislation had no rcp.it: -
t.. m ike The Committee on I'nlform r':??.? Law
submitted the follow ?
Thlrt) -om Bl tes ?? .?? one ?? rrltoi have noa
ippointe?! commissioners on uniform .-'?.?..? laws.
California and Arianna : ? 'tog k>lm inf?r?
ai ? durini the laai ?ear, Th.? negotiable In
? ? menti ut. copied substantl lly from th? '"?.?>
'-I ici .m bll ? and notes, revised and recom
mend?-d I ? adoption bj it:?? L'onferenci of Com
in;??.? ?. r- ?,i-? \ -ar hns become a law m ih?
S;.,'?.?? of New-York, ? eetleut, rolorado. and
? icrl'la It pass? . on.? branch of 'h>- Legislature
in sever.Ihei Btatea, but failed in the other
branch, chiefly, a- his beim reportad, on the
? i that ?ufflcieni time had not bs en given
f..r the conatderatlon of o Impon ni . measure
In paaaagi bj the I? iding commercial Btat< if
nl ? ' lu Its general adop
? ??
Th.? ?? m'? rene? at it? il ? th ?reel f?n
lat.-.? no nee m< isnn -
At tl :???:. of th?? legal Bdu at ? Be >tton
I leni | Page of Maryland, read a pap? r on
"Primitive Conceptions In Relation to Model .
?. .? ? ? ' h ?: a t gt h ngth wlih Ihe hi tot
jurisprudence. He vas followed b) n-:u., ?:
liais. i'i ?:. ? Btatea Districi attorni f? r the
Districi of I'li'iitu1 ? with a paper m "The Law
of ? isurance in I hi Lai School? "
At ? ? Ina of th< I ?????? ? ?. ? : (lot
nddress \\.??- deliver) ? i\ ?vlrr.nn?! Wet mot
New-York, on ' Patent Las Prnnl ? ?.? |
ni ? ? ,| -ago, ? ? ?
ilty," nr.U hi ? ; ? H. II
of Chicago ? it It ? ? ? llshiiii nt ..'
a patent \ ..?;.??. |j
ti e api ointtm nt of ? ? .?? ? ? : ? . m
lo ei non?? ali ?? ?? ? ? ?. il .
in the ???????? ? ?th ? Thi
lowed Indicate.; mat the m? mi., r thought the
sorg? stioa imi ra? ik ibb
Trai, i- Bowle, of PhllsdelpM?, treaaurei ..f t: .?
association, reporti-.l a balauca ?if M.602 18 In
treaaurjr.
FRESH FROM THE KLONDIKE
RETURNING MINERS BRINO STORIES
OF RICH STRIKES.
_
a STEAMER am? tuo sui.??? VKSSKI-- PROM
Tin: NORTH with passi.????? ???> (?OLD
pvsnr I'isMAi. outlook por bant
ON ???? S8CAOUAY TRAIL
Victoria, lt. C, Ann. B?afore good news lias
come from I ha Klondike. Th?? steamer City of
Topeka, which baa just arrived her.?, left Juneau
Ju?: after the arrival ?here of ".lo.?" Barett, .latin -
MctCaj ?ad "Archie" Ibets, who ?aad? the trip
fren ??..???? city ?o Dye? in tweaty days. They
did not come any further than Juneau, but Intend
?., go back lo the mines, The} bad ? rough trip,
having to paddle and tow :h.-ir boat up tbe river,
?help, in conversation with one of the passengers
who came down on the Topeka, s.n.k.? very highly
of the Stewart aad Indian riser.-, although then?
bav.? been ? ? sensational Hada, from BMM to
.<].'..?? ? ?.?- taken oui of these rivera, ?'lose upon
?.','??.'" In dual had ?ton?? down aa river ?teamera,
other? Intending to take th?? ?teamer P? rtlaad al
Ht. Mlchael'a Ooid passed at lit aa ounce at
Dewsofl City, tbelp givi ? ? list of Juneau men
who ?truck it rieh. They are "Dica." Law, BN.089;
J Smith. B.00O; Oacar Ashb) and ?V. Leak refuged
lieo.tm for their claim; "Joe" Brant, ??,???; Cor
nellua Edwards, 0.000; A. Whlppie, RO,OM; Harr?.
Ash, ?h.? left on the last beat for s m Praaclsco,
8100,000, ami an old man w':<> a few month? ago
wa? cutting Wood around .Inn? au. R0J88,
Aboiil a doten men who ?reni North wll
ih?? lasl f.?*? weeks, Intendlag to ?--. ;?. th?? mines,
came baeh on the Topeka, and say that man)
will follow them. Th?? trail from Bkaguay Is now
emiri!) blocked. On tin Dye? trail packer? are
charging it cent? a pound. Thai i.< of '-?jur;..? ?>??
hlbltory as fat PI a poor man I.? coacemed, All
are unanimous in Baying that men cannot s"t
ih? ir outfit? over before winter elote? in. and
that ?? ?w ? already beginning t?? fall on the
summit, ih? tir- r flurr) having come down last
week Men are selling their outfits for whai they
eau get for tin in There are now 8,000 men a)
Bkaguay and Dyea aloni; the fraila, and not one
o .? of :? ? of ihi ?e m.ui will get Coir outfit? to the
lak??. Two aurveya have hi >n c,ii' ou* to try to
Und a better rout?? for the Bkaguay trail, and If
the) succeed men promise to go ? ? work on It
Th?? other 'rail I* practically Impaaaable, Paek
horses are unable to pack mor?? iban un?? hundred
pound? over ?' in some piar??? men have to use
both hand? and feet r> gel over the r."*k?. and
.? irry very little, Sono? work was done on
the old trail, out men were too. eager to get oh"
??, th?? min??? to do much work. Among those who
have thrown up the sponge and come back to
civilisation ?re Samuel Brown, of Seattle, and
"Bert" Mil???, attorney, of Ix>a Angeles.
G -? Townsend. Wash., Auk. 2?'. Tb- schooner
J. M. I'oto.-u. which left Bt. Michael's, at the
mouth ' t the Yukon. July 23. wa? anoken last
night off Race Rocks at 1*30 by the Associated
Pri tuts' Vigilant, which wa? in the ?trait?
watching for tin? arrive! of th.? steamer Port?
land, The Colman brings fair passengers who
!?:\?? been on the Klondike, and who left Daarson
City July ?: They ar? Charles li Metcalf. of
Detroit; ?. ? .ton... ,,?? Berkeley, Cal., an essayer
for tin? Alaska Commercial Company at Dawson,
and ?'. 1: and X. I:. Patrick, brothers, from Hum
boldt, ?'a!. Tb-'y >ft Dawson ten day? aft?:? the
Thorp party, which errtvcd at Seattle last week
on the ?teamer George ? Starr, from Dyea. They
a!' told ?tor!.?? of the richness of the Klondike
and Bonansa and Eldorado creeks, but all sa)
thai fea "clean-ups" hive been made sin.??? the
early >uinn:? * Metcalf ha? been engaged in the
merchandise business a: Dawson City, Circle City
and other point? for three years past, and has
been out ever) year. He goes In each year over
'h?? Dyea trail, and last ?prlnv he took twenty
: . ? .. I? took him from March ?'? to ? ?
? to get his freight over the pass, with on?- man.
two horse* end eight dogs Prom i.ak? Linder
man to Dawson City he wa? fourteen day?
When the Colman left Si Michael's there were
twelve m?n waiting to come out on the
steamer I'ortUnd, nnd another steamer with ,
sengers wa? expected down the river before tbe
lime ?el ? . ? ? ?. Portland. The
men watting nt St Michael'? all had from &O0Q
to $13.01 I, hm no phenomenal ?tr!!;??? wer.? reported
'.". tl'.iu V. .? ???.:,nd ' ? ..????? ? ?ling the Yukon,
Mr Metralf aid It takes from twenty to twenty
five ?lav.? to ito from Bt, Michael*? t?? Dawaoa
? id pa - ngers leaving Seattle later than
Auguai *.ii will have no 'hence of reaching Daw?
son CU) tbt? fall. The Llppy claim, on Bonansa
i'r?'-k, from which gold ???? ting to IH2.OU0 was
I iken, ??? said, a ?? on? of the '? ? ?? di relop? d
claim? In the group. Other? will doubtless prove
? Ich when fully deve'oj ? d,
The t.i : aim located on Ba?ante Creek *.v.??.?
named Dlseovery, and is recognised by miners ss
the ?-entre of in?? field, n...n) others being num.
lier? I ? aeli w.?\ from II S;\t;. claims ar?? now
?mated aboi and ni? ? ? b. low Dl? overy, In all
lift??? u miles lielng taken. On I ? I'reek.
?mptl? Into H? ? ? lu Ims are lo?
cated, twenty nearest the Junction of th.? creeks
being fa bul? : "? im on? claim local? ?;
??? Hkookum ? ???.f tributary io Bonansa ? n-.-k. ?
W Porters, oi Denver, and Joseph Goldsmith <?:
.in? .?.'. took (?.000 in nuggets Ignoring fin? gold.
The .?'? ? ?.?.,? ? sold thi claim P.r 123,000 ??.?1?
Tb??) worked on.) foni \?.????- Bear Creek, a
irilmtar* to the Klondike, ? u >?. remarkably
rich In gold
?: i: Jones ..r R. rk? ley, Cnl., said: ' 1 -
her? are about J.'???1 people In Dawson and
reeki iround about there. Thla summer
ihoui twenty claims have ?.? worked, and
thus far noi a arge sum ol mom hat been taken
M ist f VOI - getting reii Iv foi thi w :,?
? ? srork, which will I??? pushed as '.:?-? on
ear is la*t. At fit is l cai ? - limati
? ??, ,?; the Klon.iik.? I? holding out. Stil,
n ??: go d thai will come dow ? this fall
?ili noi ???? a? large as estimated In some auar
lei I should sa) thai th? '?? wl I be n irl; une
n.l seventy-flve men down by the Port
and the Kxeejslor, and a very fair average ?..
..oh man would noi ? \ ? d 110,000. Many will
bring down proctlcall) nothing. 1 wool l not care
to sin what the Alaska Commercial Company has
In gold on hand. At one time gold wa? so plentiful
ai Dawson people did not know what to do with
it The ti iding companies' safes were Ml? I, and
the stuff was packed a way in laloons and In any
the ml ers could find. Bui most of the gold
was taken out when the 'clean-ups' were com?
pleted ;.:?? spring, ?lince then there has not been
u larg? . mount of gold coming out, ns tbe
u ? ? season does not permit of excavating. This
coming winter there will be about six hundred
daim* In active operation, The) will nearly all
.?., well, a 'ordinai t.? presen? Indications, and
tieal winter's output wi.l i>.? proportionately as
?or?.? as last, although there will not be so many
m?) rich strikes. The bench claim? are turning
out well? much better, in fact, than was eg.
pected. The upper enda of sum?? of the creeka that
ar?? rich at the mouth range from fifteen to twent)
.- to the pan.
?As to supplies, I believe there will be fully
forty-live hundred ton? taken up on tbe river boats
owned by tbe trading companies. About halt of
this, however, represent? provisions. Last year
Ire began to run in the Yukon as early a:, s? ?.
temlier -v ind if the Ice he-fins to run a? early
ii ? war many of the boat? now going up and
tei led for the Klondike will not gel through
m n! neat year I believe the Indian River and
?t- tributaries will prove valuable diggings n?-xt
wlnt? ;
"Vou may say that Circle City is practically de
serted, the people having all gone to Dawson
The river steamer? Alice, Bella and llealy have
made their second trip? down the river for the
se ? ..?. They wl 1 be down again in timo to me.-t
th? Portland and the Rzcelalor. and moat of the
miners who will come out this fall w!'I be aboard
on the iinai tria "
The schooner Pred K. Bandera arrived .Or?? early
morning, thirty day? from St. Michael'?,
Alaska, with M\ passengers from thi Klondike
country. They are J, s Dlnsmore, a well-kn? wn
merchant of Eureka, Cal . ''birle? Vest, of Port?
land, Ore.; James Mi Nomee, of Juneau; i. Lowe, ?
wel known miner of Puget Bound, and Henry Ash
, .vif- of Dawson Clt) Only thre,? of the num
? ** have '?.? engaged In mining, but nil are much
pleased with ib. ir prospects, and Intend to return
In th? spring The total amount In nuggeta brought
? Banders la ? bou I $." .1 .m??? Mc?amee of
Jim? u whi ?? on bla way to Bart leti Springs, Cal
pro ?aid.?? made ihe luckiest ?*rik. among them. Id?
.? ita u u.lalms U v.???. b m r? !???,? ?. -j
? of It
Mr McNames said "i with into Alaska about
four ye,t? air., but only went to Klondike one yeai
,ik .. There r.? s bou I thirty-five hundred people in
the Klondike disti I. i. and uni? ss tl .? ) iikon steam?
ers make another trip ihi? year there will be ?
? Ttage ..f provisions at Dawson Th? reports of
rich strikes on the Stewart River are untrue Mars
ill well, but no big strlh have been mad?
there during th<? list twelve monili? I think the
entire Klondike district ha? not produced to egeceti
I ? i.ooo i: we could have secured men to work ? ir
claim? more would bav.? !-. en taken out, but al?
though e igea ere M ? da) men destri .? t.. prosi?? t
for themselves ?? we can gel ??? ? :.? ?? sea ? m I
?. ||< ?.?? ?!, ? di tri ? will produce ?,???.???."
Joseph l. iwe en old time miner of Pugei Sound
il down en lugh to "gel back on." .?,? he
termed It III? claims ar?? n< ir ?'ir le City and he
..... promise well n- sutes thai Mlnoob ?'. ek,
ta ? hundred end flftj miles belo* Circle t.lty In
amer lea ? territory, ha? been attrai ting some atten?
tion. Several clalma which bav? been located there
promise well
e ???
PBOP08ED S.Mi.lT'in AT VICTOBIA.
Vancouver, ? C, Aug. 2?'. Word baa :.? re.
? ? her? thai a Leaden ayadl? it?, which ha?
undertaken ? propoaal to erect ? tmelter aera, baa
p . iieii the neceasary capital, aad will begu
m ctlot work ? in.? winter, the works to b< in
operation hi June neii Thi capital of th.? com
? id he ?'.''? ' ? ?: ? . ? the smelisi ..
r< Inen Will he built rhe smelter wuli have a
II ? , * ? tona dally.
NO GEOLOOICAL BCRVRY
Waahlngti n, \ ? 1 hi ??? el
PARTY NOW
il Bun >?)? will
not aead ? party lato the ??.indisi? country until
aext spring. An approortatioa of Bv688 la avail?
IfaM?fa ffa%
THE BEGINNING OF REGULAR
BUSINESS IN MEN'S SHOES
lust one week since we mude our first offering of men's Shoes?
the woiivlerlul Shoes at $1.00. Men came in crowds and they are still
coming.
The new Shoe Store isn't ready but many of the Shoes are. They
are practicing squatter sovereignty in the Women's Dress and Cloak
Store. Having the place in which to show and sell the Shoes, we in?
troduce to-day
NINE LINES OF MEN'S AUTUMN SHOES
They are all regular and are to be sold at $3.90 a pair. The quali?
ties match the $5 and $f> Shoes that prevail universally, and a^e of
styles and grades that long experience has proved right in every detail
of stock and workmanship.
Tvo of black enameled leather Otte of brown Harvard Calfskin
One of black box Calfskin One of black *?? Calfskin
One of black Vie ? Ktdskin TI'ree of French Calf latent Leather
Sizes 5 to 11. Width'-. AA to E.
All of them have welted and stitched?mostly extension?soles.
Fall and Winter weights.
JOHN WANAMAKER
Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co., Broadway, 4th av., '.?Mi and 10th sti
alile, but th!? cani?? too late for us?, h? fo.-e then.
Before that tini?? ? i? expected that Congress will
ir.ik?? a much larger approi rliti n. probably 125.000,
tin thai five parti's from ihe ??enloglcnl Survey may
lie equipped in the spring.
The Bureau of tabor ha? noi yel heard ofTi-? ?;i\
from It? ? ?? en w 10 h .s g< ne to the Klondike to In?
vestigate la bot conditions, n?? has ii?-en gone a
month, un?! I* thought to be well along on the
Yukon by thl lime. A priva?.? letter from him
?., ikes no r?!'. :?:..? to the congested condition of
labor that had been reported from the points iea?i
Ing in ? he gold ? onntry.
-?
PIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE IN BKAGUAY.
A HOWIJXa MININO TOWN, WHERE Til : VIGIL?
AN ? COMMITTEE itri/r'..-?.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. M Th* advices from
Bkaguay bj the steamer Willamette describe thai
pun ? as a ramp of rive thousand people. Five
mil???, up the trill there ara tenia all alone on both
sides, but a greater share of the ? opb have ?.? ver
?.? any distance at all up the trail. Rain, mud,
ills .intent and confusion prevail everywhere. The
men have great resi.I for the Vigilance Commlt
t..?. bul thej refuse to obej authorltj when i'
?me? lo working on the trsll. Building? ere going
up ru . ||; . und ? lori ? and ?!" in? are opi nlng
? ? day. The Href dance-house und iloon was
opened while the ?teamer was in port. The re
. ifpt? al ti??? bar for the drat hour th?? dance ho is?
was opt-m ? aggregate?! 11.3*8 On ibe outside of
the danct'-hou ?? I? a tree, upon which several slg
niticant notices ar?? posted, ind from a limb of
wh.ch dangle? .? new one-inch rope, with a p?-.s..
It was put there bj the? Vigilance I'ommlttee, ind
:? morn effective ihan a hundred volumes nf
statutes against t rime.
I'h'T.? n?? many restaurant? at Bkaguay, but the
fare i- ? n-tched
From ihe in??? ? ount I ? terrors ol ihe
Bkuguay trsll ?eem to have been bul half realized.
Thema? Stanton, wl ? returned from Bkaguay on
in.? ? .Ham? .???. ??ay* the Bkagua) trail Ih the wars;
place he lias <?\.? -? ????. Al . point in the 'ra:!
? a ini mules, unii ?s Un pack is \ ' :? ?
balanced, lone Unir footing and are dashed to
pi,?.?. s ,,|, ? he rock! helo? .
II \v. si,.r. purser of the Willamette -a
th.it only one-tenth of the miner? at Bkaguay snd
Dyen will get over the pass???, but l'i?!- r-ignili
< antly that their failure lo rei ? the ??
noi i?? b ??? the ihm pas-?- are not :?? ??
for in .?!. Men ? t ?kill and idgment r.i e?l :...t
make .: failure ..f the attempt ? ? ? ros? the di
?
WATT!! I Nil FOR A TREASURE SHIP.
P. rt Town? nd, W ish . Aug. ? ? ? teamer
Pi rt id I* due rrom St. Michael's, Alaska, and fur
many day? ?peculation has been rife as io the
?':? turn ol Id will bring down ftom ? le
Klondike Held?. The arrival of the schooners
1????1 :?: Bander? and J. M. Coleman, from St.
Michael's, rnrlj tills morning, ?no urag ? the belief
thai the l'urti.iinl will not bring ? trge treasure on
th?? present trip I?. ?? ? il la ble tugboat on
? iget Bound has been pressed Into service of un
ou? newspaper?, ind the race from the Bti tit? of
! . .? ?., thi n??.!:? ii telegraph station will be nn
ex Itina on? l'a?? w? ither down th. ?trait? is j
? ? ? ?, ihlck to-day, and the Portland can ? llj ?Sip j
m with ut being dghti ??
VEIJ.OW FEVER IS HATAS A.
A .-I lOIIT INCREASE IN THE MM! in OF DEATH?
REPORTED.
Washington, Aug. -?' In bl* report to Burgi in?
tronerai Wyrnan for th> week ended last Saturday
? >r W l?' Bi inn r, sanitary Inspector for the Ma?
rlm Hospital Servi a a) Havana, say?
"The death? from all ? m ?es are Inert asl g rapi lly
each we.'k. The ??? ith? from yellow fever show ?
alight Increaae over ??? preceding ?reek. Ol the
t?, nty-scven deaths from this cause twenty-live ?
occurred among thi Bpanlrh soldiers and sailors. I
? compt ii:.?. ly fen ca ? ? are rep irti I as oc? I
currlng among the crews of war v?asela ' Is noticed I
;hat the larg u man of-war here his been removed |
f-,- m the ila?- ina sal?? of the harbor to a point In j
the open hay, considered to be the f.ir'hesi from I
Infection Ii i :.? i.? the polle) of tin Spanish |
Government in ihe last r. v. week? noi ??? end ?Ick ?
?i.iiii'is here from all part? ol tin? islan i. as had !
been ilcn? fo-merly, and this In ? measure acci m s ?
for the decrease .>f case? Ponvalescent? among
? I.??- ar?? Hein? removed rapidly to Spain
Recruit* are noi coming ? ver to tak?? their picas.
? i i probable that ther,? will in less of yellow
^ ibe following month* than far the cor?
responding time during the last two yearn The
weal .?. condition? are most unfavorable; Intense
heal during the greatei part ol the day. followed
eavj rain?, which now fall to cool the ? Bios?
phere
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1 TOUCHIXG APPEAL TO THE PRERIDSST.
Washington, Aug -?? The following request to
the Presldeni for transportation expense? to come
here to ? infer with him h.as been received at the
White House fr..in Indiana signing themselves
"your dependent Ov.n.'s, Recos?a Fixleo, Corser
Pixlcoche? and Tacoaa Plxlco, care >f Robert
Leno, lloidenvllle, Creek Nation, Indian Territory":
Hon. William McKinley, President of Iba United
State?
M) Honorable Father and O real Chief: Mow ?re
are ready f..r you to help us, W? un? of the Spoke
Cogee Tuck ? Bach ehee? We have been asleep,
bui .n? now awake We want yon to open the
door for as ? , we can come ani see yoi: W? want
to eom?? before your face an.l bava a talk with you.
We ar?? old ?v ip..s,? l'arhola* people. We have the
word of the (Jreai Father ihn? .lue protection will be
??\??? as We are very poor and weak, and we have
i.iitii an.l confld.te In these promise? Be so km.i
as to render us assistance :<i come and see you, an.l
hope you will a rite to ua at on ??
These tribal names ar.? not known by the Indian
authorities, but it is ?upposi l thai they ar.? s,,m(.
bands absorbed by the Creek Kation, who number
upward of ii::??? ? thousan i
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PER80SAL SOTES FROM WASHISOTOS.
Waahlngton, Aug M Dr. Don Joaqu?n TeW lias
? ?en appointe?] Secretary of the Legation of Quate?
rna la
Chief Bnglm r .1 H Chasman ha? been ordered
to ih?? r?? ???. : ? ?hip Wabash
Captain .'.? ieri ? ?'otton. Battery ?, 1st .\r:i.
!??:>?. ha? been p Ired at bla own request
\ cable dispatch to th? Burgeon-General of th?
Murine Hospital Servie? ?ay? thai Dr B?rge??
l'lllted Sia:?- siiiitiry ln*pe?tor a: Havana \M..>
wa? reported quite il! ten day? ago, is Improving
He lia?? pneumonia and congestion ? ' the bruin
'???? trial hoard selected by the Navy Department
foi ihi torpi Ii boat Rodger? consist? of fommandei
Dewe) Chief Engineer Rolker, Commander Brown
son, Naval Constructor Hanscom and Lieutenant
S? ? ?eilt
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WAGES IS 1 SI Id /.'/; or BRUSSELS.
Washlngti n, Aug K.?t'onsul ? ? Brun
sels, Inform? the Department of Stats that the
munirli il luthorltte? of Scha ti.?? k one ?if th?
suburbs of Brussels, have fixed tba following as the
m?nimum rat.? of wages per houi to be pani lo
workmen bs contractors working for ina Cena?
ninne Street laborers, masona pUeterera lock?
imlths, gimiera, painters, stone-cutters, marble
workers, upholsterer? and slat. r~ each t : cents,
rarpentera, plumbers and Joiners 1.1 reata; aa
?iHianta to all, ? t cents The Council reserve? th?
? ?Kht ti? tak.? mu. ii measure? ??, n deems propel to
? th? ? ? men! ol ; lu sa rates of wages,
?
UORE UEDALS OF HOSOR.
Waahlngton, Auk. M Medal* ol boner have been
granted to the following: Nathan M. Hallock.
Mlddletown, ? ? for bravery ?? Brun >? Butioi
Va Jane ??, ??? ? He w.,s then a privata <>f Cene?
?, IMth New-Tork Volunteers, Cantata
? ? derlck r Puger, now captata m the iti? Artll?
?Flint's Fine Furniture.
Those about to furnish should examine
j this stuck now below factory price?.
l.-ry. station.d nt Washington Barrack? f >r gal?
lant service on Qettysburg ri.Id, July 3, >?.'*. Ho
was then a sergeant In thi ?ame regiment, and
succeeded to the .ommand of the battei
the ottli ? r ? w< re killed or ???? ? .ti rej log
Pickett's assault.
?
I ?U 1.1 III \ i>\ VA \l ??????.
M II IT IH N'KKUED TO M IKE THE CANI I
PROFITABLE ?? > '" LTIVATB.
Washington, Aug. M.?The results of an u.- -;.
gat ion regarding the camphor tre? ?re anni '.
In ? hull, tin of the Agri tit it ? Department
Issued. It sa] ? that for moat I ? .
. ? the camphor tree may s II be ? iltivated
???? ?. ver it can i?? mad ? to II ? But Or tb
Dilution oi camphor r. an i oil, ??? U h >
mei . :i view, end for the produ tlon ol .???id ;or
cabinet purposes, it must ?>? iron er th most
favorable ? onditioii? ? ? minimum winter ;?
at .;?? should not be bi low .!,:?? .' r?
The soil should be sandy, well draii . I irn
gat? d, unless there ar.? abun lent
of food rich in nitrogen Is required for
growth. The consumption ol amphor in
try, as ?,? geared ;... tbe imp?t tatlot .
decreasing during ihe last ten years, ahile lb?
prl. e has tie? ? In? r? using <'.':. bull? tin
rhere has been un . ? ? ? ise In Im* ??
:? Pi:?? i i smphor, du? ? 11 I Ol re?
'.>'? I :'i king In J..?,...i aito ing?s in t
tariti, bui ini? increase ha? been mu .. mor?
counterbalanced ?., the de ? is?? in Importa
: id umpiioi .'... id .?? to 0. ? um
? ? ? s. As .. ? ? suit, there ha? been an I
eus? In le pri?e ol . uid ? tils li
has led to the Introdu? tl ??. ol -?. ?til .? - Mei
and otti r peppermint Ieri ?
? arbollo ai ? ? and Its derli itivi
malin an ? ins ? : ?? 1er an nos used :
purposes where camphor ? s formet
Camphor ha? been manufactured irtltl lallj
. ist .? ?. ,o* a martin ol protll
It I? therefor? . , nt that If tb?
camphor from lie tree? Is to lx ?uri ! on with
profit in this countr) an?) the Industri ? :
to my considerable xt.-nt the price of imphor
? :? ' ??? r? du ???i to un pe te ait h 11? prices ?
-: it itea now tai;.?:!? || plac?
DAXOER l\ CHIXR8B ?II DCs.
Whsi ington, Aug. 88 Som?? weeks igo tb? Treas?
ury Department received Information that toar
employes of the Palla Creek Tanner) ?? ? Du
Penn., had died after drinking water ft ?a
Creek, whl? h receive? the draina ?
aery. Aa Investigation by tl
said to have disclosed the feel ? tat large num?
ber of ind. ? whl -h had be? from Chi
wir.? Infected with th? disease ?.:. an aa
and thai during the procesa .t' tani g t
terla had poisoned tin? waters <?G tb? reek, wit
the res ill stated. The pre?? nt '!' ? ri p ?? I
th? Importation of hides into the l'nlted ?
except from countries which tin .-' I I
ire in,.) di si una:.? .>< frei frogi cotti?
In m*'W of th- information received fron: Palls
Creoli the Treasur) officials have In prc| irai
letter to the Secretai ol agriculture r? ? orni ?
Ing that the matter be further li treatigrtted and if
the facts ar?? ?o ind to be ai ital I n n< Is ?
Hii oiler prohibiting the Importation . ? un? .-?
hide? intu tt;?? l'nlted Stati ?
?
////.??.'. FREE POETAI. DEUTERI.
Washington, Aug. 38. The question of th? ;
?Iblc replacement of m..ny of the ? il ?
star routes now In operation by tbe cetabllahment
or' rural free-delivery service baa been taken up
by the Poatoffici Department, and in ,t few day?
an experiment on ??? line will be made. Its re?
sults ar? expected to si:..?? the >x'-::t to which
such office? ami route? ?\[? be done away with In
favor of th?? rural delivery route?. Th? town
ut ?traini lele, la Vermont, ins been selected
the test. The poetofficea at Pearl and Adama a I
be dlacontinued, as well aa the atar service fron,
Adams io tjrand isle, Thi action la baaed ?
report ol Special Agent Galtree.
The recent experimenta to demonstrate the ? ??
btllty of rural delivery service In a general way
Indicated that It? establishment throughout the
country would Involve an additional annual ? \
pemlltiire of from S&0.000.000 to 160,000,000. By havii <
it substituted for postofflce? and st.n? routes ?
ever possible the expense, it la expected, mtg ?
cut down by $15,000,?? or 8?.000.000 The test may
result lu Congre?? being asked to give authority
for the establishment of rural free delivery in cer?
tain district? meetiiiii certain coadil
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MORE DOCRIXQ FACILITIES SEEDED.
Washington, Am; y, Admiral Matthoera, chief el
th?? Bureau of Yards ?:n.i Dock? of th? Navy De
partm.-nt. has returaed from bui vacetioa. Work.
be lay?, has been delayed In repairing th? big
dock m th.? New-York yard because of the dtfll?
culty In Becming matt-rial, some of wlileli has to
be ? rmight from long dlatances, i|.? wll! urge
atrongly that present ?socking facilities be greatly
enlarged. He believes thai there should bea ????*
dock al Beetoa, another at New-York, ?me at
League Island. Philadelphia; another at th.? Nor?
folk yard, and one eaeb on th? Qulf and th.? l'a
.in?' coaeta H>? also >.,.)< that there should ???
? deck at New-London, Conn., or tlerdiner*? Hay.
a: the .'astern ?nd of Long la and. Thla he deema
of prim.? Importance, and i:.? saya that Qardl
Be* ?a an excellent harbor, and would be ine <t
Ihe first points s.ize.i by an enemi In case ol e ti
All thi'Sf improvement? cannot be made at
bin Admiral Matthew? thinks that such ? ?
of docke is n???-cesar) if the Navy is to be
up and maintained in ftrst-clasa condition, and
that work to tills end should hegte soon.
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MAY i PARDOS ED DESERTER RE-ESUSTt
Waahlagtoe, Amt -**; Aettag Seeretary M.ue
john lias referred ;?> the Attorney-Oeneral the
question whether a soldier who baa been ,-on
vlcted of d?sertion and afterward pardoaed by
the President ran re-enllst Th.? question ?a.h ?
ferred to the Attarney-Oeaeral som.? imi?
luit lie refaeed to give an opinion because there
was no '-a???? peentlag, Now application has been
mad?? by a man W ho has 1.ri convicted ind par?
doned, and the department asks if lie can u?ain
be placed on the ro'.ls of the army.
OOVERSMEXT WILL BAVE ttjm ? TEAR.
Washington. Aug .s Tin- laeratary el the
Treasury has aboltahed the oface? of the custom?
Inspector? at Panama and Coloa Hereafter the
dutlee Involved will !>.? pei formed li\ th?? L'nlted
Slal.s COneUlS, tit ? savin?.? Io th?? t ioV.Tlim? lit t?f
?.', 808 ? ) ?er
(European ^utifrtiotircnte
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The Tribuno?.
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22*1. Une St. Honore. Taris,
nnni'cn the tuilerie?! (isrilrn?. l'lnee Vea?
?lome und %rw Opern. Ad? a uta (?roue ar?
rangements for familles. H.auiliul Hall?
tarne ?rawing II*..m?. I l.-.-tri?* l.lsht. *?*>
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