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PART II.
FOUR PAQES.
j&ta^jBtt
THURSDAY,
e > JANUARY 6, 1898.
THK GOYERXOR'S MESSAGE.
?eOHOMT ENJOIXEP ON THE LEGISLAT
TRE AP A CRYING NEED.
CH ppAiK lEAOTEP TO AN AROITMEXT IN
Vv-,R of thb arcaa orrrx pervic- uaw? thb
canal. Qtaanow SHOri.T> BF. RBYERRFn
to "itr rFA>n.r r.o.^r. roaps and
forkst rrtEPKiivATiov atvo
CATEO- COMltaUtCI FACIUTIES
OF NHW TORK HAIIBOR.
Albany. Jan. 5.?Governor Black to-day aent
foUowlag aa hla annual meaaaRe to the
T__1*lature
v% State of New-York.
Kxerut'.ve Chamber.
A'.r>nny. Jan. 6, 1898.
ti th* Lagtototura ot iCew-Yaifc:
The -ojrs- of tha L?g_toture now convened wl'.l
a-act bl m.'inv importan* ro?pecte. for a long tlme
- the pollcy Of tha State 1 suhmlt tba aug
0 >k., . .,aci>, not on y aa formaJ recom
2j_atlone b:t ?s ihe aapreaaaew of an acttva pur
*_,, T> ni tn oarryln* them out.
PINATfCE
_aa rnMaMor. of the State ls |4.60?,Wi5.8N. The
_a_M tai for tha praaaal year la 12 fl on 11.000. Thla
Jf; producea the auaa of r:.033.?ai?. Of thi*
*?_,,, . n _, r ? ? la pald to run the
? . . - -. for the cara of the inaane. The
n . ad under State control in
T" ^,. ?: ? M tt ll tha tax rate ptior t? that
B li can poasibly N? now or
? t!i,... ad ta won M aa a oompartaor. wlth
rjTati ? ter Bdralntotratlana, which have daaM
__.?' . . .-.,..-? lituraa Last yeafs tax
.. . icad thla year, becauae the am?unta
gp ? I and buy Adlronda.r-k land
- raoaapta from Heeaeaa to ?r:;
?? wcr- rv2i ::-- an
__e?aa orer laat >rar of $?'.4.>44 2'.. The expendi
...rc, for aayluraa hoapltala. reforBaatorleB. atc.
r Thc tot.il funded debt of the
Z^t j a- V araa 8i.T?.alB. I>ur1ng the
year Juat pa* ** the revenue froai the bcjoor tax
._?. rea aad rnora tr.ar. >43S,f'0O.
BANKIXG
|_gre are T.2 harks of diacount organlted under
.?*,';?-!?? law Last -.>ar there were 21S. The re
r ? ... . .. itioaa hai* (cained ln twelra
?eetha over |5i ?? ?? naore the 20 per eent
__?(, olae inta aad depoalta have both laereaaed,
... - |_ 000.000 The magnltuda of the
.-??? ippeara in the total resources
,', ... gr Ita charsa. vto.. $l.*S5.254.
,f rnore than Xir.OA'.OOO slnce tha
raporl - y*
?=s coramunlty i* like
k Por that reaeon tha flg
ith improvoment for laat
- __ - r for r.ext.
IN8URANCX
-v.A ... . . .. iudlng* flre, marlna,
j/_"ar.- , neae la New-Tork. are
? a capital of ?JT.aSg.BTR,
. . , | Thelr conditloa ap
? The laauraaee aauaV
._ rlng The labora of tha in
, rlng the jrear U97 kurgaly ei
.,:.;.- year precedlng. The lm
portance ol I enrlaloa of an enter
.',... ? ..- | rar-reachjnf ia apparent.
, . - ider in tha State ls an la
? ? -e companl^s. and all
nr ? ? should be carafully
.... to tbe ead that the com
. _,,-, the ?.' : e, mutually deapaodeat. ahall
be k laraati "?'" rlghta.
RAiT_p.':'Ar>s.
The law passrd by tho laal Leglslature ralattrrg
? . >roaalnga wlll ulUmataljf remove rv.:?
- road fatallUea The operatlon
-nble ar.r.ual ou'
lay by tr." Btatl 1 ?'? U BbauM be made. The rall
raar hai ahghtiy Increaaed.
Tbe number of r....-s _ now o\er nlne thouaand.
and the reporte of th? Ra'lroad Comtnlsslon ahow
* laat few months ls j
largely in ex. ?** of that for tha aame monthe laat |
J'aT' CANALS.
- ? work of deeper.lr.a the cana'.a. for which
,- gpproprtatioa of 9.000.001 was made. cannot be
. for that eum The amount haa been
' ? | ym-nt or contract, ar.d less than
-ds of the intended improvemenl has been
? complet'.ng the work ls the last half
-.rr," projact that t^gun lt. It Ib a aubject
tn n lmportanoa. The canals ha>e be^-r.
. . tbe development of the State.
araa complete.i la ll* and over it
. years the enormoua trafflc
of tha 1 ? haa found H.- way to the Atlantlc
? : bullding all the canai-. ol
I enlarglng them now.
.? ? " ? ad yet th* c^raerty
I that .normous amount \n
..,-??
: ? ie if
- - Ktinu
- - ,, the
-
EXCIBI
Tbe ?' ' ^s tha taatTMir froni
? waa I.
...: ;, . .... over
P ? ?
--,... n.W. and
i _-, . ,.- r< . Iti ' thi refrom araa *
r- ? . . . ....
s
^_,_V!_*^l_i n '
rwaaa
., ?__?_,??
atate have done much to
. -^raffl..a,i tO re
nPro4 0 tne
ptootM r fatror letr adoptioa
AORicrrj-Ttnut
Th.e appropratlona for thla Department hava
baan w-.sah- ma"e The ltem whirh haa proved
.... B ... . tory was .hat to en^otirage the
? rogarbaat ThU toduatry la now
?al. but the reaulta attalned thls
, :o juatlfy the KberaJ co-opera
? Olata InduOmenta to farmlng ln
Stw rork ara not aa great a. they formerly wera
T- le-alopment of tha Weat haa gradu.w
.rative emplormaata o. the
- ' -rners. untll thelr lnromee are rm.,!
,.ali ?' thelr burdana ^^t|_?W,'aj
. ^.. ....,,. ^n narer earape h.a taxev
wh_teTt ? reaeape may be open to othera
' T1,h?"oa"tliat
raga hla ir ';???_?>", ^_,g.'?Jf all amona
,'.roai*th?a burden, of
taaai
rriVMCTCE.
I hava been ao liapraaaed by thla auhject, ln pa
that i commum-ate wlth yo'I;
nly for J r ? ;-r LtlOB, but ln the Bope M
aroualng thi I of thos* moa: r'.ot-.y ?
icatlon ar.d. therofora, beat ouai;
maacaa contempiate tba paai
a-Tork wi ' ? ?' t Ptlde Hur
ng llka bar alater Coaaaion
i ali ia '? *** alm-.at wlth
ean atulned the di
Tb - traaaformatl
. ? ? .. ??? ' -":f;s cf r,a;
, 4 eeaa pratected
tj? a i If tbeaa refleotlons
BUi-Uaattoa. thelr asaia
vaiue U toai An naapiratlea that pr..duces no re
,_- . a aa agraaabla reco.le,::on^
lt ka a^.m? p:-ctica; teat of the effect of
farmer acbtoveaaeau upoa our pr**ent ex*arffp. xaia
ibm -..?. g found ta tr.<- Baaaaer m whloh tho peo
;.. | gal arlth :he aubject of thelr cora
a.fcrce . atioa. That a'.tuaticm Is DOt
a* it ougbt to ba lt is aaalljr the b?-st ir. the ruun
.-o rr.urh tbe t*e*t as It ha I I
..nerco of Waw-Tcek 1*
Iry aa thut of Othar pcrta.
Potiit, to, .'or tf.e Mrs: of yaaierdey
may bi I of to-dajr ar.d or:t af the race to
morrow Hut It la not llktiy that New-York ls auf
f"rtng fraen oondltlooa wnlch ahe -armot overcome.
Tne cond.:...r..-? w:.. h hold her ba.'k atam to ba
. aa natural nor geneiaL It la ?aid lhat tha com
| merre trlbutary to N>w-Tork City has b?er. ch?cked
i and dlsoouraRed by a too narrow pollcy provnllIn?
ther*. wlrh reference to termlr.al raclllties. If thls
m tnir, thm po:ioy ahould bo coirected, no matter
arhataar u _ puraued by tha. city ? by ad rlduala
Th* faclllties of .Ww-York balaag DOI to th? city
or even ;o th* Stato. but to th* country. If bv lo
catlon she la th* boat point Of ahlpmeni lo forelgn
rnsrkots f0r Wesn-rn rarmera, then her advantai-ea
ohoiiii h.- open r.? m :p t,> a Broadway merchant
tnan to ? Kan^.is farmer. And tha rlghta of tl
ter shouid not be abrldgi I y reetrl iiniisorph.iii.-fa
" ''?'* I : : . ,;.,i' *ai _ ?? \. ar-Or
icnns. Every cltlaen in thla country has a *l?:h: to
pe; to thr n,a with hla product, nj ma
h" .Ivra on th*. coast or not, an,] h? ahould not bc
?ubtecte i when there ta unreaaonablc lenanda
from thoae who ha\? accommodattoni whlcb he 1? j
<'!.!gi^l to amplo) - :,munlties aro no ?
that -hf'.r eouraa no; only Intereat*. but largely af- i
feet* othera T-. t) ?? . x i wh thla la trui
)ust to that *x;m; h.i? tha pul
an l dlreol thoae ?> altuati l New-York City l" In
thla rlaaa ) i ? r affali in ot local, but Natlonal, :
nnd ::.',<> vlew recelvea confltant r< ?-?? . a; the I
handa of the general Oovemment. Mllfioaa of money
from the gei eral Treaaurj ?? ?? > . led iii '
New-Tork arlth Natlonal aanctlon, an l rr
mor? ahould be expended now ln the s'.nc > proiect
nf .lefpenliic the approacnea to her h.ir:..r
th'c Na.lonal aaper-t cannot be ir-f 1 when v,er hen
efits are eenaldered and denled when othor-- ?laliu
thelra Thla Btate ahould open -u -h factllttt
New-Tork Harbor a* wll] draw ;.-. I ? ommodate
every no'.;nd of commerce which would na
come tr.ere. The d<*?ir.- on the r-ir* of Indhiduala or
of the ,-.ty f->r rapl.l a-cumula!'.:>ns ahould not pr?
vent thla re? ilt The broadost and mn.it 11 ber
Icy ls the wiseat. An outlgy for auch a j
would be repald tenl Id ::. MCBgUry returns and
, In the growth an 1 prefl :r-e of th" Stnie N'r-;. -? ,,
rarele.aar.ess in deallng wlth rhla f ibjeel would ; il
, New-Virk a; a dlaudvrinta-'e wlth oth?r porta ln the
1 United Sares, and might put the whole country at
a dlsarhatrajre wlth ("anada. The ("anadiar.. are
j-:st now diacuaalng this aublect, and ar" n
upon advantape.a afforded by th? f*t I.awren -e Rlver
! to atrract over that stream the rro'. ;--a of Wis on
s:n MlnnescVa. P.ikota and other Wes'ern Btatea,
Intended for forelgn markera, This competltlon
? d he feare.i (,rd rnet.
ir. order tha? this sibieet may be treated wlth
that conslrt?"-,-ition nnd cara whl-h Ita mas-riltude
demnndB. I recommend thai a commlaalon ba ere
ated to ex?mln? Into the omm?r^.s of New-Vork
th? cause of lt? decline. th*> mear.i of Its revlval.
and to report concluslons.
THE CAPITOIa,
The plana of the <'aplroi at .Albany have been
char.ged *o often they would hard'.y be recopr.'j'-d
by the man who m.ide th>m, nearly forty yr-an*
ajto. The last chanue was made ar.d the present
plans adr.pted by the Capitol Comtntaarlon, Pebru?
ary 11- l*>S4il There Wlll be no further alteration.
Tha itructura will be completed, the shmls tom
down ar.d the wallfl lald out, b> fora tha Bral day
of nex* October. There haa nol been a tlmi i l
last flftee.i years that reaao i , ?**<-: I m
have accomplished these things ln twaaty-four
mor.ths.
THE NATIONAL OUARD.
The Natlonal Onard ati',! malntalna th? character
which has loujt antltled it to gemaral commendatlon.
It would be better if lt ww reaaovad further from
polltloal control If somo practlcal metho-1
Ing this can be devlsed which meets. the np: roral
of n I Itar-r men i bI all recommend lt. The ftuard
pr.d Naval Mtlltla | irt^n thou
if the fli bi young men of the Btate They
ser\* wltho ? ? : thelr reaaonable demanda
should be compli.'d wlth,
S' HOOL8.
The schools of this P-a-.a nre unsurpacsed by
tboaa of any other. We should not be satlsfled
wlth a lyfltem becauae It la tha beal !n uae, u:i
I'ss It la tbe beal that can ba devleed. There la
dttle hope that publlc money wlll ever be pru
dently expended, but lf th-it lmrrobable result
ehould ever be attalncd T ahould st'.ll be In favor
a* I am now, of the greateat llberallty In s^-hooi
approprlaflons. The character of the citlze;. ls
larp<-Iy formcd ln hls chlld.lood. nnd lf m"r" arere
conflned In schoolhouses In th.ir youth thera
would 1* fawer confined lr, other ir.stttutlona lr.
later llfe. The rlgrit of the St.it" to compe'. the
educatlon of its children ls aa c!e_r as Its duty to
protect or ;? inlflh lu dtlaena *.">''? are spendlng
mllllona of .:o'.!.ir? every year for paupers. crim
- and th? ir.sar..-. whatever wlll reduee ih'
number of th.-se unfortur.ate claeaea ahould
dor.e. and thfl meana msre cf/cctlve than aii others
ls the instruction of chlldren Tn.- numb'-r of
puplls In th? pub'l - this year Is 1 203.IW
an Increaa* of L'T.l'.'." ov*r last year To mi
these schools the Btate approprtated M.flrU.ajtfJ laat
year. ar.d wli! t,e calle 1 up1 r. for as mueh more thi".
Attrndance a? Bchool lf t.c.t voiuntary. ahould \-?
compelbd for thls enorm^us ?xp?ndltur?? should
be no* only a rec 'znlrlon of the duty of the Bl ,??
to educate Ita ci'iz.-ns, but a declaratlon of Its
rlght to contro! them.
UNIVERBITT nr THE STATE.
New-Tork has ln her unlveralty &n organizatlon
nearly aa old aa the Stare ltaelf Its work bna
fstabMshed Its repatatlOO at home and abroad
Thoae who plan for the tatura of the Stnte kr.ow
that Its graatneaa wlll deper.d no less upon Its
irducatlona. Ir.teresta than upon Ita materlal proe*
perlty. All admlt the ralaa of elementary educa?
tlon, but many fall to ur.derstand that h.tther
educatlon paya equa'ly as welL The commor.
school draws rr.alnly from the State. but for
htgher lns'.ltutlona the fleld ls boundiess Thoflfl
? apend yeara ln arduoua tralnlng aeek no:
the cheaprst or tho r.e.ir. t. but thfl be?t, and lf
New-Tork*a achoola wre n- ? . they wlll
be sought by students from otr.T Btatea. The
recent admlnlatratlon of the Unlveralty ?
the methods of reachlng r1
lt new currents are s. ? _ K. . >ward New-Tork.
its fie:,; ;-. broadenlng every year. The
? ri bellevfl that ayatem :.- nean t perl l wboat
Inatru ?? - i t end wlth the perlod of youth.
ii - through the The
a chlef agency In thla cootlt ial
New-Tork the ploneer ln many fleld
first ln thla or ai ?untry ;?? by atatute
?. .? ncy of the ] - ? t
Ua edi
..... f thi
for six rnontha 1
?
.- aj -'? rt;
! >ks meai ' retaed power a
Thfl L'nlvi ralty haa s- ? i
thla id" i ?? .
? ? ? ?
-? ' r ?? - f llbrarle* 1
,.r,a?.,i from ?1 to *". and rh'- I
...
? f tbe i ,--? l- x ,ka; for i
n? well ti" good reault* M - -
be u."- I to mmlt or de* to 1
plt Thoui ? ? ? ?
appr*.. < ? glad
the Unlveralty'* Inte : . -? ?
has befori ' *4 :*y-. 'l.i?
a ^lane Our Btati I. brary la bj far the
and most effl-'lert malntalned bj any Btat* It lc
entre of a great work rong. illy ot
ibltc achoola ard tt.? influence developi
star.t'.y. Kew-Torh haa been the teachei
vltal new iderta ard haa recelved, the world over,
most generoufl - ? . Ita place I thli Im
portant fleld ls th.it of acknowleoged leaderahlp.
CHARITIES
ThTn ara more than or.e thousand charttab!* ln
atltutlonB and pr'vate charltable orcanlzations ln
thls State. About Beventy thf usand peopla ar*
cared for at an exprnse 0< ov*r tK.9B0.0n. There
are twenty-two instltutl ir.s wholly or partiy maln?
talned at tbe publlc expenae. it ls proper a-:d
hurr.ane to r/aia for the Ineorapetent poor, bal
there ha? t.een somet'me" a depree of extravagmne*
li thla dli ectlon arhlc never ? ?
a-ra:n. i?.,me Inatltutlonfl have been conatructed ai
it of over $'.,000 for i h Inmate. .c ?
ture ahould not dlacourage the humane pur
' ?? - Bt te, but lt -hould be the lnst
' the re^-kl'sr Ir.dlT-renee, aometlm>-? Bhown
bj publlc officlala to the rlghts of the Btati s:. I
thelr own obllgatlona.
THE INPANE.
All of th* dependent m-ane nre now cared for In
State hospltala. They recelvfl ak'.lful med1"al
treitment ar.d proper nurslnp. Nearly one the
returned to th. lr homes kist year. cured, and more
than ? .?? I i.'.d were BufBdently improved to
warrant their dlacbarga The r\,ut obj. ?
both from tbe atandp
- .. ,, . . nomy, ti effectth* largeai po^
umber of cure*. Tha annual coal ot maln
- ~ fr>r each t ? ad p<-r
? ? ?, . . ., but if thla coat werei
. probabl) ca iaa ? ??? ?? -*?
ol . r< - Thi ro would thlng madfl I > a
. , . for each patlent, lf the i
. t oatli nta a - Im n I cnoug l ???**:
..,,.. be doi ?. tor thi
:'!'.;.,. ralaalarga
? '? "? ! '.x'
,i, .,.,,. , et.s.ire i i ??? oi" * ?? ?"?.????* ?-.
i. ..ua ? foi ' luper Inaa
mforta
?,. but wa . ..! n.-K
t* *Tna"'**t flaure. Wlaaraveff atructur*" ar*? bttUt
sriouiii t.e comfortahl- ar.d sulutnntial. nothinir
more, nnd the pmctiee of croctinj; palaeea nt tba
puDiic expenae for the aeeoraraodatlon of panpera
nas. i hopr, socn it- .,,.; axample.
A paiipar is not, becauae of bl Inaanlty, ei
i to extrnvagaal fare or roi_.oun ?urrou:idirm?. Th?
rlty of fanr.nrs and mechanlca liva in
imbleat way nnd contrlbute by tn% ro thc
?? of .-'intp InatitUtlona. Justlo tr> tham wlll
, not permlt, and huasanlty to i>. toa* not
r q.nra, thal avish and lll-conaldered outlay which
terlaea th? gunr..-? holdlng nomc of thc
Bta:>? .? inmnc.
I do not conalder th" | r eal ''..mmlssion ln any
_*?_ '' ?' nalble 'or thla condltlon I have ?
?oma of tn- Inatltutlona for tha Ineane, and
?anagement laworthy of comn tlon.l 11 would
upon Buch management th* conatant recol
i that tr?> exi . .-. ra pald
rZ~Jj}?n* thcusnnd.s on the ontslde whose eur
roundir-.as an- far leaa romfortahl".
PRI8 1K8
The dlffl-jlt tar-k of provldlng work for prls
or.ars without eotapeting Wlth honc?t labor np
peara to haw been Buccaaafully diacharp.-d. Th"
aperatioa of th" j,r?-sent law la reported to be
satisfartory. Nearly two-thirds of the eoovtcta
ln the Stato's prlsona are now eenployed, and
4vlthln thrae months the Commlsslon axp^cta that
means wlll be provlded to employ all thore who
ar? abl? to work. It so*ms llk-ly that the pi'-sent
law a-lll solve tha ^uestion of eoavlet lah-r, and
at the ?fime tlme render the prtooaa adf-support
lt:_.
"r.e defact connected wlth prlson management
has b?-.-n oft^n THtmaeirt. but nev?r comcted
lt la tl.e law relatlng to tho Elmlra Reformatory.
The autborlty of tho naaagen there over mmau-a
x too art.irrury ar.d aztenalva Tba ? -.iirts often
nnd -hai lentencea Intended to he allghi are pro
? t >:? yeara a boy <-an ba retained In that
itirm :>t th" mar,;!i-. rs' diacieilon, for tn
maxiraum term for whlcb he mignt hav been
? ? 10 State I'rlson ly tbe Court Th? Judge
tmpos!ii_ the s<-nt?-i,.-e nmy n"v?r r.av- rontem
plated any fucIi duratlon. lt not Infrequ.
happ.-ns that boya committlng their Brai offence
.olntly wlth ?nd tvmpted bv an old offender are
??iit to Blmlra ar. J kcpt there for yeara
thelr aaao tote In the pam-- offi rdened
1 rlmli ged from : riaon. Th
gt-ri have j.ow. r alao io trancf.-r Inmati -
th? Btate I'rlson for th.ir unexplrcd t.-rnis; to
i back agaln to thc Reformatory; to re
?.' em on parola ..* d i
ii.?r. Thla s;.:.t<-m may result in k'r"v-i i
A prlaoner'a i'-:m abould nol depend upon tn.- wlll
of hl* keeper. Tho Coun ahoula ilx It Th<
will b? lmparttal. th-- ki-e;.er may not l.e. The
I'ourt wlll I'Uiilsh only for thc crlm?
? !??:.. . the keeper may punlah tor allKhtor i
afterward.
? to reduoe the term for the good be
hAVloi ii \'rt, but the llnilr beyond which
his conflnement ahould not bo ahould be
mined by the Jud_" wh l trtod him.
LABOR.
The upheavai.s fo offn racuiTlng through th"
diaagTeementa ot lahor and Its employars ;
to a far greater deqr..- of utgei
I . ? \; ise The ; :'?"?
of daallr.g wiih thls Bub> rt aeema to me ll
qu.ite. The labor bureaUB in thls Sta." are as
? aa i " autborlty p-rmits tr.cm ;.. i.'i, bu'.
nn agenry that only correcta, but doea not pre
eannot neel rh" needa of tl pri at .i-iy.
and wlll be further every year from meetlng the
if the future. If , ndltlom -ilnue
dtoputea will fr. rlae, and i belleve It
I \'- wlse to encouragro the .- I :' I'r.i
raltj BetttomenL No man ..ar. hc a fa;r judge
* .. doaa not und^rstand both aldea, and whlle
he may acqulra thls underatandlng after th*
trouble haa ariser hl* capa Ity t effect a e-t
? || ?-.? ??? . .-. '. .... ;,..sa of th? Ir.flam
maiion which InvariaWy goea aitb a <h
(t la nol - irder te aettto a d put*
when ta have come faoe 'o fnee, but ln
bor troublea large auma of aaoney are
loat whlle tbe dlaptita goea on. The pitr. of Unl
. Bettlement ls r.ot so much to :om| -?
dtfferencea *i to prcvnt th'ir occurrenca. Its
m Is crnioua.
Hu; I ( labor troubles llea tn the pra
tlcaHy itri ted Imtnlg.-itlon, by whl h thls
country allows itsr-lf to b iverrun. Thore ls no
? ;? ection agalnat f.r..-i?n ko?.i? if we
allow frea trada ir; f-.r.-i_r-. labor. A tariff
ijoods ma.!>- abroad ' tha '?'
If tba tr.-n who made them there ar" permitti i
10 ...rn^ ha*a ar.d n.ake tbe Fan.e goods lr. Sew
Y .rk An artiie made for half h du.lar there
wl I be mada fi r the aame prlce ner". Thoae who
h,v wai had tbe recent tro_Maa in this country
will re ail that many of them were aith 'heap
neducatad labor, employad t."cauf-? li
cbeap ? .??'?? it. .. ..?'. foc wagaa wlth which
tlng Amei eep h,e s^ul
a:..; | logether. ? B a* aucb labi r ^m^
K- w.m-s wi.; _>-i ilown. work wlll
-? 4- ? an '. thi ? - ?'' ha ? ?
3k U.ey mjst llve la a decer.t way wlll rlnd
ym*-nl hard to gt-t
;? . nf this Sint* wlll ::r. ler
use of thelr trouble, and remove
?? ? they wlll ha\?- lei
Bhould make their irlewa known to Con|
throurh their own petltlona, and the Legii
i i iham by li
..'? rtg, one ? t the ?r" - - l w * t
lstir.K in the L'nlted Bta1 ild be cha ked, they
would perf rrr. .-. laatlng Bervl ?
In cor.nc. tlon a hor problem I make
iug| na: Plrat, that irnm:-- i
? .. r iir rate rf w-.e?-s be
ibllc at laaat BhouM d".i!
ind thlrd t li pi I Btrikea by
men eom. nfd be adopti d
not at 1 irgx ' ? ':'
I ? .
? ? ?
THE PORS8TS.
Th? projeet r;rR"d in my first m"rsage. of ac
qulrlng '?? '?? landa, baa been fully enter"d
l -am atrongly in favor of ita ntli
\V:th I tlon of $1,001 y the
laat Lei i '?? :
acqulred over two hundred and flfty
P 74 per re reai
Ing thi arnen f the State from 889.14
j -- Many tracl of fti I i
.... : ?? re been
t he 8 tal ;
j ...... ? arlth the lm
f thla au
:
?
ror Ita coi
v. mhl I ,
? '
. .. .
? of thoae remalnlna
d-atrovf-.i a igm '" *???" '. '
g_S_ ?? I
'
-
n them. I
?
? ? ' . ? - '
foll. wed ' The |? thla
"',' Jw . -.|v. tha m.-ane <an he aecureo
a-^hroiiah tbe purchaee by the State of a tract
of^rcun-^cV'area wlth thua. treea whl.'h a.. 10
860 Eroadway. Un.on Sq. & 18th St.
MAKE A 5PECIALTY OF
i IIBSj -av ADAPTED FOR
Marbles. 0pEN f,replaces
Mosaics.
niaal (inixla-Mnkrra' Prl <????.
>? thfl aubject of ezperlment iuch A 'ra.ct ih?
- -t apart, and gatn from It the Know.
wtll ?? able li By aad b* to dea
,, r.-s II has I'.r.a.'.v and wll. .r,
? me aequlre The tlme wl.. come when
th< Btate will aell timl.- r to the lumhermen. "P'''"*
to the pulp mllla, reap a l?r-;e rn-nur for itseir
ai ! atlll r,-talr. the woods, open to the pub.ic pro
?ourcefl of water growlng an . yl*l<iing
llgent cultlvatlon. The manacem-tnt ol
thla experlment ahou d not be subjc-t to the vlcissi
IU :? ? Of !? ? Iti :?. It -hould be plae.-d ln ch-irs-e or
I r ? tfl or of the trustees of f'ornell l.nl
veralty ,->r of -orr.c almllar body. not aubje-t to
politlcal change. The State shouid pay "ucn re i
m u may be nee1?d to admlnlater th*
plan. Reporta shouid be made to the r.overnor
and the Legialature annually of progress and re
aults. The ln-ome from the tract so acquir.-l
?I b ? pald t.. the State, an 1 the land lt?e.f
ahould become the absolite property of the P ate
i -,.i * pan of the fcrest preeerte, at the explratton
of a perlod mmed.
I be'ievo BUen a plan would be soon. lf not at
once. ? Ing, for the trees now ready to b"
cur. would nriKlir-e Immedlate revenue, and such
rrveniie w-iuld be repeated at ahort Intervals. The
beneflta could be - i eratated, and ln thls dl
. aa ln many othera, 'he wladotn of Nf?
Tork enterlng . m a 'ompnratively new and un
;d would be flnally approved.
CTVIL BBRVICaa.
The law enn,-ted laat year known a? the T.ex-.w
Mll ls the besr civtl Bervlce law Ihia itati trtt
had. It ls a dlfltlnct ga:u ovaT prevtous laws ln
th* llractlon which tha baat frier.ds of the Banrta
most de?lre. The lnfcrmat'.on of the publlc upon
thfl aubject of Clvll Servl-e reform ls mor- Irr.per
t I ? ar. that upon ar.y other aubject so jrer.era'.ly
Most men nre for or ns-"iinst It wlth
reaflona and Information so allght that their opin
lor.s are of llttle value. There Is BOthlng ln the
iw, and there was nothlng ln the old. to pre?
vent removala wlth or wlthout cause. There was
no reatrlctlon under elther. Places could also be
of the taw, lf those eraployi
admir. it - m to nulllfy, The aame oppori i
it In a - degrea Some who ara
?.. ??? thi ??.-?? * fear that, und - i
preaent law. Injur >n? to tha publlc s*r
? New-Tork City. Bu h fear has no baela, for
thn reaaona First?a lar-r.? n imi?-r of offlcers
-. ears aflfo, and whoaa placea wfll
Dlled agaln i r ta thi na whlcl
never trolled by any lo-eadled Clvll Ber?
vlce law. Haada of departmenta. deputlea, aecre
tarles. fltenographera and all c-tiier-i holdlng rcla
? :.. ,-f .-. ? - ?< .:i?r reaponfltblllt* hava
? ry law. Secor.d?
; Becaose It la harder to cheat tne new !nw than
? a majority of tv ?
ployea of New-Tork City are tha creatlone of tha
. .' rcea that have just returned to
r, and auch employes have never been re
I moved. It certalnly was no fault of the new law
that over flfteen thousand whom Tammany Hall
left In offlce three yeara ago at the tlme of her
Inglorlous departure, she flnds atlll there on her
irlumph.mt r*turr.. I mentlon this last c'.r-um
! stan.-e *o pla^e thfl credlt where lt belongs. and
ng to see In lt any superlorlty cf
Berviea law, under which theaa ap
i polntment.a wera or'.glnally made, and to thls day
I unlnterrupt. dly tl }oyed
A better undor*Landh.g of the subject ard of the
laws ar. | rulflfl ? ' h attampt to control it would
roidjust the stanrilr.g o? dllpataatl and pla-e mony
?:.?.-??> feehnga are now hoatlla ln the attltude of
frlendal ln. That abuses exls; ln the aervlee la true,
arl her adrattted or aot The publlc gets less for
tt? mon?-y thin lndlvldual* get for thelrs. The
Oflrce-hoiding <iass, while In thoorj' the senant of
; the people, < njoys the prlvllege Which many other
ntfl do of getting from tJnerir employera mu-h
'.,'ivc t\'.< .arr.ed. The power of thts claaa '.*
large. and wlll nc; wlth Its .-onsont be decrea*e<J.
It shf uld not wlth. the consent of the pub'le be en
The people wlll not ba arlaa if ther permlt
Ita lafluence to eati r..i avbet > thej ? ? not control u
lf th* - theaa reasonfl I have never
red ' nfrte tenure In offlce. Buch tenure
mlgbt result ln better lerrvtce, but would qulte aa
llkely result ln worflfl '?'? lllfl thfl flervlca might not
be the beat, It mlgbt atlll not ba bad enough to
Juatlfy r.rn'\al. The cr.e thln*- morcily certatB ln
.-,. flxed plan of uance in offlce ls
that pliice-bolder* would Le beyond the people'fl
reaoh. I do no iW ralae tha elfl
enrl >- The knowledge 'n an em
ir. be taken from h m la more
i .; . riuence l make hla work
?uperiora arlll nol wlah to remove
?
? pai ??? of ?? -- ite e h? r?
.. ? ? ned thi indei
eara. Ar.d whlli
reta
Thlfl rlfc-1 the publ ihou
? sum nder. ln tl ry ro offl ? -I
al uld - v-r u created Buch claaa would :?
prlnclplea, tl atop and
! he ; ? -
.?.. at, They empl ly ar.d pay
. ... ta.- retaln the i
a to keep ?rhpn t.- ? ? ? ' - harge
. .-. They ahould "?-e to
-.--:.- ng everj
mti deaieable or tno
hebi propofllttOT ? lei m to me i nd c rrect
n that law is the ba
t. Perhapa thU can ba
, ., . lt. but the
wlll hereafterdo better
? ?-.?: rhe i onatltu
..:. i thai acea ln rhe civl
beatowed a i Ung to merlt ar.d
. .. termlned ir. compi UU* ? ? lamlna
bb .- i th. rulea carrylng lt
merlt and OtneBa for tha Btate flervloe
tiona which. ln my
tudgment. were utter ate. Th^y made
. - fatlure d-pai I malnl) upon the aduca
, ...?..,... cf th. appllcant. The examlr.a
1 ' . ,.r, ?-, .. ent yeara for antranee t<> the
? '. ' ? ,.w th ? to be trua QuaHtlea of
ta, ta. t and endurance piayed litt.e
n ihe r-suiL The imporunca of auch quall
f(;V no one dlaputea. Thelr value la auch that no
'hl''"*Wt"n*aa examlr.a-.ion 1* required. snmebody
Lat holefl? Thoae moa- -ompetent to do ao are
i in th.- aame way Tha crltlclBm ?.
. t?,,h The faar lhat thlfl Uw
found."': upon th- susr-klon thnt
?v'-,de the law, the powers of the commlsston
?;,n are far gr?ater than those of the
,-???? ? former deuls wtth all
. irtment* the Utta* *^tth or.ly um
? r thfl new :.iw ar. in my oplnlon
m improvement upon those prevloualy tn u*??.
Por ex-impl*. th-- old rul i ?<? ? i r.^raon who hnd
? x wnli.atlor. on the Ilst for a
r th?- rn-w he mu..-' notlfy the Board
mo tha tbat he dealrefl hle name r?talr?d
i wllllng to accept emp'ovm-nr ln tha -
a -r. Ice The old rule* all ,-.ied a candldate on the
eliribl- Ust to refuse empioyment three tlmea.
and to keep hla pla.*e there until the thlrd refuanl.
The present rulea compel him to accept the flrat
ofT<-r of employment or hla name Is BtrtokaB from
Ihe roll and i ar. N> reatored only by ar'"'
Inatlon. The r. aton for these chnnjct-s is suumi.
old r-il"s aometlm*s aertouely embarraaaed
a departmenl in r.e.-d of h"lp. A demand up"i. tne
Clvll.Sr-rvi.e Hoard mlght receive the name of a
candldate who had d|. d or !cft the State -.. year
before, Thls dlftVuitv araa obvlated hy the new
rule which r.',;;:res .-v ry cnrdMite to k ?-;> lli
tot.-ch wlth the Board. bv a notice every ,hr" '
months. The same name could formerly be aeat |
to three ilirfer'iit depar'mertr. one .ft.r .-inoilia- ?
ao thai each of th" threa was . ' to th<
isal or fallure to ai
Th" rer-ort from the Civil Bervlce Honrd and Its
aecre?-vrv whosc long exnerienee glves :h.-1r iinln
lons welght. is thnt that I)?-t.artm"nr never work"''.
aa well as it does to-day t cm ln favor ol mak
Inc it stiii more afficlent and f?r tnal purpoee I
rrnk" the foIlowp-.K recommendatl ma: A larger
forci nd better itccommod.-UI'on* * ould be rlven
th.- Clvll Bervlce Board. Ita exai uld be
t?-e >,osf (in.t th?lr aalarlei fixed accordlnaly. The
priatlojui for thli a beea too
smai! with the BBBoaol avallable. lt haa been
^--irrper] (0 the extent of arreatly im; airing I's
ralue Bxamlnatloaa Bh. 'ild be held fr?o?i?,ntly
and In many i la aa. Th- 11?t should I..- con?tantly
recrulted, and all namea k.-pt r>ff of persons who
are d"ad or unwllllng t.. accept employment from
the S'ate. t'pon the < f the Clvll ftor
\-t^e iiepnrtm.-iit dependa in greal meaaure the
efflctency of every other Ir ahould he actlve. rom
pet?nt and weti aaamaged lr li i regular Depart?
ment of th" Stai" f". Mr.tr nll others and ur.less
lt can properly dlacharge Its functlons, tt is not
an ald. l.ut ah ohatruciion. T1-.. cbangea I pro
pos<- wlll aeeeaaltate aaore v.-.irk which wlll re
0,-iire more raoney. Both are neceaaary to mak
the Departmei ? what H i Ughl to he. I am In
favor of reoulrtng one and provldlng the other.
Th" rt:gg.-.*tlon has been made that the new tow
and rulea re'iutre too many examlnatlona Thla
ls not a fnlr obleetlon The ayatem i- .leelgned for
th- puhllc good. and not for thc- romfort of tn..l
VldUala The (hjectlon has no foundatlon even
f'om the standpolnt of the appllcant. for the
anxlety fo hol.l nubllc offlce is stron.g enough
mnke mm undergo the tneonvenience neceaaary
to atia'n tt. If ? -i was Btrlpped Of H?
pretence, it would be found to ronetat not i"i re
luctanc" at m"e<|r.g the in.-onvenlen.-e of apply
Irr. bul In aversion to ttkln- the examlnatlon at
nll. Kxamlnati'-ns ar' rec, ilred, ai i no Inafance
of pi: ? th?r by the Clvll B?rviee Board
any department, ahould be tolei ' ?' ? r."iiev"
the law ar.d the rulea ard the Department are
more efflclent now ,va" ever before. I wlll iw
'n maklng them sttll better and h"lr) to nio<.
abollah anythlng that itanda In the way.
RO.vr.s
Th" oplnton ls grcwlnp ,vnt some method must
aoon hr, -dopf-d whieh wlii Irrprov" tha ? ountry
roads. The svs'em now ln geaeral uaa alloa
hlghway taxes to be pald In work Tha rea I
, - roada, with llttle ilim of Improvement fn
\ der the law of thla Btate nny town or county now
! has the rlght to adopt the plan of paylnir thls tax
ln money. In th" f-w eaaea ta which th" latl r
plan has been adopted the reaull haa glven
aatlafactloa. The raoney lyatem c.m b? bo p *
mre the axpendlture of -i atated amount
? each mlle of road la a town, leavtng a aurplua
levoted ea h year to tha roada moal ln need
0f :? K |_ arged hy many wheee Judgmenl and
? :,." are valuable thal the U a tol ire ahould
? .1 |a? eompelllng all hlghway taxea to he
; ? money. Thla may I lone. 1 wouM
recommend, however, that before auch a law
I, p ... i ^e towna and n untlei of tha Btate avail
? .- iseivea of thelr prlvl rge under the statute of
tlng the money Byateta. Th" experlence thus
,- . wlll pr bably aatlafy the farmers that the
iw in use should be abandoaed.
I ca!i gpaetal attention to thls sul Jeet becauae
the need of Improveraeat la appareal and admltted,
ecauae the beneflta followlng lt would be ex
lectlona of be Bi ""_|
I, . ity and fertUlty, ar- *n<\*}*?*i
.... the condltlon of the ? '
affording thi only approach makea them <????"?_
ii. A I i road ls or.e of rh. chlef elementa
S tha I '- farm If Ita fertlUlty bartlyht,
it may atlU be dealrable If i'" locatlon and
roundlngi ar" attractlvi bi l th
r parta of thi. "ntrv. notabl ii
New-Ei clai .1. farm valuea whl h had h*_n re
by the competition of the Weat have been
lt meaaure reatored by the demaadi for a ? ?
n-.r homea Bvery such eommunlty flnda itaelf
benentedVo -he exr-n- of its power to attra t in
veitmenta from th? towns ar.d rltlea ,_J.1__a'
I the pric- : rmmod tlea ?
r ilsed raiiroad ficlllUea are improved, and t
cbangea whleh the -xrerditure of raoney laUkeiy
. arV-a^r^alV.! NewlTork hM
natural advai tagv * unaurpaaeed by any other Stai.,
Heu. r roads wlll brtng them more generally Into
vtow.
TAXATION
The :awa relatlng to UxattoO In thhl State are lit
adaquata. They are unlform ln -erms. but BOt ln
BPpUcattoa A law that ls not unlformly app.led la
r,ot iual and If no Bkacftlaery can t-e aavtoed to
earry ll Into fuU c^eratloa, the :aw Itaelf ahould be
ekanged The queatlon of levylng ar.d eolleetlng
taxes ls the most eerloua wl h wh;ch we d"al. No
subject reachi-a tUTther and none ts more dlfflcul;
of just BOlutloa Dtocrlmlaattoa in enforcement re
s-ilta no: only ln Injustlce. bu: ofien ln har :
The claaa foi which there ls :he Last hope pf ea
cape la "he claaa In which g< ara there ie tha
-. topay. Whoavei elae ea apca. the
;r ,. .. .. |, grlth and the aa governlng lt re
B -ra: Btatea ur- now mak ?.- tareful ln
'baequei -
? d ln falr . - 'om'
Kaey ahould be ireated - 'nalder tbe
?ubjeel *?: I &J2.
? ?-, you or ) r au eae ra ? heme to eor
rect tho e\i: so generally ackn rwledgea.
PUBLIC EXPBNDITUB-al.
Poblle money !s too freely apent Thla ought to
r prlvata efforta an
rtr_, publie utterancea, Th- maln obeta Ie
in th- aa f reduci that II talto tha
bonel ' ? me rai i inlt; , claaa or
heretofora enjoyed, and Im riabli reaulU In pro
teat and oi k?n f
my ln the - itrael ea Iti
ibatracti my laof i ? ahat
eVi r It muat ba ?;?; IU j aon ?
Kalo la ma le, and In the pi
, eral to ? ?omy ta pan
paaalve dealre for one becomea :tlve i itlil r to
the other. Tbere are many wa; > ln n
j. .... ?? . v . rli nee In p iblle affalra knowi
- ide althoui I ? -
M, ???,? ? . ?
, ... -'ii of beneflta to Indlvld a but no U
ln this conaeotlon I rai: attantlon to or.e pan lar
ahj-e I refer to this onc not arlth any lr.:
to exclude, but rath-r to duatrate. othera It la
the aubtoet of publie printlng Tyie pr. -. - ha
lenr exV*'ed ef prlatlng, by thouaands p
merts which i.4\e no value They ar
^."j^rand a'ldom call?d for. They
ini a'orr-d t.y th" load, and ln tl
;Mt'jr.- rt. o? f mmerat* - I I any lubject
Lh^ulfb-otoced ?' ' havlng 'r,,^i i- t ln
*nouia .? i,-' ,;?_,, . . _,,.... or :;..?! except
charge N<_ or.. , ,_ lntruated wlth th"
X teVvTu." thlaa Ibtoto
n_5v YhaT extravaganca to - head.
If^htoTwere done an enorn ng could be
"f^iSJllsf ^.MP't ti-^c-operailon Of the Legto
^SS^^ a.-taa?B
qulred hy (JMajnevn ? r upan tha
nr? . ammded onlj ' r. ? .' ,?.,J_
JUli nwrower grouad of peraonal de.ire.
BIENNIAL ?EtSIOHf.
i referred laat year to the subject of blennlal a*a
ator.s I refer to II agaln. adherlnf to my orlglna
beilaf that a ses-lon every rwo yeara could pase a..
the laws requlred by the itata, greatly reduce ex?
penae*. remove the dar.ger which Ir.creases every
year from over ejislatlon. glve tha law. a chance
? o ba underatood. protect those Interests aubject
to measurea known as atrfkea and rulteve the peo
po from the compllcatlona and uncertalntlea Into
which excesalve .-. - ?ure to plunge
The wlsdora of tha -^slon has forced_|
upoaTnearly a I the Btatei Out of forty-flve a -
fhlrty-nlne have ad pted, lt. and in compan
few casea where I rel < .,--,.-?
These ex'ra eeaulona are aometlmea called by the
Oovernor for apectflc purpoa i other can
be conalder-d. Thls change would Involve a modl
tica'lon of the termfl i -? rnb.y
i h-iie'-e the people wou d approve :t. and, ta
my judgment, tha* Leglslature Wlll render a grrat
which takea the f.rst aup toward submlt
:ing the queatlon to them.
IHOXT AKD ACT1VB BC88IOM
I Bhall be alad If the Ix-g1s!iture realliaa rh?
lmp^rran-e of aa early adjourmncot. Ir. order tha:
this may be had, I recommend that work ahould
begln aa speedlly aa poaalbte after you con\*ene.
Thla rourse le neceaaary ln c rd r to flnlsh your
dutlea at an early dey. It Is dealrable for another
reason qutte, as importar.t. vli, that *u.'h lt-glsla
tlon aa you pasa may r%a.:h ihe Governor before
adjournmer.t. It ls a mlstaae to pass a larg?
number of bllls near the cloac of a aeaalon. In the
confualon of the laat dajs ;h- Leglalature cannot
? ler; II can oaly rahUL At tha adjournment un
Apri! 24 last there were left for the iJ.iverr.or 7SJ
tilia to t*c eaamlned. eaaaldarad and dupoaed of in
thlrty days. lncludlng Suridaya. At leaat a w--k
was requlred to claaslfy and arrang*.- them, It-avlng
about ttirert wet-ka Wbtoh ould t.e de\oted to thelr
con?tderatl.>n. The work of the Executlve un?
der auch condltlona must be linperfect. If laws
ought to b* paaaed by the l_?gir!ature they ouaht
to be c.r.ildered by tha viovernor. II bllla ara dia
AX ECONOMICAL FUEL
Mr. Leonard O-irti.. y aai lately be.-n frlght
cnln-f pa-opla !n BBfflai '1 '-V talllBg tl.ern that the
.,',1 of UMir ???: apply ll la slsht. and thelr
ci.mmerclal and BUBBUfactarrBg su'r.-rn.-K-y lt
tberefore ImperiUeal Oai reaaoa fot the ex
hauatloe of the eoal Aepoaita is that they have
isaad ao araatel-aliy. Blr Wllliam Sp mena.
r,am". wlth lhat af hll I haa fiO
1. ng stood for progreai In the arts and Bcb-ncea,
long IgO sai 1 that th.- bi-rr.lng of coal ir, Ita raw
?late was altogether wrong. He predlcted that
tha tlmi would c :ne when tlie toild fuel arotui
!..? converted inr.> gaBgoai form, it plaoai <*on
! tn. n 'l' -'.I'- ? '?''? t9
?h >i ? and dweillaga. H:h pr phex > ii noa neing
full "1 in all par;s of the clvlllxed world. In
thfl f rra of gas the blgbeat poa ? ; .ntial
energy li extract I fi tr thi ? .... aad raada to
fumlsh .iti. i tt or llgbl irlthoajM waate and
at the loweat cost of prodactlon. Thla means
an enormous aa\ :ng all irotind. It saves at the
mlne, in the shop, in the kltcben. And of courae
a ; art of the sa* ll g falll ml t i the beneflt flvaa
of thi imall consumer. The greal lavtng la po?.
?Ible only as the result of adding togetber the
multltnde of petty aavlnga. lt is be4*-aueo the
of gas for fuel, when earefully reg-uiated.
means savlrg of, say. .*'_* '*? ? month in your
partloular kltchen, that !t neoajna a flavtna* of
millions of doilars In th.> aggragate.
poaed of by him lt the rate af fOfty a day, thay
c?,r,not be we)i eiamlned
'I h. n , ? rtunlty for conferen^e ar.d
? ' ? ind membera of
the Legla ? Thla wll! afford both a t.-:t*r
undlng f meaaarea pr'.;
I advlee thai only surii ,vts b.- paaaed a* have
?neral applicaiion. Casea ar.- rara where tl l need
il leatali
of our lawa ?> rve no oefllrable end ?*>.-. iti \. r They
f-tr
for
- aperlfll leglalati n exlatl A lar-te part
lii'-reas" lha expenae, confuse eilBtlng law ard are
oft.-n tr:\ Ial and im er ictei
I hope the publl ? intereats wlll be earefully s?pa
rat, d from th->se -m.-il'-r Inten tl a I er* aome
tlmen so cloaely blended \N.th the publlc rhat tha
llne of aeparatlon Ifl orxcure
i rf >. inmlndful ln the dlacbarge of my
WO dut;e? of ti.- | Bd? to \ iu.
PRANK S. BLACK.
WALL BTREET AXD EXCHANGE8.
James R. Keene was aaked -esterdav bv Dow.
? i a Co. if hi. aantlmenta aad i h ittaTed nrn-i
er U, wh-n i e aald ba m * buii
on the market, -it.d that a man a thea not
, oa * i aevei He aaM: **I
have not changed ar al: from thls position. Thera
has b'-en reaUllng of profttfl ln ei rtain stocks by
peopla who thought that s'o-*ks afai lattaa.
afetropolitaa Tractloa and Brooklyn Rapld TranaH
.-??; to farntafa better opportanlty for >*iul-k
proflu than the alowi r theta
; ? r. mora ->r looa thlftlng of aeearitiea ind
dental to the large dia .? Janaary l. but
t.,r paopifl who reeetve I mat ya dlaburaed at
?r.n muflt s-< k flOBM , I nveetaaWflat,
and thlfl rr.ar'K. t ..ffcr.'.- tl Bl oppor'unl'y I
..I not thlnk that the j,e ; ... ...- ad
atock* in order to buy iocal *.?-?- I at-.y
? r ? then that aulci prol - . ' ??
The rea-:lon In the flsarkel has bfli nat
tnd to be axpected at certaln Intervalfl ln every
great bull market. Tv ?? - iratoaM to
preaent the beat mark> I - a tl wa hava
for aeveral yeari U leaal Mx yeara The
fundamental fa t la that ihe t untn la ' >'? al
ie? cf all klada ar.d partlcularl) whaat, corn,
cattle, hogs. etc, for which there ia an aaajer aaar*
ket at good prlcea Thlfl meana larg I i ??;* fef
the railroads, and th" m thai
ratea aavi b"en and are remunei
the rutting on oompetll ? aatati
the last three mor.th* of laat year Thea*) rate?
have all b-en raatored Tha Iroa l ' I ar.4
oonsumptlon ls larger ? ? ? nnd,
althougn present profltl 10 th* m?k, >ra may ba
small. rallr ida have the tonaagfl al tMytng ratea.
Every market Is open to the pot
eai comp'.kations. but thls one aeems to ba s.ngu
larly free from thla daager. Tbe allver aarll *?
has been materla..)* lea?ened by th- Pf '
th?* farmera. The Cuban compII"at.i.:.s .'.ave paaa?4
Into hlatory. bacaUflfl lf '.!*..? ICttOtl Ol " * >
.;. ?. .-rnmer.t In extending home rule ar. 1 remevlag
- ifl - rjibargaes on fluga_ uj\\ lobaceo The
thle? of the Amer! an peop> ar- BOa i
ln its flffort ti pactfy the laianl Thi troabtflfl ln
i*hlna are . ertaln to be fjdjueted n ordlng to tba
pians of Oreat Brltaln. wbleh ar? to enlor--* tha
favored-nation' doctrtne, opanlng <hlnee? p-.r'a to
all, and not tO one. Ralli '? ? - -- ??* aef,
well be better. The Chlcago, !>?? |*< ;- fcr'l
Qulncy ha.4 completed a ha'.f year the beat ln Ita
- rv, and the prosp- tl ? ' B ta aa tn
_ ,:. ....- ; rau |g r*ebruary Whal M traa
f Qulncy, so far ar- .-Hrnir.*.-- | of 8t. Paul
and I'.ock ta an I Ther- ai ;?? ->r* l ? -"? a re
adjuatment of tha dlffteultlea In the !. .rd a.-.: s >ft
coal trad .'?: ittan Elevati i never | -
I inor? attractlve ape ulatlve (eatarea l i
at present. when It eai
tlea which it haa loai w
paying largi r dlvM I*he amgar
.ny haa concluded pro e moat proa
peroufl y-'r In Ita hirt'ir. ;.? ? .-1 ith la n i
ar-fever ambarga), and i- aharlng ln t.'.^
ipeiitj All over thi i
>, w-,.!.,. ind, where I la
nd tha
?
. made tt a poaa : Mr.
: ? > Re*
that party
Mr Hanna, for, !? i ? ? ' aen?
' war,
the cuu"tr> haa ti -day a R
ihlo would I i
that party. '
. ' . ana and Mr il inna ba n ; ii-aed to tbe
.-? nate."
Conalderable cor.fusion exlsts regai | tha
Btandard 011 Trust. which ls In proceea of tagulda
tlon. An offlcial of the concern yeaterday made
tho followlng explar.atlon. 'T: Btai ird 011
r, or truat stocic
of a number of other corporatlona, aad, aa th.-s*
gfl coaatltuted Ita i ta - ralnat them. atock
Maa arafa laaoed. When tl ? Traet was pro
nounced an lllegal combinatlon. II waa ne-^sanry
to dlsBClve it &fl an orgarlza; *. aad to eompij*.
wlth the !aw all tho Trust atoefc waa ca]>d ln'
ar.d raoalpta, or laquadating certii'.'-.it. s. wer* i?
sued, peadlng the llo.uidatlon of the old organiza?
tlon. These certlflcatea entltle the holder to a pro
..ortlonate rtock Intereat In each of the aub-com
paaiee, or underlying corporatlona. which wer*
formerly rontrolled by the Truat. These certlfl
cates are those now trided ln on the otirb. and
which w^re yeaterday quoted at 363 Th? S'andard
Oll offlctaui have been endcav?r:r.j- for some tlme to
oantreJ thoae outstandlr.g eartlflcataa. and ?-h*n
they come in they are at once r't!red_ nnd propor
(bnate atock tasues are made to the hold. r ln tha
aeveral orlslnal companlea. numberr.ng about twenty
dirr.retit corporatlona Thera lr" /r.-n-lerjbie un
.v enesa on the par. of certlilcate-hold?ra to
have thelr certlflcatea retlred. as they aro much
more convenlent to handie ln their preaent form.
Thus far about <*? per eeat of the liquldetlng cer
tlfl itna have been rett:"d ll tttUA '?-> bn gener
? iievwl that a new company or rorpontlea
would be formed which arou .. maa>
ner omblne aii the underlying companlea Thls,
however. ls der.ted. ar.d no fluen organizatlon la ln
L-ontemplatlon. On the contrary, the twenty aapa.
ra - >mpa ilea wlll oi ntlaue to >\iat a.< such, and
;, rate aa independer.t organlaatlona. Aa tha
outstam'.lng ll^uidatlr.g certlflcatea a.-. nt'.red the
floating auppiy in Well .'::r.e- |_ l.-saened. and
who wtali to a.-iare ln the proflts of the
ag_r>-s;ate of ci rporationa formerly ln a a::>K e Truat
?? competltori under cir . i favorubla
to thi eeiler."
One of the new counterfelt $100 allver eertlfWtee
?as recelvM at the 8ut--Tr.-aa.iry yeaterday from
VVflahlagtao, and was turred ovef to the Note Dl
vlslon. ln which there are twenty handl*ra of
nr.i..-> It was Intend'd for thelr guldar.ce. In
;rse of tho day the tellera cf aeveral banka
came to the Swib-Treaaurr to ixamlne the blll.
Mauiice L Muhl?-m;u?. the Depat) Asalstant United
S'..-.;.ii Treafl ;he counterfelt wa* a dan
I - .^t.e. It waa made by tha pnotographlc me
U proceea ' polnl in h wua that
ttrilt of Monroe wa? leaS dignlflMl than on
thfl tenulne. The speclmen recelved had been apilt
to show the inaertion of flbre. Ihe paper appeareO
to be rlc* paper. Another of the counterft-Ua wa*
elvad by Dickerman a Hoiler. publisnerfl of
"Thfl l'nl:?d States Counterfelt Detector." It waa
ohtained from t.ie Merchanu' Natlonal Bank of
Plii.adelphta. _
A aale of Central Trust Company atock waa
made ye*terday at 1.31* at auctlin. The company
haa a capltal of $1.<*?.0'X), and laat year It earnad
llu per flflflM on Ita Btock.
W B. Thomas and Charlea H. Senff wlll ba r*>
flected dlrector* of the American Mugar Rellnlng
ruiapailT (Sugar Truat) at the annuaJ meetlng
next Wrdneaday.
Th* flnal pay ment of ft i3*.40l B on account of
the de jt of the Unlon Pactflc Rallwag te tha Qov*
irr.rr.ent aafl mada yefltardag.

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