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_ _ — • — * ,/ >/ GOWNS HC SUMMER WARDROBE OF a WELL KNOWN WOMAN. G °™ .SLfcSrSid^ Snd Pr cre^n ET^t^Ue?" 11 W " e and * U< * sllk «~ STANDING IN OPEN CARS. WOMAN'S HEALTH PROTECTIVE ASSO CIATION OF BROOKLYN TO FIGHT AGAINST THE NUISANCE. The disagreeable practice of standing between the s*ats of open cars has become the subject of energetic action on the part of the Woman's Health Protective Association of Brooklyn. Mem bers of the society have 'ecent y visited the presi dents of the streetcar companies for the purpose of securing some measure of reform in this matter. Little satisfaction baa thus far been gained. But since the thorough study by Mrs. James a*rlm peour. president of the association, of the methods «mploye<S In Boston, where no person is mined to stand between the seats in the open cars, the members feel convinced that similar results may v c obtained in Brooklyn. They are determined to agitate the question In whatever way possible until public sentiment compels a change of the present system. The use of closed cars also on cold, damp or rainy days Is another reform which is claiming much attention from th« women, and which they believe can be brought to a successful Ifsu», since this has been accomplished In other cities. In Boston the open car is always chanced for a closed one at the end of a trip in case of sudden storms cr change of temperature. Before the society closes its meetings for the reason It Is intended to call a meeting of the Children's Aid. and Mrs. Samuel H. Olmstead, sec retary aC the Health Protective Association, is now maJdr.g a round of visits in both public and private Fchoo's, soliciting the interest of children and teachers in the enterprise. "We cannot work satisfactorily for the beauty at the city," said Mrs. Scrimgeour to a Tribute reporter yesterday, "until we have a clean city. Civic virtue should be the underlying principle in £.11 training of children." Some eight hundred children are now members of the aid, and in the coming meeting it is hoped that their sympathy and help may be enlisted in keep ing the streets and grounds about the houses clean and attractive. Much has already bft-n jone in this lir.e. and there has been a notable improvement In eo.T.e neighborhoods in Urn habit of tipping over ashcans and breaking windows. The children who join the aid receive a booklet containing the pledge and general directions for t. w eir guidance, and for five cents may obtain a pin of the 6ociety. which is a new feature. The pin is a shield of blue and white enamel, bearing the letter "A." the colors denoting truth and faithful ness In care of the city. This work among the children makes the members of the association familiar with the neerts of schoolhnuses in the line of cleanliness and sanitary nrovislons. They are now laboring for the Introduction of proper drink ing fountains, where such have not yet been sup r'ied. Fountains with continuously flowing water are the kind always recommended. WOREIXG GIRLS' VACATION HOME. A v&eetlon home for self-supporting young women ef Connecticut v. be opened at East Northfleld. Mass.. on Saturday, Jure 23. The home Is the re fult largely of the efforts of women in and about New-Brtta'.n. Miss E. R. Eastman having been the ir.me mover in the cause. Shortly before his death D. I* Moody offered the site for this purpose near the seminary buildings. It is thought that the home will not only furnish a vacation outing at an exceedingly low cost, but will enable many to attend the regular summer conferences at Nonhf.eld, which they have hitherto been unable to do for lack of funds. Several busi ness houses in Connecticut have shared In the en terprise by contributing window blinds, hardware anfl linen. This last was put directly into the hands. of various sewing societies, who made the neces ••.ry stitching part of their winter's work. Even the architect volunteered his rervices, so that the Connecticut Cottage, as it Is called, was erected «t comparatively small cost, and represents a wide spread interest. Twenty-five persons will be ac commodated at a time. In consideration of the low Price of board all who ro will be expected to care for their own rooms. Applications for board should I* sent to Miss E. R. Eastman, No. 3- 7 . South High er, New-Britain, Conn. It is hoped that the house Eay soon be made entirely self-supporting, and In order to secure this object arrangements have been made, according to a suggestion by Mr Moody, for th« accommodation of Northfield Seminary students during the school season. THF DIFADTAXTAGES OF COEDLCATIOX. For the great majority of girls over fifteen years 5 ace a girls' school or college is much to be pre • errT-d. in the opinion of one person, at least. 1 can *>pe,k only what I think i:i this connection, I know that many of the wisest and bost men and •osaen will rot assent to my reasoning or my con clusions. H should not be forgotten that the emotional life i* crowing in and dominating the life of all young T^atures. Girls can think and study better away "rora the society of youths of their own age than they can in company with th*m To get the best results fr:»m study the mind must be kept a* free a* possible from distractions of an emotional nat ure. The associations of school life Hhould be calm, healthful, cheerful ard free from all that is ex citing or premature of development. The "flirta tion*" of school and college life are confessed by *very one to be out of place and out of time, yet when young men and young women are together nothing can prevent *uch episodes. This one fact •lone tells against "coeducation." and so strongly that nothing can entirely offset it.— (Ada C. Sweet. »n Woman's Homo Companion. Comfort in Hot Weather COLGATE'S Violet Water and Violet Talc Powder Cl 188 DAT AT TEACHERS. DELIGHTFUL, INFORMAL OCCASION-PRES ENTATION OF DIPLOMAS. Teachers College was metamorphosed yesterday Into a scene of gayety decidedly a variance with Its customary sobriety of aspect, all In honor of class day. Flags were draped, colored cheesecloth festooned, and potted plants were scattered broad cast over the hall". The occasion was conducted in a wholly informal way. the exercises taking place at the senior class luncheon, held In one of the large rooms. The tables were decorated with daisios. and all the your.gr women wore white. At the conclusion of the feast a bright programme was brightly car ried out. Lewis Alexander Bacon recounted the class history. Theodora Atwood prophesied the class future. Belle R. Parsons read the poem, and Ada M. Skinner delivered the valedictory. Miss EdHh Jessie Staley, class president, was toast mistress, and made the address of welcome. The toasts, which abounded In clever things, were as follows: "The Faculty." by Elisabeth M. Carhart; "The College." by Anne McUar; "Positions," by David S. Snedden, and "Education." by Rosalia Pcllock. At 4 o'clock Dean and Mrs. Roaaeli received the jrr^dtiHtes and their friends, who later danced until 7 o'clock. The degree of bachelor of science was riven to the following: Esther Beatty, John William Hail. Ida M. HoUia, Frances Fahne.«tock Jones, Oscar Lincoln McMurry. P.elle R. Parsons. Irraa H. Schmelz. Maud J. Btaber and Gertrude Tuttle. Those who received the higher diplomas were Naomi Norsworthy. Caroline G. O'Grady and David S. Snedden. A great many diplomas In the secondary class were given, among those receiving them being a large number of the young women who have Just l«-en irraduated from Barnard ana have beep, pursuing the normal course at the «ame time. Peven young men of the graduating class at Columbia were among the number, also. Diplomas in dome-tic science wen- given to Esther Beatty, Matie Pearl f'lark. Sarah Hyams. Mary J. Hincomb. Irma H. S"hnielz. Gertrude Tut tle and Helen Elizabeth Westffate. The only diploma In domestic art was given to Adelaide Root Palmer. The candidates tor the manual training diploma comprised an equal number of young women and men. They were Lewis- A. Hacon, Oscar L. M - Murry. William A. Sargent, timer H. Willmarth. Anna B. Causmann, Luc-y A. Linvall, Caroline Elsa Saam and Emma P. Wilburn THE JUNE BRIBE'S CAKE. BLIGHT VARIATION FROM YEAR TO YEAR IN ITS ORNAMENTATION. The June bride's wedding cake Is a dream of daintiness outwardly, although beneath the snowy exterior is concealed a rich black mass i:...' leads to other kinds of dreams. Whether bought "ready made" at a cheap little bakery or "made to order" by the haughtiest of fashionable caterers, the same indigestible compound constitutes the bride's cake and varies only In quality of constit uents. It is only in the outer cake that change Is lossible. In ornamentation the maker's fancy runs riot, acknowledging only certain small re strictions <>!' fashion. For instance, gold and col ors bare been admitted as decorative possibilities in some seasons*, but this year no self-resj>ectlng confectioner would use anything but white. One June bride has suggested the design for her wedding ea-ke, and the caterer condescends to commend It as "a very pretty idea." A wreath of lilies of the valley will encircle the cake and droop down on the ,-i.;. and on the middle a spray of white roses and buds will be laid, all formed of the frosting. The gold thimble and ring, sym bolizing splnsterhood or early matrimony to those who get them. will b« Inserted. The toxes for this bride's cake will be of white silk, with lilies of the valley in silver, encircling the Intertwine! initials of bride and bridegroom, which are also done in giiver. I;, another case the boxes will he of "water color per." with a medallion of the bride on the cover. It has lately been the custom with the exces sively fashionable to allow 'he boxes containing a small slice of wedding cake to usurp the time honored function of "cutting the wedding cake" by the bride's own hand, but the latter mode hi still preferred by most. There Is a touch of senti ment in the bride's service that Is wholly absent from the parfunctorinesß ot the other mode. At a wedding to lake place early this month, at the country home of the bride's family, the ceremony will be performed on the spacious veranda, and the reception will take the form of a garden party. The veranda is to be converted into a bower of palms and roses, and the couple will stand be neath a marriage bell of bride roses. The refresh ment tables will be arranged in horseshoe form, "for luck," under a large awning on the lawn, and the wedding cake will bold the place of honor on a small table placed in the opening of the horse shoe. The brine and bridegroom are to stand un der an arch of foliage and flowers to receive their friends, and. when the reception Is over, the bride will cut the cake. At this wedding there will be no bridesmaids. A maid of honor and the bride's two little broth ers will attend her. The boys will be attired in court suits of corn yellow satin to match the gown of the maid of honor, who Is to wear corn yellow chiffon over satin of the same shade. j COLLEGE OF UATRIUnw. It is reported that a woman's college of matri mony it- to !*• establish.-.! ::i Chelsea, Kngland, where tho duties of a wife will become the subject of i two year sssjras tt st idy. The curriculum will embrace not only the usual branches of hou» t wlfery. such <>* cooking, sewing and laundry work, but if intended to deal with physiology and medicine as well, BO that the students will receive mental discipline In connection with the manual TURXOUTS FOR SUMMER. The carriages thought most attractive this season by women of fashion are the small victoria and the square lined cabriolet. For both of these black, with cane panels, Is the favorite color. One of the victorias finished in this style, with a black horse and the man on the box in hlr.ck livery, has a particularly* trim effect. Next to black, blue and green, also with can*- panels, have a vogue. Yet for country use these equipages will be largely superseded by the four wheeled basket phaeton. XEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY. JUNE 11. 1901. FIRBT UD TO THE DROWXI\G. A FEW PRACTICAL. THINGS THAT EVERY BATHER OUGHT TO KNOW. This is the season when "First Aid to the In jured" should be the textbook of the intending vacationist, and first of the first aids ought to come Instructions In regard to resuscitating the luckless bather who is unconscious or seemingly dead. Incidentally. It is a (rood idea to know what to do !f one's self is in danger of drowning. In th« latter case, if you have gone beyond your depth and cannot swim, the first thing is to say and feel. "Mouth up, hands down!" Turn instantly on the back, throwing: the head backward so as to elevate the chin and keep the water out of your mouth. Keep the lungs full by taking deep breaths and exhaling only when compelled to do so, and then let the exhalation b? as rapid as possible Keeping the hands under water will Assist the body to float, but to wave them in the air If One who cannot swim should never go Into th« water without brief! .- running: over these rules in his mind. When tryins to save another from drowning the swimmer should be careful to approach him from behind, otherwise he is likely, in his terror, to clutch his rescuer around the neck and perhaps drag both down to death. If he is no: frantic through fear he may be directed to clasp his hands behind your ne k. so that you can swim with him in front of you, which is much easier, or h< may put his hands on your shoulder? behind yc-j. leaving you perfectly free. If the person seems to be dead when brought to shore, the first Ftep Is to send for a doctor. blankets, dry clothjs and stirr ulants. Then, with out waiting fcr their arrival, lco?en the clothing about the body, turn on It? stomach and lift w!th a jerkins motion, several times, holding by the waist, so trm the head hangs down This empties the water from the lungs. Next turn the victim on his hack, with a rolled blanket uider his shoulders, letting the hea '. touch the ground, and with a. handkerchief WI around the finder, wipe out the mouth and back of the throat. If breathing has not begun by this time apply smelling salts to the nose if any are nt r- ¦ :he nose with a feather o r straw, or cold water on the chest, or slap the chest US with the open hand. If these simple meana fall, • ri. ," Placing thi i- before Urected draw the tongue forward, out of the mouth. A hy.-tander can hoid it with a handkerchief or other dry cloth If only the rescuer Is present the t^r.gue must be tied against the lower teeth. To ¦' lay the centre of .1 dry itri of cloth on the • Irawn well forward, cross 1 the chil • the ne k 1 at the side .-- the neck. Th« kx t w-.) if to i . pin through the tongue, p.>iit a half ir. the tip. leavii ,• it of ¦ , above and bt low to -. lower lips. This sounds harsh, but th of course. .: to pain, and the • ¦ !• will impede the breathing an Btora tion Kneel behind the patient's bead, grasp him by veer, the ¦ wrists and Iraw his .:rm« : is touch the ground back until they rest against the sides of rearms Brmly downward and I ¦r ¦¦ ¦ -¦ md ;. two n- it the rate : Inute. 1 • . in.i ,f not .- move me 1 1 to rim. t :;. m by his eft resor cold w-;L'»rw -;L'»r ration is < ¦ at the ¦ Artlri.-ial respiration should he eontin hour and a half, even though tt v > •• fter swallow give him hot ! -nffe.. or Whl : d if then fig api ' a large nitern iter to the ; A Western woman has recently Invaded n x>r n f«"s*l:m hitherto monopolized by men and has be come wonderfully profit-lent in her art. She Is an amateur silversmith, and skilfully produces places of Jewelry and her articles of silver more or le«s ornate. It has been said of her that she work? Mke one who has taste but not education. When possi ble •' obtain it. she uses the crude ore Just as H comes from the mine, but more frequently she is compelled to take the metal from the rolling mills, where It has been melted and rolled Into sheets. She also makes use of color In h*r work. as. for example. In a heavy silver twist. Irregularly enam elled In brown, which serves as a clasp for an ooze leather belt of the pnm«» color. Som* oddly de signed silver buckles. enam-lle,] In strar.K- Mue3 and greens, and a delicate clasp of tran«narent blue enamel on a crush D-k of chargeubl • «01k pro duce a most effective color scheme with a ten •leriry to iridescence. A set of go rK eous cloak fasten ers in c..pp.-r. studded with brilliant huecj enamels and heM together with thongs of braided leather is one of her original clesiirr.s. ;inri another in strong contrast, is a silver buckle of, fanciful .«hap<\ r.ammi r. .• into a delicate ',-u-ework ' A B ' The enlarged pores of the skin c.-»n be remedied by simple means, if one '•. ¦ •¦•. th»d ev.ry nigh? for ten minutes In ¦¦ hot, not merely warm, etter to use -i Turkish ton el i ¦ •¦-, and rub soft!} with an upward motion from 1. Soap of the puresi quality, prefer ivc oil s-'aji. should be em ployed Afterward, a litt'..- cold cream may piled. In the morning the face should be well bathed with cold water, I firmness r " the muscles. This treatment, faithfullj given, has never been to fail to cure enlargement of the pores In about *ix months. The <.mi.- method will remove the roughness of the upper arm tii.it >..n: who wears evening dress cut decollete. L. R.: In your case, the ounce of prevention Is likely to be worth a pound of cure. Nothing 1* so hard to get rid of as freckles, and the better way is to avoid acquiring them, if possible. You should never bo on the water or even to walk without a sunshade, whether you wear a hat' or not. If you indulge In sea bathing, be sure to wear a broad rimmed hat to shade the face. After exposure to sun or wind in walking, driving or bathing, apply a lotion made of one-half ounce of rosewater, three grains of borate of soda and a half-pound of orange flower water It is wise also to apply cold cream to the face: before going out wipe it off with a soft Moth and dust rice powder lightly over. With these precautions one is moderately certain to keep free from the blemish of freckles. The hands and arms should always be protected by fine lisle or silk gloves. Lemon Juice Is good to remove tan from the face and hands, and a wash made of glycerine and rosewater, one and a half ounces of each. with. one dram 01 acetic acid, is excellent to keep the hands white and soft. In the summer vacation one should devote one's self principally to resting from the exertions of the winter past and storing strength for that to come, yet In the present erase for "exercise" many women succeed only in reducing the little vigor left. The woman who wheels rides fifteen or twenty miles a day. when five should be regarded as a liberal allowance The woman who golfs plays every day and sometimes all day. The woman who walks takes lone mountain rambles or endless vil lage strolls. The woman who swims emulates Leander, and remain* In the water an hour at a time. This is all wrong. Exercise carried beyond the point of moderation becomes mere excess, and is absolutely harmful Instead of beneficial. Too much play is as bad as too much work. It hi Im possible to prescribe a definite amount of exercise. as constitutions differ, but It Is the duty of every mother to guard her young children from over play, and of every woman to note carefully the> degree of exertion from which it is possible for her to recover quickly, and keep within that limit. An important point is to refrain from the effort to eat when one is "too tired to have any appetite." It is much better to take a trifling amount of vege tables and fruit than to force one's self to try all the courses. One should always keep fruit and crackers in her room for the "odd moments" of genuine hunger. Another point of Importance is not to eat too heartily when hungry- In food, as in everything, moderation is the path of wisdom, and never more than in the summer, when the human animal needs much lees "heavy" food than in winter. By ob serving these rules the summer vacation will be come a season of actual rest and recuperation. GOOD CHEES. Have you tad a kindness shown? Pass It on. "Twas not riven for you alone — 7 Pass !t on. L»t it travel down the years. I>"t It wipe another's tears Til! In heaven the deed appears Pass it on. THE DEAD SINGER Mrs Mary Ashley Townsend, •'Xariffa." the Southern poet, whose death was recorded in The Tribune on June S. waa perhaps best known for her s.-nrers rip.c of thrm. entitled "The Dead Singer." :s particularly appropriate in view of the author's death. It is as follows: - soul lias pung its way r.. God: Has loosed it:- luminous wings fp'm earthly ¦ thonts. An.! soared vi Job) the imi->:-risha';>!e thrones \\ hose feet the Immaculate valleys long nave trod. For him. the recompense: for us-. th<* rod: And we to whom regretfulness belongs > rown our dead slnper with his own sweet sons? And roof his grave with love's remembering Rm yesterday a beacon on the height; To-day a splendor that has passe,! us by,— 3°. one by one. Into the mo-nine lisht whilst yet late watche - gase upon the sky And wonder what -he heavens prophi The shining stars pass silently from sight. PERSONAL. Miss Keltic Duncombe, of the Bahama T. S. 9. Branch, will re;u-h the city on June 1+ and will sail for Enptand on the r^xf da] Oa her return from Europe it is hoped that she will tarry awhile in New-York and become personally aciviainted with many T. S. s. members. Already she is pleas antly known to a number throuch ncr cheery let ters and gifts, and ench and all will he Kind to erect one who has done so much to spread the ¦ MONEY ACKNOWLEDGED. Miss Agnes Onade has contributed ?2 toward the day's outing for tenement house children; Mrs. J. C. Perry, M cents for express charges; Miss E. I- Dorr, 50 cents for postage, and Mrs. C. P... 10 cents. Mrs. Davenport, of Pennsylvania, continues to pond sunshine to numbers In Nebraska. New- York and Massachusetts; Mrs. ft F. Reynolds, of Brook lyn, has forwarded infant?* clothing in response to a call from the Home Garden Branch. Any member In Manhattan who would Mke to as sume the care of urine th» summer for , i\i:i please write to the office for the • who mak- ry. A Student Kindly send the name of the young woman designer in Broadway. J. R. C, L'nadllla: If you will send stamped envelope and address the answers to your ques tions will be forwarded by mail. A SUNSHINE DOLL. The sewing class of Miss Dorothy Burrows, of Rutherford. N. J.. dressed a beautiful doll to be given to a little Sunshine girl living In some iso lated place who had not even the satisfaction of looking at dolls In shop windows. The receiplent selected by the T. S. S. was a child who lives on a farm in Nebraska, and the beautiful gift was forwarded to her. A letter full of appreciation, telling of the unwonted thine this gift brought, has he*n received by Miss Burrows. Trie names of the contributors of the gift, which entitles them to membership In the T. S. 8., are Florence Ack erson. Marguerite Beaumont. Katherlne Coneland. Nola Webb. Emma Gardtol, Louise Howell. Ger trude Hooper, Dorothy .Goldsmith, Carrie Chllds, Myra Morgan, Edwina Knapp and Laura Gale. NEW MEMBERS. Other new members enrolled yesterday were S. H. Harrison, Miss C. G. Haff. Mrs. J. M. Bell. Mrs. E. P. Baker. H. W. Collier. Mrs. Norman Stafford Ml*:* Heron. Mum Jo^ephln* Heron. Nellie M. Ryan. <>. Edgar Lewis. Mrs. .1 Keith and Marion E, Umc. . . functloi ¦ '. harmonj The fondness for white this season Wte - ¦ - ¦ sailor ¦ storm ... r braid »n<l marine inchoi • — - Kxtr. ¦ r *¦ * walking coat The r-di ft ro. A neat t ¦ ¦ , • lace comi T! Gainsborough hat Is to hnvo a rival in the "Nell Ctwynne." which is somewhat similar, but differs principally in the arrangement "' the trim ming The feathers .ire set under the brim where it nan up. Instead of above It. as In the Gainsbor ough. Touches "f Mack velvet to set off the k"*i n or mlng almost Indispensable. A bow tied and -• ' palest r pink, with the ends hanging slightly over the rim. is remarkablj effective toother pretty •, ; ;,'e,i is to wi f a • it the nape of the neck on the slight!; low neckdn for da] wear Threadings of nar ick velvel ribbon through embroidered mm ¦ ling are also taking on either ¦ ollar or yoke. A pretty novelty in a petticoat has white muslin es trimmed with Insertion or frill.: - lace, set on ¦ foundation skirt of silk. The flounces may fie procured ready made at some stores, and are Intended to be tucked on to the silk slips, from which they may he removed 'mm time to time for washing. THE TfMRIXK PATTERN. A TISSUE TAPER PATTERN OF GIBI/fl COS tvme. no. sjb», rOB v tents. The stylish costume illustrat. .1 I* admirably milt ed to pique. linen, chambra] and the ilk--, as well aa to lightweight cloths and chev lots. To cut this costume for a girl of eight years iof age. four yards of material 32 Inches wide, or three and one-quarter yards 44 Inches wide, will be required, with five-eighths of a yard of all over lace for col lar, and one-half of a yard of tuck ing for shield. The pattern. No. 3,830. is cut in sizes for *1r 1 s four. six. eight, ten and twelve years of age. The pattern will be sent to any address on receipt of 10 cents Please give num ber and years dis tinctly. Address Pat tern Depart ment, New-York Tribune, If in a hurry for natr»m NO. 3.850-GIRI/S COSTUME. B<>nd an „.,._, rw , cent stamp and w- will mail by letter pa-t..^. :r, RAILROADS' DEBT TO CITY. CORPORATION COUNSEL TO SUE FOR THE MILLIONS IN ARREARS FOR TAXES OF VARIOUS SORTS. John C. Hertle and Edward Owen, Commission ers of Accounts, yesterday made a special report to the Mayor showing that the street railroads of the city are in arrears to the city in the sum of J6.53S.?Tt> 79. The period covered is from MB to 1901. inclusive, and is for taxes. due on property used in operation and on earnings and capital of the , various street railroad companies within the boundaries of the enlarged city. The commissioners in a report last winter showed that the companies were In arrears in the sum of J1.143.537 8S for paving, franchise tax upon gross receipts and car license Tees. The report turn.-,; in to the Mayor yesterday shows an addi tional sum of J&.435.538 SI due the city from the same corporations. Of this additional amount the sum of $2.360. «7»> S4 is for taxes levied by the city authorities for the five years prior to January 1. 19>». on tangible and personal property, and the sum of $3,077,883 07 is for taxes levied under Chapter 712. Laws of 1839. by the State authorities for the year tMO on all classes of property except rt.il estate. The subject i-: summed up by the commissioners In their findings as follows: That street railway companies ir. New- York City are taxed under five headings, viz.: First— Car license fees. Second — Franchise tax upon gross receipts. Third— on tangible property; i. .-.. us.-l in the operation of the road. Fourth— upon persona! property; i. c., earn ings of the road and capital. Fifth— Tax on real estate. That prior to 1D>») all taxes were assessed by the city. That the legislature, believing our local authori ties not competent to assess taxes upon private corporations. In violation of home rule, enacted Chapter 712 of the Laws of 139». Riving the Stare power to assess and tax corporations for special franchises. That the statements made by the railroad com panies in their reports to the State Railroad Com missioners for the year ending June 30. Ml, con tain figures of taxes paid or to be paid which cannot be identified on the hooka of either the Tax or Finance Department. That there is unpaid for taxes upon "tangible 1 property" and "earnings and capital" from ISSJ to 1539. inclusive, the sum or J2.360.fi70 SI. That In previous reports made by us it was shown that the street railway companies were in debted to the city for paving between the tracks, and also for car license fees and franchise taxes, the sum of $1.143,5;7 88. Thar there is due the city and unpaid from, street railroad corporations, as herein shown, the following amounts: For paving -.etweon tracks. $325,365 90. For local franchise tax and car licenses, $C2t. 291 98. Total due. as shown in previous reports. $1,143. 537 SS. For tangible and personal property. Manhattan and Th. Bronx, for th- years 1535 to 1533. Inclusive, $2."^f'.fi7O «4. State franchise tax. 1901. $XOC7.Sfi? O7. Total due and unpaid. $6.^83.336 75. The interpretation of what is meant by "great receipt- is likely to figure prominently in the ac tion to be begun by the city against the railroads. The general railroad laws of the State and the various Individual charters, according to the com missioners. Impose upon the railroad companies a specific franchise tax on their gross receipts. The commissioners In commenting on "gross receipts" say: Perhaps the best evidence that by "gross re ceipts" Is meant the receipts from "cash fires" enly Is shown by the fact that nearly all the rail way companies In New-York City in th* T ia -' ! t years have* paid their franchise taxes to the Con troller of the city upon this basis. In the report for the year ending June S). IWO. furnished by the Metropolitan Street Railway Com pany to the Sta'e Railroad Commissioners we find the following, viz.: Page l.f.33— Receipts from cash fares. Jl3.7svi.OvTW. Pag*- !.<>*1 — Income from other sources, such as advertising, rentals, dividends, interest, etc., ?»E2. 043 70; gross earnings. $14,437.133 64. This sum of $14, 437.133 <U. the commissioners con tend, represents Income other than from "cash fares " It is understood that the Corporation .--el is arranging to bring an action for the collection of the arrears as found by the commissioners. SEy \T'»R DEPEW \"T TO MARRY. PATS HE IS NOT EVEN ENGAGED TO an IX n\M::'> WIDOW IN EUROPE. Senator Chauncey M Denew lauched yesterday over a report that he had become engaged M m.irry :t low now in Europe. 'I haven't met the lady yet." he said, "and 1 haven't the remotest idea what her name is. .... the report Is correct." "Then you're not er.gaeed?" "Of course not. Why. we haven't even been in troduced yet." "And you are not to marry soon?" "Not so far as 1 know. It Is unpleasant to spoil a good newspaper story, but I'm afraid I'll have to. They have been marrying me fjuite a while now. ami it Is nearly a year since the last story of the kind was starte.l. Sometimes they have mentioned the names of ladies 1 know, and have caused trou ble, but this time they leave the name of the la«lv out. and then she is In Europe. I call that lucky." SATS JUROR TALKED FOR LAWYER. PLAINTIFFS WANT NEW TRIAL OF ACTION IN WHICH JOHN V. r.\r.SON3 GOT VERDICT. William Blatkie, counsel for James W. Murphy and Michael W. McCormk-k, made an application to Justice Gilriersleeve. In the Supreme Court, yes terday, to set aside a j^ulsment in favor at John E. Parsons, of the law firm of Parson?. Snepard & Oprden. The case is at present in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, on an appat from, a verdict In which Mr. Parsons received $750 on a counterclaim for services rendered the plaintiffs. Mr. Parsons was retained in a suit by Murphy and McCormlck to recover the value of easements In the premises at No. 1:3 to 135 Pearl-st., In which they eventually recovered Jl'.'.OOO. He had also a suit for $350.0<i0. In which he recovered JIOS.OOO. The plaintiffs averred that Mr. Parsons kept |*Q,OCO out of the SMS.fltB, which he said an for his services, in addition to moneys received by him from them. They sued to recover this amoun:. Mr. Parsons made a counterclaim for Jj.OOrt. Mr. Blaikie said that .1 Juror. Solomon J. Rosen l"'-m. who was a law student, and was at the time of the trial engaged in the real estate busi ness, maile a speech i" the jury In which he sup ported Mr. Parsons. Rosenbloom was Unit ted to the bar in May last the Committee on Charac ter of the Bar A '.sociation. of which Mr. Par sons a .is chairman reporting favorably on his qualifications. Decision was reserved. M\\ !:i.i:<Tfn\ UIsTRICTS \l\!>F. LARGE < - TK POLLED IN LAST PRESIDENTIAL KLKCnOK I'M SKS AtU'ITI- >XAI. KI.FVKN. The Beard Otf BtoetlßSM al their meeting yesterday afternoon made changes in the election districts, a. ldlng «l-v,>n new districts In this city, as tt was announced they would The changes were made ::e.-e.-s.iry t>> the larse vote polled al the last Presi dent', t! election. Fifteen districts, m Manhattan were subdivided into two, making thirty districts, sixteen in The Bronx into two and one district into three; eleven in Brooklyn into two. and one in Queens into two, making a total of forty -A** election districts. B] looking through their books the board dis- COWeied there were ¦ number of districts where the vote in the last two years hid n."»t reached two hundred and fifty and decided they would con solidate these districts. In Manhattan rifty-stx dis trlcts were consolidated, and twelve were consoli dated in Brooklyn, making thirty-four districts less, nr an increase in the city of eleven districts. It was announced by the board that the numbers of the districts affected by the change will be an nounced in a few days. SCHI.EY IT THE MARITIME KMCMAN9E. Rear-Admiral Schley. while conversing with a group of merchants at the Maritime Exchange yes terday, said that he was here in the Interest of his sick son. who, he expected, would have to undergo the operation of skin grafting. "If so," he added, "1 shall supply a piece cut from my own back." To which a listener rejoined: •That'll be the first wound you ever had In the back. Admiral. " Th^ members of the Maritime Exchange yester day gave a collection of KttiO to the mother of the coat room lad who recently died of lockjaw from a wound received while on an outing. F!R!i; >.r \. SMITH GOES TO CAMP. Brigadier-General George Moore Smith has been ordered to the State camp at Peeksktll for a week. Ha will leave here for the State reservation this morning, accompanied by Colonel O'Donohue and Captain Little, of the Fifth Brigade staff. . The order Is an agreeable one to General Smith, be cause It will give him an opportunity to be in camp with the 7th Regiment, of which he was the lieutenant-colonel for many years. EXPRESS Rf'MORS REVIVED. I REPORTS OF CONSOLIDATION VIGOROUSLY * DENIED. HOWE The continued strength and activity of the- stocks jof the three asa express companies, the United : States, the Adams and the American, has caused a revival of the reports that a movement for con j solidation of these corporation* hi under way. It will be remembered that several weeks ago L. C j Weir, president o" the Adams press Company: i J C. Fargo, president of the American Express) j Conrany. and Francis Lynde Stetson, the well j known corporation lawyer, were elected directors ! of the United States Express Company, of which ! Senator Thomas C Platt is president. It Is car* : Italia reported that the" new representatives In the I United States company's directory have oeen buy ing- in all of the stock of that company offered In fie market, with the object of securing control of the I*r.!'.-,i States company In the interest of the Adams and the American. At the offices of the United Sfates. Adams and American Express com panies the report that a consolidation of these concerns woald soon be effected was vigorously denied yesterday. "It's the same old story revamped." ' said an of flclal of the American Express Company. "I don't believe a word of It." 77/ A VOXSOUDATED'k ' HON. INDEPENDENTS' CANDIDATE FOR A DIREC TORSHIP WINS. The annual election of the Consolidated Stark and Petroleum Exchange was held yesterday and resulted in a victory for the independent ticket. The two tickets were identical, except t&at T. R. Irving was the candidate of 'he regulars for direc tor, while the independent ticket substituted the) name of W. P Eager The latter won by a round majority. This Is the list of officers elected President— M. H. WAOAR. First - -pre«n>nr — C H. B>M7, S*con.i Tice-pr»»U»nt— E. R. BETTS. £• Treasurer— E. R. i'.Ra.NT. «"hairman — v.<i.kxt;\k MOTT. Tru?t-p<. of Gratuity Fun.!— HCGH KING an* C. M. ham:-- ATT. t>i.«-r.,r<. .far trrr. y* ars) __w. .1. ALTERS. T. Ht -V! ORATH. A CU>L*6H. M. E. DE AGI'ERO. W. P. BAUER. G. M. KIHK.NER. C. W. MEYER. G. P. HE.NCKEX. W. E. POWER and W. H. KCfHiIORE. Arbitration Co^-.mitree— R. B. MATHER. W. 1. MER- RrTT. S. M. MORAN. G. L. RING. O. W. SMITH. H. T. IC. WALLER and J. P. WINTRINGHAJi. 4\ Ol.it FIRM BASKRI'PT. rrxntaD WISSEMAXN a SON EXPECT TO PAT THEIR DEBTS IN FtLL. Conra.l Wissemann & Son. wholesale dealers hi bakers' supplies, have filed a petition In bank ruptcy in the United Sattes District Court. They conducted their business at No. 38 Wallabout Mar ker. Brooklyn, and attribute • their downfall to slow payments. Most of the money owed to the firm, according to Mr. Wissemann. is collectible. They say they will pay their debts in full. On a motion made by William S. Katzenstein. of No. 2SO Broadway. Judge Thomas has appointed Frank W. Hubby, of No. Hi Broadway, is receiver for $2,000 worth of property of the firm. It is said that the liabilities of the firm are in the neighbor hood of CQ,OOQt and the assets about $B.o<*>. Conrail Wissemann. -- the head of the firm, was In busi ness in West Eleventh-st. for forty years before he went to Brooklyn, five years ago. Both he and his son have been prominent in Republican poli tics, having been members of the Republican Coun ty Committee and candidates for the Assembly from the XlVth District. ALIBI TESTIMOXY FOR KEXXEDY. The Kennedy trial yesterday was a - ontinuatiOTj of the efforts of the defence to establish an alibi for Dr. Kennedy. It has been rumored in this con nection that Mr Moore would pat on the stand an other new woman witness, hut Mr. Moore said yea terday that she would not be used M strengthen the ahbi. Her testimony, he said, would be on an other line. The witnesses yesterday testified as to tit» thaw Dr. Kennedy reached Staten Island on the night Dolly Reynolds was murdered. Alfred Wagner, a cab driver at St. Geo.jre. said that Dr. Kennedy reached Staten Island at 12:13 a. m. William J. Kenny, trair. dispatcher for the Staten Island Rapid, Transit Company, then examined Dr. Kennedy's commutation hook, and testified that Dr. Kennedy must have reached Staten Island by the 12:46 boat. as if he had taken a later boat the next ticket In the book would have been taken by the ticket chopper. Thomas J. Fenley. a Staten Island hacki&an. testified to having seen Dr. Kennedy get. off the 12:4S boat, and Edward Burns, a truck farmer, said that he had met Dr. Kennedy about two and one half miles from New-Dorp just before 2 o'clock in, the morning of Auarust 16. 1308. ni.\>T DAMAGES M'ARTUFXT Hnrsß. CORNICE OVER TOOR FALLS AFTER EXPLOSION IN TUNNEL EXCAVATION. Residents of One-huadred-and-fourth-st. were awakened yesterday morning just after « o'clock, by a dynamite blast, which did considerable dam age to the five story apartment house at No. 3 West One-hun«lre<l-and-fourih-st. Simultaneously with, the explosion a big brownstone cornice, over eight feet long, over the door of the apartment house, crashed to the pavement, tearing huisje pieces of stone from the stoop and breaking 1 the brass railing on either side. Occupants of the house were aroused from their sleep and consid erably alarmed. Some two weeks hzo an explosion partly started the cornice. Residents of One-hundred-and-fourth st. complain of the noise made by the workmen at all hours of the night by drilling and blasting. MOTHER .t.\7> DAUGHTER DROWSED. GIRL'S HOOT FOUND IN RIVER. AS VTAS THAT OP PAJUBCT who WENT A WAT with HER MIIUmaUOCa«VX The family of Rosalie Dowd, the girl who disap peared with her mother. Catherine, from, their home at No. :3n West One-hundred-and-eishteenth st. was informed yesterday by the police that the girl's body had been found at Forty-flfth-st. and the East River. The body of the mother was found at Atlantic-aye.. Brooklyn, on Hag 31. The- potlc* are sure of their iruientitication of the body. Mother and daughter left their home on Memorial Day. Mrs. Dowd saying that she was going to make a call. Not even a trace of them was obtained until the body of the mother was found on th- following day. Mrs. Dowd was fn an insane asylum three years aso and again for about a month about a year ago. REPORT ABOUT KMCKERBOCKER ICE CO. A dispatch received in this city from Albany yes terday said that certificates of voluntary dissolu tion of the Knickerbocker Ice Company, of tills city, had been filed with the Secretary of State. At the ofSce of the American Ice Company yester day it was said that nothing was known of any purpose to dissolve the Knickerbocker Ice Com pany. There were a number of bonds of the com pany outstanding, some of which would not matnr» for two or three years, and several suits were pending against the company. The company could not well dissolve until the bonds were redeemed and the suits settled. The Knickerbocker Ice Com pany was absorbed by the Consolidated Ice Com puny In 1596. OPPOSED TO WEARtXG SHIRT WAISTS. The Yonkers letter carriers have revolted against wearing shirt waists. The matter was the subject of a heated discussion at the regular quarterly meeting of the Rockland and Westchester County Association of Letter Carriers on Sunday. In th* two counties of Rockland and Westchester the carriers of only three- places have decided to wear the shirt waists— Tarrytown. Mount Vernon and Nyack. Almost all the other associations have de cided not to adopt the new summer costume. \ft*HjACKSaN(O£SMgC Union Square, North, 2* E. 17th Street We have imported a number of choice FRENCH GARBLE HANTELS, ALSO RICH FRENCH AND ITALIAN ANDIRONS, FIRE SCREENS, ETC. OUR OWN FOUNDRIES AND SHOP* 5