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: TRUE LIBERTY IN DANGER.
Jr nAMLETTS SPEECH AOAISBT
c0U inn jiLisironTU hill.
..! .r ik Measure Bnneere-
" reuses!. I'sieeMtltistUiial-iU
r.-' -""" " ,h" "P,r" or A"
!mim "-" "1 n"' or ,,,l,u
.t Feb. 10.-The Sonata Judiciary Com-
... a hearing this afternoon on tho
Sfth ntln.".rPcr bill. Th. principal
"ilt""- b' Col. Franklin
S counl'orT.,B S.N Printing and
-VhVrelho honor to appear before yon to-day
. Dillon to what Is now popularly known as
SrrS-orth bill. or the Kllmorlh Libel bill.
? -.rtoTii Hc.v Printing and Publishing
'Tla lot t"e owner of THE SD.v and Tint
iSSaMX. P-Wtohed In tho city of Now
Vv Till St'x or tho editor of The Sun
.thirty y J"1" ,ia noTor ,allod on
X occasion or opportunity to maintain and
E inert the Importance of a strict adherence
.the constitutional guarantee of freodom of
10 id of the press! and. although It has
I n s"d to the editor of The Sun that It
,bouM not bo ifR""1 ,tht th0 Pro
wled incisure, or proposed law. was dc
' M To strike at Tub Sbn. tho editor
TtJ' newspaper has felt himself
Lad In conscience toadhcroto those prlncl
Z which were maintained so nouly by his
?! her for over a quarter of a century, and to
Lhlch he has adhered since ho succeeded to tho
.talnlstratlon and control of that journal.
-Mr objections to this bill, to this proposed
. ' -, ho grouped under threo beads. In tho
;( place, we claim that the legislation Is un
eecessarr; In tho second place, that It vio
...,, ery prlnclplo of natural Justice, and
the third placo. that It Is unconsti
Uonsl and. Mn unconstitutional. Is void
d I'jfjond the power of tho Legislature
to taact-taat Is. In the senso of making
ita binding law. Of courso I should not assort
Joroneuiouieiit that It Is not within tho power
of the Ullturo to pass any act, however un
consti ullonal, It It sees fit so to do. Uut I shall
endcator briefly lo stato the objections which I
kiTO Jjst outlined and to convince this com
mittee that such legislation Is not only unwise
lutlspirnlelous and unjust In character.
"One would Imagine that wo had no libel law
upon our Statute books; one would lmaglno
tbit Ibero was no law against obscene litera
ture, forlim told that tho word ' libelous ' is to
be stricken out. ro that the Inference may bo
drawn that It does not strictly apply to tho law
ef libel. Sow, tho law of llbol embraces nearly
irery wrong, tholr being but a few ex
ceptions, which ii committed by tha tiao of
words cither spoken or written, and in the
pelt cue in the English Court of Appeals In
which Charles Undlaugh and Annlo Besant
were the parties accused. It was laid down by
the learned Judge who wrote ono of tho opin
ions that libels should be divided Into seditious,
blasphemous, obsoeno, and defamatory libels.
"I know that In tho ordinary acceptance of
the term the law of libel Is supposed to apply to
defamatory libel Blraply. But such Is not tho
role technically. The law of llbol embraces all
obscene literature as well as defamatory mat
ter. Sow, let us see the condition of the law as
It stands to-day, which wo And In tho Penal
Code, and I think, gentlemen, that you
will agree with me after I have read tho existing
ltw that It is sufficiently drastic, that It Is
sufficiently serore, that it Is sufficiently harsh
tognirmtee to every citizen who Is libelled or
(imaged adequate redress.
"If we turn to chapter 8. section 212, of tho
Penal Code, we will find libel defined. Tho
definition there given would seem to mo ns
braid and at the same time aa severe n definl-
iloa as can be found stated by any textwrltor
r is his ever been given by any Judge.
"Section 213 says that a person who publishes
a libel is guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 245
delists publications. It Is not necessary to read
It. Section 210 states the llabilltv of editors
tad others. Section 2-17 relates to the privilege
(1 publishing a true report of a Judicial or other
public and official proceeding, nnd la In sub
itaatUlly the language of tho Code of Civil
Procedure.
-"The law regulating obscene prints may bo
found under chapter 7, section 317. Tho second
paragraph of tho third section is most severe in
Its application to any newspaper which pub
lishes any Indecent police report or any matter
of that sort, and when I wns requested not to
epposo this bill I was Informed thnt It was de
signed especially to film at police gazettes
sail prurient publications. Do not thoso pro
Tlilons cover eery possible phaso of bad news
piper thnt might affect public morals I Sol
confess, gentlemen, that when I examined the
Penal Code I was at a greater loss than ever to
cetermino why this legislation bbould be de
Bunded. Who asks for It I What public de
Dir.d has come lo tho Legislature of tho 8t.ite
MNrwWk for the enactment of such a law as
this now under consideration J
Ilfjou see that, beyond a doubt, there are
tow upon thu stntulo Look provisions ndoquato
lor the protection of tho citlcn and tlio com
tnnnlljr, , not ,mt enough I Ah. gentlemen,
the trouble In this proposed legislation, in
this projocted law. Is that It strikes down
. s.V?J"ar'1 ' ,h0 cltlron and attempts
to iiulllry tho ctinrnutccs of the Constitution
ff Iho Plate of Sow York, nnd I shall endeavor
to stow that inv statement Is bnsod upon tho
Prisons or tho hill and tho very lungungo
therein imlodlcd. We have within thcBo fow
tms crniined together a vnrlcty of crimes
ninni" " '"'n,!,ci1 ln ,ho roost fantastic
..".!i!il,'efl,.M.I''""'lno maIn orlmo Is to have
inrihinj nliulfiioicr to do with tho printing
Er,V,?t1"ih,ai: fV """oP'iper. not that It is
comii.t. degraded, depraved, or Indecent, but
uwtta tome construction In tho minds of somo
K?Tc"l",ro,l",r'.noof "'o sixty counties of
the Ejaieeaii be held to hnvo a tendency to cor
iSlirit ".'c',1', "f ouio ono person or to do
triiripthut person or to Injure him.
erlii?, m""'i' "."" ot ''"tendency to corrupt
Sf,H "i""""1".,lnr morftl9 th0 defendant Is
E l,i 5 n ?nc "f ll0t n,oro tl,l,n 1.000or
by I in .irtioninent lor not more than ono yoar. or
iL,,S. Wn mU Yno "ml Imprisonment. For a
KJ 1?frcncc ""- MmUhnicnt Is Imprisonment
aUl ?',r.T ,,,,;ni "' ,lvu CTrB- Tllen tho "
nosed. '""' of ''"Prlsonment is in-
kTuVJa'I c'"5 .l"V;I7 for tho first offenco,
Jo- m i. rV"'n.l"-v1for 'n second otfen.-; I.nr
Miiiln ;'.iV"Ii1 f"'a,'.o iHscovcr afurtbe;
Mu Ini s,.H i'nH" ho 'T"1'1 '"', fl"m thereafter
"iir if,'. IV' or -''ulallnir not only tlu.t
K,ar-i,.,,,a,'cr.,,'f ,l10 "'tmonnmc. Ills
Eerlrlii n . r?t,l".'i,1, """l0 ttl"ch baA toT
.. . uce" used nv tl.op inert
fenrVr ii ."? '""". otl"'r Puiultlcs. If tho of-
forfclm!?"!fatic V)r,'?r',tl0'' '" eh"ter Is to
to be irn ,1 1 L " ort,IB corparntlon It is
ta'lnrss P' i M,cll.,,ro!" ,,lol"K n"y further
And then" '.V'1" ' ,u borders of this Stnto.
1 reniltv if'".?.1" f"ct. ,,n0'cr addition
roHhn.ihfil. cn'' "'uu' ,lrat BOC"n
jSgmcnt i h i i y ','?. who transgresses tlio
KM lMe!'lly of nclv" contempt.
"II, t tlnii ii c.our,s ln su:h c"es.
uniciVi, 'iat,i ?,i:ot4',,lo:,t-''- ''"tt was not
rfsiort,U,V,lnt- Tmt ''ucsn't strike tho
p' on ere io ,n k? 'i"!' ,0 "!co",1 Bect,nn
henrd if lntl?0'ul''''ilu,cJruow "Imo un-to-dio
an?,"iJi8.',f any. H.tlltoor ' "l0
to tuiil.i, ii n iiilsdriiioaiior lo fall
"l tl'L".1"" of any one con-
Et i old Sr rfu L,?' ''"I'l'll" to every
Ns York The u ." t"'(1,ii:,10llt 'o State of
"'rypipo'rclmd, Sftpr,.'iv ,,0.n 'llirea thnt
Je'efj -owncf n ffi 'eln."f'rth tlio names
o'such pap?rc Ami Vf "J" V,"1' l8,,"r. ",n1 editor
WrwiiiUnluJSw ih'ii'11"" l" ',' this every
Wfderaealior, U1' lll papcr '" CulltJ' f
""wioVfor'ft ' '"Clno 1 ho
wnccrn bclDB m5 !,ie."" f"""fJr nn' buslnosa
o: eery s o?k fe1 'o.ff't't ''""y tho names
f ry one "onni eh w'ii".i0VVrr .eutl'loyco. of
"MtloionJriwJS;. w,,n,no 1'iisncssl Would
'thing SS,SfrcSl0,,.,,V .JYouW lllal M"
i?l ' Ipiiilihe7ii..,,n thl? now crlmo tn
1.000 or by in, Jinn y?.nJ10 Gf "ot moro '
War or by "it ii '.Vf' "?l Jo"BOr t,m"
hlDcli i, L' il' ? '"' liiilirlsoiunent. Can
r.?,w tatutorv ni rti.. f U rrr";lon f -h
. "Iteroro s,,1( "n'r. l "eu,nlor or public wrongl
!?,Miir.lnl I w hi, I, V10 "dleal chaiigos
S ' "traori mrv in ?p,Lcn,r, 5'1 ' fnco of
?". which If. Ll11', "lJ"11 dUriiss a third
'fhproudrsthat aft iih" "V0" . d
Junctions of tin ".,', r thoTr .nnVB bc" two
.''"t, Person, fnri, 'cr??,nJ'"; of twodif.
?' this matter whirl ,0i.,"i'1'"c,.,,on "' n"'
'ifH to corrinit M1',,,'1 mB ,,t,c'1 thought
l'Voohafcalllthlniwlr?1, anT 0",, l'""rc
i, c -nap"" yiViTlf i."B0"Yi,:p "V0 ,vl"'
Wcaiior. ' 'lull '" """ty "f n mis
H 10 l.e a rei,i,,, F',y- !'? !''" shall bo
i.f'cr PubllraUo " JIwip"',c.r l",-a,1?u of llH
I1"'"" of rt'lnl.rr!;? .h,vo hov" two or more eon-
thiti',""' " r -r, ,r"l or1'".'.'", No ovjijcnco.
dcr?."'." '"-'vi, ti, , Mr f.r ll lrtimlly iiienns
da,'il'i'"M.!w,,rof.T,' Ww'.r-.'lJn'o?
"The ""' l" '"i '"0 '"""" U dQ'
1 fc&b"r"n'uci!uil?"lllclertly strenuous
IS U " vVk. but o'f iCuiy Lth0 fitt of
!&,, u fir a, ii0:,,,,'','0 world! 'oat I".
Hl ,l ol,taln in Anglo-Saxon
aBMB -Jl- . -sc
principle of trial under tho criminal law stricken
iS??' iAn.4 ,7h5.t., tho "rat change I Itis
chango In the Indictment. Hut before I go on to
Indicate; the changes In tho modo of trial I may
5.,UI, .".I0'.? b"oflr what my conviction is on
tho constitutional points.
," hi.T0 "'fendyshown, I lmaglno, sufficiently
from tho reading and oltiitlon of tho existing
provls onsof tho Venal Code that there can bo
no earthly necessity of any such legislation na
Uini. JY'Wted In tbo bill now before you.
1 hat this measure contravoncs every prlnclplo
of natural Justice Is necessarily involved In
tho discussion of thp constitutional points, so I
hall not discuss that point eeparntely: but I
will jtntpbrlofly whntwocontond as tothoun
co.n?!l.l".tlon.R",r of th8 nioasiire.
"It Is In the first placo that this bill violates
thnt provision of tho constitution-found in tho
nowcons Itutlonof 181U ns well as in former
constitutions which guarantees freedom of
speech and of tho press. It is the provision con
tained In section 8.
'.'. '. freedom of speech nnd of tho press.'
ihTWr cl,lon may freely speak, wrlla and
publish his scntlmonts on all snbjocts. t)lng re
Bponslblo for the nbuso of that right, and no law
shall bo passed to restrain or abrldgo tho liberty
of speech orof tho press. In all criminal prose
cutions or indictments for libel tho truth
niay,,bo .Riven In evlder.es lo tho Jury
and If it shall appear to tho Jury that tho mnttor
charged as libelous Is truo, and was published
with good motives and for Justifiable ends, the
party shall bo acquitted: and tho Jury shall
havo tbo right to determine the law and the
fact,'
" Ve mnlntntn that If ever any proposed law
sought to restrain nnd abrldgo tho freedom of
tho press or the liberties of tho Dress, that this
law now under consideration does so abridge
nnd curtail tho liberty of tho press or re
strain It, nnd one could not easily lm
aglno n measure moro clearly designed to
carry put such a purpose. I understand thnt
It has boon urged in favor ot this bill that tho
constitutional guarnnteoof tho liberty ot tho
press was nil very well nt tho tlmo of the onact
ment of our original 8tato Constitution,
ns well ns at tho time of the first
amendment to thnt grand instrument, tho
ledernl Constitution. We are told that
such provisions and guarantees were all vory
well In tbo formatlvo period of tho country's
history, but now thoy may bo abrogated; thnt
thoro is no furthor uso for them. That, to my
mind, Is a dazzling thoory.
" Let us see what ono or two grent authorities
havo said about this safeguard. I will bo very
brief, becauso I am awaro that you gentlemen
havo many engagements. Judgn Cooloy says of
this samo guarantee, found In tha flrst amend
ment to tho Federal Constitution:
" "Tho privllego which Is thus protected against
unfriendly legislation by Congress Is almost
univcrsnlly rognrded not only as highly Impor
tant, but as being essential to the vory oxlstenco
nnd perpetuity of froo government."
"You remember what James Madison said
ln tho summer of 17H1). when tho Federal Con
gress met in tho city of Now Yortc:
"'Tho right ot freodom of speech Is seoured:
tho liberty of tho press Is oxprossly doclnred to
be beyond thu roach of this Government.'
""What did the great Hamilton say ln 18041
" ' Tho real dancer to our liberties Is not from
a few provisional troops. Tho road to tyranny
will bo opened by making dependent Judges, by
packing Jurios. by stifling tho press, by silencing
lenders and patriots.'
"But It is hardly worth whllo tn arguo to a
cooiralttce of the Legislature of this great Stato
ln favor of tho principle that the freedom of tho
press, the liberty ot tbo press, must bo upheld.
Can any one ot you gentlemen read this bill
and remain of tho opinion that It does not re
strain the freedom of tho press, that It does not
arbitrarily lutorforo with tbo liberty of tbo
press I
"The other constitutional point is that It vio
lates tho first article of tho Constitution, soc
tion 1, nnd also section (J, containing tho bill of
rights, which provides that no person shall bo
deprived of life, liberty, or property without duo
process of law.
"Wo claim that thclprovlslons as to the Indict
ment and us to tho proof, nnd as to presump
tive ovldenco nnd ns to conclusive evidence, nil
violate that section ot tho Constitution which
guarantees due procoss of law; In fact, that
thoy provldo for something which Is not due
process of low. and which takes from us our
liberty nncl proporty. If not our lives, without
n fair trial. I presume that It will bo conceded
that the Constitution and tho laws guarantee to
every ono a sufficient notice and a fair trial be
fore Judges."
"The gist of n libel," ho continued. " lies In
Its publication. It Is not tho particular form of
thengoncy. but the slmplo fact of publication.
Under this bill you don't have to show when or
where the crlmo was committed. Tbo indict
ment miiv bo substantially in tho same general
terms. is tlio lnnguogoo! this bill. This Is con
trary to every prlnclplo of natural Justice nnd
to the provision of tho Stato Constitution. The
Jury Is not obliged to find that any particular
person's morals havo been affected. No proof
of this Is required, nnd it is necessary only
to convlnoe tho Jury that tho publication may
tend to injure somebody's morals. This la
clearly unconstitutional.
Senator Lexow Ono article would not be suf
ficient to bring a pupor within tbo terms of this
act. It must bo a habitual offender.
Senator Ells worth You omit entirely tho
gravamen of the offenco, which U the business
of editing or publishing such a paper. Thla can
not bo established by a single chance article.
The theory on which tho bill is based la that this
business should be condemned.
Col. Bortlett lam glad to know that the in
tention of tbo bill is less harsh than I supposed.
But whatever may havo been the intention of
tho distinguished Senator who drew it, tbo bill
itself must bo Judged by its terms. 1 must ad
here to the viow that under those terms a
single nrttclo would be sufficient for an indict
ment to bo found. Now. thla bill speaks of a
second offence. If tho offence Is a continuing
ono, as tho Senator suggests, how can there bo
a second commission of such a crime I
Senator Ellsworth If a person Is convicted
once and, after punishment and release, again
engages In tho samo business that would consti
tute n second offoncc.
Col. Bartlctt Ono of the main objections to
this bill Is that It uttempta to establish a general
crime Instead of making it specific. You can't
punish people for general badness.
Senator Loxow Why IB It not right to punish
n man who carries on tbo business of corrupting
mornls t
Col. Bnrtlett-I would do so, but you must try
blm for a speciflo offence. I don't believe ln gen
eral offences.
"Now let mo discuss for a moment the gen
oral quostlon ot what does corrupt publlo
mornls. That offers a wide field for difference
of opinion. Somo might say that certain scenes
In plays now running In Now Y'ork tended to
corrupt mornls. Somo might say that n scene
In which tbo heroine, having been somowhat In
discreet with ono of tbo raalo characters, rinds It
nocesaary to kill him and kick his body under a
sofa would corrupt public mornls. Yet this Is
from ono of our leading novelists. Surely no
ono could Indict, oven under this bill, a maga
zine or paper which published In serial form
tho installments of tho story of n 'Lady
of Quality.' But It Is unsafe to leavo
such questions concerning publlo mornls to
a Jury In somo remote part of tho State. Some
crimes may bo committed In two counties, but
where a crlmo Is committed in one county I be
llovo It should bo triod there. In this caso lb
doesn't mnko nnv particular difference, becauso
unlnsi tbo trial Judge declares the act uncon
stitutional sou are sure to be convicted through
tho provision which prescrlboi what shall con
stitute cnncluslvo evidence. Tho libel law pro
vides now for presumptive ovldenco In civil
cases, hut not for presumptive ovldenco in
criminal nclions or conclusive avldonco In civil
cases. This bill provides for both. As It stands
now, tho accused Is entitled to know what specific
acts ho has dono for which ho Is indicted. This
bill lcnves too much open to prejudice"
At the conclusion ot Col. Bartlett'a argument
Souator Ellsworth asked blm to submit a brief
of tho points ho had mado, and ho agreed to
do BO.
"I for ono should bo very glad to have it,
said Senator Ellsworth.
"And tho committee," said Senator Lexow,
"would also In. pleased to havo a copy."
Aninsa J. I'arker.Jr., representing the Albany
Argus, also Bpoke In opposition to the bill. Tho
chief point was that tho bill would prevent
pleading Justification ln defencaof a llbol suit.
"It attempts." ho said, "to substitute, a
criminal proceeding for a fair civil suit. Wo
are now allowed to provo tho truth of a libel 111
Justification In a civil suit or as a complcto
defence to an indictment. This bill makoB It n
mlsilcmuannr for a paper to print libellous
matter. Tho law now provides that If tho
mnttor Is truo nnd la published for Justiflnblo
ends the accused shall ho acquitted. There is
no similar safeguard In this bill. Furthermore,
tho 1,111 allows any person, whether ho in tho ono
libelled or not, to lay tcfore tho District At
torney ncomplnlnton which an indictment may
!k) found. It looks nB though the persons behind
this bill wanted to prosocuto newspapers with
out making coniplulnts in person."
Tlio resolutions adopted last Friday by tho
Now Y'ork I'reaa Association, tho Itopubllciin
Editorial Association and tho Democratic Kdl
torlal Association denouncing tho bill were laid
Iwforo the committee No one spoke in favor of
tho bill.
Thu Turadny Dance at nterris-
Ono of the Tuesday dances, tbo flrst to bo
clven on a Wednesday, passed off brilliantly
last night at Sherry's, Tho big ballroom was
trimmed with festoonod garlands and quanti
ties of cut flowers. Jlrs. J. Krcdcrlo Kcrnocbnn,
Mrs. Francis If. Pendleton, Mrs. Aloxnndor Van
Ilcnssolnor.andMrs. Ilnrry I'ayne Whitney re
ceived tho guests In the l'lnk lloom. whloh was
embolllsheil with roses and palms. The dunces
wore Informal until supper was announced.
This was served in the email ballroom and In
tho room on the lower floor. Afterwurd a cotil
lon wns danced, led by Craig Wadsworth. I he
ball was tii havo beciinMnrdl Urns event bad
not tho dalo been advanced to suit tho con
venience of tho hostesses. Thorefore ft confetti
figure was danced, and ope of the favors were
upproprlato to tho opoch. Thoso Included paper
crept' bags filled with confetti, various colored
itnt In banners on gilt sticks, on which wero
pnlntod "Hal du Mordl Oras. 18Hfl." and fancy
straw baskets trimmed with artificial flowers
and IllioJ with bon-bons.
The I'rniiaMrnala Limited rur H ''"'I
Is tbo business nun's train, pecauult Isqulrkitbe
tourist's iralu, because II Is a cluboq wfirrlii the
pleuure-ieckcr'i train, beeaui It Is luxurious! lb
fadlM' tralo, because tber is maid to atltnd tbsm.
Adv.
LAWMAKING IN ALBANY.
BEtfATon vritAva rvnr.io accocxt-
AXXS HILT. LAID ASIDE.
estate Panes lennlor flui'a Proposed Caa,tltn
llaanl Amendment nea-nr4lnRiiDrrm Canrt
lustier-llio mil Appropriating SIOO,
OOO lo rarrr Ont the Cirade Creasing Aet.
AMUXT, Fob. 10. Senator lllgglns. Kits
worth, and Brackolt, all ltepubllcnns. opposed
Senator Wray's bill relating to tho certification
of publlo accountants whcii It camo up on third
reading to-day. Tho bill makes mandatory
upon tho rtegents several ot tho functions which
wore loft In their discretion ln tbo original law.
It provides that at their next annual convoca
tion they shall appoint a board ot oxamlncrs to
S'jrvo for three years, to bo chosen from o list of
six, two each to bo nominated by tho three asso
ciations of publlo accountants. It also compels
tho Kegonts to walvo examination of persons who
bad practiced for ono yoar aa publlo accountants
before the pnssago of the original law. This
clause was formerly permissive and tho Ho
gents waived examination onlytn tho oascot
persons who had practiced (or Ave years. Under
tbo provision restricting thecholcoof examin
ers Frank Brookcr of Brooklyn would again bo
eliflblo to appointment, as ho Is a member of
two of tho societies. Ho wns formerly a mem
ber of tho board, but was dropped by tho no
gents after he had published a book ot Instruc
tions how to pass the examinations, which ho
old for e3 a copy.
The opponents ot tho bill took the ground that
the discretion now lodged In tho Regents should
not be abrogated, as it had been exercised by
tbem for tho intorest ot the publlo and the pro
fession. Senator Wray was finally compelled
to lay tho bill aside.
The Senate passed Sonator Quy'a concurrent
resolution for the submission to popular vote of
an amendment to tho Constitution authorizing
tho Qovornor to niako temporary designations
of Supreme Court Justices to the Appollato
Division upon tho certificate of tho presiding
Justice that one or more additional Justices aro
needed for the speody disposition of tho buslnoss
before It.
Tho Sennto alio passed Senator Ony's bill add
ing to the publlo school teachers' retirement
fund S per cent, annually ot tho excise funds
belonging to the city of New Y'ork, and provid
ing that tho money shall be apportioned among
tho several boroughs ln proportion to tho num
ber ot teachers actually employed and tho
amount of salaries paid to them. Benator Italncs
cast the only vote agnlntt tho bill.
Senator Ellsworth's bill appropriating tJlOO.
000 to carry out tbo purposes of the grade cross
ing act adopted last year was passed without
debate. Senators Coffey and Featherson voted
against It.
The Senate also passed these bills:
Senator Guy's, permitting the filing ot amended
claims for damagea caused by changes of grade tn the
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards.
Senator Abearn's. providing that no corporation
transaetlns credit guaranty business In this State
ball advertise any aaaeta or capitalization which are
not held at tbe solo and exclusive risk of such busi
ness. Senator Dry Dollar Sullivan turned up to-day
with n new Bchemo for civil scrvlco reform. Ho
put ln a bill which provides that any person who
graduates beronftcr. or who baa graduatod
within ten years, from a grammar or high school
in this Stato or any other school in tho State ln
n blch practically tho samo courses aro pursued,
shall receive n tllplomn. which shall bo equiva
lent ton mental examination by civil scrvlco
commissions for plnccs ns policemen, firemen,
minor dorks, or anv placo where the salary
does not exceed Sl.ilOO a year.
Senator Page Introduced a bill authorizing
tho Board of Estlmato to appropriate on addi
tional yearly sum of S30.000 for tho American
Museum of Natural History, provided it bo kept
open hereafter free of charge llvo dnys a wcok.
Including Sunday afternoons nnd all holidays.
Senator Coffey Introduced a bill providing that
the local Improvement bonds of the lato town of
Gravescnd, sold slnco Jan. I, 1898, ln compli
ance with n mandamus of tho Supremo Court,
shall be signed by the late Supervisor of tho
town and made bayablo at tho office of tho
Comptroller ot New York city, and shall be
binding according to tbo terms thereof. Tho
proceeds of tho bonds are to be turned over tn
tbo Chamberlain by tho Supervisor to bo used
for tbe purposes for which the botids wero issued.
These other bills wero introduced ln the
Senato:
Benator Foley Restrtottng elevator charges on
grain carried on the oanats to 90 cents a thousand
ashels for tbe use ot steam "hovels, halt a cent a
busbel for elevating, and an elghtb of a cent for stor
ing tbe first ten days, and a tenth of a cent for each
ten days thereafter.
Senator Wray Requiring ferries to sell tlckots tn
lota of twenty.flve.
Benator Wilcox Authorizing tbe Oorernor to In
crease tbe Hoard of Managers of any Stato hospital
from seven to nine, and to appoint two additional
managers.
Some discussion was had In tho Assembly to
day upon Senator Whlto's Syracuse Ward
Boundary bill, and It was finally ndvanccd to a
third reading. To tho Democratic claim that
tho bill wns a gerrymander. Republican Lcador
Nixon replied that, based on last fall's voto In
Syracuse for tbo Democratic caudldato for
Mayor, who was olectod. tho Democrats would
have ten and tho ltepubllcnns nlno Aldermon
under ward apportionment provided for ln Sena
tor Whlto's bill. This bill, ho said, waa simply
Intended to wipe off tho atntnto books tho
gerrymander passed by the Democratic Legisla
ture of 18112.
Assemblyman Oliver sought Information from
Chairman Marshall of the Cities Committee re
garding the fate of his resolution, referred to
that committee three weeks ago, calling upon
Commissioner Kcnrnov of the Now York city
Lighting Department for Information regarding
tho Incomo, capital stock, nnd assets of Now
York city gas companies. Mr. Oliver was In
ormed that a hoaring on tbo resolution had
ocn set down for Feb. 24.
Tho Assembly pasBod Senator Pago's bill ex
empting from C.-oton water assessments tho
house ot worship of tho Congregation Shcnrith
Israel In Now York city. Assemblyman E. C.
Brcnnan (Ken.. Kings) Introduced n bill provid
ing that ln Kings, Queens and Richmond coun
ties all persons found guilty of public Intoxica
tion and all vagrants and disorderly persons
shall bo punished by a flno of not less than $:i
nor more than 410, or by lmprlBoninont in tlio
county Jail for not exceeding six month, or both.
ABScmblymnn Murray (Dcni., N. Y.) tins a bill
compelling strcot surfaco railroad companies
whoso cars are operated by electric or cable
power In Manhattan borough to employ an addi
tional conductor on each car between tho hours
of 0 and OA.M. und A nnd H I'. Jl. Ono ot tho
two conductors must havo had actunl experi
ence ub n grlpmnn or motorman. Nino hours
Bhn.ll constitute a day's work for such addi
tional conductor, and no person shall bo un
signed to such duty who Iihh during tho B.tmo
day been employed as a conductor, motorman
or gripman.
Assemblyman Collins Introduced a 1,111 amend
ing tho Domestic ltulntlons law l.r making valid
a mnrrlngo where tho parties thereto Hiitmcrlbn
and acknowledge before an officer authorized lo
tako tbo acknowledgment of deeds nn agree
ment stating tho names nnd places of rrsl.lenro
of the pnrtlus and tlmt they tnko each oilier
for husband nnd wife. Tho officer takfiirr
tho acknowledgment, must knmv that thu
parties making It aro tho persons ulm
oxocutod tho agreement, nnd l.o shall
deliver such agreement and ccrtlflcnto of Ida
acknowledgment to tho wlfo. Such marringu
agreements shall bo recorded ns are others now
authorired by law. Assemblyman Sclimld
IDcin., Kings) Introduced a bill providing that
ilcycles shall have bolls nttnehed as well as
lighted lamps at night, nnd shall not be ridden
ordinarily faster than eight miles an hour, nor
upon a stdowalk or footpath in uny city, town,
or village.
Thcso othor bills were Introduced In tbe As
sembly; Mr. Wloke Fixing a 10 cent rate for a flve-mlnutj
telephone conrt-raatlnn In New York and buffalo,
anil 0 cents forencli additional llto minute.
Mr. Sullivan Providing that the upsl'teut olerki
and the Interpreter In tl. New York City Court shall
nci'lre a salurr of f ?,,l0 Inbtnud ut tl.onn earn.
Mr. Farrell (lit In it the HI, Agnes Nursery "f Drunk
lyn borough ta.GOU auuually of New York ilty
moneys.
Mr. Ftftn Providing tt at not moro than five rents
shall l.o charged for passengers on any Host ltlver
ferry operating between Manhattan and llrouUyu
boroughs.
Mr. Miller Providing that a director or other officer
ot a Stato bank shall not boa irusloeor asavlugi
bank, and vacating the i.tllco of any Irunloeiir a sav
ings l.snk wl.olsimw an officer of uhlatu nanlc,
Mr. Kgau Providing Hint u street railroad In Now
York or HuITalo thatl cause a sign In l.u placed In a
conspicuous place on each car ivhli-h duea not run
the eutlrn length of surli line, which sign shall statu
thadi'stluatli.nofsiiclii'ar. Any ear not having such
a sign thereon shall run lo thu end of tho road.
Mr McUulre-Flalngaflat peualty or (100 for vio
lations or the Agrlcultuial law.
Three Men Killed by n Train,
PlTTHliuito, la., Fob. 10. Tho Eastern ex
press on tho Pittsburg and Fort Wayne Hall
road struck and Instantly killed threo men to
night. Thcyworo William ltnn of Iotonla,
O., and John Hclfcrio and ilobcrt Lawrcnco of
Salem, O. The men had been working for somo
tlniolii Pittsburg and went down to tho Fort
v nyno yards nt Vcrncr, on the odgo of Allegho
"X.lo board a freight train for llielr homes.
hllo running nlong thu track tho Eastern ex
press struck them and killed them instantly.
Mltle Gold In be Yna.ul Country,
San Antonio, Tex., Feb. 10.- W. F. Wilson, a
noted mining expert, arrived hero to-day from
tho Yaqul ltlver country. State of Bonora., Mex
lS?t,VMb&wen,,t0 nre'tltfiito the retorted
rich gold fields. Ho says that gold does lilt ex
ist there In paying quantities.
TUB ritEE VISFEKBAttX iiXLZ.
Physicians Advecato nnd Oppose the Mraanre
ifegutntlair Their Scope.
Awant, Feb. 10. Many well-known physi
cians of Now Y'ork city to-day appeared at n
Joint mooting of tho Publlo Health Commlttoos
of tho two houses both for nnd against tho bill
Introduced in each hotiso providing for n moro
rigid supervision of freo dlsponsartoa by tho
Stato Hoard of Charities and that such Institu
tions must be llconsrd by tho board. Jatuos O.
Cannon, Thco. V. Morris, Frederick J, Do Pcy
Btor, Goorgo V. Tompkins, A. M, Lyon, It. L.
Swezey, nnd Snmuol Honland, Prcsldor.ta of
Now York city dlspcnsarlosj Dr. D. II. St. John
Hoosn, President of the Now York Post-Uradu-nto
Hospital : Dr. D. M.Wooley. Surgcon-In-Chief
of tho Long Island Throat llospltnl, and
Henry It. Ickolhelinorof tlio Mount Slnnl Hos
pllnl and DIsponsnry of Now York city argued In
opposition tn tho measure. They said tho bill
really meant an unjust Intcrfcronco with tho
rights of those dispensaries to conduct their
own affairs nnd denied that 50 per cent, of tho
residents of Manhattan borough wero receiv
ing medical treatment froo. Thoy admitted
that some abuses existed, but;they do not think
this bill would remedy thorn.
Dr. Itoosa denied tho stateraont that tho Post
Graduato Hospital had endeavored to socura
from tho Now York city Treasury $11,000 moro
than It was entitled lo for tho froo treatment ot
patients lost yonr, nnd asserted this would bo
fully proved when this question was reached
in tlio courts.
John E. Brodskv, Dr. Stephon Smith, Dr.
James 11. Burtenshnw, Dr. Ueorgo M. Tuttlo
nnd Dr. Frederick K. WIggIn of New York
ctly nnd Dr. Arthur M. Jacobus. President of
tho Now York County Medical Society, wore
among those present In support or tho bill.
Secretary Ilobcrt W. Itcbbard of tho Stato
Board of Charltlos In summing up their argu
ments said stntlBtlcs proved that thousands of
people ln Mnnhnttnn borough, abundantly ablo
to pay, annually sought and reoolved freo med
ical troatment nOho dlspcnsarlos.Ho urgod thnt
thoro was a gonoral demand for reform In tbo
system of dispensing medical charity, as now
peoplo of means crowded out of tho froo dls
pen oar I os moro needy persons without means
for whom tho dispensaries were established
originally. Somo definlto law wasneoded to
reach tho existing gmvo abuses, and ln his
opinion the bill under discussion was such n
measure. It Is cxpoctcd both committees will
report the bill favorably.
OltEATEIt oitx celebration:
ar. BlneU Cored I Favor the Meblllaatlaa
rthe Hntlonal fJnartt In This City.
Al.niNT, Feb. 10. A delegation representing
thocltlzons' committee having in charge tha
celebration of the anniversary of the signing of
tho Creator Now Y'ork charter, which will be
held In New York city May S, 4. and 0 next, ap
peared before Gov. Black to-day and asked his
support for a bill which will permit the mobiliza
tion of the flvo brigades of tho State National
Guard In Now York city during tho celebration.
Tho delegation consisted ot President W. D.
Washington ot the citizens' committee. Major
Gen. Charles F. Roe, commander of tho National
Guard; Col. J.J. Garnett, Socrotary of the citi
zens' committee; Calvin 8. Brlce, Jr., Gen,
Howard Carroll, and Senators McNulty and
Cantor.
President Washington, who la a lineal de
scendant of President Ueorgo Washington, set
forth tbo desires ot the committee to tho Gov
ernor. Ho said It was proposed to have tho en
tiro Ounrd camp for ono week In Van Cort
land t Park, Instead ot tho regular summer duty
at tho camp for military Instruction at
Pcckskill. The oxpenses would not exceed by
$10,000 tho amount whloh would otherwise be
expended nt tho Stato camp. It would nccom-
fillsh that which is desired by all military men
n tho Stato that of manoeuvring tbo Ouard as
a military division. Tho Instruction of the camp
could bo given there, tho mon thereby losing
nothing In tho wny ot camp oxporlcnco, nud nt
the samo time deriving thoso benefits In the way
of experience which can only bo had when largo
forces of troops are manoeuvred. It would llko
wiso give the ofllcors of tbo Guard an opportu
nity to show their ability to handle a largo force
of men.
Mnjor Burbank, tho representative of the
United States Army at National Guard head
quarters, ho said, thought that as a matter of
discipline for tho troops It would go far ahead
of tbo week's Instruction ln camp. Other mili
tary officers wero also In favor of it. There will
bo nt least 15.000 troops from other States, and
it would not boconaistentif Now York State did
not havo nil her troops there.
Tbo Governor said ho would consider the mat
ter and announco his dotormlnation later.
HAIIT NOT A JUSTICE.
The Itate Board of Cnnvoaaers Bafe.se t Da
elare lllm Elected.
Albany, Feb. 16. Tho Stato Board of Can
vassers met to-day to net on tho contention ot
Coleridge A. Hartof Brooklyn that there should
havo beon an election last fall Instead of tho
previous year for a Justice of the Supremo
Court, Second Judicial district, to fill a vacancy
caused by the death ln August, 1800, ot Calvin
E. Pratt. Tho board canvassed tho nmended
statement of votes given ln Westchoster county,
which was filed pursuant to a court order. This
return shows that Hurt received five votes, and
Mr. Hart demanded that the Stato Canvassers
should declare that ho had been electod.
Attorney-General Hancock thought this
should not bo dono, as tho Stato Board of Can
vassers bad already passed upon tho returns,
which It had decided nad elected frjsir Supremo
Court Justices for tho Socond Judicial district.
It Hart wns declared to havo been olected, he
said, tho board would bo placed In tho ridiculous
Fosltion ot having declared five Justices olected.
lo therefore moved that Mr. Hart's demand bo
denied, which motion was carried.
Mr. Hart said that ho would promptly ranko
an effort to secure n mandamus to compel tbo
board to rcoonveno nnd doclare him elected;
after which ho will ask tbo courts to docldo that
a vacancy existed to which ho wus olected.
The only aucstlon In tho caso Is as to w bother
thoro was tlmo before tho general eloctlon In
181MJ for tho legnl filing of a nomination for the
office. Tho Constitution requires nominations
for tho Supremo Court bench lo bo mnde threo
months before election. Justice Pratt died on
Aug. U nt 11 A. M and thu election occurred on
Nov. U, so that Hart's contention rests upon tho
point that there was not tlmo enough by some
few hours for tho legnl llllug of n nomination
prior to tho 1800 election.
Tha niennlal Sessions mil Hade n Party
Measure.
Albany. Fob. 10. Tho Ropubllcan Senators
went Into ronferenco to-night, nnd, of tcr n long
tiosslon, agreed to support tho Biennial Sessions
bill as a parly measure. This is not really
binding on nny one, ns Senator Ellsworth's at
tempt to huvo tho conferenco turned Into a
caucus was defeated. As only threo Senators,
Malby, Ford, nnd NiiBsbaum, voted against tho
bill, hi, never, and ns only six were absent. It is
certain of being considered a party measure,
and there Is lltllo doubt that it will pass tho
Senutn at least.
Tho conferenco to-night, before taking up tho
bill, udopted a resolution offered by Senator
HiggliiH, providing that hereafter nn bill should
bo nuido u, party measure except by n three
fifths vole. Heretofore tho majority rule has
prevailed.
Tho bill provides that Assemblymen ehall re
ceive iHl.r.OO for two-yenr terms. Instead of tho
s.ii, io mini for ono ) (Mr terms as now, nnd Sena
tors ifll.ono for four sears, Instoad of $1,000 for
ono sear. Senator Wilcox wanted the salaries
mado SH.fiOO it year. .Senator Grant proposed a
comiirtimiso mi $1,000 u year, mid this was
finally adoptod.
tllrycllst liracaed by n Trelley Car.
John K. Crawley, colored, 215 years old, of 17(1
Sixth nvcnuo, whllo riding a blcyclo on Flatbush
avenue, near Prospect place, Brooklyn, last
night, was run into by trolley car 001 ot tho
Seventh nvcnuo lino, Crawley's clothing be
came ontnnglcd In ono of thu hooks on tho car,
und lilt was dragged sovnnty-flvo feet. Ho sus
tained bruises on tbo body and legs, but refused
medical .mention, and walked homo. His blcy
clo was wrecked.
Anthracite Cunl Otilriut In January.
Returns from tho nuthraclto coal carrying and
producing companies mnko tho January output
uf anthracite :i,07.'),000 tons. This Is only
73,000 tons above tho estlmato of what themnr
ket requirements for tho month would be, uud
is 700,000 Ions less than tho output of tho pre
vious month. Thu production in January a year
ago was '.',654,400 tons.
SPAJlllS rilOSI THE TELEGRAPH.
TLe freight depot and storage warehouse of the
Philadelphia and Heading llnllroad Company at
l''root und .Nublo streets, In Philadelphia, was do-
Irojeil i.ytire yeslerduy inorntnc, Involving a lois
of fcOO.OUO un thu Lulldluj and aiuO.OuUonthnrou
ti'i.U. The Stato Itallroad ComiuUslon has denied the op-
rillcallonur the ltltrrlitail, iuogut and Southampton
latlrua'l CmiipJii)- lo conilrurt a trolley road bo
tuetiiltltcrl.t'ad and houlhamptup, I.. I, The appli
cation waa opposed by the Long Island Itallroad Cum.
pany nn Che urouud that tho trolley company In
tended to parallel Its lines.
Henry (1, Parker, casulrr of tbe National psnk of
New Jersey, has been appointed temporary rrccivcr
of I he National Water Tule Ilotler Company ot New
Prunswlik, N. J. Tbe appointment was made by
Chancellor UcOlll ou tbo application of tbo tetter
qmpanj, which Is Insolvent,
MMMsiMIHMMHHHs
EDW. L. PIETORIUS !
OF WESTLICHE POST
Finds a Never-Failing Invigorator and Remedy in
Paine's Celery Compound l
Tho 8t. Louis Westllche Post Is tho leading Subjected by his profession to unusual business headaches and a run-down condition. Jf
German dally of the Mississippi valley, nnd ono cares, overwork, nnd biiddcn demands upon bis It Is tho power of rapidly repairing the tls- -tffl
of th run irrmt rjerrrmn newamni-r. in ih nervous strength, his porBonnl oxporience and Bues and cleansing tho blood that makes Palno's 8$
or tie row great ucrman newspapers ln tho lli8 csti,iiatuof Pnlne's celery compound must celery compound tho great saver of llfo that it 88
United States. havo exceptional weight, especially with brain Is. It brings just tho needed nutriment to tho mi
Established in 1857, it soon passod Into tho workers and men and women whose nerves aru distracted ncrvo tissues all ovor tbo body, and fJji
hands of Dr FmllPreninrlim and tbnttnn Pari Incess.uitly called on, as If they were of iron lncrenso3 tho volumo of healthy blood, bo that a Ji
nnnas ot ur. trail I rcotorlus and tne Hon. Carl nnd htecl. and not tho most scnsltlvo parts of breakdown of somo vitnl part Is nvcrtod. &i
Schurz. Although onoof tbo most widely clrcu- tho body. While taking Palno's celery compound there a-
latod German dallies In tho land. Its Infltionco Mr. Prectorlus's letter, givon below, shows Is a general hullding up of the deep-lying tlssuos
i.nnrnf nil nmnnriiAn ,i,..i i,m,..f , "" confidence in America's irrentest remedv. nil over tho budr. nnd a throwing off of unsound ft
Is out of all proportion lo Its size, bocuusoof tho bT. LOl'lS. Jnn. 15. 1 WIS, elements that clog and interfere with Its hoalthy Si
character of Its constituency. Messrs. Wells & Itivhardaon Co.. Burlington, activity. ji'.
German readers are more attentlvo to cdl- v'-- T, , ,.,.,. , Tho storv of tho discovery and unparalleled !
.ini n.,.inn. ,i , inj , ii,, iieiilleinen; I havo found thnt PainoBcoIery success of Paine a celery compound is tho story (
tonal opinions, and more Influenced by them, compound is tho only remedy tint will restore of u high purposo steadfastly followed, tho final '
than Is true of others. For 40 years tho West- the nerves which havo been shnttercd by over- work uf tho lifelong study of the nervous eys- 'at
llchoPost has shown tho most cfTcctlvo dovo- wnrk. worry or business cares. lem In healih nnd dlsenso by Prof. Edward E. .
unn .n i,n.nr.hi. .n,i n.....i,. .,,. I can certainly recommend It without hcslta- Phnli.s. M. D. LL. II., of tbo Dartmouth medical ,
tion to honorable and progrcsslvo ideas. tion tonll thosoinnoedof such a reconstructant faculty. W
Edward PreetorlUB, business manager and of the nervous system. To-day rhoumatlsm and nouralgla, heart pal-
treasurer, is a man of distinction throughout Vounlralr, nnrprnniiTa P""!1!"' ,l,"!(l "ervous dyspepsia are taken in Sfc
n.o.,,,, j,.b , ,, ,." i EDWAHD L. PREETOIIIUS. hand by Pnines colory compound with tho abso- s
tho Southwost, and la known to many thousands Tll0 rPiatvo mt.rlt, ,,,,,1 clllcicncy of Palno's Into nsstirnnce of freeing tho system of them M
in other portions of tho country for his broad celery compound, in rotupirlson with all other entirely. !?
business methods nnd for tho commanding In- remedies lor ranking people well, is clcnrly In this greatest of all remedies there is hope "fa
fluence of his Journal In national, State, nnd Hhonii in tho intelligent character und response, for every person distressed by symptoms of dye- iS
city politics. bo standing ot thu peoplo ho to-day rely on It popsla. Impure blood, falling vigor or low sfe
Mr. Preetorlus is nn indcfatlgablo worker, to euro Insomnia, nervous iloblllty, porslstcnt nervous condition. H
XXPEXSES OF IXrESTIO.tTIO.V.1.
A. mil to Reimburse Ofllclnle VI l.o Ilnvo Had
to Derend Themselves.
Albany, Fob. 10. Much Interest hns beon
shown ln n bill introduced by Asscmblymnn
Oliver (Dcni., N. Y.) two weeks ago authorizing
tho payment of legal oxpenses ot any publlo offi
cial Incurred in successfully defending chnrges
upon which bis removal from olllro w.ib de
manded. It has been learned the bill wns Intro
duced In tho Interest of tho New York city po
lice officials who were smirched in tho Lrov
police Invostleatlon In 1801. Mr. Oliver an) s
tho bill would bring under its provisions In
spector McLaughlin nud Captains Hhccliun,
Cross, Dcvcry, Price, nnd Strplicnpon and tho
other members of tho police fouo whoec nanus
becomo prominent through tho proceedings of
tho Investigation.
Tho bill Is general nnd applies lo every counly
ln tho htulo. It directs n ('utility Tieahiiier,
and In Now York the City Cunipi oiler, within
three months after tho iubtngo of tlio net In in
quire into nud examine claim? inailu iil-iiIiiki tho
county "nrlslngout of re.mnirihlc counsel fees
and expenses paid or iiuurrud ur which Khali
hereafter bo paid or liu lined by any ulilii.il ur
ofliccr of Mich county who hliall havu beon suc
cessful in any trlnl or piou'cillui; com
menced within such I'oiuil) I., ii-muvn
blm from olllro or in vlilcli it is
sought to convict lilni of nny rrimu in tho per
fnrniuncnof or in cunuccium kiMi IiI ollkial
duly, und oiirli claims snail be Him! in willing
within twu months after tho iinxitago nf the an,
nud shall loiilnlii.i hill of items Fcttln;: foul,
tlio counsel fees nun neiessarv i-xpi-iiaiH whiili
hate been paid or neccssaiil) lut urr'M li roium
of any such procetdiiiu ur trial, linvciiiio bonds
shall bo Ksmd to liny 'iicmi claims'."
The pnaasgoof thu bill would siuulletliuusiiuils
of dollars of cxp-nso upon N'u" York iiuiuty, ns
It not only Iticludus cvpunkeH inclined an u re
sult of court trials, but ot tiiuls hail before tho
Now York cily Piillcollii.il, 1. I'lm hill Is in tho As
sembly Comniltlco nn Intel mil Aftiiirs, uiiil at
ho.iritig on tho iiiciihuio yistuiday il vias inn
developed In whoso Interest tlio Ij.11 was Introduced.
Cirn. line flume. EMrt i.r lll Siarr.
Al.liANY, Feb. II!. Mnjor-Gcn, Itoo today an
nouncod tho appointment of tliriu iiu mbeii of his
staff; Col. Stcphitn II. Olln to bo Ailjulanl-tien-ernl
nnd Chief of Stall; Col. William I.add, Jr.,
to bo Judge Advocate, and I.leul. LuiilsGrcerof
Squadron A to bo nido-de-cniii,, vtllli tho rank
of Mnjor. All ore New Yi)H:irs. Cdl. Olin Is
tho present Assistant Adliiliiiit-liencrnl ot thu
First llrUndo, uud Col, Lidil Is an AkhihI.iiiI
Jildiru-Ailvocntn (icncrnl. lieu, llou said th'.t
ho had prolTurod nil appointment as nlili-ilo-cump
o Cant. Williams of tlio 'I bird Mgnnl
Corns, Albaii), hut Capt. Williams hail mil ct
nccoptcd. Ilia nholu alalT, (iuu. Hoc a.ild. Mould
bo selocicd from among tho ufiheis ot Ihu Na
tional Guard,
Slate farmers Cnnarese llecoimneiid Iho Sale
uf Itin C'ntinls.
Albany, Feb. 10. A resolution was a-iopto.-l
to-day at tbo Stato Farmers' Congress protest
ing against any furthor impropriations for tho
canals, and recommending their sutn to tho na
tional Government for a tloep waterway. As
sorublyntan A. W. Lltchard of Allegany county
was reelected President of tbe congress.
- yt'vy-s .t.-,.. jtt-.fanhA-A.wswwt eIh,. .-, -it.;
OlilTVAUY.
Joseph Itnwson Palmer, ono of tbo oldest resi
dents or New Brunswick, N. J., died nt his homo
llii'ionn Tui-hdiiy cteiilnir ut tliuiigonf HI. Mr.
Palmer uas born on Jan. 11, ISM, nt Knst Hud
limit. Conn, In lHlllt ho bccaino tho publisher nf
tbo Middlesex (tnzilli; at Mldilleliiwii. Conn.
Fiom 18HS to IHt'J h was publisher of tho
Knntmi J'ost nt New (lrcnn. At thn outbreak
of tmiMr-xli'nn war Mr. Palmer aciompanled
lho I 'nilcd States Army ns n war correspondent
for Louisiana papers. At lho cloe of thu Mexi
can war Mr. Palmer founded tho Amirniin
l'll nt Brownsville, Te, 'Ibis paper upheld
tlio Union at the outbreak of tho civil war, and
M'vcral Hint's lho ulllen u.ix raided by nvos
Hloulsts. In lHOli, whin tlio I'iiIoii Army occu
pied Bruwiihvillo, Mr. P.tlinur hunt his fnmllv
Ninth, noil hoou came North himself. Ho had
lived In New Ilriinsniik ever since, acting nt
Hill-rent limes ns I'reinlent of thu Hoard of
Education, President of llm l'redoulnn Associa
tion, nndTr.MiMirer of thu New Brunswick (!ns
Light ( omp.iny.
Tlio l'ev. Dr. John Alcvtndrr Ilnche. who died
nn Ttiesdiiv night at Ills home, II HI West Twen
tieth street, Has well kn.rwi ns n preacher,
author, nnd deb iter. Horn m Millpoial, Mil., In
1HI, ho wns I'diienled ill llnllii, ii.ro and Chew
tcituv.ii. Ho was iiiilnln.il in tho Methodist
Kphenpal ministry In l-lll, ami was piMor of
eiiiiithcH In Miii'v l.ui'l, Virginia, unit Delaware,
and later in Philadelphia, llronkl)ii, nnd Nuw
York. !!n had a kuimludgn ot medicine, "b
t ,ned HI Iho Philadelphia College of Medicine,
I which ho used only In help the poor. Pour M'.irs
ii ;o Ii.- rellied from ncth v v.uik m the ministry,
ami litis siii'-u lived with bis son, lho llov. Olln
S. Itni be, ivcti.r of St. Peter's 1'iolrU.uil Ki.Ih
miimI Church, In West Twentieth btrcet. Two
sans nud a daughter nirvho bin,.
Dr. John lllll.it Truaw l.ioilior of Judgo
rii.ulch II. Tru i ami of i I, iiim uv Tiiiiin, died
Jfsliudny ut Ills luminal 117i'isl l'.'7tll blrunl.
llo was born at l irlrunville, (lochia tuiiiil). N,
Y in lSls. .vr being educated at lho I'nl
M'isltv in .Mb hi;- in he w i- i;i uli.iited fiutn the
I Hush Medical Co. Inge in l'l,cai.-'i in 171. l'roni
lho tlmo uf b,-. in 'ulii.illuii until IhTil he was
iiii.Miil.ii, al tin Klom.ui mini at Mariiielti,
Mich, Aflir iciinlug Hi tills itv hu bci nine s
miilaied Willi lh Ilallem Uo- il.il. llo wus a
lunula r of the llailcin Clubaud Harlem Demo-
Cl'.llll' flllh.
Mr'. Ell' , Wall, win. died nt tho (ireenulili, '
Colin, no l linn-. hi, Tit,Mlr, 1 in il b'-cn a rcsi
I, out of tin tiMMi I'or moro lb u. IIKI jeirs. .s.tu
was lot ii in r-uiii.il lleaili, her father I" ii.rf
Peter hltno), Her death wim duo to pneu
monia. f'lirw'.os I'lanels Wliitbrnn of this city, who,
will, lus wife, had been livjiu; .ibrn.iil lor tuiiiu
time, .lied in Paris )eslciday. Mr. Wlnlliiop
w,,h71 voits old, Hu was a member of tlio
Union Club.
t lltlnm RnreUi Dies i.r llnblrs.
PATFIienv, N. .1., Feb. 111.- William Han-lay,
who was bitten by u mud dogiiM.iit twu months
ngo, died at llm (ioicrul llnxpltnl liciu HiIh
iiiiiriiiiii; oi liilii.il,ubiii, II, ml i) did not ii,
M'h.. iuu fr.tmptuii'.s i.r i.ii.i, s until about a
wcclk ago. He ku) a widow uud beturul
(hildri.li.
lYinitiiit sscr's lli'llheralo Mulebli.
Chaii -a l.uidnu er, Its M'ar. old, of '.'17
I'uuiteelitll blrci ' Jeincy I'd) l.lllcU l.'.n-i if
last i...'l,l b) Lining a dosoo' c.u bo'le mill, llo
wasii ilcik. Inn bad been nut of cinplusiiiunl
lor tomii linn and und despondent, Hu had
been lending a nun simper, and ruuiurkod to hU
wlfu: "That U tho lust iiuuspuicr I'll over
road," Ho Ihun diauk thu pulsuiu
jat.j.V . .. .- .jyte.aflijVt..n .la.,,,
POVatlKEEPSIB HOTEL SUICIDE.
Two Men rrom ThU City Provide ptfoney fo, .w.
the lliirlnl i.r E. Anders. l.
PoccitREUrsic, Feb. 10. Coroner Frost thii S,
morning received a. tolcgrnm from New Y'ork, ;J
Flgnod "It. K. Gorton." nsklng htm not to bury $
tho remains of E. Andors, tho Nelson Houso sul- ;.'
clde, until his arrival. A man who nnswored to
thonamo of Gorton, accompanied by another 'y,
m in, called on Coroner ProBt nt 11 A. M. Thoy w
naked for nprlvoto Intervlow, nnd nt Its conclu- 1
b'dii refused to iiuiko any statement. Coroner .
Kiost said that they left money to provide for jfl
tho burial of Andcrx. but did not glvo thoir
naiiiesoriiddres-csor throw nny light on tbe w
nnstcrv. Tho two men went lo tho Nelson 7
lloiioo nnd lib milled tho handwriting of Anders T
on tlio tegisler. 'llicy left for New York on the A
noon train. They worn not subpienned by the .
Coroner to ntteud thu inquest. Anders's body fi
wns burled lliis nflernonn. Tho burial permit ff
gives tho follow ing Information, all that Is t,
known of tbo dead mnii'H history: h
Name, Ernest Anders; ngo. IIH: occupation, !i
professor of music; born, Austria; how long; In 3
America, fourteen jcrirs; parents bom la fi
Austria. 'R
.SUICIDE AT THE MOItTOX DOUSE.
A Loderr XMin Iteclsterrd na Denle Harrison, M
ITrlliiliiircli. Miool. Illiiiaeir. &
A man nbaut ftO yr.irs old registered nt the
Morton Houso nt 1 o'clock yostordny morning -i
ns Denis lliirrlson, Edinburgh, Tho man. who ,fj
Eienied to bo In good spirits, went Immediately 2t
In his room, which wasim ihoHecnnd floor. At ffi
II ii'clock ju-tcrilay nfleriioou u i hamburiiialil 1
fiiillid him dead nil the flour. Ilnrrieon liiol ptnsc '.V
hluiself Ihiiiii-'h tho riglit tciuplo witli n il'J- 4
calibre ri'M.lvcr, and had been dead forHointt Ji
huiirs when iiivotcred, Thu sultldo left no 'jj
lMUers or li si I '. A
Three English live shilling rolns, dated 18'JL1,
and V'n ci uis wciv 1. 1, i:,d in bis poihels. Thoro
wshhI-ii i hunch of kets wlilelihid thoturof n
" I'be Bag, fci ., It er Coiiiii niy.ii'.'l liaueury It
Line l.o t, don, S . ('.,' and iillerod a rewaidof JL'
'J . ill. fur lho re' ui n of Ihokeia If lost, Tho "tf
I, limber on the tiw w , '.! HI. 'I l,u necktn born ,
lho liurl'M. P. Edwarde, i!7 (ieurgo IV, Bridge, K
I'.illiiUui.'li, ' "
Thu liiiii idu's body w as removed lo tlio Morcus. if
I.1.7.IV. HOlill WASTED TO DIE. i
Mid TjoU I'arle (ireeu Ilecinisn or it eulrtlng J
fur Mining Onl u( .Mehi. X
Llzlo Dorr, 1(1 ) ears old, eiiiplo)Lil In the Al- ft,
llanineill. mill In West New York, trio 1 to kill V
la radf jcnlcriUy ln thu uresem e of a tiiiinber of Ji
othet lnplo)i'cH in the mill b taking a iluso of jfi
P.irU gri-iii. When reie,l by Dr. ('. JiisIiii nn
h.xil Inter she .mil Hint shu wauie . lo dm. bu-
I..USI. bci ji, u.liiiolher. Mrs. .lid, Il loui. w illi
wbr.msliu Ihcd, had sciihlid her heinusn shu V
1 (.ni.iilii d mil liil. .1 nijiil. Mini uiKirt i ii. i Ineil ,
lob rl.oiiiu .il Hci... i.il'iti mil r.i.uirn a 'i t .,
ami Ur, Jiibini -1 j blie will not bu ublo to lenio '-,
it furumuda)tf. 'A
f nimnerclnl steren nl llri.ahlin lloblied A
John llenilershot, 'JO years oil, of 07 Com-
mcrce street, BiooI.Imi, v.iih nrnsteil Inst night i
on tho complaint ot Maslcrs (i Nyo. warehouse
brokcis, whocluirgo him with sluallngalx biles if
of wool valued nt $IS0 from lho Couiiuurclai '
Stores ut Atlantic dock. J,