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PLEDGED AGAINST TODlCCO.
Conference App,nudIng the Promises OF Seven
Young Mlnisters.


In the New York East Conference yester-
day the Rev. John Dickinson OF 2l9 East
Twenty-seventh street and VIM. J. Robinson OF
Good Ground l.. l.. were superannuatcd.
Tho Rev. ID. ID. Ferris OF Babylon. an assist
tant Secretary OF the Conference was informed
while at his desk that his vito had died sud
denly in Babylon. The Conference passed
Tho Committee on Temperance. the Rev. @.
1. Thomson. Chairman. made q report urging
tho strict enforcement OF the excise law and
the practice of total bstinence by Methodists.
The Rev. DIR. Curry spoke in favor OF compelling
liquor dealers to pay q high price for licenses.
duncan McGregor. William c. Burt. William
A. Layton. benjamin +. kidder. Henry W. Liv-
ingston. Arthur II. Goodenough. and Albert G.
HOag were admitted to full relations as min
listers, After the Bishop had eyacted pledges
orally. he asked them. whether they would
promise to absta In wholly from using tobacco.
Theyall assentcd. and tho ministers applauded
with their hands.
-. I'm glad TO hear your promise" said Bishop
Warren. knowa whole Conference In which
not one minister uses tobacco. lApplause.l
Allow mo to add that 1t is a colored Confer
ence.' lRenewed applauscl
A day or two ago the Bishop had to request
the tobacco chewers, in n roundabout way to
consider the new red CARPET on the church floor.
ntive was whether the young mon were FREQ
from debt.
Voice-They say they are not In dcbt so as
to embarrass themselves l would like to know
whether they are not in debt SO us to embarraSs
any ono else lLaughter.l
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Too Much Hon esty.

gentleman stopped his horse at q toll cato.
and not seeing the gaekeeper, went into the house
Finding one he began general search, and finally
discovered the gatekeeper ont In the field at work Al
though the old man was quite distance away the gen
tleman went into the field to the old man and said:
You are the toll gate keeper, believe"
Yes sir the old man replied turning and leaning on
his hoe handle.
:" Well want to go through the gate"
p" Amt the gate open''
"Yes"
We'll. why don't you go through It's my business
to he there"
e Because wanted to pay you"
And you came all the way ont here to pay me hve
cents.
Yes sir" said the gentleman. proudly looking the
old man in the eye,
Couldn't you have left the money on the tablet"
Yes. sir, but wanted you to know that paid you"
"You are an honest man"
Yes sir" replied the gentleman. while pleased ex.
preston spread over his face
"You would have walked three times as far to have
paid me that hve cents. wouldn't your"
Yes, sir. would"
Here john the old man called to hoy that lay in
the shade, call the dog and 20 along and watch this
Teller TN he gets Bet hundred dollars he steals
something fore he leaves the place"
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NOTES ON THE NEWPORT SEASON
May Cottages Ensnged-A List or che People
Who Will Occupy Then.

NEWPORT, April 1.-Two members OF tho
Vanderbilt family will pass the whole season at
Newport. Cornelius Vanderbilt will occupy the
cottage near tho boat house. owned by the
Hon. W. W. Tucker. who. 1t Is learned to-day
Is dying In Rome. William X. Vanderbilt will
also occupy cottage. He arrived on Thurs
day in company with Mr.. F. Yznaga and Lord
and Lady Vaudeville. They went through
Mr.. James Gordon BENEFITS cottage. which
Lord Vaudeville will occupy next summer. and
suggested various improvements. Mr.. w. X.
Vanderbilt has In view the purchase OF flne
villa. and will decide on Monday. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. II. Vanderbilt will pass q part OF the sum-
mer with their sons. and Dr. and Mrs. Seward
Webb will DO the guests Of Cornelius. Mr.
Bennett will not be here this summer; Tho
Mandeville party have returned to New York.
=, The real estate brokers have been quite busy
hs week and cottages haze been rented
william H: TiIIinghast. Mrs, Isaac Townsend.
situated svsnac @rs Rf tSc "n
OF well.known New Workers. have taken cot
tages; Among them are Mr.. q. 9. Haven. who
Gas hired the Kng villa on nn Bellevue
on the same thorousGiaro "i Mr.. william G oot
out has Clover Patch. formerly occupied b., NJ
on Rhode Island avenue. Mr.. Henry Clcws has
taken Major Bryces villa. corner OF Nnrragan-
sett and Bellevue avenues Mr.. Walter J..
Kano has tho Wormeey cottage on RedcrOss
avenue. and Mr.. John H. Inman the Hoppin
villa on Beach Wow avenue.
Mr.. George s. Brown and Mr.. Donnell Swan
OF baltimore will have the Andrews, cottage on
on Berkeley avenue respectively. Mr.. James
w. Paul OF Philadelphia. the fatherin-law OF
Mr. Theodore Gibbs Of New York will occupy
tho Wheeler cottage on Claiming avenue:
Gen. Marvin OF Albany has taken the Howland
Of rich young bachelors have already taken
apartments at. the Berkeley and the White
Hall. two fine buildings on BELLEVUE avenue.
the upper part OF which Is divided into bach
elor suites: Many APARTMENTS have also been
The AQuidnick House will open in few days.
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Speaker Chaplin and the Manhattan
Railway.

II Is n mistake to assume, as some OF our
contemporaries have done, that the action OF
the Speaker OF the Assembly In regard to Mr..
RoosEvELT's motion on Thursday indicated
q disposition to favor the Manhattan Rail-
way Company.
Mr.. RoosEvELT's resolution, which has
been before the judiciary Committee for SOW
eral weeks, is an absolute direction to tho
Attorney General to bring n suit to annul
the charter OF that corporation. He was
annoyed at what he regarded as an unreason-
able delay to report upon the measure, and
sought to have the committee relieved from
Its further consideration. 70 carry his point
he attempted to disregard rule OF order of
the Assembly which tho Speaker very
properly insisted should be observed. OF
course. the committee should act ono way or
the other upon the resolution. but 1t involves
grave legal questions which ought not to be
lightly or hastily determined. In view OF the
numerous other duties OF the committee, no
presumption Of neglect necessarily arises
from the fact that they have kept 1t three
weeks without making any report. To re-
call 1t under the circumstances would have
implied rcproach upon the committee which
up to this time at least does not seem to be
deserved
1t Is by no means certain that legislative
direction to the Attorney General to bring
suit to annul the charter would be inimical
to the interests of the Manhattan Railway
Company. Such resolution would practi-
cally relieve the Acknowledgement from all
responsibility. Mr.. LESLIE W. RUSSELL has
repeatedly been charged with undue fricndli-
ness toward the great CAPITALISTS Interested
in the Manhattan Railway Company, and
nothing would DO easier than for an Attorney
General so disposed to facilitate judicial
decision which would establish, instead Of de-
stroy, the charter he was directed to attack.
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In Hartford too, 1t seems, they sometimes
treat insensibe men as drunkards. Deacon
WILLIAM DEWEY OF CRANKY Is the latest victim.
He entered Hartford tho other day on a load OF
tobacco. and by jolt OF tho wagon was thrown
to the ground where he lay insensible. Two
policemen carried him to tho police station.
where no was locked up on charge OF drunk
cnncss and not allowed to communicate with
his friends. Tho Deacon. who has been
strictly temperate man for over fifty years.
doesn't propose to put UP with this sort OF troat
ment. He has sued the Chief OF tho Hartford
police and the two policemen who arrested
him. laying his damages at 5000. II Deacon
DEWEY gains his suit perhaps the Hartford
police will think II worth while to learn to dis
criminate between drunken men and those who
have lost their wits through blow on the head
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who have already passed through the aca-
demic course Of college. and who have 30
rious study In view, as nine out Of ten col
lege students have not. may ftly be placed
In great capital. It may. Indeed, DO con-
tended that In modern times there may be
the only place where II can surround Itself
with the necessary educational equipment.
The chief city OF q country, with intimate
commercial and other connections with oil
tho world, with Its libraries, hospitals, courts,
museums, art collections, and general intel
lectual activity, possesses advantages for
university which cannot DO created In small
town apart from the centre of things. 1t
may lack the scholastic atmosphere which
surrounds q university town, but 1t contains
many circles Of men, from among which the
student can select sympathetic associates OF
intellectual value TO him. 1t freshens and
enlivens his mind to be in great city, and
there, provided he Is devoted to his invcsti-
cations, he may really pursue his work with
fewer distracting interruptions than In
smaller place. A man can easily choose his
own manner OF life In New York, for the
people will lot him alone just so far rs he
wishes to be let alone And hero more than
anywhere else In this New World he can find
the largest number OF minds equipped with
every variety Of special knowledge and OK
poricnce.
On the Continent OF Europe the most COM
prehcnsive universities are not those OF the
small university towns, but those Of Paris,
OF Berlin, and OF Vienna. Those great insti-
buttons belong to tho great capitals, and
there alone can they get the nutriment sufll-
Gent for their full development
The place for the grand American univer-
sity Is Now York.
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The people OF Brooklyn are greatly exer-
cised Just now ovor two questions: Whore
shall the new Federal building which Uncle
Sam Is going to build for US stand 2" and
What sort OF street shall we make for the
approach to the bridge on this side OF the
river" 30 much public interest appears to be
taken In those questions. and SO many cou-
spicuous citizens and officials Of the city are
taking an active part In the discussion Of them.
that somebody will be seriously at fault II they
are not settled 10 the general satisfaction OF
the Brooklynites. New Workers are also much
interested In the question Affecting the bridge
apIvoaeAs
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Waning Faith In the Spelling Book.

"A Uniform System OF Miscellaneous Words
for Instruction in spelling" was the subject for dis.
cusson At the meeting OF the Male Teachers Association
yesterday. Albert T, schaunler said that students
should not waste time in learning the photography of
certain scientific terms which would never become n
part Of their voc abulary.
Daniel g. 0connor thought the spelling books werc,
kc many other text books prepared by professors
had grown TO 80 lofty an altitude that they could not
see the basis from which they started. The
OF the future II they were acceptable TO the pubic
would not lie written by such men. ''
u, smith SAID nh arbitrary list OF words wns not
Desirable The ahllii, 70 spell uncommon aud unusual
words was not worth the trouble of acquiring. Some
scholar had recently found In W-Dsters Dictionary 30
words winch he said were spelled Incorrectly.
The association voted that arbitrary list OF words
was Inc pedent for use in the city schools
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under the act of. Congress authorizing the nspcc
tion Of foreign passenger steamships fled at the
Custom House yesterday II was for the steamship
Britannia. aud signed by Thomas II. Barrett and NJ
Conkln Special United States Inspectors for Foreign
Steam Vessels II allows the Britannia to carry 400
passengers of which number 1874 deck Storage
passengers certhes that the vessel provided with
ten wooden lie boats two lie RATS drag and 100
cork life prescrycrs The second certificate Sssued
for the steamship England. The certificates nave year
to run number Of steamships were inspected, and re-
ported deficient. and certificates were refused The Col
lcctor of Customs under directions from Washington
them clearanccs To sail yesterday the Secretary OF
the Treasury having granted them an extension OF time
In which TO comply with the conditions OF the law
The customs authorities had some trouble about the
Ming OF the descriptive lists of passengers required by
the law but is reported that the law is now fully
COmpled with.
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For three or four weeks the temperature
has been considerably lower than at the same
period last year. and much complaint has been
heard Of the backwardness Of spring. The last
two or three days, however. havo shown n
little change for the batter. tho temperature
being se"...,... ue. rees higher than that OF tho
corresponding days In 1882. Still We hear Of
rivers in the interior OF this State which have
not yet cast of their winter covering OF Ice and
in some places tho farmers have only Just be-
gun to oil their wagons In preparation for the
disappearance OF the snow. At this season.
however. warm weather sometimes comes on
like an advancing wave. melting tho snow
banks. clearing the fields. and opening the
frozen streams with almost magical Quickness.
Let nobody be impatient: summer will come
fast enough.
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Another hotel was burned yesterday MORN
Ing. this time in Texas. and fourteen Of its
guests wero roasted to death. The horror and
alarm awakened by the terrible disaster in
Milwaukee last winter appeared to be so deep
and widespread that there was room for hopo
that We should not soon be called upon to re-
cord a similar catastrophe. But. 1t seems. the
lessons OF these fearful fires are never thor
oughly learned or II learned arc not needed.
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Both Central Asia and Central Africa will

Both Central Asia and Central Africa will
before many years become accustomed to tho
screech OF the locomotive. II the ambitious
projects for the construction OF railroads in
those remote regions are successfully carried
out. While the French arc endeavoring to
pierce Africa from the west coast the Russians
are talking Of building a great commercial
railroad connecting the ancient river Oxus
with the Caspian Sea. Perhaps the site OF the
Garden Of Eden will some day BIO invaded by
the railroad builders. II that interesting event
has not already occurred. unknown to ADAMS
descendants
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New ORLEANS. April 7.-Incident to the cere-
mony OF decorating the graves OF the Confederate dead
in this city yesterday and the laying OF the corner stone
OF the monument, TO be surinounted by equestrian
statue OF "lher Sidney Johnston Grafton deliv
cred by Jefferson Davis in which cu,osized the char
ncterlscs Of the dead General In Johnston he sad
he recognized strong pillar 10 tho Conf.deracy aud
when he tcl on the field OF shiloh. the ghtiest col
nnn which sustained the cause had fallen lie died in
The moment OF victory, and had he lived half AN hour
longer lie would have made Gen. Grant prisoner or
fugitive The Confsderaey had three. great leaders.
Lee Jackson, AMI Johnston, who would COMPARE with
the leaders OF antiquity or modern times AZ banquet
IN the evening the speaker reiterated his sen neus
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NEW ORLEANS, April Tho rainfall to-day
mas been the heaviest since 1877 In three hours and
haf " 100 inches fell The town Of Goulisoro 10 In
undated to the depth of from three to six feet The
track OF ,he Algers and G0uidsboro Dummy Line has
been washed away, The water tho ev-e along
the Agiers front from ilarNeys Canal u point urpo
site tho head of Canal street flooding iarg. OF
Algiers and causing much damage.
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What with the dynamite excitement |

What with the dynamite excitement In
England. the startling theories and discoveries
of the London detectives. tho proceedings Of
the police in Ireland. the trial OF Nihilists in St.
Petersburg tho search for minos in Moscow.
the stories about dynamite in France. and the
fovcrish feeling excited all over the Continent
by tho news OF these things. there Is every
promise OF q stirring week In Europe. How
the makers OF astrological almanacs who have
uttered vague and fearful predictions for 1888
must chucklc at the sight. 1t has. indeed. boon
a stormy year so far all around.
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A Paradise for Prize Fig hters.

1t seems that prize fight Of seven rounds
occurred on the Coney Island road, near
Brooklyn. on Friday morning, and was wit
nessed by about 25O persons. Although the
police OF Brooklyn" says tho Tribune,
Learned that prize fight was to take place,
no man was sent outside Of the city to pre-
vent 1t, and the spectators and principals
were undisturbed."
Even without this statement, 1t would be
plain enough that tho law could not have
been thus violated within three miles OF the
Brooklyn City Hall II the Kings county
authorities were reasonably efficient In the
performance OF their Official duties.
Brooklyn is now supposed to be enjoying
tho benefits OF Home Rule. The Mayor OF
the city Is directly responsible for the acts
Of the heads Of departments. The Brooklyn
police have the powers OF constables In GRIM
inal cases, and can exercise those powers
outside OF the city limits, and those officers
who knew OF this prize fight In advance and
made no effort to prevent 1t are chargeable
with gross negligence, which, unless 1t Is
summarily punished, must be imputed also
to Gen. JoURDAN the sole Police Commits
sioner under the amended charter. This Is q
matter which not only deserves. but demands,
attention from Mayor Low.
The Brooklyn Republicans have lately
criticised the Democratic Aldermen In that
city for appointing JAMES dunno. we'll
known prize fighter, to be keeper OF the City
Hall, but they cannot logically continue their
attacks If prize fighting Is permitted bya Re-
publican Mayor, a Republican Police Commits
sioner, and Republican District Attorney.
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Accused or Stealing sloo, 900.

SAN Francisco. April 7.-Charles G.. Jackson.
James Dever, and D. r. Duncan have been indicted by
the Grand Jury for connection with alleged frauds In
the Street Cleaning Department under the late runlci
pal uoNerncn OF this city The allegations forgery
perjury aud obtaining money under false
system ~ false warrants and dunn, pay rolls They
are charged with stealing 500 90 year n this n,nnr
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More About Coon. KIM.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: You have
only begun ON the interesting things that might be told
about uticn's Fenimors Cooper King Although lame
he used TO- be the only % the boys who could dive
into full lock In the Chenango Canal and bring I'M
gravel every time. lie also the only man In Utica
VINO could wag his ears U. T. L., JR.
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In this connection I have dreamed
OF things that 10 my memory seemed
As clear a. II they'd surely passed

-L0uIstNe C0uTLer Journal.
Here is part OF brilliant product Of the
Imagination which has been entirely ruined by
the use Of that abominable phrase. lin this
connection" What n pity that tho higher
flights OF genius should be SO weighted down
by ignorance Of good English!
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Metropolitan Museum or Art.

Tho present Loan Exhibition at the Metro
poan Museum OF Art closes snturds, next and I'll.
seventh Lonn Exhibition Will open on Wednesday May
20 Tie usual reception Of the members guests Will
take place ON Tuesday, May !. from 2to8r.M
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A Tlneiy Warning.

From the Ncic York Times.
II the completion OF tho new Capitol should
become huge political job, GOV. Cleveland might ~
well make up hs niiad TO retire from public LIE
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The Mura nj. OF loru. Threatened

OTTAWA. April .7.-Rumors OF tho receipt of
letters threatening the life Of tho MARQUIS urie and
recent suspicious occurrences al Riieau Hall cause
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be hard to excite mems zeal In behalf OF an
innovation for which those for whose benefit
1t is proposed do not ask, which they do not
want. to which, In truth, they are pretty
generally oppOsed
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most valuable results. moral no less than
material. That Is what we want, not fancy
colleges for boys and girls supported at the
public expense,
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1t does not appear that faro comes within the
provisions OF tho law. unless 1t is known In
Tennessee as mustang. Possibly tho legis-
lators Of that State class faro and draw poker
together and conclude to permit both to be
played II that is true. then the anti-gambling
act is good for nothing. for Of all gambling
games there is none moro dangerous than faro.
BE that rs 1t may. the gamblers OF Tennessee
claim to be badly demoralized. and say that
when the bill goes into effect 1t will break up all
gambling. and that they must leave the State.
Next to Chicago. there Is no safer place for
them to settle down than New York city. Gam
bling houses hero thrive unmolested. and were
never doing bigger business than now.
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II Chicago is to DO q paradise for gamblers
under CARTER II. HARRIsoN's administration.
as has boon argued by those who did not vote
for Mayor HARRISON. then the Lake City may
expect an increase in its population as soon as
tho anti gambling bill OF Tennessee goes into
effect. The bill provides that
ANY person who shall keep room. hall house for
the purpose Of encouraging or promoting aiding or
ssiing the playing Of monte mustang red and black
hi2h ball roulette, twenty hazard who sl all
keep or exhibit such gaming tables or operate the same
either owner employee upon conviction shall be
deemed guilty OF felony and shall be fined not less
than 300 nor more than $50. and imprisoned In the
State pcnrntinry not less than than three
years that the change OF names OF any OF the games
enumerated herein shall not prevent the conviction of
guilty Of violating any Of tile provisions of
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Cost ano @onno.
Eeaal Nohre5.

IN the matter of the application OF the Att9rc
Il state OF NeMlors hsa,ist
WESTERNS NEW.YoRK LIFE INsuKAmS anv cam c,9in
PASY Of Bstsvis r. Y To eysry insurance
casi,any, In puTsn order nise az apee elm
Coar the CITY OF schenectady Oh
2lst day Of April 1855 Mr. justice lAnd9a pSs a c,.s
iay tho schenectady tuuo N'sA
osSe iii peroDs who cher p0licf aodets OF o.s,
have or Intend 10 assert any claim VI Aay hAlir
agnsi the aSssts OF The Western New orr e 80
Company sad assets aIe OF may Of ths
OF tho " 'o
rsnre nepsftmen OF the OF New YORK are heroDy
re0uIred 20 become parties 10 those proc ami
bi,t statement OF INC
sad nature thereof q. Parker and ~ az m.
OF sa,d compauy Bank OF BataNls IN INC
village OF batavia before ne hrst y y, ,r
ar he b.rred from all beneat OF any decree ior
Of .ny al the said corporation either IN
sha of the of the sza
s,t m te Insuraucs Depal tmont This notice ~
IN obedience requirements q tae ,asss.a
order Dated May ), 1888. F'o"o0D' A'e
nylo Iaw26tIh