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one fault They prove too much. They would DO
jus. as good for going to Herat for stopping half
way. But so long as NJ. Lessar is talking to You.
you have choice but to listen to them respectfully
Englishmen are naturally interested to know how
long NJ. Lessars visit is likely to last. The belief
prevails in London that Russia is pursuing purely
dilatory tactics. IL you ask him he will tell you
that he may be here few weeks only, and then
add careessly that he might possibly be detained
some months. Ask him. also. why NJ. de Gers, in
making the arrangement that the Russian troops
should not advance put in the provlso sunless for
some extraordinary reason WELL" he is likely
10 answer, you know the English sometimes ac-
cuse the Russians of bad faith IL we had made
naked agreement, and circumstances had obliged
Colonel Alkhanof nevertheless TO push forward, the
accusation might have been heard again. Whereas
now The gesture with which NJ. Lessar finished
this incomplete sentence was much more expressive
than any form of words by which it could be
described. G.w.s.
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OBIT UARY.
JOHN. N. WHITING.
q. ". s.

The family of John NJ Whiting prominent lawyer
of this city, received word yesterday of his sudden
death at ktrels watering place of North Carolina.
lie left New York on last Thursday business at the
South and apparently in fair he alth His friends
have not been advised Of the immediate cause of his
death. Mr. Whiting sixty. two years old. He
was born in Geneva, N. Y. and graduated from
the college there lie praosed law in that place until
about Thirty years ago. when be made his home in this
city and soon acquired high reputation through bis
connection with railroad litigation. Among the COM
paDes with which his name associated in bust
capacity the Duchess and Columbia and the
Indiana and Illinois Central but there many
OtheF railroad tgations in which he concerned.
Although his abors not OF the brilliant character
whci catches the public eye he enjoyed for years
lalge Nd important business and wel-known and
esteerne in the highest legal cir,es. HIS relations
with Blown Brothers Co., close and at the time
OF his death he OF the OF the estate of
Benjamin H. Hutton
Mr.. Whiting a member of the Bar Association
and of the Manhattan Club He o Freesoil Demo-
Graf and intimate friend of Judge Foger. Positive
IN his opinions and free to talk about them, he never
took active part in politics and held any pub
liz position. In 1915 he married daughter OF Judge
Jacob Sutherland His wife and five children. of whom
two are married survive him. The burial will proba-
bly, be ut Geneva on Thursday.
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WATER METER BILLS AND CHOLERA

ALBANY, April 20 (SpeciaD.-All the water
meter measures reported favorably by the Assem-
bly, Committee Cities looked upon with suspicion.
To might General Barnum thought II wise 10 60 10 his
colleagues the committee. endeavoring to refresh
their memory respecting the committee meeting last
Thursday. lie II positive that the Water Meter bill
was then considered by the committee. Mcssrs. Hen
bricks Haggerty and Mccain insist that the bill has
never been considered. Mr. Hawkins. OF Erie
County. who Friday stated positively
that the hill had not been consd.
ered came back here to-day, and changed his mind.
lie says that General Barnum did call the commit
tees attention to the bill ON Thursday.
General Baruum II question OF privilege late In
the evening aud stated that would have
important matter TO unfold to the Assembly. :" am
alive the gravity Of the situation" he said but de-
the various members Of my committee before
speaking about it, IL is understood that he will give
Of those members Of the committee
who agree with him that the bill was considered.
one Of the bills lately reported by the committee that IA
now looked upon with suspicion Is that concerning
the Board of Health OF New-YOr This bill was origin
ally NO. "a of the Assembly IL reappcars No.
COB IL was introduced IN January. allowed sleep
Till "a ago. IL presented with "a highly Inn
portant amendment The sum 81 S25OOOO is apprOpra.
ted 10y tins amendment for the ostrnsiDe purpose Of
stamping Ont cholera The ameudf nent reads Tie
Health Department may ccnpen OF special
Inspectors physicians and and for hospital sup
plies and contingencies such exceeding the
aggregsteS2oOOOol III excess OF the annual appropra,
ton may DE al any Time appropriated by the Board
Estimate and ApporIonnent Tor the prevention OF
Dangers from contagious infectious Diseases found TO
exist ~ said city"
Mayor Graces bill reducing the number of marks In
the dis north OF the Harlem River Is meet with
good deal Of opposition from Interested property hold
ers II is said Assistant District Attorney Scott who
has been here for three weeks to push the
bill, Is getting discouraged.
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Pos, Once Nouce


Letters for Earspe need specially directed for ats
patch by any Particular stel IN orer 60 ssire speedy
dehyery ut desn anon. all TRANSATLANTIC mails are fof
warded by the fastest vessels avajlaDle
Foreign mails for tn, week eahs april %. vii close
trRoNPrLY In AL cases. AT ohcs 4, f)uow,i
IU.4oDA AT u m lor sdfope, per 8 ALASKA wa
az ~ Tor cape Hay St Donfsso and iurs;
Island. per s. T. santo Domingo &C ,. m Tor Porto
Rico dire5t per s. s. Andes; at 80 FOR IrgrIo
ami RuaIia. per $. s. =. Oter. VIA New-orieans.
wEDNESDAr-Atea m .or Europe psr :. 4 Ems, via
Southampton and Bremen At a ~ Tor Newoun land.
q. 3.
TIL RsDAY-At $50 a. IN. for Europe. per SIS city Of
mauy &c. must DO ERECTED per ClCy OF Bern"E az
l;SO a NJ Ior France Germany &c. perA y Mestpln.iA
Great BrlIan and European countries must be
directed per wss.paaiia'J' at 10 a al Tor eI.iA
Asplnwah Qelters for Mexico must 90 directed DOR
Coon"G at D. m. for Bermuda per $ s. Trinidad Al 4
p n lor a. ';so m, for Ga "a aaa Porto Rco Va,
Havana foe Campeche. Chiapa. raolsco 1na ruca.
asssr MeScan States must be directSI per .ity Of
Washingtsn"G at = p IN for Venezuela and Curacao.
sATURDAY-AL a m for the West IAdes VIA ST. Thomas
Tor aud tho Ia Plata countries, VIA DraEl. Do;
g. s. Celtic Queenstown 81 IL IN FOR scotland dfocE
Der 9 Anchora. wa Ola gov Qetters muse % di.
SIS reuniand Antwerp letters must DO direcsed poe
Pennisnd at m ,or S s go'aT cd per ana 10y
N. A., per .. 8. Newport via Havana
SUNDAY-At7.3Jp for Truxilio and Ruatan pers
H. B Ward. IT,, via Sew-Orieals.
Mails China ani Japan, osr d oeeanic tvt, san
for AustrIiia Nes-IeAand SAndSlci ahi F1i lsiandh
Aas.r.hs i. sai Fr,ss,', ee's nee ,s sy
Win Britlsl malls tsf AustrAlAl
.T6a schedule ofcl,sng OF rrla5Pscns nails . artarn
on presunDton II tier ihinssrri pied
sr.agsea "a 4 ms a. a ~ .,a, 81 sssi a,;, ~, ~
patched thence the same ny n PEARSON Po,tn,,,s
EnaL lOr ".
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FAIR TO AID SALESWONEN.

SOME OF THE ATTRACTIONS IN THE ASSEMBLY
ROOMS OF 1nE OPERA HOUSE.
The fair i'm aid of endowing beds In various
HOSPITALS for the use Of saieswomen wneh sck was
auspicously opened in the Assembly Rooms Oh Inc
Metropol, an Opera House last evening ana VIII continue
for ten days L. NJ Bates is president OF inc
Fair Association; Mrs A. b. Cornell is vire-presideh',
Ge,,e. w T Lord treasurer; Mrs. LlDthicum. cor
respondiug secretary Mrs. ii. ]. Newton, recording
secretary; Carl strakosch, superintendent IN" cn"'
man Of the executive committee Is Mrs. Thomas L."
James, and the SECRETARY Mrs Charles T. 'or'
nell On this ard other committees ana ID inc
lis, Of patrnns are many OF the best known
ladies and gentlemen in this city The fair presented
bright and animated scene. In the large room u inc
corner of the building number Of bright and tasteful
baoths and of attractive women IN attendance was cs-
trartng One table called the hshnet table from
i,s unique decorations 1t was furnished Gu
tirsly by the gifts of individuals prih'
eipaly the ladies in charge. Mrs. Egbert
Guernsey was IN charge of it, and had as assistants Mrs
LYMAN Fisk Mrs A. NJ Palmer. MIS-. H. L. Flint Mrs
Samuel j. Drake. Mrs. Louis Iichards Mrs slemnrer
Tsit MISS Alice NJ Chaplin, Miss LoIe SKINNER. Miss
Coffin aud Miss Guernsey Among the altr ad NJ
Co,c. a tennis set given by Horsman to he
vote, to the NEST popular and 'e e@rSn. Sns
OF autographs ownrd by buchanan and Lincoln 10
be voted TO President Cleveland or . n ,b
bandsolnest Mrs w. H. Nelson was IN charge assisted
by Mrs. w. ScnrrmefhOrn. MIS- spencer T. ochu2'I'
Mrs. E b. Taicott Mrs. Clark Bell. Mrs Gar
diner wrtherbec. Mrs. J. r. Andrews Andrews Mt Mrs.
Charles Crosby, Mrs. Daniel Gillette MISS
NswfoD Miss shepard. Miss kellock,
Miss iIargous. Miss Clifford, Miss Knocder aud Mrs,
Strlhen MARITIME Here among numerous pretty articles
we = ROYAL Worcesi er ware contributed by Sypher
Co embroideres a Dutch tile crazy quilts and por-
traits , -,
The flower table gayly decorated with laurel by
KINDER AMI in charge Of Mrs william scherIner
horn Flowers were sent by MrSsrs. Eebus Brewer,
Murder George Could Mrs. william Orton ana others
The Young ladies' attending we're all n white, among
NJ Nails AudreWs. Errriu,
Miss Clifford Miss WasbiB g0n, Miss Dowd Miss Coibin
Miss shtpsrd Miss HargOus Mrs. Taleott Mrs. Gillette
etIMr Marfiy
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EAsTER DANCE or BACHELORS.

An Easter Dance was given last evening
by fourteen bachelors prominent in society at the ball
room OF the Hotel Brunswick. In former years the
bachelors ball bad nifty subscribers but as so
few gentlemen sub crlbed 10 the ball OF last evening 1t
was cded 10 drop the OF Bachelors Ball and
call it an Easter Dance" The gentlemen who issued
the invitations Philip Allen. Alexander Barring
Henry S. Cram r. Gray trswol, GOod Hoyt, Henry ;.
Uoyt, IT,, Henry T. Jones. ThOmss Maitland, Peter
Marie, Ridgway Moore. i: X. Pendeton. Samuel l.
Parrish, r. Augustus Schermerhorn and Harry l."
Stevens The ladies who acted as reception committee
were Ars Augustus Jay Mrs. }. Co eman DraYion Mrs
Robert Goelet aud Mrs Ogden Mills Tue bail room was
pretiiIy decorated, banks OF roses being
placed in 'front.' OF the mirrors aud flower
ing plants at the sides. while the corners OF
the room were filed with evergreen Landers orchestra
supple music the ball beg at III p. M. supper
was served 1890 and the eotillnn was danced after
ward. J. Ridgway Moore led the dance with Mrs. Dray
ton. Among the guests many OF the young mar
red people society the bachelors giving the pail be
ing bachelors of several years social experience. The
guests ineudesi Coent AlyenslebeD Mr. Grenfell. Of
Eng and Lord GreeDock, Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Bron
SON. and Mrs. r. K Jones' Mrs. william Astor. Mr.
and Mrs Orne Wilson. Mrs. Paran Stevens. Ward Neal
lister, Miss McAister, g. III. Warren, Miss Warren, Mr.
and Mrs Hugo Frtsch Mr.. and Mrs OGDEN Goelet, Mr..
and Mrs Paul Dana Mr. and Mrs. William Jay, Mr. aud
Mrs. Belmont James Gordon Bennett, MIR. and Mrs.
Isein Miss Isen. Miss Post. Miss K Mr. and Mrs.
Rivrs, Mr.. and Mrs. Sehcnein. the Misses Schcneiin
and Miss Beckwith.
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,,rp,o1' INTO BAYARD's SORES

Eroo hopnr
A., tpshoirs of Vermont, merieG the nono. IN ~
Has mr IL anv seryces whatever rendereu W 'no
11eeanocratc party OF the Republic ,oo tho few
"r Minister to England to be chosen IRON 'o sten
Democrats VINO haxs noparchca Father
more than the American anu nave
than Democratic IDEAS .. hod a " strictly profess
While Mr. Phelps the swx Wns a Mine eperation was
good taste tact sena charaeter the
INTEGRITY and dignity OF the United STATES ~
country whose people were swndled ont ., O"'
TALLY by legal aid to that Emma nt his right
tn Il not Mr. Phelps's rights a. lawyer. my me- 20 the
to big fee that que on-only his nsnS Sonors Of
EnoIish mission and his claim TO the greatest noo "
3ha nemocracy which is "A totally different thhg. os
And let he known before this no tbe act of the
Pres,dept who is trustfu as well as cohsclen rtobt
Rsyard demanded this appointment almost , in favor
after making the most extravagalt noaed his
~ his Vermont friend who had thrice n
nomination for the Presdency@agn Cah,net in dis
lizard Of ali precedent not allowed 70 did
vote upon tie appointment Iracnsihs for il but the
not know of ii, and no Que Is reSPo"
Secretary of state.
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osit the same and the same committee 10 award - fob
lows In any Of ne fse eases named estow. you
first telling the committee your choice as to which one
Of the five you will try for II find that you told the
truth when you said The Sunday World had five times the
circulation Of THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE the whole OF
money to to the Barthold pedestal III you didn't tell
the TRUTH the whole of yours go The TRIBUNE Frosh
Air Fund 1t find that you told fonrfths OF the truth,
that Is II 1t find that The Sunday World has I'VE mes,
but has fsur times the circulation OF THE SUNDAY TRIB-
four thousand dollars Of money to 20 the Ped
esta you didn't tell fourfths Of the truth, four thou
sand Of your money to the Fresn-Air Fund. the
committee find that you told threefhs Of the TRUTH
did toll three-fhs OF the TRUTH three Thousand 20
before. II the committee find that you told only
hfths Of the TRUTH then two thousand OF money to
your fund II you didn't tell twoths Of the truth,
then two Thousand OF your money to our fund. And.
finally IL the committee find that you told onefi
OF the truth and that TIE Sunday World has bona ode
then fund shall reap the reward Of putting ouy
fourffths fasehood into your statement by getting
Thousand dollars from U.S.
You will observe that this is very easy you. After
your brag disposed Of then the subsequent pun
shmeR reduced instead Of raised In proportion tho
fiction In statements But Is
for this-we don't want TO drive you into bankruptcy
Brother Pulitzer rise up and forward -blusang
but prompt Cashier Wright is waiting for you. Ths
Park Bank next door The Herald Building Broad
way First he has ten thousand dollars for your fund.-
II your statements in q lump are true Then as
that ten thousand dollars is disposed Of he is ready
to make the usual discounts scaling the truth In your
statements down by hfths Even IL they have oncffth
TRUTH you still get thousand dollars for your fund
Riseup Joseph. Don't be bsshfu. AMI dent be SLOW
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BALDWIN-At Beleyille NJ J., April ls Abpah Baldwin.
dence on TUESDAY April II. az 2 o'clock D. m.
on and
Fun slsa S On us.y il
Ss, AsFa Brown ss
CHAUNCEY-Ath his residence. 10 Washington square, on
morning Frederick cSanncs ~ IN his .sth yesr
past O'CLOCK.
VI ps5oyn II M On April r. 2,
csrSno Dunlap husband "a Amy n.
Relatives and friends attend the funeral
Wsdaesdav a. ,: m
Pull dephla papers please copy.
Durham Conn Apr II Gertrude Webster
s. Fowler. aged years and months
e and the a,s Ap t. George E. son of
Funeral rom Trinity Church. Newark. on Tuesday the zlss
eREEN-on Sunday. April 10 at Portchester " " Jero
miah Green Of SswYork. in the soth year Of his age
daughter Of James H. and Elizabeth o. HaIdane. LOWE
Funeral 'ervices az cold sprngon.Hodson. Wednesday
Train leaves Grand Central Depot at II O'Clock
senia@ Gcsa D. sis q III; ss Ap'H % l','
l%macSste oDc u Sonta al Iso M '' ''
wiz meet leaving foot of at 9so
Interment at Gresn., rod
II Is kindly requested that no flowers be sent
Members OF the Homeopathic Medical Society OF ths
County OF are herewith requested 10 assemble
ABOVE to honor the ue nory OIL their ats
Secretary President.
LUTTGEN-Paul Ebsrhard Luttgen. Friday, tho l7th
Funeral from the Chnrcn Mary the Virgin
twrea 9TH and oh ayes. on Wednesday morning. tho I'D
INST. at 1910.
MOssOn Friday April II. 1885, Adelaide. wife OF Fred
ives and friends
late residence No AZ Remsenst- Brooklyn. on Tuesday
Friend, are requested not to send lowers.
NICHOLSON Monday. April 20 at No 20 East l27thst.
Harvey Fred Nichols eldest OF Adelbert aud Haa,s
NJ. Nichols.
Funeral private.
Please omit bowers.
theodore r. Pierson in the jlst year OF his age.
Relatives friends invited atten the at his
late residence Arinytonave. wednesday April 81 at
$50 y.
IDieruiept private.
sTILw Elton sunday April ~. Clarence F. Youngest
OF Harriet and the Late Richard L. StIwel,
2lth year OF his age.
VII held the resdsncs OF his mother
No 29 West 43dst- Tuesday afternoon at D o'clock.
TENNEYAt Ipswich. Mass, April IL. tie Rev. Francis v.
TIE nney, aged SO years.
Funeral in Ipswich wednesday, 22d inst
TRIMBLE-on April 90 ttS5. Cornela widow o: George T.
Trimble. In tn SIth year OF her
Relatives and friends invited attend her funeral
late residcnco % East 26thst 4th day wednesday,
aftsrnoo at O'clock
VIII Suddenly. at Ktells. North Carolina John N.
WHITING
Not ce OF funeral hereafter
The members Of scrosis requested 10 attsat tho
funeral Irs Mary Vandenhod from the Church
how TRINITY corner OF i2ds[ and Madison ave. Tuesday,
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A FAIR PROPOSITION THAT MAS PROMPTLY
DECLINED
Third Publication.


Are Advertisers to be Cheated 7" is the be-
nevoleut inquiry o. esteemed contemporary. THE
TRIBUNE referring to the business ainrs OF me nota
himself will be cheated He certainly VIII not be II he
World. But feel 1t our duty TO quietly warn him
against the seoretlve and seductive 1RiBL NE Every
who inserts his advertise ment In THE TRIBUNE In
the bssul belief that 1t will be seen by any consider
able number of his fcll0wbeings VIII he assuredly
cheated. especially II he pays therefor No man can
possbly bs eh Gated who advertses in The World In
the rst place. rates are not exOr0itan anu In tue
do not print and circulate three many papers
TRIBUNE, ana that day Sunday. when our circna
ton IA Iedy five times greater than that OF THE
TRIBUNE. OF course, genial Brother Reid under
that the primary object OF the newspaper adver
tser Is publicity When he pays good round price Tor
an In newspaper of elegant pretensions
which only passed around in few private circles ne
Is abOnt badly cheated rs though he had inserted ~ IN
rat hole We insist that the advertiser shall not be
cheated.-[The NewYork World.
Tho " booming World" should not become merely the
"blowing World Dlsparaging 1t is to Ingenious
and successful neghbor Putzers intelligence. really
hone that he what he for in that
shall have with hun. He is Juggling with might
and main money for the Bartholdi pedestal Now
We ready put him in the way OF getting as much
money for In hour he has got in fortnight-pro
vlded he has told the truth in tho above Ii he hasn't
but let us not anticipated
We ready this morning to deposit with E. KWright.
cashier OF the Park Bank certified check for ten thou
sand dollars to be contributed by him for us to The Bar
thold fund, condition that perfectly fair ana i'm
partial committee the President OF the American News
Company the President of the Adams Express Company
and the Editor either OF The sun or The Herald. as Mr..
Pulitzer may prefer after full examination of the books
and records both THE TRIBUNE and The World with full
right to examine employees and other witnesses under
OATH and with full to both shall decide
The Worlds statements about the comparative circulation
OF the two paper above quoted to be rue and ON the
sole further condition that Mr. Pulitzer shall have first
deposited with Mr. Wright certified check for the same
amount to DO by him turned TO THE TRIBUNE Fresh
Air Fund the said committee decide these statements Oh
The World to be untrue.
Now Brother Pulitzer II you told the truth. here's
good lift your fund you didn't tell the truth. even
your naughty msdsed shall be oyerrulsd to help the chill
dren or the poor.
Then after check disposed Of you can have nve
thousand deposited with Mr.. Wright you 70 &C.
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CONSTANTINE ROsETTI
CONSTANTINE ROsErTL
VIENNA. April 20-Constantne Rosetti, the
Roumanan poet and statesman. Is dead.

Constantine Rosett born in Bucharest about 1916
He entered the militia In 1896, and in 1888 he left the
devote himself letters. His first attempts
in this direction TRANSACTIONS from Byron, Voltare
and Lamartne. In 1910 no published q col
lection OF songs In the dialect Of ROumania, sew
era OF which became popular. He was Chief OF Police
Ptesti In 1912 and aterward PrOcurator AT the
Ciy tribunal Of Bucharest. lie resigned the latter po-
In Si5 and OOk up his residence In Paris. where
he married Mary Grant, an EnglshwOm Though OF
arIslucrtic descent RoSetu early imbued with dem
ocratc IDEAS In l5i6 to the surprise OF the yards
h. opened booksellers shop IN Bucharest. The same
year he n member OF the Revolutionary Committee
of ROumana. He was arrested In June, but was res
cucd the next day by the people. The insurgents
furious Prince Bibesco Tor this arrest, but
Roset saved HIM from their fury THIS generous action
greatly applau1ed by the people, who carried Ro
srtIi IN triumph. III" was made Chef Of Police IN Blu
aerwar Director OF the Ministry OF the In
terror II ~ this time that he founded democrat
newspaper. The Nurse OF ROvmdntd In September he
the OF Fuad EneDdi to protest against
the establishment OF the organic rule He was
arrested with MS companions and transported
Orsowa His deiverance effected by
heroic effort of his wife. In 1850 he took refuge In
Paris. where he established various newspapers and
published various works in the Of his country In
1861 he returned Ia ROumana aud became Minister OF
Public Instruction. and m 1876 he became President OF
the Chamber. With NJ Brtiau0 he proclaimed the indie
pcmdence of Ronnana aud entered into alliance with
Russia against Turkey He Minister Of the Interior
from 1878 to 1850.