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New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
EVILS IN TENEMENT HOUSES.
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE coMMis-
SION TO THE STATE SENATE.


SION TO THE STATE SENATE.
ALBANY, Feb. 1.-THE report OF the Tene-
ment House Commission presented TO the Senate TO-
day by Mr. DAILY The Commission inspected 96S tene-
ments f gstrar Of statistics In New-YoTk is
recommended II is estimated that there are 26OOO ten
ements in NewYork The percentage OF deaths In ehe-
ments has from in 1870 to $3.50 in 1884
The woud be greater were not that the SICK
occupants OF tenements 60 to the charity hospitals TO
which their deaths are credited In the district known
the Bend" the mortality Of children under five years Is
over G per cent recommended that this block be
cut through extending LeOnadst 10 Pellst removing
thus some OF the tenemeus The report cites the
proyisons Of the Cowan aud Cross acts OF Paramens
for the re oval OF buildings for sanitary purposes There
are 900 rear tenements In NewYOrk I'm which there Is
the greatest sickness Yard spaces should DO extended
or the buildings should be remodelled.
Frederick NJ. owen, the chief Inspector, makes sup
pemeutary repOrt. Among his statements are the fOl-
towing There buildings that should be ordered 70 be
vacated mmedatey u Is impossible 20 make owners or
tion such impossible with tho small force
of inspectors; all closets, vaults ana schOOlrLEs n
tenement cellars should be remeVedi cellars In made
pround" with the lie influence are Hooded at high TIDE
rainrity OF bedrooms are without light and air; the
darkness the halls cOnduces to immortality; the lOca
tOn OF fire-escapes ofen exposes tle eh.ht 70
unnecessary danger; tenants generally appreciate the
irportance Of sanitary measuTes rents are unhcces
EARLY high among the poorer tenants Illegal crowdl,g
Is universal among the Polish Jews the Italians ana the
low Irish. -..-..
The chief obstaces in the way OF improving enemen.
are the Of tenants the Indifference OF land
lords difficulty OF finding the owners. the no-res
dence owners ana the disposition OF agents
% do mere patchwork The Commission concludes Its
reporf with the draft Of elaborate series OF amend
ents to the powers Of the NewYoTk Health Department
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
VIEWS IN REGARD TO STREET RAILROADS.

Before the Gable Railway Commission yester-
day simeon T. Church testified to the necessity Of in
creased rapid transit facilities In this city He repeated
his testimony later before the Broadway Surface Rail
road Commission In favor OF railroad in Broadway in
connection with other lines extending to the Harlem
River and said he Interested In the Arcade Railway
e described the cable roads in Chicago and San Fran
cisco.
j. Taylor Chisholm LexinSton-aye. property owner,
who said he represented property worth S2.oo0OOO n-
qured whether the had not broken into collar in
san Francisco This answered In the negative. The
same qurcr asked II Mr Church owned any property
that would be benefited by the cable road. and Mr.
Church piled that he lid That's the reason that your
testimony is strong that Si1e," was the retort
map hanging the walls representing the routes OF the
cable railroads placed In evidence. :" It's Ike Mark
TwHn's map said Mr.. Chisholm, land anyone can
claim IL as his own. MIR. Ecclesne presented an oDec
tiou TO tho Commissioners proceeding furter on tne
ground that the surface Railroad act OF lsst pronnS
any sson from laying out the routes o! railroad
Mr. Shaw stated that that act was pa s after the ap
Traast Commission had laid Ou the routes OF the New
York Cable Railroad -.
The broadway Commission took the testimony o.
Charles s. smith, rSt vice president or the CbamDer OF
Commerce Jnmes IL. Duninin, George G. Clht, Jane
T. Young; /. ". WOoley, George W, Bronhead, W. II
Parsons Colonel w. /. storm and William ID. boorunl
who agreed that railroad IA Broadway would be inJurl
Gus 10 their business. MIR Parsons said II would depre
cate the value OF broadway property but II there mus
he a railroad there he would prefer cable road
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
THE PHILADELPHIA DREXEL BROTHERS.


Tony and Frank, lthc late Francis A. the
heads or the parent banInghOuse here, unite ~ tbcn-
selves tie best qualities Ia financial team IOuN u
full of spirit and enterprise with mind Tor evolving
and carrying great tchrInes Frank, on The othor
hand has the conservative feeling, well M the keen
ness Of his father and his mind acts Ike check on
the Testye spirit OF his brother Their social character
istes are akin 10 their business qualities. Tony lVes
luxuISusly and ontertains eplendidly Frank, wid-
over now lives in quiet state IN elegant house In the
enable quarter OF the city, going ont rarely ana en-
PERTAINING very little He finds his highest pleasure
in two things. generally most widely scpa-
Tata!-anauco aud music. He Is devoted
and thorough musician, and OF all The inu-
steal instruments ia the world this bankers fayOrle 10
church organ. He IL plete master OF H. too, and
very frequently plays durg high services at Tho Cohe,
dra He has organ Of great volume at his house and
when he plays the solemn and stately tones may be
heard all along the block His late wife was In complete
sympathy with him, and DObler woman has not lived
she was altogether unwOrdiy, and the money that
woman OF her wealth and social position might reasoi
ably have spent and entertaining she gave TO
the INDECENT No one In need ever left her gates nn-
assisted and wth her hands she relieved the suffer
ngs OF the miserable IN their homes For years she
gave In charity sums that aggregated 100000 annually
Every week, oven In deepest winter now, foses are
placed by loving hands on the marble that rests above
her sancted dnst Bnt moro beautiful than these. ana
deeper testimonial to tho worth OF the noble woman
who gone the signs and blessings Of her fends
the
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
LOSSES IN VARIOUS PLACES.

DAYTON, Feb. 1.-THE cotton batting manu-
featuring establishment Of Wheaton Co. was damaged
b. Are to-day the extent of $4,000 insurance,
$1,000.
wArERyIILE, Ne, Feb. 17.-The farm buildings OK
william Brown were burned last night with nearly all
their contents The loss IS S4OOOj insurance SlOOo
LAKE VILLAGE, ~ H., Feb, l7.-P. Bartlett sons
hosiery mill was burned last night together With Horace
Wooas yarn wool mill The loss OF Bartlett Sons was
al 600 that OF Mr. Woods $4,000. hundred men are
thrown OUT of employment
PIrTsFfELD, Mass, Feb ia FIRE this morning in
Kennedy & Hilrs clothing store caused considerable
damage 10 their stock which valued at $4,000 l.
Melody, dealer in furnishing goods. had his stock,
valued Ut 900, badly damaged b. water Both frmf
are insllel.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
TIE NIAGARA RESERVATION.
RECOMMENDATIONS on THE COMMISSION TO PRE-
SERVE THE SCENERY OF THE FALLS.


ALBANY, Feb. 17.--Mr. Robb presented the
report OF the Commissioners OF the Niagara Reservation
1t states that Commission resolved 10 secure the fol
lowing lands Goat Bath, Bird, Lara Chaplin and The
Tlreeslsers ssudoand the small islands adjacent the
bed of the river between the islands and the NewYork
mainland and the bed Of the river between Goat Island
and the Canadian boundary On the main land strip Of
land from Port Day along the river brink 10 Prospect
Park and Debris slope and ali the lands at the foot
Of the Falls The natural ridge the main land fol-
owing river bend 100 200 feet frsm the shore is
the natural limit OF the reservation thus defined. The
reservation embraces all the points from which the Falls
are visible, which now fenced Id and admission
charged for.
Luther r. Marsh, Matthew Hale and Pascal p Pratt
were named by the supreme Court appraisers OF the
property. They met in July, and the total value Of
their awards was Sl.433,429 90 This appraisal the
Supreme Court has confirmed. The appraisers examined
carefully the claims OF riparian owners TO rights IN
hydraulic power and the bed Of the river, for
the surrender Of which compensation asked. They
prepared to put in class for S2oeoOoO0 or $780,
100000 Tor these rights The apprsers ruled out
such claims. except where the water power has song
been used as to be apreseIptiye right as the Niagara
IS public stream and Its bed and belong 10 tho
State aud manufacturers have right encroach upon
them. The amount OF tho claims presented reached
81 900 900 the awards being only one-third OF that
amount With the designation and appraisal OF the re-
seryaon the duties OF the Commission The Legls
laturc alone can appropriate the money this
valuable aequiaition The report dwells briefly In con
cuson on ths beauty or the Falls and how 10 Ia narred
by unsightly buildings, and the material. moral and
Bstbetic advantages of the proposed reservation. a
supplementary report gives details OF the expenditure
balance OF S2, 800 remains unexpended The report is
Aligned by william Dorsheimsr. MaruA u. Anderson, j.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
CAPT1IN WILLI4MS PRAISED.

Many letters IN praise of Captain Williams. whose
trial is TO be continued tomorrow. were received
yesterday by the Board OF Police Among the
writers were John Stetson, Rudof Aronson, Dr. VI.
a. Patton. V. Fink. Feuerbach Brothers, Charles
Charles a. Peabody. The letters contain exprr,-
sions 81 confidence in Captain Williams aud de
clare that his success in Eocping order in the Twcn-
treatment at the hands Of the Board. Letters from
William +. smith and lhonas Brown relative 20
policy shops IN the city, Wert referred 10 SupeIIn-
tendeut WaliIng but tbeir purport was kept so-
cret.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
,pRayoryG BASEBALL SCHEDULES

The committees recently appointed by the
National Baseball League and American Association 10
make out schedules OF games for the coming paseDa
campaign met ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday inc
delegates from the League wero j. H. Day, of the NO"
yorh Club and A. A. sOden, of Boston. l.. Simmons, OF
the Athletic Club and O. H. Byrnes OF brooklyn, IYre
sented the American Association. The two eonmltees
met 20 arrange their schedules that In cities whore
there are both League and American Association cups
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
pLocKLEY ALMsHoUsE IN FLAMES

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. II tSpeciaD-FiN
broke out at the Blockley Almshouse yesterday but
extnguished by the police and pauper fro brigade
Ameetng Of the Guardians OF the Poor and the commit
tee of Councils Prisons held In the afternoon.
There disposition to shift the responsibility for the
fire upon the guardians and upon the Finance Committee
OF Councils Dr. = Weir Mitchell said that the danger Of
fire In the hospital and smshouse great to-day az
had been in the insane department which was re-
Gently DESTROYED
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
HOSPITAL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

BOOKS OF TIE ASSOCIATION cLosED-UNDEsIa-
MATED FUND Allotted.
The books of the Hospital Saturday and Sum
day Association haYe been cosedfor the year 1854 aud
the Distributing Committee has allotted the undesig
mated fund Owing 70 the nelemenoy OF the weather
Hospital Sunday, and general depression in business
the collection fell somewhat below that OF the year be-
FORE Aside from these exceptional circumstances, how
ever the Association has met with great announcements
Among the trades, especially, the interest is growing
one, and number of new channels have been opened
notably by collections among the brewers and In ths
clothing trade In spite OF the hard times. II Hospital
Sunday had fallen fair day the collection. in all
probability would have equaed the aggregate OF the
year before which Si3002 "a whie for 1884 Il 10
So O3O 56 The designations by contributors TO various
hospitals In far they Into the hands OF tho
Reneril treasurer. were as follows;
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
HALF oFAyILLAGE BURNED.

MARSHALL, H., Feb. ia fire broke out
here this morning and destroyed half OF the business por'
ton Of the The following the Losses and IN
surances: Gorham Brothers, grocers building.
81 1000 Insurance. $1,000; stock, $500, insurance.
s2OOOj DR.. j. NJ Jones, on building $500 insurance,
$500; J. c. Preuss, dry-goods, $4,000, Insurance.
$500 Patrick Smith. $500, Insurance. $1,000; j. w.
Graham law library, 81 800 insurance. There were
several other losses under $500 each making total
loss OF S.O,OOO
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
MR OOMSTOCK ARREsTs A NEWSDEALER

Charles w. Simpson has been selling news
papers at No 90 Centrest for n quarter Of century
Anthony Comstook accosed him yesterday on tho side
walk outside his and said Take IN those papers
or I'll arrest YOU" The publications complained OF were
The Police dasete, The Police Neos ne B'de A~dke
Ltrory and other Journals of the same class.
wiz not" responded Mr. Simpson. you want
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
1IEUrEyAYr soHwArx1 ON ALASKA.

Lieutenant Schwatka, u. s. A., entertained
about twenty -nyo neubes Of the American Yacht Cub
al their rooms in kih-aye, last night, recital
his adventure In Alaska In the' summer OF 1883 lie
graphically described bis explorations along the
OF the ghty Yukon River, portrayed tho existing
ditious OF The Territory and predicted bright future for
Alaska He presented the club with the American dag
which he had placed the magnetic pole ia the Arctic
regions An6r te lecture the explorer Was elected an
hounrsry member Of the club.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18

this city last year undoubtedly csst the local
several Thousand dollars As tho League clubs played
begin the coming season In the West But the Amsrcsa
clubs also wished TO start the season In the West sn
there was much discussion before Q compromise ~
effected Tho only thing positively arranged was tb3
the League clubs would the season In the West AL
tho American clubs In the East
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18

TO seize theso papers why don't yon 80 10 the p''
and the American News Company" , ta AZ
Then, have y warrant Tor your arrest e"u ~
Comstock. 49,, ,r,. poIico Court
The ne sdeaer taken TO the Iomos fongo 6os 6.
and held I'm $500 bail Richard n FOX Oh ZIG ad y'
ri continue exposing the paper Tor SAFE, ctock s
Simpson 10 n tribune reporter last ntnt.
wants 10 make a show OF doing something Ut my oA
,,ensc nfherVKIae ell lose Ms lob"
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
yorsPs pPpoprFD yAStpp

The seyen-story building, Nos. 1902 and 104
East siHtythrdst reported unsafe by the Bureau
OF Buildings yesterday. TRIBUNE reporter last even
Ing saw Walter Fitzpatrick. n OF the owner who
said that the trouble caused by tenant who was
turned Ol the building. The examiner found crack
Ia one OI the window sills.
The house No 81 West Forty-hnhst. occupied BY Dr.
Walter n. Fleming, was also reported unsafe.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
TRAysATLAYTIO TRAVELLERS.

The steamship Ems Of the North German
Ioyd Line Yesterday tsok among her passengers the
following, Otto Flock. c. y. stra Max Toklas. Lud
Dryfnss Leopold Well julius Lndenberg Victor Georg,
Custav Tuck william Honnings, r. BoxhOrn, Hermann
Dr ID W Andrews james Deering. q. ). Roberta. IL.
Rabeler, Ch. Altman, H. j. King IT,, Charles j. smith,
Dr. n. b. Davis George Munsel, ii. u. Hhrris.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18

Among tho special designations sent directly The
Treasurer oi Hospitals are the following: PresOy eian
Hospital 81 ,22l 80 Lutheran Hospital SJl2 "a hoy
Comforter y25 After deductng all special eslgnatlons
and the expenses OF the collection there remained h. TIC
hands OF the treasurer $4,000. which the Distributing
Committee has appOrtioned among the various hospitals
OF the association partly the basis of free WORK and
partly with regard TO special designations IN when case
deductions ere made tho rule adopted being that IN AL
cases whore hospitals received II 600 or more IN special
designations, they should receive 20 per cent OI siel
amount less from the undesgnateJ fund than would
otherwise be their share and the amount thus accruna
is divided equally among the ten hospitals lowest on ths
list OF benencares. The apportionmen made Is as toi
lows:
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
AppFsryyG OITY OFFICIALS

PENSACOLA, Fla, Feb. 1.-THE city govern
ment which was abolished by legislative action. having
refused to give way the Mayor and Marshal have been
arrested Provisional officers hove taken charge Vi lno
city without any Interference.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
TWO CHILDREN LOCKED IN HOUSE AND
BURNED.

CHATTANOOGA, Feb. 17.-Near Elizabethton,
Tenn on Monday afternoon, Mrs. John Young locked
her two children In the and went visiting. Upon
returning she found that the house had been burned to
ground and that the children had been burned alive
within it,
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
INQUEST IN THE CASE or fIrzoERALD

Coroner Kennedy held an inquest yesterday
IN tho case Of Henry Fitzgerald the reporter who died
from injuries received February The Uury decided
that he was aceIdentNly injured.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
BURNING HERSELF IN HER HOUSE.

FALMOUTH, KY, FeD lI.-EilZaDttl Dony,
age nnetysx. living alone near this place. barred the
doors and windows OF her house yesterday set fire to the
building and perished In the flames.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
Hosp1du
Grand totals als....................-:-.,..:

n tho following comparison the amounts received %
sneciaI designations BY treasuTers OF hosIi''' ID" 49,
-l..,rat ura Included:
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-12-10
A Borealis Story.

The place was the old Warsaw Camp
ground in Milton County, GA. The time
recently. A large and seriously atten-
tive congregation had assembled for the
night service, the negroes in the rear of
the pulpit, as was the cuS.ome in those
days before the war. The preacher was
a talented young man, at that time
stationed in Marietta. He had reached
point in his sermon at which he held
the almost undivided attention of the
vast audience, and perfect quiet reign
ed. Just at this moment, when the
interest was most intense, an old negro
women hoped over into the altar, right
in front of the preacher. and shrilly
cried out: "Halle-lujah! the judgment
day am come!" Her joyful exclamation
caused the crowd to look out from un-
der the arbor, and sure enough, there
was a striking and magnificent spect-
acle.
The Northern heavens were lit up by
a gorgeous anrOra. Not many in that
crowd understood the phenomenon,
which, in fact,..ls rarely observable
from Southern latitudes. And not
understanding, many concluded that
the old auntie's explanation3 was the
true one. .sAhl then there was hurry
ing to and fro, and gathering tears, and
tremhlings of Distress" Indeed, so
great was the commotion that there
was Imminent danger of stampede
and that somebody would be crushed
In the swaying crowd.
1t was at this crisis well known
pl eacher, tall and angular. and with
the voice of stentor, ran out and
mounted a convenient stump. BE
calm, my friends.' be shouted, ''be
calm. This is not the judgment day,
for how could the judgment day come
in the nightp" The incongruity struck
the people with soothing force, their
ears subsided, the preacher finished
his. sermon, and ''order reigned in
Warsaw
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-12-10
The Indian Report
An Increased Interest in Agricul-
ture Reported From Some of the
Reservations.

WASHINGTON, December 2.-The
report of General j. d. G. Atkins,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, for
the year ending June 80. 1885, shows
hopeful sign of Indian progress in
the increased interest in agriculture
and the preparations for increased
acreage of crops on several reserva-
tions. The Commissioner recon-
mends apportionment of lands in sew
crafty and the sale of the remainder
of the reservations for homestead
entries, the money thus obtained to
be put in trust for purposes of edu-
cation and civilization.
There are in the United States,
exclusive of Alaska, about 100000
Indians, $4,000 being in the five
civilized tribes in the Indian Territory.
There are in New York 4,97O; in
North Carolina, 3,l00, and there are
some in Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas,
Wisconsin and Minnesota. and few
in California and the Northwest, who
are civilized, and still others who can
lay some claim to civilization Many
others on the reservations have cast
off the blanket and are adopting the
fashions and dress of white people.
But among all these, except among
the Indians of New York and Mort h
Carolina, few in some of the Mort h
western States and part of the FIVE
civilized tribes in the Indian Terri
tory, very large number do not till
the soil. Nearly all who are called
"blanket Indians" have never titled
the soil to any extent, and fully half
of the Indians of the United States,
exclusive of Alaska, as yet have de-
clined to commit themselves to the
farmers life.
Exclusive of the lands cultivated by
the five civilized tribes, the number of
acres in cul ultivation by Indians dur
ing the pre- sent year is 24S,24l, an
increase of 1S,473 acres over last
years figures. Reports of the Indian
Agents at agencies where courts for
trial of Indian offanses have been es-
tablished show that they have been
entirely successful and in many cases
eminently useful. Referring to In
dian police the Commissioner says /:
To great extent they have met the
necessities of the situation and have
proved valuable aids to the Indian
A gents in preventing trespassing and
robbery by lawless whites and in
suppressing disorder, violence and in.
cipient revolt among the most rest
less of their own people. Many in
stances of surprising fidelity to the
trust imposed upon them, under cir
cumstances which would swerve many
q white man from his duty, might be
related of these Indian policemen.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-12-10

INTE RESTING TO BO TIL SEXES
Any man or woman making less
than SAC weekly should tIy our easy
money making business. We want A.
gents for our celebrated MAZDA ME- DEAN
SPINAL SUPPORTING CORSETS also.
our SPINAL SUPPORTER, SHoULDER
BRACE, and ABDOMINAL PROTECTOR
COMBINED flor Men and Boys). Nc
experience required. Four orders pei
day give the Agent $3.50 monthly. Our
Agents report four to twenty sales dai-
". $3 outfit free. Send at once for
full particulars. State sex.
LEWIS SCHIELE 81 Co..
35-13t 800 Broadway. New York.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-12-10
STATE COLLEGE.
Next Tenn begins September 9, 1880.

This institution is located in one OF thH most
beautiful and healthful spots of the entire ALE
gheny region Ii is open 10 students oil both
SEXES and offers the following Course OF Study:
/. A Full cienthc Course of Four Years.
2. A Latin cientihc Course. ,,,
r The following ADVANCED COURSES, OF
two years each, following the first two wears OIL
The Scientific Course: (a) AGRlCU LIURF ~
NATUCAl. HISTORY; (c) CHEMISTRY AND
PHYSICS; (d) CIVIL ENGINEERING.
A short SPECIAL COURSE in Agriculture
IS, A short SPECIAL COURSE + III Chemistry
6 reorganiZed Course III MECH ANlC
ARTS combining shop-work with study.
7. A new SPECIAL COURS + 1.-TWO years. In
Literature and science, for Young Ladies.
s. A Carefully graded Preparatory Course.
9. SPECIAL COURSES are arranged TO meet
the wants Of individual students.
Military drill is required =, Expenses for board
and incidentals very low. Tuition free. Young
ladies under charge of n competent lady Prin-
cipal.
For Gaia logues, or other information address
GEORGE w. ATHERTON, l.. D.,
President,
o7-29 State College, Centre Co., Pa.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-12-10
after DINNER.

Persons who suffer from Indigestion
can arrest the progress of that painful
malady by the use Of an after-dinner
pill, so composed that it will give tone
to the stomach, prevent heartburn, rouse
the liver to heaithful action, invigorate
the kidneys, and thus, through the activity
of these organs, promote the natural
movement of the stomach and bowels.
AYERS PILLS are so compounded that
their action, though mild, etiectually pro-
duces the above results. They also, in
curing Constipation, remove the cause of
Biliousness, Liver Complaint, Kidney Dis
ease, Rheumatism, and many other serious
ailments