New-York tribune., 1888-03-27

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the rank Of commodore. Ho was tho surgeon pl TN sno
Kearxarge IN the memorable fight with ne hlaua,ai
Dr. 0unnc was & one o. the % pn was 81
PresIdens win nominate for the place tomorrow.
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN.
A NOTABLE GATHERING AT THE CAPlrAL-MRs'
srASroN's ADDRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 26 Epccialj The Womans
Council was formally opened this morning with
an address by Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The
F, rain did not prove drawback and Albaugh's
Opsra House held large audience. The stage
Was filed with the delegates, and front seats IN
the orchestra were occupied by members OF the
press, two thirds Of them being women, stenog
raphers telegrsphic reporters and regular cor cor
respondents. A box on the right OF the stage
was occupied by the Rev. Dr. Newman Win MS
wife and friends Miss Anthony, Of course, pre-
sided, and she never looked more radiantiy grau,
more pardonably proud With gown of lustrous
black satin she wore about her shoulders soit
red shawl. Her face was often ht by seniiadi MAJ
were making fun Of herself NJ
The audience rose and applauded when Mrs.
sn I'D woman &sr hsr o. in Ssnd
,~of pu5s snowy white, was frame about her lace.
With q gown Of black silk she wore q white net
the waist in 'front.' She read her address in clear,
fun tones and the audience from first to last
kept silence that was broken only by applause.
Mrs. Ashton Dflke, who clapped her hands heartily.
Among other things Mrs. Stanton said:
In welcoming representatives from other lands here
foreigners, for the women Of ali nsionaliiics, in tho
artificial distinctions OF sex have universal sense
Of injustice that forms common bond Os OF union on
Ss'eo have come .'f to feel that voice in The laws nd
the Fights OF Of iaSor religious freedom 1iernailonsi
by the action Of government and without direct voice
In legislation womans influence VIII be eventually
lost. When we think Of the vantage ground
woman holds to-day, In spite OF all the artificial oD
M S wss ss ss has
free to seek her complete development Ihus lar lar
and Consultations, our creeds and codes and the
toms Of social life all Of masculine origin The
eovermment;. %V q humane religion; pure social life
await her coming Then and n9T m til o1T ncn VIII tho
After Mrs. Stanton's address many Of the foreign
delegates at Miss Anthonys request, responded
briefly to greetings by letter or cable from their
own lands. A letter from John Bright's, sister,
Mrs Bright McLaren, introduced and warmly COM
Scacbard %as1 ' and Mrs. ormston Chant Baroness
Grpenberg OF Finland ana MIS- uroTh sv Oh spssr
English well, and Mrs Groth is considered by
many to be the beauty among the delegates, Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe made few remarks and was
surprised when the audience at once broke out, by
singing her Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
"Come. Frances, they want word from YOU"
Miss Miss Frances &. Willard the temperance leader.
Miss willard came forward and briefly responded.
The session this evening @ was devoted TO Sox
| on the left Of the stage Mrs. Sewell, presdeht
Of indianapolis Classical School for Girls, spoke
on higher education Of women in the United states;
| Pundita Ramabai. the high caste Hlndoo, told OF
| her countrywomen's condition. Mrs. Coopcrs
| paper on Kindergartens was read by Mrs Parker,
h.g Mrs oSPS % sneseo OF nf
by Senator Stanford's wife. Rena A Mlchaes' e'
OF Evanston, III, gave ten.mingte talk on & Co
fessor Stoweli Of Michigan State University, read
a paper on Retrospection" Another speaker
was Cora A. Benneson, Of Michigan University.
MILLIONS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS.
coNGKEssMRN PREPARE TO MAKE HOLE IN THE
Observation-Disclosures $19, ,4327S3.
wAsHINerox, March 20 (SpeciaD.-The question OF
how to reduce the surplus has been source OF con-
siderable trouble Of Late but the House Committee
on Rivers and Harbors gave off-hand solution to
the matter this afternoon by agreeing on the bill which
they viii shortly present 10 the House 1t IS meas
ure which will be historical In some respects, for 1t
exceeds amount any bill before proposed The
entire sum Is $40 49, ,783, the cents being omitted
under the circumstances. 1t is the biggest bill on
record. 1t Is more than double the amount OF the
bill proposed last year. and which the President waited
to sign. 1t is some millions more than any bill which
before went to the country This result has been
reached after three months OF trimming. The final
vote the taken late this afternoon and
1t Will be reported to theAHouse. The under
lying principle appears to have been to give every one
what he wanted and thus secure every ones support
When very economical member was proof against all
other argument liberal appropriation for his district
brought him around This has led to an Unprecedented
number of Insignificant Improvements of inland creeks
and bayous, costing from $4,000 to $4,000, while
projects Of extensive commercial Importance are cut
down.
S0 far nc
lions share. The Mississippi River divided by the
committee into SECTIONS and each section comes out with
big sllce but the section through Louisiana. whence
with of all All the New England States. with their
I9ng Line Of coast ss an aggregate OF a99ht y S
tire bill OF this latter sum good share goes to the
ssult st. Marie ship Canal, which is work Of mpor
from this the innumerable inland streams Of Michigan
are literally dealt with The Rouge an unnavigable
$4,000 1t carries away the slops of glass factory
But New Yorh's share is not in proportion to what
neglected. Tho harbor of New-York gets 100000
Harlem River gets slso.ooo The Niagara River gets
extending the navigation facilities between Tonawanda
and Buffalo. Lake Ontario improvements are also well
Eastern communities. Oregon IN particular is for
yeloped Tho wingwane River Is to be dcepcned,
broadened and straEhtsned and other similar streams
--one Of the largest given 1t is designed to
extensive system Of draining the state as well as i'm
proving its streams Tho foregoing. OF course. lnd
Gates only the most conspicuous features Of the bill
Other States come in for smaller shares.
xR. KNOEDLER PLEA Ds GUILTY AND rs FINED
Anthony Comstock, Edmund L. Knoedler and George
e. Pfefer entered Special Sessions quietly yesterday
morning Mr.. Knoedler and his clerk pleaded guilty
to the charge which they were held last Friday,
and fned $50 each Tho not the
calendar, and was q complete surprise to everyone
CHARGES AGAINST BYRNES'S MEN REFUTED.
Inspector Byrnes received the following telegram yes
terdsy morning:
waterbury Conn.-The article in to-day's Sun" is
libel ON YOU as well as myself JOHN A. BURGESS
The article referred to contains the statement that Mr.
Burgess, who arrested In this city on March 8,