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potted plant stood on the desk Of tho Com.
missloners Of Accounts yesterday when they
resumed their investigation Of the manage.
msnt Of certain departments Of Central Park.
Commissioner Wahle said tho plant was slip
OF Virginia creeper. such as tho city had
been buying at forty cents apiece. Wholesale.
This particular plant had Just boon purchased
at retail for twenty-five cents.
Tho FIRST witness was August Schmidt who
has been In the Park employ as gardener for
twenty-five years. He testified that Super.
intending Gardener Woolsen could not tell tho
difference between rubber tree and mag.
nolia. and repeatedly mistook them for each
other. Schmidt said that many plants wero
destroyed by Woolsen which could have been
sold at o profit by the city. He had been or.
dered by Mr.. Wooisen to burn the plants. "A
some one might come along and see them.
Charles Beckert another gardener. said that
his chiet business was the propagatlnr oi
plants In tho Park. where he had been for
tlfteen years He said thore wps little need OF
purchasing plants. as II was an easy matter to
propaGate them. particularly the creepef
which Mr.. Woolsen made =. specially q rails.
ing at his his nuIssry; selling then to fhorburn
LoSis Plass, foreman gaIdeGer In the Park.
sen ordered . number OF plants DESTROYED.
He said that they were destroyed because
there was no room for them In the hothouse.
They could dn not T., 5e sold because they were too
The hearing will be continued this mornine.
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Notes or tho Hebrews,

Many of the lodges OF the FREQ Sons Isras in this
city have voted contribute to the Russian jewish
fund the sum of u for each OF their members.
The celebration OF the Jewish Passover will begin on
Tuesday. April j.: Jewish households now lay In the
supply Of matzoth and other special Passover pro.
visions
An influential body OF jews has signed the petition to
the Rochester Common Council In favor Of the appoint
msnt OF female physicians in tho public institutions OF
that city.
The new seaside sanitarium for Hebrew children at
RockawAy Park which has been built at expense Of
$4,000 will be ready for occupation during the sum
mer months OF this year.
The American Hebree publishes letter from Venezuela
which says that the people Of that country bitterly
opposed TO Jewish Immigration and that the yene.
suolan Government will never permit 1t.
The nrst Jewish synergogue In America was estab
iished In New Fork In the year 1928 There has been
prodgious growth Judaism here since that time and
New York has now . larger Jewish population than
any other city In the world.
According to a bulletin just issued by the Census
Bureau there In tho United States SOL jewish
temples and synagoguos occupied by 533 congrega.
tions There has been great increase In the number
OF Jewish places OF worship within the past ten years
On the 28th OF April Rabbi Jssro will lecture before
Public Life How Far He should be Identified with Pub
lie Movements OF Secular but Moral Nature" Afew
days ago Rabbi silvsrmsn gave . lecture In Temple
EmAnpEipn "rhe Relatisa = ~ Yulslt to Aunioi-
pal Goveyfj psnt."
The sun., 1892-04-05

O'CoNNoR proposes to change tho practice
In this respect. and provide that the counsel
for the people must commence and the de-
fcndant or his counsel may conclude tho
argument to the jury. In favor OF the ex-
istlng practice It is said that inasmuch
as tho burden Of proof rests upon tho
prosecution. II is only fair to give the coun-
sci upon whom that burdes rests the advan-
tage Of being heard last, as Is done
upon tho trial Of civil cases. On tho
this advantage to tho District Attorney
tells too heavily against tho prisoner.
Formerly, when the rights Of defendant
In a criminal case were not so fully pro-
tected by the law as thcy are now. the
prisoner undoubtedly oitentimes did suffer
unduly from the fact that the prosecutor
had the last word: but now. when de-
fendant may testify In hls own behalf. We
are inclined to think that the old rule
works fairly we'll. and that change would
be more likely to defeat than to promote
tho administration OF justice In the Grim
inal courts. ,..-.,
Another novelty In criminal legislation
comes from Senator SAxToN Of the Twenty
eighth Senate district. who would amend the
Penal Code so as to provide that any court
authorized to pass sentence may in It's dis
cretion suspend sentence during the good
behavior OF the person convicted. Is not
this going little too far? Would not the
letter Of the law. as Mr.. SAxroN proposes to
formulate 1t. permit court to suspend the
sentence Of death In tho case OF convicted
murderer. 30 long as the convict should be-
have properly2 Plainly. the power to sus-
pend sentence should be confined to COM
paratively petty offences. and its exercise
should be clearly and explicitly regulated
by statute. II. indeed. it should be conferred
upon magistrates at all.
The sun., 1892-04-05

THOMAS C. PbATr. It ID tho same CON-
spiracy. with the sams leaders. which tho
Democracy has defeated at the polls time
and again. and which, 30 far as tho city
Government goes. they will defeat not less
completely at the next municipal election.
Tho betrayal OF the Democracy Is the sole
motive OF tho bolt started under the pre-
tence Of horror over the time at which
tho State Convention Of the party was held
This movement was the first step In the
organization OF an attempt to wrest the
government OF this city from tho Democ-
racy and to put It into the hands OF Re-
publican and Mugwump clique. The next
step was the establishment Of the City Club,
so called. made up OF Republicans. Mug
wumps. and trcacherous Democrats. and
intended to be the centre Of series Of clubs
formed in every ward Of tho city. and fed
Grated and compacted rs political ma
chino. The next step was o concerted
scheme for blackening the fame OF Demo-
cratic government in New York. and for this
purpose every available agency for slander
has been enlisted aud employed.
This. Democrats OF the Union. Is the true
meaning and explanation OF the flood OF
lies about tho Democratic Government Of
New York which is now poured out In
stream before unexampled for ite volume
OF slanderous abuse. A municipal Govern
ment which Is really entitled to be illus
trious for Its efficiency and probity. Is de-
famed as vile beyond description. In order
to serve the ends OF conspiracy against
tho Democracy,
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Tho Criminal Law-Chauges Proposed.

Tho Criminal Law-Chauges Proposed.
There seems to be o marked tendency In
legislation toward changes In the criminal
low. II we may Judge from many bills now
pending In Congress and In the Legislature
OF this State.
The most important measure OF this kind
before Congress Is q bill introduced by Gen.
N. MARTIN CURTIS OF the Twenty-second
Now York district. 1t provides for the alb
solute abolition OF the death penalty for
the violation OF any provision Of the laws OF
the United States. and declares that any
person convicted OF an offence to which the
punishment OF death Is now specifically
affixed by the laws Of the United States.
shall DO sentenced to Imprisonment at hard
labor for the term Of the convict's natural
life. Gen. CURTIS Is well known In this
State as an opponent Of capital punishment.
aud has made before the Legislature some
OF the strongest arguments ever presented
to show that the death penalty does not
exert deterrent influence to prevent the
commission OF murder. So long. however.
as capital punishment is maintained In
most OF the States Of the Union, there is
little probability that Congress. acting for
the whole nation. will abolish 1t.
OF the bills relating to criminal procedure
now before the Legislature. that which will
effect the greatest change II enacted Is ono
introduced into the Senate by Mr.. EDMuNp
O'CoSNoS Of Binghamton. In criminal
trials. as the law now stands. the District
Attorney has tise last word TO the Jury. Mr..
The sun., 1892-04-05
:, Advertisements for THE WEEKLY Sur.
Sssued tomorrow morning. must be handed In
ME evening before O'Clock r
Fanatics and tho Reform Club.

Tho Reform Club OF this town. devoted as
ever to the holy cause OF fighting tho regu-
lar Democracy, is sondlng out circular
asking for contributions for the benefit OF
tariff reform aud bolting. One Of their im-
pt,dent documents was sent to tho Hon.
ALFRRD HoLT CoLQUITT. Senator In Con-
grcss from Georgia. and his reply Is polite
but none the less severe rebuke to tho self-
assurance Of the Reform Clubbers and their
insolcnt policy OF prescription. "Thecause
Of tari6 for revenue only" writes Mr..
CoLQtrTr. "has not. and never did have. q
more earnest Supporter than myself. and 30
far as your club adhercs to that reform.
an In hearty sympathy with you.i 4,
"But I am unable 30 500 the Wisdom OF
your policy In attacking tho Democratic or
gnnization OF your State and In assailing
leading Democrats in that State.
"Nor con agree with you IN your COM
ment upon tho course OF the Democratic
advocates OF the FREQ coinage OF silver In
the House.
"Those Democrats In Congress whom
Sotl style tho free silver fanatics ut Wash
ington' represented. by thoir votes. yes.
terday. fifteen Democratic States. IN over.
whelming majority OF tho Democrats, as
well IS Of all tho people OF those States. and
adecided majority Of the Democrats OF the
United States.
. 1T Is not. therefore. very clear to mo why
the Reform Club should assume to pro-
nounce such severe Judgment upon these
Democrats. who are not only blmctnllists OF
the Jehersonian stamp. but who themselves
comprise large majority OF the tariff re-
formers OF the country"
Mr.. CoLoUrTT and all other Democrats.
South. West. or North. may as we'll under
stand once for all that anybody who takes
the liberty Of disagreeing with GROVER
CLEVELAND Is fanatic and fool in the
opinion OF the Reform Club.
The sun., 1892-04-05
A Vacation Bill.

There is before the Senate bill allowing
thirty days annual leave OF absence to EN-.
ployees Of the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing. Tho purpose OF the bill 10 to give
Government employees who work by the
/ piece the same vacation that is given to
persons regularly and permanently en-
ployed by tho Government. As far as ap-
pears from the discussion Of the bill In the
Senate last Monday. tho only argument
worth reply which could be found. was
that a uniform system Of vacations ut the
expense Of the Government would prevent
the heads Of departments from showing
favorltism by giving long leave Of ab-
sence to some clerks and denying 1t to
others: but the way to stop such an abuse.
IL It exists. is to cut or the head Of the Of
Tending official. not to vote moro money
OF the United States. The vacation of
thirty days Is twice that which Is granted
to most clerks who have not the good for
tune to be employed by the Government.
Senator WILLIAM ALFRED PEFFER. for
merly Of Coffeyvllle. made a characteristic
speech in favor Of the measure. He was
much concerned for the worklngmen. and
said he would rather soc the hours OF labor
In factories restricted by law to eight hours
day the first year and six hours the Sec
ond year. than that the Government should
not mako q gift of q months pay to the
piece workmen In the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing.
Mr.. HALE pointed out with much force
that the bill was not In the interest OF work.
ingmen. but simply tended to make Gov
ernment employees q. privileged class.
Finally. as q reduction to the absurd, he
offered an amendment providing that the
benefits Of the bill should extend to all en-
ployees Of tho United States. whether en-
ployed by tho year. month. week. or day.
The amendment was accepted without q
division, as II the Senate had repented Of
Its previous refusal, by vote OF l6 to IS. to
lay the bill on the table. and on motion Of
Mr.. WILSON Of Iowa the bill was sent back
to the Committee on Education and Labor.
where 1t ought to be detained. The prac-
tice OF coddllng the employees Of the Gov
ernment needs no encouragement.
We are afraid. however. that Mr.. HALE's
amendment was not sufficiently broad. II
the vague and loose-thinking benevolent
nonsense that lodges In the craniums Of
such persons as PKFFER were clearly formu-
lated. there would be bill before the Sem
ate to give every man. woman. and child In
tho United States an annual vacation OF
twelve months with full pay. Pay without
work is the dream OF all the shiftless and
the lazy.
The sun., 1892-04-05

Congressman GEARY succeeded In bring
ing the House to PASS his anti Chinese bill
yesterday. notwithstanding that It Is more
vigorously proscriptive than any Of the other
anti Chinese bills that have been introduced
this session. and much m more SO than tho anti
Chinese law that has been enforced during the
past ten years. It could not go any further
than 1t goes unless 1t won't SO far rs to prohibit
even Chinese Minister from coming to tho
United States. In view OF tho probability Of
its becoming law. tho Chinese Minister In
Washington has sent to our Government his
protest against the adoption Of the policy en-
bodied in It, Tho Secretary OF State. to whom
he has transmitted this protest, can OF course
do nothing In tho premises. and must merely
await the decision Of Congress.
We do not see how. in the event ofthe passage
ernfnent could adopt any retaliatory measure
with advantage to itsolf
We insist. however. that Congress- In leeis-
Iating against Chinese immigration. shall
properly respect the terms and obligations Of
the treaties that have been negotiated between
the United States and China. shall give due
heed to the statements In the protest that has
been presented by tho Chinese Minister shall
keep In mind the important commercial rela-
tions between the two countries. shall not do
anything that will be Injurious to American
interests In the Chinese empire. and shall act
In accord with that liberal spirit which has
always characterized the Government Of the
United States.
Let Congress legislate upon the Chinese
question with reason and justice. with eau
tion and without passion.
The sun., 1892-04-05
COLUMBIA COLLEGE, AFFAIR."
The DlooninsAale Site 10 0ANs-ApDointue
OF COAaltteOO,

no 0lOOAtns0ol0c ctt0 - uU0OI0-ADU0I0tWeDt
OF Connittess.
The Columbia College trustees met yester.
day afternoon at tho college Hamilton Fish
presided. President Low reported that tho
bill exempting the Bloomingdale property
from being intersected By streets had passed
the Legislature. Tho Committee on Site was
therefore authorized TO arrange for the prep.
aration OF the contract Of purchase.
a. Tho trustees spHoinsed these committees.
member, going oyt Of once every year;
p Nash; Secretary. John y. Pine: Dr.. Morgan
RRlx, f. a: schermerhorn. Lsno1 M smith Joseph
&SaSS, &&SSorSe l. 1Rh 1Rtyes; sscrestary Ds Gs9rSe g.
man. w. Bayard Cutting. Committee on Build.
ings and GEopnds. GhairYan President Low:
fenes Smith, Joseph " Harper. Gommite:;
on Henorss Ct ChHiEW%sp. & W. p. MSIga1 Dl1: seere.
lius Vanderbilt. Edward MitchelL Committee
on Library. Chairmsn. President Low: Secre.
bers. DR.. w. H. Draper. Joseph W. Harper.
The sun., 1892-04-05
The Relief ship I.s,.u. In RS.s,a.

Prom he Nouo> Tremia N 81 Paosb~rg fka,rh ~
At tho meeting OF tho Committee Of Relief with the
Cxarowitch III President in tho Antchkon Palace it
decided to act In accordance with the reQusst Of
the Committee OF tho British American Church In g.
Petersburg regarding the acceptance the Relief Com
mttee OF the load OF grain contributed by tue United
States Of North America. Having accepted this
tribution. tho Relief Committee decided to send the
grain from America. forming about 200 wagon loads,
TO tho folowin provinces samara sarato6 simbirsk
and ruia for distribution in accordance with the 70
quest OF the Committee OF the British.American
Church. principally by the local lsndovnsrs who
known to the COMMITTEES of Relief BY their charitable
works. Tho 10000 roubes presented BY the same
mitee divided according to the Wish Of the con.
tributors follows; in Tsmbov province to Princess
z. r. vokonskas. 5000 roub,es; to J. A. NovosiIsn
1000: to r. A. DavidovA 5000; aad TO a. " Ochot
nikova, 1000. In sarato6. 70 T. l. Goldon. 5000
bles and In samsra, to Baroness r. Engehsrd, 1000
roubss.
Prom As Noss vysmis (xayeA sI)
Tho cargo Of the Indiaas was discharged March 10
aud sent to the famine stricken provinces Tho
was as follows; lloooo pood CaJ American poundD Of
hour III psod OF meat, Of pood Of ham, 800 pooi Of
buckwheat and 20 pood beans and peas. There were
also some clothes Mr. Barnhoidt American Consul st
Riga was In charge OF the unloading Of tho aud
Ar Bobrinsky. representative Of tho Relief commttss
lander tho cEarowitch) Was In charge OF ran,Pors
tion BY railroad. On March 10 the Indiana left Russia
and on that day tho city of LbAu gave dinner to the
American guests. Mr.. Crawford. American Consul At
IT. Petersburg made . speech In which he Aaid An
that has been done by the American people In this case
ID Insignificant IN comparison with the great service
rendered to Us by Russia some thirty yesn ago when
Russian men'ofwar appeared upon our shores In ora"
10 help Us to preserve our union nd independence
The American Consul transferred the 10 tho Ne
lief Comttteo represented on tho occasion by Count
Bobrnsky who than cd the American people In behsu
Of the Cxarowitch. President OF the COMMITTEES.
The sun., 1892-04-05

We do not suppose that Canada will &C.
cede to the request OF our Government that
American agents be permitted to inspect In
Canadian ports those immigrants arriving
there from Europe who may bo bound to the
United States. When the request was pre-
scented by our Consul-General at Ottawa q few
days ago. he Was informed that It was OF an ex-
traordinAry nature. and no soon ascertained
that II would not receive favorable considera-
tion. Our Government will have to find some
other way Of carrying out the object which II
sought to gain through the good will OF tho
Canadian authorities.
Ever sinoe tho law for the exclusion OF unde-
sirable immigrants was strictly enforced at
our ports. many immigrants OF that kind have
succeeded In getting into this country BY tho
Canadian route. There cannot, OF course. be
any statistics on the subject; but we may form
An estimate OF the number OF them from some
stAtsmsnts that are made hy an inspector
The sun., 1892-04-05
Tho Betr.yer of tho "cau.e."

CUo f0TpoCuul S6uulu6Lo al tn0 fEOSluouC6
Opera Houselast Saturday night were these
"Ths Democratic party still champions the cause
which defeat could not induce to surrender which
short Of complete accomplishment can tempt
It to neglect. Its position has been from the nrst
frankly and fairly stated and honestly bs
m,sed concerninsh We invite the strictess scrutiny
OF conduct IN dealing with this subject. and in.
sist has been open fair and consistent
Ibeevs this 10 not sobery denied n'any quarter
The "cause" is tariff reform. OF course.
Does the Perpetual Candidate invite the
strictest scrutiny as to his own conduct In
dealing with this subject2 Does he Insist
that his course In regard to the cause" has
been open. fair. and consistent? II he docs.
he has. or thinks other persons have. for
gotten his own attempt at Juggling. palter-
ing. and double dealing In the Democratic
National Convention Of 1888. Mr.. HENRY
WATTKRsoN. Chairman Of the Committee on
Resolutions In that Convention. should stir
up the Perpetual Candidates remorse by an
epistolary reminder Of the effort to bunco
the "cause" in 1888. The Perpetual Candi-
date has hugged himself so much that he
really believes himself to be great and
good and consistent tariff rciormer. In
1883. as Mr.. WA1TERsoN bears witness. the
Perpetual Candidate. "skeptical OF the issue
he had himself precipitated." prepared "a
cut-and-dried platform. ignoring his own
message. ignoring the MILLS bill. and reas-
sertipg the straddle the Democrats had
made IN lss4v'
A man is not all wool because he Is several
yards wide.
The sun., 1892-04-05

II Mr.. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. the
novelist. who is now living In Samoa and
acquiring influence over the natives there.
should really become the Samoan paciflcator.
no will render an important service to tho Gov
ernments Of tho United States. England. and
Germany. which are the protectors OF Samoa.
There has been trouble In Samoa ever since
tho foreign triple protectorate was established
there. ever since 1t undertook to settle the
troubles between MALIEToA and MATAArA.
ever since 1t set up the Swedish Baron CEDER-
KRANz as Chief Justice and dictator. The ma
tives are dissatisfied and SO are tho foreigners.
and q strong appeal for reform has recently
been sent to the three protecting and pucify-
ing powers. The latest reports from Apia give
grvund for apprehension that war may again
break out to the great detriment OF all the in
terests Of Samoa 1t is at this time that Mr..
STEVENSON. novelist though he be. comes to
the fore as friend OF the natives. many Of
whom. as We have learned by a despatch in
TIE SuN. pay him reverence. even while he
urges them to wear clothes and establish o
protective tariff We can only wish him sue
cess In his labors as statesman.
The sun., 1892-04-05
TIE LOCO HEED.
II It Isn't the Weed, What IL II That
"Locoes" Horses and Caitles

| II It Isn't the Weed, What IL It Tha,
"LOcoes" Horses and Caitles
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: In your
issue OF March 13 I have just read with In.
terest your editorial entitled. "A Much Sian
dered Wood" in which you quote from Mr..
sayre and Dr.. Ray. who have recently expert
mented upon "locoed" cattle and horses.
Being more or less close observer OF the
mystery Of the loco wood. for mystery 1t Is. !
would like to add little to loco literature.
AS the loco plant. or rattle weed. grows In
abundance in front Of my dooryard and is gen.
orally distributed through my pastures. and as
cattle. sheep. and horses have grazed over the
land for seven or eight years without showing
any signs OF this dreaded disease. I had be-
come pronounced skeptlc. more especially as
had often observed animals eat 1t. but with
no apparent detriment to health or intellect
In the fall Of 80 bought bunch OF twelve
young mares-in good health and condition
and turned them out with an equal number OF
mhres and Loo oots Is, to craze In the pasture
and one among the number acted Queerly. aud
passsd @ her s head She Tees Snd
hrnge great violence and
were trying to beat out her own brains
The result was tflat we turned her loose and
after becoming terribly ENACT In the midst
ng dsorde that shs
had injured her brain when she pounded her
n 1pr an seiors grass was fairly good
turned the bunch Of mares and colts on pas
ture and stopped feeding them, giving them
spRs5sPtEy ss5Sn6 snd Esst&y though nj at
and that oers aetea ED dassr
near 4 Wire fence; apd a nu@bsr Of sRe others
n nFnnn rnL tO ho Hind I'll II,
looked rough haired and unhealthy. and some
eysr eysn Altar tsst h1fnE stnEns hf aa s
tse which
days aer 1 another mot saeS SIea 'ss Rsd STUN
fsa G Of sRx hs dGs snd
Sss plenty q Ssts% and fed to them dry hay:
blind, others partially So. and ali showed simi.
One or two o sse%ed @ but Slightly nj afictsd. but
rear and plunge suddenly. and with no appar.
to them Tor about eight months. several have asSe
hoalthy: three died few months after being ans
tnsd out to AND @ II about
them. and could not observe that they
fed upon the loco weed any more than
the Sd ac1 fec and
or accounts for the condition OF "Iocoed
horses and .cattlo. I have had several cattle
orally wasted away gradually and some died. Ali
arc unprofltable after showing these symp-
and best course to pursue Is to Knock them in
tho head at once ut the start. l never saw
horses or cattle afflicted with this disease that
or even all the hay they could eat, and It is
plain to me that Insufficient and poor food is
In some way at the bottom OF the trouble IL
~ certain that fat horses and cattle are not In.
jured BY eating loco. Yours EEespoctfully.
j. IL. NO5ENKRANR.
.wILLow CREEK RANCH. near Haigler. Neb.,
March % '