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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-19

rommi,tee when the club selected ITS new house.
n. ha, given great deal OF time in looking after
N. remodclnc furnishing and decorating.
Captain White has been an acceptable substitute
tsr Mr. Lawrence as chairman at the dinners oil the
tluS which the president could not attend. The vice
srrsdent (. of ready wit and smooth discourse. and
sr,ds the flow OF affairs most deity Al the enter
fsinments downstairs he is ever the leader and no
little Of the joty sp,ingS from his clever sacs Cap
tain White Is a good deal OF clubman. As grad
nate Of the University OF Pennsylvania he Is In the
University Cub; as an old Army officer. in the United
service: as a yachtsmaD In the American Yacht ana
As one Interested in amateur athletics he Joined the
Manhattan Athletic Club He IS a thirty threc-d"gree
Mason and belongs the Loyal Legion. George Wash
inrton Post G. a. r.. and the Old Guard. This or
nnza,lon last mentioned is another hobby OF Captain
Whites. lie joined it In 1881 and has been cap
tain for four years. On the death OF Major Mclean
he became commanding officer, He will continue so
until April o. when Colonel sloan. the successor TO
Major Mclean will be installed 1t was natural
promotion 10 place Captain White In command and
MS friends all urged him to accept the honor. His
business however was TOO pressing 10 allow him to
dive 10 the duties all the time he thought they ought
10 have. lie therefore would not he candidate.
John Eleortin having served several years
secretary Of the Lotos Crb and finding II hard to
bear the manifold cares Of tie place. did not desire
reelection Walter p Phillips was therefore noni-
mated In his stead and chosen without opposition
srace,u recognition Of his deserts. He las been In
the club since Isl. and j. serving his third year rs
eircc,or. IL Is on tie Commit. ec on Literature.
With Nr. Lawrence. Captain White. Mr.. ElderAin,
T. u. Harper. The treasurer and few others, he has
done much 10 Increase the clubs membership. The
growth has been remarkable. From January !. 15@2,
10 January last II has amounted TO oG9, resident
ard non resident. number Of Mr. Phlips's fellow
members Of the 81. James Club Of Montreal and the
Union League Club OF Chicago have been impelled
10 isin The Lotos by his descriptions OF It's delights
Mr. Phillips, as general manager OF the United
Press occupies one OF the most important Places
that TIE newspaper world offers. lie Is n native OF
Massachusetts,, but as a youth moved TO Providence.
r. l. He learned teleSraphng and became one OF
the fastest operators In the country. Then he be-
came a newspaper man. soon getting TO be- managing
estor 0. a Providence paper. A little over twenty
years ago lie came to Eew-I0rk. lie has occupied
important places Of various kinds, until now he Is
ths executive head OF the one great news assoca-
ton OF the land. lie is still tremendous worker
AZ the Iotos Cub he has always been great
iavoritr
Those familiar With the domestic affairs OF great
clubs say that the waste In them is very great.
Many stewards and other employees consider COM
missions from trades people legal perquisites OF
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10 tne cbeopest and readIest made and while II mas
been known for many years that It could be liquened
It generally been prepared only In sha q'an'
titles for scientific uses. The use OF compressed d"
As motive power has presented many dl"c""eS'
tho principal one being its bulkiness; hence iafge
vessels must be used In order to get sumciehs
amount OF motive power. and 1t Is hard to make
,hoso s,rono enough and nj the same time light IN
weight As d motive power 1t Is used at pressure
or from COO 10 900 pounds. Bnt II Professor Dewa1
ras discovered an economical and ready way Oh lue
wing IT, II will tend to solve problem In carrying
motive power I'm storage bulk that Will be OF great
b.ncHt TO the students in this line. In the talk WIN
te representative OF the Pail Mall Budget he says
well I don't think there's very much to say De-
couse I've told all have tell about the matter III
nv Two lectures Bmt do believe there's great deal
moro TO be learned about the subject ron see III pres
cnt we've got these case, down to 30 degrees peo"
zero and the lowest possible temperature Il ia ne"
rrees below. II could get some 80 degrees lower
down we might Iiqncfy hydrogen hydrogen has never
bccn pouefcd In n free state yet. Now. It's strange
filing that air can he made into a homogeneous huia
You would think. ms oxygen can be liquehed AZ io1
degrees and nitrogen not until -lo2 DEGREES '"a' 40
Won nadc the air colder and colder the oxygen "oui
become liquid first and then the nitrogen saw mat
prediction made In a standard work only Tie other
day. Now. dare say. you VIII hsh WI! VIC o~'eeN'
doesn't come down first
Strppng quickly back TO the desk professor Dewa'
tool, ND n pencil ard began TO draw with RAPID STROKES
nm ,he back of a letter. Tile diagram, when IL was
finished looked more like the law of dmmiSi""s TO
Turns turned up one ode than ahythhs ei'c "''
n, ,couo,ptcd with While he drew he rapidly ex-
planed how the influence OF atmospheric pressure on
tbe different volumes OF nitrogen and oxygen IN ar
makes them boil almost exactly at INC same ''mpe,"'
,nre. "A he mcdc each point lie frowned hltle'
drawing I'D the wrinkles between his eyes. NOW
that In th. cll theological days. would have peen
taken as proviie initial dlSpensation The strange thns
k that when LIQUID air cvaporates again they are I'M
dor ,he same pressure and the nitrogen goes OIL hrst,
us you would expect.
"ozone can be- 1iquefed by acting on the vapor
Given of from liquid oxygen by electrcity' !. IS
sn,endid dark blue cior, almost as dark as lndiso'
o,opo has net the same molecue As oxygen ana the
electricity breaks up three twos into two tnrees,
that l. The secret Of it, The queer thing about hque
ozone is that when it goes back INTO gas agar" "
cxpl,,l.s You wouldn't think II, but 1t Is stronger
thnn dynamite as an explosive. It's simply because
the czonc GOES back into the molecular foim OF oxygen
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onrredauon by accepting with avldiiy supper seems
be the meal waich mas 80 lar afawm ~ ,q ,h I1,y
he mat mcnbcrs and their friends ivins Ia thr l'isn
horhond Of The Colonial club find II NOR" c"hvcnNn.
IN su there after the tlcair" at stones throw from
home Than AT the downtown restaurants
1t is not often hat AWNING very Try t,nT1G npp
Tnb 81 that tine slightest departure IRON NE ihh"u-
ou. placid r snIoIca h ,Grr evcn T several NV
members were elected 10 this san .tnm sano'"rnm u
e nndGyd and dcu the to LG ans On eanS
date through the barriers at one meeting 50 That lhe
admission Of three in bunch hr oinef ave % "a.
moralgotlon Of the club which followed the discovery
Of nj" ,rrolc.aIe act of The governors.
" A. was expected. there was something 81 a battle
at the Mammalian club election on Thur iny cvrnne
There Two ticket. N the ngM aoM ,pr,nni
can. Edward schcll. Robert Maclay and +. X ,i'rr
dleton. The opposition ticket was made up %' :, Man. ~
ro" and Daniel X. Eaync. The successful candidates
%cr Mr. c % %Gg TnccxSa vS v', m5
votes and Mr.. Maclay. OF votes.
o,en"a " in or near twenty fourhs. Will be the
Franco. American Cub There Is every reason 10 be-
hncwn French people in The city Lave been identified
vii. It's a5%%1 Sps the h Of club % nsnds
reaay eH to",ire ~ the restaurant
Il was expected that at the nnnual meeting OF the
Calumet cln, he'd Marcn the proposition to raise
considerable opposition number OF IN" inc'hpers
emphacay declared prior to the mGinS s' ,neu
he time came there was practically no opposition to
hS motion ana IT was G2'y e eF' G n AZ mt
Club which is put forward by the powers that be. :,
r1 csss" lscS or aST rate Of tic
unfortunate Manhattan Athletic tlub before III. prop
. s Win Ssna part Gf 5 A @
AZ the figures Is most dlscouraging. Mr. freedman
SAYS the srS 10 pTy v "a e. GScvr
OF these liabilities the debts aggregate s933"o. over
100000 IS owing to the club from members Tor dues
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rocsJP IN THE CLUB WORLD.
cotton OF THE IOTOS LAST NIGHT.
vopEL HOUSE COMMITTEE AND WHAT IT HAS
,croNPLIsHED-VARIOu NOTES

,opEI HOUSE COMMITTEE AND WHAT IT HAS
AccoMPLIsHED-vARIou NOTES.
,.,.e,ec,inc Captain william Henry White its vice
..,t lest n.cht the Lo.us Club paid well-des ervcd
f'Imen, 10 one Of the best architects OF its pres
''~F ".-,od Of prosperity. lie nnd the president
CIV r. Lawrence, have been indefatigatle workers
81. Climb. and they have seen the efforts of them
49,. and their ssociates abundantly rewarded The
',.h is receiving applications for membership in num-
81. ~. zach week ard will be tempted, no doubt. TO
&c limit after It gets settled In It's new home
=" yb,h.svc.. near Forty-siNth-st. II Is unlikely,
s..ver. that the resident membership will be per
49, By q change OF the rules TO pass the 800
'.s II this were done the Loios woulI lose
n, rs favor Of good-:elowship. and In fac:
"a NOT. In the eyes OF the old.tlmers. be the
80. club any longer.
r..,aln White Is thoroughly In love With the
"a. He has been a member SINCE lo54 In 1850
" ,,s made director and In another year vice
Ias,at. In this place lie has continued. Ever
r. 40 has been an officer he has served on the
80 Committee and been chairman of the Elections
r..e,t(ec or Committee on Admissions. Being
"a engineer. he was made chairman Of the Building
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THE SWIyDLER AND HIS VICTIM BOTH LUCKY.

An artistic little swlndc pcrp trltcd the other Cay
IN downtown merchant tie rents for storage purposes
TWO or three OF those old building. opposite the ware
houses on the BROOKLYN waterfront ram hacke and un'
inviting until one through the scuttle upon
roof OF vcIvcty grass and beautiful flower, In winter
spotless OF There burs, into his office the
div after one OF snow-torm' chunky little
freshman with an air OF Blended excitement and friendly
interest "Mr. NJ" he exclaimed. there's juss
fallen down and his r.. the sidewalk in font Of
YOUR pare IN Fulmant The ambu ance 1. for. and
thu ccr hos found out your and he'll
vou nav heavy because the sidewalk wasn't cleared. I
s,lppfd over here TO tell you. and I'm willing to be .
witness for YOU" Mr. NJ. thanked him and got his
and address. Then the fellow said; "woud you give
mo q quarter for trouble and time In coming
hcre1, The money Willingly handed over. and with
iartnr expression Of his goodwill and OF his hope that
tho threatened action would amount anything b
drfted Out. 80
vi.h.d and there noated teiorc his mind vision Of .
d,nuv courtroom and ugly pantin crawling in behind
tim. with an EXAGGERATED hobble aud big cane petal.
forqer mounting about the caousncss Of the rich and the
SUFFERING, ot III. poor; stod jury bringing In yerdics
q, heavy damages and big morcaec to raise funds for
rnyins the ,rlppie and the lawyers. lie had hired .
sturdy and apIarnt,y tusy ongshoreman TO clean the
sidewalks after eyrry snowsorm and. havyheated at
the ieows costly remissness. lac dispatched messenger
xcross the terry 10 learn the worst. fls q.
within an hour the clerk returned with strange ana
olsasiny tale The Inrshorenan had made the sidewalk
as rleaA rs the citys Of Aldermen Is unclesn
body had broken his Ies It. ambulance had been
called Then the fearful spectre OF tho threatened law
suI. melted away the fervent Of Joy that STRAINED
into tho windows Of Pnes once. and the merchants
suHIled asan.
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their places OF course the sums come out OF The
club In The end. Not only do clubs generally pay
more for supplies than a well-manaecd hotel would
but extravaganza marks the use OF the articles. III
easy to see IN the light OF these facts, why cub
RESTAURANTS slould yield profit. There IS no pro
pne,or vho has a direct personal interest In cutting
Gown expenses.
The plan OF paying a member a salary TO manage
the club las obvious advantages Ordinarily no one
en- the House Committee afford TO give the Time
Needed 10 oversee closely all purchases ana 10 look
after other details Of management. The 9TH R"gi-
nen Veteran Club. however has had rare e""u
hftrnc with Its House Committee. Indeed II Is not
heasant 10 imagine what would have bappcnei II a
dose hand had not been kept on Its purse-s'rhgS'
h the first place It's income Is too small 10 permit
mach waste. The Initiation fec was pi"ceu az
Ii and the dues were fixed at $50 year. so Una,
NV cxmcmters OF the regiment might De kept ou.
90 the scorc ~ expense. With membership VI
20 II was an interesting problem TO run re
hhhave. house. The restaurant was certain 10 pe
aioss II the service we're included In Its expenses
Three Year, ago the club receipts were Just slooo
eoove the expenses. Two years nSo the beure n""
JUMPED TO O. 400. Last year II was trine more
The gross receipts have virtually remained 'he same
God management alone was rspoisiDe TOT Inv
eAewins little over two years ago new House
Committee took ONCE. Fortunately Its members had
ume 10 devote 10 the clubs interests. IL was run
with the same rfnd scrutiny Of accounts mat WOMB
b applied 10 a private business. Some OF the ieaSs
Tat were stopped were most surprising saving
u 1900 for stationery and OF the same Tor electric
Letting was made in the first year Groceries wines
&C., were bought where they could De e0' '"e.p'''
u ceurse only the best quality being ordereo' ohop
keepers were told that they would not be pa'romzcd
unless they sold TO the club as chesply as 10 prf
vsts house This put stop to the payment OF com
nissions.
The House Committee nlsO invented Sys'e" "
checks hat Is most admirable. Al the emu VI vac.
month II can be seen at glance Just wha' a".'"n'
o. wine, dgan. ETC., ought to be Oh hnnd. ,..a
shortase In the wine the House oo"'Ia su,
laowy not oulv The number Of bottles missing, Dnt
u hand u wine ana the vintage. Several members
~ UnAsn cubb Heuse Committee had ne.N :.
Qps0 q eAseiD Ana vidtea ~ @as
1t NJ ~ = ~ u best tAsy haa ssss
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To make public banquet theatre for an orat6rical
and musical medley is TO set in opposition dis,inc.
appreciative faculties and to create diversion OF
Desires
AT the April meeting Of the Catholic Club the
various prizes In the bowling. billiard and pool
tournaments will be distributed.
The liydrophoha Club Is not as might he supposed
from It's name. an anti-PIohibltion society. II Is
little whist club. composed Of seven members-two
women and five mcn-and the name. Il Is declared
by the members, was chosen at haphazard On
Thursday evening the club had meeting at the
Pound in Fourtctnth-st.
The following awards were made by the Society OF
Amateur Photographers at It's annual members oX.
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TO IRELAND AND RETTRy FOR TWO CENTS.

..I found cur osity my poso1cc box the 0hcr day
.oid Young broker a Tribune reporter. Il have been
irving TO it, ever since About week
aga went the postorlce for tho Office mali instead
~ sending the boy the ten or dozen otcrs was
letter mailed IN Washington D. c., addressed N somc
one IN that city IL plainly directed tn q number In
.rst s. w or II was easy enough q, under
stand how loo al letter might have been placed In New
yo, package but puzzled to- acroun, for ts
pre.ence in my Among the hundreds OF thousands Of
ncces Of mail distributed Ia the New-York Post
Office how ala that letter reach my particular boxp
I'm tell you a stu curious story" said another
f., the group. ..Some six weeks ago my club held .
loan exhibition with ladies' day and reception. The
tickets were hard get but squeezed together two OK
ira. and sent them n girl OF my acquaintance. rc
ed no acknow gment, and after two weeks had
,os.,d 1 not mad Just like girls nowadays aid 70
ms .ef they everything and thank you for nothing
and We, fairly basged my trousers going down on my
knee. To the House for those two tickets. She
want sec mo again he'd about forgotten the
m,,,e, when few DAYS ago | received dapdstcd
Latter ,ddrc ned TO me Ia feminine hand. opened IL
with considerable curiosity, which turned 10 zsensh.
mont when read pleasant note Of thanks for the TICK
received Yesterday The note dated January TO-"
..whctc had ~ been p asked the reporter
.,Ieen: where hadn't IL beeni picked up the en-.
veope and Oh the back this Endorsement Found IN
n,,kar, OF letters at Queenstown. Ireland. Return 20
NswYo rs CRY u. ) A. called the gill that
ing"
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SEEN The proprietor of several big hotels has adopted

seem The proprietor of several big hotels has adopted
1t at all of them.
The 9TH Regiment Club has found It profitable to
nave It's restaurant absolutely st-class. II pays
Its steward more than many bigger clubs do theirs.
Inc Viahos are equal TO better than those serted
In The most ambitious clubs according TO the ludg-
heht OF clubncn who have enjoyed repast with
inc exsodiers. The prices, however. apprcclably
lower.
Most OF the credit OF the admirable work OF the
House committee unquesOnabiy belongs 10 Frederick
A. Goodwin. who has entered tie third year OF
his service as It's chairman. The club has been his
hobby from the first and he has given time TO
IL 'han most bank Presidents spend in their Offices.
Last May he retired from business and since then he
has visited The club daily or Oitenor He Is a
who does well everything he undertakes. HIS zeal
for the club Is recognized. and his fellow members
would travel day AID a night faithful.
painstakng and industrious chairman Of House
Committee
M. Goodwin enlisted In the 7th Regiment In Sep
TENDER. 1862. End resigned In July. 1874. The
Cross Of Honor for ten years service was therefore
conferred him. lie was advanced step by step
In his company until be became first lieutenant.
When he re>igrc! his associates passed resolutions
in testimony OF thH: appreciation OF his fine qualities
as a soldie: and man. After leaving the regiment
he joined It's veteran association For nine years lie
was on It's hoard OF management and for long time
was CapttN e. Company :. In i--- - also retired
from tic veteran ASSOCIATION. OF regret
signed ty the entire board Of officers given TO
lin. Then lie went Into the club and that has alb
sorbed all his spare rgies since. lie was It's
treasurer for year. I,r thirty years he was
e,ted with tie Dcnalsor Manufacturing Company
and he + sill stakeholder in II.
Another active member Of 'he House Committee Is
Edmund Hendricks. than whom there Is no more
popular man IN the Club Ills goodness OF heart l.
III bounded. In the war he went 20 the front three
times with Company +. He Is a charter member OF
the club and has been a governor from The first.
lie Is leading member Of Lafayette Post. T.. A. r..
and belongs to the Union Ncw-York Vaudeville and
Fulton clubs. the Metropolitan Museum of Art. the
American Museum of Natural History and the Ameri
can Geographical Society He is OF the long -estab-
lished firm OF Hendricks Brothers. metals.
An experienced hotel man. Walter ii. sandt has
been OF particular efficiency member OF the clubs
House Committee. lie for many years member
of Company |. He belongs 10 the New-lork Ath-
letc and LOtos clubs and IS member OF the Produce
Exchange For fifteen years he has been connected
with the Hotel Oc,agon. at Scabright. ~ j.
John RYAN Wormcr, secretary OF the Union League
Club gave a birthday dinner at the club on Tuesday
night.
The Southern Society Is 10 clvc reception lor
Thomas Nelson Page and I. IopdnsOn Smith in April
Joel Chandler Harris may also be guest Of honor
Frederic II. Coudert president of the Manhattan
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Thriyscvcn Of TIE forty one candidates ordered to
report at West Point March for examination as
TO their qualifications for cadetshps reported. Two
OF the candidates found physically disqualified by
the Medical Board. The fate OF the other thirtyfve.
WHO were carried through the mental examination and
have since returned to their homes. will not BE- made
known 10 them until their papers have been care.
fully scrntln1cd ana calculated upon by the final
hoard N Washington. Those found proficient VIII be
ordered TO report AT tie Military Academy on June /,
when they Will become members OF the fourth class
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Army officers rs whole are anxiorsy waiting TO
learn what the policy Of the Administration to-
ward the service Is TO be: but this will not be de-
fined considered. until the chief political ap
polntmcnt, out OF the way. There numerous
Irrs.drntial appointments due. and In Nav next
e President viii hav. the selection OF 10
BiIsadlcrG"ncra Charlie, Sutherland. surgeon Genera!
II Army. and to Adjutant-fieneral Robert VIII
iGlns both Of whom will be retired In that month.
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MAKING LIQUID AIR.
PROFESSOR DEwAR's EXPERIMENTS.
THE SCIENTIST EXPLAINS HIS CHEMICAL DID

THE SCIENTIST EXPLAINS HIS CHEMICAL Dis
COvERES.
The Pail Mall Budget Of London recently pub
shed Interview with Professor James Dewar O
what Is represented being "a great scientific ds'
covery." that Of making liquid air. Introductory to
the interview the article says that his nquefactions
Of permanent gases and the Of wanna TO preserve
great cold mark one Of the most important chemical
discoveries OF the century" II is held by scientists
that any gas may be quehed II the pressure and cole
may be obtained and a vessel OF sufficient strength
to withstand the great pressres OF the gases that
may be lquened carbonic acid gas has been found -
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army NOTES or INTEREST.

R,IradIer- General Eugene 4. Carr. who was put on
the retired list three weeks by order OF IN" Prcs
dent has rs forrshadowrd In Ills Column week
400 requested TO lie transferred back TO the active
list. This application was filed with the Mdintant
Gencrai al the War Department. and Is now In tho
hands OF Secretary Lamont. In his petition General
Carr soys that lie feels himself fully capable TO
form the duties Of brIgadier general. an ONCE which
I accepted In good faith and ns the honorable Senate
declined TO confirm the person Colonel Elwr y
o,isl nominated 10 my place" lis opinion was evil
a.n,Iv ,he same" General Carr forwards with his
ps,ition copies OF his correspondence with the Pres
a.nt and secretary Of War. ana begs that he be
,e.nred 10 the active list and Ice permitted FIJI
IN, crn iii The date OF his retirement. bv operation
=, thu law March 90, ls94. The friends OF General
there Is precedent for sucl action by the
President In the case Of Paymastcr General Brce.
..h mt the retired list by President John
or I'm, ms the senate failed 10 confirm General
Rrc. successor before the close Of Congress Presl'
dcni Grant restored General Brire 10 the active list
tn. case OF Lieutenant j. \. Dapnav, who was
nou,Inated for y vacancy OF paymaster with the rank
~, ,aior and which the senate failed 10 confirm, Is
attracting much attention and causing endless COM
mont I'm both the Army and nj Washington. Failing
In the confirmation. Lieutenant Dapnav was appoint
Cd Acting Judge Advocate OF the Department OF Ari'
xona. with the rank and pay Of captain. Acting
Ina Advocate General Lieber protested against this
detail ana then Secretary lamont revoked tho order
II = probable that Lieutenant Dapnay viii not be re-