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The Fountain of Politics.

The Good Government Club young man
who wants to know why what he calls the
cleavage will always be the same in city
as in national politics, is easily answered.
That as a matter of fact it is the same
now was never more clearly and convinc-
ingly demonstrated than in the late mu-
nicipal campaign in this city. The sue
cessful municipal ticket was made up
solely, and necessarily, with reference to
the division Of parties in Federal politics.
Col. STRONG was put at the head of it be-
cause he was known to his party and es-
teemed by it as "A straightout Republican in
Federal politics. He has no more respecta-
bility than have hundreds OF Republicans
who were passed by, and no more fitness for
the Alayoralty, except il come from his
greater experience as a practical politician.
So also ii would have been easy To select a
Democratic candidate possessing all his per-
sonal qualifications for the place, no matter
how great they may be. He was nominated
because four-ifths of the votes necessary to
elect the ticket would have to come from the
Republicans, and not because of his peculiar
illness for the office. The rest OF the can
didates were Democrats, selected because
they represented old-time boiling factions
OF the Democratic party, and all of them
were politicians. Not one Of them was en-
titled to go o the ticket as having any
commanding qualifications for the Office to
which he was nominated, and several were
without the requisite qualifications,
1t appears, therefore, that the makers
of this ticket paid strict regard 10 the
" cleavage in national politics" in its con
They were controlled by it
absolutely. Not a candidate on il would
have been picked out il they had selected
the man solely as the best man for the place
without any reference to his political AS.
Every one of them was a
politician. All of them had tried to get
public Office before, somc of them with open
pertinacity. Generally it consisted of po-
litical hacks.
The election OF the ticket, moreover, was
due to the dominance Of Federal politics,
just as the defeat of the last fusion ticket,
headed by Great SCOTT, was produced by the
cause, Tn Force bill issue in national
then united the Democratic party in
Federal, state, n municipal politics, and
then New York was planting the seeds Of
under its inspiration the Democracy
swept everything before it. The be
uf the Democratic party at
Washington turned against il the pop
ular indignation last Tuesday, and
II was overwhelmed in city, State, and
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Is at once restored. The compensating bal
ance is put on the politico-social machine at
the right time, and at the right place; and
tho Bowery will Pc properly sobered up at
the termination Of the festival by the au-
stere, perhaps ~frowning aspect Of this per-
manent organization in combination with
the elevated element OF the Union League.
But this is only ono aspect Of the curious
changing and interchanging Of conditions
arising from the intention Of the Committee
Of Seventy TO take permanent root. The
more important political aspect Of the Com
mittee OF Seventy remains to I've considered.
We have heard ground mutterings, which
are always OF the earthquaky order, Of an
offensive and defensive combination against
Mr.. PLATT, the great m%ystifying scare
crow Of parlor politicians here and at AL
bany. We were curious to see how IL
was to be brought about. Our curl
osity is satisfied. That was a mas
ter movement to appoint a Committee on
Legislation consisting OF GUSTAV SCHwAB,
LEWIS l.. DELAF1ELD, CHARLES c. BEAMAN
and company. But the superlative degree
Of supreme wisdom was exhibited In estab-
fishing an inner line OF ntrenchment, an
advisory Legislative Committee. consisting
of CORNELIUS N. BLISS, ELtHU Roor,
JOSEPH II. CHoATE, the astute BEEKMAN,
and their associates to aid the Commit
tee ON Legislation. That is the solid rock to
brace up against il the SCHwAB line should
be broken.
1t is understood that no legislation is
to be allowed to pass at Albany affect
ing any important interest Of this city,
or the corporations in which the legal gen
tlemen have professional relations, except
such as bears the sign manual OF SCHwAD &
Co., countersigned by BLISS, BEEKMAN &
Much Of the trouble and disap-
pointment Of life arises from want Of
adaptation Of means to ends, and the
weary worry of taking hold Of the wrong
end Of things. This neat adjustment Of the
Committee of Seventy relieves the situation
by one golden stroke, or two golden strokes.
everything will be sinplifed, from
the st. Lawrence to Gravesend, for the
uninstructed gropers after legis
from the rural districts.
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THE NEW DIPH1HERIA CURE.
Clinicai Report OF the Five Cases Treated
Recently In 81, Louis.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10.-A clinical report Of
five cases of diphtheria treated with antitoxin,
or dlphtherlne, the new cure for that disease,
is published in this weeks issue OF the Medical
Ncrrs. Injections were made in the presence Of
Drs. Bemis and Cerman. resident physicians Of
the Municipal Hospital, and Drs. Freese and
Kneass Of the German Hospital. Afterward
DIR. Louis Fischer of New York visited the hos
pital and injected three additional patients in
the presence OF several physicians.
,The first patient, y child two and n half years
old, had been Ill a little longer than two days
when admitted. Ten cubic ~centimeters OF the
antitoxin were injected on the day OF admission.
The child fingered until last Saturday. ten days
from the day OF admission, when death occurred,
Ten minutes after the first baby was treated
the second case, a little girl, aged two years and
eight months, was injected. BY Nov. 8, three
days after the Injection, the child's condition
remained about the same as when the injection
was given. BY Nov. 81 the child had quito re-
covered from diphtherla, but had a mild attack
of scarlatlna.
The third case. that of a thirteen-year-old coll
ored child. was admitted on Nov. 3, having been
Ill four days. The treatment in this case
was successful, and In that OF the fourth and
fifth cases. children of 8 and \ years old rospec-
lively. In the cases OF the two latter the ex-
hnustion was not so great as before the injec-
tions and the children continued to take nour-
ishment and tn rest well.
1t seems to be the general impression that the
new cure for diphtheria is successful.
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Union. Here in New York there wa no
fusion in the Congress nominations, yet dis
tricts unvaryingly Democratic before were
carried by Republican candidates. Many
Democrats In New York voted against the
Democratic ticket, but the same was true OF
Democrats everywhere.
To sum it all up, young friend, the reason
why the cleavage in city politics and Fed
eral politics will always be the same is that
political results can never be accomplished
except through the fundamentally OF regu-
larly organized parties, and that partisan
divisions are made by Federal poll
tics only. You say that the Good Govern
ment theory is that "the great principles
on which the national parties divide have no
application to the government OF a city;"
but you found in the last campaign that in
order to get your notions carried out in the
municipal Government you had to interfere
in the canvass for Assemblymsn, though
it is unquestionable that State politics and
Federal politics are inseparuble.
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COL UMBIA,s ALUMNI.
New Library Model Inspected-The DIner-
ent Associations Repre- scented.

ent Associations Repre- scented.
A union meeting Of the different associations
OF the laumni Of Columbia College took place
last evening at the Fine Arts building. 2l5 West
Fifty-seventh street. The occasion was the first
upon which the graduates OF the different
branches Of the university have met together.
About three hundred were present.
The object OF the gathering was to give the en-
tire alumni chance TO see and hear about the
plans OF the new buildings. The meeting was
arranged by Eugene w De Witt, John r. Pine,
and Cortlandt T. Bishop from the college In
general; DR.. Francis 7. Ktnnicutt, DR.. I. Mat
lock Cheesman, and DIR. Walter Is. James from
the school Of Medicine, and William Allen
smith, w. Barclay Parsons. and A, H.. Van
sinderen from the School Of Mines.
The Alumni Association has secured A large
room at the right OF the lower hall OF the Fine
Arts building, where the plans and the model of
the library are on exhibition. Yards of plans are
hung upon the walls, and I'm the rear, on a high
revolving table, lisa finely executed model of the
proposed library and plaza. The model Ia in
white plaster. and is about ten feet square.
At o1h O'Clock the members of the alumni sat
Town TO a supper. In the large gallery. Presi-
dent Low, Dean Van Amringe. DR.. w. II. Ora
per. Prof. Charles II. Chandler. and Mr.. DE
WITT, the Chairman, sat on "a platform. Each
made n short speech.
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It isan unseemly rivalry between the Rev.
DR.. TALNAGE and the Rev. Mr.. Mills over the
psstorote Of the First Reformed Church. Brook
Ign. Mr.. Mills il the esteemed pastor Of the
church, whose ministratlons are appreciated by
many Of his people; but II appears that the more
" progressive Of them desire TO turn him out
and get TALMAGE In his stead without any adj
vance of salary. Surely It is T~ALMAGE's duty TO
put an end 20 this business. We know that he
is out Of a place, and that his voice is as strong
as ever, and that he has cart loads Of old ser
mons that can be used over again. II Is likely
also that he feels bad because the Tabernacle
has relieved him from its service after IL had
been thrice burned to ashes during his ministry.
But these things cannot justify him in putting
another preacher out OF his pulpit. TALMAGE
ought to give up his rivalry with Brother Mills.
1t looks mean.
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srEINWAT TR lust INVALID.
A NuIion rat Cssuot ne withheld rro-
the Residusry Lezstees UstI Iso,.

w. F T. Steinway created by his will a trust
Of 1000 shares OF stock Of the steinway Com.
pany. valued at 81, 1000. 900. which was to be he'd
by William Steinway and others rs trustees TN.
III 1904. and then divided among the rcsiduarv
~legatees. Henry w. T. Steinwsy, a nephew "
the ~testator. and one Of the residuary legateeS.
brought suit TO have the trust declared invalid
on the ground that It suspended the absolute
ownership Of personal property for a period not
by two lives In. being. Judge lngra-
ham decided yesterday that the trust was void.
He says;
THE ~testator died on March 20. 1889. and III.
stock WAS to be delivered to the persons named
In the will on Ian. !, 1904. The period was not
determined by the lives in being. hut fixed at
nineteen yeara. ~ would he equally valid for
nineteen hundred years. which would he prar-
tically perpetual, aud the only question 10 be de-
cided 1 Is whether the absolute Ownership Of the
stock IL suspended until 1904. | think, there
fore, that n trust was created by this clause OF
the will. and that the trust is void because it
the absolute ownership Of the property
for n period not measured by two lives In being
at the death OF the testator."
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Hold On by All Means.

We hear with much satisfaction OF the
determination OF the Committee of Seventy
to remain en- permdncHce. This is truly "A
movement in the right direction. IL intro
duces into our public life a highly elevating
element, which cannot fail to he pro-
ductive OF advantageous results. What
the envied 400 are to society in
New York, the Committee of 10 will
tions, already too greatly mixed. When
we consider 1t reiectively who could
expect this committee to retire To how
many Of them membership in the Commit
tee OF Seventy has been the opportunity of
their lives! The principal leaders, too,
are virgin noyices in public acclaim, and
naturally their bosoms swell with pride to
an unusual degree. Would it not, therefore,
bs expecting a self-sacrifce far beyond rea-
sonable limits, to ask them TO disband and
fall back into the ranks OF the people at
this period of rich fruitiong
We are also told that the committee are TO
act in conjunction with the Union League
for defensive and offensive war against that
great public enemy, the Hon. THOMAS c.
PLAT. This superadded function will con
tribute to the general satisfaction. We were
certainly looking for something OF this char
acter, SO far as the social side of the ques-
tion is concerned, when We heard OF DIR.
DEPEw's startling innovation in recognition
OF the Bowery captains of election. No one
but DR.. DEPEw, standing 50 firmly on his
feet politically and socially, would dare to
even conceive of such a break, much less
tremendously install il within the walls Of
the Union League. These representative
men OF the BOwery met last night for social
recognition at the Union League Club. This
Is che simple initiatory movement; the
. reunions, - in fashionable p~arlanee, are 10
follow, We have heard Of the watchful care
of politicians in keeping their fences in or
der; evidently CHAUNCEY thin there
are too many political fences, and he
sets the example of letting down the
bars in this unexpected way. But
there is a divinity that shape, our ends,
rough hew them how we will While DIR.
DEPEw was doing tho rough hewing at his
end, the Committee OF Seventy came in
with their timely resolve OF p~ermanency,
as the divinity, 10 properly shape and
polish the other end, The eounterpoise
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BISHOP WIGGER RETURNS,
His Health 10 Much Welcomed
Joyousiy at Seton Hall.

SOUTH ORANGE, ". j.. Nov. l6.-Bishop w.
NJ. WigRer OF Newark arrived at Seton Hall
College, his home, this morning. after a health
seeking trip of five months abroad. He was ac-
companied by the Rev. l.. c. NJ, Carroll. the
pastor OF the Church Of Our Laiybf Sorrows OF
south Orange, who went abroad with him, The
prelate and his companion were met al Hoboken
when they stepped from the steamship Aller by
me FACULTY OF seton Hall College, including the
rev. 4. j. OConnor, vicar-GenerL OF the Sew
proved. When the party arrived in Sontb
Orange they were escorted TO Seton Hall by the
college cadets, under command of Lieut.. Lenihan
+. Marshall, President OF the college. welcomed
the Bishop. A noon a salute of fourteen Guns
wa, nrtd. Tonight an informal reception was
rendered to him. The Bishop and Father Car.
ron report that the health OF the pope. with
Whom they had an audience. was very good.
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Foreign Note. or H.a, In,.r..,

Colts latest victim Is the MARQUIS OF Salisbury WIN.
In spite OF his 81 years, was drawn into the game rs-
Gently while staying with Mr.. Balfour,
AtCape Town an African volunteer rife team Is bo-
ing organized 10 compete at the meeting OF the Ma
nonai Association In England next summer.
There arc now 1855 packs OF foxhounds in Great
nrlsih' i4s OF barriers, and 2S OF staghounds. In
scotland not a single pack of staghounds Is kept.
As soon as the Bayarian Chambers meet AZ "a assers-
co. the Prince Regent Luitpold will be declared King.
under the name of Ludwig III, in place OF his insans
nephew Ohio.
Meissonier is shortly to have two monuments. o,s
by Frsmeit, near the Church o, PoIssy. OF which m.
painter was very fond, Is nearly ready; the other will
Ne a statue by herel6, aud will be erected in the Gar.
den OF the lnfanta, in the ruIIerIes.
new shirt collar has lately appeared I'm Paris and.
being used by the President. has been nlcsnsmcd tha
order Of Saint P;r.er. Il is turned down. low cut and
ioose' ana has the practical merit, on being raised a
it'le every day, OF seeming TO be fresh from the wish
uuring the recent AustrO Hungarian manmuyr.s
'ne emoaey OF systematic training in lu.r,hI.- VA.
SHOWN oy a division which. IA heavy MARCHING order
s'e'y man carrying sixty pounds, trampcd twenty.
thres miles, under q bsoiling sun and IN stiainr dust
othe scene OF action and a; once vigorously CHARGED
the enemy. ~
sul another type of war ship Is TO be aaasa D., IN.
bs'tiAh navy in the neet cruisers" ordered tr -,
year at a cost Of a million dollars splec.. Tb.v !. 20
DC s'Oi feet In length. 40 In breadth, with a Lranr,, -
= lee'i ther engines must develop ioCoo horse
power and a speed OF 22 Knots. -,e .rB,,,,.,, -,
consist Of qulck-aring and Maxim gun. sna w.,
hsla torpedoss only, a. they are Intended mainly for
scouting service. :"
iIsseo palnilng on church walls that IN NOT ran.
'u'y ue'ay In air as damp and as charged with s..s.
IS that OF England has been Raa, no'snIi, - So
senuoa OF Adolf Eeim OF MuAeh. wnch Mr.. Ann.
LsAGsrrit has used At 81. Martins Mission CLur,s
near tlAekhsauh- The walls are prepared Win . END
~ S'uI-uie cement very porous and FIRM OF texture,
The painting Is done HIA colo. ,r,,rd :, sI
S@VS pure water. The worS must be done a. prS
St,eiS a. oy the Old msthoi Of fs,s 0 painting. but Ne
can oe FstoHched = h;ts At the last. The co,or, arc
IL-.' : " le Application OF aslrt OF sIl~a,e. Va.
80 = fS-Hu'1 according Co the absorbent quail.
urs or ue various collrS. Wien the nxIng -.
p.s's ne 'uFiacs Is vsrJ hard, ANA tie paln,ing. Wh,cI
h-A no g'oss' but a neat, sranuIGted sgr;,rp. may l.
"1AA'u iFeeiy and expofsi 10 rain or opsn ,unught.
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SUNBEAMS.

Vermont has chosen the red clover for her stats
flower. only the women OF the State voted, and the
clover got 1000 out OF $1,000 votes cast.
BENJAMIN Collins OF Blaine, Ne, Il 90 years old,
and saw a railroad train for the nrst time q few days
ago. His pyesight Ia. always been good. &c may be
well to say. He was delighted with the cars, and took
a ride In the cab with tho engineer.
Connecticut il to celebrate this week the two huns
dreth anniversary OF the incorporation OF q ferri
across the Connecticut River, between Haddam and
East Haddam. The ferry has been operated oontinuS
ousIy during the two centuries, and under the SAND
name, e Chapman's Ferry"
The Japane.e ivy still preecnts a match OF rorxeouA
color on some OF the house fronts, but moot OF tha
vines have lost their leaves. The stems remain fo3
some time after the leaves have fallen, and their ap4
pearance Is curious. They tut forward at a nearly
Identical angle, and when the house Ia viewed edges
wise they are SO thick as to suggest . yellow fur.
Judge Juan Joss herrera OF San Pablo, n. NJ, or.
gsnised q meeting I'm the closing days Of the recent
campaign, and, having gathered his crowd, had lust
mounted the platform and begun q speech when Pablo
Uerrera M similar name hut onpo.i,e marty cam. inn,
the room fully armed, held up the Judge, made him give
place. and then delivered q rousing address for the In
dependent nominees.
81 had always had n sort Of idea ~ said n man.
" that rats and mice confined themselves chiefly to
wood, and lead pipe, and cheese and bread, and plain
food like that, hut I and now that they not only have
good a~ppetites, but that they like good tbinrs I hear
for instance, that last night mice got into a closet in
my house in which homemade Jeilies are kept and
gnawed the paper OF q tumbler of Jelly and ate half
the contents OF the tumbler. never before heard OF
mice eating Jelly. and It gives me q better opinion OF
them to know that they do"
- What do you do with all the newspapers you col.
lect - asked a passenger OF an elevated railroad con.
ductor az he left the train at the City Hall station,
and, following the example OF half q dozen other pas.
sengers, handed a morning paper TO the conductor
and saw him add Il to . bunch already buIging his
pocket. "Oh. give 'em to the engineers, nremen,
ticket choppers. yardmen, track repairers. and others
along the line" was the roply. "They look to us reg
ularly for their favorite paper, and we always have
more than enough OF all sorts to go round"
-coney Island is now a desertedlookins place. with
most of the hotels, halls, and saloons closed; but ON
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no CLOSE rHE morr HAvEN CANAL.
ne.oiu,to- or the BOARD OF street Ops-inE
-nsarise o. the Projected C~oncourse.

Herotutton Of the Hosrd OF Stfeet NFN
Hearing o. the Frcieetea Concourse.
The Board Of street Opening and Improve
mcnts met I'm the Mayors Office yesterday. The
resolution that the Mott Haven Canal I've hlled
and that a street be laid in its stead was passed.
The proposition TO close the canal has been pend
ing for n long time. but the Board did not dispose
Of II, as It was in doubt Of its legal powers In the
matter. Tine Corporation Counsel presented q
written opinion that the Board had the necessary
power.
Among the property owners present the ma
jority received the proposition with favor. j. :.
Siteenes, representing Church +. Gates pro
tested against the closing Of the canal unless
the property owners were recompensed by the
city. The Corporation Counsel's opinion referred
only to the part OF the canal between iJSth ana
l4ith streets. but Mayor Hilroy moved that tne
lower partnf the, canal he included. Conmi
sloner Haffen objected. saying there would. be
too much opposition, but hnSlly voted To close
the whole canal. The coal dealers who own
pockets along the canal may 20 to law about
Commissioner HaRcn reported the final mnps
for section 10 NJ the Twenty-third and twenty
sounded by Washington avenue. Third avenue.
r.. 11Jd street, and last 10th street. The maps
were satisfactory. and were adopted without
The Boarl also decided to give the residents
Of tho Annexed district a public. hearing on
Friday, Dec. z, on the question OF appointing
appraisers to condemn the land for the proposed
cInconrse beyond the Harlem River. The North
Side Board OF Trade sent in II petition asking for
q hearing.
"When this cOncoursc was put on the maps
II was tho understanding that there would be
no hurry IN applying for appraiser; II Is a vast
900, 900 or more, and / would not like to take
any steps that would commit my successor TO n
course requiring the expenditure OF so large an