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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
TWO BRIDGE TICKETS fOR FIVE CENTS.

A REFORM THAT GOES INTO EFFECT To DAY
THE GRADUAL REDUCTION OF BRIDGE FARES.
reform Of considerable importance u large
numbers of people xii into effec, the Bridge
to-day At the last meeting Of the trustees. on
motion " Mayor Scheren 1t determined to
sell two railroad tickets for five cents after the
lst Of July. Up 10 the present time single pass1ge
on the Bridge has three cents but packages
Of tickets have been sod at the rate OF ten for
twenty-five cents. The rate Will enable those
who buy only two tickets at a time to ride as
cheaTy as those who purchase tickets in packages.
II Is said the authority Of President Howell
that the change wifi involve a loss Of $1,000 year
In the Bridge revenues This scarcely seems posi-
be. II shows, however. that very large number
Of those who travel by the Bridge cars buy
single ticket at time instead Of investing twenty
five cents at once. Mayor SchIeren surprised
on hearing Mr. HOwcrs remark. but said that
he was satisfied long the money was 10 10
into the pockets Of the people More that that. IL
will 90 into-or rather stay n-the pockets II those
who need II. for II must be those OF limited re-
sources In the main who have been willing 10 pay
three cents every time they cross the Bridge Most
Of these now. however. will undoubtedly buy two
tickets at once and save cent They viii thus
save about 50 a year II all who do This should
pu, the money saved carefully away the amount
Of deposits In the Brooklyn savings banks would be
considerably increased. In p.int OF fact, though.
the number who realize that they have saved any
thing when they put away a single cent day viii
probably be small a. 10 DE counted on the fingers
Of two hands. good many Bridge travellers VIII.
OF course, continue 20 buy packages Of ten tickets
in order TO avoid the necessity OF getting IN lire
and waiting for other purchasers to get out Of the
way.
There has been Il slow but steady tendency tow
ard the reduction OF Bridge fares. For three or
four years the fare by the railway cars was five
cents AS the distance Is only "a little over mile.
This to be excessive, and after cOnSai-
erab.e agitation a reduction To the rates which
have prevailed up TO ne present time was mn1e
but after a time arrangements made 20 sell
packages 81 twenty-five tickets for 1--WE cents
Then two years ago the fare on the promenade
was dispensed with entirely, and the Bridge foot
way became 10 all ntents and purposes >-b.c
street. In consequence il Is much frequcniel on
warm evenings by the tenement house population.
TO whom IL Is a blessing for II there IS any breeze
stirring II is always TO be felt on this eleva ed
structure; and at ali events the people who dwell
In narrow and stuffy rooms are sure OF getting
fresh air the Bridge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
rrSSOy IRON THE COAL FANNIE.

From The Chicago Record.
rnder the old rule that ITS an Ill wind that
hiou's nobody good" the coal FAMINE mas taught
.'btcago M lenst one useful lesson.
Haven't the residents OF this town observed that
~, L. have been clearer OF late? Haven't they
taken notice OF the fact that the peaks Oh ane , a
hnriings have not been 40 deeply ciouded WIN
T." nts ~ floating smoke. from which the pack anI
"I,n. 1aLes feli on the victims In the shaued
s,rnss,s" Welcoming the glad TRANSFORMATIONS nave
e., oakad themselves the reason for III
IN Iune 1891 for the first time In years, persons
ascending the Masonic Temple OF Au0tor'u ~
ro,,"r were enabled 10 see on n working DAY ths
,rncn cilmps OF Garfield Park far to the W ana
The hie rambling building OF Pncklngtowh ~ the
stock Yards four miles to the southwest lhey
were visible through veil OF smoke II Is True PVT
was veil and not n wall of foggy. impenetrable
darkness The same stacks thar had cousneu o OUT
vocanic columns OF dense smoke now sent me
faIntest gray wreaths curling upward. IL was IKE
Had the factories been closed and the hres
banked Was there less demand for working power
in The bie buildings? No, to both questions.
The fact that coal had become very scarce
and The price had increased. Every man who
burned coal having II fed Into the hre-boxes n
mere spoonful at time. so as to make the supply
last as long as possible. In other words, he was
getting almost perfect combustion and consequent
" there was little. II any sroke mourning out or
me stack He was getting the full value OF his
coal and this II might seem. would be good
thing for him to do whether or not there was
To some minds the late improvement In smoke
consumers IL proof positive that III furnaces were
led economically at all times the smoke would al
mos, disappear II IL the reckless stoker who
stufrs the furnace and then takes long rest VINO
causes most OF the suffering: He did his duty
when the coal famine began. because MS employer
metaphoricaily stood over him with CLUB 70 see
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90 80. 80. "a, 36 FIatbush Ave,
3I5, 317, 319, 321 Livingston ST.
J0URNEAY & BURNHAM.
rNIvFRSIrY Or CHTCAGO.

,-.lc,so June ~ tSpccinD The quarterly calendar
which has opened within The last few days shows
the ,of, registration II the spring quarter 10 be
755. as against SIS for the winter quarter.
"l,,ya,iy 10 the University" WAS the subject OF
an a ldrcss by Professor \. \. stage to the A'a-
dc,ni. College on Wednesday OF last week
The delegates from the university 10 the Young
Mons Christian Association conference at Lake
Geneva are Professor \. a. Stage Or Charles r
Ken, Dean A. Walker. ". o. Wilson. r -
Nichols. H. D. Ah-..s A. T. Watson W. J. Cha'-
mrrs and X. F. Grout.
The spring quarter Of the university closed on
June q The week just closed has been Vd'a-
ton Instead u the anuua! commencement Gus
,om,r,, I'm most colleges the University Of Chicago
has - ouarirr.v convocnton for the comforting OF
GSgr"es and the announcement OF official notices.
.rbe EXERCISES II convOcaton week begin ms even
INK Win A reception to the graduating c,ass The
summer convention Will be he'd on MONDAY alI~r
noon in the university quadrangle The c9nV9ca-
hail chief Of the United states Gcodetic survey. -,
In connection with the convocation exercises VIII
occur The dedication Of Ryerson's physical labora-
m, formal transfer OF the laboratory to the uni
versiiy viii take place on Tuesday evening when
addresses VIII be made by Mr. Ryerson President
IIarror and Professor Nicholson.
receive S%Scaqnre@ie degrees are p 4,og gSrnSs
II + church. Gertrude + Dingec; NJ G ey.er
Marion r. hubbard Dlla N Keith. Mary l., MG s
Lulu Mc'arerty Edwin Morgan. Elizaoe IN, ror,
Ter f. V Pierce. Maud l.. Radford ana Fiorehce
NJ Walker. - -. ,, c-,rte,
~ Professor ". l. Knopp. head professor OF
romance languages. In october Professor hhopp
viii go 10 Spain begin his Spanish lexicon, Ue
nr'sh1rtlcn OF which he has long had In co"ernp'a
tiOn. . ,.-...,. -. ,.o,,,rr..I From,
his rip 10 England To oncr his courses III f''s'S"
during the summer quarter a.. ~,
Inne q was the second anniversary or the Uni
1T, ~ chicago No educational institution ~
,b i'nlte1 states the world I'm fact-has riVal'u
It's marvellous growth and activity ,,,., r,,
.rI -, The university never ceases except for q
week at The close Of each quarIWe a.,r has been
-,,r 81 70 nh. Creek fellowship created from
r,,nds aiss-i by Miss Abby Leach or Nass-ir'
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who occupy them who are in we-to-do crcum-
stances More than half a dozen churches nave
been built in as many years to meet the demahoS
OF the rapidly increasing population.
The names OF the streets In this part OF BROOK
,vn form an interesting study. The main streets
and avenues running east and west bear as RUE
the names Of men prominent in the Revolutionary
neriod of our history. Beginning with Lafayette
ave already mentioned. have Van Buren-st
Creene-ave Quncy-st.. Gates-ave. Monro--st., Mad
ison-st.. Putnam-ave, Jeherson-aVe, Hancock-st'
Macon st. McDonough-st.. Decatur-st., cambridge
ct etc Four or FIVE Of the streets running In the
other direction form novel group. they are named
after the Governors of the State Of New ork
These are: Marcy-ave.. Tompkns-ave., Throop-aNe.
and Lewis-ave One more should be added, namely.
Yates-ave named for Governor Yates. but changed
a number Of years ago to Sumner-ave. on account
Of the confusion arising from It's close similarity
when written spoken 10 Gates-ave.
One who has watched the development Of this part
of Brooklyn cannot fail TO observe the steady ad-
vance in the character Of the houses put up. even
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01

three blocks TO the eastward is now occupied by
a Primitive Methodist society.
The Rev. Mr.. Kent. IL may be added. was one oi
the company OF pubc-spirted citizens who went
10 Gravesend last Election Day 10 act as watchers
in the interest Of Mr. Gaynor and honest govern
ment and suffered violent treatment AZ tn hands
OF Mckane's thugs and backguarls
There IS one thing in which Stuyvcsant Heights
is lacking That Is good payements. Stuyv"sani-
ave itself is paved with granite blocks and lS kept
in pretty fair condition The j. true u
ThrOop-ave. All Of the streets running east and
west. however. are paved with nothing better than
cobblestones. with the exception Of one block each
In Hancock and jefferson ayes. Between Marcy
and Tompkins ayes. the TWO last-named streets are
surfaced with asphalt and the asphalt pavement II
being extended In Hancock-st 20 ThrOop-ave. II
ought be carried SIN further eastward. either IN
HancOck-st or JenersOn-ave.. AMI il IS greatly
needed in Decatur-si and McDonough-st., which. IN
the quality Of the residences fully worthy OF
the best pavements IN The city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
THE SEARS SrRovG SENSE OF SMELL.

Among the many singular traits OF character
possessed by seals" said Oliver H. Mason a retired
Sea captain none are more striking than the de-
voiion OF the male 20 It's offspring contrasted with
the apathetic attention paid by the mother. The
latter Will AT. the least a.arm bolt away into the
sea and leave her babies behind her. but the bulls
mount guard the swarming herds OF young
and nothing can exceed their devotion and courage
when called upon protectors. The sense OF smell
possessed by the seals Is very strong and will, in
variaby wake them on Of a sound seep, even II
you come upon them ever SO quietly to the wind
ward and you Will alarm them I'm this way much
more thoroughly though you be a ha.f mile dis
tant. than II you came up careessly from the lee
ward and walked In among them. they seem
their own species until they smell you. The chief
attraction in these animals is their large. hand
some eyes which indicate great intelligence. They
are a deep bush back with soft glistening APP
pearance. and the pupil. like the. cats Is capable
OF great diaton and contraction"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
rnssrs Ply TILE woopRrrr STORES rIRE

The losses by the FIRE in Woodruns Stores IN
Hrooklyn on Friday. were figured up 10 amount 10
sc5O 40 Yesterday The details were these on
Warehouse * completely destroyed, $l"c"' ana on
its contruts S2soen. upon the contents OF Ware
bous. II S2l5OD This building itself was littlc
harmed. as the damage to the contents was chl'ly
ly water The contents Of h includ"l Jul" buttS
"ieaI praas fish salt sugar, sarsHfras and lbln-
lass The contents Of II are chiefly raw sugar
The amount of damage 10 this by the water can
,,nt lac accurately known for several DAYS The loss
10 the Union Ferry Company in It's repair yhrd WAS
{, O,o All the losses covered 10y insurance Inc
d.. ,,as due 10 SPONTANEOUS combustion IN the Jute
Tn. body OF the missing employe OF me Terry
COMPANY Robert sheppard. ~ No. "A SiEth-ave,
was not found IN the ruins where IL was DcHe'eu 10
have been buried yesterday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
FrGHrTyG SMOKE ~ CHICAGO.

From The Chicago Herald
rich, s,,,s have been Instituted against a single
- helcher in the heart OF the city. They are
not TO be Justice court farces They are brought oy
nwners Of adjacent property, who VIII demonstrate
H"fora n court OF record that the nlth discharged
from the premises OF violator OF the smoke or
dnance has Injured the value or nelghboring prop
erty 30 materially that large sums are asked az
equitable damages. , 80 vita
These suits constitute one more warning 20 Fo-
In tors OF the ordinance against smoke. Inc or
dinance is based common sense ana reason.
rnmr,s have repea teddy affirmed that no man can
~ use his own property az to Impair the equtaDIe
use OF a neghbor's No property-owner' Ior , eA-
annie has a right to construct on MS premises
any building which will take away light or air from
an adjacent building. Smoke takes away Dotn nght
and air from those into whose apartments 1t Pe"'
trates. ...... h.oo,ao
The ordinance Is reasonable, moreover. because
A has been demonstrated that smoke Is a waste
OF fuel It In reasonable because smoke suppression
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is expected that considerable number Of the mem
beers Of the regiment VIII hereafter make their
homes In the Immediate vicinity OF their mead
quarters ,,,..
The newest church erected Stuyvesant Heights
IL that Of the Lewis Avenue Congregational 80,
ce;y The history of this church from lis SIN -, ~
terestng A dozen years ago the BrookIynte VINO
on a sunday or d DAY of" strayed as FAR uptown
as the region under consideration might nave seen
al Lewis-ave. and Monroe-st. small frame struct-
ure standing practically by itself Vacant lots were
This was the Grace Presbyterian Church, Il led
precarous existence for several years and then De
ment About six years ago the Rev Robert D.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
LEWIS AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

.,ag,nV nv their external appearance alone For
,,ne everything was either plain brick Or plain
,roun.,onp Gradually more artistic IDEAS have
baen introduced. well as different materials
which lend themselves 10 effective groupings ana
n,ras,s In some OF the newer blocks excellent
$3.50 have been produced in this way con-
.n,cuous example OF attractive Romanesque treat
,nent II 10 be found I'm row or residence houses
,scentlv erected in Glenada Place. a short Dut
800 thoroughfare block In length. extending
tro,n Fulton TO Decatur-st. The effect as onr looks
from Decatur-st along Glenada Place and past the
Kings County Elevated Railway station at Albany
ave Is uncommOnly fine. Other gOoh examples OF
artistic buildings are 20 be found IN Pn,nam-aVe'
between Lewis and Stuyvesant ayes. ana IN Stuy-
yssaot.aye between Putnam and Jefferson ayes.
The Improvement In the character OF the houses
A.. 10, confined TO their exteriors, however. The
houses recently built are models OF delicate anu
effective handling Of selected WOODS ana co'ors'
and Of course are provide WIN eVeTg he pi
vate houses hardwood trimmings are nse1 alnios'
exclusively. with open plgmons G me dining
is placed on the par'or moor hS'eau VI ''e '"''
" one OF the important additions TO the buildings
on Stuyvesant Heights the most iinP.ra D' So
al ousstion-as effective results is the JUST com
nnis,ssd ls,h Regiment Armory: This occupies more
than half OF the block bounded by putnam, sun sum
ner-ave and extends toward the east Tor a os.
purchased BY the city Ave years ago nui the punu,
Ing although now used by the fes,'eh i "a, az
scarcely be said TO he finished nj Leg lTs ~ "a
90 with which add the finishing touches. IL was
<o,,rd among other things, that IN the VIlgl,,,aI
Bans no provision had been made for sidewalks Tx,
around the armory, and these have yet 10 De Pu d
49,, THE total cost Of the armory when nnisned
Lii he about 100000. The members OF the 18TH
are congratuasng themselves on having inc hnesi
~. rr,orv in the country. The front OF the armory
20 hull; In the Norman style OF architecture, me
hea,sty OF which be fully appreciated only
Then the structure is viewed from little distance
when IL is seen rising above the surrounding ouid-
,nas The rear portion OF the armory consists OF,
drlroom nearly 200 feet square. ON the whole tne
xresfment OF the armory has been such as TO make
n an attractive feature In the neighborhood. IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
RARE CONFIDENCE REWARDED.

From The Pittsburg Dispatch.
one ~ the officials OF the Pennsylvania Railroto
who is possessed OF a magnificent bald mead Nss
I'm a Phiade phia barber-shop the other gay setens
shaved when he had finished. the paroer le
marked Mr. --, I've got an elegant ne" , nr,r
restorer here. VIII you let me try II on i,ior
head" The official assented. with an opsetNi' .S
which showed he had previous experience wiz ,ns s
matter "Go ahead; don't think you can 60 -a ~
any harm" Thereupon the barber, win a sIeas
flourish took bottle from the stand ane WI WIN
much ceremony began TO rub his customer n.su
After ne had been rubbing some time ne Nopp, 80
suddenly and seemed greatly agtated. Iumns 20
his customer. he said In most mustered nS, Tor
cot n ask YOU how high you wanted your Tore
head" The official suppressed smile aru, rea ~
ing that such confidence was unusual ne s@''
man half dollar as he left
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
STUYVESANT HEIGHTS,
ONE OF THE RAPIDLY GROWING NEW
DISTRICTS IN BROOKLYN

HOUSES BY THE HUNDRED BUILT IN THE LAST
FEW IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CHAR
ACrER AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUILD
INGs ERECTED-THE BIG ARMORY FOR
THE 18TH REGIMENT-THE DEVELOP
MENT or A CHURCH-BETTER
PAvEMENTs NEEDED.
One Of the rapidly developing residence districts
of Brooklyn is that which is sometimes known as
Stuyvesant Heights. The name Is SO good and SO
appropriate that It ought 10 be attached perma-
nently to the region. after the manner Of other
parts Of the city. which are known as Brooklyn
Heights the Park slope the Hi. Carroll Heights
etc. The district In question lies about Stuyvesant-
ave. as a centre and may be roughly described as
bounded on the north by Lafayette-ave, on the
south by Fulton-st the west by Marcy-aNe
and the east by Reid-ave 1t is reached by Doth
the Kings County and the Brooklyn Elevated ROADS
and is traversed by two trolley lines running TO Full
ton Ferry, and by three crosstown lines. II Is DIS
tant from the Bridge. In time from twenty TO TWEEN
ty-hve minutes. and Is therefore. easily reached
both from the Brooklyn City Hall and the down
town part of NewNork.
The growth OF this district has been exceedingly
rapid. Ten years ago the greater part OF 1t con-
sisted Of open lots, and only little time before
that corn and potato fields fourished here. The
opening OF the Brooklyn Elevated Road in 1886
gave the first boom 20 the region. ard in snort
time long of houses began TO spring up Ike
magic. Those who nibved this district and went
10 the country for tile summer were scarcely able
10 recognize their surroundings on their return.
The. whole region is situated on high ground, and
little grading and filing necessary in laying out
the streets. Stuyvesant Heights lies in the Twenty
shird and Twenty fifth wards, and large proper
ton OF the hundreds of houses built there in the
1ast eight or ten years owned by the people
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
ursn,yD rUnyIrURE AyD GIen COVE.

Mary ZaIInska a young and pretty Polish woman
living al 80. 20 North Eighih-st, Hrooklyn apphe1
for a warrant for the arrest Of her husband yester-
day In the Lee Avenue Polir Court. and said she
believed he had run away with Hannah Grautter.
s~senteen years old. The girl lived with them. The
Zalln>Sas came 10 ny country three years ago,
bringing the girl WIZ them. They had cared for
her for sor>e time. me being an orphan Mrs. Ia
llnska says thai (hen she noticed that her husband
WINS attentive to Hannah. she believed II To be only
a fatherly affection. She learned differently on Fri
day night, when she returned 10 her home after
visiting friends In New York and found the apart
ments stripped OF everything. and both husband and
girl gone. She referred TO the Even Street
Police Court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
mANY CASES OF DIPHTHERIA.

since March there have been 100 cases Of diph-
iberia reported to the Health Department. and 40
de,tbs DR. H. r. Emery. Health Commissioner IS
taking active measures to stamp out the disease.
and hopes 10 have IT under control soon; Last week
,har' ,,,.r. fortvi hrcr deaths Every house where
he disease is reported is fumgated with sulphur.
The epread ~ ,he disease Is largely que 70 the
ti,ur ~ rcnort all cases About One-thiri ~ those
which have been reported have proved to be only
throat. ,,.,-,..,,... 49,
bouse ~ Thomas j. Mctirath. at No. 4N flfth st.
where there had been case OF diphtherlA me mouse
vas sci on fire yesterday, ana a loss Of N~ was
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TRUNKS.
4 Safe of Special Importance to
Tourists and Summer
SOjOitTnerS.
TRUNKS.

We offer 272 Trunks. Of thoroughly reliable
quality at the following extremely low prices;
100 Flat-top Dress Trunks. sheetiron bound
sheetiron centre bands iron bottom hard WOOD
cleats brass Victor lock- steel clamps and steel
corner clamps sizes ~. 30, 32. "a and 50 inches,
choice Of either size. 50 20.
1875 Flat-top Dress Trunks heaNy camps ana
clca,s three cleats on bottom. four large Pinch
hinges extra large bolts. best quality Excelsior
lock full cloth lined. sizes p. 30 80. "a and 30
inches choice OF either size. - ~.
80 a. dnest quality leather-bound and iron-bOund
Dress Trunks. various styles, sizes from - to 81
choice Of either size s. 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01

Kent of Matawan, y. j.. called to be its pas
tor. He proved 10 be man Of much energy ana
organizing ability. and in a litile time m socleII
was worshippng In substantial brick chapel erected
for il a block away. at Lewis-aVe and Madison-st.'
the name having been changed to the Lewis Avenie
Conversational Church. The lots purchased on THIS
corner provided ample room for good-s.Zed church
in addition the chapel. and within the last year
a fine church building has been erected. \ Few
weeks ago IL was dedicated. Already practically all
the pews have been taken and 1t IS a question
whether a larger building should not have been
planned for.
Meantime the old frame structure has been moved
bodily away, and having found resting place two
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
SILK WAISTS.
Special Sale of Fine Goods at
Wonderfully Low Prices.

We have Just purchased large line OF fine
SILK Waists (made by one Of the best city manu.
facturers) at prices so .ow that enabled
10 make the best Offering Of the season
40 China silk Waists. lace trimmed, full front
large sleeves $2S instead Of $3.50
225 assorted China and Japan silk Waists, fine
stripes figures and plain COlOrs including some II
the newest Kai Kai SILK with extra large sleeves
full front and pleated back 1855. instead Of 1913
175 extra fine Japanese and China SILK Waists,
yoke striped with cream lace, double rlffie over
shoulder edged with two rows OF inserting in
black navy, brown and cardinal. assorted sizes
ASS instead Of $500 and $1,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
A POLICEMAN TIRED or THE BUSINESS

Policeman Henry QUINN who was attached TO the
Fifth Brooklyn Precinct yesterday offered his shield
10 Captain Short commander OF the precinct, giving
as a reason that he tired OF the business.
Quinn was appointed the force about five years
ago and was a faithful policeman until about six
months ago. when he became addicted 10 drink. In
NAV he was before the Commissioner on charges
and fined ten DAYS pay. He was down a similar
charge in June and lost fifteen days pay. When he
got his money on Thursday afternoon he went off
on q spree and when he returned 10 the station
house Yesterday gave up bis shield.