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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-12
THOSE GRICESEND BONDS.
JOHN Y. MKANE RECEIVED LARGE SUNS OF
MONEY FOR WHICH THERE HAS BEEN
NO ACCOI NTINC


MONEY FOR WHICH THERE HAS BEEN
NO ACCOUNTING.
The complication OF the accounts Of John T. Nc
Kane. Supervisor OF Graveseni with those OF
the town will probably result in an application to
the Supreme Court for a commission to investigate
the financial condition Of the town for the last
years. Charles c. Oyerton. OF The Kings
County Journal" secretary OF the Board OF Audi
tors OF the town. says the accounts Of McKane
so loosely kept and tangled up in such way
that 1t will be difficult for experts unrave them.
The town has 81. 5000 outstanding In bonds. and
there is 100000 that cannot be accounted for. II
found In auditing the books OF Edwin W.
Norris. town treasurer that bonds for $4,000 had
been signed by him and given 10 McKane 10 sell.
but returns have ever been made by the latter
OF the bonds or the proceeds. Then there were
bonds for $4,000 issued FOR in Sheepshead
Bay and bonds for $4,000 FOR sewers in Coney
Island no returns Of which have been made max
ing total Of s3oo0,0 not accounted for IL is said
that McKane turned bonds FOR $4,000 over 10 the
sewer contractors in lieu OF money in the financial
strngency last fall. Under the law OF 1892 the sum
OF s255.oOo has been turned over 10 McKane as SUI
pervisor from the fund from the sale Of common
lards In the town
Auditor Overton says that McKane has never
accounted for the disposition OF this When ne
asked him do in January McKane wanted
him to wait until after his trial. Much OF his
money paid out FOR town improvements The
sum OF 10000 was paid over 10 McKane for The
construction OF the new police headquarters Inc
building is half done. but the contractors have
received no pay. Mr. Overton said that there were
various appropriations for town expenses in Nc
Kane's hands and added "As mater OF fact he
in the habit OF handling these moneys ani
accounts in a careless way that | much doubt u
he could exactly tell Just what disposition was
made OF them AS the Chief OF Police ne owes 10
almost every policeman from sl00 to $500 back pay
from his exceedingly slack way OF doing business
His word law. and no one ever questioned H.
But he has for all can see. placed himself in
bad hole. Between the Board OF Auditors ana me
Citizens Association these mixed-up arars are
bound 10 be Strengthened out. and somebody wiz
certainly have TO make the deficiency good
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-12
WHY CHURCHES SHOULD BE TAXED
THE REV. MADISON c. PETERS DECLARES THAT
THEIR PROPERTY AND THAT OF ALL CHAR
TABLE INSTITUTIONS SHOULD PAY
MONEY TO THE STATE

MONEY TO THE STATE.
The Rev. Madison g. Peters spoke on the sub
ject. why Church Property Should lie Taxed in
his sermon last evening. at the Bloomingda.e Re
formed Church He said In part:
The census Of 1880 has reported the alleged value
Of church cdhces, the lots on which they stand
and their furnishings as $6sO.6s7 lO5. This does NOT
hclule the Value OF parsondges. lots, mOnasteries
converts, schools, colleges, orphanages lands etc
OF which the various churches hold probably 500 :
W'W more. very careful student Of the Roman
Catholic Church in this country says she has now
$1,000 g.! worth oi proPery These ACQUISITIONS
the mp9yershInenl OF Their people There are other
large revenues from properly that ought 70 bt
taxed Instead OF the Nation paying tribute to the he
tribute to the Nation. Tax all church property. and
we Will find out whether all Of them are loyal or
cOrporated religious wealth became at one time so
great In England. and In France Italy. Spain and
parayzed Industries. and produced ambitions which
were only alleviated BY Wholesale conhscatlon.
bannm taSh ave resdent n2aG wSGd speedily
vorce between Church and State ought to be abso-
lutte. II you exempt property OF any church or
ganlzaton you impose a tax upon the whole com
mich n"yertv and want in the communitv o MIN 90
@eged c gnI purposes on our mot vaSa i%e
sites buresque on both religion and charity.
where they are most needed, instead OF building
one great structure In fashionable quarter. FIX
and that IS contrary to our Constitution. In many
Protestant churches the pew rents high and
the people so exclusive that the public feel they
are not wanted. and II Is the truth that many
OF our churches are only social clubs with re-
lgiOus bias
] would tax all charitable institutions. hospitals,
oEphansges and the like Gzsr work Is not wholly
church property 30 that we get total separation
by the taxation OF the people at large. There ls
reason why any property which does not belong
TO the State should not pay the state for IT. pro-
lection.
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4 "SMOKER" FOR A VETER1y CLrE

The 18th Regiment Veteran Club had a .smoker"
on Saturday night. Nearly every member Of the
club was present and all enjoyed a thoroughly
good time The programme consisted OF original
poems and humorous deliberations " nv WilIi.,,
Devere; musical observations, by Mr. Archer. i,Ib-
lee songs, mandolin. guitar and human flute solos
by the three Murray Brothers: songs h,, coorc1,
D. Childs the ''ronal Thumb" soloisf. and banjo
ana piano selections by David Fitzgibbons and
John VI. Turner. ~
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TIE rxK.roruM cLUBs JoA1y rrry,vo

T''T1 IIFIF-T' III WITT " "VII ETINTNN.
The members Of the Tee-ToTum Club enoyed
an interesting entertainment at the clubhouse, in
East Twenty third-st. Saturday night There
were music. boxing wrestling and other features
Tn !he p programme and all the members Of the Tee
ings IN the history OF the club The having and
wressns we're especially good, and the club proved
attending. "s ~ "s"' wen worth
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The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

eluding his secretaries on ponies in the
rear. are apt to impress the foreign
devil with the pigtailed potentate's
importance.
-4Stoves there are none. In cold
weather fire is built on the ground,
and the smoke after filing the house,
escapes through the chinks in the walls
and roof The cooking-ovens have no
chimneys Rice straw, brush and
twigs treTa the sclds, forest and hillii-
side are used for fuel The charrcd
emhers remaining after the meals are
cooked are scrapcd together into small
clay pots and carried about to warm
the hands and feet
LEM thus described his first expert
ence with hostile natives; tine air
was bitter cold the third morning of
our tramp, and the hig coolic needed a
double dose Of opium. We got started
by eleven o'clociI. and had LETT the tel
egraph road to the left and had crossed
the Nangtsi river TO the north side.
The road wa over low bottom land
to Wankiangshicn. situated on a knoll
and surrounded by q partly raisea
wall covered with vines. The crowd
~ yelled; Foreign devil. at which !
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

but to the daring wheelman pedaling
his foreign cart" through John China
mans territory, native prejudice be-
comes a very serious thing indeed. In
the May number of Outing poor LEM
gives some striking illustrations of
this, and in letter just received by
the publisher of Outing he uses the
following significant language in
reference to an attack upon him by
mob of ignorant natives. For a mo-
ment it was touch and GO. Two score
of hoes and clubs were many times
more than match for my revolver,
and knew It. To fight was useless:
to pray seemed equally vain, for it ap-
peared as if the Lord had not inspected
this country lately, and had over
looked the lonely Yankee wanderer.
For some unknown reason providence
interfered, firmly believed, the mob
held their hands for one moment. It
was a dramatic pause-lilse the paws
of grizzly bear, one may need expe-
rience it but once in his life. The
scene is burnt into my memory and
will never be forgotten. i was calm,
for in truth could hear the ripping
of the dark river. There was no need
to think or struggle more-I realized
that had enjoyed my last outing"
Speaking of Accommodations fur
nished to travellers, Lenz says: ION ar
irving at Chinese inn l never asked
any questions. but rolled the wheel
right in, sat down among the China
men. and ordered my rice as uncon-
cernedly as native. From two to four
bowls of rice compose square meal,
and in the center of the table are fish
and greens. from which each helps
himself with chop sticks The heads
and bones of the smaller fish served
are eaten as a matter of course, and
caused surprise by leaving my share
undevoured. During meals, pigs, dogs
and cats lovingly slide between ones
legs in and out from under the table.
Three times q day the innkeeper
cooked rice and greeks for one wheel
barrow coolie and myself. gave him
some extra money for eggs and meat
which he cooked fairly well.
Most of the people live in abject
poverty and subsist wholly on rice and
greens. The proportion of poor ID
China is probably greater than in any
other country in the world. The houses
in the towns and cities are mostly
built of frail brick walls, with floors OF
stone or brick in the more pretentious
structures In hamlets and the rural
districts the walls are made of poles,
mud, straw or light bamboo. These
structures are covered with tle sor
straw roofs and have no floors except
the bare ground. There is but little
furniture; generally only table, with
a few trestles to sit on. Even the Chi
nese mandarin has but poorly-fur-
nished house, though he makes such an
elaborate display in his silks, satins
and. when seated proudly IN
his fancy carrying-chair. Then his at
tendants walking ahead with signs,
flags and drums, and another batch, in.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

fawn colored light weighted cloth, with
a plain skirt arranged to fall in full
folds at the back, and plain coat of
moderate length turned back in front
in wide revers faced with white moire
Under this is fitted waistcoat of the
watered silk fastened with tiny gold
buttons and partly concealed by a
graceful, scarf of lace, tied, and falling
in long ends.
The old-fashioned shepherdess check
Is in marked favor this season, both in
silk, fine wool, and silk and wool mix
lures. Dresses made of this check are
decorated either with the inevitable
rows Of velvet ribbon or narrow rimp.
or else with lace upon the bodice alone,
the skirt being finished with narrow
bias ruche of the silk.
Tailor styles are much liked for the
linen and duck suits. The new mod
els have open coat, six-gored skirt
with full back, and two or three shirt
waists or pique waistcoats to complete
the costume.
The sailor hat bohs up serenely, and
is made with both high and low
crowns, and wide and narrow hr;ms
to suit all tastes and faces. Silk or
chamois gloves accompany the duck
suifs. and rnsset ties are also in ordsr
Lace trimmings are on every sort of
wearable article of dress. Plain white
parasols are in great vogue, and are
now within the reach of the most mod
est purse.
The short Spanish jacket of moire or
velvet accompanies many of the pretty
evening toilets 10 be worn at the snm-
mer resorts. overskirts are making
steady progress in favor.
Pale pink, deeper rose color and
golden green are leading tints for
evening gowns, and the fine French
Leghorn elegantly trimmed is the ba,
par excellence for dress occasions,
KATE DUxnAM
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

only smiled, as we walked along
through the narrow and crowded
streets. The coolies were tired and
wished to stop here, but l was anxioua
to push on to . hamlet inn. knowing
by experience there was no peace for
me in town of any size. At the west
gate my coolies walked into an inn re-
gardless of my wishes. The Chinese
followed, pushing and yelling,
.Yankwciza. The proprietor grew
angry, my big coolie became excited,
turned and called the crowd sofne-
thing that made them furious. They
pounced upon him, one struck him
over the head, and a general fight
seemed likely to ensue. Quickly NOV
ing in front Of my coolic and the
crowd. beckoned them to keep quiet,
then ordered the coolies to pick mp the
wheel and leave the town. followed
by their side, and managed to keep
the angry crowd of without using my
revolver.
Two of the nickeled hinges on my
valise had been twisted off: the thieves
had no doubt mistaken them for silver.
Almost distracted, l pointed to the
empty tool pouch, but the following
crowd shook their heads, insisted that
l should ride, and began throwing
stones at a distance. Presently they
became bolder and came on closer, and
one stone struck me on the leg.
Things were getting uncomfortable;
my wheel clogged up with mud and
snow again and could not get away.
Drawing my revolver, l flourished it
about, but they only gave fendish
yells and came closer. Dropping the
wheel in the snow, gave chase. and
fred three times in the air. The crowd
of thirty or forty ran as fast as their
legs could carry them. When l re.
turned, i was only followed short
distance by some of the bolder ones,
who for a time did not venture
within a stones throw. Two burly
young Cinnamon grew bolder and
followed closer and began throw
ing stones again. Suddenly | laid
the wheel down, and, with as hor-
rible a yell as l could produce,
rushed for them. They just gave one
look to make sure that was coming,
then it was really laughablc to see
how fast the big towards travelled,
although l am comparatively small
man."
Lcnz experienced great difficulty in
keeping his hired coolies up to their
work. In referring to one of them, he
throws a side light on that bane of the
Chinese, the opium traffic. as follows:
THE opium fiend kept up his smols-
ing, which compelled me to watch him
constantly. l would go along with him
into the opium dens and not let him
smoke too much. For twenty cash,
or about a cent and half, block cup
of opium is sold, which makes three
paste balls for smoking. The Chinese
at these dens were amazed at nv
audacity and looked displeased at first,
but in few minutes l would have
them laughing. They were.much sur
prised that l, a foreigner, did not
smoke opium. The Chinese women as
well as the men are frequenters OF
these vile places. Some of the men were
pitiful-looking beings, dirty and un.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

washed for weeks, their clothing in
tatters, their once raven-black hair
fallen ont, but, still, every cash they
get goes for this deadly drug. In every
hamlet or village, ever so remote, and
in road inns they sell opium. The
competition in opium dens is so great
that the price charged the opium
smokers is really low, considering the
high price paid by the proprietor buy.
ing it wholesale, so the enormous
profit on opium goes to India. The
chinese government, of course, re-.
ceiyes some revenue on this article
from duties. but would be only too
glad to prohibit its import were it not
for the treaty with the English"
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

10 ding an imaginary conversation
With him. .'wouid you like me to tiss
sou?- she went on, lust like l tiss
father. and like your little girl used TO
tiss yen. cos you did have q little
girl once, mother told me so. and she
lied. and then the girls mother died.
too, and now you've got no one to tiss
you, so shall tiss you. and when say
my prayers | shall ask God to tell your
little girl that will love you now:
then she will be quite happy when she
knows you're not alone" Then softly
climbing ON to the bed she leant for
ward and kissed the sleeper, first on
the forehead, then on the lips: then.
sliding down again, she went back to
the armchair, where, in company with
Dands-boy. she enrled herself up, and
in spite of her resolutions to the con-
trary, went fast asleep. Gradually the
fire died down, until only faint red
glow remained, the kettle no longer
boiling. left off singing, and darkness
and silence reigned supreme, save for
the ticking of tho clock on the mantel-
piece. by and by there was moves
ment from the bed, and hand went
cropping out in the dark in search of
matches. Striking a light the old
man sat up in bed heaving heavy
sigh as he did so. Il might have
known it was only dream" he NUT
tered, half to himself; 'how long is
this TO go on; when am to see my
dear ones again. Then something in
the armchair caught his eye and made
him hold bis breath. Could he be
dreaming still, or had God been merci-
fal and restored him to his dear ones
gone beforee 1t must be, il was his
little girl. and. holding out his arms to,
wards the sleeping child, the old man
burst into tears.
MY God, my God. thank Thee
he cried out. so loud as to wake the
little sleeper. who. starting mp ont of
her sound sleep, called to her father.
cit is, it is my Jenny" called ont the
old man in frenzy of joy. Instead of
being frightened, tine child ran over TO
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

muslin. Black silk muslin and chiffon
dresses accordion plated throughout
and trimmed with white lace and In
sertion are among the most tasteful
and elegant dresses of the season,
whether made high in the neck for
day wear, or with the V-cut bodice for
evening. Grenadines in fancy figures
on lace-like grounds are made up
over shot silk Innings. Lace toilets
look most fascinating over white wa
tered silk. Opaline silks founced
with tiny flower bouquets, or flower
striped, are made up with full skirts
and round waists trimmed with butter
colored laces.
Very handsome black silk and satin
toilets are made with gored skirt with
full back, with Eton jacket fronts fin
ished with revers and cape collar OF
black moire silk, the blouse waist be-
meath formed of some rich or daintily
colored fancy silk. The huge Queen
Anne puffs on the shoulders are Of the
moire and the long forearm of the
sleeve is of color matching the
blouse, overlaid with net, r'banded to
the elbow with jetted gimp. In this
case, jet edges the revers and the
standing collar.
In the midst of all this elaboration
and dressiness in summer gowning, it
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23
stub End. Of Thought.

A woman may know a man is lying
when he tells her she is pretty, but she
would not have him punished for the
fault
knowledge throttles faith
When a man loves money, a woman
may expect very little of his love and
less of his money.
A man who will not lie TO woman
viii not lie to anybody
No woman dislikes other women un-
I'll she falls in love with man.
Most rich people do not try to make
themselves attractive. because they are
led to believe that their money does
that for them.
Good people don't get half the SYM
pathy that bad ones do.
Dollars brighten as they take their
fight
Noman's moral support is as valua-
bic to man as his material support is
necessary 70 her.-Detroit Free Press
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23
Especial Iettcr.l

When wheelman Frank q. Lens, Of
Pittsburgh, began his now famous
world-girdling bicycle tour under the
auspices of the Outing Magazine,
neither he nor the magazine people
dreamed of the serious perils the sturdy
Young fellow would be compelled to
face during his passage through the
land of the uncertain Mongolian. The
lower classes in the interior of China
are imbued with combination Of su-
perstitions, ignorance and detestation
of foreigners. or foreign devils,H as
they are politely termed, which is al
most past belief. We Of this en-
lightened land can afford to smile pity
ingly upon such narrow-mindedness,
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23
Strictly TruN.

Angelina What did you tell papa
about your prospects?
Edwin said l had expectations
from my uncle.
Angelina-Why, Edwin, you told me
you had no relatives at all.
Edwin-0hl yes; but Tn going to
pawn my watch this evening.-Kate
Fields Washington.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23
Worked the Wrong WAY.

Kitty thought l would give Jack
Ford hint that it was getting late,
so / ordered in the coffee at ten
O'Clock.
Bcssie-And of course he went as
soon as he drank it?
Kitty-No; he said it made him SO
wakefui that he felt as if he could sit
up all night.-N Y. World.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23
That Was Why.

Hojack-My sister has had chance
to marry United States senator.
Tomdik-Why didn't she?
Hojack-She said she wanted to have
an opportunity TO do some talking her.
self-Iruth.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23
Whrrc She Wa. weak.

Mamma-Bobby, if the boys in the
street strike you or throw stones l
don't want you to strike or throw back,
but to come and tell me.
Bobby-Well, mamma, if they bat
me III come and tell you, SO you can
go for EN-; but it's no use for me to
tell you if they throw stones, for You
couldn't hit the side of house.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23
A New Version.

Wooaman, chop that tree,
Spare mol single twig;
lis switches have caused ne
To dance full many q jig
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