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It 10 true that II only cleaned the snow of OF
one short avenue block In Thirty-fourth street
between Madison avenue and Fifth avenue
during an actual working time OF six hours
but there was plenty OF snow Melted by II In
that time-1S8 loads. or about twice as many
cubic yards. The actual cost Of Melting this
snow was s62. which included sl4 paid for
carts. which will not DO needed with the per-
fected machine. and $1,000 for the hire Of men
to load those unnecessary carts.
To remove the same amount OF snow from
the street in the old way by carts would have
cost S725O for cartinG alone. or sos altog ether.
according to Superintendent Robbins OF the
Street Cleaning Department. The saving by
per cent. and the inventor said yesterday that
he will be able to save at least 80 per cent. OF
the cost NTH his ps,fsct.d msenins
thus saving any possible loss Of heat A de-
wheeled iron frame. on which the msehins il
barrels. Back Of this IS a small steam boiler.
S,a s %SDa r used tS. o TsS.S
generated. The steam is passed through
SS nnda9 hs hs Is
Ing the fuel to generate the steam and operate
the blower Very little gas Is needed for this
recily on the snow in tho big hopper. which
occupies the rear OF the machine. This hopper
has inclined iron grstnEs 9 one tho great.
flames from thirty-siS big naDhthA blow
pipes placed under them. These blow pipes
are similar in character to those Dig
torches which contractors use on night
work, except that the air IL furnished them by
the blower instead OF from n compressed air
tank. The hopper has = capacity OF between
up the snow thrown into IL Wednesday night
at the rate OF cart load avery two minutes
the melted snow running into the gutter and
Three hundred gallons Of naphtha was con-
sumed by tho machine Wednesday night
The inventor, q Patterson. n. j., man, said
yesterday thar the work OF carting Will DO
which he intends to build This will have the
hopper tn front and Will be u traction engine
to be moved by its own power up to the piles
TO force the water into the sewer doing away
With tho possibility OF converting tho pave
ment into n skating rink IL tho machine IL op-
Grated during freezing weather.
While il was demonstrated that the snow
could be melted much more cheapy than Ii
can De cArted of. the difficulty in the way OF
adopting the system seems % he IN the lirst
the machines will be So 100. aud IL one can re-
n owe the snow from only one avenue block In
six hours |. will be seen that 1t will
cleaning all tho streets necessary to be
cleaned Immediately after n big fall Of snow
The purchase OF ten machines would leave
removal OF snow and Ice made for this year
which IL S4O.ODO
The inventor says that II the city does not
thinks he has demonstrated the pTaciicability
and money making charseter OF his Invention
sufficiently TO get eomDAny 70 make them
and ana e1Htast Sr me rs sR Of me snow iroG
guarantee to do the work for half the present
appropriation.
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AMATEUR ROOF pLAYEna
Kirby Defeats Harrison at Days Roers
by $50 to as Balls.

by $50 TO rs B.ii,.
Brooklyn has long been known for It's ANA
tour billiard players. Among whom are such
stars as 0rvill s. eddie. the present amateur
cham plon DIR. Jennings. and hosts OF others
equally well known. Last night It was demon
strsted that q number Of the younger set Of
club men could play pool . little Bit
when the first game for the amateur pool
cham pionship OF BROOKLYN was decided at
Maurice Days rooms on Washington street.
While number OF pool tournaments open
to amateurs have been held at Days
rooms within the past i've years. they
have not attracted as much attention
as tho billiard tournaments owing to
the fact that number OF the best PLAYERS had
failed to take part. This year. however. tn 81
have nearly all como to tho front. and the re-
ers in the city over the Bridge. who Will try ioI
diamonds aud glory during the remainder Of
First on the entry lie, comes young Edward
Kirby. who Is considered by long odds the fore.
most amaterc l.ayer In the c pntry. and at .
h his ss%s last nish. sn.rs are sa FEW pro.
with linn when he Is at Ms best IN 0s View ' 81
this fact he has naturally been placed on
Were between 30 to s. balls to Ills opponent..
&. +. Irwin who stands second on the list at
ss the has best P.g Ss' b
rooms. and two years ago won the cham pion.
ship from scratch II spte q mi; nYy:ysI;
his handicap OF 30 balls.
The other four players. who are all more OF
Ter. j. Dughme.. H. Roberts. and Louis Harri-
son. The play sfs are handicapped as follovs:
bnsRmr. 100; Roberts. loo; Harrison, IS.
The prizes. which are contributed Jointly By
some. and consist. for tho most part. of din:
mond lewery. the winner receiving diamond
sse h.s p s ns
only ono game was scheduled; but as that
was between Kirby. the scratch man. and
Harrison. the limit man. there WAS consider
Der argued that 80 balls would prove too big
handicap for the cha IN pion to overcome.
The result was that the cosey little sI hi bitios
room was crowded to suffocation long before
the game was called. and mum Der gould nos
amateur billiard player. acted as reieres. while
Kirby. who lost the bank. broke the balls.
and. to every ones surprise. promptly made
by this. however. as on his opponents missing
he promptly ran thirteen halls of the table.
inc inc feUps in his favor each psyer ierfetns
one for a scratch. Kirby kept up his good
work IL the next next two irames taxing twelve
that Harrison could pick up In the hrst thres
frames.
sion. Kirby making cuts. banks, and seem-
ingly imrossl BILE com binations at will. while
or two here and there. In the eighth frame.
however. Harrison on his second shot made q
pretty ombinetion in the upper lett hand cor
nsr. and ran eleven to his opponents three
ran the game out In the thirteenth frame.
scoring 100 balls to Harrison ~.
balls to tine frame. The score by innings fol-
lows:
Kirby-lc. ls II. T. H. 10. IT, g. IL. IL. IL. is. o.
lhD
narrison-1. l. p = !: DOLL. ~, g. 6-ss
To-nights games are between Miller and
Roberts and Irwin and Dughme.
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How . Porsupln. Fish,- . Sake.

FFOHI
Several years ago | was an interested spec
tator at a combat between q hedgehog and q
Memphis. came upon the scene lust as the
hedgehog began the attack upon the snake.
asleep The hog advanced cautiously upon
the reptile and seized It's tail In it, mouth. Civ
,nE s md IoIIins binssiI INTO = caH
pact. spiny ball awaited GeVelopmsnts The
sn9sp. upon being thus Tudely awakened.
the hog again and again with its tangS The
willy hedgehog. securely intrenched within
its spiny armoF. remained perfectly motion
less all the while. allowing the snake to keep
IN the attack. Al eyerJ stroke the Jaws Of the
snake would become llled with the spinss,
until at last, exhausted and bleeding from
dozens OF wounds caused by the nssdls-liks
splnes OF ths hog. the snake gave up the bait
Was waiting for. as he i'm medistely proceeded
TO roll over The snake again and again until he
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sIODDARD,s LECTURES.
The Gloriss or Isdia era phicaIIy sad later
estingiv Described.

The GIoriss or Isdia era phicsIIy sad later
e.,isgiv Described.
Mr.. Stoddsrd gave the NTH and last lecture
Of the series yesterday morning at Days
Theatre. The audience was usually large and
attentive. and certainly NO higher tribute can
be offered to . lecturers popularity than the
evident interest and continued attendance OF
so many cultured people. The lecture. which
was on the 'Glories Of India" surpassed all
the others in poetic. historic. and architec'
tural interest. There 10 kind OF conceit
In tho satisfaction Of feeling perfectly IA
,%iliar with the beauties Of Japan; the
and the magnincsnco OF tho Nogul empire
without venturing outside OF New, York. but
Stoddard's perfect representations Of scenery
and lie In all It's varied phases that his travels
isssnes !ns said The LECTURES z. tSs
srnsd By the t II vast ans
Language. ,Thirty-sevsn different LANGUAGES
are sDoken there. The peoEle are divided and
subdiyided Into casts that VIII not eat with one
The harhor Of calcutt. was literally filled
were i.den with gin and Binies. In the proper
tion OF 40 tons 81 gin to forty tons OF Bibles
Gin for the English and Bibles for the ma
Ths s1trs s 2, wealth. S P5osDerit, and
lowest depths OF Indian degradation were
brought out In such sharp contrast that
tho possibility OF such diverse conditions
In one city seemed almost incredible. Mr.
history Of the MoRul empire and It's former
glory, with beautiful illustrations OF tho
architecture. Rlabsster walls and Mosaic dec
orations OF tho old palaces occupied By tbs
rulers and a most thrilling account OF the
suffering and death OF the English women anil
children during the Sepoy rebellion In 1857.
He closed his lecture with charming nara
tive Of the story OF love and devotion OF the
.iteiy fine descrip tion OF her tomb. the peer
less Tai Mahal. tho most perfect building over
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on the stage At the moment Of the introduce
came upon and len the stage for that purpose
oply. The Tornado" proved to be type
dramas, whish have 81 late tended 80 strongly n.H
.. q written up 70 and Init upon some scene
sort, being devoid Of novelty OF riot and
lacking in character dsplction, anil liter;
for in respect 70 scenic equipment and
mechanical devices. There were. in the
ness sqnsi to those which have before, now,
taken alone. proved the hack bone OF profitable
,,pnsledr , ON. o. the Iess eIqS9ra,e was
prior to It the stage had reprs .ented the deck
OF an ocean yessel. with heavily SPARED masts
which regularly rose and fell ms with the waves
motion. storm was announced. and by the
fore its coming. however. hoarse voices ordered
that the sails be shortened. With the stage in
iii had student sn"I tSsnty. Ave eetthronsS
the hoor, leaving in view only mast which
rocked wildly II wa.crossed by huge spsr
ut capturing Rnd conllninR its hntterlnv sail
as they swung from aide to eide. The big. cross
lightning which rent tho sky beyond them
hnd brought out the dark lRures with start
than a minute hut maJ s a vsry Hne GispIay'
More complicated effects were producsd in
the scene from which the play took its name
celebration OF the glorious Fourth. At It's
height the wind uprooteI trees unroofed and
tore down houses, and kent the stage filed
with all sorts OF flying debris. This
scene and another Que which repre.
scented n collision Mt SEA were eomewhat
marred by defects which should be rene
died in 4 second performance. Another attempt
was made to have something new In n wave
scene, and In this the whole stage was filled
with high pillows. OH the biggest OF which
man seemed tn float. He rose aud fell con-
siderable distance with each wave rather too
violently IN fact for the beat effect. The usual
melodramAtlc climax was wanting. too,
for the curtain fell. leaving him unsought
by the lusty boats crew, which. according TO
precedent. should have been in iust that. spot
which was not altogether satisfactory. was
located In n hospital. Here were grouped
about the dissectinR table four surgeons. There
was very gruesome minutein which the
members OF the corpse upon the table were
parcelled out to the Younger surgeons. but
which was quickly ended by the dead face
being recognized. Thereon the vital spark
put itself in evidence, and what promised for
moment to he horrible. ended well.
There was In the management by the au-
thor OF this unpleasant conception more OF
skilled staRecraft than In any OF the rest. As
q piece Of dramatic writing and construction,
there was not much merit in The Tornado"
but its scenery disguised that fact to an eN-
nights audience. The prom inence OF the stage
EN- ployed. for they had little chance to shine.
The scene OF the people d-swaying msat was Cf
the frst class. and will surely llnger In the OBJ
seryer'a memory.
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The team shoot at live birds with c. p.
Lenone and J. II. Outwater on one side and
W. Smith and l.. W. Morgan on the other.
came OFF on last Saturday afternoon at Will
lard's Park. Paterson. y. J. The former were
tho winners by single bird. the score being
~ to ~. The conditions were twenty-five
birds per man for 500 side. the Use being
thirty yards and the boundary fifty yards.
while Long Island rules governed
Tho pigeon match between Frank Henry OF
NeyArS and Oh aries scott OF WOODBRIDGE WAS
decided on last Saturday afternoon AT tho
\. J. The latter won by a score OF li,to tx
The conditions were twenty-five birds per
man. S25 side. the rise being thirty yards and
the boundary fifty yards. while birmingham
sThe cam match between I. T. Hansen and
J. y. Royce OF tho Excelsior Rife Club OF
Jersey City and George llnisled and William
Collins OF the Grsenyille Rife Club was de-
cided on last saturday afternoon over the 200
yard ranges at ATmbruHter's SchuetZen Park.
IireenyiiIe. y. y. The latter were the winners
by ten points. the scores beng as follows: ES-
celsior Rifle Club-L. T. Hansen. 1.v1'; J. o.
Boyce, sal. Total: 292oa GIeeenvlle Rho
loo. Total. 2u'hi. Each man fired lity
shots on the German 25-ring target. the pOssi-
Ils number OF points being 2.JOO The losers
had to stand the expense OF a wine supper for
a party Of titeSn persons.
T.. ID, FulfUrd shot match at nifty live birds
on last Saturday afternoon at MoTristown ~.
Fulforl won by a single bird. the score being
birds apiece, but there was q scarcity OF tho
came. The rise was thirty yards and the
boundary NIFTY Yards while Nottingham rulos
governed. The stakes were Sl5O side.
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SOME ELECTIONS IN MAINE.
Judsing rrer, the Retur.. verv Few Dea,
ersts seer, 60 Have Been Ruuuine.

JudGing frer- the Retur.s verv Few Deae-
srsts ses- 90 Have Been Ru.-ing.
PORTLAND. Me-. March 5.-AIunicipal cleo
lions were held In many cities In Maine to-day.
Results. as far as received. are:
The Dam octats here have made no fight 10
any ward. concedinR Q Republican victory In
advance. Mayor Baxter was realected by
1916 plurality and PSI majority over all.
tho largest that has been thrown in late years.
The Republicans have elected five out OF seven
Aldermen and fifteen out OF twenty-ons Com
mon Councilmen. The vote for Mayor is as
follows: James r. Baxter tRsp.l. 1850;
Charles A. Cushing Dem.L 1854: George N.
T. Kimball tProhihl J. 235: scattering, 10.
LEWISTON. March 5.-The Republicans elected
the Mayor and carried Ave OF the seven wards
in the city.
AUBURN. March 5.-Smith tRsp.) Is elected
Mayor by a large majority and the Aldermen
are unanimously Republicans.
was siscted Mayor. the Democrats AT making e no
.GARDINEE. March .h--The Hon. o. b. clason
(Repl was elected Mayor with no opposition.
elect {. Knaufi Mayor by 2as majority over z.
u. Rodingion. The Republicans have five OF
.EITswoKTH. March h-Latest returns give
+ Fsp AXE. . for
Iicans elected four Of five Aldermen. retaining
control Of the Board. Aiken will demand a re-
count
DEERISo. March 5.-Mayor SAWYER DAM
cans have elected m m hers OF the City Council
in all seven wards. giving them a solid city
Government except Mayor
BATH. March 5.-James W. Wakefield tRepl
elected Mayor against John o. Shaw lCitizensl.
WEsTBRooK. March 5.-The Republicans had
victory hsre. reelecting their Mayor by
nearly 200 plurality. The Republicans also
elect the city Clerk eleven out Of thirteen Al
dermsn, and eight out OF ten School Commits
sioners
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I.d.pr.den, County Organization.

The Executive Committee OF the Indepen-
dent County Organization met at the Union
Square Hotel last night and appointed COM
mittee OF nine composed OF Michael aIadi-
gan. julius hamburger. Philip J. Hoellerer
William A. Ellis. Ernest lIarver. Walter W.
Bahan, Frank b. Murtha. Louis Steckler and
Louis Levens. to arrange the details Of the or
COMMITTEES OF three on Campaign litera-
ture. composed OF John ID. Townsend John 4.
Smith. and Ernest liarvier. was also appointed.
IL was reported that q no or ganiZation has bsen
perfected in four Assembly districts. and that
the Second Assembly district will DO organized
this month.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-06
BROokLYN'S SPECIAL ELECTION.
A Close Contest Between tho Regular Demo
cratic and MuG wnaP CAnaIdates.

Close Contest Betweea the Regular Demo-
cratic sad MuEwu.p Candidates.
The spscial election for Supervisor OF the
Eighth ward in Brooklyn. which takes place to-
day. will probably prove n close contest. The
canvass has bcen as bitter and determined as IL
Mayor was involved. The Democrats are sub
stantially united In support OF Mr.. Krombach.
and very few votes will be cast for Mr. Hogan.
the Independent Dem cratic candidate.
The anti-snappers anu the bulk of the Re-
publicans will vote for Mr.. Fischer. although
less than six months ago he was the Vice.
resident OF tho regular DEMOCRATIC Associa-
tion Of the ward and a suppliaut to Hugh Me-
Laughlin for a political favor.
Mayor Schieren has come out openly for Mr.
Fischer. and. IL the latter is beaten, 1t will
prove bad setback to tn. Republican Mug
wump- Ant-snap cont alton which brought
about the recent political revolution. There Is
n fourth candidate In tho person OF Mr.. Han
bury and the true blue Republicans who can't
swallow Mr.. Fischer will vote for him.
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coAE FIELDS AND TROY ZINES.
Asvsses ~ Prosperity 81 southers States
whites Nave Tho-s Resources.

Whtch Have Thoss Resources.
When the forty-eiSlit counties OF the state OF
virginia seeded from the Old Dominion at
the WheehnR convention OF june iool' the
parent state lost two-hfths OF itsterritory. one
," 49, ,saa, ~. 49,, T,soa.,,., -.
sppropHh.ou run 'no ilcumVuu iNehsuiJ 90
financial nest egg Tor the tnir, ~ state ate.
a., ,,a,,,,,.,ta, Low,... L, a.. aans,. =, $500
In population having by the census OF io"o
.UvvU more ,S n, .md otSsr
80 ' ,, ," -, ~
jury to Virginia, incidental to the establish.
ment of West Virginia, has been irreparabls.
and that is the loss OF coal lands in which West
Virginia abounds. the products OF which
have demanded from tho Democrats in Con-
- ~ -. -, ...i ~ ,.t,.
gress the most careful attention in framing
the schedules OF the Wilson bill.
,o.i. n.oi,'.i,,,s ST.. ~. ,,ni 80. 49,,
COMPROMISING S'a.es' Hs annuni output peins
psnnsvvoUia iinois AMI O ohIo hui ~ nr ~
nortion IN i,s no,,nI.tion We, vi,oinio s,ond.
p'r,toh 10 vs. nSpua',on Mest Nire,nla s.an n
yield of bituminous coal The output Of the
s,.,a in tsoa ,ras ~ ~ IN NV" "oS y, , wy
comparing with other southern statos as fol-
lows: Alabama, 6.5nO 900; Arkansas. 600, 900;
nessee. -250jOWi; Texas tOG0OO.' and Vir-
GINA saI uJ5 200 West Virginia is easily in the
lead ana the output tg being 81 endily tncre eed
by the development OF new mines and the Inn
provemcnt Of railroad conn ections to the sea-
board. the three principal lines OF communi-
cation from West Virginia to the Atlantic
coast being the Baltimore and OHIO Railroad.
Norfolk and Western Railroad.
The conl- producing regions OF West Virginia
lie in two nearly parallel lines one stretching
along the northern border OF the State, from
Mineral county on the east to Marion and
MononRalia on the west. tho other following
the course Of the New and kanawha rivers,
through the southwestern portion OF the state
from its boundaries. The West Virginia coal
belts are divided into ten dlstricts. or regions
as follows: Elk Garden. Upper Potomac, Cheat
River Clarksburg. Upper Monongalia, Ian
handle. Point Pleasant. kanawha, New River,
and Fiat Tor. The Mckinley rate OF 10 cents per
ton on bituminous coal has been defended 10y
West Virginia Democrats a. ofrsetting the OK
pense OF transportation from the mines to the
Eeaboard and competition with the Nova
Scotia coal. which IL mined directly Mt the
point Of shpment In the last annual report
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad the audi
tor Of that corporation estimates three and q
coal trans ported per mile. As the distance OF
West Virginia mines from Norfolk vary from
three to four hundred miles haul Il 10 easily
seen why the West Virginia mine owners do
not believe that American coal from the into.
rior can com pete successfully without the pro-
lection OF a tariff duty with Nova scotia and
Canadian coal
The compensation OF coal miners In tho
Southern States where negro labor is an Inn
portant factor In all computations varies
greatly. but the best estimate OF q STANDARD
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nook Of COMMON rRaFER.
Tie H.AdsOnas EditIoa Recently Issued by
ILs Episcopal Chureh Ia New YORK.

Tie H.HdsOnas EdiIoa Rsesnt'y Issued by
the Episcopal Chureh IL New YORK.
An Interesting contrast to tho CopplnEe coll
lection OF old Bibles and their style OF dscorA-
ton is the now edition OF the Book OF Common
Prayer recently issued By the Episcopal Church
in New York. which 10 perhaps the finest dec
GRATED book OF devotion published in this
country. The volume is richly bound In white
vellum and is about twenty Ly fifteen inches
in length and breadth. IL is sJmbOllcAlly dec
Grated in black and white. marked feature
Of the decoration Is simply treated
white OF about thirty trees. flowers. and
plants selected for the most part with rsfsT-
enee to their symbolism. The scheme OF deco
ration follows out the thoughts suggested by
By using In the borders plants connected by
some association OF IDEAS with the seasons aud
Offices OF the Church.
Religious ~ N DO ism has been very sparingly
used, because. as Mr.. Daniel Berkeley Updlks.
the artist, sS plains. In q sense all the work il
symbolic. and Lacause religious symbolism Is
too cArelessIy and irreysTently used now.
Mr. UPdiks sass the most obvious and n5tn:
raj method Of decorating the look seemed, at
hrst to be 70 initiate in general Way the an
Client books OF devotion. But there Wsrs Obj
lsctiona 10 this scheme VI treatment. This Of
fsct OF the book IL that Of a ninetesnth esnturJ
MEDIEVAL manner, with borders. would he
ysry Incomplete without the splendid initial
letters WHICH 9sre great feature OF such
initial letters would not look harmonious
alongside Of the modern printing. Then. too
the medieval borders owed their eject
largely 70 the use OF gold and color; and their
.plsSde2' ~RSn color vas iniredassd Ire
a1snuy became an slsmsnt % weakness when
treated il black Iad ShitA
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CHICAGO. March h-Ths Democratic State
Central Com mittee met to-day at tho Palmer
House and decided upon Springfield as the
place. and June ~ as the date. for the next
state Convention. The committee also adopt
cd tho following:
'' Resored That inasmuch as the proprlety
OF nominating candidate for United States
Senator by the state Convention has been
ARitatsd throughout the State. II Is suggested
to county conventions To consider tho exps-
dIency or insNpediency OF such a course and
instruct their delegates accordingly"