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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-16
STATEN ISLAND.

The women connected with the First Presbyterian
Church at Stapleton making extensive prepare
lions FOR the reception OF the delegates who will
attend the twen,y-thlrd annual meeting of the
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society Of
the Presbytery OF Brooklyn, which viii be held
IA the church Wednesday. March q. This is the
first time that the meeting OF this organization VIII
be held any other place than Brooklyn. ana II was
through the untring efforts OF Mrs. William Temp
kins OF Stapleton. that Staten Island Is To he
honored with the presence OF 90 members OF tins
society The meeting will begin at 1890 a m and
Will be presided over by Mrs. George II. Pisbury.
Mrs H. H. Jessup will end the morning session by
a greeting from Syria. There VIII also be an eN-
cellent musical programme An invitation has been
cordially extended 70 all the women VINO desire %
attend. but the sterner sex VIII not be admitted
The date has lust been announced for the we'd
Bechtel. daughter Of the late George Bechtel. Of
Stapeton Ii Will take place in the First Presby-
terrain Church al Stapleton on April AT o'clock
In the evening.
duced bill IN the legislature ior S-cent rare
between ST. George and New FORK. TINS blli Is
companies. which expect TO be in operation mex,
TT Treasurer T. W. smonson OF the Staten Island
Yacht club. has sold his yacht Melissa
County Clerk John H. Ellsworth viii start this
II txsGerim Edward H. Muller started for Winter
MS brother VINO Is spending the winter South.
Tss ssaRans Jury S cS%r Of ssssoSs to
Wednesday calling the attention OF the Board OF
Supervisors to Dog Tax law In this State which
though the county officials have several times been
requested TO enforce IT has been treated as huge
Toxic.
the Elgewater Board OF Trustees on Monday
granted electric franchises TO the Interior and Mid
land companies. hey refused franchise to the
staten Island Interior Company which Is the most
important line TO business men from ono end OF
the island TO the other.
coroner George f schaefer OF stapeton, has
gone to Reading Penn: where he is visiting friends
John Schouten, the West New Brighton nrebug
sentenced on Wednesday by Judge Stephens
10 six years and six MONTHS IN Sing Sing Prison.
The New-Brighton Village Trustees on Wednes-
day evening increased the appropriation OF the
North Shore Volunteer Fire Department from 5000
10 5000. The amount Will be raised by taxation.
An interesting meeting OF the Fortunately Club
OF New Brighton was held on Monday afternoon at
the home % Miss Donald, In Clinton-ave
The Grand Jury has requested 'he Board OF SUI
pervisors to take some immediate action TOWARD
increasing the water supply at the County Aims
house. which at present is inadequate.
The Rev DR. j. G. Eccieston, rector or ST. JOINS
Church. Clifton will give illustrated lecture In
the Young Mems Christian Association Hall. Tomp-
kinsville, next Thursday evening
David Decker. a prominent resident OF Port
Richmond. who has been seriously Ill for four
months, 10 rapidly improving
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-16
SOTTIiA NIPPON.

Nrch feeling is manifested here over the re'no' a.
, ,, ,.,s,,t,ic. fron Maln-st. 10 HOweiGs store
in Iol,. Iane a narrow roadway extending westerly
from Maln-st. toward Shinnecock HIS George ~
Iiow,I in whose store the postofce IS now
D.tn,rr,. He was recently appointed PoH.ti' ~
-, tLe Recommendation OF Congressman JauIes w
Covert No sooner the nomihatioh oo'', st,re
man he changed the pOstofce to MS o~4 S'1 ~
S'nn. NJ In. residents OF the village appea..u 1nc
authorities AT WASHINGTON. Win VeW u nn me
3D.. un.tof,ice transferred again to MaiI-st -" oe
r,nd that Jobs Lane is narrow. ana theIe y or
For nf lts becoming blocked up a specia 'lnp -,
e.. ~ s.nt IRON Washington 10 settle matters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-16
pETTRVED FOR FFRTHER TSE.

clever woman and all women are clever these
49, ells "A somcW hat remarkable story OF an ~
u""ri.nc. she haI with one OF h.r husband con
p,r',ar,s last year. She was doing her best. rs "A
~ " shoud 70 further her husbands Interests. and
WI ,',I,hI. Intentions carried her To- call the
,, ~ A prominent politician IN on 81 the towns
Nii'.uu may as it-Ii.ino!s Ia"
~ Ghe Irff her visiting card quite as T. she
Rad been paying forma' visits here N Washington
n..'n.Y, ,,v the little daughter OF the woman ah"
Ill On came 10 her house with small parcel
c"refuly wrapped IN paper.
o".tIere's something you forgot al our house yes
,.rdn,, said the child. she handed the c'ever
,,nman the package. Ma sent 1t TO you cause
she knew you'd want IT.
IL was the visiting caro-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-16
TUCKAHOE AND BRONXvILLE

St John's Episcopal Church. at Tuckahoc WAS
crowded with people on Monday. the occasion
OF the funeral OF Miss Lena Bennett. the sixteen
year-od daughter OF r. ID. Bennett secretary OF the
School Board OF BronXvil.e. The services
conducted by the Rev. j. w. Bu"Emlsier. and the
full church choir, assisted ny Vernon Hughes,
furnished music. The school children sent pillow
OF Easter lilies. roses and pinks with a motto IN
blue violets "Our Schoolmate." and st Johns
Legion sent a bouquet OF bride Three school
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-16
SOt:wFIPj!.r.

The village election Tuesday promises {, nr
the most holly contested one ever held In North
mort Tn. officers To- be- ce'tci are president one
trustee In place OF Charic5 ). SANFORD. collector
and "A treasurer. The new party called The Citizens
League Is in opposition 10 IN" Home Rule party
which * now IN power. Mr. Sanford has declined
70 Ne a candidate for trustee. has also George.
~ Weeks for treasurer The Nigilant, have nom
mated A. H. Bishop for president. James -. Part
ridge for trustee. AnGrew Ark"sy for treasurer
and Henry H. Soper for collector The incorpOra ion
f the village last October ana IN" record made h.
the officers then elected forms tho sloSaU FOR tn.
respective parties since the campaign opened.
Rumors about "a new $20WD T"hooihousr arr hra ri
i'm NorihpOrt The present STRUCTURE ~ iuadcpuatc
to meet the demands ~ a GROWTH village Ike
Northport.
Miss Louisa Stark entertained few friends at
her home IN Scudder-aVc Wednesday evening. The
company was entertained with readings and reel
tations by William A. Hubs and selections on the
violin by Clinton j. Bonner
: party held last evening at the Baker place.
Dix Hills In which dancing was the principal feat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-16
AAlITYNIIIE.

TIE Amityyllle town election VIII take pace Oh
TUESDAY There Is only ticket IN the heiu ma
of the Union party. which has made the ioo"t'S
nominations President Samuel T.. Hildieth. s
,nr t;ren vars William \ Hritter Collector JONI
kortrght. 49,. o,,,tor have gath
rid several IONS OF coal. which were Washeu W %
inc beach opposite AmtyYi!le from the WI thoi
Inc barge Seth Low, which went ashore d. '''''
zee some weeks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-16

'ng are the successful candidates Tor The principal
Offices; Justice Of the peace. homas l.eaf\' "
SCISSOR, William r. Mczger: Collector. Alonzo :. Me
Neal; Commissioner OF Highways. Edgar l.. Wheel
or. ONerseers Of the Poor. Elmer T. Davis. l"ander
initiln: Comm ssio0er OF Excise Theodore Sn"'-
wood. The Democratic t3ucus VII Zoe Eeid Tues
day next. AMI ihr election on March -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-16

ure. Northport, Huntington aiu "f'e"''""
well represented -, ha,, brol,en
T'he coal famine at Northport has been PrVNe"
a. = schOOuer-load vi coal arrived on lhuTSha!'
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-19
ODDS AND ENDS.

The polar currents contain less salt
than those Of the equator
China is soon to establish foreign
university at Tien-tsin, where mechan-
ical and scientific instruction will be
given by foreign professors
The only woman called madam by
the Arabians is the Virgin Mary. They
refuse that mark of respect even to Fa-
TINA, the daughter of Mohammed.
II is said that book on the Virgin
written by Pope Leo XIII when he was
Cardinal Pecci was placed on the Index
ExpurRatorius by Plus TX, and that il
is there yet
This is great apple year. The
American crop is estimated at 10, 900,
900 barrels, which beats the record by
2,000,000 Prices average ~ barrel,
which is about ons-half last year s price.
New York butter dealers are COM
planning of dishonest farmers who soak
their butter tubs in water. A spruce
wood tub holding 100 pounds of butter
will absorb six pounds of water in few
hours, and the farmer gets the price OF
good butter for the moisture.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-19
The GouIds as Tax Dodgers.

Jay Gould's children do not try to cover up
the fact that they moved out of New York in
order to dodge the city tax inquisitor.
When the assessment for 1894 was made out
for New York City it stood as follows: Gould
estate, $40, 600, 600; George 100000; Edwin,
Howard and Russell 500, 900 each, But when
this assessment was passed upon by Judge
RUSSELL of the supreme court of New York
state, that iurst said the only question in the
case was one of residence or nOn-residence,
He then remarked:
In the case of assessment other than against
the estate the evidence is clear and distinct
that George j. Gould. in October, 1898, re.
moved to Lakewood with his family with the
intention of making the same his place of resi-
dence and he has continued to reside there;
that Helen and Howard Gould in June 1898,
went to Irvngton with the same intent, and
that prior to assessment day Edwin removed
to Tarrytown with like intent. The counsel
for the commissioner does not make any sub
stantial contest of the change Of residence in
these cases aside from the case of the assess
mcnt against the estate, and the court is
obliged to find as to the assessment of George
j., Helen, Howard and Edwin Gould, that the
commissioners did not have the jurisdiction to
make the asst ssments and the same must be
vacated.
In other words the Gouds are willing to
utilize to the fullest extent the facilities fur
nished by the metropolis as the greatest bust
ness center in the country but when it comes
to help footing the bill for the modern conven-
fences and great opportunities they prefer to
live in the country
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-19
The Alarm over Immigration.

When such papers as the Scandinavian,
of Chicago whose readers are largely for
eigu-b born, takes up the alarm over the
increase of undesirable immigration, 1t Is
time for other citizens to do So The
Scandinavian says:
The Immigration Restriction League
will ask the Congress to enact a law rails
ing the tax on immigrants from one to
ten dollars and providing for the exclu-
sion Of "all persons between the ages of IA
and 60 years who cannot read or write
the English language or some other Ian
guage" The last named restriction Is
well advised. 1t ought to have been en-
forced long ago. This country ought not
to be a dumping ground for the surplus
ignorance from other lands. All foreign
born citizens of the better sort will favor
the adoption of n law imposing an educa-
tional test upon intending immigrants.
On the other hand, to increase the head
tax from one TO ten dollars would not
tend to improve the quality of immigra-
tion. The Restriction League is mistaken
in assuming that the poorest immigrants
are the least desirable newcomers. Gencr-
ally speaking, u poor man who has re-
ceivcd good common school education
and whose worldly possessions consist
only in pair of strong willing hands,
is easily assimilatcd into our body polite
and becomes a useful citizen.
And here comes the Eight Hour Herald,
of Chicago, labor paper, with some Wig
orous opinions on the same subject, all of
which we have advanced in these columns
heretofore:
The necessity for greater restriction of
immigration is again claiming public at
tention. As we have frequently had Oc-
casion to remark, this question is one of
prime Importance to the wagc-carncr and
should receive his most careful COnsidcra-
ton 1t is not the number, but the char
acter of the immigrants which chiefly con-
Germs us. Statistics prove that the bet
ter class of immigrants come here with
the ambition of becoming farmers, while
the more depravcd, illitcratc and unde-
sirable flock to our already cOngcstcd cit.
les and great centers of industrial activ-
| ity. As is well known, the tendency of
| immigrants of a low order of skill, intel
| ligence, and morality is decidedly in fa-
vor of flocking to our large cities, II cir.
cumstancc which undoubtedly intcnsiilcs,
if it is not largely responsible for, what is
known as the problem of the unemployed
1t is proper that America should offer an
asylum for the oppressed of all nations
but it must he remembered that self
preservation is the first law Of nature, in
the observance of which it will not he
found necessary to stretch the term cop
pressed" to include the depraved and
vicious of the capitals Of Europe,
Labor in this country is beginning to
awake to the fact that too much compe-
tition of an undesirable kind means
death.
From May to October, 1894, we received
90, 673 immigrants for the same six
months of this year, the number has in
creased to ~, 442, 1914
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-19
PICKUPS
From the Many Newspapers That
Come as Exchanges.

Personal Gossip of Interest to Many
What IL Going on Among the Turf
FoIIowers-The jewelers. Art in
Paragraphs.
Miss Agnes F. Watson Of Pittsburg
has been admitted to the bar after a
rigid examination.
Dan Andrews of West Rockport, Me-, i,
cuts and totes out hop poles, just for
fun, and he is 80 years old.
King Massala of Vivi, Kongo, died
recently. He leaves son, who is an
Office boy at one of the trading posts
established by Stanley.
Dennis Scott, aged 107, died recently
near Shieldsville, MINI. He had no
gray hair, and less than year ago rode
horseback to and from town, ten miles.
Henrik Ibsen when he appears at pub
lie functions is fairly covered with stars,
crosses, collars, pendants and other dec
orations of all kinds and from all
sources.
NJ Berthelot, the new French minis
ter, has fame entirely apart from his
political efforts. In chemical knowledge
he ranks among the first Of his contem-
poraries
The late Marquis Of Waterford was,
on account of his lameness, allowed to
address the house of lords seated. He
was, nevertheless, quite forcible and
convincing speaker.
The retiring lord mayor Of London,
Sir Joseph Renals, was not granted a
vote of thanks by the common council
That body intimated that Sir Joseph had
not been retiring enough.
w. Hasell Wilson, president of the
Belvidiere railroads, part of the Penn
sylvania system, As probably the Oldest
railway president in the world in active
service. He is Sc years old
1t is not generally known that the
Prince of Wales is a member of the Eng
lish bar. He was admitted some 20
years ago and is said to have passed a
highly creditGble examination.
The most interesting student in the
University of Kansas is Martin Van
Buren Stevens, who is 70 years old. He
expects to be graduated in the spring,
after which he will take up the profess
sion of law.
Miss Clara Barton Of the Red Cross
society held a position in the patent Of
flee up to the outbreak Of the war. Then
she went to the front as nurse and was
appointed to the hospital service by
General Benjamin +. Butler.
All through his wandering in Liveri
pool the African chief Khama has al
ways ridden ON the dickey of vehicles,
and all attempts to get him inside the
carriage have been unavailing, his an
swer always being the same-'I'm the
king, and the king goes first.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-19

Secretary of the Central Cross-Town
Street Railroad When asked about the
financial condition of his company, he
stated that it had paid 81, 900, 600 for the
fright of way" when asked how that
money was expended, he replied that he
did not know. These two lines have no
greater capitalization than most Others in
New York, and their cases are cited only
because their officials stated in a manner
so distinct the fictitious character of their
Capitalization. DIR. Albert Shaw stated
that he did not advocate public ownership
i'm this country, because tour municipali-
ties are at present hit or miss affairs y
On this statement the Outlook expresses
the vigorous opinion that this may he a
valid arglimcntt agains the public opera.
tion of street railroads, but Is no argument
whatever against the public ownership OF
the right of way along the public streets.
The value Of this belongs TO the public,
and there is no possible mismanagcment
of this public property worse than the sys,
TEN of dividing It between private cor.
porations and public officials. Nor are
matters bcttercd much for the future
when these franchises are sold outright to
the highest bidder. If the price obtained
could be high enough to pay the public
for the future value of the franchise, the
company receiving it would have to opcr.
ate at loss during the present genera.
tion; and if the price obtained is low
enough to make the operation of the roads
profitable during the present generation,
| then future generations must submit tC
cxtortion to be saved from it by Alder.
manic regulations. Even were Alder
manic regulation as good as it is bad, The
alienation of these franchises for more
than generation would still be a disas
trous blunder, for the sensible and moral
use Of the public streets is not the largest
amount of public revenue, but the largest
amount of public comfort. Only through
public ownership of the franchises are low
rates and rapid transit possible, and thesC
furnish the only practicable remedy fol
the ovcrcrowded dwellings which disflg
urc, deprcss, and demoralize city life" "
That last sentence contains the weight
lest argument ever advanced against pri
waite monopoly in city transportation IA
| rilitics
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-19
TURF TOPICS.

Larabie, 2:12M, will not, in all prob
ability, be raced next season.
The racing season of 1895 in England
has been the best in the history of the
turf.
L. V. Hardness, Walnut Hill farm,
Lexington, owns the dam and the full
brother of Bumps, 2:09A.
The dam of Requital, the Futurity
winner of 1895, has fine weanling colt
by His Highness, the Futurity winner
of 1891.
The reports regarding Budd Doble's s
future now include the rumors that he
will train for the Russian royal stud, or
for Lucky Baldwin, or for j. Malcolm
Forbes.
Marcus Daily has lost by death his
stallion Hyder Ali by imported Lean
ington-Lady Duke. Spokane, the Ken
lucky Derby winner, was the best horse
he ever sired.
w. G. France has sold his Elmwood
farm, near Lexington, to W. r. Hughes
of that city for $4,000 and does not
now own horse or an acre in the blue
grass country.
There is boom being engineered for
Nathan Straus' road horse, brother to
Azote. Azote, when interviewed about
the matter at Red Oak, said, He isn't
in it with me. "
The fine mare Quiz, that Colonel
Lawrence Kip exhibited at the New
York horse show, and which won the
blue ribbon in her class, has been sold
to James Gordon Bennett.
The horse among the high steppers al
the New York horse show which sold
for the highest price was Dash, owned
by Joseph Widener of Philadelphia, and
he is a strictly trotting bred gelding.
Luzelle, 2:1516, is in foal to her full.
brother, Parole, 2:16. 1t would be q
pity if the produce developed into rec
ord breaker, for there could be no dis
cussion as to which family was entitled
to the credit -Horseman.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-19
BROOKLYN Bridge Profits.

When the Brooklyn bridge was built there
were thousands of prophets who saw financial
disaster in the great undertaking.
The trustees report for the year ending the
first of December last shows that the annual
patronage of this biggest of the bridge has
gone on increasing until now over forty-four
and one-half million passengers are carried in
the twelve months
We learn from this report that the tolls dur
ing that period amounted to 1924, ,272. 49, OF
which 81, 100 SOS. 81 was from the railroad an
increase of SIS, 1926 over the preceding year,
and s93 664.O2 from the carriageway, an in
crease of$6, 395.76 over the preceding year. The
total number of passengers carried was
A, ,564329. The rentals from real estate
were Ss2, ,62s.5s, and from the telegraph and
telephones companies, S2l 1896.
A million and quarter year for an income
from single bridge. No wonder capitalists
are only waiting the opportunity which the
proper franchises afford to build another. The
next one is not likely to be bridge at all but
tunnel which will utilize the gravity system
for the.propulsion of the cars. The tunnel
will dip toward the center,if the plan material
izes from each side. The cars will run down
these nclines and as far up the opposite side
as possible through the action of gravity, as,
sisted at the proper point with electric pro-
pulsion or cable.
But our guess is that the American people
will never go back to such uncertain methods
of Incomotion as long as the electric current
can be depended upon to SO cheaply and eff
fectively furnish the power.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-19
The Odious Tobacco Trust.

The tobacco trust has already followed in
the wake of the Chicago gas trust, the leather
trust and all the other trusts; that is, ii has
been indulging in stock jobbing again. Its
recent little scheme for depressing its own
stock worked beautifully. In two hours on
the New York stock exchange 1864 shares
were sold and the price ran down from 75 to
8sl.
The trouble all came over a little advertise
ment printed in the morning newspapers, ad-
dressed to the stockholders of the American
Tobacco company, and signed, "Very Re
spectfully, The American Tobacco Company"
This little "ad." said that the usual quarterly
dividend OF two per cent ON the preferred stock
of this company will be paid in February but
that no dividend will be paid at that time ON
the common stock. The little "ad." also said
that an estimate surplus Of Sl,25O,0OO after
paying 8 per cent, on the preferred stock and
9 per cent on the common stock for the fiscal
year. will be added to the cash working
capital, and that this step was necessary on
account OF the increasing volume Of the com
pany's business and the acquisition during the
year ofnew plants and business.
That was all. The manipulators on the in
side put out their little lie in explanation OF
their little "adp aud the result was bagful
Of profits of the small and large investors.
BY this time the American people should
understand that these SO called ''industrials,p
or trust stocks, are simply jobbing stocks, and
be who buys Is playing against the marked