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to do something besides carry a letter dozen
blocks at snairs pace. The district messenger
service Of London Is managed by an ola horse
Mtilleryman who has taken pride III organizing
an efficient body Of lads and who Is enthusiastic
In his praise Of their adaptabiity 10 training ana
the esprit de corps which pervades all ranks
modified military system inculcates obedience ana
precision. messenger police force Is organized
In every district. the members OF whicn patrol
their districts at unexpected times 10 take note Vi
any messenger who may be Improperly dresseu
or performing his work in a sloveny way. The
boys are encouraged to do their work well ana
quickly bv offers of silver medals carrying gra-
tuities with them, and strict conformity TO ruies
in enforced As a result Of this policy the field
of messenger employment has been largely ex-
tended The London organization reports that
their boys have been called upon TO make long
journeys and been intrusted with matters OF the
utmost importance. once lad was sent across
England to bring back quantity OF valuable
jewe,ry and he did it promptly. Again, travel
Ter in the North Of Scotland, twenty-five miles
from a railway station, met a boy.in London mes
senger uniform with bundle or nshing rods Oh
his shoulder. He had been employed by two tour
lists and acted as their valet. part OF the Lon
don force has recently been equipped with b.
cycles ana, In p'TtS Oh tHe 'i's "h'io '"''s
of lOcomoton Is feasible, for a small extra charge
these boys errands with greater speed than
the messengers on foot could do.
Why should not New-York have as good mes
senger service as London? There Is no reason. If
the companies will make a similar attempt to ac-
commodate the public. The boys Of this city are
not lacking in brightness nor enthusiasm. a 1t
tie care and interest on the part OF their EN-
blowers would make them the equals OF their fell
lows in London This would require some outlay
of money and brains which short-sighted man
ayers might think would bring return. But
that Is wherein they would be short-sighted. 1t
IS the supply that creates the demand ior such
services People never thought Of using tee-
phones until they had telephones TO use II they
could call for a messenger and be assured that a
clean. we-dressed. polite and intelligent lad
would respond. who took some interest IN MS
work and could be trusted to go even a consider
able distance and perform varied service they
would call messengers much more frequently
and be willing to pay good prices for them
Nor would there be any difficulty in getting boys
10 do this higher class Of work. even at rather
low wages II they were organized and disciplined
The educational influence on them would be valu-
able. for it would fit them for other employment
might enter the service who would never think or
Il while the dull and unkempt youth is the typi-
cal messenger
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country: and If II be a Democratic vote. the ke-
nublican legislators Of Delaware will alone De
accountable Ry the death Of Governor Marvii
all secret understandings and combinations re-
spccting local appointments have been brought
70 naucht The nineteen Republican legislators
arc now free TO vote for n Senator without refer
cncc TO selfish considerations. They nav" ios'
tho Stotc patronagc. and can have no expecta-
ton of cnacting any reform laws. 1hey nave
only one thing lcft-the privilege OF eectinS Il
United States Senator and of promoting thereby
the huSincss interests Of the country. lhcy ou"h
moi to adjourn without clectiLg a RepuDllcah
Senator.
The withdrawal Of Speaker Watson from me
Legislature will leave both parties evenly pai'
onccd in the Senate and will enable the kepuo'
ucons to elect a successor To Senator Higgins by
Grtocp instead Of sixteen votes SO long as five
of the nineteen Republican members continue 10
ballot for Mr.. Addicks ii will Dc Impossible 10
elect either Mr. Higgins, Mr.. H''sscy or any one
else So long as five of the fourteen members
now voting against Mr.. AddickS are D'h' upon
defeating him he cannot be elected his d'S1S
trois faction fight ought not to continue II Single
dav II Is the duty of Mr.. Higgins. Mr. AddcKs
and Mr. MaSScy to withdraw from the contest
and 10 allow their followers to unite upon Mr.
Richardson or some other equally available can
didate Mr. Massey ought 10 be the iirSt 10 set
The example. for he was under obligations to re-
main out Of the fight and. indeed, has never
ceased TO deny that he is Il candidate. Let MIN
act without further equivocaton and trrachcry
and distinctly say that he will not take The nom
nation under any conditions. and Republican
Senator will be speedily elected.
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LIE DEL1UARE SEN1TORSHIP.

The death of the first Republican Governor Of
Delaware elected during the present generation
opens the way for a Democratic successor. Gov
crnor Marvil, If he had lived, would have reap
pointed Senator Higgins. if the Legislature had
adjourned without occting Il United States Sen
ator. The new Governor. who has been Speaker
Of the Senate. is Democrat. ana If the lcsS-
lative deadlock continues, he Will appoint a
leader Of his own party rs Senator Governor
Watson will also have the privilege of appoint
ing about forty ofiicchollcrs in the three coun-
Ties, and thereby Of keeping the State patronage
in Democratic hands. As the terms of the Dem
ocralic incumbcns had not expired. the Kepub-
lican Governor had not appointed their success
sors. For all purposes If practical politics The
Republicans might rs well have lost as to have
won the Govcrnorship last November.
With the certainty that Governor Watson. II
there be n vacancy, will appoint n Democrat ms
Senator IIigginss successor after the nj journ-
mcnt Of the Legislature, the Republican factions
cannot now shirk responsibility for the conilni.
ance Of the deadlock An additional vote In the
United States Senate is Of immense importance
to the industries and business interests Of the
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The Court of Appeals decided Yesterday that
notary public is public officer" and therefore
debarrod by the new Constitution from travelling
on Il railroad or steamboat pass The Judges
recognize the improbabiliy that a notary would
be governed in his official action by the ac-
ceptance Of such favor, and intimate that the
Constitutional Convention ought to have specified
the particular public officers TO be affected by
this provision The effect of the decision is that
every official who has 10 take an oath before
entering on his duties comes within the scope OF
the constitutional prohibition. 1t * fair TO as
sumo that neither the members of the Convcnlon
nor the people when they ratified the Consti,u
ton had any clear conception Of just how mnch
the section in question embraced
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JVpROTED MESSENGER SERCICE.

The shortcomings Of the Ncw-York messenger
boy have been - long matter ~ comment ana
material for the maker OF jokes that the possibil-
ity OF any Improvement In his traditional char
acter or great extension In his field Of usefulness
~ seldom considered. Ills reputation may In
some cases do him injustice. There Is reason To
believe that the story Of small boys having grown
gray-bearlcd on the trip to Harlem Is Pigment
of the paragrapher's Imagination. \ large pro-
portion Of the boys trustworthy. and perform
simple errands with reasonable accuracy and
speed That Is all that the companies employing
them apparently require. but It ~ not all that the
public would like To have. The messengers In
this city are slovcnly and undisciplincd They
wear. 1t is true. uniform. but they are not
taught TO keep it neat. TO have clean hands and
faces, or 10 carry themselves in any manner not
natural to the young barbarians and ragamutlins
Of the street. II some messengers are tidy. clean
and well hammered II Is because that Is their In
dividual habit not because their employers take
any pains to have well-disciplned body of
youths trained to take pride In their work.
corps Of boys with this spirit. It may be OBJ
jected is impossible. Short terms of service and re-
cruting from the most untaught ranks of society
may be thought lnsurmountablc difficulties. They
are for those managers whose idea OF a messen-
ger IL any small living creature obtanable for
low wages and capable Of rendering service. good,
bad Indifferent. for which the company
charge Zee seemingly based on the presumption
that the service Is To be performed by special
train equipped nth parlor cars A well-organ-
lied corps has not been found impossible where
any intelligent interest has been taken In the
boys and some care has been expended In teach
Ing them habits OF neatness. and In hitting them
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.JTSTICE UHITES OPINION.

In the course Of Il stump speech delivered On
Monday from the bench Of the Supreme Court
Of the United States, Mr.. White Il Justice Of that
court, vice IIOrnblowcr or Pcckham rejected by
David Bennett Hill, declared that were the qucs.
ton of taxing incomes from municipal bonds be-
fore the court original question he would
agree that they could not be included in an in
come tax; but in connection with the question at
bar he was still bound by the prcccdcntS. Mr..
Justice White appears 10 hold different view
of his duty from that which is generally held by
those who live under the Constitution Of the
United States. They do not desire or expect a
Judge Of their highest tribunal. clothed. Is Mr..
White says, with the august and awful power
10 sit IN Judgment over 70,OOO,O00 people, to dis
charge merely the functions Of a registering ma
chine That is not the meaning, as they sup
pose, Of the oath which he takes. lie Is under
the most solemn obligation which the mind Of
man can conceive or human institutions impose
to be guided by the light Of his own reason. II
he existed officially only 10 sustain precedcnts
to reafirm conclusions to which the minds Of
other men had been conducted. the Supreme
Court would be far less august though not less
awful tribunal than Mr.. Justice White rightly
conceives 1t to be-
This proposition contains no impeachment but
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FOURTEEN PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign.-China is said TO have accepted seven
OF the eight peace conditions imposed by Japan.
and it is believed that the war will end in few
days. - The Spanish authorities in Cuba re-
port the defeat and dispersal of two more in
surgent bands General Guillermo Moncado. a
revolutionist leader. is dead. - The British
expedition to Chitral gained another victory over
the tribesmen 80 Sir Edward Grey in the
House of Commons stated the attitude of the
British Government toward the Nicaragua Canal
enterprise.
Observation-Disclosures Morton appointed Thomas
Allison Judge Of General Sessions and nominated
Jacob NJ. Patterson for Quarantine Commissioner
and James ]. Callaghan for Port Warden of New
York: there was hot personal debate in the As
sembly over an attempt to reconsider the Nixon
street-railroad resolution. == Disastrous floods
were reported throughout the New-England and
Middle States Counterfeit 2-cent postage
stamps have been discovered in Chicago. -
Twenty-one men are believed to have lost their
lives by the explosion in the Blue Canyon Mine
near New Whatcom, Wash. == Six men Were
killed and four injured by the collapse Of two
business buildings in Wheeling. W. Va. -
Charter elections were held in many places in
New-York and New-Jersey.
City and Suburban.-The Republicans We're
successful in Jersey City. Newark and other
nearby Jersey cities and towns == w Jen-
nings Demorest died. -= 4 dinner was given
at the Hamilton Club. Of Brooklyn. in honor Of
the National Guard officers of the First and
Second brigades. - The decision of the Su-
preme Court on the Income Tax law caused
greatly increased work In the Offices Of the In
ternal Revenue collectors - The New-York
and Brooklyn Association Of Congregational
Churches began its annual session in Plymouth
Church Brooklyn - The stock market was
dull, but prices stood up we'll
The Weather-Forecast for to-day: Eair; colder;
high northwest winds. Temperature yesterday:
Highest GO degrees; lowest, 81; average, 5612
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ment merely exempts paving stones from the op-
GRAFTON OF the law. The Senate should amend the
bill so as to repeal the law altogether, and give
the Assembly the opportunity to reject it, If It
dares 50 affront public sentiment.
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the near future 1t is to he hoped that this bridge
project will be pushed forward, though we view
with dsmay the proposal that when completed
the structure shall be turned over TO the custody
OF the trustees Of the present Brooklyn Bridge
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Tammlny's opposition 10 the biz permitting the
New-York city Board OF Estimate 10 appropriate
SlO0 900 50 that the Commissioners of Accounts can
make n thorough investigation of the affairs OF the
municipal departments while In Tammany hands
IL not hard 10 fathom. The passage or the Dill ~
clearly I'm the interest Of this community. The
Commissioners Of Accounts appointed by Mayor
strong possess the public confidence. and VIII do
their work thoroughly and impar'ially. Any rea-
sonablc sum needed 70 conduct these examinations
should be provided whether Tammany objects or
not II the bill In question falls II Will be only be-
cause Of a Platt-Tammany bargain. OF which there
are evidence. already In the hanging up OF the
Real Estate Sales bill and the Police Magistrates
bill
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Senator Bradley made determined fight yes
terday against the Worth grab bill in reference
TO the Kings County Department OF Charities,
but he had 10 fight alone, and only one Democrat,
Coffey, joined with him in voting against ad-
vancing the bill TO its third reading. O'COnnOr
and Coggcshall came forward as the defenders
of the Worth scheme. which, as is well known,
is repugnant to all the humane and intelligent
men and women of Brooklyn Whether enough
votes can be secured 10 pass the measure is yet
doubtful.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-10

Tho money subscribed by the police justices To
defeat the bill providing for their removal is sim
ply a fund to nulify the will Of the people, as ex-
pressed at the polls last November No more
fragrant abuse OF propriety. decency and judicial
dignity has ever been seen in this city than that
presented by the spectacle Of these Justices con-
trbutlng t. n fund for use in preventing legiSa-
ton t. reform the tribunals which they have
helped 10 disgrace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-10

If the question OF Greater New-York Is compli-
Gated with a plan to deprive Mayors Strong ana
Scheren Of the authority duly conferred upon
them there Will be a rapid revulson Of feeling
against that project. which was favored at the
polls last fall by a small majority only.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-10

single discordant note breaks In upon the
majestic anthem Of Republican victory that
comes rolling In the balmy airs OF spring. ana
that Is the vehement assertion that 1.-The Demo-
Gratis are ahead IN Texas" The startling char
actcr ~ this announcement fully entities 1t 10
place In the unveriled claims classified as I'M
rortant II true"
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1n6fx 10 advertisements.
Dusiness Notices.


Dr. Hasbrovck makes a specially OF extracting
teeth without pain with gas HARVARD BUILDING. 10
6TH-AVE.. Cor. 42d 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-10

Fifty-f0ur years ago to-day was pubhshth the
first number OF The NewYork Tribune. Tnere
WAS good reason TO believe at the time. as we
must admit that an important event In human
history had occurred. but yet the most respect
able prophets Of that era were eXcusable II they
failed t. discern its full Significance Readers or
this journal do not need 10 be Informed that its
interest and influence are constantly growing
and they are warranted in surmisng that its
prosperity corresponds TO its repute II there are
inteil!gent persons who do not read The Trib-
unc we improve the opportunity 10 apprise
them If facts which they might easily have as
ccrtaincd long ago 10 their great advantage
And We take special pleasure on this cheerful
anniversary in reporting that Mr. Whitelaw Reid.
when last heard from. was In excellent health
and greatly enjoying his travels.
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The need OF second bridge between New York
and Brooklyn has been apparent and increasingly
So for years. Private enterprise having failed to
accomplish the desired result, the matter has
been taken up seriously by Mayor Schieren and
bill is now before the Legislature authorizing
the construction OF bridge by the two cities in
the vicinity Of Grand-st. On Tuesday evening Il
conference on the subject was held by Mr. Schle-
rem and the Corporation Counsel and City Works
Commissioner Of Brooklyn with Mayor Strong,
Corporation Counsel Scott and Commissioner
Brookiied. There was found to be Il complete
agreement on all the provisions of the pending
BILL except two or three minor points, which
were easily adjusted 1t is proposed that the
cost Of the bridge shall be shared equally by the
cities That is clearly an equitable arrangement,
as the two are almost certain to become one In
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1t is apparent from the figures furnished by
Controller Roberts's office that the taxpayers Of
the State are decidedly the gamers from the
supervision which the Controller was authorized
by q law passed year ago to exercise over the
charitable institutions of the State. The new
arrangement has been in operation barely more
than half year, but already it is found that the
yearly cost of maintaining the inmates in six
teen institutions will be reduced SJi 81 per cap
tia This result has not been accomplished by
reducing the quality of the food supplies, but by
paying smaller prices and conducting the entire
business in systematic way. The efforts Of
certain institutions 10 escape from the Con
troller's supervision through the passage of spe-
clal acts in their favor ought not to succeed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-10

Two houses in Coventry. England on opposite
sides Of the same thoroughfare contend for the
nativity Of Miss Ellen Terry. recording the claim
upon brass plates. importing In each pcrsstency
therein and that the conflicting ahirmations
shall be laid before postcrity. Only one can
possess a valid historical title to this honor. but
the other Is near enough to II 10 receive part
OF the radiance II reflects: and to make sure. the
admirlng pilgrim attracted thther by a renown
as reckoning though not old rs that OF Godva
might visit both Of them. While only one Is
entitled 10 the honor OF her nativity. the other
may likewise have flung It's protecting roof over
her cradle. for the family may have moved
across the way However. these rival preten-
sions may be- settled. and the lady herself ought
to be authority on this point. Both are inter
esting though one OF the brass Plates ought -
come down. Miss Terry's fame sparkles like
venerable town. and will shine there for long
time to come: but the reasons for asking us to
believe that she born In two places are
purely local, and without plausibilty elsewhere
1t does not often happen that the birthplace Of
living persons except gypsies and New Workers.
who move every first OF May, becomes matter OF
dispute though after they have been dead 4
good while cities and even nations may contend
about II. Such strife has erewhe and ofttimes
arisen concerning persons much less interesting
than Miss Terry. in whose natal hour. whatever
the astronomers may say some sweet and sap
phire- cgoned star trembed in the abyss. The
rival Coventry houses have reason for their emu
laton. but the authentic one ought to be certified
oP fha laI, 10 a.
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The Tobin bill amending the Tobin Dressed
Stone law Is only a halfway measure What the
people want is the unconditional repeal of the law
passed last year without any clear understanding
OF its provisions That law would In all probable
ity be declared unconstitutional. II tested In the
courts-as We trust 1t will be. II necessary--and
1t is clearly contrary to the interests Of the public
In general To place tax Of % or 80 per cent on
every municipal work In which stone Is employed
Is a grievous and costly outrage. The amend
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-10-04
KANSAS HAPPENINGS.

Great Bend, Kas.. oct. 3-(SpecialO Miss
lAz2ie Armstrong, daughter OF State Scna.
for Two sessions chief enrolling clerk of
the Kansas senate. was married to-nirh.
to Rev. Charles Burchtield, of Purcell,
Fort Scott Kas., oct. 3.-tSpecial1 ThA
bourbon County Bar Association will hon
or the memory Of the deceased Judges of
thn hh.s w9Ia S9HIaty ny placing Their portraits ON
judges are Solon o. Thacher j. f.
Broadhead. NJ V. Noss ana d, r. Lone
Garden City, Kas oct. 3-CSpeciall The
larger crowd than on the same day last
year Hon, J. r. Burton, of, Abilene,
Republican speach at the opera house in
the evening \ strong breeze was blowing
al! day showing off the pumping machn-
cry in great shape.
Topeka, kas Oct. 3-(SpecialD Governor
Morrill, has been chosen president OF The
Kansas State Historical Society, vice S. o.
by the executive committee of the society
which held a. 4 meeting for that purpose
OF the following well known Kansans: g.
X, Holiday, Or, $ McLallin, William
Sims, f, T., Baker and Governor Morrill,
Topeka, Kas,, Oct. 3.-(Special) Applica-
ton for writ OF haheas corpus was made
IN the supreme court to-day in behalf of
Horace q. Stewart, of Sabetha who was
ion for emhezzlement. Stewart is a lawyer
ana made his own case IN court to-day
which he had collected for a client 'Fhs
writ was made returnahle November g.
Topeka kas., oct 3-(SpeciaD I'pop
Il petition numerously signed GoycriIor
of W. T.. Morrison. of Rice county who
was convicted IN september 1891, Of violai
fined 500 and costs and sentenced tu ihir-
" days. The commutiou releases hin
pay the costs and promise never TO Gu-
gage in the liquor business again,