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Newcastle 70 assist them with the money
left by Mr.. TILDEN, even n his trus-
tees could rightfully and honorably ex.
pend IL on library which cannot be
monument to him distinctively, and
bear his name alone. It is absurd to talk
OF the possibility OF their burying his illus
trious individuality In an institution which
perpetuates in it's highest distinction an
other name or Of their merging the two in
a common memorial
We are glad to hear that the trustees of
the Tilden Trust are likely to reach a
speedy decision as to the precise method of
performing the duty with which they are
charged. The causes for their past and long
delay, due to the contest over Mr. TiLDEN's
will and the miscarriage of their impracti
cable scheme for removing the City Hall to
Bryant Park as a building for the Tilden
Library. have now ceased to exist, and
there is no longer any excuse for
procrastlnation. II is their duty to
settle the question promptly, out OF regard
for the public interest Mr.. T1LDEN sought to
promote, out Of respect to the memory of the
statesman, and In justice to Mrs. HAZARD,
his niece through an arrangement with
whom they obtained the whole OF the
fund Of which they are now to dispose.
Nor Is 1t difficult for them to reach a de-
cision by which they will prove the wisdom
Of their stewardship and secure the appro-
bation Of the public They are fortunate
in having before them an opportunity to
establish Tilden Library that will fulfil
the magnificent conception of the testator;
and they should hasten to improve 1t by
making the library of Columbia College, 80
the most useful and the most
imposing monument which could be erected
to an American citizen. or course, the talk |
about subordinating his fame to that of the |
Actor family is O preposterous notion.
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A Preposterous Suggestion.

1t is announced by the Herald, on the
authority of Mr.. JOHN BIGELow, one of the
five trustees of the Tilden Trust, that as
yet they have decided on no definite plan
for the use Of the So 900, 900 in their hands,
but that 1.-THE public will soon be informed
of decision rs to the means of carrying out
Mr.. TILDEN's wishes"
II the particular project which these trus-
tees are reported TO have under serious con-
sideraton is the one so soon to be decided,
the only information as to it which will be
satisfactory to the public, and even to COM
mon sense and common decency, is that it
has been decisively and unanimously rejected
by them We assume, however, that the
rumor rests ON the most baseless surmise,
for it is not conceivable that Mr.. TILDEN's
trustees would have listened for moment
to any such preposterous suggestion.
The project, according to this fanciful
story, Is to turn over Mr.. TILDEN's magniii-
cent public benefaction for the enrichmeht
OF the Astor Library, and thus to divert it
altogether from the purpose Of founding
distinct monument to his name and
fame, from which, of course, his trus-
tees would never think of departing.
The Astor Library is a monument to
the richest family in this country, and prob
ably the richest in the world. AS such the
present generation Of AsToRs are abundantly
able to provide all the additional means
requisite for the further development
OF the institution established by the
founder OF the fortune, whose increase In
three generations since has given them that
distinction. They need no outside help
for the purpose, and their course in the
past makes even the suggestion OF it imper-
tinent The son and the grandson OF the
original JoHN JACOB AsToR successfully
and largely increased the endowment OF the
librarv by bequests and assisted its extension
by gifts made during their lives and there is
every reason To believe that under the dicta-
tion OF the same famiiy pride each sue
eeeding generation OF AsToRs will follow
their example. They can Ike relied upon 70
look after their own monument in their
0wn way, 1t would be sending Goals 70
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What the Fight is About Now.

There Is no longer any dispute between the
Brooklyn trolley companies and their en-
ployccs Livery man in the service Of the
companies is working TO the best Of his
ability, well and faithfully. The violence
continuing in the streets, the stones thrown
at the cars, the brickbats thrown at tho mo-
torncn and the assaults upon men going
and coming from work, are done by others
fighting for their places. II any man out Of
work should mount up to the elevated road,
where there has been no strike, and break
the head of an elevated road man, we should
have parallel OF the brutality still active
on the trolley lines.
These workmen on the street levels may
not be really rich, but they are seeing illus
tratetl in themselves none the less the an
archicnl theory that the rich have no rights
which other men are bound to respect
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OTTERSON's SNOW sCOOPER.
He Wants tho street Cleaning Departme
to DulId One II Il Has to SelI q Cab.

He Wants tho street Cleaning Depa artment
to Build One If II Has to Sell q Cab.
Gustav Otterson, the inventor of the self-flll-
Mayors attention to his little contrivance by ex-
hibiting it under the windows of tho Mayors
room at the City Hall few days ago got hear
Ing yesterday. Mr.. Waring read In Sundays
papers about Otterson. and he sent his private
secretary. Madame Carre, to Brooklyn to find
the inventor. who was down In the directory as
living at 23 81. Andrews place. Madame Carre
didn't find Otterson. he sent him an invita-
ment Of street Cleaning, and to bring his
machine along.
In response Otterson was at Mr.. Warnings
office early yesterday. carrying his device in
Mr. Cushman. to talk to Otterson and to look at
his model. Mr.. Cushman listened to the in
yentor and examined the model very carefully.
He found that il was cart with a cylinder be-
meath. which was worked by gears attached TO
the hubs OF the wheels. The shov elling device
was number of metal spoons or scoops which
threw the snow into the cart.
II seems very ingenious" said Mr.. Cushman,
finally: III You will have a large working
model built We'll give IL a trial.
- but | want the department to build it." re-
The department isn't in that business. We
to u.s."
,.rh Then ottersoD got angry; II you can, buy
be able to build models OF an invention which
would be boon TO humanity"
Mr.. Waring doesn't look at IL In that way"
You bet he don't" raid otterson. Then, in
high dudgeon, he pack ed up his contrivance and
go! out I'm He opened the d33r again to yell back:
say III make ~ hot Tor Waring!
Mr.. Warng said woariy afterward that he
supposed so.
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Broolry.'. cunp.s,s Reform so,sr.m....
From the Erenin0 Post.


Brooklyn Is still suffering from the ineficiency dis
played by the authorities when the recent strike
broke out II was three weeks this morning since the
trouble began, and yet every day the new motormen
subjected 10 violence of every SORT and the risk
injury to passengers Is great that the carry
but few people except In the middle of the day and
the most central parts OF the city, Worst OF al
body Is getting punished for these numberess acts OF
violence, and the authorities reserve the Indignation
they should display against the criminals for the pres
idents OF the railroad companies, who are demanding
protection for their employees and want to provide
themselves II the municipality will not. new motor.
man who saved his life by the display OF pistol when
he was attacked by mob was promptly nned $40 for
carrying weapon without license by of the
rioters In disguise VINO sit ON the police bench but
the only punishment yet inflicted upon the who
have turned the city upside down for the past three
weeks was the sentence 20 Blackwell's Island for
three months OF some strikers who followed new
conductor across tho bridge, assaulted him his
home, and were taken In charge by the New York
authorilleA
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COTS Shameless Grab.

FREDERICK SMYTH and RUFUS b. CowING
became Judges Of the Court of Special Ses
sions within a few weeks OF. each other
Judge CowNo by popular election in No
vember, 1873, and Recorder SMYTH by ap-
pointment to fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of JOHN X. HACKETT. About ten
years later RANDOLPH B. MARITIME and
JAMES FITZGERALD also became Judges of
the General Sessions.
These four Judges of our chief criminal
court, the Recorder, the City Judge, and
the two Sessions Judges, have coordinate
powers and Jurisdiction. Each has the same
authority as the other. The management
Of the affairs Of the court is intrusted to
them collectively. They take turns in charg-
ing the Grand Jury.
So long as he was Recorder, FREDERICK
SMYTH, by reason Of his age, his faithful,
continuous, and devoted service, his legal
knowledge, his great experience as prac-
titioner at the bar, his ripe scholarship,
and his fidelity and uprightness, was pre-
siding Judge of this court, not by force of
law, but by the wish and at the desire of his
associate Judges, whose rights he respected
and whose responsibilities he shared
no experience on the bench and very little
at the bar, became Recorder, some thirty
days ago, RUFUS B. CowING became, by
force Of usage and by reason Of long SER
vice, presiding Judge of the Court of Ses-
sions. A loyal and,worthy gentleman, skilled
In knowledge Of the law, and familiar
with the machinery Of criminal procedure
during sixteen years Of service on the bench,
Judge CowING was reelected as City Judge
in November, 1899, on the joint nomination
Of both political parties and by their unani-
nous vote. His term ends on Jan. /, Il 9O7.
1t so happens. also, that Judge CowING, q
Republican In politics, is the only Repub-
lican Judge now in office in New York city.
Yet at the instance Of GoFF, the new Re
corder, and for the purpose of securing for
him $4,000 year additional salary, with
Of all the patronage of the. General
Sessions Court, Republican Legislature is
asked to enact, and a Republican Governor
to sign, the ROBERTSON bill, specifically de-
priving RUFUS b. CowING of the precedence
which is his by right of seniority in service,
and to degrade him and his associates, FITz-
GERALD and MARITIME, to a subordinate
rank in the tribunal, now composed Of four
equal Judges, of whom GoFF is one
Judges CowING, FITZGERALD, and MAR
TINE are united in protesting against an in
dignity which, ostensibly striking at them,
Is an insidious and most reprehensible at
tempt Of an upstart newcomer to take into |
his own hands exclusively the immense
powers of court which the public interests
demand should be distributed in several |
hands as guarantee of justice and safety.
GoFF's grab was doomed as soon as public |
attention was called to it,
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COLUMBIA COLLEGE TRUSTEES.
To Begin Work the New Site Add.
ti0ns to the Library

~ nokiu "ork ON the New site "A Addl-
tions to the Library.
The Trustees os Columbia College held their
regular monthly meeting at Hamilton Hall YES
terday afternoon. These members were pres
ent: w. G. Schermerhorn chairman, Stephen
p. Nash, President Seth Low. Bishop Potter,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, John b. Pine, w. Rayard
Cutting. George l.. Rives, Lenox Smith. Will
liam g. Lathrop, Jr., and the Rev. Talbot w.
Chambers. ~
The Committee on Buildings and Grounds pre-
sented their report. They propose TO have work
begun on the new site at the Bloominpdale
grounds this spring. A part of the work will be
the widening OF l2Oth street Work will he be-
College OF Physicians and Surgeons presented
by the Messrs. Vanderbilt. The addition to the
Sloane Maternity Hospital Ia already under way
The Rev. DIR. David II. Greer has acce pied the
invitation to preach the Baccala ureate sermon
next June. The sermon will be given on June o
at st. BartholOmew's church.
The committee on the Herbert Mapes me-
mortal gate has offered to erect the gate Al
10th street and the Boulevard. Their offer has
been accepted.
William G. Schermerhorn for the complete set OF
British blue books which he has presented TO
the library, Charles A. Dana received the
thanks or the trustees for valuable botanical
works, presented by him to the library. Thanks
were also given to Mrs. Lawrence and Mrs
valuable reference library OF their brother, the
late Alexander f.. Cotheal.
Prof. Jasper i. Goodwin, adjunct professor OF
mathematics, has resigned. owing TO business
engagements. Prof Goodwin has been In New
Hampshire. on leave OF absence, since last June.
1870 which went abroad and rowed against Ok
ford.
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The dissolution of the National Sanitary
Potters' Association, after an existence Of five
years, puts an end to n trust that was organized
upon stupid principle. Its objects were to
maintain prices and to limit the sale of goods to
jobbers. It's members soon found that they
could not carry out either Of these objects. Last
year several of them began to cut prices and
then the whole body was forced to make a big
ger cut yet, 80 that the market rate fell to less
than half of that at which it was to be main
tained. The next object, that Of limiting the
sale to jobbers, had to bn given up. rs some Of
the members refused to hold back stock which
they could dispose OF. The war upon the smaller
concerns failed of its purpose. On account of
the foolish struggle for foolish objects the bus-
ness of the sanitary potteries, in which about
Ss.0oO,O0O was invested, is prostrate. and the
goods cannot be sold at a profit at this time.
The trust should have sought to reduce prices
to the lowest notch instead of advancing them
to the highest, and should have striven to en-
large sales to all buyers, not to restrict them.
The Diamond Plate Glass Company has acted
more shrewdly than the Sanitary Potters' Asso-
citation. The President OF tho mpany, which
may as well be called a trust, has given notice
of cut Of 40 per cent. in the price of American
plate glass, which. rs he says. can be afforded
through the adoption o. improved machinery,
the scaling down of properties and consolida-
tion with the smaller concerns, without any re-
duction in the rates of wages. by the adop-
tion Of new and cheaper processes of manufac-
ture." says President CoNGER. the cost of pro-
duction will be diminished"
For the organization and management Of anr
great corporation or trust business qualities of a
very high order are essential. When a corpora
tion of the kind falls in pieces 1t is pretty safe
to conclude that its managers were at fault.
Such a corporation, when properly organized,
skilfully operated. and honestly managed, is
not likely to fail.
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MONEY MAKES THE SNOW FLY
Snow Makes the Money Fly. Too, and Mr
Warnings Stock IL Low Again.

Snow Makes the Money Fly, Too ana Mr.
Warnings Stock IL Low Again.
Superintendent Robbins said yesterday that
he was satisfied that the work done by his men
in the removal OF Saturdays fall of snow WA.
the best work OF the kind ever done In the de-
partment. All the avenues and principal cross
streets had been thoroughly cleaned, and by
this morning he hopes that all the snow now
piled up in the less important streets will have
been removed. There were 200 extra men at
work yesterday.
When asked as to the cost of removing snow
by the present system compared with the
ing sad;
80 think 1t Is costing me a little more than IL
compelling the employment OF American citi.
zens at )" day for eight hours work makes il
more expensive. II also costs n little more TO
get the snow removed expeditiOusly, working by
night as well as by day. | don't know OF any
hgures that could be- given 10, make an absO-
lutely trustworthy comparison. The conditions
OF snowfall and its removal are never exactly
the same. Perhaps later on may he able to
give an approximate estimate that will afford
some comparison"
IL Is expected that ht the next meeting of tho
bosrd or Estimate and AppOrtionment Mr.. ar
ing VIII ask Tor another transfer from the sweep
ing account To the ice and snow fund. as the
latter is now almost exhausted again.
Thomas \. Doe. the new chief clerk of the de-
partment, went into office yesterday. Mr.. War
ing ~ going To have him investigate the WORK.
lhgs or each OF the various bureaus, and TO make
recommendations as TO removals and apDolnL-
menls. Mr. Doe lives In Elizabeth. N. j
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A bill to regulate trolley mems pay, an
no,,nced for presentation to the Albany
Legislature by District Assembly rs, the
trolley strikers assembly of Brooklyn, is
absurd. 1t provides that every "gripman,
motorman, driver, or conductor" trippers
or regulars, shall get not less than two
dollars a day.
Are there no other workmen Of the rail-
roads who should be taken under the wing
Of this attempt to fix wages by law9 Or
are they not members Of the union
The two-dollar limit, though, seems to us
supremely ridiculous. II the ordinary reg
ulstion of wages by free and open competi-
tion is to be replaced by the arbitrary wish
of certain labor union, sustained by
the Legislature. two dollars has very little
solid argument in itself. Onlylast week
correspondent of ours named BROWN de-
clared that So. so was the absolute necessity
for living. Why not ignore both of these
figures, and say that SIS shall go to every
motorman and other laborer2 This ques-
tion remains wholly serious while the two
dollar proposition is seriously urged
Every man, outside of District Assembly
75 and the railroad companies, will do we'll
to think carefully about this matter of pay
ing higher wages than the market supply of
labor requires. The motorman's right to
the two dollars must be behind his demand
for it legally, or no one would be bold to as
scrt it, But what applies to trolley men and
to corporations must in justice apply to all
species of servants and to private employers.
Every man, therefore, working for another
for ten hours or for ten minutes should be
mid Tho fxyp 5ollor dya
ever the conventional sum is, just as surely
and indiscriminately as the trolley men: or
this two-dolar law is fantastic and pirati-
cal injustice.
We wonder il, among those who may
think LEWIS and NORTON are "mean,"
there is any citizen who pays his furnace
tender, or his messenger, or his bootblack.
or his tripper of any sort, less than two dol
lars a day. If he does, he is mean" in the
manner and degree of LEWIS and NORTON
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THEY MUST STAND TRIAL.
The Supreme Court Refuses writs 81
Habeas Corpus for the sugar WItnesses.

lno supreme court heTuocB "rlto -
Habess Corpus for the Sugar Witnesses.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4-The Supreme Court of
the United States to-day denied the applications
of Elverton II. Chapman, broker, and John 8.
Shriver. correspondent of the Mail and Erprcss,
for leave to file motions for writs of habeas
corpus to release them from the custody of the
marshal Of the District Of Columbia. They are
under indictment for refusing to answer Ques-
tions before the Senate Committee investigating
the alleged sugar scandal of last summer. The
indictment was sustained by the District Su-
preme Court and also by the Court of ppeals Of
the District whereupon the defendants surren-
dered themselves to the custody of the District
and applied to the Supreme Court of the United
States for relief, urging the unconstitutionality
Of the statute under which the indictments
against them were found.
After reviewing tho Circumstances of the case,
Chef Justice Fuller said that the general rule
governing the issue OF writs of habeas corpus
was that they could not be made to take tho
place OF wrts of error. and could he issued only
IN cases where the court imposing imprison-
ment was without jurisdiction. The petitioners
the Court of Appeals of the District. and when
that had been reached. II it be adverse TO them,
their remedy would lie in. writ OF
srrar stntr. a.5 The supreme Court of the United
Interfere with the action OF the courts of the
District in advance of final determination
thereof below, and found no exceptional circum-
from that rule. Theapplic for leave to file
the petitions for writs was therefore denied. 1t
was announced that Mr.. Justice Field dissented
from the decision Of the court.
The effect of the decision is to require Messrs.
Chapman and Shriver to stand trial on the in.
dictments; The question of readmitting them
To Dali Will be determined Tomorrow.
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OUTLIVED A CENTURY.
And for EiEhty-nve Years OF It william II.
Hill Chewed Tobacco.

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 4.-Wiliam II. Hill, tho
centenarian of Hills station, Washington
county. Pa, died at his home Monday morning,
as result of a fall on the ice sustained over
week ago. He was 100 years 9 months and 22
days old. He was born on Nov. IL, 1894 In a
log house built by his father, Thomas Hill. in
the centre OF 200 acres OF land on which the
latter took II patent, and Of which l4O acres
still remains In the family. He died
in the house in which he was born.
Mr.. Hill was an elder for fifty years In
the Centre Presbyterian Church, three miles
from his home. Up to three years ago he
walked there to services every SUNDAY. Hewa
Democrat, hut when John p. st. John was the
Prohibition candidate for President he voted
for him; He never Leld a political ofiice but
once, when he was elected TO the position of
Road Supervisor OF Cecil township. He chewed
tobacco for eghty-fye years. Outside OF one
railroad trip, taken thirty years ago, all his
journeying had been done on horseback or
atoot. In all, Mr.. Hill leaves six children,
thirty grandchildren, and six great-grsndchil-
uren.
The sun., 1895-02-05

There is no need OF the anti Chinese Cali
fornians being troubled because few Chinese
sneak into the country from Canada. Only a
few hundreds of them get across the line in any
year. and the labor market is not at all affected
by their coming. A candidate for office in San
Francisco ran upon the old nti-Chnese ticket
last November, but. as the voters there are not
any more afraid of the heathen hordes he polled
only very small vote. The Chinese question is
settled. Tho race must disappear from this
country within generation.
The sun., 1895-02-05
1UNBE4MS.

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Ieaohs Fahcy hos'oh Cucumoers' IL seems strange
na. o. s 'eason we snou'o q" suh iurtner north Tor
oucumbers. why do we get early cucumbers from
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IT, oe', ~ 49, W 'Ie I, '.noo,.
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.u.e 90 .Ateiu' 10 inc wa'eh Kept throughout the
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1t was the finest possible example Of
handiness that folks got from the Yankee
housemaid who was taken upward last Saturday
when lI3 years old. The brief sketch uf ABBY
SMITH, given By our Norwich correspondent, is
better than most of the novels OF Yankee life
in Connecticut. For over 100 years she was
engaged in household service, and It was only
within the past three years that she took kind
OF rest. Sprightiy, cheSry- faced cleanly. kindly
The sun., 1895-02-05
LOYAL TO THE GEAR,
Hebrews PredeminAto IN the Iist or Rus
siaAs who Have Sworn Allegiance.

Tho Russian Consular stan finished yesterday
the work Of administering the oath OF allegiance
TO Russians who desired to show their loyalty 10
Car Nicholas. CORsul-tiencral Olarovsky has
forwarded his report to the Russian Govern-
ment. IL contained nearly 5000 names and
the noticeable feature was that ZOO moro He
6rews took tho oath than members III the Greek
The sun., 1895-02-05
Hoy Loas saow WIN st.y oa ths eronna.

To THE EDroR OF TuE sUS-Sir: Has Il ever come TO
your knowledge that there is a method Of deteTm ming
how long snow Will remain on the grOuudP Ihavs
lHst been inf3Tmed that an lnfNllbo sign Is given by
the snow which remains on the limbs or leaves or
trees, Tho rule Is that the STOW Viii stfy ON Ia,
ground as many weeks As the snow remains rys an
this phenomenon Al a.
ChARIEsloS, ". Va Jan. ~.