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PERSONAL.

Oscar Straus of this city will lecture before the
Jewish Historical Society this evening in Phadei-,
phia.
Miss Mae Melbourne Is the name OF young
woman who has the doubtful distinction of being
"the only lady bull-hghter in America" She is q .
native OF California.
George W. Walsh said to be the Oldest man &
Kansas was born near Schenectady. N. Y, in 1921.
He is In good health, and his memory Is unclouded
DR. Caroline Hamilton. medical missionary, Is
doing noble work among the suffering Armenans
of Asatc Turkey. She is a graduate Of Smith Col
ege and was a worker in the College Settlement Of
this city, before she went to Turkey.
George Cochran Lambdin Of Philadelphia. whose
death is announced, had high reputation as an
artist After the war;" says The Phladelphia
Times" "he took a studio in New-York in the
Tenth-st building. which then the home OF
most of the leading artists and in 1865 he was elected
a National Academician. His health broke down in
New-York however and after two or three years
he returned to Philadelphia. where the remainder OK
his professional life passed, interrupted by his
summer vacations in the mountains or at the sea-
shore and by an adventurous European Journey IN
the year of the Franco-Prussian war. His home
was with his fathers family in Germantown, where
he became very much interested in Horticulture ana
some twenty-five years ago began 10 give special
attention to painting flowers. studying their growth
and form with loving care and expressing their coor
and texture with such brill!ancy and beauty that
Lambdlns roses became famous everywhere. /
w. Hudson Shaw Fellow of Balliol College, Ok:
ford whose course Of lectures on 'Florentine Hiss
tory" in Baltimore postponed on account of hiS
illness, will give the course in April
General Lew Wallace and James Whtcomb Riley
will speak at the dinner of the Loyal Legion. in
indianapolis on Lincolns birthday. February L.
The Adams family has decided present TO the
Quincy Historical Society the house in quincy,
Mass in which President John Quincy Adams was
horn, ,o ha accounted by il az 4 museum. The
house." says The Boston Transcript rs situated
AL the corner OF Indepcnlence-ave and Franklin
ST. and is in a good s,ate of preserv ton. win
a little alteration Il be converted into me
example Of ii mansion OF the Colonial siy.e. mis-
Will be done and the furnishings made 10 coTTe-
suond with those OF the dwellings OF the Revoiu-
tlpnary period The Quincy family is, by inher-
tance the possessor Of much that is OF great MS.
torc value, connecting that family Dy the Closest
of ties and associations with the history Of ne
Nation from It's inception TO the present tine anu
there IS a hope tnat a part, at iedst' OF tH9 lt'e
collection. important from a Nationil As wei az i
local point OF view. may In tine nnd a p,rNaieh.
restins place In what at one time the nOHls
of TWO OF the early Presidents OF The Cnlted states
and The birthplace OF one Of them
New-York tribune., 1896-01-30
THE STATE iNU THE INSANE.


With the signing by Governor Morton Of The
Manhattan State Hospital bill the movement
for a reform in the methods Of caring for the
insane which has been going on for ten years,
is completed. Within thirty days all Of the de
pendent insane in the State now numbering
IS sos, will be brought under the care of the
State and the way will be opened for doing
away with the old abuses which have always
gone with the maintenance Of the insane in con-
nection with the county pOOrhOuse1. The new
Arrangement transfers the asylums at Ward'S
Island and at Central Islip, with their 6s01 pa
tents from the administration Of the Charities
Department Of this city. and places them under
the jurisdiction Of the State Commissioners IN
Lunacy, whose management Of the other inSti-
tutions in the State has resulted In benefits 50
marked as TO leave no doubt Of the wisdom Of
a unified system under their control. At the
same time that the insane poor are benefited the
treasury OF this city IL relieved OF heavy bur
den for in addition to paying for the care of its
own insane, NewYork has had TO contribute its
share toward the States charities. Hereafter it
will pay only It's proportion OF the common
charge upon the taxpayers OF the whole State.
This measure Is in line with the policy fol
| lapse for sixty years. Up to 1896 the dependent
insane were kept in county poorhouses subject
to the hardship and abuse to which the common
feeling Of that time toward such unfortunatcs
exposed them. In that year the Utica State Hos
pital was established for the treatment Of acute
cases OF insanity. 1t was not until twenty nine
years later that the sufferings Of the incurable
insane left In the county institutions aroused
the State Medical Society to secure the passage
of the Willard act and the establishment of the
Willard State Hospital for the Chronic Insane.
Since then six other State hospitals have been
built or acquired up to the time when the Kings
and New-York County institutions passed into
the hands of the State The Legislature few
years ago took IL backward step by authorizing
county after county to retain the mildcr cases
Of insanity until onc-third of all the counties Of
the State were exempt from TIE requirements
Of the Willard act, and 1t has required ten
years campaign TO overcome that evil.
In 1856 the State Charities Aid Association,
which had been founded in 1872, undertook to
remove all the dependent insane from the poor
houses. After failing 10 secure legislation in
1888. it obtained two years later the passage Of
an act districting the State and obliging each
State hospital to receive all the insane Of its
district thus abolishing the unscicntihc distinc-
ton between acute and chronic cases; providing
for small detached buildings so as to individual
lze the treatment: affirming the principle that all
the insane are the wards of the State. properly
to be cared for by IT, guarding the interests of
the taxpayers by limiting the cost of buildings
and equipments to 500 for each patient, and
New-York tribune., 1896-01-30
Nmusrm:nts.

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ARREy'S THEsATRE-S-Camille.
ACADEMY OF NCSiC-2-S-The Sporuhg Duchess
IlIJOl-S:1J-G, peman joe
Y,po, ,pwAy TIL Hi.ATRE-S-An Artists Model
cAsINO-sl5-The Wizard of the Nile
CASINO CHAMBER S-2-s-Ca6are. du Meant
,flIcKERING HAIA~3:30-Recital
tSDIJ'MHUS .SE-S:l5-ln Sight OF 81 faui'
pAIY's THEATRES -S:15-The Countess Gucki.
EDEN MJSEE-ConcelS
EMPIRE THEATRES: :l5-A womans Reason
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-s:15-The Governor OF
Kentucky.
GARDEN TUEATRE-SlS-Chimmie Fad'b'n
GARpfcK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ponderbufys last'
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-S-Primrose VESTS Min
stgcls.
HARLEM OPERA HOUSES :15-Mme. Sans Gene
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-s;lO-The Heart OF
Maryland.
UOYT'S THEATRE-S:30-A Black sheep
IRVING PLACE THEATRES: 15-Die ueberzaehhseh'
ROSTER & BIAL'S-S:15-Naude eville
IYCETM TIIEATRE-2-S:lj-1he he Benefit OF the DOUBT
MET ROPOIITAN OPERA H0USE--S-Trsian una
Isolde
OLYMPIA Observation-Disclosures
PAINERS THrATKE-S:lO-Thc Squire Of Danes
PAsTORs-l2.3O TIL IL p. m.-Naudeville
pROCTO.S PLEASURE PALACE-Vaudev1le
Ms
STAR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rhue.
i4TII STREET E-s:1O-Mavourneen.
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constructed. His statement appears to have
proved decisive, and a bridge with SIX tracks
was fully decided on yesterday. Two OF the
tracks will be used for elevated trains and the
remaining four for trolley-cars.
This decision is exceedingly gratifying. The
Tribune which has counsclled liberal policy in
the making Of plans for the new bridge Is glad
to accent II as a proof that an undue influence
is not 10 be exercised by the Brooklyn Elevated
road. which controls the only line of elevated
railway now in existence that will be a feeder
to the bridge 1t is well known that this ele-
ment strongly favored bridge with four rail-
road tracks. which would give the one elevated
line as great privileges on the structure as 'he
fifteen or sixteen trolley lines which converge
near the lower end Of Broadway in Brooklyn To
have accepted this suggestion would nave
cvinced an incapacity on the part of The commis-
sioncrs to appreciate the demands that VIII be
made upon the bridge soon as it is completed.
The commission further decided yesterday that
thc width of the new bridge shall be lis feet.
As the present bridge is 81 feet wide, it is evi-
dent that the commissioners are making gen
crous provision for the needs of the future ana
il is not matter Of serious moment that IL mas
been decided to place the footWalk over thc
railroad tracks. There would be certain adVah-
tages in having railroad tracks carriage ways
and promenadcs all on the same level, but as Il
matter of fact few people will walk across the
bridge and a stairway ut each end will be OF
little consequence. The commissioners are get
ting their preliminary work well i'll hand Inc
way Is now clear for the preparation or drtalieh
plans for the structure. and we hope that the
actual work Of construction will begin without
long DELAY.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-30

making II obligatory on all counties but Monroe
Il,ncs and New-York TO transfer Their INSANE 10
,I,o stntc. and making it pcrmissivc ana Ior
thor financial interest to do so. Meanwhie, III
1850 thc Commission in Lunacy had been estaD-
Ushcd which gave material assistance IN es'ap-
fishing the new system. In 1891 an approprla-
,ion of Sl5le5O for buildings and equipments
was made. and in 1894 a special tax levy OF one
third Of 4 mill. amounting to $1,300.OOO. was
granted for the maintenance Of the insane. I'M
mediatcly after the passage or the STATE 'a'c
act Monroe County applied for and obtained the
necessary legislation to enable 1t to turn over
IFS ASYLUM to the State, and only two counties
continued to care for their own insane Inc
Lecslnture relieved Kings County of 2,4'S' pa
ticnts in 1890 and took possession OF the hosptai
ot 81. Johnland Now the fifth and final legls'
latiye act in the series puts the State in charge
of the New-York City asylums.
This whole worl, is victory for dsinterested
phlanthropy over local jcalousics and greed.
Every interest that has found profit In caring 1Or
the insane i'm local institutions or in State nos
nitols absolved from active central authority
has hccn unwilling to lose its advantage. But III
spite of all opposition the Commission in Lunacy
has been enabled to enforce economy and ut the
same time compel proper treatment Of patients
in the State institutions, and the Inspection
powcrs of the Charities Aid Society have been
materially increased. The assumption by the
State of the care Of the insane has made our
tax rate heavier but 1t has relieved the com
poncnt parts OF the State OF the expense 1t as
sumed rs whole, and while the burden may
now fall somewhat more heavily upon some sec
tions than formerly it Is well worth their carry
iur. for the sake Of the afflicted people who
should have the most humane and enlightened
treatment possible"
New-York tribune., 1896-01-30
Nrsu9lurk Dailp Iribnare
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
THURSDAY. JANUARY 30, 1875.
SIXTEEN PAGES
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-Advices from Constantinope are
=, the effect that the British and Italian Con-
suls who were sent to negotiate the surrender
Of Zeitoun have reached that place. - SIT
Iohn Pender. the wel-known director OF ocean
telegraphy and member OF Parliament Is crit
ically III with paralysis of the brain. - Ihe
pieh, Hon Hugh c. +. Childers ex-Cabnet Min
ist.r died in London.
CONGRESS-Both branches in session. --
Senate A resolution requesting Spain to grant
belligerent rights 10 the Cuban insurgents was
introduced: Mr. Tillman vehemently denounced
the President and Secretary Carlisle -==-
House: Several bills reported from the Commit
Tee on Public Lands were passed
DOMESTIC-A hearing was given at Albany
on the Greater New-York bill. = Argument
,p .he stanford case was finished In the United
states Supreme Court - Arguments on the
anneal Of Bat" Shea for new trial were nm
,shed before Justice Mayham at Schoharie. -
THE Milwaukee Street Railway was sold TO Will
tan, Nelson Cromwell Of New-York. for $5.OOO,OO
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-LouisG Gordon was
found guilty Of arson; the jury made strong
recommendation for mercy. - report was
submitted by the experts appointed by the Park
BOARD to examine the Harlem River driveway.
- A league Of city property owners issued a
circular protesting against equalization Of tax
rates and valuations In the proposed Greater
NsvYork legislation. - Arrangements were
comn,eted for the meeting Of the Committee OF
slx Hundred tonight. == The stock market
was firm.
THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day: Fair
and warmer. The temperature yesterday: High
est. 4s degrees: lowest 81; average, 577s
New-York tribune., 1896-01-30
the rails and cheered them on to glory and the
New-Jersey coast.

Concerning bicycles. rational scheme would be
to require every machine to be fitted with an ef.
fective brake. to limit strictly the rate Of speed
at which they may be run. and to repeal the rule
against coast.ng There is little question that a
brake is necessary for safety, and the arguments
against it too trivial for serious consideration
AS to coasting, 1t may be safe and pleasant, or
1t may be extremely dangerous. Given smooth
road with an easy decline, Ike many Of our
park roads and bouevards, and bicycle kept
under control at a moderate speed with WELL
constructed brake, and there surely is no valid
objection to the riders taking his ct from the
pedals and resting his ankles for few minutes
by coasting. The danger in coasting, as In all
other riding is in too great speed and imperfect
control Of the wheel. When man lets his,
wheel run, unchecked, down steep hill. trust
ing to luck TO keep the road clear or TO enable
him to apply his foot brake or to catch the
whirling pedals in case OF leed. he Is simply a
reckless rider, whose proper place is in an asy-
um. The brake. the bell and the lamp should
have place on every wheel, and should be kept
In az perfect order the chain and tire and
Medals
New-York tribune., 1896-01-30
TILE DEMOCRITIC "REMEUY"

Merely rs study in human foolishness. let us
see how the latest and ripcst fruit Of Democratic
craftsmanship would work. 1t contemplates
immediate free coinage Of silver, and an issue Of
$5OOO00OOO gold bonds for retirement OF legal
tenders. At the instant, the law having been
enacted anybody having an ounce Of silver
would be able to get nj the Mint 81 29I for it
In silver coin. which * a legal tender, and. by
dcposting the coin. in silver certificates which
are already widely circulated that they clog
The operations Of the banks At the same time
gold would be in unusual demand, because many
holders would imagine gold bond II desirable
security. Some practical men would not have
such notion. for reasons soon TO appear. but the
folly Of some and the partisanship Of others
would create an exceptional demand for gold
Just at a time when most holders would be dis
posed to hoard It for the premium sure to be
realized soon.
Gold would command stlff premium within
New-York tribune., 1896-01-30
THE NEW BRIDGE TO HAVE SIX TRACKS,

The commission charged with the duty OF
building a second bridge across the East River
reached wise determination when at its meet
Ing in this city yesterday 1t adopted the report
of It's engineer. Mr.. Buck, and decided that the
projected bridge should have six tracks for rail
way cars There has been some difference Of
opinion on this question for several weeks among
the commissioners. it being contended by the
representatives Of this city that four tracks
would be sufficient. and that to provide for six
would add largely to the weight and cost En-
gineer Buck showed, however, that this would
not be the case. and that his approximate est-
mate Of the cost OF fourtrack bridge wouiu
not he exceeded In case six tracks should De
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mnd-or somebody else's. At first he was go
ing to hold only two sessions in Brooklyn; then
he faced about and held four. Very likely, II Il
good deal Of interest is shown here. there VIII
be two or three meetings in this city. instead ol
one There will be as a matter of course, II the
committee has any intenIon Of finding what
public sentiment is. The real purpose OF the
investigation. however. Mr.. LcXow has not dis-
closed. and il is possible that he doesn't know
himself vet.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-30

II is not a credit 10 our methods Of conducting
,mportant criminal trials that II has taken al
most three months to reach verdict in the case
Of Louis Gordon. accused Of the crime of arson.
II would have been absolutely unsatisfactory II
after consuming all this time there had been
chung Jury" at the end. We have escaped such
n miserable outcome Of the case, but verdict
was finally reached only bya compromise which
,rc,uded a strong accommodation to mercy
Recorder Goff would say that the Jury had no
r,ybt 10 make such recommendation; at any
rate. Judge Fitzgerald will be justified in dis
regarding IT, This case has dragged on to most
unreasonable lengths, but ii may serve a useful
nurpose rs an example and waning
New-York tribune., 1896-01-30

Senator Lexow has come TO the conclusion
hat the people Of this town may save some
n1dIng interest In the question Of consollda-
ion. for after the snap hearing in Albany yes
,criay he announced that at the reques Of the
New-York members the committee would hold
a session here on Saturday. These vacifatons
tend TO put Mr.. Lexow before the public a the
character Of a man who doesn't know hisowp
New-York tribune., 1896-01-30
DID YOU EVER

An advocate OF dress reform.
n dress reform array.
Walked out for reasons known 10 her-
iSeT T'.s gown '' was neat and short and sweet.
And frankly showed her tidy feet;
And sister women looked asnance,
Did You ever"
The advocate of dress reform.
Went safely Der the muddy street,
@r A@r ssisr sa5 gasp Sn n' and clutch and clasp
Their garments with n frantic grasp
And lift their skirts quite unaware
Did you cver!'
The advocate Of dress reform
Goes home quite fresh and dry.
And full OF satisfaction, puts
Her natty storm suit by
Her sisters fret at mud and wet
oSs6e ama sfow thcmseres aaa SsA IN spite Of dirt
AT least wear modest skirt!'
-(woman's Tribune
I, IS said that the Tank collection OF books in tht
Dutch language. owned by the Wisconsin Historical
Society OF Madison Wis. may play an important
part In the Venezuela question. II contains
number OF books IN which there Is contemporary
testimony as 10 the extent OF the Du'ch claims
in Guiana to which England succeeded IN iSS. a
translator and draughsman are busy EXTRACTING
this information for the Venezuela Commission
Indefinite Information-Mr. wickwire-How is Il
that Mrs Fnnesan isat here to do the washing
Mrs W.ckwire-Ter husband looked in long
enough tell me that the old Teddy had iai,
and broke her bike but he got away BEFORE
could ask him whether he meant her wheel or her
Indianapolis Journal.
California and Mexico have a new competitor IN
the matter OF supplying oranges to the rest OF the
world. The oranges grown near jerusalem ere
light in color. OF oval shape and the fruit is packed
with more than that from other countries
The first consignment which reached this country
recently attracted much attention. The oranges
were grown between Jerusalem and Jana, ard are
worth between 81 ard 81 30 a case.
The largest walnu, tree ever hewn in Pike County.
Penn, was cut down few days ago near Milford,
Penn. by William Angle, OF Washrgton. y. j.. for
gun stocks sor the United States Government. Tho
first sixteen feet will make about 1000 feet OF lum
ber, and will furnish enough gun stocks supply
Il regiment. Ii was Pike County which furnished
the mainmast OF the frigate Constitution many
years ago.-(Philadelphia Ledger.
campaisn badge manufacturer of Philadelphia
says: From present indications 1t seems TO me
that Mckinley is the favore with the great masses
OF the people. We receiving orders from all
over the COZ ntry for Mckinley buttons. There arc
buttons as for any others" 1t is hardly necessary
to say. however, that the button test will not bs
recognized by the friends of the other candidates
The Labor Commissioner OF Kansas writes to an
Eastern commissioner the following graphic de-
scrlptlon OF controversy between himself ana tho
Governor: "corporationsts' go to the Governor
and endeavor TO procure the commissioners re-
moval. The commissioner refuses TO resign for the
following reasons. which are peculiarly kansan:
ond because the Governor has better place 70
appoint me to.'-(Boston Transcript
New-York tribune., 1896-01-30
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Whatever differences OF opinion may have ex-
sted before there IS little room for doubt now thas
the S. Paul has proven TO be very fast steamer
He Finds Out-"Wha; questions do the ignordHr"
uses ask you the Oftenest?" inquired the louhssr'
putting his feet up the table OF the Gns"ers-to-
nn,,erIes man That one" wearily responded tae
Information editor "--tChlcaso Tribune.
"The san Francisco Chronicle OF Sunday, De-
,ember 29 consisted Of sixty pages. and con'aiheo
carefully prepared articles relating TO the recent
remarkable growth and prosperity OF san Fran
cisco as well as Of the State of California Aneri-
cans who read It Will be more proud than ever OF
the Golden State and ITS great metropolis
Adaptation.-Critic-Oh. yes. l think you might
easily adapt Hamlet TO the capabilities OF your
company. - ,,i,oo
Minager-What suggestions would YOU make
Critic-Wel. | should have ali the h!ANlS shilteo
70 the first scene.-(Detroit Tribune.
There was a family reunion In Kentucky tho
other day at which present a man ninety
eight years old who weighed only siNty-three
pounds a baby TWO years Old that weighed ninety
six and one-half pounds. and woman with twelve
toes and fourteen fingers.
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McGough admits tina. he mas no knowledge
which one Of three bullets, only one OF which
was fred by him. struck Robert Ross in the
head. but his conscience" tells him that his
VAS the fatal shot and his confession was a
good enough Morgan 70 secure a delay in the
execution os Shea It should be only delay,
unless there is something mere convincing than
vcGouch's statement to dsproye Shea's guilt.