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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
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ABBEY's THFATRE-sl5-The Goddess or lru'''
ACADEMY OF DESIGN-Day and evening Ah'ei'oai
Water Color Society Exhibition OF Paintings
ACADEMY OF MusIC-S-The Sporting Duchess
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BIJOU-s:l5-Genteman Joe
BROADWAY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hood
COLUMBUS TIEATRE-s:15-The County fair.
DALY'S acknowledgements .ou''eS
Gucki.
EDEN MtSEE-Concert.
EMPIRE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
GARDEN THEATRE-s15-The Two Escu'cheons'
GARR!CIl NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Squire OF DANES.
GRAND OPERA HOUsE-s-A Midsummer Night
Dream
HARLEM OPERA HoUsE-sI5-The shop Girl
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-sIO-The Heart %
Maryland.
HOYTS THEATRES :30-A Black sheep.
IRVING PLACE THEATRE-s:l5-Countess 'uc"'
ROSTER & BIAL's-s:l5-Vaudeyille.
IYCEI'M THEATRE-2-S:l5-The Prisoner OF Aenu~-
MENpEISsoHN GIEE CLUB HALI-2;3o-kec'a"
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE-s;lo-Cohcer'
OLYMPIA TIIEATRI>-s:l5-Marguerit
PALMER'S THEATRE-S:l5-For the Crown.
PAsTOR'S-l23O 20 IL p. m.Naudeville
PROCTOR'S-12 m. 10 IL p. m.-NaudeNiie.
STANDARD THEATRE :l5-Chimmie Faddeh
STAR THEATREs-s-The War Of Wealth
l4TH STREET THEATREAs-The Irish Artist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

OF the Board Of Education. who has IN many
ways, as we have been pleased to point out from
time to time manifested genuine purpose to
improve our public schools. should advocate the
extension and perpetuation Of the trustee sys-
TEN. with its evident and manifold evils.
Hitherto the advocates of school reform nave
made some endeavor TO cOnciliatc the trustees
and their friends by proposing TO retain the trus-
fees simply as visitors to the schools. without
any administrative functions. This year. how
ever q more radical method has been adopted
The measure introduced by Senator Pavey pro-
vidcs simply for the wipng out OF the trustees
in toto. The issue is thus made as simple as
possible over against This bill is the one which
bears the name of School Commissioner Strauss,
and which has the approval OF the majority vi
the members Of the Board Of Education. II not
only continues the trustees, but increases their
number. II the trustee system were a good
thing in itself. and if the fruits or II were Good
sncb an increase in the number Of these frnc
tionaries and a somewhat more even division Oh
the schools among them might be unopJec'ion-
able. But il IS notorious that the general results
of the system have been unqualihcdly pad. 10y
this we do not mean 10 say That thcre are no
trustees in the city who do not 90 lhelr dl'!
cOnscicntiOusly and carcluily. III WIS Sh""H III
the hearing in Albany on Tuesday. however by
the testimony of all classes of school ofciaiS-
members of the Board Of Education, school trils
tees and school inspectors-tlat the trustee Ss-
TEN is an excreSccncc that ought long ago 10
have been sloughcd of.
As Or. Nicholas Murray Butler said, this Is
purely a question Of business; OF the proper ana
businesslikc administration OF the schools or
great city, Politics ought not to enter INTO H.
although, unhappily, they do to some extent rs
was shown by the reference OF the ednca'iohai
bills to the Committee on Cities rather ihan the
Committee on 'ncation. 1t Is question mat
ought to be detcrl ned solely on lis merits. II
il is so determined. :. re is no question that the
Pavey bill will be adopted and an end made Oh
that useless appcndage 10 the public school ma
chinery of York, the trustee sy STEM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
county has delegated its powers to either Of these
committees. or that the masses Of the party have
stopped thinking
SANIT4TION IN BURIAL.

Ractcrioloyical science has freed the world
from another bogy-to wit, the pestilentiai ciar.
acter Of grayeyards. 1t has long been lmaSiheu
that the places in which human bodies were
literally returned earth to earth" were vcrltaoe
breeding places Of disease. The germs oi INC
maladies that had caused the death OF the Douies
and jnnumcrable other germs and posons Gehcr'
,,cd by the processes Of decay were suppose"
IN nnrmcatc the soil. to rise from ii In noXlous
cxhalatiors. and to contaminate the streams OF
wafer that might flow near by. Great cemeteries
wero sunnosed 10 be serious menace 10 the
heolth of cities and one Of the strongest ar@u'
mcnts in favor of cremation has been mat 'h"'
all these evils would be entirely abolished.
Without entering into any controversy regard
ino the respective merits Of incincration ana
inhnmation. 1t may be said that this old notion
of cravovords was iI-fonndcd Mature" reports
tine results Of Il most careful and elaborate i'll
vcstigation Of the subject which was receh,'y
made by Dr.. Listener. In the experiments the
actual conditions attending ordinary Durlal were
adhered 10 as faithfully as possible, both as re-
CARDS the depth Of the grave and the Enclosure Oh
,he body. The duration Of vitality OF the vari-
ous pathogcnic bacteria WAS carefully Observed
and was found TO vary considerably. Thus the
microbes or cnOlcra lNcu OLE! - u"' - "''' -
Of pneumonia a similar period. Typhoid p'cIi'''
Of which there has been an especial dread Ill
connection with cemeteries, persisted aft'r 10
DAVIS of burial: and those OF tuberculosis ai'eI
from % 10 123 Tctanus bacllli are supposed 10
live and propagate indefinitely in the soil anu
indeed after 2G4 days they were found III Il
highly vircnt condition.; but after :'6l days they
coud no longer be detected The germs or an
thrax alone survived "A year and more, ana hiay
we'll be reckoned the most persistent or all.
Attention was also paid to the possible spread
Of the germs through the adjacent soil ana INTO
streams of water Generally speaking, they did
not spread, or none Of them but those OF anthrax
The last named were found in the SOIL az some
distance from the body and also in water Mono
Of the others were to he found. not even lew
inches from the infected carcass. ii therefore
seems safe 10 conclude that burial is. IN general
n sanitary method Of dispoSing OF dead pol'cS'
and that cemeteries are not TO be regarded 10
ccntres Of infection or cOntaGiOn n nelu III
which n host Of cholera patients had pecn III
TERED would in a months time become perfectly
fiji for use as garden or pleasure VI
course. for other reasons, many people VIII prefer
,ncineratlon But this one oftrcpeatcd argu-
mont against cemeteries may now be altogether
dismissed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Observation-Disclosures Nicholson, the corre-
spondent who was arrested in Havana on
Tuesday was released. - General Baldls-
sara instead of General Peoux. has been ap-
pointed to command the Italian Army in AFRICA
- The resignation of NJ. de Burlet as Prime
Minister of Belgium was accepted; NJ de Smet
de- Nayer succeeds him. - Aresene Hous-
save died in Paris. - Another massacre Oh
Armenians is reported from Marsovan.
CONGRESS.-Both branches In session -
Senate: Mr. Carter explained his reasons for
voting not to take up the Tariff bill; Messrs.
Hoar Sherman and Teller took part in the de-
bate which followed. - House: Most or the
day was spent in discussion OF the contested
election case of Van Horn against Tarsney
DOMESTIC-The Republican Senators held a
conference in Albany C1 the Raines bill; the
Senate passed the Albany Police bill; Carl Schurz
and others advocated the passage Of the Sanger
Civil Service Reform bill before the Assembly
Judiciary bill The warship Alert is TO be
sent to Corinto Nicaragua, to protect American
interests, which are said to be threatened by the
revolution there. - Commencement exercises
began at the Carlisle. Penn. Indian School. -
Samuel Edison, fa Their of Thomas A. Edison the
electrician, died at Norwalk, Ohio. - Rear
Admiral Joseph Fyffe. United States Navy, re-
tired, died at his home in Pierre, Neb
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Two children were
burned TO death in q Brooklyn tenement-house
fire. - George Watson clothing merchant
Of Newark, committed suicide in his room in the
Gilsey House. - Several inspectors at the Re-
publican enrolment or primary were indicted on
charges Of fraud In the interest of the Plat
machine. - Major and Mrs Glen resigned
from the Salvation Army and avowed their al
legiance to Commander Booth; the staff officers
allied themselves with Commissioner Eva Booth.
- verdict was given for Commodore Gerry
In the suit against him for false arrest. -
The New-Jersey State Convention to elect dele
gates to ST. Louis called for April 16 at Tren-
ton - The stock market was irregular.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day:
Cloudy and warmer. The temperature yester-
day: Highest. q degrees lowest. IA; average. 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
JAMESON AT BOW STREET.

The curtain has risen on the third act Of the
Transvaal drama. The principal actor has been
formally arragncd for trial. Whether he will
we have yet to see. Professionally. he is regard
ed as the villain. He is charged with what the
Judge well dcnounccs as on. Of the gravcst Of
crimes BY tn, unchacngcd information Of the
world and indeed. by his own frank admission.
he is apparently guilty Of IT, Certainly. as Sir
John Bridge said on Tuesday. the honor Of Eng
land requires that he shall be tried seriously and
Justly. Nevertheless the public insists upon re-
garlng him as the hero and in their inmost
hearts most Americans probably sympahize
with that feeling. Whatever may be thought Of
the Oulllnder conspiracy, and whatever OF those
mcn-an American among thcm-who wrote to
DR. Jameson begging him 10 come to the rescue
Of them and their wives and children, and then
when lac did come abandoned him 10 his fate
there can be little room for question that DR..
jameson himself was honest and DISTINGUISHED in
what he did. His raid was not inspired by malice
against the Beers. nor by greed for plumber but
by gallant desire to aid his countrymen. whom
he believed to be in peril and distress His mo-
tivcs were comparable with those that led Out
ram and IIavclOck To Lucknow and Gordon to
Khartoum. True lie acted without authority
ard. indeed against orders. But did Nelson
at Trafalgar No wonder he Is followed through
the streets ny accamng multtudes. and Is the
popular hero Of the day.
The law under which he will be tried and the
exact charges against him are now made known.
He is held to have violated the Foreign Enlist
mcrt act. in that within Her Majcsty's domin-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

The action Of the Grand Jury yesterday on the
cases Of four Of the Plat inspectors of election
who did the dirty work Of the Boss at the pri-
maries last December Is full OF cncourac cement
for all who wish to see the perpetrators Of the
gross frauds punished as they deserve The men
indicted were inspectors in the With Assembly
District, and their crimes constitute misdemean-
ors in the eye Of the law and are punishable by
Imprisonment for not more than year. But
Oil. Havican, Morgan and Fischer are minor
Offenders compared with those really responsible
for the force and fraud that marked these pri-
maries. The law ought TO Ego up higher and
deal with the men who issued the orders which
their creatures, such as the men inst indicted
carried ont,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

Considerations OF efficiency ard economy seem
70 dictate the transfer Of the Broadway squad
to the various precincts in which the men are
actually stationed. The suggestion, however
that smaller policemen Will be assigned 70 th'S
duty in consequence Of such a charge shouid
call forth earnest protest. 1t Is not only 'ha'
the big fellows who escort women and children
across the torrent OF Broadway traffic have long
been a conspicuous and distinctive feature OF
METROPOLITAN life the admiration OF country vis-
tors and the pride OF New-Yorkers. but their
ver, size compels the attention and inspires the
resnect of the hercest truck drivers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

Is probable that this city has sufficient supply
in the Croton region, and apparently Brooklyn
may continue TO draw on Long Island for several
years to come. Prudence, however, requires
long look ahead and the conviction is growing
that action should be taken betimes to assure
an abundance of water for the mass Of people
around Ncw-York Harbor without making 1t
necessary to depend on private water com
panies A public water supply is the most eco
nomcal and satisfactory method of obtaining
this prime necessary of life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

most curious question as 10 what consul
tuies a libel has just been raised IN Eng'ah l.
I, is whether a blank page. with man ; NAME
4. the TOP and the words. WHAT think ABOUT
IT," constitutes libel. The learned counsel VINO
have been consulted take opposing Views anu
In order - avoid possible embarrassing coinpH-
cations IT has been assumed by those inter-
ested that the affirmative answer is correct Inc
question IL not likely to reach the courts at
present but there is no telling but that IL may
como M again and be the subject Of ponder
ous decision Great is the law, an. great are
the Interpreters Of IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
of the old boast that our police force was thu
finest in the world-until 1t got found out.

Violations of a salutary law and sneering at.
tacks upon faithful officers OF the law. Ill bent
a man who calls himself Christian minister
Not even ambition to shine as sensationalist
can justify such conduct.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

The New-Jersey Legislature ought to have no
hesitation about passing the bill which Senator
Ross has introduced. prohibiting gloveighIs
and pugilistic encounters in the State. 1t is
aimed not so much at prizeights as at exhibit
tons Of the so-called manly art which take place
in athletic clubs and the like. Such exhibitions
are demorazing and often brutal. and their
suppression is demanded in the interest of good
order
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

meeting Of the Grant Monument Association
Yesterday that the funds on hand will be just
sufficient to complete the work. and that the
monument will be entirely finished by the ami
versary Of the Generals birth on April -. 1897.
The work has proceeded slowly. not because
there has been any lack of money for several
years, but because it has been considered wise
to have it most thoroughly done and to select the
material with great care. 1t is satisfaction TO
know that ii is now possible to fix definite date
for its completion. and it is 10 be hoped that
nothing will interfere with the carrying out OF
the plans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

The prospect Of rushing through "cons'hua'on
IN the. notwithstanding the two cities one anu
then determining the terms OF union aNer"ar"-
IL not as bright as 1t was day or TWO ago
Iexow f. committed 10 this idea, DAT no one
would be In the least surprised TO see ELM
reverse himself once more. what ne wants
more than anything else rs to be on me winning
side. and he doesn't care copper now many
times ne nops in order t. accomplish that.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

The bill introduced at Albany adding to the
Penal Code provision making II a misdemeanof
to place on any road or path any substance
likely TO injure bicycle tires will meet with uni
versal approval. The only question about II is
whether the penalty provided is sufficiently Sc
we're. OF course this form OF malicious mischief
can be practised with the smallest possibility
that the perpetrator will be detected. and in view
OF the large amount of damage and annoyance
ttat may be caused. hne Of not less than s.
nor more than $50 seems inadequate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

The Senate Is apparently not able 10 pass
revenue bill but its failure on that score ought
not T. prevent 1t from acting promptly anu
properlv on the case Of Mr.. Dupont lie was
fairly and rightly elected, and his title TO MS
seat should be confirmed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

In deciding not to compel bicyc's 10 pe
equipped with brakes the Aldermen nave perpe'-
uated possibilities OF disaster ana they VIII not
be held guiltless when accidents occur through
the absence Of brakes. They nave yielded 10 the
persuasons of the very cyclists VINO GO most 10
bring the noble sport into disfavor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

1t is significant that no opposition was mani
tested at the hearing before the Assembly Jul
dietary Committee yesterday on the Civil Service
bill introduced by Assemblyman Sanger. The
bill is similar to the one which passed the Sen
ate last year. but died in the Assembly. 1t eX-
tends the operation Of the Civil Service doctrine
in accordance with the provision Of the revised
Constitution, which has recently been inter
preted by the Court Of Appeals as imperatively
binding on the Legislature and the people. The
advocates Of the bill did not appear in the atti-
tude of apologsts, but declared that it was man
datOry on the Legislature to pass such n law. so
as to comply with the requirements of the Con-
stitution The first Legislature of 200 members
has not made much of a record yet; it can gain
lasting honor for itself by placing comprehend
sive Civil Service law on the statutc-book. Mr..
Sanger Is doing good work in striving to make
the lawmakers of the Republican party live up
TO its best ideals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

Exhibition captures of runaway horses by
IT Ounted policemen have always been interest
ing but even more thrilling was the chase OF a
reckless driver in Eighth-ave. by an officer on a
bicycle When ne got opposite the horses head
the pursuer gave jump. kicked his wheel from
under him. caught the animal by the bride and
stopped him after being dragged a block. Such
an exploit would make taking feature for the
annual review of the police force
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

Additional evidence is constantly coming to
light showing the disposition OF the House OF
Representatives and the three committees nav
ing charge Of election contests to decide every
case simply on Its merits and IN strict accord
with the demands Of justice. The majority nave
no desire to use their power for the unsea'ins OF
Democrats. and are setting an example when
the other party may well take to heart in the
event of It's return to power at some time IN the
future In the case of Van Horn against Tars-
ney. now under consideration, ii Is evident that
the Republicans are not inclined TO accept the re-
port Of the committee without the fullest inquiry
and the amplest assurance that all the facts
have been brought out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

Three millions Of peope--as large popula-
tior as all the thirteen colonies contained when
the government Of the United States was es-
tabiishcd--to be governed by the whim Of a
political boss 1t Is an outrage that carnot but
be most Indignantly resented when the people
fairly understand that they are to be made
merely the football of politics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

The question Of the water supply for New-York
and Brooklyn, whether they are united or re-
main separate cities is one Of profound interest
the discussion Of which has been stimulated by
the elaborate reports made public by Mr.. ALFRED
T. White on the eve Of his retirement from the
Office Of Commissioner Of City Works in Brook
lyn month ago. For the immediate future 1t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

Despite the Radical proclivitles of the French
Chamber Of Deputies, the Socialist incomc-taX
scheme was too bad a dose for il TO swallow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

Politicians who want to perpetuate Tammany
rule In the school system loudly declaring
that the schools OF New-York are now the best
In the country. That Is somewhat reminiscent
The advocate., 1896-04-29
Telephones and EhunderstOrms.

Important evidence on the much
mooted question Of the influence OF
telephone wires on lightning has been
secured by the German Telegraph De-
partment. An inquiry was set on foot
with view to ascertaining whether the
danger from lightning was increased or
diminished by the presence of the miles
Of wires which make up the network Of
OF q telephone system. The result Of
the inquiry has been to show that the
telephone wires sensibly diminished the
violence of thunderstorms and lessened
the risk from lightning. A comparison
mad between $40 towns having a tele-
phone system and $50 not 30 provided
showed that the ratio of the risk Of
damage from lightning was as l to 46
in favor Of the former, while the frequency
of flashes during a thunderstorm was
lowered in the proportion Of 3 to g.
Globe Democrat.
The advocate., 1896-04-29
Wood Pulp Furniture.

The use Of wood fiber or pulp in the
shape Of molding is now made peculiarly
available for some of the artistic pro-
ceSses in furniture decoration. For this
purpose the required patterns are de-
signed, and hollow molds made after
them-that is, the wood fiber, while in q
soft, gelatinous condition, is forced into
these moids and the moisture then
slowly driven out by compressed air,
while the meshes of fine netting hold
the pulp in place. Thus the articles can
be readily turned out in single pieces,
and are completed without further
manipulation except to trim and finish off
the surface. So peculiarly adapted is this
method to the art in question that deli
cate scrolls, flowers and all conventional
patterns carved out OF wood for furniture
and cabinets are thus satisfactorily and
rapidly produced. With a little glue
these ornamental pieces are fixed securely
in the desired position, and almost per-
tectly resemble the finest specimens of
carved wood work.-The Upholsterer,
The advocate., 1896-04-29
The World Beautiful.

People talk much of needing rest. AS
rule, they do not need rest &C all, in the
sense of cessation from work, but they
need serenity and poise. A man does
not gain but loses by it, by beginning his
work in q nervous hurry. Let him sit
down quietly and alone and collect his
forces, assert his spiritual supremacy,
and then shall he go to his task with
concentration Of power that is effective.
Circumstances are plant to spiritual
power; they are controlled entirely by
spiritual force. Realizing this truth is
to gain a working hypothesis by means
of which life is rendered clear, direct and
effective.
Truly, it is an era, spiritual crisis in
life, when we can simply and clearly
realize that anger and worry are no more
necessary, no more inevitable, than theft
and falsehood. Believe-and love. Rec
ognize only the good. 1t is the secret
Of all success, of all happiness, Of all
divine life.-Lilian Whiting.
The advocate., 1896-04-29
The Test Of a Good HOuDkeeper.

The test of a good housekeeper, says
an old experienced one, is the condition
she keeps her lamps in. OF course she
lives in the country, or where there is
no gas jets, yet she would likely be the
same in country or city, if fcareless. The
best housekeepers l know are very sys-
temstic about gathering up their lamps
first thing in the morning, and attending
to them before anything else. The most
beautifully kept lamps and chimmeys /
ever saw were kept by young cousin of
mine. She always cleaned them her
self, trimming the wicks carefully. She
had her regular tin basin and cloths, and
box Of pesrline to put in the hot water.
She used about a handful thrown in each
time, and rubbed dry with q soft cloth,
but polished them with newspapers
They were JOY to visitor, as we'll as
the home folks. You could read as well
by their light as day light. She used the
best coal oil.-SGrGh Benton IN st.
Louis Journal Of agriculture.