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New-York tribune., 1896-04-02
AOUEDECT JOBBERY AGAIN.

A bill has been introduced in the Legislature
at Albany providing for the appointment OF
commission to adjust the claims OF the Crotoh
AUucduct contractors against this city. AS 'hus
described. It appears a reasonable measure, ana
II may be that some ingenious souls Will De
dcl,,ded into thinking it really Is such. The fact
Is that IL Is one Of the most offensive attempts
at spccial legislation for the defeat OF justice
ever made. even at Albany, the net effect OF
which. II successful would be TO put premium
unon unfaithfulness in the execution Of pubic
works The briefcst review of the history OF the
claims I'm question should be sufficient 10 make
evident the character of this bill. and TO insure
its prcmpt and overwhelming rejection by the
Legislature
When the new Croton AqucIuct was built Il
Wholesale attempt was made by contractors 10
increase their profits at the public expense by
scampng and sighting their work in a scan
dalous manner. Happily, they were detected ny
the Aqucduct Commissioners, and were com
PEELED to do the work over again and do II prop
crly But then. with almost incredible effron-
terry the contractors appealed 10 the courts 10
compel the city to give them extra pay for the
extra work their own wIlful malpractice had
rendered necessary The courts promptly and
prODerly rp1eCttl IUPlT 'lilli ~ NiS m"'' P''
fectly clear that they had not leg to stand on
Common decency required that they should with
draw themselves from the public gaze and he
thankful that they were permitted to do So, ana
were not severely punished for their conspiracy
10 do the city incalculable harm Instead, they
now get an impudent bill introduced for reopen
ing an adjudicated case. and for granting to
them something TO which the courts have over
and over again declared they are not entitled
Some pretty scaly Jobs have been worked
through the New-York Legislature In years past
but never one more indcfcnshc than this. Irac-
tlcaly II Is an attempt 10 make this city reward
men for trying 10 defraul II. On the same prn-
ciplc Euldcnsck ought 10 have recovered dam
ages from the families u the men who w'r"
killed when his mud-buili buildings fell AMI
every fellow who is fined In police court ought
10 have the amount of his fine repaid 10 him
from the city treasury. with special allowanc"
for the time he lost In being locked MP and
brought 70 trial. Whatever else j. done or II
not done NJ Albany. this bill should be- defeated
so emphaically that no one VIII ever haV" III"
audaclty 10 introduce It's like ngain
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02
GENERAL WEYLER'S CAMPAIGN.

News from Cuba has OF late been somewhat
meagre in quantity; fact which suggests in
crcasing strictness Of the censorship. 1t has
also been less optimistic, from the Spanish point
Of view, which may mean decreasing fertility
Of official ina ginati0n or an ante-mOrtem re-
peniance and turning toward the truth. Now,
however. bit Of news comes by way Of Madrid,
which bears upon Its face an air Of sweet rea-
sonableness which strongly commends II to be-
lief II Is merely that General Weyler wants
10000 more troops, and they are to be sent to
him as soon as possible
What familiar sound that has! 1t Is a repeti-
ton Of a score Of dispatches In Martinez de Cam
poss time. Only 1t Is on a little bigger scale
than his acquisitions. He generally wanted
10000 or 1900; never, IL memory serves us
Alright, SO many as 10000 at once. His appeals
for rcinfOrcements used however almost In.
variably TO follow reports OF Spanish victories
over the rebels The insurgents have been de-
feated with heavy loss; send me 10000 men
The rebel commander-in-chief has been killed
send me 10000 men. The revolutonists are
completely hemmed in and must surrender at
once; send me 1900 men. ct cetsra. Probably
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02
SIXTEEN PAGES
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

rOREIGN-Advices from South Africa con-
arm the report that the Transvaal Government
has offered Great Britain the assistance OF lne
bureher forces against the Mataoeles'
Tiresias Simon-Sam, Minister or war uhuei
Hvnnolite was elected President OF Hayt -
prince bismarck celebrated the eighty-nrst an
niversary OF his birth In Friederichsruh.
CONGRESS-Both houses In session.
Senate: Mr. Call introduced joint resolution
.-o,,a,rg for forcible intervention by this coun-
try in the Cuban insurrection. - House: con.
alteration of the Sundry Civil Appropriation Dill
occupied the entire day.
r,oMESTTC-The Republicans carried Rhode
Island in the State election by piuraHty pioo
ably larger even than that or last year. -
reformation OF the seizure of the steamer Ber-
muda by the Honduras authorities at puerto
Cortez was received in Philadelphia - a
cargo Of arms and ammunition for the Cuban
insurgents was shipped from near Key West
Fla. - The Treasury statement for March
shows a net increase Of $52747S2 in the pubic
debt during the month. - Colonel Henry ii.
LYMAN was confirmed by the New-York Senate
as State Excise Commissioner.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-A series OF collisions
was caused on the uptown track OF the Broadway
cable Iine between Washington Place and Four
teenth-st, by the breaking Of strand -
Ten lives were lost in an early morning fire in
BROOKLYN William V Draper. son-in-law
Of Edmund A. Hurry. was fined 81 in the York
Vile court for carrying concealed weapons.
80 The ninety-seventh annual New-York Con-
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church opened
with an all day session In the auditorium OF the
Union Methodist Church. - counterfeiter
who has made many bogus notes with pen and
ink, was caught by the Secret Service agents
Commander Booth-Tucker OF the salvation
Army arrived on the Majestic. - Ex-Presi-
dent Harrison arrived here. - Various feat
ures Of the Raines law continued to attract much
attention. - Frank c. Ives the billiard
champion, defeated Jacob Schaefer at the Madi'
son Square Garden Concert Hall. - Stocks
were less active and irregular.
THE WEATHER--Forecast for to-day: Fair
clearing in the afternoon. The temperature yes
terday: Highest, So degrees: lowest. A; aver
aee 4S5s
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02

tho came rule still prevails. General Weyler mas
reported several victories; also that "ehe,"'
Gomez is seriously i'll, and practically out oi '"e
combat. And now he wants more troops
How great a total this will make Tor the 'is.
thirteen months we do not exactly know. III
must be somewhere about 20O,OOO; or pre'!
nearly rs much as the entire Spanish populaiioh
of Cuba OF that number fully one-third must
have bepn lost to the Spanish by BATTLE uis-
eose or deserton. These new levies Will SVEN
the army 10 the greatest size it has had durihs
the present war But the ranks VIII soon pc
thinned again The yellow fever season Is III
hand. 1t will arrive at just about the same
time with these 10000 troops. There VIII then
be nothing to do but to go into camp ana INTO
hospital, until fall. BY that time the army VIII
have been decimated. and more, and there VIII
be another call for rcinforcements.
Really. General Weyler does not seem 10
he doing much better than "Spain's great
est General" did. He takes fewer prisoners
perhaps; or keeps fewer alive after ne mas
taken them. He establishes about as many
"dead lines" and has them broken about as
often. lie lets less news get ont, and he calls
for rather more new soldiers. On the whole, we
have an idea that he Is not supprcssing the IN
surrection, but that the patriots are fully hoid-
ing their own and probably gaining ground. Al
this time and at this distance the prospect Is
that Cuba will soon be free.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02

stress is laid upon one than upon other FEATURES
of the same declaration. which nevertheless Is
essentially tho same in all States from KANSAS
to Maine The National platform OF 1S9o eX-
pressed 1t in one FORM the resolutions or New
York and Minnesota this year equally well Ill
another form, and the New-llampshre resoiu
ton is also entirely explicit.
The unexpected election of delegates virtually
instructed for Reed and Mckinley equally, with
out preference for either causes ast0nlshmen' III
Washington because it shows that In New-Ehg
land rs in New-York Pennsylvania ana llllnois'
attachment to Protection overpOwers with many
voters all local preferences. 1t Is that power
which gave to Major Mckinley instructed deie-
gates from Senator Culloms own district lhe
tremendous power of that feeling many thOu-
sand politicians Of all parties are now learning
for the first time Mutitudes have thought II
n force TO be courted only with great caution
and reserve and very catfooted expressions.
But now they find that this same feeling brings
to Governor Mckinley nearly as great number
of votes as are given to all other candidates
combined without regard to local preferences
or personal popularity or the influence OF various
bosses, because 1t is by far the most powerfui
force in the Republican party.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02
Amuaemeuts.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABBEY'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Goddess OF Truth
ACADEMY OF MUSIC-S:l5-Humanity
BIJOU--S:15-The Widow Jones
BROADWAY THEATRE-S-Excesor.J Jr,
COLUMBUS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cruiskeen Lawn.
DALY'S THEATRE-S-The Queens Necklace.
EMPIRE THEATRES: :2O-Bohemia
EDEN MUSEE-Concert.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-s15-A House OF Cards
0ARRICK THEATRE-8:2Q-The Squire Of Danes
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-S-Ihe White Slave
HARLEM OPERA HOCSE-S:15-The Strange Adventures
Of Miss Brown.
HERALD SQUARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Heart of
Maryland
HOYTS THEATRE-S:30-A Black Sheep.
IRVING PLACE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Milaer Staat
ROSTER & BIAL S-s:l6-vaudeviie
LYCEUM THEATRE-2-815-The Prisoner Of Zenda.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-Day and Evening
Exhibition.
MADISON SQUARE 0ARDEN-2-S-Circus.
OLYMPIA TIIEATRE-Sl6-Marguerite
PALMERS THEATRE-s:15-Madame
PASTOR'S-le:30 to II D. m.-vaudevile
PROCTOR'S PLEASURE PALACE-l2-12 midnight
Vaudeville.
SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARTIsTs-Day and evening
Exhibition.
sTANDARDs TIEATRE-S:15-Chimmie Fadden
STAR THEATRE-s-The Last Stroke.
ST. NICHOLAS ICE SKATING RINK-s:15-Skatins
TROCADERO MUSIC CHAIL--2-e-vaudeville.
i4TH STREET TIiEATRE-s-The Minstrel Of Clare
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02
PERSONAL.

When Joseph Jefferson gave his lecture on dra-
matte discourse at Princeton College on Monday no
was greatly amused at the princeton skyrocKet
cheer with his name on the end OF II. lie went 10
Princeton under the auspices OF the Phlosophc So
ciety OF which he has been recently elected an
honorary member. After the lecture he was lni.i-
ated into the OF tho ancient society IN the
presence OF a large body OF students
The Queen Regent OF Spain has conferred
decoration upon the composer. Don Federico Chueca
Chueca Is the composer OF the famous march
"Cadlz." now the most popuar, one among tne
Spanish soldiers Inc nhIenta h M narch ana
offers prize OF 1000 pesetas for hymn to accom-
pany IT,
Senator Blackburn, OF Kentucky. carries no less
than three rabbits feet for luck and especially TO
protect him from the insidious wiles OF the gold
bugs '
Postmaster General Wilson delivered an address
on Politics As Duty" before the students Oh
Wesleyan University. at Middletown, Conn, on Sa'
urday evening. In the course OF MS aao'e'' n'
said What the student OF to-day shouid ~ asS'uu
ously labor for Is to create intelligent senmens
for the support of good men, VINO are peTI,a' NJ dm an
influence OF the demagogue IN tne sec More esnicit.
the college men, must learn politlc; only as duty,
and maintain special hgh & ap npe no, AFRAID 10 do
right"
Tho u.rtranft Memorial Commission met in
Harrisburg. Penn. Tuesday and decided 10 give
the contract for the statue or Generai Haruah' u
Mr. Ruckstlf. OF this city
Io-ous X Jerome admits that the present politi-
co, currents and undercurrents In England are
nuzxline him. 'I want to be a good Conservative
ne saws. with particular opinion OF my own; but
this twiring about makes me giddy Am expected
10 howl whenever the German Emperor's name Is
mentioned In a music hall and regard that monarch
as the btterest foeaof my country; or am to cheer
madly for him as one Of our stanchest allies? Am
/ to whistle when the tricolor appears In the Al
hambra ballet. or am to jeer? wish to be q
patriotic Citizen but this thing is becoming din
cult"
The Rev DIR. Edward Everett Hale. who Is In
Santa Barbara. Cal. thus describes the place in a
letter to q friend This place Is the Kingdom OF
heaven on earth The south wind Is of the ocean.
The north winds screened from you by ridge
OF mountains some 5000 feet high In the valley be-
tween 10000 people live In simple way, and all dear
Nature smiles to make them happy. As for Indians.
We have none And the poor Mexicans ana China
men are very harmless The whole place Is a curious
piece OF China. Lazy II no name for our lives:
Il seems as II we had nothing to do but to read
Gods handwriting. to thank Him for His mercies
air You know that 10 the beginning OF ell my
Eospels-or the end OF them"
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02
THE CITY CLUB TO OPPOSE 1T.
REPRESENTATIVES, WILL URGE OBJECTIONS
AGAINST THE GREATER NETWORK BILL

REPRESENTATIVES, WILL URGE OBJECTIONS
AGAINST THE GREATER NETWORK BILL.
Asa preliminary to the report OF the annual meet
ing OF the City Club It Is announced that to-day
the hearing on the Greater New-York Dill fres'-
dent James C. Carter. Albert II. Stckney. Wheeier
II Peckham and other leading members OF the Or
ranization will appear before the Mayor 70 urge
affections to the measure The annual meeting ~
connection with which this announcement was n'.a'
was held last night in the assembly rooms Oh 'ns
cmb II was late In beginning ana the.e
light attendance. President Carter pressure" -
rctary James W. Pryor read his report a conp,e
hensye and interesting document IL sno"eu ,n'
present membership to be ISL. and conta'"eu tue
gest,on that steps should be taken 10 overcome .ns
ssu,rg of IN membership by striving Tor new &C.
oaas,ors This suggestion was later warmly awe"
mon nv the president who felt that every poss,ps
49,, should be made strengthen the organi-auo"
aaa,ns, tho opening OF the next munic'pai eaI.'
80 which will be OF the utmost Importance
rno election for nine members OF the boaru -
r,o.s resulted as follows: Elihu Hoot JSsSip' JS"1ip
trustees Iohn p Parsons, William J. Scnlenenn:
,s,,Ls "a Hornblower, James W. fry0r w
w w i"l"h "Glhwah j H Van Amringe ana nooe,. ,,,,or W.
n ~, k,orest John ]. Chapman onered n,,S
Ds 80 was adopted, recommending tnat yne ~
WI, W.. M rticuar attention TO the hear,"s oeio'e Wv
pssva~ pss p~ on the Greater New-York Dill
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02
FOR THE PREsERvATIoy OF DEER.

The bills prohibiting the bounding and jacKing
of deer i'm this State now before the Legislature,
I'm their original form were absolute as TO all
Seasons but were amended in committee so as
10 permit the Use Of both hounds and jacks FOR
\ brief period every year This change was not
satisfactory to those who had undertaken 10
prcycnt the determination Of deer. and Mr.. Nal
by. symplthizng with their view of the mat
ter. has succeeded in having the amendments
stricken ont in the Senate The fate Of the bills
IL uncertain but If they are to be passed ut ALL
the restriction ought to be complete, and we un-
derstand that most # not all Of their best-in-
formed and most Jealous supporters would
rather have them dropped for year than enact
ed in the amended form.
II Is estimated that only about 1JOOO deer are
left in the whole Adirondack region. and it is
no, denied that they will soon disappear alto
gcther If bounding and jack hunting are not
strictly limited The only question has been
whether those methods OF slaughter could be
safely tolerated during short season. and thar
question is now answered in the affirmative
only by those who have IN interest In the mat
ter which Is essentially speculative rather than
sportsmanlike. A chief argument against the
contention Of such persons is that an absolutely
violation than one containing a license clause
and especially that permission 10 hunt deer with
hounds at certain season OF the year would
inevitably lead TO serious abuse Of the privilege
at other times In the one case II Is expected
that the dogs would soon disappear in the other
the deer. and certainly the former Is the prefer
able alternative.
Houndng and jacking in the Adlrondacks are
cruel and wasteful processes. and there II
special element OF meanness In each Of them
The use Of the Jack results in the manning and
death OF three or four deer for every one which
Is captured which. apart from all other con-
slIcrations IS reason enough why II should be
abolished Deer that are run into the water by
hounds are easily shot or clubbcd 10 death, and
few escape. but the certainty of their dcsruc-
ton hy such means cannot be- twisted into nm
allcviatlng circumstance by the most sophisticll
pot hunter fll bounding !, practiscd In the
breeding season. and In consequence many
flwn- die unborn or are left 10 perish mlserably.
senator Ma,by deserves commcndat!on for his
successful effort 10 restore the Senate bill TO lis
original form. and al enlightened and mcrciful
citizens must hope that he and It's other dligent
advocates VIII be- able Ia procure IFS enactment.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02
"THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NEW-YORK."
A HISTORY OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF TN
CITY JUST PUBLISHED By THE
TRIBUNE ASSOCIATION

comprehensive history OF the educational system
OF the city, with description OF what II Is to-day
f. given In the volume The Public Schools OF New
York" which has just been issued by The Irouns
Association. It is of 1926 large pages. Handsomely
nr,nted and forms the only accurate and compete
account in existence Of the New-York public schooA
containing as II does complete description ana MS
tory OF each public school In the city. with the
names Of the Commissioners OF Education. schoo
inspectors and trustees. principals and teachers
and OF many present pupils. Robert Maclay. pres'
dent Of the Board of Education. has written tM
preface in which ne says thai the publication meets
his heartiest appreciation.
The book is not merely a dry catalogue. put is iua
OF interesting reading. II should not be supposed
that one school is just like another, ana that lns
history OF is greatly simila 70 the history OF
and has marked characteristics which dinerentlate
n from the rest An appreciative account Is given
n, The Individuality OF EACH which cannot fall deeply
70 interest old graduates. There are many Illus
trations Of principals and schoolhouses
The book is sold for 25 cents
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02

The Grand Jury for March has done the pub
lie u service by calling attention in forcible
way to the condition of the Hall Of Records
and fits absolute unfitness to be the repository
of the invaluable documents that are housed In
it, 1t is no new thing that the Grand Jury has
discovered Everybody in the city knows, and
has long known, that this building is worthless
for the purposes to which 1t is put, and that
there Is constant danger OF a great calamity
from fire. 1t certainly is time that energetic
steps were taken to provide the most complete
equipment obtainable for the safe keeping Of
the records of which the city Is the custodian.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02

Of Trustees under the provisions Of the proposed
measure reasonable expectation OF better man.
agement and Of improved facilities may be en-
tertained by the great armies Of men, women
and children who pass over the structure De-
tween New-York and Brooklyn every day
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02

No popular saying OF wide currency Is more
generally believed than the remark that corpora
tions have no souls But If that Is the rule, 1t
must be conceded that there are exceptions. One
of them has just come to pass In Brooklyn, where
an elevated railroad company has voluntarily
offered to transport free of charge In both direc-
tons the men who are to help earn their liveli-
hood this summer by cultivatins vacant lots
IN the outskirts OF the city. 1t Is generous and
praiseworthy act
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02

ing city officials, and which IS manifestly unjust
to the city. That the Judges intended to give
their support to this bill it is Impossible to be-
lieve. and they will be properly subject to crit
icism If they do not promptly disavow this at
tempt to use their names and influence to bolster
up scandalOus job
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02

Mr.. Platt says he is pleased with the appoint
nent of Excise Commissioner Lyman. 1t Is
barely possible that he is pleased with 1t for the
same reason that the old lady was resigned
when the hour Of death drew near-because ne
had to be-
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.

The marriage Of Miss Ella Belle Pettensn ..,oc 20 -
Edwin Hartley Dixon will take place a. o."
this evening at the home OF tne o'Ss w, ~ wesi
A. and Mrs James II: Pettensii'' "o' $40
One ON hundred d-and-thirtieth-st.
Miss Mary s. Bird the second daughter o. po,tsr M
sar,s. cook will be married to Clarence rSsr s",s
SON Of General and Mrs Horscs ,bS 'bridss moshs
dsv next April 8. at the nome OK TUG
No. West Forty-elghth-st'
Cards are out for the marriage o. ,...s ~
rrsdsrIck I. Marshall and Miss cnss,o. s -
echuits. The ceremony, yil! az ooo,oSS, ss -
sSevsn Mev"e' Mssnnsrchor Hall No. no su''~
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02

Various causes have combined recently 10
arouse widespread interest in the educatiohal
system OF the city. Its faults and advantages
have been canvassed In numerous gatherings OF
public-sprited men and women. and now I'M
portant action by the Legislature Is Impending
or special timeness. therefore is the volume on
The Public Schools OF New-York. issued by
Th. Tribune Association. This contains poth
historical and descriptive matter about all the
schools with numerous portraits OK principals
and pictures OF buildings. There Is mass OF In
formation. accurately and interestingly COM
piled which can he discovered In no other pub
l,,ton Graduates OF the schools Will find
much in the work which they will be glad to
learn or 10 recall teachers great deal that con-
Germs their vocation. and all who have the welfare
OF the public schools at heart will obtain from 1t
a better understanding OF the subject than they
have had before.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02

The young Greeks are training for the coming
Olympian games on bicycles. The innovation
is novel enough TO reassemble the dispersed he-
rarchy OF Olympus and call up the shadowy lines
OF the Atrdae and all the old perished dynasties
None OF them would know what TO make OF such
an instrument, and Socrates would have sus-
pended his interroga tons for a short time In
presence OF such spectacle. II Is a new dis
play for the city OF the violet crown. significant OF
the modern spirit OF It's youth who are obviously
up 10 date IN all particulars Of training and
equipment, and masters OF all the latest sporting
wrinkles or old. their competitors were their
own countrymen. Now some OF thsm VIII come
from beyond the Platonian Atlantis. putting 10
their utmost mettc the Ionian youth from
Moesia 10 the Cytherean Isles II they expect 10
keep their wreaihs OF victory at home. To COM
pass this they will need all the bicycle and other
practice possible to them we'll as all the In
spration OF their old traditions and memories
And II they should be beaten after ALL the train
ing will be good for them aud the new-fangied
games Of the modern period an Invaluable ac-
qulsltlon.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-02

: There is no valid reason why the Department
Of Charities in Brooklyn-now that the city and
county are coterminous- not be put on the
same basis as the other city departments. with
a single head appointed by the Mayor. This
70 the Assembly by the committee which investi-
gated the department last year 1t is a very
different bill from the one that Governor Morton
vetoed after the Legislature of 1895 had passed
II. for that did not vest the appointing power
10 the Mayor, and was to all appearances de-
signed to give Mr.. Jacob Worth comfortable
ONCE. We fail to see, however, why the Com
missioner now proposed should have different
term from the other heads Of departments who
make up the Mayors cabinet