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500 CONSCIENCE MONEY.
An Unexpected Faster Offering TO One or Sew.
eraI Honest John kelIys.

An Unexpected Easter Offering TO One or Sew.
eraI Honest John keiiys.
Honest John Kelly keeps a roadhouse on
the Coney Island Boulevard at Kings Highway.
They call me Honest john he said ycstcr-
day, just after a special messenger had handed
him u letter, but I'm not the only one. There
are Others" Then he took q 800 bill from the
envelope. and, after reading the inclosed letter
with II smile of satisfaction, he deposited the bill
on the cash register and rang up the amount.
That's what 1 call observing Easter!" he COM
mented. The letter read:
Honest John.
DEAR SIR: Inclosed please find 800, which
put right in the till and don't say a word about
It.. 1t belongs there. and you bet your sweet life
that you would never get it only circumstances
compel me to make restitution. NUNS the word.
'NoU KNOW"
"Yes!'' said the proprietor, "he is some poor
fellow whose conscience troubles him. don't
know who he is. but whoever he is he had a
troubled conscience. i suppose he wanted to
make his Easter duty and could not do so until
he sent me the money. 1 am glad enough to get
it, and | have put it in the till without asking
any questions.
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PROGRAMME AT ALBANY.
PLAT BACK IN W4SHINGT TON
LEAVING LLL SERENE.

Gov. BlncL's civil Service Bin IL TO Re Passed,
the LeEiaintors sny-LittIo Nr. LcXow's
Antitrust BILLS and Brnckett's Hill for an
Additional Railroad Commissioner TO Die.
Senator Plat returned to Washington yester.
day afternoon. Superintendent Payn. Repre-
sentative Quigg, u number Of up-country states
men and Chairman Charles w. Hackett Of the
Republican State Committee had talks with
him yesterday here. As n matter OF fact thcl .
wasn't much to talk about. Everything Is ~,
parently going ahead in ~flrst.ratc shape at
Albany. Chairman Hackctt may find 1t con-
venicnt and agreeable TO visit Albany this week
and renew old friendships. Mr.. Hackott hasn't
been in Albany since tho joint caucus which
nominated Mr.. Plat for Senator.
Some of tho legislators down from Albany said
that Senator Brackets bill, providing for an ad-
ditional Railroad Commissions at So, 900 n year,
docs not meet with the approval OF Gov. Black
and is not to be passed. 1t is the understanding
that the bill is in the interest Of w. w. Worden
Of Saratoga, but Senator Bracket will doubtless
be compelled to find some other means of pro-
viding for Mr.. Wordcn's welfare and happiness.
1t is the general opinion that tho Lcxow anti
trust bills will die for the reason that there is no
general or strong sentiment behind them, but
only the ~claptrap and bosll of sentimental news
papers whose business is self-advcrtisement az
friends OF the people,
1t was tho uniform testimony Of the Rcpub-
leans at the Fifth Avenue Hotel that tho Re-
publican organization OF the State of New York
is standing solidly behind Gov. Black and his
civil service bill. Senator Platt and all tho
Republicans who talked with him declared that
they arc heart and soul for the measure. 1t has
been declared u thousand times in tho coun-
ellis of the Republican organization of
the. State that the Republicans who con-
trollcd the Constitutional Convention which
framed the &c bulwark" of the present civil SER
vice system had no sympathy whatever with the
Republican organization of the State, but, on
contrary, were antagOnistic to il, aud took every
method to throw stones at il and to put Stun
bling blocks in its path.
The Republican solons declared yesterday that
TO q man they are supporters of Coy, Blacks
civil service bill, and that il should become a
law. Al. hands said cmphatically that the new
civil service bill will pass as speedily as Gov.
Blacks bill for the protection of the Adirondack
forests.
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the theatre. Carmen" which was given on
Thursday night, before a small audience, has
been sung only seven times this year, although
Faust" with nearly twice rs many por-
formanccs to its credit, fills tho theatre when
tho most popular members of the company are
It's interpreters. The "Seigfriod" performance
on Wednesday night was heard by a pitifully
small audience. During the season Faust led
the other operas In the number OF tho perform
ances, and with Nile. Calve reached its greatest
evident popularity. But the fact that the opera
itself has no great hold on the public is shown by
the moagre audience which heard 1t one night
when Nine. Litvinnc and NJ. Gogny sang the
leading roles. There could have been needed no
more convincing evidence Of the fact that tho
thousands of people In the Metropolitan on Sat
urday afternoon, we're there TO hear Calve and
After Carmen and "sicgfried." with their
record Of seven p~crfornanGes each, came 10
Six Next followed SMehstcteisS and Aida"
With four performances and three representa-,
!!!i9T%s n SSTS Hll0t tied, T. Gu %DsS M9!''e SInsiS."
don Giovanni, "Cayaiieria Rusticana," and
IL Troyatorei"."Ls FeySrits' y, was sung twice
Isolde while "LAfricaine," Hamlet" and
"Werther' were sung once.
Goanod SeG wagner. With eishteen per RI m:
ances each. led the list, and no other composer
had nearly so many, but this is not SO signifcant
pened to be in every performance. No composers
popularity in opera plays any part In the face Of
the work to be given,
1t Is not probable that tho rccapitulation Of
the season of lS9S-99 will be very different from
the one made this year. When jean de Reszke
sings in "Die Gotterdacmmerung" then. there
will be tho same anxiety. to see him In a new
role that made seven performances of "Siog-
fried possible. When. at the close of the matt
nee Of Saturday, Jean de ResZke said "au ro-
voir. hut not Roud-by, he was doing something
more than merely repeating the chorus of n song
which, popular as ii is. does not happen to be in
his repertoire. He and his brother will come
hack ono year from next fall and with Mines.
Eames and Calve continue the work. OF gaining
for Faust" tho remarkable number OF per-
furmanCes il enjoys every season.
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FIGHTING GEORGIA EDITORS.
Encounters In syIvania and SeIdrim. In which
Only Eists Were Used.

SYLvANIA. Ga, April ls.-An encounter oc-
Cured In front OF the Post Office here yesterday
afternoon between Col. J. w. Overstroet and p.
s.. White, two young attorneys of this place. A
number OF blows were struck, but friends inter
fered before any serious damage was done. Mr..
White is one OF the leading Populists OF this
county, and Col. Oyerstrcet Is editor OF the Syl-
vania Telephone. The fight yesterday was the
climax OF a newspaper controversy over county
politics.
counter Yesterday between DIR. W. l.. Boyd of
this city and Editor Carter, of the Moldrim
Guidon. Editor Carter published some personal
ommont that were distasteful to DIR. Boyd,
and when he met him to-day In Mcldrim he took
him to task for 1t. They soon exchanged blows.
but were separated.
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RESULTS OF THE OPERA SEASON.
ssnihcAnt Facts That Cannot Fail TO Impress
the Inpresario.

ms years season of opera at the Metropoli-
= came to an end on Saturday night with the
litn performance OF Romeo ct puliette" that
d oeeh given this year. although the afternoon
performance OF " Faust" seemed really TO be the
occasion that should be selected as marking the
sna OF opera under the direction OF Abbey,
aHocHe! q Grau, the firm with which the name
otopera has been chiefly identified here during
. past six years, and internationally fora longer
.erOa' When the performances are revived at
u metropolitan a year from next fall. it will DO
unuer the control of Maurice Grau with u
9 company back of him. and II is highly
p'ooahIe that the new business arrangements OF
u new entertainment will be SO regulated as
~"hll the appearances of the company To this
w! only. But these are details Of tho scheme,
as The Sun said last week, Maurice Grau
"H' shorlly become the manager OF the house
.wa term Of years, directing its fortunes next
inter from Europe, where he expects at pres
sht 10 remain.
iue Performance of Faust" at the matinee
.aS 'he thirteenth given during the season. and
q apparent vitality Of the work In New York
saAoied Mile. Calve and NM. Lassalle and the De
~sS]Aes TO Sing before an audience that crowded
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Drank Wine Gill. or wh,.Ley and Died.

WnLIAMsPoRr, Md, April 1s.-Last night
Charles F. Harrison. in company with Richard
Coates and John Young, went into a saloon
in the west end of the town, where they
met some men from Hagerstown. who volun.
teered to pay for all the whiskey that the men
could drink, nothing less than a gill at a time TO
be taken. All three of them accepted the offer,
and Harrison drank nine gills in rapid success.
sion, falling senscless upon taking the last drink.
He died soon after without regaining conscious
ness. The others have recovered.
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4 MAN UNDER THE e At LAST.
The burglar Broke Hotel Keeper scheiihouse's
AnkIc In the struggle Which Ensned.

n"rshhr hToAo ho'c' hNeepcr
Ankle IN the struggle which Ensued.
Mrs. Alfred Schcllhousc had her husband, the
keeper Of the Good Spring Hotel at - Second
avenue, look under the bed, according to her
usual custom. when they retired at 4 A. NJ. yes
terday. He found a man there at last. who
when pulled out, threw Schcllhouse to one sido
and ran down stairs to the second story, where
he sought TO get away by the fire escape.
When Schellhouse, who had pursued. grappled
him. the burglar tried to throw the hotel keeper
over the railing. Schellhousc's ankle was broken
in the struggle before q policeman, summoned
by his wife's cries, climbed up and collared tho
thief.
Ho proved to be William K. Greer, n former
servant In the hotel, who had been dismissed
for making love TO a fellow servant in tho
kitchen too late at night. Schcllhouse's gold
watch and $50 which he had stolen were found
on the fire escape. He was held for trial in
Essex Market Court.
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PERRY, Oklahoma. April ls.-A scandal is
brewing in Oklahoma over the acts OF the late
Populist and free silver Legislature. Repre-
sentative Willis and others arc making charges
OF bribery. II is said that q book company
bought the passage of a bill. The company pur-
chased several legislators, the rumor 10. and the
County Superintendent of Education In each
county, who lobbied for tue blu,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-19
LONG BRANCH TROLLEY LINES
Tho Atlantic Highlands Company TO Build =
Doubie-Tr.ck Road.

o n BRANCH. ". j., April 1s.-The Atlantic
Highlands. Red Bank and Long Branch Electric
Railway Company, afte: six unsuccessful at
tempts to get n franchise from the Board Of
Commissioners. succeeded last night in securing
consent to cross all the streets between kwo
and Second avenue north OF Broadway for a
double-traCk road. The Commissioners will
grant a franchise on Tuesday. The road will
run over private property nearly the entire dis
tance. The promoters OF n Broadway company
are getting consents for an opposition line.
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CHARLES JACOBsON,s DEATH.
Caused by Injuries Received While Discussing
q FttIsimmons Blow.

q ~FitIsimmons Blow.
some friends visited Charles Jacobson at his
home. ! Forty-first street, Brooklyn, on the night
OF March IS and discussed the blow with which
Fitzsimmons knocked Corbett out. A man
named Dick. in trying to illustrate the blow.
made a lungo at jacobson, who. in attempting to
dodge, stumbled over the kitchen stove and fell
to the floor. 4. boiler OF hot water was knocked
of the stove and falling on jacobson scalded
him severely on the thigh and body. His mother
nursed him until Yesterday morning. when his
condition became alarming and the police were
notified. Tho patient died before the arrival of
tho ambulance surgeon. Jacobson was % years
old
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALaASAc-THrs DAY.
Sun rises. 8 10 Sun sets....6 ~ Moon rises. 10 P5
HIGH wATER-THIs DAY.
Sandy HOOK. 8 80 Gov. Island. o 81 He'll G ate. IL IA
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Business Iptires.

Anheuser-B Busch Brewing ASSN
the use OF the greatest OF all tones, Malt Murine
and guarantees the merits claimed for it. For sale
by all druggists.
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while Trying to stop n Runaway Horse

William Potts, 80 years old, a brlckloycr. while
attempting to stop a runaway horse on Sack
man street, Brooklyn, at 7 O'Clock yesterday
morning, was Knocked down., receiving q frac-
ture OF the skull and other injuries, which re-
suited in his death In a few moments. Potts
day night. when he moved TO 2l9 Howard avenue.
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A boy of 5 is a better Gus.
toner than a man of so. For
if you please the boy at 5. you
keep him until he's so.
Boys clothes are therefore
the stepping stone to success
in mems clothing.
Our success in mems cloth.
ing means that boys are pro-
vided for here as they are no.
where else.
Everything they wear, from
head to toe-just as soon as
they lose skirts.
ROGERS, PEET & Co.
Prince and Broadway.
Warren and Broadway.
Thirty second and Broadway.
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Arrived-SuspAr. April IS.

Sc New York. Rogers. Southampton April 10.
SIS Phunicis, Leithauser, Hamburg April 3.
IS Norge. knudsen. Copenhagen March 80.
IS La Champagne. poirot, Havre April 10.
SIS Prins Willem ". Dorr. La Guayra-
IS Pomeranian. Stirratt. Glasgow.
IS New York. Garvin. san Domingo.
S. Oriuoco. Fraser, Bermuda.
SIS Sasmyth. Eaton, st. Lucia.
So Exeter City. Watkins, Bristol.
SIS Miramar. white, Marco.
SIS City OF Augusta, DacCctt. Savannah.
SIS Richmond, Glover, Richmond.
SIS Jamestown, Hulphers. Norfolk.
SIS Goldsboro. swain. Philadelphia
Bark Alert. Rice, Natal.
Bark Else, ALBRIGHT. Cape Town.
lFor later arrivals see First Pagol
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New CIVILIZATIONS.

EnC ~EACH.-Croker's Irish Songs" BuTke's
t)O speeches. Baron's - Essay IIerrck's " H"Sper.
ideS," COlrTiuge's - Table TAX" SteTue'5 " TFlstTaA
shandy." yVltaire's " Candiie,"
A 9th ay, l2th -
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STEAMSHIPS

SAILED IRON FOREIGN FORTS.
SIS Cmbria, from Queenstown for New York.
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Prince and broadway.
Warren and Broadway.
Thirty second and Broadway.
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ing. After a time some OF those at the table no.
ticed that the Baron seemed to lose interest in
his own play and was watching the dealer in
tently. Suddenly the Baron quietly remarked
"'Bef9re this game goes on you must pay the
have, been stealing his chips for the past hour
The dealer was on his feet in n moment.
Staring at the Baron as II he would annihilate
You liel You damned sheep herder. take
"And the dealer had slapped the Baron's face.
The Baron never so much as raised his hand, al
though tho room WAS in an uproar. Looking at
the dealer steadily for u moment, he said. in tho
"oh, yes. I'm a sheep herder, and a very good
Sne, fancy a a liar ar, though ! am not; ioq1
meet you with your own weapons. Step out
from behind that table. and we'll see who can
''Bravo. Baron!,, cried a dozen men. 'wo're
THANK y9u, K]s,ntlemen, was the BHron's
under all circqmsiances.l II is really very good
OF YOU. but l need no assistance. This man
looks like n cur, as he IL n thief
THE dealer made a sudden movement for his
hip pocket. But before he could draw his pistol
the Baron held two beautiful guns almost under
Two can play at most games, my dear sir,
was the Baron's remark, as he drew the guns.
your hand from your pocket. Your pistol might
1.-THE dealer withdrew his hand, leaving his
'"!Now.T said tho Baron. return to this gen.
tleman 1928 TO which he is entitled, and do 1t
quickly. or I'll be forced to see III can shoot clear
through your head.
The dealer h~esitated for a moment. The
triggers of the Baron's pistols clicked. The
room was as still as q prairie at midday. The
dealer heard the click. lie knew the Baron
would keep his word, and slowly he counted out
y" When the young fellow, who had become SO.
Der by this time, had put the money in his
pocket, the Baron lowered his guns and 10 the
dealer said:
81 am extremely obliged TO you, I'm sure.
You have saved Lac from a most unpleasant task.
i will bid you good night
1.-THE Baron left the place amid the approving
shouts OF everybody there, save the dealer. The
sheep herdsr bad bVo0pe y hero"
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In the minor American restaurants, the
number of which Is increasing rapidly.
Moreover. the chop.houses have had to
contend lately with the ever-increasing
rivalry Of the American oyster.houses. A
SUN obituary Of one Of the oyster.house
proprletors the other day mentioned the
fact that his estate was valued at half n
million dollars, though only n few years
g he wal n minor employee in one
Of the Broadway hotels. These oyster
houses have become "chop-houses," too.
The competition Of the big hotel res
%taurants on the one hand, and Of the
American oyster and chop houses on the
other, has had an injurious effect upon
the English c~hop.houses," so called, and
moreover, the distinctively English popula-
tion. mercantile and professional, of New
York seems to be diminishing.
Added to these causes of diminishing
popularity for the English ~chop.houses, as
such, is another, not often alluded to, and
perhaps not generally considered. They
are designed for men only. Some OF them,
of the fact that no women arc admitted or
will be served with meals. This distinc-
ton has proved a bar to the popularity of
the English chop.house system here. 1t
does not accord with American habits and
preferences. 1t promotes, perhaps, the con.
venience Of q few crusty old bachelors, but
1t is gradually forbidding other persons.
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The Passing of the Chop-House.

Removals in New York are more FIRE.
quently made on May l. than at any other
time, but prior to the LIST Of September this
year there are to be seen a number of
changes in the restaurant business here,
and attention Is called to the decline in pop
ularity of sundry chop-houses' and the
gradua loss of the distinctive English
character among some of those which re-
main. Even in several of those best known,
IL seems that there are more calls for
lager beer than for BASIS ale, and moro
for wiener schnitzel" than for the ira
ditional "brace of chops" while breakfast
bacon has given place to French dishes.
and prime cuts" to those of German
origin, or of Teutonic vogue. 1t is said
That the distinctive English restaurant Is
dying ont in New York.
To what should this change, II it be a
change, be ascribed! Is the taste for what
Is English and wholesome-roast beef and
plum pudding, Southdown chops and ale
In MISUNDERSTANDING Where there has
been an influx of foreign population 1t
mas been reflected In foreign restaurants.
There are now In New York n very large
number OF Hungarian restaurants, where
distinctively Hungarian dishes constitute
the fare, and the increase of Italian res
taurants OF the better grade has been
equally marked. Tho reason for the de-
cline OF chop-houses and the change in the
patronage extended them Is to be found,
perhaps, In the fact that the large hotel
restaurants have made impracticable the
maintenance OF many minor ones. The bill
OF fare at such hotels, though French in
language, Is In fact a combination designed
to suit, so to speak, "all tastes" There
exists no longer any necessity for going to
an English restaurant for such articles of
diet as Americans may be partial to, and the
cheaper grade of patrons find their needs
supplied and their purses better considered
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stood to be the editor Of the National
Revie,r, "thnt Is the true origin OF
the stillborn treaty, which Ii not con
structed In furtherance of any British
end, but simply as a concession to
the United States, which has preached
the doctrine of arbitration for at least W
generations" He draws the right lesson
from the reception of the treaty, which
showed, he says, that the great bulk OF
the American people had no sympathy with
his propaganda, and were not prepared to
accept its principles" He evidently fol-
lowed very closely the discussion OF the
matter In the press during the debate over
the treaty in the Senate and recognizes
that the treaty received very little public
support, whether in its original or emascu.
lated form, and that its ultimate rejection
was unqucstionably consonant with Amer
lean public opinion.
Under the circumstance, he refuses to
believe that President MCKINLEY medi-
tatcs raking up the disagreeable sub
ject again. lie does not hesitate, in.
deed, to go further and declare that the
President, sharing, as he does, the treaty.
making power with the Senate, which has
clearly manifested it's aversion to the crca-
tion of an arbitration tribunal, "has no
warrant to worry a foreign Government with
any further negotiations on the subject"
He adds that in n case the British Minis.
try should decline to crafty the American
Executive simply to be Inundated by the
American Legislature. In short, "the arbi-
tration craze must be allowed to die a de-
cent death, and the sooner the better, for its
mere discussion seems to excite an amazing
amount Of Ill feeling, considering how
Christian is its purpose" The reviewer
concludes with the expression Of the hope
that any overtures on the subject that may
be made by Mr.. SHERMAN will be duly dis.
counted
We submit, on our part, that no revival
Of the arbitration scheme should be at
tempted in view Of this exceedingly plain
speaking in a periodical which represents
the views of Lord SALISBURY more faith.
fully than does any other member Of the
British press.
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The mere taking Of soundings does not Inn
ply that the project is going ahead, for our
own Government had several elaborate sur
yeys made between California and Hawaii
by the Thetis and the Albatross years ago.
Still less does the Victoria news Indicate
that Hawaii has given permission to land q
British cable at or near Hawaii. Some
time ago such authority was sought and not
obtained, and Hawaii, on the other hand,
took steps favoring an American cable be-
tween Honolulu and some American port.
Nothing has been heard OF any change
of plan, and since Hawaii has never varied
In her purpose of entering the Union, ana
In her just expectation OF soon accom-
plishing 1t, we may assume that she has
not made any grant to q British cable.
But the projectors OF the latter would
mutually run as near Honolulu as possible,
with the hope OF at least being allowed
hereafter to extend a branch thither.
All the signs, however, are that the Brit
ish project has had q decided setback.
One Of the Australasian representatives, In
deed, while returning home from London
by way of Canada, was recently reported, in
the latter country, as saying that he con
sidered the whole scheme dead, and that
henceforth he would advocate a direct
cable from Australia to the Cape Of Good
Hope. The present situation will proba-
bly, not be materially altered before the as
sembling Of Congress next winter.