davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
NOT TOO LATE.

To A gentleman Of honorable instincts and
upright character such criticisms as the man.
ayers Of General Tracy's campaign are freely
indulgng In because OF that gentlemans ad-
mission Of the hopelessness Of his candidacy
must be irritating In the extreme. From the
professional politicians point OF view. such
confession, It must be admitted was indiscreet;
but when all things are considered the indis-
cretion was not unnatural and certainly not so
rank as to deserve the sarcasm and sneers with
which the campaign managers treat It. For 1t
must be remembered that General Tracy's ac-
ceptance Of the nomination was not IN the ex-
pecta.ion or remotest hope Of an election. 1t
was an open secret that he consented to stand
for the Office simply to furnish pretext for
some sort of compromise to be based upon bis
ultimate withdrawal He made that as plain
a. possible without stating It in terms In his
speech Of acceptance. He has been guilty Of no
greater tndiyCet!on since. His managers have
no reason to complain. The hope Of compro-
mise has failed. to be sure. and In the exigency
which has ensued the managers have agreed
upon the necessity Tor putting forward claims
of a most extraordinary character as to their
candidates prospects. But It Is not likely that
General Tracy himself has changed bis mind
about it. He knows very well that he has not
the slightest chance Of an election, and, unlike
his managers he will not pretend otherwise.
We have NO doubt that when In a moment OF
weakness General Tracy yielded to the soliclta-
tions OF the Platt-Quigg people. and permitted
himself to be dragged into the position he now
occupies. be was actuated by worthy motives.
We do not believe that at that time he was
thoroughly aware Of the strength and perslstency
Of the Low movement, or that he intended to
contribute to q Tammany victory by dividing
The anti-Tammany forces. 1t was represented
10 him that his connection with the Charter
Commission and bis personal relations with Mr..
Low were such as to warrant the expectation
Of a withdrawal Of the latter and union Of the
aut,lTammany forces upon some candidate to
be named BY the machine 1t was no doubt IN
der the influence Of such an argument and some
instrumentation OF tie actual facts that he
consented to play the part which the machine
managers almost forced upon him. That It was
much against his win we do not doubt. That
be has regretted It ever since be came into a
fuller knowledge Of the situation we have every
reason to believe The position In which he
has been put BY his well-meaning complacency
Is indeed awkward and embarrassing. and may
presently prove to be Notifying In the extreme.
He has taken no pains to conceal his convic'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
ANTHONY HOPE AT THE LFCECK

Anthony Hope gave the first OF his series OF read
ings at the Lyceum Theatre yesterday morning.
and left mos. favorable imp ession OF his person.
ality on the audience which was present ms No
did not so much by the excellence or his elocutioh'
for there IL nothing remarkable about that. but oy
his straightforward, dignifed and unassumins
manner There Is not the shadow OF a pretenco OF
an affec;ation about him. He seems inclined 10
underrate. rather than TO overrate. his own ia'"'
and that Of his books. and his modesty must nav
seemed almost humorous to some who were pres
ent II should have seemed so to himself aso nav
ing 50 true and fine a sense OF himor as ne op''
ousy has, if he could take an unbiased view, Oa'
Il WAS obviously honest. For he seemed TO take u
fr granted that there were q good many persons
present who had not read THE Heart OF Princess
Osra" or The Dolly Dialogues" On this suppo"'
ton It would be hard TO say why he supposed tns.
the audience had come there. but ne expia'heu
points In the stories Of these two DOCKS quite %
his hearer. were not already Thoroughly tami'"
with them. 1850
The reading begin with the little story OF Ihs
Philosopher In the Apple Orchard The hrst 'n
preston made by his elocut!on Was that II was a'
tincty OF the pulpit order many intonations s"~
infections being noticeable that are extremely con
mon with clergymen and extremely uhcouia'V.
with any other class OF public speakers or resde1N
But these did not prevent his giving excellent ea-
preston to the manners OF his characters ana 70
the moods represented The SECOND selection nf shs
from 'The Prisoner OF Zenda, the scene =, @
parting OF Rudolph KasseEdyl and the rr IN" n
Flavia By the way. he pronounced the iirsi s one
'Flayia" like the IA" In iavor, not IKE tas o..
in father" as many misguided persons have AZ
tempted to do. =. .r,. Ueart
selection from the closing part or The fi shs
Of Princess Osra" followed this. ana then -
Dolly Dialogues were reached Inc a aor Nv
.howod disnc tly which its fayorite poon , ~
appiaudlns the announcement Of The poly ME LA
logues much more warmly than any OF ths osaj hsr
Doiy read the letters which she received rom M
relatives congrs tulat.ng her on her ensag nssssins
sam and his cousin George watched me and
carriages and talked Of Georges love sHaIt, .ssds
the latter talked with Dolly VINO sswea audsnce
OF his new love for herself. and then me aune ncc
after calling upon the author to show an, ,nto the
NOR. after he had left the stage went ou' NV -
rain feeling that 1t had been quite repaid 'o' o"'
ing out IN II In the frst place IN, T.. o,v.n NJ
The second reading Of the series WV Ie and the
the Lyceum this afternoon at SaS o'clock anu
last morrow at =; n Yssteerday. the reader
emitting selection that was on y f an Today
this: From .'Phroso" THE Unknown friend The
'The Princess and the Republican iron, . Wv,,lain"
Prisoner OF Zenda. "A Great Chahee wi
and mot Practical
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
WHAT STATE REPUBLICANS SAY.

i
Plat and Ouigg ami Inc other assistant Tam
manyes are greatly grlevcd at the movement
for Low. they say because II will weaken the
Republican party in the State. SO? Perhaps
tine Republicans Of the State arc as good judges
OF that as the Ti0ga boss and his Me TOO.
Here is what the Republican party Of the State
of Ncw-York In Constitutional Convention as
sembled has decreed
All elections Of city officers and Of
county officers elected In the counties OF
New-York and Kings shall he held
in m Odd-numbercd yenr
What did 1t mean by that7 rs authorized
Spokesman have explained: thus
It's purpose Is to give the cities an
election mt which nothing but municipal
Issues nre to be determined. Such n constf-
tutiOnaI provision would be very benehctai
in the announcement that the govern
ment Of great cities IL no longer to he Sec
ondnry matters of state or NauOl.
We seek TO separate in the larger cities
municipal elections from the state and Nm
tfOnnI elections. to tho end that the business
affairs OF our great municipal corporations
may he managed upOn their own merits. un-
controlled by National and state politics.
What did the Republican voters Of the State
Of New-YO say to 1t:
They approved It Mt the polls by q prRcti-
cnlIy unanimous vote.
And now the Hon Lemucl Ell Qugg turns
aside from the labor Of freeing Cuba and
smashing the Wilson bill and pulverizlng
tom" Reed. to remark that The il0,097 Repub-
lican voters Of the State didn't mean what they
said, or didn't know what they were about.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
FIGHTING hrs. JOHNSOy'S WILL
STRANGE LETTERS READ FROM THE
PRIEST TO WHOSE CHURCH SHE
LEFT A LARGE LEGACY

The contest over the will Of Mrs Mary Johnson
who died recently. leaving sl5o00 to All Saints
Roman Catholic Church. another legacy to Father
James W. Power. the priest In charge. and other
legacIes to Roman Catholic institutions, shutting
out most OF her relatives, was continued yesterday
before Surrogate Arnold The relatives say that
Mrs. Johnson mentally incapable to make Q
WILL and also that she was unduly Influenced. At
the last hea ring Peter Condor. the lawyer who
managed Mrs JohnsOn's estate, and who drew the
WILL admitted on the stand that he banked SEQ 900 q
year, the yearly income Of the estate, In his own
name In the Sho, and Leather Bank He also ad-
mitted that after he had drawn Mrs Johnson's will
he permitted Father Power to see It,
NJ. Condor was again the stand yesterday
and under directions from the Court. produced sew
erai letters he had received from Father Power in
regard TO the will. one OF these letters read -
follows:
nv Dea- Mr. Condor: Mary Johnson sent for me
Yesterday arc she was In worse mood than ever.
You had better see her tonight and give her
papers. you said. The longer the delay the moro
suspicious she grows | got word from an outside
party to have nc more to do with her as the talk
with her. but you must 90 In sure to see her.
Yours, etc. j. W. POWER.
The witness explained that by ''scandalous talk"
/ Father Power probably meant talk about certain
property transfers.
Did Father Power ever tell you that the debt Of
his church was S5O,00?" he was asked.
NO, sir" replied Mr. Condor.
In another letter read by counsel Father Power
had written: only am going to Philadelphia to-
day. I'd insist on my name coming off the will Or
having another executor on with us ] would not
for all she is worth or the church, have my
name mixed Up with the business OF her AFFAIRS
when they alpesrr. 10 develop SUCH an unusual
amount OF trouble"
DR. James j. Williams who had attended Mrs
Johnson testified thar her ament was chronic
alcoholism. Besides this he said, she suffered from
nervous prostral!on. brought on oy complication
OF diseases"
"On nearly every visit made 10 Mrs Johnson
ioff Ia.tb NJ ter her continued
tor, Mr.. Condor was at he house. She frequently
compair.d that. despite the property she had she
couldn't &c: enough money TO buy dress Regard
| ing her VII. she told me that Will had been
drawn up for her, but she didn't know what IT.
provisions were. She had tried. she said 10 get IT,
but had failed .,
ar. Williams also testified that Mrs. Johnson do
not dare contradict her servs Mt. Mary Kelly the
latter" said the DOCTOR discharged me.
The hearing wss adjourned to Dccembers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
LEAF or THE NEW TESTAMENT.
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY OF DR.. FLINDERS rET1is
ANNOUNCED BY A CHICAGO MINISTER

ANNOUNCED BY tHICATU MINEsI Nv
Denver. Oct 25.-Dr Cobcrn. pastor OF Trinity
Methodist Church. who has recently returned from
England told his congregation last night about
the papyrl discoveries OF last January. ana IN
the course OF his remarks gave out piece os IN
lorna ton which, he said. was new TO the world
This was that in the loga urearthed by Messrs
Greenfield and Hunt. under the direction OF Dt'
Flinders Petrie. OF oxford University. In Esypt.
there was found besides the notebook leaf contain
ing what purported to be the SAYINGS 81 Jes sss
contained nearly the whole of the first chapter Of
Matthew. and was written exactly the same as ~
the Greek Testament OF to-day Dr. Cooerh sa,o
OF papyri sent to England BY Dr. Petrie; Ing
discovery was conided TO DR.. Cobern when ne pa!u
n visit 10 DR. Petrie at oxford University three
weeks ago and last night was made the first an
of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

The Semi W'eeAy Of TO-DAY. in wrappers.
3 cents COPY.
This edition is the best substitute for
the Daily Tribune. for residents ousr 200
miles from New York. who rant the edtto-
rails and GENERAL features. e. 90 a scar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
GEORGE N. PULLMAN's MILLIONS

40 AUTHENTIC INFORMATION YET AS TO THs
PROVISIONS OF THE WILL.
Chicago Oct 25-The disposition OF the estimated
So, 100000 left by George NJ Pullman will not b
known with certainty for at least another day. It
being found impossible TO probate the Will before
tomorrow. All sorts Of stories are current In
financial circles over the Pullman will. 1t Is said
positively that the estate was not worth over 3d.
10000 or So5,O0o0co. Some well-known La Sale
Street men however. say that Mr.. Pulman's In
come has averaged slQ.cv9.0o9 annually for num-
Der Of years. Mr.. Lincoln said to-day that there
were a great number Of public requests. hut re-
fused TO give them out.
Neither OF the executors Of the will would
firm or deny the statement that Mr.. Pullman had
dsinherted his two sons, George NJ. and Sanger
Pullman. Neither OF the young men Is said TO be
violently drawn toward business career. and for
that reason II been declared that the bulk OF the
property is left to the widow and Mrs Frank
iowden, daughter OF the decedent. Chicago Uni.
verslty comes in for large amount. II Is also said;
According one report. Mrs. Frank Carolan, OK
San Francisco one Of the dead millionaire daush.
ters Will receive not to exceed 100000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
MANY REQUESTS TO INSTITUTIONS.


MRS CAROLINE TALMAN LEAVES ss5.ooo TO THD
SEw-YoPK DIOCESAN CONVENTION AND
THOUSANDS MORE TO CHARITIES.
TIE will OF Mrs. Caroline Tslman, who ded on
October D. was filed for probate yesterday in the
Surrogate's Office. Besides number OF oeauests 70
relatives she leaves the following requests TO inst-
buttons:
To the trustees OF the property Of the Diocesan
Convection OF New-York Is left $4,000; to the
Church OF ST. John the Divine. $4,000 to the Home
tor Incuraoes 5000: the Corporation for the Refer
OF the Widows end Children OF Clergymen OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church. 5000; the sisterhood
OF 81. Mary 5000; tho Domestic and Foreign MIS-
s!opary Society OF the Protestant Episcopal Churca
in The United States. $1,000: TO the Home for Aged
Couples in this city 200: he New-York protestant
Episcopa. city Mission Society 5000; 70 the sisters
House and Training School for Children, s. ~: 70
the Home OF the Holy Comforter and Free Snuren
Home FOR Incurables, 5000: tae New,iork Socieu
for the Prevention G; Cruelty 10 Children sLyU, @
the Home for the Relief OF the DESTITUTE shnS.
81 OO; 10 the COMMON Prayer Book Society, Nvo;
the Missionary Bishops OF the Protestant Eplscops'
Church OF OREGON and Dakota, each *l"r' 10 81
Luke's Hospital. 5000: 81. Luke's Home FOR IN,
dgent Christian Females. S. 900. and TO the Generh
Theological Seminary 5000. -,
The residue Of the estate Is LEFT 10 SaroHns
Wheaton. niece OF the testator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

Some cxcitable Confederate veterans In Vir
ginia are agitating the question Of removing the
Stars and Stripes from the school buildings
throughout that State and flying the States dis
tinctive flag instead. Public sentiment In the
Old Dominion Is not likely 10 countenance such
q neev,sh and irrational policy. Virgin!a's State
flag recalls no martial memories and Innames
no lingering animosities. As in other States. no
familiar suggestions cluster around It: at best
Il does service merely show days or on
armory walls II In the true Southerners affec-
tons the Stars and Stripes could be supplanted
nv any other emblem. that emblem would be no
State flag. hut the forgotten Stars and Bars
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

The Iarrah and Karri trees. which grow
abundantly in Australia. make the best wooden
pavement yet discovered 1T has been laid down
in London and some other English cities and
Chicago has an experimental section which is
already pronounced completely successful II Is
durable and noiseless, wears smooth. is not slip
pery In any weather. and the wood seems alto
sether to be the ideal paving material which
municipalities the world over have 90 long been
In search Of Some OF our territory ought to be
suitable to the growth OF these trees. which are
OF great abundance in Australia. and II so means
should be taken to introduce their cultivation
here. There Is local demand for unlimited
quantities Of the product which will not de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
1naex TO Advertisements.
Bns,nrss Notifes.

pou Ton Desks and once Furniture.
Great Variety style and Price
T. O. sEI.LEw
no. III Futon-st.
Gold crown and bridge work: estaphsneS -
years. MoDEMANN: 800 So2 and 90 30 W W. s'
.or S4th-st also 4Se Lexington-ave.. cor A4th-e'.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

The man who disobeys the mandate OF his
party he Is the bolter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

For Low Van Wyck7 To vote FOR anybody
els. II 10 dodge the situation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

To govern ourselves through agents selected
directly by us or to turn the government over
to n syndicate responsible only 70 Itself. that Is
the question.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

The report OF progress In naval construction
IT, on the whole. n fairly satisfactory one. but
II would be far more II 1t told Of the provi-
sion of an ample number OF suitable drydocks.
That rs the greatest need Of the Navy at this
time and until 1t is supplied all other work.
however good. will be mockery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

The man who throws away his vote is as bad
as the man that doesn't vote at all. II not worse.
A believer IN machine rule and Boss Domino
ton cannot help his beliefs better than by voting
the Tammany ticket All others who wish to
make their opinions effective Will vote for Seth
Low
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

The Republicans OF the Second We.tchester
District did themselves great credit recently In
nominating George II. MARS. e Irvington. as
their candidate FOR Assemtlyman. 1t Is his first
appearance IN politics. and he belongs 10 just
the class who ought 10 be selected for such Of
fces-being Of the hrst' character in active sym
patty with popular needs greatly Interested IN
the general lie II the community he IL asked
10 represent. and quite removed from any sus
picon o, taking UP politics a livelihood or
anything else but II public duty and an oppor
tun.ty for public service. We urge every citi
zen. and especially every Republican. to give him
the heartest support
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

Colonel Sidney u. Maxwell. whom the C!t'
zens' Republican Committee have nominated for
the Ohio State Senate, from Cincinnati. IL an
admirable type OF tho man whom the Repub-
lcan party ought always to draw into public
lie. where Il can. war correspondent thirty
i've years ago. then n soldier, then military sec
rotary TO two Of the War Governors. then ALSO
ciated Press Agent. and then for twenty years
Superintendent OF the Cincinnati Chamber OF
Commerce. he has touched tho life and interests
OF tho community when now asks him to repre-
sent II, at every worthy point. and always
worthily As may be inferred from his record.
there has never been any question about his
Republicanism. and We hope there will be none
about his election.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

According 10 tho Hon. benjamin +. Tracy In
February, 1897. Plat; and Qugg are boilers
from the Republican party IN October. 1897.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

It is either Low or Tammany. Make your
choice deliberately
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

The Republican party OF this State three
years ago voted more than 100000 strong for
the very thing the Tioga Bos. Is now opposing
Were they all boilers then or is he the bolter
now?
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
Seeds in Apples.

There is great variation in number
and size of apple seeds, even in fruit OF
the same variety. While the small nat
ural fruit has usually the most vigor
Gus seeds, this fact is often due to such
trees being isolated, and having larger
supplies Of potash and other mineral
elements than do trees in the orchard.
1t is known that potash is necessary to
grow the seed. 1t is possible that the
liberal use Of potash, as a fertilizer,
may make fruit seeds plumper and per
haps more numerous. This would only
be an advantage to those who wished
to plant the seed. In the fruit the seed
and it's attendant, the core, is common
ly thought necessary nuisance.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
Seed Potatoes.

At the Rhode Island Station four
teen varieties of potatoes Of Maine
grown and home grown seed were test
ed during two years on sandy loan soil
MANFRED with commercial fertilizers
applied on clover sod. Ten pounds of
seed Of each variety was used, cut in
one case to $50 pieces, in the other to
two sets, and planted sixteen inches
apart in the row. The vines were
sprayed for potato blight. OF the mer-
charitable potatoes, the Northern grown
seed tubers produced greater per
centage in eleven out of fourteen varie
ties and greater yield in nine out of
fourteen varieties, the average increase
being 1904 bushels per acre; the home
grown tubers gave a greater yield II
five out of fourteen varieties, the aver
age increase being 1904 bushels per
acre.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
Air in Bedrooms.

Middle-aged and all old persons and
those with weak hearts or impaired
lungs have often experienced a feel
ing of suffocation when there is too
much water in the atmosphere. Those
who breathe it are, to certain extent,
deprived of their due supply of oxygen
The air Of bedrooms is exceedingly Ii.
able to be overcharged with watery
vapOr, the most obvious reason being
that many bedrooms are never warmed
with fires, and that their windows are
often left open until dusk, and some
times even to the hour Of going to bed
A delicate or an aged person leaves
say, at 11:30 "a sittingroom in which
the temperature was 68 degrees, and
enters cold, damp bedroom with
temperature Of, say, 38degrees.
The air in the sitting-room was dry,
perhaps little too dry The air in the
bedroom is loaded with cold, watery
vapor. So soon as the person enters
the bedroom he chokes and gasps anG
coughs for half an hour at least, and
sometimes brings on such an attack
of asthma, or as he calls it, STIFFNESS
of the chest, that he can hardly breathe
at ALL He may even lose his nights
sleep, and be i'll for some days after
such an exposure. Common sense says:
Make an effort to bring the atmos-
phere Of the bedroom nearer in point
both of dryness and of warmth to the
atmosphere of the sitting-room, and
then the occupant will neither gasp nor
choke nor cough, but will go to sleep
with ease and comfort y
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
P1antain Weed Seed.

When buying clover seed it is always
best to use microscope to detect weed
seeds that Of late years have become
very plentiful in clover. No one of
these weeds is worse than the plantain
or sleeps tongue, as it used to be called
from it's long, narrow leaves. 1t has
innumerable small, black seeds, much
smaller than clover seed. When land
is once seeded with the plantain it is
almost impossible to get rid of it, as the
seed remains in the ground for years
only terminating when the pillow brings
successive strata of seed filled soil to
the surface. Both sheep and cattle will
eat plantain, though it is less nutritious
and palatable than other grasses, and
of course much inferior to clover.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
EGG Chowder.

Take three slices of salt pork about
three inches square; place in kettle
on the top of the stove, and allow the
fat to cook out slowly; when a delicate
brown, take out the pork and pour into
the kettle pint of boiling water; then
place in a layer of sliced potatoes, then
a layer Of crackers, seasoning each lay
er with salt and pepper. When the
potatoes are cooked, which will be in
about thirty minutes, add a cup Of
milk; when this comes to boil add the
eggs, dropping them in carefully, one
at time When the eggs are done, re-
move with skinner. After the chow
der is taken out, place the eggs on top
of it. Onions may be added if the
flavor is liked.-American Agricul-
tUriSt =