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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
ACTION on ASSEMBLY BILLS.
SEVERAL ADVANCED AND A FEW PASSED AT
YESTERDAYS SESSION.


Albany. March 4-Twenty-two Republicans and
ten Democrats were in their seats In the Assembly
this morning when the Speakers gave fell. The
second reading calendar was at once taken up. and
these bills advanced:
Mr.. Nixons. appropriating $4,000 for deficiencies
in prison maintenance; ,ooo NM - s.s,,., l.,
legislative printing
Mr. Smmons's prohibiting the application of
Mr.. divers. compelling the issuance Of family
Mr.. Sears. generally amending the laws relating
The bills passed were:
Mr.. Bondy's. defining the boundaries Of the Adj
NJ McKeowns, adding the Church of the I'm
stitutions participating in the excise fund:
Mr. aimbeer exSsmP11g the sr nnion Methodist tn Iia
Mr. Dillons, issuing licenses TO adult blind persons
in New-York City 10 vend goods and play musical
Mr. divers providing that poisonous articles
shall be labelled such. with an antdote FOR such
Mr. Burr's designating papers in which corporate
notices to be advertised in certain boroughs Of
New-York.
Mr. Chanler introduced bill providing that the
Bridge Commission existing under the laws OF 1895
shall be authorized file amended plans which
snail show what adjacent lands necessary to be
acquired for the protection Of anchorages and
towers against fire. Such plans shall be filed with
the CORPORATION Counsel OF New-York City. and tho
Commission is be authorized to acquire title TO
such additional property.
These bills of special interest to New-York City
were introduced:
BY Mr. Mitchell---Providng that all disabled
volunteer fren,en of the late town OF Morrisania
CTwenfy-third WarD. New York shall be entitled
10 A pension Of 500 year from the city.
copB4oratons in cities Of the first class controlling
telegraph telephone and electric light wires or
abe or noles erected in any public street shall
,nova such at their own expense within three
months The Board OF Public Works the Com
mission Of Highways shall prepare the plans for
such work.
Nv Mr. Brennen-Authorzing the Fire Commits
sonere OF New York TO appoint as fremen any per-
SON who has served In such capacity In the city
for FIVE years or more. provided he has passed all
examinations required by law and not dis
missed.
Nv Mr. Roche-Specifying the freproof material
10 be used in the construction or brlck ana stone
arches under the building law.
Bv Mr. Gale-Repealing the act OF 1892 ncorpo-
rating the New-York and Long Island Bridge Com
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
THE CANAL INVESTIGATORS.
BLACK NOT READY TO ANNOUNCE THE COMMITS
sIOs-MR- CoYKENDALL WILL NOT SERVE.

BLACK NOT READY TO ANNOUNCE THE COMMITS
sIoN-MR COYKENDALL WILL NOT SERVE.
day II stated by Colonel Treadwell. Governor
Blacks acting private secretary. that the Governor
not ready to announce that he had selected
A. Foster Higgins James p. Barker and Samuel
D. Coykendall the three men selected by the New
York Chamber OF Commerce for the commission
to investigate the State canals None of the COM
mission will be appointed by the Governor until
he has selected all its members Colonel Tread
well thought that the action of the Chamber of
Commerce should not be taken to mean that the
Governor had made up his mind to appoint It's
three members on the commission.
Kingston n. Y. March (SpeciaD-Samuel D.
coykendall of this city was Informed to-day by
President Orr OF the NewYork Chamber of Com
mercr that had been selected by that body
as one OF its representatives the Canal Investi
eating Commission. Mr. Coykendall says he Is
Obliged to decline the honor In advance. ac
count OF the pressure OF private business.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
SENATE UNABLE TO DO BUSINESS.
SENATOR CoGGEsHAIL PROTESTS AGAINST TIE
THURSDAY NIGHT EXODUS.

THURSDAY NIGHT EXODUS.
Albany March 4-Senator Hobart Krum presided
AZ this mornings session Of the Senate In the abb
sence OF Lieutenant Governor Woodruff and Pres-
dent Ellsworth. Only fifteen Senators were present.
Senator Coggeshah secured recognition, and made
q strong protest against the custom OF many Scna-
tors IN leaving Albany Thursday evening
1T is unjust" said he. ITO those OF us who come
here every Friday 10 have our business delayed by
the absence of a quorum. think IT Is time that
one called attention 10 this matter ana l
give notice that next Friday shall secure call
Of the Senate. IL has practically reached point
where we are unable 10 transact business three
days out OF the seven. Possibly this state OF
things can De urged as an argument III ia''f u
biennial sessions" -, a. Az
Il should like 70 know what we are going to DO
without O leader" asked Senator Brackett ...,
Which leader" asked Senator CORReshall, the
Democrat or the Republican? We haven't any
Kind Of leader" h.d cub
When the laugh following the re 1h kp mSI
sided Senator Bracket replied, "The Repuuncani
leader" adding: How are we going to know no"
20 vote without LEADER A., animation
The Governor sent TO the senate Ine 20 al The
Of silas r. butcher. Of Kings county. 10 III o ne
vacancy in the Board Of Managers ., ,me lion Of
Island State Hospital caused by the res'e"" -
bIsncis Wickes Goodrich.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
4 ST'VDiY OUTING Nv THE North WOODS.

Albany March A party composed OF Lieuten-
ant-Governor Woodruff. superintendent Of Banks
KiIhurn Senator stranahan. Speaker OGrady. w.
" Durant and one or two others left Albany In
snecial car at 10 o'clock this morning. TO spend
sunday I'm the Adirondacks. Governor Black had
been invited. but. though sorely tempted TO 60 ne
could not do So on account OF the mass OF work
aGsad ~ him st the Executive Chamber. The party
viii go direct TO the preserve OF Mr.. Durant. and
viii then proceed to the camp OF Lieuenant-Goy-
ernor Woodruff to spend Sunday returning 10 Al
bany on Monday afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
N FAVOR OF A NEW LAW.

The trustees OF Good Government club f az
meeting on Tuesday evening adopted resolutions
declaring their approval OF all efforts now oe'ng
80 10 nronoote the enactment OF an honest and
nsoton+ iou, for tho protection OF the primaries
nd urc,nc the embodiment. among other provis-
'secrecv Of ballot by the Australian System or
otherwise. ,... -. .ho nr,,,ar,es
Penalties for fraud committed at the PRIMARIES
as AT the polls on Election Day. 40, ,..
The right o, summary appeal 10 the supreme
Court.
Direct nomination. .-s,o.,
1,h r,gbt 70 vote for municipal officers regardless
-. nar,v a filiations and without prejudice 70 tho
electors standing in his own party
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
UP CROKER THE FAIRS STAR ATTRACTION

Richard Croker with a party OF politicians was
the chief attraction at the Commere'ai lraVe"erS
Tair n, Madison Square Garden last night Mr.
croker arrived about O'Clock and remained over
an hour with him were John F. CaTron ro and
Navor Van Wyck's secretary. Alfred NJ Downes
"Iiai 10 the Chief played by the 6and announ rec
the appearance Of Mr.. Croker and his Escort ING
Leader Of Tammany Hall seemed In the Dest on
sprits and all tho sights Senator th inc, ,a
=! PAT and Mrs Platt will attend the faii 10
nnjcbt" Mrs Platt Is the. madame president, OF
the enterprise. and has done much 10 MAKE II ="
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.

Washington. March THE Senate to-day con-
Armed these nominations. among others
Sol Berliner OF New-York. Consul at Tener'nA
Canary Islands
Captain H. r. Robson 10 he COMMODORE;
cantain W. S. Schley, to be n commodore In the
Navy: also other promotions In the Army sne
Navy Of minor Importance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
PUNISHMENT FOR OFFENDERS.
Email CODE AMENDMENTS SUPPLEMENTARY T.
THE PRIMARY BILL

Albany. March I'm connection with the Primary
hill the Senate Judiciary Committee to-day present
ed a number o: amendments TO the Penal Code re-
Iatlny 10 political caucuses. enroments and con-
vontIons II makes guilty Of a misdemcanor any
nerson who nj a political caucus or primary will
f,IIy votes or attempts to vote without being on
,,,Ied 10 do so. or who votes In any name other
than his own or more than once in his own name:
or who votes after having voted at the primary
Of any other party. or who Is at the time enrolled
IN any other party or VINO at primary TOT inc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
cENTPAT ROOTU STARTS EAST

Gan Francisco March 4-General William Booth
OF the Salvation Army, and his party. including
Commander BoothTucker. Consul Booth-Tucker'
Commissioner Alexander Lincoln, Colonel John
Iawiey Brigadier Alice Lewis and Adjutant Dew
erel left here on the oregon express for the north
on ,heir way East Meetings will be held at
Portland aAatue and other points.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
OUTBREAK IN VENEZUELA TRIFLIN0.

THE WHOLE COUNTRY SAID TO BE SUPPORTING
THE GOVERNMENT
Washington March +-The Venezuelan Legation
has received the following cable Dispatch
Caracas via Hayt. March
Venezuelan Minister. Washington.
The uprising OF no Importance al all. The Gov.
eminent supported by the whole country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
LrMPED TO DEATH WHILE INSANE.

Ishpemng. Mich. March 4.-Jchn F. Armstrong
a mining man well known through the Lake Su-
perior region while temporarily insane from III
ness walked 70 of the Lake Superior Mining
Company's shafts last evening and jumped into the
opening falling Al feet He was unmarried
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
L. S. GRANT For SENATOR.

San Diego Cal March AT meeting OF promi
nent Republicans steps were taken TO promote the
candidacy OF T. s Grant for the United States Sen
from California.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
AKT uTSETM BILL SIGNED.

Senator ravey's bin amending the charter OF the
METROPOLITAN Museum OF Art by providing that the
Museum may hold property received by beauesti
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
LATTIMER PROSECUTION CLOSES.
MUCH OF THE REBUTTAL TESTIMONY RULED OUT
BY THE COURT.

Wilkesbarre Penn. March i.-The Common.
wealth closed It's case in the Lattimer trial at
o'clock this afternoon after hearing a few witt
nesses in rebuttal unimportant points. for most
OF the testimony they hoped to get before the jury
in this manner was ruled out by the Court.
The defence submitted number OF points for
the consideration OF the Court Judge Woodward
took the points and will pass on them later Argu-
ment Will begin tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
NICARAGUA AND COSTA RIGA.
SENIOR coREA REGARDS THEIR RELATIONS ~
MORE SATISFACTORY

Washington March 4-Sehor Corea. Charge dAf.
flares Of the Greater Republic Of Central America.
regards the situation between Nicaragua and Costa
Rica as more satisfactory. He has received dis
patch from President Zelaya, Of Nicaragua. making
Inquiries on several subjects but not referring 10
the Costa Rican revolution. from which II IL IN
ferred that the matter Is in no way acute
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
coUpT OF APPEALS CALENDAR.

Albany. March 1.-The Court OF Appeals caieha as
for Monday March T. u: Nos ssa. SeS 800. S"' s'''
ESQ., 26s and 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05

,,,, THINKS IT SHOULD COVER RURAL DISTRICT
A WELL AZ C1TIEs-REPUBLlCAN DE-
MANp FOR THE REFORM
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-22
The Horses of Manila.

Among the first things to impress a stranger are the horses. Descended from horses brought from Mexico, they have
 become much smaller, while they are also much more shapely. In fact, l have never seen a better looking breed. There is nothing of the pony in their shape, though in size they range between 48 and
 52 inches. At first it looked absurd to see them ridden by big men whose stir rups hung down to the horses knees, but I soon found out that they easily carried a rider weighing 200 pounds The foreigners have a jockey club, which holds two meetings year at the beautiful turf track at Santa Mesa. To avoid sharp practice members of the club only are eligible to ride. This necessitates a scale of weights starting at 132 pounds and rising to 154 pounds. It demonstrates the speed and strength of these miniature horses that mile has been run in 2:10 by pony carry ing 150 pounds. Only stallions are used. Mares cannot even be brought into the city. Nobody walks; everybody rides, and on any special fiesta thou sands of carriages fill the streets. I doubt if there is 8 city in the world that can turn out half the number of private vehicles in proportion to the
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-22
The Army Officers Trunk.

The army officers trunk, which is an article of limited but regular sale in peace times, being sold chiefly to regu- lar army officers, is a stout, we'll made trunk of rather generous proportions so divided inside as to afford spaces for both military and civilian attire. There is place for an officers chapeau and one for the silk hat of a civilian and room for the different clothing, and the trunk is large enough to admit sword laid diagonally. A trunk of this sort is made not of sole leather, as might be supposed, to withstand rough wear, but with a rigid frame, so that it can be roped or strapped on to load or packed with other things piled on it in the ex- agencies of wagon or other transporta- tion without being crushed or damaged
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-22
"Champagne. gentIemen?''
Shore carroes Shifted.

"Once in awhile we read" said Mr. Bozzle, "that the ship So-and-so or the steamer So-and-so has returned to port, or has arrived perhaps with "a decided list; cargo shifted. Sometimes we see a land craft, truck, with cargo shift ed-a big pile of boxes, towering high, shaken over to one side or the other by continued joiting along on the side of the street on the slope.
 "A load thus shifted can't be shaken back by running along on the opposite slope of the road It is like a stick of wood that has been bent and kept bent till the grain is set. Whatever you do with it the crook stays in.
 "f care is exercised in turning cor ners and in navigating generally, the shifted load can usually be carried to its destination as it is without upsetting, though it may work harder. The expe- rienced truckman knows just what can be done with it, and whether it has shifted as far as it will go, and all that. If it is so badly shifted as to make the operation of the truck difficult or dan- gerous, he hauls to one side by the curb and anchors-that is to say, he halts and unloads the shifted top courses of his cargo and then reloads and makes everything trim and secure and sets out again. "-New York Sun
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-22
Damaging.

A Chicago politician-a veteran in the ranks-was recently accused by Q former henchman of having offered him 8 bribe of $500 to do a job for him. The willy "second fiddle" kept the $500 and afterward brought it in evidence against his former chief. While the scandal was being blown about town an acquaintance of the accused met him one day and slapping him good natured- ly on the back said chafingly:
 Well, John, so you were going to drop $500 in Bills way, were you?''
 The politician colored, or, to speak &C., curately. his already forid complexion took on purple tinge, as he said by way of explaining his agitation (his original language is revised):
 Now, don't give a hang for the talk about bribing him. That ain t nothing. But it hurts my reputation to have my friends think 1 was such a clam as to give that heeler $5G0 when I could have bought him with hami"
 New York Commercial Advertiser.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-22
Coffin Built Like a Boat.

A curiosity in the way of collins is at present on view in an establishment in Liverpool. where it was constructed according to the design and order of, so 1t Is said, an admiral of the British fleet. The admiral's last mooring place is in the form of gayly painted, trim built wherry. It Is of strong build and Is in all respects constructed on the lines of an ordinary double-ended life boat, without, perhaps, quite as much sheer as is usually found in such craft. This boat coffin 4s. .earaveI built and seven feet lohg d4fds will be painted, like an old n1An1of-war; with black and white porthefess Life Hines will. be fixed round her, and when completed she will pgesentsarvery tidy; seaworthy appearance < Two. NGs are to be- sup piled and rudder and tiIler will be duly fitted. The wood used ts pine, West Africa mahogany, oak and elm. This is supposed. to be the first clipper-built coffin ever constructed philadelphia Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-22
One of the Mean Ones.

A worthy old Gentleman ill the Coun- try, having employ'd an Attorney, of whom he had pretty good Opinion, to do some Law Business for him in Lon- don, he was greatly surprised on his coming to Town, and demanding his Bill of Law Charges, to find that it amounted to at least three Times the Sum he expected; the honest Attorney assured him that there was no Article in his Bill but what was fair and req sonable: Nay, said the Country Gentle man, here is one of them I am sure cannot be so, for you have set down three Shillings and four Pence for go- ing to Southwark, when none of my Business lay that Way; pray what is the Meaning of that Sir; Oh Sir, said he, that was for fetching the Chine and Turkey from the Carriers, that you sent me for a Present. out of the Country.- "Joe Miller's Jest Book, " 17S9.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-22
Life of a BattIeship.

Naval experts have put down the tive life of a modern battleship at ab, l5 years A hundred years ago bat ships lasted nearly six times as long were on active service nearly the wbr time of their commission The Victo. for instance, was 40 years old when S acted as Nelson's flagship at the men Iable battle of Trafalgar A line battle ship, the Royal William, Wa built at Chatham in l670 and was no broken up until 1913, being rebuilt sev eral times before her final demise.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-22
A Uaaful Coffin.

It may not be generally known that the Dutch Boers at the Cape, especially those living in remote districts where material is expensive and labor difficult to obtain, frequently purchase at least one coffin beforehand which is placed in a conspicuous position in the "voor- kamer" or principal sitting room and utilized as an article of furniture, for ornament or as receptacle for clothing and other oddments
 One farmer well known to the writer possesses a beautifully finished article of this sort which he purchased about 30 years ago. During that period he has buried three wives each of whom had to be content with collins of the com monest material and roughest work manship while his own awaiting it's possessor stands in all its luster of pol isbed teak and silver mountings. /
 For the present the old gentlenan uses it as a couch for his midday nab in order, as he sometimes remarks with grave humor, that he may get aocustpm, 00 ~ is. CaPo Times
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-22
The Rules of the House.

"How can l learn the rules of the house?' asked newly elected Irish member of the late MT. Parnell. By breaking them, was the prompt reply of the Irish leader, who, as is we'll known, spoke from experience on the point But few members would care to adopt that heroic method of obtaining the desired knowledge, and their task in mastering the rules is rendered all the more difficult by the curious fact that many of these regulations are un- written.
 Some will be found in the standing orders. pr permanent rules; but those that deal with etiquette and decorum have not been officially recorded any where, save in a few quaint and obso- lete regulations to be found in the old issues of the journals of the house or in the minutes of proceedings taken by the clerk and published daily during the session.
 For instance, strange rule for the guidance of the speaker is set down un- der the 10th of February, 1920, "The speaker not to move his hat until the third congee. Propriety of carriage in leaving the chamber is thus enforced, Those who go out of the house in Q confused manner before the speaker to forfeit 10 shillings. This rule is dated the 18th of November, l640. Again we find that on the 23d of March, 1893, it was ordered. "No member to take tobacco into the gallery or to the table sitting at committees. ''-Nineteenth Century
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-22

NOLnlng! eXcIalmed the other. And, pray, what does nothing look lfko20
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-22
santiaeo,s Distinction.

Santiago de Cuba has an ecolesias- tical distinction, and that is that it is the oldest bishopric in the western world. When all Pennsylvania was a traceless waste, an archbishop ruled a see of no mean proportions from that city and under that title. From the city of Santiago also went out the two great missionaries to the Indians and negroes, the first, Las Casas, who evangelized nearly all Central America,
 and the second, St. Peter Claver, who worked among the negroes of Brazil
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-22

Some of he Chicago papers com plain, and with some reason, against lhe practice of a few farmers in put dug lime in their milk cans in order to keep the milk from souring. Salt also is used by some for the same pur- pose. Both lime and salt are alkaline, and win herefore help to prevent acldity. But n just the proportion they do this they make the milk indigesti- h,e When put in the stomach milk becomes acid as the first step toward digesU0&e -A ,ralkaline substances are, for this reason, injurious when com- bined with fOod products.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-22
AS A CHEMIST.
An Incident Tn the Grand old Mans Ca.
 reer In the Commons.


 If Mir. Gladstone seldom indulged in sarcasm. 1t was not because he lacked the gift-for he possessed it in high degree-but because he forbOre to use it. To hurt an opponents feelings gave him pain and when he did it uninten- tionally he would sometimes cross the floor of the house, and, sitting for a few moments by the side of the man whom he had just demolished, say something to assuage the wound One O. his most persistent, but never i'll natured, critics was the late Sir John Pope Hennessy, who told me the following story to il- lustrate this generous trait in MT. Glad stone's character.
 Sir John prided himself on his knowl- edge of chemistry, and in one of the debates on the commercial treaty .7ith France he made speech exposing, as he believed, serious chemical blunder in the treaty. MT. Gladstone followed, "and soon turned me inside out in the most amusing manner" said Hennessy in relating the story, "proving, as if he had been chemist by profession, that it was who had blundered egregious- ly."
 Having thus disposed of his critic, MT. Gladstone went and sat by him for a moment. "I hope you don't feel hurt, Mir. Hennessy, he said. "Your speech was ingenious. and it may console you to know that the emperor of the French made precisely the same objection that you have made. The fact is, both you and he know good deal about chem istry, but not enough to keep you from going astray. ''-Canon McColl in Fort nightly Review.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-22
Second Time Is Ont.

The hotel stood on corner of a main street and comparatively unfrequent- ed side street. One evening I overheard the little old black man talking very savagely with another around the cor ner on the side street. and among other things he said:
 "Yes. sub, an ef I hits you dey woan' be but two licks struck. I'll hit you an you'll hit de groun'.
 "You done heah whut say. "-Den- r.Post. .~s, -sS&.~-