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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
NEW SALES BY BROKERS.


Henry D. winans May sold yesterday tho
Fifth-ave. plot between sevsnty-thrd and Seventy
fourth SITS owned by A. Duane PeD 10 a member
Of the Stock Exchange. who will erect on It
double house for his occupation. Inc pr1ce
and buyers name withheld.
The same nrm also recently sold No. 50 East eev-
entysixthst size 20 feet front with buffers pantry
and bathroom extension lot 1908 The price Is with
held
j. W harrington has sold for August F. MacCoN
20 Arthur l. Meyer No. lS West Sixty-hfth-st
A four-story brownstone dwelling house. ls1SAl"
for al bout SIS. 0O1 80
four-story building. lot 25xe3li. Sailors Snug Har-
Dor leasehold. FOR about $500 No ~ adJoin l
which was sold last January at auction 20 Jomh
H Carr for 500 is also said 10 have been pur-
chased for NJ Wanamake,'s account coA.r W
"a East BROADWAY. a three-.tory dwelling house
Hogcnau & Wesslau have sold 70 Mary NJ Tay-
Tor No 1ls IVES, one hundrsd-an nd fourteenth st a
nvestory faith ouse. lot :xoo at reported price OF
CHARLES W Douglas has sold the northwe,, cor.
ner O, one-f undred ST. ana we
Hamclberg mas sold No ~ East one hundred
an apd ,hn esiste ~ 6bcd Wheeler ms sold 70
charles La1e ne lot
The estate o. Nathaniel Higsins has sold 70
west side Of Amsierdam-ave. \inety -ncst-s, arg
Ninety seconds 80 feet on ana
. >
lanes + Caisn has sold for William g. bergen
10 Mary Con A haihouse on the east side o' lin
ton-ave e5xll5 for 500, and 70 l. kni'rum tor
r. " Thomas No. 1885 Anthony-ave. similar
DmT e Rnsher have sold for Michael Flood II.
vacant Mot on tho north side OF Nnctieff-si- OK
lr) rs feet OF Central Park West on private
terms -. 80 49, -
business building 1jxio0. 20 be put up a. Nos
a. ~ and Is West Fourteenth-st.. at A cost Of
about $1,000. Work will probably be started
next fall. .
Tho frm OF Seton & Wis-mann was dissolved yes
,erdav Alfred Seton. r.. the senior member, Will
continue IN tho real estate brokerage business.
with orlces In the German American Building
Thomas Collins will be associated with him. +. de
r Wissmann. who has been member Of the nrm
since 1886 has secured the FIRST moor corner Offices
in the Bryant Building.
STATISTICS OF THE WEEK
In the private Gales market last week only
twenty-nine transactions were reported In Man
haitian and The Bronx. and considerations which
were given IN eight cases made tho remarkably
small total OF $500.
The auction sales In Manhattan and The Bronx
last week realized s41327a. compared with 81 p
573 6Gi in the spending week Of last year.
In Brooklyn the auction sales for the week real
lied sl77 :gs3 compared with S2l9SO In the cor
responding week Of 1891.
These tables compare the convevances. mort
cages and projected buildings in the three Dor
oughs last week and ths corresponding week last
year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01

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Norman Frank o to John Eng s. ,,eorss ma hss ess
payilson salofnon to Isaac Davidson. n y eornsr
Lexington s,e ana ST. &c. 90 es s1TnSr
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'r'. omen ~ f''i 8' 90 nap partition
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pa,ii'6T. sslom'n Mort weiss. 40 223s 80.
K;.sc low, Tota, to Ella, ,ia,os. 40 1856 to ,oco
Sam. 70 '-i a. &". 5ss and s:s l:'a' oo
T ,as Eg,. boi.ss 70 % to so 1000
chr,'opher-s, ard y. $50 ~ad 1871 "a'eF!y ann
Johnson Taca,a. and Ns,hani.i \ Bird. =.
Hsary Thomp'.n. 1896 -. goo y q 80
s.D. 70 an i2i4 IT, a33 & % Amstr
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10Th e. $50 q Of ~ ave J 'elrs looU
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- s,h- ,St MARKS Place.. years .....::. 1880
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4 Of Madison ave year, 1000
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yale-a,e a3 10 Il OF Westchcster year 1000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01

The Coli Committee Of the Country Club OF
Westcheeter vas disappointed in its efforts 10
secure new ground this season. but II intends 70
compensate for the lack by an unusually interest,"
ing lis, OF matches. Two cups are 10 be onered
for the men The first is to be played for on sue.
cessive Saturdays until May u. and the second on
successive Saturdays from May p TO June IL
There will also be monthly handicaps. holiday
tournaments foursonles and team matches
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01

new record has been made for the Richmond
Hi links by Josefh J. Manning. The previous
record was 40 held by Franklin Paddock MI
Manning In company with Arthur Man recently
covered the nine holes in 80 as follows: !. g. o. q
4 8 6. ! 1.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
'Approximated.
yanes PARK


James Park: 4.
Out ........--.s : . 8 $50
W D. Vanderpool. the Princeton captain. had
close match with Chadwick. but won by one nole
Two weeks ago Chadwick defeated Terry the Yale
captan BY one hole This would seem TO indicate
that old Nassau has got together team that VIII
trv out the golfng abilities OF the New-Haven
players in a way the latter least expect
he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
schedule this season will Include series o. ''''e

cub tAam lnatC.fS,
Nav 7-Powel,on Golf Club a. Newhure
Man 2l--Montclair Golf cub ~ Montciar
June ll-Nutlev COLI Cub. az Nu,ley
June 25-Englewood Golf Club. al Englewooh
July a-Povelton Golf Club. a, Harbor HI
July l6--Nutley Golf club, at Nutey. 1850
.Tuly 23-Englewood Golf Club. at Harbor HI. -,r,
September lO-Montcair Golf Club at HareoT I'm
September IL Hillside Cox Club, a. Harbor HiH
October Hillside COZ cub. PainAeid
In the "Kickers Handcan" the TouIaa meT'
The contes, is 20 take place on July 4 and WI. %
At eighteen holes medal play Eyery eon'e sbeee
are TO be based on Paul r. Cookies score ana
handicap returned in the competition OF June n
cap o. the same day. Those coming nearest "a
the scores made by Messrs. Cooke and Carrere ~
their respective classes will receive Prize AZ
those within two points more two points less
will pay entrance fee. and all others vii pay ~
cents penalty There will also be a championship
series for women; beginning or May - r; ana
ship is TO he begun May IS, and between May
80 and June the winner will have the privilege
Of challenging Malcolm Graham, tr.. the present
holder the cup.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
Gitn Gctels.

Citp Gotels.
(vLARENDON HOTEL.
4TH AVE. AND 18TH ST. ~ Y.
ee.ec, family Hotel Special low ra,ea
Brooklyn.
TrOrEY, ST GEORGE Brooklyn HelShtS a q =
II plans. Is minutes y. \. City Hail. parlor oedIooa
bathroom board for two: permanent $@6 week up wiz"
out board $40 UP.
Boston.
TTorEL vENpoME the Back Bay Boulevard Wv"
IL noonweath Avenue The leading hotel OF Boston
c. II. GREENLEAF & GO.
WHITE MOUNTAINS.
,,or1rr Ho1-sE AND COTTAGES. One Of the iars-
49,, =, leading summer reaor,s with every modern 'n'
movement Location unsurpassed. Golf links ana -
popular attractions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
BERKSHIRE HILLS.

II you handsome place or cottage t1'A.saee
for tn. season. purchase an estate farm or sun
ner home IN P,tsheld vicinity. adde's
FRANK RI SELL & Co. Pittsfeli Mas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
RECORDED MORTGAGES.

Folly i.abe. A. 70 Hugo H!rsh and another.
Rno--ve,-st at intersection Cnamoers-s''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
To Rent in Sullivan Co.

Five frst-class cottages neatly furnished saacy AVIS
heaters hot and cold water bathrocms garden ICE 70
the season: spring water mountain air, no nia1ra; e
1nosquitoes good trout fishing. W l. DICKS. Roscoe
Y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01

Morris County Is not the only club where women
take part In the management Of affairs. At the
Harbor Hill links Staten Island. Miss Adeline
X. Robinson has been chosen associate captain OF
the club while Miss Edith r. Edwards is a member
OF the Tournament Committee. The Harbor Hill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01

Suburban Real Gstate.
0ENCy-Montclair real estate all kinda sale and re-
"A CLARENCE b. TUBES. Beekman-st.. Ne~-fo'S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
ONTEORA PARK, CATSKILL MOUNTAINS.

rooms Complete sanitary and water service Ie.ess
and P. o. IN Park. IS min 70 station. Low rent
dress E. S. GODFREY. 2r3 b way. city
The Advocate and news., 1898-12-21

Amy-Am l descended from monkey,
ma? Mother dare say, but I'm not
sure, for / never met any Of your fathers
people.-Truth.
The Advocate and news., 1898-12-21

Bess-Oh, I know how / look. My
looking glass always tells mo the truth.
The Advocate and news., 1898-12-21

A Matter OF DetaiI.--"Golf is good
deal like Wagner music" "How's that?"
well, 1t Ia mostly popular with thcae
who like it."-Detroit FREQ Press.
The Advocate and news., 1898-12-21

Kate-The looking glass doesn't show
much tact, does it?-BOstOn Transcript.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25

hungry pacifcos, picked from among the
starving concentrates, they stand him be-
fore 1.-THE representatives OF the American
press as an insurgent commander repent
ant Of his past ingratitude toward the
mother country. E2 Ndcional adds that a
reporter Of the Herald was an accomplish
in the plot for the sensational surrender"
of the CUERvo brothers.
Ell Reconcentrado, the Havana news
paper whose Office was raided some days
ago by the volunteers, has said also that the
Havana correspondent of the Associated
Press, the w~ell-known Spanish guerrillero
Don PANoHo Ell ALEMAN, has been equally
conspicuous in arranging the series OF news
"fakes" to help the Spanish cause.
And while BLANco and his Secretary
and their special hireling and Its asso-
ciates in this country have been promul-
eating these futile receptions, they have
been endeavoring with equal ~barrcnness of
result to hamper THE Sun in getting the
truth from Cuba. Their attempts are USE
less. They deceive nobody in this country.
Autonomy is a failure, and the Cuban revo.
luton is as indomitable as ever.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
Enrolled Bill.

With the possible exception of the Ger
man Emperor, the most prominent and
important person now visible and audible
In the world Is the Hon. WILLIAM HoUs-
TON KENYON, Chairman of the Committee
of Fifty.three. In point of responsibility
and moral influence the Kaiser is not to be
compared to the Chairman. WILLIAM II.
lie only trying to divide China. WILLIAM
HOUSTON, with his council Of sages, is try
ing to split the Republican party. What
ever he says, then, must be of interest to
himself and fifty-two other splitters and en-
rollers. And when did he ever say anything
more momentous than this:
point. 10 to restore to the Republicans Of the county
been wrested from them by wicked methods and with
ealamitoEs results."
Observe the moral magnifcence Of this
utterance: 81 and fifty-two other reformers
are the Republicans of New York county.
Any methods which don't result in our
being bosses are wicked, and their results
necessarily calamitous to us. Our sole aim
and purpose is to put ourselves in control
What q fine old Fifty.three it is, and what
q powerful Chairman!
Some cynics jeer at the German Emperor,
but nobody ought to dare to treat the Hon,
WILLIAM Houston KENYON with other
than the most profound solemnity. Wicked
and calamitous persons have said that the
Fifty-three has no head. Look at him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
A New Society Proposed.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS--str: 1t is with q
great feeling OF satisfaction that l have read In your
valuable journal OF the formation OF several new So
%cieties. as I had begun to fear that the rage for the
organization OF societies OF descent and lineage was
declining In this "land OF the common people, But
the Incorporation OF the "Barons OF Runnymede."
not to mention the proposed society OF the "Barrens
OF Common Sense" and OF tho Royal Society" of
those tracing their line back TO some of those old
profigates and robbers who were called kings" DO.
ca, Sc they could Guido their fellows n; drinking.
stealing. and gem raj debauchery. shows conclusvely
that the democratic spirit OF the best citizens of this
republic is still vigorous.
To help tho good work along, allow me to propose
one more comprehensive society, viz, 1.-THE Sons aud
Daughters OF Adam" For length OF pedigree and
ancient lineage nothing could excel II. unless the
"Pre-Adamite Society," established by Mr.. Oar
win, which, though having a very large eligible
list. has never become very popular. probably on nc.
count OF the tails that are current about some OF the
charter members. l make this bare suggestion with.
out going into detail and mentioning all The Offices
that could he created. such as the Great High Priest.
the Cllb Swinger. the Animal Manner. &c, merely
suggesting that as Adam las monarch of all he sur.
veyed. ali mt mbers Of this proposed society would
be entitled 10 call themselves princes. TuBAL CAIS.
YoNKERs, Jan. %.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
Spanish-Mado Cubans.

During this recent time of renewed inter-
est in Cub there have been published al
most every morning in the Herald, and
also in other journals of Associated Press
vassalage. bombastic reports from Havana
credited to Gen. BLANoo or his Secretary,
CoNGosTo, announcing that high officers In
the Cuban army had surrendered to the
Spanish shouting, "Long live autonomy T.
The public has been told that the CUERvo
brothers, two doughty warriors who had for
years terrorized Cuba's very capital, had
given up the struggle and blessed the new
autonomist regime. This is the first time,
though. that the name of CUERvo has been
heard in connection with the war.
Another day the citizens of the United
States, the Cuban patriots, and particularly
the President of the Cuban republic,
MAso, read with amazement that Prcsi,
lent MAso had been endowed with a
brother who, after a long and ferocious
military career, in which he attained the
rank of General. surrendered with his entire
staff, JOSE E CARMEN HERNANDEZ. AU-
GUsTo FERRIA, SATURNINo LEON, FELICI-
N QUEsADA, VIcToRIANo GOMEZ. SAN
TIAGo CABRERA, and over one hundred
we'll armed and veteran soldiers.
But who are all these fellowsf The
American public has heard more or less fire.,
quently of MAKING COME, CALIXTo GAR
CHA, RABI, LoPE REcIo, DUcAsI, MONTE
AGUDo, A~RANGUREN, arrange, and several
others as active leaders in the revolutionary
army. The Cuervo.Masp list bears the un,
mistakable stamp of made in Spain!"
Ell N%aciondi, the rabid newspaper con
Quoted in Madrid by the Conservative ex'
Minister. Don FRANCISCO ROMERO Ro'
BLEDo, gives ms the clue TO these ghostly
warriors. All those brave Cuban veterans
says FL N%aciOnai, who, according tc
BLANCo, surrender in Cuba, are but what
the Cubans call majdSes, or frightened
pacifcos, who take to their heels at the APP
proach of every armed body, Spanish oil
Cuban. and preferto live like wildcats in tn,
woods to risking the honorable dangers o.
battle. Whenever the Spaniards can gel
their hold on one of these mdjasss, they taxi
him TO some stronghold, wash and dress hin
up. and. surrounding him with few Oths
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
Tho Great Quack Doctor.

Tho Providence Journal says that
"Brown University is chiefly noted just
now as forming tho pedestal from which
it's President proposes to spring into the
position of leadership Of BRYAN's party in
1900" There seems to be in this remark
an undertone of irreverence against which
every admirer of the illustrious economist
and historian, DR.. ELISHA B. ANDREWS, will
protest. Still, there is a certain propriety
in putting n martyr on a pedestal; and in
the eyes Of the silver world DIR. ANDREWS
was a martyr for q number Of days. Mar.
tyr or no martyr, pedestal or no pedestal,
why shouldn't the Providence sage spring
In the manner indicated
ELISHA BENJAMIN ANDREWS stands on q
broader platform than that occupied by
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. ELISHA BEN
JAMIN ANDREWS is not only in favor of free
silver, but he is in favor of free text books
and free lunches for school children and.
by an inevitable inference, in favor Of free
lunches for everybody else.
For President ON the Democratic ticket
for 1900:
ELISHA BENJAMIN ANDREWS of Rhode
Island.
For Vice.P President:
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN of Nebraska,
or TOBIAS SoRUTCHINs of Texas.
Platform: Free Lunch inc Free Silver.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
Tho Political Situation.

The obvious necessities Of the political
situation and the obvious dictates OF sheer
patriotism will compel the Republican
party in this State to get together for the
coming campaign. No question of princi-
nile stands in the way of such unity and,
doubtless, any now dissatisfied Republic
cans who believe that, with q new primary
election law, the organization of the party
can be made moro truly representative
and effective will be gratiled by the pres.
emit Legislature.
OF, course, nothing In tho way OF such
legislation can be made satisfactory to
WHIrELAw REID and his man MILHoL-
LAND, their malignant effort being to dis
organize and destroy the Republican party;
but they are feeble creatures who will be
made all the feebler by their continued re-
s~istance to the requisite unity. The Nc,o
York Tribune owed such strength as re-
manned to 1t after the death of HORACE
GREELEY to the traditional support of the
older generation of Republicans. to whom
It appealed simply as q party organ; but
now that 1t has turned against the party
with feeble spite, they have cast 1t out with
contempt. This explains the continuance
of It's malignity. Having lost its old place,
It has become desperate. Having found
that he can get nothing from the Republic
can party. REID is striking at it in "pure
cu~ssedness."
That is not q matter of any Importance,
however, except to the Tribune and Its
editor. All Republicans of sincere and
loyal devotion to Republican principles
will speedily come together in harmony.
Except in rare examples, human nature
does not cherish m~alignity, one of the NOR
tai sins.
A great trial Is before the Republican
party, and in that ordeal every trace of
the intestine discord provoked during the
late campaign will be obliterated. All
Republicans, for very self-protection, are
now forced to rally in defence of the same
citadel of national honor and integrity
and business security which they defended
so successfully in 1896. Whoever assists
in solidifying the ranks and concentrating
their fire against the common enemy is a
friend; whoever seeks to provoke mutiny
in them, under any pretext whatever, dis
covers himself as a traitor.
That is an exposition of the political sit
uation which will be recognized as accu'
rate by every intelligent observer, whether
Republican or Democrat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
A nln Aea,nst .he Pupl,o Health.

The excellent work in preventive medi-
cine which the New York Health Depart
ment is doing in this city is menaced seri.
ously by a bill introduced in the State SEN
ate ut the instance of the New York County
Medical Society. Among other changes
this bill proposes to forbid the Health De.
partment's making It's own vaccine virus
and making or selling diphtheria or other
a~ntitoxins.
As the result Of many scientific expert
ments the Health Department is now pro-
ducing vaccine virus and a~ntitoxins Of
the highest excellence yet obtained in this
country, and is using these substances
for the prevention Of smallpox and for
the prevention and cure of diphtheria.
The production Of diphtherla a%ntitoxin
still requires constant experimentation to
improve It and to maintain its high de-
gree of present excellence. For this pur-
pose the Health Department has gradually
accumulated a valuable scientific plant,
and by the sale of antitoxin has been able
to pursue its scientific Investigations in
other lines, such as typhoid fever n other
infectious diseases. Because Of its labors
the actual number Of deaths from diph-
iberia In New York has been reduced to
nearly one.third of the former total. All
this work the bill proposes to abolish.
The measure further limits the diseases
which shall be considered communicable,
and omits in this list tuberculosis, plague,
and several others now known to be con-
tagious. A law leaving uncontrolled such
a destructive disease as consumption must
be regarded as unwise and directed
against the public welfare, since, by means
of distinction and the education of the
people in the care Of tubercular patients,
the Health Department has reduced the
death rate from the disease from 4.42 per
1000 in 1885 to 200 in 1897.
This attempt Of the County Medical So
ciety to defeat or hamper the valuable and
successful efforts the Health Department
is making for the prevention of such dis
eases should receive no countenance from
any legislator. 1t is against the public
welfare.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25

To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Sir: When a bill to
Increase the artillery strength OF the army was intro
duced and favorably looked into. would 1t not also be
well to look into the commentator OF Gen. " les
In regard TO the amendment OF the pr sent retirement
law OF enlisted men in the army? II is proposed to
change the retirement. somewhat after tn british
Army, from thirty years 10 twenty one years'serv!"e.
ard instead of receiving 40 pes ccut. OF pay and
clothing, only to receive 30 per cent. ami fuel and
quarters added. Also, that after the pass age Of this
amendment, soldiers OF less than nine years service
will not be reenlistrd, soldiers with nine years or
more would he permitted to serve twenty.un ne years
and then retire. The "bject Of these r,comm nds.
tiOus II plain and well worthy to LOOK into. An
army composed ~ young men would always be on
hand no old. sim, frJken.down soldiers In tue rank =.
II wouli decrease the pension list, and after twelve
years from the psssPg OF the bill wouli abolish re-
tircIneut alto !ether. The soldiers Home ia Wash.
ington would have plenty OF room for those dis.
ablcd while III the seIvi.e. Y.