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Iithoeraphc Maps Of said real be had e
the Conptroer's Once Stewart Building No $50 Broad
way Borough Manhattan, after April ], 1899
For terms and conditions OF sale and further partic
lar. zee cfty Record No CITY Hall.
nv order OF the Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund
under resolution adopted at meeting Of the Board
held March 10. 1870.
Comptroller.
CIV Of New ork-Department Of Finance.
Comptrollers Office. March %. 1899.
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Dui0en0 Notire
once HOMEsTAkE MINING CO.,
MILLS BUILDING Is BROAD STREET.
NEW YORK. April IA. 1899.
DIVIDEND NO 263
THE regular monthly dividend Of TWENTY
FIVE t2s CENTS PER SHARE has been declared
for March payable the Office Of the Company. San
Francisco the transfer agency In New York the
18th inst, Also EXTRA DIVIDEND mo 264) OF Twenty
25) Cents Per Share payable at the same time and
place.
Transfer books close the 10Th inst.
LOUNSBERY & CO.. Transfer Agents.
A ADVERTISEMENTS and subscriptions for The Tribune
"A received their Uptown once. No. / 242 Broadway
% door north OF 3ist-s until O'Clock M advertise
received at the following branch oces at regular
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Total ~ Co. sil os5 sSs s2 1872 e7i Inc sice75 90
First week In April go. ~, =, n
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REORGANIZATION
Metropolitan Vest Side Elevated
Railroad Company
fOF CHICAGO0

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN that the securities to he
Of the above-narned Company now ready for dev-
cry Holders certificates for stock required at the
time OF deposit exchange to the sum Of
Four Dollars per which contribution bonds
or fractional scrip bonds at will be delivered
Certificates should h properly endorsed in blank.
Coupons due February l. 1892 on the bonds will be
paid
Holders Of certificates issued by the ILLINOIS TRUST
AND SAVINGS BANK Of CHICAGO and the AMERICAN
LOAN a TRUST co. Of BOSTON should present them at
tn. Offices OF those Companies and receive the securities to
which they entitled.
CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK.
New York April IL. 1899.
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CORPORATION Gale Of Real estate
- PETER r. MEYER. AUcTIoNEER.
CORPORATION SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
FIFTH WARD.
pUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

DUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Commissioner Of the Sinking Fund Of The
them by win offer tor sale q, puol,es auction on
., 10 oclock M AZ York Real Estate Saiesroon
No III broadway following described real estate be-
longing 10 the Corporation Of The City Of New York
-
an ererfed situate lying being IN the Fifth Ward
Of Tne Civ OF New York Borough OF Manhattan.
bounded by West street. street Washington street
and Reade street.
Diagram Of property 10 r. sold;
Duane ST.
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Int Int.
period. Bid. Asked
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Furnished 6onses TO Eet-Gonnirp

Gonntrn propertp % Get.
CsJIMMIT I-Furnished and unfurnished houses to
- let season or year: choice locations houses have al
improvements T.. q. POTTER, opposite station
THE wYCHMERE COTTAGES. -,
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br.ezy. ane sea bathing: circular. j. II East s7th-st
mo RrNT-rHE LINDENs FAIRFIELD. CONN
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.

Two divinity students are working their
way through Yale by doing job printing
The Argentine Republic imported ma
chinery last year to the value of $1,000,
600.
Not one drop of intoxicating liquor is
allowed to be sold at any of the military
camps OF Canada.
During the tremendous excitement Of
gold discovery in California the greatest
production in the United States was $685.
0OOO per annum.
For the last year our exports of railroad
iron of all sorts were 6l0,2lS tons, against
747 662 tons for 1896, 55S,S75 tons for 1858
and 1885, i3l tons for 1890.
Whales from so to 400 hundred years old
Whales from 30 TO 400 years old
are sometimes met with. The age is as
certained by the size and number Of the
whalcbone, which increases yearly.
The number of cases Of rabies has been
decreasing each year. In London for in
stance there were only l7none fatal, in
1898, while in 1897 there were l5l cases
Passenger trains from Boston to Ply
mouth are hauled as far as Braintree,
and then divided into two parts and
drawn 10 Plymouth by third-rail motor.
Married people live longer than the un-
married the temperate and industrious
longer than the gluttonous and idle, and
civilized nations longer than the uncivil-
lied.
A statue of St. Bernard de Mention
Is 70 be raised on the Great st. Bernard,
The CON mitteG appointed to carry out the
idea Is naturally international, for thE
monks are from all parts OF the world.
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Rebuking an Admiral.

Many years ago while Dewey was n
watch officer, he happened to be serv-
ing under an admiral who was distin-
guished in his profession for his bull
dog courage and his rough language.
He was of a class that is known as ~
jacky officer" meaning one whose man
ners SAVIOR more of the forecastle than
the quarterback. One day the old
man." as the chief is known in sailor
parlanCe. became upset about some
thing, and turned loose upon ev .ry-
thing in sight in his characteristic way.
Well, Dewey was in sight, and after
standing it a few minutes. he walked
up to the raging commander of the
fleet, and saluting said:
Admiral -, i will not allow you
or any man living to address me in the
language you are using"
The captain of the flagship and near
ly all his officers were present and
heard the conversation. The old ad-
miral turned red, and then purple. He
did not utter word for some minutes.
Meantime Dewey had left the group
| and returned to whatever it was he
had in hand.
Tell Mr.. Dewey I wish to speak to
him." said the admiral to an ensign.
'Dewey's going to catch it now"
| whispered the officers who heard the
| order.
In a moment up came Lieutenant
| Dewey.
You sent for me, sir?" said he sa-
| luting.
Yes, did. SIR" the other answered
| Il wanted to say to you that l was
not addressing you in my remarks a
| few minutes ago. That is all, sir
And the old terror of the seas resumed
his promenade.
And so the incident ended. But II
was noticed that Admiral -- treated
the quiet lieutenant with unusual re-
spect and courtesy all the rest of the
| cruise.
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SOME DEWEY STORIES.
As q School Boy.

In his earliest school days, Dewey
displayed no great precocity, nor any
marked tendency toward scholarship.
He was never bad boy, but often
very mischievOus one. His mischief
took the direction of playing tricks on
anybody who gave a fair opening. He
had a school teacher who was apt to
become irritated easily. This teacher
was very neat and precise. He par
ticularly delighted in clean pens and
well-filled inkstands. Young Dewey
for a while kept this mans nerves
constantly twitching. One of the tricks
he played upon his school master was
to put bits of tin foil in the writing
ink. In an instant it turned the fluid
from a deep black into a shabby red
dish brown. The discoloration was
only temporary, and in forty-eigh
hours Disappeared but it was so mark
ed as to create unpleasant surprises
and the repeated filling and reflling
Of the ink bottles. Still another of
his pranks was to put a drop of oil
in the teachers inkstand 1t did not
show, but its effects upon the pen was
enough to drive a nervous person to
bad language.
II was at blu NOI"lCi uIllN NeISlly III
Vermont that Admiral Dewey studied.
He entered the university in 1851, when
he was IA years of age, and remained
there until 1854, when having received
his appointment as a cadet to the
United States Naval academy he en-
tered that institution. At Norwich
he received some military training and
easily mastered the manual of arms
He would have been an officer in the
cadet corps but for his mischieVous-
ness. The usual punishment for such
offenses was to compel the offender
to stand guard for a certain number
of hours. DeweY's face was soon a
familiar one to the town people. One
day while the youngsters We're march
ing up and down, and going through
a voluntary drill performance, a SYM
pathetic and venerable gentleman
stopped him and said:
MY son, you have a very nice face;
why do you do things which make
punishment necessary and cause you
always to be kept on guard?"
Not muscle changed in the young
ster's features, although his eye
twinkled, as he answered: IT don't
mind telling you, sir, that it's the
only way in which / get the exercise
| need"
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The Tables Turned.

Practical jokers are often made the
victims of jokes. Dewey has always
a strong aversion to his men getting
drunk. On one cruise a sailor had de-
lirium tremens, and his case was used
as an object lesson by the admiral
to his men. Once or twice, when the
sailors got shore leave, Dewey admon-
ished them not to bring any snakes On
board when they returned. One day
while in one of the East Indian ports,
a sailor came up the side looking the
worse for liquor. Dewey's eagle eye
rested on him for a moment and then
he said:
$50 you've brought some snakes back
with you?"
The man saluted very respectfully
and said; Yes sir, here it is," and put
ing his hand in his shirt drew out a
squirming rock python which he had
secured from a native who had caught
il ashore.
The admiral realized that he had
been caught and dismissed the man.
But he made no more illusions to
snakes on that cruise. The forecastle,
the place where the sailors bunk, felt
that they had it on the old man" for
once that time.-New York Sun.
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on that ground. An appeal Is not taken,
however, upon the guilt or innocence
of the accused, but simply upon the
Interpretation OF the law applying to
the case. An effort" he added, "is
being made to prove that Dreyfus alone
had an opportunity to get the infor-
nation alleged to have been given to
foreign powers. This puts him IL: a
different position. In French law the
burden OF proof is upon the accused.
a man is considered guilty until he
proves himself innocent. This puts
Dreyfus in the difficult position of try
ing to prove negative, that is, of try
ing to prove that he did not do a
thing that he didn't do. If he doesn's
succeed in this impossbility it will be
enough. in the minds of his French
Judges, to convict him"
All of which should make grumbllnS
Americans temporarily glad that they
do not reside in France.
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His Vivid Imagination,

Some interesting "reminiscences Of
Dewey as boy are related by the old
inhabitants, AS a lad Dewey had a
most congenial companion in his sis
ter, who is now Mrs. Greeley. They
were fine, vigorous children, with a
large amount of courage and imagina-
tion. In their play the realistic was
very much in evidence. They paIticu-
larly delighted in dangerous aJven-
lures. They were fond Of making be-
lieve that the boy was some mythical
warrior and the girl a forlorn princess
about to be devoured by a sea monster.
They put into their play some very
realistic action. A neighbor who
watches the scene said; II saw Mary
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" " y HEN the French Court cf
NN Cessation, correspond
ing in a rough way to
the United States Su-
preme court ordered re-trial of Cap
tain Dreyfus by court martial it vir-
tually directed that the scope of the
new trial should be confined to the
single question, Did the defendant, :"
did he not, write the bordereau, or
letter. found in bits among the vase
paper at the German embassy and
which,when pleced together, constituted
an offer to sell secret information con-
Ccrning Frances military defencesp
The court martial convened in pu".
suancc of the Court Of CasSation's or
ders has, however. opened up to testi-
mony, oratory and pleading the whole
range of Dreyfus' alleged treason, aud
this seeming act Of contempt for tn,
higher court has occasioned wide
spread comment.
In statement contributed to the
New York sun Rafael r. Gown. law
partner of James b. Eustis, exam
bassador to France, and a specialist
In the laws Of France, clears up this
and other features of the proceedings
at Rennes which are puzzling to
Americans. There are, in France"
says he, mo rules of evidence. AL
most anything is put in as evidence
hearsay, innuendo, rambling tales, quo
tations from letters, and anything that
in the judgment of the witness bcal 8
on the case in question. 1t is as
sumed that the judge will not con.
slider irrelevant matters. In making
up his opinion ne is guided only by
his conscience. Hence there can br
no appeal from his judgment on the
question Of evidence. An appeal can
he based only on the question of pro .
cedurc or Interpretation Of law. A
witness can refuse to reply to a ques-
tion. The judge may direct him to
reply, but if he refuses there is no
contempt of court. So the Court Of
Cessation could not be appealed to by
Dreyfus' counsel because of the intro
duction OF worthless evidence. The
Court of Cessation has no relation TO
.
receive a petition from the accused's &
counsel, if subsequently to it's judg-
ment new evidence has been found,
or If rule of procedure has been VIC
lated, as was the case in the first court
martial. So far during the present
court martial there has been no such
violation. II Dreyfus is found guilty,
the decision will be final"
Mr.. Gown was asked IL the fact
that the court martial had enlarged
the scope of investigation would have
any bearing upon the sustaining Of a
possible appeal. He replied that the
court martial had that right; that un-
der the French system of no rules Of
evidence the judge is practically law
unto himself. Revision of judgments
In France" he continued depends sim
ply upon two things; first, procedure
and, secondly, Interpretation of the
law. If an established rule of proceed.
ure has been violated, an appeal may
be taken TO a higher court, or II II
is held that the law has been misin.
terpreted, an appeal may be taken up,
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relief. Mr.. Bryan's objective point, of
course, is federal regulation OF trusts.
Did he ever study the results of the
experiment which the United states
government has undertaken with re-
spect to the regulation of railway
rates and methods by means OF the
Interstate Commerce commission?
Here is a parallel case. If anything.
1t should be easier for the national
government to- control the operations
OF the railroads, which are an estab-
liShed and tangible industry more or
less open to the observa 4ionof all
men, than to exercise effective super
vision over the wide variety OF in
tcrests and activities included under
tte elastic subject of trusts. What has
the government, after all of its fuss
and sputtcr, definitely accomplished in
regulation of railway rates. preven-
tion of rebates and breaking up CT
unfair discrimination?
Let Mr.. Hryan await the successful
solution of this problem before multi
plying the supervisory powers Of the
fedora government over commercial
affairs a thousand fold.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31
Direct Primaries in Luzerne.

p" HE Republicans of Luzerne
county i'm their convention
next week will vote unon
proposition to amend the
party rules by the adoption in slightly
modified form Of the Crawford county
system of direct primary elections
The proposed new rules have been be-
fore the people for consideration FOR
some time. but we have seen Few slHns
in the LuZerne county press Of active
public interest in the matter Even
the politicians Of that county appear
TO lcok upon the subject with indiffer-
ence.
The adoption Of the Crawford county
system in Lackawanna has figured
somewhat in the slight discussion Of
this question in Luzerne, but mas
much as the only test of the new sys-
tenn which has been had in this coun-
ty has been in municipal elections the
foundation for deductions is slight.
The assertion cannot he denied that
to experiment with direct primaries in
a community having complex popula-
along lines Of race or creed is a differ
"nt matter from trying them in agri-
cultural communities, where few Of
these complicating factors are encoun-
tered and where, as a rule, the availa
bility Of party ticket Is not connect
ed with problems of racial or
geographical equilibrium. In theory
direct primaries, fully and hon
cstly attended, approach the ideal
method of selecting party nomrees,
hut it is not yet clearly established
that they hold out, in practice, genu
Inc relief to communities in whi n
political morals are at a minimum.
The stream cannot rise higher than
its source, no matter what kind Of
masonry characterizes its channel.
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Bryan's Trust Cure.

- ONE kind friend of Mr.. Bryan
~ will have to take him by the
~ arm pretty soon and lead
him out of the hurry burly
into a place of seclusion and rest:
otherwise he will exhaust himself.
There are symptoms of mental fatigue
in Mr.. Bryans latest remedy for trusts.
He would so amend the Federal con-
stitution that mo corporation should
do business in any state In which it
is not incorporated, except under a
license issued by the federal author-
ties" and he would require this Ii
cense to be posted in a conspicuous
place and would make it a penitentiary
offense for any one to do business with
a corporation not possessing such a
license.
Apart from the fact that an ar
rangcmcnt of this character would in
volve an enormous stride in the direc-
tion of Capitalization Of authority
against which the Democratic party
is traditionally committed, and would
involve an exercise Of imperialism
greater than the capture of all the
islands of the sea, the proposition ID
futile in tnat II offefs no prospect OF
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wade out into the river where the
water was UP to her knees, and then
George. with a wild yell, dashed out
after her, brandishing a big stick with
which he beat the water in every direc-
tion. He threw his left arm around
her and escorted her to the shore.
When they came up the bank / asked
what the matter was and the little girl
with charming lisp said: II was be-
ing rescued from a ferocious alligator
by my brother George, who came just
in time to save me-"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31

Date Mundi, the new figure in the
Philippine war. should not be con-
founded with Gloria Mundi Of the
Latin lesson. although for a man whD
has kept his photograph out of the
yellow journals so long Date seems to
be cutting quite swath.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31

The Times-Herald of Chicago ex-
plains why beef is high by affirming
less than in 1892 while the demand is
almost one-third greater. Intelligent
farmers will recognize in this situation
an opportunity
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31

The reports of Aguinaldo's death
which come by way of Japan and
Columbus, Ohio. are not given much
credence, but it is evident from the
tone Of President McKinley's recent
speeches that Aguinaldo will need to
shuttle off the coil pretty soon If he
wishes to die a martyr.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31

An exchange gives data to demon
strate that 81 is a dangerous age for
men of genius, showing that more
great men have passed away at that
time of life than at any other period.
Persons who at an early age have
acquired the poetry habit will therefore
do we'll to refrain for a time when
arriving at the age of 81.
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REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
State.

Justice of the Supreme Court-J. HAY
BROWN, of Lancaster.
Judge of the Superior Court-JOSIAH r..
ADAMS, Of Philadelphia.
State Treasurer--LIEUTENA COLI
ONEL JAMES T.. BARNETT, OF
Washington.
Election day, Nov. I.
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was in the tow of a magazine pub
lishe, Mr.. Mcclure The supreme test
of his fortitude has, therefore, been
reached
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pear in a golf suit on the links can at
least experience some of the effects OF
the sport while the potato-digging sea-
son lasts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31

Strange to say, we hear nothing of
the army worm these days. The army
worm, like the war politician, seems
to be disposed to keep out Of sight
while the fighting is in progress.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31

Latest reports indicate that General
MERCER is in very bad humor. From
long range view of the case it also
seems possible that the generals in
disposition is not entirely due to at
fection of the liver.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31

The position of General Jiminez. who
is being held up on all sides by Ameri-
can authorities. must certainly he
trying. 1t is difficult to imagine any
thing more eXasperating than to have
presidency awaiting one few miles
away without being able to accept the
gift
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31

The Sulu chiefs evidently do not be-
lieve the floating of the American
flag TO be a temporary fad in their
country.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31

It begins to look as though the war
ring elements in the Transvaal would
make the work of preparation last
nll winter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31

Even nervous people may find COM
fort this season. Kalamazoo will soon
place a million dollar celery crop on
the market.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31

This is the third time since Spring you
have lost your time because you don't feel
we'll enough to work. If you will buy
some Ripans Tabulcs and take one at
night or one after each meal for day
or two, you'll be all right, and stay so,
too, if you take one when you notice that
you begin to feel bad. | don't use a
dozen year, but l always keep them in
tle house
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31
Star
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Fastens papers in a jiffy,
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ing the PLANETARY Pencil
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line of Blank Books and
Typewriter's Supplies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31

good many descendants Of AnaniaS
must have quit the lightning rod
business to join the French army.
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Temperature Tanners.

Plenty of things right here to make
the hot weather not only endurable
but enjoyable.
And the price at which we offer them
is not going to make anyone hot, ex-
cept the man who charges a higher
price for equal quality, and he is nu-
merous.
Just think Of these and get cool.
Refrigerators at reduced prices.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31
French Justice.

Wv = HEN the French Court Of
NN Cessation, correspond
ing in rough way to
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The Punishment of Crime.

~ NE OF THE interesting papers
n read before the American
Bar association at Buffalo
was contributed by Justice