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New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
LIQUOR DEALERS DANCE.

The twelfth annual ball OF the Central Liquor
Dealers Association was held at he Lenox Lyceum
last night. More than four thousand persons were
present The room decorated with the flags
Of all nations. The boxes hidden by mass
OF evergreens and hothouse plants. The grand
march was led by Bernard T. Kearns. past pres-
dent OF the association. Among those present were
Sheriff Thomas ]. Dunn. Commissioner OF High
ways Keating Judge Wauhope Lynn, Judge Con-
Ian. Judge ]. II. Mccarthy. Deputy-State Excise
Commissioner Hnard. Aqueduct Commissioners
Wndolph Ten Eyck and Powers, Justice Leonard
A. Glegerich. Justice Henry A. Gildersleeve JUS
tice James Fitzgerald Police Commissioners Sexton
and Hess Senators Thomas f. Grady. Rice Don
nelly Davis and Munzinger: Fire Marshal Peter
Seery president OF the State Liquor Dealers Az
sociation. August KOehler, president Of the Ma
tlonal Retail Liquor Dealers Association: Peter
McGlnn. president Of the Central Liquor Dealers
Association. Health Commissioner w. T. jenkins.
County Clerk William Sohmer Park Commiss on
ers Clausen and Moebus, Dock Commissioner
Charles T. Murphy. Coroner Jacob b. Bausch
Building Commissioner Thomas T. Brady. Reg
iater Isaac Fromne and Congressman J. Ruppert
Bradley and william SulZer.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
ByDs FOR FRIDGE TOWERS.

The East River Bridge Commissioners yesteTday
invited proposals for the construction OF the steer
towers and end spans for the new East iHNer
hr,drn 10 bo erected between Delancey-st.. Man
haitian, and North Fifth-st.. Brooklyn. The Board
OF Estimate and tho Municipal Assembly authorized
the issue Of bonds to the amount Of 10000 for
this work.
The bids will 30 opened on February Il at the
Office OF the Commission. in the Emigrant Savings
Bank Building The sub-structure for the bridge
has been built for some time, but work on ne
suDerstructure was abandoned until the city. by
raising the assess nents, was in condition 70
raise the money for the work BY the issue OF
bonds.
engineers at work making preliminary surveys and
eoundings for the two bridges the East River
which Mayor Van Wyck proposes. The Commis-
sloner has 5000 for the work.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
DTscLAINS THE RESPONSIBILITY.
WARDEN SAGE ANSWERS CRITICISMS REGARDING
- .,,r rrr-s Or HIS er-RnRnrNSATEs

WARDEN SAGE ANSWERS CRITICISMS REGARDING
TIE POLITICS or HIS sUBoRD1NATEs.
Warden O. V Sage OF the Sing Sing State Prison
IN reply 20 certain criticisms made by hepuphVa'
leaders that more than two-thrds OF the oihcialS
6. the institution under his charge are Democrats
although the State government for more than four
wears has been Republican, has stated to Tribune
cores pondent that he does not think ne sho'u De
held responsible the political complexion of the
Officers who were appointed prior to his entering
on the duties Of his Office. on october IT, 1894
OF the officers now comprising the force In the
cr,son no has appointed since that date twenty
three Of whom fifteen were Republicans and eight
Democrats he says that while he pleads guilty
TO the charge ot being Democrat. ne denies that
In his capacity as Warden he has acted as psrti-
san.
prominent Westchester Republican on seeing
the Warden's answer remarked that while It was
seemingly fair the surface 1t did not wipe out
the fact that under supposedly fair Civil Service
rules the Republican officials a. the prison are IN
ihe minority and. by the Wardens own show
Ing likely 10 remain so for long time 10 come
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
BRITISH COLONIAL TRADE.
RELATIONS PROFITABLE TO MOTHER
COUNTRY AND COLONIES.
coroSrsrs GET 20 PER CENT OF THEIR I'M
PORTS FROM GREAT BRITAIN AND SELL

popre FROM GREAT BRITAIN AND oHi'S
HER oNE-FIFTE OF HERS.
rpv TELEGRAPH TO THE TnIpuNE']
washington, Feb. THE non-brt'sh "o.su sror,
* ner cent of It's total foreign mercnanoiso -
tns limited Kingdom: the British coionial "o ~
buys 43 per cent OF its foreign merona rts y, tbe
the United Kingdom. The totaI lihpo''e " Y
pr,,,sh colonies amount TO f2i6ococN annuaiY'
60, r2-,tain by supplying 4s per cent OF TINS ~
,nas ~ the is per cent which she averages ia 80
commerce OF other countries makes III -
market for $50 10000 annually OF her proouo.S ~.
total exports 70 foreign eoun'F'es 80 .Adoa
,olonies) are f206oOo.ooo. and II 10 TINS "eie
-, = re- rant OF the imports OF the colonies "oi
go, sslss would be f23s 10000 instead OF the sfU
,otol OF f2o6oocOc which she enjoyed In A''O 'A'
wear 10 which these figures relate
Thsse are some OF the facts shown IN a Iecen'
.,l'-a,ton of the Treasury Bureau Of Statistics on
~ .o,ones nrotectorates and dependencies OF 'he
or.d French colonies buy quite as lsrse4y iIO'1'
,ba home country as do those OF Great brlA' ~
even the Netherlands colonies pnrchase
from the mother country s''nous"
ooposite side OF the earth. ,.
-. -. rs Great Britain added 10 her market
ny b-,ngng the sSooOoooo people into colonial iela
.,onship with her. but there has evioentS
through the material development which h"' "
iow.d This relationship q great Increase IN pu
Ing pover The construction OF highwaEs' n1, ,s
ranwavs and teiegraphs has evidently quicheI.e- ~
A,.,,os, ara ENLARGED the consuming power Inc
railways now IN the British colonies alone arc
nm 0ftv-hve thousand miles in length the 'os
eraph lines nearly hundred end nlty 'nou'""t
miles and the highways Ear IN excess q A..
,aee ,rono-tfon OF the railway lines is unoer lio
control Of the Government and II is an interesting
fact that the lines operated by the Government
expend smaller proportion OF their total ieCep'S
In running expenses than those operated oy Pi-'Ao
oorporations In nearly all the colonies there are
savings banks in conjunction with the postonces
and the deposits In the savings banks oil 'ne CUT
onies amount TO more than feo.oo0oO
=, the ,nonort trade OF Great Britain the colonies
also prove advantageous from the British point OF
view over one-ifth Of the more than 1+VoNyo'VV
which Great Britain sends outside of her immeola'e
limits in the purchase Of supplies is spent among
the people OF her colonies. and this largely con-
tributes to the prosperity Of either British coons's
or British capital. The total imports into Great
Britain from the colonies in 1896 were over tsS"V"
nd IN 1901 we're over fss 900 o0 The following table
shows the exports and imports Of the uniteo hlhe
dom 10 and from It's colonies in lss'' recAoneu ="
mounds sterling:
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
PUBLIC TELEPHONES TO BE INSPECTED.

President Murphy OF the Health Board yeste1-
dav ordered ten INSPECTORS 70 go about and IN
spect ten Of tho public telephones in this city wnch
are most used President Murphy believes tha'
the public telephone transmitters are the sources
Of the spreading OF germs Of diphtheria' scarlet
fever ard other contagious diseases. After IN
spoctng the public telephones most used the III
spectors will go about and inspect ten public tele-
phones a day The inspectors are provided Win
absorbent cotton. with this cotton they VIII thor-
oughly rub the tubes and plates OF the 'rasife ~
ters They will also test the receivers AIttsI
ruboing the transnitters and the receivers WIN WIN
this absorbent cotton they will place me C@OttoI. @
In little envelopes tightly sealed and iabele1
envelopes will be returned 10 the Board or Hedlt'
and the cotton will be thoroughly analyzed by eN-
pert bacteriOlogsts
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
COMPLAINT AGAINST MANHATTAN.
HEALTH BOARD INSPECTOR on LACK OF DRIP
PANS AT BATTERY PARK

HEALTH BOARD INSPECTOR on LACK OF DRIP
PANS AT BATTERY PARK.
Acting under instructions from President Murphy
Dr. NJ b. Feeney. chief sanitary inspector OF ths
Board Of Health. has investigated the condition OF
the Battery Park adjacent to and under the Man
haitian elevated structure. and in long report
suggests that the matter be referred to the Grand
Jury for action. lie made the Investigation ac-
companied by Inspector Frederick Sprenger' OF 'he
Department, and in his report dated February o.
says:
We found M noon TO-DAY befhnng & at the aT9ssn
leading from the north TO the south side OF Green
0reG wf4S NV was aw and econseoTeny If there was
the people using The crosswalk were showered with
Beginning at the PARK proper, under the of central IT
1orty Of cases protection Is offered 10 peHesI-
ans who use the pathways, OF the park On &C. &C,
tracks the pathways are constantly IN an uncieau
condition. and on rainy days the clothing ana per per-
sons OF those who pass are besmlrched with dirty
In view ~ the report and the recommendation
made by Dr w G. Hudson on his inspection oi me
method Of dslnfectng and cleaning the cars and
m mas S. Tsan bea " u e fe people a Ming in the immediate
vicinity where the work Is done Would respeCt-
fully recommend tha, this matter be referred 10
Boeides making this personal inspection I have
detailed ten inspectors to investigate the entire
system of elevated railroads as to the sanitary
cCndifon OF stations and structure. and rs "ttc1
on the lie and fsdlth Of the community. The IN
spectors viii make daily reports and recommends:
lions OF the conditions they md in the course OK
their work.
In summing up his report Dr.. Feeney recon-
mends that proper means be taken to prevent
coal dust and cinders from passing elevated trains
being deposited on persons and vegetation under
meath and in the vicinity Of the elevated struct-
ure"
General Manager Skitt Of the Manhattan Elevat-
ed Railroad Company was seen at his office about
the report. I'VE received a letter from the Park
Commissioners about those Battery Park drp-pans
q few days ago" said he, and we have ordered the
y,ork of puftIng them up hurried. They would
have been put in place anyway. but there Is con,
siderable OF that kind of work 70 be done, ana
n has 10 take n geguiar course. The pans needed
in Battery Park have been hurried on account Of
The request OF the Park Commissioners. As % tho
other complaints against the road. can hardly
say anything about them TIL they are made more
definite
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
L p MoRGAN,s coAcHMAY RoBBEp.

John lyman ]. Pierpont Morgans coachman,
was complainant against Kate Grady twenty-five
eears old address refused in the West Side Police
Court Yesterday morning. lyman lives al No. 1G0
East Forty-fourth-st. He went TO visit his sister
ln.law. in West Fifty-secondst.. near Eighth-ave,
On Monday night. and at 10 o'clock started for his
nome. lyman walked down Eighth-ave. TO Forty
fourth-st and there well-dressed woman hurry
irg along In the storm asked him the time lyman
ood-naturedly opened his coat and drew out his
gold watch. ,,,
mine She grabbed the watch and ran, with the
parting salutation. You're IL"
ed in pursuit. but slipped on an icy spot and went
down. Detective Cohen, OF the West Ihirty-sev-
tn.h-s. station. happened TO be in the neighbOr
hood. and. hearing the cries and seeing the woman
started in pursuit and soon caught her. In court
yesterday the woman declared Il all q case OF mis-
taken identity but lyman was positive In his iden-
tifcation, and Kate Grady was held IN $1,000 for
tria!
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
A REAL ESTATE MANS SUICIDE.

Jacob J. Wolford. nfty-two years old. OF NO 149
East Ninety-sccond-st.. committed suicide by gas
some time Monday night. in his Office. at No. 1915
Third-ave. where he real estate agent Tor
some property in the neighborhood. His body was
found early yesterday morning. On his office desk
was found a scrawled note OF eight or nine lines to
his wife 1t was scarcely legibe. any OF II. out
there could be made out the message: My Dear
Wife. Can you forgive me? I have lost all the
money 1 had and the check The rest was
illegible 49,, ..A.
HIS Philip said this morning that the Iatnei
was evidently suffering from mental aoerrhtol
the result Of several months Of sickness; ana ue-
cared that he not in financial dli1lcultles.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
An eminent scientist recently

An eminent scientist recently
said: "Cod-liver Oil is truly a
wonderful composition. 1t is
seemingly Natures remedy in
almost every wasting disease.
SCOTS Emulsion contains the
pure oil combined with hypo-
phosphitcs, it rebuilds worn It's
sues, enriches the blood, invigo-
rates the nerves, stops drains and
wasting. Consumptives, Dia-
bctics, pale or thin people, or
nursing mothers, should rcmem-
Der this. Do not accept a sub
stitute.
Joc. and s1.oo all Druggists
SCOTT BOVINE. Chsmists New YORK.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
VAUDEVILLE AND DANCING PROGRAMME.

u. C. T. Koch & Co.'S Employees Mutual BENEFIT
Association Will give its seventh annual entertain
ment and reception at the Central Opera House.
sixty-seventh-st. near Third-ave. on Friday even
Ing The entertainment will be Of the vaudeville
order and VIII enlist n number OF well-known pro-
fessionals This will be followed by dancing.
The association provides at little cost medical at
tendance and weekly benefits for the sick. 1t is
purely mutual and the management IS IN the
hands OF n Board of Directors elected by the mem
rers From the very beginning il has had the con-
slant encouragement and support OF Mr. Koch and
Mr. Rosenberg and IL has grown until now It's
membership runs into the hundreds. and II pays
every year handsome total In the shape OF sick
and death Dement'S.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCT.

James Finkensteln. OF No. 231 West Thirty
>ourthst has filed petition in bankruptcy, with
liabilities So 900 and no assets The City OF New
York is creditor for s3,7Oa on judgment OBJ
tained against him April IS, 1891, on forfeited
recognizance given in connection with George a
Rule for violation Of the excise law. All the deots
were contracted from 1851 10 1sSo lie was Ior
many years IN the hotel and catering business.
George seelig. Of No. 33s East One-hundred-and-
e,rteenth-st who was Of tho firm Of Abraham
seelig & Son up to March, 1855. at No % Sprng-
st.. has filed petition IN bankruptcy, with naDli-
lies S11 500 and no assets All the debts were con
tracted in 1888. Abraham Seelig died on November
1SGY
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
RIG VESSEL FOR PLANT LINE.

Philadelphia Feb THE Plant Line has award
ed a contract to the Cramp Ship and Engine Build
ing Company for a steamship which is TO have
more extensive passenger accommodations than
any vessel ever built in the United States, except
the two big American liners. the ST. Paul and the
ST Louis The new steamship will have two pro-
pellers and a guaranteed speed OF eighteen knots.
She will be 400 feet long and 90 feet beam Work
her will be started at once
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
GUARDING THE RICHARDSON ESTATE.

THE ADMINISTRATOR ASKS FOR RECEIVER ~
CONNECTICUT.
New-Haven Conn, Feb 7.-Counsel for ]. Jafrray
Butler, temporary administrator for the estate or
Joseph Richardson. Of "spite-house" fame Of New
York. to-day made application before Judge Prem
tice Of the Superior Court for the appointment OF
receiver for the Connecticut property OF Mr..
Richardson.
The request for the receivership is based on the
allegation that there is imminent danger tnat oe-
fore the trial OF suit now pending IN bruse@PoI' POI
veyed away by persons now holding It, ana so De
lost TO the administrator.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
MR. PARSONS REPLACES MR. cARTER.

An order was signed yesterday afternoon by the
Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court appointing
John Z. Parsons as a member OF the committee
which inquiries into the character OF applicants for
admission 20 the bar Last month James c. Car
ter. khhu Root and William Is. Hornbower were
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08

The privilege Of tho National Bank which IS
Belgian institution. somewhat akin 10 tho we'll
known Bank of France. IS to expire in 1903. Tho
Brussels Government Nke that OF Paris. did not
want 10 wait until the last moment 70 study and
propose the necessary measures FOR the renewing
Of the banks privilege 1t has. therefore laid
upon tho table % the Chamber Of Deputies a bill
for tho continuation 81 the privilege. which was
granted TO the bank for the first time in 1870 and
extended IN 1872 until 1so2 The bin does not
change anything of importance IN tho essential
basis Of that great institution which Il IS proposed
10 call hereafter the "Lanque Nationale &c Bel
gque." the addition OF tho name OF tho country
being rightly considered calculated 70 give SIN
greater standing tho bank, whose privilege Will
be extended 10 thirty years.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08

Deputy-Sherln Roberts has closed up the once
Of Werckshagen Beugser Herzog. flour ana feed
exporters. In the Produce Exchange BUILDING on
an execution for g 225 IN favor OF HOLSTER Crane
G "a Max Werckshagon IS the resident partner.
tho other two partners living IN Europe. There
was only clerk in charge when the Sherin TOOK
possession The business vas started about two
wears 40. They did large business In exporting
flour. feed and dried brewery grain ana claimed 70
have branches in Bremen. Germany ana base,
c.,,-a,lard and TO have A capital in November
iasf of $1,000 4 short time ago II was ahnOunGed
that the firm had been succeeded 5y corpol ldlion
n capital stock o. S2JO00O In tho trade II is salI
that MIR Beugger IS expected 10 arrive from EUROPE
in few DAYS.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
LOCAL BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.

Ernest Freise r., manufacturer Of cigars al No
16o Pearl-st has made an assignment 10 Oliver T.
Judd without preference Mr. Freise has been in
business about three years. and IN November last
claimed a capital OF 10000 He IS OF the ex-
ecutors OF the estate OF his father. Ernest Freise
who died IN October last and tho son was reported
TO have inherited some property by tho WILL lie
received 1900 in money and some real estate at
Franklin and Third aves, Borough Of The Bronx
but the estate has not settled up yet. joseph VI
s. 600 life insurance which he put In the business
but il had all been used W, and he had no ready
money TO meet his obligations now Mr.. Alien
could give no figures 10 assets and LIABILITIES az
present. until the inventory had been MADE up. out
he tbought there would not be large deficiency.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
Guropean ADVERTISEMENTS.

EUROPEANS AND TRAVEL.
LFRS will find the London Office of The
Tribune, 149 Fleet Street, a convenient
place TO leave their advertisements and
subscriptions for The Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08

During the first ten months Of last year the
French expectations Of bicycles and OF automobile
conveyances have amounted to $500 francs, and
the rnportatons 10 Si5iO0o francs. which IS sur
plus Of 1000 francs for expectation.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08

anpo,nted as the COMMITTEES on Character for the
vesr Isaa Mr. Carter requested to be relieved OF
This duty. and Mr.. Parsons was accordingly ap-
pointed in his place.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
European Trains de Luxe
FROM LONDON

Nord Express-Bern & ST. PetersburS.-
EnSadine Express-Colre. Zurich. & Lucerne.
Carlsbad Express-Eger Bayreuth & Carls-
ba Peninsular Express-Brindsl for Egypt.
Mediterranean EXpress-Nicc. Monte Carlo.
etc.-Trieste Express Vienna. Trieste & Egypt.
-Constanza Express-Constanza & CONSTANT
nople.-Rome Express-Genoa Rome & Naples.
INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR CO..
IL Cockspur ST.. Iondon-s Place &c rooers. Paris
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

Tho administration ot the postofhce IN Venezuela
has put in operation the arrangements prescribed
in regard to the parcel post by the Congress OF
the Universal Postal Union, held at washington
IN June. 1897. and approved by tho National AS
scmbv in May 1895 Senor lgnaco Andrade, the
new President Of Venezue'a, had issued decree
ordering the putting in operation OF the parcel
post system and giving detailed Instructions Tor
Thai object TO the postal administration OF the Re
nnhic.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
The Howard Hotel.

Norfolk Street, Embankment London hls newly
erected Hotel repete with modern comfort over
looks Erb9nkmeut and River Elegant and spacious pub
uc rooms Electric light throughout. American system
elevators. Fixed tariff.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08
The persecutlons Of tho annexed schIeswig Danes

The prosecutions Of the annexed Schleswig Danes
BY the Prussan Government have called public
attention 10 the present condition Of those regions
bordering on the Baltic sea. The Danes
ulting over the commercial success which has fol-
lowed the recent declaration Of the opening Of
Copenhagen as Il free port. Very important mer
camille relations have been developed with France
and Russia: and the port OF Copenhagen. so IA
voraby situated for the Baltic traffic, has become
the central distributing point for the mercantile
navigation I'm all the Battle Sea. Moreover. a
great Russo Sea andinavian company has Just been
formed In view Of an extended trade with foreign
countries and It's statutes have been approved by
the Car while privileges have been granted to II,
together with important reductions Of tariff for
ali goods Of that company carried the railroads
of the Russian Empire
New-York tribune., 1899-02-08

The reconquest Of the Egyptian soudan which
will develop tho resources and the products OF
that region. gives an additional interest and i'm
portance 70 the annual exposltions OF agriculture
held at Cairo, where Soudanese products VIII soon
he exhibited side by side with those OF Lower
Egypt The annual exposition OF agriculture,
owed to the initiative Of Prince Hussein kamel
greater extent than before. a remarkable success.
The Khedive himself has opened that exposition,
which IS Of 50 great importance in a country
which IS specially agricultural All kinds Of prod
ucts were exhibited showing tho great progress
realized in the methods Of tnR the land In mod
ern Egypt. Cattle and agricultural machines, the
latter imported mainly from the United states and
from. France. were be seen In the galleries or
the exposition palace. This annual display Of
ECyptlan development, under the influence OF Brit-
ish ideas and administration. viii become yearly
more important, for an agricultural exposition Is
really q national one for q country like Egypt,
where the products Of the soil constitute almost
the only wealth OF the country.
The true Democrat., 1899-11-11
The Fever Situation Ho,ped.

New Orleans. The report of frost
throughout the country contiguous to
New Orleans has practically wound up
the fever situation in, Louisiana for
the present season. ice 'and frost
and temperature ;as low as 90 degrees
we're general along the railroad lines
running into the city. and. though
this news carries, with IT the fear that
cane,' fruit and vegetable crops have
been INJURED, there is a general re. 9
joicing in this section Of the South
over the greater benefit of. the fall in
temperature. viii have ofs he'raising
Of the quarantine restrictions. The
Louisville and Nashville line has Been
completely opened along the gull
coast, and there is also uninterrupted
communication via the two, Pacific
roads aud the Illinois Central with
Mississippi and Texas points. The
broad of health has been in receipt OF
kilograms from various points OF the
inte!ior lifting the quarantine bars,
and the officials say they are conf
dent that, though there may be still
sporadic cases in this city, there is nc
darIa whatever. Of the spread of the
infection as result of free commu.
nication with the outside world. The
railroads have been amongst the fri'
to feel the effects Of the raising ef. the
quarantines, and all lines report oil
increase Of their outgoing business
The temperature his morning went
down to 40 degrees, and at noon it il
still cold with the promise of another
frost again tonight. The Texas quar-
.sutine is still on against pasSenger'
and household goods.