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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
MR.. sLICER ON LINCOLN's LIFE
-,,- v,,x WHO CAN ABANDON HIMSELF HE SAYS


& THE MAN WITH \ MISSION
4. the vesper services yesterday at tne C"". H ~
- All Souls Fourth-ave and Twentieth-st'' 'ne
- -,no,,,s y Slicer delivered an address on '"e
- Great Souls the strength OF Nation
~, s,biect was suggested. he said ny re'o'Io0
ne n. the life OF Lincoln but he would not ",ue
80 ~ give any sketch OF the great hbeTa'or DU
,e tho wears OF his trial the unprepossess'hs '',
,,,.on.e figure grew prepossessing and his pam
- ...,c. came 10 shine ike the face OF an
800, # was well to keep that sad, careworn race
. ,,rd when considering just what are the cn"'
.n~isti,s Of the really great souls that uphi'
rs,ion. Mr. Slicer said further:
7.so Declaration OF Independence in its earliest
tn makes a statement which ;he facts OF me
lhes basr ont No greater mistake could nave
been made in attempt to state nonv Pu' The
- is not true that all men are porn eqIa" d a.
l, u.aV that the inequalities can he made goo9 i
,i-0uch the benefCence OF the strong W I,' Ia"'e
g great soul? In the first place; IL i arM1H s
80 som, The astute man often overreacnes
fs purpose Tho strenuous soul may max Pi X 1
i p man Of simple. clarified thought Of unmixed
motive who moves from stage 70 sag 81 ~, h
rlfshuen;. with no question o. sell WHO may I've
Zone great OF soul , 49, - -. .ho
ground. 60 learn what the tramp ot ~. uae P 'P
means can never become great Greatness les i IN
mai simplicity OF character which does hot h''pM
enough 70 Doe afraid and does not care Is iS
~ 10 be- cautious. Greatness also lmphes me
SoVer 10 give ones self completely TO great en-
.rnrise saving nothing 10 make good retreat.
Wing no compromise. man who can abandon
i
rSs nlans Of mere Imperialism may fail utterly
The other DAY I saw thc book containing me rules
,H Down hv the great Napoleon for the education
~ the King ~ Rome. They read as though Ma
poleon mis,ook himself for the AImlghtE' buI
,rh1e The plans Of imperialism may fail there
we'd he no fear that the accumulation OF wealth
IN This country will result & the subversion or
on- liberties History repeats its successes not Us
mistakes 1t is calumny 10 say that TINS Nauon
&C. -o-,or 10 the centre that America cannot trust
Americans ! would rather say. Ny country
rich- or wrong" than 10 take counsel Of the fear
mi and tho cynical II would he better that this
administration should make a mistake that VIII
hiring regret and repentance TO the Nation thdh
tha, such cynicism shall prevail There are some
buccaneers who wish TO make all they can OUT OF
The community but they are in minority. Inc
great majority of the people Of this Nation are
of those Who would rather give what they can TO
the Nation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
HENRY KINGsLAND ADAMS.

Henry Kingsland Adams. son OF the laie Charles
Augustus Adams ana Of Eliza Kinssland Adams.
died suddenly on Friday night AT MS home. NO a
Gramercy Park, a. announced yesterday In me
Tribune Mr. Adams was born the old family
Mace Good Hin in the township OF Weston. Conn.
but the greater part OF his life was passed In New
York City. At one time he had large interests IN
Nova Scotia mines and railroads. lIc built the first
street railway I'm Halifax. and mad recently been
interested in mining operations In the West. IN
early life he served In the civil War IN the Z2d
New Jersey Volunteer Regiment Mr.. Adams was
a communicant IN the Episcopal Church. He be-
longcd To no clubs. and man ~ domestic
tasies His wife and two daughters survive him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
JOHN HAMILTON TELFAIR.

John Hamilton Telfair the president OF the
Equitable General Providing Company. at NO. y
Broadway. died on Saturday at his home. IN Port
Richmond Staten Island He was hfty-eight years
cid and had been connected with the company for
eight wears Before this he was a dealer In OILS
first under the firm name Of Telfair d Snedeker al
no l05 John-st.. and later was CONNECTED WIN me
DoNner Kerosene Company, in Maiden i>iire
and Pcarl-st He leaves widow, three sons. Frank
De Voc John Hamilton and Richard Field Teifair
and a daughter Mrs. B. L. Mines The funeral VIII
Inc held this morning NJ his home. The burial Will
he In Greenwood Cemetery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
HIS POWER OF THOUGHT.

At the Metropolitan Temple. at SeVenth-aVe' ah'
r,our,eentb-st. last evening the Rev DR.. stephen
porkes Cadman said Of Abraham Lincoln:
,vho, ,.ae bis great secret power? will tell you.
He had the power 10 think. Win him TO ihi INK
- on art-still better. habit. We have All nut
w. az, a zeal mower TO think He different from
many great men. ne thought more ana READ
- tfis hooks were few, three In number;
The mower 10 think is the power or TINS great
Common wealth. We need men who can SPEAK as
GGliliO aid for our seventy millions OF people We
have had men who could speak for the South the
West and certain portions OF the East but We have
49, roan hat could open his mouth and speak words
80 wisdom for the entire Nation. or all the men
NEXT 10 Lincoln Daniel Webster came nearer 10 the
universal American than any one else.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13

Thiadcphia Feb. 12-The Rev. DR.. II. l.. Baugh-
err OF Gettysburg died here last night. at the age
of nfty-nine years. For twenty-five years he was
professor Of Greek in Pennsylvania College. at
Cettvsburg Of which institution his father Was
president He was ordained clergyman in lsoi
and served as pastor In Norrsiown, Penn lndlah,
auolis and Omaha. For nineteen years he edited
"The Augsburg Sunday school Teacher. ana ne
wa for II long time "A member OF the lntcrnationfI
Suudoy-schoo Lesson Committee In 1890 he was
elected president Of the General Synod and IN lsse
he was chosen president OF the Luther League oi
Pc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
LESSONS FROM THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS


Dr. Josiah Strong president Of the League OF
Social Service spoke last night in the Cooper
Union IN the Peoples Institute course, on Les
sons Learned from Lincoln" There was large
attendance. The speaker said among other things,
after readr. Linco.ns address al Gettysburg:
That address furnishes an epitome Of the great
principles that controlled LincOln's lne-his respect
for and trus; IN The people. government OF the
Tha. principle applies to-day. Government must
be- by the few FOR the benefit OF the politicians
but by the many. FOR the sake of the many. In
IKE manner Industry must not be by the many
for the benefit Of the few. but by all for the beneht
Of al. The people have life to-day. even more
than In the time Of Lincoln. The industrial revou-
ti0n is rendering each dependent upon ALL so that
when one suffers all suffer. great genera zation
o. the now science OF sociology Is that society is
an organism having its own laws.
Turn again 10 the Gettysburg address and you
ind that Lincoln recognizes the law Of service.
The service that had been rendered by the man
who fought and fell on that bloody field. and the
law Of service find 10 be OF the fundamental
laWs Of every organism Hands do not work 10
serve themselves, neither do feet. Eyes do not
SCI for themselves. but for the hands and feet.
So every member and organ Of the organism exists
70 serve all others. Not until industry recognizes
This law Of service Will the social organism gain
health
normal society. while sacrifice is remedial The
disease and hurts Of society will never be healed
until many. like those who fell at Gettysburg
and ike our martyred President himself, Will
ing 70 surrender their lives for the saving Of
society
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
EXPERIMENTS ~ SUOkELESS POWDER.

IT is THOUGHT THAT NEW Use HAS BEEN
FOUND FOR CCRNsTALKs
Penns Grove. y. j.. Feb. u 'Speciab.-At the Dig
powder works Of the DupOnts at Carneys POINT.
interesting experiments in smckeless powder are
being made by experts in ;he employ or the Gov
eminent one Of the difficulties that has attended
the manufacture far Is that the powder Is not
whollv smokeless and that II apparently loses
strength through storage The experiments II Is
said led to the discovery that cotton could not be
ground fine enough to bring about the best results
and that the powdered pth OF corns'aks gave
somewhat better results ,, =. :.
This fact is only partly authenticated. II u
should prove OF lasting value, new source OF
r",on,e is onened M for farmers. since thousands
- scres Of cornstalks annually go 70 waste In the
6cld although much IL being used In the manu-
facture OF cellulose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
THE HEMLOCKS BURNED.

DESTRUCTION OF A wELr~KNowN ADIRONDACK
HOTEL.
Saratoga y. Y. Feb IL (SpeclaD-The Hem
locks the second largest hotel at Raquet,e Lake. In
the Hamilton County section of the Adirondacks.
was destroyed by fire this morning involving loes
OF $1,000 John j. DAILY. the proprietor lost every
thing but few household articles Fire was
caused by chimney sparks ignting the roof The
mercury stood at q degrees below zero and a high
wind prevailed As the fee I'm Raquette Lake II
twenty-one inches thick. II was impossible 10 OBJ
tain any water . .,
many OF whom made It their Adirondack summer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
THE PARIS SHOW A HELP.

Mr.. Bapst, another Buffalo man. appealed 70
the LEGISLATURE on the ground Of the commercial
advantages to be gained. and declared that the
facilities Of manufacture and transportation
made il necessary to have new worlds TO con-
auer So far from being interfered with by the
Paris Exposition, the Buffalo people say they
expect IL will be OF direct benent. Among other
things they purpose 10 station an agent IN fars
during 1900 and secure what is best among the
exhibits there IL they can do so. for the snow IN
Buffalo In this way many Americans unable 70
go abroad will get the beneht OF both EXPOSE
tons by a trip to Buffalo In the first year OF tho
century.
So far a location for the exposition at Buffalo
has not been chosen; the only restriction as 10
its choice being the resolution adopted by the
promoters that the grounds should be included
within a radius OF ten miles OF the Buffalo Cfty
Hall This leaves, II is said. four desirable
sites one OF which. no doubt. will be the ulti-
mate choice Cayuga Island. in the Niagara
River was first proposed. but it was soon out
grown and in spite of its attractive scenery had
10 be abandoned for more spacious location.
The stretch OF land along the Niagara River
between Buffalo and Tonawanda eight miles
distant is one Of the sites under consideration.
Another is Germania Park. large park TO the
north Of the city. South Buffalo Is another de-
sirable site under consideration. II is on the
lake and would give Venetian charm with a
little artificial aid The other is known In Buff
falo as The Front" embracing that part OF
the park system along the Niagara River. II
includes Fort Porter and the parade ground.
and was the site OF the Grand Army encamr-
mont IN 1897
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
OHITNARY N les.

Kingston y Y. Feb l2.-George Sharpe Sleignt.
former cork ~ Ulster County, died this morning
Al his home in Port Even. from paralytlc stroke.
He VAS nfty-thrce years old.
Saratoga. Y. Feb. l2.-Michael Walsh a
former Water Commissioner and a prominent clu-
zen Of this city died to-day at the age OF seventy
three years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
LINCOLN AND TIE PEOPLE.

A. s. James's Methodist Episcopal Church yes
i'rday The Rev DR.. Ezra s Triple. the pastor.
preached a sermon common orating the birth OF
Abraham Lincoln
Il Tho voice Of the people is the voice Of God"
Mr. Triple said then Abraham Lincoln was the
servant Of Cod He more than satisfied the plain
people and Tho common people heard him gladly.
"aai man since the prophet Of Nazareth has
spoken ne spoke? His second inaugural ad-
cfess contained an the solcmnity OF Moses part
Lg words the diving hlessing OF Jacob"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13

he then all the worse for Christianity III the
p,a,forr, OF the Christian religion is not broad
enough TO furnish standing room for one so pure
and lofty as the great Emancipator then me
christian religion is fatally weak. and yet the
discussion which carried on with neat anu
some bitterness al the time OF the death OF Lincoln
has lately been revived. and men are contenoing
together as 10 the Christian character OF the man
who saved the Union and who by the greatness or
his ufe and the goodness OF his soul placed him
self high among the great and good men OF All
lima
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
iJOR-GENERlL VTLES N TOWN.

Major General Nelson A. Miles is In the city He
reached here yesterday afternoon and went 10 the
waldorf Astoria. The General comes TO New-fork
10 attend the Republican Club dinner tonight. he
.,ouId M, ,alk about the situation in the Army
and the forthcoming inquiry into his charge as ~
the condition OF the beef furnished 10 the Army
lie is much gratifed over the operation OF the
ARMY in the Philippines and is confident OF com
tinucd and permanent success OF American arms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
HIS CHRISTIAN CHARACTER.

Inc Rev. Or. Charles n. Eaton I'm the Church OF
'hs DIVINE Paternity preached yesterday morning
Oh Abraham Lncolns Christian Character" Al
"o1sn tho martyr President not attached to
any church he said, he answered all the tests In
"'s I'e that could be put 10 his Christianity.
IL Abraham Lincoln were not Christian" said
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
THE GROUND HEATED AND SPLIT.

EARTHQUAKE OF CONSIDERABLE VIOLENCE IN
PORTER COUNTY. IND.
indianapolis Feb i2.-Dispatches from Porter
County Ind. say that earthquake shocks were felt
throughout that county yesterday. Several build
ings were damaged In Chesterton. village near
VALPARAISO Fissures in the earth two or three
inches wide IL is alleged, run in all directions
through the streets. The vibrations ran from east
n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
nav sTccrrD VIZ TRTESDALE.

Cincinnati Feb. Pit Is rumored here that W. NJ
Greene. who IA vice president Of the baltimore ana
Ohio Southwestern viii probably accept the vice.
presidency OF the Rock Island Road and nave
charge OF is traffic when Mr.. Truesdale goes TO the
Iackawanna.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
european Advertisements.

EUROPEANS AND TRAVEL.
LERS will find the London Office OF The
Tribune, 149 Fleet Street, convenient
place 10 leave their advertisements ana
subscriptions for The Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
OBTTL AIRY.
JAMES BRYANT.

lanes BRYANT. who was captain OF the vessel in
which Tweed escaped to cuba. and who got Will
lam J. Shar<ey out Of the country in the same
manner after the murder OF Robert Dunn in NO
died on Saturday at his home. no. y Monrot-Sl'
Ills funeral took place yesterday. lie was fifty
old
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
MRS L. EDWARD FIRTH.

Mrs Maria Louisa Firth. wife Of l.. Edward
Firth died suddenly yesterday. Mrs. FIRTH was the
daughter Of william II. and the late Maria Louisa
Morgan. and granddaughter Of the late Dudley
Seidon Tha funeral will be at hor home. No; 30
West Thirtv-seventh-st.. on Wednesday morning
II 20 n'clOnk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13
Infants are affected by foods
taken by the nursing mother

~ tlC HUl shy IilOlilCi.
Prof. w. B. Cheadle, OF St.
Mary's Hospital and author of a
treatise on the feeding of infants,
has shown by experiments that
wasting diseases, willresult from
dcprlving children of fats and
hyPophosphitcs.
Dr. / Thompson says Cod-liver
OIL IS what such mothers and in
iants require. Scots Emul-
sion S; IS pure Norwegian Cod
liver oil with hypophosphites.
r toc. and 500 all druggists
SCOTT a BOVINE. Chemists New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-13

and the next one , or per cent The only one
which had maid Mr. Hoyt believed. was the
omaha Exposition. He said that II still had
some $4,000 TO its credit. after paying on the
original shareholders. But II was financed py
the railroads which banded together and SUBJ
scribed $3.50 600 The Buffalo Exposition has
not asked the railroads TO subscribe any money.
and Mr. Hoyt did not think the committee
would do 80. II had been suggested 70 them that
the greatest service the railroads can perform Is
to give the lowest possible rate TO those desir-
ing to visit Buffalo and he thought this might
he SecUrel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-21
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Projected National University.

A meeting of the committee appointed by
The National Educational Association to
make an investigation Of the project for a
national university. TO be located in this
city. will be held al the Columbian Univer-
sity November 2. The members Of the
committee are President Harper of the
University of Chicago, President Alderman
of the University of North Carolina, Presi-
dent Angel Of the University Of Michigan,
Prof Butler Of Columbia University. Pres
ident Garfield Of the Ohio State University
(nOw librarian of Columbia University,
DR.. j. L. NJ. Curry, Washington agent of
the Peabody and Slater funds; SupeTinten-
dent DOugherty OF Peoria. President Dra-
per Of the University of Illinois, President
Eliot Of Harvard University. Prof. James
Of the University OF Chicago. Superinten~
dent Maxwell of New York, President
SChurman Of Cornell University, President
Wilson Of Washington and Lee University
and Superintendent Sedan Of St. Louis.
The committee is expected to complete
its report in time 10 present it to the Ma
ti0ual Educational Association in June,
1900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-21
REGULATIONS AMENDED,
PROVISIONS Regarding Privileges of
One-HOrse Vehicles.

b AT the suggestion of Commissioner Wight
the District Commissioners have amended
the police regulations relative to hack
stands by striking out the words two
horse In section thereof and by striking
out the first paragraph in section g. which
reads as follows: Section g. That the fol-
lowing be, and the same are hereby, desig-
mated as stands for licensed one-horse
hacks carrying passengers for hire.
The object of this change in the regula-
IONS is to do away with the distinction be-
tween one-horse and two-horSe vehicles on
pubic stands There appears to be, in the
MINDS OF the Commissioners. no good rea-
son why they should be separated. On the
other hand. it will. they think afford a
number of cabmen an opportunity to find
places on stands from which they are now
excluded because they have not the kind
OF vehicles provided for, where the distinc-
ton is enforced.
After conference with the hack in
spector and after having given the matter
considerable thought Mr. Wight reached
the conc. uslon that no good end was gain
ed by making the distinction between one
ana two-horse vehicles. and that it would
therefore be decided advantage to do
away with it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-21

The first regular meeting of the Short
Story Club this season was held Tuesday
evening in its parlors in the Lehman build
ing. Mr.. Whitaker. the reelected presi-
dent, greeted the members and also con-
tributed the story of the evening, the sub
ject being: The Greatest Effort of His
Life"
Mrs. NJ. S. Beall read fable, entitled
How the Pen the Ink the Paper and the
Dictionary Wrote a Story" in which the
moral declared that the only really essen
tial thing for writing story is brains.
Miss lieberman gave a piano solo, and
Miss klebs furnished vocal music. Short
papers or brief remarks upon the Sum
mer Vacation were contributed by Miss
Wilmington, Mrs. Willis. Mr.. and Mrs Case.
Miss Ringgold, Mrs Burt, Miss Pratt and
Mr.. Whitaker The program closed with a
short poem by Mr.. +. S. Woodward
IT was announced that business meeting
of the club Will be held October 81, and the
next regular meeting November T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-21

The Calvary Baptist Endeavorers report
that their Intermediate Christian Endeavor
Society has elected new officers, as follows:
President, Horace Gilman; vice president,
Eunice Berry; secretary, Nellie Jordan;
treasurer, Charles Hatch; corresponding
secretary, Fern Hoskins; delegate to c. E
Union, William Griffith; adviser, Miss Eta
L. Hoskins.
AS the name indicates. this society is
composed of members who are too far ad-
vanced for junior work and yet are not
ready to enter the senior society.
The Concorda Lutheran Society, which
is one of the more recently organized So
cietes is taking active measures to pro-
mote interest in Bible study. A series of
topics on the book Of Acts has been ar
ranged for the prayer meetings of this so
ciety, to take the place of the regular or
standard topics published by the United
Society at Boston, and, in order to help the
members in studying these special topics,
the society has purchased a commentary
on the Acts, which will prove a valuable
addition to its library.
The Congregational c. E. Society recently
celebrated its tenth anniversary. A light
supper was served on this occasion in the
parlors Of the church. after which annual
reports were given in the form of tOasts,
| followed by several speeches on the past
| history of the society as well as by one
| dealing with its future. The new officers
| of this society as reported are: President,
| H. l.. Duncanson: vice president, Miss b.
| f. Steward; recording secretary, Miss A.
| l.. Hughes; treasurer, DR.. w. W. Foster.
TakOma Park Society CPresbyteriau) re-
| ports that its Sunday school committee has
| been the means of procuring graded relg-
| iOus papers for all the Sunday schoo, pu-
| pills by securing a donation from the So
! ciety of one-third of the amount an ap-
| preparation from the Sunday school of an
| other third and raising the balance by con-
| tributions from members of the church and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-21
CHANGE ORDERED.
District Commissioners Effect Saving
in Clerical Labor.

The District Commissioners today de-
cided that hereafter orders for work to be
constructed under the permit system shall
be signed only by the Engineer Commits
sioner. Heretofore 1t has been the custom
of all three of the Commissioners to sign
such orders
Captain Beach, the Engineer Commits
sioner, recently invited the attention of
his associates to the fact that the custom
applied generally to sewers and sidewalks
and occasionally to small piece of alley
paving which works are the only ones con-
structed under the permit system 1nas-
much as this work is done at the request
of the interested parties, upon deposit by
Them in advance, of one-half of the esti-
mated cost of the work, and the limit of
such work is clearly defined. Captain
Beach said it seemed to him that it would
be a saving of clerical work If the Com
missioners should issue order to the eff
feet that permit work, when one-half the
estimated cost has been deposited, should
be done upon the approval of the Engineer
Commissioner, and not require the action
of the three Commissioners a majority
of them upon each individual paper and a
separate order for each case.
Captain Beach also explained that the
auditor considers the proposed plan prac-
tiCabe and proper, and his associates APP
proved his suggestion.