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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
ST. LOUIS AND LUCANIA RACED.

LATTER GOT INTO PORT FIRST NEARLY FOUR
HOURS AHEAD
Another ocean race took place last week between
American and Cunard Line rivals. This time the
ships were the ST. Louis and the Lucania. Late
on Wednesday afternoon the two vessels sighted
each other and from then till Friday night, when
the Lucania passed the Sandy Hook Lghtship at
1870 three hours and ffty-two minutes ahead OF
the St. Louis, the continued.
All of Wednesday night the racers remained In
sight OF each other. without apparent advantage to
either: but on Thursday morning the Lucania be-
gan forge ahead, and soon left the ST. Louis be-
hind.
The Lucania's best days runs were from
Wednesday noon to Thursday noon. and from then
TO Friday noon. during which runs Of $40 and J?3
knots respectively, were made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
MANY ENDANGERED BY A BLAST.
WINDOWS BROKEN BY FLYING PIECES OF
ROCK AND LIVES PLACED IN PERIL

WINDOWS BROKEN BY FLYING PIECES OF
ROCK AND LIVES PLACED IN PERIL
blast set off in Eagle-ave. between One-hun-
dred -and-ffty- and One-hundred-and-f1fty-
sixth sts was so heavy that the rock dislodged by
It flew in a westerly direction to ST. Ann's-av
breaking several windows and causing other dam
age to several houses on that thoroughfare. For
some time the work of opening Eage-ave. has been
going on under the direction OF Charles Bentsey.
of No. 1904 Third-ave The blast set off yesterday
afternoon at O'Clock is said to have been an un-
usually heavy
Stones. some Weighing twenty pounds. were
thrown by the blast a distance Of several hundred
feet into ST. Ann's-ave damaging Nos, 79, 73l. 1913
and 1885, Luckily. however. injured. al
though several people had narrow escapes. and II
the blast had occurred five minutes before a large
number of children would probably have been in
jured As 1t was they had just left the neighbor-
hood to follow an italian organ-grinder
Henry Webber. sixty years old. who lives In No
729. had a narrow escape He was sitting on the
steps of the house when the blast was set off and
saw the rocks flying in the air. Weber was un-
able to get away. being crippled by rheumatism. He
did however rise TO his feet, and as he did so
weighing about ten pounds dropped between
his legs. He in some unaccountable way escaped in
jury. The house was struck in several places by
pieces Of the rock and many Of the windows were
broken.
first or ground floor is occupied by Jacob Hertz as
a cigar store. A stone weighing twenty pounds
crashed through the large plategass window. and
Mrs Hertz who behind the counter narrowly
escaped being hit. Twenty windows were smashed
In this building The fourth floor Is occupied d by
rocking her infant child in rocking-chair near
OF the front windows and had risen TO place II
the bed in the room, when a rock crashed
through the window smashing the chair.
No 1888 is also four-story double tenement
house Nearly all the windows in this building were
broken. No. 735 is two-story frame dwelling house
The windows were broken and the outside boarding
was badly smashed by the flying rocks
William Ebing. who conducts brewery one block
above the scene of the explosion, called Patrolman
Hertsch and caused the arrest of Contractor Bent
sew He will be arraigned in the Morrsana Court
this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30

Talbot Aldrich, II. L. Bigelow. Richard l.. Baker
W. l.. Baker Wnslow Clark, Captain Carter Mr.
and Mrs c, IT, Downing, H. L. Earle. Pliny, Fisk,
the Rev. and Mrs. II. n. Graham. Mr. and Mrs
Caryl ID. Haskins H. r. Ickelhemer. DIR. and Mrs.
q; ,Kraemer DR.. l. g. KhelraIa. Mr., and Mrs Mr..
David b. Minor, NJ. j. Newhouse.. Mr. and Mrs
" W. Peabody Charles NJ Peabodyy' Mrs Mrs. W f.
Parsons the Rev. Lindsay Parker. ID: Thebaud the
Rev DR.. and Mrs. z. G. Thurber and Mr.. and Mrs.
W. Barrett Whlteman.
Among the passengers who arrived last night on
the Kaiser Wilhelm H. from Genoa, were H. D.
Brown, W. S. Hazeltlne. f.. +. Prior. l.. IL: Parke
w. j. Sawyer J. II. Wade and W. p. Yalla
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
p.pcr OFFICE RECORD BROKEN.

Commissioner Fitchie OF the immigration Bu-
reau said yesterday that the day had seen more
immigrants pass through the Barge Office than any
other on record The total was more than -FOUR
thousand The largest number arrived on the
Pstria from Naples. She brought nearly t"e'e
hundred.
The paJatia brought loo steerage passengers
and the First Bismarck coo from Hamburg. The
Lucana had $50 and the St. Louis $780, More than
one hundred Irish girls arrived, and were taken
by Father Mummy 10 the Irish Immigrant GIFTS
Home at No I Safest. There also were many
Germans and Scandinavans among the he" AZ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30

rooms for the purposes intended. There Is two
story consumptive hospital and another building
TO be used as a home. Arrangements have been
made for school for trained colored nurses, there
being sixteen already in the school. The patrons
Of the institution gathered in the chapel OF the
Home yesterday afternoon and the Rev. w. Merle
Smith made an address in which he spoke of the
institutions age and usefulness. Commodore Van
Santvoord and Commissioner John w. Keller of
the Charities Department. also made addresses.
Hamilton W. Mabe delivered short talk. The
only colored persons the programme were Paul
Laurence Dunbar. the colored poet. who recited
few verses appropriate TO the occasion, and sam
uel Burleigh. who sang few songs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
MISS AMY BAKERS RECITAL.
HER ANNUAL READINGS GIVEN YEsTER-
DAY AT SHERRY'S.

Miss Amy Baker gave her annual reading at
Sherry's yesterday afternoon. 1t was attended by
the customary large and fashionable audience
which found much enjoyment in Miss Baker
clever interpretations OF her selections. re-
freshing feature OF Miss Bakers entertainments
is that she does select exactly the same thnBs
that everybody else does. She may now ana tneh
read something that other readers use. but for me
most part she discovers everything Tor herseIi
and turns 1t to good use. Her selections yes!e'
day were Austin Dobson's AT the Convent Gaze.
Laurence Dunbars Little Brown Lady" Edgar
Fawcetts THE Tears of Tullia" and Kate Doug
las Virgins clever travesty on the popuiar, VIZ
ner lecture, concerning the alleged newly-disco'-
cred drama "Bluebeard." c..
Miss Baker was assisted by Mrs. Agnes Staberg
Hall and Hugh Whitfield Martin Mrs; i. han a. S WI
Emil Tj0gren's Itch M0chte Schweben q; WI
son Smiths Thou Art Like Unto Fiower, G GOT
Echo Song and Daunstrom's Swedish P eh,s',
Mr. Martin sang De Lara's "Rondel de IA9 Mhar
Mascagnfs "Sciliana' and his own songs, Wheh
Behold Thee" and "Oh. Come Beloved. .o
Mrs Robert Endicott, Miss Julia Henry. Mrs Mrs
George W. smalley Miss Ida smalley, Mrs Ben
jamin s. Church. Miss Calender. Miss De foSsst
Miss Maria de Barril. Mrs John A. Panard' MIS-
els Upham. Archdeacon Charles C. Tiffany Mrs;
Aug1Istin DAILY Mrs Sidney Harris Mrs. C. lnslee
Pardee Mrs. Clarence A. Postley. MISS virginia
Gerson Miss Minnie Gerson, Julius Gerson, MTs
Guckin, Mrs. Charles A. Downing. Mrs. Willard =
Ward Mrs William Hlldreth, Miss Martory Schott
Walter Kremer. Mrs. Washington Morton MIS-
James w Gerard Mrs Jules Montant. Mrs. FRED
eric Butterfed. Miss Drsler. Mrs. Non Reverhout
Thompson. Miss Smith, Mrs. r r. Huntington
Mrs Joseph +. DAILY Mrs Thomas Murtha
Mrs Ferdinand Hirsch. Miss Pauline Roma and
Mrs Richard II. Ewart.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
COLORED HOSPITAL DEDycATED.

The coored Home and Hospital. at One-hundred-
and-forty-hrst-st and Concord-ave, celebrated its
sktieth anniversary and dedicated the new build
ngs yesterday afternoon. Last fall the inmates
were moved from the old buildings at Sxty-hfth-
= and First-ave. TO the present buildings. but IT
Wa deemed best 10 postpone dedication until the
arrival OF the anniversary
Inc new buildings are commodious and have all
.he modern Improvements for surgical and med
icsi aid The main building Ia four stories. con-
tanning general hospital on the top floor.
chapel and large well-lighted and well-adapted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
SETBACK FOR PACIFIC CABLE SCHEME.
CANADIAN LINE MAY BE ABANDONED BECAUSE
OF A PREVIOUS BRITISH AGREEMENT.

CANADIAN LINE MAY BE ABANDONED BECAUSE
OF A PREVIOUS BRITISH AGREEMENT
Ottawa Ont, April 2s.-The proposed Pacific
cable connecting British Columbia with China and
Australia toward which the different governments
have recently announced contributions has re-
ceived a setback that may result in its abandon
ment copy OF an agreement entered into be-
tween the British Government and the Eastern
Extension Australian and China Telegraph and
Cable Company In 1893 by Lord Ripon has just been
made public In this agreement the British GOV
ernment agreed not to lay nor permit TO be granted
snv concessions for laying any submarine cables
aann11nectIng with Hong Kong Singapore or Labuan
unless found necessary in the general interest OF
Great Britain II the proposed cable from chhadh
fs m be deprived OF the large business which II was
expected II would receive from connection az
tInn0 Kong II will be seriously handicapped
rnat Britain can purchase the cable Of the East
ern Extension Company on twelve months nouee
nDiv way 10 prevent O serious delay 10 the Cana
Alan cable or its abandonment altogether.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
PIANOS AND ORGANS.

WE HAVE MOVED to our new store lio
5th-ave., and have on hand me ~
sortment OF new VIM. A. Pond 90;
pianos for sale at reasonable prices phu
terms. Steinway and other pianos TO rent
city or country. WI. A. POND Gu
las 5th-ave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
BUSINESS CHANCES.
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.

ANNE JACQUIN. 600 6th-ave.-French
Employment Bureau, has recommended
servants. all capacities; French. German
maids, nurses chambermaids. cooks; Eng
lish. French buffers Wallets
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
STAMNfERING.

N.Noo~ooN~NN.0NDN0oN cD0N~o~~ONoO"D~ONDo~N-
STAMMERING.-Adul stammerers ana
parents OF stammering children are IN
vlted TO correspond with me regarding
methods OF instruction. terms. etc. home
teaching: school forming. JAMESON. Fox
80. Tribune Office
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LOST.

IOsT.-Rankbook No. 33i .32O on Dry Dock
Savings Bank. Any person having claims
upon said book Is called upon 70 present
the same 10 the bank within thirty days or
the said book will he declared cancened
and extingulshed and new one issued IN
lieu Thereof.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
STORAGE.
TME MEI METsNP@l1T Am

FIREPROOF STORAGE WAREHOUSE.
80 and Al West Goth ST.. bet. Columbus
Ave. and Central Park West unrlval.ed
facilities for storage Of furniture. bric-a-
brac and works Of art lowest rates OF any
Hrenroof warehouse In city. Vans trans
ported by road. rail or water to ali parts
OF United States; boxing and shipping.
Telephone 1854 Columbus and 400 Spring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
WATCHES AND DIAMONDS.

LADY'S Tiffany diamond ring. cost
1922. 90 left on sale at 500. KEENE'S.
40 F'ulton-st., New-York.
GENTS is-k gold Tiffany watch. cost
$4,000. left on sale for sl6o. KEENES.
l40 Futon-st.. New-York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30

A CAREFULLY selected private library
mostly de luxe editions; history. science.
philosophy. art. etc. and few oriental
volumes. Also set OF manipulated India
proofs. matted. To quick buyer. lot AT sos
lone third retail cost. Address BROOK
LYN, Box 40. Tribune Office.
FOR aALE.-Antlque furniture. 90 9th
ave-, near 24th-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET.

FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET.
EXCEPTIONALLY large airy rooms for
gentlemen in private house; select neigh
berhoOd. 1888 West 123d-st
IRVING PLACE, 14.--New rooms new
beds; tiled bathrooms: absolute cleanli-
ness; corner.
I.020 PARK-AVE., corner SJth-st-Phy-
sician's or dentists parlor office; other
charming, homelike rooms: ballroom, 81;
references: private house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30

l0TH-sT.. 100 EAST, overlooking Gram
ercy Park.-Large corner room; private
bath; parlor dining: other rooms: tran
sients accommodated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
DOMESTIC SITUATIONS WANTED
Female.

Female.
A LADY wants position: IL experiences N
any Of following occupations; care OF
nervous invalid care OF children, tneir
education and their wardrobes; Is renned
and companionable: good reader. anaHuen-
sis. would prefer that Of nurse and com
panlon: salary not 50 much an object 40
pleasant home liie no objections TO travel-
ling; references. Address l.. W, Box -
Tribune Once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
BOARD AND ROOMS.

NICELY furnished rooms. with irst-class
board, in a private family for the season
or permanently. II. c., Box 10. l,2i2
Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
HELP WANTED.

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Female.
SCHOOL. ranicuring.
facial massage. chlropody, dermatology'
dav. evening. s. course: diplomats posi-
lions "a Oth-ave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30

OACHMAN.-Lately landed. good refer
ence from Europe, thoroughly under
stands care horses carriages. harness; good
and careful driver: willing and oblglng.
p $50 West 09th-st.
The age-herald., 1899-03-24

state. largely concentrated in the eastern counties, and the belief is that the white vote of the state-two-thirds of the whole will practically be cast in favor of the pro posed amendment If the proposed amend ments be adopted, an effort will at once be made to test the constltutionality of section 5. on the ground that negroes were specific ally excluded at the time mentioned from the ballot. the section in question being therefore in contravention of the Fifteenth amendment. which provides that the right to vote shall not be abridged on account of race, color or previous condition of servi- tude. If section should be knocked out by the United States supreme court, the peo- pie of North Carolina would then vote un- der educational and poll tax conditions, and three white men to every negro would be disfranchised.
 The proposed amendments will be duly weighed and considered by the people of North Carolina, for they will not be voted on until the next general election in the state, which does not occur until August of next year.
The age-herald., 1899-03-24
MR. BRYAN,s ANSWER

From the Washington Times.
 The publication of the full text of MT. Bryan's letter to MT. Perry Belmont. the president of the Democratic club of New York, only strengthens the opinion that he is entirely right in making his reply to the invitation depend on the assurance that the function is democratic. The banquet was fixed for the birthday of Thomas Jeff ferson for purpose. It was not an acci- dent. The club, protesting to be demo- cratic, proposed to honor the memory of one of the fathers. It invited democrats only of national prominence, including MT. Bryan, the candidate of the party for the presidency in the last campaign It was expected and asserted that the event would have an influence on the democracy by bringing toge ther persons who had not been in recent accord.
 When MT. Bryan received the invitation he recalled the fact that the president who signed it was a delegate to the Chicago convention; that on his return to New York he announced his opposition to tho candidate and the platform and said demo- cratic success would be a danger to the country. In short, he ceased to be demo- crat, since the national convention can alone determine what constitutes demoe-
 
 that Mr. Bryan should want to know whether the president of an alleged demo- cratic club still antagonized the party. lie had no knowledge of a pubic recantation of his heresies. On the refusal of Mir. Bel mont to commit himself MT. Bryan was prohibited from accepting the invitation. So was every other loyal democrat. As MT. Bryan pointedly says:
 Il believe Tn hafmonizing personal differ enees, but differences in principle cannot be harmonized, and, in my judgment, no party advantage is to be derived from po- litical communion between Jeffersonian democrats who stand upon the Chicago platform and the republican allies who masquerade as democrats between cam- paigns, in order to give more potency to their betrayal of democratic principles on erection day.
 would be to say that candidates and plat forms may be repudiate ted at will without impairing the party standing of the bolt is not satisfied with its work may denounce his party and work for it's defeat, and still retain his good standing and take part in the party councils and apply for the of1ces in its control. In short, it would be to break down every barrier against treach- cry. A party organization could not exist on such terms. It is the right of any dem ocrat to leave his party and fight against it, but when he does he must cease to rate himself as a democrat We do not see how any fair-minded man can deny the sound ness of MT. Bryans position. For MT. Bryan to affiliate with those who aided in the election of MT. Mckinley would be betrayal of all loyal democrats.
The age-herald., 1899-03-24
sAtp~
THE PALMETTO CASE

To the editor of The Age-Herald:
 As an humble negro, I make bold to ten der you my thanks for the very best article I have yet read condemnng the Palmetto Massacre" This article is contained in your issue of today. Such articles as that will do more good than all the indignation meetings that can be held by my people in the north. What we need most is healthy public sentiment among the white people of our country. When public sentiment will get to the point to condemn such outrages, then and not until then will the murderers be brought to the bar of justice, and suffer for their evil deeds. I thank God that I live in county where there has never yet been a negro lynched. Negroes have com mitted crimes-outrageous crimes-but in every instance they have been punished by law, and not one has yet gone unpunsh- ed. Take the Bill Scott case for instance This negro killed family of three-the father mother and little son. A large number of the members of my own race thought he should have been lynched and they would have helped do 1t, but thanks to the best citizens of our county, and to one of the best sheriffs any county ever had he was not lynched, but had a fair and inn partial trial and at the regular and proper time he suffered death.
 I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your article, and hope many other white democratic papers will follow your laudable example. AID. WINES.
 Greensboro, Ala, March 20. 1899.
The age-herald., 1899-03-24
Alabama History.

The Alabama Historical society having arranged a celebrat ton of the centennial anniversary of the evacuation by the Span- iards of Old St. Stephens, once the capital of the state. The old town was evacua ed on May 6, 1799, and the celebration will oc- cur on Saturday, May 6, 1899. Visitors will gather al Jackson on the Mobile and Bir- mingham roalroad, from which point they will be taken by boat to the old town.
 The historical society Is an institution that should be fostered and promoted in every possible way. Its annual meeting will take place at Tuscaloosa during com mencement week, and at that time mem- bers are expected to contribue papers on historical topics relating to Alabama. The society is at present engaged in collecting all valuable clippings relating to Alabama or Alabamians in the civil war, with view to their publication when the collec- tion is reasonably complete. The people of the state are urged to ransack old scrap- books, and to turn over any material they may find touching Alabama in the civil war to Secretary Owen, of Carrollton
 Besides war data Secretary Owen in be- half of the society asks for donations of books and pamphlets of any and every character printed in or about the state, or by Alabamians. Send to him historical books and pamphlets of all kinds original manuscripts and documents, original his torcal sketches, maps, old newspapers, portraits or other likenesses of prominent Alabamians, and every description of relic All such things, as fast as they are gath cred, are cared for and preserved in the library of the university of Alabama
 It is hoped in the course of the present year to carry the society's enrolment to one thousand; it Is also expected that every considerable town in the state will be represented in the society by from five to fifty members. All who are interested in preserving historical material in and of the state should become members of this excellent patriotic society.
The age-herald., 1899-03-24
THE LIFE OF
 OTHER WORLDS.

| Prof D. J. MaeDougal In the Forum.
 Concerning the existence of life elsewhere in the universe, it is to be remembered that the general physical condition of an extra terrestrial body must be taken with great caution as the index of the presence or absence of living things. The protoplasm of resting seeds may withstand the cold of liquid air nearly 200 degrees Centigrade below the freezing point, or more than 300 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. These seeds and spores of bacteria live and grow after being subjected to a temperature of 125 de- grees Centigrade, or nearly 2GO degrees above zero Fahrenheit It is thus to be seen that terrestrial protoplasm is capable of an adjustment to a range of temperature of 25 degrees Centigrade, or nearly 6CO de- grees Fahrenheit.
 In view of these facts it would be ex- tremely rash to say that complex masses of matter constituting a protoplasm might not exist at temperatures much above and below those of the earth. The range of endurance would depend upon the liquids entering into composition of the living matter in question. The extremes of tenn perature given above were produced arti- ficially, of course With the exception of the heats of volcanoes, thermal spirits, and lightning-f1ashes, they are not produced on the earth's surface; and plants have had no opportunity of acquiring special adap- tation toward the endurance of such ex- tremes
 A temperature equal to that of the sun, where the clements are more or less sep arated into layers, and where the molecular velocity is very light, would form an ab- solute upper limit of life, though the ac- tual limit would be far below this point Absolute zero, or 273 degrees Centigrade below the freezing point, would form a lower limit, though periodic occurrences of this temperature would by no means form a barrier to life.
 The presence of an atmosphere, even in- termittently, is not necessary to life The respiratory or disintegrating agent might be present in the substratum or nu- tritive medium. Among terrestrial organ isms, the anaerobic bacteria are instances of plants which not only do not need an att mesphere, but actually perish in its pres ence or in one of it's constituents, and live deeply immersed in the bodies of oth- CT plants or of animals with which their presence Is always associated.
 The absence of the permanent gaseous envelope, of fluid medium would render impossible the development of any but fix ed forms, attached firmly in place like typical plants. Such conditions would be eminently unsuitable for locomotor organ isms resembling animals, although such types might exist by means of special adaptations for storing the respiratory agent.