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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-30


William Houston Kenyon has written % EN"u
Root the Secretary of War asking him about the
Astoria Gas bill support Of which by Robert Alazet
I'm the Assembly has been the ground for criticism
Of AIr Nazet who is now running for reelection
IN the XINth District. Mr. Root knew something
OF the drafting and Introduction OF the BILL Ills
reply 10 Mr Kenyou's inquiry follows
I have received your letter of october .. saying
that Mr. VI zct had been criticised for his course
I'm connection with the bin which was before the
Legislature last year cOmm0ni! called inr Astoria
Gas BILL and asking me about tndt ulll
hayr always considered that the bill ought 20
have passed it, merits. n undertook 10 40
nothing except 90 authorize the .Onsohdated .ia9
COMPANY 20 connect works which II proposed 10
build ON tho Long Island side OF the East llN'F
vim fh. pipes which n already had on the New
York side. is means Of laying its pipes under the
bed Of me river on paying ~" value ~ me rleht
ceedincS This was "a right given by the general
statutes NJ fhr state 10 every telegraph, tel"Pnone
and flnDllna company In the state ana II ldd ale
r,a,lv been given hy the LeeisiAtur" 20 the Con-
company now known as the -" Amsterdam
company" This hu framed in The same
words as the ll which CAV" Ia" same right 10 the
Ir.4f Ifvrr cOmuauy The Consolidated company
same. priv llcec which has been granted 10 is rival
upon paving due compensatory and II would hav"
boon great benefit 10 The city or Sow 0rk 10
have got the ga-Works o. tho consolidated
ronua9v on Manhattan Island Every great citv
I'm Europe has compelled ne gas companies 10
move their works Ou' OF its thirky settled regions.
Governor Roosevelt was IN favor or ne niil; pro
vIdel ID special provision for compensation should
H., Inserted and 20 this the company consented.
Although they considered % excessive. The best and
most highly respected men IN both houses Of the
a ke The pains TO eSnnlin" 20" record Mr. M1zct
did nothing hf his plain dutN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-30
THINKS MAzET VIII Pc ELECTED.

superintendent McCuIaeh said last night that he
looks for the election Of Robert Mazct I'm the MINI
Assembly District Tie based his opinion ON the
falling away Of registration. which. ne said affected
mostly Democrats who would vote for an indie
pendent candidate or Citizens Union mon VINO
would have preferred straight organization c1ndi-
data
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-30
norn LOSSES At EIANDSLAAGTE

Cape Town Oct. ca dispatch to The
South African News from Pretoria says the
,soer loss at Elandsaagte was thirty-six killed
and sixty-four wounded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-30

Il mass meeting under the auspices OF the Plaza
Republican club VIII be held N 40 1.0tI Sixth-aye.
tonight Many well known speakers Will De hchru
mass meeting OF the Patriotic Republican club
viii be- held at the clubhouse. No 2ls East Soy
en;v-t-n h--t This evening Tho fusion t!cket VIII
be ratified go this meeting There VII be music
and fireworks and good spcuNcfH.
Inc Citizens Union organization OF the NlAth
Assembly District will hold mass meeting to-
morrow evening al No. 29O Amsterdam-ave. Among
the speaker viii D" Perez NJ. Stewart. candidate
for the Assembly. Francis ". Aymar, candidate for
Alderman. and others
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-30

Every one of our district leaders reported to
night and can tell that the reports were very
cheering. They reported a great iallinE on ~
Democratic registration. especially IN the Fast 7l'
districts This falling on In Iaminany r'sl-t IaI,on
is especially largo in the With. NIith aud M IN
districts In one election district OF the WIN
Assembly District whore thr Repnbican N"H VS.
90 and the Tammany vote 500. Their" was lalhhS
of OF l25 in the registration. our leaders nave
canvassod this thing pretty fully. and haN" iouhu
in every case that the non-reeistcring person was
"A Tammany man ~ ,,
In ono election district m the XXth Assembly
District where there are $50 Tammany voters ana
"a Republican voters. our leaders have canNasS' Il
and found 290 voters who will vot" for pl'r'n 'r
sheriff This proportion holds the sam" I'D ne
niner districts I'm i've Tammany Assembly as
tricts where "a house 10 house canvass WAS maze II
was found that O'Bren would have majority OF
the votes. Oh. are going 10 elect bfltn ny .
handsome majority and the labor orgAniHlfon men
are going 10 do II. OIlrien viii get IN" run Ike
publican vote and the Independents ana she amor
vote and. besides. large number 81 I"ilindHH
votes.
lions 10 send workers 10 the polls Ih'y are re-
Guoetcd to report 20 Ernest BONN az the h'"u,-,
quarters in East Twenty third-st To-day We VIII
apply 20 the supreme Court for q phnuaNlh7 u"
compel IN. Police Commissioners 10 replace th'
certificates Of nominations rejected 10y IN" i"H'r
Cnmrnissj4nors on trivial ana alleged technical
errors This shows the desperation Of tho am
many men when They Try 10 defeat 'ur c'u'l''''S
mere tpchnIcatl'- 60,
W. 1rc decided 80 max" this last week hrl"i'
olocfi0n % warm one. and there VIII nc lnt''li-T
On every district and workers from labor orgaIiHi
fi1ns viii To- Il that The labor vote is an Ilsn
From me reports nf the district leaders everything
is moving w mmincly and We have bright pros
poet We are sure Of O'Briou ana reasonably sure
If one other candidates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-30
O'BRIEN SURE. SAYS PARSONS.
DECLARES THE FORMER WILL BE
ELECTED BY 10000 MAJORITY.
CHEERING REPORTS RECEIVED ny THE
INDEPENDENT LABOR PARTY EXEC
UTIvE CoMMITTEE-woRK
THIS WEEK.

After a meeting Of the Executive Committee OF
the Independent Labor Party ut the headquar-
tiers in East Twenty third-st.. last night, lasting
from until II 30 o'clock. It was claimed by
John y. Parsons. the chairman Of the Executive
Committee that William !. o'Brien. the candl-
date for Sheriff on the Independent Labor ana
Fusion tickets would be elected by 2VHh ma
tority He made the following statement
New-York tribune., 1899-12-28
MOUNT VERNON.

~ the meeting Of the Common Council on tues
dov night Alderman Hayward offered resolution
Granting the request OF Sibley College, OF ithaca
Tor one Of the discarded voting machines Oh .he
c,tv. II was adopted with the understanding 'na'
.ha college will pay the freight. Inc lacuIty i. 10
sires ~ Mace the machine in It's hail OF ms ~,
cd aneineering to enable the students 10 SUI 80
,nncb 1nism The city owns nine otheT ma ma nnd
l nn Witch II is paying so month storage ali i
Vi nanrrnon HAYWARD offered resoluuon 10 ser
tthem Tor iunk The machines when they ." sno
,,',rchased four years ago cost the Ci.S ~ re
r,ertyeght thousand dollars IN per cent [ ta Par,
IL hoynds were sold to the Yonkers savings @ Daa -,
nei t ,n3 e. Alderman Roede offered resoluu0n 70
nv ex-Congressman Ben L. Fairchio 800 SITE ted ted
PaS5a on Vernon Heights 10 be appIup ,nt "a
te ta sewer Alderman Fletcher. RepuphSan, W. 49,
70 ~ rcsolution under protest. Inc New pih
erUhrban Water Company. which was dreeteI rs d
SUI -. q resolution divert the New ioi "a
fant Asvum brook from its supply souISte IS In
ian, ian go time President Erb. 1t was said; was a.
Ior HuUe W., and nothing could be done until ms re-
. .me ET Mayor Brush who has oeen ny pt sn.Hs it
t,h the water company in the courts saSs ,,, s,
Mis M o+ avert the brook. for II II does the supPS
osi s re- re- tnr % viii he inadequate for the city ~
oi rn cornmercial travellers will hold mSetre ~
.s- ne at 8 n m in Ferguson's HAN oouth
!n SatuI 1 and First-st. 10 complete the oIsan
sA.inn NJ club II Is estimated that uie,u ro ~
t1vo hundred travelling men IN the ciV, "a 70 I'm
!wo W., NJ s,o as far as the Pacific Coast anu u iu
rope. .so-so, daughter Of William A.
an and Nelson V. Drake were mar iIteu Lua ~. ~.
AnueIsoh' oSternoon at the home or the In prIqe
III South F1rst-ave. The heV. otepaoi
Iatnei, forn,erly rector Of Trinity Churcn' qHio'
non no'eSM M, Drake is a resident OF orange n -
New-York tribune., 1899-12-28
TO CONFER WITH CONTROLLER coLER
PRESIDENT KERNocHAN THINKS THE DIFFER
rNcEs REGARDING THE CIRCULATING
LIBRARY WILL BE SETTLED
AMtCABI.Y

stems have been taken 10 arrange an early CON
fcrcnce between Controller Colcr and the repre-
scntatives OF the New-York Circulating Library
with reference to reaching some amicaole under
standing which shall be for tho best interests OF
tho city and the institution. The conference VIII
probably take place within week. This inIorma-
lion was given 10 a Tribune reporter yesterday ny
! Frederic Kcrnochan. president OF tho Ne"-1ork
circulating Library. Mr. Kernochan went on to
say:
Without question doubt when "c nave had
an onnortuniy 10 talk over this matter thtIe
wont be any trouble between Contr0ller ColeI tnc
Ronrd OF Estimate and ourselves am pcriSsctIy
pn,,,,cod mat the public authorities OF New YORK
arc aiming at exactly the same thinS as the %
is namely TO Furnish free readlns 10 thc pfoPe VI
,Lc cltv Of New York IN the best posSlnl' way
We freely admit the justice OF the position th,aI
10 hr citv of New-York allots to us any money lor
,bo s,,nnort OF our work. Il should have every "a
oUI,y f1r finding out Of all times just nov" tIIS
,,or.v is spent II is not possible 10 ger AZ tne
,U sol,tion Of this problem until the matter can
Ia talked over between those represent, iils ~. oui
i,brarles and some representing the Ivy -
nrnmcnt when we can have such carelui Soii,s
o,ar ~ the whole ground on both sides no noupt
some nlan can be devised by when ths Hhtet
ia mi in n perfectly safe and proper cohull'ui, On
When this point is arrived at we; rePresentIns e
,Thrary have no fear but that the government OF
~, Nv of New-York will do everything proper
and Ntting 10 aid and support an enterprise o t, q,
Lind 90 evidently for the beneht or the PeopeA H a,
n'ru' ro Regardng Controller Colers stateinent , ua
..h. tr,t,ution should receive private hl9' ,H3
s RAJ AZ least 500 OcD has been invested III a"''
i;hyrorias and hooks all from private grts
New-York tribune., 1899-12-28
MEDICAL EDUCATION ENDANGBRED'
arcvxr WATSON FEARS THAT NETWORKS
PROGRESS MAY RE CHECKED.

REGENT WATSON FEARS THAT Nb"-ioHA
PROGRESS MAY RE CHECKED
.. so,,rdav,s meeting Of the Regents OF the
,-n,ars,,,, NJ the state held at Albany, Dr. WIZ
,ar, u Watson. of Utica made some important
remarks in regard 10 the method Oh apPol'i.
mont Of the Chancellor. He lald specia, ~
ON the effect an unworthy choice might nave o
the progress Of medical education ms ,oi-
ronorted in The Utica Press" was in part as ioi-
lows
wise ,,,ivo men ~ ofiiceT i'm whom to be vested
unusual powers pJ ~ %onI% Sppontment which would AFFORD
me highest assurance that. taking man ~ a. ay s
weakest ana ms be,na as he is-woud be the surest
70 insure The attainment of the desired result
mngep the Decentralization Of the unihcaon
Commission Is 20 appoint an eAScuoxe rs not onlv
extended de- oSn immediate @ subordnaes all
the GdnGa0ee Sa eerny chosen the
If on The contrary II is the desire TO secure at
The man nEaU entirely free tant Of
secteriap PARTISAN or political tendencies then Is
n,sso0 the mOGS totally ali and inevitably wrong.
The medical profession as wei a. iIs iisrsd nv an
Unworthy choice Of the executive head OF the pro-
posed iRSn %eny U before
member Of the Board Of Regents ! was deeply o IN IL
,Sn sSvancement OF the requrements for admisi
sion 10 the medical procession All ana wen wbo tSe
.ne 49, Uith me entertained to the proper and
most fitting place in which TO lodge the power icr
the administration OF the medical boards whlch
were 10 be formed. II was suggested at vsrl-
ous times that II be lodged in the Governor puI
that was not regarded satisfactory, and only
when the proposition was made to lodge the impor'
tant power in the absolutely impartial body OF tne
BOARD of Regents could the profession be brought
10 favor the bill. l., ~. ..or,
the state OF New-York to-day stands in the very
vanguard OF medical education, and i voice th'
opinion OF all educated men In the medical proies
sion when | state that II considers itsef parucu
iarly fortunate In having central educational ant
administrative body which Is at the same time al
imnartiai court (the exact analogue or which ex
lists in no other stated to pass upon the prenT pre-
inarv requirements for medical education ana
SUPERVISE and conduct the examinations for med
ica licenses TO practise.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-28
NETWORK CITY.

The Civil Service Reform Association yes'e''@S
adonted resolutions in memory OF Dorihah D.
Eaton. at a meeting held at the house OF the C"'
Club.
The British transport steamship Honorlus haS
,,st sailed from this port for Cape Town oou'"
Afr,ca with a cargo of 236Si bales OF nay more
,bo, two-thirds Canadian hay, which was Io-
nressed here. The vessel carried Htte eise Oe
s,des except some supplies Of canned goods ana
other useful army stores.
Tho golden Jubilee of the foundation OF 81 7'e,
,bon,s Roman Catholic Church will be celrDrA'en
~ sunday Archbishop Martinelli VIII ceieo'd''
nortiNcal mass at II a.. m. a fine musIcaI Pi'-
rrar,Tne has been prepared by Charles Wels' the
organist.
Tho clee Mandolin and Banjo clubs OF syracuse
1-niversitv will give a concert tomorrow h'sn' III
calvary Methodist Episcopal Church' ohe-"u'-
dred-and-twenty -nnth-st and Seventh-a'e'
The twenty-hfth anniversary Of the ministry OF
~. Rev Philip A. II. Brown, in ST JOINS Chape''
T,r,ritv Parish. will be celebrated on SUNDAY py
The clergy and congregations OF st. Johh anu -
Iukes chapels There will be services NJ '''' a"1
1910 a. m and 7:3O p m. at st. Johh =
New-York tribune., 1899-12-28
CAPTAIN JoHy X. WARIyG ARRESTED
REPORTS AFTER BEING MISSING FOR SEVERAL
MONTHS MUST EXPLAIN FINANCIAL
TRANSACTIONS

Captain John K Warng. ot the 2d Infantry.
T. s. A who had been missing since last October
when ne left his regiment In Cuba on sick leave
and for whom an order OF arrest was issued In
November reported AT Governors Island on Tues
day and was put under arrest by order OF General
Merritt He is now in tho hospital under close
guard. Captain Waring has been wanted In order
to explain certain financial transactions which he
had while at Matanzas. Cuba last summer with
CAPTAIN Frederick T Van Liew. OF the same regl-
ment who was found guilty upon trial by court
martial Of misappTopriatiAg several hundred dollars
and was dismissed from the service Captain
Warnings friends believe he can explain salts
factorily although some Of them think he Is men
tally unbalanced General Merritt received a letter
from Captain Waring on Monday In which he said
he had been III and had been living at Bensonhurst
since the order for his arrest was issued.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-28
tsTATE-ST. ROUTE PREFERRED.
CONFERENCE BETWEEN PARK AND hAN' " '''
OFFICIALS. HOWEVER DOES NOT RESULT
IN AN AGREEMENT.

The conference between representatives vi 'ne
park Board and the Manhattan Railway COMPANY
took place yesterday morning In the oihces Oh the
park Department at the Arsenal In Central farh'
The conference is the outcome OF the order OF
the Park Board to the railway company TO remove
us structure from Battery Park. The di1ereht
routes were taken up one by one and dlscusseo'
The state-st route. by which the railway company
offered to run its structure around Battery flace
corner into state-st. and thence to the WhitehaIl
ferries was considered more favorably by the Board
representatives than the other routes Mr.. ski,t
and the others however. advanced the aTguihentS
they have already put forward for remaining
where they are They said that the curves Which
the State-st. route would require Would De 100
sharp This caused a modification OF the route 70
he broached by which the curves could be broad
ened only however. by running the structure over
part OF the park. - ,.,. -
The discussion ended at this juncture without any
agreement being reached The railway company s
structure will stay where II is for an indefinite
time as no date for another conference was set.
and Mr. Clausen gave the question of the modifca-
tIon OF the route into the hands OF John r.
Woln landscape architect. and Mr.. Rose the land
scape gardener. The men are to take up the land
scape features of the modified plan OF the route
| and report.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-28
YONKERS.

Miss Mary G. Parker. lawyer. OF New, ioiH ~
was appointed yesterday special guaruia's sha ~
cthon will contest by Surrogate siikman' ',e ap
reared in court when the matter came up ~ ~
.on,est over the accounting rendered by oahiue'
con ' ~ .oronororv administrator pending the
sisir of the case by the Court OF Appeals Inc Inc
eccnunt was admitted by the Surrogate 1a,ttate an
sened. The case will be carr'eu u '1'
Division ,,o. FROM, the sixth Ward
saS Of Poor and AsyGms for
chester County. and also res0iuSt 0itStutons for the
e Present Year which amounts to- to % s5 600 W for the
$500 80 children in different institutions. SoW toI
general repairs the ams999Se . FOR SuGnE rnEsng the
III s1 ooo Cor salary for agent for placing ou'
SP hoSPa1 500 for physicians and $500 for chaplahS
New-York tribune., 1899-12-28
PRICE or MILK REDUCED.

CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE REDUCES THE RATE
PAID To THE PRODUCER 10 CENTS on A
FORTY QUART CAN.
The Consolidated MIX Exchais se heiu l's NUM-
" meeting yesterday afternoon in Its once III tne ne
Mercantile Exchange Building. The price OF mih
was reduced from 81 81 TO 81 80 for can OF forV
quarts. This is the price the New-York deaIer nd,
TO pay at the railroad terminals in New-Jersey, anu
10 N must be added the cost OF carthg 20 cost @
citv which will average cents a can lnc 80
70 The New York dealer will therefore be Iou' rbs
a quart lacking an ninitcsimal Hacuoh' ,,ar,
nrice nail TO the producer is three cents tnho-
'rhe present price Is one-fourth OF cent "'e"''
than Il was a year ago -. uo,bt,0 of
II was said after the meeting tnht noSsi,Ie 10
consenIience had been done except TO reduce INC
price 10 be pnid for milk
New-York tribune., 1899-12-28
PRESIDENT MURPHY YIELDS.

WILL. PERMIT THE j. W. TAYLoKs "or LII
nr LANDED IN BROOKLYN AND ROASTED
President Murphy of the Board OF heai'" sao,ded
u,aa,,rS of the Board yesterday morning ueciueu
nee""s ,aa which was brought here by the
that er W. Taylor from the plague tainted port
Of santos. Brazil might be landed. Tne Insuo, :, noo
lived in this port on November H. bringing ne. 49,"
naes OF coffee. The coffee was put on ,. nsn. -
President Murphy said that the e', neh,e,s r,ar al
orn,tted TO be taken to the Brooklyn p'e'' "
Tora,os-st one at time. and that the coHee
wouid he roasted there at coffee roasting es'ao,
,,shuant The roasting will be done qndeT Sdr,s sne
direct supervision OF Sanitary CIV the Iasse
h,S Ha canne in about the same time and Wa was & nJ
into by the steamer Fresand rpes of Coffee were
.eyed from her, the rest being %ateL ~ the
decayed. The sinking VIII DC u"0'-
BOARD of Underwriters.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-28
NFIFELD TRIAL NEARLY ENDhD'

s,r,,v1NG UP TO BE MADE To-DAY-A QOICN
RECORD MADE.
The trial OF william Neufed for the muruef VI
urs Annie Kronman was continued YESTERDAY Dc.
fore Justice Fursman In the Criminal brahch VI
the Supreme Court. This trial. considering '"1
roount Of testimony submitted Is said 10 ne one "a
tbs briefest In the history of criminal caSes ~
the -. ,,,aor tho new law was secured in less
49, .,,o hours and the submission Of testimony by
,ho prosecution has occupied two and a haIf days
In that time forty y-one witnesses have been exam
ined , Cou,,tr McCluskv was
.,ia% 70 the stand. After his testimony MI ~
intvre announced that the case Iof fS tT said he
I'd no testimony to offer. He asked lot d" nd 40
iournment until to-day before summing uP' ""'
;bjs request was granted.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-28
VAN NOSTRAND MAY 90 TO JAM
TIFF COUNCILMAN MAKES AN UNFoRruNAIE "r-
P1IcAT1oN TO HAVE HIS FINE FOR AL
LEGGED CONTEMPT OF COURT
RENfITTED.


Councilman David l.. Van Nostrand OF H"."e
Neck Long Island. may. as the result OF nouo"
r,ado before Justice Beekman in the Supreme
Court Yesterday be sent TO jail ana nave 'he ''''
of sco inflicted on him for contempt OF court ny
rs,ce FITZGERALD Increased Van Nostrand Is one ol
tho Councimen who declined TO vote Tor the Oo'u
,ssue Of s2loCn for the new Hall ~ Records "
rnandamus was issued by Justice FtZger''N u''''
ing him and his brother Counchmen 10 pass '"e
bond issue Then the Council adopted reSoi"u'"
authorizing an issue Of bonds for 8i'" the amount
claimed hy the contractor FOR the ne" pu'''h' '''
,ho r,o-k done by him up 10 tho time when IN"
nandauus proceedings were Instituted. Another
resolution spoke somewhat contempiuousIy oi 'n'
cunrerna Court on account OF Justice Flizgerad
ac,lon IN dning the obstinate Councimen ~" 'ach
1,he, then passed the bond issue for tn" ful
amount. ,,
An ap,oaI was taken from Justice Fitzgeralds =
ruling but the Appellate Division of the supreme
Court affirmed his decision and said that the hne
was altogether too light
Harrison L. Moore Councilman Van Nosirand
lawvor told Justice Rcekman that his client had
not had his day In court. as an Adjournment ""s
taken the first day the mandamus application Ciils
on and he Ind never received nouct 10 ~. " .'u
an any other day lie therefore asked that th' me
fa rertted and that his case be dealt Win on us
merits as he had committed no contempt OF cou I;
lie said the reason Van Nostrand had not voted
fnr The fuI issue was because hc dd not know
which was the correct sum 10 vote fvf. -, ,..
II shall certainly take the fact that 1t has been
made as a reason for Increasing this mans punish
hans shall send him 10 prison. do not desire TO
see contumacy Of this kind carried 10 such an eN-
Mr.. Moore said that in view Of His Honor's rc-
marks he thought he would not 20 on with the mo-
uJtbdrow tbe Tnntjon but Van Nostrand insisted
on handing in his papers 20 the Judge. ,..-,.. .,
Very well; I'll dispose Of the cas-" on its merits
mi sal