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New-York tribune., 1899-04-06
BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT.

The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company has this
week taken actual possession OF the brooklyn
elevated roads and has formed close alliance
and ioint traffic compact with the Long Island
Railroad Company and may to-day take posses
sion of the Nassau lines. when It's vast scheme
of consolidation, TO which we have hitherto re-
ferred will become an accomplished fact. AT
the same time It has put forward programme
of reforms and improvements which 1t promises
to execute with all practicable expedition. The
people Of Brooklyn. especially the patrons or
tho elevated roads, have so long been accus-
toned 10 the making OF such promises and so
utterly unused to any fulfment Of them that
they could not be blamed for n certain amount
OF scepticism at this time. But those who know
Mr.. Rossiter have come through pleasant eXpe-
rience 10 regard him as one who means what he
SAYS and who does what he promises TO do. We
may therefore pretty confidently expect the cur
rent programme TO he fulfilled
When that is done the local transit facilities
Of Brooklyn will be not yet perfect but so
much superior to anything the people Of any
part of the metropolis have hitherto known as
TO seem little short Of marvellous Instead Of
slow and nfrcQucnt trains drawn by noisy and
dirty engines the elevated roads will have swift
electric cars at short intervals, on the sensible
principle, we assume, that four single cars can
be run two minutes apart with scarcely more
expense and with vastly better accommodation
TO the public than trains Of four cars eight min
utes apart The use Of elevators at stations,
the introduction Of open cars and the lighting
OF stations with electricity instead of oil will
also make travel on the Brooklyn elevated roads
far more pleasant. There is no doubt that the
olt.. he otoI. H..
so increased that large number Of surface cars
can be removed from Fulton-st. and thus the
congestion OF that street be relieved and surface
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06
YALE ASKS FOR MILLIONS.

1-srs TO WHICH THE BIcENrENNrAL COMMITTEE
WOULD PUT LARGE SUM OF MONEY
New-Haven. April 5.-"The Yale Alumni Weekly
to-day publishes an address TO graduates OF me
university prepared by the Bicentennal Committsa
u g. an meal for funds TO carry out the elaboraa
celebration which is being planned for 1901. The
sum OF g 900 is asked for. and 1t Is announces
that az much of this as may be necessary VIII b
devoted TO the erection of Commemorative hail.
the rest 70 be applied TO university endowmenu
7, ;s also announced that subscriptions amounting
to more than 1925 900 have already oeen received
A table accompa nes the address. showing the pur'
poses to which money Will be appheo. II i0"o"''
Fund for University Library. 10000
Peabody Museum, central secuon sioV'""
Retiring fund for officers. sgoVp: ,.,
Graduaie-school fellowshps and scholarshlW
S-TniIdinp for graduate school. $4,000.
Eunds for graduate professorships. S1om
Funds for instruction and scholarships IN acs'
demical departments. s20,vp
Two dormitores $4,000
Mathematical Building. 10000. .,u.
Political Science and History Building NW"s
Funds for instruction and scholarships IN sne''
field Scientific School. $4,000.
Biological laboratory. $4,000;
Funds for instruction and scholarships In the d.
partment of theology. $4,000 !, ~. A.
Funds for instruction and Scholarships IN us ~
partment of law. $4,000 ..,
Front Of the Law School Building. SS 90
Funds for instruction and S schoiarsnips III 'ne o.
Clinical Building and Pathological 1nsrtuA
Professorship Of archtecture, $1,000 ''N
Art Gallery and Museum. seo,cO
Funds for instruction and scholarship In the ~
partment Of music. $4,000 ,..
Fund for the endowment OF the ooserva,oUs
Fund for the endowment Of the inhrmar5.
$1,000
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06

such. They will now he enabled to return 10
their homes and TO build new homes and to re-
store prosperity there. All the people OF the
island. freed from the incubus of the irrespon-
sible, impotent yet obstructive Assembly VIII
be able to devote their attention to practical
matters. to raising sugar and tobacco instead
Of talking politics. And that is what they
should do without further delay. The present
government of the island is provided for IL II
in the hands Of the United States. The tnited
States will administer 1t. and keep the peace
and protect all men in the enjoyment OF "litc'
liberty. and the pursuit of happiness Wheh
prosperity is restored and the people OF 'uoa
have a fair chance 10 consider their ways ana
70 decide what they want for their permanent
potjcal status. 1t will he time enough TO re-
sume political debate. For the present Cuoa
most needs bread for the starving, homes LOT
the homeless, tools for the laborers ana the
industries of peace in place of the ravages oil
war To those ends the dissolution of the army
and the Assembly" opens the door,
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06

transit upon 1t be made more rapid. There is'
indeed. no item on the list that Is not wholly
commeDdable.
But there is one item which Is not on the list,
yet which should have the very first place. IL
is the smallest OF all in point of labor and ex-
pense but of major Importance to the comfort
and even the safety Of patrons of the Bridge
That Is the opening Of the side doors Of the ele-
waited railroad cars for the ingress or passeh-
gers at the Brooklyn end of the Bridge. That
may seem like 4 very little thing. 1t would be II
very little thing for the company TO do But 1t
would prevent scenes. now repeated many times
every day. of simply ndescribable brutality, IN
decency and danger. II there are no more pas
sengers i'm waiting than the seats of the cars
will hold there is yet an eagerness on their part
to get in quickly and make sure of seats.
Through the present gates they are able to pass
only in single file. The result Is cr0wdlng. push
ing. struggling tearing Of clothes and some
times striking of blows in the mad rush. There
is probably not day when serious injury to
property, If not to limb and life. is not done.
And 1t could nearly all be obvated simply by
having the side doors of the cars opened. as is
now done on the Bridge.
We cannot believe that Mr.. Rosstnr will
knowingly let the present abominable system
continue The fault is too glaring and detesta-
bic, the remedy too obvious and easy. The po-
lice would have been Justified long ago in inter
fcrng in the matter, as in any breach of the
peace or outrage upon decency and safety. But
1t will he far more agreeable for the company to
execute the reform itself without any such COM
pulsion. From the old management no such re-
form was reasonably to be expected But the
people look for better things from the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company and ITS president.
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06
THE END OF THE "ASSENBLT."

| The Cuban Military Assembly" has voted
10 disband the Cuban Army and TO dissolve it.
self That is the most gratifying and auspicious
news we have had from Cuba for n long time.
It would be gratifying If the Assembly" had
been merely useless thing. There is too much
work TO be done in this busy world, and espe-
cially too much TO be done for the rehabilita-
ton Of ravaged and PROSTATE Cuba, for any
considerable company of able-boded men TO
remain in idleness without offence. But the
Assembly" was not merely useless 1t was
worse II was positively mischievous. It's
members not only did not themselves work,
they kept others from working. They not only
did nothing for the alienation Of distress and
the restoration OF prosperity. they hampered
pthers in their efforts toward those ends. The
work of rehabilitation was kept at a standstill.
The Cuban soldiers were held in deness in
stead Of being sent back 10 productive indus
try. And the survivors Of the vast army Of
"reconcentrados" were kept suffering and dying.
We all remember what a storm OF righteous
wrath arose the world around when Weyler
began his monstrous work Of determination by
starvation. That alone. humane men declared,
was sufficient cause for intervention Yet to-
day because of the Obstreperous selishness OF
this Assembly, those whom Weyler had not
time to kill are pershing as miserably as though
be were still in power at Havana.
There is no use in asking why the recon
centrados" do not return 10 their homes and
go to work 10 feed themselves. Their homes
have been annihated. There is not remnant
left of house barn. fences. tools cattle or crops.
Take lot of women and children. or even
men. In the last stages of starvation. with
scarcely clothes enough 10 cover their naked
ness. with not a cent OF money. nor handful
of seeds. nor a spade nor a hoe, and set them
down in a desert or a wilderness. What can
they do? No matter If Cuba be. sas Douglass
.Terrold said Of Australia 80 kind that. just
"tlcklc her with a hoe and she laughs with a
harvest" What II you have no hoe with
which 10 tickle her? That Is the plight Of the
surviving "reconcentrados' They need help
today lust as much as they did year ago,
when we were all so eager 70 help them and so
wrathful at Spain for depressing them. Only
they are not so many they were, and they
will be fewer still tomorrow.
One other difference. too. is to be noted.
Those Of their neighbors who have something
left will now be able 10 aid them they could
not have done year ago. and, indeed, as they
could not have done while the Assembly" was
maintaining its absurd pose. The thousands
of soldiers are presumably able-bodied men.
Campos and weyler and Blanco found them
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06
AmnSemfnfs.


ACADEMY OF MJ1SIC-s:15-The Old HOMESTEAD
AMERICAN THEATRE-s-Merry Wives OF Winoso'
BROADWAY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Musketeers
BIJoC-S2o-The Purple Lady
CASINO--s-In GAY Paree
DALY's THEATRE-7:4S-The Great Ruby.
EDEN MUSEE-wax WORKS Grard Concert ana cine
matogTaph. -,
EMPIRE THEATRES :20-Lord and Lady Ag3.
FIFTH AVENUE TfiEATRE-SlS- o. the u Ifoet-
GARRiCK NATURALIZATION
GRAND OPERA HOCSE-S-Kate Kip
IAMMERSTEIN'S vICrORIA-s:i5-A Reign OF Error. .
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE-2i5-S:i6-A Romance or
Athlone
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-s:l :l5-othello.
IRVING PLACE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. der Weise
KEITH'S-Noon to IL r. m-Continuous Performance.
ROSTER & BIAL -s:15-Nsudevle
KNIcK ERBOCKER THEATRE-s-The Kings Mus
keteer
LYCEUM THEATRE-s: :so-John Inserhed.
MENDEISSOHN HAI,I|-3-Piano Recital
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-2-S;lo-Buhal Bits
Wild -
MADISON SQUARE -2i5-s:so-Because She
Loved Him SO.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEs1GN-Paintinss
PASTOR'S-l2:30 10 il-Continuous Performance.
SAM T. JACKS THEATRE-2-S-The Model
WALI.ACK' SIS :30-The Cuckoo.
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06
GENTLEMEN, STAND UP.
AND GIVE THE WOMEN SEATS!
YOU CAN VOTE FOR
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
AND STOP THIS THING:
THEY CANNOTi

Fatherly Prudence.-"what ara you going to
name the baby?'
We've named him already-Dewey Roosevelt
Wheeler Wood Wainwright Miles Schley Harding
Davis"
Suffering Moses! What do you want to load the
poor infant with all those names for7
80 that when he gets old enough to Judge for
himself In the light OF later history, he can lop
off those he doesn't like. ke."-(Chicago Tribune.
The number for the current academic year OF
THE Ariel" which is published annually by the
Junior class OF the University OF Vermont. is ded-
Gated to Dr. William Seward Webb a trustee OF
the university, OF whom It contains an excellent en-
graved portrait and brief biography The volume
Is well printed on excellent paper and In appear
ance and contents Is creditable to the editors and
the university.
ORTHOGRAPHY.
Twas kind, benevolent Engllshman
Who said, Il have a most excellent plan.
I'm sure love the Americans we'll
But you Know they never have learned n sns,i
SO III load ship with cargo OF us WV"
And send her over and change their Views.
For the u should be. as every one knows
In neighbour and 'labour and words like those.
And our friends must learn and never forget
The accurate use Of the alpha bet"
SO the ship arrived with It's precious freight
To bring photography up to date:
And the Yankees slowed the letters AWAY
For possible use on future day
And lest the ship should a cargo lack
fiiied her with his and sent her back
-tBoston Transcript.
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06
NEW ARCHBISHOP OF T0ROyrc
BISHOP o'coNNoR. OF LONDON. ONT. ap,4.
TO THE VACANT SEAT

TO TIE NAcANT SEAT.
Toronto. Ont. April 5 (SpecaD -onnc,.,
nouncement Is made by vicar-General Mcc,,y@
mlnistrator OF the Archdiocese OF Toronto ~
the death OF Archbishop Walsh in Angus, s.as
successor to the latter has beer chosen n.
Holy See. The new Archbishop is the Mos, ~. :"
DR. Denis O'Connor. Bishop OF London, On,
installation takes place in st. Michaers Cah..~
here. probably In the first week in May. Tn.
Deum will be sung after late mass next su,.."
In all the Catholic churches OF the city as th,,s
giving delegation Of the priests and sIty ot =.
city will meet the Archbishop.
The new Archbishop was born Of Irish par.n...
in Pickering Township. Ont. In iAi. He was 49,
Gated at ST. Michaers College. Toronto. He a,..
ward studied in France two years. and wa, :.
dained to the priesthood in 1853. On returning :.
Canada he was made professor In 81. Mlchs.r,
College but soon renquished his chair thsrs !,
become superior OF the College Of rAssomn,,o
Sandwich In 1855 he was created a Doc,oy y
Divinity by the Pope. and was appointed ths ts,ss
Bishop OF London on the transfer TO the ArcsM,na
cese OF Toronto OF Bishop Walsh. whom he ~.
succeeds as Archbishop. II Is expected that vics,
General McCann will be raised 10 the hishoprc :,
London.
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06
". K. VANDERBILT TO SAIL TO-DAY

William X Vanderbilt will sail for Europe "
day. and may not return until fall. 1t was reported
Yesterday that he would meet j. Pierpont Morgan
abroad. and that they would consult with various
large financial interests there about the plans i~
New-York Central consolidation, the Union facin'
roorganization and other subjects but Mr.. Van
derhllt's friends say he Is going away simply ,o'
pleasure II Is understood, however, that MI
Vanderbilt will visit his racing establishment IN
France. Some years ago he bought and shipped ,SS e
France some exceptionally fine American eIoca ss
mares He has now an extensive racing esAoisr
he seen on the French turf this year.
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06
IT, ". ASTOR'S TAXES CONSIDERED.

The Tax Commissioners had meeting yes,er
day afternoon to consider the application OF WIZ
lam Waldorf Astor 10 have his personal assessment
for 100000 set aside. on the ground that ne
nonresident. The Commissioners considered u'
matter but arrived at no decision. President re.
nv Mr. As,or under oath, which had been uNs ss
down by stenographer. had not been s,SmI,,ed s,SmnaI
Mr. Astor and until the affidavit was suoui''ss ~
to him and signed the Commissioners would ."
pass on the question of residence
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Copies Of Dumas's novel The Three Guss~
man. are promised as souvenirs OF The Musssv
eers' at the Broadway Theatre on Monday w.
ing.
Joseph Jefferson will play an engagement Oh W
week at the Harlem Opera House. oesinnnnSy sinnnn Syss
April IL appearing in The Rivals ana hP
Winkle."
As Daniel Frohman has arranged TO turn o'.
Charles Frohman the services OF James \. has~ .
TO appear as Mercuto in Miss Msude Aasm.
production OF Romeo and Juliet the W, :,
manager will have to end Mr. Haeketts seaws.r
that theatre in Rupert OF Hentzau on ~ efo-
Charles Frohman. in turn. has arrshsyys ssi,suej
duce whimsical work entitled Jus 1Hs,ssdsy.
Nav g. with a cast chiefly from the EmpnnHs ROB
atre which will include Miss Jessie Mnn.Mssns Mss
sr t EdssOn SaS.cr HsT,y M rscs Eson @
J. r. Sumner, f.. Y. Backus george f"
y. Whitman.
William Gillette has finished his season J" ",hs
Service" and will employ the next h'o ~s,,.y
making his dramatzatlon OF A. conan, ..,sar
Sherlock Holmes stories Mr.. Gillette WI, ,s spS ssS
in this production at the darrick Thea"'
October
The public interest which has been SHOWN " s.s
Wild West at the Madison Square "a'o', s.s,u
been surprise to the managers. They Tsr a.. snssg~
ming TO wish that they had made Longer insstsn
ment but the circus ts coming ana IL Is W ~ nscps
think OF that now There Is a long @ r,ne Sir 'shos
waiting at the box ONCE all DAY ,, ir%ressnt one
will stay for only one week after the pie''
f. c. Hedmondt. the Castle Square ope's sv
pany's new tenor whose sickness preven'v. a
appearance In The Merry Wives OF Mlno''sst AZ ~
Monday evening, will be seen In Sarmen
American Theatre next MONDAY n&a.
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06
HERBERT PUTNAM TAKES OFFICE.

nEG1Ns HIS WORK AS LIBRARIAN OF CON.
GRESs.
Washington April 5.-Herbert Putnam. the nev
Librarian OF Congress- took the oath OF once 70
dav and Immediately entered upon the duties OF hh
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06
SECRETARY PORTER I'LL.

Washington. April 5.-John Addison Porter ssov
tary to the President. is confined 10 his home o' w
ness Mr. Porter is overworked, and oy oiea .rr N
his physicians he probably will go away as s'
as possible 10 secure a week or two OF rest
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06
to the Egyptian Army sooner than the English
can build them.

The Democratic Club has bought picture OF
Washington and his family at Mount vernon.
1t should have as companion piece Croker ana
his friends at Lakewood.
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06

That salicylated beef OF Major Days is not
SO easy to dispose Of IT seemed. A while
ago It was settled to the packers satisfaction
that his specimen from some beef put on a
transport at Tampa for an experiment in chemi-
cal treatment. But he meets that with the
statement that his sample taken on a
home bound transport from the West Indies Of
regular refrigerated beef procured there from
the ordinary Army stores.
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06
bnoex to Advertisements.
Business Nctires.

~-~-crN%%~~~~>%<~<>>>~~>
Roll Top Desks and Office Furniture.
Great Variety II Style and Price.
e. G.. SELLEw.
Nc. III Fulton st.
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06

J. PTERPONT MORGAN OFF FOR ECRorS
]. Pierpont Morgan sailed for Europe western.
on the White Star liner Majestic. He decilheo
say what the purpose Of his VISIT es'"~
friends were present to see him on
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06

What has become Of Asa Bird Gardiner? HI
has not exercised his constitutional preroga
tive" OF making himself ridiculous for severa
days
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06

The franchise tax bill was advanced one step
in the Senate yesterday. 1t ought to be passed
by both houses. and so put the Governors
recommendation Cor franchise taxation into i'm
mediate effect
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06

The Tammany men generally have great con
tempt for "mossbacks.' but Moss backed In
yestigating committee fills them with alarm.
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06

Mr. He'll. Of Northampton comes to the front
in the trial OF the Harrisburg bribery case,
whether to give or get his sulphurous patronyme
not being yet decided. His testimony indicates
that from his own point of view. he Is paved
with good Intentions and himself neither took
brlbes nor gave them But he seems to have en-
joyed the confidence of some high minded pa
"a railroad conductor Informed him that he and
"his two colleagues, Johnson and Miller. could
have two apiece for voting for Quay" Mr.
He'll promised to 'let them know when jerks
pulled out of the contest" showing that whether
or not he was to pay in the Democratic ranks he
ter Of his well known influences there. With an
orthodox Democratic o before II his name would
apparently meet all his deservings OF political
eulogy, and work in at last as an epitaph
Admiral Dewey's tribute to the valor and skill
of American soldiers in the Philippines is well
deserved. and coming from such source
doubly impressive.
The only use OF the Board Of Aldermen seems
10 be to teach the trainers OF our charter the
folly Of expecting anything good from It.
The English bridge builders should recall the
story Of General Sherman's carrying duplicate
tunnels with him In his march to the sea, and
keen ready made bridges and can furnish them
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06

Comics Of Dumas's novel The Three Guasae
men, are promised as souvenirs OF The Mus.w
eers' at the Broadway Theatre on Monday "'-
ing.
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06

The only use OF the Board OF Aldermen seems
10 be to teach the trainers OF our charter the
folly OF expecting anything good from It.
New-York tribune., 1899-04-06

Joseph Jefferson will play an engagement OF 20
week at the Harlem Opera House besinninsv ~, :.
April II. appearing In The Rivals ana hP
Wlnkle"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-11
SOME LATE INVENTIONS.

Small rooms can be heated by a gas let
with the use of a new apparatus, which
rests on the shade and Is of circular shane.
with a revolving fan at the top operated by
the heat from the flame to set the air OF the
room in motion.
In a new automatic spring fshhook two
pairs of steel wires, having hooked and
pointed ends, are pivoted together In such
a position that half Of the ends act as bait
holders and the rest are set to grip the fish
as soon as 1t bites.
Clothespins are always handy for use In a
new receptacle, formed of a cloth sack with
holder being suspended on the line by a wire
bracket, which allows 1t to slide along
whiting reach Of each garment.
To give an alarm when the speed Of motor
cars Is too great a small dynamo Is used to
generate power, with an armature set to re-
spOnd at a predetermined speed OF the dy-
namO. ringing an electric bell as soon as the
abnormal speed is reached.
A Kansas inventor has designed a new
form OF wind wheel. having horizontal rods
arranged radially from a vertical shaft, with
a pair Of partially folding wings on each rod
which open when moved with wind and close
when going against 1t.
Mattresses are replaced for summer use by
a new ventilated bed bottom. which il
formed Of spring frames set at the proper
distance apart 10 rest on the side rails, with
braces TO hold them rigid, a suitable fabric
being stretched over the frames.
An improved automatic bicycle pump is
clamped directly to the center OF the hub
with a lever at one end which engages ar
adjustable screw at every revolution Of the
wheel TO operate a piston and force the all
into the tire. the head Of the screw being
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-11
OLD-TIME TRAIN ROBBERY
Union Pacific Express is Held Up at Big
Spring in 1877.
BANDITS GET SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
Trailed to Their Camping Place by NJ.
Il. Leech-A Few Days Later Three
of the Robbers Are KilIed-Pnr
of the Money Is Recovered.

Tho recent robbery of a Union Pacific ex-
press car in Wyoming and the fights the
sheriff's posse has had with the fugitive
desperadoes recall to mind the first big rob-
berry OF a train on that road, probably as
well planned and as well executed a hold-up
as was ever committed in the west. 1t GER
tainly paid the robbers much better than the
latest attempt has profted the latter-day
disciples of Jesse James.
In 1877, Big Spring, a small and isolated
station, SOL miles west Of Omaha, was
chosen as a likely place to hold up a. Union
Pacific train. The plans Of the outlaws We're
very simple, but so unsuspectlng were the
men they had to deal with that weeks of
elaborate preparation would not have served
their purpose any better.
They chose a beautiful moonlight night in
September to walk in on BarnhaTt, the
station agent, cover him with revolvers and
order him to tear up his telegraph instru-
ments and hang out a signal for the east
bound express to stop. The affair happened