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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-05
AN INDIsPUTABLE BOUNDARY.
The Limits of Queens Borough as Set Forth
in a Guide for Strangers.

to AAAt VA ShSSb tb q - 4
in a Guide for Strangers.
Alittle book entitled Guide to All Places Of
Interest in New York " is issued by q business
concern. and being up to date in some things
Mt all events. has 1880" on its cover. Within
1t has an Identification certificate. which the
happy recipient Is to I'll out; after he has done
that all he has to do is to put the little book in
his pocket and go and lose himself. The book
will do the rest.
The book devotes much space to a list Of the
objects OF art and interest in Imperial New
York. " a title OF refreshing novelty after several
years Of Greater New York" 1t gives the
boundaries of the boroughs. among other
things. in order that the happy owner Of fhe
identification certificate may know how to lose
himself when he wants to. This is the way the
book bounds the borough Of Queens:
The borough OF Queens consists OF, that
portion OF Queens county, west OF the heavy
and Shelter Island to Long Island Sound.
which forms its ,northerly boundary. Its
western boundary is the East River. Newton
map from the head Of Newtown Greek by the
broken line cutting Of a corner Of ~Bushwick.
thence extending a little north Of east TO n,
t tihS@%'SS' the S"H wsste aTs hainiif S Of auI the ' srS"p OF
islands Of Jamaica Bay and out through Rock
away Inlet to the ocean"
With these boundaries in mind. it will DO
perfectly, easy for any person, to reach the
until he finds that heavy line; he'd better
not step over it. and not try TO, latten
i TnS out 10 but r,t WI wa Hal along on o this Ma, sids 2' 4;
whether he is to expect that to be standing on
its lower points. which might be planted in the
earth to hold the letter steady. or laid fiat on
the earth. But when he finds II he will know
he is well inside the limits Of Queens borough,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-05
STREET SODA WATER STIYDs.
Some Of Those on the Fast Side Airendy
Open for tho Season,s Trnde.

During the recent mild days the proprietors
OF q few OF the numerous soda water stands in
the east side streets have reopencd for bust
ness. Some stands in Ludlow. Suffolk. Norfolk
and Clinton streets were actually doing bust
ness. Signs with the words Iced soda. ! cent
n glass: with fruit syrups, 2 cents" followed
by lists OF the different fruit favorS were dis
played. and women well wrapped up sat behind
rows OF glasses waiting for customers. In
some cases the signs were in Yiddish nlone.
but ip most cases they were both in liddlsh
aud English.
The reason for this apparently unreasonable
activity Is the competition for steady n~atrons
when the season for iced drinks comes around,
The principal patrons Of the stands. which in
some places average two 10 a block, are work
ing girls, and they get into the habit OF going
to u particular stand, Consequently. those
who catch customers early are likely to retain
them during the season, which on the lower
east side is very long, A new device to attract
these customers has been adopted at some OF
the stands this year. A small mirror Is placed
in front OF the stand about on a level with the
face, SO that patrons can look at themselves
while drinking.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-05
MEAL MUFFINs FOR CROWNED HEADS.
Possible Result of Col. Carr's Illinois
Breakfast to tho Court of IN

Possible Result OF Col. Cnrr's Illinois
Breakfast to the Court of Denmark.
Col. Clark L. Carr Of Galesburg. H.. was
Minister to Denmark under the Harrison Ad-
ministration. The rotundity OF Col. Carr Is like
a makeup OF Falstaff and his voice is like the
roar Of a lion. His ~favoritc author IL Shake.
speare and he has made n special study of
Hamlet" Whom Col. Carr made application
for the Copenhagen post one Of the reasons he
assigned was that he wanted to visit the old
town OF Elsinore. which is so closely associated
with the story of the Melancholy Dane"
Soon after Col. Carr arrived at Copenhagen
he made known to tho King his fondness for
Hamlet" and 1t is a fact not generally known
that Col. Carr appeared before tho court OF
Denmark one night and recited such portions
special care and under Shakespearean tutors.
The good Queen was graciously interested.
and 1t is said that she planned TO have one CT
the ROYAL house accompany Col. Carr to Elsi-
more and point out the path on which the ghost
~f In oh nsf GRAFTON n1tifSrO' Of i"t this. as 1 we'll n as o,her
royal favors. Col. Carr refrigerated by inviting
the court to breakfast at his EXPENSE. and had
The Colonel is somewhat Of q farmer. and
when he went abroad he took In. addition to
his baggage and library, several barrels OF
fne cornmeal: The cornmeal mullins we're
sfats1' ss sHa spI ti maes f f9r the iRes event R"S Sss a aafse
DEM 1eratic, Az Col: Carr said to a friend, In
describing II: There we're no crowns or royal
robos or toggety present"
Out Of this breakfast came Col. Carr's
scheme for al American European maize syn
dictate. As THE Sun reporter was. informed
bv a friend of, Col. Carr. the plan is for Col,
Carr 10 furnish American corn from Illinois
principally. 10 he dropped In European soil.
which win Bprout II. The King Of Denmark is
understood. to have. expressed his belief that
the soil 81 his kingdom will raise as good corn
as that OF Illinois.
Whether the maize syndicate lisa success
or not. Col. Carr. sitting In his home In I'LL
the mantel OF his parlor. on which there ID a
beautiful ipscription:
THE good Queen OF Denmark sent me that"
for so she did. And the Colonel may add.
"Cornmeal mutinB did H."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-05
Two Wedding Anpiver.arie.-one Couple.
Fr0n The Nj udukte Sennnsl.

Here Is a story of u Milwaukee couple who
ried life. They continued TO reside within q
block Of each other and 10 pass the time OF day
imprrsOnally when they met. When the silver
anniversary Of the wedding CAM on. both eel
ebrated j., although sseparately, Two church
where they were welded Twenty-Five years be-
fore, the husbands ceremony being atSo'clock
in the morning and the wife's AZ ~. Thatsvensl
the Same hour. and the same friendS called To
pay their respects, successfully going from one
house to the other. ~,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-05

DtIntCH Dlhbt ulu III liz nv VI
ienance. Above all things the fish must have
ShS the f Reat TOT Of t the PBS odiss' Ph 81 t ths aq SisGa
acid gas which the fish gives of and keeping
We never con slider fish globes seriously at
all. This tank is the only thing for private
lar which is not only particularly elegant but
the safest and strongest. IL also an9rds the
best opp?rtSnltIes for observing the fish and
merged groups, Material for these groups Is
our constant study. and we have TO consider
OF them, are fatal to the fish That reminds
me Of a, sudden boom in goldfish which took
from Cuban. Porto Rico and the florida
camps. A great number OF our customers.
whose aqnaripms We're stu, new; ns cane ne 70 US
denly and without nerceptible cause fioated
to The surface q The water and died
OF course. the first thing we asked them
was il anything had boon put into The tanks.
In nearly every case we received the asSur-
ance that only sea shells and eorals presented
sale destruction OF the fish was thus made
goldfish and Kindred swimmers. az such things
FOR tho lime and other substances OF which
which is absolutely essential, TO the fish. and
quickly poison them. Undoubtedly the gen
eTous men Of war were EesP0nsibIs , for the loss
ic pets through their pretty gifts.
Preparing an aquarium Is much harder
work then YOU would imagine. probably. AZ
ter the design Is made we cement all the rock
g~rottoes, and then MI the tanks with water.
1t requires several days tor, the water 20 alb
work. WHICH come 10 the surface and form a
scum. Fresh water has to be constantly
poured In until Is found 10 remain absolutely
ed according 70 the design and plants are In
PRODUCED.
aquarium may be obtained from the streams
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-05

llu uilu lGuul
two or three concerts on my own account.
Then l shall be paid well for getting up must
Gales In private houses. Every one OF these
things will be the direct result of my first
meeting with a woman who had a positionsin
society. IT WAS in reference to a charity con-
cert at which / was asked to play two numbers
because the programme that had been paid for
was not long enough. l was glad Of the oppor-
tunity. was invited afterward to dinner. and
that course OF events has kept me from drop
ping into the obscurity OF wenty other mel In
New York who would be considered as capable
as I. am. It's all a question OF making ones
choice at the outset. Perhaps IL l had pre-
ferred not TO make this use OF opportunities l
might be giving lessons for half the amount l
get now and making on an average less than
half the income. lite hard work and it's not
pleasant work. this constant watching for now
social opportunities and holding on to the old
ones. but 1t pays"
This cannot last. though" the other inter-
posed. Society requires novelty above every
thing else and new people are constantly COM
ing along"
"Of course they are.' answered the must
clan. but the mar who does his work well will
find himself thoroughly established before his
vogue is lost. Besides. for such purposes. the
society available TO US is rather a large one.
IL ID NOT necossaIS Only tha' poopIo hhHe ihuu-
ence ind family. but II they arc wealthy they
serve in quite as satisfactory fashion the pur-
pose Of the artist who is trying to make a llv-
ing out Of them. There are more and more
people every year who have money and want to
spend 1t; and while he keeps old friends 1t Is
always possible for the man who is wise to
make plenty OF new ones"
Isn't that true only OF American"
mot at all. The less important singers. the
musicians. who appear IN the large German
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-02

the people from touching It for fear of
magic had no effect These people seem
to have no form of religion whatever, and
no fear of death or evil spirits Though
the whole of the Batetela country, extend
ing from the Lubefu to the Luiki and from
the Lurimbi northward for some FIVE
days march. one sees neither gray hairs
nor halt nor blind. Even parents are
eaten by their children on the first sign
of approaching decreptitude. 1t is easy
to understand that, under the circum-
stances, the Batetela have the appearance
Of splendid race These canniba!s do
not, as a rule. file their front teeth, nor
do they tattoo the face"
Between 5000 and 10000 of these Batetela
cannibals fought in the war against the
Arabs. The fact that so many cannibals
were fighting under Baron Dhanis proved
an important element in his success. The
teaching of the Mohammedan religion"
wrote DR.. Hinde, does not concede that a
man whose body has been mutilated can en-
ter into the highest heaven, where only per-
feet men are admitted. AS a consequence of
this belief, the white Arabs and other
faithful followers of Islam would, after
rebuff, instead of trying to retrieve the
fortunes of the Gay, flee from the field with
all possible speed-not so much to save
their lives as through fear that their
bodies, in the event of their falling, would
be torn to pieces"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-02
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

constructed by Alexandria County at Fort
Myer Heights is ready for occupancy.
The last session of the county court to be
held in this city has been concluded, and
in few days the court of Alexandria
County, the clerks Office and the Jail will
be formally established at Fort Myer. The
Office furniture is being removed from the
Columbus Street courthouse as rapidly as
possible, and within a few days the five
county prisoners confined in the jail in
this city will be transferred to the county
building. AS heretofore stated a division
of the jail and courthouse properties in
this city has been ordered by the courts
under a legislative enactment and by the
subsequent action Of a commission the
city win receive the jail property and the
Columbus Street court building will be
sold and the proceeds apportioned between
the city and county.
Mrs. Olivia hewitt died at her home, 204
North Columbus Street last night. She
was seyenty-six years of age and was well
known and highly esteemed. Mrs. Nevitt
was the widow OF James hewitt. Her
funeral will take place Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock from St Mary's Church. The
interment will be private.
The Father Mathew Total Abstinence
Society and the Catholic Benevolent Union
held meetings at st. Mary's Hall this even
ing, but transacted no business OF public
interest.
Policeman Dean was reported sick to-
day. There are now several members Of
the force on the sick list.
The two smallpox patients are reported
today as doing we'll, and no fears of a
spread of the-disease are entertained by
the health department. The pesthouse, in
Braddock Alley. is closely guarded both
day and night.
The Rev. R. X. Massie, of the Theologl-
cal Seminary, conducted the morning ser
vices at Christ Church today. The SER
vices in the other churches We're conducted
by resident clergy. In most Of the churches
the Christmas music programmes were Ie-
peated.
The annual meeting of the Young Mems
sodality Lyceum viii be held on Tuesday
night next, when the election of officers
for the ensuing twelve months will take
place
Edward Davis, colored is locked up at
the police station, charged with assaulting
his WIFE Martha Davis He was arrested
this morning by Policeman Dean.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-02
VOORHEES, TO BE SWORN IN.
The New Jersey Legislature VIII
Then Elect n Senator


Trenton. N. j., Jan. 1.-The New Jersey
legislature will organize ON Tuesday of
next week The officers have practically
been decided on in both houses and Or
dinarily this would result in the announce
ment of committees on the day or Organi-
zation and the beginning OF legislative
work promptly.
This will not be the case, however. as
on the second Tuesday of the session Gov
erncr-elect Voorhees, Will be inaugurated
and on the following Tuesday the two
houses will vote separately for former
Congressman John Kean, OF Elizabeth for
United States senator to succeed Senator
James Smith On the following day the
two houses will hold joint meeting at
which the choice OF senator will formerly
be declared.
These three events will consume the
first three weeks of the session. as ex-
perience has shown that the legislators
will not settle down to work until the
senatcrship is formally settled. The inau-
guration OF Governor Voorhees, will prob
ably be very quiet affair, as Mr.. Voor-
hees has declared his opposition to any
display.
Governor Voorhees, has announced that
he will maintain no military stan of colo
nels as personal aides, but will when oc-
casion arises detail officers of the national
guard for service. This is in keeping
with his policy last year and is pleasing
to the national guardsmen, who have al
ways been aggrieved at taking men from
civil life and making them colonels to at
tend the governor on occasions OF military
DISPLAY,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-02
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
All Arrangements Completed for The
New Year Receptions.

New Year Receptions.
At the White House yesterday the day
was very quiet, the only incident being
the departure at little before l o'clock
of President Mckinley for Minister Ro-
meros funeral. With him went Secretaries
Bliss, Alger and Wilson, Adjutant General
Corbin, Colonel Bingham and Secretary
Porter. They returned about o'clock
The preparations for the reception to-
day have all been completed. many small
improvements having been made over the
customs of former years, insignificant in
themselves, but in the aggregate tending
largely toward the comfort of the guests.
The rooms have been beautifully deco
rated with flowers and growing plants,
and. if the weather proves bright, a large
crowd is expected, despite the snow.
This will be the first New Years recep
tion during Mr.. McKinley's administra-
tion, that of last year having been aban-
doned on account of the deather of the
Presidents mother. The death Of the first
wife Of Secretary Bel1nap caused SIM
liar suspension of one of Grants New
Years receptions, and the sudden death of
Minister Allen, of Hawaii, at the White
House, caused one of President Arthur's
TO be broken OFF.
Carriages will approach the Executive
leave by the eastern. Pedestrians will ap-
preach the mansion by the western gate
and leave by the eastern.
In accordance with custom the grounds
south of the mansion and the southern en-
trance will be closed today.
The guests will be received in the follow
ing order:
IL a m.-The Vice President, the mem
bers of the Cabinet and the diplomatic
corps.
11:15 a. m-The Chief Justice and AS
sociate Justices of the Supreme Court of
the United States. the judges of the United
States Court of Claims, the judges of the
Court OF Appeals. the judges of the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia
eXCabinet ministers and ex-ministers
11:25 a m.-Senators, Representatives
and delegates in Congress, the members of
the press gallery, the Commissioners and
judicial officers OF the District of Column
bia.
1l:40 a. m.-Officers of the army, navy
and marine corps, commanding general,
staff and officers of the militia of the Dis
trict of Columbia
IL m.-The regents and secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution, the civil service
commissioners, the interstate commerce
commission, the commissioner of pensions
the commissioner of patents, the assistant
secretaries of the departments. the assis ant
postmasters general, the solicitor general
the assistant attorneys general, the COM
mission OF fisheries, the commissioner of
labor, the heads of bureaus in the several
departments, the president of the Columbia
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb.
1915 p. m.-The Associated Veterans Of
the War of 1Si6-47, the Grand Army OF
the Republic, the Loyal Legion. the Union
Veteran Legion. the members of the Oldest
Inhabitants Association of the District of
Columbia.
1885 p. m.-Reception of citizens, which
viii terminate at 80 p. m.
The gates to the grounds viii be closed
at 1:30 p m, and no one will be admitted
after that time.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-02
THREE CABINETS IN A YEAR
japan suffers From an Unstable
Form of Government.

Yokohama, Jan. Japan is giving the
world proof that even a monarchial coun-
try Cand nowhere is the devotion to the
ruling house stronger than in Japan may
suffer from the same lack of stability and
continuity of government as that TO whi h
France has been subjected for some years
In the last ten months three cabinets diff
ferently constituted. except so far as the
war and naval ministers were concerned
have resigned no fewer than five ministers
of public instruction have had opportunity
to take part in the pressing question Of
school organization.
The causes of these rapid changes it is
not necessary to report at length. Only
because the japanese believe that they
have made an essential step in advance in
the matter of constitutional government is
it worth while to observe the causes at
work in the development of this the young
est of constitutional governments.
The Japanese politicians were cOngratu-
lating themselves with naive self-satisiac-
tion about three months ago because they
had succeeded quickly and easily in estab
fishing party government after the English
model, while previously the government
had been in the hands of the court and
government functionaries and their sup
porters. The parliamentary party that so
suddenly became possessed of the power to
govern was formed by a fusion of the lib
eral aud radical factions. The platform on
which they united was a purely negative
one: Away with the statesmen OF the two
governing clans of Satsuma and Choshia.
and balance the budget without an increase
OF land taxes
But before the first session of the So
called parliamentary government began the
union party had split again into its orgi-
nal clements, and first one and then the
other half of the ministry resigned. The
emperor has again summoned to power the
old statesmen of the period of transition
from feudal times. Marquis Ito has had to
interrupt his tour of inspection through
China to eXtricate the government from its
difficulties. On his decision the Immediate
future OF Japan rests.
The explanation of this speedy disillus-
Joining OF the advocates of party govern
ment lies in the fact that there is and
can be in Japan, at present, no party com
pstent to govern. The result of this at
tempt at party government in Japan is
therefore limited to the expulsion of the
higher officials from their places and their
replacement by unframed paTtisans most
ly lawyers and journalists. This change
was prevented in the army and navy by
the fiat OF the emperor. From all other
places of the Government service, how
ever the Jill Shimpo, the most promi-
nent independent newspaper of Japan, de-
manded strenuously the summary removal
of all officials, that they might be replaced
by adherents of the ruling party.
But there are in Japan forces stronger
than the party that comes out victorious
An expression uttered by the extremely
competent minister of public instruction.
Mr.. osaki, in itself entirely innocent. de-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-02
MARTIN YET UNCERTAIN
He Can Control the Quay Sen
atorial Fight.
THE OPPOSITION GROWING
Talk of Postponing the Cnucus-The
Would Thus Lose Prcstige-Gther
Fields of Political Battle - The
Nebraska TnnEie.

Harrisburg. Pa, Jan. 1.-Senator Quay
arrived here tonight. The fght against
his reelection is fast approaching a
crisis. Mr.. Martin, secretary of the Con-
monwealth, is still the doubtful element
in the situation.
Attorney General Mccormick arrived to-
night and is with Martin and the governor.
While the Quay managers insist that there
is absolutely no doubt of the success of
Senator Quay in the senatorial caucus on
Tuesday night and less doubt ON the Joint
ballot in the legislature the antiQuay
leaders insist that Senator -elect Martin
will stay with them to the end and accom-
plish the defeat of Quay.
Privately, the Quay men admit hat il
Martin and his followers remain out of the
caucus it would prevent the nomination of
Quay, but they do not anticipate any such
serious contingency. Their confidence is
based on the assumption that Senator Quay
has agreed with Martin and Magee that
they shall control the organization of the
legislature and be treated fairly in mat
ters of legislation in which they are in
terested by the governor ELECT.
They do not think there is any chance
for the Independent Republicans to effect
fusion with the Democrats and the Dem
ocratic leaders themselves are not too
hopeful of getting together. Former Judge
James Gay Gordon, of Philadelphia, is
here doing his best to stiffen the weak
kneed brethren of the minority. He has
issued a statement in the form of an in
terview, in which he calls upon the Dem
ocrats to beware OF Senator Quay's prom
ises.
E. A. Van Vlakenburg, manager of the
Business Mems League, is holding forth at
the headquarters of the organization and
tonight expresses the greatest confidence
in the outcome Of the fight against Quay.
Wanamaker and other leaders in the anti
Quay movement will be here tomorrow.
Senator Magee is on his way to Harris
burg. and so far as he is concerned there
seems to be little doubt that he will do
nothing to seriously damage the Quay
fences. Senator Quay was accompanied
by Senator Penrcse and will have personal
charge of his fight from now on. He is
going to take no chance.
Chairman Elkin and others on the
ground are as certain that Quay will win
as they are that the caucus will be held
Tuesday night.
There is talk Of the senatorial caucus
being postponed owing to the pressure
from different sources but Senator QGays
friends laugh at such a suggestion. They
know that postponement would be con-
fes5ion of weakness and would mean the
loss of Quay prestige. Representative
Harold. of Beaver County, says he will go
into caucus While Quay is under indict-
ment. He has voted for Quay for many
years for various Offices.