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MONUMENT FOR GEN. SEDGWICK.
TT ~ BEING ERECTED IN HIS NATIVE TOWN
OF CORNWALL. cONN-HIS SER
vICES IN THE CIVIL, WAR


OF CORNWALL CONN-H1s SER
VICES IN THE CIVIL WAR
A memorial to Major General John Sedgwick.
who was killed by Confederate sharpshooter
at Spottsylvania Court House. Va. May u. 1854.
IL being erected in his native town. Cornwall
Conn This Is the first monument In any wise
commensurate with the character and rank OF
the man to be erected In Connecticut the
United States recognized the military genius OF
General Sedgwick by erecting a. West Point In
1868 "a statue OF him. cast from the metal or
cannons captured by the Sixth Corps. which he
commanded.
The present memorial is due in part also to
the generosity OF the National Government
Early in the present year a howitzer which ac-
companied General Sedgwick In his Southern
and Mexican campaigns was offered by the War
Department for use as memorial upon or near
his grave. There being insufficient space for
the relic near the grave. the town OF Cornwal
gave a triangular piece Of ground opposite the
cemetery for its use This gift suggested the
erection of a more elaborate memorial. with the
howitzer as feature. and steps were taken
toward the execution Of the proposed project
by friends Of General Sedgwick's only surviving
sister. Mrs. Emily Sedgwick WEIGH Of Norfolk.
movement and the monument Is being erected
and will be dedicated next spring.
The monument is simple and appropriate In
design 1t consists Of Greek stella Of granite
about twelve feet In height bearing upon Its
face a bronze medallion. which is profile In
relief of the bust OF General Sedgwick. The
monument and the howitzer stand on a rec
tangular stone platform. and on either side are
ranged pyramids Of cannon balls. Behind the
whole, in the place of the NewEngland liberty
pole which marks the triangle, will be
erected a bronze gonfalon.
The bronze work, besides the gonfalon and
the medallion on the stella consists OF two
wreaths placed on either side Of the gun mount
below the trunnions and eagle with out
spread wings attached to the front Of the car
rage. beneath the barrel of the gun. The eagle
bears the badge-a Greek cross-of General
Sedgwick's corps.
The portrait on the medallion is considered to
be a good likeness Of the General The mod
eer has departed somewhat from Launt
Thompson's conception of General Sedgwick as
indicated in the statue made by him for West
Point. The features have been cast in gentler
mould The figure is CARRIED in the uniform Of
a major general. Below the portrait plate is a
half wreath, part Of which is of oak leaves. sig
nifying strength and stability. and part of lau-
rel. indicating victory. An inscription, TO be
composed by President Gilman and Professor
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WHAT LED TO THE TROY VICTORY.
HOW MURPHY AND MOLLOY WERE DE.
FEATED-CAREER OF THE NEW MAYOR.

HOW MURPHY AND MOLLOY WERE DE.
FEATED-CAREER OF THE NEW MAYOR.
Troy, N. Y. Nov. IL (SpeciaD. The Mayoralty
contest In this city ended in a surprise to the
Democrats. who were sanguine OF success The
fusion OF the Progressive Democrats and the
Republicans on Conway for Mayor resulted In
the utter defeat OF the Murphy Democrats. The
fact that Senator Murphy was beaten In his own
city. over which he has so long held sway. has
caused CONSERVATION Mayor Molloy. who has
held his office for six years. Murphy's can
didate. and so sure were the Democratic leaders
that the city ticket would go through that they
somewhat relaxed the usual methods OF cleo
tioneering.
Meanwhile the Republicans and Progressive
Democrats. backed by a public opinion favoring
a change from life tenure OF Office worked as.
siduously and faithfully. The Conway men
conducted the campaign on a platform that ap-
peared to all TO be fair and Just 1t declared
that honest citizenship and a right to think
and act as ones intelligence dictated were ar
rayed against an Office holding autocracy: that
pure and plentiful supply OF mountain spring
water was demanded for Troy Instead OF the
filthy sewage now pumped into the water
mains; that there should be honest and JUST
taxation. and no fostng OF ten months tar
rate on the public as that for a year: the free
and untrammelled expression OF the peoples
will through public ofncials; that the pubi,c
records ana books should be epln 70 every tax.
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Potomac was declined by him prior to Genera
Meades appointment to that post.
A CHINESE DRAMA PROMISED.

The play entitled "A Chinese Romance" is soon
TO appear the New-York stage according to
port. II is a three act drama. written by San Tay
Fong the wife OF Chu Fong. merchant Of China
town. 1t has been adapted In English by Sydney
Draper, and special music has also been adapted
by Joseph Tress The piece is founded the be-
trothal OF two small Chinese children by their
parents. According TO Chinese customs and laws.
the betrothed forbidden to recognize each other
in any manner until they meet just before the
marriage ceremony IL TO be performed Aluda.
however. the beautiful daughter OF the Prime Min
lister. when at the age OF seventeen, year before
the expected nuptials. Is detected by her stern
parent knecling In the temple OF worship. while
baeen her lover. 10 by her side. and they are hold
ing whispered conversation They are separated
at once. and Aluda is retired TO the secluson OF
her fathers castle while sateen. brokenhearted, Ia
spirited away. Persuasion with the Emperor by
the friends OF both the young people has proved
fruitess. when the matter Is taken In hand by the
EmpIcss' who nnaliy prevails upon the Emperor
10 relent and consent to the marriage.
The cast includes Miss May Fiske, Miss Davis.
ana Miss Odetts Tyler. -
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served Of men not doing something? Al have
observed them for about guess a matter OF tnlse
weeks in spot doing nothng-a gang OF per
haps twenty-five msn There was one Han;, % "a
observed who used to whistle when he would see
somebody come along, and they would all coih-
mence hitting the rails with their hammers
Louis c. Scharnikow, of No. 2,26l Broadway:
o.-How many men would carry single rail?
Al think at one time | noticed about thirty
men carrying one rail They were just ABOUT as
thick as they could get on II: :.
O.-What do you think would happen TO man II
he should be found with sweat on his forehead!
Al think he would get discharged right away.
William G. Spencer OF No. 1855 Broadway:
Odd the men loaf? Al have seen them
sitting idle a great deal, and think third Of
the force ought to have done the same amount Oh
work in the same time.
EVIDENCE OF THE CAMERA.
Mr. Moss has gathered vast quantity OF this
kind of testimony which is backed up by photo
graph snapshots Of the men at work" 1t Is
needless to say that these men are or are ex-
pected to be- solid Tammany voters. Otherwise
not one Of them could hold his job for day.
No one who understands how Richard Croker
works politics for his Town pocket all the time"
believes for a moment that the contractors Will
be allowed to retain all Of the rich II per cent
commission on the huge bill for labor which the
Third Avenue company will have to pay. Much
Of II will of course, go higher up But nun
dreds Of Third Avenue stockholders and thou
sands Of jewellers in those streets Of the city
where this work Is going on, who nave been
made to suffer in their nerves and pockets every
day for almost half year now by this gigantic
Job are wondering If the man higher up" has
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WEIGH Of Johns Hopkins University, will be cut
In 10 pranite heneath the medallion

WEIGH. Of Johns Hopkins University. will be cut
in the granite beneath the medallion.
The design is by George Keller. OF Hartford
the designer of the Garfield Memorial at Cleve
land, Ohio. The bronze work, including the por-
trait, modelled by James j. Hawley, or
New York. q pupil Of Augustus Saint Gaudens.
Major General John Sedgwick occupies one OF
the most prominent inches in Connecticuts gal
lery Of military heroes. His life, from the date
Of his graduation from West Point In 1881, at
the age of twentyfour years. until his death
in 1864 was spent in the Regular and volunteer
armies of the United States Among the fifty
cadets OF his class at West Point Generals
Joseph Hooker Pemberton, Braxton Bragg
Jubal A. Early and Benham. He saw his first
active service in the Seminole War. Later, In
the Mexican War. he was successfully brevetted
captain aud major. At the beginning OF The
Civil War he had attained the rank OF lieutcn-
ant colonel. His rise in rank from this date
was rapid. December %. 1862 he nom
mated a major general Of volunteers by Presi-
dent Lincoln At this time he was suffering
from two wounds received In the battle OF An
tietam. In February. 1863 he was appointed to
the command OF the Sixth Corps. One OF the
most extraordinary forced marches on record
thrty-fve miles In twenty four hours, was
made by this corps under his command while
on its way to the assistance OF the Union Army
at Gettysburg On November I, 1863, the troops
under his command succeeded in capturing an
entire Confederate division. with guns and col
ors. He thanked In general orders for this
by General Meade. He took part In the spring
campaign I'm the Wilderness under General
Grant and on May and 6. 1864. was stationed
on the right wing, where the hardest fghting OF
those sanguinary engagements took place.
Three days later, while directing the placing OF
some pieces Of artillery in the intrenchments
in front Of Spottsylvania Court House. he was
struck in the head by bullet from a sharp
shooters gun. and was instantly killed.
General Sedgwick was strict disciplinarian
best in discipline and morale in the Army Of
the Potomac. The command Of the Army Of the
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not sucked tnelr DlOOd long enough ana VIII not
in his mercy give orders that this contract be
hurried to completion. at least before snow falls.
SOME HOPE HELD OUT.
At the head office of the Third Avenue Rail-
way Company a Tribune reporter was told yes
terday that II was hoped to have the cars run
ming in the Boulevard again in less than one
month A trip over the route showed that the
new track is practically completed from Seventy
frst-st. up to the terminus. with only occasional
breaks. From Seventy frst-st down to Sixty
sixth-st. all is confusion and disorder yet From
Sixty-slxth-st. down to Forty -second-st. the
work is finished. but Forty second st, from the
North River TO Second-ave. isSin bad shape.
Especially chaotic is this busy thoroughfare
from Sixth to Fourth ave. and IN front OF the
Grand Central Station tae resultant tangle of
traffic IS excessive. If II takes as long for the
contractors to complete their work in Forty
second-st. as II did In One hundred and twenty
ffth-st the end is still far off.
However there noticeable Improvement
yesterday In the way the men were working.
and the Tribune reporter who was watching
them said to d foreman: "The men seem to be
getting more of move on them to-day" "Elec-
tons over" replied the foreman gruffiy but sig
as he moved away, evidently desiring
to avoid further conversation.
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made. however. a notable canvass, and won
hundreds Of votes by It, He Is q manufacturer
OF his city, a man Of middle age. and a good
handshaker." He made house to house can
vass, seeing voters and soliciting support. On
the other hand, Mayor Van Astyne, his Demo-
cratic opponent. from the beginning to the end
Of the canvass. did nothing apparently In his
own behalf. Steadily Mr.. Blessings strength
increased while that OF Mayor Van Astyne
Blessing elected Mayor His friends say
that he can be trusted TO manage the affairs Of
Albany with good business judgment and also
make good appointments He has extensive
powers under the White charter for second class
cities, which goes into effect In Albany on Janu-
airy |, and II he be so disposed. can give AL
bany excellent administration.
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ELECTED MAYOR OF ALBANY.
JAMES H. BLESSING CAPTURED THAT DEMO
CRATIC CITY AFTER AN INTEREST
ING CANVASS

Albany. Nov. II (speclaD.-The election OF
James II. Blessing as Mayor OF this city was
one OF the surprises Of the political year AL
bany is a Democratic city when In Its ordinary
mood. When. therefore, 1t elects Republican
as Mayor there is cause for wonder among
politicians. and explanations are In order.
1t has been said that Albany is ordinarily
Democratic. This too amiable tendency was
taken advantage OF 2 few years ago by the
Democrats In control Of it's election machinery.
Amazing Democratic majorities were recorded.
The Republicans were incredulous Of the truth
Of thsAs nktxss and Ry z little quiet iayDsilEa.
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DELAY THAT is RUINOUS.
UPPER BROADwAY's BUSINESS sERI-
OUSLY INJURED.
CHANGING THE MOTIVE POWER OF A
STREET RAILWAY THERE HAS
LASTED NEARLY HALF

When the merchants and real estate owners IN
Broadway between Forty-third and One-hun-
dred- twenty fifth SITS. saw the first gang OF
street rippers appear there early last spring and
begin the work OF changing the motive power OF
the old Boulevard streetcars from horses to cleo
tricity they OF course expected to put up with a
certain amount Of inconvenience and embarrass-
msnt for a reasonable length Of time; but as
month after month went by. as the summer
waned and the fall came and yet there seemed
to be no relief in sight, they naturally felt them
selves deeply and needlessly injured
No cars have been running in that thorough
fare for about five months now. and the shops In
Amsterdam-ave. have profited greatly thereby at
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DEPUTY CHIEF GICQUEL BURIED.
SOLEMN REQUIEM MASS IN ST. FRANCIS xAvIERs
ATTENDED BY MANY FIREMEN.

ATTENDED BY MANY FIREMEN.
ST. Francis Xavier's Church In West Sixteenth-st
was thronged yesterday morning with members OF
the Fire Department and the friends and &C
quaintances Of Deputy Chief Benjamin A. Gicquel
In attendance at his funeral At 10 O'Clock a short
service was held at the home in West Forty
sevcnth-st. The body then taken to the
church. being escorted by a brigade Of eighty men
and officers Of the Fire Department. In command
Of Deputy Chief william Duane.
The pallhearers consisted of Deputy Chiefs AZ
follows: Manhattan and The Bronx, John ].
Burns, Thomas J. Ahearn. and J. J. eastman;
!. 6uay and 4 H. Fsnnins. eA D. snow FRANK
Van kshsssiKef. chabinlh smith, Of The A Fire
p ny'HHsrtwSns: VIZ J. SSnnscs,H Win the Church
Hs also gsys . 3.Iosy Of ths dead nTeman IAN mass
yith Chief Croker. attended the funeral. TX.
YorS Fire snbs Snss sn6 E me q the Nsx
Rove chsElss F. Brady, an sx.msmber Of Old
veterans present. Burial was In Calvary csmstsry.
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NEW SEALERS or WEIGHTSAyD MEASURE

The Mayor yesterday appointed new os'c.
seaiers and inspectors OF weights and msa'SsI
Under the White law these men had to pass ~. -
Service examination. and some OF the old appv'"'.
failed. The sealers get 1880 year ana th'
spectors st. 800 The following are the appoin.nsrs
seaIers- william C. Wheaton John w. sm',n: ~
Tel O'Shea. Alison f. ostrander ALBEIT n,,sy JsiSs1
j. suiiivsn and Charles Walter. r. Inspeg iso,spl
Patrick j. McEvily. Thomas f. Morsan' Hylsn4
Frederick II. Tighe. George w Hart I""'
Hanson and Charles A. Van Nostrand
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month, and a few extracts from their testimony
are given herewith
SAMPLES OF LOAFING.
Henry D. Housley. Of No. 2121 Broadway:
Q.-How many men have you seen pushing
Wheelcart for hauling rails? Aust many
could get around the wagon.
Q.-And that proportion held good In other work?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Does not this delay injurc your business?
Ayes, sir; at the rate OF about so or SIS a day.
Q.-About how many blocks have been opened
at time? A.-rhe whole Boulevard. to One-hun-
red-and-tenth-st.
Q-Is there general complaint among persons do
ing business along the Boulevard? Ayes, sir
Many of them have left the Boulevard entirely
.Q-Has the delay cost you much AZ 3. 000f
A-Pretty near II. think the work could have
been done In one-third Of the time.
Jeydo Reick, pharmacist at No. 631 Boulevard:
O-Has this slow work interfered with your bust
ness? Ayes, very much. ! depend IN thS sum-
ner time on the soda water business. and could
sot do any business OF that kind this summer.
LUXURIOUS DRILLING.
Charles Gray. of No. 1884 Broadway:
o-How have the men worked as you have seen
fhemf AT times they worked slowly. and the
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greater part OF the time they did nothing. oo-
served men drilling holes through the ras' ,,
OF them would sit. one holding the uriIl. ny
would sit still until they would near OF ses so,
carriage come along and then they wouiu wo on
until the carriage passed ard then they wouIu SIP
again / have seen two men put In I DAY on W.
or three holes | have gone over ana sa. all h
talked with the men. They would Keep lheir urit
moving for a while and then the foreman w9u 20
come along and say: Now, you doh n.y. W., I,
Keen that going all the time. Keep II so 'nas =,
Won see any one coming along you can move ~ a,o ,
they can see that you are working nare U'
ANYTHING for you to do before tomorrow az H 81;
any The men told me they would be iaid OH
II they worked too hard o, .,,,t,ar 70 the
Odd you see any other WORK s,,,'''a' I saw
drilling Of two or three holes day. a. rhav
two mon with n wrench on nut Doll M, M
VOW al a whole day that one nut aoh hnom
wbafber q was frightened up or not Inc "re l,a
wnvid come up and go back, and then tney Mou,'
wost lew minutes and It would come up asa,,da
va 4, would go down the other way pack ai'a
%nrtA Thev were at that all day. e,
20 % How, long has this been going onI A.-S,,nce e
Nav last They piled castings In front OF my place
In April.
PASSED HIM ALONG.
BY Mr. Costello:
Odd YOU eve: make any compialnt. ~
- comnlant about ping stuff In front OF my
nlace and they told me TO go ana see SUI IN mou,d
low and I would 20 and see hirn ana ne "o"'u
81. Iii me 10 GO and see some one else
A. Pinover Of No. 2.2S1 Broadway:
o-Tel me some Of tho instances you have OBJ
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layer and not hidden to cover wrongdoins 4,

once. :
The successful candidate was born in Troy "a
1896, and when he had reached the age of TWEEN.
ty-three he became Supervisor In the Seventh
Ward He became County Clerk in 1880. ana
In 1881 was removed from Office on technical
charges preferred by Murphy Democrats. IN,
strife was caused by Conway's honest offer Ia
give the city $4,000 for a street railroad fran
chise which Senator Murphys road had sought
without giving compensation. The city Is now
turned over politically TO the Republicans Tor
two years. though the Progressive Democrats
VIII get share OF the Offices because they aid
ed In the election Of the Republican county
ticket ....,- .-.',--. II
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THE SWEEP IN ROCHESTER,.
ENCOURAGING SUCCESS ALL ALONG THE
LINE.

CAUSES WHICH LED TO DECISIVE REPUB-
LICAN vICTORY-MUCH EXPECTED FROM
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION
Rochester, N. Y, Nov. IL (SpeciaD -After one
of the most bitter political campaigns which
this city has ever experienced the Republican
party has won a victory the decisiveness or
which cannot be questioned. The Mayoralty
shrevalty. Common Council, and each once
named in the White charter has been carried
The four Assemblymen all Republican by
larger majorities than they received last year.
and the entire party vote was far in excess OF
that polled in the contest for State offices In
1898
The fight was hercest inside the city lines. The
autocratic powers assigned to the Mayor under
the new charter made the possession or that
important office intrinscally an object worthy
of every effort. This, Of course. was an In
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poy pIsFrCURED BY GUyP0wDER

Sag Harbor, Long Island. Nov h'-Ie" - src
'e"o, -, ,hs wnarf last evening allowed sp11\
/" TAI, into the can which he held N M IA ~ ~
rsssivsd the force q The sxH!Si'99ns ~. VIZ
Sad WI QsebahlY b 11soS9Se4 ~s
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-07
HAZlNG.

We decided to put a step to these night
watches, says Prince kropotkin in the De
cember Atlantic, and the upper forms were
consulted as to what was to be done. At
last the decision came:
Refuse, all of you, to keep the watch;
and when they begin to beat you, which
they are sure to do, go, as many Of you
as can in a block, and cali in Girardot.
He knows it all, but then he Will tie bound
TO stop it,"
The turn to keep the watch fell that night
to a Prince Sh-, an old hand, and to
s., a newcomer, an extremely tinid boy,
who even spoke in a girltsh voice. Sh-
was called upon first, but refused to so,
and was left alone. Then two pages de
chambre went to the timid S., who was
in bed; and as he also refused to obey. they
began to fog him brutalIy with heavy
leather braces. Sh- woke up several
comrades who were near at hand, and they
all ran to find Girardot.
| was in bed also when the two came uDor
me, ordering me to take the watch. | re-
fused. T~hereupon, Selling two pairs OF
s braces-We always used to put our dress
in great order on a bench by the bedside
} braces uppermost, and the necAtie across
2 ~them-they began to flog me with tn;
braces. Sitting in bed, l fenced with my
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her young womanhood as ~"beautiful Nam
ME Mason of the island" and reigned SUI
preme in the hearts of the aristocratic
young mobiles of the locality.
Mrs. Lees girlhood was passed mainly
at Arlington and Mount Vernon. 1t was
at the former historic place that she was
wooed and won by Lieutenant Sydney
iSmith Lee, elder brother of General Robert
e.. Lee, who resigned his commission in the
United States navy to accept one in the
confederacy. Mrs. Lee was an exceptional
woman. Beautiful in person, forceful in
intellect, spiritual in character, she retained
all the traditions to which southern women
owe their charm.
The friend and companion of the clever
men and beautiful women of her day, Mrs.
Lee, whose mind remained clear and I'M
clouded to the end, was wont to chat intel
ligently of the happenings of a half CEN
fury ago to those who were admitted to her
intimacy.
One of her most cherished experiences
| was the meeting of H. Egalite and her
brother, under her fathers roof, who
charmed all during their visit by their
sprightly conversation and polished man
ners. NJ. Egalite was, as will be recalled,
Louis Philippe, and years afterward, in APP
probation of the hospitality shown him,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason received from that
royal parsonage the gift of a solid silver
service, exquisite in design and workman
ship. Mrs. Lee had the privilege also of
meeting the Prince of Wales when he Wis
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A naval officer, just back from Manila, is
telling a story of the battle. He was on the
go out for target practice to have the cabin
boys and stewards put away all glassware
and other articles which are liable to break
age from the concussion. When the Ameri-
can fleet went into Manila bay to engage
the Spanish fleet, the Chinese servants
busted themselves in getting the crockery
and glass into places of safety. After some
fighting, as it will be remembered, Commo-
dore Dewey gave the famous order to draw
off and serve breakfast. When the commo-
dore entered the cabin and looked around
for a glass he could not find any. Calling
up one of the Cinnamon he asked where
the glasses were. The Celestial. in a placid
manner replied, as he fastened to the side
board:
A light; me put him away so he don't
get bloke while you target plactice on Span
iards. He come back belly soon.'