The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-04

cha1gcd the date OF the State convent on from April
loto May X in consequence OF Juds' Csrter's no.
cision that the prin aries for spring and fall cleo
tions cannot be con,olids cd.
Warren C. Bennett. ex -Assemblyman and . we'll.
known rgure in Eighth ward politics. has nled q
claim against the city for pay a. clerk In the Fire
d partmnnt. begiIn ny July IL. 1875, for SIS, 2s3. 26.
He wa, discharged and afterward reinstAted
United States senator Vest, who has been In poor
health Tor sDme time, is Understood to have said
that upon the completion Of his term In the senate
h. Will retire from Congress. His term will expire
in 1903, when he will have represented Missouri
twenty.four years. lie took his sar first on March
IL. ls7a He is . Rentuckisn by birth and Is so
years ofsIe.
Bernard 7. Martin Is . candidate for a third term
as State 3 nstor in the Thirteenth district. from
which he was elected in 1925 and again In 1898.
The Nebraska Populis's have agreed with N.
Democrats and the Silver Ropublicans upcn q con.
vention to be held at lincoln on March ~ for tho
selection Of d"h gates T. the National Convention to
namo a cand date for President.
The city Of Chicago has now IN operation 1900 arc
lights SUI lied from its own electro LIANT, and s55
a year IL the estimated cost OF the r maintenance.
inv VI nv ulhauNduliseS or municipal ownership
Of public work, in Chicago is the number Of the
streets not lighted,
There are only ten voting pisces In hamilton
county, y. Y. the ara " which is loo squa e
miles more than that IT any Other county II tie
State " III the single exception Of st, Lawrence.
The Democrats OF the city Of Cincinnati, encour
sgcl Ivy their ~ cess n 1897 and 1879. have put IN
n claim for the r coSnit.on OF tier city as ufvrirg a
d. sirabIe place FOR holding the Democratic Ma opll
Convent N Of 1900, The tor q Of tie pr seat u 49,.
ocraic MAYOR d - not expire until Iuly n It a4G
last years s.sction the d m Dcrit1 carrie | tie ritv by
a Ma o"ity 50 large a. to put them n 60 ltrrl Of - her
branches u tue municipal government AComm t..
tee IL engaged In RAJ. * n suarn 90 fuad 70 the
Democratic Convention /: 1t mes in that city, which
Is just across the Kentucky borier Dne.
Uptown residents Of Manhattan and downtown res.
ideuts OF rhe Bronx borough will 10 equally inter
,st-d IN the resolution ,ncrcd IN Conyr-s, for the
improvement OF Harlem Nils BY the construction OF
a canal 800 ioet wide and ~ feet del 10 conurct
with lower Harlem River. tho cost not 70 exceed
sI.G.4.4OO.
The terms of two supreme Court Justices expire
on Dec, ~. 1901. coinciteutly w.tl the term OF tAe
present Mayor. T4ey are those q lust 20 Lawrence.
originally elected in isi3 ami rerlectcl in 1857. and
Of Justice Morgan J, O'Britn, elected for the first
time IN 49,. justice OBren, It is generally nm.
derst oi, Is mott candidate tor reeI.ctr IN and Ju..
troc Lawrence ha, now iweuty. six years Of service
10 hi,credit.
Fora number NJ wars John Moon,n ha, hal tho
contract for supplying the Fire Departne,., wt,h
hay st su, oa'r aud bran in the county OF Aew York
and at the recen. bidding :or tho contract for
WOO the three bids were as follows. Moouau.
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