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Bright Boy

Brooklyn Life: Josh Hayrake-1've
got one smart son up in the Klondike.
Reuben Glue-Gettin' rich fast, l
s'pose?
Josh Hayrake-Oh, yes; he writes
that he'll soon have enough tew git
home with.
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Now for the Pacific Gables.

Philadelphia Press: a navy depart
meet report shows that a practicable
quite has been surveyed for a cable from
the United States to the Philippine ISL
ands by way of Guam, ana from the
Philippine Islands to Yokohama, Japan.
Congress ought to authorize the early
construction OF that cable. both for COM
merclal and military reasons. None:
could not besgstested better than in a ca
BILE which would connect the Pacific coast
with Hawaii. the Samoan group, Guam
and the Philippines. 1t is a neccssity and
Tould soon become q paying Investment.
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Philadelphia Record: Song writer's
may turn out airs by the million but
they seldom become m%iIlionaires.
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LAWYERS and doctors are about the
only people who profit by their oMr
advice,
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Research,

Ohio state journal: Jester-old
Soueezit has agreed that after his
death his body shall be turned over 10
the university iii the interests OF SET
ence.
DESERVES; all Slueezft's relations
have insisted that he has no heart. The
doctors are going to find out.
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Nothing in 1t.

Nothing in 1t.
Boston Transcript: Giies-At last l
have got a letter from my rich uncle in
California.
Hilton-Anythins in it OF interest?
Giles-Not a cent
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II MADE HIM REAL ANGRy.
Amusing Experience OF . Foreigner on =
t.s Nav Nnrlr j. Road. EsHMss NnI.l

y ~
New York I. Road.
New York Herald: An amusing Incident
occurred In a downtown 81, station the
other day, which clearly goes to prove
that a foreigner to live peacefully in the
community must learn the meaning OF.
our Americenisrns.
a foreigner slowly walked to the ticket
window, bought a pass for mn uptown
train and went out upo the station plat
form, thinking to board the train which
had already stopped. and was again
about to pull away. Thinking that the
Americans were undoubtedly slow, or
that he might take his tim about get
ting on, he had not hurried In the mat
ter. and, consequently. the brakeman
slammed the gate in his face. according
to the custom of those gentlemen.
The foreigner became highly Indignant
at this, and furious when he saw the
train start, leaving him behind.
he exclaimed. II was here in good time
to eaten the train and can't get on.
Your impudenee Is u~nbearable, sir, stop
the train and let me on"
At this display of temper the Eaet on
the platforms began jollying him.
Don't get re~d-headed, old man." ex-
I'm not getting red-headed, and 7 nev-
er shall be. SIR" answered the foreigner,
who was now In a frenzy OF madness ms
When he had reached the end of the sta
ton, and the train still continued with
out him. he yoi!ed:. stop that train!,
lose, someone shouted from the rear car;
Say, don't get mad; just keep your shirt
on!"
the foreigner turned fiercely around upon
claimed. in a rage: well. who the devi
aver thought of taking myfshirt ofr?"
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we should never think of making
any calculation on the action OF an Of
ficer OF such infinite u as Gem
eraI Brant," said Lagrange. politely.
you will no doubt have an opFor-
tunity Of Stating your own case to the
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Now is the Time TO t,nve Your
New-York tribune., 1900-12-28
REPORTS OF RESERVATIONS.

II was said yesterday that of the patients who
had been placed in the pavilion at Bellevue
Hospital since January / for observation sixty
Astoria Long Island: twenty to the BloomingdaIe
Asylum White Plains. and nineteen TO the Amity-
VILE Asylum. Arityville. Long Island This. with
five other cases, said to be complete list OF
the patients sent since the beginning Of the year
from Bellevue Hospital to private institutions The
River Crest sanatorium Is conducted by DIR. j. j.
Kindred, who at time had desk room In the
office of DIR. Allen Fitch. the chief examiner n
insanity at Bellevue Hospital.
When asked about these commitments yesterday
afternoon John W. Keller. Commissioner OF Chari-
ties said: "The physicians at Bellevue have notn-
ing whatever TO do with sending persons adjudged
to be insane 10 private institutions The patients
are sent TO those private institutions by their
friends or relatives. Inquiries sometimes re-
ceived regarding the management Of the various
private places constructed for the insane from
persons who have insane friends relatives and
who are desrous of having them sent to a place
where they will get good treatment. The replies
that they receive may have some weight with them
in selecting an institution. / have asked Dr. f1tch
AZ he and Or Kindred were associated In practce
and DR. Fitch has told me that he had no business
relations with Dr. Kindred. who, he SAID, once hdo
desk in his ONCE -. -
There was rumor current yesterday that Drs
Fitch and Wildmdn, the experts IN insanity AT
Bellevue Hospital. might resign -
Commissioner Keller was asked IL there was any
Foundation for such rumor He said: IAN
know about the runner is ,what nave hedru iIOi
Drs. Fitch and wiIdTan denied the report
New-York tribune., 1900-12-28
FALL KILLS OCULLST.
DR.. Z. H BROWN TUMBLES INTO AREA
WAY FROM SIDEWALK AFTER
DINNER PARTY.

Dr. Ulysses Higgins Brown, of Syracuse, a well
known ocuist. who with his wife, had been stay
ing at the Hotel Imperial since last Friday evening.
was found at $50 o'clock yesterday morning lying
unconscious inside the fence of shallow area
way at No 200 West Fortv-fifth-st by Policeman
HillInan. The peculiar pOs ion in which he was
lying seemed TO indicate that he had fallen through
the iron gate. He died in the West Forty-seventh-
st. station few minutes later. without regaining
consciousness. The body was removed to the
Morgue.
The areaway is about half foot below the side
walk The iron railing IN front is about four feet
high, with gate OF the same height. The house is
only a short distance from Eighth-ave.
w. L. Busby, who had been with the Doctor and
his wife on Wednesday evening. said that Dr. and
Mrs. Brown had number OF friends at dinner at
the Imperial on Wednesday evening. Shortly after
the dinner the Doctor and some OF his guests left
the hotel They did not state where they were
going, but il was the belief that they intended to
visit some Of the payhoases. and that the Doctor
would return iE reasonable length OF time. DR..
Brown and friend went to the Waldorf-Astoria
Immediately after leaving the hotel. They visited
several Of the theatres and after midnight stepped
into Rector's. where they remained until about
o'clock yesterday morning. There they were Joined
by several other persons and the company drank
freely OF champagne. While under the influence of
the champagne, Mr.. Basby believes and in an at
tempt TO cvercome its effects, the Doctor walked
about HIS falling into the areaway, Mr.. Busby be-
heVes. is easily accounted for.
A number OF the doctors friends were looking for
MIN when word came from the police and the
Coroner that he had been found unconscious in the
aresway. couple OF the doctors friends visited
the Morgue and saw the body.
At the Morgue Deputy Coroner Weston per-
FORMED an autopsy upon the body. On hearing the
story or the police DIR. Weston arrived at the con-
elusion that death had been caused by asphyxia
ana that the cuts and bruises could have been made
by fan The brain showed the effects OF alcoholic
stlnulants There were abrasions the right el-
DOW, contusions on the left hand forearm side
enc enc snouiosr and on the forehead and along the
orrhaEes -
The body is to be taken to Syracuse TODAY. and
ne Ionerl Will probably be held Sunday. The doc
~ VINO was forty-eight years old. leaves an aged
1nother ana a brother, besides his widow Mrs
=. .Bro%p was Miss Isabella Raynor. formerly nurse
city several years ago. " ~
= Dr. Brown complained of I'll health when he left
syracuse, telling many OF his friends that he ex-
pecteo 10 Ole suddenly, as his father did.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-28
ARRESTS IN INSURANCE CASE
sURANCE COMPANY CHARGED
WITH LARCENY.

Two men-said to be Morton S. Mortimer, Of No.
"a West Thirty-second-st., and John NJ Van Kleck,
of No. 401 West One-hundred- ty-ninth-st.
insurance agents of the Provident Life Assurance
Company, OF No. 346 Broadway-vere arrested at
Broadway and Thirty-seeond-st- about $50 o'clock
last evening and locked up in the West Thrtieth-
St station on the technical charge of the larceny
OF 500.
There Is trouble In the work of some employees
of the association. according to report, through
the confidential relations existing between them
and the company and the policy holders or pros
pective ores. These employees, II Is said. had in
formation kept in the private books Of the com
pany. The nature OF the work for which the COM
psny, it is said. discharged two of its employees. is
not known
De Lancey NicoIl. counsel for the Provident Com
pany, drew up the complaint against Mortimer and
Van Week. They were charged with Withholding
reports and purloining documents belonging TO the
company, but the technical charge grand
larceny OF $500.
The men were bailed out about 10 o'clock by
William Browning, of No. 16 West Fifty-fourth-st
Frederick Stimson OF No. 55 Liberty-st their coun-
sell said that Mortimer actuary of the Provt-
dent Life Assurance Company and that Van Week
assistant actuary.
The men only did what they should have done
made copies of the records, that Ii they were
shown certain records they could refer their
copies and find if the ones shown were correct.
The company wanted information the two
had and as they refused give that information
up for their own protection the company has made
this charge
Life Assurance Company and Ralph w Hubbard
New-York tribune., 1900-12-28
COST OF A STATE BARGE CANAL.
REPORT OF ENGINEER BOND WILL BE
READY FOR THE GOVERNOR ON
FEBRUARY r.

Albany, Dec. 27 (SpeciaD.-State Engineer Bond
stated tonight that he would submit his report TO
Governor Oden regarding the probable cost OF
barge canal from Buffalo to the Hudson River on
February r. The State Engineers survey has
been in progress for six months. and the en-
gineers now making the computations neces-
sary to determine the cost of the suggested canal
The Canal Advisory Committee. of which General
Francis V. Greene was chairman, estimated that
the cost of barge canal would be SS2 100000 but
this was recognized merely as rough estimate.
The State Engineer has figures yet to determine
what the cost will be. Lieutenant-Governor Wood
ruff said tonight:
The Produce Exchange OF New-York and other
commercial bodies taking deep interest In the
movement for the construction of a barge canal,
and throughout the State the subject is being con-
sidered. l regard II the most important subject
which the Legislature will have to consider, and
1t should be debated with great care 1t should
not be hastily acted upon and therefore, / would
favor having the Legislature remain in session until
May IL necessary in order bring about thorough
debate upon IL. The Canadians pushing the de-
velopnent OF their canals and trying thus 10 lure
the grain of the West on its way to Europe in their
direction IT certainly is a time when the members
of the Legislature of New-York are called upon
to give careful attention to this threatened copeu
tion with the canals of this State.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-28
r. c. MORRIS ELECTED.
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE CHOOSES HIM
PRESIDENT on A. T. MASON'S
NOMINATION..

Robert G Morris was unanimously elected presi'
dent OF the Republican County Committee iAs'
night at largely attended and enthusiastic fnee.
ing in the Murray HIN Lyceun- Alexander l.
Mason who nominated him. and General F. v
Greene, who seconded HIS nomination. spoke IN
strong terms OF praise OF MIR. Morris's aoihty ano
character. and the feeling WAS universal thar the
county organization in first class shape 10 begin
the MayorsIty campaign. Mr.. Morris said that he
went into office unpledged. and he asked for the
hearty cooperation Of his associates He asserted
that he believed in and enjoyed hard work, and
welcomed the opportunity Just opening before HIM
James ". Perry the temporary chairman pre-
sided and recognized Mr.. Mason, OF the XXIXth
District. who placed Mr.. Morris in nomination in
q graceful and appropriate speech General Greene
in seconding the nomination. said that I'm the last
campaign he had come IN daily contact with Mr.
Morris. who had conducted magnificent canvass
on the lower East Side. where the party must look
for votes in order 70 defeat Tammany this fail.
Abraham Gruber said he was glad Mr.. Morris had
been nominated because he represented the rank
and file He created laugh by saying that dis
tinguished Democrat had lately raised his voice In
demanding that the rank and file Of the party have
q chance but that the distinguished Democrat was
unfortunately of office. and his demand there
fore had the less weight Messrs. Mason and Muir
ray escorted Mr.. Morris to the chair amid cheers.
Mr. Morris said:
In assuming the duties of this important Office
desire 10 state that DO SO without having made
pledge of any sort to any one, OF without nav
opening calls for a great deal Of hard work. and It
viii be necessary for you to cooperate with me IN
order that my efforts may be successful i like
hard work. and expect TO do lot OF IT, but shall
need your assistance
Edward II. Healy and William Halpin then
quickly elected first and second ce-presdents.
without opposition. George r. Manchester was
unanimously chosen secretary and George r. Shell
don treasurer. Postmaster Van Cott nominated
Edmund BOdine for sergeant-at-arms. and he was
elected without opposition. The new Executive
New-York tribune., 1900-12-28
OFFERINGS AT THE sToppO

SohN WANAMANER, Broadway. Fourth-ava
shirts pereaie shirts and linen collars ar
prices American cut glass piecss for tt,
siaenosa' ana me water colors at lower pricea ana
JAMES McREERY & co. Broadway ana ,r,..
ell'n-s'.' nave hhe wool blankets down and sin
IN g and crochet spreads also har
or hernstehed cotton sheets and piiowcasnessm Scanned
b ALTMAN & co. are Offering the Ma.
~ieh Is made of only the highest grade -
JAMES McREERY & co, Twen,v-,h,rs
os Jersey, unfinished worsted and cheviot iaoxa,s
for a %n, OF oiheh kersey and Oxford gray horocat
tr,,,,,oS also untrtmmed yelVet hats Soats
""iAhhs' wheeling and school hats ehd
THE GEORGE C FLINT COMPANY. No :,
"e,s i~enty-third-st. have odd chairs in car,as ~
settees with box seats for halle chasts esque
lot OF kazakS Ot'ehtai rugs, special
New-York tribune., 1900-12-28
HUGH NrnorGA11.

Hugh McDougan who died yesterday at his
home, No 1o2 McDonoUgh-st.. Brooklyn. was born
az Morgantown. W. Va, on July o. 1854 He wss
the eldest child OF the Rev James and Julia Kitch
ell Mcpougal His parents moved to Huntington.
Long Island. where his father served as pastor Of
tne Presbyterian Church for nineteen years in
lsae ne accepted a place with the Arm OF KetchaEn
ner. He was the senior partner az Ketcham q
ionsS ssI az the time OF his death In lSss H
xgteu the south Third Street Presbyterian Church.
t re was an elder FOR thirty-three years and 70.
its esoS-ssven years served the Sabbath school
- ~ supertntendent Two and a half years aso q
S INC form OF Brights disease made IL necessary
rta hi lo give up all active work In 1855 he ma
gSsh r'thna T. Cowperthwaite. who survives, -
e0ene' with six children and eleven grandchildren
New-York tribune., 1900-12-28

afternoon was devoted TO visits and excursions 10
various institutions in the city, where chemicai IN
vestigations made
The session tonight held at the Auditorium
Hotel where the retiring president delivered an
address on the Condition. Prospects and Future
Educational Requirements of the Chemical In
dustries The lecture was followed by a recep-
ttou by the local section to the visiting chemists
at the Technical Club. The Friday morning con-
ference will be held at the Northwestern University
School where reports from the retiring officers and
oynnittees will he made the election of presi-
dent and councillors will be held.
The second annual convention of the naturalists
of fhe Central and Western States met to-day at
The University of Chicago for two days session
Renresentat tives are present from most OF the uni
versities and colleges in Illinois. Michigan Wis
consin. Iowa, Minnesota and Indiana Ths meeting
will nerfect the permanent organization or the So
ciefv which was started last year. At to-day's
session number of papers were read and dis
cussed
New-York tribune., 1900-12-28
WILLIAM HENRY MoGER.

William Henry Moger, manager OF Henry Batter
mans department store in the Eastern District.
Brooklyn. died suddenly yesterday morning at his
home. No. go Stuyvesant-ave. Brooklyn 1Ir.
Nroger was seized with an attack OF acute tonsitis
Wednesday evening At o'clock yesterday
morning an operation was performed. Toward 70
o'clock he sank rapidly and died.
Mr.. Mogsr was not only manager Of Battermans.
but also member OF the firm. When the news
Of Mr.. Moger's death reached the store II was
immediately closed IL will remain closed until after
the funeral
Mr.. Moger was born in Manhattan in 1S42 Hs
entered the tobacco business Fourteen wears ago
he became manager for NJ. Batternan. He was
a member of the Marine and Field Club the Han
over Club. and the Reform Club OF New-York Ia
was founder OF the Batrerman Mutual Aid Asso-
citation and had always been president Mr.. Noger
OF the BROADWAY Bank. and one daughter. Mrs.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-28
SKETCH OF DIR. BROWN

syracuse. Dec. q lspecial).-Dr. Ulysses Higgins
Brown was born on July IL. 1880 at Hirgsnsyille
Iorusno County Fe received his preliminary edu-
cauon at the Cortland Academy. afterward studied
al The Cleveland Medical College ard was grad
uated from the New-York Medical College in 1s7a
ne spent year In Paris. London and Vienna pur-
suing special studies o, Hist and aurist Tn
ls8S he opened his Office in this city ST No 40
South Wsrren-st
BE was member OF the New-York State Medical
society ana Medical Association, the Central New
sorS ana ononoaga County Medical societies, the
Syracuse Academy Of Medicine and the Amerscan
medical Association. For the last nineteen years
ne hao seryso as oculist ana aurist to St Joseph's
f1ospltal, 81 vincent de Paul Asylum and ths
Rouse OF providence He had the appointment ~
special United States Examining Surgeon Tor Psn
sons ior tne last ten years and had charge az the
rec o1spensary Tor diseases of the eye and ear
on June "a 1883 he married Miss isabel Adelaide
faltler or New York They lived for time al ire
t - K Insn sos IN Jamss-st, and for time
New-York tribune., 1900-12-28
A BREWERY AGENT ARRESTED.
CHARGED WITH BEING SHORT IN HIS
ACCOUNTS ABOUT $500.

Otto Frey arrested in Yonkers yesterday
charged with stealing various sums of money from
the Feigenspan Brewery Company, of this city. He
was It's westchester agent The charge was made
by August Sauer the auditor of the company. The
specific charges converting s26S IL and sS5 Os to
his own use.
money but said had used 1t in business for the
company He pleaded not guilty to the charge Of
grand larceny. and the examination set for
Wednesday.
Mr. Sauer said that last September when he
au6ited the books he found a shortage of s2Oo0
Frey's wages raised, but he had not yet
maid the money said Mr.. Sauer Mr.. Sauer says
he believes that the amount of the defalcation will
reach between $1,000 and 5000
Frey was asked IL he had bondsman present.
He answered yes. He then asked both of the men
who had been on his bond as agent to go on his
bail bond but both refused. What Frey did with
the money is not known. as his salary large
and his habits were believed to be regular. He is
we'll known throughout the county. He is mem
her OF a number OF societies
New-York tribune., 1900-12-28
CITY NATIONAL MAY GET COLUMBIA.

CHANGE IN CONTROL. OF UPTOWN BANK IN
pERsroop TO BE IMMINENT
II is understood that important interests In the
Columbia Bank at Fifth-ave. and Forty-second-st.
have recently desrous Of transferring their
holdings of the stock TO some one of the large
banks in the financial district which within the last
year or two have taken OF have afiliated with
themselves various uptown Institutions II Is also
understood that the total stock which ii is sought
to sell amounts TO less than control The fact that
William Rockefeller recently elected director
OF the IAncoln National Bank, OF which James
stiliman president OF the National City Bank has
director since last summer. has given rise TO
In Wall Street that National City Bank
interests to control the Columbia Bank which
institution Is near neighbor of the Lincoln Ma
tional Bank
The Columbia Bank has a capital of ssoooco and
its stock. which pays per cent dividends quoted
at 225 bid. The president Is Joseph Fox and the
directors are Mr.. Fox, Daniel T. Hoag, John ri
Watson. William L. Sktdmore, John s. Foster
Myer s. Isaacs, Charles Reed. Max j. I.issauer
Thomas p Fiske. simeon Ford, Louis Seasongood
and David III. Rowland
New-York tribune., 1900-12-28
THE REV. NICHOLAS NJ. RE1NHARr.

The Rev. Nicholas NJ Reinhart. rector Of the
Koran Catholic Church of the Ascension. IN West
One-hundred-and-seventh- died at the rectory
OF the church. No. Z21 West e-hundred-and-sev-
enth-st. early yesterday morning. from pneumonia.
He born September "A 1851, and was
dained to the priesthood on June 10. 1886. He
first assigned to the Church of St. Mary Magda-
lene No. 135 East Seventeenth-st where he was
first assistant for five years and temporary pastor
for eight months His next charge was at ST.
the Church of St. Eliza beth Of Hungary IN East
Fourth-st.. and 10 the Church OF the Holy Trinity
Yonkers On October IT, 1895. he started the Church
of the Ascension. saying the first mass on that day
with eight persons present There are now eight
thousand members OF the church He was mem
Der of the Royal Arcanun. Catholic Benevolent
Legion and Knights of Columbus
The funeral will take place tomorrow morning
A solemn requiem mass at 10 o'clock will be at
tended by Archbishop Corrigan. Bishop Farley and
a number OF priests. The sermon will be preached
by Father Casimir, The burial will be IN Calvary
New-York tribune., 1900-12-28
MRS. ELIZA B. II. TIFFANY.

Mrs Eliza 3. H. Tiffany. widow Of the Rev DR.
o. H. Tiffany. died yesterday at her home. No 2z5
East Seventeenth-st-, from heart trouble Mrs
Tiffany was the daughter of the Rev. DR. William
Hamilton and Mary Bruce Hamilton. She was
born in Winchester Va. n 1927. and was educated
at private school in Baltimore. where, she was
married In 1871 to the Rev, Dr. o. H Tiffany,
DIR. Tiffany was afterward pastor OF ST. PauTs
and the Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal
churches Of this city, and his brother is at present
Archdeacon Of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese OF
New-York. Dr. Tiffany died in MINNEAPOLIS in 1Ssa
Mrs Tiffany took great interest in church work
and was Identified with the Five Points Mission for
Children and the Foreign Mission Society OF the
Methodist Church son and two daughters sur
Vtve her The funeral Will be held at her home at
$50 o'clock to-day. and the burial will be IN Balti-
more on SATURDAY.