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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-25
A0rARItM's WINTER BOARDgRs.
The Goldfish Family From Bowling Green Well
satisfied with It's Fare.

II nav he Of interest 70 some NJ the readers
Of TIE SIS 20 know that tho goldfshes taken
In at the Aquarium a month ago for the winter
from the fountain in Bowling Green. when that
vas dravn drv fo- the season. are all doing quite
well They included, u may be remeInhercd.
rine grown goldt-has and A great lot nj lI'ile
ones. hundreds of them. hatched out in the
basin OF the fountain last summer.
This is tho second winter TINT these Identical
mir. big FISH have spent in this manner AT tho
Aquarium. having been placed in the fountain
originally by tie Aquari1m's people, and taken
from il lat tail and safely kept through last
winter and returned Ia the fountain last spring.
The nine biz fishes. in a tank by themselves.
are not eating 80 much now as they did when
they wore first brought IN II. but that is rs y
would he in nature AT this season They are all
right. and with every prospect Of going through
The winter 20 The little owes al" thriving
fr.lv. there las been some loss among them.
hut not 80 much as might have been expected.
there are not enough % them gone 20 bc missed
from TIC svtrmiug 'eukful ~ those remaining
Thav are feeding well. and they hay" already
yisibly increased IN size. Ia fact II they should
kcnp ON growing A. they hav" done all winter
The Old folks won't know them when they meet
ia ,hp spriug
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-25
II PLUNGER'S DAY PAST.
MARKED tHaNoE ~ rUs DgTriN6 ODBs
Ar TUs IRtthS.
Records NJ 1894 and 1000 Compared Hst,er
Opportunlu-. for the Punter Pinnsers
who MADE the Prices IN Former Years
Percentage. Of winning Ia,otit~s.

Al. -. -.
Nv p''' -,.,, -,
w." ''"e'A'o'' :" 49," a,a,, -.
before were so many n"'A "'.'r ",o'"'
p'ohen' not ~ us - ,, -,
so"h WINE 'h.r' nav. Wv" ,''",'"". -,
""'' y ,'"r" ''m' g. 80.
'nrouHn 'he ''n'''N "a H
R'"u' ana VIZ "''''SnL
sf'"' extent wv ",Nou"',u y, ~ W a''
VI NV W." Sh'""'' -" -
iihpI' wy cnp,'""' "'
"ahH'" 'uinS' w"
c'p'oh1 'o va 49,. ~
W app''c"ue ~ a. :" -
'e'""pS ne NJ ,no
s"asoh mas pech INV e~au'
opus "ioHs Nv '"o ~ 90
D'''' P'"e "s",'ot - - ~
,"' '''ea'' !" ~ o. ~
=" " '"o. nay a.
p''' i",ie p" - y, -.
""n nae ~ pl.n 49,, -. ,,,
W v" wv 80 so
o per '"h'' III nv ia''' % w. ' -
eem, ou' 'h"' u " ~ :,
ne sreet reason '"r u 'n"ns- u &c ~.
m""o =" "a -
'"e w VI" ~
!ea'e aso "ne" u.
'Oii'"eu 'h"ec e y
eA'e'' '""h u L " - W - -
''7'' :" "N 49,
"ea"t n"o,''aN0n a'
vac eous - !" =, -.
a en", " =.
h ~ maze d oe' VS. - 80
Wv u ''''''''"' ""1
minutes before a race whose ehuf! H>' COM
tanned a horse favored by the Iluneer, y ere
uos ,sr,,ao o,usb on ~. mart NJ eyery o,a IN
=.
get next. Sohe'iiHes NE S''u INK "'hI
through, sometimes IL was ~hisI cred tie regular
commissioner rlavod n stable bcr.e ylila the
owner Played me more or s'fe one eI'e' ana
when tho records OF the losing i-5 shots of
IA, ye,rs O arc lacked into. there certain ly
~ 49, ,,ra"nas fnr sn,t No.,
api"afH 'Ae r'''"i sipuHuSI ou0H s"I ioH-
ton. In other cases the stable horse was not
/ ,l,vod u,,ii tho last uipui. as Witness Ran
~
que' : VIVA MOTIFS PARK one IaH. f'ur horses
we're quoted at about 4 /. s.. Florian finally
ol,.i,o a, rho, porrue, sI,,Iv l,t ed
'''7'"S " o. i..' -
toward TIE start ana the DNEcf t'HHlSsloi'r
and FIVE aides literally swami cd the ring. so
~, Il, ri,r,a $40, n Quotation az E.r,,et
no a "".r'' ..,t,a
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~ worse. his being 10 Ier cent The advance
iu price and he number oi entries IL very i'm
%poftart. aud the decrease ~ the winning tnvofits
percentage IL more than Cuunterb1luhor by
the eliminn lion ot ~" odd~-On starter Tho
correct VaN 20 look 1T his ph1se 81 w" question
is 10 pliInUlate altogether nom the lsn record
The races ~ those odds. and then cOfnplt" the
remainder with tho record ot 1891 Tho re-
sui viii probably l~ astonishing
There IL every probability Of u Stendv con-
tuIIluC. of this state of things with tho
modern method comprised IN the small states
of the LAYERS of odds. the diftCnlty ~ seelng N.
ihc~n h.lp ~" good change along Today
" l. rather n diniCult matter To- 80" tho prices
on tho smaller states clearly, aud the book
maker are dependent on tn" active aud M
hlguitous vnrdiucn to Orlug hem N" changes,
ard they also bring information a. Ia who IL
causing such changes In tho old larry" STAT.
DAYS changes were noted hy field elass, and
other Information went around more slowly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-25
AUSTRTi'S COMING ELECTION.
Unequal Distribution Of the AIS Member OF
the Reich 81 ath TO Re Chosen.

The dissolution 81 the Austrian Reichuath
and the approaching general election in the
western half Of N" dual monarchy lend some
interest 10 the way In which the voting power
IL distributed and exercised The Reichsrath
il composed Of 425 members OF these SOW
enty-twp may be voted Toy by all males over
"a wears Of ace who have lived six months IN
their districts. The constituencies ~ Of enor-
nous extent. The smallest i Noraiiherr,
where there are 400 electors. and the larre-,
sanok In Galicia, which ha- 5000 voter.
some q the districts are of great eile thus
IN Carinthla II a candidate wished 10 address
the people in each village or town 81 the con-
stituanCy II would take HIM several months
20 do - The voting i open and IN all hut
a few towns Is indirect Thus out 81 the sew
! cnty-tvo members above mentioned only
eleven arc directly voted for by ayO.UU out Of
4. 500 go %e.oot,f~
The r.u Anime 30? members are elected by
different ii 80, 81 electors. Hghty-hve
represent the landed Iroliictnrs, Iist he town,
twcnty-uuc the Chambers &c Commerce. and
,2I Nh" rural districts Tho eichtv-Nye rev.
rc~anting ia" landed rropIi'tors are elected
lv 5,.s' ELECTORS. :aat l. to Ia ,H an average
si1ty-two voters elect IN" member Thus
s.2sO persons al. represented by .ichtv-fv-
members and i.aH,.n by seNenty-tw0 In
Bohemia f''ty electors chooe" five r"preecn'a-
tiycs. In a." Tvrol nine elect one, and ia tie
BukoSina eight electors select one member
! and som" q these voters &c members Of the
upper house
chamber ~ Commerce are voted for inci-
reCtly, a are the III for the towns and the 10
for the rural districts. " these two NJ Gases
there u a property Qualification From this
representative Ia Austria. but ttat The coun-
try II governed by a very limited claSs. " hich
accounts for much Of the troLb'e that beset
successive governments In Austria.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-25
How lin coin Hacked the Schoolboy.
From The Literary collector

When Abraham Lincoln was In Springfield,
III he met a little boy who was introduced 10
him. and who was allowed the honor Of shak-
ing the great mans hand. On the Presidents
departurerhebo hoastedo the incident among
his schoolial'ows. who refused 20 believe him
and made his life miserable D. their le"rS.
Young America was no, daunt"d, however.
nv the ~sceptic's persecution, hut sat down
and wrote a letter 10 Lincoln telling him Of
hts trouble. H. a little while he received tho
following letter
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@anANp Ma
MAe /S /H/"
|hn~ II NJ aS>~~
y o ~ a
N% e M~0 E~o
g. G@ & ny IL
%~A% AA--
Rz7,
A~~e

Tia, cnectudiiy sI.euccd Ia. unbe.Ie'ers
and from q d,ridcd and sCurned object young
George Evans Pa'tcf became the envy OF the
other boys. II l. astonishing that Lincoln
at this anxious time. with the multiplicity
Of things demanding his attention should have
found time To hecdt the request Of a mere school
boy on a matter which was OF absolutely no
importance except TO the boy himself. IL
IL characteristic Of the man that could and
would find time TO remedy an injustice when
ever brought TO his notice however humble
the subject OF II might bs.
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1hi. shows an average price oicvene rtsaag
Of eight and onc-Guarter horses 70 a-reg
and a percentage Of winning favorites d nca,
the season amounting to 81 per cent. As thr
percentage decrease the price advances. Tbs
most important feature Is that in the 10 racea
only fofty-four horses started at odds Of Ia
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wv ''''' " wv
themselves w "I'''I y, ,.Iuro pa' Wv"
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-20
MRS. STILLS STORY.
says Her Husband and others Were
Paid for Betraying Secrets.


CHICAGO, April 19.-Mrs. c. z. Sill. of
Braddock. Pa, while on the stand in JUS
tice Porter's court, testifying in case of
abandonment brought by her against her
husband, declared that Sill, with two other
men. received 5000 for betraying secrets
of Pittsburg steel company in relation
to the alleged attempt on the part of the
company to palm off on the government
some years ago defective armor plate. Sill
at the time was working for the Pittsburg
& Western Railway Company. and, ac-
cording to the deserted wife. he was en-
ployed by the government in ferreting out
the secrets of the steel company. A year
ago he came to Chicago and for q time
sent her money. Suddenly papers in a d.
vorce suit were served on her and she came
to Chicago and defeated the suit. A COM
promise, Mrs. Sill claims, was effected be-
tween her and her husband whereby he
was TO contribute to the support Of herself
and two children. Receiving no money,
she returned to Chicago and brought suit
for abandonment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-20
THE ECUMENICAL CONFERENCE.
General Harrison VIII Preside at the
Preliminary Session.

NEW YORK, April 19.-Delegates to the
ecumenical conference on foreign missions.
which is to be held in this city on Sat-
urday afternoon and last to May 1, are ar
irving in large numbers. Ex-President Har-
reached the Fifth-avenue Hotel with Mrs.
Harrison to-day.
While the principal meetings of the con-
ference will not begin until Monday in
Carnegie Hall. perhaps the greatest pop
ular interest is felt in the meeting at that
place Saturday night when there will be
a reception for the delegates. Addresses
will be made by President Mckinley, ex-
President Harrison and Governor Roose-
Welt. The delegates will be welcomed to
the conference at Carnegie Hall on Sat-
urday afternoon. This will be the prelim-
mary opening session and General Har-
rison will preside. Following this address
there will be an address of welcome by
Rev. DR.. Judson Smith, chairman of the
general committee, TO which responses will
be made by eminent clergymen. These
will be followed by report of the general
committee by the secretary, Rev. DR.. S. l..
Baldwin.
Saturday afternoon President Mckinley
and his party will be met at the Pennsyl-
vania station in Jersey City by Morris r.
Jessup, Cornelius n. Bliss and Rev. DR..
Arthur j. Brown. The Presidents party
will be escorted to the Hotel Manhattan.
where the President will meet some of the
conference committee. This informal re-
ception will be attended by Rear Admiral
John r. Philip, representing the navy, and
Major General Wesley Merritt, represent
ing the army.
The White Star line steamship Teutonic
which arrived to-day from Liverpool, had
on board number of prominent clergy
men. who have come to attend the con-
ference.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-20
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

New York Stock Exchange seat was
sold yesterday for s4l,5O0. This is new
record price.
1t is said at New York that the publish
ing houses of Harper & Bros and ID. APP
pleton & Co. may be combined.
The damage to fruit trees in the vicinity
OF Canyon City. Col, from the late heavy
storm and frosts is estimated at $780, OO
Governor Roosevelt has signed the bill to
secure equal rights to colored children I'm
the public schools of New York State and
abolishing separate schools.
Train service on the roads running out
of Jackson, Miss. is still badly crippled
as the result of the recent flood and il is
not likely that regular schedules will be
in operation before the first of next week.
The training ship Buffalo, which has been
in commission about a month, left the
months cruise In the Mediterranean. She
carried 2S3 officers and men, most of the
latter being young landsmen.
The will of the late Philetus Sawyer. OF
Oshkosh, Wis, was filed for probate yes
terday. The estate is estimated TO be
worth over S3.000.000. and all goes to the
family, with the exception OF $4,000 left TO
the Ladies' Benevolent Society of Oshkosh.
The deal for a consolidation of the lead
ing tin-can companies of the country is
still under way, though not yet completed.
Options are held on nearly all the impor-
tant plants, and in most cases IL is stated
extensions have been granted until June l.
J. Canery OF Hamilton. Ont, won the
Marathon road race. finishing in 2:44 %.
T. Sherring. Hamilton (OnD Y. NJ. G. A.
was second. The race from Ashland
10 Boston, distance Of twenty-five miles.
The final time was ? hours, 40 minutes, "a
seconds.
The fourth annual meeting of the Amer
lean Academy of Political and Social
Science opened at Philadelphia yesterday.
This years meeting will be devoted to
addresses upon the topic of corporations
and public welfare. and large number OF
distinguished Americans will make ad-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-20
FOR INClTING TO RIOT
ARREST OF TWENTY-SIX ITALIANS
AT CROTON LANDING.
Over One Hundred Others Said to Have
Fled to Escape the Law OH
cers-Weapons Seized.

CROTON LANDING, N. Y. April 49,
This was far the liveliest day in Croton
Landing since the strike begun. Twenty
six Italians are now in prison awaiting ex-
animation on charges of melting to riot
and carrying weapons with intent to in
fiict bodily injury.
More than one hundred Italians fed from
their homes during the night to avoid ar
rest. 1t was said to-day that fully $50 of
the men who had struck for higher wages
had gone to New York and Syracuse, where
they have secured other places. The sheriff
with a posse of twenty-five deputies es-
corted by Company ID of the Seventh Regi-
ment searched the Bowery for weapons
and ammunition and whenever they came
across person for whom they had war;
rant they placed him under arrest.
NEW YORK, April ia committee ap-
pointed by the building trades section of
the Central Federated Union to investigate
the Cornell dam strike has decided to COM
municate with Governor Roosevelt and
confer with Mayor Van Wyck in relation
to the settlement of the trouble. William
j. O'Brien, chairman Of the committee of
Investigation, says the primary cause OF
the trouble is the padrone system.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-20
CRUSADE AGAINST UNIoNIsM.
Chicago Women Making War on Tyr
annOus Labor Organizations.

CHICAGO. April 19-Mrs. j. S. Robb.
whose testimony before the congressional
industrial commission in this city created
a sensation on account of the stand which
she took against the labor unions, gave
out last night the details of a plan by
which she expects to organize thousands
of wives of workingmen throughout the
country, together with the nonunion men,
in movement against what she terms
trades union tyranny. Mrs. Robbs plans
were disclosed at the meeting of the Blue
and Grey Womens Auxiliary at the Great
Northern Hotel and she declared that she
is still receiving scores of letters from
every part of the United States from en-
ployers, workingmen and their wives.
Within a few days thousands OF cards will
be distributed among the employees of non
union employers setting forth the scope
of the movement and requesting signatures
to a monster petition to the city, State and
national governments for the maintenance
of the constitutional rights of workmen
and insisting that protection be given to
nonunion workmen. Mrs. Robb plans to
hold a mass meeting at some large down.
town hall. where workingmen's wives and
others may voice their protest against
1.-The mob rule of the union pickets."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-20
Bishops Resignation Accepted.

NEW YORK, April 19.-Nearly fifty
bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church
held secret session to-day in the church
mission here. The resignation of Bishop
Henry Jackson, former coadjutor bishop Of
the diocese of Alabama was accepted
Bishop Jackson resigned early this year.
1t is said his conduct both before his resig-
nation and afterwards caused comment
The afternoon session of the bishops was
taken up in an informal discussion Of the
mission work of the church. Bishop Pot
ter addressed the members of the confer
ence on the needs and opportunities for
mission work in the Philippines. Among
the questions raised was that of arranging
for the support of the bishopric and the
bishop attached thereto, in case one should
be appointed. From the nature of the dis
cussion of these questions the general i'm
preston seemed to be that If the Episcopal
Church could erect imposing cathedrals in
Havana, San Juan and Manila there would
be gained for the church a prestige that
would add much TO it's supremacy in the fu-
ture. No formal action was taken
Before adjournment "A resolution was
adopted which mentioned the needs of
mission work in the recently acquired for
eign possessions of the United States and
resolving that such steps be taken In the
matter of supplying those needs as should
appear to be expedient.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-20
KNOW LITTLE ABOUT Us.
Things an American i'm the Far East
Has Learned.

Colombo Letter in New York Mail and Ex-
press.
am certainly in another world from that
of month ago. In that world the Phil
ippine islands constituted very nearly the
whole of it. In this the Philippine islands
are but little short OF nonexfstent When
one has been for so long time thorough
ly saturated with American matters In
Americas new territory Ii is rather jar
10 ones sense of the great Importance or
that question TO find how little the people
OF other countries in the far East know or
care about Ii. One expects his English &C
quaintances to be absorbed In the opera
tons in the Transvaal. But with the wide
spread interest of Americans in Englands
problem one is somewhat puzzled over the
Ignorance and the indifference of Eastern
Englishmen concerning Americas problem.
In Hong-Kong there was some interest,
but little information. The interest is ac-
counted for by Hong-Kong trade relations
with the Islands. One bright young En-
glishman whom / met. first officer on
p. Il o. steamer, had never heard of Gen.
eral Otis Such is Fame. with capital +.
In Singapore l met English officers and Of
ficials who were glad TO get informa ton
about the Philippines, the military and po-
litical situation. One, most intelligent
gentleman of high civil position. had il all
figured out that the United States was TO
go ahead in the islands without a scrap OF
difficulty. Then he began to ask questions
about Americas civil and colonial service
and methods He had an idea that Amer
lea really had such things. just as England
has He quite put me to my trumps. But
ne was honest. and l did not wish 10 lie To
him. He had spent eighteen years OF his
life in direct contact and dealing with Ma
laysian people. and evidently had no little
acquaintance with the general type.
He held the idea, common to Englishmen
Of prolonged experience in the far East.
that permanent relationship. knowledge of
language and knowledge. not only OF gem
eral character. but of individual. are all in
dispensabe in successful dealing with peo-
pie OF Malay race OF extraction. That
may. however. be only a narrow minded.
insular. English view. But the gentleman
shook his head very obviously over the
possible success of an Oriental government
by unframed appointees. whose tenure of
office covered only doubtful three or four
years. He doubted the ability of any ma
ton To send out the right kind OF men un-
DER any such conditions. Others who Joined
the conversation shared his views.
So far as Colombo IL concerned the Phil
ippines might quite as well be I'm the moon
as I'm the Pacific. In looking over a file OF
local papers i did see two Items OF Philip
pine news. They were rather above six
weeks old. and had been copied from
Shanghai paper, which I'm its turn, had
copied from a Manila paper. The London
papers which come out. about three weeks
old. use some Philippine matter. OF course,
but even they are not very elaborate.