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New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
CIRCUS REACHES JERSEY CITY.
FoREPAUGH AND SELLS BROTHERS CON-
BINATION SHOW TO BEGIN AT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
ON TUESDAY.
ON TUESDAY.

The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers com-
bired circus and Nmenagerie arrived IN the PENN
syIvania Railroad Conpany's yard at Jersey Sats
yesterday afternoon after a trip OF almost rorJ-
eight hours from their winter quarters az Coon-
bus Ohio II required seventy-four special cars 70
carry the company. stock and Paraphernala- Inc
train was made up in three sections stop vas
rJade Thursday at Altoona, Penn. wnere ehe
many animals were fed. The company trav-is N
parIor cars provided with dining compartments anc
every convenience to make their journey pleasant
There are six hundred attaches and four nundrso
horses and ponies The dfteen ring norses nave
bcx stalls and attendants constantly with them
Among the ring horses is Gypsy. said tc oe the
hest ring horse that has been bred The company
refused an offer OF $3.50 for her In specially
equipped cars rode thirJy-fve thoroughbred horses
from Colonel Chinn's stock farm They VIII De
driven as a hurdle team by man This VIII De
a new feature OF the show.
The first section OF the train carried the worR
horses pole wagons, canvas, etc The wagons were
taken 20 the large field Lafayette and Van Horne
sts Jersey City. where the tents were quickly
pitched. The circus village was constructed IN a
few hours. The village will remain until SUNDAY.
when the circus will be moved TO the Madison
Square Garden, this city The season OF sixteen
days will begin at the Garden on TUESDAY ana al
its close the circus viii start on trip through the
South.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
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1 PEEP AT THE MARKETS.

Springs surest heralds, brook trout and North
River shad. in the fish market. the former sell
ing at from So cents 81 pound; the latter for
81 apiece.
Delaware shad cost from 80 cents 10 70 cents
apiece and buck shad from 35 cents to 40 cents
Green smelts from Long Island range in price from
10 cents 20 cents pound, according 10 size, and
white perch from the same waters from 10 cents 10
10 cents pound. Long Island whitehall is 25 cents
a pound Live cod from Nantucket costs 10 cents
a pound, Long Island scal1ops from 30
TO 40 cents quart Live blueflsh from the South
are IS cents pound. Pompano is % cents pound
Long Island founders. 10 cents to u cents pound
filet de sole. . cents pound prawns from New
Orleans 40 cents quart.
Eggs somewhat cheaper than last week, be-
ing now from Is cents to IS a dozen. Butter
and cheese unchanged in price.
There has been change in meats. poultry and
game for some weeks.
Florida oranges are selling at prices ranging
from 60 81 80 a dozen: CALIFORNIA;, from
Is cents to 60 cents a dozen Pineapples 80
cents each: hothouse grapes, 81 so d pound; Mala-
gas 75 a pound; shaddocks, Is cents apiece
Baldwin apples selling at 10 cents peck.
greetings, IS cents a peck.
Good vegetables high, but excellent in quail
ity. All salads extremely high excepting cress,
which be had for 70 cents bunch.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
ROOF GARDENS FOR CHILDREN.
PLAN FOR MAKING THE APARTMENT
HOUSE A REAL HOME FOR
LITTLE FOLKS

AT last a sensible suggestion has been made in
regard child life in the fathouse" said
mother yesterday. "Of course. 1t was made by a
woman Mrs Charlotte Perkins Stetson has pro-
posed that in all large apartment houses the roof
should be converted into safe and healthfu play
ground
Mrs. Stetson's scheme includes d systematic fit
ting up with rocking horses, trapezes, seat swings
and seesaws- Even garden beds might be installed
along the sides for the children-and they are
many-who like see things growing"
In addition TO the large piaythings for genera
the children, of course, would take their ndi-
viduaI toys up to the playground when they wished
and have the little parties that all small folks love
An awning could be supplied for shade sultry
summer days, and would afford shelter in brief
showers.
intelligent person." said the speaker and there is
little reason to doubt that up to date builder
He Will have vacant apartments in his house
safely wagert'
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
BRIDGE rRoLLETs TIED Up FOR HOURS.
NEW TERMINAL. CURVES THE CAUSE OF THE
TROUBLE

Trolley cars on the Brooklyn Bridge We're blocked
all the forenoon yesterday. and thousands o. people
who usually cross the Bridge these cars were
obliged to walk travel IN the Bridge cars. The
trouble from defects in the terminal tracks
and curves the south roadway at the Man
haitian end OF the Bridge A new system OF ter
minal had been placed there, the rails OF the
old curves having been nearly worn out Just after
the rails had been laid yesterday morning the
trouble began Several cars got around the curves
with much difficulty and started back toward
Brooklyn and then large Halsey-st car about
a. m. jumped the track al point where II crossed
Of the four terminal tracks. There IL STUCK
defying all efforts move IT,
lacking implements sent for. but II took
twenty minutes to move the car. and by that time
blockade Of trolley extended 20 the Brook
Iyn end OF the Bridge. and many people were walk
ing to the Manhattan end OF the Bridge on the
roadway. Orders were sent 70 stop any more troll
lev cars running the Bridge from BROOKLYN II
took a long time 10 get the stalled cars on tne
Bridge. and then workmen began tearing up arc
relaying the terminal tracks and curves The wnote
loop system at the Manhattan end OF the Brioge
was changed by the time the work was coT1pieted-
II hour after noon before the troley cars
began running over the Bridge again
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31

WORK OF THE FIRST AUXILIARY SOCIETY OF
THE RIVERSIDE DAY NURsERY-THoU-
SANDS OF CHILDREN CARED FOR
The First Auxiliary Society OF the Riverside Day
Nursery held its monthly meeting yesterday at 8
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Deaplaine Brown. No
10 West Seventy-second-st- In the absence or the
president. Mrs. Alfred Whitman the chair was oc-
cupied by the first vice-president- Mrs John c
Coleman.
After the reading of the minutes of the previous
meeting by Mrs c. F. Terhune, a song by Sargent
BLOW Blow Thou Wintry Wind" was sung by
E H Lockhart bass soloist of St Georges choir
The presiding officer then made a brief address,
calling attention to the necessity for additional
funds for the societys work in the nursery AS
the season approaches" she said' the
demands increase. We need more money and more
workers.
The First Auxiliary has just entered upon its
fourth season, and has a membership OF about
one hundred and seventy-fve. 1t has added to the
nursery treasury during existence a.3oo.
The nursery cared for L202 children last June and
the aggregate attendance for 1899 was n'So Ihe
days work secured for mothers during last year
numbered 248
After the short business meeting Miss Annie s.
Peck, the famous mountain climber, vas intro
duced and gave a delightful talk her expert
ences touching both the humors and the dangers
of the amusement that she finds fascinating.
People have often asked me why l like to
climb" she said. It think II is because acquired
the outdoor habit in childhood, my mother was
sufficiently advanced to encourage my playing
with my three brothers at baseball and other ath-
letic amusements Providence is city OF hills
and l always wanted to climb high that
should have to take hold of the side with my hands
l achieved that desire on the Matterhorn
Miss Peck, who is not in the least suggestive
OF the athletic woman in physique thinks tnat
climbing an ordinary mountain is no fun at all
Her first attempt at really dangerous climb was
the ascent OF the Gross Glockner. with Its tre-
mendous glaciers and snow slopes of dangerous
incline. AS she toiIed up through the soft snow,
she thought, IF the Lord forgives for this
and get back alive I'll never do 1t again. She
went on until her guide announced that they had
reached the first summit. and he did not regard
ii safe 10 go higher. The snow soft that
at any moment il might loosen its hold the
steep rock and carry them down in avalanche.
An amusing incident was the encounter with a
burly German, who was putting and painting and
breathlessly begging his guide TO whom he was
strongly attached-by rope!-to go back. why
go on, since he does not want tor Miss Peck in
CURED. and the guide answered: He do IL.
He must do it. He has paid in advance
MISS Peck intends taking party to Europe this
summer to climb the mountains in the Tyrol and
nary mountain after a little training she says,
but for the great mountains have a
sound heart sound lungs and steady head"
The large number present showed deep interest in
Miss Pecks vivid descriptions. particularly in the
account of her climb OF Orizaba, in Mexico 1s 500
feet above the sea, ascent never before since
made by
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
WERE TO 60 TO-DAY.

Regular conference Of the Literature % Sogs5y
sre 1870 a. m
.,s~s,-s matinee under auspices Of the Household
F~o,ornic the rooms No Lib Broad
vsr Z D m story telling and recitation
,u-.no marty given by the Beth Israel Hospital Aid
socisv n the LogelinE, Nos $50 and 2sl East
rgYtr-sevenfh-st. evening
,..,s a, the NeEngand Juniors az the home OF Mrs.
= " OrVfs. No s. West Eighty ninth ST. 1'So D. M
Subject the day, our Flag
-. same. Of the National American Woman Suffrage
Assorsation Is headquarters Room No 2eS
American Tract Society Building. No 100 Nassau-st,
f-0r 9 a. m. until
~,..,,.a e,ohre bv members Of the Mount St Ursula
siv-,ns Al the OF Miss conneI. No. 2SS East
one -rundra7--and-t -fourth-st., afternoon
go ssr o< the alumas class OF Normal College
,s-5sr the direction OF Miss Emile o Long.
= l-,,-es Ar : n N: Rembrandt Influence
~ On Modern Art illustrated by Mrs clara Rnge in
~ = Students League Of New-Nork
No 2i5 West Fifty-seventh-st:, and The Proposed
t1s-ican Isthmus Canal illustrated, by Foster
-r~eli n the great hall Of Cooper Institute Eighth
s. and Third-ave.
of he Womans Press Club Of New-fork
-.v the chapter of Carnegie Hail. $50 p m
- an breathing Personal Magnetism. by Miss
- s1Be a. Angelo EerEh. her studio. The Albany.
-Iftv-sec1nd-st and Broadway II a m
aa.s m George McAneay. before the League for Polit-
Fsducaou. No. 23 West Forty-fourthst, II a m
sne5ert Public office Public Trust
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
NATIONAL COUNCILS REPORT.
AN EXHAUSTIVE RECORD OF THE LAST
TRIENNIAI. AT WASHINGTON.

AN EXHAUSTIVE RECORD OF THE LAST
TRIENNIAL AT WASHINGTON.
The report Of the tenth annual executive and
third tiennial sessions of the National Council OF
Women, held in Washington, d. c.. in February,
IS99 is just out. It Is edited by Mrs. May Wright
SewaH and contains three hundred pages.
Stenographic reports of all the meetings and full
reports Of the National organizations, local councils
and standing committees given
The roster shows that there were at the time of
the trienniaI National organizations and
seven State and local councils in the National
Council. OF the State and local councils the State
Council of Rhode Island comprised thirtytwo
affiliated societies: the local council of Indianapolis
ffty-four societies; the local Council Of Women OF
quincy ILL., fifteen societies; the local Council Of
Women of Portland Ne, fourteen societies; the
twelve societies; the local Council OF Women of
Rochester. n. Y. thirty-eight societies, and the
local Council Of Women OF Minneapolis, sixty-three
societies The index comprises a synopsis OF the
contents by chapters, well complete index
of all names mentioned in the volume.
OF her work Mrs. Sewall says: THE editor of a
work of this character must TO a degree be gov
erned by her Judgment. She must always
realize that some other editor would have included
more some other less than she has done 1
only say that with the amplest material. It has
been my intention TO reject nothing which would
be of vital interest to the administration in
ing the council work, and to include moth
ing which is essential to the accuracy and
continuity of historic record"
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.
A TISSUE PAPER PATTERN OF BOYS COAT,
WITH ADJUSTABLE SHIELD, NO 7945,
FOR COUPON AND 10 CENTS

This attractive coat designed especially for little
men, is made OF white pique with trimmings of
Hamburg insertion and embroidery. The broad
seamless back joins the front in shoulder and
derarm The double breasted fronts lap
widely the left side crossing the right and closing
invisiby at the waistline. The broad and
sailor collar edged with embroidery surmOunted
by a band of insertion The stylish sleeves have
the funess at the wrist arranged in tucks which
stitched down to simulate a cuff. The shield
Of all embroidery is finished with a shallow
band at the neck and is made separate so that the
may be with without IL. The coat is
drawn in at the waist with a white kid belt.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31

The engagement was announced yesterday of
Paul Leicester Ford. the well known writer and
Miss Grace Kidder. the only daughter OF Edward
II. kidder. of No. 50 Remsen-st, Brooklyn. Mr..
Ford is the author of THE Hon. Peter Sterling"
Janice Meredith and The Story Of An Untold
Love- About year ago Mr.. Ford removed from
Brooklyn to Manhattan. He belongs OF the
Old Brooklyn Heights families. He Is the OF
the late Gordon l. Ford. who formerly
nected with The Tribune. Mr. Ford is d brother Of
Worthington c. Ford. OF Boston, and Malcolm W.
Ford, OF Manhattan, who was at time the
champion all round athlete OF the country. The
only representative OF the Ford family now living
IN brooklyn Is Mrs. Robert H Turtle formerly
Miss Ford. who lives No. "a Monroe Place. The
family home OF the Fords at Nc. 81 Clark-st.
Ihree other sisters OF Mr.. Ford live in Manhattan
Ihey are Mrs. Roswell Skeel jr. Mrs William r.
Barr ana Mrs. Richr:ond Bfayo-Smith. Miss Kid
GER the hancee of Mr. Ford is of the well
known members of the Brooklyn Heights She
Is a tan handsome brunette. and has been promi-
nent In the social affairs in Brooklyn. including
ssVeraI OF the lhpetonga balls which have taken
place since her debut She has also taken a con-
Barnard clubs
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
BURGLARS LOOT yEwELRY STORE.
THEY WORK BEHIND PARTITION AND
GET ARTICLES WORTH us.ca

Herman Richards. clerk in Tsdore weinstefn's
tewelry store at No 3s5 Grand-st-. found when he
to work yesterday that burglars had opened
the safe in the night and removed the contents
The safe stands in the centre Of a partition ex-
tending across the store. The burglars had worked
from the room, and had fled on the heads sf
the bolts in the back OF the safe. They we're able
then to take the back plate. and after -emov-
ing the asbestos lining and cutting away the steel
inside had nothing do but take out the jewslry-
AS soon as Richards discovered the robbery 10
ran 10 Eldrfdge-st. station and informed Cap
tain Herlihy, who after investigation informed
the Central Office. Three Headquarters detectives
were put on the case. but the only ciew found vas
part of a burglars drill IN the safe The ROBBERY
Is thought TO have been done By experiences
cracksmen-
The men are supposed to have entered taroasn
an alley which skirts the rear OF Nos 80 ssi, -
and 40I After getting IN the alley, tney ci1Ioeo
fence, having removed the spikes. ana tnen 50
into the areaway IN the rear They then cut ln1
iron bars of the windows and went tnronsn az
shop into the back room, where they co9d VOTE
without being SEEN . - -..--.
While they were working the lights In the store
were burning as usual during tns night anu l.Ic
curtains were M About S00a0 worth OF silver
stock in the was not touched
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
KATE CL4 ITOy,s CREDITORS MEET.

A meeting OF the creditors of Kate Claxtor. the
actress whose name is Kate e Stevenson. was
held yesterday the Office OF Macgrane Coke. ref
cree in bankruptcy at No So Wal-st Several
claims filed, but there were no assets .
trustee was appointed In answer to questions
about the play The Two Orphans in which she
appeared so many times, she said that IL belonged
TO her sOn-in-law. that the play was OF no value
now that II played by various stock COM
panies who used another edition OF the play. and
that her son-in-aY received no royalties from u
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
ALErANpER HUDNUT RURIED M ENGLAND

The body of Alexander Hudnut. who for nearly
twenty years kept a pharmacy downtown, has
been buried at Brighton England, where he died
on February 16 His son, the Rev. William H Hud-
nut pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, az
YOUNGSTOWN and his sister. Miss NJ. L. Hudnut.
returned here yesterday morning on the White
Star Line steamship Ciermanic. They went abroad
on the Germanic word was received or
their fathers death.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31

With the aid Of two volunteer helpers. large
amount of sunshine packed yesterday at head
quarters and will be forwarded to-day on missions
of good cheer. The distributions will be follows:
A barrel of reading matter to the Hospital Book
and Newspaper Society, No. 105 East Twenty
second-st.; a large box of clothing, shoes games,
worsteds, comfortahles hats and trimmings and
fifty special Easter greetings to the Little Moth
ers' No 304 East Twenty -first-st.; another box
filled with clothing unfinished fancy work, EN-
broidery silks worsteds and Easter greeting for
each OF the fortyfve members of the T. 5. S;
branch OF Hoboken. n. j.. box of magazines and
novels for the soldiers al Fort Adams Rhode
Island. packages CT clothing for some poor chill
dren at Rutherford, \. J., and First-ave, Manhat-
tan; box of reading matter 70 Mr.. Batter. an in
valid member, in West Sixty-fOurth-st, and thirty
nine individual parcels for the Easter distribution.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
TALK THROUGH A DIPLOMATIC HAT
DANISH REPRESENTATIVE WITH FALSE VIEWS
ABOUT THE MONROE DOCTRINE

ABOUT THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
resident Of this city who says he is officially
connected with the Danish Government, but refuses
TO let his name be used for publication. gave out
statement yesterday which he declares IS authorized
by the Danish Government. IN it he says that
while Denmark will not accept Uncle Sans offer
of 5000 600 for the islands of st. Thomas Croix
and St John. but insists upon getting between
100000 and s5,0OOO00 for them, yet Denmark
fuses to believe that the United States. knowing
from the lips of the Danish Government that the
islands encumbrance upon It from financial
point of view, would enforce the Monroe Doctrine
in case Denmark should lease the islands TO Ger
many any other Power for long ternfof years
Any such proceeding would have basis in law
or in equity and therefore would be entirely un-
justifable"
1T is pretty evident" said well informed man
of affairs yesterday. that this anonymous Dane
who processes to represent his own Government Il
a good deal of if he thinks that the United
States. after riskiug a war with England over the
Venezuelan order TO uphold the Monroe
Doctrine would for a moment hesitate TO enforce
it upon Denmark should she contemplate selling or
leasing those islands to any great Power in whose
possession they would Immediately become a serl-
menace TO the safety of our Atlantic ports
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
THE OLD DOMINION DAMAGED BY FIRE

The steamship Old Dominion, formerly OF the
Old Dominion Line the property OF the Joy
Steamship Company, plying between New-fork
and Boston. was badly damaged by fire early yes
terday morning while lying at her pier at Gather
ine-st East River. The fire broke out in the cargo
and burned fercely for about hour, when II was
subdued the Fire Department The damage to
ship and cargo will amount TO about $4,000 The
company has received several offers OF steamships
to take the place of the Old Dominion while she
is being repaired.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.

A large box containing religious reading matter
agricultural papers, books Easter cards, etc. came
to the office by express from Mrs. Hoffman. Of
New-Jersey; package of Easter cards from Mrs
F. Drummond; crochet patterns and stamps, from
Mrs Edward w. Hewett: scrap pictures from r.
F. J.. wall tablet, for an invalid, from Mrs. VI A
Barker: box of Easter cards and booklets. with
"a cents in stamps for mailing. without a name
Easter cards. from Mrs. E ". Vulti and Mrs
Arthur w. Magee; Book of Psalms, from j. r. l.,
sender
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
TO MEET MAJoR-GETER4L NILES.

Ma jor-GeneraI Nelson A. Miles. L. S. A, will be
the guest of honor the dinner of the Automobile
Club Of America which will be given in the AstOr
Gallery of the WaldOrf-Astoria on Monday evening.
There will also be present the members of the Com
mission who have consented to make a preliminary
reuOrt looking to the construction OF a National
highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
MAKING sCH0oLROOHs ATTRACTIVE.

The people of Brooklyn enthusiastic in their
plans 10 provide pictures for the public schools.
Special efforts are being made at present for
School No A, at Putnam and Throop avesr where
to-day a free exhibition of reproductions will be
held al wigwam Hail. Gates and Throop aves.
The committee in charge OF the AFFAIR wishes 10
have the childrens schoolrooms approach az nearly
as possible the condition of a well equipped and
happy home, and desires 10 collect from nve nun
dred eight hundred first class pictures TO put
into the school The children, aided by com
mittee of artists parents and teachers. will be
permitted select pictures from those exhlblted.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
BRITISH ARMY AND NAVY OFFICERS HERE.

The steamship Germanc, Captain Haddock from
Liverpool March q, arrived at her pier yesterday
morning She brought over 81 cabin and Sl5 steer
age passengers and 1.204 bags Of mail
In the cabin was Captain c. ]. COlviIle He comes
here TO join the British battleship Crescent, the
flagship of the North American station, now
in Southern waters. He viii be flag captain OF the
Crescent. joining her at Bermuua-
Another passenger was Captain b H Gunston,
of the Cavalry Reserve. He is accompanied DY
Paul A Rail-, and Is on his 10 New-Oreans 70
buy ana ship mules and horses for the British
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
MISS KELLOGG AND THE WoMAN's HOTEL

The woman's hotel project is apparently
sured. through the efforts of Miss Molka Kellogg
a daughter of Charles D. Kellogg. the promoter OF
the scheme II necessary to raise $4,000 In
order to bind subscribers who had already sub
scribed for s250,OO0 Miss Kellogg secured 5000
in subscriptions this week. 1t is expected that
site will be acquired for the hotel within the next
thirty days, and its location will probably be with
in the territory lying between Lexington and Sixth
aves and Fourteenth and Thirty-fourth The
total cost Of the project is expected 70 be $4,000
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
NATURES wHIsPERINGs-

A cobweb gemmed with morning dew
Is costless, yet divine;
So Is the smile that bids us rise
Up higher life's incline
Sunshine's refreshing. and we learn
That cen perplexing showers
Are natures hidden crucfbleS
To manufacture flowers.
A hearty hand clasp. that uplifts
When hearts are sore opprest,
Is like the carol of bird
That cradles care to rest.
A diamond plucked from darkness
Blinks and twinkles with delight,
And laughter, ever after,
To the sun. that gave it sight
So, all the world Is brighter
When it's sunshine and it's rain,
Embracing, form a rainbow.
To hide its clouds of pain.
-{Mary z. Bridewel
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
APPEAL FOR A RHETU4TTC

The Charity Organization Society appeals for 500
TO provide prolonged medical in institution
for young woman who has been for years per-
fectly helpless through rheumatism. The rela-
tives are In such humble circumstances that they
cannot aid more than they do Any money for this
case sent to the Charity Organization Society No.
1O5 East Twenty-seCond-st, will be duly and pub
licIY Acknowledged
New-York tribune., 1900-03-31
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FEDERATION.

"Woman's Work. the official organ Of the Ala
bama State Federation of WOmen's Clubs. is de-
voted to the elevation of the educational status
among the whites and blacks Of that State. All
news regarding schools. travelling libraries and
general industrial training receives especial notice
The June number will contain the full proceedings
of the May convention OF the Federation at Bir-
mingham.