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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-12
INJURY TO COAST GUNS.
IMPERATIVE NEED OF INCREASING
STRENGTH OF ARTILLERY.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. |


Washington, March 1.-THE likelihood that Con-
gress will this session agree upon an Army
reorganization measure on account OF the confict-
ing interests involved and the powerful opposition
manifested in various quarters to certain features
of Secretary Roots comprehensive reform PROPOSE
ton has alarmed the authorities over the possible
failure Of the plan to increase the artillery to
strength commensurate with the ordinary care and
maintenance of the seacoast defence works already
established. and effort is under way to separate
the artillery clauses. which all wholly unob-
jectionable and unlikely to cause much debate from
the other portions of the House and Senate bills
which to lead to long and stubborn con-
troversy.
According General Miles's estimates. published
in The Tribune to-day. over eighteen thousand men
urgently needed to keep the present batteries
from rapid deterioration, that number being barely
enough to furnish single relief for each expensive
gun mounted in the forts The artillery
strength to-day including batteries in Cuba Puerto
Rico and the Philippines. is only about ten thou
sand men, which the bill proposes to increase grad
ually TO eighteen thousand by adding thirteen hun
dred each year until the limit is reached
Unless the Notifications are to be abandoned, the
actual economy to the Government through the in
creased force would be nearly s50o0.oOo year The
total money investment in the of the coast de-
fences to-day is s50352.S4S. The deterioration of
these guns and carriages from lack OF due to
insufficient force OF men is estimated to be at
least 10 cent and amounts therefore. to s552 s2
annually
The present seacoast armament includes the fol-
lowing guns:
Fiftythree u Inch disappearing carriages.
Twenty six Pinch guns on barbette carriages
Three hundred and forty four - inch
One hundred and eight 1o-inch disappearing
carriages
nine nine lo-iGch guns on barbette carriages.
siNty-si s-inch guns disappearing carriages.
-Four S-inch baTbette carriages.
Seventy-two 6-inch rapid fire
Fiftyseven 6-inch rapid fire guns.
Thirty-fve 4.7-inch rapid fire guns.
Eighty 10 FOUNDER rapid fire guns
Thirty 6pounder rapid fire guns.
mounts and emplacements complete, IS fol-
lows:
Twelve-inch disappearing carriage, S141 OPT.
Twelve-inch barbette carriage, Sis 1877.
Twelve-inch mortar. $4,000
Ten-inch disappearing carriage, 500, S55
Ten-inch baTbette carriage, S74. 155.
Eght-inch on disappearing carriage. $1,000.
Eight-inch on barbette carriage, $50 65
Six-inch rapid fire. $4,000
Ffve-nch rapid fire, s35, 900.
~ inch rapid fire, $4,000.
Fifteen FOUNDER rapid fire. SD 600.
Sixpounder rapid fire, s12 600.
Some of the forts where fine guns OF high calibre
are mounted have practically in charge.
and not only the guns without proper pro-
lection, but other expensive accessories Of modern
warfare are being injured by the elements and
through general neglect at such rate that in
first class batteries will become nearly worthless.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-12
BARGAINS FOR SHOPPERS.
ATTRACTIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE BY
TRIBUNE ADVERTISERS

ATTRACTIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE BY
TRIBUNE ADVERTISERS
O'NEILL's. sixth-ave.. between Twentieth and
Twenty-hrst SITS, announce that the opening Of
their entire line of spring goods will to-
day, and that 1t will surpass any previous one in
scope and beauty. Each department will be found
filled with the latest and best fashions In all lines
and in this opening will also be many novelties that
entirely exclusive. Some of the features Of the
opening will be the allurng displays in trimmed
millinery, in the untrimmed hat department cos
tunes wraps; separate skirts and tailor made
goods. Many bargains will be in these DEPART
Inents and in the colored dress goods sections.
JAMES MCREERY & CO. Eleventh-st and
Broadway, are offering many attractive prices on
cotton sheets and pillow cases. These goods will
be found in the basement salesroom. A special
sale OF cotton dress goods and silks will be held
at the store to-day.
LORD & TAYLOR. Broadway and Twentieth-st
Will have special sale to-day in their Oriental de-
partment of extra quality Turkish carpets in sizes
suitable for parlors, library and dining rooms, and
large Karabagh rugs. Special sales OF fine
pets of last seasons patterns and of linens will
also be held at the store to-day, and ladies'
tailor made suits and separate skirts to-day and
tomorrow.
place exhibition to-day their models of gowns
for street, carriage and evening dress in spring
and summer fabrics.
JOHN WANAMAKER. Broadway, between Ninth
and Tenth SITS, announces many bargains to-day in
furniture especially in rockers fancy parlor chairs
overcoats and in mems suits made to order. The
to-day. In the silks will be found crepe de chimes
f9uIa a. plain TePousse plain coored taffetas
in summer weight Some other special offerings to
be had at the to-day iannelette wrappers
womens stockings, women's vests. mems half hose
ribbons, dress goods and corsets, well slip
coverings, the finer grades Of linens and awnings
for store, office or home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-12
THREE OPINIONS FROM WHALEN
ROGATE'S OFFICE IN DOUBT AS TO
INCREASE OF SALARIES

The employees in the office of Surrogate Noble in
Queens County much in doubt what their
salaries Corporation Counsel Whalen has
given three opinions their right be paid the
salaries as increased last year.
The increase. which go into effect on jan
uary !, adds 5000 TO the payroll Of the office The
Board of Estimate and Apportionment refused to
sanction the increase and the Municipal Assembly
allowed the Queens County Surrogates Office the
Supervisors. however, adopted resolutions Octo-
Der 5 placing the salaries at the same amount
proposed by Surrogate Noble.
Corporation Counsel Whaen first furnished an
opinion TO the effect that the Supervisors
binding. A few days later he gave the Finance De-
partment in Queens Borough opinion taking the
opposite stand Both opinions on file in the
office of Deputy Auditor Clair of Queens On Feb
ruary IS Mr.. Whalen gave third opinion Con-
troler Coer. In this he says:
You request to be advised whether, in view OF the
action taken by the Board of Supervisors of Queens
County OF November g. 1899, referred IN Surro-
gate Mobiles letter, this payroll should be paid;
whether the action OF the Board of Estimate and
Apportionment concurred In by the Municipal As
semby in regard TO the appropriation OF the Surro
gates Court for Queens County should control. .
l have given this matter due consideration and
have advise you that the law the points
raised by the questions suggested by you is not
sufficiently clear to justify me in advising
you to pay the payroll in question at the amounts
fixed by the Board of Supervisors. and | think
controlling the action of the Board OF Estimate and
Apportionment concurred in by the Municipal AS
sembly in regard to the appropriation the Sur
rogates Court of Queens County.
The attaches of the office have refused TO accsnt
the January check. and will sue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-12
BROOKLYN NEWS.
THE FUNERAL or DIR. WEST.
CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMS CROWDED
WITH HIS FRIENDS.

The funeral of DIR. Charles e West the well
known educator who died last Friday at his home
No 76 Pierrepont-st. held yesterday afternoon
in the Church of the Pilgrims. Henry and Remsen
The large church was almost completely nied
by his personal friends, many OF whom had been
his pupils The coffin at the head of the centre
aisle. 1t was covered with beautiful wreaths and
other floral decorations.
On the platform were the Rev. E. III. Byington,
the assistant pastor of the Church of the Pilgrims,
and the Rev. DR.. Albert J. Lyman. of the South
Congregational Church. The Rev. DR.. Richard s
Storrs was not present. owing to his poor health
DR.. Lyman In delivering the funeral address
said:
This crowded throng represents our entire com,
IL is tse1f Ire oDvn nolesmsn an This occasion
Its presence here is of itself an eloquent euogy
silence need be broken. Already the annals of his
beautiful, symmetrical character have been set
before this community. And that life itself was
And yet it is rot uniting that one hand should
cast its chaplet on this casket. Brooklyn honors
its dead. Those associations which characterize
and distinguish Brooklyn find their expression in the
And who among all our dead is more deserving
of our love than he who stands next to father and
for me to peak of that pure ascendancy which
lyn; For In this community the name of DR.. West
DR.. Lyman read tribute to DR. West which the
Brooklyn Clerical Union had adopted
After prayer had been offered, Mr.. Byington
announced that the body would be taken to Pitts
field Mass. his childhood home" for burial this
morning. Those in the pews. then arose and in
The old pupils of DR. West at the Brooklyn
Heights. Seminary met before the service and went
sides of the centre aisle ali the way up and mum
bered four hundred or FIVE h s The pail
White St: Clair McKelway, Surrogate George B.
Afa%n aen bsvd de dnsSra aPG
Backus.
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THE CRUIKsHANKs RECONCILED
HAPPILY AFTER THEIR DIVORCE
LITIGATION

DR. and Mrs. William ]. Cruikshank, whose do
mestic troubles have been aired In the courts for
the last two years. have become reconciled. and
now living happily together again. Mrs Cruik-
shank returned to her husbands home No. 1O2 Fort
Greene Place. last Tuesday
DR.. Cruikshank comes from old family, and
had a large medical practice. His wife is hand
some woman, the daughter of Sergeant Foster
formerly of the Park police. In her suit for abso-
Lutte divorce the correspondent named Mrs.
Matte Dorlon-Lowe n contrato soloist, who at the
time singing In the South Congregational
Church. She is now singing in the Church of the
Pilgrims. of which the Rev. DIR. Richard 8. Storrs
is pastor emeritus.
When Mrs. Cruikshank first brought suit for
divorce her husband. account of illness, allowed
IT to through by default. The reopened
and came to trial before Justice Jesse Johnson DIR.
Cruikshank put in counter suit, alleging intimacy
between his wife and young lawyer in Orange,
n. j. The jury brought in the verdict of mot
proven in regard to both charges. Justice johnson
ruled that the verdict should be interpreted mot
guilty"
Mrs. Cruikshank then left the city, taking her
twelve-year-old daughter with her to Portland Me.
After litigation II decided that the child
should be returned her father. Both parents
loved the girl dearly, and IT is believed that the
reconciliation was brought about largely through
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-12

THEY ARRIVE FROM TENNESSEE AND SEEK
RELIEF AT A POLICE STATION.
A family of nine sought shelter last night at the
Leonard-st police station. and there no
place there to provide for them. subscription was
started among the policemen in the house and a
purse soon raised The family then taken to
a house in Watts-st. by Rourdsman Murphy, and
provided with lodgings and meal.
They were James Blair. forty-fve years old, his
wife and children fourteen. twelve, ten, Six
five and three years old, and babe in arms eight
months old There were three girls and four boys.
Blair who is a tailor by trade told the police
that he had just reached the city from lockwood
Tenn where he had lived for ten years. All he
had been able to save in that time enough to
bring his family back. They had just arrived on
an Old Dominion Line steamer, and expected 70
take a Norwich Line steamer for Norwich, where
he said he was going to live with his sister, Mrs.
The family will leave for Norwich to-day: The
steamers do not run Sundays.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-12
NEWARK GETS REDUCTION IN GAS RATES.

The Essex and Hudson Gas Company. OF New
ARK. will make voluntary reduction IN the prics
of gas to 81 thousand feet III compliance with
promise to the public by President Bernard "
Stanley year ago. The present price IS 81 %
thousand feet. with discount make It 81 70 net
for prompt payment. The rate will go into
effect April l. AS the company supplies gas 10
Orange, South Orange, East Orange, NOntclair.
Bloomfield. Glen Ridge, RelleviIe. Vailsburg, Har-
rison- kearny and Arlington these places VIII get
The benefit of the reduced rate. The Essex and
Hudson Gas Company is owned by the Philadel-
phia Gas and Improvement Company, which also
controls the electric light companies that supply
electric light, heat and power in Essex, Hudson
and adjoining counties in East Jersey. IL is ex-
pected that there will be announcement of
reduction in the price of electric light
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-12
POLICEMAN AND LAWYER ACCUSED.
COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION LANTRY Al
PEARS AGAINST THEM FOR A PRISONER.

COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION LANTRY AP-
PEARS AGAINST THEM FOR A PRISONER.
Two young women were accused of grand larceny
In the YorkvilIe Court yesterday in having kept
pocketbook which they picked up in the dressing
of the Murray Hill Lyceum. where a masked
ball was being held. James Boyle, a witness for
one them. said that at the police station a po-
lceman whose he did not know told him
that If his friends wanted to get out at the York
vile Police Court they would better employ a law
yer whose name he gave Mrs kuser, OF No. S3S
East One-hundred and nneteenth-st., the mother
of Mrs. Florence Cannon, of No. 1888 East One-hun-
dred-and- nineteenth-st., one of the women ar
rested said that she entering the court
building a policeman had also importuned her TO
engage the same lawyer, who had demanded $50 for
defending the prisoners. Then she said that she
told the lawyer that Commissioner of Correction
Iantry was her friend and that he would be in
court to what he could for her daughter, whom
he had known from childhood. The lawyer. Mrs
Kuser alleged, remarked: What good a Tam
many Hall politician do with Republican Judge?
l Republican"
Magistrate Flammer said that on the evidence
he would discharge the young women, but he
would Investigate the complaint that the police
and lawyer were dividing fees. The lawyer
protested that he had divided fees with any
policeman. and that his word was good as that
of anybody else.
Commissioner Lantry called the attention of
Magistrate Flammer to the lawyers alleged re
mark about a "Tammany politician and said
that, he had known Mrs. Cannon from child
hood he had right to say good word for her.
Magistrate F1ammer, addressing the policeman
The policeman and the lawyer denied everything
said about them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-12
PARADISE BEFORE HEAVEN.
SUCCESSIVE PLACES OF ABODE FOR
THE REDEEMED.

The Rev. John F. Carson, pastor of the Central
Presbyterian Church. Marcy and jefferson ayes
does not believe that the redeemed go to heaven
Immediately after death. In his sermon last night
on Heaven" he said that believers would first go
to paradise, where they would remain until the
resurrection. when they would enter heaven to-
gether with Christ. Mr.. Carson said in part
After a careful study of the Bible 1 am per-
suaded that teaches that believers their death
are conveyed by angels into paradise. where they
live with Christ and His redeemed people the
Lord returns to the earth and the resurrection of
the bodies of the just takes place. Then is in
angurated the millennium: At its close Christ and
His people, in their celestial bodies, heaven
BY heaven, according to the strict meaning of the
word, is meant the final abode condition, bliss and
glory into which the redeemed enter with Christ
after the millennium. The penitent thief did not go
to heaven. He went to paradise. Paradise is the
place and period between death and the resurrec-
ton. In paradise all those who have died in the
faith
The paradise life will be of sinlessness The
condition Immediately following death is not prep
aration for a higher life in the that saints
are to be kept there until they are prepared for
better life. Paradise is place of development. It
means growth in knowledge and in power and in
moved, and the siness grows and ever grows
up and on toward the perfection of the Infinite
Himself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-12
FRESH AIR CURES.
From The London Chronicl,


George Stoker the well known surreo, -
companies Lord lveagh's hospital 20 Soutb &C
mas had previous experience of that na ~ - ~
world for he officially attached ~ - OF the
boundary Commission While there. he c me HuI1
the germ OF the new surgical treatment vbine eu
had so great success for the last two vears "a mas
oxygen home, in FttZroy Square. He fo,,9Ss Sne
natives VINO were suffering from gunshot ~ mat
burns etc; were simply conveyed up the bighe;,
mountain IN the neighborhood, where tbaI 'sneSt
kept for week two. and their 6Siey were
every case found to have healed thorourbI, were In
their voluntary exile from the plains '''S uuFihg
Mr.. Stoker satisfied himself that these ro,
cures were due 10 the unusually pure air ma pie
HnehtnS. naSt with pure oxygen, which was Sp,
70 pe LOO fplu IN KS eHects, and afterward Yth u
mixture OF oxygen and air. An with a
cess has attended this new method as roonasy sue
by VISIT 10 the home. Ulcers and even oe seen
lupus when nave Withstood ordinary sursics' Uses OF
Ineht LOT Seais nave been cured In few ~ SIea /
ana lesser sores IN few DAYS IL ne, 'iohths,
rtneess VINO takes great interest In the h rOSa'
VINO ndl9 MS Is what you would cali &C NOME,
10 Monday ulcer. doctor" Mr. Stou.ia saturday
have an opportunity of proving the effcacx now
possible In = London hospital i'ss than Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-12
MAY BE LEGIsLATED OUT OF OFFICE
ENT WILL SUCCEED INDUSTRIAL
SCHOOL NATRON.

Trenton March II (SpeciaD.-There IS some proA.
ability that Mrs. Myrtle b. Eyler. matron OF "a.
State Industrial School for Girls will be egslatAs
out Of office The Assembly committee which 4,
investigating the management of the school Is sai4
to be satisfied that a ought to be at the head
of the institution. and unless the members chanza
their minds the bill that is 10 be introduced IN
few days will contain a clause providing for mall
superintendent. This Will leave the principaIshio
held by Mrs Eyler vacant. and she will have TO 20
The schOOfS name Is TO Se changed 20 the Stsfa
Home for Girls. and the powers and duties OF rhs
trustees will be increased 20 correspond with rhosa
OF the trustees of the State Reform School FOR
Boys. Wilbur ;. Mott. counsel for the COMMITTEES
Is now engaged in framing the act. Its passage by
the Legislature. while probable. Is certain
There are members who belive. like Governor Voor-
heeS that Mrs Eyler has been strict discfpI-
marian, but that she has never Overstepued her
duties TN any respect These members may "a
numerous enough TO defeat the bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-12
NAGLE WILL HA We TO EXPLAIN
WANTED TO REJECT BID FOR SCOW
TRIMMING ADVANTAGEOUS TO CITY.

WANTED TO REJECT a BID FOR SCOW
TRIMMING ADVANTAGEOUS TO CITY
Commissioner Percival E. Maggie of the Street
Cleaning Department may have hard time at the
meeting this week of the Board of Estimate and
Apportionment in explaining why he recommended
to the Board to readvertise for bids for trim
ming the citys dumps.
These dumps are thirteen in number. and
scattered along the water front from the Battery
to The Bronx. The refuse of the city is dumped
into at these points. The privilege of pick
Ing trimming these scows Is valuable. The
who has the contract is Andrew Barbieri,
said be protege of ex-Police Justice Diver.
He pays the city 1910 week for the privilege.
The contract ran out on the first of the year. New
bids were advertised for. On February Deputy
Commissioner Gibson opened the half dozen bids.
George II. Hyatt. who Il said not be a favored
contractor, the highest bidder. Mr.. Gibson
sent Hyatts bid to the Board with the recon-
mendaton that II be approved. Hyatts bid
1880 week for all the dumps. If Hyatt's bid were
accepted the city from this alone would
get s91 600 a year
1t was discovered that in the advertisements
proposed dump at East Eightieth-st, which
had to be abandoned because OF protests from
property owners, had been included in the specih-
cations. Hyatt said that he would take the con-
tract without this dump at the same figure.
Mr.. Maggie, however, soon as he became Com
missioner of Street Cleaning wrote to the Board of
Estimate and Apportionment, recommending that
new bids be advertised for.
Controller Coer said yesterday concerning Hyatts
bid:
When IS legitimately the best bidder. II
discourages bidders In future competitions If he Is
shut out of his contract by readvertisng, unless
there Is very good reason for readvertslng, when
does not appear in this case.
Hyatts bid is s74 a week higher than the bid
nearest him. Barbieri is paying $50 week less
than Hyatt would pay for the privilege. Controller
Coler is in favor of having Hyatts bid approved by
Ing of the Board this week and Commissioner
Nagle will be asked the reason for his recommen-
lat
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producers and exporters will be stimulated
thereby to increase their foreign trade
THE Editor of The Savannah News ought to
think for moment that if il were possible to
build ships in this country even a trife more
cheaply than they can be built abroad ship
yards would be multiplying constantly. Cap
ital is too plentiful in this country, skill is too
abundant, ability is too general. and enterprise
is too forward for this Nation to be laggard in
building merchant ships moment beyond
the time that they be built at profit.
About two million tons of new merchant ships
built each year for the worlds foreign
trade, and of these our average has not been
more than i per cent, twenty thousand
tons a year during the last decade. Does the
Editor of The Savannah News for a moment
imagine that the chance to share in this con-
struction would not be awaited of by our people
If there a profit in II o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-12
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
BOLD ROBBERS IN JERSEY CITY
HIRE a TRUCK AND STEAL COPPER v,o,

HIRE TRUCK AND STEAL COPPER r,,,.
FREIGHT YARDS-ALL ARRESTED
Three bold Jersey City thieves hired horzs So.
truck late Saturday night. drove to the Lehsb u,
ley Railroad Company's yard. broke into a frs,.s-
and stole ten bars of copper valued AZ a..
They took their booty to junk shop. and w.r.
arousing the keeper Of the place when Pas-o,0
O'Connor arrived. The thieves fed. but the ofs
captured one OF them. William Dunn. thirtvsss.
years cid, of No 429 Jersey-ave. an ex-przssssnss
who was prominent in the ring ten years ago Dns.,
defiant at first. but after having been I'm
up several hours confessed. and implicated sfsesa
Colahan, thirty years old of No. 20S Sevsntb- ~
and Patrick Mannix. thirty-ive years old ~ Est
Canal-st-. who were arrested -" "
Uriah Best. owner OF the horse and truck h.,
fled Mannix the man who hired them from I AZ
midnight 'I- nlrn
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TO APPEAR FOR THE MORGAN BILL.

The Merchants Association is arranging for a
delegation to go TO Albany tomorrow to argue In
favor of the Morgan BILL which proposes to re-
establish the right of eminent domain for New
York City IN condcmning lands for supply.
The bill is In the Committee Cities of the Sem
ate. The leading argument for the Merchants As
ISOLATION is to be made by Arthur j. Baldwin of
the law firm OF Dill, Boemeisler & Baldwin counsel
FOR the Merchants Association. Mr. Baldwin IA
also chairman OF the Subj Committee on Water Sup
ply of the Merchants Association. II any persons
desire to accompany the delegation Of the Mer-
chants Association, full particulars can be OBJ
tanned from s. c. Mead, assistant secretary Of the
association, No. 346 Broadway. any time to-day.