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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
" USURPATION OF POWER"
THE CONTROLLER SHARPLY CRITICISES
THE CORPORATION COUNSEL.

The heaping up of claims against the city
under the prevailing rate Of wages ruling is
causing Indignation to taxpayers of the city.
Controller Coer is being supported by many
citizens in his efforts to make the Corporation
Counsel stop cOnfessing judgments on such
claims. They declare that the encouragement
of employees of the city government to join in
the raid upon the city treasury is wicked and
disgracefu Tammany plot, and Is shown by the
fact that many of the lawyers engaged in push
ing the claims are Tammany politicians Thou
sands of city employees are encouraged to make
claims with the understanding that judgment
will be confessed by the Corporation Counsel.
and the lawyers will get % per cent Of the
claims without the trouble of having to make
any fight in the courts. The effect Of the en-
couragement to Tammany lawyers and city en-
ployes to join in looting the treasury is shown
by the startling increase in the claims within
the last few weeks. The comparison of claims
filed compared with the judgments in former
years is startling:
Claims January February 16.......... 81 500 +Ss
judgments in 1855 .............. rs
Average Judgments for eight years previous 524,751
Corporation Counsel Whalen said yesterday, in
reply to the criticism of Controller Coler that
no effort was made by the Law Department to
defend the city against the multitude Of claims
that if the Controller would specify some case in
which the claim should be contested on the
ground that the claimant had already received
from the city the prevailing rate of wages the
Law Department would take the case into court
Controller Coler said yesterday that the Cor
poraton Counsel's course IN cOnfessing TO Judg-
ments against the city usurpatton OF power
not conferred upon him by law, and was dan
gerous to the city He said the readiness or the
Corporation Counsel TO confess judgments was In
strong contrast to his delay in pressing the cftys
claim against the Manhattan Railway Company
for percentage of its gross receipts on the Third
ave and Ninth-ave. lines. a year ago the Con-
troller sent a letter to Mr.. Whalen prodding MN
on the subject and suggesting that the cltys
claim would be barred by the statute OF lin
itations if not pushed in the courts, but Mr.
WhaIen has not moved in the case yet The
claim involves a large sum.
To prove that press of business in the Law
Department could not be the cause of the failure
to prass the city's claim, Mr.. Coler showed yes
tardav some correspondence by Mr.. Whalen
about a claim for 500 against the city, which
had been reduced to $50 Mr.. Coler's sarcastic
comment was: Mr.. Whalen can apparently
fnd time to fuss with $50 claims against the
city while claims of hundreds of thousands OF
dollars in favor of the city are allowed to die
because the Law Department has no time TO
give them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
4 COURSE IN FISH CULTURE.

Ithaca, " Y Feb Il (speciaD.-The newest
IN Cornell University is in fish culture, and
fl has the distinction Of being the first Of the kind
in any institution in the United States. II Just
been announced by the College OF Forestry and will
be given at Axton the university forestry in
the Adircndacks from May 10 49,
The new course has been placed under the direc-
ton OF Professor Barton w. zyerman ichthyologist
OF the United States Fish Commission and one of
the best known experts fisheries in the United
States. The course viii consist of daily lectures for
two weeks with laboratory work and field excur-
sions 70 ponds lakes and rivers. visit will also
De paio te the New-York State Hatchery at Clear
Water. '
The object Of the course is acquaint student
with the purposes methods and results OF fish cult
ure N this country: The course win be accessible
70 others than students OF the university without
extra charge. except for board and lodging only
z limited number OF such visitors can be accommo-
dated at AKton, and application must be made at
The lecture series win take up numerous phases
or nsh culture. starting with review of natural
REPRODUCTION and contrast with artificial methods
The dangers which beset the fry and fish Will
&c pointed out and the necessity for artificial pron
hgafion Demonstrated The habits OF the 6sh ~
Nsw.York State VIII be closely studied lecture
WI! De given on the pollution OF streams and LAKES
an h The manner In which food fish be protected
Ihs course will eoke with lecture on the historv
-~H results OF fshseulture In America
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
FIFTH MONTCLAIR CHARITY BALL.

Montclair. Feb. II (speciaD.-The fifth MOntclair
Charity Ball will be given at the Montclair Club on
Wednesday. Following the patronesses: Mrs.
Morgan Ayres. Mrs l. G. Burgess, Mrs. r. NJ.
Boyd, jr., Mrs. Ferguson Brown, Mrs. ]. r. Brad
lee, Mrs. s w. Carey, Mrs. Henry Chaplin Mrs.
Thomas Chaplin Mrs A T. Campbell jr.. Mrs. d. d.
Duncan Mrs c. F. Droste, Mrs. c. d. Force. Mrs.
G. d. Finley. Mrs. F. w. Gwinn, Mrs. C. d. Max
well. Mrs. G. Nj. Marvin. Mrs W. z. Pinkham.
Mrs. n. Todd Porter, Jr., Mrs. ]. Soutter Porter.
Mrs. l.. Rust, Mrs. L. S. Rudd Mrs. T. T. Reid
Mrs. j. r. Rand. Mrs G. Simpson. Mrs. d. NJ
Sawyer. Mrs. Arthur Schroeder Mrs. c. ID. Thomp-
son, Mrs. w, w Underhill, Mrs Joseph Van Week
Mrs. Paul Wilcox, Mrs l.. ~ Wight and Mrs. F.
Merriam Wheeler.
The ball will open 915 o'clock by a grand
march, followed by lancers, after which there will
be general dancing. music being furnished by an
orchestra under the leadership of Lander. The
entire lower floor will be utilized for supper which
is TO be served at small tables
The previous balls have Melted considerable sums
for charity which have been divided between the
Mountainside Hospital and the Children's Home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18

his labors. and they also think that active work
will commence in the spring on the foundation.
After considerable correspondence and consul
tation with artists of repute, the committee
sought the advice of ]. Q. A Ward who had
taken a great interest in the project On his
suggestion it was decided to ask sculptors to
submit sketches for competition, and to award
prizes for the best three. In the selection OF
these the National Sculpture Society, of which
Mr.. Ward member. promised its assist
ance and advice. This society composed
Of representative artists from this country and
abroad. and vas organized for the purpose OF
advising on all questions of art The commit
tee decided that the monument should take the
form OF bronze statue granite pedestal.
They offered prizes of $500 $500 and $500 for the
first. second and third best sketches, and invited
sixty sculptors TO compete.
MANY MODELS SHOWN
Twenty-four models were submitted by sculp-
tors from this country and Europe. The first
prize was awarded to the American sculptor,
Charles H. Niehaus, and his design
cepted
The accepted sketch and specifications pro-
vide that the monument shall be built of the
finest gray granite with statue and bass-reliefs
o. standard bronze. The form is that Of the
Greek exhedra, and is elliptical IN plan. sit
granite pedestal. is placed in the central por-
ton, which is composed Of four columns sup
porting an entablature, above which is an at
tica with the inscription ''Hahnemann." On
the base of the pedestal is the motto 'Smia
Similibus Curantur." On either side Of the arch
are decorative enblems in bass relief-the bowl
and serpent, symbols Of wisdom, and the lamp
and book typical of knowledge and instruction,
the former associated with palm branch, the
latter with a wreath of laurel AS the keystone
OF the arch appears lions head symbolic OF
strength and leadership. Four commemorative
bronze tablets are placed in two panels on either
side of the niche, upon the curved walls, repre-
senting in bass-relef the four epochs of Hahne-
mann's life. Below the curtain wall is a foun-
tain in the form of a fiuted basin fed by a
stream Of running water issuing from curved
dolphin. On the side walls the dates of
Hshnemanns birth, 'Meissen April 11th
1853" and death. Paris July ID, 1S43," en-
circled with laurel leaves The extreme dimen-
sons are 46 feet broad by 80 feet deep at the
base, and 22 feet in height.
MONEY NEEDED.
contract has been signed for the erection
of this structure, at the cost of S4S, 800, excu-
sive OF the foundation
Subscriptions TO the amount of $4,000 will
be required to complete the monument with its
fitting accessories and surroundings.
"A possible site for the Hahnemann monument
is q park directly opposite the home of Mrs.
Westinghouse Washington. in of the most
picturesque parts OF the city. A meeting is ex-
pected to be held in a few weeks when the COM
mittee will decide this question, and in event
they are not Unexpectedly delayed in their
plans the cornerstone will be laid April IL.
Hannemann's birthday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
THE FIRST IRRIGATORS.
GROSS INJUSTICE TO THE FRIENDLY
PIMA INDIANS OF ARIZONA.

Washington, Feb II (speciaD.-Four hundred
years ago, according to the narrative or that In
trepid Spanish adventurer Caoeza de Naca' the
portion of Southern Arizona now occupied by the
ella Indian Reservation grew luxuriant crops of
fruit and maize for the friendly Pima Indians This
explorer describes them much as they are to-day.
They occupied the same lands as at present ana
were industrious farmers and irrigators. as they
continued be for many years after the acquisition
of Arizona by the United States They have raised
corn. wheat, pumpkins, beans, sorghum and Vege-
tables in profusion; they have lived in small VII
lagos and held their lands in severalty and they
are expert weavers OF fine blankets and cotton
fabrics Ali this has been accomplished through
irrigation. practised by them since before the dis
covery OF the New World.
What is the situation in this reservation to-day?
Those phianthropists who bewail the passing of
the American Indian may well turn their attention
the destitute condition OF the Pima Indians.
brought about by the push OF the white settler and
the criminal neglect of the Government whose
wards the Indians
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
MAHAROyECK Development ENTERPRISE

what promises TO become one OF the largest sub
urban development enterprises is being pushed for
ward by the recently Incorporated Altonwood Park
Realty and Investment Company. This corporation
mas purchased tract of land OF about one thou
sand acres at Mamaroneck near Larcbmont West
chester County The property is attractiveIy stu
ated back of Mamaroneck, and extends to the
north and west almost to the Mount Vernon Boule-
ward On the Mamaroneck River which flows
along one side OF the property. are the AItonwood
fark waterworks and an electric light plant
large clubhouse IS now the property to which
VIII De added club stables making Individual
stables unnecessary for the residents of the mark
II Is said that $500 900 has already been spent In de-
Veloping the property in the way OF the building OF
boulevards and smaller roads. The following are
the officers OF the company:
George II. Corey president
3 Weber Parker, Vice president and treaslrer
asorse F. Duysters. second vloe-president.
Albert /. Auhn, secretary and general manages
Roscoe X. Ingalls,,
William Warwick Ford. assistant msnaksr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

Washington. Feb 1.-THE following ARMY and
Navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
J Acting Assistant Surgeon HARRY c. SMITH will pro-
/ duty MO- TO san Francisco for
Lieutenant RUSSELL B. HARRISON. inspector
Principe upon the expiration 9aah hfs s a6f
viii proceed from NeVYeT csr - oy Tor duty He
! Rico for duty
The leave Of absence surgeons certificate disability
December 49, is extended month
Acting assistant n Surgeon ROBERT F. CALDWELL is
Puerto Rico upon the expiration Of his leave Of
cisco Tor assignment to duty transport when a
vacancy occurs.
Captain GEORGE E. FRENCH 10th Infantry Will upon
for assignment to duty a that post
Major ABRAHAM S. HICKMAN quartermaster in San
stractions "''D'''s 'O" ior iur'ner IN
Acting Assistant Surgeon JAMES RBAGLBs is relieved
from further duty al vancouver Barracks and Will
Lieutenant George skinner assistant surgeon who
Acting Assistant Surgeon EMILIO F. cABADA. now at
S S W n5 srtn Is I syed from further duty San
and report to the chief surgeon for Instructions
Lieutenant Colonel BENJAMIN F. POPE deputy surgeon
general Is relieved from the Board Of Medical Of
pepaen f Of 70 the re Peco 70 the general
for duty. i anu f's''' Army CORPS
Captain ALFRED E. BRADLEY. assistant surgeon. is
detained member Of the Board Of Officers appointed
10 meet al Fort Smelling for the examination OF can
didates for the Military Academy ~
First Lieutenant JOSEPH P TRACEY. 9th Artillery.
aide de camp is Detailed member OF the Board Of
ofieers appointed to at Fort Smelling February
70 Tor examination OF candidates the Military
Academy, vice First Lieutenant John X Miller sth
Infantry. relieved. '' "
NAVY
Ensign u. M GARRISON is detached from the Nero and
ordered immediately 20 the Philadelphia for line
duties. ,' - '
Lieutenant . - JAYNE is ordered temporary duty
the independence. Mare Island Yard
Lieutenant Commander II. T. MAYO is relieved from all
duty al Dntoh iron Works. San Francisco except a
inspector OF ordnance equipment OF the Wisoon
sin.
Lieutenant A. A. ACRERMAN 4. orasrad m additional
duty at me Union Iron Works san Francisco. "a
relief 10 Lieutsnant-conmander kiAyo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
THE ANNUAL MILITARY TOURNAMENT
TO BE OPENED IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON
MARCH 26

TO BE OPENED IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON
MARCH g.
The annual military tournament. under the man.
agement of the Military Athletic League will be
given In Madison Square Garden beginning on
March e and lasting week. There will be an ath-
letic programme each evening, followed by a mill
tary display. and Wednesday and Saturday mat
inees will be given under the direction of special
committee consisting of Brigadier- General George
Moore Smith, Major David Wilson and Thomas S
Brennan. feature Of the opening night will be
a review of the troops present by Governor Roose-
welt. and other evenings there will be reviews
by Admiral Dewey. General Miles and General Mer-
rift. The dinner to the visiting officers the
Army, Navy National Guard and Naval Militia will
be given at the Waldorf-Astora on Sunday March
%.
The entries for the athletic contests with Captain
j. j. Dixon. will be closed at the I'd Battery Armory
Thirty-third-st. and Fourth-ave., March IT, at 8
o'clock.
Many of the officers who were at the tournament
last year now in the Philippines Puerto Rico
but there others 10 take their places this year
so the exhibition will not suffer for the want of
regulars. The military features of the tournament
Will include cavalry manGuvres, rough riding wall
scaling, obsable surmounting, artillery in action
and in display drills infantry drills open order and
battle exercises camp scenes and signal work by
two corps
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
SUGGESTS INCREASE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.

MP wINDMULLER SENDING REQUESTS TO THE
GIvERs TO THE DEWEY ARCH FUND.
Iouis Windmuller chairman of the Canvassing
Committee of the Citizens Committee for Perpet-
uatinz the Dewey Arch, is sending out letters TO
many OF the subscribers to the fund for the arch
suggesting that they increase their contributions
II needed for the success of the undertaking. The
letter to subscribers OF $500 each is follows:
Gentlemen: Referring to the generous offer of
one of the subscribers to make two additional
annual payments OF the same amount as originally
subscribed for this fund. beg leave to ask II you
willing to follow Mr. Barney's timely example
and renew your subscription of $500 in 1900 and 1901.
IT, to complete the work. should find Il necessary
TO call upon you. Yours very truly,
LOUIS WINDMULLER,
Chairman Canvassing Committee.
Mr.. Windmuller appeared to be sanguine OF sue
cess Yesterday. He said the amount OF the sub
scriptIons thus far Is y6500 1t has been estimated
that about s1.000M0 will be required to duplicate
the Dewey Arch in marble. with the colonnades. but
Mr.. Wndmuller thinks that fund OF S90N0OO would
be sufficient to build the arch alone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
MAYOR AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
HE SAYS SENATOR sTRANAHAN HAS SAVED
MILLIONS TO THE CITY. EVEN IF
HE is A REPUBLICAN.

George r. Reeves. John L. Cadwalader and Lewis
Cass Ledyard appeared before the Mayor yesterday
and asked him to sign the bill designed to permit
the expenditure of more money for the building of
the New-York Public Library at Forty-second-st.
and Fifth-ave. The original bill limited the cost
nf construction to 81. 100000
Mr.. Cadwalader pointed out that the cost of ma
terial had gone up much in the last year that
1t would be impossible to adhere to the original
plans and construct the building within the limit
fixed. The bill introduced by Senator Elsberg
took away the restriction and gave the Board of
Estimate the power to made additional appropria-
lions. Mayor Van Wyck said:
am in favor of carrying out the original plans
even the cost should be something more. but I
am i0I IN FAVOR or a mandatory bill that would
compel the Board of Estimate TO appropriate any
amount that the trustees might ask, irrespective of
the Will OF the Board of Estimate and Apportion-
ment.
Il do not understand the present bill in that way"
said Mt Cadwaader.
The Mayor replied:
have read the bill and am afraid IT is man
datory. However, will not commit myself hastily
because want to see much money appropriated
l think 1t would be false economy to do otherwise
Should the bill be mandatory as / suspect you can
nave II brought PACK TO Albany and amended
tnat the discretion be placed with the Board of
Estimate. l will look into the bill more carefully
and let you know whether 1 can accept ii i'm its
present shape not.
One reason why l am Ioath to pronounce the
present bill mandatory is that the present chair
man of the Cities Committee in the Senate is ex-
ceptionally careful Mr.. Stranahan Is a RepubIi-
can but that does not prevent him from being one
OF the best chairmen the Cities Committee has ever
viding for appropriations be so drawn that the
Board of Estimate have discretion he has saved
the city millions OF dollars. As said 1 will ex-
anime the present bill more carefully before giving
a final opinion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
UNAPPRECIATED.
From The Washington Star.


Another thing" said the street railway advo-
cate in tone OF protest; "a slight thing perhaps
but IL all goes to show how are Disseminated
against and how little our philanthropy is appre-
ciated.''
Your philanthropy! echoed the critical citizen
as ne gasped and ciutched railing
les. sir You hire dog catchers and secure
high salaried people TO control their movements
and see that stray CANNES are properly slain. IL
costs a lot of money. Now, our cars have hit and
slaughtered countless stray dogs, for which SER
vice We have colec ed a single penny And
YET We have had so much q yots OF
thanka from a citizens Station"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
NEW TROLLEY Lac ZOE BERGEN cOUNrr

The Ridgehed and Teaneck Railway Company
was organized yesterday in Jersey City, and VIII be
incorporated by James Young. OF Jersey City:
Armitage Matthews. of New-York and George f
Spencer. The capital stock fixed $500 900.
The company contempates the construction OF
trolley line through the Overpeck Creek section OF
Bergen County, ~ j. and will intersect the line OF
the Bergen County Traction Company which runs
from Fort Lee to Bogota, and, like the proposed
company. is not part of the Stanley Syndcates
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
APPOINTMENTS IN THE ARMY.

Washington Feb. 1.-THE following nominations
were sent the Senate by the President yesterday:
ARMY.
United States Volunteer commssary Department-Capair
H r. PETERSON. commssary with rank OF major
First Lieutenant &. L. KRACTHOFF. 18th Infantry,
commissary with rank Of captain
QuArternaster's Depsrtment-Captain l. w IITTELIA
quarternaster with OF major.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
CARTER CONTRACTORS GET MORE TINE.

HEARING on THE APPLICATION FOR THEIR RE-
MovAL GOES OVER TO TUESDAY.
The hearing the application for the removal
70 Savannah Of Colonel John F. Gaynor, +. H.
Caynor William T. Gaynor and Benjamin D.
Greene. the members Of the Atlantic Contracting
Company, indicted in Savannah. which to have
taken place yesterday before Judge Addison Brown
in the United States District Court, adjourned
until next Tuesday afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
HAHNEMANN MONUMENT.
THE HOPE THAT THE CORNERSTONE
MAY SOON BE LAID IN WASHINGTON.

Washington Feb. IL tSpecial).-The Joint reso-
luton which was introduced by Representative
Dalzell granting permission for the erection OF
a monument in honor of Samuel Hahnemann
passed both houses of Congress and was signed
by the President. The Committee on the Library.
20 which this bill was referred, reported II back
TO the House favorably. and recommended that
the Chief Of Engineers, United States Army;
the chairman of the Joint Committee on the
Library and the chairman of the Monument
Committee select site to build the foundation.
The committee OF three chosen to select this
site are only awaiting the necessary subscrip
lions to come in that they will be able to OBJ
tain the statue from Mr. Nehaus soon they
have decided upon the one of Washington's parks
which will be suitable for the monument. Prom
irent homeopathic physicians have said that
sufficient amount will be subscribed from the
profession in a short time TO repay the artist for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
HOSPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

Charles Lanier, the general treasurer OF the Hos
pital Saturday and Sunday Association reports tbs
following additional contributions to the collection
IN progress:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18

Mrs James Speyer. OF No 257 Madison-sve me
treasurer OF the Woman's Auxiliary OF the assoeA-
tion reports the following additional contributions
to the ''woman's Fund: