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New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
FUND FOR GENERAL HENRps WIDOW.
COMMITTEE PROPOSES TO GIVE HER A MODEST
INCOME FOR LIFE.

The Henry Committee. OF which Cornelius N.
Bliss is chairman. has issued address in which,
after speaking Of the services OF General Guy V.
Henry in the Army and in Puerto Rico, the COM
mittee states that II IS considered that the most
fitting testimonial TO his widow would be a fund TO
provide her with modest income for the rest OF
her lfe. The officers OF the committee besides
Mr.. Bliss. Major A. w. Conover. vice-chatr-
man; A S Frissell. treasurer and William r. Cor
wine. secretary. Checks may be made payable
to the order OF Mr.. Frssen. OF the Fifth
Avenue Bank
The following OF those who have con
se1ted to serve on the Geaeru COMMITTEES;
Ex-secretary OF War Russell A AIger. Of De
William II. Baldwin, Colonel W. B. Bates William
r. Caaway Colonel W c. church " f. Con
nor. General II. {. Corbin, Washington General
Grenville NJ Dodge. New-York. John V. Farweu.
tr., Chicago; Charles r. Flint; General Francis
V Greene. New-York: the Rev. Dr. David II.
Greer Edward i. Hatch. William +. King. Henry
T Knowton. IerpOnt Morgan. Levi r. Nor
ton. Ma ior- General Wesley {. Merritt. New-York;
ex-Secretary j. Sterling Morton. Nebraska city,
Neb.; Alexander L. Orr New-lork. Senator Red
field Proctor. Washington. Governor Roosevelt,
Jefferson Scligman. ex-Alayor William l. Strong,
BrIgader General George Moore Smith. Frederick
u. Tappen, MatOr-Cieneral Charles F. Roe F.. II.
Van Ingen. New-YOrk; Ex-Governor Roger Wolcott
Boston, and W. Seward Webb New-Y York.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
DE REGyIERs SECOND LECTURE.

Cambridge Mass. March (speciaD-The subject
OF the second lecture given by NJ. de Regnier at
Harvard this afternoon "Villiers de lIsle
Adam, and the Poets in Prose" NJ de Regnier
said in brief: "Villiers de rIsle Adam was held in
great respect by tho young school. who consider
him the living protest against the naturalism OF
his time and the Incarnation OF idealsm Although
he was we'll known and admired by the young
writer's Of the idealistc school. he was neverthe-
less almost unknown TO the public. were YER
laine and Mallarme."
NJ de Regnier told OF his meetings with Vuiiers
de rIsle Adam. OF the mans character and OF his
principal works His literary fame did not come
until late hts life after poverty and misery. Be
fore he had time enjoy the fruits OF his labor he
died leaving behind him "AZel." tragedy. barely
completed and lacking the finishing touches. OF
this tragedy VI. de Regner spoke highly In clos
ing he spoke OF the two great principles for which
ViIlers de PIse Adam always fought. the causal-
ity OF the idea and the eternal cult of beauty.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
REFORM MAYOR UNDER FIRE.
APPo1NrEEs IN BALTIMORE REsIGN-MINoRITY
PROTEST AGAINST MEN CHOSEN TO
REPRESENT THEM.

Baltimore. March 8 (speciaD-The opposition 10
,ravor Havess method OF conducting the city gov
ernment under the charter and his pecular
IDEAS OF reform is longer confined to the porti-
clans Of his own party. Not only are the men
whom he has appointed to positions resignihs pc
fore thew have been In office a month. put tne
parrb1cans are also turning against him. the city
members OF the Republican State Committee met
to-day and adopted address to the people pro-
testing Mayor Hayes's minority appointments
The address charges that he Is violating the pro-
Navor IN his selections shall choose as minority
representatives those opposed to the majority at
the election II Is notorious continues the ADDRESS,
that this has not been done. 1t is known tnat IN
making these appointments OF minority represent
tves the selections have been almost entrey dT9m
men who openly and dehantly opposed the IninoilI
~ the election and that their selection is Iargeiy
due to the feet that they did so oppose IL Men IN
both parties charge that the new Mayor Is setIng
up a political machine OF his own. OF whlch ne pro-
moses be the supreme head
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
THE PASSING THRONG.

The developments in the litigation between An
drew Carnegie and H. c Frick will be watched
with intense interest" said Fred
PROFITS IN eric1 c. Posonby well known
COAL. IRON coal operator OF Cincinnati, at the
AND STEEL. Waldorf-Astoria yesterday. The
public" continued Mr.. Posonby. rs
just beginning to get little tnkling of the enor
nous profits in the coal, iron and steel industries.
Why, even when the prices cut to the lowest
notch a third lower than they now. the
steel companies make enormous profits They dc
ths not actually by a straight manufacturing
stance, the contract which ths Carnegie company
mas with the H. c. Frick company, and which Is
the steel company forces the coke company into
delivering coke at an absurdy cheap rate In the
egs of & the coke COMPANY an and gives the steel som. COM
Sc ton under rivals and get off even.
But they don't m have to do & this owing to the ne
itself is. great one understand that the price
IN THhs M Tor eg and Wh fS a5uf fo % as ere
n he ing nigh p prize has caused many hreTd G
offer an excellent Opportunity and much Coal land
in that SECTION is being quietly, bought up. The
vile fields, and the 5 only lack is adequate trans
portation facilities. That is being .remedied, how
in that section the country within the next five
fabiishment of many Coke p ovens and the sudden
growth. Of q coang and cokng industry in that
nellsvire business"
Frederick r. Reed, Of Boise City, Idaho, VINO Is
one Of the best known characters in the Far
Northwest. has been paying a
RICHES short visit to his parents, in this
OF THE city Twenty-Five years ago Mr.
NORTHWEST. Reed took that oft repeated ad-
vice. and went West to grow up
with the country. Since that time all the viossi-
tudes that fall to pioneers lot have been his.
Cowpuncher, tracklayer, miner. prospector and
speculator in real estate with side dashes into the
politics of the country-such is short summary
of his adventurous career but in 1t and through It
he has gained a wide knowledge of the country
and CLEANED intimate understanding of its In
ha itants that entities him to speak ex cathedra
Northwestern affairs. To-day Mr.. Reed is one
of the prominent citizens of Idaho. and while al
ready a wealthy his mining and real estate
interests in that State and the adjoining one bid
fair to make him very rich one IN the near
future, When seen at the Waldorf-Astoria yester-
day Mr.. Reed said:
The Far Northwestern States and their people
East Agrtculturally they rioh but IN miner ais
far richer and they only need intelgently directed
capital to prove this latter assertion They are a
whole souIed, generous people. and while we have
our compensation in the fat ones, for. as elsewhere
In the Union, prosperity has come TO in full
measure, and II is needless to say are enjoying
II to the full. A few years ago II was necessary
dred miles for few minutes business talk; to-
day in my office at Boise City talk over the
telephone with San Francisco. thousand miles
away, as easily as 10 friend in the next block.
and one that would we'll repay the trouble of
visiting.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
DOG rHAr BITES ONLY DEMOCRATS.
HIS OWNERS WIFE SAYS he CAN DISCRIMINATE


POLITICALLY.
of No. 457 Cedar-st., was arrested this week ror
keeping vicious dog. He Is OF humble mlen' anu
according 70 reports OF his neghbors Is exceedingly
religious. When Judge Daily asked him II ne
wanted jury he replied that he would trust mis-
case with the Lord and Your Honor" and the
Judge proceeded to try IT. Mr. Boxley gave MS
tory of his dog on the stand and contended that
the brute was not vicious though he had bitten as
many as five people In the four years that the de-
fendant had owned him. He mentioned a NUMBER
OF persons who came to his house more or less
frequently and declared that the dog had never
shown any disposition attack them lie also told
of strangers visiting him and these, he SAID had
not been disturbed Mrs. BoXley was then calIed
to the stand. She corroborated her HUSBAND IN all
essential points and continued:
Law me, Judge, that dog amt got nophlns
vicious about him. He's as skeery as he can De-
even at nights and he'll run If you shake a STICK
at him."
Then how do you account for him biting the
complaining witness?" asked the Court.
why Judge he's a Democrat. The dog never
did like a Democrat. He won't toucn Republican
but he seems to go mad every time Democrat
comes into the yard" ,,.
Did you know the man was Democrat, I,ox,o,,
No sir; not exactly answered Mrs: BoXley'
but knew he when the dog landed on MIN
for he don't bite Republicans. 'Taint no use TO Try
to fool that dog. He knows a Democrat every
time" , ,.or
was the witness ever at your house before
Not that know Of Judge. Democrats don
come round there the second time: -,
by the Court to keep his dog muzzled when Dem
ocrats were around.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
ESTATE OF HOEY, THE COMEDIAN.
t.,s MOTHER SEEKS TO HAVE THE REPORT OF
W. W. FOSTER AS REFERRED ovDRRULHD

The night between Mrs. Bridget Hoey, the HoIhei
OF william Hoey the comedian, who dieo coupie
OF vearstago and the actors wife, Helena e. Hoey'
was resumed In the Surrogate's Court yesterday
when an application made TO Surrogate Plt=-
gerald by Thomas ]. O'Neill. counsel for Hoeys
mother 10 overrule a report filed by Judge warren
w Foster as referee approving OF the account rem
dered by Mrs H. g. Hoey as Administrative Ins
Surrogate reserved decision on the motion
Mrs Bridget Hoey. after the death or her son.
brought an action IN the Supreme Court 10 set
aside conveyances OF certain real estate which Hoey
decided to his wife before his death. asserting that
he was OF unsound mind when he conveyed the
property to her The elder Mrs Hoey also opposed
the administration OF her sons estate in the sur
rogate's Court by his widow. She was joined In
both legal proceedings by her daughters and grand
children The suit in the Supreme Court was
decided by Justice Russell in the younger Mrs
Hoey's favor. but an appeal was taken TO tho
Appellate Division which has not yet rendered q
decision IN the case.
The objections the report OF the referee on tho
accounting by Mrs II. G. Hoey that she omit ed
TO include Il the interest OF her husband IN the
play The Parlor Match and other valuable copy
rights and also various sums OF money which she
had collected on mortgages held by him.
Match was being billed throughout the country as
being under the direction OF Evans Hoey' proprle-
tors the referee found that hoey had no interest
m he
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
NINE. CONNOLLYS TWO WILLS.
HEIRS AND NEXT OF KIN TRYING TO HAVE BOTH
OF THEM SET ASIDE

OF THEM SET ASIDE.
The heirs and next OF kin OF Mrs. Mary \. Fitz-
gerald (Mme. Connolly. the well known women 8
costumer declare that she only made but
two wills They lighting both OF them the
ground that john +. Fitzgerald the second hus-
band Of the testatriX. left more OF the prop
erty than he entitled to-
Fx-State Senator T. c. O'Sullivan, counsel for
Mr.. Fitzgerald asked Surrogate Fitzgerald yester-
day TO appoint Fitzgerald the temporary ad-
mnistrator of his wfe's estate pending the result
Of the contests He also asked that named
Murphy, who had been managing Nine Connolly 3
business be joined in the administration with her
husband.
John Delahunty. who represents John Hodnett
States, and her nephew, asked that Frederic r.
Coudert jr be appointed temporary administrator.
The reason why he did ask for the appoint
ment Of Mr. Coudert. ST.. because he still
seriously i'll. Ex-senator O'Sulliyan opposed the
appointment Of Mr.. Coudert. and said his father
had had nothing TO do with the estate for nearly
four years.
D Kerstorfr Guthrie. Seward Steele. be-
half OF Mrs. r. b. Sheridan niece OF Mime. Con
He said another will had been found which was
executed by Nine. Connolly. and which. he con
Mr. DeIahunty said the last will OF Nine Con-
molly left her husband life interest in her estate.
and directed her property To be distributed on his
death between her brothers. who We're in Aus
tralia and China Both the wills contested on
the ground that Mime. Connolly was OF unsound
mind when she executed them and that she was
unduy Influenced.
Nine Connolly two years ago brought action
against her husband to set aside a deed or prop
bought by her. The suit was never brought to
trial, Surrogate Fitzgerald reserved his decision.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
NO EPIDEMIC AT ANDOFER.

Lawrence, Mass, March 3.-The faculty and stu
dents of Phillips Academy. Andover are perturbed
over the report that there is diphthera epidemic
at that instit It is said that the report has
been freely circulated IN the West, and result
the mails of the last few days have brought anxious
inouiries from the parents and relatives of stu
dents The president of the academy is emphatic
in his denial Of the rumOr and states that there
are only four slight of dtphtheria in the
academy and that there has not been death since
the school year opened
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
4 DENIAL FROM MME. MODJESKA.

A report was in circulation yesterday TO the
effect that offer had been made 10 Nine.
Modjeska who is now playing at the Firth Avenue
Theatre to make a tour of forty weeks next season
among the continuous performance houses. and
that she was considering it, Nine Modjeska said
Yesterday that she wished denial made in the
most emphatic manner possible OF any statement
that she to do anything or the knd OF ever had
any thought OF doing anything Of the kind hder
no circumstance would such thing be possible
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterdays RECoRD AND To-DAYs FORECAST
Washington March 8-The OF especial interest
10 night on the map the Of well
defined disturbance on the Pacific Coast. the de-
nression extending southeastward the middle and
southern slope marked high to the northwart,
with tts crest over the Northwest Within dis
300 miles th-re is difference IN pres
sure OF one and quarter inches This combination
has thus rains the Pacific Coast anu
northern plateau In the Northwest. accom-
nsnie1 by a marked in the latter dis
tct line OF temperature Tonight extending Though
North Dakota East Mississippi and IN the south
the weather has mostly fair with slight change IN
enlperAture During Sunday the southeast Of de-
preston will eastward. causing rain in the South
west and snow and northern districts as
rar as the Mississippi Valley and the lake regions By
Monday night the precipitation will probably reach the
Atlantic Coast. high VIII quickly follow the
disturbance accompanied by a marked cold wave which
Northern Texas and the Upper Mississippi Val
ley by sunday night. ,. -. -,
country from Mississippi River westward to the och
Mountains except in the southern portions or the Vest
and will accompany this cold wave IN the
slope region Atlantic Coast the winds VIII DO
fresh and mostly northery shIuhs 10 eaS'er
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND MONDAY
For the District OF Columbia. Eastern Pennsylvania
NeU-eJrsey Delaware Maryland and Virginia, fair to
day cloudy Monday probably ran fresh north 10 east
winds.
For England and Eastern New-York. fair to-day
cIoty Monday probably rain fresh To brisk
ar Western Pennsylv Western New-YoriS fair
today: rain Monday: winds becoming DrlsN 10
high northerly Monday.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
DECISION FOR MISS WOODRUFF.

Miss Isabelle G. Woodruff, the daughter OF Henry
C Woodruff and granddaughter Of Amos Wood
rur who died In 1882 leaving large fortune, WILL
according to decision handed down by Justice
smyth in the Supreme Court yesterday, receive in
future one-sixth of her fathers income, and will
also get similar share for the time which has
elapsed since 1886. during which period she has
bean living with an of hers in New-Jersey.
The decision compels her uncle. Amos Woodruff.
who Is the CT her fathers income under her
grandfather's will, TO account for this money and
her.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
CELEBRATION OF EMME7-s BIRTHDAY.

The 12d anniversary of the birth OF Robert
Emmet will be celebrated tonight under the au-
spices OF the United Clan-Na-Gael, at the Academy
OF Music. Recorder Con- will preside and make
the opening address. The principal address will
be delivered by w. Bourke Cochran. William Lud-
wig. Andrew Mack and Mrs. Helen O'Donneu will
sing a number OF Irish songs.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
Special Notices.

a. a.
AMERICAN ART GALLERIES.
MADISON SQUARE SOUTH. NEW YORK
FIR RFE VIEW, q ~. NJ. Until q p. NJ
BIBLIOTHECA CURIOSA
SPECIMENS or EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN
PRESSES FROM THE VENETIAN PRESS Of ALDUs
TO THE GROLIER CLUB AND KEL.MsCoTT PUBL
CATIONS AND SOME MANUSCRIPTS
FIRST EDITIONS OF GEORGE ELIOT. KIPLING.
THB BRoNTE SISTERS. swINBURNE. HARDY.
LAMB BYRON KEATS. Etc.
A COLLECTION OF
CURIOS AND ART ORJECTs
INCLUDING
TWO EXTRAORDINAR
ANCIENT SILK RUGS
Collection of Antique Finger Rings,
gathered by
Carl. F,D HEIM,
OF PHILADELPHIA.
To be sold at Absolute Public Sale by
order of the Executors.
ON WEDN rs DAX, MARCH 7TH
and Three Following Days at 2:3O.
and EDNE;SDAY and
THU USSDAY EVENINGS,
March 9TH and Sth,
at o'clock p. NJ.
THOMAS "a KIRBY AUCTIoNEER
AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION
MANAGERS.
Highly IMPRoyEp ARTIEICIAL TEETH of coqtIn-
cor % taJh Received & Moaids Ear award m Tor f9s
face. The gums and roof OF mouth, without seam or
crevce. are a perfect reproduction of nature.
Congress Water: It's popular because II is health
brings and for the clean after-taste 1t leaves the
palate infanihle test Of Its purity.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
Religions Notices.
AMERICAN YOUNG WOMEN IN PARIS.

AMERICAN YOUNG WOMEN IN PARIS.
meeting will be held at sherry's. Forty-fourtf- Sc
and Fi-th-ave on Monday. March 5. $3.50 p when
the Archbishop OF Ontario and Mrs TRAVEIsS LEWIS
will give an account OF ssh American Houaas
founded by Miss ADA LEIGH IN Paris for respsctahis
English speaking girls without distinction OF creed
The Very Rev DEAN HOFFMAN VIII preside. SIP
nored by the Right Bishop wORTEiINGTON. D. d,
the Rev Drs MORGAN DIX. ". 5. RAINSFoFh
DAVID H. GREER. J. WESLEY BROWN. W. n. vIs-
BERT. ]. PARKER MORGAN. W. NJ GRosvENoR and
other friends.
cordial invitation given those interested IN sAs
work
AT SOUTH CHURCH MadsOn-avs and sS5h-st.. Row
RODERICK TERRY, D. d. Psstor-Services II a m
D. m. The Pastor viii preach
CHRIST CHURCH TIst-st and Broadway. Rev. D&
$ SHIPMAN. Rector Morning service at II. Evsu-
ing al :. sunday school at 9:45 a m
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH y Y Lenox-ave and
H. 2. NICHOLS. E2ectOr-Services T:3o
and IL "a. and S;4a and P m
SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL CULTURE, sunday March
1soG-II:t5 a. Carnegie Music Hail. 5fth
and 9Th Lecture BY D-. FELIX ADLER Sub
ect The Essential Difference Between the Ethical So
Churches" sunday school, 9,30 a. m,
TEMPLE EMANUEL. 5th-ave., and Fsd-st.-Sunday.
m JOSEPH SILvEFeNfAN lectures
RuskR-A Modern ProDheL" AL welcome.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
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New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
HIGHER INSURANCE RATES IN NEWARK

ance companies that had issued policies on the
property destroyed and damaged by the recent fire
in Broad-st. were adjusting claims and settling
The fire insurance companies DOING
business in this city densnding an increase IN
the rates on certain classes OF risks.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
MARRIED.

BABCOCIS-HOLDEN-O March /, 1900 the residence
OF the brides by the Rev Theodore Williams
Edith daughter Of Elwin r. Holden. OF this city to
Charles n. Babcock. OF Rochester. y Y
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04

Notices OF marriages and deaths must be in
dorsed with full name and address
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04

Tribune Office March 1. ! m.-The weather Yesterday
was The temperature ranged between 81
and degrees 35i being the same that
of Friday 54 degrees that OF the CORE
spending day of year.
The weather to-day will be fair.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04

FOR TRAVELLERS IN EUROPE
DAILY with Sunday. 81 70 a month Address changed
often desired.
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changed s often 8 desired
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04

REAI1TTANCES should always be made IN Postomcs
order Express order draft New-fo
City. II cash by mail unregistered The Trieuns
will be responsible for its loss.
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RENIITTANCES

One copy extra postage Is charged the DAILY
and TIiI-WEEKLY mail subscribers in Nsw-9ork CITY
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| AT SOUTH CHURCH. Madison-ave. and ss5h-st-. Rsv.
| RODERICK TERRY. D. D. PsstOr-Services IL a
| and m. The Pastor viii preach
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04

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foreign countries Mexico and Canada So o.
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CHRIST CHURCH IIst-st. and Broadway. Rev. D&
J. :. SHIPMAN. RectOr.-Morntng service az H. Evsu-
ing at sunday school at 945 a m
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04

r Congress Water! It's popular because IL is health
{ the desired results
brings the clean, after-taste It leaves
an infallihIe OF Its purity.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH y Y. Lenox ave. and
122d-st.. Rev H p. NICHOLS RectOr--Servtces I:3o
a.. 5.AS and : m
New-York tribune., 1900-03-04

abandonment OF territory which the American
people VIII not let go, less unsefsh influences
are busy presenting candidates for all the offices
in its organization? II the friends of a proper
Civil Service persist In chasing the ignis
fatuus Of persuading Americans TO throw
away territory, while the politicians busy
crowding their favorites into the territorial
Offices who will feel free from self-reproach at
the results? Grant that the situation is bad
Can there be a doubt of the duty TO make the
best Of it? Do you ask how? BY being an
active patriot, not a passive one. By exerting
and exciting now, when it IS needed, every form
of influence, personal, social political, moral
the influence of the Clubs, the Chambers Of
Commerce, the manufactures. the Colleges and
the Churches, in favor of the purest the ablest,
the most scientific. the most disinterested-in
a word the best possible Civil Service for the
new possessions that the conscience and the
capacity of America produce, with the most
liberal use Of all the material available from
native sources.
1 have done I have wish to argue. to
defend or to attack. L have sought only TO point
out what / conceive to be the present danger
and the present duty. 1t cannot be doubted that
all such considerations will summon you to the
high resolve that you will neither shame the
Republic by shirking the duty its victory
entails nor despoil the Republic by abandoning
its rightful possessions. nor degrade the Repub-
lie by admissions OF unfit elements TO its Union:
but that you will honor It, enrich it, ennoble 1t,
bv doing YOUR utmost to make the administra-
,ion of these possessions worthy of the Nation
that Washington founded and Lincoln pre-
served My last word Is an appeal to stand
firm and stand all together for the Continental
Union and for a pure Civil Service for the
Islands.