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New-York tribune., 1901-04-21

BROADWAY & 9TH STREET.

TINS resolution almost unanimously 1t will come
Iore the upper board Monday night and the chances
are that II Will be passed. The action will be tue
late however. as the City Attorney has already ap
peared and made out the case so far as Hartford
ls concerned according 10 his instruction The
moral erect however. may be Of some value TO the
connecticut Western people.
One OF the trolley schemes presented to the ezis-
islature is for a road from RockvfIle 10 StafSri
and from that point north into outlying towns in
Massachusetts, This line if the charter is granted
ana the road built. will put Stafford and near by
towns or Importance into cOmmunicat ton with the
central part of the State and be of great benefit 10
II As IL is now, Stafford people coming TO Hart
ford must cover distance of forty-fve miles bv
way OF Willimantic. and take the chances Of poor
railroad connections. The straight away distance
by the new line proposed is not much in excess Of
thirty miles. and the fare will be only 35 cents.
The bills before the legislature which provide that
excited much attention. One of them provides that
the state shall furnish such books: another that
II snail be mandatory upon the towns The pres
ent law is permissive. giving TO the districts and
towns the right TO provide and 10 tax themselves
as they see fit for textbooks. The smaller towns
are strongly in favor OF the State idea. but the
The labor organizations want the State 10 provide
the books.
The installation of the new Common Council and
the appointment of the members OF the various
commissions by the Mayog have taken away soma
when that body Is In session at the capitol There
was no friction whatever in the organization Of the
oodles and the appointments Of the Mayor have
they nave Yet TO be confirmed The new men on the
city board mean changes in certain offices, notably
IN the superintendency OF streets and likely IN the
presidency OF the Water Board There Is now 10
president of the Water Board except a Temporary
one. and IL seems likely that the expected change
VIII orins Henry Souther. an expert, 10 the head
or the board. Philip Hansng. jr., Is slated FOR
Superintendent OF Streets He is a representative
young man of much force.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21
RUSSIA'S RAILWAY NET.
she HAS ACCOMPLISHED SOME RE-
MARKABLE FEATS OF CONSTRUC-
TION WITHOUT MAKING
MUCH NOISE.

Russia has a way of accomplishing great
works with the least possible noise To know
that the State alone owns and operates more
than twenty thousand miles OF railroad, and
mat II now is engaged in the construction Of a
trans-Siberian line which. in many respects
when completed will be the greatest property OF
its kind on earth. is to have but a meagre idea
OF the extent and rapid growth Of her cherished
railway net
The comical perplexity Of the general manager
OF the first Russian railroad over the problem Of
how best to style himself. SO that he should
not be mistaken for ordinary factotum. has
passed to the dignity of classic State joke In
1893 the modest foundation of Russia's present
great railway system was about to be opened
for select inspection The road a trifie
more than sixteen miles long, running from st.
Petersburg to Tsarskoe Selo. Invitations to a
number Of important personages were prepared
but on the OF their dispatch the general
manager was seized with a fear that he had
not made sufficiently clear delicate point to
which he attached considerable Importance.
HE SOLVED THE PROBLEM
From the manner in which he had subscribed
himself II was possible to regard him the sta
tion manager at either terminus of the line and
his concern was to emphasize the fact that he
manager Of the whole thing. Finally he
added to the official form of invitation this:
Count -. Chief Director of the St Peters
burg and Tsarskoe Selo Railway, there and
back"
From this small start In 1888 railway con-
struction in Russia has progressed through
sixty-two years at an average rate Of consid-
eyably more than five hundred miles year
At the end of the last fiscal year the official
returns showed a total Of g.. l.305 miles of rail-
road in full operation, of which 81 377 miles
were owned and operated by the State and
9,93S by joint stock companies To this may
be added 1889 miles opened for traffic but not
then in full operation, of which LOLA miles be-
longed to the State, and 5S5 miles to joint
stock companies. This brings the grand total
up to 3.414 miles. Of which ID Ill miles We're
owned and operated by the State and 10 7O3
by joint stock companies. The state had at
that time LILO miles more under construction
and 46S miles authorized to be built. The Joint
stock companies had 3,344 under construction
and 1.551 authorized to be built
EARNINGS AND EXPENSES.
Thus, at the close Of the last fiscal year the
total Of Russian railways in full operation
practically open to traffic. under construction
and authorized to be built, State and joint stock
company was 39,945 miles. The earning power
Of these properties is matter which the Rus
SLAMS may contemplate with pardonable pride
and in this, also the investor is more deeply
interested than in miles operated and extern
sions contemplated. The figures composing the
Following table are taken from the financial
returns published by the State Control:
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21
HELPING NEGRO LEADERS.
THE WORK OF THE JOHN c. MARTIN EDU-
CATIONAL FUND.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The negro of the Southland will be led up or
down by the preachers of his race according
these leaders themselves lifted or fail to be
lifted. mentally, morally and spiritually as the
years pass by.
There can be no doubt concerning the truth OF
this proposition 1t will be the influence OF
white men directly, much that OF the coIored
leaders themselves. which Will be felt all along
the line by the mass of the colored people. Not
what the white men think OF them will influence
them so much what their dark skinned leaders
say to them
1t Ia therefore a matter of vast Importance what
these latter shall know and think in order that
they may say. The supreme wisdom of the hour
Is in the uplft which be given 10 the more
intelligent, and therefore more influential colored
men In the pulpits OF the various colored churches
In all the Southern States
Christian hearted business Of New-York
City. who has had wide opportunities for OBJ
servation In the Southern field has set apart a
goodly measure of his means toward establishing
and maintaining am educational propaganda on
strictly Biblical apd religious lines especially for
the instruction and elevation OF the colored minis
ters and the of'ciarS Of their several churches.
Tho great majority of these preachers. Of whom
tnere are about twenty thousand in the South.
OF verx limited education. having had few school
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21
A TOWN UNDERMINED.

From Nature.
The remarkable subsidences which have often oc.
CURED in and around the town of Northwicn ~
Cheshire. form the subject of paper by I. Wa-u.
recently issued by the Institution OF MinIns
Engineers The subsidences chiefly due "
mining In the upper bed of rock salt and the 700
rapid removal of brine by OF modern pumps.
In natural condition the in on the sai.
beds becomes saturated with salt and then ceaSes
TO dissolve II, but now the brine is contlnIAl1ss
pumped up in immense quantities. and The res,
water which hows TO take its place disSolVes las
salt pillars which have supported the root ~
everything strata. with the result that there IS az
preston toward each pumping centre In ainoI,
every case the mines in the upper bed OF rocAss,,
are destroyed by water rapidly eroding the 50.
pillars IN this way. Another cause OF suosidehcs
the pumping of brine from OFF the rockhead tas.
Is the surface of the upper bed OF rocksalt ineS
are by FAR the most serious and widespread, ,ars -
IL Is from them that the town of Northwich
so much damage. Owing to the Subsidences VIII via
show themselves first by small cracks In the ou.
ings. and in doors and windows refusing 10 slus s
system OF framework buildings has been ses snosS nv
that when building sinks it can be hltsu, hlt.,on
screwjacks and put back to its original pos,rk
BY degrees the town Is becoming one OF frains MS
buildings. and Will. for England. be unique IN v
respect.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21
NEWS OF THE SEVENTY-FIRST REGIMENT

Colonel Bates OF the list Regiment. is early In
the field in preparing organize a rifle team for
the matches at Creedmoor this season, and has in
vited all members OF the regiment who good
shots and devote the necessary time COM
pete for places the team Captain Edward B.
Bruch has been appointed captain of the team
An election for captain in Company D will be
held next Wednesday night. Second Lieutenant E.
j. F1ack is the only candidate. Company G will
elect a second lieutenant Tomorrow night and
First Sergeant 2. j. Walsh is the candidate Colo
mel Bates has decided to parade the regiment for
divine service at the Collegiate Church, in Fifth
ave, near Forty-eighth-st., Sunday, May Q. The
Rev Edgar Tilton, jr.. chaplain Of the regiment
will preach the sermon.
Captain Lincoln w. Mcleod. of Company H is re-
ceiving many applications from men In other COM
panies VINO wish to go TO Buffalo with his com
pany IN case it completes fits plan for visiting the
Pan-American Exposition.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21
GENERAL BROOKE TO REVIEW THE 7TH
MANY MEMBERS TO RECEIVE CROSSES OF HONOR
FOR LONG SERVICE

FOR LONG SERVICE.
Major-General John r. Brooke will review the
7th Regiment at its armory next Wednesday night
A number Of members of the regiment Will rece,ve
service. Those who will receive crosses for TWENTY
five years are: Lieutenant Henry Everdel. Com
pany D: Quartermaster Sergeant Joseph Williams
Company II, and Sergeant John X Green non
commission stan. The following will receive crosses
for twenty years service: Captain Morton p
Stele. Company F; Captain Robert Mclean, Com
pany K; Lieutenant Henry V d. Black Com
pany b; Sergeant Thomas Guerra Company G..
Corporal Charles II. Caldwell, Company F. and
Private John Daniel, 1r.. Company c.
Those who will receive crosses for fifteen years
service Captain De Witt c. Falls regimentaI
adjutant: Lieutenant Henry V Keep, Company l.:
Lieutenant Henry A. Bostwick, STAFF; Quarter
master Sergeant Charles H. Resg, Company E:
Sergeant James Dougherty. Company d: Corporals
Alexander M. Simpson. Company E; John W Salter
tr, Company II, and William A. Dixon, Company
q; Prvates Charles L. Gleason Company e: Fred
erick c. Pollard, Company d; Stanley p I.asell
Company D. c. A. j. Queckberner. Company A. and
Benjamin Goodspeed, Company +.
Fortyhve members OF the regiment will receive
crosses OF honor for ten years service Among
them are the following: Lieutenant G. ~ Carno.
chan. staff: Lieutenant Robert c. Fisher Com
Lieutenant John r. Roberts. Company /: Lieuten-
ant w. F. Schasty, Company A; Lieutenant NJ b
Eesbitt; Company G. and Lieutenant Howard E.
Grail. Company G.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21
"ENOCH ARDEN" FOR CHARITY

"Enoch Arden with music composed by Richa I'd
Strauss will be presented in the Fifth Avenue Bap
tist Church. No West Forty-sixth-st., on Tues
day evening, April %. at o'clock for the benefit
of the Armtage Day Nursery and kindergarten
Miss Amy Baker reader. and Harry Rowe Shelley
organist. will assist. Admission will be rs cents
The managers OF the nursery and kindergarten
are Mrs. ]. Warren Gbough. president; Mrs Irv-
Ing Townsend. secretary: Mrs. John F. Comey
treasurer; Mrs. l.. II. Biglow. Mrs. NJ 8. Bern
hemer, Mrs. Louis II. Burr, Mrs r, J. Chard
Mrs. J. N. Deuel. Mrs. H, w. FISH Mrs. II "a
Flagier, Mrs. L. b, Holt Mrs. Charles E. Hughes
fsllsr, Mh., Mrs. N. L. Townsend and Mrs. A. Il
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21
Bo4r PARTIES or NAVAL BATTALION

The Sunday boat parties of the LIST Naval Battal-
Ion for the season OF 1901 will be resumed TODAY
when the Third and Second divisions win take
cutters
The third annual dinner OF the Yankee Calkins
Club. society OF the Spanish-American War or
ganized by the members OF the battalion who
served on board the United States steamship yam
Zee on the Cuban coast Will be hold on Friday
evening next at Brownies chop house.
An election for commanding officers was held In
the Second Division last Tuesday evening And
Lieutenant u. ~ Charles L. Andrews vas elect
Cd to the place. Mr.. Andrews u Z vA1ansn Of
~ Spanish American War.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21

we are not resting on past laurels-
our work improves daily.
The newest in the tailoring world IS
the unfinished WorstedS, dark back
ground and faint stripe in different
colorings. We have "a large variety
and sell them in either frock or sack.
Suit to order, $40
Overcoats OF exceptional quality
made OF Coverts, Vicunas and Nelours,
silk lined and faced, to order. So,
Exceptional line of English trouserings
to order. 81
Samples. Measuring Guide and Book
OF Information mailed upon request.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21
ELECTIONS EMPLOYEs on THE LIST.

CORPORATION COUNSEL HOLDS THAT civil. SER
VICE RULES APPLY TO THEM
corporation Counsel Whalen has sent an opinion
70 the Municipal Civil Service Board upholdnp
that body in fits contention that emplove. ~ ,ha
partisan Board OF Elections must submit N Tho
CIVIL Service regulations. Three weeks aro tho
employees Of the Board OF Elections rece,v.d rot,o
mat Their services were no longer required. Manv
OF tho employees have. however, remained on dutv
doinR their work. and expecting to ret the,, conn,
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21
GENERAL BUTTERFTELD REHEARSES.
HAS HIMSELF WHEELED TO A WINDOW TO TRf
WHETHER HE COULD SEE THE OLD
GUARD MARCH BY

General Daniel Butte~ield was much improved
yesterday afternoon. He sat Up In an invalids
chair and had himself wheeled 10 the front win
dow. He did this TO see whether he would -
able to watch the Old Guard as 1t passed by his
Fifth-ave. home on its way 10 church tomorrow
at p. M DIR. F. A. Castle. his physician. said
that General Butterield simply rehearsing the
part. as II were. DR.. Castle has great hopes Oh
the Generals speedy recovery
The Old Guard will march from It's armory:
broadway and Forty-ninth-st.. 20 81. ThomasS
Church. Fifth-ave and Fifty-third-st The oecs
sion Is the scventy-fth anniversary of the forna,
ton of the Old Guard In the evening there VII
be a dinner, which Governor OdeI is expected |"
attend
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21

NOW 1 LAY ME- DOWN TO SLEEP"
To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: On the second page of The Tribune Supple
ment OF April found the following verse:
Four crosses to bed.
Four angels round my head.
Matthew Mark Luke and John
Bless the bed that lie on
Seventy years ago my mother. an English wom-
an, taught me to repeat the following prayer or
supplication:
Now lay me down sleep
! pray the Lord my soul 10 keep.
II l should die before ] wake,
l pray the Lord my soul to take.
Matthew, Mark Luke and John
Bless this bed that lie on:
Four corners to this bed
AT each one angel spread.
One TO watch and Ole to pray
And two to carry my soul away-Amen
WILLIAM ROBOTHAM.
Newark N. j.. April is. 1901.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21

pensation through legislative enactment The
Elections Commissioners contended that as the
the Civil Service list for elgibles
The opinion OF the Corporation Counsel also holds
that the old employees OF the Elections Board must
go to the head of the eligible list.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21

Figures Of earnings and operating for
IT is RUsSIAS HOBBY
At the close of the fiscal year 1900 Russia's
interest bearing debt Of f655. ,229 included
f2s0, 100000 OF railway bonds underlying which
there were more than twenty-one thousand
miles OF railroad. Railroad bonds issued by
joint stock companies at the same period repre-
sented obligation of fila 100000, almost all
of which is guaranteed by the government. The
majority of these bonds are payable in the
units Of currency existing in the countries
where the bonds held in pounds francs
dollars, etc.
If nation may be said to have a hobby
Russia's hobby is railroad construction. and a
very profitable hobby 1t has proved to be- For
example, in the budget OF the empire for 1897
the state railway estimates were:
Rubles.
Expenditure. 15 ss2 liz
Thus the net revenue from state railways was
estimated at s6.356,227 rubles. In the fulfil
nent Of the budget the following results
had:
p.v.,n. % Rgs.es y. g.,
Expenditures 16I 3o6 es3
So the net revenue from state railroads was
110. .539, ,2S2 rubles, or IA 1873 O55 rubles in ex-
cess OF the estimates.
LOANS PUT TO GOOD USE.
During the last fourteen years Russia has
been a heavy borrower abroad, and there has
resulted false impression that she is con-
stantly facing deficit As matter of fact,
much OF these new loans not used to
refund old loans at lower rates OF interest went
into railroad construction, and thus became
productive. So far from having deficit on her
hands. Russia has undertaken to complete the
great Trans Siberian Railroad out Of the
nual surplus.
81. de Routkowsky, the financial agent OF
Russia in the United States, in recent PAM
phet. "A Statement Of Russian Finances, said:
The financial resources of the country not
only amply sufficient TO meet the annually ncreas-
ing ordinary expenses Of the government but give
large and yearly increasing surpluses, which allow
the government TO make profitable Investments In
building railroads, harbors and other public works.
especially the great Trans-Sberian Railroad. which
until now has been constructed and will be COM
pleted exclusively from the surpluses OF the or
binary revenues OF the country.
The shares of joint stock railroad companies
in Russia, from a fiscal point OF view, are In
the same category bonds. since most OF them
also guaranteed by the government. The
nominal share capitalization OF these joint stock
companies is f14 $50 900, which includes FL ,160,-
600 OF the Ivangorod- -Dombrovo shares.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21
SvooAMuW 8 oMa 9 Sts.

privileges some with difficulty reading the Word
they preach That they should be taught more
perfectly to comprehend the significance of their
divine calling ministers; that they should more
completely appreciate the very purpose of the
message they preach: that they should rightly un-
aerstand how to prepare and present the message
itself; that they should be able TO give Christian
dignity to all their religious and church services;
that they should become better pastors and lead
ers OF their hock-all these prime necessities of
the hour.
The John c. Martin Educational Fund has sent
into the field as the advance agent and general
secretary the Rev. DR.. W. B. Rankin, a man of
in the Southland: man of common sense and
W6o has man an of earnest and eomRrehensiye aim
anu ads iexaS @ In opening up the work, which is in
This consists largely in holding institutes in
traily located communities. under the conduct of
the colored pastors of a large region of country.
together with their church ofciaEy invited.
ht cpawer frequently opened. the blackboard. the
God is opened more perfectly to the understanding
OF all present and the true, proper religious and
forth with the utmost plainness. vividness and
effectiveness Being pioneer. the work gets
The general secretary has been welcomed by
and his hsE bse Highly III
ilN mended by ministers and laymen of all the
earnest desire for self-improvement is manifested
ay ieorsed ns mas S se Dssn HIS 81 work has been cor
ch SCHOOL conventions. Epworth Leagues and by
other church bodies, together with the prom
South. ~
The work of the John c. Martin Educa tionaI
Flu Fund Is without expense to the people gathered
the institutes save that they obligate themselves
10 furnish the hall or ether place where the in
stitute is held The work is a genuine labor OF
love for the souls and bodies of those to whom 1t
Is brought The colored ministers and their church
associates are often found be destitute of the
simplest means for Bible study-often OF the Bible
itself All persons who in sympathy with this
work and who are willing to aid in it's extension
In any way, by providing Bibles aids 10 Bible
study. etc. are cordially invited 10 communicate
with the Rev. DR.. W. u. Rankin, general secretary
OF the John c. Martin Educational Fund No /
Broadway, New York City. X :
New-York. April 10 I9O1
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21
HIS OBJECTION.

From The Chicago News -
THE great actor objected their takins 4
name from the drama programme and piaeHS :
on the list Of burnt cork stars
Il wonder why"
He said he didn't want to b blacklists9p
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21
IT is RUsSIA'S HOBBY.

'Figures of gross earnings and operating expenses
1890 estimated
New-York tribune., 1901-04-21
LOANS PUT TO GOOD USE.

So the net revenue from state railroads was
110.539, ,2S2 rubles or IA lS3 ,O55 rubles in ex-
OF the estimates.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-13

basement, Sixth street and Twelfth avenue n,
tomorrow evening from to o'clock.
The Minnewasca Pleasure Club will hold its
first dancing party in Richmond halls, Eighth
street and Nicollet avenue, Friday evening.
Music will be furnished by Weiland's orches-
ira.
Masters Danforth and Roger Gannett gave a
children's party yesterday at 3040 Fifth ave-
nue. for little Miss Mamie Workman Of De
Pere, Wis. The decorations were in pink
and white and about twenty small guests were
present.
Miss Ethel Stiner entertained fifteen of her
little friends last evening at her home, 6l5
w Lake street. in honor of her thirteenth
birthday. Music and games were the amuse-
ments, and the prizes were dainty boxes of
bonbors
The Nazareth Unitarian church in South
Minneapolis is making extensive preparations
for, a, fair which will begin Friday evening
and close Monday night. One of the chief at
fractions will be Norwegian saterhytte
(chaeD, which A. P. Hansen, St. Paul
artist, is decorating. A Sannes, the funny
Norwegian of South Minneapolis, will be
present, and music will be furnished by Pro-
fessor dulles ladies' orchestra and Mr.. Ba-
runs young peoples orchestra.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-11-13
NORTHWESTERN WEDDINGS

New Richmond, Wis, Nov. 13.-At the
Church of the Immaculate Conception yester-
day afternoon Miss Elizabeth Padden of this
city, and Anthony P McAndrew, of Erin,
were married Rev DR.. w E. Degnan officiat-
ing. Miss Kate Dunn of st. Paul and Rich
ard Maloney of Erin attended them. re-
ception followed at the home of the brides
father, M. Padden, last evening. Relatives
and friends of the bridal couple from the twin
cities were present.
Mankato, Mimi, Nov. 1S.-The marriage Of
Miss Jessie Amanda Lewis, daughter of j.
A. Lewis, a prominent hardware merchant,
and Harry Lee Clark of st. Paul took place
at noon yesterday at the brides home in the
presence of a large company.
Northfield, Mimi, Nov. 13.-Two we'll
known Northfeld people returned last eve
ming from st. Paul, where they were quietly
married the 9th inst They were Miss Caro-
line NJ. Johnson, who has been employed
as operator by the Northwestern Telephone
Exchange company, and Frank w. Zufelt,
proprietor of the Metropolitan livery.
Humboldt, Iowa, Nov. 13-A society event
in which the entire town has cordial inter-
est took place here to-day in the marriage of
Rev. e. S. Hodgin and Miss Clara R. Bick-
nell. The bridegroom is the popular pastor
of the Unitarian church and the bride is the
daughter Of ID. Bicknell and sister of Frank
W. Bicknell, the well-known Journalist of Des
Moines, recently appointed to a mission
abroad in the agricultural department of the
United States government. Rev. Elinor E.
Gordon of Burlington, an old friend of the
family, was the officiating minister.
Sioux Falls, s. D., Nov. 13-Charles w
Moss and Miss Anna l.. West, both of Sioux
Falls, were married at Blossberg n. M, at
the home of an aunt Of the bride. They will
make their home in that place. The bride is
a daughter Of John r. West Of this city.
Monticello, Mimi, Nov. 13.-Married, at the
brides home, by Rev. J. J. Van Fossen Miss
Mary Ingram of Monticello and John Ferris
of Park Rapids