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New-York tribune., 1901-02-14
HEARING on ANTHOLOGY BILL
STORY OF AN oRGANIsT WHO WAS LOCKED
Up FOR CARRYING HYMN NUMBERS.

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Albany, Feb ia hearing given the
Weekes anu-policy bill this afternoon before the
Assembly Committee Codes Anthony Comstock.
agent for the Society the Prevention Of Crime.
while appearing in favor the bill thought there
were a great many defects IN ~, and submitted 10
the committee a substitute bill which he asserted
would meet all emergencies.
The Weekes bill provides that the possession of
policy slips other paraphernala shall be prima
facie evidence Of guilt. thus laying the burden OF
proof the premises.
Mr. Comstock told the committee that pool gam
bling and lottery policy were rampant in the
city Of New-HOrk and the State at large, owing
10 the fact that the law passed in 1885 almost
imperative and really legalized IL. There
law, he said. that the people enforce against
the racetrack gambling evil. il is dead let
ter" There to-day. he asserted. in the city
OF NeW-York pool gambling establishments carry
ing on business and tempting young 10 ruin,
and the reports of the police showed that only
seven arrests had been made.
Former Assemblyman James Oliver, OF New York
City, who opposed the bill said that il a legal
monstrosity and evidently drawn by blacksmith.
The bill in fits present form, he said, would
Asked by Chairman Weekes whom ne appeared
for, Mr. Oliver was rather reluctant in answering.
"If ] said I appeared for Billy MCGlory the
committee might be prejudiced," said Mr.. Oliver
which sally raised a laugh.
The speaker cited a case Of a young man who
arrested in the streets OF NeW-Gork City for
having in his possession slip Of paper with a list
of numbers IL. He locked up until morning
when he bailed out by a clergy man. and IL
turned that he the organist Of the church
presided over by the bondsman and that the num-
bers the slip were the numbers Of the hymns 10
be sung on the following Sunday. This story Gre
ated another uprOariOus laugh.
Mr. Oliver declared that the bin WAS imperfect-
ly drawn and should be sent back for reprinting.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-14

! the city OF New-York should own its own water
supply.
Senator Wills. OF Westchester County then
| said: Why should not the Ramapo Water
Company act Of 1895 be made a subject OF
amendment and not Of repeal. say a reduction OF
the period for making a contract with the
/ Ramapo Water Company from forty years TO
ten years."
Senator Elsberg added: Why should not the
charter Of the city Of New-York be amended so
as TO permit of ten-year contract with a water
company"
The hearing ended with a fiery speech by
Frederick ". Hinrichs for the Merchants Asso-
citation. in which he recited the various steps
apparently taken TO force New-York TO make
a contract with the Ramapo Water Company.
1t can reasonably be inferred from the ques-
tions addressed by the members of the judiciary
Committee TO the representatives of the Mer-
chants Association that some one contempIates
amending the repeal act II was rumored to-
night that the amendment OF the repeal act
would give the Ramapo Water Company the
powers Of present water companies and the
right 10 make a contract with the city of New
York for ten years to supply il with water. but
limiting its rights TO condemn lands for water
purposes until after fits contract with the city
has been made.
Assemblyman Seymour said to-day that he
would make a strong effort to get the Ramapo
repeal act of Mr.. Morgan out OF the Assembly
Committee Cities Thursday. The mem
bers of the Assembly Committee on Cities who
are known 10 desire a favorable report the
repeal act Mr.. Davis. Mr.. Cotton. Mr.. Sey-
mour and Mr.. Fitzgerald The attitude Of
Messrs Kelsey NJ. z. Lewis. DeGraw. Burnett.
o'Malley. Hammond and Ross. who also
members Of the Assembly COMMITTEES on Cities
is yet clear.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-14
FOR A STATE ELECTRICAL SCHOOL.
IN CONNECTION WITH UNION COLLEGE AND
THE GENERAL ELECTRIC WORKS
AT SCHENECTADY.

Albany, Feb. 1S.-The establishment of a great
State electrical school al Schenectady. the estab-
lishment of official standards for electrical
measuring instruments and apparatus. and
cure Independent and authoritative information on
questions OF electrical science. is the purport OF
bill 70 be introduced tomorrow by Senator Brack-
EFT and Assemblyman Mcmillan.
The amount asked fer the establishment OF the
school is s5o0o0. and the annual amount for main
tenance IS ScS.OoO The school is TO be a part OF
Union College. and IN return the university is TO
give one hundred free scholarships and the land
eral Electric Works is give the use of its works
for such action by the State is found in the va
rous agricultural colleges. veterinary colleges.
school OF plastic art and schools Of forestry.
The reason for locating at Schenectady IS that
the works OF the General Electric Company the
largest in existence make Schenectady the natural
science, ana that Union College. Schenectady being
in close proximity with the works. and with a
course in electrical engineering already fully or
ganZed and in operation. with special privileges
granted by the company. offers exceptional ad-
Vantages for the supervision and direction of such
work of experimentation and instruction as the
interests OF the State require
The scholarships 10 be distributed among
the Senate districts Of the State the basis
OF appointment for the term Of four years from
each district in each Senate term Of office. twenty
five appointments from the whole State being
made each year-the first year from districts bear
ing odd numbers. the secold year from districts
bearing numbers All the appointments
be made by the Superintendent of rr-' 'ic In
struction after examination made in the ..stricts.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-14
MORE COLUMBIA RECORDS BROKEN.
SECOND OF INDOOR MEETS RESULTS IN CLOSE
COMPETITION.

Two records were broken in the second OF the
series of track competitions held by the Columbia
athletes in their gymnasium yesterday afternoon.
w H. Powers in the 1sO-yard dash reduced the
previous record held by c. E. W. Bateson and j..
b Smith cleared 10 feet inch in the pole vault.
adding an inch TO the former mark of 10 feet held
by C. Eastmond. The most exciting contest OF the
meet was the mile race won by &. T. ScharpS-
The summaries follow:
On. hundred and eighty yard dash thandicapl-Von by
" II powers q yards; J. A. MacAneny a yardsl, sec
ond. II p : Earle scratch, third Ttme-O;2O5S.
Two mile run thandCapi-WOn bN &. L. Scharps Q5
secondsl; c \. Baker tscratchI. second f. Marks Go
seconds. third ~
uton :. Inches actual jump OF u. = In FL
A Breneman q inchesl. second with an actual jump
of 3 ~ so in: r. L. Ernst u inchesl. third. with
an actual lump OF II. a. in.
Pole vault (handicap-Won by j. B.; smith 6scrattchl
New-York tribune., 1901-02-14
NEWSPAPERS LEFT OUT OF TYPE BILL

Albany Feb l3.-Assemblyman Wauhope Lynn,
who introduced the bill compelling books periodi-
Gals and newspapers 10 be printed a uniform
sized type and with leads between the lines said
to-day that ne had decided to amend the bill by
J striking out the word newspaper. that II would
not apply to them Mr.. Lynn says it was a mis-
take TO include newspapers, because they not
read steadily for hours, like books, and the bill
really aimed at photogra phed plates OF publ
cations. in which reproductions the type is small
and blurred
New-York tribune., 1901-02-14
GOLF.
JERSEY STATE LEAGUE-NOTES
OF THE LINKS.

Although official action has been taken by the
Newark Athletic Club relative to it's withdrawal
from the East Jersey Golf League, II stated
by high official of the club yesterday that the
chances of !ts remaining with the league another
season were exceedingly slim. According to his
way Of putting it. the Newark Athletic Club wants
TO get into a faster class. When the New-Jersey
State League organized last spring the club
neglected to Join. and its failure TO do so has been
matter of since. 1t Is the intention
now TO apply for membership, so as 10 be able to
take part in the annual State championship next
fall That the club Is determined to become a
factor In local golf circles is indicated by the
fact that II has already gained membership in the
Metropolitan Golf Association and will get rating
under the official handcaps.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-14
Ice NOT RE4DY ZOE SK4TING.

Henry ST John. foreman in the Park Depart
ment reported To Commissioner CIausen yester-
day that owing TO recent snowstOrms, followed
by a few days of cold weather the ice on the vari-
Gus ponds in the Park not ready for skaters.
He said that after the snow had been scraPed off
there remained only about three inches OF good
ice Ii is expected there will be skating in two
or three days.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-14

second with actual vault of r. IN F. Whitaker
a inches), third. with actual vault OF 3 IT, In.
Putting sixteen pound shot thandicapl-Won by L. E
Mahan 10 with actual OF "a II. In
z. Willard q feet second with actual 80
4a in. T. b. johnson scratchJ. with put OF
New-York tribune., 1901-02-14
RACING.
ALL SIX FAvoRITEs BEATEN AT NEW
ORLEANS.

ORLEANS.
New-Orleans Feb 13-weather cloudy: track
heavy. All six favorites were beaten. Lena A
started in the Bayonet Stakes under protest She
was made favorite in the betting at evens. and was
we'll backed but Van Dusen wore her out chasing
Crescent City who set hot pace for quarter 1 rds and
quit. and she had nothing left TO stan on Ardlla
who came fast at the end summaries
FIRST RACB-seIing; six and one-halt tuTlonss
Ths Bronze Demon 30 lcioImley 80 70 and 10 10 L.
Pirates queen. az Cochran. IS 10 1-..--.......
Time %.
Little Duchess II. GRAY Daily. Quite Right Divonne
Aaron The Thrush. Princess Nal end Frisasan also ran
Ferraunt broke down
SECOND RAcE-seling: ore mile.
Lady Curzoa. 100 Kanel 10 70 and TO i.....----.
It. % ~ s,o9sTi 1Ta - 1oS 70 Tcnnl S g 10
T1me-i5NIs.
Palaru1 Jefferson Heroics olive Order woodtrics
and Postmaster Bailey also ran
THIRD RACE -steeplecha.. handicap; short course
Rysri;sm;g n; e ~ P-, G0rs 3 g ana fnf . 10 o
Bristol 1921 G-a~iess' TO
T1me-3,2s7t.
Free Advice Lizzie Kelly and The Cray
FOURTH RACE.-The Bayonet Stakes: one-haR mile.
Ardita llS CDale). % l and 10 1.--.. ..-...-..-
INna A. li2 M sVdn I11 Du'enl - even and 70
Tiuls-i.53.
Elsie l.. Miss Charlie Crescent City also ran
FIFTH RACE-Iiandicap: seven furlongs
Bright Night. a3 Cshaw) 60 70 and to i-....-..-.
Ms, Hahover 1oi Biack) 7 TO
T1me-I;s5H,
IAckman and I. Pilot. jr, also ran
SIXTH RACE-selIinE. one and ore-sixteenth miles
Sadie 1oa Niichaes> 10 TO and to 1..-...
King EIkwood Ccochran). to 1........,.......
Time-2.0O
Governor Boyd. Tiuie w. Harry Preston. Harry
Lucesco Garland Rar and Nellie Prince also
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9eae5ers. $.

DNR. w. @. NOVEL; private tutor at pupils honneo -
IL III e. SD ct rso pupils received IN fahU.
A ADVERTISEMENTS subscr prions for The IriouHe
N received al Uptown Oftcs No L242 broaoWAy
north OF 31st-st until O'Clock M aossruss
following branch oaces AZ rseoies
Office rates until o'clock p =" VIZ. 70
cor 12rh-sr: Macys. oth-AvAs
ana 14th-st. 142 Columbus-avs near West 0orh-sS
New-York tribune., 1901-02-14

II is not generally known that the Shnnecock
Hills Golf Club is contemplating important changes
in Its course for next season. The playing length
is TO be increased to 5000 yards and the women's
course merged into the mems The ground just
beyond the present tenth tee will become the ninth
green while the tenth and eleventh holes will be
entirely new. The old fifteenth hole will become
the thirteenth. and from this point the will
embrace much or the ground formerly used by the
women. These changes are expected to be COM
pleted In time for the opening OF the in
June.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-14
ENTRIEs FoR To-MoRRow.

First race selling. seven-eighths Of a mel-I.yda S.
Iol Barrica JaveIin io1. Baden. lO3. Brown
Vail j. II. Sloan. CTimacus.
iO6 Shlingburn. lO7. Commander Miller. l07; Douster-
swivel SwoTdsman. lu3
Second selling; six and one half turlongsNov-
CfCdia. 96. AFnras. 96 The EIba
Trrick IOI Snmonsvald. ol TrisaEian IOf: Quarter
back. IO5. Larry c.. 10d, Censor. lU6 Aaron. 1O7.
Third race selling: mile and -eighthl-Zonne.
90. Rleuheim. IOI. Jack Martin lOf Prince Real
FIrbr i0i: General Magruder los. Joe Shelby 100:
Chorus Boy. H.
Fourth race Chandlcap. mel-Enpress OF Beauty.
Senator II. [:
Lake. Strangest. lO:
Ftfth three quarters a milel-Plead.
% 102. Fleeting Moments l02 Ironicus.
lu5 Obstinate Simon i0i. Joe Martin. loI.
Sixth race Selling threequarters OF mile)-Olekma
Jamaica johnson, 90. Airline G., 90: Faith
Ward Tristan Belle Ini Armand. iO3. Orion.
LADY contrary. los. Braw Lad. ll%.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-14
Cancer of the Breast.

Cancer of the Breast
The letter OF Sister Billings should be read oy an SUI
ferng dying OF this terrtbs
disease. Reader this and send IL 70 SINH
Iary For free book. giving price Of the OIL and
particulars address Dr. D. " Bye. Box IS indianapolis
Ind.
Brfdgewatsr, Mass. Dec 2S 1885,
Dr. VI Bye indianapolis Ind:
Doctor-It Is with heart OF gratitude 10 and
TO Father above that have the pleasure of
informing you OF the removal OF that cancerous
growth which had for six been preying
tenn When I commenced your treatment on June the
hard bunch left breast could scarcely
covered by pint bowl: my body much bloated and
could liquid the eOftest OF solid food On
9Th. last Of the fungus growth
out my body resumed its normal condition. and
anything / wish with relish and pleasure. Our
physician says 1t is wonderful NV neishbors say. Ii
a miraClei' Words not gratitude.
but l whenever and wherever may, proclaim
good Truly and gratefully yours.
MRS. NANCY F. BILLINGS.
This is the Old Doctor originator the on Cure
New-York tribune., 1901-02-14

The decision promised this week by the Executive
Committee of the Metropolitan Golf Association
70 next seasons championship course will be de-
ferred until the weather permits personal inspec-
tton of The links under consideration.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-14
For BOYS and Young Men-Country.
School Aqeneles.

A MEXICAN AND FOREIGN TEACHERS. AGENCY
"A supplies Professors. Teachers. Tutors Govsrnsaeaa
sc 70 Colleges Schools and Families Apply
Mrs " J. YoUNG-FULrON. q Union SQUARE
New-York tribune., 1901-02-14

IyINDERGARTEN Training Winter Term. Feb. tlss-
IN (Free scholarships limired) s. p CADMAN. d. D..
CCTTEN. Prin- Met Temple 7th Ave-. fath ST.
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1nsirurnou.

DoARDr-G and DAY sCHOOr. FOR GIRLS.
ID Rev DR. and Ms Charles Huntington 0ard-
College preparation
The age-herald., 1901-04-27
Save the Rock House."

The hand of commercial Philistinism is rapidly destroying the wonderful and his toric "Rockhouse'' in Shades Valley be- yond Red Mountain, where the children of Birmingham have had their picnics and woodland frolics ever since Birmingham began to be!
 q visited the 'Rockhouse' today for the first time in a long while, though l used to go often there to play when was a child, and I was grieved to see how far the work of destruction had proceeded" said an honored business man yesterday.
 '"rhe rock is sandstone and 1t Is being crushed in enormous quantities and carted away for commercial purposes, thus destroying the most remarkable and striking monument of nature in the viz cinity of Birmingham. And this is nothing short of gross vandalism.
 ''There ought to be some way to stop the work It is positively mournful that the most attractive spot of stone in all our mountains and valleys of stone should be fastened upon for the utilitarian pur- poses of commerce, and absolutely de- stroyed for the making of sand and build ing stone!' a8
The age-herald., 1901-04-27
Heiorminu the Tariff,

Representative Babcock, Republi- can of Wisconsin, intends, it is stated, to demand next winter changes in the tariff by the Republicans. Upon all than elsewhere there should not, he says, be any duties. He says such duties are absurd. He should add that they serve merely as means for form ing trusts and robbing consumers. The steel trust has recently advanced the price of steel rails two dollars ton. In other words, ll.e steel trust has imposed a tax of two dollars ton upon all who ride or ship goods over steel rails. The price of steel rails is to be s2S, when SIS would be price that would afford steel rail makers margin of profit.
 MT. Babcock holds that the Republi- can party should recast the tariff on more reasonable lines in order to keep the Democrats out of power who would be apt to take all the robber features out of the Mckinley -Dingley scheme. He openly denounces the present tariff, and he declares that manufac- turers as we'll as the farmers demand changes in 1t.
 MT. Babcock is brave man, but he will soon see that special interests are masters of the situation in Washing 7. .-'..,7 and that he cannot secure against them even report from committee. Nothing short of great popular move ment can dislodge the crowd that stands behind the Mckinley Dingley <4arif, which is filling the land with trusts and combines, which in turn are taxing the people immoderately, and none of these taxes go into the treasury. They go to breed more com pines. All the monetary and commer- cial evils of the day can be traced to the robber tariff. They spring from it, and are upheld by it.
The age-herald., 1901-04-27
Gold Bricks in South Carolina.

Senator McLaurin," says the Rich mond Times, "has sounded the bugle note and the clans will rally.r The clans that want office no aoubt will, but office is a limited quantity, and so will the rally be.
 The assumption by the esteemed Re- publican journals that men in the South can be won over to imperialism, ship subsidyism and robber-tariffism by the bestowal of a district attorney ship here and there really belongs to the silly season of midsummer. The plan has often been tried, and is never long-lived.
 The Capers programme has been frequently tried on the South. Gen. James Longstreet was the first recipi- ent of an office under this office bribery scheme, and he has at intervals had many successors, but not one of them of the long list from Longstreet to Capers has been able to hand over his own State or even his own beat to the Republican party. The Capers-Mc- Laurin departure is not at all new. It has been tried a hundred times, and the result is always the same. The Republican party of Capers and Mo Laurin is the same old party, with new colonial and trust features, and the South wants none of it.
 Senator McLaurin is going, it seems to the meeting of the Southern Manufacturers Association in Phila- delphia. whero he proposes to define the programme of the new party of the South--a party that consists at present of himself and Mr. Capers. In South Carolina it will be unable to gain third man, unless there is an- other office in sight. The Republican organs are rejoicing over the birth of a New South"-a South that is ex- pected to endorse ship subsidies, i'm perialism and robber tariff. Sena- tor McLaurin is now held up as the young Southerner who is to lead the
The age-herald., 1901-04-27
people out of the Calhoun wilderness

people out of the Calhoun wilderness to--ofEice.
 The truth Is. both Capers and Nc. Laurin were up against the people of South Carolina. MT. Capers was a Gold Democrat, wholly out of political favor. MT. McLaurin desires re-elec. tion next year, and he. has long known that Mir. Tillman and his friends in- tend to see that he does not secure another Senatorial term. The Capers- McLaurin scheme is an attempt to wrest something out of desperate situation It is believed that MT. Mo Laurin will secure a federal judgeship, and then we will hear no more of the political regeneration of the South, unless indeed another patriot becomes hungry and induces Mr Mckinley, who Is very open to gold-brick schemes, to invest Tn one more.
The age-herald., 1901-04-27
Deceased Wife,s Sister Bill.

Public sentiment in England runs strongly in favor of bill permitting widower to marry a sister of his de- parted wife. King Edward has long favored the bill. It has been an issue in England fully ten years, but not a party issue, although more Liberals support it than Tories. As long ago as 1891 it went through the House of Commons by a vote of POP to 1855, and in 1896 it was passed by the House of Lords, but in no Parliament has it been approved by both Houses. The fact that the new King regards it with favor will, it is thought, give it additional strength, and it will go to the House of Lords backed by a strong vote. It promises to become law
 In this country in none of the States is there legal objection to such mar riages, and no harm has arisen from them. They are few in number, and no one here proposes to legislate against the deceased wife's sister. It is strange that in the two English speaking countries there should be such a divergence in opinion and ac- tion over this subject. It is stated that the women of England are op- posed to such marriages. If the women of America are opposed to them, no one of their number has spoken. The truth seems to be that the women of England, with characteristic conserva- tism, are standing by all old law, and are anticipating troubles that will never occur in fact. The framework of civilization" is not at all involved in the pending bill in Parliament The framework of civilization is much tougher than some over sensitive and captious people imagine 1t is. It can stand the strain of deceased wife's sister bill without difficulty or even inconvenience.
The age-herald., 1901-04-27
The city's Neglected Cemetery.
Said a man last night:

Said man last night:
 "The multitude of people, chiefly wom- en and children, who had to wait in Oak hill cemetery too long for the coming of the oratory- bound Confederate Veterans yesterday afternoon. had ample evidence all around them that Birmingham does not show proper respect for its dead It is quite true that the visitors saw the cemetery in much less deplorable con dition than ever 1t was before but still it is discreditable to an enlightened com munity. Even pagans and heather take care of their graves, and In many lands watch over and protect them with worshipful devotion.
 'Ill bodes it for any people who have not reverence for their dead!
 Some taxpayers present aceosted Sex ton Lambert and congratulated him upon tho remarkable amount of work he ac- complishes with but two men to assist him. And certainly the sexton is entitled to cordial praise. With only two men he has to struggle bravely to keep even half decent the nineteen acres of chcrt hillside. Owing to the nature of the soil. the sex ton said that frequently his two men de- voted twelve hours of hard labor to the digging of one grave. He cited the in- stance of one grave dlgged this week which required the entire time of his two men for a day and a half. The sexton was not complalning-he never complains unless 1t be to his superiors; he was merely answering questions asked by the taxpayers.
 ''The greatest need in the cemetery is, of course, more labor. It is physical im- possibility for the sexton and two men to keep the place respectable. And the main walks and drives need to be graded and open brick sewers put in That would help wonderfully.
 "It would not be proper to say the cem- etery is in better condition than ever be- fore, for 1t has never been in good condi- tion. But it may be thankfully acknowl- edged that it is in q much less objection able state now than at any other time since it was first laid out.
 Ten thousand dollars would probably be required to place Oakhill in a really respectable condition. That will give some general idea of its present state. with weeds and bushes growing up and rub bish and debris everywhere. Yet Sexton Lambert is doing as much valuable work as any servant the city has ever had."