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New-York tribune., 1901-04-18
NIGHT STILL BE IHPROTED.

Leaders of the legislature seem disposed to
make the revised charter just good enough to
escape severe condemnation. instead of making
1t good enough TO command hearty approval In
the light and under the pressure of general com
plants they intend to pass bills annulling the
provisions which they recently inserted for the
diversion of public money TO private schools and
for the bestowal of subsidies on new cnrpora-
ton new spapers These changes are exceedingly
desirable, and two others rela ting to the Dock
Department and detective sergeants of police
may he advantageous. though our impression is
that they do not amount to much But the
legislatures attempted improvement on the
commissions work still contains provisions
which reason does not justify and which in
fact. nobody has publicly attempted to defend.
If they ara to be put through they will have TO
be put through by main strength which, when
the common sources of such potency are Under
stood. must be regarded as the worst possible
method of legislation. Thrs the arrangement by
which Brooklyn is TO be overloaded with police
magistrates, who not TO be appointed rs
their colleagues III other borOughs are but elect
ed, remains unchanged simply because ii is SUP
posed TO be a valuable political asset and Brook
lyn politicians refuse to be deprived of it, Oar
firm belief is that il ought to come out. and that
the consequences will he unfortunate if it is
kept in.
Within day or two general attention has
been fixed on another amendment. of which tie
origin is mysterious and the purpose seemingly
improper. We refer TO the provision exemptins
graduates of the Normal College who entered
before February 1. 1898 from the examination
TO which all other applicants for teachers H.
cense are subjected. The State Superintendent
of Public Instruction declares this to be ..the
worst blow ever administered to the educat tional
system OF the State" Perhaps Mr.. SINNERS
warmth is excessive but it is n conservative
Judgment TO say that the proposed exemption is
unfair and unreasonable, and that it directly
tends to lower the standard OF teaching WHY
should such discrimination be made in favor
OF single institution? And why especially
should ii be supported by the representatives Of
other communities ut Albany? We certainly
have no prejudice against the Normal College,
which has long enjoyed an excellent reputation
Can ii recently have come to feel the need of
peculiar fayors: We hope that Is not the mean
ing of an amendment which legislative leaders
refuse to withdraw, but omit to explain
Objections have been made in good faith and
apparently with good reason. to various other
amendments. but those to which we have lust
referred are believed TO be the only seriously
ae'rheh1al changes In the work of the Charter
commission on which the Legislature is likely to
insist. AS finally adopted the instrument viii
be, III the main. ii the most competent Judges
are not deceived, highly credtable piece Of
work. Is 1t not. therefore. exceedingly unwise.
to say the least. to let a few acknowledged
blemishcs stand in the way of such a general
New-York tribune., 1901-04-18
TEMPERANCE DRINKS IN SALOONS.

A bill has been introduced in the legislature
at the instance of Mr.. Goodwin Brown. to whom
NewYOrk and other cities of the State owe the
laws making mandatory the free public baths.
providing that all holders of liquor tax certif-
Gates shall keep on sale, along with their intoX-
eating liquors. milk. tea. coffee and chocolate
This is practical temperance measure which
ought to be upon the statute book a great deal
of the liquor drinking now done in the saloons
is due not to a special craving for alcohol but
TO need for refreshment and to habits OF good
fellowship. If it were as easy to get n cup of
hot chocolate over a bar as a glass of whiskey
many n man would go home sober who
goes home drunk The saloon is the poor mans
club In 1t he fin.is warmth light, companions
a chance to visit and a chance to read the
papers. If on their inevitable visits they could
easily find palatahle substitute for alcohol,
many men would avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity.
The good to be done by some such plan has
greatly impressed English reformers. who have
now project foot to acquire the public
houses on a huge scale. and sell in them tea.
coffee and other temperance drinks as well rs
alcoholic beverages. There is no reason why
the State itself. controlling as it does the liquor
traffic, should not compel the dealers to give
customers a fair choice between alcohol and
less harmful drinks. The crowds not only of
women but of men who paronize the soda
fountains prove that the coffee and chocolate
there obtained popular. These beverages
are sold at a large profit, and the liquor dealers
would suffer no hardship from being compelled
to dispense them as an incident to their busl-
anybody, and it would probably be great boon
o MANY.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-18
tribute Of approval as the people would cheer
fully pay and the party might properly accept?
OrR DOEBLE SUGAR SUPPLY

Much attention has recently been called to the
sugar in the amount produced in the world.
Sixty years ago beet sugar amounted to less
than per cent OF the worlds supply. At the
present time it amounts to more than 67 per
cent. That does not mean that the production
of cane sugar has fallen off. but that the pro-
duction of beet sugar has increased more rap
idly to meet the increased demand: for the
world uses in proportion to its population, prob
ably four times as much sugar to-day as it did
sixty years ago The causes of the increase of
beet sugar culture are obvious. They include
the desire Of European countries to supply their
own demands and TO engage in profitable
industry the development of the beet industry
in the United States and other countries and
the greater energy and enterprise OF men in
temperate clmes than of those in the tropics.
1t is the happy lot of the United States to
have within its domain ample resources for pro
ducing both kinds of sugar The great beet
sugar countries of Europe can produce beet
sugar alone; they arc too far north for cane.
Some of them own colonies in Africa or else
where in which cane sugar may be grown, but
at an inconvenient distance from the place of
consumption. But the United States has close
at hand. within easy reach of its millions of
consumers the best beet sugar lands and also
the best cane sugar lands in the world In both
kinds of sugar it is independent of the rest OF
the worlds markets.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

\ little girl in one of the London board schools
recently turned in the following composition: The
boat race is between oxford and Cambridge. They
start at Pinl!mnon and they dark blue AMI
light blue. Cambridge is light blue | am Cam
bridge and so is teacher and going to win.
At oxford they worship golden calf that Airon
made 1t is called the Isis
again | wonder If he will succeed in catching an
has stylish trap-tPhlladelphia Record.
The hospital the University of Virginia
Charlottesville opened Saturday last-the
anniversary of the birth of Mr.. jefferson. the
founder of the institution. Founders day will he
observed annually hereafter.
Well that's enough try the patience of Job"
exclaimed the village minister, he threw aside
the local paper
why what's the matter dear?" asked his wife
Last Sunday preached from the text. BE ye
but the printer makes it read Be We there for
breakfast. "-fGiasgow Evening Times.
The late Sir Frederick Gore-Ouseey. professor
of music at oxford. going to call on a
friend in London, and asked fellow musician the
number in which he lived in certain street Il
don't know his number" answered the other but
the note of his doorscraper is c sharp Sir Fred
erck off. contentedly kicked the doorscrapers
all down the street until he the right one,
when he rang the bell and in.
Unsel1sh goodness is seldom appreciated In this
world of ours. There was that man in the electric
his efforts to stop the car for the woman that
brea that belonged to- the little eyer gray yeT
man his right Neither the gray whiskered
the conductor liked the thoughtful Sa-
martan for his altruistc efforts.-(Boston Tran
script.
The writer of an obituary note a Kentucky
paper warmed UP to his work he proceeded. and
closed with this gushing sentence: "She was waited
into the gloom of eternal night at o'clock in the
morning"
His Trouble.-"What brought you here my poor
man. inquired the prison visitor.
Well lady" replied the prisoner IT guess nv
trouble started from attendin' too many we,idin's
"Ah! You learned to drink there, steal per
No. lady; l was always the bridegroom. -
philadelphia Press.
The origin of the word budget" meaning an
estimate of government revenues and expenses is
thus explained: Almost from time mme mortal it
the custom In England to put the estimate
of receipts and expenditures presented to Parla-
ment in a leather bag the word budget being thus
borrowed from the old Norman word bougette
which signifies leather purse Cu-iousy enough
the word has passed back again into France from
England.
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Does not Overtax the Heart,
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Positively Cures Consurnption Brights Disease
and Leprosy-tDetroit journal.
Wolves are increasing rapidly in the forest lands
Of Northern Canada. This is said to be due to
the large increase in the herds OF deer throughout
the country AS these h I've grown In number so
have the wolves that ~ upon them. Fleeing
New-York tribune., 1901-04-18
THE JOKER" IN THE STRANAHAN BILL

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Have you noticed the Joker in the Strana-
han Mortgage Tax bill? Among the mortgages
which exempt those owned by any title
guarantee company Incorporated under the laws of
this State. Such mortgages may also be assigned
etc, without the payment of the taxes.
How tnat gong TO work? Despite the clever
ness with wnich the clause is worded in order TO
disguise the Joker the meaning is clear. liz will
work easily. 4 he investor must buy his bond and
mortgage investment from of two title
companies pay the tax and invest through any
other agency IN accordance with his custom or 20
without his bond and mortgage investment
Ii strikes that this bill to tax mortgages is
not only bad in principle but not innocent In
Its conception
bill. with its little Joker. Why We're title com
panies excepted. anyway? Who knows? IL any
one. let him speak up Why should they be ex-
cepted? Let's have the reason, / know The Trib-
Will lend its most valuable assistance in get
ting the desired light. SAUL BERNSTEIN
New-York Apr 10, 1891.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-18
PERSONAL.

Ex-Alderman Benjamin James. of Boston, who
died on Saturday, was a direct descendant of Pere-
srine White the first white child of English
parents born in New-Englard.
The Musical Times of London. has discovered
that the house in which the late Sir Arthur Sulli-
van was born No. Bolwell-st. (then called Boil
we'll Terrace Lambeth Walk a two storied dwell
ing. which. in May. 1872. when Thomas Sullivan.
the composers father tenant rated
at f20 per annum
Colonel Henry B. Freeman late commander of
the 2fth Infantry, retired under the age limit says:
II am very much pleased that Funston has been
made a bri.adier- general He in command
of the department in which / served, and he was
most courteous me In every way, never giving
me an order and always sending congratulation
when anything was done by the regiment l con-
slider MIN brave officer and a gentleman.
The Massachusetts Senate has concurred with the
House in appropriating s2o0o04for statue of Gen
eral William F. Bartlett.
Ex-Governor Llewellyn Powers the new Congress
from Maine. is sixty-two years old. and has
been active in politics since 1864. He owns 10000
acres OF timber land.
Living In a little the third floor of
No 1889 North-st," says The Philadelphia Rec
ord. "is Walter F. Carman the sole survivor OF the
party that accompanied Sir Austen Henry Layard
his famous expedition to the ruins of Nineveh
in 1850 Mr.. Carman, who is now old and nearly
blind was then young sailor. He credits himself
with having been useful to the expedition, for when
Layard was making preparations to move the two
gigantic human headed and winged lions from
their original positions portals of a great hall
in the northwest palace ne discovered that the
ropes used on former occasions. although toleraby
well preserved; were too short and some stranded
This was Il serious affair The sculptures had TO be
ready for shipment the rivers banks by the
time the river had swollen sufficiently high
ceive them Here was a dilemma. No one nearer
than Bagdad. 24o miles away. could splice
them and to send to Constantinople for
ropes meant to give up the idea of transporting the
lions indefinitely. The young sailor who hitherto
was deemed too young and incapable. was appealed
to, and so well did he execute his task that the
benefited
Charles Noble Gregory. associate dean of the
University of Wisconsin. has accepted appoint
ment the place of chancellor the laH. sschool
OF the University of Iowa
Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn. OF this city,
Is in Washington attending to important work for
the United States Geological Survey He will also
attend the National Academy of Sciences which
Is In session in Washington this week.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-18
GRIPPING CHARITIES.

II the title guarantee companies and other
money loaning corporations will excuse the
interruption of the members of the legislature
who are planning TO give them the monopoly Of
lending money real estate mortgages. we
should like to ask these members if they really
intend 10 curtail the work of hospitals. churches
and charitable institutions in general. As the
Stranahan Mortgage Tax bill stood until within
few days. it likewise directed against
coliese endowments- and would for all practical
purposes have cut off anywhere from $4,000
TO s1o0.oe0 each from the endowments of some
colleges by confscatinG the income Of such
sums. Strenuous efforts. however have secured
amendment 10 the bill exempting mortgages
held by educational institutions. The endow-
mcnfs of hospitals and other charities however
did not attract the favorable notice of the Sen-
ators and corresponding exemption was not
made for their benefit
This should certainly be done. These institu-
lions are not run for profit Their money is
invested to furnish income to carry on good
works, and il is generally admirably employed
and added TO from the private purses of char
liable people. Take for instance, the Roosevelt
Hospital in this city. II has something like
S20o,coo invested in mortgages. Notwithstand-
ing the princely gifts of it's founders and
!"
Its endowments do not meet lis expenses and
IFS friends annually make up deficits to enable
il TO extend its ministrations 10 the full limit
Of It's physical capacity. Any tax which
dinnishes that income means the cutting off
from some needy person Of the treatment which
Roosevelt Hospital now offers. This is only
one example. All over The State are hospitals
and other charities which would similarly be
intcrfefed with. and some with less accumu-
lated property and fewer wealthy friends would
be much more seriously crippled.
If New-fork State were establishing a new
comprehensive and scientific scheme OF taxation
it might with some show of reason be argued
that no exemptions be allowed, and that church
ard school property should bear its share Of
the burden, which il carried fairly by every
body wonld be heavy on nobody. But no such
problem is presented. A tax is threatened not
all property, not even on all mortgages but
on q few mortgages variously estimated at
from one-fourth to one-haK OF the total amount
Of mortgage securities In the State Enormous
exemptions made. The mortgages issued
by all corporations from railroads 10 the com
panies owning creameries or Gathouses are
exempt. provided the security is issued in serial
form. every corporation security would he
after the passage Of that net. The mortgages
held by corporations which make business of
New-York tribune., 1901-04-18
Amusements.

ACAIb[Mf OF NCSrC-e-rncie Toms Cabin.
4MERI'AS THEATRE-2-s:I5-Eas Lynne.
BlJOC-s:i5-The Climbers.
BROADWAT-S:l0-The Price OF
CASINO-s-lS-Florodora
CRITERION Observation-Disclosures Knighthood Was in
Flower
DALY'S THEA rRE-s:1o-San Toy.
EDEN MTSEE-The
EMPIRE TEEATRE-s-Tpiomacg.
FOCRTFENTH STREET THEATRE-s-Mavourneen.
SAHoES fHEATRE-s:1a-Cnder Two Flags
SAhRIck THEATRES :3o-Captan Jinks OF the Horse
Marines.
GRAND OPERA HOUaE>-@Sspho
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE-s:I5-When We Tween
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-s:fs-The Prina Donna
IRVING PLACE TfEATRE-s:15-Camilie.
KEITH H'S-Contnucus Performance
kNick ERBOcKER THEATRES: -s:1o-The New Casino
Girl.
KosTFR & BIALs-l: -l:45-7 .45-vaudeviile.
MADISON SQUARE THEATRES Soon the Quiet.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-2-s:15-Wiid West
MURRAY HILL THEATRE-2-s-Olive Twist.
NEW-HORE-S:l5-Naudeyi
PASTORS-Day and Night--Contnuous Show.
PROCTOR s-Cnntinuous Performance
REcPCB1-IC-s:15-In the Palace Of the King.
VICTORIA THEATRE-e-B Burlesaue. Ballet and Va
rietisx
wALLACK's THEATRES :so-Are You a Mason!
New-York tribune., 1901-04-18
WHY DON'T THEY DETECTP

II Is not a thing for New York to be proud
OF. with its enormously expensive force Of paid
detectives. that the relatives and friends of the
Mccormick boy have felt obliged to offer re-
wards amounting TO total of $4,000 in the
hope that the lad may be restored TO his fam
lily. The taxpayers of the city are paying n
round SllO00,0OO each year for the support of
the Police Department. and no inconsiderable
part Of that sum is used for the payment of the
detectives in the various precincts, courts and
elsewhere. These detectives receive liberal COM
pensation but their failures in recent years have
been more conspicuous than their triumphs In
several murder cases they have not succeeded
in detecting the assassins, and the list of burg
laries and other crimes of grave character in
which they have been baffled is deplorably long
No one who has looked into the records Impair
tally believes that the detectives of the metropo-
lis are efficient; in many things they fall below
the average in other well known cities. When
Byrnes was at the head OF the force IT was
far more an object Of dread TO criminals than it
has been since. What recent brilliant exploit
can be~recalled to its credit: New-Yorkers gen
orally have so little faith in It's capacity and
energy that they expect it to fail in almost
needs drastic reorganization and over,urning
from top to bottom.
Reports from Albany indicate that certain
plans to confer special fayors by legislative
action upon the detectives Of this city are not
likely to go through. They ought to be de-
feated. No new privileges should be lavished
upon force which gains no laurels and falls
short OF the full measure of its duty.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-18
HOW CHURCH PROPERTY WOULD BE AF-
FECTED.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir Can you inform those interested in ecclesi-
astical matters II 1t is that the working of the
new mortgage tx about to be enacted will be TO
lay an extra burden every church in the State
which has been Obliged TO borrow money to carry
on Ns church work? There are many churches
which have borrowed money from members of their
own congregations or from missionary societies
Have these hereafter TO pay tax for the privilege
or loaning such sums to the new and struggling,
society. even if the loan has been made often
the case. without interest, and simply 10 protect
the sum loaned II this is be the case the mort
tax appears be a hard measure. Or is IL ex-
pected that the congregation will pay this tax? In
both cases II is hard working law. Is II not?
TREASURER OF MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
New-York April 49, 1901.
lThe church mortgage would be taxed.l
New-York tribune., 1901-04-18

Skoog. the Swedish counterfeiter, is dead and
the Secret Service men. in whose dreams and
waking moments alike he a grisly shape of
horror are exulting. They all say that his
sKii' IN preparing plates from which the closest
limitations OF genuine banknotes were made has
never been surpassed If he had devoted his
wonderful deftness in engraving to honest work
he might have prospered all his life without fear
of trouble His was morbid a perverted in
telect. prone to do evil. although he could Lave
earned large income and enjoyed an honorable
career had he not of deliberate preference
taken u the service of Satan. He was always
wretched and timorous, anxious and fearful and
he attempted suicide repeatedly. His death was
the result of injuries which he inflicted upon
hmseif-an existence of constant misery ended
by shameful DEATH Verify the way of trans
gressors is hard.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-18

from the ravsges Of the wolves, the have made
their toward the settled parts of the country,
until In many places they have become nuisance
to farmers in whose fields of oats and other grain
they often do considerable damage.
The Injustice Of lift / shd die. Mollie, We q
buy foine suit o. clothes FIR me, wudn't ye
"Av coorse, l wud Larry. Ye know that
while I'm alive, though, ye think rummaSe
sale stuff is good enough FIR me. do ye?-tChicaso
Tribune
New-York tribune., 1901-04-18
HRS. GRAFTON'S BEQUESTS-
TWO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS RECEIVE $1,000
EACH-oTHER LEGACIES.

EACH-OrHER LEGACIES.
The will of Mrs. Elizabeth Grafton was hled yes
terday In the Surrogate's Office. She leaves 10 he'
husband, Joseph Grafton, all her real estate duris
hts fe and also all her household furnture. silver
ware bric-a-brac and statuary. To her nieceS'
Annie Frederick Leverich, Elizabeth Remsen Jane
Thompson and Sallie Manice she gives various
articles of jewelry and to her nieces Elizaoe'h
Remsen and Elizabeth Rersen Delafield speci"'
lezacies OF $4,000 each.
The Sheltering Arms Is to receive Slo.uVp .,, slu
similar is left to St. luke's Home for lndlSerS.
Christian Females of the Protestant Churcn OF -.
City of New-York. Should these bequests tor any
be void she leaves the $4,000 TO her niSSs nis
Amelia StUyvesant. Saiiie Remsen Wells ana r,l.
abeth Remsen Delafed with the request tnat tae'
dispose of II according to her wishes. -.
Her niece, Amelia Stuyvesart. receives ScvV
for life. and her niece, Elizabeth r. DelaneSu
$1,000 a year. On the death OF her husband sse ~
residue OF her estate is left absolutely 10 ~
nieces. Sallie Remsen Wells and Annie Fredets@
Levertch. share and share alike. These two n.y.
she appoints her executrtces, with her husoe055
aS executor.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-18
THE DANISH WEST INDIES.

AN AGREEMENT FOR THEIR SALE NEARER NOW
THAN EVER BEFORE.
Copenhagen, April 1.-THE government is ear
ncstly considering the recent somewhat modified
proposal with regard to the sale the United
States of the Danish West Indies, which is con-
sidered likely lead to a satisfactory termination
of the negotiations. Official circles of the opn-
ion mat the governments now nearer
agreement than they have been at any previous
The Danish Government ridCules the reiterated
reports published in English papers that per-
entptory communications regarding the sale of the
islands have been received from the United States.
and oniciaS much impressed with the
cordaIity and friendliness tnat the United States
Government has shown throughout the negotia-
New-York tribune., 1901-04-18
MRS. DAY AGAIN WORSE.

Canton. Ohio. April 1.-THE condition OF Mrs W.
r. Day has again changed for the worse and her
Stephen has been summoned home from school
Asheville. y. {. Cnfavorable symptoms de-
veloped to-day. and, while immediate termna-
tion Is not expected. hope is growing less
New-York tribune., 1901-04-18

Justice Fuller to use the phrase Chief Justice
Of the United States" instead of Chief Justice
OF the supreme Court OF the United States. But
his use OF that phrase to describe his Office would
hardiy lnolcate MS desire to usurp power, and
any one who proposed to put him on trial on
such charge would be laughed ONT a, cour,