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New-York tribune., 1901-01-07
CONIfTTTEES AT ALBANY.
PROBABLE CHAIRMEN OF THE VARIOUS
LEGISLATIVE BODIES.

Albany. Jan. 6-The selection OF members OF the
various Senate and Assembly committees is about
completed, but. Of course until they are read at
the session Of the Legislature on Wednesday night
they Will be subject to changes the solicitation
Of party leaders in the State and country.
lothian p. Aids IS 10 be the leader of the major
ity in the Assembly and Senator T. E Ellsworth
in the Senate. Senator Thomas F. Grady will lead
the majority in the Senate and Assemblyman Fris-
bic in the Assembly. Mr. Aids is legislator of
experience He said tonight OF the proposed re-
forms in State offices and the probable abolition OF
several Offices. suggested in the Governors mes
sage:
l presume our Democratic friends will assist us
IN making the necessary reductions in officials and
assg saving in % for they have made
the Republican party is in power. The fact is that
most of the offices II Is intended TO curtail were
under Democratic administrations, or under the
orderlngs OF Constitutional Convention / don't
anticipate any trouble with the minority IN carry
ing out these reforms.
Following are said to be the selected chairmen
in the two houses
FInance-Mr. HIGGINS Of Chau,auqua
Cities-Mr. STRANAHAN OF Oswego.
Taxation MIR: KRgM, Of schoharle.
Beyislon-Mr Revision Mr. FTII.ERii IbI.5.Rii Of KPgs:
rPntingEMF; Er ARREGTE ARRRG S6I Of Kings
Miscellaneous COrporations-Nir. MAI.BY of St, Law
Commerce and Navigation--G. A. DAVIS. of Erie.
SnaaranqsHMr a%a11 r FzRsoNs' p ;;s Of Monroe.
Banks-Mr HUMPHREY. OF Wyoming
Penal Institutions-Mr WILCOX. of Cayuga.
Fish, Forest and Game-Mr BROWN. Of Jefferson.
PSo FaFE wFE Of Of 6n6aGass
F5e ANh sRw66 St oa%SS of s'eabeu
Printed and Ensrossed BiiisIMP Ills GREENE of Broome
Vilages-Mr. GOODSEIsI. OF Orange.
Privileges and Electlon-Mr. THORNTON. Of Sullivan.
Roads and Bridges-Mr. ARMSTRONG, OF Monroe
Rnles~Messrs. ELLSWORTH RAfNEs and GRADY
ASSEMBLY
Ways and Means-Mr. ALLDs of Chenango
Judiciary-AIr. FISH OF Madison.
General Laws-Mr. BURNETT, OF Ontario
Revslon--Mr. HATCH, of Steuben.
Codes-Mr. WEEKES. Of New-York.
TaxatlOn-Mr. DE GTlAW, of Kings.
Of Erie. ~ N'
Railroads-Air BEDEIL. Of Orange
Cities-Mr. KELSEY. Livingston
Commerce and Navgation-Mr. MORGAN of Kings
Banks-Nr. TREAT OF Cayuga
Electricity, Gas and Water-lIr. ROGERS. of Broome
Labor and Industries-Mr. COSTELLO. OF oswego.
Excise-Mr. ELLIS of Genesee.
Vllages-Mr. BRYAN. 0 Jefferson.
Fish and Game-Mr. AXTELAI. of Delaware.
Prnting-Mr FORDYCE, OF CayugR
P1bc ,,bc Healthy Health-oMr HENRY OF New-YorI
Public Lands and FOrestry-Mr. GARDINER, of Mon
Public Institutions Mr. PHIPPs. Of Orleans.
Military Affairs-Nr. COTTON OF Kingston
Soldiers Home-Mr PLATT OF steuben
Claims-Mr. RODENBECF. Monroe
Federal Relationship. PATTON, of Erie
Charitable and Religious SOcieties-ar. PRICE. OF
State Prisons-nr. FOWLER OF Chautauqua
TTlyIlleges and Eleetions-Mr DAVIS, OF Nevr-YorE.
Agriculture-Mr BABCOCR OF St Lawrence
Indian Affairs-Mr FANCHER, OF Cattaraugus
ALLDS. OF ChenangO: Mr. KELSEY, OF Livingston: Mr.
FRlsBiE. Of schOharie, and Mr. KELLY. of Albany.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-07
A NEW BASEBALL LEAGUE FORMING.

A meeting for the purpose of organizing a central
baseball league has been held in Brooklyn. and
delegates from Newburg. Poughleepsie. Amster-
dam and Port Jervis present II is expected
that the league will be composed of clubs from
Kingston PoughlyeeDse. Newburs. Port Iervis.
Amsterdam and .lOhnStOwu. this State: and North
ADAMS and Pittsfeld. Mass. Managers OF the
clubs in the cities named nave been asked to make
applications Thomas McCsuirh. OF No. So Law
rence-st.. Brooklyn. at for franchises. a
committee VIII visit these cities 60 get delegates TO
attend the next meeting. which Will be held at the
Astor House January -.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-07
PROFITS OF MTNING.

''The Engineering and Mining Journal OF New
York, in it's issue of January 5 reports the total
amount of dividends paid by 30 companies allied
with the mineral industry Of the United States in
1900 at Sl30Sn.O00 This large disbursement places
mining among the most profitable Of the eOuntry's
industries. The metal mines paid s5l502.co. sss
per cent of the total the industrial companies
SiS, $500 or 60J per cent Among the leadns
payers We're the copper mines with SIS. .ti3 eco 20
their credit; the gold and silver mines. SlS- ,ee
and the petroleum companies with SlSel6.otN TheIs
were also many metallurgical companies that d--
bursed large dividends. and the list promises 70
increase materially in 1901.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-07
SAYS he WILL TREAT POLICEMAN.

Among the prisoners i'm the jefferson Market
court yesterday deaf mute. who was charged
with intoXicaton. When he was arraigned he
handed Magistrate Flammer the following:
Judge: more than hurt at being In court as
a prisoner. / taking hot punches because 7
was III with colds II / am sent to prison / win
be no better than well dressed thief If am
out will help the upbuilding OF New-Yorks safe
ty. man is valuable to the city for the lpbllild
ing. feel sorry for what / have done i never
hurt man. L was very tired, caused by three
n. B-I will treat the policeman as often ae 7
can IL am allowed TO go
He discharged.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-07
EARNINGs or AMERICAN RAILROADS.
From The Railroad Gazette

From The Railroad Gazette.
The preliminary report the income account NJ
railroads in the United States for the year eninc
June 80 1900 prepared by the statistician Ia fhe
Interstate Commerce Commission. contains returns
OF operating companies representing a0.4os miles
OF line. The gross earnings OF the roads fncl1,de6
ia this report sl,sso.s 054 or s7776 mile Of
and II 26s $40 freight. The earnings shown
IN the final report for the preceding year were
s3l3elols. Operating expenses for the last fiscal
year aggregated ss56sl4.l42 or s5.o25 mile OF line
The earnings OF the roads embraced I'm this adj
vance report s523 SOS s2 3ll0747 more than
they for 1899 Income from Investments etc
New-York tribune., 1901-01-07
THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE.
NEw-YoRK STATE ELECTORS TO MEET IN AL
BANY NEXT MONDAY.

BANY NEXT MONDAY.
Albany, Jan. 6.-The Presidential electors Of New
York State will meet in this city on Monday of
next week They will assemble in the Senate
Chamber, where they will organize by electing a
president and secretary. John T. McDonough. Sec
retary of State. will make the necessary arrange
ments. He will furnish the electors with state
ment of the official vote in this State the late
election for each elector Three of these state
ments will be delivered TO the president of the
Electoral College. Each statement will be signed
by Governor Odell and cOuntersigned by the Sec
retary Of State and 20 each will be affixed the seal
OF the State.
After organizing the electors will at once ballot
for President and Vice-President of the United
States Three statements setting forth the result
OF the two ballots will be prepared, and the college
Will designate one of its members to deliver one
Of the statements on the third Monday OF January
TO the President of the United States Senate and
II there shall be President OF the Senate, the
Secretary OF State at Washington. The two addi-
uOna lists will be sent by malone to the Presi-
dent of the United States Senate and the other 10
the Judge OF the United States District Court OF
Northern NeW-York.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-07
RUFFALO PRODUcE MARKET.

Buffalo. jan 5.-Flcur dull and Hrm: best patent
spring, s. 75as5; bakers strash spring 81 soass
spring. 81 5ass Is: best family winter 81 so;
patent winter. 1aG<5 Wheat-Spring strong: No /
hard. e9rloads aoc; No Northern, old do. s6isc; do
new, s5a2c; winter No red Isc: mixed bid; white
50lso bid. Corn higher No yellow ~ Nc No : do
lac: No axe; No do. ale. through billed
Oats-Iisht inquiry: No . white 30iac: No do 2nq.
s0c No mixed, 2sc do. 27c. through billed Barley
Fair inquiry extra 6sNuac: fair good. aG459c. Rye
1 asked - =
New-York tribune., 1901-01-07
EAST BUFFALO CATTLE MARKET.

Buffalo. Jan -EeceIpts-Cattls 81 shesr
and lambs n Shlpfu=ntsCatte, =
cars: sheep and lambs. cars hoss = cars Cattle
steady with moderate supply and fair demand Caes
lower; choice n extra SsSs >; sood % choice s. 5oS
sheep and tnmhsTotal offerings t0ads: active e-1
S5c higher Tor choicc nuhs choice s. 1S7
80 % gOod o. ehuice Su9>n ~; far gooA s. ANS1
fNir.a 50 MIXED sheep. S*dSi ~
yearngE 50 sfS4 -; s. 7SGS4 10; Canada lambs
So Hogs active and higher. 80 loads sale. HEAVY
s. 45sS 20 with sales az s. N5oS3 S1ir; nlNe e'
Workers. 81 30. pigs 81 rough 81 cfuSos stas
s. e1lSl 30. Close hrm al top nrllcs.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-07
FENCING BOUTS ARRANGED.

A NUMBER OF CONTESTS TO BE MADE FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP.
The Amateur Fencers' League Of America will
hold its National championship bouts in connection
with the Amateur Athletic Union. at the Fencsrs
Club on April % and q The intercollegiate cham
piOnships are to be held at the New-York Athletic
Club In March. Other dates announced are junior
foils at the New-YOrk Athletic Club January 10;
open competition at the Boston Athletic AssOcia-
tOn, January 2S competition for the Fencers' Club
Cup, teams OF three men. each man 20 fence with
toilS. SabreS and duelling swords. at the Feucers
Club, on February 12; interclub trophy cOmDetitOn
with fOis, at the Boston Athletic Association, on
February .. and the junior team competition with
tOils for the Morris medals. 10 be held at the
Fencers' Clue on March g.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-07
966.213 3O4
The following counties now have roads in process
of construction which will cost the amounts stated:
81

Twelve counties have pettioned the State Engi-
neer to improve specified roads. He has surveyed
these roads and made estimates to the cost Of
improving them; the counties ha appropriated
money for the purpose. and all that Is needed 10
bring about the Improvement of these roads is the
appropriation by the State of its share OF the cost
The counties i'm which the Boards of Supervisors
have thus approved the State Engineers plans are
h.Irr
New-York tribune., 1901-01-07
Estimated
s5s6.O1I 90
Totals.

which are already improved. have been taken in
hand by the State Engineer and converted into
good roads. they will number ifty-two in ALL being
1914 miles in length all told: and the total OF
this improvement will be $JO7. 5Ss "A for the State
and equal amount for the counties which have
had their roads improved.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-07
MEETING FoR PLEAsURE pRIvERs.

The Pleasure Drivers Association will hold its
regular annual meeting tomorrow night at Gill
mans Hail. Bedford-ave.. Brooklyn The election
Of officers Of the association for the ensuing year
will take place. Reports will be made by special
committees appointed to secure increase I'm the
number of mounted police tho Speedway. and
10 secure the exclusion of automobiles from that
drive and improvements on the Ocean Parkway.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-07
THE sYBARITA.

THE TRIAL YACHT FOR THE SHAMROCK II.
The picture here given of the Sybarita affords a
good idea Of the handsome SO-foOter finished LAST
year for Whitaker Wright. Of London The de-
signer. George l. Watson had already made ar
New-York tribune., 1901-01-07

There viii be six contestants in the Amateur
Billiard Championship Tournament which will be
held the Hanover Club. Brooklyn, under the
auspices of the National Association OF Amateur
Billiard Players of America. The tournament will
begin next Monday night. Among the entries
Frank q. Gardner the new champion OF the Cres-
cent Athletic Club; j. Byron Stark. Frank c.
keeney. Ferdinand POggenburg. Edward Gardner,
OF the Aquaquanock Club of Paterson. and Arthur
Townsend. of the home club Keeney. who the
former champion of the Crescent Athletic Club,
will represent the oxford Club. On the opening
night keeney and Stark will cues. POggen-
burg and Frank Gardner will meet in the second
New-York tribune., 1901-01-07
POOL AND BILLIARDS.

The pool tournament at the Crescent Athletic
Club. in ClintOn-st.. Brooklyn. closed Saturday
night. when J. c. Powers and III. O. Packard met
in the deciding game. and. the men We're tied.
number of friends present 10 witness the con-
test Powers proved the winner, by the score OF
100 95 Both were in good form, and their clever
laying ELECTED frequent applause. The scoring was
even from the start, and neither could gain what
might be considered a safe lead. The finish
exceedingly interesting but Powers had the most
in reserve, and won out by close margin
New-York tribune., 1901-01-07

In the basement which dedicated yesterday
Is beautiful marble baptismal font, which was
given by Philip Aussereh member of the con-
gregation.
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THE REALISTIC SCHOOL.

From LeSle's Weekly: Vivian's
residence is much in the way of book
agents, itinerant tea and coffee mer-
chants, enlarged-photograph artists
and improved-silver-polish philanthro-
pists.
Every historian is influenced to a
greater or less extent by his personal
surroundings and the things of his
own times. For example:
Vivian was reciting in exceedingly
new words the old, old story of Peters
release by an angel from prison. All
had gone well and glibly up to the
point where Peter had found his way
to the house of a friend.
VERY we'll. What did he do them"
inquired the listener.
"He-he raped at the door,"
That's right. What next?"
There followed a somewhat lengthy
pause. Then an inspiration came to
the triumphant young historian.
why, I guess he asked if the lady of
the house was in"
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man who insisted on working around
her. So gradually the keepers, who
were not paid to act as victims OF ele-
phantine idiosyncrasies, abandoned all
attempt to attend to her feet.
This state Of affairs lasted for sew
eral years, until the horny growths on
the hind feet Of the huge beast had
become so great that operative inter
ference was peremptory. The ex-
perts who were called in were helpless
for a long while. Every effort to loo
at the elephants feet was frustrated
by savage attacks. At last DIR. Ernest
Schaeff, director of the Hanover Zoo
logical Gardens, hit on the idea Of
building a great pen of live oak In
Martyrs Enclosure. When the pen was
finished Marty was coaxed in by means
Of ten pounds of candy, which
lured her the more readily because
she had been subjected to starva-
ton for several hours previously. The
pen was so narrow that, once the ele-
phant was in it, she could not turn
around, and it was planned to chain
her on all sides and then perform the
necessary pairing Of her feet. A huge
anchor chain used by a great steam
ship had been borrowed, and this was
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28

One of the most remarkable opera
lions ever performed on an animal has
been done in the Hanover Geological
Gardens of Hanover, Germany, on the
big female elephant Marty.
The huge earth-shaking beast had
a foot disease that made 1t necessary
to amputate large parts of both her
hind feet to save her life. AS it was
manifestly impossible to operate by
force, the great animal was anaesthe-
tized. 1t is believed to be. the first
successful anaesthetization of an ele-
plant on record.
Marty was presented to the Zoolog-
ical Gardens Of Hanover by the broth
ers Jannecke. She is said to be one
Of the wisest elephants in the world.
And equal to her wisdom is her con-
stancy. She loved a man once and she
never has forgotten him.
The man whom Marty loved was the
elephant keeper Of the garden. He
knew her thoroughly and understood
all her moods. In return she gave
him her unquestioning obedience and
affection. There was nothing that he
could do to her that Marty would not
suffer in silence. Twice he operated
on her foot and each time she bore ii
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28

and mighty. as it was, Marty burst it
with her first effort the moment one
of the surgeons touched her feet, and
she would have stamped him into
nothingness had his colleagues not
pulled him out just in time.
1t was then decided to drug her with
morphine, which was done with 40
grains.
Fortunately the beast did not re-
cover her lenses at any time during
the progress of the work. Inch after
inch the horny masses disappeared I'M
der the blows Of the little az until the
feet had something like their normal
size. Then a keen spokeshave was used
to pare them down thoroughly. When
this tool got down to the tender flesh
fastened around Martyrs middle and
bolted to the sides Of the pen. Heavy
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
cor wBAr nj pEsERvED.

"You know Throggins? Smooth fcy-
low. Great jollier. Tries to keep on
the good side Of everybody. Well, he
went to church last Sunday morning
and slept through the whole sermon.
Then he had the gall to tell the Rev.
DR.. Fourthly, after the congregation
had been dismissed, hat he had never
enjoyed a discourse so much in his life,
and he would ike to borrow the man
uscript Of it and take it home with
him, so he could read 1t again during
the day. What do you suppose the
doctor did,"
81 can't imagine"
"Well, sir, l think he'd seen Throg-
gins nodding, and knew he hadn't
heard a word. At any rate, he took
Throggins by the arm, led him iato his
study, made him sit down, and then
he read every blessed line Of that SER
non over again to him before he
would let him up. o., you don't set
ahead Of Dr. Fourthly--not much!"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28

Marty began to kick spasmodically,
and all hands got out in a hurry. But
it was a false alarm, and the work was
taken up again Immediately.
After the feet had been entirely re-
lieved Of the horn, the cutting away of
the diseased portions of the feet be-
gan. This, the most important and
necessary, also was the most danger
GUS and exciting part of the operation.
No one could tell how much longer the
narcosis of the elephant would last, as
this was the first one ever anaesthe-
tized. At any moment the vast brute
might awaken, and to awaken while
the instruments were cutting away at
the nerves of her foot meant that she
would go mad with the pain. So swift
ness of work was essential and the
surgeons soon had tools going like
lightning. Despite the great sensibil-
ity of an elephants foot, 1t was found
that there was so much gristle that
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
L RECEIVED.

"I suppose" said the man who had
Just been accosted by Meandering
Mike, that you think yourself perfect
ly justified in taking money from me
without rendering an equivalent"
Don't say dat, mister" was the re-
ioinder. Don't say I'd take it widout
an equivalent. If de hard-luck story
I've beer tellin' you amt fuller of i'm
agination an graceful embellishments
dan any of dem books you've paid so
cents apiece for on de train, I'm ready
to give up me chosen profession an
quit panhandlin' fur life."-WashinS-
ton Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
A COMMON X

You never can tell. No one sus-
pected for a moment. But you never
car tell. The old gentleman was so
~dignifed. When he passed down Olive
street in the mornings they used to
say of him: 81 wonder who that
wealthy banker is?" or, Fl wonder
what brokerage firm he is connected
WITH"
He was so dignifed. He was so
immaculate. So precise.
But the germ is in the air. You
breathe and you swallow it.
Soon they began to observe on Olive
street the old gentleman was less dig
ni1ed. What did he mean by rump-
ling letters he took from his pockets
and making them into little spheres?
And then his camel The funny way
he began to manipulate 1t!
Up goes the paper sphere! Bid goes
the cane! Bang! goes the paper
sphere.
Every day the same old story. Biff!
then Bang!
Mental alteration? Nothing of the
kind.
Simply baseball mania.
He bats away all his correspondence
in this manner. He also maintains a
batting average. Every miss is a
time at bat;'' and striking the paper
sphere is a base hit. He is his own
official scorer. He is impartial. The
old gentleman really has a good eye,''
and he is batting now well over the
800 mark.
This is a confession. Mention it to
the old gentleman if you like, but if
he kicks you don't complain to the
police.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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ModisG

If handwriting is an index to charac-
ter American women are all getting to
be exactly alike. Every fashionable
woman now writes the angular Eng
lish hand, and others are %cu1tivating
it. Good form DEGREES that paper, ink,
and wax must be Of a certain style
and this, taken in conjunction with
the similarity of penmanship, makes
one fashionable woman's letter re-
semble %another's almost exactly. The
blacker the writing the more character
it is supposed to possess, just as the
sketches Of some artists who are Law
ish with their India ink are rated
as strong. Shading has gone out en-
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
Cowardice of sharks.

Many tales have been told of how
human beings have been devoured by
the fish that is known as the man
eater. Although many of these have
been greatly exaggerated, they are to
a certain extent true. 1t is also true
that sharks have been known to fol-
low a ship for days, picking up and
eating that which had been thrown
overheard as waste. Notwithstanding
all of this, the coward1iness of sharks
is well known among men who have
been much to sea in southern waters.
The iercest shark will get out Of the
way of a swimmer if the latter sets up
a noisy splashing.
A shark fears anything that splash
es in the water. Among the South Sea
Islands the natives eve go bathing
alone, but always in parties of half
a dozen OF so, in order that they may
make a great hubbub in the water
and thus brighten away the sharks
Once in a while a too venturesome
swimmer among these natives fool
ishly detaches himself from his party
and forgets to keep up his splashing
Then there is a swish and the mai
eater comes UP from under him like
a flash and he is gone.-Pensacola Re
porter.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-28
BIRTH OF A NEW JOKE.

From the Boston Journal: No po-
liceman was in sight, of course. That
was because he was wanted.
"Hit him, Muggsy!"
Soak him, Swipes!"
Nov youse got him!"
"Put it on Their smeller!"
These and many other edifying ejac-
ulations were hurled at two small
bOotblacks who were earnestly en-
gagged in spelling each others faces
with their fists, while a big crowd
stood in a circle about them, in front
Of the postoffice.
1t was going badly for the larger OF
sbe two boys when a member of the
Boston Peace Society, or one of it's
branches, stepped in and separated the
boys. For a wonder both seemed will
ing to stop. The p~eacemaker said:
well, what are you fighting about?'
Then an amusing explanation fol-
lowed and a new idiotic joke was
started on it's journey through the
town, for every mar and boy in the
crowd that heard the explanation
started of to Spring the joke IN the
first acquaintance he should meet, and
possibly to be a participant in another
nstic engagement. The boy said:
'This bloke comes up ter ne and SEE,
Say, what's ther next to Their last
letter in Their alphybet?'
"'Y,' SEE /.
Zoos I wants to know SEE he, and
he laughs and gwipes me on Their back,
en- Their others they all laugh too. ]
don't see M joke in it, so / hits him
on Their pepper. Do youse see
He stopped short; a grin spread al
over his dirty and bruised face. He
locked sheepish and then laughed out.
right.
"Hully gee, 1 see it now. You're al
right, Muggsy. Shake! Why, Y, sure
It's a good one, and III spring it on nj
brudder."
They shook hands and went off to
gether. The crowd laughed and eacl
n fastened to spread the plague
new joke.