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New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
DrsrTSS SOCIAL CONDITTONS.

Mrs. Florence Burleigh Of Philadelphia. rather
srofed at the claims Of various womens socienes
n remedy unfortunate social conditions at the
r,.etin, of the Womens National Single Tax
League yesterday morning.
81 haIieye in woman suffrage said she, as
eyer, single taxer must believe In it. because OF
its inherent justice. But when the suffragists say
+hat woman suffrage will remove injustice. drunk
erness and poverty, l demand how women VIII ne
able to do this if they know no more ABOUT social
laws than men do. Men have been voting Tor
,,aarI,, onc hundred and twenty-five years. Have
,bay, learned how to win industrial freedom ana
abolish poverty? Only comprehension OF the laws
hat cavern industrial conditions can do that
1T is the same with the woman Nilii StiSiis 4
,--o~ararca I-ninn When the evils of
5r,rLenuess one does not wonder that they wish
"a sweep every saloon out of existence. Dy Wildt-
aI,ar means But IL every We're to-day apso-
Iutely sober and Industrious, the result would De
- lever wages. because II would increase COM
re.ition in labor and lower the cost OF living
..Then we come to charity, the one thlnS IN
which women have always been free 10 work
without fear of evoking criticism. Perhaps no
tban homes for working girls where certain com
forts of life are placed within their means. Yet
evarv such home helps TO make and keep wages
1ov. hy lowering the Of living. and in general
III So-ns of charity are merely a supplying by the
yIbJIc or by chariably inclined portion or IL.
df the necessities of life. which every worker
ought to be able 10 earn for himself"
Miss Hibbard. OF RoSelle, y. j, reviewed
,bn life ard teachings of Henry George, speaking
from an intimate personal acquaintance with the
Mrs Augustus Lewis made honorary
member Election Of officers will take place at
10-20 this morning the Tuxedo, and at p. M.
Mrs Henry George will give reception to the
league at her home. at Fort Hamilton.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
JyNDHTRST FETE FOR JACK T4RS.
oCrAr,PJEAsr-REs WHICH WILL. MINISTER
TO THE WELFARE OF THE NAVAL YOUNG
MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

However Indifferent the true Jack Tar may be
concerning the weather, even preferrtng a wei
sheet and a flowing sea, the friends OF the navy
will wish for to-day bright skies and pleasant airs
along the Hudson. For fine effort will to-day be
made to add largely the endowment of the naval
department of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. which is doing SO benehcent work Tor thd'
branch OF the national service AS hitherto an
nounced Miss Helen Miller Gould Will this after
noon open the gates and the grounds Of LyndhurSt
her famous estate at Irvngton- on Hudson. for a
lawn fete in which social pleasures Will be made
minister to the promotion OF the cause winch
the mistress Of Lyndhurst has so much at heart
Comment has hitherto been made in The Tribune
upon the admira Bile work which i being done by
the naval branch of the Young Mems Christian
Association and upon the impetus given thereto
by Miss Gould In her founding OF The fine building
adjacent TO the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The international committee or the Young Men 3
Christian Association, with headquarters at NO. )
West Twenty nth-st Manhattan. Is doing a noble
work in the colleges. among the railroad employees
among the negroes and Indians. and for the sol
dfers and sailors Of the United States RecognlZ-
ing the fact that in these days the cooperation
Of women is essential the highest success In most
such things the association welcomed in 1881 the
organization of woman's auxiliary, Whlch mas
since that time devoted its attention largely TO the
The Invaluable work done by the association. and
by Miss Could personally tor me nav! @ auaiils ~ -
for the perpetuation of such work. through enuoW
of that department OF the assoc CidtIoii ti
the fetc be held to-day at Lyndhurst. ne
long Of patronesses indicates widespread so,
ciai interest in the occasion and tho fine musical
proa,ramme which has been arranged, III ADDITION
10 the innumcrablc other charms OF L\ndhurSt, pc
spcaks an afternoon OF much pleasure. should the
weather prove unfavorable to-day the iete. VIII D'
held on Monday. The officers of the woman auNli-
iary Of the interna tional committee of the oing
Mems Christian Association. under whose auspices
tho work is carried on. Mrs. Z a McAlpin.
president. Mrs Russell Sage. first Vico-Iresiden
Miss Helen Miller Gould. second vice-presldcnt
Miss Ietitia Craig O'Nrin, secretary ana treas
iIrer. ana these with Mrs. Albert 5. Barker Mrs
John T. Mum and Mrs. o. e. Potter. form the
committee
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
LAST CABLE UIRE STRJ Nc.

Amid the footing of numberless whistles and the
cheering of a great crowd of people. the last
wire marking the completion of the cable spinning
of the new Williamsburg Bridge. was strung yes
terday. The work watched by representatives
of the John A Roebiings Sons Company. Part
of the crowd at the anchorage on the New
York side of the bridge. while great crowd stood
on the river front at DeIancey-st and watched the
little wheel on its journey across
Two of the great suspension cables are now
complete All that remains to make the other
two complete is to band and properly incase the
cables. The wheel carrying the last wire was
started on its journey from the New-IOrk anchor
age. The wheel and the machinery that drove II
gayly decorated with flags and bunting. As 1t
passed on its the captains of the various
river craft blew their whistles and pandemonium
reigned for several minutes
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
TWO NEW STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
CESSATION OF HosTILITIES IN SOUTH
AFRICA GIVES IMPETUS TO TRADE
WITH THIS PORT.

The prospect of trade between this port ano
South and East Africa since the war IS SO sooo
that two new steamship companies have entered
the field. and a freight rate war is in progress
The two new lines the Prince and the Houston
These lines are well known here. as the former op-
crates lines from this port to the Mediterranean
and Brazil and the River Plate. and the latter 70
Montevideo. Buenos Ayres and Rosario. 1t Is ths
intention of these lines TO maintain serli-rnonthJ
service to Cape Town. MosseI Bay. Algoa Bay
Port Natal and Deagoa Bay The first steamer
of this service the Norman Prince. sailed on
June II The Tartar Prince July Is and the
Hyanthes on July 81 will begin the alternate b.
weekly service.
The carrying business between this port ana
South Africa UP to the present time has been IN
the hands of three Ifnes-the Hansa, the Union
Clan and the American and African. These lines
have a rate agreement. and in consequence nave
been styled the combination In order to meet
the competition the combination has oHefed
give the end of six months 10 those Shippers
who have shipped all their goods by it's lines a
rebate of 10 per cent on their freight bills. The
lines say that they not quoting rates. but
If any one has cargo TO offer they Will make a
bid for 1t is easy for the lines to underoid
the combined lines. the rates of the latter are
known. This condition OF affairs has added an IN
teresting element the rapidly increasing trade
with South Africa.
There is room for all said Mr. Seager, of the
John c. Seager Company, agents for the Prince
Line, yesterday The combination does not own
all of South Africa We think there will be trade
enough for all the lines. We have gone into this
because We think We are not playing marbles
for fun. If the business grows we shall build
larger vessels for the service
Some idea of the business being done with South
Africa may be imagined from the statement that
the -'combination' is sending out six ships
month Last Tuesday the York Castle sailed for
AlgOa Bay and Port Natal with about seven thou
sand tons board. On Sunday two more vessels.
the Neuenfels. of the Hansa Line. and the Hill
tarn. Will sail for East London and Port Natal.
respectively. with CargOes of the same size.
Shippers declare that South African trade has
already shown the effect of the cessation OF war
While mails have been received since peace
declared there nave been many orders sent
by cable dispatch. Building materials such "a
lumber doors. window SaShcS. etc. agricultural
machinery. mining machinery and grain are taking
the place of canned goods One steamer within
the last few days took ten carloads of ploughs-
Other lots of ploughs to be shipped In short
time Owing to the inefficient means of transpor-
tation, the movement of goods from the ports of
South and East Africa into the interior is some
what ClOgged
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
DENIAL or EXPRESS RruoRs.

Managers of the large express companies in this
city Contradicted several reports that the
companies about combine to form work
ing agreements by which there could be fair
division of profits and a stoppage of ruinous
petition business Yesterday there denial
of a report that the Adams and United States
companies buying UP OF the local
press companies and had secured options on them.
Combined with the report that was contradicted
Yesterday a statement that the rival
panies preparing 10 get rid of horses and
about adopt automobile services 1t learned
that there had been trials of express wagons pro-
PEELED by steam power by one company. but there
had been decision TO dispense with horses in
the deliveries of eXpress packages in the city.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
PnMP4DOTR FLRNITIRE.

Mines. du Barry aud Pompadour exercised d
dominating influence the decorative Haue9'
Consequently II would not surprise Us Il Inv rs
g. H. po,,na,lo ,lo,,r and Du Barry styles in dress
should occasion the restoration of their styies III
house furnishing, says Tho Wall Paper News anu
Interior Decorator" Pomoadour beds ana rom
padour chairs had the woodwork eNtraVaGahtG
covered over and tufted- The walls ais"
,ufted and everything was profusc and puiE
a. tbo gowns The Pompadour style has been
,cctea for twelve or fifteen years, but now tilat
a,erv dress silk manufacturer in the Jnlted stats
:. r,Irninp his looms satisfy an expected rom
uadolIr and On Barry craze. the oVefStulieu
ture is likely more to please, 'ohS3Stti'
wall decorations are paTlor papers SILKS "r ho'N
in the richer Louis Ky patterns
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
CAN BE RID OF ARCHITECTS
CORPORATION COUNSEL SAYS BOARD
OF ESTIMATE HAS POWER IN HOR-
GAN & SLATTERY WORK.

Horgau & SIattery the Tammany architects
came in for more rough handling at the meeting
of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment
Yesterday Corporation Counsel Rives says the
city may terminate its engagements Win then
The firm sent letter saying the granite OF
the new Hall of Records was being injured DE
the soft coal smoke from the Degnon-McLea
Contracting Company's power plant at Cehtre
and Chambers sts. William Martin Aiken con-
sulting architect for Manhattan. turned IN
report in which he said that he deemed II ad-
visable that the contractors should be told TO
discontinue the of soft coal
When CORPORATION Counsel Rives's opinion rel
alive to the power of the board to reject the
plans of Horgan & Slattery for the repairs ana
alterations to the County Court House was reau
the board voted TO terminate il, Presidents HaI-
fen and Cassidy voting No. President Cahtor
thought the firm had a legal right TO be hearu
but was overruled and voted with the majority
The opinion of the Corporation Counsel says
in part:
lam of the opinion that your board has power
first, to refuse to receive addltlonal or ~ -
plans and specifications for the work upon tne
County Court House from HOrgan q olattel! i,
second, to reject the plans and speclicatioiis s
heretofore submitted by that corporauoI .o
this work IL the approval OF the MuhlclpdI al I
Commission be refused TO them; thlrd. IN thdI
case to provide under the terms or the stdtute
by proper resolution for the employment OF an
other architect in such manner as shall De ap-
proyed by your board Notwithstanding the rtso-
luton and contract of December iasI IeIdIii'S @
TO this work, and the employment OF Morgan ~
SIattery the architects
The Controller moved that the whole subject
of terminating contracts and business relations
with Horgan & Slattery be referred TO a com,
mittee of three. The Mayor, the Controiler anu
President Cantor were appointed
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
4 PARK FOR BRIDGEs's DISTRICT.
LABOR Law MAY MAKE AQUEDUcT COST ssoo.eoo
MORE.

Alderman James Bridges was before the Board
of Estimate and AppOrtionment yesterday asking
for funds for his proposed Jayst- park. In Brook
lyu- Nelson T. Lewis. city engineer, reported
that Mr. Bridges's contention that the new bridge
would not take in part Of the property was cor
rect He said the property would have to be taken
at a cost TO the city large
Controller Grout made strong objections. as he
doubted the method advocated by Engineer Lewis
for acquiring the property Two resolutions TO
acquire the property adopted. The property
is 10 be d cost on the city, and the streets 10 be
closed be assessed the adjoining prop
erty benefited Alderman Bridges will thus get his
park.
Controller CirOut presented a communication
from the Aqueduct Commissioners inclosing let
ter from the Central Federated Union relative to
the eight hour labor law applied to the work
the aqurduCt- The Controller said the
public did seem To appreciate the Importance
OF this law. If the assertions of the Federated
Union correct. that the law not being
lived up 10. il was estimated that II would cost
the city least 100000 more to construct the aque
duct. he declared II decided to have public
hearing O the subject July $ 1870 a. N.
The board unanimously adopted a resolution ap
prOpriating 81. 1870 for street signs in The Bronx
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
FASHIONS FOR JULY.
LOVELY COMBINATIONS OF BLUE AND
GREEN-DESIGNS IN GRENADINES.

A Paris fancy in gowns that is not TO be recon-
1nended for this climate is the cloth bodice
with thin skirt. The bodice is not an extra gar
ment, but a part of the costume. and may De
blouse, jacket vested coat. 1t must match the
skirt exactly in color and the trimming must be OF
the character.
costume OF this description consisted OF a sKir'
of blue etamine with band of white tafeta snow
ing through a stamped out design in blue cloth'
and a blue cloth waist opening over white taHeta
watstcoat partly covered by the stamped out cloth.
The effect may ne pleasing to the eye. but II
seems lack something OF good sense ts voaf
a corsage in hot weather that is Of hsoSsH ma
terial than the skirt.
Pique is being used in Paris this season in an
unusual degree. for walking and dressy
toilets. Velvet ribbon either black or coored is a
highly favored trimming. popular mode or use
being to make long buttonnoles vertically in the
skirt and pass the ribbon through. Between the
spaces of ribbon appliGued motifs OF lace or
embroidery
Another attractive garniture Is OF open guipure
insertion put on in Vandyke yonts. with velvet
ribbon under and a cluster of narrow velvet rlo-
bon bows and ends at each point
One of the new summer fabrics IS ''tole Ameri-
caine." which is transparent cotton in red dark
blue and purple effects. with hairlines In white
yellow. 1t combines excelently with black
velvet trimming
Grenadine has never been more fashionable than
now. Some lovely styles have white ground with
crossbars of white satin or moire forming large
irregular checks. over these runs delicate moral
design OF the Louis order Velvet crossbars. dots
and detached 1orets also shown on grenadines
Mousseline de laine is another dainty summer
textile at its pretttest in black or white
grounds, with colorei floral designs. Mayhowers
and apple blossoms immensely popular on these
flmy fabrics and highly artistic.
Some lovely gowns by high class Paris dress
| makers are made almost wholly of white lawn,
embroidered in the modish blind" design COM
bined with oPenwork This style has not yet yet
reached America. however. except IN one or Two
bought in Paris by returning Americans, .
An effective example of the fashionable blue ana
green idea costume of green taffeta almost
hidden by dark blue voc. On the skirt there
were broad vertical double folds of the Noe
fastened at side only, that the slightest
movement showed lines of green. The blouse was
built in the same way, and had tiny ruching OF
green point desprt at throat and sleeves L ne
green in this costume soft. although hSht
in tone that II blended most harmoniousiy with
blue.
Another costume Of blue etamine over green
tafeta. the skirt having black lace insertions at
the seams and heading the three narrow ruffles;
The ruffles lined with green silk and edged
with wee ruching of the same. The bodice con
sisted full blouse Of aCrordfoned green chltoTl
under blue eamine bolerO with bell shaped sieeE es
70 elbow The under sleeves were OF the chi1roh
unlined
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
Drawn by Victor A. Ciani.

Club to be Victor A Giant of No. West Fifteenth
st. Henrik Wdllin, of No. 50 Liberty-st.. took the
second prize offered and Wilkinson & Magonigle
the third Miss Edith Woodman Burroughs, OF
Flushing Long Island. submitted model which re-
Ceived honorable mention.
The electrolier will be erected by the Municipal
Art Society with the concurrence of the city
authorities. in the hope that the system for the
protection Of pedestrians. which has been FOUND
successful in European cities. will be adopted Inc
jury consisted of Jacob A. Cantor, Frederick
Cr0wninSheld John De Witt Warner. William l.
Evans. F. Wellington Ruckstuhi FREDERICK Sty-
metz. + Benedict Herzog: Nelson ;. Spencer
George f BisseH. a. D. +. Hamn, William Laurel
Harris H. a MacNeil. George b Post, Bruce
Price and Charles NJ. Shean.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
NEW-HAFEN STEAMBOAT SCHEDULE

The regular summer double service of the New
Haven Line is now in force the steamers Chester
w Chaplin and Richard Peck being in service
Under this schedule steamers will leave New
York on week days at p. m. and 12 midnight;
returning from NewHaven at 1880 a. m. and
l2:45 night
on Sundays the Richard Peck will leave. as
usual. $50 from New-Haven at 5;l5 p m. due
New-York at D. m, touching East Twenty
frst-st AT 9a5 a. m. and the homeward trip
at I As ID. m
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
EXECUTOR MUST MAKE GOOD INJURY.
LONG ISLAND LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY MUST
PAY CASH FOR DAMAGES ALLEGED To
BE DUE To NEGLECT.

The Long Island Loan and Trust Company. as
executor Of the estate of Daniel W. Northup.
must make good in cash the financial injury al
legged to have been done the estate through neg
lect. NJ. Northup was formerly prominent Re
publican lawyer I'm the Twenty-ttird Ward. He died
in 1893 and William j Courtney appointed
guardian Of his children.
The company. it is said. did not file any account
ing until seven years after Northups death Then
ii objected to by the Childr"ns guardian on
he ground that il made mention of piece of
property which had been taken by the company in
legal services rendered to the estate of
James Stewart ny Mr.. Northup. The guardian
also declared that the executors had failed To col
iect and had not recovered $3.50 due to the
estate from W. {. \OSburg-
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
THE CITY PAYS AN AGED LAUNDRY BILL.

Celia McDermott has her pay for those city
towels at last. neghborS glad last
night when they heard of it. Celia several years
ago laundered city towels and began wait
ing for her pay. 1t like locking up money
and losing the key Yesterday her SO claim raised
its plainttve face among lot of large appropria-
lions that were being considered by the Board of
Estimate and Apportonment. Mayor Low smiled
in an ncreduous sort of way he heard the
story of Cela's towels BY formal motion the
cla i'm ordered paid.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28

these points is visit their homes The only
occasions in which have admitted undesirable
neglected this precaution. The applicants would
say they had just arrived from Phlladelpf'a. oT
Roston or some other distant points They would
Seem very desirable people. and l would let them
in only 10 find ! had made a srievous mistake.
Miss MISS & n me Choice Of tenants that loss
4 ,.arepdae is r,henouenally small This
ITI,H i b hem noted in the work of all the women
agents who like Miss Geary, We're trained S uIl4So
real estate world the superiority OF women of this
school the ordinary man astil -
by the fact of fewer losses from vacancies and IN
paid and smaller eNpeldifure LOT iSv,
Edinburgh and other British cities are IN ohais
Of women agents working on the eoi'i'''Ss'o''
basis.
HUMAN INTEREST IN THE WORK.
Aside from Miss Geary there woman in
charge of the model tenement houses in Brooklyn
who was obliged to give II up because Oh poo.
health There another woman Wh" Ola soou
work for a while in the same line, ana then mar :
,ied and went West. woman might nave hai
t- ,laca had there been fitted to step into IL
Miss Ellen Collins. of this city, managed her
oV,, property in the lower part OF the CITY peloi
IT'S sale and there is woman managing
some high class property in Central fafK west
and making a great success of IL
.-rbera is no reason said Miss Geary. why a
woman of good health strong nerves and proper
training should not succeed pre-ernlnenuy IN 'h!S
,;,o-s 7 say pre-e1ninently. because success IN
il implies great attention to d a@ll; f;sinas woman
exces. Moreover. good dral oI ,f, - - her snd"iai
roL.ir1ca Rut training is necessary ior CoIii-
tt,etence in this = in any othtr lie- an, 5.or,-
have a business which had human interest IA
it Mere oice work w@uta 10, 90 I'm in contact
with nearly TWO hundred different trace ;tIru on;
crafts, and with dozen so different ration 9a1oh
SWISS Swede Norwegian, Cuban. ana Al tht " >
what call human interest.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
BTRNED on FIRST TRIP.
CHARLES 1GILLER's AUTOMOBILE DESTROYED
BEFORE FTREMEN ARRIVE.

steam automobile belonging to Charles Miller
burned up yesterday evening in Third-st. near
F'iftn-ave Brooklyn. Two alarms of fire were
sent in and six engines and hook and ladder came
In answer but machine practically de-
stroyed before the flames could be put out.
The accident was due, II is believed. to over
charge oe gasolene. which started leaking because
Of the ioting of the machine the cobbiestOnes
o! Third-st. crowd of six thousand persons
watched tn. fire The automobile purchased
last Tuesday. and yesterday was the first time
it had been taken out. The machine had a seating
capacity for four
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
DID NOT KNOW IT VAS 4 POOLROOM.

Mrs Anna Pause. proprietor of the Herald Square
Employment Bureau at No. 516 SiXth-ave.. said
yesterday that she mad knowledge of the alleged
betting the which led the police to make
a raid there Monday afternoon. She had let
deskroom to d woman who said she wanted to
introduce patent egg poacher Mrs. Pause said.
and she had thought of the sub-tenant con-
Quoting other business until the raid
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
TO ELIMINATE BARREN ISLAND DOORS.

Commissioner Woodbury. of the Street Cleaning
Department and Health Commissioner Lederle
Yesterday morning visited the plant of the New
York Sanitary Utilization Company In previous
sunnmers there have been numerous complaints
from summer residents at Far Rockaway. Arverne.
Iawrence Rockaway Beach and other resorts re-
parding the bad odors that have emanated from
Barren Island 1t is the intention. IL possible his
year to eliminate this objection.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
C0NFEDER4TEs TO VISIT WEST POINT

The Confederate Veteran Camp of New-York.
under command Of Major Edward Owen. go on
an excursion 70 West Point to-day. For this pur-
pose it has chartered the steamer Magenta. which
will leave l O'Clock in the afternoon New-York
Chapter. Daughters of the COnfederacy.
James H. Parker. president together with its
families and friends will accompany the camp
The party will number from 800 TO 600. The trip
will he enlVened by music. and caterer board
will distribute refreshments Colonel Mills super
intendent of the West Point Military Academy
has granted the party permission to land. and will
throw the Point wide open the visitors This
will be the first time party of Conferedate vet
Grams has visited West Point.
LEGENDS OF LITCHFIELD. CONN
IAN escape from the Indians How n Tory
was punished "A romance an arch
bishop to-morrOw's Tribune.