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Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of the water
at a. M: Great Falls, temperature, 20:
condition, 1; Dalecaria reservoir, tempera-
lure, 80; condition at aorth connection 80:
condition at south connection, &c; George
town distributing reservoir, Temperature
90; condition at influent gatAhouse &c: con-
dlt1on at effiuent gatehouse, :56.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 9s5 a. IN. and o:51 D.
m; nigh tide, 2:47 a M. and. BIZ D. m
IomorroW-Low tide, :3S a. m. and 10 :4G
p m. high tide, 3:4S a. M. and 4 % D. IN
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises 4:3E "a M; sun sets. 7:29
p m.
Moon sets l:lO a. M tomorrow.
Tom2rroW-Sun rises 4;31 a. M
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all light
el by thirty nlinatesaa "a ed sunset; extin-
gIishtnS begun one, hosr before sunrise An
arc anG incandescent lamps lighted fifteen
minutes after sunset and extiag,Iishcd for
ty-five minutes before sunrise
A Special Weather Bulletin.
A special bulletin issued by the weather
bureau at noon says:
storms of the type that appears this
morning over the east gulf usually cause
copious general rains in the Atlantic states.
Semi-drouth conditions will in all prohabili-
" be broken in the south Atlantic states to-
day and tonight and in the middle Atlantic
states Sunday and Sunday night with ca ST
to northeast winds, increa sing in force and
lower temperature. 49,
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For F,n.ncl.i Ads. See Psss II.
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

Inc following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at =. m. yesterday:
Thermometer-June 10, pm, "a: Sp.m.
81; II midnight, Il. June IA. 4 am so: 8
am, rs; noon, Sc; 2 pm, S. Maximum.
"a, at pm, June 13; minimum, 6S, at 5
am, June IA.
Barometer-June 10, pm, 29S2; 8 pm.,
&'S3; II midnight, 29.90s June IA am.
2994; am, 29.9S; noon, 1885; 2 nm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
FAIR, COOLER TONIGHT.
Sunday Probably Rain and Cooler;
North to Northeast Winds.

Forecast till pm. Sunday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia and Maryland, fair, cooler
tonight Sunday. probably rain and cooler;
light to fresh north to noStheast winds.
For Virginia. partly cloudy tonight; cooler
in northern and extreme southeast portions.
Sunday, rain and cooler; variable winds,
becoming northeasterly kn} fresh.
Weather conditions and general forecast
Conditions continue unsettled east of the
Rocky mountains, and the disturbance
noted Friday morning northwest of Cuba
sa sGT by n the
slonai high winds in that locality; else
where in the south the weather was mostly
clear, while in the north and west showers
and thunder storms were numerous.
Temperatures continue high in the inte-
rior. except in the northern tier of states,
while west of the Rocky, mountains they
have fallen considerably, except over the
There will be rain tonight and Sunday in
the south Atlantic states and rain Sunday
In the central and southern portions of the
middle Atlantic states, with somewhat
In the Ohio valley and east gulf states
the weather will be generally fair while in
the lower lake region it will be partly
cloudy to cloudy. with occasional showers.
On the New England and middle Atlantic
coasts winds will be- fresh northeasterly;
on the south Atlantic coast, easterly, in
creasing in force; on the east gulf coast,
fresh to brisk northerly, and on the lower
lakes, fresh and mostly easterly
storm warnings are displayed on the
gun and south Atlanticacoasts from Cedar
Keys to Charleston, except on the extreme
southern Florida coast.
Steamers which depart Saturday for Eu-
fopean ports will have fresh northea sterly
winds and partly cloudy weather to the
Grand Banks
The following heavy precipitation dn
lncheS) been cd
tWenty-four hours: Jupiter. 236: Tampa
l;o4; Pierre, 1.16; Gainesville, Fla, 324 ;
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Maximum Temperatures.

The following is the maximum tempera-
lures In the. twentyfour hours ending at 8
am June IA in the cities indicated, as re-
ported to the weather bureau:
New-York tribune., 1902-01-03
INFESYNG A NEW SPIRIT.

In welcoming the new administration The
Tribune said ON Wednesday that Controller
Grout would be expected to introduce economies
for which the public had looked in vain to his
predecessor Mr.. Grout lost no time in justify
ing that forecast having cut down the payroll
of his office to the extent of $4,000 year be-
fore he went home to his New Years dinner
and heightened the working day one hour.
There is no reason TO suspect that this action
was hastily taken for the sake of advertising
the new Controllers reform principles He is
man of affairs. and more than ordinarily famil-
lar with the duties he has been chosen TO per-
form. The presumption is that the men whose
salaries he reduced have not been earning the
amounts paid them heretofore and have no valid
cause for complaint. Perhaps they compe-
tent to do more work in the best manner and
capable of filling higher places. If so, it Will be
a pleasure TO see them prove It, and we hope
they may be rewarded according to their deserts.
The addition TO the hours of work, which
other heads of departments well Mr.
Grout have ordered or indicated. is more impor-
tant than the reduction of salaries. 1t is
notice to men in the public service that the era
of Incidence is over. 1t is no hardship to munici-
pal employees to keep them at their desks until
3 o'clock in the afternoon. AS class they
need to learn that the city's business is not
carried on for the purpose of providing them
with easy jobs. A different conception of their
obligations from that which has long prevailed
is essential TO n satisfactory administration of
public affairs. and it was desirable TO inculcate
new ideas on that subject at the beginning
More injurious to the interests of the COM
munity than flagrant sins Of commission has
been the progressive decentralization which the
Tammany spirit has caused. We are glad to
believe that large majority Of the citys en-
ployes are we'll meaning persons, who will
cheerfulIy, and even gratefully, cooperate with
Mayor Low and his colleagues in raising the
standard of the public service. Where no proof
TO the contrary exists It will be proper to take
it for granted at the outset that such Is the
fact and invite a sympathetic response 70 the
official demand for increased faithfulness and
efficiency.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-03
NEWYORK DAILY TRIBUNE. FRIDAY. JANUARY 3. 1902

not only to see ones own assessment. but that
Of any other person. BY way of parenthess,
while considering taxation it is worth noting
that the time of inspection has been shortened
one month, to the first Of April. Taxpayers who
may want TO correct their assessments should
bear this in mind. and not put off action as long
as they have hitherto felt safe in doing.
Lest there should be any doubt that this
amendment meant to do what the Court of Ap-
peals said the old charter did not do allow tax
payers general knowledge of personal as well as
real estate assessment. the Charter Revision
Commission explained its purpose. In its report
to the legislature accompanying the charter the
commission gave its reasons for not making a
general revision of the tax law far as It con-
cerned the city. and said: 1T has therefore
confined itself solely TO proposing some amend
"ments of minor importance in connection with
"the mode OF assessing and collecting taxes in
"the city of New-York: among others, one Civ
ling the right of inspection by the public Of the
list showing the taxation Of personal property.
The amendment was passed exactly as the COM
mission reported it. and there can be no possi-
BILE question that when the tax books are
thrown open the second Monday in January
any taxpayer. with due regard to the rights
of others and the convenience OF officials in the
transaction of public business, may consult the
personal assessment lists 1t is conceivable
that if Tammany were then in office the privi-
lege might he refused that the taxpayer
would be compelled TO seek in the courts an
order for the inspection the statute allows him.
Inasmuch however. ms the new Corporation
Counsel George L. Rives. and the head of the
law department in Brooklyn James McKeen,
were both members of the Charter Revision
Commission they will doubtless carry out the
spirit of the law they helped to draft, and ad-
wise the tax officers TO make provision in ad-
vance of the opening of the books for public
inspection of the personal lists on the same
terms As the real estate lists.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-03
ROAD MAKING AND MAINTENANCE.

Governor Odell says little about good roads in
his message, but what he does say is much
to the point, especially his remark about keeping
roads in repair. Maintenance is as necessary
as making. 1t is small matter if attended TO
promptly and properly. and for that reason
is too often neglected. When macadamized
road is built people too often say "Go to- Here
"is permanent affair. which will need fur
'ther attention. So goodby to the annual road
'mending" All of which is mistake. The
new road will not need much attention. But
such as it does need it will need like the
Texans revolver almighty bad" It may be
only a handful of broken stone pounded into
hoIe-n half hours work in the course of year
on a miles stretch OF road. But If that bit Of
work is not done the hole will rapidly increase
In size until it becomes dangerous TO travellers.
The Governor. then. is exactly right. Wher-
ever improved roads are made there should be
provision for their maintenance. and mainten-
ance should mean weekly inspection Of them
and immediate repair of every little break.
Where roads are built with State aid under the
present excellent law. such inspection and re-
pair matters of State as well as of local
concern, and it would be we'll TO have some
formal understanding or agreement upon II be-
tween the State and the local authorities. This
is the more desirable since the extent of State
aided. roads is rapidly increasing, and will
doubtless in future increase still more rapidly.
It is true. as the State Engineer reports,
that the roads which have been built give
qualified satisfaction TO the people who use
them, and in nearly every case lead to n de-
man1 for further extension of the system.
Such extension is, of course, TO be encouraged.
The State itself should encourage IL by being
always ready 10 meet the counties half way
and to do its share toward building the roads
1t is evident that II the State does this II
will have to make much larger appropriations
for the purpose. In the last four years, or since
the present law went into effect, the State has
appropriated 100000 to meet an equal sum
provided by the various counties. But now the
counties are al tie fore with further appropria-
tons already made of mare than S9CUOo0
and with prospective appropriations Of over
81 100000 more likely to he made this year.
That seems to mean that II the State is TO do its
share of the work equally with the counties II
will have TO appropriate something like s., 000.-
600 for the purpose. There is no way In which
money can be spent to the greater material adj
vantage Of all the people. provided 1t he spent
judiciously and with an eve to maintenance as
well ns 10 mere making.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-03
PERSONAL NOTES

Preparations says THE London Standard -
are being made on a most elaborate scale by the
Roman Catholics of England. in conjunction with
their co-religOnists in all parts of the world 70
celebrate the silver jubilee next year OF the Pom
tlfcate OF Pope Leo XIII With the approval OF
Cardinal Vaughan. an international committee has
oeen formed 10 carry out the necessary arrange
with tiara of gold. which will be inlaid with
diamonds 70 the cost of $4,000, the gift of Ita
ian lady. The of the subscribers TO the gift
VIII be inscribed In costly album FOR presentation
90 the Pope and part Of the jubilee celebrations
pilgrmageS will be made from different countries
to Rome The Roman Catholics OF England have
statue Of the Redeener which win be blessed BY
the Pope and erected in the new Cathedral at
Westminster"
Nine. de Maupassant. mother OF the French
author. Guy de Maupassant. lives az Nice. Italy
I'm a tail house with closed shutters. and seldom
sees strangers. vet any admirer of her son is al
ways assured OF warm welcome
Charlemagne Tower. the American Minister TO
Russia. has had made for him at the celebrated
porcelain mandatory at vhalls. Germany, one Of
the finest dinner sets ever turned out at that es-
tablishment. In the blue border is a small oval
which shows the crest Of the Ambassador tower
and underneath are his initials
An interesting document has been discovered
among the papers Of the late William Yeaman. Of
Meigle. Perthshire. England. II is bill drawn by
John Balantyne. publisher. on Walter Scott
Esq. of Abbotsford. etc. Castle-st-. Edinburgh
months date The bill bears the signature OF Wal
ter Scott. and Is marked as having been met az
maturity.
The Rev. Or. Daniel F. Bradley. Of Grand Rapids
Mich has lust been called 10 the presidency Of the
Congregational College at Grinneh. Iowa
New-York tribune., 1902-01-03
GONE IN SMOKE AND FLAME

The losses of fire insurance companies in the
United States have been large in the last dec
ade This ruin Of property can he lessened
hereafter If the underwriters will enforce rgor-
Gus conditions in regard to policies If they
will restrain the excessive zeal of competition
and arrange their schedules so ms to afford
genuine encoura cement 10 careful owners Of
property and TO promote by every means in their
power the construction of fireproof or at worst
OF slow burning structures while they insist
upon the enforcement of high rates on the pos
sessions of negligent and reckless owners Of
goods and buildings. they will make a more
brilliant showing to their stockholders. The
practice of some of them In this regard has of
late been unreasonable to the verge of imbe-
cilty. They have exacted practically the same
rate. uptown. for the most thoroughly built fire
proof residence as for the ordinary firetrap. As
a result they are more and more seeing the fire.
proof structures refuse to submit TO the same
charges as the firetrap, and prefer to take the
risk themselves. Companies with so little judg-
ment or fairness deserve the bad luck and de-
clining business some of them seem TO have ex-
perienced
Underwriters do not act together in most of
our American cities with sufficient harmony and
resolution 10 advance their own interests and
those of the general public. In too many in
stances they cut rates excessively and grant
too favorable terms firetraps and on the con
tents of old fashioned and fimsy shells which
constantly in peril. In numerous cases they
do not keep up 1 sufficiently vigilant oversight
with regard to holders of large policies who do
not concern themselves keenly to the guardian
ship of their property. provided that the totals
of the insurance generous.
The fire losses in the United States are be-
yOnd reason. This country should adopt some
measures to check these ravages. England
France and Germany are now far ahead of this
republic in the precautions taken to prevent the
raising of thin walled fretraps and in the re-
strictiOn of superheated rivalry among the in
surance companies. The companies should get
together and have better understanding
among themselves. In our principal cities the
fire departments do great deal of vigorous and
even heroic work in fighting the flames after
they have got start. but the underwriters
ought 10 put insuperabe difficulties in the way
Of owners who seek immoderate insurance while
they expose their buildings and stocks to danger
New-York tribune., 1902-01-03
PUBLICITY or PERSONAL TAXES.

Beginning with the second Monday in Janu-
sry the taxpayers Of this city viii be entitled
20 privilege which has hitherto been denied
1hem-that is, a chance 10 inspect the lists
showing The taxation of personal property The
Tammany officials in the Tax Department and
1he Corporation Counsers office have resisted in
spection of the personal assessment lists. and
last year We're sustained in their attitude by the
Court of Appeals the mere ground of con-
veaience Judge Cullen wrote a vigorous dis
senting opin on. declaring that the right of public
examination was plainly given by the statute
that it was the duty of the court TO guard that
right; that il could do so under regulations pre-
venting the obstruction of business, and that
taxpayers had legitimate interest in knowing
about the personal well as the real estate
assessments OF others. That right for which
Judge Cullen contended has been conferred bv
the new charter.
The old charter. in Section s92. provided that
the books containing the record of assessed
valuation of real and personal estate should .'be
.'open for examination and correction from the
.'second Monday in January until the first Mon
"day of May" That was the law which ii was
held conferred no right of general examination
OF personal assessments. Such examination of
real estate assessments has been regularly per-
mitted, because the law gave an aggrieved tax
payer chance to complain that his land was
valued higher than other real estate of like
character, and therefore he must be permitted
10 find out how other land was assessed Now
the new law gives the same privilege with re-
gard TO personal property, though the same
chance is not open to taxpayer TO complain of
comparative discrimination. Ii is acknowledged
that be has, nevertheless. an interest in knowing
how other people are assessed for personality, in
knowing whether or not persons rs rich as he
are passed by and in agitating for reform in
assessment II he finds that they are. Section
sS2 OF the revised charter says that the "books
shall be open for public inspection, examina-
'tion and correction from the second Monday
'in January until the first day of April" The
words added 10 the law are public inspection"
and public inspection Of the personal tax lists
means the general right to examine the books
New-York tribune., 1902-01-03
amnsemenfs.

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ACADEMY OF MUSIC-S-The Christian.
EI5OU THEATRES :20--The Widow
BROADWAY THEATRE-2-e-The Sleeping Beauty and
the Beast
CAsINO-S:l5-The LAttle Duchess
CRITERION THEATRE-s-Du Barry.
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EMPIRE THEATRES :20-The Wilderness.
GARDEN THEATRE-S :20-Alice Old Vincennes.
GARfICK THEATRR-s:30-A Message from
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE-s:l5-Don Cesars Return.
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-S:15-Beaucar
IRVING PLACE THEATRE-s:2O-Ein Gueckiches
Paar
KEITHs--l2:s0 1890 .. m.-Contnuous Performance
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toiASliATTAN THEATR RE-S: :2O-The Unwelcome Mrs
SETRoPoLLTAN OPERA HoUsE-s-Tosca.
.ALkRA1 THEATRE-2-S-A Brass Monkey.
eATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-10 A. NJ. 70 p. NJ
$ 10 10 P. M--77th Annual Exhibition American
- Fine Arts Galleries.
NEW SAVOY THEATRE-s.3o-D'Arcy Of the Guards.
NEW-YORh THEATRE-s:I5-Fiorod
[AsToRs-Continuous Performance
FttOCTORS FIFTH AVENUE-1 30 10 1o:3o-The StiH
Alarm ana Varieties.
PRoCToRs TwENTY-THIRD sTREET-1So TO 1920
FRocToR,s 125TH sTREET-1:3o to 1o:so-The Bach
FhOCTORS FIFTY-EIGHTH STREET-130 70 10;3o-
Last Word and Varieties
s%fuBLIC-s i5-Tnder Southern Skies.
s,-IeAlSHOIsAS SKATING RINK-S:15-Hockey Match.
- 1OhtlA-S;20-FTancesc Da Rimni.
NA4~lAACk'S THEATRES :2o-A Gentleman Of France.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-03
TWO EXITS.

Mr.. Van Wyck's departure from the scene Of
his official labors was worthy of a better Mayor
than he has been. He received his successor
courteously. made neat and appropriate little
speech of greeting and farewell. and bowed
himself out of the City Hall in perfectly digni-
fed manner. 1t is not too much to say that his
demeanor ever since the election which blasted
his dearest ambition, and especially on the last
morning of his term has excited a sympathetic
regret that in the service of Tammany Hall he
should have stopped to betrHy his better nature.
Another conspicuous product and exponent of
the Tammany system went ont in n different
way. THE best Chief of Police New-York ever
had" retired in tears; but in the case of Devery
no tendency toward a revival of respect is visi-
bic, or, indeed, possible. There is nothing pa
thetic about the weeping of Devery. On the
whole he would have gained more credit if his
face had worn TO the last its habitual and ap-
propriate expression. The only emotion which
his lugubrious departure arouses is joy that he
is gone.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-03
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.

Washington. Jan. ? CspeciaD.-Miss Kean gave a
tea this afternoon for her sister Mrs. Emlen
Roosevelt Miss Lucy Kean and Miss Lowering
served tea.
Mrs De Peyster gave a dinner party tonight for
Mrs. Rochester and Captain C. W. FentOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas NJ. Gale gave one OF the
largest dances of the season for Miss Gale at the
Willard this evening IL attended by the
young people of Washington society The ballroom
was finely decorated
Mrs Gray wife OF Justice Horace Gray. gave a
dinner tonight at her home in LIST.
Mrs Draper gave tea this afternoon. Assisting
Mrs. Davies. Mrs. Montgomery Blair. Mrs.
McKenna, Miss Patten. Miss Josephine Patten and
Miss Glover.
Mrs Hill wife of the Assistant Secretary OF State.
gave a tea this afternoon. Assisting Mrs. o.
II. Platt Mrs Crowninshield Mrs. Foster. Mrs
DaIzeu. Mrs. Spaulding :he young of the
Cabinet and Miss Ruth Hanna. Mrs. Samuel Reher
poured tea. II attended by a large representa-
tion OF the Diplomatic Corps
The Misses LanGhorne entertained at tea this
afternoon.
Mrs. Logan and Mrs: Tucker Will receive on
Thursdays in January at Calumet Place.
Justice Harlan Of the United States Supreme
Court who has been confined his home for sew
eral days by severe cold, is slightly improved
day, although he will probably not be able to be
out before the end OF the week.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-03
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

Washington. Jan (speciaD-Lord Pauncefote.
whose indspositon prevented his attendance at the
White House reception yesterday, was so much I'M
proved to-day that he was able to be downstairs.
The Ambassador has been troubled for some time
with rheumatic gout which took rather acute
turn a few days ago. cOnfining him 70 his room He
has not entirely recovered from the attack but
there Is every prospect that he will soon be restored
to his usual health.
A Misunderstanding which is particularly annoy
ing 10 the officials who at the White House
recepton Yesterday appears TO have arisen from the
fact Lady Pauncefote, the wife OF the BRUSH
Ambassador with the embassy stan. held the place
OF honor at the head Of the diplomatic line as the
reception began. The rule in such cases Is Clear
and well established in precedents; namely, that
the ambassador present longest In continuous SER
vice at the capital shall head the line IL was
through act OF gallantry and graciousness on
the part OF the German Ambassador that this rule
was not applied yesterday. Lady Pauncetote IN
formed Amba ssadOr Won HOlleben of her husband
illness and OF her recognition of the fact that he
was for the day dean of the diplomatic body The
Ambassador declined. however, 10 take advantage
OF his position and assigned to Lady Pauncefote the
place occupied at the head or the line with the
embassy staff.