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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-17
COIonist Rates
to California.

Tickets to Los Angeles, San Dr.
ago, San Francisco, and numer-
GUS other points in California
will be on sale daily to and in.
Guiding June Is, 1908, by the
santa Fe at rate Of $25 from
Kansas City. These tickets will
be good for stopovers at various
points in California en- route, and
will be honored on fast trains
carrying Free Chair Cars and
Pullman Tourist Sleepers.
The best line to California is tho
Santa Fe, road under one man
agement, and operating trains
over its own rails.
Literature describing the route,
equipment and the state free by
applying to the undersigned.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
NEW-YORK CITY.

On Sunday at 8 p. m. in the Church of the Holy
Innocents, Broadway and Thirty-seventh-st.. the
Rev. NJ. c. O'FarreI rector. Rossni's ''Stabat
Mater will be sung by the choir. The public is
invited
The Lincoln University Symphony Club. supported
by a local chorus, will give concert tonight at
Carnegie Hall for the benefit of the Mount Tabor
Manual Training and Industrial School. All the
participants will be colored. Besides the chorus of
one hundred voices there will be another smaller
one composed of children There will also be
several solosts. The musical directors are to be
]. B. Adger and B. B. Purvis
Corporation Counsel Rives has appointed Herbert
D. Brush, of Brooklyn, Assistant Corporation
Counsel at a salary of $1,000 year. Mr. Brush
succeeds r. Percy Chttenden, who recently re-
signed TO resume private practise of the law.
The Presbyterian Union will hold its last public
meeting for the season at the Hotel Savoy on Mon
day evening to discuss Our Church's Life and
Work" The speakers will be the Rev. DIS Henry
van Dyke, Moderator of the General Assembly; the
Rev. Dr. Arthur J. Brown, secretary of the Board
of Foreign Missions, and John H. Converse, of
Philadelphia, chairman of the evangelisttc COM
mittee Dr. Brown will consider the missionary
aspects in the light his recent trip to Asia and
Mr. Converse will speak on the evangelistic phases
Of the work of the Presbyterian Church.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
What Is Going On To-day.

Circus al Madison Square Garden.
Chamber Of Commerce meeting. 1890 m
Rapid Commission. 3 p.
Meeting In the interest prison work at Board Of
Trade Transportation rooms, No 2o0 Broad"s!'
3:S0 p. m.
Public lecture by Professor Friedrich Hirth on The
Method Of Studying Chinese, Havemeyer Han. 20
lumbia University. p.
Good Government Clubs dinner for District Attorney
Jerome. Hotel st. Denis, I p m
BAPTIST Social Union. Hotel Manhattan, 1:a5 P. m
Annual drill of the Institute Cadets 22d Rcg
Armory. s ?. m.
Meeting the Republican District COMMITTEES OF the
XXvIIIth District, No 165 East Eishty-hrst-st.
p. m.
Public meeting of the Acorns. No, 94s Wough
by-aye, Brooklyn p. m
Academy Of Medicine meeting, II West Forty third
St. p.
Peoples Institute lecture by Rev Thomas R. Slicer.
on social Ethics: Self Realization Cooper Union.
D. m; Harlem Branch. debate the tariff, one
hundred and twenty -hfthst. and Lexington ave- )
p. m
Free lectures of Education, m-1Schoo!
No. 3. corner Grove and Hudson sts.. Bronx Fark,
Mary Y Worstell, School No. 10, one hundred
and seventeenth-st- and St Nicholas ave. Tine Mes
sage of the Flowers Sas Fl. Berry; School No. Il.
No Dds Twenty-seventh st. Wireless Iele
phony: Wireless Telegraphy and Color Photography.
Professor A Frederick Collins; School No 80. No.
ais Twenty eighth st. Paris and Its People
or Life in Paris Ernest r. Holmes; School No. 46.
'Tha Great Ice Age ". T Fiising School No So
Ninety-slxth-st- and Lexington Peter the
James G. Ditmars: School No, 166, Eighty
ninth st. between columbus and Amsterdam ayes q.
How Ships Are Navigated.' Captain Howard Pat
terson: School 40. one hundred and eleventh
St. between Fifth and Lenox aves., What Faccina-
ton Has Done for the World DR.. Charles Mcdowell:
Columbus Hall, Sixtieth-st., between Columbus ana
Amsterdam aves.. Turkey: Its Government Man
tonal Alliance corner of Broadway Jefer-
son-st venezuela Miss H. Louise Stevens
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
PENNSYLVANIA BILL PASSED.
Senate Approves Measure Providing for Clos
ing Thirty-second-st.

Albany. April 1--Foowing open call of the
Senate the Pennsylvania Railroad bill was passed
to-day by a Of Il TO 4. This measure amends
the charter Of greater NewYork relative to the au
thority to change the map plan of the city to
change grades The bill provides for the closing Of
Thrty-second-st. at the point where the Pennsyl-
vania desires to erect station, and the Board of
Estimate may close the street without the consent
of the Board of Aldermen
A companion bill, which authorizes the Commits
sioners Of the Sinking Fund TO sell that section Of
the street that is close the Pennsylvania Rail
road. laid aside because Senator Grady discov-
cred that part Of the matter in the bill was not
underscored, as required by the rules
Senator Grady also attacked the Dill, declaring
that influence less than that mustered by the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad could force these bills
through, and any charter amendment like this one
would not be permitted in any other city of the
State. Action the second bill will be taken next
wee
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
THE AMERICAN CONSUL AT ROSARIO.

A complaint from the Argentine Government
against the American Consul at Rosario Argentine
ReOublic must have been transmitted already to
the State Department Washington for its text
has been published in the latest papers by mail
from Buenos Ayres. The facts in the are
these: An American citizen. Bernard Ramsay,
murdered at Rosario prosperous port up the
Plata River, by Eugenio Barbosa, an Argentine
who had been previously accused OF certain crimes,
and for which he had not been punished. The
Americans at Rosario requested the vice-consul.
Mr. Ayres according the latter's statement. to
exact Justice from the local authorities. Mr. Ayers
addressed 10 the 'Jefe potico'' Of Rosario
a letter in which he said: II expect that the crimi
nal will be punished as he deserves and without
delay"
The Argentine police official was offended and an
swered that justice would be done without the
pressure of foreign representatives. and that the
alleged assassin already in prison. The consul
understood then that he had gone too far and ex-
planned that the terms of his letter had been ncor
rectly translated into Spanish, and that IL he had
not been sick he would have called on the police
authorities instead OF presenting his statement In
writing.
The matter laid before the Ministry Of For
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
MERCHANTS TO PLEAD FOR BILL.
Delegation Going to Albany for Commits
missioner Monroe's Measure.

The Merchants Association Is TO be represented
today at the hearing in Albany before the Com
ruittee on Cities Of the Assembly in support Of the
bill prepared by Commissioner Monroe. conferring
OF this city the power establish its own lighting
psnt for supplying lights for the streets and mu-
ricipaI buildings The delegation from the asso-
cisfion will be J. Tiampden Dougherty, George l.
T7,1sl E P Olcott- 5. c. Mead Frederick B. De
T2ersrd H D Duuont and F. T. Woodward. The
chief argument on behalf OF the association VIII
be made by Nr- DougheTty.
The association has prepared an elaborate chart
giving the comparative charges for electric street
lights in Nev-York and sixty-eight other cities
showing the price year for 700 candlepower arc
lights al night every gflt in the year. The list
of cities begins with Evansville. Ind, where the
nrice Is SO ard ends with New-York Cdanhattan
and The Bronxl. where the price is Sl46- Some OF
the prtoes paid by different cities follow: Erie.
Penn 81 IS: Portland. Ore. So 81; Wilmington,
pei So %. Peoria III. SIS: Seattle, Wash. $50;
Altoona Penn. so: salt Lake City. Utah, So;
Washington. n 9. S72; Cincinnati. So; St LOUIS
x-4 q5: Rochester. y. Y SIS 81; Knoxville. Tenn
SS6- Los Angeles. Cal. Ssl; Atlanta. Ga and Kan
80 CITY Nc So 80; Cleveland. So p; Milwaukee,
Wis So rs: Louisville, KY. 81; Denver, Col. SV'
Omaha Neb ss4 %: Pittsburg, Se6; Jersey city,
So sa Philadelphia $40 z: san Francisco $9o, and
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
FINDS HER FORTUNE DOUBLED.
Advertisement at Utica Shows that Teacher
Has Inherited $5OO,O0O.

Although Miss Navonne Cushman, school
teacher Of New-Rochelle, is heiress to half the
estate OF her uncle, Joseph B. Cushman. who
died ir December last leaving an estate valued
at 81 600 900. yet she continues to teach, and
seems unconoerned about her newly found fort
sne Mr.. Cushman left his wealth by will TO
be divided between his niece and his nephew.
CharIes Cushman, cousin of the school teach
er who lives al Vernon. near Utica
It was first reported that Miss Cushmap had
fallen heir to only about S25000O but according
10 an appraisement made at Utica yesterday
her share is worth twice that sum, as con-
siderable money has just been found in banks
where Mr.. Cushman had been making deposits
for years, unknown TO azy one.
Miss Cushnan is connected with the New
Rochelle High School, where she has been in
etructor Of mathematics for the last five years.
Previous to going TO New-Rochelle she lived at
Vernon. near her uncle who took great Hk-
sng to her, but never iutimated that he would
max her an heiress.
A friend said last night that Miss Cushman
would continue 10 teach until the close OF the
present school term, when she would 80 back
20 Utica to lead a quiet life.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
CATHOLICS FAVOR UNIFICATI0N.
Delegation Visits Governor to Urge Control
of Schools by Regents.

Albany April l-Ciovernor Odeli received this
afternoon delegation representing the seven do
ceses Of the Roman Catholic Church In this State
the members of which had to Albany to ex-
press the approval the authorities of that Church
OF the Stevens bill urify the school systems of
the State. The members of the delegation were ap-
pointed by the bishops OF the several doceses
Eugene A. Philbn, of the delegates. received
his appointment from Archbishop Farley. The
other members of the delegation Judge George
A Lewis of Buffalo; ex-Congressman J. NJ. E
O'Grady. of Rochester: Albert J. Danaher. of Al
bany: Thomas Spratt. of Ogdensburg and William
J. Carr former Corporation Counsel of Brooklyn.
It was stated to-day that this the first time
that the authorities of the Roman Catholic Church
had sent a delegation of the kind TO Albany. The
following statement was made by Mr.. Philbin:
We told the Governor that the Church supported
the unifcstion plan as the one best calculated to
take the educational systems out or poIiucs' ana
that the Church would be Satlsfed, II the
school systems were put under the control OF the
regents. with only two members of the board of
regents out of total membership OF nineteen
What the Church desired was not anything which
would give it any particular advantage, but some
thing which would be to advantage of every
reIigiot,s and educational interest in the State.
II was further stated to the Governor that the
great interests of the Church in educational mat
parochial schools alone 145,7o2 children edu-
Gated annually out of a total Roman Catholic pop
haitian S3189s9 was annually expended in maintain
ing parochial schools; that the value Of school
buildings in that borough was &4699,On; that be-
sides the parish schools there were millions Of
dollars invested in private schools. which were
under the supervision of the Board OF Regents, and
that there were not less than twelve thousand
pupils in the Roman Catholic academies and col
legiate schools.
The Senate Committee Education will give a
hearing upon the various uniication educational
bills tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
HEARING ON RAILROAD BILLS.

Albany. April 1.-The Assembly Railroads Com
Inittee gave omnibus hearing on the bills re-
lating to the procurement Of consents by railroads
operating in or near cities the operations OF rail-
roads over a part of a route for which consents
have been obtained, and the extension OF railroads
and change Of their termini. These bills were In
trodiced by Senators BHommedieu and Goodsell
and Assemblymen Cadin end BeddeL All were
vigorously opposed by Mr.. Whitman, Assistant
Corporation Counsel of New-York
The Senate Committee Railroads will report
favorably tomorrow Senator Foley's bill. No. 1853.
relating TO prosecutions for refusal by street
surface railroads to give transfers to carry pas
seDgers for one fare from point to another on
their lines This IS one of the bills opposed by
the New-York City authorities the ground that
IL would give undue exemption to street railroads
within the city of New-York-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
DUKES DEBT MATTER CLEARED UP

The conflicting statements surrounding the set
Element of the Duke Of Manchesters debt 10 Du-
veen Brothers. the art dealers. on account Of an
antique painted Italian instrument resembling a
cthara with painted case purchased by the duke
on December T. 1889 were cleared up yesterday.
when the fact emerged that Deputy Sherin Wal
lace had cashed check for 1916 p drawn on II. B.
1EoIlins &. Co OF No 15 Wall-st.. by the Duke Of
Manchester on Monday night in full settlement Of
Duveen Brothers claim.
The deputy sheriff said the delay in transferring
.ba amount 70 John H. K. Blauvelt counsel for
q collection agency Of No 253 Broadway. which Is
acting on behalf OF Duveen Brothers. had been in
evftabIe by reason Of the legal formalities 10 be
observed
NJ FsIauvelt said he understood from the deputy
sheriff that the amount would be turned over TO
hin This morning He added that II would cover
4e fuiI sum claimed by DCVeen Brothers. together
with Disbursements. u. J. Duyeen- OF tDlyeegn
Erfbers said later in the enin that the Whoe az
FAIR remained in the hands Of the collection
soancy So soon therefore the amount IS
sf9rne6 over by the deputy sheriff to Mr.. BlsuYelt
fbe incident may be considered closed
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
ENGLISH RAILWAY MEN SAIL.

The party OF Englishmen connected with the
London and North Western Railroad, who have been
travelling over the United States for several
months sailed for home yesterday. They have been
making A study of American industrial and rail-
road conditions and much pleased with their
visit F. Rec one Of the party said before he
sailed: I'VE have acquired fund of valuable and
practical information in railway affairs We are
astonished at the magnitude OF American manu-
facturing establishments and the facility with
which the product is handled great distances
We have inspected particularly industries that are
devoted to making railway supplies, and marvel at
the uuickness with which a whole train be
built we still think, however that our locomo-
tiyes and cars are durable, taking longer to
to build"
The party consisted OF F. Rec, G. Calthorp. II
Coulborn A r. Trevithck e B Thornhill. r
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New-York, Wednesday, April 1, 1903.
ARRIVED

Steamer Oceanic CBrl). cameron Liverpool March rs
and Queenstown the White Star Line with passen
gers malls mdse. Southeast Of Fire island at s:33
Barry H. 10 Norton & Son with rdse Arrived at
steamer Wells city )Br, Carey. Bristol March and
Swansea H. James ArkeI Co. with mdse. Arrived
a. Bar II 20
steamer York Caslle 1Br) Freeman. East London
March g. Lucia -, 70 Barber & Co. in ballast
Arrived the Bar at $3.50 m.
Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse (ier). Cuppers.
Bremen March "a Southampton Cherbourg a5 to
erichs 1876 cabin steerage passengers
mail mdse. Arrived the Bar 4 a m
Guyantotte. Catherine. Newport and
Norfolk the Old Dominion SIS Co with passengers
mdse.
steamer Rotterdam Dutch. Stenger. Rotterdam and
Bouogne March 81. 10 the Holland America Line, with
II cabin and s55 steerage and dse
a Bar $50 IA IN.
Steamer LAquitaine (Frl Fa1olle Havre March 2i 10
Compagnie Generate Transatantique $50
and mdse Arrived the
m.
Steamer Traye Ger. Prayer Genoa March 10 Naples
20 Gibraltar 23 Oelrchs Co with IS cabin
SIS steerage passengers and dse Arrived the Bar
$40 m.
Steamer Roma tFr). Vsrries. Naples March 10. 10 W
Elwe co. with cabin AMI 1892 passengers
mdse. Arrived at the Bar m.
Etona (Brl, cante Buenos Ayres February 20.
Montevideo o5 st Lucia March is. Cienfuegos II and
Havana 2s TO Norton sons with cabin passengers and
nldse Arrived at the Bar at
Steamer Athos (Gsr) Gerdss, Cape Hayten March Ii
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
a NEW WATER SUPPLY BILL.

Albany. April 1.-The controversy over Senator
Lelsis's Water Storage Commission bin resulted to-
dav in a bill introduced by AssembIyman Stevens
of Franklin. for the NewYork Board of Trade and
TRANSFORMATION. The bill legislates the storage
commission out Of Office and expressly provides
that no dam shall affect the level Of any lake in
the Adirondack Park. The State Engineer is to
devise a plan of relief from foods. and the judge
of the Supreme Court is to appoint appraising
commission to recommend how the cost shall be
apportioned. The whole is be reported to- the
succeeding legislature for action. The State En-
gineer is TO estimate in connection with each dam
what its water power will be. and how much can
be rea lied from the rental Of the power, TO be ap-
plied upon the cost of the work.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.


Iiverpool April Sailed Teutonic (Brl, Nc
Knstry. New-York via Queenstown.
Prawle Point. April Passed. steamer Mesaba thr).
Tubb York for London
Hull April sailed steamer Buffalo (Br). Loyeridse
New-YOrk -,,,
Bremen April Arrived. steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm
Ger. Richter New-York Via Plymouth ana Cher0
svnemunde. 2S-Saed. steamer Alexandra tDanl'
Thomson from Stettin. New-York. - .
Lisbon, March 2T-Saied steamer Dona Maria (PoTt'.
Marrieros, NewYork previously
Gibraltar 3l-Passed. steamers Equta tltail.
CaAero Genoa and Naples for New-Iork: Roseiey
~ Robertson Manila and for Boston and
New York: April 1, Algeria (Br) George, Palermo
and Naples New-York PhGnicia tGerl. SchInlot'
Nev-York Naples and Genoa
NarseIes March 2S-Saed, steamer victoria trFl'
Wards New-YOrk via Genoa ~...xt.
previously, steamer Nuola
IcSerl Won Hor New-York for Manila. etc.
Macoris March 27-Arrved. steamer New York Msruion'
St Thomas April Arrived. steamer Mereator tNor).
barbados Aprii i~saied Coieridge Br> Fisher
(from Rio JanierO1. New-York
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
INDEPENDENT IcEMEN COMBINE.

Albany. April 1.-Forty independent fee dealers
Of the Mohawk and Hudson valleys to-day organ
lied the Empire State Ice Harvesters Association,
with the following officers: President, Newton B.
Vanderzee. of Albany; vicepresident. ". ]. Clark,
Of Yonkers; Secretary, Z. S. Anthony Of Cox
sackie and treasurer. Peter McCabe. Of Albany.
The association is intended TO include the inde-
pendent icemen Of the entire State, and its or
ganizaton is said to have been inspired chiefly by
a desire to prevent hostile legislation. Later in
the day the entire body attended the hearing of
the Senate Committee on Public Health on Senator
McCabe's bill prohibiting the cutting Of ice for
domestic use between Waterford and Coxsackie
and within 800 yards Of any town or city along the
Hrds
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02

eign Affairs at Buenos Ayres. and Minister Draso
sent to Mr. Lord. the United States Minister, note
saving: The complaint of Vice-Consui Ayres ana
tho terms in which it is conceived highly i'm
proper inasmuch the said official has no diplo-
ma fic character and has acted in violation or the
instructions given by the Government OF the Union
to its commercial consular agents Cnder these CIR
cUnstances I think 1t my duty 10 call your atten-
tion to the matter. so that the measures required
in the case may taken in order TO avoid a repet-
zion Of such occurrences which might EN- oarra ss
the cordial relations which We have maintained
and desire to preserve with the united states 50
worthiIy represented by your excellency.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
BUILDING TRADES FAVOR 1T.

A delegation Of labor leaders viii 60 TO Albany
to-day TO attend the public hearing Colonel Mon
roes municipal lighting plant bill. In the deega-
sson viii be James Holland. president and Alfred
7 BouIton delegate, Of the Central Federated
Union; Timothy Healy, president Of the State Con-
srress Of knights Of Labor: Thomas Rock, master
workman and John Eoerhard. secretary, Of Dis
+ric4 Assembly No. a. knights Of Labor. and John
q Henry, ex-secretary of the Central Federated
Union The delegation viii speak for the bill
Al the regular meeting Of the building trades
section OF the Central Federated Union at the Uni
Syersitv Settlement last night resolution was
s6opfed Endorsing the bill and urging the legis-
lsfrTra 10 enact il.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
THREE PLATOON PLAN KILLED.
Senate Cities Committee Refuses to Amend
Police Measure.

Albany, April 1.-The three platoon amendment
TO the Police bill is dead. The Senate Cities Com
rnittee at executive session to-day. refused to add
il to the Police bill increasing the New-York police
force during the next few years by 5000 men The
bill was reported TO the without any change
and in the form advocated by Mayor Low and
Police Commissioner Greene.
The Democratic members Of the Cities Commit
tee voted in favor of the three platoon amend
rent and dissented from the report of the bill in
its present form. Senator Raines said the three
nstoou idea was suppressed for this year least
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02

Complaints haven't been frequent
enough of late.
We've sold a great many more
clothes than ever before, and beng
human, must have made more mis-
takes
Help us out-bring in that suit
that hasn't given the wear you think
it should, that coat that is faded,
tell us of anything that is wrong any
where in our business.
Well thank you, we'll remedy the
defect-if we can; and if we can't,
we'll hand you back what you paid
for the garment, less your own esh-
mate of the service it has given.
One could safely buy with both
eyes shut.
ROGERS, PEET & COMPANY.
25s Broadway opposite City Hall,
and and Warren st. -
80 an,I In IA 1tS atb Ave by nrnH.
1890 Broadway, SD,
50 West :E3d 81.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
NOMINATED BY THE GOVERNOR.

Albany. April 1-Governor Odell sent to the SEN
ate to-day the following nominations:
Horace E Buee. Of Richmond County. to be spe-
cial port warden OF the Port Of New-York.
Simon ". Rosendale. Of Albany: Ralph w.
Thomas. OF Madison County Commissioners OF
State Board Of Charities.
Gates Thalheimer, Of Onondaga Charles W.
I.osey. Of Monroe: +. NJ. O'Connor. OF Monroe;
Martin +. Bristol Of Monroe to be managers Of
the State Industrial School
George Ratnes, OF Monroe; Alexander G. Porter.
Of Niagara; Andrew II. Green. of New-York: =:
Thomas =. Kingsford. of Oswego; Charles n Dow.
of Chautauqua. to be Commissioners Of the State
Reservation at Niagara
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
ROGERS, PEET & CoMPAN
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

ALBEMARL.E- Admiral H. G Taylor. T. 5 n.
CAMBRIDGE-Baron Hengelmuller, Aqstlo-
Hungarian Minister TO the United States, OF Masn- @
ington FIFTH AVENUE-W: b. Clark OF HarI-
ford. president of the l4Gtna Insurance COMPANY
GRAND-RuelI HemInway Of WateEtown' ,onR. r
Marsh of Boston: J. Ogden Hoffman. of Phladei-
phia IN1PERIAI1S Harrison WagneI' Pons o. Ne"f of
BsseII. atis Of Buffalo PIAzA-Jujge Rowland 6
Myers. Of Philadelphia. WALDORF-G. ", Stey-
ems. president of the Chesapeake and ONO Kali Kall,
Route. St Louis; General Isaac Kahn Perslan
Minister to the United States, of Was hington'
Marquis and Marchioness Amodio, of Paris