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New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
SAVING ON ASPHALT PAvEMENTs.
Shown in President Cantor's Report-The
Opening of Elm-st.

Borough President Cantor yesterday in making
his annual report TO the Mayor for the year 1902.
calls attention the great saving accomplished in
his department in the year. both in prices paid for
materials and il cost Of the work done. Nearly
thirty miles OF pavement laid, a cost OF
81 1873 000 ;ls compared with about eighteen miles
of pavement laid in 1901 at d cost Of SL3l9G00.
Similar reductions in the cost shown in the
work done on sewers in the price of supplies pur-
chased etc The report shows that The average
price paid for sheet asphalt square yard in 1892
was s. 10. against $ - for the same work IN
1901. The average price paid for asphalt block in
1902 was 81 So in 1901 81 IS. The average price Of
maintenance and repairs OF asphalt pavement,
wearing surface in 1902 was 50 cents and in 1901,
s. 80; for standard pavement in 1902. 81 49, and in
1901 81 60 In 1852 45762 feet Of sewers We're cleaned
at a cost Of SOS s99 67 compared with 1852 feet
cleaned in 1871 at a cost of $64 667 u.
The report says the Borough President expects
that EIr-st Will be cleared Of the present obstruc-
tfons repaved and orened to the public in q short
time The subject of public baths Is considered
and the announcement made that two public baths
one in East Northumberland -niuti-st. and the
other in East Forty-frst-St are being constructed
and will proaa bly, ready for use by August
next In addition -four more baths are being ar
II is proposed to depress the street railway
tracks Al the intersection Of Thlrt\-fourth-st
broadway and Sixth-ave.. and to construct a tQL-
point. The depression Of the car tracks az F9rty-
secOnd-st. and Fifth-ave Is being coiislleI ;"
ave in order to do away with the congestion or
travel that point -.
The extension Of the Riverside driveway Is @ oe!ns
provided for. and proposed changes IN the course
Of the roadway are recommended. Attention IS
called to the unsantary condi non OF the L3unIE
Courthouse. and the erection Of 2 ne" courthouse
* suggested
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
STRAY TROLLEY CURRENTS.
Discussion Before the American Electro
Chemical Society.

, -bras-dav session Of the American Electro
chemical Society. the third general meeting
IN its history opened Yesterday morning IN
the assembly hall of the Chemists CLUB No l''
Vest Fffty-ffth-st- Dr. Joseph W Richards pres
i5ent was in the chair. \ number Of papers were
- bo+b in the morning and afternoon, mostly
or q technical character. Luncheon was PROVIDED
for the visitors at noon in the rooms or the
1-+,an,sts Club Other courtesies IN the evening
receptfon and subscription dinner. were mace pos
sfbIa nv the kindness of the German LiederArahz'
which nut its quarters at the disposal Of the socl-
ETY..
> The paper of the greatest popular interest was
read nv \ a Knudsou the effects OF stray
trolley currents in Manhattan and Brooklyn ne
aid that gas and water pipes in the latter borough
had burst at many places in the last Re" years III
co,sAouA1ce of eIectrolysis and showed photo-
rraobs of d pipe damaged at the Navy fard Al
one time it had been suggested that perhaps the
LEGAL lighting plant that point was respons;ole
rl1 afterward # was possible 20 show that the cur
rent came from the Kent-ave- power house.
There was also reason TO think that electricity
from the same source crossed the bridge passed
thence 10 the water and gas pipes IN Meiili11a-,
land narhsps to the metal work OF the subway ana
.-+.,~rad nv The Williamsburg bridge TO hent-aVe-
Owing TO the difficulty Of getting at the ends oi
tho br9dge cobbs Mr.. Knudson was not in posi-
rfoD 10 affirm positively that any injury had YET
baen done. but the situation gave rise 10 grave
-o,cerD es0ecfaIIy a. the third bridge might %
affected. and as there is talk Of charging the
sr,scft,. of the power house in question To avert
+roubra IL was suggested that the railway company
,te the double trolley overhead or in conoEit
and not try 10 conduct its current back 70 tle
r 'Seio' Herring \ s Keith others briefly dis
oufsed MF h 2lssTed faacies in the method OF
r,aas1Irirg currents employed by Us autlor- ~
cables might he checked ~ de507tIIg Ib7 fSe Istter
do vr7C.7 er1Ct
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
TRIAL TO SAVE UNUSED TRACKS
Action to Prevent City from Removing Am
sterdam-ave. Nuisance Begins.

The trial Of the action in the suit Of the Forts
s.ron5 Street Menhattanville and St Nlchoi@S
A-orue Railway Company 10 restrain the city from
-o,,-pp its tracks in Ansterdam-aVe- was hedIo
tefore Justice Amend. Of the Supreme court yes
rerday- ,-,-- Charles
- tI.-+ Rrog,er and Frank McGennis tesuned tnaI
4- more than two years only one car uaS d
,,rsacar-bsd peen operated on the TRACKS anu
+bsr there were periods in the winter Wheh no 10
,-ere rim AT all No passengers were ever seen "
the cars -. oaa testified in
5'-...1 +tat +be cash receipts were about 81 Genus
-, and that the conductors had oroeIs 70 - -
80 n messengers. Justice Amend resei' '
cision- ,..- M the advice Of
!, June 1902 President Cantor on 1he -,
-, l-,r.,tor, Counsel. gave notice 70 the IaI-"aS
' - 30, unless il removed the tracks IL
.ht-+,, DAVIS he would remove them anu 'i''
l,,srsa Of removal TO the COMPANY - -
,rt raflva, company obtained a 'eil''t4S -
.,tio,, restraining the city from
y-acks until trial Of the acIotl- .ha cumming Of one
me A-cer+ in times OF heavy SfIo" = u ~.
car a Serctse Of it's franchise anu oIds t5ar tbe
sbandoned the traces, ilnerating q street rail-
plalntiI II Vital defects IL us ma - ai
W. s 1+s. that in 1873 u opt. - t3roadUsV ana
the ~ change its route 10 ISt a. a.
the AIdefle sIad rights 81 AInst terdiht aIu
thereby as5cfise vas originally goou. iLs cotl IN
5ia 5t s.noe electric tracttoii ,sn,,e Railway Com
competing M, ~ such neglect OF the pubic rIgaSs
ptIy - illegal acts thAt eo nv teinnctfon 10
Vel settled rules WIN 5cers H. from protecting the
restrain tl1 P5tf-ens in the use OF the nish"dy
rights or lno ,ssiess and abandoned tracks which
=. now e nuisance
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
TOTAL FOR FIVE DAYS. s2o.3s2.

The nth DAYS sale of the Bensusan colLection ~
the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries yesterday amount
ed 10 ss.421 The total for the five days IS s1'ss-
The highest price paid was $3.50 for an Empire
cabinet with ormoIu mounts tdrSe 500 -
,-z- 60 A artioue Carrara marble Italian
GARDEN bench went for sI3s and a green Sen"ese
marble pedestal sold for $3.50 For Vernis-Martin
cabiue1. with glass shelves. SGD was paid ara
carved Nuremberg cabinet went for Sias Two an
tf o.ser,.o1 Louis XvI side chairs were sold for
e. -t r,s1fsn mirrors brought from 81 20 50.
.rd q Torris XVI centre table sold for $50. ana
or5f- y 4 console table for Slt
Among the buyers Werc Mrs rtuzn . SflaiyrS'
M Tl. Haredia. Mrs Cooper Hewitt Jonn =
1-rfrnr7li.s and Warner Miller
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
TWO PASSENGERS HAD 80 WATCHES.
Wore Them in Canvas Belts Around Bodies
Arrested for Smuggling.

Two first class passengers were arrested
charged with smuggling. the arrival Of the
Hanburg-American steamship Palatia, from
Naples. yesterday afternoon The prisoners
were Antonio and Luigi Porzio. brothers. of
Naples. Each had around his chest a piece of
canvas shaped like a life preserver. which con-
tained forty-eight watches apiece
On the prisoners were also found three other
watches. a diamond valued al $1,000. number
OF bracelets, sets of earrings and some silver
ware The whole value Of the articles Is be
tween $1,000 and 5000. The men expressed
great Indignation when arrested. They were
taken before United States Commissioner Ruff.
who held them in $1,000 bail each for exaulna-
ton on Monday afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
CIEw FOUND IN NEw-oRLEANs.
Detectives Trying to Trace Barrel Shipped
From There.
rBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

>,ev--Crleans. April lS.-'The NeV-orlear1s poI,e
v-a-o - led on today by the NeF-fork authorities
- assist IN 4l-~avellirg the mystery surrounding
me Fs~rei rnrrde- in that city Police chief Jour
-ee --ty-ed q telegram from the Grief of the New
vo~z Detective Bureau saying that .lhe InuTNeIeo
italian came from this city. and u was ne5i-Neu
- b. MS the victim Of the Malta Society
CHIEF Jo1rnee Al once sent for the chief of oe-
receives and three men we're detailed on the case
The detectives started work on the tieoT2 t.lal
-. --,-5a-eF ITALIAN was connected WIN tht
7---Fe-o = ern7Tv which has beer involved y d
- - ge[-zra7 wears with members OF the Mana
- "a. sJI -be I.T.ciauoS were accounted 1of-
re detectives then started 70 trace M - -
---r said 20 have been shipped from Iills IL
sid tonight that they have Iolid aL IN
-o~rarr clew but they decline % make d Sta'0
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
PASSENGERS ON KAISER WILHELM H.

Among the cabin passengers who sailed on the
new North German Lloyd steamship haisef II
holm II from Europe yesterday George Plate. pres
tdant nf the company: Director Won Helmolt. Herr
scbAIIersteinwartz secretary OF legation; Geheirn-
rat Lung Director Ahers. Director Flohr, J. Rosen-
barra and family Walter NJ. Jackson. Of The Lon
don Times. Mrs Hor Mrs. Neubauer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrison Mr. J. Meyerkort and family Mr.
Samuel sze<ely Editor Budapest Hirlap"; Cen
eral and Mrs Edward Kirkpatrick E. D Jordan.
TAzattonsrath Lewald. Ludwig StollweTk, Jerome
Zs-he Henry Cachard, COMMENCEMENT SchlutoW.
Mr. C;eva Mr.. Kessier, Mrs Cieua Mrs Holt Mrs
Tobert TnRers0Il Mrs. Ruthven, Mrs. Stuart.
Tho s+eamer will arrive here next Tuesday noon.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
SYDNEY PAGETS DASH.
In Automobile Smashes Saloon Door
No Injuries.

An automobile cab of the New-York Electric
Vehicle Company, in which it is said Sydney Paget'
the horseman. and friend returning from
the Aqueduct races. demolished storm door at
the side of saloon ii Th:rty-thrd-st and Third
ave last evening. The driver. Stephen Ray, says
that he going west in Thirty-thrd-st when
near Third-ave., to avoid d truck he turned up
the sidewalk The cab smashed into door Of
the saloon of William J. Featherstone. at the
southeast corner
Mr.. Featherstoue says that Mr. Paget in
the cab, and ne rushed out when the automobile
hit the door. He jump from the can
and start walk up ThirG-av. Mr.. Paget, said
Mr.. Fea therStone. turned and said
You know me, Featherstone I in hurry,
and If there is anything tn he settled. you know
where find me-"
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
THE ACRE DISPUTE.
Senior Guachalla Goes to Represent Bolivia
in the Settlement.

Washington. April 16.-Senor Zalles, first
taTy Of the Bolivian Legation advised Secretary
Hay to-day Of the departure yesterday Of Sehor
CTuachalIa- the Bolivian Minister. who goes TO
Brazil to represent his government in the settle
ment Of the Acre dispute Senor Guachalla was
one OF the arbitrators in the matter Of the Salla
claim against the Dominican Republic, and his
going will make il necessary another arbi-
TRAITOR as he informed the tribunal that this mis-
sion would take him away from Washington for
considerable time. The arbitrators were TO have
met to-day. but II may be month before they can
resume consideration Of the case
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
TO ALLOW $4,000 TO STRIKERS.
MEL. Will Do This for Westchester Build
ders. It Is Seid-Bosses Call it Hoax.

The five thousand men employed in the building
trades in N-estchester County and Connecticut who
have been out on strike for increased wages since
A-,ri were r1eased Yesterday over a report that
the National Federation Of Labor was about to
come 70 their aid with allowance Of 10000 The
money It is expected Will arrive tomorrow. and
will be distributed at the various headquarters OF
the buildirg trades in Mount Vernon. Yo1kers
Nev--FooheIIe Greenwich and Port Chester. Be
sides making a demand or the national organiza-
ton the strikers assess each man who returns 70
yy0r. rder he advanced wage scale - cents a day
The employers smiled yesterday when told aoout
the $50 00 contribution. They said that the strikers
xare Ieiue every day. and that the report tina
the national organization would give them S|tgJO
was in all probability hoax intended 10 keep lhe
la -in llFlc
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
ROW CRUSHED UNDER CAR WHEELS.
Mother So III That News Of His Death Is
Kept from Her.

charles Williams. five years old. Of No III Am
...5,r,-az-a was playing at Ninety-ntth-st- ana
,,s+ardar'-ave yesterday and started TO cross the
street as a car was nearing him Inc motorinah'
- ward Of No 14s West FIfty-seventh-st
~ -. ,o+,c- him. Jacob MandeH OF No. 2So
I-as+ E-iftv-seventh-st-. who was on the sidewalk
- 80 orab the child. ard shouted 10 the motor
man time in Srffe o.
20 a. erSr- and the fender. after knocking the
= him. allowing the bOtty %
& aot ~ the wheels where the life was crushed
out Of II. 4,,,+o~ Barnard Moran NJ No
sC-irrtorl-ave., were arrested and renamed 20
-. - CI-CIAr by Magistrate Deuel. The ctlld ;
lIlt - - sario1isv i'll and news of her son death
=! ~ frou her for fear the shock would XIII her-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
IMPOSED ON BY sUB-CONTRACToRS.
Park Commissioner Wilcox Attacks Subway
Nethods-Guest at Dinner.

TIE ser9i-ann,sI dinner OF the Merchants ana
-Tzuufa cturers' Board of Trade was giN-H !0
evening in the rooms q the Bullolllk 1iao1o -
i~ The Townsend Building, No Lib 6Ioau"0S-
, -o,7,,issiorer WILCOX was the guest Of honor
President Shsvre said of Commissioner WILCOX
When re committee from this board called on me
Commissioner and corplalneo t5er5e - r of ForTv-
eerr7d-sr -ge~e compelled TO endure ana reques1 s
- - - III re sccornpanying parapherna Ia
h. nor only paid tI-at respect when q p1OF - Citi
gems but ne TesI1oElee 7 4A - have the nusances
was obeyed promptly
Cornrissioner wilcox in reply SAID,
-s u.g,e- Of pull and influence has 1or SO many many
years he'd sTa2 ~ y haze cone 10 believe that the
pgbIIc and The pubic s6 M eTIdgfngy
sv- fbe reopie limited use The bul.dlns q 2TR-tije
subway has furnished a Eit for The general
willing 10 give dle go. e,,sr+belese the rs-
progress Of mis- great work ilesl - ,1r,snt ex-
use ne sIoveny methods Of the suncG4l % ~ bd-
We cannot admit 5t1at N f ,pe e Of our already
eraruped park areas az sites loI ctor
There is no good reason WY, me - Fire an Office
enlDl0ved upon this work should nor M their
IN the same way as other con. - - ~ erection Of
ofHces There is excuse IoI lls Sa~5e- mat
sorecrlehers in our public squares n =, ~ o+,en
IiaThtt fsrF.s -, rt5er he public squares IN or
. 49, N.orr~a~rcre may gain pronl even
geT+ilrner strange as il may seem. wnen We. "S G Is
rur 20 these abuses the only answer We :, NE i'm
-hs- ne subway is great unoeTt .s1.5 IN
idIv suggest that rubbish should not De u, .,If D.
he streets informed thaI tdn sLSpS ~ made
rsker - remedy the evil. II sugsestloL t@-,Id
that large amounts Of constructor ~ ns @ weeks be-
piled in The public tnoro1sl t-,,.,Ior we are
fore il is needed IL actual eoIlstruct,tSn t sUbsav
wisely Informed that bundlng o. ~ - ne
s. = erea+ engineering proposition ana 20 FER
months 60 by and the coHplaceI,t aid .o++ractors
.rR g5eoue are imposed upon by the SUI -i-
erd by those in charge Of the subway "0
Speeches were made by General James 80
son General James r O'Beirne r. r Moo,s
Francis Navland Glen. J. A f1ec ckinHh' n ~
6uncan. e j C5avegan and E. r. Lyon
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
THE KELEKIAN SALE.

Persian. Rhodian. Chinese and other ceramics. old
arms and antique textiles belonging to the kelekian
collection were sold in the American Art Galleries
Yesterday The total sales were $500 For an
archaic Rhodan mug $50 paid by Cottier &
Co the highest price Of the day An oviform
Persian Jar from the Dana collection was sold for
SIC z p T9ernev secured a Rhodian plate for 80
and Miss Hewitt d black morocco book cover for
S13 4 manuscript of the Koran went for So "
= Haskell got a pair OF Turkish pistols for Sl6
a set Of Persian armor brought $50 and Persian
bedspread embroidery blue. $40. A Venetian
ladv's dress in brocade sold for 81 30
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
WESTERN NATIONAL NOT ABSORBED.

report that the Bank Of Commerce mad absorbed
the Western National Bank was promptly denied
yesterday by officials of both banks. Negotiations
to effect the consolidation it said in the
hands Of President McCurdy of the Mutual Life In
surance Company. James II. Hyde. e-president of
the Equitable. and Thomas F Ryan Of the Morton
Trust Company. Interest in the report was re-
hected by quotations of Bank of Commerce stock
Sales closed a 80 bid.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
TO GET PENSION AND SALARY.

A recent decision Of the Corporation Counsel IS
exr.c-ed 10 place Detective Sergeant Thomas Null
vev in the position Of being able TO draw pen
sion Of 81 900 year from the Police Department
while he draws $1,000 a year a policeman he is
botb an active and retired policeman. He retired
=. r,a,sfon fourteen wears ago. after twenty
YEARS service got on the Utrecht police force
and was taken back into the department al the
- ~ r0usolida ton He decided then TO stop
dra wing his pension and earn his salary as a po-
1ioar,aT for a time and he made a detective
LlceLlaI1 -, Now bv virtue OF late decision, he
@ 5-avr nension and salary, It is said unless he
ts So~cad into retirement again.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
nAvoR vEToEs BOND BILL.

,favor Low yesterday after public hearing
90 nat he would veto bill amending Section
- noting from taxation the bonds and stocks
tss,,ad nv the cities and town outside the old
a,t,. :, Nav-York that were included in the con
s,,4tto, he said ne opposed H. first because 1t dd
not apply all the ooroughs and second oeca-sT -,
- - experience as Mayor OF Brooklyn IN Isol;
~ was Convinced its provisions were rot practica'
lte M g., me city would suffer IN consequence
aiIS -.cerTsd a bin providing for Third Deputy
,,.iisr T-nls bill changes the title OF Assistant
Tsn,+t1, controller II L srnitn 70 enao4e MN 10
sign warrants OF the city.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
FOR ANOTHER TUNNEL TO BROOKLYN.

Albany. April Is (SpeciaD.-Senator Whitlock has
introduced bill empowering the New-Jersey and
Staten Island Junction Railroad Company TO re-
organize and complete its road and make available
an act Of Congress authorizing the road 10 CON
s+-1,c- and operate A tunnel 70 Brooklyn The oill
saws the road must be fully equipped WITHIN three
years after its officers file an af1davit with @ lhe
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
MUST BE INVITED BY WASHINGTON
Otherwise the Vatican Cannot Exhibit at St
Louis Fair.

Rome, April l6-To the invitation sent by the
81 Louis Exposition authorities to the Vatican
TO participate in the exposition, Cardinal Ram
pollaj has replied that it is above all indis
pensabie that the same procedure be followed
as in the case Of the Chicago Worlds Fair, and
that the invitation coma directly and officially
from the tinted states Government.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
STEP TOWARD CITY LIGHT PLANT
Senate Cities Committee Agrees to Report
Monroe's Bill

Albany. April 1s.-The Senate Cities Committee
has practically agreed TO report for cOnsidera
tion Of the Senate the bill allowing NewYork city
10 establish a municipal lighting plant Commis-
sioner Monroe is here and has been assured that
such action will be taken
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
evg.mAsTgo STEEL SCHOONER

Bath Ne April 1s-The hve-mssted Hteei
schooner Kireo vas launched this afternoon oy
Arthur sevau & Co. the builders and oNEers- Inls
is the first hve-nasted steel schooner ever oul'-
7-fa ESfDeo has d dead weight carrying capacity or
f7a IONS Her cargo capacity IS 1-50te cubic feet
Ferh Of the steel uasts is 1lS feet long, "1lle tne
for.1asts are sxty-Gye feet ia length t1e
mast being Oregon pine. and the others spruce Inc
rfooiu-~ is entirely Of steel wire
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
WILL DECLARE USUAL DIVIDEND.

& P9uI April 16-COncerniuS the report from
he Fast that the Great Northern directors VII
- a. .ri- -fr- in a few DAYS to take action on
1i,tsend which might ne prevented by the Govern
-. .-,,ft &, member cf the board said to-day
The Great Northern declares dividend pay
abis nv and has done so FOR many years ii
60 - f.re mis- spring as usual. far a. know
T-his Is the only reason for meeting that kno"
or
As 70 possible action bearing on the No.'"-."
e---t,iez situation ne said that the Great North
erp had no Jurisdiction and could not do anything
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
sAlLPtAYER BECOMES MINISTER.

Chicago April 16--Wiiliam A Sunday. oali-
1a,-- v,,s ordained a Presbyterian minister IN the
r.4ge-so7 PARK PRESBYTERIAN Church last night Dr-
yy-frb,,- CbaDuan. Of New-York, preached the ser
,on and DR. Alexander Patterson delivered tne
charge 10 the candidate
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
CHURCH EucHRE BRINGS $1,000.

About 50 eco was realized last night at the euchre
held at the Harlem Casino to pay off the debt on
the Church Of St Catherine of Genoa. There
dancing after the euchre Senator Dry Dollar
Sullivan gave prize gold pencil, Grace George
gave box tickets to a performance at the Herald
S1uare Theat tre and Blanche Walsh's contribution
to the LIST Of prizes box tickets for a per
f0rrrauce Of Resurrection
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17

The Ehenezer Haggett, Of Damariscotta, Me
z fourmasted schooner of 766 tons. sailed from
Brunswick. Ga. October % last for Newly ork
She caught in the storm Of early November
and dismasted- Her master and crew Of eight
men were rescued from their waterlOgged vessel on
November 10 and landed later NeW-York. The
drift Of the schooner has been with the Gulf
Stream. and II is estimated that she has travelled
over two thousand miles in the 157 days she has
been adrifr
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
BRITISH OFFICERS PUBLIC eEoUesT.

London, April 16.-Leutenant Colonel Temple
West Of the Grenadier Guards. who recently died
at Nice, has left over s0n00a0 for public purposes
largely for the purchase of works Of art 10 be
placed in the National Gallery
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
FFPlNe CAR BILL KILLED

Albany. April 16.-The Senate late to-day kilieO
tho = p Brown bill regulating rates on sleeping
cars and providing that the upper berth shall re-
main ND when unoccupied- senators MalDy ana
Brown spoke IN favor of the bill and Senator fauS
rffT- rIlu1I
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
CARNEGIE OFFERS $4,000 TO sAYoNNE

Andrew Carnegie has offered 10 give S00n Tor
,rea publc library building in BsYonne A letter
- 80 s-ra,t was received yesterday from Mr
c,arnegies secretary. Mr.. Carnsge's offer was
accompanied By the customary stipulation that
tha ety agree to provide for the maintenance OF
ne new library The offer. IL is said, VIII be ac-
cepted.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
NEW sTcHEsTER TROLLEY LINE.

albany April 16-The WestchesteT Traction com
pauy Of Ossiniug. has been authorized oS 'He
- ~ pairoad Commissioners TO increase its
aitaI from $500 COO to S1.500o00 The company in
teL5s 70 Construct an extension 70 Port Chester
oE,a-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
MISS Logw MAY JOIN BAR ASSOCIATION.

Miss Rosalfe Loew. cf counsel for the Legal Aid
Society recently placed on the list OF appli-
cants for membership in the Bar Association. II
she il elected at the next meeting she viii be the
nrst woman TO be a member Of the association.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
DRlFTED TWO THOUSAND MILES.

London. April I6-The American schooner Eben-
ezer Haggett abandoned and dsmasted, has been
towed into Flores. Azores Islands. Part OF her
cargo Of lumber is gone.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
TO HAVE MUSICAL AND DANCE.

Invitations we're issued yesterday for the annual
musical ard dance OF the regular Repuoheah OF
szntzation OF the XXVth District The analr TINS
go vrtu n held on Monday April =. AZ Madison
Souare Garden Concert Hall
New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
SIERRA A FUGITIVE.
Former President of Honduras Finds a Ref
uge in Salvador.

san Salvador. April 16-Generai Sierra the
retiring President of Honduras who has been
oecisively beaten by the forces of General
Boniila. the President-elect. has arrived here
fugitive He was received by the SaIvadorian
government, which courteously offered him
guarantees for his safety. 1t is reported that
General Sierra will leave here for Mica
ragua
oispatch from San Salvador. April Il. an
nounced that the forces of General BoniIla had
cupled Teguoigalpa, the capital of Honduras.