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New-York tribune., 1903-03-19
MUNICIPAL HOUSEKEEPING.
Evils of the Present System and Their
Remedy Pointed Out.

With a warm tribute TO the lessons III municipal
cleanliness and housekeeping taught by Colonel
uarine TO the citizens of Newly ork Henry X
ToU-ne of the Municipal Art Society. began an
address last evening, in which he made plain 70
his hearers not only the manifold evils under which
the dwsller IL the city labored, but the way 10
minimize II not entirely remove them The ao-
dress was given members of the society and the
Liberal Arts Club, in the house Of the latter Or
Raufzation No. 81 West Thirty-fourth-st-, and was
listened TO by a good sized and deeply interested
audience Mr. ToUne held that one thing TO be re-
rnenbered in connection with the desire for the
c,+v beautiful was the necessity of utilizing the
forces which looked the question OF utility. ana
that Improvement in municipal Housekeeping Wouio
corne all the sooner II the practical side had
strong presentation.
Coming TO the city features which were objection
.bIe and preventfble the speaker said that art
uas the first thing under that schedule. He pald
tribute TO the work of DR.. Major Woodbury. ana
0r Iederle and urged his hearers to help II on.
hIIf admitted that little could be done unt1l tney
bSd wore money with which to work. One OF the
chfeF dif7cJIItes was the faulty method OF dispos
ing of house wastes, which rendered the olsposSl
az ashes dust, and other wastes not only an or,
fence TO public decency. but 2 positlve oanger ano
menace To public health. TIE habit or expectorai
i1E on sidewalks was shown 70 De as VICIOUS IN
rs sSyects on the public welfare the nabit OF ex-
IL ting in elevated and surface cars This lat
Ter he said had been done away with In great
sure and the of the Sidewalks Tor that por
nose could also be stopped by city ordnance
properly enforced
New-York tribune., 1903-03-19
CRUSHED IN SIGHT OF 100
Man Meets Auful Death on Brook
lam EEerated Road.

His body wedEed in between a train and the plat
form of the Fffty-second-st. station OF the Bay
Ridge elevated line of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
C'ompanv and his right leg, between the knee and
the thigh. pressed against the deadly third TalI'
John J. Chase, an expert public accountant. vas
gradually shocked roasted and squeezed TO death
Yesterday morning His terrible sufTerings were
witnessed for twenty minutes by hundred people
on the platform, who were poWerless to help hirn
Finally the was ia cked away from the plat
form by a wrecking crew. and the dying man was
nIaced IN an ambulance from the Norwegian Hos
pitaI but he did not survive the ride to that IN
stituton.
Mr. Chase who was thirty-fve years old. leaves
q widow two daughters and one son. Recently ne
had been employed as auditor FOR the "hkneCh
TTeiIbr1In Company at No. = Cireene-st-. Manhat-
tan a little late yesterday morning when
he reached the elevated railroad station. train
for Manhattan was just pulling out when he made
grab for one of the gates. bit lost his footing
and was pulled down between the car and the plat
form. The train stopped before it had gone
fifteen feet but in that time Mr. Chase's body had
been badly bruised and his right leg had fallen
against the third rail. To the cries Of the IN
fortunate man was added the smell IF burn
ing flesh which quickly Indicated the double peril
in which he was caught.
Repeated efforts showed how impossible II vas 70
ordinary Meanwhile. the main Offices Of the
railroad company been Informed. and word
was thA power house to shut Of the eleCtri,
current and the Thfrty-SiXth-St. station 10 send
out a wreCktng crew The current Of in ten
minutes hut IT five minutes later before the
wrecking arrived Powerful jacks were placed
platform far enough to allow Chase's body to be
removed
New-York tribune., 1903-03-19
LAWN FOR BABY GOT HIM IN JAIL
Sailor Bought It Here, but Had It En-
broidered in France.

Several yards Of lawn tcloth not grassD in the
Appraisers Stores. Jules lie Doux is in Ludlow
Street JAIL and baby in Grenoble. France, is In
want or certain clothes designed for IT, This sttua
tior Is due to the interest Of Uncle Jules i'm his
nephew niece whichever II may he. and his
ignorance Of the cruel EantIet that small section
lawn has to between the mowers Of the
Custom House
Jules Is one Of the sailors on the Transatlantic
liner La savoie. friend Of his here Is Miss Marie
GodeI. an expert seamstress- Jules learned that
the Stork towering about his sisters homo at
Cfrenoblp Just before starting q voyage To this
port and when he reached here he told Marie that
as a prospective rncI" time for him to he up
and doing told her his nephew OF niece on his OF
her entrance into this world must find royal ratment
awaiting him or her Lawn struck Marie as being
about up to the royal mark. and forthwith she pur-
chased of the Same several yards and delivered 1t
unto Jules
Jules took it hark to France with him and had
another sister anbroidar and otherwise decorate it
He brought hero again to have Marie fashion II
in the ways and stays it should go
But alas, Revenue officers who were looking for
tobacco snuEgIers pounced Jules and his bundle
4 lawn Bold bad smuggl"r.' they told Jules IN
English of which he understands not word We
have caught you with trying TO cheat fhe n1rSH
States Of America: and 1T Is garments for fhe
baby nephew or niece. cannot tell You which
though would gladly expostulated Jules in
French. ~ which the Tevenu" "fcers underSto"H
not whit.
Though they found no tobacco in Jules's bundle,
they found the lawn: it was all the same-laWn or
| tobacco-'twas smuggling nipped red handed. ana
as there was no to explain for Jules that the
lawn was bought here he was locked up In Ludlo"
Street Jail in default of $3.50 bail One thousand
FIVE hundred dollars, Had not he spent his all on
| the lawn? And where the lawn? He knew not
They had taken it away perhaps to another Jail in
| default Of 81 so bail. -
F3ut Marie heard Of Jules's plight after ne ma Il
beer1 in coll for two weeks and through tTiends
she induced the law firm OF Paletler & Loder- OF
No 70 Broad to go TO JuleS's aid. The bail was
| reduced TO 500 and the United states Of America
-igneed ifs Willingness let Jules out Of jail n Nc
- On avn hmught in this country (but. oh guilty
| embroidery. decorated abroad duty OF - T.,
mobile these United States But the stork mas "Gne
| and gone and I am Inci" jules. not knowing WHAT
! n is And IL has not the clothes.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-19
GERMAN ART AND THE FAIR.
Attempt to Remove Grievance-Reichstag
Votes an Appropriation.

RarIin March 1s-The Reichstag to-day adopted
the aopropraton of $s75n0 for the ST Louis Expo
siton being first quotasof the sI5o"0 TO be ap-
propriated to defray the expenses Of Germanys e1-
hibit at the fair
Dr. Miller CRadicaD pointed out that great irr1-
taton prevailed in tire German art industry ana
book trade regarding the copyright c0nduons IN
the United States He asserted that the Protect1on
secured to the art industry and book trade through
the treaty OF January Is. 1919. was "equtvaient 70
zero" and asked Secretary Won Posadowsky-
Wehner whether special treaty for proV1olns 1or
the protection of exhibits like those sent tn the
Paris Exposition and those to be sent to st LOUIS
evisted Finally Or Miller asked If the govern
n7ert had taken steps with the United states 70
secure better protection for German literary anu
art products.
Secretary y5n Posad0wsky-Wehn replied that
# was doubtful in 1892 whether treaty could ne
nerotia+ed upon the basis Of the copyright act of
1891 According patent laws the Secre-
ts-v added american citizens enjoy the salhe
rights as Germans. But according to the American
copyright act special obligations must be unoer-
+eken to secure protection. In spite of this vexa-
tious provision a declaration in favor OF the con-
ventio7 was that time made No ernoarfasS-
rnen+ grew out Of the Chicago Exposition for our
art industry If people IN America want to make
limitations in morally reprehensible manner they
can do so without the exposition. limitations can
occur in spite Of treaty prohibitions That must
he taken into the bargain. am however. Wiling
70 make the matter the subject of correspondence
with America but cannot promise the latter will
change its legislation for the purposes nj the
exposition
DR.. MILLER expressed satisfaction with the Secre-
tary's promise. but added: Il do not agree "lth
hin, regarding Chicago Some of the German ex-
hihitors had hard experiences there That explains
why the Stuttgart Publishers Society is agitatns
in favor of the entire German book trade ignoring
the st. Louis Exposition: , &,
Secretary Won Posadowsky-Wehner later IN
answer TO question regarding the steps the gov
ernment intends to take at Washington. said:
Our efforts W Il be exerted In two directions; ms
First TO tr- 10 get exhibits excepted from the
misunderstanding clause of the copyright act and to
secure their full protection. patented articles or
ar herxise second obtain protection against imi-
tations for a fixed period after the exposition.
hone our efforts will receive kindly hearing from
the American Government.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-19
A CONSERVATIVE RoUT.
Crushing Defeat for Kr. Balfour's Party IN
a By-Election.

London, March 1S.-The Conservatives nave
suffered a crushing reverse in the Rye DIVISION
of Sussex. where a by-election was held yes
terday for a successor to A NJ Brookheid' Con
servative who has been appointed Brltlsn Coii-
sui at Montevideo. The result was the return
of c. F. Hutchinson. Liberal by "aJorit! ol
534 over Edward Boyle. Conservative MI.
Hutchinson who appealed to the electors as
critic of the governments whole policy 90
tanned over two thousand more votes than ne
did in 1900 when be opposed Mr.. Brookhelo,
while the Conservative vote fell OF about one
Thousand.
The result Of the election at Rye has caused
great satisfaction to the members OF the oppo-
sitjon in Parliament. this being the frst gam
of an important seat since the Liperats look
up a definite attitude in the army controversy
There was much talk in the lobby Of the house
of Commons to-day about the moral erect
this and the Woolwich reverse would nave on
the government II is safe. however. 10 say
that the situation as far the government
programme is concerned. will not Nbe changed
New-York tribune., 1903-03-19
SECRETARY MOoDY's PARTY.
It Divides at Havaas-Pleased with Bahia
Honda.

Havana March 16-Secretary Moody and MS
party with the exception Of Postmaster zen
ersI Payne and Senator Hale, left Havana 1oF
Santiago on a special train at 1:l5 this morn
ing. Mr.. Payne continued his journey to san
tiago on board the Dolphin. and senator aaie
has started on his return to washington
Mr. Moody will stop for three hours at Ma
tanzas and will leave there at noon He VIII
also visit Santa Clara and Puerto Principe. and
VIII arrive at Santiago on Friday. The Secre-
tary said. previous 10 his departure for san
tiaEo. that the impressions he had formed during
his three hours stay ashore at Bahia hohoa
were entirely favorable to that place Inc mar
Dor. he added is convenient. and there Is an
ample site for a coaling station The coral
nsrentIv require little dredging. Mr.. MOODY
found that an American company had aIreaoy
purchased big tract of land for colonlzlhs t Rui
noses In the immediate vicinity Of the coailhg
C}f1
New-York tribune., 1903-03-19
PREMIER COMBES WINS.
French Chamber Votes Against the
Congregations.

Paris, March 1s.-The Chamber to-day de-
voted its entire sitting. which lasted until late
this evening. to finishing the debate on the Ia"
refusing the authorization to male religious
congregations required under the Law OF AS
sociations. The House finally adopted the re-
port of the commission against the authorize
ton by small majority.
The announcement that Premier ComDes
would speak caused every seat on the floor and
in the galleries to be occupied, but 1t was not
until NUMBER of Deputies had spoken for aho
against the measure that the Premier entered
the tribune He Argued that the suppression OK
the congregations not suppression OF the
liberty OF teaching. The State had the rlght 10
regulate public instruction. to look into us
character and forbid the teaching OF doctrines
contrary to republican principles. TINS was
what the State doing. Liberty of teaching
said NJ. Conbes, was not inprescriptiole
right II was a concession by the state. Inc
only question was whether this concession
should be made to the religious congregations
whose teaching during the last fifty years couio
be judged by its results.
There is nothing in the law" continued the
Premier, (which restricts you to a separate
discussion and vote on each of these demands
for authorization There is principle at STAKE
The government has done its whole duty. Inc
majority cannot dsavow It, for by so DONG II
will render it impossible for the government to
continue it's task"
This declaration that the Ministry made the
passage of the report question Of confidence
drew great applause from the benches OF the
government supporters. NJ. Combes concluded
bv potnting out that IL the Chamber entered
into an examination Of each application lot
authorization it would involve debates and votes
on 451 separate bills. The Premier retired from
the tribune amid prolonged applause by the
Republican members and much Kissing on the
part Of the Conservatives and Natfonailsts'
After brief reply by NJ. Ribot the CHAMBER
voted the adoption of the commission report
by 300 votes to 251- This vote implied tnat te the
Chamber refused to discuss the articles or the
report but adopted the conclusion OF the re-
port in favor Of rejecting applications for al au-
thorization by ali teaching congregations Inc
announcement of the result Of the ballot was
received with shouts of Long live the repun-
rcr' and Down with the congregations: Ihe
Chamber then voted that Premier Combes S
speech should be printed and posted throughout
France. and adjourned.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-19
MR., MONROE EXPLAINS BILL.
Merchants Association to Give Hearing to
Gas People-A Statement in Opposition.

Colonel Robert Grter Monroe. Commissioner CT
Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, attended a
meeting Of the Merchants Associations executive
committee yesterday and explained the bill which
he intends 20 send the legislature to enable the
city to build and operate municipal lighting plant
on Blackweils Island, particulars OF which have
already appeared IN The Tribune. Representatives
of the Edison company and the Consolidated Gas
C-onDauy asked to be heard before the Merchants
Association decided to advocate the passage or
Colonel Monroe's bill. and 1t was arranged to give
q hearing to the representatives OF the companies
Tomorrow afternoon. Clarence Whitman. presi-
dent OF the association. said later that the formal
action Of the and the attitude of the asso-
citation would"be determined after full hearing Of
both sides of tie question and after there had been
an opportunity for public discussion.
In discussing yesterday the recommendation by
the Commissioner of Public Works that New-York
City should establish and operate lighting plant
of its own. a Consolidated Gas Company interest
said:
Five ag9 70 M inst Ens stuson sT in te y
Of Boston, and Mayor Quincy appointed d commits
tTstcation flee co of municipa electric lighting plant
The results Of this inye.tigston are printHd, and
successes in this line entirely untrue. for the
lnenfs water rates, depreciation and other items
properly chargeable against cost These figures
Of the best known American electrical engineers.
At the recent mt nsnee of on the RfoFm Gh
Cshoon in summing HR the wnoe sye;
'IInGeT ordinary Con0ItIUfiH Ho nlhIIIpAtitF
has operated or can operate plant that the
expense of operation will not be at least 10 per cent
more than the same plant operated by a private
enterprise"
Anthony " Brady. president Of the New-York
Edison Company. when asked yesterday afternoon
for some expression OF opinion concerning the pro-
posed legislation replied that he did not care to
discuss the subject at present. but that at the
proper time the Mayor. IL he desired any informa-
ton on the subject. would be furnished with all
the necessary data. 1T must be remembered"
s6ded Mr. Brady, that the public lighting. instead
NJ being 8 large portion OF the business Of the
~,actric Ixkt and gas companies of New-York. as
has been stated, ie very tnstgnincanf portion or
IT. representing annuauy less than per cent OF
total Of about 81. .00O 600
New-York tribune., 1903-03-19
SAYS vAsoUEz Is SUCCESSFUL.
Plot Against Dominican Republic Crushed,
It Is Declared.

c.-z, Teonte vas4uez minister of San Do
-,,nro 4o this country. has received a cable dis
patch from his brother. President Horacio vas
ou.z Of the Dominican Republic. that the revou-
tionary movement against him has been enectuaily
crushed General VasQuez has obtained inforrna-
S., alan thatabis city has been the headquarters
Of the conspirators against the government In
fact all the arms and ammunition were purchased
here and stored in a spensh-American hotel up
town and later loaded on vessels to various west
Indian ports thence reshpped flibustertng ex-
reditIona 10 San Domingo. The introduction OF
contraband was effected without any din. DIM.
I,n{rhs hited A letter has also fallen into the
ands of Minister Vasquez. signed by General Juan
now in this city which It is said proves his COM
nIicity in the plot to depose President FasqueZ-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-19
FIGHTING IN URUGUAY.
Effort By the Government to Plncdte
the Rebels.

Montevfdeo. March 1s.-F1ghting between the
revolutfonfsts and government forces is reported
to have occurred near this city. and members
Of the Red Cross have started for the scene OF
the operations.
Four delegates have been sent from here to
treat for peace. The peace delegates are instruct
ed give notice to saravia the instigator OF the
revolution. as the basis of an arrangement tnat
the government will sSree to the appointment
under the direction Of the Nationalist party, OF
new projects in six depa rtments-
The government proposes to call out the Ma
tionAl Guard and declare a state Of siege
All kilograms are cen3ored.
Washington. March 16-United States Minis
ter Finch has advised the State Department, un-
der date OF Montevideo yesterday OF the cause
for the revolution In Uruguay as follows:
The White party rebelIed. dissatisfied with the
new President (Ordonez) who succeeded PreSi-
dent Cuestas and the recent appointments OF
departmental projects. No disorder IN the capi-
tai The government is hufrytng troops 20 meet
the revoiutioniEt8
New-York tribune., 1903-03-19

accomplishee vaster purposes in the development
of traffic This is the familiar argument OF the
beneficence Of monopoly. 1t should be addresseeG
to Congress and not the courts. The Denent 10
the people of this merger may be all that its master
spirit Mr.. James J. HILL in his argumentatiy tesH-
mory claims IL to be- but | apprehend that the
people win continue entertain their old fashioned
prejudice against monopoly and the arguments
addressed to the will fall upon as deaf ears
IN this respect as when addressed 10 the legls-
ia,ures and peoples Of the States Immediately
affected
Following Mr. Beck. Judge Young spoke for half
an hour, when court adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-19
HANGS HIMSELF IN HIS CELL.

Kro+tinR his shoestrinEs around his neck and
tying them the top Of his cell ooor' Charaes
I.cE.on Young EnElishrnan. twenty years old,
sfranrIed himself to death in the Raymond street
JsiI RrookIyn yesterday morning. He mac oeen
go o., faU bending an examination into his sanity.
JSckson who IL thought to have wen TO 90 Tela-
tives in England came from Nottingham seven
months ago.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-19
THE DOMINICAN ARBITRATION.
First Hearing Given in Washington on the
Sala Claim.

Washington. March Is-The board Of private ar
ht-ztio consisting Of Frederick Van Dyke. assist
ant solicitor for the State Department, and SeAor
tSUsehalla the Bolivian Minister. TO which was re-
ferred the claim Of J. 6ala & Co against the Do
-ninicaa Government for something like S215.oec.
began the consideration OF the case to-day The
Is for amounts alleged to Be due for supplies.
provisions and arms said TO have been supplied
by saIa & Co. TO General Heureaux. while he was
President Of the Dominican Republic. The next
hearing Will be given April Is.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-19
CANNOT TELEPHONE UNDER ATLANTIC.

Berlin, March fs-Inspector Jeatsch. Of the Gov
ernment Telegraph Department has made an
ofictai report TO the effect that telephone cennec-
&tor batEeen NewEYork and Berlin 10 imprac
ttcabls The inspector says that while the use Of
Papin rolls permits Of teIephoning under shallow
seas he believes 1t would be impossible to do so
below aOa metres ard asserts that the dinculties
uaountable.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-19

Sir Alexander Mackenzie sails on the Bavaria
for Canada to-day TO conduct series Of thirty
four concerts OF English music in the leading
cities Of the Dominion He speaks highly Of the
extra ordinary energy displayed by Charles Har-
rish. OF Ottawa. in organizing the enterprise
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