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BURDEN BOBBED'AGAIN Thief in the Guise of a Gas Inspector Stole $2500 in DETECTIVES CAUGHT THE MAN Ths Property Recovered 'from Pawn-. shop and a Confession Forced by Which Other Thefts Were Unearthed and Jewels Pound. I. Townsend Burden of 5 East Twenty-si rtb 8treet. whose house was robbed of diamonds and Jewelry valued at $40,000 two years ago, was the victim of a smooth, rascal in the.

early part of the present week, when his house was looted of $2,500 worth of diamonds and pearl. A man called at bis house Tuesday morning', and Informed the servant that be was In tbe employ of a gas company, and had 'been sent to look at the gas arrangements. His appearance was gtreposssslng, and be was readily admitted. A servant accompanied him to the cellar, and then through the first and second floors. He made a careful Inspection as he -went from one part of tbe bouse to the ether, and succeeded in 'arousing no suspicions in tbe mind of tbe butler, i who ac eompanled him.

On reaching the third floor the man servant left the supposed gas inspector, for one of Mrs. Burden's maids was on that floor, and the man was turned over to her watchfulness. While tbe maid was conducting him about she wis called to perform some service for Mrs. Burden, who was dressing for 1 unci eon. This gave tbe thief bis opportunity.

He lipped Into Mr. Burden's bedroom and took from there several articles of Value. These consisted of a crescent pin, with twelve diamonds, the middle one being especially large and beautiful; a turquols and diamond pin; a gold chain purse, with a large turquols on the cover and diamonds; a pin of turquols and a pearl pin, shaped, like a double heart, surrounded by pearls; a gold chain, with a diamond pendant, and a small gold chain, with a large diamond attached. Mr. Burden reported the robbery after Its discovery to the Detective Bureau, and Capt.

MoClusky told his men 'who cover the up-town districts to look after the thief. Mr. Burden described the gas man as being well dressed, of light complexion, with a smooth face. He wore a light Fedora hat, with a black band and a black lining for the under side of the brim. Detectives Berkley and Arfken saw a man answering his description walking on Madison Avenue reaterday afternoon.

They followed bim or a mile br more, and took Into our tody at Eighth Street. To Capt. McClusky the prisoner finally admitted his guilt. Pawn tickets for Mr. Burden's jewelry and tlcketscalling for much more Jewelry were found upon him.

The man gave his name as Carl L. p. Hansen, otherwise known as twenty- three years old, and born In He aid he left Sweden two years ago, and came to this country, ii He was a sailor; and enlisted in the United States Navy an a seaman on the. Ill-fated battleship Maine. He remained in the naval service only a Short time, when he deserted his ship.

He afterward went back to Europe on 1 the Paris, and remained in London for a time, finally returning to New York. He said that on Feb. he robbed the house of A. H. Umion, 111 West Seventy-aecond Street, while in the guise of an em-.

ploys of the gas company, of a brooch containing twenty-five diamonds, a large amethyst breastpin, set with pearls; a ruby ring, and three diamond rings, valued at On Monday last he entered the bouse of Mrs. Leopold Weil, at 10B West Seventy-seventh Street, as a gas inspector, and robbed the place of a gold watch, a solitaire diamond ring, and a large pin, set With thirty pearls, all valued at $1,000. Tickets for. all of this Jewelry were found to the prisoner's possession, and were recovered from the pawnshops where it had been pledged. The prisoner was Identified as being the culprit by servants from the Burden house and from other houses lie had visited.

The first Burden robbery was committed In, the Spring of IS Hi This robbery was committed' by William Robert ir. and William Turner, second butler, in the Burden mansion. The two thieves eluded tbe vigilance of the detectives under Capfe O'Brien, then head of the Detective Bureau, and fled to London, where they were caught by men from Scotland Yard on June 4 of that year. They were extradited and sentenced to imprisonment for sixteen and fourteen years, respectively. Nearly all of the Jewelry stolen by the two -butlers jwas recovered In London.

THE DISPENSARY BILL Dr. Wlrala's ExpUaatioai of the Purpose of Those Who Favor the MeaaaureJ Dr. Frederick Holmel Wlggin of this city ays that In the accounts of the hearing on the Dispensary bill before the Joint committee of the Senate and the Assembly in Albany last Wednesday the impression was given that Important medical bodies appeared in opposition to the measure, said to be a plan for a medical trust." and that no Important bodies appeared in favor of the measure. Dr. Wiggin asserts that no medical society, save the Homoeopathic State Medical Association, appeared against the bill, notwithstanding the fact that Dr.

Fran Van Fleet, Chairman of tbe Legls- lative Committee of tbe New York State Medical Society, appeared, claiming to represent that body. A.pote signed by Dr. F. C. Curtis, Secretary of the last-named society, la quoted, to the effect that no action of any sort has been taken by that society on the question of free dispensary The names of the following medical societies are mentioned as having already indorsed the Dispensary bill: The New York County Medical Association, Medical Society of the County of New York, the New York Medical League, the New York Society for Advancing the Practice of Med- telne.

the Medical Society of the County of Kings. Queens County Medical Association. Brooklyn Medical Society. Brook- lyn Medical Association, Long Island Med-i IcaJ Society, Medical Society of the County of Queens, Medical. Society of the County of Richmond, and the New York Btate Medical Association.

The collective membership of these societies is about 5,000. Dr. Wujgln deprecates the imputation that tne pnysicians are strmng to form a medical trust, and says that they are striving merely to secure a proper regulation of medical charity. The desire Is to remedy the great evil of free-to-all. medical charity." he says, and not to close dispensaries or i to impair their usefulness.

We are simply endeavoring to, exclude those applicants Who may prove, after a considerate Investigation, to be unworthy of assistance," and who by their acta are robbing deserving poor of the physicians time which should be given to them." GUILTY OF CONTEMPT OP C0TJBT. Tho s-Cossaalssloaors ot Taxes a4 Asseasseeats Did Net-Ohey a Writ. Justice Kellogg. In the Supreme yesterday, handed down a declaion adjudg- lng Edward P. Barker, Theodore Sutro, and James L.

Wells. Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments of th City and County of New York prior to Jan. 1. guilty of contempt of court In not obeying an order to file a return to a writ of certiorari Issued July The writ was obtained by the MetropoU-ta 8 treat Railway Company on the claim that the Commissioners of Taxes had assessed the valuation oa tho capital stock at an excessive amount. Tho company further alleged that the Com tnlssionera placed a valuation of fa0.0ou on the Twenty-third Street line, and that this was also too high.

i The It appears, have never made any return to the writ, and since the new charter went into operation the point has been raised by them that the new Commissioners make the return. Justice Kellogg-, say that the return to the writ should be made by the Assessors who made tho valuation. He says that the tact that the Statute does not uuiim. plate that a successor to offlce may make a return (on information or belief) seems conclusive that the return should bo made by tho former Assessors. I The decision further says that the Assessors have filed what la not a return.

and that they have railed to carry out tho niwwuigu i SOME COLLEGE TENDENCIES. The President i of Hebart Says 'the Flea re-See klmsr Boa Foraeta His ToUlaar Pavreat. At the February meeting of the Drawing Room, held last at the Waldorf-Astoria. President jjoaes of Bobart College read a paper oa Some Tendencies In Coir lege Education." He argued that tho luxury and- elaborateness of coilea-e life is fro talnmehts, and said, in part: When, a' a college football game, one see hundreds of iweli-dressed. stalwart undergraduates twenty years and over rej-jolclag ta boyish sport, and reflects that few of them could earn a week If thrown upon their ownj resources, he feels that thers must be somewhere a forgotten man; that some one touat pay the cost of.

all this. Tbe forgotten man is the parent. There is something wrong when It is possible for Ull-rrown men ta And their rhlefMt Joy In shouting on a grand stand, at an age when men In other countries are a-raoDlinit with their life work. 7 rf College life with us is too expensive and It begins and ends too late. The average age of graduation Is twentvhree; then come three or four years of professional squdy; then an equal period of waiting for practice and reward.

The man is twenty-eight or thirty before he reaches self-sup port and full elf-respect. "There is a great, unvoiced -demand foir wruer, aeaiinier, simpler, cneaper, ana more earnest college life, which shall permit of earlier eelf-suDDort. The narental rpaymaster will hot always consent to be forgotten." XEGjAX NOTES. tzfc 1 Laaw or ArroBwrf. In an action brought by Peter Herter against the receivers of the Murray Hill Bajik, a decree was granted that upon payment by Herter of $1,902.53 to the receivers they should surrender to bim certain promissory notes and satisfy a mortgage they held as security.

The plaintiff and defendants are both satisfied with the decree, anil -wtah tn 'ramr provisions into effect, but Arthur the lawyer who procured the claimed that his lien for Services should! first be paid. Justice Kellogg. In Supreme Court, Special Term, yesterday, held that; the attorney could not now effectually pre-i ventre execution of the decree by anyj claim of lien, and that he must be content- i ed with any lien he may have subject to rtS- 2ftelr had been Performed, i uu-cyieu iimx fierier -ana his wife give an undertaking, conditioned to save the receivers harmless against dam-f from theirj complying with the terms of the decree, i i RI8POX8IBIIJTT or Lawyers to Clients. Mrs. Claire Hjldebrand, a -widow, living In Syria, gave aj power of attorney to Robert Avery, a lawyer, to collect for her from various Insurance companies over $5,000.

He maxty the collections, and, upejn application to the Supreme Court for A peremptory order directing him to pay over these moneva. hm i paid beyond tl.OoS. and made no excuse for i Jts me; remainder except that he fir noJ, 43 "orney at law in making the collections. Justice Kellogg yesterday granted the order, saying that this was ia serviceusually rendered by an attorney at law. The power of attorney did not style s.belr'( ac attorney In facV but constituted him; plaintiffs true and law- ii "orney," tj serve her in making the co lections.

"The defendant." the Court said. cannot be permitted to screen himself by such a tlalm. He undertook to do a lawyer's work: he Is a lawyer, in fact, and as such must respond." i i Ths Pouct ab Cancelled. A fire insurance policy. ssued by the Kxchange Fire Insurance Company of the City if New Tork to EdwaM W.

Backus and another, upon property in Minneapolis, contained la provision that If should be cancelled at any time at the request of the insured, or by the company by giving five days' notice of such cancellation, and If tbe cancellation was by the company gijvtng notice, it should retain dnly the pro rata premium. The policy was issued on Nov. 1892, and on July 15, 1803. the company posted a letter to the insured which was received on the 17th. A suit by tjhe Insured jagatnst the company to re- ubsequent fire loss resulted on the trial In Judgment in favor of the de-fmfKanA dlon has now been affirmed by the First Appellate Division.

The only question at Issue on the appeal was 7SJ construction of the provision in ihe policy relating to. its cancellatlou, and whether the policy was cancelled by the service of the notice on the plaintiffs, not accompanred by payment or lender of -Unearned premium. Justice McLaughlin, giv- i'Jw t5e besides other things: The further provision that Port'on" of the premium pliould be returned on surrender of the ool- I5yr Iast. did not require the re-Payment of the urrrnl dltlon precedent to the cancellation of the raia premium was only I to be returned on surrender of the policy lor last renewal That surrender of the policy was an act to be performed by. the insured.

It cannot bo enforced iy the Insurance com-panyJ the possession of the Insured. All that tne defendant could do was to notiry the Insured that the policy was cancelled, and offer to pay the pro rata unearned premium upon the surrender of the policy. It then became the duty of the Insured to offer! to surrender the policy i or last renewal. Then the obligation of the insurance comDarv to IV tho nm m- rnlm would arise. If a surrender of the policy had been tendered by.

the Insured and the insurance company had then trel fused to pay jthe pro rata unearned premium, it might be that the obligation- of the company the policy would revive, and the policy continue in force; but under the form of this clause, providing for ihe cancellation. It seems to me quite clear that the policy was cancelled by a service of the notice With an offer then to retorn the pro rata Unearned premium from the surrender of the policy." 1 OoimtovzRBt' Brr week Hijsbaxd ajtd WW. Mary JC B. Gouge was sued by her husband, Henry A. Gouge, in the former Court of Common Pleas, to recover one-half of the net proceeds realized from the sale certain real estate, under an alleged oral agreement on her part, when she bought the property that she would pay him one-half of all she received from its sale, after deducting the purchase price.

A dismissal of Mr. Gouge's complaint ihas now been affiHned by the First Appellate uivuuon. in an; opinion oy Justice McLaughlin. Mrs. Gouge, who in 1873 was the wid ow of one Rutsel Bates, from whose uc was receiving, ana nas since an Income, at; that date married the plaintiff.

In 1S79, as husband and wife tbey went Into possession, as tenants, of ithls oan. rter Proceedings were Instituted to foreclose a mortgage upon; the premises. MJ Gouge attended the sale and bid In the property for his wife, and she received a deed from the referee. She paid the entire consideration, borrowing a por-' tlon of the money upon her note from her former husband's estate, and for the bal-i ance giving a purchase money mortgaged The plaintiff did not claim that tho-aireged' arrangement feued upon wa made prior to the salfc McLaugh-J lln said. If it waamade at all, it was after the sale, aod-the record falls to disclose a suggestion of any consideration tnn it i Such a contract.

If It could" be enforced in any event, wOuld have to be based upon good and valuable consideration. A merfi torious consideration alone would not be fJjPS.1' of WUbur vs. Y7 XH -The alleged agreemenTaS cording to plainUfTs own testimony, is vague and Unsatisfactory throughout! Hi Is uncertain In every respect. It lacks every element necessary to enable the eouri to enforce specific performance. To en title one to a Specific performance of an oral contract, partly performed, for the purchase and sale of land, or for an Interest ia the proceeds derived from a sale, it Is absolute ly essential lh very ease that the contract not only should be clearly proved, but that its terms and conditions should be made reasonably certain.

(Dunckel vs. DuuckeL 141 N. The plaintiff's own evidence! If we accord) toi It tne most favorable con. slderatlon possible, utterly failed to estab lish a contract Of this character." i Charce Agmlast Dr. Joy Dlaaalsoe.

The charges of neglect of duty and IneffiL dency made! against Dr. Henry joy; phyaicUa of tho SaUors Sana- Harbor 4 dismissed by the Trustees at their meetbur iaN'orton "and Jayn XeHebZiSk gao Dix. and the Rev. Dr. Howard Doffleld were present, and tho vote to diuniM ih.

charges was not a niunimw. charges were maao bv a bum. i VKi" narbor LIBRARIES PROMISE HUGH A Vast Increase In Volumes and Circulation Within the Last 1 Four Years. ALL ORTS ENCOURAGING Annual seting of the Library Club anj Lit rary Association Brings Out So me Creditable Figures 1 Election of New Officers. The' New Tork Library Association and the New rk library Club held their annual iolnt 1 leetlngs yesterday morning and afternoon 1 1 the Yeung Men's Christian Association Building, at 818 West Fifty-seventh 8tret.

The first meeting was opened by President A. L. 'tck of the Library Association at 10 o'clock In the morning. The other meeting 1 at 2 JO o'clock, and lasted un- til 6 P. M.

There were present about 230 members ar friends who sympathised with the motive 1 of the sessions, which were Stated to 1 the advancement of; the library' systtm and the promotion of fraternal relat ons among librarians and those interested 1 1 such work. President Peck said that all librarians of the State ltd reason to feel proud of the advancemei that had been made' in the last few nths. He showed that jthe sixteen leadin libraries in New York had a total numb ir of 400,624 volumes in 18OT, and a circu ation of 2.010,541 for that year. In 1893 th i circulation was but 990,000. showmg th; there had been an Increase of 1,030,000 In the intervening four years.

The advance ha 1 been steady, and was due to the laaprov iment in system of circulation and an lnci ease in the number of volumes, R. EsitnuB W. R. Ei stman. State Inspector of Public LIbrarle at Albany, delivered a lengthy address.

In which he said the number of libraries llch reported from New York City in 18 rr was twenty-six. These Included the branches. "There were probably as mai more connected with mission; enterprises or in some way supported by! private glf 9 that did not report," he con-, tinned. rhere was one library of con-! stderable lnportance, the Harlem which. aft fifty years' trial of the subscription an, became free last September and began to circulate books at the rate of 10.000 a month.

hljhest record for 1897 Is held by the One Hundred and Tenth Street brandi ol the Aguilar Free Library, which sh wed 4.803 books circulated 93,028 The second In the list is the Blcomlngdale branch of the New York CI ret lathig Library. Two years ago the efty pa Its libraries $00,000. a year ago $97,000, anc according to the estimate, they will receive this year. $166,000. This Increase Is ery praiseworthy.

The opening of every nw branch shows that the great hunger for books is not yet half supplied. The circulation has doubled in four years, not becaus 1 the nonulation hnja lnrnaiH at such, a rale, but because the number of books and facilities for obtaining them have uouotea. Popular Classification. A. E.

Bbstwick. President of the New York Library Club, outlined a roneraJ scheme of popular classification. Miss Imogens Han ltlne of the Prendergast Library, of Jamestown, Frank P. Hill of Newark, and W. Foster of Providence read papers, and 1 discussion followed on the experiments recently made In allowlnz bor rowers fret access to shelves.

W. K. Rtet- 80,1 of Ne Haven. Adeline E. Brown of the Yprkvllle branch.

New York; Miss, Kate Kaufman Kf th Piv.M. Elmendorf of Buffalo, contended- that uiera was jno longer any question that the free-accearfplan was an admirable one -as It and brougit them in close contact with the h. guide OthMrH the nieetlngs-were IdJe of Columbia University LK lr.fL,i1'ie, 'he 1 Kbrary Tbomaa brary, Journal, rora.i xwuo ja. oewins Ol riart- Halnesl were made a committee to pre- fl ta tor uoraries for lS98and Dr. J.

S. Billings, J. S. Bran-deg W. Morey.

Peck, and W. R. Kawtflian. Committee on Legislation. I-' Were eIeCtCd b' lh Library wln, Secohd Vice President; W.

R. N. WlngTreasurer. vearwi, Plummet, tnd Wberfor Earn Inithe afternoon the Trustees of the American Library Association met In the 5wm drnK- Maltland pre! sided, anr Dr. Henry W.

Lelpziger of the AguUar I ree Library acted as retanr TheUattei, Mrs. R. J. Cross. W.

Antl Hersfeld. and Alexander Ma land wer made a committee to devise means; the better co-operation of the fibrariea'001 PuoUc Those rhp attended the Joint meeting dined last night at the Sturtevant Houa CKITICISES MS. McKTNXET. The Rev J. H.

Bartea Says the Preat. dcat Is m. Traitor to Methodism. NEJW IrrxswiCK. N.

Feb. his I anmi address before the Epworth League or New Jersey, the President, the Rev. J. Hoffman Batten of Matawan. expressed Umself vigorously on the temperance que idon to-day.

Something of a sensation was created among 300 delegates who had assembled la the First Methodist Episcopal Church rhen the Rev. Mr. Batten1 said-" We she uld honor Gov. Shaw of Iowa for refusing countenance a ball or to permit wine at Hate functions. But I caiinotslv the.satm of the man who sltsSnder in the.

Whit House. He may be loyll to so ca traditions, but he is a traitor to th prindplei of Methodism." "op xa i Iki- Lnr.dof New York Raid in his address on Tho League Is i i axovements." IXhfrX wo- "c'wm man, anJ the total wouia lgn fT.y a ares to say it is tn Ivor nfl th. X.r 1 19 they say nu.mh.rJ w.TTY out ir its thli- vrtf y. on election wiped out. COljEtli: PTJBNACE EXPLODES.

Two avad a P1m1. xi- Pmlofollr Dani.J I Through the exnloninn ollne furnace yesterday, at 230 Second Avenue, pne mecnanlo at work and two wo- i ua rwo wo men wete. seriously injured and the fur- mture urn room wu wmaIpi plumber ne was Arthur JlronA years nuaarea and Fifth Street. He was repairing a faucet Pled r- -uiv vme unrtAwjt 'FaTd herder: SJ were both In the room. Cariad, explosion two largo window.

i it room of the ar5nIrKLow" 5 Tblowi; nouse seen vt m. Edward Furst j-vecue saw the rim, "1 mmoned a po rJ up stairs aaa aoa ner sister nn their knees In the middle of the floor of tho dining too no. screaming with piia. wereVlh badly burned aboutththeoand A physician was called, who dreaxt rle Jiroud was 'i-f-Li? foments In the rrr' viu-hctj auia smocked about Bv thl the fro a aa threS rntn iJ to be el turned tn llcemanj A 1 will offer Frjday Printed India Dimities in exclusive designs, West I Tf A at 11 yd. 2id St.

CHARTER DAY CELEBRATION. Tho Committee of PronUoeat Kern Ap pointed by Mayor Tarn Wyelc Meets and Orgraaisea. The Committee on Charter Day Celebration appointed by tho Mayor met in the Aldermen's Chamber In the City Hall yesterday and organised. More than 200 of the 420 appointed answered the; roll calL Mayor Van Wyck called the meeting to order, and puggree ted that a permanent Chairman be elected. Shayne moved and Horatio C.

King seconded the nomination of W.IrH. Washington, the Chairman of tho Citizens' Committee, and the election was made unanimously. CoL O. Oarnett was made Secretary. R.

B. Roosevelt Vice President, and H. W. Cannon of tho; Chase National Bank Treasurer. The absolute authority with which Mr.

Croker rules the Tammany men was rather humorously Indicated in a discussion that followed a demand for a roll calL One of the first of the newly appointed committee to arrive at the City Hall Was Civil Justice J. H. stlner. He took a seat In the front row of the Chamber, and held It until Mr. Croker arrived.

Then he yielded It to the leader and took a vacant chair near the reporters' table. When the call was made for a roll call Justice Stlner objected loudly. He declared that It was Waste of time to read the roll of names, that It had already been published, and 'that all the members kw namea the other members. Mr. Croker whispered to: ex-Judge TL.

W. Pittman, who sat beside him, and Mr. Pitt-thtnfWKbt the CSiairinan eye and took Jt. h.t" u8sted to me," he said, that there should be a roll call Before he had time to eveak more Justice Stlner was on his feet I Withdraw mVob-4aii he "Let jus have a roll Oaraett made a report of the work already done by theiExecuUve Committee of the Cltiaens' Committee, and it was unanimously approved. On motion of District Attorney Gardiner, it was decided that the Mayor and the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the committee should select committees of the Joint committees, to be known as the General Committees on Charter Day Celebration and to carry into cheme of celebration when finally nnt it was decided that the Joint committees take up the Comluee" le" i oxo-rvr ji wyes: should be honorary president of the cele- BISHOP DUDLEY I DECLINES.

i Refoses tho Secretaryship of tho Prot estant Episcopal Home and Foreign. Mtssloooryj Society. Because Bishop Thomas TTnderwrwwt ley of Kentucky believes that many of his Dreuren in tne KpiBcopace are opposed to his acceptance of his recent wHn General Secretarysihlp of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church! in the United Stateaand for other reasons, he has declined to assume the dut'ea of the office. At "ln tuccLion. on eD.

8, at the meeUng of the Boardof Missions In the Church Missions Housekhls itw Doane of Albeny was appolntedas a com- morm jtsignop uudiey of hia elec- uon. iiisnop Doane. on WlnD celved a reply from BlsnOp Dudley, declln- a nonor placed upon h'm, and yesterday sent a copy to the offlcea of of Managers at the Missions House. In this aiter aeciining toi accept the election. Bishop Dudley teih wor ln answer to th ihTi haturaily, b.

asked. Inated tn ThT.Z,.. "fclmon ween was noro-lSi unanimous Th the hoard, at its tneetins; in January fluty tZr01 to, 4eclde Quesuon of STnJi? b7 thlU action, with but one dis- cnunromen. I could but fed that Ood that I should undertake thU therefor all that I daredJo say at that time was that I hoped I should "nlertske anyduty which the church should put upon me. at the cost of any personal sacrince.

andeVen at the oosTof snlng saennce to th diocese of my love. hr oorrespocidence with my ml T. "1 EW-oopate I hv, learned that i ll Lf them PP" to my acceptance of the offlce even for the short time designated! fhf hV.1?1.,1 hTe'1 that the action the board itself was by no means unanimous. ZLVf vrfcaw plains for the eon.S2S thm supposed unanimity la no lonaer present to compel the sacriflce of myself aid of LT- gratefuli to my brethren for thrtr good opinion, for their; belief In my ability and my willingness to serve the great caias of missions, and because 1 have been Invited by the board to act as Ha representative, I am bold to call upon all churchmen Bishops, priests and laymen-to take pains, that In this year of dls-ontaoisation. when the society has no duly ao-polnted lwer, there shall be no falling off In the contributions to our missionary treasury that our personal efforts shall supply the deficiency of ELLSWORTH 'BILL A MENACE i The Xewspoper Publishers Seaal a.

De. Reaolmtloa ts the Leg. islatare Baoqoei To-olght. The second day of the' convention of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association was devoted to a general discussion of the advertising features; of the newspaper; and to new type-setting: machines. Adver4 Using agents were also jthe subject of discussion, and tbe question of restricting their commissions was considered, but no definite action was taken.

In view of the fact that the Ellsworth Anti-Cartoon bill is now before the Senate, the convention took up jthe bill and passed the following resolution, which was sent to the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee: ii B.T Ajnerfaan Newspaper Publishers Association, now In convention assembled In New Tork City, and repreaewinsiieths of the capital and circulation of the dally nresa of the United States that tbe scaUedElisworUt 'n J5? omxm of this StaeTano which bill la Intended to prohibit the prlntm of Slli0 mSlnth. TnewC Tort 8t- a menace to the freedom of the preaa and a threat to stifle th PubuToptolcS: to tUontof The convention wm to-day elect oAVeea nvTtb fty. ind Treasurer, and nvo other Directors will be chosen Tti. usual to elect new ft aid yesterday that It was probable Prla? KaPP other-offlSriuldo. awnewTpaJe-r boonmd "of ifterei It is UMMt linn.

1 vSd1 cloa. hare berT toyiTed! Peter? SL. The ry iJaniel, General passenger Aren Baser inauuVuwrr utt aaa ir AST 1 1 'in jj i id). is i i ff The sign for you to econo mize is still Hung out. Two days' selling has taken over 2,000 suits from the several thousand; has taken all the $28 ones; but has left a crood assortment at 25 and under has left something, of all sizes, way up to 46 inches chest measure.

i The suits are last Spring's sacks and cutaways. wI2.ko is the $10, if your chest measures under inches. am kppETTzmo BnmMsai Bicycle suits, 6.50; were $13 to $18. Rogers, Peet Co. Warren and Broadway.

Prince and Broadway. Thirty-second and Broadway. TO-MORROW WILL APPEAR The Review of Books arid A LITERARY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY The New York Times no hen art aftut feature of Hi Authors at Home. XVUL Henryk SlenkJewicx, Author of' Quo Vadis," and His Life ln Poland His Visit to America and the Material He Got Here. Cvil War Histories Mr.

Joel Chandler Harris's Article of Last Week Followed by One from Daniel H. Chamberlain. Governor of South Carolina. 1874-1876. The Poet of the Far West I Joaquin Miller and His Verse His Writings Now Collected Reviewed by CHARLES DE KAY.

Literary Letters from Europe Mr. Alden's from London and Mr. Strong's from Paris. Burke and Fox. J774J797 Facts ln Their Friendship and Their Later Estrang-ement.

Venice and Eugenie. Mrs. SHERWOOD'S Reminiscences of the Moat Beautiful of Cities and Women. Books Worth Readme; Again. V.

Reuben Davis's Reminiscences of Life ln Mississippi Before the War-One of: the Most Interesting Books on that Period Ever Written. Arthur- Young Again i Some Further Passages from His Autobiography Washington and Napoleon. Illuminated Manuscripts Our Debt to the Monks of Old Times Origin of the Art Value of Specimens, Richard Le GaUienne His Rise to Authorship Through Journalism and Service ln an Accountant's Office. Books and Authors Timely and Freeh Notes of Forthcoming and Recent Publications. Sb $txtr Uurk Cxtnes "All the Hewa That's Fit to Prist.

LONG ISLAND CTTT yWATTtt Cosamlmatoier Davl torn uel Coral Meyer oa tke Cltlaems' Ceatpuy. Commissioner Dal ton of the Department of Water Supply said yesterday there was urgent: necessity for an Increased supply of water in the Borough of Queena He denied that there was any politics ln his recommendation, of the contract with Cord Meyer's Citizens Supply Company, and de clared that he made It solely on the report of the Chief Engineer to his" department, G. W. Blrdsall. who made an Investigation and reported that ln no other way could the defects of the system be rectified without long delay.

i Cord Meyer said the price of $65 per 1,000.000 gallons was very small. Consumers in Queens County are now charged 15 cents per 1.000 gallons and ln Brooklyn 10 cents per 1,000. Referring to the statement that his company offered the water to Lona-Ijland City foT50 per 1.00O.00O awllJSs. Meyer said it was only for a small ouan-tlty and a short term. They bad the water to spfLre then, but to be ready to supply JOOO.OOO gallons a day would necessitate the enlargement of their pumping stations and call for a considerable outlay on the part of the company.

Phillips Broolta'a Estate. Feb. IT. An Inventory of the estate left by the late Blnhon Thmr- Brooks, who died early in 1893. baa just been uiea in cue Burrouc Probate Court, together T000 of JU executors, showing undr his will have been Its 8BA HVnlaea at AMCSEMEm.

D'ICONTISUmiS 68TH XD 'l a vet First TIsae rp Ttwt, MARVELOUS DI0CRAPH. TNEW VIEWS.) 1 BARRTMORB a PRANK BUSH. Oardnar ABly; Staaley A Jackson. Iflmle Four. Ray Rojrce, Snyder A Buckley, Bros.

lforeUo, CUtlreA- H.Tnm Wblttaker. De Moss A Mala Others. Afternoons 25c 15c I 60 and 25c Come any tine. I EVENIlsin.cr PRoeTOR'srsrs S3H ST. 1 niriniE SELicnnn AOABEmr or snmc.

ith st. a irvms fl aalll.JiP HEATHER." Maf- Wed. A Bmt. at A Bve. SOS.

1 mize is Btill Hung otit i VTv i II a Boyf a 1 I I llll II II It -K rm I 3 G3A 4 pEST 111 I THE WO SHOES BOUGHT AT OUB: STOKES rOUlHKD AMUSKMEJITS. EVENTS OF THE YEAR vaudeville ideal benefit Tendered to the Actors Fund by THE UNITED VAUDEVILLE PROFESSION i ur A KfrUtJA. 1 K0STER BIAL'S Nut Sonda; Night (Feb. 20). TTVEI.y APPEAR) include Anna Held, Clara Morris, Pauline Hail.

Maggie Cllne, Julie Mackey. Mabel FentOB. Alloa Athortnn Rrfwarri R.1.M1.I Tony Pastor, Sam Bernard. Bobby Oaylor, Ezra enaail.i w. T.

Carleton, Peter F. Dalley, John T. Kellr. Russell Brathera. John ir.rn.ii Thornton.

Joseph Hart, Carrie De Mar, Fred Hal-len. Mollte Fuller, George Evans. Mark Murphy, Frank Bush, George Fuller Golden. Wttta Pea-bod v. The Human Sons- 8hfvt." body, The Human Song Sheet." Bee Sunday Advertisement.

SEATS SOW ON SALJ3. WALDORF-ASTORIA, ASTOR GALLERY FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 18. AT P. Admlasioa S3.0QL i Tickets obtainable at Tyson's (AH principal Hotels.) i MUBICAL IN AID OF THO LITTLE SISTERS OF THE MRS.

WBLLMAJIM. POL. PUAHO03I. First public performance tn New Tork of I IN A PERSIAN Song Cycle, the words selected from the Rubaiyat of Omar Kayhan. Muslo eomnosed by Usa Lehman.

Mrs. Beahory Ford, Miss Marguerite Hall, Mr. Mackenzie Gordon. Mr. David 'Blspbam.

BIJOU, B'way a 30th. Eves. 8:15. Mata. Wed.

A Sat. 2:15. if I rush tor the AAD 1 MATINEE. IRWIN AKD HER CO. IM TUB SWELL MISS FITZWELL.

nnnnnv joxes' iooth inwiihhi B1RTHDA ELABORATE I BROADHCRST'S SOUVENIRS. M1U SUCCESS. WHAT HAPPENED TO JOflES. AMERICAN421 St- 8tA- Tel. SM7-S8th St AiUCIlWtn Cwtl.

Square Opera Co. Opera in Enarllstu 8th Snceessfal Week Caralleria Rusticana. Grand Double Bill. PINAFORE, Tuesday Mat." I Evening, 8:16. I Sat.

Wash. Birthday. 25e 75. 25 (Me. popular request the Doable Bill will continued next week.

Feb? 28th. Gypsy Baron." LYCEUM th At. ft 23d 8:13 Daniel Frohman. Manager Matinees Thursday and 8at'y, A wees: in Din montn in London. THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE.

NEXT TUESDAT, SD SPECIAL MATINEE. Tha Princess and tha Butterfly. in n. ou montn in London. WW mm IPg, n.

MATINEES WEDNESOAT AND SATURDAY. EMPIRE ITfia THEATRE -i a uw WUIJUfcl UI 3 COMPANT. I Frn a-is TH18 AFTERNOON AT 1:30 SHARP. TWELFTH NIGHT CLVB BENEFIT. TWELFTH NIGHT CLUB BENEFIT, il the principal Actors and Actresses ot I i Prices.

75c. 8L00. and 81.50. Sit I- THEATRE. B'way ft 28U St.

lU Mil Evs. 820. To-nlpht ft Mat. MOLUESKA-H MEASUREFOR Nt-wk! Wuhlnftoo'i BlrthdayJ HOPPER. CAPITAN.I Beveuth Reslmcat Bitnd ln tb O'rmnd Finalcfl.

LYCEUM THEATRE This Afternooa 1 9 4V. MBJOr J. B. Iwti unniinrM tti lrf A mi-f a si VV, euuuee of th new renins In Uttratur. KlCnAKO LEOALLIENNE.

Readings from his Pmim mnA Prra. nniiM Tickets. For sale at Theatre bos office FANCIULLrS Grand Onart I FEB. 26 11 too Tlst RegU Band A Great Sole. Ists.

at the Armory. Seth and Park Av. Tickets r.lANHATTAN. WAY DOWN EAST. Matinee TO-MORROW.

Seats selling for Wash. THE WORLD IN WAX. Hungarian Band Concerts. PASSION PLAY Other CINEMATOGRAPH Views. WALLACE'S THEATRF YG JOHN i Wed.

Saturday. nPFW auiiafldCK-b DAY. "Special Mat. Washington's Birthday. K0STER ft DIAL'S JS.

XTRA MATINEE WASHINGTON'S bStHDAT Mata Wed. Sat VXZZZ.m4'M.F2!,nnu Rg. Prices. KICt THH FRENCH AUin rTB 91 Opera Company tn a New IkOiAliOaaala Opacs "A XacwtxaOj ed linj? IT? 7 Mm I -j: MSGS 1 This I Catalogue I Our ktores are lo- I KKW TORK 1911 Sfe 1 BreaSwmy. 1343 Bread- 5SQ'Sgfe I way, it4 VV.

J'ith T4 I 34 Aen 9J10JW Ate, Si3 CP I 8th 114 Fatten Ht. "iSiii BROOKLYN- 708-71 Brea4- i way. 1367 Broadway, 431 Fatten 1 tU 494 Sth Ave. JEBSET CITY 10 Kewark I EDEN Muses. 1 is when purthas tnocs fo ttmsiaerwfuu ts best suited ta your feeL I rrr tve nuuee over 735 styles and widths: on lasts es6ecialv desimd jor com or 1 as well as style, and iJierefore can jit with ease anyjoot not aejormea We keeb a larve axrrrfntH Af dijirent styles and widths at our stores so uiere will oe no delay tn getting a perfect fiL cut shows our BOX CALF made on the Gem Toe, a shoe much worn this winter, and one which gives the best sari st action.

Has heavy oak sole, outside back stay, fast -color hooks ana eyelets, ana ln every way a first-class shoe. Wa make shoes from other as Patent Calf, Calf, Vict Kid, Russia Storm Calf, French Enamel, etc. AMLSEMKHTS. MBTROPOUTAH OPERA HOTJSB. GRAND OPERA to.F'?hJrn,n' LaA Itlaan, nndsr Dlrsotloa of WALTRR DAMROSCH and A.

ELUaT TO-NIGHT AT Tt4. Farewell OAUA PERFORMANCE. -Hesse et "aeel." "Lacla," 'Faaat." m- Me lbs, Gadskl, Toronta, Staodlgl. Mat feld. Van Cauteren; MM.

KraaaTRothauhX Gam. panart. Blspbam. Btehmann, Staodld. Flschee.

Boudouresque, Vlvtani, Vu Boom, Rains, BallaJ nac and I bo. Conduotors, Mr. Damrosca and Big. BlmbonU No Increase In prices for this performance. JABEWEtl PERFORMANCE.

SAT. MAT. FEB. 19 Got terdasasaeraia Umea. Nordics- Barna.

Toronta. StaadlgL Matt nimrT woaaucur. SCALE OF PRICES $1, S-tl. $1 U50, S2.t2.BO. SS.

14. Haht CoaeeH. at pocmlaj Soloists: Mines. GTd. Prices.

Feb. 20. at au. seygara, Big. CastsaaarL and M.

lsye. Conductor. DsmreMh. 7 Seats on sale at Box Offlce, and also at Tyson's principal hotels, and Rullman'a, 111 Broad war. STEINWAT PIANOS USEdTT METRO PO LIT AN OPERA BOUSE.

Six March a. 14 (evenlagsV March IS. 1. 19 OaaUA SOLOISTSi Lenten Orchestral Concerts Condncted by Theo.Ihoma8. MME, NOROIOA, JOSEF HOFMAinr, VSAYE.

PLAN CON. Ion sale at Schuberth'a 38 TTaLasi I Closes Saturday. February 18th. DALY'S Evenlnga. Mstlntss at Wycheriya faraoua old oomsdr THE COUNTRY OIRU Miss AOA REHAN is PEGGY Simply fascinating." Eve.

Sua. with Tribune. Previous to Tbe Coantry Girl the saw Jsaaaeae musical piece entitled LILLI TSE. MATTNEE8 TO-MORROW and Washington's Birthday. DALY'S ANNUAL LENTEM MATINEES, j- BURTON HOLMES LECTURES.

ssaaiuiivcuuT Auuauaicv rot ukbkbtv 1 mconnipajiled bjr a awrtM of arigliuA MOTION PICTURES. courses, exactly alike, lartares ta each, ha ginning jren. s. and TberadaTS. al 11 OOURSB Tnnsrlsre o'clock.

COURSE Wednesda; at 11 oclv.Jc Th. .1 Kya and Pridaya, at days aad Saturdays, wlU be: 1 Wonders of Thesaaiy. 3-Cycllnr Through Corsica. 1 Val ftsaASia aWT I a acitviaMHIsj sIMrVUSs rMBH fj SJpmjBJBJ OJg Atgriaa Hanaim. Mor About jApna, a.

uavayvss. y.a XN(JW WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB. 22D ANN Alt DOG SHOW. iyUDISON SQUARE GARDEN. KBIDBLIIOHI HALL, THE KNEISEL QUARTET I bostoS.

1 lOITRTH. CONCERTl Twesdar EvesUagr, Wk, aa. at SilaV ea, seats SlO. at Sctuiberth'a, SS Unioai HBVDBLIIOBV HALU GEMS Monday Afternoon. Fen, XL at Jt Only Raeltal this Season by DAVID DISPIIAr.1 or! SONG ENGLISH.1 Res.

seats, $LS0k at a Union i GARDEN THEATRE. 27th St. tt Madison Aav HENRY I MATWKB WASH. BIRTHDAlT MIliFR THE MASTER. Evanlngs.

Matinee tatardaM MthBUaMararwayv IIUJ I EVgs, 840. Matinee Saturday at Sda, Special Mat. Washlngion's Birthday, VOH! SUSANNAH THI IBATRR.Kv'ga.Sa Mata.SrllW AllnP I Matinees Wednesday and aarerdejfc Tiir itti iimii.Tr ADAMS I i nc LI MIX UlUlilCI. iSpactal Mat. Washington's Birthday 6pe SAM T.

JACK'S THEATRE. BRO A AT S9TH IT. FOREIGN IrOLUES. Big Shows Every Day. lal KNICKERBOCKER.

FWAT 8STH ST. EVENINGS, BiSO. SAT. 1:1. Wn.

H. Crane. A Virginia I Extra Matinee Washington's Btathdey. BROADWAY Bresgway Theatre THEATRE. I OPEHA COMPACT.

Ii lOolfNlghC TO-NIGHTs Ev. 8:13. Mat Bat. I The; Hlsjfcwayaaxaw ACADEMT OF DESIGN. SSd St.

4th Av. -Last week bat one. Annual Exhibition of the AMERICAN WATER COLOR SOCIETY A. M. to P.

M. TH to 10 P. M. Adm. ii oaatS, 14TH FT TrTBATRE.

nr.Sth Av. Mata Wsd Sal CHAUNCEYOLCOH-wE INNISCARRA COLUUBUS. MR. ROBERT BILLIABX IN A HKW YORKER. Next Ward A Yokes la The Governors.

GRAND OPERA HOUSE. 2M St, 8th Av. Ma tines Satordsr. TO-NiaHT. "NEVER AGAIN.

Xxt Wk. Primrose A Wesf Minstrel Mat.TW-mor.a Waah.B'tbdy! CAStnO! -jTii WVIV -t a ijpgtH sr.va a Teleaheste 61x11 IR VINO ITo-ulght, Bat Mat. sad Vva, PLACE Buheorlbt THEA' A 0 I.