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'n: ti: A- A lonK; legislature CsBserctis" Defined I ncrity Assembly Lesdsr. -x HEPUBLlCANsI UkUE 'OFFICERS Sijttcxious Caucus of Democratlo Sen- to 2Iay Blllj to bo. Introduced ia Both Coum, i t- ULBAXT. Jan. 1 The caucus of Deroo-ratio Btmbtn of do imnblf jntt In tbe Chamber at nl wa called to order by Assemblyman P.

H. Roche of New Tork. Jopb Qaider acted -a, Secretarr. The session waa chiefly notable for th distinct enunciation of tbo policy of tb Democrat. J.v' "VTbo eaacua made! the following Mlectlona of candldatei: H-l '-f ror pksr-j.

fTUXKLtrt BAKWEg il.MUt-Arm-)timnAH nfw Wftr i flerk WILLIAM LEONARD of MrwTork i IuortMmTHOMAI BARRT Kw Tort. i S- ecoM MrTlQHrB of Erie. BtraocraytMr-CAUOl HM.UVk.Uli Wsw Tork. These bomlnatloria are merely complimentary, except that of Dr. Barn, which rrte with It the leadership! 0or F.

Klly of Albany. tn nominating Franklin-rnea of Welkins as th Democratic ebole jfor Speaker, explained tha Democrats position and tcked Gov. Roosevelt- Ho eald: Wo ara on tha ve of an Important National and Blato ca-Tipalgn-. Orav ques-' tlona occupy tha minds of tbo' peopl of bo Nation and Stat at this tiro. On Jan.

1. lwa, whan tbo lata Flower retired from office, tha Stat waa fr from dabL Never waa there such a. small tax rat aa tinder tb administration of Gov. Hill and Flower. with an enormous Income to tbo Btato from thai Ralne liquor tax law.

amountlnc to between I4.Ouu.ooU and uuo, tha large Income from the Inheritance tax law, and corporation tax, th Stat debt baa Increased. The are undisputed facta and matter of public record, and abould studied by tb people that th publlo may learn that th Democracy haa given th Stat tb moat economical form of gov-: ornment. I 1 f'Tb Democracy! of tha 8tat gradually reaching th coal of, aucceM. In littH we war confronted- by a large Republican majority, tin 11 by 1 a iaa plural-Itjr. In 189T wa alected a Chief Judgo of th Court of Appeal.

In the RepubUcan leader In their wisdom saw that a condition confronted them and not a theory and nominated Col. Roosevelt, who -won by ar small majority; a gentleman for whom hav tn highest regard, and whose aohlerements all cltlxena, irrespective of politics, will point to wltb pride on account of his services for hla country- and his flag. i' Under tb Constitution of our Btato bav thro departments, th legislative, tbo executive, and the; Judicial. (What I am about to aay say with no disrespect to the Oovernor. But the last year-w hav been confronted with a spectacle of a Ke- fiubllcan Governor dictating to and assum-ng to be th iglUiture for th Emplro State, i whoso, motto la 'Excelsior telling th Legislature what It should do, framing law for It to enact, making th members mere automata.

and not allowing them to vole ih sentiments of their constituents or vol as th representatives of the people, and violating- all the provisions of the Constitution of the State. If: th Legislature enacts bad laws, th Oovernor can xerols his veto power. The Lesjislator Is eompe-, tent to Introduce and enact Its own laws without dictation from th Governor or nn other person." I i tr. J. Franklin Barnes In hla speech ac- nommauon lor (speaker: defined the attitude of the Democrats) In Legislature.

He tsald In part; i That wo are the minority) and not -the majority Is due not to popular confidence In! our opponents, or to distrust of us, but rather to an unfair! apportionment of legislative-districts. In the- election of 1MW mora vote were cast for Democratic State Senators and 4,303 more vote for Democrat lo Assemblymen than for Republican onea. Despite the evident popular will a thu expressed the Senate elected that year was Republican by a majority of the Assembly war Republioan by av majority of 42. 't The tru province of tntnorltr leadership would seem to me, to protest against on wise, and Improper legislation, and to endeaVor to get before th people In an intelligent, and forcible form our reasons for our objections. In- so endeavor-' Ing I ask for the assistance and co-opera-, Uan ofthe entir-; Democratlq membership Of the Assembly.

1 The Legislature of 1899 enacted a law introduced by a Democratlo Senator and known as the Donnelly bill, which waa designed to curb and restrain th great trusts. There appears to have been no effort made by) tha Republican State administration to exercise tbe powers conferred! by the nelly anti-trust lawJ It Is our duty to -the -people to demand that the Donnelly bill be fut Into active operation and that, should prove In-any respect Insufficient, other and drastio legislation, against the treats should bo enacted by tbe present Legislature. 'tin general, the Democratlo policy should be! as it baa been heretofore, to endeavor to promote economy In State affairs, That Is the problem that at present -confronts us as-, members of the Btate Legislature. The taxpayers have aen with alarm the steady growth In the volume of appropriations, Which in IRS! amounted to only 19.878,214.80, I for the entire expense of State Government, kut which last year reached a total of Ool, 674.13, In year since the Republican came Into power In 18 have the total appropriations amounted to less than IJO.OOO,- mio. We annually extend nearly-the lent, of the eost of building another State CapltoU From Indirect sources the State Is receiving enough funds every year to pay th entire cost of Stat Government fifteen years ago, and In addition an equivalent amount is received; by direct taxation that these large indirect revenues produce no substantial relief the burdens which weigh so heavily upon the taxpayers.

Thta Increasing expense has been caused by the creation of superfluous com ml scions, extrav- salaries, ana tn eetaoilsnment or list of supernumeretries with bo legitimate' mm pvrturm, ana wuaout any apology 4for existing, save their contribution to tha ucess of the Republican Party. I It. la said that an attempt will be made it the presort session to pass a bill In the Legislature In the alleged Interest of edu-atlonal but whoso real intent ems to be the creation of a huge educm-lohai naachlne with numerous and high aUrted ofbclala appointed for Ions; terms if; years and In such manner as not to be readily romoved from office. Against such rojeot, which take, the public schools oat Of popular control, we should present a ted front, -j. iV It Is.

furthermore, our duty to scrutinise -cart fully all appropriations tor additional evnenuituree upon the canals npoh which, ui ier a Republican Administration, the trv; fund of has already been 0c a ndrred. stolen. misapplied. "Ai bills of expenses presented by the Maxet committee of rldlculoua should be subjected to a like carets! soruOny in the Interest of the taxpayers ar 1 -r the nurpone of putting- an end 4o au .1 frivolous Investisrations." i Jut of respect to the memory of Sneaker mother and Assemblyman Edward C. the caucus then adjourned, assembly cucus V' ii bo Aantnded So ai to PrTnt I'satbors from; Speaking? Twico if vi ioa 'tbo Samo AI.rXT.

-Jan. r-Tha Republican As- caucus waa (tailed to order, at bdp ty Assemblyman Fancher of Cattaraugus. so-nblymaa James T. Rogers of Blng-lian jn was chosen Chairman, and As-tx -men rallowa of New Tork and Qra- I tf o--ii Secretarls. -The follow-' and.

were unanimously selected they i.l.be declared officers the at tb suasion to-morrow: t. uquiker S. TRKDKRICX KrXOX of -Chau- brga. i -4 Zrjm. jesr.t at Arms-rRANK J0HXS0N of EL BAXTER "of CemuA.

ft iMrknptr-TllOiUS MLSPBT Klnrtr iorit Oly. I LOS Ai-nant Doieeper CHARLES R. of Albany. Aslant. Doorkeeper ROSWELL H.

Btenot of Wnahlnston. Frtor fre-H. C. IAMUERT of Xincs. 5 intston atjournlnx- Mr.

Kelsey of Lv-ruie pv notice of a revision or the would i House, copies of vOlch he said 'to act 1 Ud on the desk of the member ru at -to-morrow" sessiou. coLo- year, be said, did not strictly c-no' parliamentary practice. The wo'ild be to tne -nbrs from ice," and not ever Cfteen minutes at any time anlen by a two-third majority vote of the CAUCUS. Meek Mystery Meeiiasj si tk Tew Byek Hotel May Have Disease j. Fayat'a ALB ANT, Jan.

2. There was considerable mystery -surrounding tbei caacos of the Democratic Senators held here to-night. Such action was unprecedented. Ko Demo-eratle Senator could be found before the caucus who could explain why they bad been summoned. Senator Qrady.

th Democratic' leader, said was merely for an Informal talk, to shake hands, and renew old accjualntanoeeblp. But that It abould take aa hour and a half for this renewal of acquaintances created suspicion among the politicians, who thronged the corridors of the Tn Eyck Hotel, not the least interested being Chairman B. B. pdell of tbe Republican State Committee. I hen tb caucus was concluded alt Who bad participated asserted that It was but an informal conference, a friendly exchange of 'views upon matters that might possibly be submitted for their -consideration.

No Vote was taken upon any-proposition, and no effort made to pledge; any Senator to any apedflo measure. -i -J- It was generally understood, tiowever, that the prospect of a successor to Superintendent of Insurance Louis F. Payn was) the topic of most absorbing consideration. Upon this no definite conclusion was reached. There was a diversity of opinion as to whether it would be better politics to vote for the confirmation of th Governor choice aa aealnst Senator Piatt, or to vote against confirmation as against Gov.

Roosevelt. Upon this no decision waa reached, but it waa stated after tb caucus that the ananimlty of sentiment pxprensed assured absolute. harmony when tflnal action was required. 4 Senator Louis unxlnger of New Tork. John Shee nan's lieutenant, did not attend the caucus of tbe Democratic Senator to-night.

Hi absence caused considerable comment among the member, but no satisfactory reason was assigned for it. Senator Grady, the Senate minority leader, made a-speech in reply? to a resolution thanking him for his services the last session. The Senators talked over' the lerislation proposed by the majority, hut no deflnlt line of action waa iagreed upon. At the close of tbe caucus Senator Grady aakt that the minority would Wait until the "Re- fiublican measures were Introduced before hey determine what to do, a MAYOR'S POWER tiF REMOVAL Kaxet Committee Likely to Becom- rnend Its to' CoTor- iv U- Bis Sntiro tixm.1. j.

SftcuU Tktprxv Yprk Tim. ALBANT, Jan, 2. Assembly man Costello of Oswero, one Of the members of the Maxet committee. Is authority for the statement thai no report wlllibe submitted by th committee to th Legislature until Jan. W.

at least, Mr. Costello, In dlscusajngr the work, of the committee, said to-night that he favored an amendment toi the New Tork City charter extending the power of 'removal vested In the Mayor of New Tork from six aa the law now mrougnout tne enure ternv nr. costello believes that the sIayor should' be held th respdnslbl head of the city Government, and should hav th power at all times to remove and appoint his subordinates. This suggestion has been received with considerable favor by Republican members, and the prediction was made to-night that Mr. CosteUo's Idea would be embodied In the report of tbe committee and be one of bill favored by the majority.

BILL FOR A CITY, GAS PLANT. ALBANT. Jan. 2. Thel Democratic organisation of New Tork City has a g-a bill, and It will be introduced an the Assembly by Assemblyman Harburg-er.

Ha wiU ask unanimous consent to introduce the 201 from the floor aa soon as; the House lei organised. but failing- this attempt will drop It In the bill box. OTbe.blU provides a maximum rata of T9 cents per thousand cubic feet 4 for a- high of gas. and provides also for municipal control. For, the purposes of the' act the bill pro vide: that the City of Tork la au thorized and directed to eatabUh a system and plant for suppjylng to th City of New Tork and ts inhabitant, and, to acquire title for the use of the publlo' to all or any of the lands and premises or easements therein, whether the same be above or below blah water mark or under water re quired for the establishment of such sys tem.

lot city may acquire any existing system and plant within the City of New York by agreement -with the, The terms and conditions of i all such agreements. In -all their details! before they, are entered into are to be approved by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment by resolution duly passed. If the Citv of Tork cannot agree with the owners of suck system lor tne purcnase, condemnation proceedings may be taken to acquire UU to the Board of Public. Imnrovements la Jfected to cause the establishment of the system ana piant tor supplying gas to be done toy the-Commissioner of Public Building-. Llghtlna- and Supplies.

It shall be the duty of the Corporation Counsel, when required Id writlna- bv then Board nt Putaltn Improvements, Immediately to Institute a firocoetuna- or proceooir.gs to acquire title or the use of the public-; to all lands and premises. The Board of Public Improvements 1 au thortted to direct the CommlMioner of Public Buildings. Lighting and Supplies to. acquire by purchase after, public letting, as prescribed in this -act, all such personal property as may be required in establishing and maintaining the system. The said board Is authorised to fix and establish the price to be charged for supplying- gun, such price not to exceed 75 cent per 1,000 cublo leei.

i I- It Is the duty of and lawful for the Con trolter of the City of New York when an- thorised by the Board of Estimate and Ap-Dortionment to create and Issue such addi tional amount of the corporate stock of th City of New Tork aa shall be necessary to provide for the cost and expense of establishing and maintaining the system, The Commissioner of the Department of "Public Building. ana Bupplli shall hav control of the Senator Donnelly proposes to Introduce th bill in the Benate. asserts that that organisation has not changed lta opinion In the matter, and will a-lve It loyal support to th bill this Winter. The developments of the past few' month afford him renewed -v j- If a competitive wart will reduce the price of gas one-half." he says, "what can the citizens of Greater iNew Tork hope from a plant conducted not for Individual profit, but upon co-operative principles. No one believe that the companies are furnishing gas at a "o-s.

and tf they can fur nish it at sucn prices in people snouia have the benefit. I will introduce this bill on the first dav for the recentlon of and Tammany Hall will give it lta undivided ana earnest, support." FOR; A SCHOOL TBACHtCRS FtOTD. ALBANT, Senator Ford said tonight that he would Introduce to the first week of the session a bill similar in all lta essential features' to that! proposed by him last year.v In behalf of the New. Tork scnooi teacners. s- The bill will provide for the establishment antw.tal tnnd for the Oavment of school teachers apart from any exigencies of munipina! a-overnmenL and will compel the levy of a tax of 4 mills upon the douar for the sole purpose of the support of th schools.

Tne out win luriner creai an independent management (for the schools which shall be-independent of political or other Influence and the fund raised by this arbitrary tax rate will be at the disposal of this management. A HEW FOISOJT BOTTLK BlixJ ALBANT. Jan. 1 Senator Wilcox of Au burn, who has vainly endeavored to secure the passage of a polion bottla hlU through the past two sessions i of the Legis lature, will introduce a Mil providing- tnat any bottle containing- poison shall be of such peculiar shape tnat it can do reaauy uis- tinguisnea in tne tiara or tne iuikh. ODOositlon to the bill heretofore h.Ml nun the rround of discrimination In favor of some particular manufacturer who might secure a- patent upon his deelgn.

To avoid this. Senator Wlloox proposes this year to incorporate in pis dui a provision vt'ihe atvle of bottle shall be determined a committee of the State Medical Society, actins- In conlunction with the State Board of Health. Wltb such provision, be feels confident that the dui will pass, TO AMEVD THE PR1MART, IAW." 1 ALBANT, Jan. i- Tb" Sheehan-Croker Tend, which Involve th rmnin Assemny District, represented by k. layior roiuip.

ugbt to the stter.iion of the Mr. PHUlps haa prepared two tm sayi wllL If parsed, forbid Is to be brought Legislature. bills, which he the disgraceful acts that occurred at tbe primaries ia that district, and; for which several men have ben Indicted, On bill, a I re a1 renxrri and to Intro duced to-morrow, makes it a Jelony, Instead of a misdemeanor, to violate the primary laws, i Halting th punishment much more, severe, Mr. TPhilUp believes, will prove a deterrent influence, -v, i The other bllL which ia to be. eerfected and Introduced next week, will' so amend the primary law as jto make It conform exactly with the election and ballot law.

with all tbo safeguards used on election day. i I SHORTEB HOCRS FOR DRta CLERKS. BUI Sat lafaet err i the Geferaea- i InirowswesU" a. ALBANT. Jan.

Govj Roosevelt allowed: the drug clerks snorter oiu bill to die last year be sait that wduld Ilk to do something to shorten tb boars tf eoold with equity. A new bDJ has been pro- pared oh lines that ta known will be satisfactory to the OAMrnor. and Dr. Hmrv will Introduce It In the Assembly to-morrow. ii proviaea tnat' no cleric or pnarmacist snail oe compelled lo or shall work more than seventy hours in nn.

week- excent to shorten the hours ih th succeeding week; six noursr overtime may tc todea to a week. providing, however, that In two weeas tn total an tne total nutnber or hour worked shall not exceed 140J Th ten hours per day served consecutively, may be given for each at no clerk' shall sleep stipulated must except (hat one noui meat. The bill nrovlde in stores or in mi directly- connected with stores unlets Under a hermit from the Doara ot neaitn. aaa appue oqiyj.to ciueo TO ABATE BARKEN ISLAXD ICISAKCE Last Tear's Bill tl Tso latredneed with Tlsae Llsalttof tlx Jan. Z--Aasemb1yn)aa Georga Doughty of dfueens called ion Gov.

Roosevelt to-day, Lringihir with I him his Barren Island bill df last vear which cro- vides for -the abolition of the bone-burning nuisance on that island and fori the disposal by the City of New York, of its own garbage and ashes. I The only i change) in the btnS from last year Is that it gives the owners of the plants six months lln which td abate the nuisance. COAL FOR THE POOR, i Awotker ther EsTert to be Cet stat Asrorlala ot Jan. 2.4-Tbe usual attempt will be mad to have ti Legislature authorise New Tork City to i rlv mora money to the poor for coat JuUi Harburgef; will Jntro uuce in iouowms; i The Beard of Estimate and Apportionment of the. City of Mew Tork la berebv authorised and empowered, in Its discretion, to appropriate the sum Tor-tn purpose or supplying eoai to the poor residing within tbe Boroughs of Man ual tan.

urons. Hrooairn, viueens. ant Ktcnmoso. aad the XteoarLraent it Pnblie Chanties la said boroughs. Is hereby aathorlse to.

distribute the More Pay tor Election atBclals. ALBANT J- Jan. Plubkltt, In tends td introduce A bill In the Senate pro-. vldlng for decided increase In thO salaries of election officials In New Tork Cltv. and r.

i iiigeraia wui prooaoiy miroauce a similar bill in the House. It will increase the sum paid to election Inspectors from $30 to 150. and noil clerks frdmi IT JO to $12 per dayi (The ria tons -given for the In crease is that thelofflciala arO now paid so -poorly that god men, cannot be -eb- WUN, Hertosi Sparrlak Law Asaendaaeat: ALBANY, Jan. a-Asseoihlyifiati Merten E- Lewis of Rochester said ha would reintroduce Blrectly after -the usual recess bis anti-sparMnx bill calling, for the repeal of the Hortbn which permits sparrtns; exhibitions of twenty-five rounds duration. It-is generally believed that Senator Horace White of Syracuse; will Introduce an amended roan-ins- bHLi which will umit exnioitiona tonve rounas.

f- Aatother Ia re-Beer BllL ALBANY; Jan; 2i-AasembIyirlati Jtan Burnett; of ICanandklgua lntroduc'a Pur Beer jbtll this Winter In the Legis lature, and' It Is pfobabl thatf It wUl be dropped la the bill box to-morrow morning. ino mil win bo somewhat similar to tha i-'oggesnau -oiu oi.iast winter, i Lawer PaWakrskers' jJH1' ALBANT. 1 Asaemblyman P. P. Tfalnor of Nawr-Yotk Cltv wlU at the onen.

Ing of the legislative session Irelntroduce Assemoiyman nowi Juage) Hnn Oeneral Pawnbrokers' bill Of last year which reduces the license from to lr0 and cuts tne rate ot interest I down one-naif. ,1 1 Bill to Make MaV 1 at Leral HoUday, ALBANY Jan. 2.f-Assemblyraan N. Tay lor Phillip of the Ninth New Tork District will Introduce a bill to-morrow making tne nrsi aay- or uay or each year a legal holiday to commemorate the victories of the navy or tno umteoi States in the, Spanish- American war. -t PBAISE FOR JTJSTICE VTETLXTETL The Ooyeraor SpVaks of His Worlc 1st tV.i iReeesit eetloat CoaeO.

'vV ALBANT Jan. 2 -do v. Roosivelt stated to-day that he took especial pleasure in designating? Justice 111am E. Werner aa an Associate Justice tho Court of Appeals as a well-earned re ognltlon of fthe services he rendered; as.Prei ldlng- Justice at the sessions of the Specia Orand Jury which' indicted violators of he election law in New Tork City at the Ihte lectkn.r Tbe Oovernor said that it. was a very difficult matter to secure eorv ctions- in case of this character.

In this stance, with 'forty Indictments and twei ty convictions; some of the offenders -recelv nc terms a long- as five years, the work of Judge Werner was deserving of the high st The Governor further said tha 4 he believed that the work of Judge Werner and- the Special Grand Jury would do much toward preventing the colonisation. of voters such as waa practiced In the Nineteenth Assembly District, wher Assemblyman- Maset was a candidate foi re-election, K- THE 0ABD1 A. F. Cosby of it -City Is' Named to tavestlaratleau At 'tat tke ALBANT, Jan. 2 'Attorney Da- vlea appoln natu Cosby of Nev capt.

Arthur FortU- York City to be Deputy Attorney General assist Jjepury Attorney be investlamlon of tha General Coyne in charges i brought talnst Major Asa Bird Gardiner aa District Attnmev 1 1 Xaaaey. oaaaaiaslew fr Taakaral, and Drj Charles i-Dr. Charl Dana stelnslfck of New York City were todaf appointed by Gov. Roosevelt Commissioners to nuke an examination as to the) sanity of Squire Tankard, now confined wr -Auburn Prison under sentence or: oca in. 11 no uommitisioners ai directed! to report In writing their condu slons to; tho Gove l' Coavletesl Vlelatlaw GaSao Laws.

i Jan. 2. The -Stall and Game Commission announces the conviction of Edward Roberts of Hamilton! County for hounding- deer, and (of Joseph Kerstatter of Cattaraugus for shooting bird si out of Th former wka fined tiuo; i Broker FAtlst New rv CINCINNATI. Jhn. 2 Aabbrook.

-the well-known to-day filed: his petition In bankruptcy. In, the United Slates Court. Hla liabilities are skven at and the assets are $230, the) value of some personal possessions. The chief creditor are H. B.

Holds brokers in Wall Street. New York, to whom Is due AS.000. Accommodation notes, on which Ashbrookia lndorser, amount to $7,500 lnl tho Kew, Hares Gas Caasoaay. Sfrciml ts Thi ATrsr rr TaWa. NEW IHAVEN.

ian. ZAt a meeting- tho Directors of tht New Havea Gaa Company today It voted to Increas, the capital stock of tbe compaOy H.fxiO.OOOj makina- the total capitalisation f2.OuO.O0u. The new capi tal will be the ola st used tor tne purpose ei improvins; stock la now srillrig- at $sl ock is tZ the iaasaaaalH and the par value $23. The DtockhoMers kola ant option on new atockj at par. Calls ax BasTalw rsirtsr.

ELIZABETH. i Jan. -4The congregation pf the Wwmlnster PresbyteMan Church met this evening and decided to extend a-Call to th iRev. Henryisr. Mott of the Central Presbyterian Church of Buffalo to take the pastorate ot the cliurch.

which haa been vacant tor a year and. a half. CFTTfP T'T 1TrT lluii JAiilliill lii VALlii Twenty Thousand Persons Enjsy I tha Sport In Prospect Park. VAN CORTLANOT AGAIfi PACKED Possibility that tha Lakos la Central Part Will So fcr tho I M.BMAV AV-UJe To mil appearancea, every man. woman.

CtrL and boy la Brooklyn who owned a pair of skate and knew how to use them was anroaa on the big lake in Prospect Park Brooklyn. yesterday afternoon and lasf evening. Red balls conveying; the welcome lnlntelligenco- tbat the lake was ready foa! skaters were i Uotsted at the several en4 trances to th park at o'clock, and between that hour and 10 o'clock fully 20.00 ikatera enjoyed the long-looked-for sport on th lake, I I number of skaters went to the park lit the expectation of playing-hockey, but tho police allowed no one to go on the lake with a cane or a- hockey No accidents occurred to mar the day's sports Th'e lak will be open every day fori skating- as long as th tee remains In proper condition. i-- There was also skating yesterday on the lalte adjoining tbe reservoir on Ridgewood Htilghts, which was crowded with skater friun the upper section of the borough all i -Thousands again enjoyed the splendid akatlna- at Van rvlBn1t Park. After the skateis left the park Monday the surface of tne jane was acrapea ana tne use nowueu for a couple of itches so that avnew surt face was formed yesterday morning.

Crowds flocked to the park by train and and Aefore 10 o'clock I the ice waa packed and remained so all day. The ic has frozen for nln or ten Inches. -i The Ice on the Central Park lakes wai several inches thick yesterday. SecretarV Holly of the Park Board said If the cold weather continued the Ice might reach by to-day the required five inches in thickness! In which event, there wouid be skating on; tho. YACHTING ON THESHREWSBURY Number of Ico Boats Launched, and: A Prolonged Season of the Sport Looked Forv; Spttiol to Tk Kem Ytrk Tints.

BED BANK. N. Jan. l-The North Shrewsbury River lee -Tacht Club expects to have a prolonged season of boating thhi Winter, and If present Indication count- for anything the members, will not ba.dlsapj pointed. The-present cold snap haa coated thti river with flv Inches of toe, -The anowr yesterday morning waa light and did not Interfere with any of the Ice sports.

I 'A number of th third-class yachts wfrej launched yesterday, and to-day two of the big boats. James B. Weaver's Kittle and P. M. Randall's Bella were put on th icej Several scrub- races were but tho prise races will not commenced before (Thnrotav PHjiav.

i .1 If conditions are satisfactory! at that time the opening or- the season's race win oe commenced with the Commodore's prise contest. After that wlll come the pennant races, including those for the championship pennants of the North and South Shrews' bury Rivera-and New Jersey. I I -The more important of the; latter will tha ran for the New Jersey oennant. now held by th North Shrewsbury yacht, Oeorgle. owned by Charles Irwin.

The challenging boat is the Vixen, of the Bur llngton Ice Yacht Club. I Nothing official has been received here concerning the Hudson River, races. Mr Weaver, who owns the Scud. Which is now at Low Point, Is awaiting news regarding ice; yacnting matters ep mere, ana it -ven ditions agreeable to all parties Interested shall be made, there la every probability that the Scud-will tr ry conclusions wttn 1 Hudson River boats during the. Winter.

1 Westekester Pomds SINO SING, N. Jam 2. The continued cold weather haa frosen all the ponds In Westchester; Count, so that the" young folks are -having great sport 11 the same conditions continue, the ice men will begin to make preparations for cntttngj mnA hiiitdn. their firan. i i STEPS rOB TELEPHONE Interests 1 Opposlas; Conapaay is) I Meet Tkla We-elu j' A meeting 0 telephone manufacturers and representatives of Independent exchanged will bo held tbla at which formal' steps toward the organisation of a concern) to be formed of the interests opposed to the; Bell Telephone Company will be take'nJ The meeting- will probably be held to-moiM row at the Waldorf-Astoria.

Among those Interested In the combirt of which William J. Latta of Philadel-f phia is at; the bead are Charles R. FUnW William H.f Gelshenen, Morgan O'Brien, and Martin Maloney. ---I I Tbe meeting is the culmination of. the! movement begun a year ago to merge thej independent telephone manufacturing in-j terests into at comDinauon, wnicn was ae-i aimxt a include i.

the American Electric: Telephone, the Keltog-g Switchboard' Com-j pany, the Victor Telephone Manufacturing! Company, the Stromberg-Carlson Telephone; Manufacturing Company, and a number of; Other oonceme being operated lndepenaenuy rt Ih. RaII PomTttllT. -t i Mr. Flint declined- to say anything- taatj night as to Jus what is to.ee aone, a ne had but recently returned, from a jtoj South Carolina and did not know Just wnat had been KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE MEETS v-- 1- jCoekel 1 Elected PresHeat Pro Tent. FRANKFORT, Jan.

2. In the House Trimble, for Jpeaker. received the full fifty eight Democratic votea and was elected. J. P.

Haswell received all of the forty-two Re-j publican votes. For PresfBent pro tern, of the Senate The four Democratic Sen ators who bolted the caucus last; night voted for the caucus nominees to-aay. The grounds for the contest, to-be taken nn bv the Lealslaturo allege tho use of tis sue ballots in forty counties, military in terference In Jefferson County, unlawful auance of mandatory injunctions in Louis ville intimidation or Louisviue ft as vine Railroad employes. Republican: conspiracy with the American Book Company and other corporation ana irusis. unuviui injunctions tn Knox andr Lewis Counties, interference of United States Marshals, and conspiracy to intimidate the Election Commissioners.

Jt C. BLACKBtRS KOMISATEBv ,1 FRANKFORT, Ky Jan. 5t After' out- years of retirement ex-Senator Joseph Clay, st vie Blackburn was nominated to-night by the joint caucus of the Democratic metn-J bers of the Legislature aa in successor 01 Senator William Lindsay In the united State Diuv)ini'i nnmination was moved by Senator GoebeL who said that Ithe longest and bitterest flftht ever fought fot Senator in this State, which becan four year ago. n.kn tefeatad Blackburn, was about ta reach its Just termlnaUon. Senator rt.nm..

aaked that the roll be called. 00 that every Democratic-member might hay to so on record for Black- burn. Senators Alexander and Hayes failed to resoond to their names, otherwise th vote waa unanimous. r-. ALLEGED BRIBER SITRREXDERS.

FRANKFORT. KyJ John for whom a warrant: was issued on complaint of Senator 8. B. Harrell. that: ho had attempted to bribe himj by offertna-j.

Mm fl.500 to vote, against uoeoei tne. Gubernatorial eootest. arrived ner' tblSj afternoon ana crave oona in mum Hi examining trial Is set for 36 o'clock to-morrow, when his attorneys will; enter a plea to the Jurisdiction of the locaif courts, claiming that the offense. If there is one. was committed in Louisville.

.1 5 The Louisville Trust Company officers jw-t fused to turn over to- the authorities here' the safety box In which the money Is said; to be deposited, and Judge Can trill issued! -attachment for them. i I At the request of tho Frankb County fleers, -the Louisville police have kept a watch on the box alnc a laio hour last; night. i- to notify thejTOADB that we havt.besn for the district of Greater New; Ycrk vicinity for. THE All orders 1 be filled. at factory FOR A TEMPLE TO LIBERTI Architecturar Leaaue' Proposes 1 iv 1 Monument at, Madison Square.

it- Robert S. Boosevelt Talka About Hla PollUcal Llf Kev. Mr. Slicer sjst Also Speaks, fj' 5 A meeting a'nd dinner of the Architectural League of New Tork were! held last' evening at the' headquarters of tho league, iillS Wesi Fifty-seventh Street About 4fty members and guests were present. Among the guests were Gen.

O. ft. Howard, Robert Roosevelt, the Rev. Merle St. Croix Wrig-ht.

Clarene Gordon. Prof. Albert. 8. Blckmore.

CoL WUllam C. Everett P. Wheeler the Be v. Th maa R- Slloer, Cant. Richard Henry, Gree 3, and Beverley W.

Robinson, The topic introduced for discussion after the dinner was a suggested Temple to Liberty," to be erected id this dty.V The first -speaker, after 'some Introductory! remarks by the- Chairman. fit. W. Glboon. President of the league; WaaJL: KT Bush-Brown.

He said in part; if-' wo sufficiently impress the masses of -humanity with the real and true mean-' ln of th word by tho "proper juxtaposition of tho lettara It. contains Must wo not have a-rallying place, a defi concrete thins that We can" see land touch; a temple of liberty raised in all 'sincerity and reverence to the Ideal of civil life; a place where all may Renter with some of the depth of feeling that one haa when standing in a great primeval forest a temple built by the people and: for tb people' "Tr 1 "rl soouia aiao a veritaole BOnument and ennialn Ih. nMtim of evt-ry event of our history, and pc'rtralta and statues of every great man wui twuiiu au jirouucea: Preach as we may of liberty and unloa in tbe write asn we may in the newspapers; talk till we are hoarse on the stump, learning and eloquence cannot reach the heart and soul of th people without the adjuncts of architecture, paintlngJaod sculpture to appeal: to their senses at the same I i' A of tuggestedT Temple 'of Liberty, at the Junction. of Fifth Avenue! and Broadway was explained by tbe architect-Henry F. HornboateL The building designed was circular In wltb ifour columns surrounding the circle, and rested on a platform shaped like ia.

Maltese cross. Plana for a auggeeted building In Longacre Square were thrown on ai. screen ana explained by Mr. Bush-Brown. 1 The next Col.

Church, rrtiaim. of the Citizens' Committee for Perpetuating wiv 7 am vu, us K.uj wuibq 01 ais remarks referred to a suea-estion that; Kait been made with regard to the permanent arcn. it waa -that the snace in th interim. of the attio should be utilised to form a large room in which valuable historical relics might be preserved, ij I ine revenue wmcn-wouia result from charging a small fee to 'those who wished to view these relics might so to pay the wages of a caretaker for the arch. -If; this were not done.

CoL Church said. It mlaht be necessary to create a permanent fund to proviae tor Keeping tne arcn in gooa 1 condition. Th Rev. Thomas R. Slicer, in the course of an address which was received jwlth much applause, said th result of tha various stages of development In which the population, of a great city 1 like New York existed was a sort of tribal condition.

(This could only be escaped from by a great Idea, such as tho Idea of patriotism, being mad manifest to the people and Influencing their lives. (-; For ho had been, more Impressed by the congregation of observers round the Dewey arch than by the parade that passed under The arch bad become a memorial of a nation's enthusiasm. In conclusion Mr. Slicer asked that, if anyi such temple: of liberty as suggested -were lever erected, its meaning should be clear to all. 1 It ought not to bo possible to mistake It for an ex aggerated bathhouse." It should be capable 01 stimulating tne imagination or ine youngest child with an idea of ith glory of th land: in which he was to live.

I Mr, Roosevelt said he could sympathize with the words of SUcer about a monument meaning something. I because and the other. members of. the Holland Society had been for two years trying to get a monument that woulj do this. I it.

1 la sheer despair they had been obliged to choose a statue of William the who wasn't. Dutchman, who was never in New Tork, and who never bad anything; to do with Nw York. When they went to th scumtors the latter said. 1'Juit rive us an idea of what you want, and we'll engage to 00 it" ui wnat iney wantea was: that tne arxisis snouia iuppi.T ibi raeaa. i Passing on to speak of other matters, Mr.

Ml have been a politician all my life, and am mftt to aav 1 hav at tlmea heen re fcrmer. That 1 to did not then know what I wanted or what I was trying to do. But I want my friends to place this to mr eredit. if they. can.

nlace nothln else I never had anything to dowlth tho Strong administration." i liugnter. i Everett P. vv heeler ana others aiao spox. Hew AatoBBsbll Aaahalaaee.l JEdward KeUy wI this wiek present jto St Vincent's Hospital an auto-ambulance, said to be tbe first of Us kind 1st this country. It will: cost $3,000, and wUl bo driven byfelec-trlc! storage battery.

The ammalance la receiving Its finishing touches in tbe" shop of Clarence W. Wood, at 219 West Nineteenth Street. No paint is used, but enamel of the nimt rfnr.hU kind ha been baked en wher ever paint la generally used. The Interior in leather. It will be equipped with windows front and rear, and can be made as warm and comfortable In cold weather as la tbe mild seasons.

It wlU make Un miles aa hour easily. it Tbo Dewey Tfceotrsr Case. rt Magistrate Mott yesterday bean) th Dewey Theatre case." In whfch the proprjey. tors are charged with giving- perf ormanc hi Bnnday. la violation of tha law.

and re ferred decision. The Rev; WUllam Hub- tU of New Jersey was the main witness for the Sabbath 'Committee, which brought the case. Emanuel who appeared i manasera at tha theatre. said: It appears, your Honor, the people of New Jersey are more Interested in the morals of Kew ion inan tn avians elves.M Treat Ctrl Lwst; mt TRENTON Jm, Jan Two more girls earned from th Sute Industrial School for Girls last night. "Th girls made their escape at midnight ana jtrampea inrouga A mnnuw tr.

they were captured In th morning- and brought back to th scnooi. i (ousel I laououcr i 11." CELEBRATED HoffmaM qose Little SiGAtis E20FFMAN ClbbSE DAGNUMS 'received for tropds wiU have bur cromot tttntlon.i'-tnc! vI M-i ttsptetUZK f- kotzs or XKsxmAKcs nrrzBEsrsJ The-New Tork Fire Insurance Enchana wiU meet to-day The' Home Insurance ComDanv haa rein sured in tha-Inland marln business of thej Washington Assurance Comnanv of New: YOrk, V. Oeorxe Barley has" been aDoolnted sub-1 urban special agent of th Phenix Insurance: Company ot 'Brooklyn, and J. W. Stephen general adjqater for tbe company.

I Yesterday was the second largest day- tit-. the history Of the Eouitable Life Assurance rThe company received applications; I or ana tssuea policies aggregating over The Mercer County CX. Committee of the Fire Underwriters' Association of the Middle. Department will meet at Trenton next. Tuesday to consider the critical situ--at Ion.

existing in the local rating compact: In that city. 1, At tha annual election of the Citizens In-I surakce Company ot New York tne following uiraciors were cnoaen to: serve- during the ensuing year: Amos iFj Eno, Edward Walton, Edward George H. McLean. F. Baker; Will-: lam Barbour.

H. B. Stokes. Edward H. Schell.

V. E. Clark. Harrison Oawtry.i Joseph Bird, J. Spalding.

and Arthur, W. Soper. The insurance on the property of George: Htllen at JW East Fourteenth Street, which -wa 'considerably' damaged by fire Sunday, was-, distributed as follows: Sun. flO.UMi; American of New York, S10.000; Phenix of Brooxiyni so.tsjo: commercial union, 13,000: Continental, xJ.OOO; Hartford, 15.0U0; Boston, S3.0U0; Caledonian, 15,000. On use and occupancy, Spr'nrfleid.

Westchester, PrOvidenee-Washlngton. $4,403. un nouneooia tumiiure, un lease. Queen. S3.00U.' R.

Youna A Co. will Just 'the lose. -I. President B-tC' Inrln of the National Board of Fire underwriters haa addressed a letter to the members of the board asking- tor eumoniy -to select a committee oi: twenty-five members to consider and discuss the present bad condition of th Ore insurance business In order to formulate a report for, presentation to a meetiiay, of the companies next being understood that tho National Board as an organisation will -not exercise any authority beyond tb appointment of' the committee. ''A AX H0TJCLS.

1 1 i i WAUXkF fix-Mayor Jacob Amos. Srracass: Ohvlra-' LJma. First Secretarr of the Bra zl Haa. Legation. Washlnctoa; Daacaa, IjtmAnm, Horsey, United 8tates' Army I nOLLAKD H.i V.

Limpson; Loadonr HO'41 Samuel A. n- Beardalsv.i tTUca: O. Beu tall. London. Fie' fH A i rv ihe Ksva.

slessra. 3. OTon-: nit XX kb.1. nw aiorHO. Paris, Meat Virginia; t.

P. Aadrtwa, Lcrdon. i i eUCKiXOUAMMja. U. U.

HOWS Ml. VnitSO; tatea Army, (retired.) Burllnston. Vc -NETHERlAKD T. Iay. iiuincjr, i 'AXBXVAX' OP.

BTJTX XLS. i Rosenthal Clothing Company, Hit M.Rosenthal, elotbing; Hotel Albert-. 7 At Detroit. M. Rosen-: fleld.

notions Hotel Cadillac. jVeinatock, Lubfn A Bacraraento, W. aicavjin. wunu isuias ana uuanis" wear: Xi Church Street: Hotel Albert. Tootle.

Weakley Millinery Company, St. Jabeph. mo. i atias J. vsilco, miuinery; tn spring Btncet; Hotel Manhattan.

Ouitcnnan BroUtets, St. Paul. X. OuIUrv man. goods: 61 Franklin Street.

Raid A Hushes. Lawrence, Q. Pearson.1 upasistery trooos: DJ ran Klin street; rara Avenue Hotel. Callender. MaAualaa Trouo Comnaav.

Provi- dcr.es. Williams, cloaks and a wsiaer Btreexr rara a venue riotet. Smith. A. Hurray.

SpringfleW. J. Gray. silks; H. ttonnally, laces and ribboasi White Forbes Wallaer, Springfield, Mass.

IV Fletcher, cloaks and suits: 1 Walker Street. i Denhoim A McKay Company. Worcester, W. S. Parker, doaks and suits; a Walker Street.

Phillips Brorbera, Chicago, 111. H. FhiUlp.i oiotliinc: Btoan House. Chicago Corset -Company, Chicago, yior- sneim, corsets; Hquare Fair, The." I1L; M. Sommer.

'eloaks and snita: Hotel Imnerlal. glason Brothers A Weldon. Blnghsmton. X. 'T-i' J.

S. Cope land, silks: Hotel Cadillac. Araiatronir, Jamea At Co. Fort Wayne. C.

T. Fldgeoni millinery w. B. millinery. VXt Broadway: Park Avenoe HoteL Rudowsky, St.

Paul. Mm notions; Broad-: way Central Hotel. Ollliland. -Fi. Bpartanlnuw.

B. elothlagi' Broadway Central Hotel. Jmm Dry Goods Company. U. u.

uarrtit, lanusning goons; im-; nerlsl. Reld -As Hashes. Norwich. Crmn. A.

Rsid, C. Baro. ory gooosi at ranaim atrost; aiarrax Hill HoleL i i Blermelster Brothers A Troy, N. 'T. linens: at.

Denis Moteu King McLeod Newport. H. Mus- tarn, ry gonaa; r. ivin. mates- wear; 4S KochensthaL tocJaester, Sf.

t.f woolens; Hotel Manhattan, Wootlhulb Ooodaie A Bull. Byrecose, N. W. H. Woodhull.

woolens; Hotel Manhattan. A Murray. Kprlneneld. A. zancy iwa, aaa sous ST Wbita Btreet; Murray HU1 Hotel.

Mitchell. 1t Hj A Detroit. Mlch "A -D. Mitchell, BUUinery; uanen, millinery; Hotel muiu. 4 1 i Bareford A iAwsoa.

Loulaviile. Ky: C. H. Bare- ford. raunnaty ana jewetry; ui uroaaway; Hotel Albert, i I.

Rochester, X. woolens; Hotel Klce- aV Waeellng, W. Rle. BBllUnery: 00 Broadwsy: Hotel Cadillac. SturtevanW H.i A Co Zaaesvllle.

OtUo; i atnrtevaati cloths, elothlna. cloaks aad suits; 45 LUpenar Btreet; Hotel Cadillac rraley. A Cot, at. Louts, J. Fraley.

ao- ttoos; Hotel Cadillac. Btroass, brother A BalUmor. MA; E. Straus, woolens: Herald Buar HoteL Hamburger- Brother A Baltimore. Mi; 'Loon.

Ham buTf er, woolens; Herald Square afandel' Brothers! Chicago. M. gvodst 450 Broom Btreet: Hotel Cadillac. TopHiaY Fk A Ssn Francisco. F.

Top- llts. mllllnary: East Houston Street; Hotel Vendome. i 1 Foote, Reed A Clevelaad. Ohio: C. FJ Reed, sUilnerv: 61-1 Broadway: Herald tVroar HoteL WallenMsia.

Albany. N. t.l A. Wal- lenatatn, piece goods: Herald Saaar HoteL. -CDnrmd A Cov.

i Boston, S. B. Conrad. cloaks; Mis S. Boa, silk waists; Motet Vaa-'doake, Lowaa, A Baltimore, Md; K-Lirwmaa, woniens; Hotel Veadoraa.

Btrous Brothers aV Baltimore, MA: B. Btrsuse. weaieas; Hotel Boln A Ce-t Chicago, lll-t E. Holt, action -rM cas: Rl a Bread way; Grand Hotel. 'wcaoti Bro T- is A Lempert.

Rochsstar. X. iolr- 'Oolens: Hstsl Marlborough. -f rbt r. Vfallac.

Bprtngneld. B. H. Ti -K -ya kthing; Walkrr street: Hstsl Nt nandleA Mock. a.

TV A Milwaukee. Wrta; B. W. Mora, wootaaa. and tailors' trlmaslags; BosTsaaa House.

Kautmaa A lasses. New Orleans. M. Isaacs, mUllnery; K6 CbureO Btreet; Hoftroaa Hoes. 1.

1 xj c-iftV BHIirnwH 1 wooteaa: fl Hroadway; HoUaad Hoass. -Blaoastone. V. At Anwls. CSt-i K.

Vlacaat. dry goods; FraakUa Atrsetj Htel ImperiaL Arh, Onclanstl. Ohio; L. Ac a. mlDia-.

Afh, mllllnerr; Hotel -Keith. don A Chicago, IU. A. A. Adams, silks -and -velvets; Spring Btrset; B'lffima House.

Sbepard A Providence. R. I. W. R.

Brigs. furnlahlng goods; (3 FrankUa Street; Hotel lm- periai. Stern. Opoenhelm? AV Clndanatl. B.

Stern, ctotiitnc: Hotel ImnertaL Weramsck. Liom A Sacra mento. -TI. Thiro -domestics. dress sonde, silks, cloaks.

suits, linens, white goods, carpet a and uphol stery goods; sit umrca fctraet; now npsrk 1 1 eev' rr3 i I Ho took' his drautht and cxclaj Atti, FIosl i He was a in years, Of feeble ppeUte, thky nerves, tleep lets- blgbtt. vt doc'pVetcTibed a-V 'H. Hunters Baltimore 1 -j It streaghtened hun, his itbmach; steadied his y' nerves and cheered his might have exclaimed A.B. HART ft rRANK MORA, Rtpresf-fat: SB. WUllam Nsw Tork.

N. Ti AmericanffiQallcu Madlaoav Bajaar Seath. KvV, Until 'Saturday Next, 6th Vic 9toC. JULIUS -ROtSHOVEi I A REMARKABLE COLLECT: i' JAPANESE; AND CULUIt fltlN I Formed la Japao onir thstp. i PR0F.

ERNEST pENOLOSA The best knot- Expert oa Japaae Pictorial Art Uk th VVerii. ifv Am Art tbrt iiiut dirt) as is mni as btaultfutat it is camuuin-. Tb ikS of tb bnubmM is apparent tf a Sim. i KO TEL PROPERTY 'LEASED. A new.

leas- iiam January 1st. 190i for av long term of years, ot th BROAD WAY CENTRAL- nOTfcl na Just tot mad, to TILLY HAYNE5. tne present very successful trahager of th propertr- Mr. Hayne has now condactea to note for eight years during- which time be has completely rebullLjrrfttrnlshetJ. TxaAn- lxd.

and enlarged the original" plaat At an xpena of otec a qoarter ot av nrtl- ion dollars, untr now It la no' only one of the lATet lut one of "the moat compile and liberally coadwrted hotels In NEW r.r LZMTJZL JL BXJTL2E A BTJ1CXXZ 4 1 1 "7 -Mssage Bsrtrast A BsOrf t4 V- Lwmuet M. Butlerl ma nager of the Bar- tram and BiUler' Trading- Company el Peart Street; this borough, who Uved at av boarding- bonse'at SuUaUreefBrook- -lyn. whore be waa, known as James Butler, committed -hlr roo ystrdr morning by cutltng hla throat with a rasor. was about fifty years and had bea at th board; AS house tot six weeks. Sv- eral letters eatablUhlna" hla UenUty wer totrnd, on addressed to him at Santiago Cuba.

i f- Ther wer letter whlcfc evidently had jost been written and sealed by th auieiUe. -On waa addressed to -Mra. Anna BaUen Elgin. KeV; another to Bertram But- Ur. 2 Pearl Street; Mi nhatlan." and -th third to 3 Peart Street.

Manhattan." In addition there was an in-sent t'ie, ram asking tr and adilrej to W. H. Butler, Orlando, Fla. fiS nhVjr BL'Baririm. MnVM Sethi W.

Fox, Treasurer of th bartrara Snd Butlerrin-Cn. called attrv State Btreet house and laeatlfted th body. StTn.iirlm aaid that th dead man vi 1 manager of th company for fifteen Tri 1 A. boat a year aro went to HayU ani 1 Points lu ins West Indlo In th tareata.of tb concern, returning; at wea ago greatly broken la hajUtn. Th dead man's mother.

Anna t-at- i. t-n arva ins irii-r and I fie letter Orlando, UI hirers acd f-o can give no reason th stticile. sni opln that it wss edited In a tt of temporary lr.aaa.ty. mm 7 Emel I 1 Si to 6 0 I.