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THE BBOOKXYN DAILY EAGLE. EW YORK, SATUKBAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1901. HISCELlANEOtra HOLSTON On February 1, ELIZABETH, wife BLOCKED BY SUBSIDY BILL Robbed ot ins funny side, nor much remains or "Hodge, Podgp Co." to claim authorship but a mere skeleton plot. Mr. Dailey makes his entrance 1., the familiar strains of "Dinah." end fro.n then until the final falling of the curtain the piece is reminiscent of WeiM i FicIriistn.

This comedian bus a large following, who probably think him the funniest man alive and are satisfied with Ids slightest irons to amuse. Slight, seems impossible term to he used in connection night, his admh rs going into convulsions of laughter if he hut shuffles his feet or cracks his fingers, it must be admitted that his ef ff.rts are sometimes as tdim as he himself is i totund. Mr. Dailey is the central figure mound which revolver a company of unusual merit. Miss Christie McDonald" deservedly shares honors with the star for her excellent work.

Her rendition ot a Cosier song. 'E Didn't Seem In Know What to Soy." was dainty bit nf vocalization. William Brod eriek's splendid voice heard all too seldom, though he scored lieavilv with "A Sol 1 dier of Love Am Franhic Bailey is evi ilrntly engaged to display a faultless figure. I and, such being her concept ion of the part. conspicuously silent throughout the three acls.

disdaining lo lift up iter voice in song even in the choruses. The inquisitive minded cannol help but wonder how big a rake off the "scion of the house of high ball" gets for his nightly lavish advert isemenr of things mundane, ranging from a brand of fizz to an Otis elevator. Rven the programme bristles with such interesting items as gowns hy Tailer shoes by t'cmemberl. hats by Hit I. flowers hy Big and wigs by the firm of Head.

This course hardlv seems fair lo the organized and legitimate advertising medium, the Theatrical Programme Printing Company, for firms so advantageously displayed between the cast of characters and the synopsis of scenes are not apt to spend money for other space on the sheet. A youthful and good looking chorus rrnely display their charms to "Hodge. Podge" audiences, and lend materia! aid to Mr. Dailey in such songs as "Cindy" and "My Charcoal Charmer." and. taken as a whole, this well named musical comedy Is as sprightly and drives dull care away as one could desiie.

A romanlic German comedy drama, entitled "The Walch on the Rhine." was the week's bill at the Academy of Music. It is a play peculiarly appropriate to Washington, as the hero is au attache of (he German Legation here, who returns 10 the Fatherland on business of state. This part is splendidly enacted by A. H. Wilson, whose songs and yodels took wonderously well ami who is supported by an excellenl company.

Next week. Jerome Sykcs will play a return engagement in "Foxy Quiller" at the New National. "Quo Vndis." with an able east, including Joseph llaworih. will be at the Columbia, and the Academy will present "Near the Throne." PARTY LOST, IS IT ASTRAY, OR HAS IT BEEN STOLEN? Whether you will accept in the place ot your tried and approved system, one untried, or insist upon the removal of crippling restrictions and the restoration to your present system of all its former efficiency." George Freifeld followed with a short ad dres in which he emphasized many of the points made by Superintendent Ward. Mr.

Freifeld said: of Martin J. Holslon. Funeral from her late residence. 57 Dufheld st Sunday. February at 2:20 P.

M. Relative; and friends respectfully invited. j.ukson On Saturday. February 2. 3901, SARAH, beloved wife of James B.

Jackson Funeral services at her late residence. 523 Pacific st. at 8 o'clock Monday evening, Feb ruary 4. Relatives and friends invited. iit ftr At Colfax, on January 27.

1901. after a lingering Illness, WALTER SANGER KENT, In the 20th year ot hi3 age. Funeral services at the residence of his aunt Mrs. Frank E. West.

172 Clinton st, Sunday, February 3, at 3 P. M. 1 3 KOLYER On January 31. 1901, ALICE F. KOL YER, aged 36 years.

Funeral from her late residence, 99 Dresden st. Brooklyn, on Sunday, February 3, at P. M. Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery, Relatives and friends Invited. LANE On Friday evening.

February 1, 1901 PHILA, widow of James Lane, In the 84th year of her age. Funeral services at her late residence, 310H Madison st, at 8 o'clock Sunday evening, Feb ruary 8, LE CRONIER On February 1. at Toronto, Can of pneumonia, JOHN G. LE CRONIER. form erly of Brooklyn, N.

In his 80th year. MANNING On January 27. MARY TOWNSEND, widow ot Alpha Manning, at home of C. A. Brady.

Va. Funeral services private. Interment Greenwood MARSHALL On Friday, February 1, 1901, MARIA MARSHALL, widow of John Marshall, aged 78. Funeral from her late residence, 66 Woodhull t. Monday.

February 4. 2 P. M. 2 2 MATHEW On Friday. February 1.

JANE MAY HEW, widow of Thomas M. Mayhew of East Machlas. Me. Funeral services at her late residence. 236 Car roll st, Brooklyn, on Sunday, February 3, at 2:30 P.

M. Interment private. (Boston papers please copy.) 1 3 XUGENT Suddenly, at Astoria, N. on Thurs day, January 31, 1901, Captain RICHARD McD. NUGENT, in the 70th year of his age.

Relatives and friends, also members of Polar Star Lodge No. 243, F. and A. are Invited to attend the funeral services at the Church of the Redeemer, Temple, corner Crescent st. Astoria.

Borough of Queens, on Sunday, February 3, at 2 P. M. PETERS On Thursday. January 31. CAROLINE, the beloved wife of William Peters and daugh ler of the late George Buerkle.

Funeral services at her late residence, 117 Hart st. on Saturday evening, 8 o'clock. Interment Sunday morning. 1 2 KATIGAN On January 31. 1901, THOMAS RATI GAN.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his sister, MrB, i uen McGauley, 137 Bond st, Brooklyn, on Sunday, February 3, at 2:30 o'clock; thence to Holy Cross Cemetery. REIRDON On Jannary 30. CATHERINE DOYLE, the beloved wife of William Reirdon, born in Rathowan, County Westmeath, Ireland. Relatives and friends Invited to attend the funeral Sunday, 2:30 P. from her late residence, 254 Wyekoff st.

Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. 1 2 ROSE Suddenly, on Thursday, January 31, at her residence. 239 Sackett st. MARIA A. ROSE, In her 70th year, widow of Wm.

G. Rose cf London. Funeral from Christ Church, Clinton and Harri son stB, Sunday, the 3d at 2:30 o'clock. 2 2 RYAN A month's mind mass for the repose of the soul of MICHAEL E. RYAN, late of 470 Pulaski st, will be celebrated In the Church of St.

John the Baptist, Willoughby and Lewis avs. on Monday, February 4, at 9 o'clock. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. SCHELL On Friday, February 1, 1901. at 1S2 Second place, Brooklyn, Mrs.

HESTER VISSCH ER. widow of Henry S. Schell, In her 78th year. At her request, funeral services and interment will be private. SMITH On Friday, February 1.

19C1, GEORGE SMITH, aged 86 years 3 months. Funeral services at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. M. E. Jlonttort, S03 Putnam av, on Sunday, February 3, at 4 o'clock.

(Wiltshire, England, papers please copy.) SNEDEKBR On January 31, CORNELIA SNED EKER, widow of Evert V. W. Snedeker, In her 90th year. Funeral on Sunday, February 3, 1901, from her late residence, 10 Caton av. Borough of Brooklyn, at 2 o'clock.

1 3 STEFFENS On January 30, 1901, at 144 Eldert st, GESINA MARIA, widow ot the late Carston H. W. Steftens. Funeral services at the Bushwlck Av Methodist Episcopal Church, on Sunday, February 3, 1 o'clock. Relatives and friends are invited without further notice.

Please omit flowers. TOWER At her residence, 1S8 South Portland av, Mrs. I.YDIA A beloved wife of A. W. Tower.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday evening. 2d at 8 o'clock. Relatives and friends, also members of Common wealth Lodge No. 409, F. and A.

and Long Island Council No. 173, R. are respectfully Invited to attend. 1 2 YOUNG At Graveseml. on Friday.

February 1, 1901. ANNA, wife of Charles S. Young, In the 33d year of her age. Funeral services at the residence of her father, E. R.

Bennett, Ocean av, on Sunday, February 3. at 2 V. II. 2 1 WORRALL On Thursday, January 31. 190, EDWARD beloved husband ot Nellie Dovvdel.

Funeral from his late residence, 98 Amity at. on Sunday, February 3, 1901, at 2:30 P. M. Interment in Flatbush. i.j EDWIN BAYHA.

UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER. 11a Atlantic av. Telephone 1.25$ Main. H. O'NEILI; RECEPTION.

Members of the Mutual Benefit Association Meet at Lenox Lyceum. The annual reception of the H. O'Neill Co. Mutual Benefit Association held at Lenox Lyceum, Manhattan, last night, was an unqualified success, both as to social character and to attendance. There were 2,000 people present, and the vaBt auditorium was entirely filled.

Preceding the dance was a programme a vaudeville nature, furnished by artists ot acknowledged reputation, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. It was in charge of W. G. Thomas, W. C.

Strange, D. Richardson and H. A. McGorry. Those who took part were Nat M.

Wills, the happy tramp; Hines and Remington, in a comedy sketch, "A New Morrell and Evans, in mirth, music and satire; DeVeaux and DeVeaux, comedy musical artists; the Everett Trio, equilibrists, jugglers and gymnasts; Fialowski, the great human menagerie; Gilbert Sarony, the giddy old girl, and Emma Carus, the female baritone, who made tne nit 01 the evening. The programme was in cnarge or William Josh Daly. The dance began at 10:30 and lasted until early morning. The floor was in charge of the following committees: Reception committee 3. McCaw, chairman I.

L. Schoonmakcr, F. B. Thistle F. Relss, Jackson, B.

G. Buck. .1. E. Edwards, B.

G. Van 5'' Breakey. D. T. Ward, H.

W. Hyde. W. E. McLoud.

J. W. Ochiltree. W. S.

Young, W. H. Cox. R. J.

Mount, R. H. O'Neill, C. J. Beers, T.

Wheeler. Committee of arrangements W. G. Thomas, chairman: D. Richardson.

W. C. Strange, and H. A. McQorrv.

The officers of the association, which is a flourishing one, and includes all the employes of the firm of H. O'Neill the well known dry goods dealers of Sixth avenue, Manhattan, are: Honorary president. Hugh O'Neill; Thomas, president: R. 11. O'Neill, first vice president: D.

.1. Feery. second vice president; D. Richardson, treasurer: H. A.

McQorrv, secretary: A. E. Bleser. physician. Board of directors Mias K.

A. Cantwell, Miss M. W. Morrison, I. Schoonmaker, w.

Strange. SPECIAL FRANCHISE VALUATIONS (Special to the Eagle.) Albany, February 2 The following statement, taken from the annual report of the State Tax Commission to the Legislature, shows the aggregate special franchise valuations in the several cities and towns named, as made by the board for the year 1900: GREATER NEW YORK. Borough of Brooklyn Borcugh of the Bronx Borough of Manhattan Bcrough of Queens Borough of Richmond Total 7.272.245 (. 544, 2,356, t'Hi I 8S.4M 34,87.. B4.G.1.1 125.7C5 1T.2I0 1.078 7.010 SS.6.W 3.503 21 10.230 SUFFOLK.

Babvlon Brookhaven Easthampton Huntington Isllp Rlverhcart Shelter Inland Pmlthtown Scuthaniplon Southold Trial Hempstead North Hempstead Oyster Bay NASSAU. 'rt'1 I THE GRIPPE. We don't know the origin of it. Doctors are puzzled about it. If care is taken, it can generally be cured without serious results.

Stay in the house go to bed consult your doctor and after the acute attack, take SCOTT'S EMULSION of Cod Liver Oil. It will renew your strength, and prevent Pneumonia or Bronchitis. Send for trial bottle free. SCOTT BOWNE, ,09 I'eirl street, New York. HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Tie Pierrepont Mr. and Mrs. R. Goodnow, Mian A. P.

Goodnow, Weston and Eleanor Good Jiow, New York; Miss M. Whitney, New Haven, Mr. and Mrs. O. L.

Skolfleld. Brunswick, P. Pease. H. J.

Tillwell, Brooklyn; R. G. (Jerry, New York; Mr. and Mrs. H.

M. Ward, Buffalo. N. Y. St.

George E. Clifford Parke. New Tork; W. J. Smith, Waterville.

N. Y. Mrs. Eva Wilson, Brooklyn; H. C.

Miller, New York: K. Germann. East Orange, N. F. R.

Snyder, New York; Mrs. Casper J. Goldery. s. Weiler.

Cincinnati; J. Osborne, New York; L. M. Daniel, Platnfleld, Clarendon M. E.

Rose. E. W. Ovlett, Buffalo: J. W.

Parratt. Philadelphia: Duncan, Brooklyn; Charles Morris, Philadelphia: 1,. Rogers, Rockland County; Charles E. Ross, Dr. and Mrs.

Walker. Bryan. Mrs. Anna Browne, W. H.

Merrl san, pity: George Tj. Williams, United States Arroy; lllison C. Davis, Quile. Canada; Arthur Phillips, Broadalbin; George P. Lyons, Greenwich, M.

Straus. Brooklyn; C. H. Stevens, Summit, N. Mr.

and Mrs. J. F. Good, New Xork; Carl Christman, Sag Harbor. PARIS FASHIONS UP TO DATE.

From the Eagle Paris Bureau, 53 Rut Cambon, through the courtesy of Abraham Straus. Blue alpaca tailor suit, with taffeta collar and taffeta pieces on the skirt. Trimmed with machine stitching. Fbesh Flowers for funerals at one half eity rarfir; BetoK'o'f special designs', palm and floral cecoratlons lor. weddings, reoeptions.

etc. Thirty five greenhouses. J. CONDON (Horticulturist), 73 ixu av. Branch office at Fort Hamilton av.

Tel. SJ South. Quaker Oats is the most healthful and delicious cereal in the world. It was served lor more than three hundred and sixty five million breakfasts In 1900. A free sample package for you.

MARRIED. CARTER DAY On Wednesday, January SO, 1S01, Brooklyn, by the Rev. Charles S. Wyekoff, EDITH, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Chas. J. Day, to ROBERT CARTER. PAYNE MESSITER On Thursday, January 31. MM, by the Rev.

Harry Pierce Nichols, in Holy Trinity Church, Harlem. MARION, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Henry Mesaiter, to WILLIAM ARTHUR PAYNE. 3PQPE STOUTENBURGH On February 2.

1901, 'at St. Paul's Church. Brooklyn, by the Rev. Bralnerd Duffield, ALICE PAULDING, 'dasrShter of Alfred Stoutenbursh, to the Rev. RICHARD DUFFIELD POPE.

DIED. ARZBERGKR On February 1, ANNA D. ARZ BERGER. beloved wife of Albert Arzberger and daughter ot Ennis. aged 23 years.

Relatives and friends Invited to attend funeral services at her late residence, 39S Pulaski at, Sunday, February 3. at 3:30 P. M. BARNES Suddenly, on Friday, February. 1, 1901, MARGARET, beloved wife of John Barnes, aged 54.

jSHjjj'eral' wii) take fcom her late residence, L. on Monday, February 4.. at 2 o'clock. Friends and relatives are respectfully requested to attend. In terment at Holy Cross.

BEARDSLEE On Saturday. nf tuberculosis, CLARENCE W1NTHROP, beloved husband of Helen Wyekoff Beardslee. Funeral services at his late residence, 79 Lexington av, Monday evening, at o'clock. 2 2 YEARNS On Friday morning, February 1, 1901, of pneumonia, RAPHAEL JOSEPH BEARNS, son of Ellen and the late Frederick J. Beams, in the 31st year of his age.

funeral from his late residence. 1,331 Fulton t. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. BOWDEN On Saturday, February 2, 1901. at his residence.

235 Gates av. Brooklyn, JOSEPH B. BOWDEN. Notice of funeral hereafter. YRNE On February 2, HARRY BYRNE.

j. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his brother in law, Felix McKcnna, 224 Lincoln place, on at 10 A. M. thence to St. Church.

Slsth av and Sterling place. 2 2 CROWE On February 1, 1901, MARGARET, beloved wife of Patrick Crowe. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral on Monday, February 4. 1901, at 9 A. from her late residence, 105 Washington st; thence to the Church of the Assumption, where a solemn requiem mass will be offered for the repose ot her soul.

Interment In Holy Cross. DEJIERITT On Friday, February 1. imi, LAU RELL W. DEMERITT, in the 2Cth year of his age. from the residence of his parents, 622 McDonough st, Monday, February 4, 1901, at 2:30 P.

M. (Albany, N. papers please copy. 2 MCKSON On January 31, HELEN A. WEST, wife of the Rev.

J. M. JDIckson, D. pastor of East New York Reformed Church. The funeral services will be held at the parsonage, 53 Vermont av.

Saturday evening, at .8 o'clock, J.2 DUNN On Friday, February 1, 1901. at the residence of his parents, 176 Dean st, JAMES FARRELL, only and heloved child of Andrew J. and Elizabeth V. Dunn. Funeral Sunday, February" 3, 1901, at 2 P.

M. sTITZSIMMONS A solemn anniversary requiem mass will bo offered for the repose of the soul of the lata T. DANA FIT55SIMMON8, M. on Monday morning, February 4, at 9:30 o'clock, at St. Augustine's Church.

Sixth av and Sterling' place: 2 2 GRIGGS Suadenly. February 1, 1901. STEPHEN CHANDLER GRIGOS, M. aged 81 years. Funeral services on Monday, February 1.

at the residence of his son in la w. Charles H. Genung, Xutley, N. on the arrival of the Erie train leaving Jersey City at 4:37 P. M.

2 2 HARRIS At the Seney Hospital. Saturday morn Ing at 1 o'clock. FLORENCE only daughter Mosea J. and Annie M. Harris.

Nolle ot funeral htreafter. Five Big Appropriation Measures Are Held Waiting Time for Consideration. OUTLOOK F0RAN EXTRA SESSION House Resents Senate Assumption. Pensions for Brooklynites. Export of Minerals.

Eagle Bureau. GOS Fourteenth Street. Washington. February 2 Although the subsidy bill has had the right of way in the Senate only about a week it, has succeeded in doing considerable damage iu the way of blocking legislation. No less than five big appropriation bills are on the Senate calendar waiting time for consideration and several others have been held up in committee rooms on account of the knowledge that, it would be useless to report them to Senate at this time.

All of these bills must become laws before the 4th of March or an extra session will be necessary, for they carry the money lo maintain the government after June .10. 1901. Senator Allison realized thai unless he made some effort to get his hills through the Senate he would in all probability he blamed for the calling of an extra session should one be necessary. He, therefore, served notice in the Senate yesterday that he proposed to call up the District of Columbia appropriation bill on Monday next. Although this announcement was made quietly and with little in the way of comment or explanation It meant a great deal.

It will be the signal for the first test vote on the subsidy bill and the ultimate fate of that measure will probably hinge on the result. If the bill is displaced on Monday even its best friends can hardly hope to resurrect, it again during the present session, and on the other hand, if it is declared to be the wish of the Senate to continue with ils consideration it may mean an extra session. In addition to the District of Columbia bill the following supply measures are now on the Senate calendar; the military academy bill, the agricultural bill, the pension bill and the Navy bill. The river and harbor bill is still before Senator Frye's committee, and will remain therp until after the result of the test vote of Monday. The fortification bill is in Senator Allison's committee.

The legislative bill is in the conference committee, the Indian bill has passed both Houses and three measures, the Army bill, the sundry civil bill and the general deficiency bill, have yet to ba reported to the House from the respective committees having them in charge. Two other appropriation bills, the diplomatic hill and the post office bill are pending before the House. It will thus be seen that only one of the numerous supply bills, all of which must be disposed of either at this session or during an extra session, lias been passed. But twenty five more legislative days of the present session remain. The outlook is not.

encouraging for those who want, to get away from Washington on March and it will be a very easy matter for a half dozen stubborn Senators to so delay this legislation as to make an extra session imperative. This view of the situation does not take Into consideration the Philippine and Cuban legislation. Those in charge of the appro priation bills say that if were nothing else to occupy the attention of the Senate il would be. possible lo pass them till by March 4. This could be done by rushing them along with little or no general debate on them, in view of this rather critical Condition there will be unusual interest, in the voting on Monday, for the fale or the shipping bill is not the only Issue to be involved in the result of the roll call.

There is considerable ill feeling among members of the House against, their asso ciates at lite other end of the Capitol, growing out of the libert t. 1 he Senate Is tukint' In mutilating measures House Kesents Senate Assumption. which are supposed by right to be the original product ot the House. Many of the bills whiidi the law declares shall originate in the House have been so amended in the Senate as lo be hardly recognizable by their trainers. In fact, the Seuute is overriding the const itttt iiinul rights of tile House in the mailer of framing appropriation billH and revenue producing measures as to make decidedly apt a trite saying by the members of the (Iriu iron Club of Ibis city.

At a recent dinner given by this organization it was laid that the "House suggests and lite Senate enacts legislation." Mineral product crude and uiiinufact ure l. have become in recent years ft very Impcrlaii 1 feature of. the domestic exports of lite United States. Of Ihe 1,563.23,006 exports of domestic product including gold and silver, in the year lfilio. $486.

Export of Mineral Products. 7,477 in value, wrf composed of mineral products. Tims "JS per (tent, of (nc total domestic exports originated beneath Ihe surface of 1 lit earth, 'hough, of course, of iheir selling value wji added by the labor uitii turned them into form required for tiio use of man. The exports of iron steel, for itistanee. amounted iu iliu.

in round tcruis. lo O00.00O; mineral nils nf all classes to 1 (I0O.0OO; cupper, to nearly OOil. 000 coal and coke, over paraHin. more than: iS.OOo.tilni; phcephai inure han while the gold pro.l'irt inn exnurted amounted lo au.l Ihe silver 10 H. To tlte fnDnwinu Hro.

lyn i pensions have been granted; Gardner K. Iloughiv. Margarel A. I'ils Pensions wurili. Victor A.

for Wilder. Anne .1. c'ol ter. minor of Williitnt i Brooklynites. Kichanlson.

Rob I icii i 'ir uii. 1 1 1 1 1 ry Wilckens. Mary F. Pardee, lioberi Warner ami Daniel Ik reghiy. IjaUgll, (lie nillMI IHHRILfi vwiU JDH, and ho it followed that the "Standing Room Only" sign was in evi dence nightly at both The Week the National and the ft je' Columbia Theal here, for all the world 1 Heaters.

of Washington had gathered therein to laugh at the spontaneous humor that constantly effervesces from thej droll personalities of May Irwin and pel Dailey. The decline of "'cup and saucer" I comedy, with the correlative development of farce, is one of the snlienr facts of the past few years, and from present inriieat inns it would seem that it in destined to be the pop ular form ot amusement, for tin; next fe. to come. At, the New National Theater May Ir.iit' made merry this week, with hei farce om edy. "Madge Smith.

Attorney." May Irwin is sui generis, and occupies a corner all her own in the Thespian Hall of Kanie. She is without, a rival in her adopted line of There is little room for any one else but May Irwin and her son in any of he plays in which she is the K'lly particular star, hui i Joseph M. Sparks and Tgnaceio ManineiM: manage lo squeeze in some good work he tween tim.s. Coon songs predominate in that portion of tin comedy consecrated the muse of music, but in the second act, where the. always willing lo oblige May sings "When I Am ot Her Side." she proves her ability to win some laurel leaves outside the field of 1 i a grime.

innn. mi oruey, is a clover satire on cpiest ion of female emancipation, and deals wit he a inhit.ions of a woman to shine in the legal profession, and in If Miss Irwin has greater scope far the portrayal of the comedy talents that are undeniably hers than she has had in any or her ptevious offerings. At the Columbia Theater. Pele Dailey (or perhaps since he has followed the mode and sacrificed his mustache on the nltar of fash ion, it is his desire to be known In future hy the more ceremonious cognomen or Peter K. Dailey) gnd a picked company appeared in the mush al comedy "If odge.

Podfie Co." George K. Hobart. none time Baltimore newspaper man. is the accredited author, though frequenters of Weber ami Fields' Music Hall for the three years will assure you that th humor hears the Pally hall mark. i 1 IS THE DEMOCRATIC THE EDUGATIQNAL PROBLEM.

Discussion of Chapter of Revised Charter Relating to Schools at Union League Club. PAPER BY DR. EDWARD G. WARD. Bill Prepared by Waldo Believed to Be Best Suited to Remedy Existing Evils.

A full and free discussion of the education chapter of the charter was held last night in the Union League Club house, at a meeting called in the interest of education. There were present as speakers of the evening Dr. Edward G. Ward, Superintendent: President Charles E. Robertson, Richard Young and George Freifeld of tli.

i School Board; Associate Superintendent KM vard B. Shallow, O. D. Clark, president cf Brooklyn Teachers' Association; Rufus L. Scott, who has drafted a new school bill; George B.

Waldo, who represented the local Republican school bill; Herman Metz, president of the National Civic Club: Joseph A. Cabbel, president of the Stuyvesant Heights Club: Gardiner Matthews, Frank R. Moore and former Presidents McKeen, Pulsifer and Wilson of the Union League. David Thornton, vice president, called the meeting to order, and after stating the object of the call, said that it was probable that other meetings for the discussion of proposed charter amendments might be held. He introduced Superintendent Ward, who, in a very carefully prepared paper, gave the exact conditions prevailing in the schools to day under the present school laws, showing how Brooklyn had suffered, while the other boroughs had made great progress in the matter of accommodations, etc.

Dr. Ward's paper was full of very interesting information and was listened to with close attention. He said, in part: Superintendent Ward's Address. 'A careful study of the Charter Commis sion's proposed amendment, of the educational chapter of the charter reveals two facts that in their deep significance stand out above and beyond all others. One of these is the fact that whereas in many di rections the Commissioners' propositions look to the extension of borough or home ule in educational matters, they go so far in the opposite direction as lo provide for nothing less than the practical effacemenl of the boroughs.

The other is, that after three years' of experience under the present educational chapter, wherein we have discovered both its strong points and its defects. the Commission proposes not to remedy the defects of tho existing system, but to replace with a system entirely new. I propose to discuss these two points in a more or less general way, going into detail as occasion may demand." Mr. Ward then explained the principles of home rule preservation in borpughs, as outlined in the original charter, and dwelt long on centralization and decentralization, describing the two systems in detail. Continuing, he said: "Under the old Brooklyn administration, teachers were paid for each month's work on the first day of the succeeding month.

Now they count themselves fortunate when they get their pay on the loth of the succeeding month. Just think of it: here is a large class of people, most of them living from hand to mouth, who have to work under the salary regulatious a whole mouth without pay, and then wait fifteen days of the next month before they receive it. Is not this in itself outrageous. Have those who hear my words ever tried the thing Tf they have not, they cannot understand what it involves of inconvenience yes, of suffering, in hundreds of cases. But this is not all.

Under the present centralized administration, the accuracy ot pay roils is constantly questioned, and scores of teachers, in most cases unnecessarily, are kept out of their pay for much longer even than the time I have mentioned. "Under the old Brooklyn administration, there was always an ample supply of qualified teachers and seldom any shortage of substitutes to act in their absence. Under the centralized administration of the last three years, hundreds of classes that were at best on short time, have had to be dismissed repeatedly because of the short supply of teachers. In the fall of 1899 there were at. one time ninety classes in this borough without teachers; and when I begged the central authorities to hold a special examination to license more teachers and relieve our needs, they first insisted upon ray specifying every vacancy by school and grade, and then, after taking a long time to arrive at a decision, notified me that they did not deem it expedient to hold any examination until the next regular one should be due in January.

At the present time with a daily absence among the 3,500 teachers ff anywhere from 80 to 175, there are available, so far as most careful investigation has enabled me to ascertain, only about 70 legally qualified substitutes, and classes are being dismissed every day in the week. Now it could be easily shown by argument why a highly centralized administration in so vast an organization of separate communities must necessarily fail to reach effectively every part of its domain, but where facts are so patent, and so potent, argument would seem to be unnecessary. Do not the facts I have cited plainly show that our own administration was highly effective and successful and that the centralized administration of the last three years has been just the An Intolerable Prospect. "The system of school administration existing in this city to day. has been under trial for about three years.

We have discovered to a very greal extent, as I have already said, both its merits and its defects. The knowledge has been dearly bought. It. is too precious to be thrown away. Tho prospect of commencing afresh, and going again through the trouble and the turmoil of the last three years to buy an equal knowledge of the merits and defects of some other system is intolerable.

Yet this is precisely what the Commissioners would have us do. The existing system, they say. has resulted in no end of trouble. Let us throw it away and substitute a new one which we have carefully reasoned out. It seems never to have entered their heads that their new system which they, but, I think, few other people, regard as theoretically excellent, will have to be subjected to the same kind of tests as the existing one, and that the first years of its application will inevitably be full of just such bitter experiences as we have had during the last three years.

Why needlessly go again through this suffering? Why not take the existing system and correct its shortcomings? Is there any other logical method of procedure? Is not the proposition to begin afresh with an entirely new and untried system absurd? "At this poiut. the question will doubtless arise in the minds of my hearers, how would you correct the existing system so as to overcome the defects revealed' by experience? My answer is this: As we are a city, we must have a central administration in every department of the government. Therefore, would I maintain the Central Board. As we are .30 great a city, extend over so vast a territory and include several geographically distinct communities, I would also maintain the Borough Boards, and within the boroughs I would give them absolutely complete administration. This would give control in every borough to the people whose rights are concerned and it would insure directness and simplicity and strength of administration.

I would give 10 the Central Board general supervision and control and the power to compel the local boards properly to discharge their duties; but I would withhold from it direct administrative powers, the distribution of patronage and the expenditure of money for other than its own purposes, and so remove it entirely from the domain of politics and commerciaii.sm. Such a board would be as nearly unuorrupt and incorruptible 3,5 it is possible to have one, and the expense'of its maintenance, as compared with that of the existing Central Board, with ils enormously costly departments, would be almost nominal. "I desire now to consider in detail some of the separate provisions in the bill prepared by the Commission. The first of these is that which makes the membership of the Board of Education 4G and assigns the members as follows: 22 to Manhattan. 4 to the Bronx.

14 to Brooklyn, 4 to Queens and 2 to Richmond. The members of the Commission argue that this arrangement prevents any borough from having a majority and, therefore, enjoying control. But this position, while I would not on any account stigmatize it as dishonest, is utterly unfair and unten aDie. ine experience of the last three years attordo valuable indication here as in other directions as to what would be the result of the adoption of (he Commissioners' scheme. The Boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx constitute practically one community.

Their members have repeatedly voted together when their rights and interests (which are Identical) or their power to control have come into competition with the rights, or the interests, or the freedom of action of any other borough, and always to the detriment of the other borough. And the disposition of the majority of this board has been, and it al ways will be. as long as the majority exists, faithfully reflected in the performances of the officials that carry out its will. The Provision for Local Administration. "Now let us pass to the provision made for local administration.

The Commission, proposes that this shall be accomplished through forty six local boards, each of which is to have one representative in the Central Board. For these forty six boards it has provided no bond of union within boroughs or parts of boroughs, nothing to reconcile conflicting interests within reasonable territorial limits, and nothing whereby the members ot any board may get any knowledge of the comparative necessities of their neighbors. Every one of these boards is to be intensely local, the Central Board exercising jurisdiction over the whole great do main, of which it is impossible ils members, should get even a general knowledge. How then shall it be enabled to decide wisely between the claims of forty six conflicting boards, every one of which will be determined to get as much as it can out of whatever appropriations may be made for all. The present Board of Mducation has to deal with but four borough boards, if the report of the Commission is adopted, will have to deal with a multitude of boards, whose differences will In most eases be irreconcilable, because all experience shows that just in proportion as a local organization is confined within narrow limits, just in that proportion are local spirit and local greed intensified.

In the larger local boards of the present time (the borough boards) men from all sections of a borough meet frequently, and by interchange of views and by the acquirement of a general knowledge of their own borough which, while vast in extent, is not. too vast, for this accomplishment, become liberalized, public spirited, and well informed as to the comparative needs of localities in a very high degree. "Before your patience is quite exhausted, I desire to discuss in a brief way. the plan proposed by the Commissioners for the appointment of teachers. Appointment of Teachers.

"There is no duty in the whole long list to be discharged by the educational authorities that requires a more intimate knowledge of persons, places and conditions, and the exercise of riper judgment in adnpting them, than this; and yet the Commissioners propose that it shall be done in the most mechanical way possible, by the selection in every case of one of the three teachers at the top of a long eligible list. Ynu should understand that the places of the persons on this eligible list are determined by the standings they attain on their examination for teachers' licenses, and that these standings, show their relative scholarship, only, and in no way represent their teaching ability, or their adaptation to peculiar conditions in the leaching of one sex or the other, or in the teaching of children of different social grades, or in the ability 10 stand travel, etc. "Prior lo consolidation, aa you well know, Brooklyn had a hiol system or which she was justly nrou l. Appreciation of it was not confined to hrr People by hundreds. rrom far a ml nc equal ircatinftii permitted, ticn time been crippled cutiliti uproot, it ami it! is unknown (rial.

TJ. is lyti and to study it. So far as un tlte entrnl authorities has stem has until the present inr d. thoiurh in a sadiy It is proposed now to litine another whose vjlue 1 11 no delfrinined only by then. Htizens of Brook i grout club, to decide George Freifeid's Address.

"There are two schemes of proposed legislation before the Legislature. One, the re port and proposed amendments of the Charter Revision Commission and the other the amendments of the local echool board. The propositions for a change are both caused by the existing intolerable conditions. "The teachers are now better paid but not more promptly than ever before. A most expensive bureau has been built up in the Board of Education through which they are paid.

Hundreds ot thousands of dollars are expended annually in that bureau which money is practically wasted and might be put to far better use. We could build several school houses with the money thus consumed. "Now that the teachers' salary agitation has abated we have taken courage to revive interest in the lamentable condition of the children. The Charter Revision Commission invited suggestions concerning methods to relieve the present complicated and unsatisfactory state of school administration and obtained those suggestions from our school board. Acting on the principle that it is better to correct failures in existing methods than to abolish so great and complicated a machine and build a new one, we submitted to them proposed changes in the old charter in the light of our own practical experience with its workings.

These amendments were rejected. One member of the Commission and one potent friend of that number constructed a beautiful scheme based on a theory that had broken down. They have proposed a highly autocratic and bureaucratic measure by which to govern the public school svstcul of this great city. "We have that scheme in comparatively mild form and it does not work. They now intend to destroy the present arrangements wholly and establish another with all the bad features or the present scheme intensified.

A system which touches over 350,000 children upward of 11,000 teachers and directlv affects uuiuiuiouuuon ot over 4Uu schools must be carefully guarded and cannot be ruthlessly disturbed without great confusion and loss. Arraignment of Commission's Scheme. "Regardless of these considerations the Commission proposes lo do away with the present form of school government absolutely. Their substitute for it is another experiment. We have through three years borne the evils of a poor system only to be confronted with another of which we know nothing of a definite nature, but which is brimful of promise of mischief.

We arraign their scheme, therefore, as unwise because merely experimental. "We object to it also as purely bureaucratic and as thus harmful lo a wholesome public interest, in a public institution. "We oppose it particularly because it fails to correct, any defects of the present charter. "We fear it because it will create confusion, delay and trouble. In its place we offer a plan which can be proven by the light of experience.

"Central government, or rather administration from a distance, having utterly failed we propose to administer locally. "We would give local boards the powers formerly exercised by them without breaking the tie which binds them to the citv. We will make up our budget and let the city's officers pass on it and then, having been given the means, we would choose our sites, erect our school houses, furnish and distribute our supplies, appoint our teachers and be held responsible Tor our misdeeds, if an v. by the city authorities. That system worked so well before that we had few part time classes instead of 43.000 children in them a Our sites were selected and buildings finished 111 a year ami a nait then, instead of three years, as now.

Our supplies were promptly delivered and all minor details attended lo beside our classes were not. dismissed for want of substitutes properly licensed, ns now, uor were teachers' wages held up' on technicalities with constant resort to the courts to correct the abuses, as Is now the rule. These are the changes we would effect and we ask are they not fair, proper and reasonable? 1 we protest against the adoption of this chapter in the light of the insincerity of ils author. And this is but. an instunce of the platitudes conveying misinforniulion that (his and some other gentlemen deliver to an unsuspecting public.

Will it succeed before the Legislature and the Governor?" President Robertson of the School Board was then called upon. He said that, not a new site had been acquired since consolidation upon which a school building had been erected and ready for occupancy, except a six room building, which will be ready in a few days on Barren Island, on land "owned by the city before consolidation. Mr. Robertson showed that 54,000,000 had heen appropriated tor Brooklyn In 189!) and 1900 for new sites and buildings, but. that not a single new building had been completed.

He said that if the Brooklyn School Board had had the expenditure or this money without the present circumlocution and red tape not a single child would be out. of school here, nor would any bo on short time. He said the School Board should have, direct connection with the Board of Estimate. He said that the education chapter reported bv the Charter Revision Commission meant, the total cffae.ement of Brooklyn in educational affairs. George E.

Waldo and Rufus Scott explained the provisions of their education bills, Waldo's that of the local Republican organization, and Mr. Scott's, extending the Brooklyn system over the entire city. Both of these bills have been reported at length In the Eagle. Mr. Pulsifer, Mr.

Young and Dr. Smith also discussed tho education auestlon from several standpoints. The conclusion generally was that the bill prepared by Mr. Waldo and George Freifeld and indorsed by the Republican legislators was. on I he whole, the most equitable measure for Brooklyn that could he prepared.

Sn In I fit of City Hmploj e. Any pTFN nil Hfruri' ti 1 1 fvA of tho iriiiii r.t ijf roniluciliiK fiiir rit.v un rnniMir l.y Ir.ik(nc through iIt (Jnvrnmfnl chapter nf ine Khk Almnrifc for 't he nanvf atiil salark of nil city rnpInyJ aiv nvii. Pt nf tin. n' vntr. latM fuy Edition now rn'ly, 0 cnif.

Aflv. MARK TWAIN ON HIS COUNTRY. His Estimate of the Republic as ft "Dealer in Counterfeit Promises and a Prayer Meeting Pirate Among Nations. From 1 he North American Review.) Dewey could have roiig about his affairs elsewhere, and lefi fho competent Filipino army to starve mil Ihe little Spanish garrison and send it home, and the Filipino citizens to set up tho form of government they might prefer, and deal with the friars and their doubtful acquisitions according lo Filipino ideas of fairness and justice ideas which have since been tested and found to be of va high an order as any that prevail in Europe or America. But we played the rhiiniberlain same, and lost the chance to add a notour Cuba and another honorable deed to our good record.

The more wc examine the mistake, the more clearly we perceive that it is going to be bad for the Business. The Person Sitting in Darkness is almost sure to say: "There is Homethine curious about this curious and unaccountable. There must be i wo Ameri jcas: one that seis the captive free, and one rhal takes a onee eaptives new freedon 1 away from him. and picks a quarrel with him with nothing to found it on; then kills him to get his land." I The truth is. the Person Sitting in Dark nesH is saying things like that; and for the i sake of the Business we must persuade him to look at.

the Philippine matter in another and healthier way. We must, arrange his opinions for hiiu. We should say lo 1 him: look doubtful, but in reality they I are not. There have been lies: yes. but they were told in a good cause.

We have been treacherous: but. that was only in order that real yood might come out of apparent evil. True, we have crushed a deceived and rounding people: we have turned against file weak and friendless who trusted us; we have stamped out a jusi and intelligent and well ordered republic we have stabbed an i ally in the bark und slapped the face of a I giiesi: we have bough i a Shadow from an eiitmiy that hadn't it tu sell: we have robbed a trust ing friend of bis laud and his liberty; we have invited our dean young men to shoulder a discredited musket and do ban work under a flag which bandits have been accustomed I feu r. not follow we have debauched America's honor and black eiied her face before the world, hut each de tail was for the best. We know this.

The I head of every state and sovereignty in Chris i tendom, and per cent, of every legislative body in 'hi ist endtmi. including our Congress and our state legislatures, a re members not only of the ('hutch, but. also of the Blessings or ivili.Hiinn Trust. This world girding accumulation of trained morals, high principles and Justice cannot do an unrictu thing. unfair thing, an ungenerous thing, an thing, Knows what it is about.

I (Jivp yourself no uneasiness; is ail right." Sow, then, that will the Person. Vou will see. Ii will restore the Business, Also, it will Wecl the Master of the Game to the vacant place in the Trinity nf our Na lional gods; and there on their high thrones i the Three will sit. age after age, in the people's sight, each bearing lie Emblem of his 'service: Washington, Swunl of the Liberator: Lincoln, rlie Slave'. Broken Chains; Ihe Muster, the Thaius Repaired.

II will give ihe Business a splendid new sturl You ill see. ICveryt liing is prosperous now. very thing is just as we should v.i it. We have got lie arehip'daia). and we shall never give.

It up. Alsc. we have every lo hope that shall have an nop or: tin ii before very long to out of our Congressional contract wit It i'ii ha. and give her so met hing better in ihe place of It a rnh country, and many of us are already beginning to see that the it va i I was a sen i men: al mistake. But now right now is lie 1 profitable rehabilha; in will set us ip and make si rime to do sum work hat comfortable, and unit! conceal frffl iscou ra ge gossip.

oi; rsel ves 1.1 pmarely we are Irttlo troTT bled a hou i our uniform. 1 1 is one of our prides: it acquainted hh honor: i( la familiar with great deeds find noble: we love we revere ii. and 'j r.i:s errand it is on makes us uneasy. And our Hag a not her pride o' ours, our ''hie est We have worshiped it so. and when we have seen it in far lands glimpsing ii unexpectedly in that st sky.

waving its welcome anil benedtc us we have aught, our hreaih, and i ion to us uncovered a moiimn i iir and couldn't, speak, for for tiie though: of what It was to us and I tic real ideals for. In deed, must do something a hou: these tilings; v.e niiift: not have the Hag om there, and the uniform. They nr no; needed there; we can manage in some oiiu way. Knglati'l manages, as regards the uniform, a nd so i'Hii we. VV'e have to send soldier we ean't gel out of thai but we can disguise them.

Ii is the way England does in Sou i Africa. Kven Mr. Chamberlain himself takes pride in Kngland' honorable uniform, and makes the army down there an ugly odious and appropriate disguise, of yellow stufi such as quarantine flags are made of. and whi' are hoisted to warn the: healthy away from unclean disease and repulsive death. Thi? cloth is called khaki.

We could adopt it. It is light, comfortable, grotesque and deceives the eru niy. for he can not. conceive of a soldier bring coucealed it. And as fm a flat for the Philippine Province, i i.

is easily rna naged. We can ha ve a special one our Stales do it; we can hav just our usual with the white stripes painted black and the stars replaced by x.hm skull and erossbone. And we do not need thai ciil commission out there. Having no powers, ii has to invent them, and that kind of v.urk can not be effectively done by iust anybody. An expert is required.

Mr. ''ro cm bo spared. We do not want the t'ni'ed States represented there, hm onlv 'he same. By help of ivse suggested mendmrntS. progress and civilization in that country ran have a boom, and it will take in ihe persons who are sitting in darkness, and cao pttnie husinpv ai the old s'JJli..