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THE STATE CANALS. BILL MAY BE VOTED OX IX SEPA BA TE PROPOSITIONS. -COLD PAY FOB EXCISE nriL SERVICE WILL rclb IN POLICE FORCE. TO TniWXK. ar.y.

Jan. 8. Governor Odell has set apart period Jietween 5:30 o'clock and o'clock every afternoon which to meet the newspaper engaged in reporting legislation and to them information of an official nature regarding State affairs related to legislation. This opportunity to have a talk with the Governor on news jaatters certain set time In a day has Ion? jjjen desired by the journalists at Albany, and Urge attendance to-day at the first meeting cf this nature shows that they will take of the Governor's offer. Tfce Governor at once said upon meeting the joarEf.lis's in the Executive Chamber: conference attended hy canal men of New- Xork ar.

i Buffalo has been going on here lc regard to the form of the proposed bill or bills submitting to the people the proposition cr propositions for the improvement of the canals. It is a question whether the proposltkss one for deepening the Erie Canal to an gveraire depth of feet, and the other for enlarging Its cka a barge size be subjnitted separately at the same election, or whether they must be united In one proposition. I have therefore requested Attorney General Davies to pive me an opinion on the subject. Deepening the Erie Canal would cost and making barge size locks Thus cost of carrying out both plans irruid be The canal men here today thoutrht that the people would as readily vote to expend $28,771,476 as they would vote for either on- of the other propositions. Governor Odell was asked if there had been conference that day in the Executive Chamber in regard to excise legislation.

-No." said the Governor, smiling. "It has been a cold day for excise legislation." The Governor's attention was called to a ttwspaper dispatch from New- York stating that was a report that there would be legislation empowering Police Commissioner Partridge to make all the promotions necessary to nil vacancies in the ranks of the captains and serfeants of Police Departm-nt. The dispatch then made the following statement: It is said to-day that several assurances came to hien police officers yesterday from Albany tnat Governor Odell favored the passage of such a bill, and that the thing would be pushed through as rapidly as possible, so as not to retard Colonel Partridge's work of reorganizing the force. The bill, when passed, will give to Colonel Partridge the power of promoting without Civil Service order, and it is designed to aiter the personnel of the higher offices of the dfjai-ment. "Nc," said Governor Odell.

after he had carefully read the dispatch, "I know nothing about such proposed legislation, and I should think th? Civil Service regulations would stand ln the way of Colonel Partridge having such a power of promotion." FAVOR A REFERENDUM. A. Henart, president of the Greater New-York Canal Association, and Frank Brainard, of ex-presldent of The Produce Exchange, were among the canal men who a BOBferessOS with Governor OdeU to-day on the canal referendum bills. They favored earnestly the Fubmiasion to the people of the proposition to enlarge the canal locks to barge size, as i step toward a thousand ton 1-arpe canal. A year auo the Greater New- York Canai Improvement Association advocated a thousand ton barge cc nal and opposed Gov-5-njor Odell'B plan merely to complete the deepening of the Erie Canal to a depth of nine feet.

Now that the Governor haa in his message the construction of locks of barge size th" Greater New-York Canai Improvement Association seems inclined to support him in this eug-gestion. even though it is coupled with one that Erie Cana: be deepened a uniform depth nine feet. The harge canal would cost tlOO.Onn/WO. the bnree locks $13,694,540. Apparently the members of the Greater New-York association think tt worth while to accept toward the thousand ton barge canal they Eavor.

Besides, deepening the Erie Canal to a depth of nine feet Is an enlargement of that canal which brings It nearer in size to the twelve feet of depth of a barge canal. Frank Bra.nard said h'-re to-day: It seems to me that Governor Odell has offered a just compromise. The merchants of New- York City i thousand ton barge anal, and they think the cost of such an enterprise arooJd be Justified hy results. We would never agree to an improvement of the Erie Canal, which wr.uld not permit the extension of the improvement ln some future The Governors suggestion that the locks enlarged to a barge size at least favors one of the barge canal plan. If in some future Sir the good policy of enlarging the channel the Erie Canal to accommodate barges become evident to those who now doubt usefulness of a canal of that size appropriations could be made for that purpose.

The that us in the Governor's is that no money be wasted If locks are made of barge dimensions; for Jaea this work can be used if a barge canal adopted finally by the people. Mr. Hebert said: This canal problem Is a business rjuestlon. we desire is to put the State in a position control freight rates. If that can be done expenditure ln the improvement of the Erie Canal will be Justified.

Governor Odell's canal impress us favorablj, and the only in our minds is that of the proper of carrying out these suggestions. I uamc the greater NVw-York commercial bodies shortly hold a meeting and express their Jrelon of the Governor's canal TAX COMMISSIONERS TO REPORT. BILL TO ALLOW STATE AUTHORITIES TO CHECK ACCOUNTS OF NEWYORK OFFICIALS. Jan. 8 ln order that the to the Just passed prohibiting the by the legislature of special acts exempt-1 Property from taxation may be enforced.

Stewart, of Ithaca, introduced a bill to-day Brsr tons for the rendering by the boards of and the Tax Commissioners of New-York St Tax Commissioners in Albany yearly li complete list and statement of all situated within their respective districts taxation under the laws of the State." is Tax Commissioners are to tabulate Wurns and print the tabulation In their an- I Such reports regarding property rom taxation now received by the State ste" I ler The Present bill transfers the duty of fcVr these returns from the Controller to the it OBl and changes the form of the ifrom taxation FOR RURAL SCHOOLS. 11 1 The present bill transfers the duty of i'lnj returns from the Controller to the jj and changes the form of the MONEY FOR KIILU. SCHOOLS. I XOR ODE WILL APPROVE PROPOSED INCREASE OF J250.0U0 TO I FREE SCHOOL FUND. I TE! EORAPH TO TIIB ft ajr an Governor Odell this afternoon pleasure at hearing that a plan had to aid the rural schools promised tsle would approve an increase of S2Vt.OGO in the I Jr fund.

Cov rDor in message said It was a we4l a that the drift of population cityward Bo nlUsd la an Increase to the cities in their aot le fre school fund, and a corre' "4ooi? in that apportioned to the rural therefore suggested that the basts of th a tlonment ot lho school money be changed of UM fr'-e school fund, and rorrsdecreaae in that apportioned to the rural He therefore suggested that the basis of nosjmsut of the school money bo alwMgw)i moneys should be distrt-uted some Vtn 1 recognlre the ability of their own schools. Charles h- rtntendent of Pu bllc Instruction, and i A his leput; have figured 'thod of apportioning the froe ochool fund, and this method haa received the approval of many leading members of the legislature. Under it every rural school district will have Its apporcrease nt of money under the free school fund Increased largely. Mo ft of the additional appropriation J250.000 for the free school fund, It is believed, will to the rural schools, it is hoped that Increased sum av.arde.l to them will greatly improve them, and also aid the rural taxpayer to an appreciable The scheme of distribution of the gross appropriation of 3 iV is changed so that tne weak ais-tricts whose assessed valuation is J40.t«0 or unuer shall receive per district, Instead of $luo as neretofore. There are upward of four thousand of these districts ln the State, which will therefore consume 5200.0 of the proposed increase, and in this way all of the districts upon which the burden Of taxation falls most heavily will receive material aid from the State and thus the burden of local will be lightened.

Every district In the rural sections of the State raised for the maintenance of its. schools last year over 5 mills on the 'ilar. being I tax of over upon each $1 OM of assessed valuation. Assemblyman Alias, chairman of the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, said thar while the members of his committee were cutting down the expenses of the State, they still felt that the time had arrived when there should he an Increase In the amount appropriated for the common nehools. therefore ha.i granted this additional 82.Vt.rtiO for the rural schools.

TO RELIEVE THE COURTS. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED TO ALLOW COUNTY JUDGES TO ACT IX TRIAL TERMS. Albany, Jan. (Special). An amendment to the constitution to carry out one of Governor Odeirs recommendations was submitted to the Senate to-day by Senator Slater.

The Governor in his message called attention "to the overcrowded condition of the calendars In the Ist and lid Judicial departments." and suggested that "action by the legislature to remedy the same should be taken." He added: Perhaps the solution of the problem might be through a constitutional amendment providing for the temporary designation of county judges to trial terms, either within or without their own judicial department, until such calendars shall have been cleared. Senator Slater's proposed amendment to the constitution amends Section 1 of Article of the constitution, by adding the following paragraph: Whenever and as often as the number of causes upon the calendar of the trial term of the Supreme Court in any county shall exceed two thousand, the Appellate Division of the department embracing such county shall certify such fact to the Governor, who shall thereupon designate such number of county Judges, not exceeding ten, as he shall deem necessary, to act as Justices of the Supreme Court for such time as he shall designate, but no longer than until the number of causes upon the said calender shall have been reduced to two thousand, which fact shall thereupon be certified by such Appellate Division to the Governor, and on the filing of said certificate such designations of county Judges to serve as Justices of the Supreme Court shall thereupon expire. The county Judges so designated shall continue to act as county Judges, except during the time for which they shall be so designated as Justices of the Supreme Court. They shall receive the same compensation for their services as such Justices as Is paid to justices of the Supreme Court from other departments assigned to the county to which such county Judges are designated, to be paid In the same manner. No county judge shall serve as Justice of the Supreme Court except while holding the office of county Judge, nor shall sit outside the county to which he shall be assigned.

The county Judges usually receive about $3,000 a year as salary, while the Judges of the Supreme Court In the Ist Judicial District receive $17,500 a ye r. It can be inferred that under these circui tances the county Judges will not reject an assiimment to the New- York district. The Supreme Court In the Ist and lid Judicial districts for many years had only Democratic judges. In recent years Republican Judges have been elected ln the districts. If the proposed amendment to the constitution given above be adopted a still larger Infusion of Republican Judges will follow, since most of the county Judges up the State are Republicans.

Governor Odell in his message recommended that the Governor alone be empowered, on the request of the Chief Justice of the Appellate Division of any Judicial department of the State, to make assignments to them of Judges. Senator Slater introduced a bill to carry out this recommendation. It amends Section '1 of Chapter 2(JI of the Laws of 1892, saying: "Any Justice shall be deemed to be duly assigned within the meaning of this act when he shall hold any court or perform judicial duties In and for the lid Judicial District in the county of Kings upon the designation of the Governor." SUPREME COURT REPORTER. BILL INTRODUCED TO SALARY THE OFFICE AT 15.000 AND ABOLISH FEES. Albany, Jan.

An outcome of the fight over the office of Supreme Court reporter, which occurred last year. Is a bill abolishing all fees and making ths office a salaried holding. It was Introduced by Assemblyman Blackwell. and provides for the retirement of the present reporter. Marcus Hun.

The reporter Is to be appointed by the Justices of the Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court, who shall convene for that purpose at the capitol in Albany in June. 1902. The selection is to be made by a majority vote of those present. The reporter Is to hold office for five years. A successor Is to be chosen ln like manner.

The term of office of the Supreme Court reporter in office when the act takes effect shall terminate on July I. 1902. and his powers shall cease, except that he shall be entitled to complete the publication of a volume of the Appellate Division reports unfinished on such date. The new reporter shall be paid by the State. The annual salary Is fixed at $5,000, and he shall receive such allowance for assistance, clerk hire and office expenses as may be needed, not exceeding a year.

The bill provides further that a Supreme Court reporter may be removed for cause. The Supreme Court reporter Is not to have any pecuniary Interest I In the reports, which must be published by contract. The contract for publication shall be for a term of five years. The reports shall be printed ln bound volumes of not less than 700 nor more than 800 pages, and be kept constantly for Bale by the contractor at a price not exceeding 12 a volume. NO.

GRADY WAS NOT SORRY. NOR WERE MANY OTHER DEMOCRATS SAD FOR PERRY MONT. TELEOBAPn TO THK TUIBI NX. Albany. Jan.

Senator Thomas F. Grady entered the room of the Senate Committee on cities this morning, and said, with tears in his voice and laughter in his eyi-s: "Oh. I hope news not true about poor Belmont." The Bsawbttcao Senator! assured him that Perry Belmont was Indeed defeated for 'ongress, and noticed with Interest that Mr Uradys grief w.is not of loisk duration. It was clear from what 'he other Tammany Hall Senators and Assemblymen said that they" were secretly gratified at Montague Lessler's victory over Mr. Belmont.

Even Kings County Democrats shed no tears over Mr. Belmont's defeat. ANOTHER DIVORCE LAW. SENATOR BUBCM INTRODUCES IT UPON GOVERNOR ODELL'S BDOOBSTXOM TO "AVOID MANY SCANDALS." Albany. Jan.

8 recommendation of the Governor, ln his annual message to the legislature, appeared before the Senate in a bill introduced by Senator to-day. The Governor recommended favorable consideration of a sug- SjestfOSl of the State Bar Association regarding nnal judgments annulling marriages, and said that he believed that If the suggestion should be adopted "many of the scandals which have arisen ln the administration of our divorce laws will thus be avoided." Senator Elsberg's bill reads: No nnal Judgment annulling a marriage or divorcing the partlew and dissolving marriage shall Ijt entere.l in an net lon brought under either Article I or Article II of this, title until the expiration of six month 3. or of such shorter time as the court may prescribe, after the nllng of the decision of the "court or report of the referee. After the expiration of said period of six months or of xuch shorter period an the court may have prescritx il. final judgment shall be entered as of course upon said decision or report unless for sufficient cause the court ln the irnan time shall have otherwise ordered.

The general rules of practice must prescribe rules ln relation to the proceedings. HEADS ASK FOR MORE MONEY. WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE WILL MAKE RADICAL CHANGES IN BOARD OF CHARITIES EXPENDITURES. Albany, Jan. The Ways and Means Committee of the gave I hear.ng to the heads of the vanous State departments on the annual appropriation bill this afternoon A unique feature was the appearance of Attorney General Davles to ask jrEW-VORK DATLY TRIBUNE.

THURSDAY. JANUARY ft VMY2. for a decrease in the appropriation for running his department. Adjutant General Henry and Captain Miller, of the New-York State Militia, asked for an appropriation of til. to defray the expense of a cruise by the militia in the coming summer Superintendent of Public Instruction Charles R.

Skinner asked that J5.00Q be hwMiUnl in the bill to defray the sxnense of heirs' Institutes in the various counties of the State. Senator Stewart asked that the appropriation for rinary CoUe IB increased from r. Th tate Board of hHritles eras represented by 't. an i 1 debute over the various VhSS ollnw '-hairman Allds th at the committee had in contemplation this i in the amount to be expended by tins ii rtj number other heads of departments were heard, all asking for certain minor Increases. WANTS OFFICES REPAIRED.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME SAYS ROOMS OF HIS STAFF ARE NOT I FIT FOR OCCUPATION. Dlstriet Attorney Jerome yesterday sent a letter to Borough President Cantor asking for extensive repairs and refitting for the Criminal Courts Building. It Is understood that If the District Attorneys requests are granted an extra appropriation for the Buildings Department will be asked for Mr. Jerome's letter goes straight to the point, and tells of the deplorable condition of the rooms assigned for the use of the twenty-five members of the professional staff of his office. Mr.

Jerome says: Two of the oAcej are in fair condition, but the rooms are carpetless, an.t without any of the conveniences of a well appointed and they are such that no lawyer of any st.indln* in the "community would occupy. The walls of mmm of the omees and all of the are begrimed and left In the original rough planter. A numb or times during the year grand Juries have complained of the existing conditions. The greater portion of the professional staff of this office has no facilities for the safe keeping of valuables anil Important documents, papers, exhibits, pertaining to cases which they may be preparing for trial. the loss of which would be Irreparable.

The desks are badly damaged and beyon.l repair, and It Is therefore advisable that some cabinets be furnished. In order to properly protect such documents: also that Yale looks be put on all office doors. In the law library of this office valuable law books are strewn ami plied up on the floor, owing to the lack of shelving, which can be supplied at a viry moderate cost. "CITY RECOR.U" PRIXTIXa AGENTS FOR THE LOWEST BIDDER NOT ALLOWED AT LAST MEETING OF THE TAMMANY BOARD. Mayor Corporation Counsel Rives and Controller Grout, sitting yesterday ai the Board of City Record, heard a good de.il about a star chamber aesaton of the old board on Dec ether 26, at which admittance waa denied to agents of "The Mali and Express," which had a bid for the printing of "The City Record." At the last meeting of the Old board "The Mull and Express" submitted the lowest bid.

but did not get the contract. Controller Coler at the time aald It was considered heal to leave the letting of the contract to the new administration. E. Ludvlg, "representing the Martin H. Brown Company, addressed the board yesterday He said that his firm inilmiHliiil bids in the belief that the composition waa to be done by hand.

He added that he thought the bid of "The Mall and Exprexs" was for machine work. He aaked thai new Mda be called for. He finlxhed by saying that hla firm waa willing to agree that tf machine work was to be accepted its bid would be lower than any so far received. William a. iounsel fT "The Mall and Kxpress." satd: This Is the Brs4 time In twenty-eight years thai a bona tide competition has been allowed The Brown company has heretofore had monopoly on the bidding." Why Mr Lyon.

of Albany. does all the State printing. is a third owner of Brown company and treasurer of the company. Mr Irwln submitted a brief which relati that the hlils were not legally rejected: that "he boani could consider what had and hud tIM power to grant the contract wtthout lelim. Colonel H.

C. Henderson also appeared for "The Mail and Kx press He said In part: The Martin D. Brown Company has even Stated that it will bid so low that It will take bids for two years at toss. But In their mimls ttvy ihink they can stand this little lons for two years, they think they will reap a harvest. "I think you are taking too much for granted." lasiiaisnl the Controller.

"1 don't know that we have ever said that there would be I change of administration In two years "FLOBJUE" SII. I.IVAN RESIGNS. PRESIDENT CANTOR asms him TO, AND APPOINTS P. O'CONNOR KB HIS SUCCESSOR Florence Sullivan. new Tammanj leader 4 the VIIHh District, who for ve.irs has been Superintendent of the Bweau of a salary of yesterday, on request of Borough Presid'-m Cantor, sent In his resignation Mr Bui llvan received an intimation several davi ago that the Civil Service lommisslon was Ukeiy to place his office In the exempt class Whether It was well founded or not.

he iiii not wall to see. President Cantor, soon after receiving Sullivan's resignation, appointed as his Of Francis O'Connor, of the lid Assembly District. Mr O'Connor not taken an active part in politics. He has lived in the lid District all of his life, and Mr 'antor's Idea In appointing him was to get a man who in acquainted with the conditions on the Kaat Side, where the Hureau of ncumbrances expends the greater part of Its energies, Mr. O'Connor la highly for the place.

Mr Cantor told him that his new place was one that made it absolutely necessary fur him to keep out of active politics. His salary has not been fixed. MONROE VISITS THE MAYOR. THK FORMER'S FRIENDS BURS THAT HE WILL SUCCEED JEROME AS JUSTICE. The call of Colonel Robert Glier on Mayor Low yesterday revived the rumor that the colonel will be appointed to the vacancy oti the Special Sessions bench caused by the election of Justice Jerome as District Attorney.

It Is regarded as significant that all of Mr. Jerome's friends are confident that Colonel Monroe will lie the man. On the other hand, the Mayor's friends think that the place will be filled by some prominent Hebrew lawyer. Colonel Monroe would not discuss his erranii to the Mayor's office. The Mayor said that he was considering the appointment of school commissioners, and would have them ready by January when the law states they must be appointed.

LEICH TO BE DEPUTY COUNT! CLERK. County clerk "harles Hnrtzhelm of Kings County yesterday announced the appointment of Adam H. Leich. of the XVIIth Assembly District, as Deputy County Clerk, ln place of James Mctirath. of the VHltn Assembly District.

Mr. opposed Walter B. Atterbury at the last primary election for the leadership of the XVIIth District. His appointment is designed to strengthen the Republican organization ln the district and to undermine Mr. Atlerbury's Influence.

GUOT'T RETAINS EXPERT ACCOUNTANT. Controller Grant yesterday sent a letter to John R. Bpurrow, of the Bureau of Arrears and Assessments. In which he Informed him that he would be continued In his position at the same salary he had been receiving. Mr Sparrow la the only one of the expert accountants appointed by Controller Pitch, $25 a day.

that is mm with the department. wek he wan placed In Charge Of the Bureau of Arrears and Assessments in place of t'olonel Edward Gilou. removed on charges, and Instructed to make a thorough Investigation of the bureau, and report to the Controller any recommendations. ID GOVERS VOTES. Perez M.

Stewart, Superintendent of Buildings. since taking office, has dismissed old employes whose salaries aggregated J70.000, and In their places appointed staff whose salaries aggregate J45.100, a saving of K2.00n a year Michael Hecht has been appointed assistant superintendent of the Bureau of Buildings In The Bronx at a ealary of J3.000. CALLS MAdISTRA TE BURGLAR FURLONG ATTEMPTS TSGVS ARREST IX BROOKLYN OX THAT CHARGE. Magistrate Henry J. Furlong flislsilisjl aafjsM to Justice Gaynor in the Brooklyn Supreme Court for a warrant for ths arr of Magistrate William afatson, Furlong's successor in the Osilss) police court, on a charpe of burglary.

Furlong was represented by John L. Hill, who said that Magistrate Watson had violated Section of the Penal Code by "Intru.ling himself Into a public office." and ordering the removal of locks and other obstacles placed In his way by Magistrate Furlong. Justice Gaynor refused to grant the application for a warrant on a charge of burglary, but consented hls a p. gIS tr a te atSOn 0 a PP ear before him lihl 10 clo to answer to "the crimitVite Intri.l.ng into the office of a mal leern Who a slst Magistrate Watson a er ra nee to the Gates-aye. court by i ICe Partridge are me samt PPear before Ju Gaynor at and lrt Thej are referred to as John Doe hem Doe.

and Magistrate Furlong mem with assault and battery. In cnntlnir application Justice Qaynor handed down mem randum. in which he said that he did not think the charge ot burglary was reasonable If he Is not a magistrate, however." the memorandum ys "the complaint shows that guilty of the criminal offence of Intruding Into the JJ ma trale. and entertain that charge against him. As to the policemen accused if they really took upon themselves to decide that the contosting magistrate who was on the bench and was not the magistrate, and drugsed nlm off and set the other contestant up in bis place, they are guilty of assault and battery and i enterlain that charge.

It will be necessary to have satisfactory evidence, for it is almost Incredible that such thing could occur under a free gov- I ernment. If one aided or abetted them he may be Included in the charge also." Magistrate Watson, when sten later, said that he believed law under which the magistrates were elected last November was constitutional, an.l that he was not afraid of the result of his trial before Justice Gaynor. The elected magistrates held a meeting yesterday afternoon in the Adams-st. court olid assigned the members of the board to the various courts. Previous to this meeting there was a conference of Magistrates Voorbees and Steers with the magistrates from Queens and Richmond at which It was decided to the newly elected magistrates in Brooklyn.

Magistrate Naumer. the old magistrate of the Myrtle-nve. court, appeared al this meeting to enter .1 protest, and was requested to retire. 6AB MONOPOLY i BUCH WILL BE NEW COMPANY FOR ROCHES- Rochester. N.

Jan. Speculation has been rV.I.K'.HAI'H id TIIK Rochester, Jan. Speculation haa been aroused in political and business circles here today by the publication of dispatch from Albany announcing that the certificate of Incorporation of the Municipal Gas and Electric Company of Rochester was tiled here to-day. The capital Is and the directors are Anson R. Flower and C.

K. G. Billings, of N.w-York, and H. Brewster, of Rochester The company is to in the entire county of Monroe. tt la understood that the Municipal Gas and Electric Company is backed by the Btockhoidera who have recently acquired controlling interest in the Cltiaens' Ughl and Power company of this city.

Including the familiar names of Anthony Brady, of Albany, and A. M. Youngs, of New-York. It Is said thut the amount of the capital stock Is divi.i.-d into 15.1M1 shares, with a t-rm of existence of fifty The operations of ths corporation. It la said, win be carried on not alone in Rochester, but in all of the nineteen towns of Monroe County It is Uso.

thai In applying for al hh lh Privilege of making faa In Rochester, the n.w ompany will not Itself ro furnish gas for public consumption at $1 a thousand feet, but II will furnish a guarantee four at ieaat iwemyn resM 11 1 rate nt which Rochester taxpayers pay for gaa Is 10 a thousand feet, with 10 cents discount the bill la paid before the tenth of the month rollowlng the presetnation of the bill The 7 1 tI fens 1 Power Company and the Peoples GaH and Eletcric Corapanj have long been bitter rivals, thai H. Aldridge manager of the former company at a salary of a year, and thai one of the planks In the machine platform on which Mayor Rcdenbe.k waa 'JmT t0 general Interest the Incorporation of the new company has KSSillS 1 It la rumored thai II may eventually "nl- ft both th '-ompanles and establish a practical monop here. ELLIS ISLAND TROUBLES. RJCPOBTB OF RBCKNT FRAUD. AT THK IMMIORANT -station DKNIKTJ 'N.

far rKi.K..UAi-ii ro run Jai Accounts .1 this morning relative ro the franssiilasliiii to the Presldeni and the Swcretary oi rv port of abuses Irregufairltiea alleged to been practised si the Kills island Immigrant Sta brought emphatic denials al the White House and the Treasury Departsaenl concerning the receipt of such a Commissioner General Powderly received reports to-day fm commisscner Fit.hie ln connect ion with the cases Of who have be-ri suspected, it Of Implication bribery frauds last A Perhaps rh.se reports wen mixed up. It was said to-day Ths department will not ha ready to announce ths results Of the examination Of Mr. Fltchle's report on these matters for several days. Much displeasure waa excited by the stories printed tola morning about Bltta Island frauds, aad one the osacisls who dented that such vestlgation had besn undertaken advanced the opinion that some one had maptred the article purpossly to Injure tbu administering affairs of the Immigrant station, la denied thai ibuses or Irregularities have existed ai itv- New- York station and the department's action a few days ugo in stummaiil) Wank i-id requesting the New-York mthorltiea ro prosecute the case on the harge bribery was the beginning Of a thorough overhauling which may result in the dismissal era! old employes. There Is no doubt thar because of the loose methods of assistants Mr ntchie, who is no) held responsible for the poor management of the station, officials have determined to require hla resignation.

In fact, as exclusively announced in The Tribune, President Roosevelt tendered the ciimmissionersblp to James Sheffield. his refusal the other lay, however, other names have been considered, among ihem being thai of Frank Sargent, who the President's by appointment 10-moiTOW afternoon It Is expected that in a few days there will be some Interesting developments relative to the of Commissioner of Immigration at New- York. MM. BOOTH SEEKS MURDERER'S PA It DON 1 Albany, Jan. Mrs.

Maud Ballington Booth and ex-District Attorney Foster 1... Backus of County appeared before Governor Odell and ahked him to pardon James Flaherty, of Brooklyn, who is serving a life sentence In Sing stag Prison. lie was tried In 18S2 foi the murder of bis srife and was convicted of murder in the second degree It is alleged that the waa committed while both Flaherty and his wife were drunk, and that the circumstances of the crime made it manslaughter, and not murder In the second degree He has already served nearly twenty years, the im-xlmum term for manslaughter. Governor Odell reserved his decision. I WEDDING SOUTH CAMOUXA.

Littleton. N. I (Special) sllsa Ma win Jenkins. daught'T of Major K. Jenkins, was married at her home thla evening to Or J.

K. Patrick, of mil. N. The cersssonj sjna performed hy the Rev. .1 M.

Rhodes, president of the Littleton F-maie College, was followed by a reception, at which about two hundred gnesta were present. TTie bride'a wedding drem waa of white satin, with yoke and sleeves of rose point. The veil of tulle was held by Orange blossoms. The jewels worn were gifts of her aunt. Miss Mary Dr.

and Mrs. Patrick left on the midnight train for Jacksonville, Charleston, S. and other Southern cities for their honeymoon. Their future home will be ln Snow Hill. N.

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FLOniDA. FLORIDA. Opening Dates: Hotels of the FLORIDA EAST COAST HOTEL COMPANY FOR SEASON 1901-1902 Irder that early vlaltors to Florida may be Inconvenienced as little as possible by reason of the inlisiilsHS. of a number of Hotela at Jacksonville durnt the recent disastrous fire, the ALCAZAR. AT ST.

AUGUSTINE. WAS OPENED ON NOVEMBER 2. We also Inrlta particular attention to the recent lISSIS it Palm Beach. In addition to changing the location of the bridge across Lake, Worth and trains Into Palm Beach Just north of the hoteia Instead of south of them, the hotels and aurroundinya i have been changed, and Improved to such an extent that patrons of past seasons wUI scarce the Hotels In their settings. THB HOTEL ROTAL POIN' I A WITH ITS 4SO NEW ROOMS ADDED THIS SEASON NOW ROOMS AND IS THE LARGEST PERMANENT HOTEL IN THE WORLD.

Openir-B and closing dates of the hotels of the Florida East Coast Hotel Company, as HOT AIrAZ 7R Now cw 99 ALLAiSAK JOSEPH P. GREAVES. HOTEL CORDOVA Xow open. Closes May 1. I HOTEL PON DE LEON KPH p.

greaves. 1 ORXOMt. Opens January 15. Clcsen April 190 a i HnTFT ORMOVn ROBERT MURRAY. HOTEL ORMO.ND Open.

January nrse, April 14. 19fli I'ALM BEACH: ANDERSON PRICE. Maiiassrst, THE BREAKERS Now open. Ckses ii 2. HOTEL ROYAL POINCIANA ji FRED STERRT.

MIASIIi Opens Januarj- 15. Closes April 9. tifiTvi piiv'it FRED STERRY. HOTEL ROYAL PALM Ope January n. Close, April 2.

IWC XASSAU. P. (Uiihama lalandait MERRILL. Manager. ROYAL VICTORIA open.

Closes A ft. i HnTPI r-n-r nvt H. BEMIS. HOTtL COLONIAL Opens January 13. Close, April 2.

1802. IIKACIl: E. BEMIS. Manascc THE CONTINENTAL. OPM1 Aprtl Closea Sept.

1. IfNC MERRI II. Manager. BERMIDA. BERMUDA.

THE IDEAL WINTER RESORT. TTOOIE PDBORIKLSSSS ODdDTTIfiIL- Open from December to May. Accommodates 200 zuesta. For terms, etc. address.

S. S. HOWE. Hamilton. Bermuda.

Circulars at Scofleld's. I Madison N. T. CTr.ran a FAST EXPRESS SERVICE. HRBSIBX.

Kaiser Jan. 21. lo A. M. Kaifer Mar.

a l-Vh. IH. 10 A. M. Kronprlnx Apr.

ft, 9A. M. Kronprinz.Mar. 11. tt A.

M. KaWer Apr. 22. WA. M.

Pier 52. North River. Gansevoort St. NO BROADWAY. Louis H.

Meyer. 45 South Third Phlla. LIDBE. Twin-Screw Express Steamers Winter on Medterranean Express Service. Service Plymouth-Cherbourg-Hamhunr resumed March TWIN-SCREW PASSRNOER SERVICE.

HAMRfRC. Waldersee.Jan. 11. A. M.

i Pennsylvania. Jan. 25. SAM. l.s.

M. Feb. 1. M. direct.

HAMBLRG-AMBRICAN LINE. 37 B'WAY. N. Y. E3CIFISSS SEITOE.

tNORTH I II Ml I 1 LINE. to 1.1.0 YD. NAPLES AND QENOA VTA GIBRALTAR ALGIERS BT EXPRESS STEAMERS. Steamers Aller, Trave, and Ilohenzollern do not call at Abjtora. Kalsertn.J.m 13.

lo Feb. 3. M. tl Jan. Ks.

11 a. M.JT. Hl-marck K-b. It TLahn an tHohenzollera Feb. an Feb.

22 Sailing- at 10 FOR ALBKANDRIA JAN 4. 30, MCH. 29. Return tickets available for the steamers ot either line from Naples. Genoa.

Gibraltar. Hamburg. Bremen. London, Southampton. Paris and Cherbourg.

HAMBURG-AMERICAN GERMAN LLOYD. LINE. Agents. 3. BROADWAY.

N. Y. I ft BROADWAY. Y. Hambnrtr steamers from First Hoboken.

N. Llny.i steamers Amity Rrn KAISKRtN MARIA THERESIA WILL SAII, JANV ART I. IS A KROM BRSBSSBf PIERS. HODOKEN, I A Cruise of Days hy the PRINZESSIN VICTORIA LUISE to MADEIRA, MEDITERRAXEAN the BLACK SEA, CRIMEA, CAUCASUS. from York.

March 12. Best opportunity of 1 i-uini; Black rfgions i conveniently Itinerary inrradea Funchal tllhrnl-. tar. Genoa. Vlllefranche.

Pa lei Treblaood, Ratoum. Sebastopol. Balaclava Yalta Aleiers. Southampton. iT.burs.

New Tork. Also rr-iises ORIENT, January 22. and the WEST rVbruary 8, Apply for rates, HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE. Offl 33-S7 N. Y.

CLARK'S CRUISE OF THE THE LARGEST STKAMER IN THE WORLD MEDITEiIfAMEAJiI MMT FEBRIART 74 DATSI DM Choice berths at and up. claws, larludlns Sxcurak Guides Hot-Is Drtrea, etc. h.ap^fit I trips the f. S. thin Winter, covering the moel Kroitrttl and airnrilinir White Star Line new twin tteamer i a palacf.

specially for Ihc und length. breadth T.i I Klnaie SPECIAL FKATI RESI Madeira. Malta IS DAYS in EGYPT an.l the LAND. Constant inualc Athens. Rome, the Riviera, etc.

A course eicht lectures. to irer in Europe and return on the "Oiasnll." "Majestic." etc. EUROPE. for ISsi F. 11l Broadway.

PW York. HAWAIIAN AND PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. PACIFIC MAIL S. S. CO.

OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL S. S. CO. TOYO KISEN KAISHA. Between Pan Francisco.

Honolulu. Yokohama Koba. ShanKhai. Hone Knnjf. Steamers leave San Francisco at 1 p.

PEKING CHINA B-eh GAEIJC Jan. 21 1 DORIC Ml HONGKONG MARU.Jan. 30 NIPPON Feb For and Keneral information anplv to 340 Broadway, or 1 Battery Place. Wash'ngton BuiMl.ie i anj 2.5" Broadway. (DiLOB DAILY SERVICE.

For Old Point Comfort. Norfolk, Portsmouth i Point and Newport News ronnectlna; for Petersburg Hlitimond. Virginia Beach. Washington D. and entire West.

Freicnt and Passenger steamers -ail from Pter N. foot of Beach rv week day at 3 P. M. H. B.

WALKF.R. Manager. IFODLP a Steamships of the RED LINE will sal for Saa i Juan direct us follows: 8. S. CARACAS Saturday.

January 11 Noon 8. S. PHILADELPHIA Saturday January 2T." NOOI For frelnht r.r paaaase ipply to I IiOfLTON. 8L139 DAIILeTT. General Managers.

13.1 Front St. MERICAN LINE. NEW LONDON St. Ift. a.

Paul Jan. a I Philadelphia. Jan. 22. 10 a.m.

I St. Louis Feb 10 a RKD STAR LINE. NEW PARIS. Friesland Jan. IS, Vsderland Jan.

20 noon Southwark Jan. 22. Kensington Feh noon INTERNATIOIfAIi NAVIGATION Piem 14 and IS. N. R.

Office. 73 Broadway. N. Y. WHITE STAR LINE.

NEW LIVERPOOU Teutonic Jan. IS, Cymric. 12. m. Germanic lan.

22. noon i Feb I tioori Oceanic. Feb. .1. 3 P.

Teutonic Z(i. noon I(er IS, North River. Rroadnay. New York. LINE.

For La Guayra Puerto Cabello. Curacao and Sfara- i caibo. via Caillnr also at San Juan. P. R.

From Roberta Pier. Brooklyn. S. S. CARACAS Saturday.

January 11. Noon S. 3. PHILADELPHIA January Noun i These have superior accommodations for paa- cengers. BOULTON.

BUSS DALLE IT. Genera: Managers. 133 Front-st. VTALLORY i.INKS. From New-Tork Wednesdays.

Fridays and Saturdays. FOR TEXAS. GF.OROIA AND FLORIDA. STRAIGHT ROUAD TRIP Tickets Iswued to all -ilnts In Colorado Arizona. California.

Mexico, Georcia Florida. Delightful Excumlsns. Write for our CO-pace "Pocket Guide" (mailed C. H. MALLORY Qen.

Pier 20. N. T. A CUNARD LINE. TO LH-ERPOOL VIA QfEENSTOWN Saxonia Jan 11.

P. M.lUmbrla Feb. 1. Noon Etruria Jan. IS.

Noon Saxonla Feb. 3 P. Ivernla Jan. 2-V 3 P. M.

Li 13. a. M. VERNON H. BROWN Gen.

Agents. BROADWAY. NEW-YORK. PAST ITALIAN LINE. "LA VELOCE." Navasaslone Italiana a Vapore to Naples Genoa.

KEGULAR V. MAIL SERVICE EVERY WEEK. Nord America Feb. di Torino Feb. 23 Large promenade deck BOLOGNESI.

HARTFIELD Wall St. OO.VS WINTER TRIPS. Personally conducted parties to ALL leading Winter parties to ALL leading Winter Resorts at Intervals. THOS. COOK.

SON, 361 1185 B'way. M. T. tthntcr Resorts. SEW-JEHSEJ.

-UKEWOOD'S FAMOUS LAUREL HOUSE AND LAUREL-IN-THE-PINES NOW OPEN unifer roanas'ment of DAVID B. PLL'MER. i A 9t ur F. F. SHUTE.

Ass't N. J. i LAKEWOOD. N. J.

TSiIE LEADING I world renowned Winter and THsl I I.AKK\M>«>D. tts principal hotel. is a superbly ncstelry. In luxurl accommodation for the comfort. crnvemence and entertainment of 's not sur; by any hotel In The cuisine and service those cf the LslsSiatas reviaurants of NVw-Tork and i The famous (Water Batia under the of the house phjniclan.

write for booklet and diagram rooms. JA3. N. BERRY. WOOD.

N. THE LEXINGTON. cpp. House OPEN all the Sunny I tires, privat- steam heat, electric light Rate, day up. A.

S. I.ARRAREQ PROPR. OAK COURT LAKKWOOD. I A new select family Hotel, all '111111111 wstSi For address I Jf. J.

EVANS. EAST ORANGE. NEW JERSEY. TDutE IS POUTH CLINTON 4 walk from BRICK CHURCH STATIOV a hl trade modern family hotel; 1 fuites of rooms with private baths. Liberal 11 1n is leaf and reasonable Open all the a F.

B. ALVORD. Proprietor. HOT3EL BjCIVJIYIS. Atlantic Chy, N.

J. Open nil the Directly faclnsj the hot an I cold sea and water baths. Golt. A estlbuled trains via N. J.

Central and Penna. R. WALTER J. BCZBT. ATLANTIC CTTT.

OPEN AIJ TITE YRAR. One the best equippe.i jteara heat. to ail floors, hot and cold with prtva: bath. Fine en. view Ocean end of Virginia aiy r.

haines. Owner acd Proprietor. HOTEL L.ITRAT, ATLANTIC CJTT. J. I OPEN i Avii.i..\ AND HEATED SITS PARLOR.

di-11 r.K. Torches on 1 with an I to i-lwalk. Sea, and fresh orlvat- baths. U.itr privileges. JOSIAH HITE 3k WINTER IN THE I THE DEER'S HEAD INN.

KLJZABETHTOWN. N. T. DeilKiuruMy air. Pyre.

water. Modern Comfortable, well heated First clue STETSON FRENCH. Proprietor-. XORTII r.ajMH in K3a all the abort AafeCTtliC beautiful private park of mountain from wtfif venrolas. hotel la Kverv mmlern new and eleicanr private Palm' BtsM (wi.

I flreolaces. rnsurvaHsM 6oil Links in For further psurlk'ii and terms a.lilr-~»* K. P. Q5353, BILTMORK. A-HEVILLEi JANLWr.Y One of the and must luxurious hotels In the South.

Masnsicent mountain A dry anil Invigorating Golf instructor. Unks on hotel grounds. Orchestra and all SBBMBMasssHa. for W. A ilnmoi the NORTH CAROLINA HOT SPRINGS.

PL-XTKAr. MOUNTAIN PARK HOTEL. SPRINGS C. NVw New m-nt Kem.xlelled; Refitted: in beautiful mountain i-ark. Hut mineral baths and drlnkinc waters.

liraoinij climate. Grand Swirr.mirs Tennt3. Livery. Booklets "IOWKLL '88. Prop.

bEORUIA, DfIdDITEiL EGDE! One of the leadtne resort hotels of ISS South. Best for its excellent jnd healthful climate. Fxrty new rooms added since last and many aiterations ana improx its ssada that will add to comfort of guests; a good la-hole rolf course only distance from the hutel. livery atabla and the best mm the 3Titb All outdoor sports. 111 ludlas shootlnE.

In near wctnitv For booklets and ftUI Information address C. G. TRCSSELU Miiiasi siilca. YORK si i COURT, COUNTY OF NEW The NVw York Physicians' Mutual AM Association, plaintiff, against Frieda Hart and defendants. pursuance el a ju.lnnient of and sale, duly made and entered in the action, beating date the thirtieth ly I.

the the Referee said named, will sell at public auction it the New Tork Real No. 111 Brnadway. in the ef Manhattan, 'ity of York, on the 24th day of January. lmtj 12 o'clink noon that by lerbert A. Shermiin.

Auctioneer, the premises directed by said Ju.ltrment to N- sold, and thfreln described as follows: All that certain lot. or parcel of land with building thereon erected, situated, lyins: and In tha City of York, In the County and State of New "York, and bounded and descrP'ed aa follows: Besinatas at a. point on the Southerly side of Einhty-fourth street distant 'w-i hwadred and Usrea t2rtt) and four 1 111 westerly from the southwesterly corner of street an.l Second avenue, and runmne thence southerly end parallel or nearly with ivenue. one hundrel an.i two 1 feet and two inches to the of the block: thence westerly and parallel with street seventeen feet: thence northerly and pasaWsl or nearly so with avenue, and part of the distanca throuKh a pa'ty wall one hundred and two feet and two inches to the southerly side of -fourth street, and thence easterly alonir the southerly asdw at Elchty-fourth atieel seventeen (17) feet to the point or place of beKinnlnsr. and known by the street nnrnt-er East Eighty-fourth street, rCew York City.

lead affected by the within instrument lies In Section 3. la Hlock 1.329. on he Land Map of the City of Tork. Dated. New York.

December DANIEL XASON. MORTIMER P. ADDOM3. Attorney for Plaintiff. Willlam Street.

Borough of Manhattan. New Tork City. followinc is a dtasram of he premises to be soM SB) described The approximate amount of the or- ts satisfy which the above-described property Is te be sold 'is with interest thereon from tha thirtieth dry of December. with costs amouminc to with Interest from the of 1001. together with the of The amount of taxes, assessments, or other whirr, are to be allowed to tha purchaser out of -he money or paid by fJ74.il anil Dated; New York.

31st. 1901 DAXIKU NA3ON. lefefwK 5.