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, 1873-11-28

Spanish prido is oruBhod aud Spanish OBJ
slfnacy woariod out. To hcgin with, Spain
will lavo tho vantage ground with n superior
navy, with whcl. to sttack comparatively
dofcnsoloss ooaat 5000 miles in extent. For
tinlo New York will 10 in greater danger tlan
1Tnvnnn. Wo l,avo MI exposed coast OF q wholo
continent Oil two ocoaua OH which spain may
mako war, with MI tho bo,nbnrdnlouts and 1ovics
Which slic 10 wcll undcratanda. spnin did moro
to accomplish tlo overthrow Of Napoleon Bona
partc thnn cithor 1sussia or Austria, or Prussia.
Spain no longer COCA to war to conquer, but to
harass, marhud, rob, and plundor, which tho
character Of hcr pooplo will onablo hcr to keep
up for yoars. Of.courso wc should beat her in
tho end, but what Of that? Shall no jump into
sl1cl' a hornets nest on 4 toohnioality, or to
avorgo tho dcnth Of a few alyanturora making
war Oh their own account for pay7
, 1873-11-28

II the Editor Of The Chicago Yribuns:
b1n: Will you pormit mo to offora few sug-
gcstions, which, II followed, may tend very
materially to ease tho proAent stagnation. or,
moro properly Bpealing, despondcncy, Of tho
labor market?
10 commence, will nsk. Why ate 40 many
OF our manufacturing Embellishments to-day
closed, or working but small portion of the
usual time? Why aro so many artisans (as flne
as tho world proauoes) to be seen constantly
upon cir streets in eonrch OF manual labor OF
any sort that nlny offer, that will tond to al
loyiate tho suffering Of thoir farnillesf
Is 1t because the many manufacturing eetab-
.1iahmonts have made aultlcient stock to supply
even qurater Of the material required to COM
plete the sonson'a building, and replenieh the
dealers stocks Of building material, hardware,
boots aud shoes, clothing, etc, oto.2 Alas, no!
Il 1t bocauao ohicagoans lack that appreciation
tho employer aa woll as thu. .employo? really
believe 1t is 30.
Is there aingle manufactured artclo required
III any department. Of business iu tho City of Chi
1ago that cannot be manufactured hose7 II you
know of nolio. businessmen aud those In ,ieod
OF such articles, why, IN tho namo Of God, don't
you put bread in tho mouths Of Chicago work.
mon by procuring manufactured articlos Of Chica-
70 mnnufRcturerB2
Tho balance Of building material in ovory lino-I
>nlean that which will be required to finish the
aoaaon's bu!lding-wlll supply many an artisans
family vith Bun1oiont provisions, fuel, and cloth
ing to carry them through the winter. Ifearfow
businoAa men know Of tho present suffering
among mechanics who have bcen persuaded to
como to our city with the expectation Of ooutlnu-
ing In work.
Business mon and builders, extend your
hands In the way I hare suggested to tho
r ITppcehanio. aud it will be more glad!y Welcomed
CHICAGO, Nov. %, 1878.
, 1873-11-28

Tue report OF Tho Supervising Inppeotor Com
oral Of the eteainboas-lnspoution Service, for
tho yoar ending juno 3u, 1878, eontaius the fol-
loving statements
q The year 1877 proved q diaaa.roun ono tollfo
and property on water. Ono hundred aul nino-
ty-two caaualtles wore reported ~ having oc-
known to hayo boen lost, ind, "a nearly rs could
bo asccrtainod, reAutlng III tho loun OF property
to tho amonnt OF a. ,60s,l4a. Property amouat-
Ing to $a 033 528 and los iyea, woro lost through
casualtioa by tire a!oue, showing tho urgent no
ceaaity Of stIll greater plecautiollB beinG taken
to guard against that obstructive element on
atoam yesaol4.
Notwithstanding tho atsa,n marine Of tho
country han sutfered soyoroly by rcapon Ut casu.
aliuH, ain ptcaBol to Btato tllRt u constant in
.,rease in tho tonnago theroo! !,Gs continued,
eaycnsy-two now steamers. will, ian aggregate
tonnage OF l1,UUG. waro Mddad to.the several in
spection districts during the year 1884,
"AlnouG tlAeho we're the iron steamers Of tho
nav American etaamahip Line, Of phlladslphia,
, 1873-11-28

ovorplua under such Inv, and no difficulty
whatevor III gotting 1t out Of store.
Tho shortage OH grain is really more serions
matter to tho farmor than arc somo Of tho other
nbusos which 1t haa boon sought to romedy by
leglslaton. It is loss which falls entirely upon
thon,, whilo many Of tho OWLS Of tho warohouao
syhton that havo engaged tue attention Of tho
producer haye principally affected tho speouln-
1.-Two class Of grnin-dcalors. This Bhsving Of tho
loaf as itpasnos hotwcon tho producer mud tho
cossumor, and for no service rendered which is
not otherwise paid for, Ia crying evil tint
should DO at once abatod. Dettor abolish tho
whole warehouse system, and 20 back to frat
principles, than to perml. and connivo at
Bystom which stands confessed na thioyiah sys-
tom, tho only point In dispute boing tho amount
Of tho thoft.
, 1873-11-28

.cadwa'ador, OF Penasylyaniu, putting the firm OF
lay Cooke l. Co. in bankruptcy, it is proper to
sefnark that the only ditrcronco betwocn such q
proceeding md tho one proposed by Jay Cooke 1;
Co. themselvos is, that under tho former tho
creditors appoint tho Assignee, wllo undor tho
latter ho would have been appointed by the
debtors. In both casoa 1t was contemplated TIM!
Tho entno property Rhond be turned over. Tie
s:s1on Of the complaining creditors WAS eQniva-
lont to vote Of want Of confidence in tho AZ
sgnce named by JGy Cooke l. Co.
, 1873-11-28

One by ono tho fa,uous aayings Of great mon,
which hayo paspod into history and bocomo tra-
litioual phrases, arc being absolutely Rwept out
Of existence by tho rhetorical iconoclast. Tho
last cue to suffer this cruel fata Is tho famous
millions for defenso, but not cout for tribute"
When, nearly eighty years ago. Goa. plucknoy.
thon Minister to Trance, was approached by
tho predecessor Of tho Duo do Droglio,
mud waa informed tAat tho payment Of
4 certain au1n might settle tho llplo-
,na:io lisputo between tho two, countries.
history aays that Con. pincknoy Indignantly re-
pllod ",Iilltonn for delonse, but not cont for
tribute" And now comes responsiblo cltizen
OF Charleston, 3. c., and shows by indlnputab'e
authority that, ut n meoting Of tho Cosscuk Club,
OF which Gen. pinokney was monbor, tho
lattor waB aphed directly by another member
whether l,o oycr 1nEtls such rolnark, to which
1s roplied: "No, gentlemen; my auswer waH
not flourish liko That, but simply, Not 4
l,enny not II penuy.'" In losing tho original
and rather grAndloquent phrase. howsvar, shore
, 1873-11-28

The Hon. Richard Yates, who died suddenly in
81. Louis yostorday, vas born In Kentucky in
1878. He removed to Illinois ut su carly ago.
and waa graduated At Ilinoia College,
after which ho entered tho Bar Ho was
elected aovera1 timos to sont in the State
Legislature, and was q Representative Of this
stato in Congress- from 1851 to 1856. Ho was
Wac Governor, serving as tho Chief Exautivo
u this state with great ability from 1851 to 1866
whon he waa eloctod to tho United States Senate,
wlera ho sat till 1871.
, 1873-11-28

Tho Secretary Of tho Interior is MI ardent and
discriminating advocate ot tho Mtlian Poace Pol
icy. In his annual report ho nlludes with oyi-
treatment Flo then gives plan for tho treat
ment Of the Sioux which throws tho Peace Policy
into rather broad relief. Hts suggestion is that
Ill the tribes surrounding tho Sioux, Which
arc bitterly hostile to them, be fully armed By
tue United States Government, which need take
no hand in the ganla that euBucs. This is very
p7actlcal suggeation; but Its ju1taposition to
tho eu1ogy Of tho poace Policy makes 1t
fgther startling.
, 1873-11-28

If Gcn. Grant ustons to tho OWL promptinga
Of men who favor war with Spain as means
OF salvation for the Republican patty, ho may
mako tho most serious mistake OF Ills life. p,,-
At'cal "ars formed a prominent feature Of tho
Napoleonie Idea but, on moro than ono ocuaalou,
they turned out very differently from what tl.oy
wore intendoa to accomplish. The Mexican war
which Napoleon undertook, aud which was
purely political, was aeycro blow Mt ls dynasty,
The war with Germany was originally UNDER
Alion aH q political war. It WIS more for tho
purpose Of gratifying the traditional hatrod Of
the Fronch toward tho Germans, glostying hts
own ru'o, and strengthening the loyalty
Of ha people, thau fear OF German
influence III Spain, that prompted Napoleon 10
declare war against ptussia. This war waH the
final disaster that oyorthrow dynasty which
was already In a sottering condition. 1t war
With Spain which might 10 avoided IL undor-
takon becauAo tile affairs Of tho Republican. par-
ty aro 9elt to bo In desperate condition, IL IL
much ,nore likely to reaut In the dowufalI Of tho
party which inaugurates 1t than In q prolonsa-
tiou Of thAt party'a power, It is not llkoly that
, 1873-11-28

Tho Chicago journal stateB tho arguments Of
those opposed to war with Spain On tho exist,
i,,g state Of tacts na followa:
Fear Of thu SrantRh navy; kaacamlahness at blood
stioa I'll good carsc, whom blood haa bocn flowing
like watcr III Cuba for years dread lest tho national
'cht bc incrcaacd selfish conviction that II s much
safer and ccapor 10 allow tho Cubans to DO aubju-
gascd mud nnssacrod than 10 indulge generous in-
pulse md strikc blow for their liberation; acn-
mental sympathy for thu roetio Republic Of spatn
which has no existence in reality; Intense atmira-
tion for tic theory OF arbitration, with lespo!to
Emperor chosen rs ,tmpiro boweon horde Of op-
prcssors anil their struggling victims.
Tho confusion of ideas which runa through
this attempted snrcasm consiBtu in regarding tho
inauguration Of d war as about tho samo thing as
sitting down to gamo Of closs. Tho difference
betwoon atato of war aud game OF choss is
That tho former IL toiclsd unlesB undertaken as
Inst remedy for into1erablo WRONGS whilo tho
latsor IL nj innocent amusement. We claim to
bo Christian nation, and as ouch to hold mur-
dor IN abhorronco. War is murder on a lareo
scalo-justidablo and unavoidable, howovor, at
tilnos. Wo have just como out Of war In
which million of our best and brayest woro
slain, mud It is simply horrible to hear
people clamorng for moro war before they
know what thoy aro going to fight about. Tho
Journal wants war to freq tho Uubans. What
Cubans7 Does It moar o minority Of tho inhab-
itauts Of the Island OF Cuba7 Not at all. It
means tho mindful Of mon, undoubtedly bravo
and patriotic, who occupy = portion Of
tho cast end Of the ialand. Why not confess,
then, that Tho object OF tho war cry is to
assist foreign revolution, or porhaps to acquire
foreign territory, and in ordor to do this to con-
NIT murder on q largo scale? Thisis what is sig
niacd by the idtotic phrase. "aqueamishness a.
bloodshed in good causo."
We hold to tho belief that this is ChriBttan
country, aud that tho sentiment which upho1ds
md observes an annual Thanksgiving dny is
still potcnt in tho land. Tho religious sentiment
Of the country, il 1t bo in reality what 1t claims
to be, will rcaias and prevent q war with Spain
until all other means Of securing redreBa for any
grievances We may bs shown to have suffered,
including arbitration, Rhall have been exhausted.
, 1873-11-28
CRUELTY Tt} Atl!M AIS.

70 tbs Editor a Ths Chicago tribune:
Sin: 10 hear packing-houso mnn roo1.o tho
ways Of putting bruteB to death, il not suita-
bio recrostion for the parlor; but such accounts
are Inflicted AZ ttneH. Quoation-"Is 1t fact
TINT they put hogo into the lot wator bofors thoy
arc doad?" Auawor-"T That is never done eayo
whon they want to make 4 little fun for the
han ds.-to geo tho hcas flop around, aud somo-
times bound out" They lid uot uHo to lot
hntclcra got oil juriea; tlioy get 80 bardenel.-
Gallons. aaw QUO man poke eteer'A eyca out
with stick 60 tllst ho ooull got up to knock It
in the AeaI. Whore Is Dorgh, that tlono things
arc not put stop to? READER OF TRIBUNE.
, 1873-11-28

Thono steamers accm to llavo givon IN tmpotns.
to commerce which, it IL }npo.l, mxy rosnlt in
tho establishment Of otlor lines, aud In tLo
building of MI increased number Of ntoan,shtp9
III thia country which s''alI traverse tic aeas
under tlo American llag, and thus aid In tho
restoration Ut t|lo preatiEa Of our commerce Oh
tho ocean.
''During the yanr onling June 40, thero ind
beon inupactod by tho various locnl Boards 305Y
steam yessots Of all GLEASON, with oil aggregate
Woro also iKaucd tn 8,i47 mastcrs, t,125 naatcu.
5000 pilots. nnd d, 42J engineers.
"During tho calendar year 1879. 3.44i stcam-
ora were inspected, with IN aggregate tonnage Of
lob, 484, and licensees Issued to 28s2 masters,
], ,037 mates, 3.8a6 pilots and 0,2G6 engineers"
, 1873-11-28

Stockholders, In compensation Tor 4 rail-
road md equipment TINT coBt $780,
goo, Eayo away Sa,ooo,ooo Of bonds TO-
curcdby first mortgage, s50s.00o county bonds,
and 81, doc, 600 Of tho capital stock aud then. to
secure second Issue of bonds TO tho nmount Of
$1,o0o000, gavo dood Of trust Of al tho prop
orty to Tom Scott, Of Pennsylvania. From a1
accounts, 1t doea not appear tint tho managers
OF this 1sai1rond Company. who hnvo por-
formed thia Credt-Mobilior operation. ever
invested over $4,000 of actual oash in tho
entire busincsa, yot tlloy attempted to mako
away with 100000 Of other poop1o'n property.
All honor to Judge Upton for tho prompt and
fearless rnnncr In which llo intorposod the ju-
diclal power to crush tho frat that llas boon
brought to light In this grand conspiracy to
faaton upon tho poop1o Of this State q tobt Of
nearly twelve millions Of dollars, bearing an av-
crage Of o por cent interest, tho consideration
for which, in tho shape of capital stock, laa
boen destroyed and spongod out by corrupt
lonaos and fraudulent deods OF trust.
Wo trust that tho farmers OF this State, whoBo
far1ns aro mortgaged for those rai1roadaid debts,
will appeal to tito courts in evory county, and
have those leases aud deeds OF trust aet aside,
and tho rights Of tho stockholders vindicatcd.
Tho conspiracy may control tho officers Of tho
state and tho machinery Of the Government; it
may compel partisan political majority in tho
Legislature to hide and covor up all evidences Of
completely In fraud, and to aid and abot tho at-
tempt to mako tho State asaune this debt, but 1t
cannot control tho farmers III their individual
capacity. The farms Of tho pooplo Of half
dozon counties are mortgagod to pay
tho principal and interest OF this
s5oa,oou paid for stock in tho Gilman,
Clinton T. Springfield Railroad; md whllo tho
bankers at Springfield who invested $2,500 10
$4,000 in tho road, constituting themselves Its
managers, have bartored 1t away to Tom Scott,
tho people whose money has boen taken have
tho courts to appeal to for rodrcss, aud Nc trust
they will do so promptly, mud visit their utmost
vengeance on all who hayo participated In those
schemes Of plunder.
, 1873-11-28

Our relations With Spain arc shrouded in
diplomacy, the mysteries and Illusions Of which
are impenotrablo. Woighty dispatches woro
received from Madrid yesterday by tho
State Department, but none Of the contents arc
liyulgod there wns long conference botwoon
tho President and Secretary Fiah, but nothing
further about it Ia known. The public aro fed
with such Delphic n1orsos from tho Secretary Of
State as that the situation Is no worae but TINT
it is no better. It ia stated that tho time
for Spain to answor our ultimatum Inns boon
extended. A moro Rtartling and improbable
storY ia that Minister Bichlea has 40 impaired
hia usefulness by Ills disagreement with Foreign
Minister Figueraa that he ia to be recalled. The
Government It ls said, has conducted its nego-
dations for sovoral days without recourse to him.
just ~ tho Spanish Government was said 10
have ignored Admiral Polo. This statement
neeas to bo roconoiled with Minister siokles' OK
plicit denial tho other day TINT he had lad any
disagreement with tue Madrid dignsaries.
, 1873-11-28
In Homo compensation In tho fact that We have
In ita place much moro expressive, foroible,
aud common Bcnue answer.


Tho popular enthusiasm for war with Bpain,
on bohalt Of tho oapturod Virgfniun and her
murdered Grew, undoubtedly receives consider
ablo portion Of itH stimulus from indignation at
tho cruelty Of tho Spanish. Cuban authorities, n-
dependent Of any questions touching our legal
rights or national honor. Capt. Fry's pathetic
appeal, writton juat before hia execution, to tho
Captatn-d denoral, in behalf OF tho other mis-
guldod membora Of tho expedition, his touching
roferenco to liB own wifo md soyon chill
dren left destitute in Now Orleans, In
short, tho general tone OF Clriatian forth
which pervadod this lottor-wltoh has been
widely published throughout tho United States
has arouBcd . NATURAL outburat Of sympathy
for the unfortunate "oxpodttonniros aud for
their families loft behind in this country. It 10,
doubtless, purity iu response to this popular
foeling that tho most Important demands OF
Minister Sicklea aro mado for indemnify to
tho familios Of tho murdered and tho punishment
OF tho murdorors." II tho VirgininB WAS An
American vessel on lawful orrnnt at tho timo
~ AoA %AtNAA0t AAA ~ INI CROW MUI0
American citizons in lawful business, thcro
would be no question about the Justice Of theBo
demands. nor about our duty to enforce them,
oycn with such convincing arguments 10 shot
and sholl. II other adequate romcdics failed.
But, as 1t appears that thoro is danger that hu-
1nano sympathy Is e1aggorating tho loyal points
in this caso, 1t becomes uB to inquire, Who vas
Capt. Fry, and what WAS lis cllarnotor7 Moro
light on this subject than tho public hayo yet
had, in connection with tho recent events, will
ago-and which vo reprint In another part Of
this pnpor-of the capture Of Fort st. Charles,
on tho Whtto River, during tho Rebellion.
From that account, written by IN oye-wit-
nces lfr. ". L. fawcotte, now financial
editor Of this papcr 1t appears tllat tho wounded
and ho1plosn men from tho disabled Union gum
boat Mound City, struggling for tloir lives in
tho swift current Of tho river. uoro deliberately
shot by Captain, or Colouol, Fry's order, deed
OF brutality which after oloyen yoara finds its
echo in tho reports Of tho Spanish rifles ut San
lingo do Cuba. The circumstance that Fry was
Confederate soldier has, Of course, not tho ro-
motest boaring on tho caso. Every American
citizen Ia entitled to tho protection OF his
Government evon to tho full o1tont
OF Its armed power, whothor ho woro
blne or gray in the War Of tho Rebellion, but tho
point In this argument is, that no aympathy
should DO wasted on 4 man who Was by nature q
buccanoor, nhose bu1lots, fred eleven years ago
In violation Of tho common usages Of warfare,
found their lodgment at last In Ills own broast.
Capt. Fry Is entitled to Just aa much aympathy
US Wrz Of Anderaonyillo. or Forrest of Fort
Pillow, would have been entitled to under like
circumstances.
, 1873-11-28

Asscmb1ynan Mcclure. OF Now York. who
originally lnado in tho Legislature tho charges
against Ezra Cornell which aro now boing iuycs-
tI;'atca, appears as his prosecutor boforo tho
Investigating Commission. This ho doos, llo
explains, not ns tho Lcsielator MCGUIRE but as a
ei!izon Mcclure. Citizen NlcGuiro has embodied
hin charges in M exceedingly ciroumstantia
ndminuto statement, which tho Committee havo
taken into consideration.
, 1873-11-28
Labor of llcfornl-SciiouIl lsoys Lcused,

The Trustees Of tho Illinois State Ueform.
School havo succeeded In leasing tho labor Of
from ni3ty TO seyensy-flye Of tho boys Of that
hvo years, to 30 employed ia tho manufacturing
Of Shoes, ut 26 conta for Bovon hours labor por
day. similar contract waa olosod on Tuesday
lass with h1eRsra. Clark l. Hill, for tho tabor
o. tho same number Of boys, on
t!me, to bg ongagoa In tho manufacturing OF
hsuslsos This naAy appear to Holno to be very
small compensation, but 1t must DO remembered
tllat only sevon hours IL allotted to labor, tho
remaining portion OF the time boing apont In
ton OF the boys aro under u years OF ago, md
but fon over IL. After filling those oontraotsA
tero will Atill he sultlc!ent nu1nbor Of innatsa
lolt to perform the necessary labor On the farm,
to tako cara Of ntook, sto. There ese at Till
tins 170 confined In tls iuAtituuon.
, 1873-11-28

Anything tho A1oxican Government does
showing tho least regard for frontier righta Do
serves honorable mention. Such case is
their recent prompt arrest Of Garcia, the Mexi-
:an bandit-chlef, who robbod o To1an storo-
keeper tho other day Of $4,000 in cash aud
quantity of goods. Garcia Is hold at Monterey
for extrailtion to this country.
, 1873-11-28

wnr " Till .llno. following 40 closely upon Cur
civil var, will renow tho rssuraucc Of prosperity
which tho 'atn war Roomcd TO give, and tho poo-
pie Of tho United stnteswill grow llonrtlly weary
ut conflict TINT may bo dragged out several
years wltlt gaerrlla raids and lorribo usaacros,
bllt without my decisive or ovon glorious Vito
Yihs
, 1873-11-28

Tho Bank Of England, as was expected has
reduced its rate Of discount, which it lovcrs to
per cent. Tho rate has bocn az high as 0
per cent, and this reduction mny bo safely
saeon as an ASSURANCE TINT tho foreign money
market is recovering from tho disturbed coudi-
ton which followed tho financial troubles In this
, 1873-11-28

MYERS OPERA HOUSE Monroe atssct, betweon
Lucca." Mlnatrolsy and camicalltics.
, 1873-11-28

GLOBE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. strort. botween Mad.
son npd Wsshtpgton, Engsgcmont Of Harry Ltndon.
, 1873-11-28
TO.DhY'S ADJUSTMENTS,

,MoO1EY's T1IEATHE7 Randolph ssraot, bstwesn
iiark anil IaSais. :" Lcah tho Forsakon," and IA
Regular EiI,"
, 1873-11-28

AUApHMY OF nft1s1C-1Ialatcd street, teswoon Mad
rrquua. =" Nonin flool,h
, 1873-11-28

sR0oNp PRESBYTERIAN ouunon-org.n Con.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-03-18

Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the
general interest of the lumber and
iron manufacturers and the real es-
tate and railroads of this State.
1t contains a large amount of very
valuable and interesting matter in
relation to the interests represent
ed by it. 1t has some striking and
leading points in it that are truly
useful. The proprietors propose
t. give q lumbermel's Director,
the names to be inserted in that di-
rectory are those Of its subscribers
that are in the lumber business,
and it is to be published in its is
sue for one year. We believe the
Lunabermen will receive the hearty
support that it really deserves.
We are glad to receive it as one of
orr exchanges, as it contains much
valuable matter concerning lumber
markets and interests that can be
reached in no other way.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-03-18

Showing that for money, the col
umns of the Pioneer can be used
to publish matter that the editor
dare not put into his general issue.
There are but few papers publish
ed that would stoop so low as to
publish the private letter of anoth-
er person without his consent, even
if there were no penalties of law /;
but it seems there are some-at
least one.
We have in our possession a copy
of the Pioneer with that letter in
it, and also one of the same issue
with an apologize note in it. The
two together show that the Pioneer
has been bought and sold.