, 1879-02-27
,,rovel Of tho War on Rates
d Predicted.
n,+ Yoar Of Low Rates---Baok-
t Down Of tho Mutual Life.
r,ons Revelations Regarding tho
s'A' Globe Llfo Affairs.
,...,., Criminal Likely to Escape-stato
'' and National Supervision.

has nc s4,, ',ar"u,,cnt upou tho formation uf
blustly uepch"oHs -. ~ .,tar - t,,,. ,,,.,,oot
ruia Assocla''ol' ~ ..,.,'.r - :. 1s,rn 49,.
hpoance 10 t.u ,,...n.. nrn,,,,,,, ,h.t s"o,,
ks Is not 'hc S,,s M res,aa tr,,a.a ,.ano ,,aen
p,ssoelalloh W." '.,I..s a. a. n,tur, n r,o, o,,1
nuot tiNc'o Mssa ,'.,a .n,,o,, ,,,.o,, ,,.o,, t,,,
Ruc dfeusson" - ~. aa ,,ro..,,,,t,
epaiste leaA'l,a .,.., ,,.,n bnor s,iisnna ,v,,t'
w.t. Sh!Ie n,u!v'1 ~ ,,,,,e ,,,o ,',nn.. r,si.
psheulas ses.'o s,. rron,nent ~ nrdcrw r;,cra lint
rid By 80 n'a", ~ ] aa.r,", ,ntn ofraot NJ
lses1not poss., s o,,nonfss ~ ,,ovo has,, ro,t,n,,
truth L. taa. ~ ~. .,,,,t. on,s nn.,, n,,,as a., W.
tHr.e'ses' 'hc s'Ao'.t " ."," ,a"m o.1s ew .o"s
=. ,stros t,or preposterpus. Immediately after
~. f,nn.rr fires, whcn everybody was excited
tesaA4 H.. hcnvv losses upon Tim ri.v
ihdut 'no ....,,. .,,.t
msiness apooatsN .e.'un t'"t eu'ue-
tIcr 10 eject q pcrH1aneu tIclorm III Fatea
-a1Id he accomplished; but the last three weeks
W.. sys sec,ua,ly Issipatcd tint hope, mid to-
n s.g,l bo binding upon sufficient number Of
'sms,ntes to rive It power nnd potency. The
sS,,at ns finally ndontcd ls altogether too
.Smhroua aud c0mpltcntcd. 1t provides for too
u.nr new departures, md, although some Of
n.s arc n,e1torious, tho entire plan Is I'M
.nttksblc.
r,vnn.uLa ABANDONMENT or THE sonEME.
th'a. ..,..,,., 1,r,nosod hv n ron,r,,to, T. ,v,e
Aofse.ps.'' popoasu ~ a.N..o, ,',... ~ ~ "a'
roreed that' to sccuse ssoo" l"'1n among mem
Ia, Of the TaEl!t Association, dopostt OF S221O
,.,nn he made BY each company represented
s.. ..~,,,,v for faitbful observance Of the rules
~ ,s1n,.,toos Of tl,o Association. This was
.,,,.,sn w. mt. md. whlc there wcrv penalties for
~. A. o,nla.ton uui com,nfssfon. nm scct,ritv
-, ..,d.u,ndcd for tEctr payment. and tho whole
.s..,. "a. In he conducted OH 1hr t,os,s or
Ssa Sxsad f,th nn1 bonor.,, lint. to ntora It in n
~. wv -diculous tJrht tbnn ever. # wn. nro.
+s1.i int whenever any co1upupy Withdrew
trn The compact, or was convicted Of Viola
tau o. tts laws, lllrn al! the eonhpatics shou!d
S.laatlt reaeasc H., ron "a. 9uaShs'Uhs aue ,, 10
., Mn.rra ri hasr nctri in 1h, inst io,,r wars md
hr much cheating flna been uonc, II is as]ttur
nt1mc,ps too tnucs, thnt any agrGe1nent sl,nli
ttIuplIeitly observed hy all tito subscribers. As
.taule, aid moro conclusive Testimony to tho
h,iueedty Of tIlp,c who have bclprd to nut ,his
shsmv into share. it is now understood tl,A&
nil not be carried into practical effect until
rt,a.eI to by ali tic companies doing business
d Sss Yo,k aud brooklyn. TIIs IS about as
Iilku!ous as anything that cnn be stlugincd as q
Salt for slicf, i schems. It has been known
iroa the beginning that dozen Or twenty cnlrl-
rsnss would rot enter into any combination,
I'D The prctc1t of tlrr stuying out now, Jcfcat-
Il: Tic proposed Tariff Association, Is the
.sdsH humbug. Tho simple fact is, tint so
,gs proportion OF the companies do not want
sbludne tariff that tl,ev nrc secretly rejoicing
eytrthe defeat OF this Drouosnl..
WAN WORSE THAN Eyrn.
a. NV auo'o eou.t's, OF '''at pott'oh ol hs
ttople lltC1eatCu III tlrG-jlleuc4NcG IurttCf8,