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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-14

own servants ana lived at home" and under t6Is
arrangement his health has been excellent
Miss Laura Bridgman returned last week to thu
Perkins Institute, Boston, which has been her
home since childhood. She had been spending tina,
summer with her mother in New Hampshire and
buSying iherself with making mats and laces Shs
nad pleasant time there but was glad to return
10 the institute, where she has resumed her yOun.
teer work.
The Teachers Institute of Lancaster County.
Penn, in session this week. has an attractive pro.
gramme OF exercises, among the lecturers being tho
Rev. Robert Collyer, DR.. Dio Lewis, and Professor
Frank Beard, of this city; Dr. Edward Brooks, the
veteran eX-president of the Pennsylvania State
MGllal Icool aI Mersyille, and the Hon. j. p
Mlckersham, formerly State Superintendent Of
Education, and more recently United States Min
lister to Denmark.
1t has been decided in England to honor the menu
DRY of the late William Spottiswoodc President Of
the Royal Society and Printer to the Queen, by en-:
downing generously perpetual pension, the sue
cessve beneiciaries of which shall be ihcapactated
printers or printers widows. Among the members
of the committee in charge are the Duke of Devon
shire Earls Granville and DalhOusie Sir Frederick
Leighton, Sir William Siemens, Sir John Lubbock,
Professor Arthur Cayley, Professor Huxley, Pro-
fessOr Tyndall, and the Rev. w. ii. Mllman.
Mrs. Lydia Sturtevant McCammon, who died last
week in Albany in the last half of her nnety-eighth
year, was probably the Oldest lnllaDtant Oh thaS
city. She was born in Massachusetts,, and belonged
to a long Lived family. Her mother died at ninety
seven her brother was thrown from his carriage
and killed at ninety and her sister is still y-
ing in Boston, hale and hearty at ninety -four. She
was married and went to Albany to live i'll 1891.
when the old capitol was being built, and before sho
died she walked through the new capitol and wrote
her name in the visitors book.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Now 13-The party of Mex-
tIuo bua Sta
evening for st. Louis. Jay Gould and party have
also gone TO st. Louis.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. Ex-senator CullOm has
been confined to his room for week by a sharp at
tack of fever which left him much Frustrated. 1t
is now thought that he is cOnvaescent.
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con Helps THOSE VINO HELP THEM

SELTES.
During the Presidency of General Grant del
cration of colorcd Republicans from Southern
State once visited Washington to ask the sup
mort" of the Administration. They discussed
thp condition of affairs with one OF the mem
bcrs of the Cabinet, complaining that although
they had a large majority the white people
would not let them vote How large Is your
majority ?" asked the Cabinet officer. " About
10 900" "Do YOU mean to say that you are
10 900 stronger than the whites, ana yet can
NOT get in your votes 2" "Wcll, sir you see
the white people they have guns ANA
you?" We did get guns, but the white people
took them all away from us.
This is Il good illustration of the chief am
Guilty the Republican party always had to con
tend with in its attempts to sustain the freed
mon in the exercise of their political rights
They were not used to Nclf-aSScrtion. were
easily cowrd. too prone 10 depend upon OUTSIDE
helm. running to Washington for assistance Whch
they had 10, 900 majority forgetting that IN u
free country men are what they make them
selves. and that political rights are safe only in
the hand, of those who will defend them. The
Administration tried To help thcm but the
consequence of importing white politicians TO
do what they ought to have been taught to do
for themselves was disastrous. When the car
prt-bag system broke down. the c0loIcd RcpuD-
licans MI over the South were instantly sup
dressed Their organizations disappeared
their maioIitirS were wiped ont, AMI from that
day 10 this they have been of no more con
sidcraton in the greater political contests
than if they had no votes. The negro has
bccn entirely eliminated from the calculation
of Presidential chances. And the di~heartrn-
ing thing about il i, that hc seems - ready ia
acquicScc in the injustice.
The cololcd orator, who are dcnouncing the
recent decision of the Supreme Court - dm-
bolcal. because il has merely defined the con
stitutionll limit between Federal and state
authority would do service 10 their race by
dropping the agitation for equal privilege at
the dinner table long enough To attend To tins
vastly more important matter oi equal pINi-
lcgcs al the polls. The law give, black people
the same political rights rs white people ana
the same means of defending their rights. and
il is only necessary for them to stand mp ana
take what the law allows. Ii Is childish to cry
out. a one of their bishops did the other day
that they are absolutely uncivilized and out
lawcd by the Supreme Court" because that
tribunal has decided that il is not the business
of Congrcs, to lcgislatc for them in the matter
of sleeping cars aud thcatrc-tickcts; and yet
to endure without complaint the political sub
lection to which they have voluntarily bent
their ncckS for seven OF eight years. If they
were manly and Stcadfast at the South iii as
scrting the essential rights of citizenship, they
would have no occasion to trouble Congress in
the minor point, of social equality Men who
vote as they please and insist upon having
their vote. counted need never 90 begging foi
civil rights
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-14
THE FAN IN POLITICS.

A correspondent of The San Francisco AI0ond~
has bccn deyoting some attention to tho functions
of the fan Noticing that Spanish girl with whom
he had the honor to be acquainted, held her ian
half open while she convcrScd with hun, he made
bold 10 ask her why she did 80 She explained ::
eff keep il closed it means hate YOU and II l
omen il wide it means | love YOU" Pursuing his
investigations still further the correspondent was
rewarded by being placed in possession of the
leading points of the etiquette of the Spanish fam
He gives them as follows, first promising that "in
Spain the etiquette of the fan il serious natter:
Closed: hate you.
Open: love you.
Half closed: am indifferent.
Putting the fan under the eye sec you.
Putting Il above the eye: understand you
Closing the fan from you: Go away.
Closing IL toward you Come here.
shutting the fan Stay whore you are.
Counting the sticks The hour OF appointment.
There il nothing very new In the information
thus impaired. Tho world long ago aware
that fans. like flowers, have language Of their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-14
Nrv-voRK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER IA 1888

own. Our only purpose m calling attention to The
Argonaups article is to suggest to the politicians Oh
the period that if they would impress the ian INTO
their service they would doubtless find 1t exceed
ingly useful We will guarantee that Governor
Cleveland wishes that instead of writing that let
ter to Mr.. Kelly he had communicated the Execu-
tive wishes touching Grady by flirting closed ian
before the eyes of that unconfrming young male
factor of a Senator. If Mr.. Cleveland thinks well
of our scheme, as unfolded below, he might call
special meeting of the Democratic State Committee,
at which the etiquette of the fan in the Democratic
politics of this State could be settled So much OF
that etiquette as relates TO the Democratic machine
fan might be to this effect:
Closed: You sgnally fail to conserve the Machines
personal comfort and satisfaction"
Open: The Machine will allow you to be nominated
Half closed: The Machine don't care which whips, the
County Democracy or Tammany.
Putting the fan under the eye: II Is for the Machine 10
command and conventions to obey. ,,
Putting the fan above the eye: The "rights" OF uec'
gates all in the Machines eye.
Closing the fan from yOu You Purcell for nstance)
must
Closing the fan toward you: YOu GIaynard for ex,
ampe have have the place Of honor at the head OF
the ticket,
Shutting the FAM Looks as II the head Of the ticket
laid out colder than the North Pole.
Sitting down on the fan We have lost the Senate
Pounding the fan with club: We have lost the Assem-
bly,.
Stamping on the IAN with both feet and swearing an
indigo blue at It.: We destroyed your nean-
ing g. Cleveland's) Presidential boom.
Perhaps these all the points of etiquette that
it would be necessary to prOmulgate at the start.
OF course Others can be added from time to time in
case the attempt to introduce the fan into politics
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-14
corrRNnENr IND EOEESTS.

Not long ago United States Grand Jury
found indictments against some prominent citl-
zcnS of Minnesota for conspiracy TO rob the
Government of valuable pine lands near Du-
luih. These frauds have been Systematically
carried on for years, and unless some radical
change in our land policy is made the Govern
mcnt timber lands will all be sacrificed and
stripped. Under existing laws and usagcs there
seems to be no effective method of arrcSting this
destruction, and no better plan has been pro-
posed than the one which has more than once
been suggested in these columns. The Govern
mcnt should at once survey all its land lying in
forest, and then sell it to the highest bidder.
Now that the census reports have given accurate
information as to the limits Of our supply Of
forest products, capitalists stand ready to buy
every acre of available timbcr-land at fair
prices. But the lands should be sold at
once and not in 1890 or 1900, or the Govern
mrnt timber will all be stolen or burned while
Congress delays.
Of course there should be some exception. to
this sweeping rule The forests in mountain
regions where our great rivers head should be
held in reserve aS reservoirs Of moisture 10
GUARD against food and drouth and the dcgra-
datIOn OF hlBl ldllO-, ne tohull"u Va 'll' Ahl-
roudacl,s to-day is a case i'll point to illustrate
how the navigation of our waterways can be
put in peril. Twenty-Five years ago the pro-
lection of the Hudson and Ohio would have
been an easy task to-day il i, difficult prob
lem, and every year delay makes the danger
more serious and the remedy more costly.
There are thousands of square miles III the Vest
which can be- turned into smiling farmland, II
irrigated by the streams flowing through them
from the ridges Of the Rocky Mountains. but
which will remain desert forever if the tree
growth is stripped from the heights where these
streams have their sources.
This whole question demands broad treatment
and when President Arthur called attention in
his Message to the necessity OF forest protection
The TRIBUNE suggested the appointment of a
commission to study the subject and recommend
some comprehensive policy for the care of the
Nations woodlands. There is no reason why
the timber from the permanent forest should
| not be cut under restrictions and made TO yield
! a revenue sufficient to pay for its protection
| But this and other matters of detail could De
| left to the commission if composed of men
! whose recognized knowledge would command
respect. If any estimate of popular sentiment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-14
TIE CONVICT LABOR VOTE.

The returns from the counties upon the con-
Wet labor vote are still incomplete, but there is
no doubt that the majority of the vote, such Il,
it was, was in favor of abOlishing the contract
system in the prisons The majority of 90, 900
i'm this city alone for abolition would be a large
one to overcome. The question arises what re-
spcct is to be paid to this vote by the incoming
Legislature One Republican paper Of consid-
cradle influence in the interior takes the ground
that the people have spoken, and the Lcgsla-
ture has no choice but to abolish the system.
Is this a sound view The vote is certainly
not binding upon the Legislature i'll any legal
SENSE and if is claimed that it is an expression
of the will of the people, the Legislature GER
tainly has the. right to test the validity of that
claim. The act for submitting the question to the
people was merely a part of the stage thunder
of politics. 1t was passed by the Democratic
Legislature as a bait to the Labor Reformers.
1t simply provided that ballots marked respec-
lively g for" and against" the proposition to
abolish contract labor should be received and
counted by the election inspectors, and returns
made to the Secretary of State. The frequent
illusions to the vote as upon the contract labor
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snors to ADVERTISEMENTS.
Amusemrnls Co. Might.

ACADEMY OF MUsIc-8-" Marta
AMERICAS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
BILLY BIRCH's OPERA HoUsE-S-Mlnstrels
CAsINo-8-"T The Beggar Student"
CuICKERING HALL-S-Lecture. -,
COSMOPOLITAN THEATRE and S-PfOIessof bartnOiO
news educated horses o.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, and s." The White slave
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE-S:3O-" The RaJah.'
NIBIO G. ARDEN-2 and g." Excelsior"
NEW PARK THEATRE and S-"The Strangers OF
Paris" ,,,,.,
NATIoNAI ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-Art Exhibition
STAR THE ATRE-S-"The Merchant OF Venice"
STANDARD THEATRES" In the Ranks"
THEATRE CoMIQUE-S-" Cordela's Aspirations"
ITALIA THEATRE-S-" Bettelstudent"
UNION SQUARE TnEATRE-S-"The Cricket on INC
Hearth"
WAILACK's ATRE-9-" Moths"
Sd AVENUE THEATRE and 8" Irish Arlstocracy. a.,
5TH AVENUE THEATRE-5-" Lieutenant Helene OF lhe
Guards"
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can be made from the almost unanimous voice
of the press in this matter the time is ripe for
the adoption of conservative measures by the
general Government. The appointment OF
Forest Commission, and the immediate survey
and sale of the Government timber lands where
the woods are not needed to tpreserve the
equable flow of ouEimportant rivers, would be
positive step in the right direction and hopeful
hcginning of q gencral forest policy.
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THE FOUR-HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY or
ZWINGLI.

CARD FROM PROFESSOR GEORGE p. FISHER
To me EditOr OF the frt6Une.
SIR On January l, 1884, ten days less than
two months after the birth of Luther Zwngh was born
The signal honors which Protestant Chrisendom renders
to the memory of tho Saxon Reormer spring from JUST
en,e of the pre- eminence that belongs to him. But the
Swiss Reormer is deserving OF grateful ir
the nobeness his character for his vast service III oc
half Of enlightened faith, aud Tor the courage anu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-14
THE YIELD or CORN.

Assuming that the November report of the
Agricultural Bureau is not materially errone-
GUS the country may count upon an ample
supply of corn for all its needs. The average
yield per acre is said to be 23.1 bushels, and the
acreage was reported in July at 6S,3OO,OOO,
which would make the yield 1,577,73O,OOO
bushels. The acreage, yield and exports for
several crop years, meal being included with
corn at four bushels to the barrel, have been:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-14

The experts who have been trying to find ont
the causes of the collapse of part of the new
Capitol in Madison, Wis, have made report
which will do much to strengthen the argu-
ments of insurance men and others against the
use of much iron in the construction of build
mrs. They find that some of the columns sup
porting the roof contained internal flaws which
rendered them worthless; but that the flaws
could not be discovered until the pillars had
fallen 1t seems to be the opinion III Madison
that this removes all human responsibility Tor
the accident Possibly it does but all the
same the report makes an unfavorable showing
for the firm at whose foundry or mills the iron
work was manufactured. Now and then de-
fectivc pillar might be turned out but chance
alone would hardly bring large number OF
these defective columns under one roof.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-14

The stay-at-hOme voters gave the Democrats their
only crumbs of comfort this year In Ohio there
were 80. 900 or moro, and they elected Hoadly. In
New York there were 300, 900. and they elected
Democratic candidates to the minor State offices.
but failed on the Secretary of State and the Legis
laturc. In New-Jersey there must have been at
least 90 OO0-for with tue natural increase in three
wears a full vote would have boon about 26S,OOO,
and the vote pOlcd was only about 2OS 900 The
proportion of stay-athOmes there being larger than
anywhere clse-almost a quarter of the ontire vote
they elected Governor and majority of the
House. In Virginia the proportion of stay-at-home
Republicans was larger still. apparently but how
large cannot yet be accurately determined, and
they had an excuse in the fear of such cauSeless
massacrcs ms the at D0nyillc. But the Republic
cans of the North, who do not live in terror of the
rifles and revolvers of Democratic mobs ought TO
feel it sacred duty to make up by their fidelity for
the failure of those who have not tho same freedom
They have no excuse for being Cipher Citizens aud
electing Democratic candidates, even in what arc
called OIL years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-14

There, no use in cvcrlastingly chattcring about
the "cllctc" nations of the Old World. Tisn't SO.
They're not cGctc. They have more real yigor III
five minutes than we hayo in year Listen to this,
for instance and then say whether nation that
can produce such criticism Is cfctc.' II ~ Mr.
Oscar Wilde at the annual Conversations of tn"
Ilogarth Club, talking to Mr. James Mcneil
Whistle. Sarah Bcrnhardt,' says he, as all
moonlight aud sunlight combined; exceedingly
terrible; magnifccntly glorious MISS Anderson IS
pure aud fearless rs mountain daisy; full Of
change ms Il river; tender; fresh; sparklng brill
liant; superb placid" Docs that sound cfete W
Whore are your Oshkosh and kcn0NhG critics now
- Enctc" fursOoth
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The tdal-wave Governors of last year are having
a hard time. One OF them has just been beaten for
reelection and two others have seen their MAORI
ties melt away to considerably less than nothing.
Still another Governor BegOle of Michigan has just
been caught in surprising course of petty hypoc-
risy. The" free pass" is an issue in some of the
Western States, and number of party platforms
dcnOunce the practice Of accepting passes on the
part of public officers. The Greenback Convention
last year in Michigan, at which Mr.. BegOe was
present and was nominated for Governor, the NOM
nation being ratified by the Democratic COnven-
ton the same day declared that it would
support no candidate who would not pledge
himself if elected. to refuse passes, Mr. Begole i'll
his speech to the Greenbackers, said he had never
carried a pass in his life, and wanted it made
crime even to offer to official. 1t is now dis
covered that both before and since his Inauguration
Governor Begoc has been demanding little red
books" from the railroads for himself " and Mrs.
Begole" His first letter written aftor his election
and before his inauguration is strange mixture OF
mbecilty and hypocrisy, really worth quoting
Here it is: "Will you be so kind to send me one
of your little red books. Ihave a large amount OF
travelling on my hand Just now. ! have also re-
quest to make that you do not issue any free passes
to the present membcrs-cect to either house of Rep
rescntatiycs l make this request because the
people have demanded il. In consequence OF these
passes the time occupied by our Legislature Is eX-
tended al least forty days. shall recommend this
measure i'm my message. | shall make the same
request of 0thcr roads in our State,' Apparently
the Governor thought he could persuade the railroad
company that he was opposed to passes. even while
he was demanding them. This IS too much.
Bcgouc BrgOc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-14

Apparently there has been revival of lawleSNnes'
in Ireland For several weeks there have been
frequent collisions in the North between Orange
men and Nationalist, and the Government Is now
forced To proclaim meetings in both camps In
County Cork the mooughtcrS have also re-
sumcd operations after prolonged naction.
farmer has been attacked during the night IN his
house by ten disguised men, the outrage being re-
ported to be agrariau in its nature. II IL to be
hoped that some other explanation may be offered
for thi, dastardly assault. There has been steady
improvement during the year in the criminal sta
tstics of the island, agrarian ourageS III particular
having almost entirely disappeared. Tho political
movement has been gaining influence and power.
while the criminal agencies have been falling INTO
disu,e. 4 renewal of outrages will be a most mel
ancholy relapse. The political aims OF the Home
Rule party command the sympathy of foreigners.
The murders aSsassinations and outrages com
itcd in the interest of social revolution and of the
political movement can only excite feelings OF de-
tc,tation and adherence.
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sav. however, that so far as can be learned
none of the woman's legal advisers knew that
she offered, some time ago, to compromise her
claims against the estate, and to keep quiet IL
she were paid well for doing so.
The enrolment of Republican voters IN the
Assembly District organizations yesterday was
not so heavy as we hoped it would be. Prob
ably many men who intend to place their names
on the list waited, as usual for more con-
venient season possibly, also, some did not
know that the opportunity was offered. we
urge all such Republicans not to neglect TINS
important duty next week. On Tuesday, NO.
vember 20, there will be a second chance 70
ioin these associations. The third and last falls
on November 81.
II would be hard to find an assembly more
thoroughly representative of what Is best III
This country than the one which gathered IN the
Academy of Music last night to honor the lnem-
ory of Martin Luther. 1t was magnificent
trihute from Professionalism to the work OF the
great Rcformer. The Hon. John Jay presided
and smoke. and addresses were made by the
Rev. DIR. William NJ. Taylor, of this city, and
the Rev DR.. Phillips Brooks, of Boston. The
substance of what was said will be found else
where in The TRIBUNE. DIR. Taylor dwelt
particularly Oh the religious aspect of Luthcrs
work, and DR.. Brooks discuSSed.his personality
Does any one want better argument than
this great meeting affords to show that Protes-
tantism is not failure?