New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-10


impression Of that bird be correct invariably sets
up not tho statute of limitations, but another
statute known Familiarity az The Golden Rule.
Tho accounts which are given of tho Caspian oil
district will abash even the most sanguine specuia-
tors in Western Pennsylvania. Dir. Marvin writes
from Baku to The Morning Post Hondon) that ne has
witnessed the tapping Of the 375th well, and that
oil is squirting from it TO the height OF 300 feet
and flowing at the rate of 2 100000 gallons day.
He does not hesitate 10 pronOunce tho Caspian dis
trict the greatest petroleum region In the world,
and certainly it must be so If such fountains rs that
can be tnrncd on by tho pioneers of the Caspian
TItusyile. The correspondent who gives TINS de-
scription of the Baku wells IS we believe the clerk
in the Foreign Oiice who supplied one OF the
London journals with a copy OF the celebrated
Russsn-Engsh memorandum on the eve of the
Congress of Berlin. Lord Salisbury foolishly denied
its authenticity at tho time, but Mr. Marvins YER
sion ofthe secret treaty wassubseQuently shown TO
be correct His career in the Civil Service having
been brought TO premature close by this breach Of
confidence, he has made several journeys in Persia
and Central Asia as newspaper correspondent,
and has visited the Caspian oil region upon his
return.
Respectfully submitted to the Prohlbltionists:
The leading organ of the Democratic party in this
State admts-wo quote its own wOrds-that tho
late Democratic Legislature passed Enthusiastically
free whiskey BILL"
Mr. Kingsley pleads that the trustees of the
Brooklyn Bridge ought to have free passes for
themselves aud their families because some of them
have done hard work without compensation for
many, many years. The cynical public will be apt
to exclaim, Altogether too many" If those hard
working. self-sacrifcng trustees had contrived 30
complete that great public work eight or ten years
ago. and had saved several millions of dollars in It's
construction, they would have more valid claim
upon popular indulgence.
4 now State Deaf and Dumb Institution was
opened at Trenton, N. j., yesterday IfJersey
wishes to do the graceful and appropriate thing by
the Democracy Of this State-whoh became deaf
and dumb just as soon as the tariff was mentioned
at its late conventional will invite the party to
accept the inequalities of the new asylum.
Mr. Stewards Arctic purchase may ultimately
prove another California. There are many surface
indications that the Yukon Valley is a gold country
of remarkable richness It is not probable that
Lieutenant Schwatka was able during his journey
! of Q, 500 miles to the headwarers Of this mighty
river to devote much attention to the mineral
wealth and natural resources Of this region. lilo
! services Of q moro thoroughly equipped exploring
party are needed and hope to SEQ such an eXpe-
dition organized another year. lieutenant
Sohwatka, however, has had remarkable adyen'
turo the mutiny OF tho Indians on the raft in the
rapids being an episode which will supply his forth
coming volume OF travel with dramatic action
Certain thick and thin exponents Of Democracy
argue, with suspicious amount of heat that the
nominations made an Buffalo were not ground ont
by the Manning machine. But as intelligent an
organ OF The party as The Albany Times does not
hesitate to denounce what it calls "the insolent
aud proscuptye policy which prevailed in the
Buffalo Convention" The pretense that there
wasn't any machine at Buffalo must 80.
Facts have been made public which indicate that
there ara persons attached to Bellevue Hospital
who make It part Of their business TO recommend
certain lawyers to patients brought there suffering
from injuries inflicted by railways and other cor
poraton7. Such rings" exist, not only IN hospi-
tails but in the courts the prisons and even in the
Morsue. By law the heirs of a person killed il an
accident can recover to the amount Of $4,000 and
the usual percentage Of lawyer in such cases Will
! Justify those OF a certain class in employing
Norgue keeper and his assistants to advise the
mourning friends 10 consult and retain them TO sue
| for damages But person who is injured III an
accident can sue for damages in much larger
amounts than $4,000 and consequently hospital
is better field for the lawyer who seeks for busl-
ness through the advocacy Of the doctors
into whose hands the victim first falls. There are at
tomeys wh0reeUarly hire runners in the various
prisons to bring them word of the arrest Of any per-
son who appears to have either money or valuables;
they then hasten to the prison to Offer heir SER
vices. Often the runner" takes a shyster to a
prisoners cell and introduces him without even
suggestion from tho prisoner that he desires to
consult a lawyer. The attorney is left for few
moments With the prisoner, and then claims to be
retained to act for him. The first sympathetic
person whom a prisoner encounters in Police
! Court is an officer who makes il his business 10
recommend a lawyer who has agreed to pay the
officer percentage OF his fees. Tue higher officials
OF the courts hospitals and prisons know OF this
| system aud wink ar t.