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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-22
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
SPEAKER AND sTENoGRAPHER.

SPEAKER AND STENOGRAPHER.
THE sTENoGRAPHRRTAKEs HIS TURN AND SPEAKS uP'
TO tie Editor OF The Tribune
SIR: | beg to point out some inaccuracies
In your Washington correspondents report u ~
view with the Hon. J. Warren kener wacn ap
pesrsd in your Of the 18Th inst The honorable
gentleman Is represented as saying: 1T was the I'M
dar,tsnding all along after the appointment OF Tyson
and Dawson Gaines to have one of the Places
without adding. the Hon. ]. Warren Keller must
have done. being candid man. that was not party
to any understanding. first learned that such an
understanding had existea when read this interview
certainly before the evening OF the 81 Instant
Again: Dawson himself came to me-" Now the
Hon. j. Warren Keifer, being precise man as wen
"a candid could not put it that way nor could he
being truthful well precise and candid nave
continued: aud suggested that he might want Tyson
10 help him during summer" never dreamed OF
such thing, much less did " sug rest " It,
Again. your correspondent represents him as saying:
ayes, understand such sn Arrangement mas oeen
made between them, but had nothing to do with IT,,
which the Hon. j. Warren Keller being conscientious
we'll truthful precise and candid could no. by
any possibility nave said Or, If he really did make
such q statement as that, then am awaSenerto rea
gauon OF sadly befosged and oefooed or
bow villanOusly the Hon. ]. Warren Keifers re-
Qurements were misrepresenel to me, of how decep-
tive were his own words. of how Oewilderng were all
the wor Is do ,nstratons praotcas aud niicitions
which could have rized ms into the beet tnat 10
use a Hgure, clearly saw tie pistol aud plainly head
Its eli ok along VITA the dema i'd Your money or your
life" But really hope your spondeut did get TN
part OF the interview cOrrecy for then might not re-
pent of having, during the flo ds ANTICIPATED my ex-
pected Ter give substantial expression 20
the sympathy felt for the Hon. j. Warren K,ifers
suffering eo geitizans 81 Ing with 40 suffer RS IN other
States tIan his uuclOssi Is copy OF ele gram when
will show that have rlsnt TO mIRe, and hope the
cfcums auces VIII considered some excuse for an al
fusion g IN elicacy OF wLiel a u trae TO adm'l
But, without mentioning al Tue lDaeeurac.e, sa.o
said enough, tlink To snow you what al mt laure
your corrtsp { pr wed as an interviewer, ana
will onl adj that | nave been waiting 10 give Tue
Hon. j. warren Keller an opportunity 70 demand
OF ynu that Justice himself wnicp, lie eng modest
man. as we'll conscientious. truthful. precise ana
caldid am about Request In MS belaf TO VII: that
yon will detail competent IN eryiewer such you we
on your fore one lept o. only at * ra'tlg
the truth subjcc but skfn, also, III conveying
that truth 10 yOnr columns 10 do over again the 10
which your otner interviewer undertook only IL make
suca a botch OF. Reap erfulv, \. h. DAWSON:
House of Representatives. Washington, d. O.. Marcn 10,
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THE IRISH AND rae POLICE RETURNS.


SIR: Allow me to thank You for publishing
my letter III sundays TRIBUNE VIII SOu LIT me reply
to one senten IN "a You say las Il questions
OF Irish drunkenness LIT IN ex uine the police re-
turns aud VIII discover nj mist Ike fhe police re-
turns are very poor guides nationality. This.
think, you Will no. deny. When Saith of vermont
Adams OF Massachusetts or Og 'lfhorp' OF virginia
comes New-Yo x u have good me-. and Teton up
in the police for being drunk and disordery they
are at once iran formed the police books into
OROurke, Mccarthy and 0Bren. OF Ould Ireland
These scions Of those states 900 smart" tn give
their real names aud birth-paces, and thrlr vices
are put 20 the accoont OF the unfortunate
sons OF Ireland. Whrn M0sber and his oOmrdde
Cidnappers OF Russ childl sot and captured
while breaking into Jufg, Van Bru1ts house at Bay
Ridge, L. L. few wears they gave Iris names AM
said they wers irish. Wneu jew known 90 New.
Workers "a sneenY Mike " was arrested. be appeared
on the police r-turns Mic aei she"han my
was sent ny old 20 ioJluste native 81 Vermont
To help to get aim OF the TOuin. what was my as
toDisiIn 1nd him REGISTERED a. O'Dohnel born III
lreaudl $500
TAe IIishnsD, urfort lnatey wh-n tpN, cannot hide
HE Nationality, carries ont Only toO truly the moti" IN
ro vertaS and is ony too. proud TO say he Is All IRISH
n. n
Neap- York, March II, 1883.
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PROPOSED STRIKE OF CIGAR,MAEERS.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBUNE

MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 21.-The cigar
makers OF this city making arrangements for a
general strike. to be made In conjunction with the
National and subordinate car-makers' unions OF the
United sta e trouble hinges upon action taken by
the manufacturers In 1874. Increase made
IN the upon manufactured is 50 1000 TO
SO. When the tariff went int" effect niue
years ago IL caused a great commOton among
all persons interested in the cigar business
The manufacturers consulted wyh their emplIyes
and q cut OF ST. per 1000 was made.
Now that the of taxation has been reduced by Con-
gress from So to So, they ask corresponding
benefit AT meeting OF the Milwaukee Cigar-Makelo
Union Last evening a committee was APP ointed
10 confer VITA tue local manufacturers ana ask
an OF 81 thousand In the price paid their
Labor Tue acturers viii refuse To comply with
these demands, they assert, and the cigar
makers will promptly strike May i,
the daY whoa the new rate Will
90 into effect This Will be participated In by
every member OF the in the United States, num-
berng about $4,000 men.
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HesO- York, March Il, 1888.
PRESIDENT cHADBOURNE,s PLUCK

To The Editor OF Fhe Trf0Hne.
SIRE find in letter written me Last year by the
,ate President CT adDournr passages which. In The
light LIS varied aud tgaOlo Industry only Illus
irae bis unconqueraoe Will power. but Ougt TO be H.
teresting and valuable to every American youth:
"In lS49 lost par OF one lung Dy gpngrrDe and for
wears 81 very civ from thai Inn; have day after
day come out tue aiiOn roo" raising blood. do
moi ihnk acted sly bat am alive, aud Tor tweu y
nye yea have done InucD Work a. any one whom
have know. Ny OPT lion IL hat nngnt easily have
Died NOR than AlraugeIne T. were made Tor IN
funeral TO 40. In 1870, IN Wisconsin, The
physicia would her each, because he
In uRlt I won d fall dead IN tue pu pit But have
bur ea a WHO generation and never better Than
am now" 60 $780,,
Very trIly yours, JAHU DE WITT MILLER.
Cross KiUer, ~ L., March 8, 1883.
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THE vERFICATION OF BANK RETURNS.


WASHINGTON, March 21.-There Is at least one
National bank which has q messenger who will
naturally be extremely careful with the funds in'
trusted to him. LOT is of the directors OF
the same bank. Recently Controller Knox issued
circular, repubIishIng an act of Congress- which
prohibits the verfcation OF the returns OF q
National bank before notary pubic VINO Is an
officer of the institution. The Controller held that
neither director nor a clerk OF bank Is one OF It's
officers within the meaning OF the law, and that
the act does not prohiblta notary puOic who Is an
Ollie of one National bank from acting as notary
pablo for dnO her bank OF which lie Is not an
officer
Mr. Knox received n lettor to-day from an officer
OF a National bank IN Massachusetts asking
whether the returns of that III tliut0n could De
sworn 10 before NJ airy pun nc wDo is also "a di-
rector, wei as Ia" ME- ssnger, OF the same Dana
The COnLrOller repned ~ the aiii1natIve.
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PROSPECTS OF THE WHEAT CROP.

CINCINNATI, March 21.-The Cincinnati Price
CwTen. will publish tomorrow an elaborate report OF
the condition Of the wheat crop throughout the winter
wheat belt Of the West, with a comparison with the
condition last year. which Is placed at 100 II Shove
the present condition as follows
Ohio, 81; Indiana, 80; Illinois, 90; Missouri o. Ksns
sas OIL Michigan, 50; Kentucky, 10; Tennessee, s6l
The winter wheat sections Of Wisconsin promise well,
the general being about 10 cent below last
year. The spring wheat sections OF Minnesota, Iowa.
Wisconsin aud Nebraska essential change In
as compared with last Year. The Price Current notes
that the im parment In tue winter prospect may
be modified made by future favorable or un-
favorable weather II s hardly reasonable to look for
equal to that Of last year. It estimates that this
years crop will fall below 450.000.000 bushels or
100000 less than last year.
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Post Once N0tIce.


Foreign malls for the endr March ~ will close tina
Office follows;
THURSDAY-At IL q. for Germany France &c. peg -
hammonia wa Plymouth Cherbours and Hamburg ,ist.
Bri other coun ries must
be directed "per hamm0na' ar 1880 p m for Europe.
per Adriac via Queenstown at p. m. TOR Nassta
and Matanzas cuba per CITY VI san Antonio; 300
D. IN bermuda Onuocoj at $50 D. ~ Tor cuba.
Porto Rico and Mexco. per IS. British Lmpiro via ia
MiqueIon, via Halifax
sATUkDAY-At u. tor scotland direct per 50 Bolivia
via glasgow at Ii a for Germany ithen,
VIA southampton and Bremen (esters for Great BI1taia
and other Europe countries must DO directed zee
Rheing ~ tor Europe. city OF Berlin.
Queenstown; At y. m ior the windward Islands
Cypn at 1880 Cuba a1d Porto Itlco
Niagaava Ia, ana, at for Belgium direct per IS.
Switze, land, via Antwerp.
SUNDAl-At 1880 v m Tor Honduras and Livingston pee
IS Wanderer via w-Orleans.
Mails for China and Japan per So City Of Pekng via saa
close March 20, Nc Mails for Australia
Newzeaand. sandwich and t Islands per city OF sgd
ney via Fran March ~, az ID. m.
HENRY "a. PEARSON Postmaster.
Post once. Nsw.York. N. y. March l6 1883.
.The schedule OF closing arangedou
the presuiD ti0n OF their overland tfanst
francisco Mails tho East arriving time al
Francisco tho ay OF sailing Of steamers are dpatehsS
thence tbs came day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-22
AFFAIRS In DAKOTA.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-GOvern0r Ordway,
Of Dakota has written alotcr Secretary of the
Interior ying some particulars with regard to affairs in
that Territory He the Territorial Assembly nd
journed on March aud that 300 OF the bs passed by
it have become laws legislative provision was made for
nine penal charitable and educational institutions TO be
situated in parts Of the Torrtory and an issue
OF Territorial bonds the amount Of ABOUT $4,000
bearing and per cont interest, Was authorized 10
provide funds the erection 81 the necessar. build
ipgs. bill was passed and approved naming nine OF
the most OF the territory q, commission
select place for the Territorial Capital aud 10
erect not exceeding 100000 the necessary
government buildings.
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the paper 1t Is stated that there win be change in
the tone OF tho paper
MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.
Synopsis for the pas. tlce'aty,foT hours.

WASHINGTON. March 22-1 q. m.-The barom-
efer highest in Missouri and lowest the Maritime
Provinces OF Canada Occasional rain or snow has
fallen in Tennessee the Ohio Valley northern por-
tons Of the South Atlantic States the Northwest
NorIhery winds prevail In the Middle States and New
England, sOuthery In the latter region, and light and
variable Ia the other districts. The temperature
felen In Tennessee remained nearly stationary the
south Atlantic and Gulf States. and In the Otner
districts warm wave, central In Dakota and Mon
tana, will move to the south and eos ward.
Indications FOR to-ttdy
For the Middle Atlantic States. warmer fair weather
nOrfhery winds shifting to sOutheny followed by sta
t0n9ry or falling barometer
For NewEn gland. fair weather, variable Winds mostly
northwesterly stationary or hig temperature and
pressure.
For the Lower Lake reeion warmer fair weather. va
raoie winds mostly s0uthery, lower pressure
FOR the Upper axe regOa, increasing c0udness fol-
lowed DY local rains or snow, warmer sOuthwesterly
winds, stationary or lower pressure.
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THE ARRIVAL OF JCNBO.

MOrrisania became greatly excited yesterday
afternoon when mile OF circus was
switched into the place Everybody collected
10 gaze with upon p. T. Barnum's Greatest
Show Earth. The dearest thing In all that mile OF
circus was Jumbo who travelled In a special car
The tNenty-niue elephants having been formed
In phaauX, with SIX abre AIT aud
Jumbo all alone in the rear, they marched
down One-hundred- aud tive Ity-nlntlst. Fat ia
ave, through Ffth-aye 20 siSy-srcOndst IL Madi NJ
10 tue Madison Square Carrier. On the march
down the avenues usual activity among
s.reet-car horses aud cab quHdrupeds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-22
TWO MEN SHOT WITHOUT KNowN CAUSE.

CALAIS, Me-, March 21.-Herbert Eatons
while sitting in livery stable last night engaged In
ordinary conversation ddenly drew pistol and shot
his brother Joseph and Samuel Kelley. r. Joseph
not dangerously wounded. but there IL little hope Of
Keeys recovery. Eaton escaped to his summer resi-
dence miles here, where he threatens
sist any attempt to arrest him. The Eatons we'll
known citizens No motive is advanced for the act.
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4 PRIzE-HGAT INTERRUPTED.

ALBANY, March 21.-Delegations of sport
ing men from New-York, Troy and Boston, together
with number OF legislators and sporting men OF
Albany congrcgated sporting rendezvous near the
boulevard In this city tonight In anticipation OF
witnessing q prize fight, between Harry Wood
son, alias the Black Diamond OF New-York
and James Corners, Of New-York. dispute
occurred between the hackers TO what rules the
Hght should fought under, during which the
police made descent upon the place, aud the crowd
fminedIaeIy dispersed Ia all directions IL 10 thou ght
tha tae ght will DO arranged to taAe place at early
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pened to another landmark OF old Trinity, rather re-
Gently that when its hands encountered with
they pointed hour long since past Dr. DIX poheeo
TO the midnight hour but has been caught nappig lot
behold IL is now broad MONDAY Doubtless the owl Is
q fine bird for WISDOM and ite moufniu nOounks hse
created panic among beated and nervous uaseurIs
hut while n IL conn aceutly resting after its nocturnal
perambuiations the eagle aloit with unbinklng
eyes in the full blaze Of tie meridian sun IN any We
see at no very dis anr dav even Columbia Coll &C.
gates ajar and merry aidens tampling on DxiesLand
without fear OF beirg "siiOt on the spot" Truly,
Nep York, March II, 1888. MAXI Ia doir'
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"The bleak winds OF March made remble and shye"
sings Hood about the girl who in such hurry
be hurled where where ont Of the word" Ne
wonder Eyen counting higgins as no prophet there are
enough left TO chill the OF aud bring an at
tack which may easily develop into pneumonia just
prevalent fatal Protect yourself by wearing
Of BENsoN's cAPCINE POROUS PLANTERS on your
and another your back between yodr shoulders
You will pleasant and clean and perfect
protection against taking cold These plasers
couuteTitant soothing stimulating and penetrating. All
others are feeble and inefficient In comparison BESSoNs
containing and valuable curatives peculiar 20 thcm
Endorsed by 5000 surgeons aud phama
ceuucal chemists Medals from ali expostons Word Gap
cine" cut In genuine. Price IS cents.
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NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
JUDGE FOLGER's ILLNESS.
A FRESH COLD CAUGHT WHILE RETURNING fhoh
HIS TR P-IIIs THROAT WORSE.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSg.l

HIS TR P-IIS THROAT WORSE
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, March 2l.-Secretary folgers re-
turn to Washington this morning was unheradcd'
and 1t IS perhaps needless to say that some OF MS
subordnates did not regard this exactly the right
thing to be done. Within the walls of the Treasury
building to-day rumor was afoat to the etiect
that the Secretary suffering from dlsordered
mind. This startling story did not appear to have
any better foundation than the fact that judge
Foger went away and came back again without
due advertisement of his intentions or consultation
with his subordinates.
1t IS 20 be regretted that the Secretary's health
was not improved by his journey 1t appears that
he caught ir sh cold while returning to Washing
ton and tonight his throat is rarhera wor Q con-
dition than II was when he went away, ana ne Is
forbidden TO receive and talk with ysltors al,
though he is not confined TO bis bed. lie Is IN need
OF rest aud n change of climate, IL only for short
Tim. ami 1t probable that ho Will sou act Upon
the advice of has physician respect TO these mat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-22
THE VIRTUE OF PROMPT PUNISHMENT

THE VIRTUE OF PROMPT PUNISHMENT.
TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: " ere the law inhicting punishment
sure and rapid III woul undoubtedly work
better results. Of fragrant murder should meet
with no delay but court could convene and
trial take place. II found guilty the criminal should be
hanged the next week. IL Is nOrbll meaihisin
which would keep him ia priBOn a year brf r. he
can be tried much before lie hanged,
on the pea OF giving nim time 10 prepare 10 deAh li0"
much time did no give his victim such oct
ter prepared lth tho IA they live hundred years.
Neo York, March Is, 1883. II. IL. BEADLE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-22

UNCERTAINTY OF SANITARY THEoRIEs.-The
desth-rate of Nantes is reported to be singulsrly
low compared with other ctiesso much In fact,
seemingly to upset all sanitary theories. London
scientific journal asserts that Nantes Is probably tho
drtiest large city within the limits OF all Chstendom
that really pen language describe the state Of
filth In which the town is allowed to reman--not an
ansle, not not dead wall. without dehlement
by abominaton Of the fouest descriptions the stencil
which consequently arises being almost incapable OF
deathrate Is represented 10 be only fraction over
twenty three per one thousand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-22
NARROW ESCAPE OF MINERS.

PorTsvILLE, Penn, March 21.-Nine miners
and two driverboys narrowly escaped death BY an
accident ut Stanton Coliiery, Mahanoy Pain, this
afternoon They all ut work In the east gangway,
when tue falling In OF IN old breast caused sudden fsn
Of black damp, whion them before they could
reach Of the slope Tne victims were taken out ~
unconscious condition. but oil OF them VIII probably
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-22
AMERICAN POTTERS ON THE TARIFF.
Al d n liz TlihlLt


SIR: The Tariff law is not a perfect measure,
but Ia the could get and II those who are using
every effort to dsor and degrade would spend half the
labor in honestly explaining ITS character II would
soop receive almost universal approval The free
traders forever repeating the oexploded doctrine
that all articles protected increased In price by pre-
cey the Of the duty Them and they love to
quote importers and foreign agents In their support III
prices Rere enhanced surely consumers would know
It. Why are they never interviewed" and quoted
Because every Intelligent knows that nearly every
article In all branches OF manufacture In which domestic
products have reached the fair point OF competition Is
lower by means of that competition. go further and
declare that on adjustment OF the aggregate
COST all articles protected AID manufactured Ih 'hS
country during the past ten years nave been sofa al
far price than at any other period OF our national
existence
The duty has been wisely increased in favor OF the pot
terry Industry Free-raders say that this increase is
from is TO so per cent Now the truth is that the
ns mai n% decorated the general advance is abo ut
per cent Moreover, i assert that IRON lo.4' Wnen
ns,i,,on With foreign ware mp to 1880 all kinds OF
foreign and domestic ware have improved III pu4I anu
have been sold 10 at prices 20 per cent lower
than at any prior period running back one hundred
years Since 1880. OWING To the glnt causee py te
the American makers at any loss t0 themselves g0ous
have been sold at prices at least one ess tnan
were ever known before Aud now offer uncer bonds
TO furnish all such pottery goods as may 9e REQUIRED III
the United states during the ensuing n we yeas OF
longer at lowest price that has existed TOT the saDe
In sny Averaged period OF years during the past cen
fury 4.
During the last years not half dozen Potters IN
Trenton have made per cent on their ca,al snu n1t
one h. made the half of that 80 or 40 per cent wbch
fee-traders talk about directly out OF bis business
belong 10 firm IN Nesy-York which for forty one years
have been and still pottery importers ana JoDDers
Six years ago we purchased an interest I'D trenton
pottery but, though the prospects are now PROMISING
ve urefer ayain energies ana cphi
I'm obr New-YOrk business. We will therefore sell our
entire Trenton establishment, everything Included III
every way eligible and perfect running order for 20
per cent OF what Just such works would cost az tne pres
ent low prices OF Building and equipment Here is rare
chance for the men who willing 10 swear that Aine-
can poters are making from 80 70 40 per cent on tner
capital The offer ~ made in good faith. step up gen
fleinen n you believe what you say you VIII never ies
sucn an opportunity escape you TAHITI
Mar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-22
PUBLIC OPINION.
BECOME AN OBJECT or PITY.

Poor TENNESSEE She has had tour dishonest
treasurcrs seventeen years, aud dishonest Leg
stature caps tbe climax. The treasurers only robbed
her purse. but the Legslaure hs robbed her OF
her good name aud lcrt her poor ind ed We only
lament l. at Is When there GLOW fever D tue
State OUld send tUOdgn she can give
enough honest counsel to rcdee the commonwealth II
accepted, the people Gown tlerr are IN such sucioa
franc of mud that they 1t. Poor Tennessee
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TRIBUNE OFFICE. March Cpl a. m.-rhe movement in
the barometer yesterday upward Gear and partly
cloudy weather prevailed. The temperature ranged be-
tween 100 and 32o the C25sso being 1852 lower
than the corresponding day last year. and 40 lower
than Tuesday.
Clear or fair and weather may be expected in
this city and vicinity to-day,