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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
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rho financial proposals respecting Egypt arc
ttpbiiei rs haye bcrn iavofnblJ received hy
bnlt N,le 81 the Continental Powers. Italy IL
inrirti rs actepi tlWih. pt6vipl sbiie rdii-
psnsaiing advantages ean bt Bb,hihth ~ tlie
tSt ~ e8ianlalian seitMre 8N ,he Aliitth
eAsai taNer iNiiN9 slitnl apparently
,siU,aant ~ elte Ali w. tNriaAi ANl ellll
eiNring w he hnG ial WiNNe mNf iralAip
,he peolisn lhal Wac filipfpi away Wv ne
imo,o,s and rgpaalula aelnn nl lhp 10
Frlcinol Cabinet, NJ. ferA Is embarrassment
IN the East arc 81 serious and his political
authority is 80 uncertain IN the Chambers that
ho does not venture to expose himself To tho
risks of Parliamentary debate which he can
conveniently avoid. Germany, Russia ana
Austria are manifcsting unfricndly feeling Tor
England The Berlin press is particularly
offensive in its articles on the plumbers ANA
incapacity of the Gladstone Ministry. This Is
an uncrrng indication of Prince bismarck \
pnrposcs. The action of the European Powers
will undoubtedly be determined by him, and
fine financial proposals seem already doomed to
failure.
II is one of the misfortuncs Of the Liberal
Administration in England that it is compelled
by international arrangements to ask on the
Continent for terms which are considered
unsatisfactory at home. Tho financial pro-
posals which Europe is unwilling to sanction
are not popular in England. Nobody there
credits the Government with having made n
good bargain, or with suggesting permanent
measures of relief The terms are hard, ana
the cxpcdicnt, while only tentative, is costly
one The Government has not gone to the
bottom of Egyptian financial disorders, but
only touched them on the surface. Larger ana
more radical treatment has been reserved Tor
the future. Yet even these halfway measures
are virtually rejected by Europe; and the
financial situation in Egypt is becoming every
month more hopeless.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
crpv,yY ~ mn SOrTH SEA.

Il i y
Prince Rismnrcl,s characteristic energy does
not abatc with advancing years. COLONIAL 'Nt'h-
sion Is now the thought uppcrmost IN his NINA,
and he is developing the new policy oi ln'
German Empire with singular vigor ana noi"
ness. The planting OF II colony NJ Ahg'n
pcoucna. on the West African Coast has bt'h
followrd by the ccssOn at long stiip 81 coast
from latitude % To Cape Frio, Waliish BAY
alone being excepted. This result was
occomplishcd after long correspondence with
Lord Granville. in which England appeared to
rnor advantages. Prince Bismarck has also
Interested himself in the Congo question, and
has made the future of Mr.. Stanley trading
posts. the approaches 10 them, and the districts
surrounding them the subject OF diplomatic
debate at an international conference. At the
same time. he has prepared a startling surprise
for England in the annexation Of n portion OF
Nev-Guinca and some of the adjacent islands.
This last step will cause intense excitement.
IN Australia. and will tend alike to consolidate
tbp ENGLISH Colonial Governments and to
weaken the authority of the Crown. New
Guinea not long ago was proclaimed to BE
British territory by representatives oi one ~
The colonies, brt this nction was rfOnOunced
literal hv ,hp Colonial ONire ~ I1onhcn.
Public feeling ~ Australia ,ti' 'ifr'typd against
,he tBmp uBtt,n'HpHt cn THE question, aiil
i.DM ipflu nHailt atiAirsepi ~ vac establish 3
WeHt VI british sefpgpitnif etpf q re'i in'i w
,he island. ihe iafolFR t0WpF whose
agTossinns aRh ambitious ptUeels were
dreaded hf the cnl0uists was France. II was
ia oriel Ia anticipate pratGal RAIDS, 40 lheI
have been termed IN sydney aud Melbourne,
similar 10 the campaigns in Iunisla, Madagas-
car and T0nquin, that the color sergeant was
sent to New Guinea to raise the British flag.
But it is Germany, not France, that suddenly
appears in the south Seas to enter upon career
of annexation and commercial rivalry. The
ovcr-cautous and punctilious Lord Derby has
given Prince Bismarck a iOOthOld on an island
which the Australian colOnists not merely
coveted, but considered it necessary to secure
in order to protect themselves againsf attack
from without. They will not be grateful to the
British Ministry for overriding their own
annexation measures. In England. moreover,
the feeling will be general that the interests of
the colonists have been neglected. and that
Lord Granville has been steadily overrcnchcd
by the willy and not altogether scrupuous
German Chancellor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
MORE MONTY.

Strange as it may seem even at this time,
Democratic journals which are supposed to rep
resent the most intelligent and conservative
sentiment of the party raise once more the
clamor for more money. The Richmond Dis
patch copies with approval the expression of
other papers that Congress will make mistake
if it suspends the coinage of silver and that
more money is needed at least in Virginia that
money is scarce, or the banks deceive the
people. "Our banks cannot accommodate the
people, and good paper is shaved deeply" says
one journal. But il adds, "no one refuses sill
yer thousands of silver dollars can be loaned
out on good paper to-day evcrywho re SOUTH
There is not much doubt about that We mtg-
inc Thousands of dollars can be loaned on
paper which no one feels inclined publicly To
call bad in any part of the country. a great
deal is 50 loaned. Gold, legal tenders and sill
yer can be- loaned anywhere If the lender is not
very particular about the security. The dill
Guilty in Virginia il Il lack of unemployed CAPT
tai, not a lack of currency. If the good people
of Virginia had saved II portion of their earn
mgs in times past, holding Them in the form OF
unemployed capital for loaning, that reserve
would be found convenient mt such times "A,
THESE. lllt even lllIi lllll' NiltliNliy Woll no.
stand in the way il the banks in that State
were provided with adequate securities on
which to obtain money. On fair security they
could get al the money they want and all wo
could possibly loan in this city, and at very low
rates of interest. The money lies idle here in
vast amounts simply because no persons who
have satisfactory security want to borrow it..
On security that is not satisfactory it could all
be loaned in the Street tomorrow morning.
As TO the supply OF CURRENCY In It's various
forms, It should be remembered that the
country now has no usc FOR and ishying In var
to employ volume of CURRENCY exceeding by
1881 900, 900, or more than 20 per cent, the
supply IN use urinary |, 1879 tbe date o.
speeie ttEhmptidn. The business 81 tht
corn,ry has rot inctenerd VS. my iheans N tha
ptBpdtti3h. apt vnst aih6tht ~ nbhe5 totse
aaeAtiy iies iile ~ the h1Hks. th8s6 ihstltH
tiBHs WaHih Vs. aelpbieh " itNt w. 81 w hatl
" emr8ea We M. N8tJ Nith iaif heeriii5
bat the piala tiath u tAAt tAs saAAtlH thiHs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
ro TIE HEIRS OF ANNEKE JAMS.


Yes it certainly does look though the patient,
long-sunering and possibly impecuuions heirs OF
anneke JAMS might take heart The .ilbaHg 1rgas in
an article in regard to the old records of Albany
County makes the interesting statement that " II
certain documents, which are believed to be IN
cluded in the old records lying in the tower OF the
CITY Hail. are found. an annual income OF
81 300 600 II assured to claimants against the
Maitland estate belonging to a Scottish carldom'
OF course this announcement renders the future
of the heirs of this Scottish estate comparatively
secure. To be sure, an annual income OF Tl,2ooooo
IL n mere bagatce to what the heirs of Anneke
JAMS will have when they come into their own WIN
compound interest and extra allowance for counsel.
still person of an economical ana saving tnrh can
mako ri .2OO.OOO year go a good way. But how
,vor tina may be- the salient fact remains that tho
shipof he Maitland people, such ~ 10 Is, has prlct-
c,llv come I'm from sen. Al they now have todohto
mako siro that certain documents Grc IN the
tower of the city Hall ut Albany. aud thon to ma
the documents 30 bring their ship 10 anchor IN tho
hnrbor Of success. II may turn out that tho doou-
mcnt nro not In the Albany tower. bat III some
othor tower. In that ease. the Maitands VIII nave
toipostpono drawing against the y l,200OOO year.
unth tho correct tower Is hunted up Ana should
nm exhaustive search Of fthc towers OF both hcml'
sphcres establish the fact that the documents nave
been deposited IN some other structure hV.''sa'uS
there will be little further delay Tor inc Ma''-
lands. While they bldc their time it will he
proGtable exercise for thom to determine upon
scheme for spending the 100000 year so as to
got the lull worth of their money
The heirs of Anncke JAMS cannot bat fee' greatly
encouraged when they hear Of the luck that has be-
fallen or IS about to bcalIthc MaitlandS We nave
steadily contcnlcl that all they had to do 70 secure
the late Miss Janss property was to secure " GET
tain documents establishing their right to H. Ley
Thorn n-oceed without domy 70 search tho tower OF
the UIty Hall At Albany It is understool TO be
roomy towct: captblo % cohalnnr thon.ahdi' OF
such documents what p'casltg toihcide4ce ~, II
0otA Ns II h6 Hatlani hclti ana the JAMS helts
sNoHii e8ue HB6h helr tasftct{e eeft1in doea-
insists NJ tus sihe mdpe1t Ne fehtirnen ep
itss IA ,Oft tAqk Aa thN fe,A tAe heRs aiid tiBp
| Iva tsaF ~. eHpgsaHey HpBh tteit ahsffM NV
sysH II ths lN8 YafIsa w Ihe teNst w hBt sSaett
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
TIE nnESrLnN EnR MLNERS.

Over half the iron ore produced IN $3.50 was
taken from mines in Now York Ncw-Jersey
and Pennsylvania. Worry few OF them can pro-
duco oIo as cheap rs that which is now landed
at our seaports from Spain and Africa, costing
an average of 81 30 during the last fiscal year.
At II much lower cost, ore quite IA good is now
brought from Cuba The statemen. has been
made that this ore docs not cost, after paying
- cents per ton duty, more than ~ 30 per ton.
But, be the cost what it may, this ore is now
used, paying the duty, in preference to such
other ores as can be procured in the interior OF
Pennsylvania, rs tho African ore is now used,
paying the duty, as far west rs Pittsburg. 1t Is
now proposed to take oil the whole OF the duty
on all ore that may be brought from Cuba, by n
ratification OF the Spanish treaty. The ques-
ton is how much of the $500, 900 tons OF iron
ore, now produced by mines in Newly ork,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania. could then be
produced in direct competition with the slave
labor which Cuban mine owners can command
II is said that the foreign ore, being pccu-
larly useful for the making Of Bessemer steel,
would not come into competition with ore Of
other kinds. But is it not obvious that the
Besscmcr steel is supplanting iron IN many
uses Bcsscmcr rails can be bought ut lower
cost than iron rails could short time ago
stcelnail SarcnOw manufactured at II cost below
the recent selling price of iron nails steel bars
and beams and other forms for building Of
almost every sort arc coming into general use.
In a competition between those concerns
which can make steel with duty Cuban ore,
and those which are compelled to mako either
steel or iron with Eastern and Lake ores IL 1t
not clear that tho wages of American miners
must 20 down. OF their mines must close 7
Many thousand men have been employed III
iron mining in these states. lhey are not liheli
| to lool, with much .ayor upon the competition
with labor in Cuba. II IL clodr that the hard
| ship to them would be- compensated by adynn-
| tngc to olhcrsi We should get cheaper ore for
| n time until our own mines had been aban-
| donrd but how much longcr1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26

Of side issues. mostly introduced by the ueiehcc
for the purpose OF breaking down the rcpu'a-
tinn of The plnintiil. There could scarcely no
ont dnrbt that perlury was committed oii both
siies IN Bne or more instances II was con
ftssei. n was shown that the piarl'ii WI" ''
srretsitious. and sought the an ~ yoouoo's' u
Va tjn inel shaiBn's n'lection. ioinopS y
,nA,e bnhtnian ,id rttti bteniieo M nm
yg, az HnEEf aNi siant iObilt ttit inou"uv'l "
"a u Az kinds W 0Nttt NNn UiNrrn'nNp
doiuss WpW dlseiaet lntllti'a'lf; hrF
eould he ua so,pNs hnNil llA' 'Nii ili'N,'N Nn'
am ADVENTURES Nhn eairN NNll 'iN sN"'u' i
moucy; hat II Was ih0ngh' nNl'r iN''l'!N N''
he had fallen into hcr ilap lhGn''sll 'h'Nh'nr
that any promisc made ~ her roNln f"9''A w
repudatod allorward.
Indigo Sullivan lays great weight upon the
fact that sharon invited Miss llll To Ills country
home on the occasion of the marriage o' ms
douehter 10 Sir Thomas llcskcth anh nous
that father would not have outraged ana III
shifted his only daughter at such n moment W
introducing her to his mistress. ms Is GER
family n strong point though of course the
ouostion il not what Sharon ought To nave
Joro brt what he did do and he himself says
.,t
introduce her 10 his daughter. 1t Is however
upon the gcnuncness of the contract that inc
Jccison really turns. Judge Sullivan holds 1t To
be genuine. and nobody knows more ABOUT 1t
than he. unless it be the plaintiff and defendant
He therefore finds that there was II marriage !
that the plaintiff was deserted ana that s''e Is
entitled 70 divorce, with division OF the com
mon property. The defendant will appeal D"'
whether he will take much by this beyond the
inevitable delay, seems questionable. Judge
Sulliyon's decisions have not often II ever pcoi'
reversed. for he is careful and panstaklng al
most 70 n fault But the most curious part oI
fine matter is that everybody regards the
plantifl as thorough adventures while mo-
body has any sympathy with the defendant
who has shown himself quite as ready "a his OPP
poncnt 10 resort to any Observation-Disclosures what
ever. And hcnccforth the plainill VIII ma III
difficulty in procuring the means oi litigation
since sine has now made great step toward TIC
four or five millions of dollars IN Issue, ana oi
which her lawyers look for full molciy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26

man IN charge OF the steamer CORNWALL WIZ
fnird Ia see clearly where he was going or mis-
eolenlated the force Of the tide. There were
,ttn to,ipuote things about The collision. All
,be ,upn 81, board the sinking vessel escaped
niutt. one 81 lein getting Il Bath III the icy
waief beeanse NJ WAS sick and unabe rs move
sWilit. n ihe sitahitt had struck nfo'het
tessti 4inr eiHte AZ iaii1 4 ttitih'e eSrios'oh
aNd egeal Nee ~ lt WGNid lbu''ltss NAVE w
inWpd hF lhe ~ hlNt Nas lNsIltn WIN tY,
pipstps aimAsl as destructive As w Aah'tt' "
WNUd hN well u lhG GNMWNANlri w ''' Wv"
wall aud all others Nhg naFlgalp Vessels H'NN'
our harh0r, should hear IN mind the NuNNl'N''
which has heen given hefole, that vessels "
anchor have the night OF way.
In some respects the Boker-Dean sensation, !"
quarter Of Il century ago, an account " """"
is given to The TRBuNE's readers this ''"'
ing. bears close resemblance to the Mo'os'"'
Iulskamp clopcment but iii many ''a'"'o'
there il a striking dissimiiarity. In ehch o"'o
the daughter of W q thy parents became en'"'
orcd of her fathers coaclman ana i'a''
him. But Mrs. lIilskamp was not res'i".,''"
of her liberty after her marriage. whi'e MIS-
Dean was kept close prisoner, ana her ira'o
father tried to prove her insane. meantime
fine husband invoked the law to get possession
of his bride. and public interest was kept ~
fever heat for fortnight. The c0achman Won'
bat the rich liquor merchant never iorRa'c W
recognized his daughter. Even ut MS iuhera'
her brother aud sister refused to notice her'
Her married life was not happy one, ana shc
is now living apart from her husband. Let us
hope nat the result will be otherwise III the
case that has so recently been III the pubic
mind Is it not the rule however that eiop'hs
couples fail to live happily
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
ronrtb 81 Julv. very uphill work. Yet there

Fourth Of July, very uphill work. Yet there
ore plenty Of children In the United States who
have never seen snow, and who may not see 1t
FOR years. and these strong differences OF
climate ohght to Be kept IN mind hiore than
they nit, especially by writer's fot The holiday
magazines. Americans, wherever THEY iiiay BE-
stitc rs keep Hp the festitals 81 litit ybhtlil
and iins ittt has teth AZ ttt hB ltfe bttt 1T
thfisiWAs ahtWheie l|ut ~ as s5hie tthhel-
8elsS eBnieelHfe, eimate ~ iime M9iihss het
gNif lhg phFslaNe hNt lhe mlNA theie ah9Nil
~ lhp feslqNa vi mlii gF WaFM Ohllsmasps 10
sone e,iieneo ,hal ehansp nl lhiS kiNi 10
golHg on and earlalnh na such aYdpnee has
vet uunsulou
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
/ coon OPENING F0R Az EXPLORER.

4 COOP OPENING FOR Az FXPLORER
4 competent explorer who can come well recon-
mcndcd can presumably hear of something TO his
advantage by applying ~ the Office OF The Nr-
York Times For it must bc obvious to those that
have rcan the evidence lately given in libel SUIT
10 which The Times is party that it will take
professional explorer, or at least an experienced
pinlcrtOn 10 discover who IS the owner and con
trollcr Of that paper Mr.. Jones was popularity
supposed to direct The Times. But To aud behold, he
gocs mon the witness stand and when the fact is
sought Is be established By his evidence that he is
thr ,csron sible man about the concern he says in
effect that the responsible ownership Of The Times
bears the sar relation to that raper that the North
r,ln dina As sricnce-nrithcr can So discovered
hr ont thnp short ~ a carefully organized 3piof-
Mr expedition.
Ani "a y niiqitt nneaf stats ~ thiHss wheh t6ti
eeHe ta lhiHk ~ ~ Whan ihr stitss ~ itnFs
iipai sVit - Ngt ea hNN, eHas sitts y W. W. Nlrf
oippd that ha Is tka ilH.si that HthNit thAt h4a
: slea joHps his spaa tho ii~sl aHi thal aAfbnif
that has spen I've iias has sena lpHeS thAt evan
as husband aud vito c1AA ia lppk ilhe each o'ha''
So jones has como ~ look lhA lhd iiAes ana 4hs
Iiae has come % look lika jones. BAT Nhen q
suit is on and Jones is called presto he asandons
the role ot tho housekeeping PodSnap and ASSUMES
that of the young man by the name of Guppy "-he
is of no consequence whatever about The Ih@'s
establishments In which character, then, does the
essence of Jones reside Well, he is under oath
when he insnuatcs that his name is Guppy on the
(irampian Hills whilo he was never known to swear
that his name is POdsnap So the chances favor
Guppy although Jones mag explain that when he
isn't in court he has not time TO swear that he Is
Podsnap since all his time is taken up swearing at
the diminished and diminishing circulation OF The
Times.
Ii is Il capital opening for an explorer that under
stands his business and the progress of the expedi-
ton will be watched with considerable interest.
And who can tell but that as result OF the search
the theory of The 1n,esS ownership that was in cir
culation a few months ago may be subStantlated
That is to say when the leader OF the expedition and
the rest of tho party exultngy cry to one another
Eureka it may be that they will have discovered
and uncovered a blooming English syndicate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
TIE con PERCENTAGES.

The adjustment of percentages which the coal
companies are expected 10 make IN day or
two many be judged either by their actual out
put for the past two years, or by their total
capacity It happens that it does not make
much difference which mode il chosen.
close estimate of the total capacity of the COM
panics can be- made from the output In August
when all the companies were NJ work inll time
and with nearly their full force, IL is said.
Multiplying this by - we get their supposed
capacity for n full year, and this tonnage IL
shown in the following statement, with the per-
ccntagc of each company, aud with the per
ccntagc of actual output in eleven months of
1881 and 1888.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
rtPJErIEs or cHRIsrMAs WEATHER

V1RIETIES OF CHRISTMAS WEATHER.
The Anglo-Saxon idea of Christmas demands
coli! weather, and by preference snow. a
green Christmas is proycrbially obnoxious,
and is said to make iat churchyard.' Bat
the Anglo Saxon race is so scattered about the
world that il has to take its Christmas IN AL
varieties of weather. and here in the United
States we can muster almost as many kinds as
can Inc found i'm the rest of the world put to-
ecthcr Perhaps indeed we cannot exactly
parallel the Christmas of the Anglo-lndlan
which il apt to be warm, stcamy, wet ana
rcdolcnt of malaria; but we can match any
other variety that can be- named. Thus, while
the New-England American may generally rely
upon old fashioned cold and bitter weather for
this holiday season, the Californian nnd the
Foridian are hand put to II to believe that 1t Il
Christmas mt all, and amid their orange groves
and perennial roses and strawberries can nj
least make Ibolcye very strongly that they are
ENJOYING the occasion additionally. In these
days of railroad ubiquity trainmcn see about
as many kinds of Christmas weather ~ amy
people, and In the Rocky Mountains and the
Sicrras they have nearly as severe IN experience
as coastng sailors Many crew of trainmen
doubtless have passed this Christmas blocked up
between stations In huge snow banks lucky to
find n section-house in the neighborhood, ana
still lucllicr to get something to eat In 1t. On
the Sicrris where sometimes twenty great
engines are employed in driving the snow
ploughs, There has been pitched battle with
the tempest, and these encounters are only less
exciting than real war;
plscwhcro wntcr Is moro to bc feared than
pnow, md nant a.s5rpy christmas has bcen
paasch Ana Il IS strange hdw the abschce o'
tBnteHh5nil Chtshas Wtithtt tlctrcta from
| M VeaaHtes ~ Nc reis8A 4 #ttt shh,
sltsa siaas, tfees ~ ieai aHt ii8Rtts ~ h,ebii
| At8eellef ehaNre the eapeet ~ w itsti'hl y
" ike lllap " eeiebiaIs phii-tHias w W.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
THE SJIfRON CASE


Tho decision of Judge Sullivan in the Sharon
Hill case may be n surprise to many, bat not, rs
is reported. 20 the Bar of San Francisco For
while the ease has from the first been full of
surprises, and while the course of plaintih and
her counsel has often been such rs To create
prejudice against her. there have been 50
many points incompatible with the hypothesis
of bold wholesale fraud that the most cautious
observers have hcsitatcd to form definite con-
illusions. But Of Jungc Sulliyan's capacity and
lofty integrity there has never been any qucs-
ton among the lawyers of California. Tie
bears the highest reputation for fidelity TO duty,
diligence, and intellectual acumcn. and any
decision from him carries much more than
ordinary weight. The case he has now adjudi-
Gated is one which has combined every element
of scnsationalism, and-at least in the general
opinion-almost every element of fraud familiar
TO the courts, while it has been common belief
that both sides were equally unscrupuous and
reckless in their methods of attack and defence.
The plninlin is n handsome young woman of
small means the defendant an elderly million
naire. She claimed that be had married her by
nriyate contract-a valid method according TO
The laws of California. He admitted having
lived wth her but rs his nisrcss. She pro
aneei wfitteh c0n1 act, al a. wtich save the
signature We itpndiited. She als9 ptoducct
ie,tefs addressed rs heht Wife" ahlch Ne ae,
eafet hietAes. E&petts rtdtdthcbd sttefi'
~ these iellefs ceNNne h8Attt' th6tpi 'l3
Vele ANlbeh iN HplNiBn AZ tB tlt bBi3 ~ tit
epatgset. iAe tF,Ai Was pggiaNreh W. ~ sHits