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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19
THE ILBERT BILL COMPEONISE


The Ilbert bill, about which there has been so
much discussion in England, appears to have
been compromised, though not with the good
will of Lord Ripon. The fierce resistance made
by the Anglo-Indians to this measure shows
what peculiar ideas they have of the duty OF
England in India. The Ilbert bill was orgl-
nally intended to give to the highest class OF ma
tive magistrates and judges the jurisdiction
possessed by Europe an judges of the same grade.
They were entitled to try men OF all races, with
out distinction. This it was that so lncensed
the Anglo Indians They could not tolerate the
idea of being tried by native judge, though
the Indian Government had confidence enough
in the native judges to trust them with the most
responsible positions. The Government re-
fused to give way on this point, however. 1t
felt that it was necessary to do so much as
recognition of the fidelity and good services OF
the Indian officials. But it has accepted COM
promise which practically invalidates the pur-
nose of the bill, by agreeing that all Europeans
who may be brought before native District
Magistrates or Sessions Judges (whO are the
only native officials mentioned in the bib shall
be entitled 70 demand jury trial, and that
seven out of twelve jurors shall be Europeans.
As the Anglo Indians would be tolerably GER
tain to cling together at times of danger, it
seems probable that none but crimes against
property will be punished under this arrange
ment.
But its chief significance is that it sets up an
other barrier and distinction between the ma
tives and their rulers 1t is the natural tend
cncy of the situation, perhaps, but none the less
is it mischievOus tendency. England
weakness in India consists mainly in the fact
that she has never got close to the people. The
Norman conquerors treated the SaXons worse,
but they intcrmarried and became fused with
the conquered. The English in India have
always remained proudly alOOf. They have
neither forgotten nor allowed the HindOOs to
forget that the latter are a subject people.
Though they did not conquer India they have
ruled it as if they had, and with peculiar ar
rogance have comported themselves throughout
AS superors by birth. The consequence is that
the people of India do not love them. Some,
indeed, detest them very cordially. All resent
their supercliOusness and their assumption OF
superiority. And should the Indian Empire be
assailed by formidable foe from without, Eng
lish officials in India know well that they need
expect no help from the people of the country
Ii is the policy of wise Indian statesmen to re-
form this state of affairs, and 80 far as possible
to bring the rulers and the ruled into more In
innate relations This policy has led to the
gradual opening of the civil service and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19
4 FRIENDLY WARNING.

This evening the Commonwealth Club of
Philadelphia will entertain Speaker Carlisle.
The city is given to hospitality, and it is need
less TO say that the food and drink TO be placed
before the distinguished guest will be worthy
of one of those rare fcasts at which Lucullus
dncd with Luculus. But the dinner of friendly
herbs is better than the stalled OK of dissenson.
viii the Commonwealth banquet be not only
toothsome but on all points harmonious2
We all hope so, quite independent OF politi-
cal lines. But then we all have memories. 1t
was only year ago that another prominent
Democratic club, the lrOquOis of Chicago,
received sundry Democratic statesmen.
The intention of those who managed the
dinner was that all should 90 merry
as a marriage bell, not wave of
trouble rolling across the peaceful breast of any
man sitting around the festive mahOgOny. But
Oh how different the realization! We have no
heart to recall the narrowing scene that cnsued
after Carter Harrison got well into his speech
1t is enough to say that the hall in which the
dinner was served still smells strongly of arnica.
1t is believed that one of the frightened guests
"A rather portly gentleman-who fed for
refuge to the chimney of the ROOM as soon as
the interchange VI Di1tOl HhoNo p''tAihN S'hti
is still there, wedged in beyond extraction. Mr..
Harrlson's friends Indignantly deny the charge
that he was the abandoned individual who
"fetchcd" Senator Bayard with soup tureen.
Let the Commonwealth see to it that 1t shuns the
rocks upon which the lroquos came to awful
wreck. Itwould be a sensible precaution, respect
fully but firmly TO invite all the members of
this evenings company, beginning with the
Speaker, to give bonds in good round sum
with two sufficient sureties, to abstain from any
reference, even by indrection, to the tariff is
sue. That way safety lies. Another way may
lead to a repetition of the lroquois casualty.
Sam Randall has legions of friends in Phila-
delphia he has got good many, some of the
wamest. in the Commonwealth Club. If grow
ing frank and reckless as the dinner proceeds, the
Speaker or one Of his too ardent friends should
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19
vr x,px DAILY TRBrNE SATURDAY JANUARY 49, s-TEN fAGEs

bench to natives, and the regults have fully VIM
Dictated 1t. The original nbert bill was step
in the same direction. 1t was intended to re-
move what was manifest grievance. It was
an act of simple justice to the highest classes OF
native officials No harm was to be apprehended
from it. But the alarms, the sel6shness, the
stupid arrogance Of the Anglo-Indian COM
munitY, acting upon the ignorance Of the great
mass of people in England, have brought the
Ilbert bill into disrepute, and at length forced
the Government of India to make compromise
which virtually emasculates the measure.
Anglo-India public opinion is shown by this
agitation to be not only untrustworthy but mis-
leading. 1t is a strongly prejudiced opinion,
formed amid disqualifying conditions, and it
ought not to have been accorded the weight
conceded to it by the English press. The truth
is that Lord Ripon's policy has been wise and
far-sighted one, and that the Ilbert bill was
measure from which only good effects could
have proceeded. But the AnglO-lndians are as
panicly and unreasonable in regard to the ma
tives as are the white people of Mississippi, and
their ideas of the way to govern the people OF
Hindustan are not much more valuable or en-
lghtened than those of the citizens of Yazoo
concerning the treatment of the "niggers."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19
PERSONAL.

General Grant has not yet recovered from the ac-
cident which occurred TO him on Christmas Eve.
OF late he has complained OF severe attack Oh
rheumatism.
Speaking at the Glover Club banquet In Philadel-
phia on Thursday evening, General sherman Saiu
that for the remainder of his life he hoped to see no
more war no more shooting, no more h"ihihs VI
giving pain, even to feelings
Among those present at the dinner gwen IN Fhiia-
delphia on Thursday evening by Mr.. ana MIS-, W.
w. Childs to Nine Nilsson were MT auu MiS'
Go n Roler the Count and Countess CALI, the
Hon. John Welsh, Mr.. and Mrs. ). b. Lipplhcott
and Mr.. A. j. Drexel.
The Wyclif Commemoration Committee VIII eS-
necially press these three points Wyc as the first
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19
TUE pT 1TN FACTS

The reduced Times tries to crawl out of the ques-
tions it has provoked about circulation under
the thin cover OF pretending to treat it
all as Joke. Next time it will know bet
ter than to get into such a scrape. 1t
realizes now that it lives long way below, and
has tpo much glass on its roof to begin throwing
stones But we have no need to bother with 1t /;
and as it lodges every point originally raised In
it's foolish attack, it requires no further notice,
beyond q repetition of the plain and undisputed
facts:-
1t doubled every order it received, on the
morning it reduced its price, yet in
its widest Dragging only claims an increase
of 10000 so that its total circulation after it
says it doubled up, Except by MALL could only
reach "a 900.
Its mail circulation is, at the utmost, from a
quarter TO third that Of The TRIBUNE, and 1T
doesn't dare meet challenge to get and publish
the facts from the Postmaster-General
Its unsold and returned copies are reported
by the newsdeaers at over twenty per
cent of all they take out 1t admits
selling for junk $4,000 copies brought back to it
in one week; and 10, 700 pounds-eQual to $4,000
copies-in another week.
1t admits falling of IN the months of November
and December
1t has become so indecent in its efforts to supply
criminal news, for the supposed wants of the two
cent audience it is trying to GET that its respectable
readers are deserving it,
1t thinks THE TRIBUNE is L" a serpent" But bless
your two-cent soul, from the wreck you present it
doesn't seem to have been a serpent that struck
you at all, but pile-dTiyer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19

man to give the Bible to the people IN their mother
tongues as tho forerunner of homo mission work.
and as the preacher Of spiritual religion as opposed
to traditions. forms and ceremonies.
The venerable DR.. John Taylor Gilman. who died
on Wednesday at Portland, Maine, was O nephew os
the famous Governor Gilman. of New.HampsbIra
who read the Declaration of Independence to the
assembled citizens at Exeter in 1875; and DR.. Gil
mans father the third of the family to hold for
O long term of years the office of Treasurer OF tha
State of New-Hampsbire.
recently published letter of Heine says speak
ing Of his Jewish publishers in Paris II preferred
them because they are of the tribe of Levi will
not be led away by prejudice against the Jews. !
believe that il you help them to earn their money
the Jews will be at least grateful and less mer-
camille than their Christian colleagues"
The Hon. William D. Kelley, of Pennsylvania.
father of the House of Representatives" says his
health was never better than now. He attributes
the cancerous tumor In the mouth, which last year
caused him so much trouble, entirely TO the use Of
tobacco. "For ifty-five years." he says chewed
and smoked. Last spring endeavored to break
the habit, but 1t brought on nervous prostitution.
am happy to say that have conquered the habit
and now do not use the weed in any FORM"
MezzofantTs unique position among lnguists s
threatened, according to The MoscoD Gazette by q
young Russian officer who at the age of twenty-six
has mastered the French, German, English, Danish,
Swedish, italian, Polish. Finnish, Serbian, Czech,
japanese, Chinese and Malay languages Besides
these he is acquainted with three different japanese.
one South African and two Chinese dialects and
is at present occupied with the study of Hebrew.
NJ. Pakovitch has, with the exception Of French,
English and German, acquired the knowledge of
these languages without any help after his own
method 1t is said that he is compiling Russo
japanese dictionary, but when he is about it, why
should he not compose pOlyglOt dictionary for all
If this goes on at his present rate, how many
languages will ne not have learned by the time he s
fifty Mezzofsnti lived till he was seyenty-hye and
before he died he spoke fifty eight different tongues
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19
MUSIC.
MR.. MAPLESONs BENEFIT.

Mr. Mapleson's benefit performance at the Acad.
envy of Music last night was the occasion or
handsome testimonial of interest and confidence on
the part of his patrons and artists. The audience
was numerous enough to fill all the chairs and leave
q hundred OF two men standing in the aisies.
The character of the audience, too, was
better than usual, and fair representa-
ton of lies Huguenots" kept them IN an
enthusiastic state throughout the evening. The
brilliant moments in the opera were those III which
the respective performances of Nine. Patti and
Nine. Gerster culminated-the grand window scene
with which the opera was concluded and the
scene in the Court of Margaret Of VdlOis. Nine.
Gerster's brilliant singing especially stirred the
audience into extrayagant demonstrations OF de-
light.
Asa whole. the performance was an improve
ment on that of last week, and merlted hearty
commendation. The gratuitous services OF Mines
Patti and Gerster were a gift which was the equiv
alent of over 81, 0OO and Mr. Maplesonis to becon-
graduated on the excellence of the footing on which
he stands with his artists, as well as the
directors of the Academy. lie was also
made the recipient at the hands OF Nine. Pattl OF
Enthusiastically shaped pin 1t represented an Owl ana
its ewes were diamonds. Nine. Patti accompanied
the Gift with an Injunction to her manager TO look
sbaFnD Mr. Mapleson was called before the foot
lights after the final fall OF the curtain ana sad'
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN thank you for your hndnes
in calling before you am grauted Tor me SUPPORT
which YOU have given me throughout the season
which terminates tonight ,, wish pot on s ens
occasion to thank publicly Madame Patu anu
Madame Gerster for their valuable ana gratuoS ser
vices likewise Signor Arditi whose indefatgable la
bors am much indebted. shall start on MONDAY IoE
eyerywbere as kind support as have had here shall
in the latter part OF March with IDS na me cu
pany recruited by several new artists ana sna give Se'
era new operas thank you for ur Kindness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19
NETWORK, SATURDAY, JAN. 10.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRFIGN.-A new Spanish Ministry was formed
Yesterday - Marquis Tseng held an interview
with Earl Granville. = Vignaux defeated
Schaefer at billiards IN Paris -= Monsignor
Cesare was murdered in Rome. 60 General Nell
koff is seriously i'll. == The Glasgow Court OF
INQUIRY he'd Captain Donaldson responsible for the
Bolivia disaster.
CONGREss-Tho Senate failed to pass the
Mexican Treaty The bill relating to the
opium traffic with China was placed on the
calendar. 80 The House spent the day in
debate on the Fitz John Porter BILL speeches be-
ing made by General SlOcum, Mr.. Steele and Mr.
LYMAN. The debate will be continued to-day.
DoMEsTIC-The coasting steamer City of Column
bus has been wrecked at the west end of Martha's
Vineyard and about 100 lives lost. -= Dynamite
works near Allentown, PENN powder mills near
Scranton and boiler at Rochester N. H., exploded,
each killing several persons 60 ew-Hampshire
and North Carolina felt earthquakes. = hotel
at Las Vegas New-MexicO burned and the guests
lost much property - Testimony in the Mutt
case is virtually ended. - There were ioe-boat
races on the Hudson - Judge L. X Wilson was
elected to succeed Senator GrOOme of Maryland.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The Republican primaries
were held last night. - man was fatally
stabbed yesterday in Hudson-st. 80 Edmund 5.
'Tappan confessed that his brother John murdered
Mrs. Maybee and her daughter. - The net re-
ceipts of the Pedestal Fund Loan Exhibition were
reported to be S13,792 81. - Senior Juan de
Valera. the new Spanish Minister arrived by the
Cephaonia - Charles DelmOnicos will was
offered for probate -- The PatchOgue Bank sus-
pended payment. ==- Father Mccartney, of
Brooklyn, was fined in the Harlem Police
Court for drunkenness. - The ribbon weavers
of Paterson begun strike. == man was
found dead in a building that was burned
on Wednesday. == By the explosion of
range, at Hunters Point. child was killed and
another fatally injured. - The Rev. Arthur
Crosby, of Brooklyn, has accepted a call to San
Francisco. - Gold value of the legal tender
silver dollar (412l2 grains, 1892 cents Stocks
opened hi CHER and declined sharply; later they re-
covered and closed irregular and unsettled.
THE WEATuER.--TRIBUNEl local observations midi
cate generally cloudy weather. with chances of
rain or snow, followed by clearing and colder
weather. Temperature yesterday: Highest, 41';
lowest, 25e: average, 33lso
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19
amusemenis Co. Might.


ACADEMY OF MUSIC" EElisir damon" s-Phihar-
monte Concert ,, ,,.,oa ~
RIJou OPERA HOUSE, and g." 0rpheus and Fury dlce
CAsISo--2 and g." The Beggar Student"
CHIcXERISG Halls" Don Pasquale.'
NAYS THE TRE--2 and g." Seven Twenty Eight" .
GRAM OPERA HOUSE, and g." Francesca da Rmini "
HAvERIY's CoMEDY THEArRE-2-" Heart and Hand
S-"Mme. Favart." x,,.,
MADISON SQUARE THEArRE-2 and s:30-"The Rajah"
NEW PARK THEATRE--2 and g." M'liss." .,
NIBLo's GARDEN--2 and S--"The Pavements OF Paris
eTAR THEATRE-2-" Hamlet" S-"Richard H.
ITALIA THEATRE and s." Afrtkareise"
THEATRE CoMIoUe-S-" Cordelia's Aspirations. :,
JJNIoN SQUARE THEATRE-2 and S-"StOrm Beaten
WALLACK's THEArRE--l:30 and s-"DeceptiSn
an AyFNI,H THEATRE-2 and s." Passion Save,
6Tu AyrSrE TUEATRE-2 and So Wifes Peril.
JlTu srpFFT TIE TRR--2 and s." For Congress"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19

undertake to eulogize free trade, and If Mr. Kan
DAN. losing control of himself, should blow one
angry blast upon his bugle horn and the fresi-
dent of the clnb in desperate effort TO restore
order should go down prematurely before
well aimed punch bowl
But we shall hope for the best.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19

of larger size is clearly unnecessary i~o
stanch sealers of the right model VIII oe
sufficient. An additional yacht would oniy nuu
to the dangers of the rescue without ahorunis
onv better assurance of success.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19

The news of the loss OF the steamship Clty OF
Columbus will cause widespread and deep
sorrow. The vessel, bound from Boston to
Savannah, struck a ledge near Gay Head, the
western extremity of Martha's Vineyard, early
Yesterday morning and was wrecked. Twenty
three persons were saved, but the rest, 124,
are believed to have persisted.
The British post-office authorities have fin
ally reached the wise conclusion to send their
mails to America by the fastest steamships in
stead of the slowest. They have been long
time in arriving at this point, and after all the
new arrangement will not 90 into effect until
next September. However, it is better late
than never, and New-YOrk merchants will re-
joice at the prospect of getting their letters as
soon as their freight. Now let Mr.. Fawcett do
something in behalf of the London traders ana
reorganize the railway mail service between
Queenstown and the British metropolis.
If the engineer who put brick on the safety
valve of the boiler in tannery at Rochesteryes-
terday were the sole victim of the explosion
which naturally followed, the accident would
have been a sad one even then; unfortunately
four other men were killed as a result of his
stupidity, and q number more were badly hurt.
III the LABOR 10 NliOH ~ many VI
the firemen and engineers throughout the coun-
try belong would take some steps to prevent
ignorant or careless men from being put in
charge of so dangerous piece of machinery as
a steam-boiler, they would be attending TO a
matter which concerns themselves and their
families nearly as much as the wages question.
Unless some new arrangement can be made
Immediately with the Mexican Government,
the action Of the United States Senate yester-
day amounts to the rejection of the commercial
treaty negotiated by General Grant and Senior
Romero. Thirty mine Senators voted for its
adoption and twenty against (which is one
less than the twO-thirds vote required for rati-
Hcation. motion was made to reconsider and
then the Senate adjourned until Monday, jan
uary q, although our agreement with Mexico
calls for ratification of the document by the
goth, if at all. Objection to it has come chiefly
from the sugar, tobacco and hemp growers of
the Union, who believed that their interests
would be severely damaged if the convention
was approved, because it let in those articles
free. The vote as finally taken may be consid-
cred as representing the views of the friends OF
Protection. Senator Aldrich opposed the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19

Speaking Of the prosperity of newspapers, New
Yorker holding stock in The Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette received the other day his dividend check
for January He says that establishment has been
dividing among its stockholders for four months
past at the rate of per cent per month on a vaua-
ton of one million dollars That paper is not run
on tseo-cent basis.
The gathering of the TypOthete at the Metropol-
itan Hotel on Thursday night was fairly repre-
sentative of the large jobprinting and type making
interests of the city, Some comment was made on
the absence of representatives, of the large pub
fishing houses, like the Harpers; but the society
was never intended to include that class of printers
who do no job work. Formed originally as pro-
tective organization during the war, when printers
were scarce and exacting, it has been, since the
time when the printers returned from the war,
largely q social organization; and its meetings
have been usually held at the houses of the men,
beers. The first public gathering, that OF thursday
evening was made occasion for saying that the
society once moro meets to protect itself against
the exactions of typographical unions While all
the members recognize the necessity of this and
few Of them favor immediate action to resist nnon
printers demands, the society as body has taken
no steps in that direction. The conservative mem
bers are in a majority and timidity prevails for the
present We are satisfied from recent experiences
that these gentlemen are IN error as 10 thclr own
best interests. So long rs they hesitate openly to
oppose the union, they are SIMPLY driving printers
into it. There are printers enough who will defy
the demoralizing union If they have any other line
to fight on But If employing printers let the union
dictate how their business shall be conducted, the
printer will naturally go to the union for work as
to the actual employer and manager AS for our
selves. we prefer to manage our own business, and
we are glad to employ the Independent printers be-
cause as rule, they are the more intelligent work
men.
A correspondent sends in this extract from the
123d Psalm in the quaint old version used in the
Scotch Presbyterian churches commonly called
Rouses version as precisely shifted for the present
use of the Democratic majority in Washington
30 Lord, be gracious to US,
unto gracious be;
"Because replenish'd with contempt
Exceedingly are We"
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