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New-York tribune., 1885-03-18
WHERE rs TEE LEAK IN THE UNION LEAGUE
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To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR, In the meeting of the Union League
Club at which the proprety of considering the poe.
affiliations Of candidates for admission was discussoa'
Mr. John N A. Griswod proposed to read certain o'l'
spondence bearing upon this point said 70 nave
between himself and the secretary OF the club repre-
sentine the Committee on Admissions. The Chair rdo@
ON point Of order that the reading could not bc done
communications to and from this committee wero
privileged and to be considered personal sas
confidential The letters not read, but Ihey W., ~
printed r.. on Friday morning. naI,t,cal tendencies
accord with the spirit which prompted Mr. y, J h.
wolds resolution. This fact creates very ~ III
oury: III these letters so conndenuh "a sr.ts
Withheld from the club members assembled In -
meeting how eau they consistently oe gwen ou a
nmhc Through the medium OF newspaper IL iooAs -
though some ono had violated plain prinep~
priety II not OF honor.
Netp YORK, March is, 1885.
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NOT INTERESTED IN THE AMERICAN NEW

The Mutual News Company was not able 70 p"sTras Tas
report Is that the owners OF The TRibuSs arc Tim
interested In American News Company stocI-i
Brooklyn Times, March l6.
GTbe statement contained in the second sentsnc
above is a total misapprehension. The TsIBum
has not now. and never has had, dollars worm t"
stock IN The American News Company or any ou'-
news company. The American News Comps-s
stands on precisely the same basis in furnisn'n,
The TRIBUNE as do all other wholesale dealers aa.
news companies There is no Discrimination
favor of any of them.-Ed
New-York tribune., 1885-03-18
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THE COURIER

Having beeeu relnRdod by THE Ngw-YoRk lmnvJS marrSs
that IL had missed an opportunity 10 refer 10 na sro
OF 1870" The Buaio Courier Expresses real ah rttteh
on that venerable felton, No doubis that els a
were perpetrated In 1876, but there 70 , snsa
opnon as TO which party was guilty OF tno
In 1877 there was also notable attempt 70 tennf
fraud by means Of cipher dispatches, but ~ was
frustrated
New-York tribune., 1885-03-18

What occasion Is there to borrow trouble about
tbe much feared ravages OF the cholera. when 15O
deaths q week now being reported III this city
from pneumoniaf
II the Cable Railway Commissioners remember
all they nave heard during the last few weeks
apout property values and corporate obligations.
thew will be 30 many encyclopedias of rapid
transit information They have now some Z" "unwill-
mo witnessosn to examlne-those who refuse to
ott.nd upon them without subpoena. These are
nsually the persons whose testimony valuable
Enough opposition to tho scheme has been de-
veloped to show that its promoters may look for
determined fight with tho property holders along
the proposed route, even IL the report Of the Com
mission favors the line.
Mr.. Edmund Yates appears to have his hands
very full of libel suits. He was evidently designed
To run Chicago newspaper.
The arrest of Zebehr and his sons Is one of 1.-THE
most fantastic episodes Of the British operations
In tho Soudan. 1t is said to have followed the
capture of compromising documents by General
Brackcnbury's column. II General Wolseley can
succeed ia proving that Zebehr was in secret corro
spondence wththe Mahd. and was plotting against
General Gordon, the British Ministry will have
gre at cause for rejoicing Their refusal " send nm
New-York tribune., 1885-03-18
amrs.m,nts Co. Might.

Xwrp,c.y Az ISsrrrurE-Roller skating
R,yor OPrRA HOUSE," Adonfa"
s,isyso-"D Die Fledermaus.
CoNyDy THEATRE-"i ixion. ox,
nA1y's THEATRE" Night ON.
fnsS MusEE-waxworks. v
a. sSn t,yyK. HOUSE. Shaun Rhue.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-Barnums ., clrcuS socretaryS
M sD,soS SouApE THE kTRE--"rhe Private secIo,ei"
Nm, n,s a aRpEN-"The shadows OF Great OIy'
STASDARD DTHEATRE-"GasRarone;
srIp TIIE ATRg-" Twelfth Night"
ITALIA THEATRE" Kean" >... ,or IJfe"
fsHnN soUARF THEATRE-"A Prisoner ior A"0
" waIJacK,s THRATRE-" Diplomacy.
I1Ty, sTRyRT THEATRE" The MAJOR. ~,r,p
KIM AyrSuR TUEATRH-" The Bohemian onI.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-18

Governor Albeit apparently found IL dihi-
cult work to find any good reasons 1or vetoing
the bills designed to rescue the New-Jersey
State institutions from partisan control. But
the yetoes will not amount to much, as the Leg
islature will override them. He has endeav-
ored to make it appear that the Legislature Is
usurping his functions for partisan reasons
The reverse of that is the truth. lie mas Trans
formed all the institutions into Democratic
political machines. The Republicans now pro,
pose to take the institutions out OF politics ana
to place them on a non partisan basis. FOR
that reason they have Incorporated INTO tne
bills provision that the appointees shall DC
equally divided between the two parties. AS
to the Governors right to appoint these oItie
officials he derives it solely from an act OF the
Legislature. Having abused the power OF ap-
pointment conferred upon him, the Legislat-
nre will resume and discharge that duty
itself, to which no fair-minded person can take
objection. If the Governor should attempt TO-
day to carry out his purpose OF placing the
schools of the State under the charge OF a
Democratic ward politician, it will be matter
of regret that his power was not sooner TAKEN
from him.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-18

old stager" 1t comes up regularly each year.
and has been so often discussed that there Is
hardly doubt that every member OF the Leg
islature has already decided as to how ne will
vote upon it. Heated discussion Will do no
GOOD. The quicker the question is decided, and
the Legislature proceeds to other business, the
better.
The compromise bill in regard to the pur
chase of the lands for the Niagara Falls Reser-
yatlon ought to remove all objections to the
proiect. This bill proposes to appropriate
S433. 900 this year, and spread the remainder
over period of ten years by the issue OF BONDS.
That disposes of the only argument against the
Reservation, which was based on the increase
In taxes that would take place were an appro-
priation of 81. .433, 900 made this year. Even
that sum would have made only slight differ
cnce in the tax bills, but under the compromise
measure the difference will be imperceptibie.
The Mormons will probably be disappointed
I'm their expectations of favor from the present
Administration. They are swarming up the
Idaho Valley, and are unusually active In col
onizing in Montana, Idaho and Arizona. They
look upon the accession Of the Democrats to
power as a personal victory. But the President
has expressed himself in vigorous terms against
their debasing system, and will, no doubt. do
what he can to stamp it out. Unfortunately,
however, the Democrats in Congress have so
often shown a willingness to befriend the Nor
mons as to lead them to expect lenient treat
ment for the next four years.
st. Patrick gave up the ghost 1880 years
AGO. and the event was celebrated yesterday in
New-York with a good deal of fun and fresh
ness. The celebration was as like its predeces-
sors as one sprig of shillelah or fOur-leayed
shamrock is like another. New-YOrk has a
passion for professions, but they have little
variety. The principal event on such occasions
seems to be a march through the PARK under
the official noses of the Mayor and Aldermen.
The usual formula was kept up yesterday.
The prevailing color, of course, was the color
Of the grass freshening under the breath OF
spring. May the day prove good omen OF
peace, friendliness and prosperity.
A number of the members OF the New York
Mercantile Exchange object to legislative inter-
ference with their profits from dealings in
skim-plilk cheese. They will get no sympathy
from consumers, who are as much opposed to
skim-milk cheese as they were to bogus butter.
member of the Exchange said yesterday that
ninety per cent of all the cheese sold in this
city is made of skim-milk Housekeepers will
not question the truth of that statement. The
Legislature cannot too quickly pass the bill to
stop the practice of selling such cheese for pure
cream cheese. 1t is fraud on consumers and
ought to be stopped.
Democratic office-seekers are now busily at
work hunting up " causes" for the removal OF
the men whose places are wanted. Old ex-
ploded charges, such as the one made against
Postmaster Pearson, are being revived and
new ones are being invented to serve the
purpose of Democratic reform. Charges are
New-York tribune., 1885-03-18

members Of tho Cabinet win doubtless al be mp ~
dressed to hear It, An eariy-rsing Administration ~
its fond cempensstiona
New-York tribune., 1885-03-18

said to have been fled in the Treasury pepalS
msnt against number of Federal of'c'as IN
the South. There viii probably be an increaseu
display of energy in that direction wnen y .ne
Senate adjourns. The latest effort OF 'na' ma,
hind ia directed against the Architect OF tine
Capitol. 1t is too weak to be worthy OF nouce'
hut seems to be strong enough to cover an ap,
plication to have General Rosecrans appo'n'eo
70 the place. The Generals fitness for the place
is probably due to his experience as architect Oh
his own niisfOrtunes
New-York tribune., 1885-03-18

Democratic ofice-seekers are now busily at
work hunting up causes" for the removal OF
the men whose places are wanted. Old ex-
ploded charges, such as the one made against
Postmaster Pearson, are being revived and
new ones are being invented to serve the
purpose of Democratic reform. Charges are
New-York tribune., 1885-03-18

10 Khartoum ~ General Gordon's successor has
been ono Of the ehs1 counts In the Indictment
against them. II they can establish tho fact OF
ZebehTs treachery, they will vindIcats their own
Judgment In refusing to comply with General
Gordon's entreaties
The stories that Bismarck ID serving a. mediator
between England and Russia, and between france
ana China, are amusing. II rocsters must night,
they will ell faro Better by fighting 1t out rather
than by calling the fox In as peacsI;;sker.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-18

Ex-senator Mcdonald could not wait IN the chilly
atmosphere OF Indiana any longer while his Hoosler
rival was lutterng around the White House. Not
even the consideration of personal modesty could
finally overcome his patriotic anxiety to be useful
New-York tribune., 1885-03-18

The Brandywine rocks and the groves Of Appo-
aunomink, which have been shouting and rever-
berating in honor of Congressman Charles B. Lore
as Secretary Bayard's successor. viii now quietly
subside They made a good deal of noise. but
Mr.. Bayard's diplomatic fingers were much moro
effective
New-York tribune., 1885-03-18

In one and the same article The Erenng Post calls
Tammany Hall burst gun" and credits it with
casting some 10000 votes last fall 1t will strike
levelheaded people that there isn't much of burst
gun about 10000 votes. The Posts reasoning is
the burst gun,
New-York tribune., 1885-03-18

Appointment Clerk Higgins still holds the fort.
He is not resgning. neither is Secretary Manning
removing him. What are The Times and The Post
going to do about itf
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TO SEE THINGS AS THEY ARE.
THE REV. ALEXANDER M'KENZIE's DISCOURSE AT
CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
fpy ruty.RAru To THE TRIuUgE.


ITHACA, June 1.-the baccalaureate sermon
10 tie graduating OF the Cornell University
delivered this afternoon at sage Chapel, by tins Rev
Alexander Mckenzie OF Cambridge Tho weather was
perfect and many more OF the commencement visitors
crowded 10 the doors than able to obtain admit
lance. Behind the palplt was large bank OF ever
green's with the word Farewell in the contre made Of
wistera blossoms Ex-Governor Cornell General stew
art L. woodford aud many other prominent personages
were present Tho words " In Hin was life. and the
life was the light OF men,, 81 Joan L, w. formed the
text This suggested the theme Life and Light
There Is a great difference In men," said Mr. Ncken
zle In respect their capacity 10 SEQ tho truth The
erenee Is not the TRUTH which always remains tho
same but In the sight OF What is wanted Is the
power to things they one man looks mt tho
nalnting and only the coorod canvas Another sscs
IA, thonht the soul OF the painter SO IN music history
aud mn places OF ilc Blind men have wasted too much
time ont OF this brief life OF ours man Is not ntted
10 teach you unless he knows more than you do, unless
no has greater capacity 10 see things ana capacity 10
make You things they arc Get mans eyeS once
omen and You can leave him. How shall we get THIS
IlghtI Christ knows all We want Taking HIM into our
lie Ia light There will DO truths Ia tins world, there
viii simply be the power 10 see an undiscovered TRUTH
There never Hight the world than there Is
that you should lead IL TO Things they The
world asks do your best work You VIII not do II
unless your open TO the truth III you work
against God you will certainly DO disappointed The
world will not need you 1t has too many workers al
re dy OF that kind"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-15
CONNECTICUT TOPICS.
REPUBLICANS WAKING UP.

IMPORTANCE OF COMING ELEcTIoNs-ENcAMPMENT
OF STATE TROOPS.
fYRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IRibONh'J
HARTFORD, June 14.-lt is refreshing TO see,
AT last some OF the Republican papers stirring up inc
question Of party work for next year. The ikboN1 h
been I'm advance of Connecticut journals generay Ill '
important natter and has put its readers
of facts concerning the movements OF democratic eu
ers which can used advantage The fight Will come
between the two parties year from next fall but next
falls election of part Of the Senators ana inc "hoc
the House OF Representatives will command a'ehIioh
because certain prestige will attach to It, ana the a
senance of q good party organization may depend con-
siderably upon it, The Senators to be elected 40 mol
hold over next year. and not therefore 10 DC coneu
in the United States Senatorial division, when Will DO
made in January, 1887 BY the adoption VI the Blehnia
Session amendment, the Senators chosen THIS 1al III
the oddnumbered districts will be elected for one year
only ana their terms will expire with the e1pira-
tion of the terms Of the other SENATOR WHO
were elected last fall for two years In
the fall of ne 1t year all of the Senators VIII
be elected two years, with the state onoers, anu
thereafter the legislative and State elections VIII
bennially and will come about every lour ets ~
same YEAR, that the Presidential eections tane
There will peaceful odd year right along aer
The annual cncampment Of the state Natlonai Guuiu
Is to be held In Mantle the last week IN Aug9sl @
regiments called in previous years put az le is
aesson of the legislature the committee on AppIOpl
lions cut down tho military budget ana u mas haiy
been decided 70 order out ohy par. ~ % a,aen n;
colored troops and the GuilfoId BATTERY VIII 70
camp There forwarded yesterday from tIe "a &c
there next week, wkenltlse1-
Oected IL, 600 veterans will be In camp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-15
SUNDAY ROWING on THE HARLEM.

Fifty men with long discOnsOlate faces and
lean pocketbooks walked goomly about tho decks OF
the tugboat Cornela yesterday afternoon and made the
air about the Harlem River blue With profanity. They
were the men who had got the straight tip on the
race in single sculls between william KonOuth and Mar
lin Dorian for $3.50 side. KOnOuth had beaten Dorian
once before and should have been the favOre In the
betting but to the surprise OF many even money was
freely offered Dorian and his by friends OF Koaouth
The eagerness of the betting scared OF most OF the
Outsiders and only few rank suckers" bit These had
sufficient confidence In Konouths ability TO win to put
up several hundred dollars the Time was TO
have been called IL o'clock but after backing and fill
ing for over hour Ii not until after that the
order 10 20 was given The started of pretty evenly
and kept well together until the stake boat at the pom
der barge reached Dorian rounded the stake boat
first K0ncuh having lost several seconds unnecessarily
by going out Of his course.
The return was aughabo to all except those who had
money on Dorian. Konouth, who was two or three
miss stroke every few seconds aud turn around and
was 30 apparent that the men In the ring who were
backing Dorian were ashamed OF him. When near the
finish he put squirt and the boats were almost level
at the finish II looked however, as though Dorian had
won the race. shout OF laughter went up from the
nOnbetters, however, when referee Jack Sange de-
clarcd Konouth the winner by half length. and the
suckers gleeflly pocketed tho money that they had
won The look Of dsmay which overshadowed Ko-
mouths face he told that he had the
almost thew Wallace Ross into commissions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-15
HOMING PIGEONS FLIGHTS.
EXPERIMENTS MADE TO TEST THE AMOUNT OF
TRAINING THAT BIRDS NEED.

The returns reported yesterday from the
start OF the Hudson Clubs Homing pigeons In Abingdon
Va, Saturday morning follows: First by John
Ballard time claimed goa a. bird shown at 600
a. M distance sos ZIG miles. This bird. Reg zoos
was registered by George Bradshaw and In at least
three Journeys homcd TO that loft If to the Ballard
loft it would have won second money. T. f. Goldman's
return the night before being entitled to first money tue
honors and the gold medal offered by Francis Whteley
year AGO TO the bird which should beat the record OF
his birds made in July l. 1888. from AGA miles.
The third bird homo was found IN the Henry Rover
loft at a. IN, reported at 9l5 distance 506i9 miles ;
winning second money and fourth prize OF honor The
fourth was to the ]. q. Optz loft Reported at ll:2Sa
H. allowance 3ia minutes time, ll:2ii2 n. M; dis
lance sos l1-l6 miles. Third money and hth prize OF
second and third prizes OF honor were 10 the
Goldman birds Harry f. and Bird of Freedom. arriving
at 7:15 a. yesterday. The last return reported was
to the NJ b. Mcguire loft at $50 p Distance 507 GIG
miles.
Interesting experiments being made by L. H.
Conover Keyport, N j.. test the theories Of old
pigeon fancers the anonnt OF training brds require
before being sent for distance Journeys The faner
assert that number OF Journeys about home are hcces
sary and that birds liberated at first from one direction
must he sent TO fly from any other direction or they
will become bewildeod and lost THESE theories were
advanced when the War Department was consiaeilhg
the ACCESSIBILITY OF using the birds rs messengers III me
and In the Signal Service and proved di7conraglne
as requiring 700 "ch wor nu lie Kent FOR certain
directions The Conover Youngsters were sent Tor their
first Journey 10 TINS city, twenty niics
ago Yesterday The wind strong against thsn put
they all returned home in good ttne Last "wednesday
morning they liberated at Rngoes, NJ j. thirty
eight miles due west. at ocisck ana were an az nome
together at $40 a. NJ: average speed 1910 tyaIds per
minute Two other young birds were flown for their
first journey about six weeks ago from Philadepha'
sxty-one miles month later they were sent TO Lam
caster Penn. 112 miles, arriving home IN good Time
ON Wednesday they to be cOuntermarkel ana sent
for liberating TO steubenve. Ohio. 33s miles These
experiments valuable just at this time when the use
OF the bird as messenger u beng SO careiui
both for military and maritime service lot - about
he started at Fort Mycr Va In charge OF the ce
signal Office Birds owned by the Messrs. Young and
Johnson of Norfolk, Va, were recently liberated az
ocean View seven miles distant for each loft, and
made the Journey to home In seven minutes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-15
RowTuE VARIOUS CLUBS STAND.
THE LEADERS AND THE LAo1ABDs IN THE RACE
PROBABLE CHANGES.

THE LEADERS AND THE LAo1ARDs IN THE RACE
PROBABLE CHANGES. r~-
The struggle for the lead in the League race
continues to be as close and exciting ever and base
ball men all over the country watch with intense inter-
est each game leaders play, knowing that single
defeat would change the positions OF the leaders Az
present the New-York and Chicago clubs tied for
first place. each nine having twentyfour victories
out of thirty games played, record seldom equailed
Both clubs showing tremendous strength and their
defeats are few and far between The Providence clup
IL third FIVE games behind the leaders while the Pha
delpha nine follows close behind with seventeen VIC
tories and fourteen defeats The Buffalo nine has I'M
proved greatly Of late and is in fifth place. The
Boston nine Is rapidly falling behind. and II may Dust
the Detrots OF last place before many more weeks
20 by The New-York nine has one more game to play
IN Boston and two in Providence when 1t starts on
its first trip. Should the club hold the lead
pennant The record of each cluo to date is as ioows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-15
PENNSYLVANIA INTERESTS.
DEMOCRATIC RAID ON THE MINT.

arr RANDALL-THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sANlTARY-sOCiAL.
srpov Az AsIosAL CORRESPONDENT OF TRIBUNE.
PHILADELPHIA, June 14.-Why Congress in
fits wisdom included the employees Of the Departments
Mt washington the Customs Service and the post Offices
f certain grade to come under the operation OF the
Civil Service act, and omitted to include the employees
NJ the Internal Revenue Department the minis and the
Penson Offices is one Of those things which, as Dun
dreary used 10 say No fellow can find out" AS re-
suit Of that omission, however large number OF ex
clerks the Mint here. many OF whom are the
widows or daughters OF Union soldiers, are
now expecting every day 10 be thrown ont
M WORK. Ex-Mayor d. b. Fox having,
last week, been appointed superintendent
of the Mint TO succeed Colonel Snowden. is expected
that the long waited for work of turning the rasca
In" will be promptly begun and speedily completed
Fox is one oldtime Democrats, who believes that
the proper definition OF offensive partisan Is a
Repub can Office" and 1t is expected that he will act
on this theory The who will be discharged from
the Mint can doubtless ind other employment but 1t
viii be great hardship to the soldiers widows, VINO
have generally others dependent upon them for support
and who while expert In performing the peculiar work
required OF them In the Mint are not familiar with the
methods OF mercantile business Even II they were, the
probability Of their securing work in this dull season
would be poor.
Mr.. Randall has returned to his summer home at
Berwyn, near this city and IL IL assumed by the ex
pectaut Democracy that before starting he had an
Srstanding and arrangement with the President to
the nlljug of all of the Federal Offices here. There
probably no foundation for this assumption, but tie
are not happy unless they hear something
Of this kind day day. 1t 10 believed that the
Collector Internal Revenue William Pollock and
the United States Marshal James ~ Kerns. win be the
The Legislature has adjourned to the general relief OF
everybody 1t failed to pass the Apportionment BILL and
h fact did do much work. the passage OF the Buitt
bn being the only thing OF importance accomplished
The great between the Pennsylvania and Bal
tfmore and Ohio Railroads still continues. Tho news
papers are crowded with column after column
"a Of which are paid for as adyer.
5isemcnts. strsng effort s being made to com
pei the Baltimore and Ohs road TO come int this city
81 means elevated instead OF at grade
Snes The Pennsyivania road has already done this.
fhlsdelphans rapidly leaving the city for the
nhore AM mountains. A largo number OF Walnut-st.
dwelling houses are closed
XrranRements being made to give the old Liberty
Rs proper reception on It's return on Wednesday from
IeW-OFieanA
& vas reported in Democratic circles yesterday that
Henry D. Welsh had boon appointed Collector OF Gus
9ate Dispatcher from Washington do not confirm the ~