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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23
TIE OKLAHOMA BOOMERS

The men who have taken upon themselves
the grave responsibility of resisting the Govern
ment of tho United States and refusing to 90
out from Oklahoma are plainly in the wrong.
and even if there were a foundation of reason in
their positions as to the territory it would still
be necessary to make them understand that they
question of final disposition of this territory
can be safely entered upon, the supremacy of the
law and the Government must in short be
established, and the loose and lawless theories
of the frontier population must be emphatically
rebuked. If 1T were permissible for any body
of men to set up some new hypothesis as to the
effects of Congressional legislation upon land
titles anywhere, and thcreupOn to take possession
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23
TIE RRIDGE FYTENSION.

The full text of the Court of Appeals decision
on the Bridge extension makes ii reasonably
clear that the trustees have now no right To
erect pillars in Chatham or Centre st. to sup
port an elevated platform. The act incorporat-
ing the original Bridge company expressly
provided that the Bridge should not "obstruct"
any street that it might cross The judges of
orr highest court, with two exceptions, interpret
this clause literally, and claim that even the
two columns which it was proposed to place
between Chatham aud Centre sts. would be an
construction" in the meaning of the statute.
At the same time, the right TO extend the
Bridge to the westerly side of Ccntre-st. is not
denied, but is confirmed by inference, if not by
direct statement, throughout the opinion writ
ten by Judge Miller.
This decision left two courses open for the
Bridge authorities. One was to change their
plans so as to build the extension without the
necessity of intermediate supporting pillars.
This would rcquire substantial supports prob
ably of masonry at each end of trusses about
$50 fleet long. The trusses would have to be
large and massive. and the whole structure
would appear clumsy and unslghty. The other
course was to appeal to the Legislature for
authority to erect pillars, similar to those of the
elevated roads, between Chatham aud Centre
sts. This was done in a bill presented to the
Senate Yesterday by Mr.. Jacobs. That the
obstruction caused by such pillars would be
infnitesmal in comparison with the ultimate
benefit is evident.
The Legislature should not hesitate to pass
| Senator Jacobs's bill. 1t is of the utmost
| importance that this extension be built, so that
the Bridge may serve its full purpose. This
| cannot be until ample switching facilities are
| provided and room for switching can be
| obtained only by the extension. Mayor Grace,
| we are sorry to see. opposes the extension
altogether; but 1t is hardly likely that he will
throw any obstacles in the way of the measure
suggested inasmuch as tho Bridge trustees
| have full authority already to extend their
| structure IN the manner described.
| The action just decided by the Court of
| Appeals has been confused in some quarters
with the suit of Mr.. Ottendorfcr. There is no
| connection between the cases. AS soon as the
Bridge people tore up the pavement in Chat
ham-st. to begin their work, Commissioner
| Thompson rescinded the permit which he had
granted, and the work stopped. The Bridge
counsel secured mandamus TO compel the
issuing of the permit 1t is this mandamus
| which the court OF last resort has decided was
wrongly granted Mr.. Ottendorler obtained an
injunction restraining the building of the ex-
tension. This injunction was dissolved by
Judge Van Ioesen in November, and we
believe that Mr.. Ottendorfer has taken no
further action. He was required to pay $40
costs. We trust he is satisfied with that, and
will not try again to stop the building of n
structure that will prove so useful to the public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23

MATRIMONY is 4 DLSQUALIfTCATON
rJust wherein female teacher is disqualified by
marriage for !the pursuit of her profession not
clearly explained oniiWednesday. lin the Board of
Edncaton's resolution declaring her place vacant
rpon her entrance into the marital estate. cast
iron regulation Of this character Is not. in judy
,uent. likely to prove beneficial to the schools
although as all the world knows. it led to secret
marriage of the most distinguished American states
man now living. All personal circumstances should
he considered in the selection of teachers, Just
they are considered IN choosing all employees in the
higher pursuits II her domestic duties great
IA TO interfere with tho proper performance of her
school duties, she should not DO employed.
But unmarried teachers sometimes moro
seriously burdened with family affairs, having upon
them the care Of mothers and younger brothers and
sisters. than married teachers whose families are
small Common affords the proper solution
If this question. Women who have been, or are
married. and who have had the personal care Of
children may well be better qualified to exercise
that delicate tact and consideration which secure
the best educational results. In any case, excellent
teachers should not be sacrificed to an old and too
stringent Iule
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23
NO HOPE FOB THE TREATTES

Certain organs of foreign interests seem dis
posed to create the impression that the COM
mercal treaties are gaining greatly in public
favor. One of them affects to discover, in the
favorable comments OF the Administration
Washington organ, evidence that popular feel
ing. has begun to impress the Republicans in
Congress favorably to the treaties. The truth
is, however, that the Administration has been
in favor of its own treaties from the beginning
But no change of public opinion in that direc-
ton is perceptible to the naked eye. There are
some Republicans as well as some Democrats
who think well of the commercial policy, but it
does not seem likely that either Of the treaties
will get ratified
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23
THE jSkNATE.

All doubt as to the Senate for the next four
years is removed. The election of Mr.. Eyarts
from New-York and Mr.. Teller from Colorado
insures the Republicans a clear majority
whether the Legislature Of Illinois respects the
will of the people or not. There are already
chosen or to hold over IL Republican Senators
out of rs, and the Democrats without Illinois
can get only 34; with the Senator from that
State they would have only 80. But it is hoped
by Republicans throughout the country that the
splendid services of General Logan will not be
ungratefully repaid by defeat. The people of
Illinois gave q clear majority for the Republican
cause. and a plurality of over $4,000. To
defeat a Republican candidate for Senator
either electing a Democrat or depriving the
State of half its representation, would DC a
wanton defiance OF the popular Will.
Included in the list of Al Republican Sena-
tors are General Malone and Mr. Riddleberger
who Joined with their associates in formally
adopting the Republican name prior to. the
National Convention, VINO sought admission to
that body as Republicans and were recognized
and admitted by the Convention, and who
heartily supported the Republican National
candidates. If without them the Republicans
had not majority, it is possible that the Bour-
bon Democrats would have been willing to sac
rifice almost anything to secure the co-opera-
ton of the Virginia Senators, though there Is
no reason to suppose that any overtures to
them would have succeeded. But with 80
members, a clear majority of the Senate,
besides the two Senators from Virginia, the Re-
publicans know that their opponents have
nothing to gain by Offering terms to Messrs.
Malone and Riddleberger, and the savage
abuse of those Senators by Democratic organs
will therefore continue. The confirmation OF
Mr.. Cleveland's appointments, and the power
to defeat mschlevous legislation, will rest with
the Republicans of the Senate for two years
from March 4, and after that time they have
reason to hope that they will be supported by a
Republican majority in the House.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23
NOT 4 HELPFUL SPEECH

II Minister Lowel's remarks at "a meeting OF
the Society of Arts on Wednesday evening are
correctly reported. he made an excellent speech
for an Englshman. Free trade" he thought,
would euabe this country soon to equal Eng
lands mercantile MARINE" and would give
England dangerous competition in all the
markets of the world" If Mr.. Lowell does not
consider whether American workmen should
have any better wages than are paid In Eng
land, he is at least mistaken in surprising that
the workmen will feel compensate for low
wages by the assurance that their products can
compete in India with those OF British factories.
1t is to be hoped that we shall not soon see
American capital sunk by the millions in the
building of Improbable ships, as British capital
for years past has been. While the worlds
carving trade remains the most Improbable
business on the face of the earth, we have little
reason to complain ut England's share of it.
Mr. Lowell presided at the meeting and the
lecture of the evening was by Mr.. ID. Pidgeon,
who asserted that though wages were 90 per
cent higher here than in England, an English
artisan would be no richer here, owing To the
greater cost of living" Mr.. Lowell, it seems,
did not feel called upon to expose the glaring
error of this statement, though be did speak on
the subject. Apparently his remarks were
calculated to confirm the false impression
which the lecturer had sought to produce. The
British workmen are better informed than Mr.
Lowell or Mr.. PidgeOn seems to be. They come
to this country in large numbers, well knowing
that the difference in the cost of living is not as
great ms the difference in wages. II is pity
that so many distinguished Americans abroad
countenance or confirm by assent the Grossest
errors of foreign theorists in regard to this
country but in spite of false teaching the facts
become known to the working people on both
sides of the ocean
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23
which he should enjoy an absolute free trada 4.
elephant tusks for Kentucky wine.
PERSONAL.

The late William NJ. Connolly, Editor of tn. EonYu.
Times, few years ago became believer in spi,itu.,
and always after kept portrait Of tie famous Ca r,
Pole hanging his desk believing that ne was
that preiates spiritual influence. 'St
monument was erected over the grave a, g v..
Carson at Taos, N. NJ, on January g.
Lewis C. Cassidy. the Pennsylvania Attorney f,eo..
is showing marks Of age and allc,o but LIS heath \,
good and his ambition strong as ever to reach so.
either in the Cabinet or tie Senate.
The Arlington Club of Holyoke, Mass will give an
imposing reception to Governor Robinson on Februarv
IS In the Holy0ke City Hall
James c. Janison the Adjutant- General OF Mis-
souri,. was Fory-niner In California and foose,
OF walker IN Nicaragua
There is much discussion to the probable date OF tia
marriage OF Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry OF Bat
tenberg Not the slightest official intimaton has been
made concerning It, but there Is excellent reason FOR
believing that 1t will not until next fall prnee
Leopold has only been dead hne months So and cer
tainy the wedding viii not take place until the year Of
mourning Is over And Prince Henrys term OF service
IN the German army viii not expire until JAY and he
would not wish TO be married before then
signor Rotoli, OF the most popular musicians in
Rome. will presently to this country all pro-
fessOrshlp In Boston.
The Rev. Edwin r. Parker OF the South Congregational
Church Hartford is to lecture his personal REQ
objections OF Horace Bushnell
The Empress Lugenie's book will probably be pub
lished at Eastertide, and will doubtless contain many
interesting "reminiscences But 1t will contain the
following, which Lye Uondon) relates for the drst time
In Engsh When the Empress still Mlle de Montio
and Victor Hugo prescribed exile at Guernsey,
shortly after the coup deai, Madame Emile de Girardn
went TO visit the poet and took back to Paris with her
copy OF the Chaments" work then exceedingly rare
IN France. Madame de Girardn asked Mile de Montljo,
who not then the Emperors Ga,,c6e, but only
courted by his Majesty II she hal the book No."
replied the future EMPRESS but have heard 1t nuch
spoken Of and should greatly like to read it." very
we'll Il en-, here ft ISL said Madame de Girardn; e"
have brought It from Guernsey for you. aud viii lend
to you; but when you have read IL, don't think You
will consent marry the man whom Victor Hugo calls
Napoleon lie Petit ," Never mind answered tie belle
EspdgHOe; lend u to me-" She passed the night in
reading IT, and took the book to Madame de Gran the
morning remarking: The poetry is very ne-the
are indeed. superb although violent But II
admire Victor Hugo, lore Napoleon Bonapare. Yes 10
is gJod-I love him. and riH marry hine'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23

army opposite Khartoum which the British
column will have to dispense before General
Gordon can be rescued. Serious work remains
to be done, and it cannot be long delayed, since
Omduraman, where the beleaguered garrison
has made brave defence, lHs been captured
and the lines have been drawn more closely
around Khartoum. But the first English
victory will chill the fanatical zeal OF the
Mahdis followers. His Kordofan troops VIII
be dsaffected and anxious to return to Obeid
Unless all signs fall the second battle will be
more easily won than the first, and General
Gordon will be rescued.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23
THE dPdR DEFEAT.

The battle in the desert has emphasized the
lessons Of Tamanieb aDd Teb. The Arabs are
the bravest among sCmi-civlized warriors,
fighting with desperate courage and fanatical
frenzy but even with the advantage of superior
numbers and familiarity with the desert roads.
they are inevitably defeated by European
soldiers. Their tumultuOus and furious charges
are Iepulsed by the discipline and organization
of civilized warfare. Even when they succeed
in breakingl through the enemy's line, valor
superior to their own meets them hand-tO-
hand and overpoweFs them. AT Abu-klea their
tactics were better than Osman Digna's on tho
seaboard, and portion of the force was armed
with rifles, bat they were defeated with heavy
losses on their own ground by an army ex-
hausted by n long march across the desert.
English intrepidity and seh-posscssion
triumphed easily over the brute courage of a
barbar0ns horde IL the losses were unusually
severe, the weight of superior numbers told
heavily against General Stewards column, and
the artillery was of little assistance. The
battle was fought under striking disadvan-
tages the guards and hussars were not fresh,
fully provisioned and well-equppcd as the regi
ments were on the seabOard yet victory was
never doubtful, even though the line wavered
fol- IN instant and the soldiers had to fight with
shortened sabres and SWORD. bayOnets.
Thel English press, Notwithstanding the
brilliant success of the expedition, takes seri-
GUS view of the situation. The defeat of the
Arabs is not considered decisive and fears are
expressed lest General Stewards column shall
prove too weak either tOiadvance to- Khartoum
or to maintain its position on the river. These
apprehensiOns do not appear to be we'll
founded. A second battle may be required, in
asmuch as only portion of the Mahdi's force
was massed at Abu- Klea; but it will be fought
under more favorable circumstances and the
issue is not doubtful. The Arab commanders
on the caravan road were the emirs of Berber
and Metemneh. This indicates that the main
body was made up largely of local tribes with
contingents from the Kbartoum and Kordofan
districts. There must DO another and larger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23
wpwyORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY JANUARY % 1889

of the territory concerned, the whole question
of land tenure would soon be in a state OF chaos
and the safeguard of the law would be super
seeded by the safeguards Of the shotgun and re-
yolyer. The Oklahoma Boomers" are there
fore mistaken in supposing that their rash ana
foolish attitude of overt rebellion will help their
claims. SO far as they are concerned it Will
only make necessary their chastisement and
expulsion, and if they carry their purpose OF
resistance to the point of firing upon the United
States troops, they will be liable to severe
sentences of Imprisonment also
The first duty under the circumstances must
be the putting down of these law breakers with
the strong hand Congress cannot afford TO
hesitate on that head; but when this Is done
the whole Indian question may well come up
for broader consideration than it has yet re-
ceived, and thus the problem of reservations
may be put in the way of solution. The truth
is that both present and prospective Indian
troubles grow out of the attempt to maintain
bad and futile system. The reservation plan
belongs to that system. On the one hand, there
is country rapidly filing up with white
settlers who need all the fertile land for agri-
culture. On the other hand there is the fossil
lied theory upon which vast areas OF land are
held for Indians who have no use for them,
and whose nOmadic self destructive habits are
fostered and preserved by the isolated and idle
conditions forced upon them. So long as these
two systems confront one another there must
be friction and probably collision. Settlement
demands all the lands not absolutely utilized
for tillage or stock raising.
The way TO clear away all this tangle Is to
settle tho whole question of Indian landowner
ship by making the Indians citizens OF the
United States. and giving them reasonable al
lotmcnts of land in severalty, while paying
them for their surplus territory and throwing
the latter open to presumption and homestead
entry There are bills now before Congress
which if enacted will dispose of this knotty
question efTcctually, and these bills are sup
ported by those who have taken the most pains
TO inform themselves, and who are the best
friends of the Indian. When the Oklahoma
Boomers are cleared away it is to be hoped that
Congress will take warning by that serious ex-
ample, and settle this whole irritating and
really dangerous subject without further pro-
cra,tiDatiOn,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23
We GODS; HES SCHURzS TWIy BROTL

YEGODS HES SCHURZ'S TWIN BROTHER!
Before John p st. John stops protesting it stands
him in hand to cast his eyes over a communication
which Troy clergyman furnishes to The Times of
that city.
Mr. st. John and his partisans not only assert
that he never received any money directly or in
directly from the Democratic campaign fund. but
they 20 so far asto deny that he paid from any
source whatsoever for anything more than tho
actual expenses Of his canvass Tho clergyman In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23
question Applying tho rule tdlsW In sno falsas IN
onnibns makes tina following statement

Tho writer was informed by the Rev. j. A. Copeland
John $50 aud bis travelling expenses for his speech on
Saturday afternoon. was discovered ON SATURDAY .n
the programme Sunday broken by the absence C
OF the speakers expected, and as ~ JOna
was going to remain in the vicinity over SUNDAY hG
requested to fill the gap This mt first he posltiVey
declined to do unless he could be entertained AZ ne
expense Of the ground and receive another 500 Atet
considerable haggling with Copeland and
John ID. Rogers. the matter compromised ana noso
gentlemen together paid Mr.. St. john %2o and ehter-
tanned him royalty for his Sunday campaign speech.
This is tolerably specific. Names, place. circum-
stances are gwen Once more Mr.. st. John has
the floor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23
Amussmrnls DO Night.

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23
AeSpqlprk Daily Griha1afs
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN. - Unconfrmed report that General
Stewart has occupied Metemneh. - Treaty
signed between England and Italy. - Much
distress in Italy by avalanches 60 Dlssahstac-
ton expressed at the attitude of American dele
gates to the Congo Conference. 60 Supplemental
colonial estimate asked for in the Bundesrath.
CoxGREss.-In the Senate the Oklahoma resolu-
t;ops of Mr. Plumb and Mr.. Vest were considered.
r. The House considered the Indian Appropria-
ton bill. making several amendments O..
DoMEsTIc.-The wife OF Justice Stanley Matthews
died Yesterday. - A consultation OF the knights
of Labor and the potters of Trenton was held last
night 60 resolution was introduced In tne
Legislature to investigate the conduct OF three
New-York Judges. 60 The hudson Is frozen
over north of Pougbkeepsle. - Charges of NAL
feasance were made against officials OF MasSlon'
Ohio. - Matilda Chase, the descendant of a
s,gner of the Declaration. was burned to
death at Annapolis. - Governor Ireland
of Texas complains of Mexican depredations
in that State and censures the War Department
for their continuance.
Cry AND sUBURpAS-A boy bitten by spider
nj Bayside, L. j. - Argument in the Wood-La-
o0nbe contest. - The jury in the Paton-Hunt-
ington suit unable to agree. - The Old Guard
ball. - DR.. Damrosch to give German opera
next season. ~ Missionaries sailed for Africa.
g Resignation of the Rev. Dr. Newman. -
An investigation of the Special Agents office at the
Custom fiouse - Gold value of the legal ten
der silver dollar (412l2 grains), 1884 cents. -
Stocks generally were quiet with small huctua-
tions, and closed dull and irregular.
The Manufacturers local observations in
dictate slightly warmer, fair or partly cloudy
weather Temperature yesterday: Highest. 1o'
lowest. 90; average. 11aS'.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23

The health officers of ST. LOUIS, 1t Is said,
have determined to give out no more iniorma-
ton in regard to possible cases of cholera in
their city. This Is a mistake either in St. Louis
or New-York. In the first place, news of that
kind cannot be entirely suppressed, and the
rumors which fly about when efforts are made
at concealment are invariably worse than the
truth. In the second place, the public is not
made up of children, but is largely composed OF
intelligent men and women who expect to take
reasonable precaution against disease at all
times, but do not want to fight it in the dark
Health Departments need not worry about
news matters. The duties of their officers are
clearly marked ont, and if they are fulfilled
conscientously, no harm will come from letting
the true sanitary condition Of st. Louis or New
York be known at any time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23

We read in The atlanta Constitution that 1t is TO
the eternal honor of several of our Southern Sena-
tors that they had the courage and the manness to
defend on the floor of the Senate the name of
Jefferson Davis Eternal whatY Z" Honor"l .
come. now, confess that honor" in the above
sentence was one of the gravest Typographical
errors ever committed in The CONSTITUTIONS Office,
and that the man responsible for it has since been
shot