davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
TYF lJ0\O\G4HEL1 STRIKE.

The knights of Labor have advised the
miners of the Monongahcla Valley To return to
work on the terms proposed by the authorities.
In brief, the strike is to be declared at an end,
and the result is a surrender The only criticism
that can be made of the action of the Knights
of Labor is that il was taken too late. The
thing ought to have been done long ago, before
great losses had been sustained by the working
people, and before great sullcrlngs had been
endured by their families. The same reason
existed months ago for declaring that the
strike ought 10 end that exists nov. Months
ago that reason was sufficient, and if the
officers of the Knights Of Labor did not then
discover the fact, it can only be said that they
ought TO have done so.
In this case, unhappily. there can be but little
sympathy for the miners, because they uurca-
sonably and unfairly refused to abide by the
result of an arbitration to which they them
selves had agreed. The finding of the
arbitrator did not suit them. The poor men, in
their ignorance, did MT realize what changes
the use of natural gas had made and would
soon make in the demand for coal. They con-
scauently gave ear TO the representations of
mischievOus leaders and TO desperate men
among themselves, and rejected the finding of
the umpire. The struggle thus began which
has now lasted the greater part of this year,
and it comes to an end, as il must inevitably
have ended, with discredit to the cause of labor
and with severe losses and suiicrings rs its only
fruit.
The lesson which this unhappy business
teaches should not be forgotten. lncalculablc
benefits can DO secured for the cause of labor
by resortng to fair and just arhtration instead
of to strikes with all their loss and suffering,
and with the almost inevitable resort to
violence which follows. But. in order to make
arbitration of service. the men themselves
must honestly and fairly agree to abide by the
result rs they expect the employers to do if the
result is not sucn Us they desire. The arbita-
ton must be a just one, based upon a mutual
belief that either side may be in error; that
each is apt to see one side 0uly and that an
unprcudiccd umpire, having before him the
reasons on both sides is more likely to reach
just decision than either of the parties acting
upon its partial information. When arbitration
is sought and accepted in this spirit, it ends in
good results. II seems to have been the fault
of the miners themselves, in the MOnongahcla
case, that they were not spared great suffering
and great loss by the arbitration to which they
agreed months ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
SENATOR MALONE VAYERATES MS FATHERS
NENDRY

TO me EdttOr = The Trtbune.
SIR: In the issue Of THE TRIBUNE dated tho
18Th inst.-yeserIay-th appears a communication
from It's Washington correspondent headed Mahone's
Boyhood Days--GambIing with his Father" The state
ment I'm all plrsn every pIrticnlar and as whole
is absoutly false ms because yenerate my IathePs
memory that speak to correct the outrage perpe
trated by the Communication desi gnated,
Ny father was never a pedler gambler and he
was the county. OF Isle OF WgL' Of honorable
parcntagr. lie never taught me TO gamble nor did he
ever gamble with On the cont rary, his every lIhI
was my first and best TEACHER. preparatory 10 ny
course ~ the Virginia Military Instlnie. and to him
am indebted for lessons OF truth. virtue ani COURAGE
which cannot be forgotten. Neither his integrity his
honorable conduct In ali relations, nor his courage were
ever questioned.
take H. you viii not hesitate to correct the wrong
this matter. ia so far as That may be paired
by The prompt publication or this letter, wllcD ASK.
Your, truly. WILLIAM MALONE.
HusL6.gtJil d. g.. Dec. II. 1883
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
THE BLUyDERS or ILL-BREEDING

THE BLtNDERS or ILL-BNEE OINE.
President Cleveland and Secretary Bayard
show a discreditable disposition to evadc the
real question in the K<ilcy matter. They had
no excuse for sending to Italy or to Austria a
man known to be Objectionable There was
not even the pretext Of a reason for choosing
Kelley rather than somebody else. 1t is not
pretended that any such reason existed. Mr..
Kelley was inconSpicuOus, inexperienced, no.
where especially popular. had rendered no
especial public service, and was in point of fact
almost unknown. There was no reason for
sending to the Court Of King IIumbcrt a man
who had made an abusive speech against King
IIumbert's father, or, after Italy rejected him.
for sending him to King llumbert's knsman in
Austria. The United States wished to be at
peace with those nations. There was no occca-
sion for raising with them any question in re-
gard to the relations between the Italian Gov
eminent and the Catholic Church, or between
the ladies of the Austrian Court and other ladies
of a different race. President Cleveland will
not seriously claim that any such intention ex-
iSted or that there WAS the slightest reason for
it, But if not persistence in the appointment
of such man, even after confidential sugges-
tiOns that the selection would be Objectionable,
was deliberate and wanton insult.
All the rest Of the business, ~ set forth in the
official dispatches. is merely trickcry. fit for
shysters in a police court. but unworthy Of II
Secretary of State or President. Having made
a serious blunder, it would have been manly to
admit it. Or. if they lacked character for that
course it would have been more shrcwd to say
nothing about it. The attempt to play the
damagogue about it, and to get UP political capt.
tai by appealing to prejudlces of race or re-
lgion, is likely to end dIsastrously, as such at
tcmpts usually do.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
Reforms NEEDED ON THE BRIDGE.

REFORMS NEEDED ON THE BRIDGE.
People will perusc the reports of the Bridge
trustees meeting on Monday in vain to find
any reference to the one subject that is upper
most in the minds of all those interested
in the highway which spans the East River.
There is not a word concerning the two recent
accidents on The railway. Nothing but the
appointment Of a committee to examine the
mechanical appliances" and secure their
Improvement if possible. If the trustees had
never before shown their incompctency to
manage the great structure. they demonstrated
ii. then.
Adequate service can hardly be expected
until the Board of Trustees is swept out
of existence. While the Bridge was build
ing and millions of dollars were spent yearly,
there was some reason for having board of
twenty to supervise the expenditures. They
were trustees of the peoples money. But the
Bridge has been completed more than two
years. Trustees in the strict sense there can no
longer be. A large and unwieldy controlling body
is awkward and useless. The Legislature should
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16

The death of Robert TOOmhs will not afford
Mr.. Lamar, or any other Secretary, an oppor-
tuuity to lower the flags at Washington. I'm
like Mr. =" jeff" Thompson, Mr.. Robert ToOmbs
was never connected with the Executive De-
partments of the Government. lie was merely
a United States Senator. There he gave the
cause of disunion able service; but ne never
was pardoned for the part he played later IN
the Rebellion, and since the war closed, there
fore, he has not been sent to Congress nor has
any cabinet or diplomatic position been offered
to him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
PERSONAL.
season..

During his eight years of diplomatic service james
Russell Lowell has never resigned his position as Profess
sor OF BeesIettres In Harvard University lie has Deen
rated each year absent on leave, but last Sep'em
ber he returned to active duties He gives course In
Italian on Dante and III spanish on Cervantcs D0th
nr "a hch were formerly under the charge OF Charles
Eliot Norton. The courses are naturally as popular "s
ever.
CurIousy enough, Frederick j. Stmson better known
a"J of Dale" does not regard the writing Of stories
IA MS blsness In life. "Gucrndale,' Mrs. KnoOys,
1.-THE Crime OF Henry vsne, and othe- tales bat have
~nade His repuaton are the OF hours OF leisure
and amusement Since in 1873 be was graduated from
Harvard. no has studied and practsed law assidously
hook which IS in the hands OF the publisher Tue
title Is American statute Law"
The late Marshal serrano OF Spain during his political
career saw eighty four changes of Ministry In that
country forty robcons and twelve changes In the hea
OF the state.
Toronto Canada papers express much gratlhcatoh al
the appointment Of the Rev. Dr. McCurdy to be III
strrlcor in oriental languages IN University college
DR. McCurdy is q native OF Canada but was Tor seven
years professor OF Oriental Languages at Princeton Col
lcre and aerward spent years In study ana re,
search ut GOttingen aud Leipzig. lie mas p9plSne !
syer important book, and delivered this years Sloue
lectures on Assyuau Archaeology NJ PrihceIou'
II is recalled that Senator Sherman was the second
ner.on-ncNt after President Arhur to shake hands
with Mr. Cleveland after his Inauguration as Presiueh'
Representative McCreary, OF Kentucky, IL said to have
got everything wanted in the way Of patronage from
tie President.
sRcpresentatve Romeis, Of Ohio, whose seat Frank
Hurd il coLtcstlnc, j. German. Hc began business
aS q cabin boy on Lake Lrie steamer Then lie got
to he porter and finally became baggage master on the
wabash road. During last years campaign Demo
cratic SPEAKER fuminat against lin stid he's moth
ing hat baggage ,Iaashcr Bonei,'s friends took up
lie or, and elected HIM the strength o. II, Iu~t as
Rowan va, elected sheriff IN Philadelphia TINS ear Oh
The cry nothing ont paper hanger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
N tiSICl
THE THOMAS POPULAR CONCERTS

THE THOMAS POPULAR CONCERTS.
The seventh of Mf. Thomas'5 Popular Con.
certs (evening seres falling within two days Of the
18TH anniversary OF the birth Of Beethoven. Nj.
Thomas devoted tho programme exclusively to tia.
o,mroser's music The compositions selected were tbs
following:
Mugs %9SsfSfS TroHm Ts1v ssr aE
sEntTacte ale ;ro, alegretto finale.
Vocalist Miss Juch
Concerto o 1T piano. violin and vi9on5slio op So.
Iss5 ad air. WHENCE art thou Ma:c from h can
tata " The Praise OF MUSIC"
Overture, d" Leonore." No g.
III his desire to give variety to the scheme anil alsa
to include music which is not familiar, Mr.. ThOma,
made his programme n trihe longer than usual This
audience. however in point of numbers and also Of
enthusiasm was in marked contrast to that OF q week
before when the genius OF Beroz was similarly hon
ored and the concert was heard with pleas from
the first chords OF tho magnificent EgmOnt" overurs
10 the last jublant strains OF the third "Leonore'
There was but little OF the music that was not brill.
iantly performed, the majority Of the defects being
crowded the triple concerto where perhaps theJ
were more pardOnabe, in view OF the technical
difficulty OF the music, than they would have
been anywhere else In the triangular competition
which the composition ins tuted Mr. Holman came Out
long way ahead OF his colleagues, playing his partn
an inspiringy clear and lovely manner
The Eginont music seems just now to be enjoying
revival OF favor. II has figured lately on European
proyrammes and Saturday last was given entire IN
Boston under the direction OF Mr. Gericke. when thu
Illustrative poem written 90 t It for eon"ert perform
anco and translated by Mr.. Dwight was read b. How
ard Tcknor jr When all the music Is given tins some
what solemn ceremony is necessity t. make The arts
tic purposes OF Beethoven palD ana IL "oud nav aea
appreciation last night the audience had boen male
to perceive why the nnal number began
and ran out into the vigorous rythms
OF a march. The number is one OF the most siS-
nincant In the history of eacfe music and the entire
composition IL TO be commented To the attention Of
those no furnish incidental music to our dramas In
these days Miss Jucn sang her songs beaut
fully and was recalled after Freudyoli und LidvOl
and also the excerpt from the paroded Gorreiche
Auceubick piece OF music which Is much moro inter
estiu because its historical associations than for its
nsIcnl beauty She repeated CiCrcheHS and after
the air gave Beehoven's song Herr. mein Herr" with
pIanOlOrte accompaniment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
yEW.EyGLAyD SOCIETY OFFICERS.

The Ncw-Engand Society met las night at
Dclmon.co's to elect officers for the coming year Gen.
cral Stew ri l. WOOdford WAS mo erator and Luther p
Hubbard sec Rotary. There no opposition To the
ticket presented by tn nominating committee last tHes-
day aud the following officers w"re chosen unanimously;
President Horace Russell; first Vice-pre>ld-nt, Cor
nru> " Bliss second vice president, j. Perpout Nor
gan; directors, seth T.. Thomas. Charirs A. CHpp.
Thomas j. Davis and Roswell smith; treasurer. william
DOWI: secretary Luther +. hubbard Eight new M M
bcrs elected. Tue Charity Committee reported an
expenditure during the Of $1,000. Tue secretary
reported the anuud fees at SS036 The present mrn-
ber>hlpis 3S7 There have been tweuty-three deaths
during the Year. The annual dinner WILL De given AT
DrlmOnico's next tuesday evening General Woo1Iord
will preside Governor Robinson, Of Massachusetts,
wss tnvitcd To speak hut declined. The o"ly othet
speakers q secretary could mention with certainty
Porter and Chaancey VI. Drprw.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
Anln5emenis.

ACADEMY OF MUSES." Manon"
BIJoU OPERA HOUSES" AdOnIs
COMFDY THEATRE - and s." Keiiar.
iAsINo-S--" AmOrita."
DAYS THEATRE and s." Night or
EDEN MUsEE-WaXwOl&s-
fBANp OPERA HOUSES" Her A'onement'
UARRIGAS's PARK THEATRE 3" The Grip .
IYcETM THUATRE-S:l5- " one OF Oar GIFTS
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-Japanese Village. e,..on. |.
NJ ADDISON SoUAIk IHEATRE- S3O-'Sants ana ,Iii ii
MEIRoPoLITAN OPERA HOUsE-S-Ihe queen Vi 0uoD"
NIRLOs trAEDEN- S-"The RatCatchcr'
STANDARD THKATRE-S-"Mllr. Nltouchc:
IN ATKE-S-" The Black Hossar
IHAIIA IHEATRh-S-" Doctor Wesp
TUEATRF COsIOUR-s-'' The skating RinE.'
IlNIOS >ouART FIgATRE-S-" Ro ne0 anu uue~
WAIIACKs-S-' UOodInhn BIND
iagT STREET TuE,TRE-2 and 8" EvangeAne'
I'D AVENUE THRATRE--S-" MI:
BIu AVENUE THEATRES" Mlkado'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16

All intelligent citizens will approve the Sem
ate bill to increase the salaries of United States
Judges At present these officials receive only
$4,000; so that no really good lawyer is will
ing to take the place on account of the pay.
The honor of sitting on the Federal bench often
tempts EN- but generally does not hold them
in the place long. The salary. therefore,
should be increased, and the increase is GER
tainly small enough wnen the figures read
$1,000. The police Justices of this city receive
S., 900 year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
CHEAP WHEAT AND THE REASONS

CHEAP UHEAT AND THE REASONS
British dispatches state that the average price
of wheat at lS7 towns in England and Wales,
as officially reported last week, was only 3Os.
ID. per quarter. This is precisely the same as
the lowest price touched at any time last year,
namely in the week ending November %
and last years average WAS tho lowest for more
than century. Bat the average price of
British grain this year has been still lower,
though until last week the extreme low water
mark in any week of last year had not quite
been reached. The average during the first
half of this year was 33s l0d. against 37s. Sd.
last year. Since that time the price has
steadily declined, and in every month has
f.Llen below the average for the corresponding
month last year, as the following will show:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16

ville stonewa Jackson was under his command for
short time ia the cary part of the war; and Of hs
Official reports to the War Department Hill eoinoll
menturiy referred to the s00n.to-bo immortal Cor
federate foot cavalrymsn' IA fellow who has outcome
I'm him. ill the author Of famous set OF Southern
srhoobOoks full OF references to Confederate patriotism
and Yankee rathicssness and rapscty. Tho ari,h.
metics abOunded In such problems as: IL Loon
brave COnfecerates can r0ut 5000 Yankee yauaais m
three hours how long WI X take 10000 Southern pat
riots TO defeat 80 000 Yankees ," He has largo family
is dey0ut Presbyterian, an honest man aud gentls
man OF the old fogy type, and his daughter Mamma
Julia JhcksOn's cousin. isa bright and accomplished
voiuv woman who descrv to succeed in whatever s
iIudrrtaie -lCO0nc Pat" DOnan IN Chicago Herald
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
WHAT PIE At THE WHITE HOUSELEADS TO.

WHAT PIE AT1HE UHITE house LEADS tn.
President Cleveland's friends cannot have for
gotten that when the news was flashed over the
land that a gorgeous new dinner set-lncluSlve OF
PIE plates-had been purchased for the White
House THE Tribune uttered n warning. we
frankly Informed Mr. Cleveland that he had made
"A serious mistake in ordering that china; since the
possession of dinner set which contained PIE
plates committed him to having pie for dinner,
and pie was ccxtravagancos fayonte enter
ing wedge But it would seem that
our friendly nOn-partsan advice was unhecded.
President Cleveland wants $1,000 more for eX-
penscs of the White House than tho last occupant
Of the mansion managed to get along with.
These figures would seem TO indicate that She
now dinner set has arrived and that pie is served
daily ut tie White House. What blst ring COM
mentary upon "thc simplicity of the fathers
which this Administration IS pledged TO restore!
Uncle Sans bill for taking care of one Of his little
pieces Of property to be increased 81 900 under
a Democratic President.
We pat 1t TO Mr. Glove and that this Is paying
too dearly for PFC even If the under
crust is well done. Possibly it viii be
claimed in some ulra-partsan Dcmocrltic quar-
ter, that the - 600 IN question does not stand ioi
the cost Of introducing pie into the White House
If So it will be the plain duty OF Congress to In
ycstigate the matter. special committee on
White House Pc. with Holman of Indiana rs
chairman won d seem 10 he the thing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16

staple products. Freight from New DIX u
Liyerpool is lower than it was years ago;
freight from India or Australia is also lowell
Railroads in the United States have hlaue Viio
freight rates from farms to seaports less tndn
half the former races railroads in INDIA, thou2n
their charges are much higher. have prooaoiy
made a. great n change. But that Is Dut
one of several causes.
Concurrent changes of tariff by frdncc az"
Germany have done much to depress prices
After Great Britain, those countries were thc
principal markets for grain. Their agriculture
had been declining; competition Win Ancii'"
and with India had affected them, as IL hau
British farmers. There was tendency 10
import large part of the grain used each year.
and this tendency the Government saw I'LL 10
check by duties. The object was to increase
home production, so that larger part OF the
supply might be drawn from their own farms.
In consequence there were great imports Oh
grain by Germany and France early this year.
Since that time there has been no demand Oh
consequence from those countries, ana inc cHccU
has been felt in all wheat markets.
But the great cause has been the depression
of industry, both in Great Britain ana On the
Continent. In Great Britain, France, Germany
and the Netherlands, there Is population OF
nearly 100, 900 900. In the United States the
consumption varies in years of prosperity or
adversely as much as half bushel for every
nhabitant In Europe, where substitutes are
used to much greater extent by the people
because bread is too dear, the use of wheat
varies far MORE Bat at only half bushel Tor
each person the consumption would vary nearly
6l,OO0,O0O bushels in these countries only
and doubtless still more in other countries.
The phenomenal low price, therefore, is strlk-
ing evidence of the severity of that industrial
depression of which the United Statcs feels the
effect in less degree.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16

The election of j. ". Daniel to succeed Cen
eral Malone as one of Nirginias representa-
tives in the United States Senate Will give
hearty satisfaction to the Virginia Bourbons.
Daniel has long been their choice for the Sen
atorship, and only one obstacle stood in his
way-that was Malone, Now it is Daniels day
of triumph, and seat in the Senate is the re-
ward of long ana lively career as politician.
The person who probably feels the worst about
this election is Mr.. Barbour, chairman OF the
State Democratic Committee of Virginia. lie
wanted to be Senator, and it will hardly con-
sole him to know that the Virginia Bourbons
generally think he can do better work for his
party out of the Senate than IL 1t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
A SFRFNADF.

Beneath thy lattice beautoOus maid,
Maid OF the starry eyes;
Ere he brgns his serenado
Thy faithful lover signs.
Fair Dan shows her sIlvery light:
Thy easement pray unbdr,
And will touch Tor thee tonight,
sweet love, the light guitar.
I'd sing besides. but ask ma not,
My own, my guiding star,
This night. AT least. for have got
A tOuCh Of light oataIra.
boston Courier.
From time to time the suggestion IA made that the
whipping post would DO a good thing for certain
offenders. Tho latest remark TO this effect from
IL Brooklyn justice who when man was brought before
him for beating his foster mother heartily regretted
that he could punish him with twenty-five hshes as
well eight months imprisonment IL certainly seems
lash would he for men who beat
their mothers their wives But the whipping post IS
likely to DO established by the next Legs ature
d. H. lll aud Jackson proressor' Mt tho Virginia
Military In3tltute ut Lexington notCTr the war they
mari ad hst"rs the d.ughicrs Of iroabytCran minis
ter named McrrlsUn. jackson eft hut ono child his
daughter Jhlin. FATHER pain-tratred girl who, u few
months since. married yonng follow IN Richmond d.
H. lthl - still living, AID until recently prcsi-
deaf OF ia" Arfsls Industrial University Mt Fayctte-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16

The Senate Investigating Committee, as
tinguished from Others of its kind by Delng
called the Gibbs Committee, has surprised the
public in various ways Little was expected OF
it when it was appointed. Then followed the
pleasant disappointment of seeing that the
scandals in the Excise Board were really beng
probed as we'll as those in connection with the
purchase of armory sites. But pubic compla-
cency was next overturned at behOldlng the
backing and filing of most of the members IN
regard demonstrating the Board of Aide rmen'
Now that tins matter has once been brought
I'D, however, it is likely to be probed by
legislative inquiry so soon as the Legislature
meets. On the whole, therefore, 1t is fair to
saw that there have been worse committees than
that headed by Mr.. Gibbs.