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New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
THE OSHKOSH D1RANESS.

The love of the marvellous 50 strongly inhcTcs in
human nature that advancing civilization has a
harder fight against 1t than against any other
source of prejudice aud deluSlOn. Our ancestors
began journalism by splcng political circulars
with the local wonders of the hour. hey used TO
cape over stories to the effect that John smiths
cow had had calf with lions head; that
Jerry Robinson had seen bali of fire as big as
haystack roll along the highway; or that a weird
and mystic baby had been born, and after irighten-
ing everybody into fits by delivering a wofu
prophecy when one hour old, had thereupon
expired. Such news as This was cur
rent III the good old times and
most people accepted all coniidingly And though
the ,choomaster has been abroad much aud widely
since them the popular relish for the marvellous Is
by no means extinguiShed. nor the popular DISPOSE
ton to accept wonderful stores IN cnlldike way.
The latest instance of the wonderful is the dis
patch from Oshkosh. WIS. to Chicago paper. Elv-
ing an account of dreadful darkness alleged to
have fallen upon that place the other day.
The dspatch says: THE most rcmarkablcl
atmospheric phenomenon ever known hero occurred
at p m. The day had been light, though slightly
cloudy, when suddenly. AT the hour named, darkness
began settling down, and IN five minutes 1t was rs
dark as midnight General CONSERVATION prevailed
people the streets rushed to and fro. teams dashed
along. and women and children beat preciPltate re-
treat INTO cellars All business operations ceased
until the lights could be lighted. Not breath of
air was stirring on the surface of the earth. The
darkness lasted from eight to ten minutes, when 1t
passed of, seemingly from east To west This
reads IA If il had been taken bodily from old John
Stoves Survey" OF Bakers Chronicle In the
middle ages phenomena OF this sort were constant
ly occurring and they occurred because the people
did not question. But latterly such wonderful
things have become less frequent and partly for
the reason that they do not escape criticism and IN
qulry To-day. instead OF accepting the Oshkosh
story. the public first incline to doubt the good
faith of the statement wholly, aud If they admit
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
PERSONAL.

DR. Oliver Wendell Holmes and Professor James Rus
sell Lowell will read from their own works on Thursday
at the Old south Church. Boston, IN aid Of the Old south
Church fund
G neral Francis \. Walker subscrbes 300 to the fund
for Mrs Hancock
Professor John g. McMasters IS reyainng his health
II is sald his due his habit OF never
ing an JyercOat
Mr. Henry Watterson is wel enough to drive out
and occasionally write editorial for The C0Hrier-
Journal. About May l he Will 20 10 Europe for four
mon during part OF which time he VIII be The guest
Of the !iou BOyd Winchester, Munster TO -wItlcrLInd
VINO is intimate friend His family Will accompany
him.
The spectacle OF great monarch reaching his
niuctieth year, still every inch king and vigorously
swayng all the personal powers OF modern cons ltG
tona ruler Is 50 rare that the vcrest kng-haer
o, Socialism has curiosity peep through the hedging
divinity and how the daily round OF royal life run
I'm the case Of Kaiser Wilhelm. who to-day completes his
elghtyninh begins his nineeth year, the round is
a busy one II comprises the same routine that was
adopted by him years ago, whom from being King of
Prussia he rose to be Emperor Of Germany. At half
past in the morning. summer and winter alike. he
rises His toilet for the day Is made at once, dressing
Gown and slippers hu ing no place IN tie Imperial ward
robe Breakfast consists usually OF coH"c and toast ana
while 1t is being disposed of two Imperial medical ad
yscr Drs Leuthoi and Won Lauer, call ana carefully
notice tho Emperors OF health Afc breakfast lie
opens reads his letters and chppngs from the vav
Gus newspapers which hayo selected by his sccFe
tares aud pasted large sheets OF paper These duties
occupy his attention until o'clock when lie begins TO
receive visitors These mostly oceTs who report to
him on. business matters, ana two three hours are
usually spent thus in consideration OF oivl affairs Al
he receives military officers, ami the hOur from
to s given to any casual who may be intro
duoed After light lunch hours drive Is taken' and
then Count Herbert Bismarck the Under secretary ot
state has an audience. At o'clock The Emperor ahI
Emprr,s dine together, with ceremony than Is
observed at any family table IN hlgh society,
and tnsn tho veteran monarch gOcs to his library IOs
A period-uot Of after-dinner doing. Dut OF haru
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

drawal of the Irish mombers from Westminster.
They have been depending upon the votes OF
the ParncllitCS to help them out in critical Ill
visions Every Radical proposition advanced
during the present session has received strong
Irish support whether n motion in favor OF dis-
establishment or vote against the Royal parks
and the extravaganza of The Crown. Sixty OF
eighty Nationalist votes make an important ad-
diion to the Radical column in division anu
these votes will be lost if the Dublin Parliament
be revived. The Tories and Wings VIII score
a great advantage in their impending struggle
with the democratic party If the lrlsh mem
b,rs are allowed to withdraw. Relatively the
Radical party will be seriously weakened III lVS
campaign for three acres and COW. MI iar-
nell asserts that this is the secret motive OF MI
Chamberlain's hostility to home rule; ana we
suspect that lie is right. But when the lrlSh
leader gives warning that his party VIII never
forgive the Radicals if they defeat Mr. UIaH-
stone, it is apparent that the system oi eN-
changing votes is not to be continued indefinite
w at Westminster Home Iulc may be defeated
as an extravagant act of justice to Ireland cost
ing more than Englishmcn ale willing to pay,
but poor Hodge cannot reasonably expect Irish
help in getting his three acres and COW.
This aspect of the ease will not escape the
notice of long headed Wings. 1t is the progress
of RadicaliSm in England and the popularity OF
what they style the crude socialism oi Mr.
Chambcrlain'S speeches that has alarmed them
Dcliycrance lrDm the Irish party would imply
increased stability md defensive resources
against Radical warfare on property, as they
drS -nate Mr. Chamberlain's programme.
Moreover Mr. Gladstonc's policy, while open to
destructive criticism in Il cir Judgment, does
not involve coqiscatipn. The ljudhGdcrS are
not left to the mcrcics Of an lr.sh Parliament
bnt are cquitably dealt with; aud equitable
treatment If the land-owning class means
great deal 10 an English Whig. If Mr.. Cham
bcrlan could have had his way, there might
have been home rule without appropriations
and then the Wings would have gone over with
a rush TO the Tories with the hoar'c cry Of
Coaiisclton." on their lips. They viii be APT
TO thuk twice now before Hlyng around
Mr. Chamberlain. There are many compact
conservative Interest, in English society winch
which will be arrayed on Mr. GladStones SIDE
in vor of granting home rule with eXpropria-
ton. Radical and Wing leave the Cabinet
together. but there is no probability that the
two parties can Ne united against the Prime
Minister.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

work at his desk In another hour or o, tho eour,
physicians call again, ana then tho Emperor gives
early evening to bis family ami friends In familiar soct
intercourse. At : he almost invarlahlv onas d, ,bs
theatre opera. but seldom stays until hS IN ~ Id
play preferrng 20 return home ia time for IN, so,ii,
gathering about tho tea-t1ble A. 10 B'clork A. BE-
later still ho rc.ires to sleep, ami his heat-Ib.ie i
wears crOwn-rcsis sOuudY upon an caaY pillow t,.t
halfplst the next morning marks the yiuntny 30 -
repetition OF tho samo routine IIis Is hi. rouvd -
daily lir which Is varied al only intervals ON tb
illustriOus guests.
The Bey. Dr. Charles 7. Deems, Of tits city, Will
lecture at Atlanta. Ga. to.morrD A. evening
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

the possibility of any foundation of fact for 1t they
set down as a gross exaggeration OF simple ana
natural affair.
In the absence of an eclipse of the sun, when,
however, had II occurred, would not have produced
the darkness of midnight. the question viii be
asked, how any abnormal ntcrc'pton Of the Light
cOuid have taken place. A heavy gathering OF
storm clouds. the approach of tornado, or thick
fog, would aono nave produced, not the effect
described, but something remotely resembling it, In
the absence OF storm, tornado, fox and eclipse the
Oshkosh darkness remains incredible Unless,
indeed, we are to regard Mrs. Olphants strange
story, ~ B,cagucrcd city, rs matter Of fact, and
so conclude hat Oshkosh has been invested with
just such a supernatural phenomenon as drove the
inhabitants OF the French city out Of their houses,
and left them to the ghosts. Excluding theories OF
th, character winch are indeed hardly admissible,
the practical reader will be driven, by The process
Of elimination. to conclude that tho Oshkosh dark
ness is really either an Oshkosh or Chicago joke
Of peculiarly cumbrons character The descent
of midnight darkness at 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
and sharply localized darkness too, is altogether
too much for the heir Of all the ages, which IS to
say, the American citizen Of the end OF the nine
teeuth century. Faith and mind cures he may
stand. Spiutualsm he thinks he knows something
about But tie Introduction of this new business
OF Oshkosh darkness involves too extensive a de-
mand on his powers Of assimilation, and VIII have
to be declined with thanks.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
GmrGcMcuiS.

Ac,Drvy OF MUsIC-S-" Tho FIXING Dulehinan''
EIJnr t,rND, HCUst-S--" AGOniS.'
sSc,,rpy Itlr,rbI -S-''fHe Toy iiStoL
CAsINO-S-" GYPSY Baron.
IH,,ySs nm. .A1RI-S-' Nancy and Company.
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1r.xu t,pt'r. iIoUSy-N--" over the Garden A.
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TUf ,TKr CONI4TE-N-" The El"l
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law ~1Htar TUEhTRE-S-" Evangehnc'
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
R1DICdLS And UHIGS.

Mr. Chamberlain's opposition to Mr.. Glad
stones Irish programme is grounded apparent
" upon the enormous cost of eXprOpratIOn.
He is unwilling TO add 5000, 600, 900 to the
National debt for the sake of allowing the Irish
people TO legisate for themselves. The agri-
cultural laborer, who has been allured by the
promise Of three acres and COW, Will probably
consider this a statesmanlike view of the case
The new class of voters, whose support in the
county divisions retrieved the Liberal disasters
in the boroughs, will undoubtedly be influenced
by Mr.. Chamberlain's economic objections to
the Prime VI minister's projects. The lowest csti-
mate named as the cost of eXprOpra ton
cOnfoundS with astOnishment the political in
teligence of the English constituencies. For ten
years they have regarded Mr.. Panell's demand
for a separate Parliament as unreasonable.
They consider home rule an enormous CON
ceSson by itself. When the idea is broachcd Of
paying OO,OO0,OO0 for the privilege Of let
ting the Irish members have their own way,
they are staggered by the magnitude of Mr..
GladstOne's good nature. The Prime Minister
has always been credited with a talent for max
ing columns of figures interesting to his audi
enct. He will need the genius Of a cOnjurer in
order to convince English taxpayers that this
lavish display of National generosity is exped-
ent and necessary. Hodge, especially, will re-
quire much instruction in Liberal finance. He
could understand Mr. Chamberlain's seductive
proposal for three acres and a COW. Mr.. Glad
stones exhibit of the cost of home rule will be
unIntelligibe to him.
Mr.. ChambeIIai constituents will also re-
gard with dsmay the prospect of the with
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
p,c1rRLS or ARCTIC SCKYERY

People who complain of the severity of New
York winters might feel more charitaby disposed
toward the clerk Of the weather after visit to William
Bradfords studio No IL East FOurteeuth-st Here tho
artist lives amid pictures which portray Arctic scenery.
Alter gazing on these cauyases the ordinary
mortal Will not wish to 20 any further in search
d, the North Pole A TRiBu reporter shown threo
which Nh bradford has Just completed TO MI cOmmls-
,iou, one for the Earl of Gro,venOr, gives Arctic
scenery In It's most foybdIns aspect storm has Just
swept over the frozen sea. The ice mas been tossed
about in wild confusion ship has been crushed w,hD
be grin OF contcndug Iceberss and her crew are oins
painfully over the ice hauling boats after them AID
collecting together the ships stores for another despeT
ate struggle for fc. Al around tlre Is DARK, irsiL
nituess I,woud be good picture TO contemplate IN
suumer when one yearns FOR the ,haiy side OF m ie-
bsrg The scene it depicts Is in Melville BaJ' ono
hundred miles from where tho gallant Grccy was Ionn
Another picture is IN striking contrast 70 H. Iuo
frozen sea aud the iccberZs are all suna>el VII" '-0
golden glow OF the midnight Arctic sun which F"os sn
81 every yes.Ixe OF cOluness and cruelty. oOuP"us
shlns nave been mb-died IN the zee. but hrl iooA V"
,n nrurrfnl thhuls aud spdrS tinted WIN Jho So
ngnt ana IL Is difficult To realize that tue s'ofS n4'.h
I',ts and DrOvlslOns over the have harl NuIA 4"
Isn frnm reez,ug lhc scene Is iald IN Bit1ns b@S. .
tnIft plcture showsavtcw OF the lLbtddOr VO'sI'o
,ug warm b7auiiIul IN the rays oI the sr'ti , or
I..r nf ii .hug sIuackS gathered together -
nm iceberg which glisteus llse anlOuntah %! S'l IN
rnr.0r,ilnd f. "A fishing boat. tho tanned sails O4 ""'
narluoulze with the prevailing warm tiutS
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
BETTER GET 7HE FACTS s1R1IGHE

BETTER GbI IHE FACTS S1RIIGHT
This is from TN. PhHddciphid Inquircr,
usually Il sagaciOus and well-niorned journal
According to the statement Of Mr. Roacl. who knows
as much Of the matter any AmeIlcan merchant
must pay 10 per cent more to huiid steamship here
than in England II he bIy his shiIs where the
foreigners, who have ta away from u.s.
can buy theirs which is say tney cheapest
he can then compete with Foreigners. otherwise lie
cannot
We will go bail that Mr.. Roach says nothing
of the kind 1t Is extravagantly absurd. The
very best of vessels can be built here for -
per cent mOIe than their cost on the Clyde, and
about 10 per cent IS the usual difference. Ii is
not true, either, that the American shipowner
could compete with his British rival if they
bought their ships at the same price. On the
contrary, the extra first cost that the American
must pay, AS we have before shown, is the very
least of his difficulties. 1t is the cost of
running the ship that puts him at dlsady an
tage. Wages capital and taxation are so much
more expensive here than there that il would
cost the American in two years as much more
money to run his ship above the Briton's ex-
pense as the Americans first cost is greater
than his competitors In other words, the cost
of frst-class steamship abroad would be
81 900, 900 and its cost here $l2O,O0O more,
aud i'll two years the expense of running it
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY MARCH, % 1886

would be to the American another $l2O,ooo
more than the Engishmans expense. what IS
the use, then. in talking about free ships
What is The use in spending American millions
to ply foI British labor, when, after the money
is gone, the ship purchased cannot be profitably
rum The problem that Congress must solve Is
how to make the carrying trade possible ana at
the same time employ our own Labor to DuIId
our own ships And tho only way to get our
commerce back is the way that England ana
France have employed 10 take it from Us.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
New2lprls 51ailp Grjbn)1e
FOUNDED BY AoRACE GREELEY.
MONDAY, MARCH %, 1856.
me NLGS rms uORNING.

FOPrIGN.-InteIviews with RocheIort and Lonlse
Michel --- Probable successors to chamberlain
and Trevolyan. == Renewed riotine in Belgium.
- Suggestions of German Chambers Of Com
meTce IN Conference.
-C0rrespOndence of Governor Mar
maduke of Missouri, and Governor Martin, of
Kansas with VIce-PreSdent lloXle, OF the Missouri
PaciG. concerning the strike -= Injunction
against the strikers. --- Business depressed by
the Strike in the soft coal region. -= Losses by
fire m Helena. Ark. -= Efforts to suppress the
flames of natural ga> in MuTaysyiile, Penn --
Attempting to burn hospital III Cleveland.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Alderman Jaehnc was
taken to Police Headquarters; his bondsman'
ODonneli surrendered him. -= man killed III a
barroom fight. = Meetings Of Land League
branches -- Nmety-seyenth anniversary OF the
ForsytR Strceth Church. == Conservation OF a
Roman Catholic Church. -= Feast of PUrIm cele-
bIatIOnS.
Tnr Observation-Disclosures for to-day: Slightly
warmer fair weather, preceded by fight rain iii the
morning. Temperature yesterday Highest, 40 ;
lowest, SO; average, 397so
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

will all be turned toward Trenton TO see what
action the Legislature will take in regard to the
new measure to authorize n bridge over the Gap
at Jersey City, the bill forbdding bridge
across the Arthur Kill (Which has been passed
over the Governors veto by the Senatc), and
fhc bin to regulate railroad fares between New
ark and New-York. There is no question that
the bridge over the Gap is the unanimous wish
Of all private interests in Jersey City ana that
il should be permitted. As to the Arthur hIll
bridge, it really does not matter much what
the Legislature does. Congress has the pow cr
to authorize the building of the structure
whether New-Jersey wants it or not. la re-
gard to the reduced fares to Newark and
other towns from this city there may easily be
two opinions. From the fact that one OF the
railroads is voluntarily considering the adop-
ton of the proposed new schedule, we should
say that no harm could be done by passing the
bill.
The interesting letter which is printed on an
other page. with The accompanying diagrams
will make clear many obscure points about the
disas rous accident to the Oregon. The writer
is well qualified to speak on the subject, ana
his criticisms are deserving of thoughtful con-
N'-'''''''
caused by porting the helm OF the steamer, thug
tbl owing her in the track of the other vessel ;
whereas if the Oregon's helm had been thrown
in the opposite direction She would probably
have passed in safety; or at any rate would
have suffered much less seriously. lhe m
known vessel is thought not to have been
schooner At all, but a small iron steamer, prob
ably collier, which undoubtedly was sunk.
The scvercst structures of the writer are direct
ed to what followed the collision. He insists
that nothing was done for the safety OF the
steamship ana no att mpt made TO beach her,
although the engines were run at half speed for
an hour and half, and the Long Island coast
was only twelve miles away when the holes
were punched in the OIegOns side The vessel
might also have been listed to starboard if
proper efforts had been made. The conclusion
is that the waer-tignt compartments either
failed to stand the pressure of the wafer or else
the doors in them were not properly closed. II
the loss of the Oregon brings about greater care
in the running Of the Swift-gOing ocean liners,
the lesson, although costly one, Will not have
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NoruNG Is Sd snONEL!!YAD As IA-HON'

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Demuortllc parry has NOT gone any ""ci0 ~ ''''
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
- RACK sH0EN.

GOING FOR Wool. AND COMlNn DAVE
kT1IH Fhs Troy Nmes, . -, .xee,s Of
,,,,,,.stor.r of y.usIons Black, who IN IN hsssor A
n.rt san zeal endeatOred 10 nN upon hs Of hs
charge of political discrimination IN the us'
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

RTTrER WATCH FROM \ SAFE DlSIANCh
from TIE FH0ad''Ott1 inns ,, m
Tho fuu Of New-lOrk pOltics VIII D gin "Ho. -.
presientlal poomlet, OF Wlitney ana HI Try 10 p''
ZACH nthrr on the se.,-samc track.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
ANArlnN IN lENlAELE sUsPENsE

FfyH4 Ths Ihtiddt pttd tCt' . ,..,a of
W., will be coustrl ned 10 wall uhti the heN' nrr
m. ,.xazlucs 10 know how the battle vi ohlo" 10 "
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

COPIAH ROBBED or HER LAOhLL''
kroDt The Cttc1gO Int,f.oceaA ...i.st,ni Al
There has been cOn,dcraOIo ttalI} ~ ~, 1n ~ ost no
10 which section OF the state eoui XII on GU orty b.
rror- AL present Carroon leads Cop'sh N'
considerable majority.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

MORE PROOF OF TH.ptN'S FORESIGHT
FROM Ihe ga res'0H Ners. ,.,.
VIII we never gct our coast dcIrhces III - n'.TIe Ar
orIrrl Here is oscar Wilde preparing U maze Au''
descent this country.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

YES. THAT WAS THE BURDEN OF L.
prom lts NoTlcct lCoHi1 Buttet"' .1 ,he
NJ. Cleveand's letter On dress might 20 '0'"'
cIotnes-llue letter.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

Commissioner Obcrly's love for the reform baby
is 50 intense mat he will probably have all he can
do to keep from huggug the tender young thing to
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

TIE TRIBUNE's cable letter this morning is
talk with Henri Rochciort, the Communist.
His views of French politics and kindred topics
may not be correct but they are interesting
and instructive.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

rhrfc should be no lack of harmony between the
Srua'c Committee and the DlNtuct-AttOrucy )
Office but generous rivalry rather, IN the ViEor-
Gus prosecution OF the corruption inquiry III both
IircctInns.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

Jerseymen need not be expected to take much
interest in sublunary things outside their own
State tits week. Their anxious eyes and ears
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